Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-16
N'ausiae Gatherinss.

Nome never come back alive.
3J A woman in Illinois recently sue(
her husband because he took away he
false teeth when she tried to bite him.
az Fish frozen alive have remarkable
vitality. Carps frozen Sc hours have
been known to hop about lively whe1
thawed out.
SSr A woman is keeping in a book
list of things she ought to purchase, bu
cannot afford to wear. She calls TIT
book her ought -to-buy-ography.
s9 The catacombs Of Rome contain
the remains Of about 100000 human
beings, and those of Paris about 5000,
600. The latter were formerly stone
uuarries.
81 Des Moines has more horses II
proportion to her population than any
other city or town in the United States
the census showing a total Of 6,031, OF
one horse for every ten Of the popula'
tion.
sg The Kaffirs of South Africa have
very queer names. Some are as fol.
lows: Sixpence. Shilling, January, Feb
ruary, He'll and Blazes, Two for Six
pence, etc.
8g During the year 1899 no less thar
3,6O7 vessels, with 221,OOO passengers
passed through the Suez canal. O1
these 2,736 were merchant ships, 73t
mail steamers and 145 war ships.
ag Five thousand honey bees, as they
leave the hive, weigh about 1 pound
but when the insects return from theil
visits to the flowers, freighted with
honey, they weigh nearly twice as
much.
a. Paris requires every vehicle tina,
traverses it's streets at night, if only q
wheelbarrow, to carry lighted lamp
Safety is secured, and the avenues gilt
ter as if swarming with giant fire.
flies.
8g Horseshoes weighing an ounce
each and just a trifle larger than a sill
yer dollar, were turned out in a Cali
fornia shop recently. They were made
for a Shetland pony months old, and
small for it's age.
Sy 1t is known that wasp nests often
take fire, supposed to be caused by the
chemical action Of the wax upon the
material of the nest itself. This may
account for many mysterious fires In
barns and outbuildings.
"a In a recent lecture a scientist
claimed that the age of fishes can be
told by the scales. These show under
the microscope stripes similar to the
bands in the crosscut of tree, which
indicate the age of the fish.
ag Iowa almost from the date of its
admission, has been called the "Hawk-
eye State" Hawkeye was the name of
a noted Indian chief, who in the early
days caused no little trouble along the
western border Of American civiliza-
ton.
1g The costliest dresses in the world
are worn by the women Of Sumatra.
Tney are made Of pure gold and silver.
After the metal is mined and smelted,
it is formed into fine wire, which is
woven into cloth and afterward made
into dresses.
saJ' A suit for $50 damages, which had
been in court at Portage, Wis, for more
than two years, and the costs for which
had run into the thousands, was decid-
ed the other day by the award Of $40.
The participants mad nearly bankrupt
ed themselves.
Sg The editor of contemporary who
does not wish to be mistaken for anoth-
er man, says: I'VE are not the H. D.
Smith that is in Jail in Macon for coin
ing money, or the one in New York
making chewing gum. No! we are not
making money or chewing gum.
sg In the year 1900 the territory of the
United States was S15,244 square miles;
in 1900 it is 3,76S,521 square miles. This
is an expansion Of nearly 100000
square miles in 100 years. 1t is the
most amazing record Of territorial
growth ever made by nation.
8ST Cripple CreSk is the greatest gold
camp in this country. and it's produc-
,ion is very great. The core of the gold
country there is strip Of ground six
miles long by three miles broad. Out
of this comparatively small area of
ground s2O,OOO,O 900 in gold will be taken
this year.
Ga Young men in Mexico when paying
attention to the young ladies can do
so at very little expense. They are ca
ger to invite them to theatres, parties,
etc. And no wonder, for it is the Gus
tom in that country for the lady's faith
er to pay for the tickets and furnish
the carriage, etc.
az A Cape Times correspondent has
interviewed Mrs. DeWet, wife Of the
Boer general. She said: You English
men will never catch my husband. He is
going to win back for the Free Staters
and Transvaalers what they have lost
He has enough food and ammunition
to last for three years, and that Is just
how long the war is going to last"
5aJ When a man thinks nobody cares
for him, and he is alone in cold, sci.
fish world, he would do we'll to ask him
self the question:: What have 1 done
to make anybody care for and love me
and to warm the world with faith ant
generosity" IT is generally the case
that those who complain the most have
done the least.
3dJ In ordinary apple years the waste
of skin and cores amounts to 500 to 60
carloads, and during years Of abundan
yield it runs as high as 1000 to 1,50
carloads. All this waste now goes tt
the factories which make cheap jellies
There are upward of 40 Of these facto
ries in this country now, and they have