Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-08
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sS' A New York joker entered a10-cent
cat at a pet stock show and took a
first prize.
ar An egg train Of IL refrigerator cars
left Newton, Kan, the other day, for
California.
Ar The Kansas legislature has indefi-
nitely postponed a bill to make Sun
day fishing a misdemeanor.
SS The population of France is 3S,-
26S, 900, of whom just one-third live in
towns of over 5000 inhabitants.
an Over $4,000 persons in Illinois be-
long to associations interested in pre-
serving and fostering the birds Of the
state.
ar Noah Webster spent II years on
his dictionary, and yet there are very
few people who have ever read the
book.
8T The Cuban delegates have been
convinced that the United States sim
cerely desires the freedom Of their
country.
3a The desert of Sahara is nc little
spot. 1t covers 2,500,000 square miles
between the Atlantic ocean and the
Nile valley.
aJ In the schedule Of a New York
bankrupt recently filed in court 1t ap-
pears that he owes $50 for beer and SIG
for pew rent.
6| Sixto Lopez, the Filipino represen-
tative in America, says he will return
to Manila and join Aguinaldo in work
ing for peace.
sg There are now 175,000 children of
school age in Cuba, and $4,000 Of them
are at school. There are 1000 school
houses in daily use.
SF Census returns in England show
that, while agricultural villages are be-
ing depopulated, manufacturing COM
munities are becoming overcrowded.
sy Negotiations are said to be pend
ing for consolidation Of manufacture
ers including every branch Of farm ma
chinery, except reapers and mowers.
AZ A perplexed jury in criminal
case in Georgia the other day brought
in the following verdict: 1--WE, the
jury, find the prisoner almost guilty"
3g de singin' of a mockin'- bird am
sweet" remarked Uncle Eben; "but
de cackle OBJ er chicken on your own
roos' has heap more expression in It,"
aI In a speech in Chicago, Major Cen
eral Otis said that American troops in
the Philippines cannot obtain a full
equivalent in Asiatic silver for their
gold.
3B Prof. Algie A. Cook, of the North
western University faculty, who con-
fessed that he never kissed a woman,
was deluged with offers Of marriage by
mail.
a| A bottle washing machine Is being
built for a brewing company in Milwau-
kee which will wash, scrub and rinse,
outside and inside, 10000 bottles in a
day of ten hours.
"a The approximate value Of the COM
mercial fisheries of the United States
in 1899 was forty million dollars, to
which the oyster industry contributed
fourteen million dollars.
39' A mans religion is all right If the
grace he says over a washing day din
ner is just as sincere and fervent as
that which he pronounces when his wife
has invited the minister to tea.
az "Befo' de war;" Negro boy who
was sharply reproved for having stolen
and eaten a turkey, replied: "Well,
massa, you see you got less turkey; but
you got dat much more niggah!"
AZ At a hugging bee for the benefit
Of a church, a man while blind-folded
hugged his wife for several minutes
without knowing who he was hugging.
When he did find it out he wanted his
Il cents back.
s5T Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Low, Of
Springfield township, Fayette county,
Pa, who were born on the same day
81 years ago, were never separated a
day during their 80 years Of married
life, and died on the same day last
week.
8aT A reporter, in describing the mur-
der Of a man named Jorkins, said: "The
murderer was evidently in quest Of
money; but luckily, Mr.. Jorkins had de-
posted all his funds in the bank the
day before, so that he lost nothing but
his life
AZ Manchester. N. H.. is to have what
is claimed will be the largest single mill
building ever erected. 1t is nearly
completed, and is 770 feet long, with
two wings of $50 feet, all Of an average
width of 100 feet, and five stories in
height, including basement.
8Nr Miss Mary Kuhp has for three
years past been annually elected tax
collector of the borough of Mount Joy,
Pa. 1t Is claimed that since she has
occupied the office every cent Of taxes
has been collected and promptly turned
over to the proper authorities.
a "Whist-halls" are advertised for
sale in the Eastern papers. Those in
stitutions are public resorts where
whist is played for prizes redeemable
in money. Poker parlors are prohibi-
ted in large New England cities; but
the whist hall is much in vogue.
az Surgeon Gorgas, the chief sanitary
officer Of Havana, reports that the gen.
eral death rate Of that city for March,
26.2S, is lower than at any time since
1889, comparing favorably with great
ports of the world. DR.. Gorgas thinks
the war upon mosquitoes has brought
about this state of affairs.
AZ Mrs. Bert Lewis of Monticello, Ill.,,
is a grandmother at 30 years of age.
She has been twice married, the first
f;,,,a tho ooa of ooua birth