Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-21
ALMOST ANYWHERE BY RAIL

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ALMOST ANYWHERE BY RAIL
Odd Names Found on the Schedule
Cards Of Many Lines.
When one considers the many thou
sands of cities, towns and villages In
the United States, the wonder Is not
that so many Of them bear similar
names, but that such q wide and inter-,
esting variety Of names exist, says the
Railroad Mans Magazine. Journey
through the list and many and diverse
will be the experiences that await you.
Tell It not in Gath; publish It not
in the streets Of Askelon," is written
In the Old Testament, but the gossips
Of four Gaths disobey, though they
chatter. One can travel from Dan to
Beersheba, and march through Coven-
try.
Three Hospitals offer healing to the
sick, and should they die, their bodies
may be placed upon Bier. Nine
Graves are open, or they may be
buried In e Tomb. A Gravestone or
Tombstone awaits them.
He who seeks may hnd balm In thtr-
teen Gileads, and a Panacea for all
ills.
For three Adams there are provided
four Ewes and 36 Edens.
He who wishes to tempt Fate will
find two in his journey. Those Of do
mestic proclivities may toll In two
Kitchens, or pass the time at the Grill,
Gridiron, Bake Oven or Johnny Cake
Siding. The blacksmith can find em-
ployment In three Foundrfes, and us
ten to the ring Of Ave Anvils.
Those fond Of signs viii md 70
diac. Seekers Of warm regions may
60 10 the Equator. The reciuse may
sequester himself In a Turret But let
Though the days of the whipping
post are gone, there are three Pounds,
and a Prison Siding or Prison Track
for wrong-doers. For the fugitive
thera is q Refuge. For two Forlorn
Hopes there Is but one Regret
The plodder may put his nose to
four Grindstones. Those who ike
condiments have Pepper, Mustard, or
Glove at Ginger HILL II the floods de-
scend. five Arks await you to take you
to four Ararats, with eight Olive
Branches for the dove to bring back.
-Four Loves exist for the lovelorn,
20 Friendships for the less ardent.
There Is one Rapture and IL Blisses
at Hunk Dori.
The heather have two Idols. the nun
her Convent, and the Monk his Mon
astery. The religious may make Pill
grimage to Sabbath Day Lake, SAD
bath Day Point, enjoy Sabbath Rest,
or And spiritual uplift at Bible Grove
on Bible Hill, while gazing toward
Beulahland.
Proceeding along one Byway to four
Highways, bewilderment Will De
caused by IL Cross Roads. No solu-
ton Of the high cost Of living is oner-
ed, for New Jersey offers the lone Bar
; who shall say that Du Maurier is
forgotten when eight Trilbys keep his
memory green? Then, too, come Bon
aparte, Caesar, Brutus and Cato.
Who should ever be sad when there
is Music Of the Harp or Violin. Re-
sources are bountiful. and Joy, Pros
perity and Tranquility prevail There
is good Luck, and all are Happy. In
Angels Camp we may find Heartsease.
Juliet has five Romeos, put Aoonis
is solitary and alone. For ten Da-
mons there is one Pythias, and one
Joan for nine Darbys, Little Alice of
Wonderland trips lightly through two
Looking glasses.
Rogueyille with q Pistol and shed
Blood. Then they may fee to Rob-
bersroost or to the Drunkard, who has
his Brandy at Whisky Switch. They
might prove an Alibi.
The hermit Is not forgotten, for Ex-
lie, Lonely, Lonesome, Lone Willow,
Lone Pine, Lone Oak, Lone Star and
Lone Mountain all beckon to him.
Thousands tread the road to 10 Da-
mascuses.
II is not strange that so many Of
those who emigrate to America remain
here, for there Is but one Doorway and
In the garden of our cities we find
seven Ceres, Is Floras, Arbutus, Hon
suckle, Jasmine, Butterfly, Bee ana
Beehive. The Woodbine twineth, sew
en- Acorns grow to 16 Oaks, and In the
truck garden are two Tomatoes.
The seeker of strange gods hnds
Mahomet and Buddha- There are two
Muds in which the children may make
pies. The lawyer finds one Brief. We
have three Backbones, which may &C.
count IOr our udtipudi Sout ooc' oAe
three Halos. For the somnolent there
are two Bolsters and two Pillows
OF animals and birds we find many
Jackdaws, Foxes, Antelope, Rats, Raw
ems, Quail, Crows, Raccoons, Rabbits,
Panthers, Peacocks and one Stork.
In letters Bacon outstrips Shakes
peare three to one.
We have IL Bonanzas and two Car
negies; two Gains and four Abels.
The careless may find their Bohe-
mia There is but one Bog into which
to drift.
For all Of us we have nine Sweet
Homes, but only lone Fireside. One
Saint we find among us, and all the
others from St. Agatha to st. xaviar.
And when we have proceeded thus
far we have travelled from 26 Alphas
to 20 Omegas.