The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-23

,Joseph V. Quarles, who has been
elected to the United States Senate
from wisconsin,, once declined tho
hOnor which he has how accepted. In
1907, When member Of the Lepisla,
lure, he was as good as elected to tha
Senate; but when it became evident
that he would be chosen he moved an
adJournment His friends rushed n
him and demanded an explanation,
"Gentlemen," said Mr.. Qlarles, II can
not 40 the honors in WASHINGTON which
senator from Wisconsin ia bound to
40; ! must build fortune. Maybe
you at some later day for your SUP.
port"
Tho Worcester Gazette observes
IL Is PROOF OF the rapid progress of
events the last IL months to reflect
with what incrcdulity q prophecy would
have been received in February, 1898.
that In years time American re.
gulars and volunteers would be on
gagged In hostilities with the Philip
pine islanders. Hardly one man in a
hundred know what the Philippine
Islands were, and it Ia to be doubled If
one in a thousand knew anything about
them"
Norway recently enacted law tor
bidding the sale of tobacco to youths
under IT. without signed orders from
adults, Tourists who offer cigarettes
to youths render themselves liable to
prosecution, while the police are
empowered to cOntiscate the pipes.
cigars ana cigarettes of youths who
smoke IN publlc streets, a fine for the
oHense being likewise imposed, which
may De anywhere from so cents to $25.
Mag istrate Pool, of New York, has
turned the Bible out OF his court. He
ls quoted as saying: 81 won't swear
any one on the Bible, or tell them tn
kiss it. There is no law to compel anV
one to do so. In court al manner OF
persons kiss the Bible, which in such
places becomes a breeder of disease. "
SO hereafter he will swear folks in his
court by having them hold up their
hands.
,.-Helen Kellar, the famous deaf,
blind and dumb girl who has been so
h!ghly educated, visited the art room
OF The Boston Museum q few days AGO
and "saw" the statues. Bv passing
her wonderfully sensitive fingers over
the figures she was able to get a cor
rect ideas of their proportions, and dis
courscd most Interestingly of her ex-
perience.
Bill Nye was once chatting with
Senator Shirley, Of Maine, and remark.
ed upon the fact that he (Nyc) was
born at Shirley, IN the Senator's State,
adding that the town had doubtless
been named for one Of the Senator's an
cestors. didn't know said the Son
tor, "that there was such a town in
Maine as Shirley" 81 didn't know it
either" said Nye. until l was born
there"
Tho bronze -tatue Of LAFAYETTE to
be erected in Philadelphia represents
him Us slender young man OF 20. In
Inc right hand Is drawn sword and
the left is placed over his heart. The
right loot rests on broken cannon,
the other on the ground. A bronze
medallion OF Nine. De Lafayette will
be placed in the granite pedestal.
William L. King, member of the
lower house of the Delaware Legisla-
ture, Is the only single man in that
body. A resolution has just been
passed in moot session ordering him to
marry within thirty days or furnish an
oyster supper for the mem bers. It looks
as If he would pay the penalty rather
than commit matrimony.
The Queen of Sweden possesses an
immense fortune, which enc owes to
the gaming tables at Wies baden. She
did not win the money by gambling at
the tables; her brothers we're the Dro.
prictors, and she inherited the wealth
accumulated by them.
Gen. Merritt believes that If Agui-
naldo should be captured by the Amer.
leans the FilipinOs would still have
capaole leader in Pho del Pillar, who is
extremely hostile to the United States,
ana ls not OF the sort to be conciiatcd.
Con. Brooke has reported to the
war department that the last of the
Spanish troops left Cuba February 6,