The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-01-31
INDUSTRIAL AND GENERAL

The first public schools were open.
ed in l645, In Massachusetts,.
Umbrellas were introduced into
America from England in l773.
| Camden. 8. G., Is vieing with Aiken
as winter resort and the record for
this season is very encouraging.
-Des Moines has more horses in pro.
| portion to her population than any other
city or town in the United States, the
census showing total Of 6,031, or ono
horse for every ten Of the population.
| -Horseshoes weighing an ounce each
and just tritle larger than silver dol.
lar, were turned out in u California
! shop recently. They were made for a
Shetland pony months old, and small
| for its age.
1t Ia 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.
In Borneo and Labuan postage
stamps to the valuo of 100000 were
sold last year, though the postage on
the mail from these two countries does
not exceed $4,000 year. 1t Is tho COL
lectors who buy the stamps.
"A cable dispatch to tho New Sun
announces tho death at Liverpool, Eng.
land, Of j. d Bullock, who during the
civil war acted as a Confederate agent
in England, and who negotiated for the
building Of the rebel cruiser Alabama.
e. 8. Converse. Of Maiden, Mass,
has given to that city S195, 900 as an en-.
dowment fund for tho Maiden Public
Library, which he and his wife gave the
city as memorial to their son, Frank
E. Converse.
Iowa almost from the date Of It's ad-
mission, has been called the Hawkoye
State" Hawkeye was the name of a
noted Indian chief, who in the early
days caused no littlo trouble along tho
westorn border Of American civillza.
ton.
- In the year 1900 tho territory Of the
Unitod States was 815,244 square miles
In 1000 1t is 3,768,5Sl square miles. This
square miles In 100 years. 1t Is tho most
amazing record Of territorial growth
over mado by q nation.
Cripple Greek Is tho greatest gold
camp in this country, and its production
ID very RrcaG. InO COro or the ROld
country there is strip OF ground six
milos long by throe milos broad. Out Of
this comparatively small area Of ground
$50, 100000 In gold will bo taken this
year.
Hartford County, Md, Is rejoicing
over bequest OF $4,000 for road Inn.
prOvomontB from William Woolsey, who
specified In his will that tho money
must be used In certain amounts on Ger.
tain roads and within stated time. Mr..
Woolsoy will have monument worth
tho having.
DIR. John Kost, o physician OF Ar.
dian, Mich, who has several times
made liberal donations to educational
has given to the College Of
Medicine and Surgery OF Chicago u
Of geological specimens valued
at S150,000. The articles filed five
freight cars whom prepared for ship
mont.
One Of tho late Governor Mounts !
dnal recommendation to tho Legisla. !
ture In Indiana was for tho enactment |
of law providing that the county that
permits lynching should be held re.
'poneible In damages in suit to be
brought by the Attorney General In an
other county than that In which tho
,rimo occurs.
Tho 85.00O,00O estate OF the late DR..
rhomes w. Evans, tho famous Ameri-