The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-11-13
Observation-Disclosures
INDUSTRIAL
AND GENERAL

at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
q A substantial business firm in Bos
ton is considering a proposition to TAX
Il up the work of paper hats. They re
i fuse, however, TO give out details O
l.. the process which they use in prepar
ing tho raw material for their pur
poses.
George M. Yankovsky, young 81
1 Derlan of wealthy parents, is touring
0 thls country, working as farm hand
ana general utility man in stables,
stockyards, ranches and other places,
where he may gain knowledge of
stock raising and agriculture.
Both the Gar and Sultan posscss
Jewelcd swords and sabers of groat
price. But the most precious sword
in existence is that of the Gackwar of
Baroda. Its hilt and belt are incrustcd
with diamonds, rubios, and cmeralds,
and it is valued at tho fabulous sum of
$l 100000.
a Jewish rabbi recently explained
to number Of his fellow cOuntrymen.
who had just landed at Castle Garden,
that the American flag contained stars
anu stripes to romlnd the people that
Inc government had stars for those
who behaved themselves and stripes
Tor those who did not.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, never
drinks water when speaking in public.
betorc he begins his address ho puts a
specially prepared pellet of potash un-
dcr his tongue and this keeps him
from becoming hoarse. The Senator
declares that for fifteen years he has
never touched water whom speaking.
james Glaisher, the meteorological,
IS 10 years of age. Forty years ago
he made one of the most remarkable
balooon asccnsions on record. He was
able to record height of 20 1000 feet,
before he became unconscious, and the
balloon probably reached $4,000 feet
before his companion, Mr.. Coxwen,
managed to pull open the valvo.
). NJ. IIutchings, who discovered
the Yosemite Valley, and opened it
10Y tourists, was killed last week by
his team gong over the grade on his
way into the famous valley. Mr..
lluichings was nearly ninety year old,
ana until recently spent every winter
III The Yosemite. He had kept this
season the Cal"vcras Big Trees Hotel.
The Macon Telegraph says "Ma-
con has forty manufacturing plants.
the products of which amount to 1885,
600, 900 Il year. These plants pay out
annually to their employees 81 800
600. N1acon's prosperity is largely
due to her manufacturing Industries.
| and she is to be congratulated upoii
tho splendid progress she is making
! along this line"
The supreme court Of Iowa has rem
dcred decision which prevents cx-
| presa companies from handling liquor
=. .. d., and makes such goods contra.
band and liable to seizure if found in
Inc possession of the companies. Tho
court holds that the privileges of orr
Hinal packages or of the freedom of
Interstate commerce does not apply
TO business of this character.
1t is regarded as curious coinci-
dcncc that Alexander III. Stephens and
DR.. Crawford w. Young, whose statues
are TO Dc placed by Georgia in Statuary
ilnll at the national capital, were stu
dents together at the University of
Georgia, and occupied the same room
: as Dcdloliows while pursuing their stu
ocs. one became a great statesman
G ana the other surgeon of worldwide
t rcnown.
A recent invention in railway travel
n uses magnets, arranged to slide along
, under surfaces of tho rails. lifting
:, themselves and tho cars to which thew
, are attached, 80 that the wheels lust
clear the upper surfaces of the rails.
The engineer can adjust the power so
that the upward pull of the magnets
Will exactly balance the downward pull
OF gravitation. The object of the in
vention is to adjust the weight of the
train by magnetism and reduce friction
TO a minimum.
The Pennsylvania railroad has finally
completed its terms with New York
city, and the north and cast branches
OF the Hudson River are to both be
tunnellcd between the cities of New
rork and Brooklyn, distance in all
OF nine miles. "A depot is to be built
underground in New York the size of
Two entire blocks, and passengers are
TO be taken direct to and from foreign
steamers. This is the biggest under
taking of any heretofore, and is to
cost 5000, 0,000,000. II will give en-.
ploymcnt to about 5000 hands and re.
quiro nine years.
Tho Agricultural Department has
begun a series of Investigations into
, tho matter of cold storage. There are
, several mysterious phenomena which
, take place in cold storage warehouses.
For instance, it has been noted that
one lot Of fruit will keep in fine con-
dltion for many months, while another
0 nearby will decay IN a few days. This
8 Is particularly true of peaches. 1t has
t also been noticed that some peaches
Lose their delicate flavor very quickly
J.. IN cold storage, while others are not
@ affected in that way IN the least.
dovolnment agents are trying TO dis.
cover tho causes of these contrary Of
0 fects.
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