The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-23
FACTS I'm FEW LINES

needed for the repair Of our warships
during the next fiscal year.
If the sen were cmpticd, and the
worlds rivers had to refill It, it would
take them 10000 years to do so.
a blue book recently issued shows
that the postal department Of the Brit
ISL isles employs $4,000 persons.
over 5000 motor carriages and LOO
motor cycles are accounted for Oh the
registry books OF the Paris police.
The latest society fad among the
fashionable women in England Is that
OF being photographed as Il moving
picture.
The lord mayor OF London receives n
salary Of 10000 year and has to
spend twice that sum to maintain the
dignity Of his position.
or late there has developed among
the native Hnwnllans, especially
among the younger men, n desire to
engage in Il seafnring life.
thousands Of apparatuscs for MAX
ing coffee have been invented. The
patent Office is packed with pots, ETC.,
some OF which cost SO apiece.
The last American camel died in
southwestern Arizona Il few weeks
ago. The camcls came to the United
States from Egypt and Smyrna In 1857
y number OF automobile lorrics are
being made I'm Brussels for use in the
konEO Free State. Each OF them will
do the work OF siXty-lye native car
ricrS.
Hungarian vineyard owners are re.
joicch at the routing OF the phylloxcra,
and they expect soon to hc shipping
their fiery wines to all parts OF the
world Il ain
The establishment IN Rome Of an
American library has been ordered by
royal decree. 1t will contain all publ
cations relating to the new world since
its discovery.
Bamboo pens have been used in In.
dla for over Il hundred years. They are
made like the ordinary quill pen and
for few hours writing arc sud to be
very Scrvicrablc.
y Harvard professor has discovered
what he considers the remains OF an
extinct volcano ut Schuylcrvillc, n. u,
Il small country place already famous
In American history.
The ocean used to be considered
about as deep at It's deepest rs the
highest mountains arc high. 1t has
now been proved to he half as deem
agnin-that IS, 1926 feet
AWordng to n French army papcr.
suicide Is more common in the French
army than In any other In Europe. or
the annual death rate In all branches
or the service suicide accounts for 8
per cent.
Shocking accounts have been recciv-
ca at Cracow Of Wholesale fogging Of
Polish children by prussan school
masters for refusing to learn the cate
chism and prayers In German In
WrZcsnia.
Chicago Is making speciality OF
sending through the mails envelopes
fastened with buckles. The buckles
are OF white enamel and old gold
They tako tho place Of n gummed far
| and seal.
According to the Pail Mall Gazette
the British worklnGman has almost
abandoned his clay pipe and shag iy
faVor OF the twopcnny packet Of ciga
hrctlcS with portrait Of fnyorite
actress or Khaki clad general given.
Avalanchcs arc so common In Swift.
Zcrland that devices are now being
made 10 control them. The Swiss form
carthworks or intrcnchmcnts which
are pointed in such Il fashion that ava.
lahchcS coming in contact with them
are split and so driven aside.
society called the Fan an Eireen
has been formed at Dungannon for the
purpose or cndcavoring to check tho
heavy exodus from ireland, Nieubers
nave taken an oath to remain In tho
emerald Isle and to do their utmost
III support Of homo industries.
Coblcnz has built for itself fine con-
cert hall and will hold musical festi.
val IN 1t next spring. Mayence Will
also be festive after the same manner
III honor or tho three composers, Bcr.
lloH' LlSZt and Wagner, with Vein.
gartncr as conductor. -Four concerts
are decided on.
Mr.. Scarlsbrook Of Grunc Hall, Eng.
lahd, has offered to pay for the I'm.
struction OF all the fishermen I'm thot
village In the art Of swimming. Lam.
caslllrc fishermen have strong preju-
d!ce against learning to swim, bclicy.
ing that thereby the agonics Of drown.
ing are greatly increased.
There are between 5000 and 10000
lawyers In Chicago-that Is TO say,
there arc between 5000 and 10000 men
IN the city who have studied law md
bcch admitted to practice. or this
number, however, only $500 to 5000,
or about 90 per cent, arc following
thclr profession. The other 1000 or
QUO are in tho ranks Of trade.
Ihc Lincoln park commissioners Of
Chicago have authorized the erection
IN the park Of monument to the mem
ory or David Kcnnison, who is de-
clarcd to have been the only soldier of
the Revolution who went from iii.
nois, returned to Illinois and lies bur-
led In lllinois-in fact, In that park. A
bowlder properly inscribed will proba.
bly be placed over his grave. The Sons
or tho Revolution will bear the cost.
A Newark IN. J.) woman has q col.
lection Of 1900 pitchers, no two of
which are alike. They are Of every
choro vi