The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-06-12
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The city Of Berlin, Switzerland. ia
making the socialistic experiment of
building free, or practically free. work.
shops for artisans.
A Wide.awake American has erected
steam pumps on the Jordan and is
supplying churches all over Europe
with genuine Jordan water.
King Edward cabled his congratula.
tions on the concln sion of peace to
Lord Kitchener, and Lord Miner. the
British high commits sloner in South
Africa.
With the exception of Great Britain
the United States shipyards are turn
ing out moro ships than those of any
other country. Most of them will be
sailed under foreign flags.
Printed speeches of members of Con-
gress are now stacked up in Wa hing
ton ready for distribution. Only halt
the present session is represented, but
the copies number 800, 100000.
A large Dublin manufacturer has
room entirely furnished with Irish
PS"e' hO Sui pCto til tIlC the
curtains at the window and paper on
the wall are made from this substance.
The favorite room of the late Fran
ces Willard in &" Rest Cottage" Evan
ston, H., has not been changed since
her death. Rest Cottage is now the
national headquarters of tho w. c.. II.
u.
KING thrietian, Of Denmark has &C.
cepted the proposition that came from
this country to extend for year the
time in which the treaty for the trans
fer of the Danish West Indian islands
can be ratified.
Fannie Crosby, now 80 years of
age and blind, but still working, has
written upward of 5000 church hymns
She tells in St. Louis newspaper that
"Safe in the Arms Of Jesus" hymn
sung throughout Christendom, wa,
writteL in fifteen minutes.
The important announcement is mad
that an historical magazine is to b
4 started in Montgomery, Ala, b
, Ihumas Nj. Owen and j. &. DuBose
: 1T will be known as the Gulf State
? Historical Magazine and will hav
Y many successful Southern writer's q
contributors.
An American company recent
shipped complete steam laundry out
TIT to VladiyOstock, Siberia. 1t is tn
first OF it's kidd in that part of tn
world, and will be capable of handlin
900 pieces of linen o day, with it
washers, It's centrifugal wringers an
it's large mangle.
The President has withdrawn fror
the Senate the nomination of w. I
Harris TO be postmaster at Charleston
5. O., and another name will be sub
mitted shortly. It develops that Hal
ris filed papers setting forth his citi
zenship in New York State, thus max
ing him ineligible for the position.
Among the largest farmers in th
country is Col. w. +. Cody {" Buffal,
Bill "), who is now reclaiming, through
irrigation, some 600,0 900 acres of arid
land in Northwestern Wyoming. The
land is in the Big Horn basin and the
flOurishing little town of Cody has
sprung up there within two years.
A noticeable feature of the day is
the increased demand for postal cards,
which has assumed such enormous
proportions Of late that the govern
ment printing office that supplies them
is running night and day, although 1t
is all eady turning them out at the rate
of 3,O00,OO every twenty-four hours.
Since the Washington monument
was opened fourteen years ago 2,062,-
600 persons have ascended to the top
of the shaft. In spite of efforts to pro.
tect the monument from vandals, two
Of the large memorial stones In the in.
terror were defaced recently by the re.
moval Of the letters of inscription,
The work was done by two men, who
escaped before it was discovered.
A citizen of Williamstown, Mass.
recently heard joke which set him to
laughing. When he tried to stop he
found that he was unable to do 80
He laughed for two hours, and then
fell asleep. Several times in the night
he complained TO his wife that he did
not feel we'll. The next morning, af-
+, ter rising, he tried TO speak TO his wife,
and found that he was unable to ar
ticulate.
Two hundred and fifty dollars worth
Of now and valuable books have been
D added TO the library Of the Presby.
i" terian Theological Seminary, Colum
j. bia, which now numbers considerably
9 over $4,000 volumes. The financial
Q condition of the institution is encour.
I aging. The income has been in.
o creased by reason of more advantage