Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-25


hnuStion OF reduced to starvation by
being cut off from natural trade rela-
tons For particulars look at Cuba
and Newfoundland.
An investigation of the stra wbcrry
quart box in Washington shows that
it holds just one pint and Il half of
beans. The consumer of the early
strawberry may think this remarkable
shrinkage is n loss. but he forgcts the
sugar lie saves.
The statement is now made that the
Russian thistle in its native country
is cut when green and dried for forage
and fuel during the winter. This per-
niriouS plant has failed here as an in
eNhnuStible basis for demanding APP
preparations. and some other use VIII
probably be found for il.
The new Spanish premier. Senior
CauoyaS. is said to br the homelirSt
man and the most sarcastic orator III
Madrid. AS the senior WAS the chain
piul of the abolition of slavery III
Stain and it's dependencies. lie VIII
moi he Judged hastily in this country.
II is reported that even the mooh
observed Good Friday by presenting
the uXtraordinnrv celestial phrnolnc-
non of a cross upon it's face al mid
nigh: Thursday. just upon the dawn
ing of Good Friday. Reports as I"
this spectacle come from SO many dl-
rec1ions as to convince us that this
was not lunar illusion.
The great plains of the Orinoco are
so level that the motion of their
streams can hardly be detected over
All area of 200,00o square miles. The
more tue possibilities of that region
are looked into the more clearly il APP
pears that England is playing for Il
high stake in her aggressive stand
With Venezuela.
Mrs. Henry Maurcr of 2oo4 Cough
street. Baltimore is the mother pi
three sets of twins. SHE is ~ years "l
age. her twenty-ffth birthday fall
ing on the tenth of mex, July. Mrs.
Mr,lrcr has been married little Oven
sin years The two latest additions la
her family were born nn March ..
OF the six children two are girls and
four are boys.
Gov. Morton of New York has just
signed a bill incorporating a board to
he called "FrusteeS of Scenic and His
toric Places and Objects" with au.
thurity to acquire and hold real and
personal estate not exceeding $1,000
600 in value The board includes some
of the best known citizens of the state
and ii is probable that their intelli-
gent work will lead to the creation OF
similar body in other states.
The worlds gold production last
year with all the returns in. stands
at S17O,OOO.OOO. an increase of 5000
CNN.UN over 1893. and of $G0,O0O.O00
over the average between 1855 and
1890. More than fourth of the gold
mined in the world in 1894 is credited
To the United States. This country
appears To have winning hand nc
matter what Europe does in regard to
standards.
Baltimore has selected Clifton Park
as the site of It's centennial exposition
to he held in 1897. The citizens are
taking great interest in the exhibition
which last six months and includea
large number of novel and striking
features. Baltimore is one of the
cities that carries through what it I'M
derta1es in handsome style, and Which
booms in solid facts rather than noise
and the manipulations Of fiction.
The corporation of Trinity Churai
New York has been sharply criticised
lately for the condition Of its tenement
houses, and it finds the problem Sc
difficult tl1at 1t will ccntine it's build
ing operations hereafter to business
structures. Tie City of birmingham
Englandgot rid of it's slums by tear
ing them down and improving thu
property with wide streets for bust
ness purposes.
A New York architect says there /!
practically no limit to the height O
modern buildings except the conven
fence of the tenants, but he thinks
thirty-five stories is about as man.
as should be ventured on at present
The steel construction now used, cop
led from truss bridges, is pronounce,
wonderfully simple, strong compare
fively chpnn and ronid and would h.