Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

1t is promised that the new Bagdad
railway Will restore to the city of Har-
GUN al Raschid her long lost splendor.
A transformation more wonderful than
recorded in the arabian Nights
will, 1t Is expected, be brought around
the tombs OF Haroun and his consort
Zobediah. Since the city sprang sud
denly into existence In 766 it has been
Visited by every variety OF the oriental
tyrant. 1t was not till 1850 that the
was persuaded to appoint the
pasha nominated by the city. and a per
1od or peace. tempered by pestilence.
permitted the bazaars to resume some
thing OF their ancient magnifcence.
Stanley Condor is an 1l-year-old boy
OF Liverpool. England. who is believed
10 hold the runaway record. He has
visited all parts of his native country
bumpers" and in freight cars. and
recently eclipsed all his former feats
by travelling to Winnipeg. Canada, free.
he was a stowaway from Liverpool to
Halifax and beat his way to Winni-
peg and then to New York. He was
discovered by the officers OF the ship
on which he sailed. without II ticket
from New York to Liverpool. He VIII
probably be sent to a reformatory.
40 NhhS vi AuSSlsL diiI'A WV
er countries there recently ran n per
sonal' advertisement b~esecching a
Count MontecucOli to declare himself.
At last an accident brought him to light
IN Siberia where the count was acting
as railway guide. Broken by wildness
and extravaganza, he had to quit the
Austrian navy and flee. Going from
bad to worse he had taken the lowest
rank on the Siberian railway. 1t was
now his lot to learn that his uncle
head of the house. had died and LETT
him enormous estates and 81. 600. 00f u
year..
Jethou island is by far the smallest
OF the I'M islands, and boasts the
distinction OF being the smallest hab
tied island In europe, having. indeed,
only one dwelling house upon 1t. 1t
has n population OF seven souls. 1t has
no road or pathway or post. At the
last census more than half the popu-
lation OF the island was absent. hav-
ing gone into Guernsey market with
h butter and cream from the Jethou
cows. h weather being bad. the
visitors ha2 to stay at Guernsey dur
Ing the census time.
The effect of sunshine on sugar
growing is said by the New Orleans
Ptcayune to make the crop more pro-
ductive. Thus Spain has become ms
successful with bect-sugar growing Is
with her established cane-sugar indus
try. Notwithstanding an arid climate
On the other hand. the storms and fogs
that envelop the British islands are
said to have prevented the development
of the ~beet-sugar industry there. Eng.
lands annual average hours of sun
shine are only 400. while Spain has
5000 hours.
There has been Il curious sequel t.
h arrest OF a penniless anarchis
named Cruny. in Paris. News of hi
apprehension was published In tn,
provinces n met the eye Of a lawyer
who for weeks had been seeking hi,
whereabouts, to tell him that a fortune
had been bequeathed him. Now tha
Cruny has means he is to be released
from prison. He say that his views
of economic questions W already un
dergone a radical change.
The great glacier on Mt. Blanc is III
ing used for other purposes than fur
nishing an occupation to guides and al
attraction for tourists. An ice trus
has gone into the business on IN e
tensive scale of quarrying the clear
hard ice. at an altitude OF 1000 feet. TIL
ice is blown out in great blocks b.
means OF dynamite after which 1t 1
sawed into regular sizes and sent dow
the mountain sides or a narrow gaug
railway.
Probably one OF the largest benevc
lent requests recorded In any countr
in modern times has fallen to the lot G
Hungary by the will of the late Cour
a. karolyi. The our was IS year
old, and he left no direct descendant
He had also been n of the most er
terprising supporters of modern metf
DDS Of scientific agriculture in Hun
gary. BY his will he bequeathed n su,
Of $4,000. 900 for ph~ilanthropic objects.
Mexico has a cactus which grow
toothpicks: another. ribbed n thicl
ly set with toothpick spines.S which flu
nishes the natives with combs: there
another cactus. the long curved spine
Of which resemble fish hooks: there
another which is IN almost perfect i'm
tation of h sea urchin; stu anoth'
resembles a %porcupine; there Is anoth'
covered with long red hair which
nicknamed the 'red-headed cactus"
It is the custom of the Khonds
the Madras presidency of India to OFF
. buffalo in sacrifice in substitute
for the human victim. But in doii
30 they make long apologies to II
deity, explaining that they themselv
would willingly make the customa
sacrifices. but are prevented by t
British government, on whose he'
they pray that any anger at their ne
lect Of duty may be visited.
The trial of a case that involves t
important question. "Wha Is Whisky
- greatly interesting the British
present. It presents many problem
'.supppose." asked n of the couns
the other day, that a merchant has
blend Of spirit three months old a
spirit ten years ole wha is the g
that whisky?" Five years and n HI
that whisky" "Five years and
hail." replied the witness.
A special postage stamp was issu
by the Japanese government to col
memorate the return of the troops FRI
the war. Two Of these stamps. Of I
face value Of u and 8 sen, respecti,
~, were issued. and they were ava
able for postage for letters only
the day Of the recent great revie
Not moro thar one of each kim "
sold to every applicant at the gene
p0stofiices.
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