The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-07-14

while on the contrary, the left leg ia
longer than the right leg. Sometimes.
however. the relative proportions are
exactly reversed, but very seldom does
perfect equality exist between the two
sides. The tendency of the right arm
to exceed the left arm in strength is
somewhat greater in men than in WON
on, while equality Of strength in the
two arms occurs almost twice as fire.
quently with women as with men.
Tho newcomer must beware Of the
vision Of easily got, sudden wealth in
Florida" says the orange County, Fla.
Citizen. "A dab Of gaudy color doesn't
mako a rainbow; neither does a blazing
headline make a productive farm or
orchard II $1,000 profit al acre We're
an actual fact the first season, and
every season in every case, there
wouldn't be standing room for US on
the peninsula A little capital in cash,
brains, muscle, energy, determination
and Observation-Disclosures a find profit
able employment in the land opportuni-
ties Of Florida"
A Seneca (kan.) man, w. r. Wright,
gives these specifications as to the cor
rect way to put up u hammock: 'Ther
Is 9 know-how about hanging a ham
mock besides tying 1t SO it car not
break down. a hammock should be
hung six and one-fourth feet from the
oAodlu az lie llcdu ana lllTGe anu
three-fourths feet above the ground at
the foot. The rope that secures the
head should not be more than about u
inches long and that at the foot about
Four and one-half feet IL length. Ar
ranged in this way the lower part will
swing freely and the head be kept COM
Portable by being nearly stationary"
Maurice Branger has earned the title
OF Frances Flying Photographer"
From the inception of the flying ma
chine Branger recognized in 1t a great
factor for artistic effects in p%hotogra-
ply. He has followed every great avia-
ton meeting, bringing out artistic
hooks and compositions for the indul-
gence of his fad. He has made ascen-
sions on IL aeroplane to take photo
graphs of others in flight. For this
purpose. he has invented a camera de-
signed to overcome the great vibrations
OF a machine in flight and the results
ne has obtained are marvellous.
colonial office, through the agency of
the Kew gardens. introduced specimens
OF tho Hevea rubber tree from the
Amazon INTO the far east, with the re-
suit that 1t has become acclimatized,
particularly In Ceylon n the feder-
year nearly $1,000, 900 pounds of plan
ration rubber was exported from Cey-
ION to Malaga at prices higher than
were realized for any other rubber In
the world, for the reason that 1t was
marketed in a cleaner condition than
tho Forest" rubber shipped from Para.
The largest barometer In the world
was recently set up in the Italian town
OF Faenza, the birthplace Of Torricelli,
Who the barometer and the
vacuum" which perpetuates his name.
the liquid used Is purified oil rendered
Tree from air, and this gives a column
over IL meters In height. Owing to the
very small amount of evaporation an
OIL barometer is much more accurate
than one filled with any other LIQUID
except mercury, and the long column
makes 1t very sensitive.
Probably everybody has experienced
the displeasure. If not actual pain,
which comes from missing a sneeze
There is an easy way out Of this If one
happens to be out of doors at the time
and the weather Is clear. lust glance
at the sun. There is something about
the brightness of 1t that supplies the
missing irritation, or whatever it is
that is needed. and nine times out of 10
II the sneeze has not got too far away
g will come back.
Londoners are considering with in
terest the scheme of Lady Edward
~ Nv q huillDt Oh laI0lIlpS
living in the country might club to-
gether to retain the services Of two
hrst rate teacher to conduct classes at
one OF their houses. The teachers are
TO be paid extra to provide their own
board and lodgings. In the case she
furnishes as an example, the cost
amounted to about 81, 100 a year FOR q
class of six children.
One of the marvels of the age Is the
extreme oheapness of ocean carriage.
The d tramp steamer could carry
her cargo 1000 miles for Cd a ton and
make a profit of 10 per cent. A mod
rern tramp steamer could leave England
and go around the world by the two
lcapes and even then carry cargo at
- IS a ton. These are marvellous
figures and they show to what extent
the world is indebted to the carrying
trade.
The cost Of living, as measured by
furs, Is not encouraging. At Winnipeg,
Q great market for fur materials, in six
years the price of muslsrat skins has
gone up from II cents to 70; of skunk
from 70 cents to So; of mink from 81 rs
to IS; of red fox from SO to S.; of lynx
from SO to $50; of wolf from $3.50 to
81; Of weasel from 10 cents to go. of
badger from so cents to SO.
Tacoma, WASH, is shouting over a
population or 100000, an increase OF a
little less than 200 per cent in 10 years.
Watch Tacoma grow" seems to have
been a good rallying cry, but wait until
Seattle, Puyallnp. Tatoosh and other
places are heard from.
The IL carriage that has been used
Tor carrying the collins of both Victoria
n Edward VII. will now be more
thar ever an object of popular interest
IN the courtyard of the Tower of Lon
don.
IT Is contemplated to establish wire
less telegraph stations In German East
Africa, Togoland, Kamerun and Ger
mar Southwest Africa, and also be.
tween the dliierent south sea colonies.
For every person who dies in a year.
there are two people constantly int
E1rti PeIsoh iosss, On an average. Ii
days a year by Illness.
Ten thousand French vines yield only
400 gallons Of viz a year. The same
umb OF vines in Cape Coklny will
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