Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-01-18
LONDON.

LONDON.
LOndon Jan. 6.--To ascertain how.
much boys educated in the elementary
schools OF England remember after
leaving school, several officers in charge
OF recruiting depots have put a series
of 10 questions to the newest recruits.
The replies in many cases We're amaZ-
ing. particularly as the recruits gen
orally come from the larger cities hav-
ing the best elementary schools.
AT n depot. 80 recruits were eXam-
ined. Fouteen, 10, Ia and IL, respective
ly, could not give a reply to the ques-
lions as to the identity of Alfred the
Great. Nelson, Wellington and Shake
speare. and many of the others had
only vague Ideas as to who these heroes
OF their country We're.
To the question, What is the United
States:?" l6 replied correctly. four knew
something, 10 We're entirely ignorant
and one man, who had been eight years
at school, answered. AN English COL
ony."
Strangely enough, even fewer knew
anything OF France. When 1t came to
England, however. every recruit an
swered correctly. although only Is could
say what the empire was.
Cross Australia.
All the necessary legislation has been
enacted in connection with the pro-
posed construction of the trans-Au-
stralia railway and work on the pro-
federal government itself. will COM
mence very shortly. and it's completion
is looked for within three years. The
line starts from kalgoorlfe, $50 miles
TOM Perth. one of the eastern limits Of
the western Australian system. whence
south Australia, Victoria. New South
Wales and Queensland. The new line
Is 1860 miles In length n its cost is
estimated at nearly $50, OOO, 900. While
the railway will be of great commercial
advantage. the necessities of defence
have chiefly Influenced Australia in
making The expenditure. The country
faced with the danger of a possible
Asiatic invasion. one reason for the de-
sire that Great Britain and America
should control the Pacific. has been
putting her defensive in order
ever since confederation. Modified con-
scription has been adopted as the milf
tary system OF the country n liberal
contributions of ships and men have
been made to increase the British naval
forces In the south Pacific. Lord Kitch-
ener. too, went out to advise the gOy-
on the measures to be taken to
defend the country and n OF his first
recommendations was the construction
OF this railway to bring western Au-
stralia nearer to the other states of the
Characterization, IL present Ln0 western
province being entirely dependent upon
assistance from sea.
Anarchist Jailed.
The police have just succeeded in get
ting rid, for five years at least. OF a
man who carried on the triple occupa-
lions of manager for q large West End
firm. anarchist and coiner. He was
caught while engaged in the latter oc-
cupation and sentenced to five years,
with hard labor. Alexander EsteRny
was his name. and his description can
throughout the world. He has held
numerous positions OF responsibility,
and just before his arrest was engaged
as manage at a salary of $50 a week.
In the evenings the police found Esteny
IN a large workshop at Hampstead,
1ltted up with a complete coiner's out
fit. He a also been watched as an
anarchist and he was known to be a
member OF an important anarchists
club IN London. For that. however,
the English police do not disturb men.
They may talk all the anarchism they
like and for this privilege they refrain
from putting their practices into theory
in England, immunity thus being OBJ
tanned for royalties in this country.
$50, 600 Stallion.
At an auction here the Clydesdale
Va oOSnly VIC was SOlu
for $4,000. HI largest price ever re-
ceived for a draft horse. and, for q
horse in his 18th year. the sum has
few presidents even among thorough
breds. The best previous price ever
received for a Clydesdale was SIS, 900.
paid som 20 years ago for the 2-year-
old colt. Prince Of Albion.
Not DOC" Cook.
Although most of England's heroes
are represented In the capital of the
empire by memorials of various sorts.
the famous explorer. Captain James
Cook. who lost his life in the Hawaiian
islands, is not numbered among them,
but this oversight will soon be cor
rected by q society which plans to
erect q life size statue on the Mall to
the great circumnavigator.
The plan originated with Sir James
Carruthers, a former prime minister of
New South Wales. Or a recent visit
to London he vas surprised that there
was no statue here to the man who
was responsible In a large measure for
the addition of the antipodean terri
tories of the British empire. He di-
rected public attention to the oversight
and the agitation reau1tod In tho on