Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-03

feet symmetrically. It Is even possible
70 place water in this tiny receptacle
8And have It run out through the wee
senout. which IL about as large as q
II small common pin.
b Russian ministry Of agriculture
80 planning to construct q new town, to
be called Amu-D arjinsk, In the Hunger
i0teppe OF Central Asia, which has now
been made available for agriculture by
til irrigation system OF the Romanoy
canal. Parcels OF land are to be leased
and will ultimately become the prop
Eerty Of the tenants. More than 1000
applications for the land have already
been received.
Tho Philippine islands az q market
Tor athletic goods give great promise.
noteworthy feature of the trade Is
the number OF orders local dealers are
receiving from China and Japan. The
q eastern Olympic games. In which
China and Japan are taking part, orig
lettes Of China n Japan are looking
&c Manila largely for athletic supplies.
Tho Detroit federation Of labor will
circulate petitions asking that the peo-
PIE have g chance to vote on the
nicipal workers when charter amend
ments are submitted. The proposed
bill provides that contractors violating
2 law may be punished by q fine Of
$50 to 800 for each offense or 10 to 90
days in jail.
The bark Platina, one OF the laet Of
the old New Bedford whalers, was re-
s Gently Q up for firewood. She
MaAs according to Shipping Illustrated.
only vessel that aver captured q
white whale. Other sperm whales OF
y Grant 20 0EAH he w Anaar L. - %11A
spotted with white. but the Platina's
whale was pure white from head to
tail"
'Triplex" glass. consisting Of two
Y sheets OF ordinary glass interviewed
with sheet OF celluloid and amalga-
mated under heavy pressure, may play
an important part In automobile manu-
sfActure In the future. This glass will
not fly about when shattered but mere
NY breaks up into adhering pieces. and
n will not injuries in case Of
accident. !.
An amusing repartee is recorded Of q
n student sentry in a military school.
Hearing g noise while on night guard,
he called: sIIalt! Who goes there ~ 1t
{ was another student in sportive mood,
3 retort from the sentry, Advance,
mentsl"
Reuben Chapman. OF Biddeford, Me-.
when ear Cape Elizabeth In his boat
was STARTLED by d cry like that Of q
human being. and found 1t to come
NJ from Al baby seal. He took 1t aboard
g led It N put 1t back into the water
But when 1t returned twice, wailine
pitifully and climbing on Mr.. Chap
mans lap. he decided to keep It.
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ST. Pierre, Martinique, which was de-
3 Atroyed by the eruption OF Mt. Pnlee In
1902, has never been rebuilt, but It Is
said that even yet the ruins are being
searched for valuables, The place Ii
police control. n two or three
still q city Of desolation..
nnanswho lives In the Kansas towr
bearing the fragrant name OF Correc.
Nonville Is Justly entitled to be re-
sssgarded as the most popular man in his
81 rate to the county conventions of the
progressive. republican and democratic
parties.
#The new Phipps psychiatric clinic o,
the John Hopkins hospital in Baltimore
SShA4a completely equipped theater fol
entertaining insane patients. The pa
sssttents themselves act In the plays pre-
n this new occupation is sait
sst0 have q very beneficial effect in many
:
ssa Greater london, with q population o,
.000. 900 and an area OF TOO square miles
tnsA cofmposite district made up Of 81
hOrOllghs and 20 suburban towns
sssgoveTned ~ various city and towl
s~as cOuncils. hut In certain matters subor,
al dinAte to the LONDON county council.
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