Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-24

ported as the author of a Roosevelt
wilson comparison that has decided
Roosevelt should meet "A lion in the
road he would shoot 1t through several
times, draw his sword and thrust it
through at least three times. take it by
the tail and drag 1t to town and say:
Here 1t is, boys If Wilson should
meet a lion in the road he would make
up with 1t, pat 1t on the back. jump
on 1t and ride it into town and say:
"Hcre 1t is boys"
Something altogether new in horti-
culture has been successfully tried in
rev Orleans. where a tree was cut off
at the roots and planted in the middle
OF the CITY for a Christmas tree last
winter. Recently it was proposed to
a 1t permanent. The roots were
Bra1ted to the stump. and an electrical
current kept running up the tree
through the roots, to start the sap.
The tree Joined and grew, and is per-
1ectly healthy at the present time.
Al last reports there We're in Alaska
8s,41t reindeer. with an average valua-
ton of $25 each. There are "a herds.
and nearly 65 per cent Of the animals
are owned by the natives. The remain
states government and the Lapps, who
u the animals into the Alaskan
ountry The income from these anil
mails: exclusive of the meat and skin,
which are made use of by the owners
themselves was $44, 1856.
California inspectors in San Fran
cisco have found a new canker disease
on chestnut trees recently imported
from Japan. According to DR.. Haven
Metcalf, the governments expert on
Such disease. this appears to be of the
same type as the chestnut blight which
10 ravagtng the forests Of the eastern
united States. and 1t is possible that
the new disease would be equally as
destructive II It became established in
this country.
United States experts use box
Kites IN many meteorological expert.
ments. but have hitherto found diff
nculty IN transporting them across the
country from one station to another by
reason or their shape and size. A novel
type a been devised which. by cut
n a few strings and l~ooseninE four
1o!ts. permit the kite to be knocked
muc like a collapsible box or carton.
Caleb Chapman. a gypsy. acts az in
Structor to a basket making class at
bushbridge. a Goldalming. Eng.
winch mas been established to revive
anu ~ alIenQo0 DIV
% men n Women Chapman never
taxes OH his hat while teaching. and
elts on a chair without a back. He
ives In a tent at Forest Green. and
walks IL miles to Busbridge every
week TO attend to his class.
Between the Canadian wireless sta
lion at Giace bay. Nova Scotia, and the
united Kingdom an immense volume Of
press communication is carried on.
Mucn OF the news from London and
from the continent OF Europe which is
printed IN newspapers Of the United
States and Canada is sent by wireless
to Glace bay and relayed by cable or
overland telegraph to New York and
other large centers.
The lowest pedal stop in existence
mas Just been installed in a Lowell,
gives 2 note technically known as
CCCCCC. vibrating only four times a
second. The sound Is 80 soft hat II
can hardly be heard, and yet SO strong
that 1t prevails against the heaviest
chords
The epitaph on the tombstone of DIR.
Rees Bronant. In Gardiganshire, Great
Britain. sets out the following facts in
welsh: He christened 1896 children.
ne buried 1892 persons. he preached
5000 sermons. no spoke 271 times on
total abstinence. he paid hundreds Of
pounds Of chapel debts by lectures.
Il 10 stated that more than 80 egg
Circles" have been established in the
Cape province with the object Of pro-
noting an egg industry equal to sup
plying the South African market and
even to create an export trade. AT
present South Africa imports eggs to
the value OF $4,000.
Almost . century Of service for one
arm 70 the record established by the
Schmidt family, Of Chicago. Since 1851
one, two OF three members Of the fam
lily have been In the employ OF the Arm
continuously. while the aggregate tern,
OF three - % years.
This winter o the first time In Il
years ice In the Seine river. France,
has tnterfered with the movements OF
chipping At Rouen and caused an In.
corruption In the immense barge traf-
1lC to Paris.
After = years Of continuous service
~ a~%tru0te0 OF Columbia u~nivArnitv