Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

the Nationalist volunteers, is the son
of an Irish politician who was a leader
Of the tenant right movement half a
century ago. For many years Colonel
Moore was in the Connaught Rangers.
and during the South African cam
paign he succeeded to the command
of the First battalion. Soon after his
promotion he helped to remedy the
scarcity of mounted men among the
British force. Mounting and training
Colonel Moore formed a mounted
column with them, and did this excel
lent work during the later stages of
the war. 1t is eight years since Colonel
Moore left the active list.
II the life of the old man-of-war
was longer than that of the present
dreadnaught, the old merchantmen
lived longer still. The Lively, for in
stance, when wrecked at Cromer in
1888, had beer afloat two years over
a century. The Liberty, too. built at
Whitby in 1850. was in regular use till
1856, and the Betsy Gains, which be-
gan life as a frigate n ended as a
collier, went down in her 1S7th year.
And in 1902. according to a daily paper,
the Anita, hen trading between Spain
and America, dated from the days of
Columbus.
Before Napoleon's time it had been
the custom for armies to carry huge,
3EnWieldy flags mounted on poles,
which, while they afforded a rallying
point for their corps, also drew the
enemy's fire. Napoleon revived the
ancient symbol of the Caesars. The
nches in height II nine inches
across the wings. 1t stood on a brass
block three inches square.
The Independent grand duchy of
Luxembourg has an area of 99S square
miles and is bounded by Belgium,
Germany. n France. 1t belongs to the
German customs union. In American
consular jurisdiction the agency OF
Luxembourg is included in the Rotter-
dam district. This grand duchy should
not be confused with Luxembourg
province, in B~elgiunl-the largest
province in that country.
The United States government is
erecting three G00-feet steel towers
towers near the Gatun locks, canal
zone, Isthmus OF Panama. which VIII
be used to support the antennae of
the Panama wireless telegraph sta
ton, The towers viii be of triangular
section. measuring $50 feet at the base
and tapering to 10 feet at the top. The
three towers will require about 1000
tors OF steel.
One OF the most amazing instances
of religious stupidity Is recorded in
connection with Marylebone church,
London. In 1860 some one cut tho
initials, Il. III. s." from the alter cloth.
The veatry was in full conclavc to dis
euss the sacrllege when the vicar adj
Initted that he had done the mutilation
because he objected to the initials OF
the rector {John Henry Sljry) on the
cloth.
Hundreds of tons of peach seeds
piled at fruit canning establishments
in California are now to be utilized
In a commercial way, and a ompany
has been organized for developing this
industry. The seeds are to be cracked
by machinery II the meats used in the
manufacture of prussic acid and other
products, The shells will be sold as
fuel.
More than zoo giant searchlights
which are to be used as part of the 500
at the San Francisco exposition, have
arrived and are being put in place.
Those received are 1S-inch and 13-inch
and are tine smallest size tnat will Dc
used. There VIII be 100 30-inch
searchlights. and many between three
and four feet in diameter.
The production of essence of orange
IL iONGIS ana orange HOVER wafer IN
Tunis is confined to the region Of M
beul, where 100000 hounds of oranyre
flowers are distilled each vea,. tho
disfiJIo3;a, x,;aIj;,u onn
sence nf nernli vafI,ed ~ soe 80 900 ,,
Mound and ~ mo- IN az noo aS,rt So ~
orange flower water f'ii u
A Glasgow merchant fa4no,,s for his
stinginess, came into his office one
morning n found Il young clerk
writing a letter in rather Il fl%ourishing
halid. Ny man, ne observed. "dinna
hltih VIC us o yei IS ana VS. quite
see lahs. | Wilt thc INK tae last the
auartsf oot. -NhlcaBo News.
aan ta;ro. - -. -
$50. neis ~. oa .er aa 81 "arfnest
ananios,np u s's.is, - out OF 90 men
Six are tieht;ns for Ge,rlanv eicht f.,
France. four for Russia, three for Aus.
tria and one for England.
When there is moss on the north side
Of the forest trees it is a sign amone
woodsmen that the winter will be 4