Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-20

YOrk-San Francisco line, recently
opened Is but 3,400 miles in length. The1
new line does not go direct through
Canada. but runs via Buffalo, Chicago.
Omaha. Salt Lake and Portland, Ore.
The Italian government has placed
the geological station at Naples under
the control of a royal commission, Of
which +. Saw. Monticello. professor of
zoology In the University Of Naples, is
president. The commission
that 1t will supply means to continue
h work of the station. and engage
ments entered into in regard to tables
for research.
A substitute for gold is obtained by
combining "a parts of copper with six
parts OF anthony and adding, a little
magnesium carbonate to increase the
weight. 1t is said that this alloy can
be drawn. wrought and soldered very
much like gold. n that 1T also re-
ceives and retains a golden polish. 1t
Is worth something like % cents a
pound.
Snow found in the woods near the
Congregational church in Hawley,
Mass. was used at the recent annual
mid summer sugar eat" at East Haw-
ley. The place where the snow was
found is 1000 feet above sea level and
10 never free from snow. Hawley's an
nual mid summer sugar eats date
back to before the civil war.
Unusual rules have been adopted by
the Thimble Bee club OF 90 members.
OF Florence. Pa. Any member Who is a
musician and does not bring her favor
lite instrument or song to the meeting
Is to be fined. All must have their fan
cy work, the membership of the or
ganization being limited to .,oung
women.
The foundations on which the steel
building and dome of the Mount Will
son observatory, in California, are
erected, were made heavy enough to
Withstand the stresses of a 75-mile
wind. They are built on the mountain
top at an elevation of $3.50 feet. The
dome is LOG feet high and 100 feet in
diameter.
The wine crop OF 1916 in the Gironde
district OF France promises to greatly
exceed that of 1915. Notwithstanding
abnormal labor conditions. HI i'm.
crease Is largely due to the favorable,
weather. In some districts hail has;
destroyed parts of vineyards, but SO
Tar the loss a been inconsiderable.
Prince Gebhardt Bluecher Won Wahl-
staff. grandson of Old Forwards, the
uech of Waterloo fame. died re-,
Gently In Berlin as the result of falling;
from his horse. He was a law suit,
hend n spent most of his time bring
Ing actions or being sued by his tam
lily. losing most of the cases.
The Ohio building Of the Panama-Pa
cidc exposition was embarked on a %
mile voyage between San Francisco
abode Of the San Carlos Country club.
The building travelled on scows and
was towed by ocean-going tugs.
The yate. one of Australia's numer-.
our hard woods. seems to be the strong
est known timber. with an average ten
sile strength Of $4,000 pounds to the
square inch. n a maximum az high
as S6,OOO-about equal to cast and
wrought iron.
In Holland sand is plentiful and in
expensive. and Is used instead Of hay
and straw as beds for cows, requiring
only q slight raking in the morning to
soften and freshen it.
China a sent government agents
abroad to study the manufacture Of
telegraph and telephone equipment
with 9 view to making all such appara-
tus at home.
New Workers. eat $780, 900, 900 5-cent
AO0 ySAAA Va AACdIly I,OVV,e
600 daily. and spread their bread with
about 14O.0 00. 900 pounds OF butter.
Gear wheels to be connected to the
front wheels Of an automobile have
been invented to make a car lift is W
top whenever the driver desires.
The worlds greatest hydroelectric
plant, planned for India, will deliver
water to the turbines at a pressure of
$50 pounds to tho square inch.
Il has been shown tina deafness is
more common in cold countries h in
warm climates. the ear being very sem
sitive to atmospheric changes.
Tho taste for frog eating is increas-
ing In the United States. Last year
100000 frogs were placed or the mar
kets Of Minnesota.
The word architect" IL said by the
London Builder to have been used first
IN English IN book by John Shute.
published In 1868.
The most valuable pearls are per.
eoe&is voonl - shape; ext come the
sssses : s:s 3pSor psar