Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-23

press the ever growing thought Of the
world In religion and life." They are
to be made accessible to people outside
the university us well MS to the irem-
beers of the student body.
DR.. jeremiah w. jerks. head of the
division OF public affairs at New York
university, has left for the far east. He
Will spend some time in the Philip
pines for the purpose Of studying con
dit1ons in n lands On his way
home he will visit China and Japan. In
all of these countries he will deliver
lectures. DR.. jerks work in the uni
verstty VIII be handled by Prof. Will
lard G.. Fisher, recently Of Wesleyan
university and in 1914 progressive can
0ldat9 for governor In Connecticut.
lockwood is used in India for gen
eial purposes in house and ship build
Ing, for bridges, railway sleepers, fur
niture and shingles. 1t is also used
much for carving, the Burmese carved
teak being especially noted. Teak is
strongly and Enthusiastically scent
ed, Is OF oily texture, and the surface
feels greasy to the touch. Teak logs
when first cut will not float. The wood
darkens with age, and after a number
or years becomes almost black.
The bureau of navigation, depart
- SOLiIAiSIC &C., mas IeCeIILly ISsucu
the 1915 edition Of Radio Stations of
the United States" This list shows
that there are now 5,073 radio stations
IN the United States, an increase Of
1,139 since 1914. They are classified
as follows: Government and
cial land stations, 224; government and
commercial ship stations, S95; special
land stations. 118; general and restrict
ed amateur stations. 1886.
Raymond Tilton, Of Richmond, KY,
aged 81, performed the feat of gaining
four pounds of weight in less than three
hours to become a soldier in the United
Cincinnati. Tilton desired to join the
infantry, but tipped the scale at 1913
pounds, three pounds shy. He invest
ed in a meal and imbibed freely Of wa
ter. Then 1t was found that he had
gained four. pounds and he was ac-
cepted.
On many Of the best salmon rivers
In Canada, power works have been or
are being constructed, the dams of
which bar the salmon's way up to the
spawning grounds. To obviate this
difficulty, New Brunswick has tried the
experiment of erecting close to one of
these dams an automatically worked
hit. which raises the %confiding salmon
to the higher level. The salmon have
jumped at the idea,
A strange fossil with a head shaped
like that OF q man and a body shaped
like That OF q pelican is reported to
have been discovered near Fromberg,
Mont. 1t was imbedded in sedimentary
rock. OF the Mesozoic period. The body
Of the fossil Is two feet high. The head
shows a well developed projection over
h base OF the brain, a large forehead
n q prominent jaw.
.
Astronomers at the Lowell observa-
tory, Flagstaff. Ariz.. have discovered q
number of canaliform riffs in the north
polar cap Of Mars. These riffs. 1t has
been suggested, show the effect of the
vegetation coming through the snow.
The course of the most conspicuous of
Inc openings Is said to coincide closely
with that of the known canal, Cadmus.
line are becoming so adept in the
manufacture of biscuits and crackers
that the Hong-Kong product is begin
ming to compete with the imported ar
ticles. having already worsted COMPETE
ton from Shanghai. This will affect
the United States. from which the ma
jor portion OF the biscuits, cracker and
cakes for China have been imported.
German cities have hit on a new
Scneme Ior advertising themselves. 1t
IS In the form of a brief description of
the city on the back of a regular mail
Ing envelope. Harry G. Settler, Ameri-
can consul at Breslau, Germany, re-
Gently sent a sample to the bureau of
foreign and domestic merc at
Washington.
Much Of the preliminary work has
been done on the proposed new arsenal
IOTg yne H(TreaR qNV yt.hfpH ira 10 ~,J--a
the present arsenal at Salamis. The
cost OF the new establishment is esti-
mated at $4,000. 900. The work is being
carried out under the direction of Brit
ish engineers.
San Francisco is now the only CITY
using much gold for hand to hand CIR
sentiment and force of habit
outtressing there a custom which ey-
erywhere else In the United States has
largely given way before the superior
compactness. convenience and safety Of
carrying bills.
Avon, Me-, a town with a population
OF $50 In 1910, has paid off the last of
Its municipal indebtedness, which only
16 years ago was $40, 900. The burning
OF the last town bond on town meeting
day will be the occasion for a celebra-
ton.
Former King Manuel Of Portugal
in his possession a letter from
King George OF England. thanking