Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16

lhelf way 10 the sea from the spawn
ing grounds. The most serious con-
aitions are in the Chesapeake basin.
where last years shad fishing yielded
the poorest result ever recorded.
1T is told of Il certain Canadian reg.
iment that it set it's heart upon "a band
and therefore,, i'm the attack. tried all
ways to make for points i'm the enemy
trenches from which sounds of m,,~,c
had been audible Their success can be
deduced from the fact that, where one
night they had no sign of either brass
or woodwind. eight handsome instru-
ments We're possessed next morning
ana within "a hours after they cap
tured the big bass drum.
The letter r was called the dog let
ter by the a%ncients because the man.
ner i'm which they pronounced it re-
sembled to a degree the snarling of q
DOG. 1t is the last letter that most
cnlldren learn to pronounce. They
use w" instead, saying vewy for very.
or Wobert for Robert. The Chinese
invariably use "T' in the place of r."
which they can not pronounce.
A Bangor (Me.) woman. who had oc-
caslon to visit an office i'm the build
ing IN which the poultry show was be-
ing held one afternoon, heard the noise
and innocently remarked: why, 1
NANA nv AcIC WAS Il SyIlDnOnY
concert this afternoon" She thought
the musicians We're tuning up in the
corridor back Of the stage.
A most remarkable ruin in Haiti is
the great citadel, La Ferriere. built by
the black kim Christophe, some of the
walls OF which, so feet high and 16 feet
tnlck, are still guarded by batteries of
antique cannon of huge bore. The cita-
Gel was partially ruined in the earth
quake of 1912, but is stNl a colossal and
impressive mass.
The ma of a Baltimore man has
been removed, a large area of -ffected.
tissue severed and the remainder put
PACK IN place, leaving an organ smaller
IMAM the ordinary tennis ball, and ca
pable of holding so little that the ma
tlent, In case of his cover will have
TO be fed at least ~ times a day.
Traffic census takers in New York
city have that more people
pass the site of the old Sun building.
corner of Park row and Frankfort
street, than any other in Manhattan.
a condition to which the nearby sub
way exits and Brooklyn bridge ter.
! must contribute materially.
Wal was ever the breath of life to
the American Indian. and in a strange
way the present one is reacting great
~ TO MS advantage, especially in the
case of h Grow tribe in Wyoming.
who have been enriching themselves
at q great rate by selling horses to the
allied governments.
One of the most popular dogs in the
world nowadays is the blue chow. a
species which originated in Manchuria
n a jealousy guarded by the monks.
Ihe usual chow dog is red, with light
standings on the fringe of the hindquar-
ters and the tail. although many blacks
sre to De found.
Spokane, which is in Washington.
which in turn Is one Of the newly pro.
h1bition states. now delights itself with
e beverage called "carbonated fizz." C..
r. looks M tastes beer, but is free
from alcohol. Also the barrels require
no government proprietary stamp.
A collection Of 10000 bottles, contains
ing specimens Of h ocean bottom OBJ
tanned by vessels Of the United States
a n geodetic survey of the At
lantic. gulf and Pacific coasts, has re-
Gently been transferred to the Smith.
sonian institution.
Estimates Of the expense of bringing
a 2,000-ton freight train, travelling at
q rate OF 25 miles a nhour, to a full
stop. and then regaining the same
speed. were recently made by a south
ern railway. The expense was 81 cents.
The silver output for the last year.
07,5O0.O00 ounces. while never exceeded
In quantity except once in this country.
falls to below h record of several 9TH
er years in value because OF low prices
last year.
The $50 officers OF the kings Justice
In England who receive aggregate an
nual salaries Of ss.75o.ooo make one be-
lieve h English law must not be az
common" as text books would nave us
think.
Experiments in New York in mount.
ing incadescent lamps on railroad
crossing signs have enabled the signs
TO be read more than q mile, and their
distinctive form noted much farther.
Without resort to computation, a new
nautical instrument, to be mounted
Over q ships compass, enables the di.
roetions of objects at sea and their dis.
tAnce awayato be determined.
when q 13-inch shell strikes the
water It throws up . splash" higher
tl:an q battleship's mast This splash
weighs about 1000 tonO-ehough to
drown . small ship.
~ the axe 81 ~ David g said to have
Written his first Psalm. Shelley wrote
stoneta Nabs and NendelDsohn com.
n3no6 ~ music for "A AidsumY
a9lgeks prsems