Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-09

Havana is to nav u big amusement
park and hippodromc. 1t will be i'm thu
suburb of Cerro. accessible from the
central portion of the Cuban capital by
means of two electric car lines. Among
the features promised for the new park
is an annual agricultural. horticulture
n live stock fair. at which will be
exhibited the principal products of
Cuba. The cost OF the park and build
1ngs will reach, ii is estimated, $780,
600. An effort will be made to hold
the Olympic games of 1920 i'm the new
Havana park.
Details OF the regulations fixing the
prices of flour and bread in the prin-
c1pal cities OF Australia are given in an
article in the Melbourne Age. The price
OF flour is fixed at $o4.75 Il ton, except
In western Australia. where it is $55.4S.
The price OF bread in states other than
western Australia is fixed at 1872 cents
Tor a fOur-pOund loaf sold over the
counter, 14.2 cents in western Aus
tralia. Where Il fraction of four pounds
Is bought a prOportionate price is to
be charged.
There has been introduced recently a
hand magnet which is only il trifle
heavier tha an electric iron and is de-
signated for connection to any lamp re-
ceptacle or socket. 1t is suitable for
cleaning up chips and behring's, for sep
arating brass from iron chips or filings
Tor handling warm or awkward shaped
castings in boundaries, for dipping met
al pieces In paint. for recovering nails
from sWeepings iii shipping rooms, and
for hundreds of other purposes.
Aeronautlc units are to be developed
within the United States fleet for the
purpose of directing the fire of battles
ships at extreme ranges. With sea-
planes 1t is expected that effective fire
can be maintained at a distance of H.
600 to $4,000 yards, according to the
Aerial Age Weekly, which states fur
Their that the naval engagements in the
North sea indicate that there has been
effective firing at 1900 yards.
Carl Musser. of Cynthiana, KY, had
q good time attending the Kentucky
derby at Louisville recently, but the
train he went Oh had Il head-on colli-
sion. a also lost a wag memoran-
dunn. on which he had won, and missed
the return train. going by automobile.
had to nal a 30-mile detou around
some impossible bridges, and he
reached home at 3 mex morning in
ship shape.
In the E. w. T~hornburrow yard In
~ "a - IL &c IlC VI
bluegrass growing in the fork of all
elm tree. 10 feet from the ground. Ev-
cry fall the residents of WetmOre, Who
are watching this curiosity, expect the
grass to be winter killed, but every
spring 1t shows up green and strong
and natures seeds. The grass has been
growing in the tree for three years.
So
The official organization for handling
trade between Germany n Russian
Poland. now occupied by the German
armies. consists at present of 20 cham
report stating that the total value of
sales effected between German and Po-
lish firms through the organization has
been more than 5 2.3SO. 600. The organ
ization has appointed 200 agents to
represent German firms in Poland.
OF the enginemen assigned to the
Black Diamond express of the Lehigh
Valley road, when 1t was instituted. 20
years ago. four are still in active SER
vice. Two have been promoted and
I'VE have left the service. Thomas
Farley is still on the same run and has
missed few trips. The three conduc-
tors originally chosen to serve on the
express are still at this work.
Money Is of SO little Importance to
many Haxelton (Pa.) school teachers
was AOtCcO 10 pass u
resolution ordering them to cash the
checks Q III last four and five
n salaries u them, to permit
h treasurer to balance his books.
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Athens cOlonixed the peninsula Of
Gallip0n more than $500 q ago.
Its Inhabitants, the DolOnkian Thraci-
Ans. asked Athenian aid against NV
age neighbors, and Miltiades walled on
q tsthmus near Bulair to keep the
enemy In check.
Out OF S03 occupations in which the
workers ut the United States are en-
gagged. women r represented in all
but eight. OF those eight, three are OF
Q military nature. Street car drivers
and b0ilermakers are also in the list.
william the Conqueror introduced
hcrseshoes into England. Stirruns.
however. were unknown to the m.
clients. who had posts erected onSthcir
roads 20 enable horsemen to noun.
One Chinese province annually -.
s1oets More than $4,000 tons az go.
al becaus0 an American mission.
u 1917 years 8 gave Q native
quart q California go.
- q Raytng ~sis5.oeo.ooo :
- g $3.50