Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-22
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FOREST CRY. SOUTH DAKOTA
Announcement is made of a giro ts
the University of Chicago by Mrs. VAN
della Varnum Thomas. widow of the
late DR.. Hiram w. Thomas. of Chi
raso, which is to be used in maintain
ing a series of annual lectures in MEM
Dry of DIR. Thomas. These lectures,
when established, are to be given, ac-
rordins to the letter of gift. "by repre-
Eentativcs of the larger faith and eX-
press the ever growing thought of the
world in religion and life" They arc
10 be made accessible to people outside
The university as we'll us to the mem
bers of the student body.
DIR. Jeremiah W.. jerks, head of he
division of public affairs at New York
university, has left for the far east. He
VIII spend some time in the Philip
pines for the purpose of studying con-
nitions in the islands. ON his way
home he will visit China and Japan. In
hll of these countries he will deliver
lectures. DIR. jerks work i'm the uni
versity will be handled by Prof. Will
lard c. Fisher. recently of Wesleyan
University and in 1914 progressive can
hldate for governor in Connecticut.
Tcakwood is used in India for gem
eral 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
OF years becomes almost lack.
The bureau of navigation, depart
ment OF commerce, has recently issued
the 1915 edition of Radio Stations OF
the United States" This list shows
That there are now 5.O73 radio stations
in the United States, an increase of
i.139 since 1914. They are classified
as follows: Government and
cial land stations, 224; government and
commercial ship stations. 1896; special
land stations, 118; general and restrict
cd amateur stations, 1886.
Raymond Tilton, Of Richmond. KY,
aged Fl, performed the feat of gaining
-FOUR pounds of weight in less han three
hours to become a soldier in the United
States army at the recruiting station in
Cincinnati. Tilton desired to Join the
infantry. but tipped the scale at 1923
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 III
experiment of erecting close to one OF
these dams an automatically worked
lit, 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 a man and a body shaped
like that Of a 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 we'll developed projection over
The base of the brain. a large forehead
and a prominent jaw.
Astronomers at the Lowell observa-
tory, Flagstaff. Ariz., have discovered "a
number OF canaliform riffs in the north
polar cap Of Mars. These riffs, it has
been suggested. show the effect of the
vegetation coming through the snow.
me course OF the most conspicuous of
The openings is said to coincide closely
with that OF the known canal, Cadmus.
Chinese 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 competi-
ton from Shanghai. This will affect
the United States. from which the ma
Jor portion OF the biscuits, crackers and
cakes for China have been imported.
German cities have hit on a new.
scheme for advertising themselves. Il
Is In the form Of a brief description Of
n 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 c
Foreign and domestic 4
Washington.
Much of the preliminary work In.
been done on the proposed new arsenal
Tor the Greek navy, which is to replace
the present arsenal at Salamis. The
cost of the new ablishment is esti-
mated at $14, 600, 900. The work ia 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.
culatlon, sentiment and force Of habi,
erywhere else in the United States ha.
largely given way before the superior
cOmpactness, convenience and safety Of
carrying bills.
Avon, Me-, O town with a population
OF $50 in 1910. has paid off the last of
it, municipal indebtedness. which only