The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-10

Details Of the regulations fixing the
prices Of flour and bread in the prin-
cipai cities Of Australia are given in an
article In the Melbourne Age. The price
OF flour is fixed at $54.75 a 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 four-pound loaf sold over the
counter, and 14.2 cents in western Aus
tralia Where a fraction of four pounds
IS bought a proportionate price Is to
be charged.
There has been introduced recently
hand magnet which is only a trifle
heavier than an electric iron and is de-
signated for connection to any lamp re-
ceptacle or socket. 1t is suitable for
cleaning up chips and borings, for sep
arating brass from iron chips or filings.
xor handling warm or awkward shaped
castings in boundaries. for dipping met
81 pieces in paint, for recovering nails
from sweepings in shipping rooms, and
Tor hundreds Of other purposes.
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Aeronautic units are to be developed
within the United States fleet for the
purpose Of directing the fire Of battle
ships at extreme ranges. With sea-
planes it is expected that effective fire
can be maintained at distance OF IT.,
900 to $4,000 yards. according to the
Aerial Age Weekly, which states fur
ther 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 tims attending the Kentucky
derby at Louisville recently, but the
train he went on had a head-on colli-
sion Carl also lost q wager memoran-
Aum, on which he had won. and missed
the return train, going by automobile.
Nothing else happened. although he
had to make Bonnie detour around
some impossible bridges, and he
ship shape.
In the e. w. Thornburrow yard in
Westmore, Kan. is large bunch Of
bluegrass growing in the fork of an
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 It shows up green and strong
and natures seeds. The grass has been
growing IN the tree Tor three Years.
The official organization for handling
trade between Germany and Russian
Poland, now occupied by the German
armies. consists at present Of 10, cham
bers Of commerce. 1t has published
report stating that the total value OF
gales effected between German and Po-
fish firms through the organization has
been more than $2,SS0.000. The organ
1Eatien 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 it was instituted, 20
years ago, four are still in active SER
xl. Two Tvs hav. been promoted and
Farley is still on the same run and has
missed few trips. The three conduc-
tors originally chosen to serve m the
express arS still at this work.
4 Money Is OF so little Importance to
many Ha1elton (Pa.) school teachers
that the board was forced to pass a
resolution ordering them to cash the
checks for the last four and five
months salaries due them, to permit
the treasurer to balance his books
Athens colonized the peninsula OF
0allipoli more than $500 years ago 1
1ts inhabitants, the Dolonkian Thraci-
age neighbours, and Miltiades walled of j
the isthmus near Bulair to keep the
enemy in check.
Out Of sos occupations in which the
workers Of the United States are en-
enged. women are represented in all
but eight. OF those eight. three are OF
- military nature. Street car drivers
And Sboilerma kers are also in the list.
William the Conqueror introduced
hcrseshoeS into " England. Stirgups.
hOWNvers9 were unknown to the nn-
GENTS, who had posts erected on tSeir
roads to enable horsenen to mount.
Y One Chinese province annually ex-
porte more than $50, 900 tons OF pea
huts. all because an American, mission
~ several .ss years ago save g native