Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-22

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east there Is often the difficulty of too
much water. in The west too LITTLE:
!nethods or treatment therefore differ.
Inc Worlds Work says thai a system
OF water control would bring under cul-
tlVation 10000 acres of the finest arabic
country along the Concord and Sud-
Dury rivers. while the county OF
plymouth. according to "a survey made
by tho federal department of agricul-
lure, contains $4,000 acres which are
now useless swamp, but which under
proper control would yield a large in
come to market gardeners.
me lur-bearlng animals of the Paci-
nc coast are estimated to bring a re-
turn OF $1,000 900 each year. This is in
terest at . per cent on $40, 900, 900. 1t is
worth while to protect this invested
capital and to increase it IL possible.
IL Is on this account that at the last
session of the California legislature a
law was passed protecting CALIFORNIA;
snare OF this vast amount during the
ume or the year that tho furs are of no
value and establishing other ~restric-
lions that will aid in conserving the
fur industry.
Temporary repairs on buildings in
certain sections Of the liberated area of
france sufficient to enable refugees to
remain In their homes through the win
Ter nave been undertaken by the bureau
OF reconstruction and relief Of the
American Red Cross. Work was recent
~ begun at Croix, neal Nesle. and it is
hoped to complete the task in that viii
lage. MoIinauX and Matigny within one
month. The bureau is also preparing
plans for relief work in other villages.
Efforts are being made to resume the
construction of branch railway lines in
the Lonets basin OF southern Russia
where. during fha Ilct re 1Nofpro <l,1
war. the branch and connecting lines
annually completed averaged %. The
development of the mining industry In
the basin was always closely dependent
upon the railroads. In the present war
transportation OF coal in carts became
disorganized and costs OF transport in
creased 700 per cent.
The British race horse nomenclature
is peculiarly sensitive to current events.
Horses are named largely after events
or people who are in the public eye at
the moment. The war has had a marked
effect In this respect. The racing at
Newmarket this week. for example, was
featured by horses bearing such wal
James as A~rnageddon. Verdun. Ba-
paume, Jutland, Grand Fleet, Home
Service, Entente Cordiale, Big Push and
Dawn of Peace.
The value Of the public libraries Of
Paris has been demonstrated by the
general use which has been made Of
them since the outbreak of the war.
These institutions have been more
availed of than ever, and h taste for
books seems to have grown and inn
proved, for the greatest demand Is for
works of a historical character and for
books on special scientific subjects.
Palestine has always been renowned
for Its vines and grapes, the climate,
soils n other conditions being much
h same as ours. Numbers viii. %. re-
fers to punches Of grapes which re-
Quired two men to carry them. and in
ratively that covered the hill and had
boughs like the goodly cedars.
A Pennsylvania coal company reached
all the way to the trenches In France
to get q witness in a compensation case.
Canadian forces to the o nearly a
year ago, treated Dominic Ambrosia, an
Oneida laborer, whose widow claims
compensation.
In the mining settlement of Edgeview,
Mo. q society Of young girls called THE
Gleaners' Mission Circle" walks back
and forth from the Italian and French
mission of h Presbyterian church. u.
8. (Southern), to Lexington, three miles
distant, Tor Its sewing class.
American clothing has replaced that
which merchants in Hengkong. China.
previously imported from Paris. The
goods OF American make have become
popular and It is expected that this
trade can be retained at the close Of
hostilities.
Title to Bruce island, q 12.COO-acre
tract Of rich land in the Mississippi
river. opposite st. Genevieve. Mo-. has
been awarded by the federal court for
the southern district Of Illinois to Joh
r. Boas, who has lived on the island
for IS years.
A few weeks ago the Female Orphan
society Of New Orleans. one Of the pio-
neey institutions Of the United States in
caring for orphans and widows. cele-
brated the one hundredth anniversary
OF Ito organization.
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The orientals typif1ed sorrows. cruel
ties and calamitles by plants Of .
poisonous or bitter nature. The name of
the star which ct the sound Of the third
angoyS trumpet feli ON the rivers was
called Wormwood.
Hakeas are Australian shrubs that
are particularly mer1tofious and adapt
able e caiifosnie climate ais
They have Q Wide range IN foliage from
broad loavos 70 cut leaves resembling
Pine needles.
FAo Jarrett boyss msmbership In any
90 branch q the Young 4en.s ChS3o-
Tan A6ooo1a41on0 = A4 0Aa1ghal. China,
sAave IT, Saght to use the
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