Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-04


The liquor imported into Indo-China
IL consumed almost entirely by Eu-
ropeAns. The decrease in the European
population. the closing of many cafes
ana places OF amusement. the prohibi-
ton OF the sale OF absinthe and the
closer regulation of the liquor trade
caused a decline in the imports OF
liquor OF 20 per cent from the figures
OF 1914. and of more than 40 per cent
from those OF 1913. France enjoys a
practical monopoly OF the liquor trade
of this district.
A new ruling which is expected to
strengthen the law forbidding chauf-
feurs to operate cars while under the
influence of liquor, and which is be-
lleved to be an important step toward
cutting down the number of auto ACCT
dents in the vicinity was issued recently
by the PHILADELPHIA license court. Saloon
keepers OF the city were warned that
their business certificates would be
taken away from them if they sold liz
Quor to chauf1eurs while on duty.
Horticulturally. Porto Rico is a gem.
Inc island is nearly Il %rectangle SO
mlies wide and leo miles long. of great
fertility. great beauty and a healthful
and almost perfect climate. Although
'he population is 800 to the square
mile. nearly all are engaged i'm horti-
culture. The chief crops are citrous
fruits, coffee. cocoanuts, pineapples,
oaitaiias ana many other tropical fruits.
Although milk is selling for 10 cents
a quart in Middleboro, those who live
near the freight yards recently re-
ceived a free supply. There was a car
load of 16 cows delayed i'm transit. and
people living near the tracks who had
pals handy had them filled by the
cafet;ker of the cattle. No money was
accepted for the milk as the mixers
were glad to get rid of it.
Straight hair is the longest known.
woody hair Tho shortest. The length is
almost the same in both sexes in GER
tain races having straight hair (Chi-
nese, ~rcdskins), and also in the major
NY OF races with curling hair; it is
scarcely so among the races with way-
ing hair, in whom it is more or less
manifestly longer in the female.
The Gaceta de Madrid for October 8
contains the text OF a law governing
the leasing of the. state-owned n,lick.
silver mines in Almaden. The dimin-
fishing profit derived from the mines
because OF the rising cost Of produc-
ton 10 assigned as the reason for
ang the present method of ex-
plOitatiOn.
Meat packers buying at the Chicago
markets one day recently struck and
refused to buy when the prices for live
hogs went above SIS a 100. Fearing
lest the 10000 hogs still unsold would
having control Of the market permitted
the prices to fall back.
In addition to the plant to be erected
on the southern Pacific coast to manu-
facture potash from kelp the denart
mont OF agriculture ID c~o-operatinp
with Cement mile and blast furnaces
90 determine whether the potash nov
lost warrants the expense neceesary 10
recover 1t.
In 1916 the California raisin cron
brought about $4,000 more than the
crop the preceding year. This was in
spite OF the short crop. At the end az
January partial payments amounted to
1.lbS.S.s.46 This brought the total for
. years crop to :s:sos. $685. /.
The earliest placer mining in Alaska
VA done on FOurrnile river in 1886.
led to the opening up Of inland
m mn. : and the discovery OF the fa-
30 worth OF gold has been taken out az
me and Yukon placers.
In the presence OF q large number Of
c!sixens me gradio station at San Diego
VAS tested the other day and said
good morning to Australia and other
points ON the globe. It cost 100000 and
= the largest In the world.
Mnite we are gathering seaweeds for
eeftilixer we should Introduce one FINN
The British isles known az alaria escu.
tentA, iafsd used In many parts n an
article ~ FOOD. The Scotch call Il bal.
aeriocks.
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