Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-20

born population of the ountr Ma
tives of the w countries in the United
States number 4,17l.915, Germans alone
plumber 2.5O1 ,533. The large majority
e11 German born citizens in New York
ttate. Half OF Cincinnati's citizens were
born in Germany. The largest percent
age OF New York city's German born
population lives in Queens.
A successful scheme for eliminating
danger n increasing speed for traf-
Tic has been the plan Of throwing a
nood of light upon traffic policemen.
DO that their motions can be easily dis
linguished. The Union Electric Light
u Power company, of st. Louis, has
tried increasing the illumination at
busy corners by lamps on high build
lngs or we'll above the street, thus
benefiting police, car drivers and the
general public.
Parcels sent to prisoners OF war
Abroad, mostly in Germany, averaged
$1,000 a week from England, while
io;ooo, mostly from Germany. were re-
celved for prisoners in England. Money
orders numbering $3.50, and repre-
eenting ESQ 200, ven to British pris-
oners in Germany, and SO. 900. raore-
renting $4,000, came to enemy pris-
0ners in Great Britain.
Frank Harold Speir, age s. of San
Francisco. Cal, will make his second
ocean voyage alone. when he leaves for
Australia to live with his grandparents.
Last year the boy made the round trip
from San Francisco to the Antipodes
unaccompanied. Frank is the smallest
applicant for a passport who ever APP
piled in that city.
Men who "'have never been able to
save a cent might learn something
from the caterpillar who travels on the
instalment plan. Watch him put out
his forward legs and wait until the
mind ones come up. giving him a camel
hump at the middle. But he arrives
all right.
The customs authorities of Sweden
already are anticipating the coming of
peace. They have sent a circular order
to an customs stations. pointing out the
probability that. with the en- OF the
war. freight traffic will in all prob
ability assume overwhelming proper
tions.
An employe of the Chinese postoffice
having become interested in the gospel
by reading the small magazine, Gospel
Mall. registered a letter which he wrote
to missionary, because 1t contained q
question. which to him was all import
ant, What I do to be saved?"
A new project Of American engineers
- . giant canal $50 miles long to con-
noct the Arctic ocean and the Baltic sea
extending from Kandalaska on the
White sea to Tonnes near the Swedish
frontier on the gulf of Finland. Ths:
cost - estimated at $3.50. 600, 900.
Many Christians hymns are sung in
the Buddhist Sunday schools Of Japan,
The name Of Buddha being substituted
Tor that Of Christ and OF God the Faith
q. IA such songs % Jesus Loves Ne.
and God Il Love-"
Since the beginning OF the war. Can
hda haa provided 414,4o2 volunteers for
has sent 1880 British reservists and
1900 men Tor the aerial and naval SER
student 1t Dubuque college, who
Etpent.laSt hummer doing home mission
M WQIks earns his way through col
BY serving the members Of the
skoliege colnlmunaty % q barber.
Luke McLuke says the hardest thing
@A~MnnMnlcan do Is to swallow his pride.
eyldentlyssLu boarded at q
5Ge9teNrant and tried to swallow some Of
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1ss puget Sound division Of the
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1dIsccY ~ employing women Instead
w 166Gns03aorever women are able to do
HeQHired.
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