Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-01

witch lis mounted above the battery.
The resistance tan be readily varied
by the motion OF. a small knob at the
vide OF the case, the brightness Of the
lamp being thus altered within the linz
Its of maximum intensity nj q dull
red glow. This enables current to be
economical when only a small mount
OF light is needed, prolonging the life
RI the lamp n battery. The resist
hnce is also useful in preventing the
Tendency TO overrun the lamp unduly
when a new battery Is substituted for
The old one.
One OF the taIlest telephone poles in
the world is where the wires OF the Pa
cific States Telephone company cross
the Chahales river, near Aberdeen,
Wash. For some time a pole 80 feet
high was sufficient to keep the wires
clear OF the river craft, but the increas-
ing passage OF ocean steamers made a
higher pole necessary. and a new n
t20sfeet high wal set up. The pole Is
n single stick OF Washington fir, IS
inches at the butt and eight inches at
the top. The pole weighs 5000 pounds.
"A French division, known for It's
exploits, recently changed from n
sector to another. taking up a new po-
sition in q region to which the men
themselves did not know that they were
10 be taken One hour after they were
placed in the trenches In this new POI
eition. a placard was raised above the
nearest trench In the German line, on
which was written in large letters:
Greetings to the valiant --- divi-
SION,
Carl Diehm. OF West Chester, Pa,
deputy prothonotary, received q pack
age through an express that
hnd hnn,a Mo rtyo1. ss(ynl1Aot % nnntcp -
So MI. Diehm paid the money andtook
the package and discovered three rec
Ords OF appeals that had been sent to
the ~prothonotary OF the supreme court
On Philadelphia Sc years ago and which
were just finding their way back to be
filed.
Louis Keller. age 68, OF Nuremberg,
Pa, who has eve been on a steam or
trolley a and a always refused a
ride, walked to Rupert, q distance OF
80, miles, to attend the annual reunion
pf the Kostenbauder family. He has
never missed a meeting In the last Ii
years and has always gone or foot.
Charles A. Cutler, Of South Paris,
Me-, owns q cat which Is nearly 90
years old. He raised 1t from a kitten,
and, except for q time when he tried
to give the cat to James Pledge, Of
Norway, whose house 1t Immediately
left and returned to It's old home. 1t has
always lived at the Cutler house.
It is said that the amethyst used to
be worn to promote temperance and
Eobriety. the chrysolite to ward off
fevers. the onyx worn round the neck
to prevent epilepsy, the opal to cure.
weak eyes and the topaz to cure in
Examination m keep h wearer from
sleep walking.
Jerry" a Boston terrier belonging
10 Mrs. Colby Rackliffe, OF Belfast, Me-,
was taken by her mistress to visit in
saltwater. The dog ran away ard re-
turned home. q distance of 40 miles, in
IA hours. The terrier had been over
the Q several times in an automo-
bile.
a Chicago physician insists that
Americans eat too much salt, and In
proof OF the assertion brings forward
the fact that South sea cannibals will
not eat the flesh Of white men from
the United States because OF Its salty
flavor.
Fire from q defective chimney
caught q vacuum cleaner in the house
OF Harry "A. Way. OF Burlington. VT,
and in some way started 1t going. The
noise Of itss operation aroused the fam
Il by 9AAA Gil 6VN NM DhAClys HNAt4
Div. Byrd Hunter recently left
Jarrolde Valley, w. Va, for his homo
on the Seal Islands, Berings sea, Alaska.
after traveiing 5000 miles to. cast his
vote for President woodrow Wilson. at
his former home there.
In a desk calendar the dates are car
iried on a reel in such q manner that
h3 weeks are visible at q time and the
background causes the figures for any
week desired to appear more prominent
than the others.
One line OF lake steamers, with head
quarters n Detroit, Mich, still clings
10 thNsOld method OF carrying pigeons
on it's sbOats, with which to communi-
cate with the shore, instead OF using
the wireless.
Al freak Of nature Ii the lost river in
Kentucky. It is known as the Hidden
river. because no n knows its origin,
and issxaf1tshes into q cave leading no
one knows ,where.
A Greek sponge fisherman's dive ia
depth Of 2s2 feet In the sea IL be-
1teveds 10 be the worlds record for q
man unprotected BY n sort Of diving
apparatus,
reel to De attached TO an automo-
bile wheel has been invented to enable
linemen TO pick MP or pay out wire
much more rapidly than can he done
hi Australian state OF Victoria IL
0ltctfifylnG Its railroad system az an
sxprnssse that eventually will exceed
HkExA AA~E 49,