The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-05-31

oO,SSt were IlC8ltlOlele.
The correct pronunciation of the English
proper name Cavendish is .'Candish."
For several years Mr. Labouchere has writ
ten that the use of German beer in London
might aid in decreasing drunkenness in that
city. He detles anyone to intoxicate himself
with it.
The Moniteur DIES Produits Chimiques ad
vises melon growers to put coffee grounds on
. their melon beds. They form a very stimu-
lating fertilizer, and greatly improve the ia
vor of the fruit.
A French millionaire. in order to encour-
age population, has left annual prizes of
$1,000, $500 and 5000 10 the mothers of the
largest families in Paris, with preference to
the poorest in case Of equality.
A certain princess, who has been living of
late in the Champs Elysees, Paris, has elop-
ed, like the young lady in Sheridan's play,
with her own footman. Her husband, reach
ed the station just in time to see them glide
out of it.
At the first appearance since the death of
her husband, on the stage of Albert Hall,
London, Nine. Nilsson was dressed in deep
est morning, and her first notes betrayed her
agitation by a remulus culver. But she soon
conquered herself, and her full, strong voice
rang through the hall with It's old time
sweetness. The audience applauded raptur-
ously, bat she firmly declined the encore.
Grass is said to grow luxuriantly in Wal
decks capital, Arolsen ; there are no rail-
roads within the principally. and the post
chaises are of the style of fifty years ago.
There was quite an interesting scene the
morning when the Duchess of Albany left
her childhood home. The Royal family are
very..much beloved, and the entire town TURF
ed out to bid good by to their pet, the Prin-
cess Helen.
The magnificent lace worn at the Duke of
Albany's wedding by the Princess Beatrice |
has a strange history. Her Royal Highness,
in girhsh curiosity, was, a few years ago,
turning out an old cabinet in the Queens
apartments, and came on a parcel of ex-
tremely old laces. Among them was the suit
in which she appeared. Upon being cleaned
and repaired the lace proved to be almost
priceless connoisseurs say it it is worth
$3.50, 900. 1t was lately presented to the
Princess by Queen Victoria.
American athletes will be interested to
learn that Calvayrac, 1.-The steam man. of
Paris, is about to measure PAGES with the
crack pedestrians Of England. According
to the figures, the English champions, Fran
els and Richards, are as much outmatched
by the phenomenal Parisian in running as
Boyd and Trickett are by Hanlon in rowing.
The longest distance ever made in one hours
running by an English pedestrian is eleven
and a quarter miles, but Calyayrac a few
Sundays ago, covered thirteen and a half
miles.
An amusing incident connected with the
Grand N stional Steeplechase is going the
rounds or the sporting circles. At one of
tue fences there Was a ~sclimmage and a tum-
BILE, half a dezen horses coming to grief. In
the hurry and confusion, Adams, the Jockey.
who started from the post upon Liberator, !
hastily rempunted and dashed home. While
weighing Ia he remarked to MIR. Gregory. he +,
weigher, that the old horse had not jumped
as he used to. Gregory asked what old horse
he meant, and he made answer that it was !
Llberator, of course whereupo he was in
formed that The horse he had ridden in on
was MT Liberator, but Ignition. While the
amazed Adams Was admitting that he had !,
mixed his horses, home came Liberator, rid
den by the jockey who had started on t.
milton. The occurrence resembled those mis- 6
takes SO frequently made in exchanges of :
hats or umbrellas, with this difference, that /,
the owner Of the best aeticle didn't lose in :
the swap. !
La taking instantaaeous photographs some
difficulty is experienced in bringing the OBJ
ject into the field of the camera. The pro-
cess for taking aim at, for instance. a NOV
ing object, such as a ship, has sometimes TO
be repeated several times, aad in the end the
result is unsatisfactory. nj. Murray has, to
get over this difficulty, designed a photo
graphic gun. This is a very large revolver,
with & stock TO put to the shoulder. The
barre. is u telescope that is t, say it con-
tains the lenses of a camera there are six
teen apertures, which take the place Of
chambers. The photographer puts in a sen-
sitizei plate behind these apertures, and, per-
forming IN operation analogous to cooking
the weap "a, he is ready for The field. On
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