The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
FACTS IN FEW LINES
Cannons were first used In 1916.

plays poker.
Greater New York consumes 1885,
900 quarts of milk Il day, and the peo |
pie Fever see Il COW. !
1t cCs,s on an average $500 to put
out Il fire in London and 500 to ex'
tinguish one i'll New York.
Glasses for the study Of German and
Yiddish have been organized by Lon
don's commissioner Of police. Il
Skeletons are now being sold in Rus
sia for $1.15. Before the outbreak Of
the war in the east they were wortf
at least 81.
Sugar refining in Russia gives EN-
ployment to more than twice US many
people us the grinding Of grain-110,ON
against $4,000.
OF the 72O,OOO,OOO acres Of land max
ing up the total area Of Argentina p,
OOO,O are arabic. The principal crops
are corn, wheat and fax.
Reports just issued show that the
Irish fax crop last year yielded 33.7
stones per acre, which was we'll above
the decennial average Of 900 stones OF
fourteen pounds to the stone.
DR.. William Henry, an English ply
sician, states as the result Of expert
ments that in all forms Of animal life.
insects included, exists the taste for al
cohol. He says that fishes are the only
real teetotalers" in creation.
A recently discovered manuscript
written by Il schoolmate indicates that
Napoleon l. knew so little Of the
French language when he was sen tc
the military school ut Brienne that q
private teacher was engaged for him.
Fifty numbers Of Il newspaper 800
! years old have been found in the state
| archives II Stcttin, r~oInerania. con
tanning quaint descriptions of the
plague, shipping disasters. etc. the
news Of January being given only III
August.
Perhaps the finest mausoleum in eX
istcnce is that in Agra, India. which
was built by the Emperor Shah Jchan
for himself. 1t vas twenty-five years
in course of erection, and on it 10000
men were constantly employed during
that period.
A man arrested in Dinapore, Bengal,
died before his case could be heard, but
the local magistrate nevertheless tried
and convicted and fined the dead man
and then ordered the heirs, his neph.
ews, to pay the fine. The high court
has reversed the Judgment.
Argentina reaches into the equatorial
hot belt ON the north and through the
temperate zone on the south, having
thus wide ranges of temperature. Two
thirds of its people nearly are native,
Italians to the number Of almost half Il
million lead the foreigners.
Far eastern punctuality was illus
trated the other day by the viceroy OF
Wuchang, China, who had an appoint
ment to review 5000 school children nj
8 a. m. and appeared smiling on the re
view ground at 2 p. III. The children
had waited for him six hours.
Professor TuXen, Danish court paint
er, sold Il copy Of the painting Of Kin.
Edwards coronation to the car 70,
10000 rub!es. Upon the presentation
the bankers said the cars checks were
never paid in full. His Russian males
ty aftcrwa:d made ~ the difference.
Tho Waterman who is maintained b.,
the railroad ut the base Of Noun
Washington during the winter Slipped
while descending the mountain recent
~ and rolled about 800 feet before Ii,
was stopped by Il rock. He broke III
bones. but was badly shaken by tn
fall.
1t is very Se:hom that Il steamship o
1000 tons disappears, leaving not
trace, in a voyage that should hav,
taken only five days. But that is til
. case of the ldum, which sailed iron
Drammen. Norway, or Nov. Is 70
Preston, England, with a load of WOO
pulp.
, At the Paris Opera ComiQue recent
the refrain Of a song, eau jeu, au jcu.
('TO the Game!') was mistaken by
spectator for eau feu, au feu." e.
%fire!"D, and by repeating the words a
the top of his voice he created Il tempo
rary panic among the audience, say
the Paris Eclair.
Scotland is becoming alarmed at til
increase in the number of Burns re
> les" Chairs enough are now known t
Z have furnished a dozen Burns cottages
Even the well known habits of the poe
! will not account for the array Of Burn
: cups and mugs that are scattere
, around the world.
In the larger towns and cities {
Cuba telephone systems are in Oper;
q ton, and permits are granted frol
time to time for the construction
private telephone lines %connectin
plantations. etc, with railroad st;
t tons, stations of the rural guard, nea
est city hall or adjoining plantations.
A lot of land was sold at North AZ
d ans, Mass, at auction the other da
for $1,000. The bids started low, an
all but two bidders dropped out whe
$1,000 had been offered. When 50, 199.:
had beer bid the opponent raised it j..
cents, which was Immediately raised