The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-02
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Forty men and three women to every
1000 persons are color blind.
Two or three meteors fall somewhere
on earth every twenty-four hours.
The common house sparrow flies nj
the rate Of seventy-two miles an hour.
There are 1.SOO churches in Moscow,
They are the wealthiest churches in the
world.
In Holland persons under eighteen
are prohibited from entering a public
house unless accompanied by an adult.
In 1910 tea planting in India did not
exist, yet last year it produced 60 per
cent Of the total consumption in Ber-
lin.
OF the total income Of the United
Kingdom. which is about fl, .WO,-
600 per annum. about one-half is en-
joyed by one-tenth of the population.
In a recent lecture in London it was
remarked as curious that, though the
Tfbetans had not realized the princi-
pie Of the wheel or arch, they thor
oughly understand that Of the can't.
lever and used it in their bridges.
Feeding the pigeons is q ~favorite pas
time Of the students on the Harvard
campus. The birds are quite tame. and
1t Is not an uncommon sight to see
some young student with birds perched
on his head and shoulders, feeding
them with peanuts.
Hiram Cochran, a California pioneer,
wanting to make sure of q good fu-
neral, willed his estate, consisting Of
some town lots and other property, to
an undertaken to whom he had made
known his funeral wishes and who had
promised to carry them out.
A remarkable record Of thrift comes
from Morrisville. VT, where a young
man has purchased a farm from the
savings Of five years. labor in the tan
neries. At no time did he receive over
$1O.G5 a week and much of the time
less, yet he laid by $1,000 clear besides
supporting his family.
sleeping in the open air can only
be practical with safety from arrest
by wealthy persons or those who can
show that they have plenty Of means
and are doing it for experiment. and
then only so long as no obstruction is
caused" said the magistrate of 4 Lon
don police court the other day.
A japanese recently applied for leave
to attend the meetings of the San
Francisco Building Trades council. He
said he wanted to listen to its DELHI
erations and also wanted to ascertain
how to proceed in order that his coun-
trymen might be admitted to unions
affiliated with the council. His request
was refused.
An Austrian meteorologist, J. N.
Nowak. who forecasts the weather by
means of a plant called "abus precato-
RUS" discovered by him in Mexico
many years ago.. will erect his first
weather stations in Vienna and Lon.
don. Nowak maintains that his fore
casts are obtainable from three to
eight days ahead.
For the first time within living men,
DRY, says the London Mail, a child has
been born In the curfew tower of
Windsor castle. She is the daughter
Of Keeper Wellbelove. The tower was
constructed by Henry III. in the thir.
teenth century. Instruments Of tor
ture still remain there, but now the
grim old prison is a nursery.
In a list OF unclaimed letters pub
lished by the New York postoflce a
few days ago We're missives addressed
to Harry Thaw. the young Pittsburger
whose marriage caused a sensation re-
Gently; Rider Haggard. the English
novelist; Marconi, the wireless tele-
graph man, and Craig Wadsworth, Sec
rotary Of the American embassy in
London.
Scotch fishermen nave introduced
fishing boats driven by motors. Ex-
periments have demonstrated the
great advantages Of such boats over
sailing craft in calm weather or when
the wind is unfavorable. The Scotch
fishing fleet comprises fully 10000
boats working at line and net fishing,
in addition to Il hundred or more steam
trawlers.
In her latest novel Rita" drew a
yelled portrait of the Countess Of War.
wick. At the New Vagabonds' din
ner in London the other night the two
were brought face to face. Some ex.
pected Lady Warwick to cut Rita
but she did nothing Of the sort. On
the contrary, her ladyship was very
gracious. Rita" is Mrs. Desmond
Humphreys.
Dowie has Il rival or imitator in lIa-
wall in the Rev. j. Nj. Ezera, for a
number of years pastor of the native
Congregational church at EVA and
considered. next to the Rev. $. l..
Desha, the most eloquent and inlu-
entail native pastor in the islands.
Ezera is now the leader Of Il new cult
or sect, the members Of which look
upon him as Il reincarnation Of Elijah.
Nine, Patti baroness Cederstrom)
has received from President Loubet
m, yi1,lNp of tho I nvinO IF Honor II,