The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
c IN FEW LINES

tlfec llcllaS, while a lance Is line leet
long.
Chicago did not get Il place on the
map until 1910, when its population
was 4.41O.
In the early days Of r%ailroadins
horses were used to help tie locoino-
tives on up grades.
The total number Of all known varie-
ties of postage stamps used by all h
governments Of the world up to date Is
1922.
a London curio dealer has in his
window a placard reading. Several
bits Of arnor for sale. suitable for mo-
torists."
There are more railway tunnels, via
ducts and railroad bridges in Switzer-
land than in any other country in the
old world.
Sheerness, England, though an i'm
portant naval station and a town of
over $4,000 inhabitants, does not pos
sess Il single telephone.
Owing to the rapid growth of the
United States the English language Is
now spoken by more persons than use
any other civilized tongue.
The percentage Of Jews engaged In
trades and doing manual labor for a
living is greater in New York than In
any other city in the world.
In defense to a charge Of selling milk
wholly devoid Of fat an English cow
keeper said that his cows had beer eat
ing cabbages, but the defense awaited
him not.
\ cat which had been driven into Il
shade tree by the dogs ut Nashua,
n. H., was rescued the other day after
it had remained in this position for
} three whole days.
Sark. II OF the Channel islands. has
Il prison that contains four cells. But
in the last five years it has had only
three occupants. Sark has n popula-
ton of about COO.
>. While chasing a mouse the other day
Nine. Delatour Of Paris broke through
the floor of her room and found in the
hole Il brass box containing gold coins
Of the value of $1,000.
Yc 'Oldc Cheshire Cheese. Il famous
= London hostclty. among whose GUS
=. toners in bygone days We're Gold
!, smith. Johnston. Boswell, Thackcray
= and Dickens. is to come into the mar
:, ket.
Australia has found Il new use for
discarded tram cars. sydney ladies
have them painted green and white.
hang them with baskets Of flowers.
train creepers over the roof and thcn
utilize them as afternoon tea rooms.
: A Somersworth q. H. woman re-
: Gently found in the family Bible $15
: in bills which, judging from the dates
e Of the bills, must have been concealed
t in the book about = century. They
were among the first paper issues Of
the United States government.
An automobile transportation serv-
ice has been recently established in the
Kongo Free State. Coal Is scarce AMI
:, petroleum or gasoline impossible, and
I. it was found necessary to use wool
for fuel. The machine makes twelve
l. miles an hour and has the capacity of IL
, ton.
One of the funniest consequences of
r young Alfonso's visit to England is
e the birth of the ''h!Ia!go" hat, Il mOdi-
I fed Spanish turban with which modis.,
( Englishmcn are beginning to deck
n their heads. Although distinctly more
suitable for winter. 1t makes a gallant
appearance.
Torrcy and Alexander admit that
' their revival campaign in London vas
a failure, and DR.. Torrey remarked in
Il recent address there. II suppose 1t
e would be safe to say that during the
last year there have not been five per-
SONS definitely converted in any one
e church or chapel in London"
n New York alone has 924 libraries,
with 9.O73.S SOB volumes; Massachusetts,
;, Go4 libraries, with 100000 volumes;
Pennsylvania. 491 libraries, with 1850.
Z $40 volumes. These three states have
about 50 per cent of the libraries and
40 per cent of the number of volumes
reported for the whole United States.
Russia has probably the most curious
: tax in the world. 1t is called the
. amusement tax and was instituted q
year ago to found an institution fOl
: the poor under the title of the EN-
e press Marie Foundation" The tax j.
laid upon every amusement ticket sold
e and the managers increase the price
accordingly.
n A block Of granite weighing owe
G 100000 pounds, flat on top II Will
J.. clean breaks Gu two sides, has beer
found near Woodbury., Vt. Three hun
drel feet north is seen the ledge from
which the block broke away. The two
are on about the same level, but be
e tween them rises a barrier Of granite
fifteen feet high. Local biologists are
trying to .i-urc out what natura
causes brought about the shift in tho
" position of the block.
1t has been discovered that the judg.
has no discretion under the Vernon
liquor law and that he is bound to sen
fop.n ~ rtr,-irtnl va1lny for q cn,.t , !,