The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-03
FACTS IN FEW LINES

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American railways handle about $12,-
WU.N worth of grain Il year.
No less than S.132 wonen In Iowa
are employed in agricultural pursuits.
Cornwall is the only county in Eng
land which has no theater. a scheme Is
on foot to build one ut Falmouth.
Vienna has the largest public bath in
Europe. 1t il oS1 feet long and 1856 feet
wide and &C commodities 1900 people.
English chimney sweeps are out Of
employment and starving on account of
the recent general Introduction Of gas
stoves.
A cautious grand juror at the Old
Bailey. London. brought his " Bible
with him to he wOrn upon and so took
no risk Of microbes.
The latest survivor of the kingdom Of
Poland, Dominik Lizniewicki, has died
at Warsaw. aged 40. He was born In
1904, before the partition Of Poland.
Tumblcrs resembling in shape and
dimensions those employed today have
been found in great numbers in Pom
peii. They are made Of gold, silver,
glass, marble, agate and Of precious
stones.
A Kensington IN. H. farmer lays
the following down as a hard and fast
rule: Il raise no less than twelve
calves Il year and would do 1t IL there
wasn't a pound Of butter in the house
from years end to another"
"Died while trying to commit sui
| eide" was the verdict Of a coroner's
Jury in London the other day, and 1t
| was in accordance with the testimony.
| The excitement Of getting a knife and
| preparing to kill herself was fatal to
| Maud Marshall, who had a weak heart.
\ French newspaper asserts that the
| trade in "nrtiicial' mummies in
Egypt amounts every year to more
than 100000. Most Of the up to date
mummy factories" are located In It.
ally. but there are also Il great number
Of them in Germany. France and Eng
land.
A swarm OF bees took possession Of a
ventilator OH the ship Diana OF the
British navy while she lay alongside
| the mole ut Gibraltar. 4. clever sea-
maj succeeded in getting the swarm
transferred to an old soap 0 and
sold the whole thing to Il local bee
raiser.
| Isaac Kunk, a scptuagenarian Of
York, Pa. has among the possessions
he prizes the first pair of shoes w
worn by him. They We're made for
him by his father. John Runk. sew
enty-four years ago. Tho shoes are
In as good condition as when he first
wore them. in 1880.
The women of Bath. Me. are making
an effort to get rid OF the cheap, taw-
dry advertising signs which are such Il
noticeable feature along all the ap-
prouches TO the city. Nearly every
dealer who does this kind of advertis-
ing has expressed himself as willing to
discontinue it If others will.
Francis Cation has endowed in Lon
don university Il fellowship for the
promotion of the study of national
eugrnics," which is defined as ''thc
study of the agencies under social
control that may improve or impair the
racial qualities Of future generations
either physically or mentally.
Railway whistles inhict II torture on
SO many people that the efforts abroad
to check the plague will be followed
with interest. Austria has introduced Il
system of dumb signaling to start and
stop the trains. Belgium is trying com
pressed air whistles instead of steam.
and Germany experiments with horns.
John Ryan of Plainfield, VT. has in
his possession four letters, the dates of
which range from 1909 to 1910. written
to Miss Helen Hitchcock. All the let
tcrs were written before envelopes or
stamps were used and the postage tn
be collected was marked on the wrap
per, the cost on these being from 5 to
Is cents.
A nicotine treasure trove was un-
earthed in the garnet Of the house of
the late Henry Prcntiss Of Danvers q
few days ago when 1000 boxes Of i'm
ported cigars bearing revenue stamps
dated 1861 were brought to light
Those who have smoked some of the
cigars declare that they are not bad
In spite of their age.
The annual cost of the navies Of tho
world, based On official figures, is as
follows: United Kingdom, $177,G2S,
GEO; United States, SS2,G1S,034; France
SCI, Go4,30 Russia, $G1,747,S35 Ger
many, ST.. 100000: Italy, $24.200,0O0
Japan, S%11,774,5oo; Austria, $10,190,
600; Netherlands, SG,04S, 100; Spain
$5,1C2,O0o Portugal, $3,0GG, 100.
American built carriages seem to b.
growing in popular favor in Malta
Within the last two years quite a mum
Der have been imported either by Tho
direct lire from New York or by way
Of English branch houses. Such gOot
satisfaction have these given that to
day an American carriage is cons!d
cred to be indispensable.
Men who carry timcpieces of thu
cheaper sort. selling from 70 cents t.
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