The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
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Fossil pigs the size of COWS have beer
found in Oregon.
: A statue of the Sumerian King DayiC
r found at Bismya, Babylonia, recent,
is believed to date back to 1900 B. C..
: Lassa, the Forbidden City of Tibet
has 10000 people. two-thirds Of whom
are women, who conduct all the bust.
ness Of the city.
, The japanese method Of preserving
the salmon which are caught in large
numbers at Sakhalin Is to salt them
down and press them into bales.
Leonardo da Vinci not only put the
violin into the hands Of his heroines.
but he himself played upon a unique
siolin ut the extremity Of which was a
carved horses head.
Recently Sir William Crookes lecturetl
twice at Kimberley, South Africa, on
the making Of artificial diamonds. The
lectures cost $1,000. for they included
elaborate experiments.
Coallie, a clever dog belonging to
Charlie Cahill Of Bath Me-. left home
for several hours the other day. When
he returned late in the afternoon he
was Juggling a big pumpkin along with
him.
During the preparatory maneuvers
Of the Servian infantry at Nish a reg1-
ment was lost for twenty-four hours.
When 1t was finally sighted the men
were at the bottom Of a ravine dancing
to music furnished by a gypsy camp.
Franconlan wine growers are getting
alarmed ut the steady encroachment Of
p%hylloxera. Already in u single district
near Wurzbury the government has
had to pay $4,000 indemnity for in
fected vines destroyed by its agents.
Reports of an extensive volcanic out.
break on the island Of Savaii, in the
Samoan group, are brought by the
steamship Sierra from Australia. The
| eruption is ten miles south of Matan-
tua, and a new mountain has been
created 1000 feet high.
Among the rare pieces which caused
hot bidding ut a coin sale in New York
the other day was III old New Hamp-
| shire cent Of 1776. This coin Is down
in the catalogue as priceless" and
unique" The buyer had to lay down
$GO.5O to get possession.
One Of the oldest settlers in King
man county. Kan, Is an old mule. 1t
helped to draw the first wagon load of
provisions into the county. This mule
has been admitted as a member Of the
Old Settlers association and attends
every picnic. It is one of the land
marks of the county.
Enoch Brunette Of Springfield, Mass,
has presented the Belchertown Histor-
ical society with a correct model Of the
gold washer used in California by the
old forty-niners. Inside are two bags
Of a size that would hold $500 worth
| Of gold each. Mr.. Brunette made the
model for his own amusement.
A teacher in a lower west side pub
lie school in New York recently receiv-
ed the following letter: kindly excu-
plate my son Moses from being one ag-
grigate day absent. Because his moth
er sustaining sick Moses had to So
journ IN the house perpetual, so kind
" apology him for not coming once
day to school,"
1t was a Rockland (Me) sea dog who
painted his boat the other day with
curious results. He got along all right
until he came to put on the name on
the bow. "Star" was easy work on
n side Of the bow, and then he went
at the other. He followed his first Job
so closely that when he finished he
found the port bow inscribed Rats"
German sources estimate the total
length Of railroads in the world at $751;
1O5 miles. America has 27O,3S8; Eu-
rope. 6 7.778; Asia. 48,502; Africa. 49,.
GAO; Australia. 1902. The value Of
the worlds railroads is placed at $43,.
O0O.OOO.OOO. The total rolling stock
consists Of 10000 locomotives, 2225,.
600 passenger coaches and 100000
freight cars.
The monks Of the st. Bernard hospice
In Switzerland are up to date. They
have purchased an automobile to carry
provisions up the mountain. In order
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hitchel to the motor wagon. The gov.
ernment's permission had to be obtain.
ed because Of the bridges, some Of
which We're not intended for such
heavy loads.
A. G. Smith Of Brockton, Mass, has
received II unique present from an en-
graver Mt New Haven, Conn, in thu
shape of II cherry stone containing ont
dozen silver spoons. The stone is IL
two parts, which screw together. ant
the spoons are arranged about on the
inside. The spoons are perfect ant
large enough to be distinguished will
the naked eye.