The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
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In Swiss restaurants natives general.
" pay a few cents less for food or
drink than tourists.
The Oldest tortoise in the London zoe
has seen $50 summers. He has to be
fed by hand with cabbage.
Scientists are calling attention to the
| fact that fauna of the Atlantic and Pa.
cifc are quite different and advise an
investigation Of probable results before
the canal is cut through.
The growth Of trades unionism in
France has been very rapid. The title
under which the unions are known in
France is ''Syndicats PROFESSIONALS
They were first authorized by law in
1884.
Cross society who assisted in the war
with Japan are now being dispersed.
It Is stated that 500 medical men and
1000 Sisters of Mercy were enrolled for
duty.
The men employed in the Bombay
cotton mills are %agitating for longer
hours. They ask for q return to the old
thirteen hour day in place of the pres
ent day of twelve hours, with extra
payment for the additional hour.
An investigation into the size Of the
solicitors bills by Il government COM
mittee in London revealed this remark
able item: ''To attending you this day.
when we discussed ut length the items
Of our charges and in the end convinced
you that they were fair
A consignment of 1900 cigarettes
was recently shipped to a soldier ut
Fort Ethan Allen by a friend in the
Philippines. The duty on the cigarettes
amounted to SIS. which the consignee
declined to pay. The goods were then
ordered sold at auction to meet tho do
mands Of TIE government. They brought
$3.50.
\ movement is afoot to construct Il
l5S mile road for automobiles near
Winnipeg, Man. 1t will be oval in form.
II the expense of construction and
maintenance will be met from the tolls
collected from those who use it. 1t Is
proposed to run some big races on the
road. which will be oiled to keep down
the dust.
Gilbert Il. I.e Place of Deep River,
Conn. has a Scotch collie which is Il
very useful dog. Each morning after
breakfast the animal makes it his first
duty to fill the wood box. bringing the
sticks one at Il time in his month. II
the telephone rings with no one ON hand
to answer it the dog sets out to find
sOme n ut Once.
President Roosevelt is enthusiastic
over the idea of creating a game pre-
serve on the Kaibab plateau Of Ari-
IONA, including the Buckskin noun
tains. The tract Is 60 by so miles and
capable Of sustaining 5000 buffalo, as
many elk or o and innumerable
small game. Senator Smoot has pre-
pared a bill for the purpose.
"Cast thy bread upon the waters, for
thou shalt find 1t after many days."
This passage Of Scripture was verified
when a woman of Townsend, w., re-
ceived a present from a lady nearly
eighty years old of a handsome patch
work quilt she had mate and S. in cash
- An VI II llllIO uCtNA vi kIIIu-
ness done nineteen years ago.
A groom recently took some horses
from England to Australia for a resi-
den Of that commonwealth. As he
went to Australia under an agreement
as to wages. it was necessary for him
to obtain a special certificate of exemp-
ton to enable him to land. and ut the
end OF six months. the period for which
the certificate Is valid. he will be COM
PEELED to return to England.
A man was recently tried Mt Chicago
on the charge Of selling liquor to Chief
Ogallala Fire. Il ward Of the federal
government. The defendants attorney
called attention to an old law which
admitted IN Indian to citizenship when
he had land decided to him. Records
showed that Ogallala Fire had thus bc-
come Il citizen. and the alleged vender
OF fire water was allowed to depart in
peace.
Niagara river in its course from Lake
Erie to Lake Ontario falls Il distance Of
G27 feet. \ survey by the United States
engineers who measured the flow OF the
river below the falls shows that it dis
charges 100000 cubic feet of water u
second from one lake to the other. In
Its descent Of twenty-sevcn miles from
lake to lake Niagara river develops the
equivalent of about 100000 theoretical
horsepower.
The will Of the late Francis Skinner,
a Boston millionaire, puts the entire es.
tate. excepting $4,000. in trust for his
only son. Francis Skinner. Jr., who Il
few years ago married Sadie Carr. a
saleswoman in Il department store. The
testator left $4,000 to the Arnold arbo-
return Of Harvard college. The young
mans wife Is the daughter Of Patrick
Carr. Il tailor. She Is a strikingly hand
some WOma
Although tifty-three years old, Earl
de Gray still ranks as the greatest
game butcher in England. perhaps in
the world. lie has killed more game
h any other living sportsman.