The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
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article OF o Win his myers,
The first street to he lighted iv gas
was Pail Mall. This was in January,
1907.
France and Italy run national pawn
| shops for the benefit of the poorer sec
ton of their population.
The coal output of the United States
In 1900, according to the geological
survey. amounted to Ala. O3o, 5S1 short
tons. having a value of $512,61O. 744.
An old plan for a ship canal across
been revived and is being pushed by
business interests Of Edinburgh and
Glasgow.
inc apple stump Of IN Oregon farm
err has been successfully grated with
twenty-tliree varieties of fruit, includ-
ing peaches. plums, prunes and e
some nuts.
Since the opium act came into force
Chinese tradesmen in Shanghai and
other large cities have been making
big money by selling alleged cures for
the opium habit.
DR.. Erasmus Herring, who has re-
Gently died in Germany. rivaled the
famous Cardinal Mezzofanti as a lin
guist, having been able to speak and
write thirty-three languages.
Frank Truesdale of Naugatuck,
Conn.,, has a pair of horses that can
spot a snake in the grass much quicker
than a nan can and will always stop
when they see n of the reptiles.
A horse becoming frightened at an
automobile at Stamford. Conn. ran
into the house Of Mrs. Mary Murphy
and trotted upstairs into the parlor.
He turned again, however, and ran
down to the street uninjured.
a man in Chile recently had to pa.'
e~xpressage on 4 large box which vas
sent him from Atlantic City, \. J.
When he opened the box he found that
it contained a BARRIERS pole that a
friend had sent him as Il joke.
Hartford. Conn.,, is probably the only
New England city that raises hon toy,
gui lung and lot ju. These are vege-
tables dear to the hearts Of the Celes-
tials and are raised on the two acre
farm of Quong Now and his American
wife.
Scottish emigration has not attract
ed much attention, but 1t is, compare
lively speaking, heavy. During this
Of March to the end of June, 10000
persons sailed from the Clyde for the
United States and Canada.
The cutters Of Rio de Janeiro ran
with beer for several days recently
The municipal laboratory having dis
covered that practically every beer in
the local market contained a danger
Gus amount of sulphuric acid, the au'
thorities proceeded to destroy al
stocks on hand.
The murder of Il family In a lonely
country In Hungary has had a remark
able sequel. Gypsies are suspected
and every tribe and aravan in thu
province surrounding Budapest has
been placed under arrest on suspicion
1t is believed the government will
utilize the occasion for stamping on
nomadism In Hungary.
Keeping up a telegraph line in Soutl
Africa is no light task. The postmas
ter general of Rhodesia says In his an
nual report that owing to lightning
veldt fires, raids by elephants and th'
theft of wire by natives for the pur
pose of making bangles Geographic in
terruptions during last year were NOR
frequent than for many years past.
Il Wo11{rutor Q,,oIyctV,h1 {1Nn Nov
: York sculptor. who was chief Of sculp
, tulp at the st. Louis exposition, has re
ceived from the state of South Carolin'
q $4,000 commission to execute 70
statuary hall, in the capitol ut Wash
' ington. a statue Of John c. Calhoun
senator, secretary Of state, vice pres
dent and author OF the doctrine @
4 notification.
Wives are still obtained by purchas
in some parts Of Russia. In the dis
trict Of Kamyshin, on the Volga, fo
: example, this is practically the onl
way in which marriages are brougf
about. The price Of a pretty girl fror
a we'll to do family ranges from $40
to 5000. and in special cases a niue
higher sum is obtained. In the vi
y lagos the lowest price is about $25.
An institution has been opened
London by a society IN for tt
purpose Of teaching debutantes how
. act at a drawing DON They al
taught to enter. to bow, to courtes
and to depart. Strange to say, tt
! school has been an enormous success
" for there is nothing which makes youn
y women so nervous as the thought tn,
they will be doing the wrong thin
Is when they are brought into the pre-
re ence Of royalty.
" Cotton powder cases are to be aba
-. doned by the American navy to guar
" against the possibility of ignition
/" a spark. This was the cause of II
recent fatal accident on the hattlesh
Georgia. Powder cases for eight al
twelve inch gun will be made
silk. The fabric combines remarkab
III strength with close warp and wo