The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-16
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In Ireland out Of a thousand females
over fifteen years of age 497 are un-
married, in India out of the same num-
Der only forty-tive.
In order to keep evil spirits away
from granaries charms, such as skulls
and horns Of animals, are hung on a
board near by in India.
The candle still holds its own, not
withstanding petroleum, gas and. cleo
tricity. The production Of candles in
the United States during the fiscal
year Of 1905 amounted to $3.50, 1862.
As far back as 1868 it was decided in
the case of Bon versus Smith in the
reign Of Elizabeth that a woman by
marriage loses her former name and
legally receives the name Of her hus-
band.
The skeletons of three Of the soldiers
who were Of Napoleon's army when he
crossed the Alps in the year 1900 were
found recently in a cave near a road
that was built across the st. Bernard
by Julius Caesar.
The "small heads" belong to a South
American race. The skull is peculiarly
conical and at the top is no bigger than
a silver dollar. The three last surviv-
ors of the race are women. The brain
weighs about one-fifth Of the average
human brain. Their height is from
three feet to three feet six inches.
The Italian chamber of commerce at
Nory Vor.l, x1,o~%, ,vov,lc{4, c~c5o 81.
the denaturation Of olive oil intended
for industrial purposes on condition
that it should be admitted free Of duty.
But as a comparatively small part Of
the "olive Oil' now imported is pure,
there is not much probability Of any
action in the matter by congress.
Two front hoofs Of moose have been
received by 4 Bangor (Me.) taxider-
mist. The toes of the hoofs are elon-
gated to Il remarkable degree. Or
dinarily the hoof is about six inches
long, but in these the toes grow out
ward and upward to a length of more
than a foot. These two specimens are
from two different moose, one being
shot in the Tobique region, in New
Brunswick. and the other near Newcas-
tie, Me.
One of the most curious peerages,
and the only Russian one held by a
British commoner, is the barOny of
Essendemplace, Hatfield. The great
great-grandfather of the present holder
Of the title. DIR. Thomas Dimsdale. was
specially retained to vaccinate Gather
inc of Russia. For this service she
gave him 100000, an annuity of $500
and made him a counselor with the
prefix of honorable. The late lord
mayor of London belonged to this
family.
An Indian chieftain as a railroad
president is Il rare thing. but that is
what Pleasant Porter, chief Of the
Creeks, is. His railroad Is the Indian
Central. 1t filed it's charter at Guth-
rie. 1t is capitalized ut $15,OOO,OOO and
contemplates the construction Of AGO
miles Of railroad in Indian Territory
and Oklahoma within the next two
years. The road begins at Ponca City
and runs southeast to Paris. Tex. with
a branch running from the Red river
northwest to Oklahoma City.
The briquets which the state coal
mines department Of New Zealand in
tend to manufacture ut Westport will
be in two shapes. One will be Of al
OblOng block about %two-thirds the size
Of an ordinary brick and will be used
for boiler purposes. The other will be
egg shaped, weighing only a few
ounces, and will be suitable for house
hold use. The state railway depart
ment has announced its readiness to
use briquets almost exclusively for
keeping up steam In the boilers on the
locomotives.
Future geographers Of the frozen
deep may wonder at some pretty
names which designate the islands
which are scattered along Walter Well
man's route to the north pole. Well
man has planted the flag on five tiny
spots of land in the land Of ice and
called them after his five attractive
daughters. All of these young women
have names beginning with X and II
respectively Ruth. Rose. Rachel. Rita
and Reheeca. Wrllman has promiSct
them Il trip in his brave ship to the
islands H.irh bear their names and
which they may claim as their own by
right of their fathers discovery.
The dean of Westminster has refus-
ed permission to erect a memorial to
Herbert Spencer in Westminster alb
hey. He says lie must consider the
limitation of space ut his disposal and
he believes that it Is his duty to close
the abbey against all who have not
done the highest service to the church
or the nation with the exercise of their
gifts. There is, Of course. Il fierce out
cry against the exclusion Of Spencer.
rs there has been against the exclusion
Of Byron. although it has been said.
"Why should Burns be honored with a
monument in the abbey when Lord
Byron has been persistently excluded:"
The progress Of Egypt's commercial
development in the last twenty years
has been most marked. The cotton crop
alone In that time has more than uou-