The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-23
FACTS IN FEW LINES

There are forty-ive medical socie-
ties in New York city.
The annual mineral yield Of the Brit
ish empire exceeds $1,OOO 100000 in
value.
There are said to be in Shanghai
more insurance companies than in
London.
A horse always rises from a lying
position on to its forelegs first and a
COW on to it's hind legs.
It is likely that the height Of the
new buildings in Messina will be lim-
tied to about thirty-three feet.
There are ut present in India 3o1
medical missionaries, of whom 121 are
men, and 1856 missionary nurses.
AS a health restorative a French
medical expert recommends a ten or
fifteen day diet of fruit alone twice a
year.
In Tokyo a person may ride in an
automobile, with chauffeur and porter,
eleven hours for $12, half a day for
$3.50 or n hour for $3.50.
American gramophone companies in
China have had to replace the black
trumpet with trumpets made Of bright
colors to attract the Celestial eye.
A government prospector who was
searching for coal in the south of In.
dia discovered a valuable deposit Of
tantalite, the first found in that coun.
try.
No longer is the Bank Of England
the greatest institution Of its kind. In
volume Of business transacted at least
1t Is surpassed by the National City |
Bank Of New York.
There is a growing desire on the
part Of the young Of both sexes in
China to choose their own mates. Fa.
theirs and mothers are therefore called
upon by the Chinese to uphold the
old rules.
By a cabinet ordinance recently is
sued In Tokyo the somewhat onerous
restrictions on the use Of western ink
in Japanese official documents has
been removed after the long period of
thirty-two years.
The Chinese are showing unusual
zeal in acquiring a working knowl.
edge Of English, which Is gradually
becoming the international language
Of commerce in the empire, and es.
pecially in the coast towns.
In the telephone hunt for fishing in
Norway a microphone in a water tight
steel box Is lowered into the sea and
transmits to the telephone receiver in
the boat a whistling sound If herring
are about and a kind of granting if
cod are near.
The town Of Webster has more dogs
in proportion to the population than
any other town in Maine. There are
between 100 and 1900 Inhabitants
and 10 licensed dogs are recorded.
There are also dogs on which no tax
has been paid.
Jose Gaudaloupe Aleitd Of Jalostit-
Ian, state Of Jalisco, Mexico, is said to
be the oldest man in the world. The
record Of his birth as contained in the
archives Of the parish church shows
that he was born in 1910, which makes
him 1870 years old. He is in good
physical condition.
1t is reported that immigration from
China proper into Manchuria is taking
place in considerable numbers, that
the immigrants are industrious, that
they are better agriculturists than the
Japanese and are willing to work for
smaller wages. The Germans in Kwang.
tung are very active in commercial
pursuits.
A woman who resides at Old Or
chard, Me-, went to Haverhill, Mass,
last fall, taking her cat with her. After
being there awhile she found that the
cat was missing. The same woman
returned home some time ago and
found that pussy was at home too.
The cat had Travelled nearly 100 miles
unchaperoned.
The buffalo, whose hide was once
an important article Of commerce, has
disappeared before the advance of civ.
.ilization. The beaver can apparently
only be saved from a similar fate by
extraordinary measures Of protection;
so, too the fur seal Of the islands and
waters Of the Pacific. Sea otter and