The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-08
TIMELY BREWTIES

The annual cost to Spain of it's DO.
lice system is nearly $1.6OO.OOO.
Many American farmers are settling
in Mexico, their numbers fast increas-
ing.
Liverpool collects a thousand tons of
refuse a day. Nearly all Of it is put
20 some use.
Great Britain imported in the last
five years wheat and wheat -four worth
S1,O79. 739,955.
The consumption Of beer in Germany,
according to official statistics. is rapid.
ly decreasing.
In Sweden the testimony Of a child
under sixteen years of age will not be
accepted in court.
The loss to railways in France from
the recent strike amounted to SG75,4 400
to the roads and $1,SOO,OOO to the state.
Not since 1910 has there been such
u disastrous failure in the European
wine production as that Of the past
year.
Now that Monaco has got it's parlia-
ment there are only two countries in
the world without one-China and Mo.
rocco
The heaviest rainfall ever recorded
occurred on the isthmus Of Panama,
where 1886 inches of water fell in
twenty-four hours.
Bamboo poles are cheap in Japan
only 90 cents for 100 twelve-foot poles.
At that rate every boy in Japan should
be able to go fishing and own his own
pole.
The Bolivian chinchilla Is larger and
more valuable than the Chilean vari-
ETY.. 1t is easily crossed with the bis
cacha, but the fur is then of much less
value.
Trinity church corporation. in New
York, is said to be the richest church
corporation in the world. 1t owns ten
churches and nine schools and has as.
sets of $15.OOO.OO
The estimated consumption Of wheat
in this country for the year is about
| six bushels per capita. At the present
rate of increase it will be seven BUSH
els about the year 1910.
A New York policeman picked up a
five dollar bill at Forty-second street
and Sixth avenue, New York, the other
day. and before the day was over fif-
teen persons had claimed 1t.
Graphite mining has been carried on
in Bavaria for centuries, and the meth
DDS today are as primitive as they
were 200 or 800 years ago. Improve
ments are about to be introduced.
There is being discussed in Russian
government circles a proposition for a
complete representation Of Russian
railways in American in order to at
tract passengers via the transsiberian
route.
An annuity Of $1,000 a year is to be
settled by the Wright brothers, avia-
tors, upon the widow and children Of
Ralph tombstone. the aviator who was
killed while flying for the Wrights at
Denver.
Time was when Rio Grande do Sui,
in Brazil, sent 10000 dry hides in one
year to the United States. For the
last year these exports had dwindled
to 700, whereas 164.S24 dry hides were
sent to Europe.
An unexpected result Of the Portu-
guese revolution was the in%disposition
of the animals at the Lisbon geological
gardens. They all became i'll, having
been so alarmed by the bombardmeut
that they refused to eat and drink.
Introduction of the Gregorian cal
endar into Russia is sought by infu.
entail Germans, who point out that the
uses of the Julian calender by Russia
greatly affects business transactions
and often leads to disastrous misun.
de%rstandings.
According to the Novoe Vremya, the
Tolstoy family refused the request OF
three famous Russian scientists fol
permission to examine and weigh the
brain of Tolstoy because such a pro
ceeding would be entirely against his
expressed views.
Americans are now manufacturing
: between 600 and 800 monographs a
q month in Japan. The manufacturing
=, plant Is located near Yokohama, an(
the company has u capital Of $l25,OOO
OF this 80 per e II is owned by Ameri
. cans The balance is owned by Jap
) aneSe.
The Swiss federal council intends tC
invite all nations to a conference al
Berne to revise the calender. 1t is the
: idea to adopt an arrangement by which
g every year will be divided into exactly
ffty-two weeks. or 364 days. Natu
a rally there must be intercalary days
New Years day will probably be som
such extra day.
The Very Rev. J. Armitage Robin
sin, D. D., dean Of Westminster abbey
has been translated to the deanery o.
r Wells, a less responsible position. DR.
Robinson attracted attention to him
self a short time ago by refusing tt
allow the body Of George Meredith t.
be laid to rest in Westminster abbey
He is known as n Greek scholar ant
has written books on theological sub
ioofo