The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
TIMELY bREVIT|ES

The steamer Olympic has twenty
nine boilers.
There are 21,04O,00O farm horses in
the United States.
The Greek colony at Khartoum has
started an Anglo-Greek newspaper.
The telephone rate in Denmark out
side of the larger cities is about $11
a year.
In spite Of its great oil fields, the
United States imports refined petro-
leum, though in limited quantities.
Government experts estimate that
in fifty-fve years this country will be
denuded of its lumber producing for
ests.
1t is estimated that, for ammuni-
ton alone the cost Of a big sea bat
tie would work out at well over $5,-
100000 an hour.
For the use Of immigrants a two
story hotel with sleeping accommoda-
| lions for 5000 persons has been open
ed at Buenos Aires.
Spain recently launched its first
homemade warship. All the material
entering construction was also Of
Spanish manufacture.
The Russian soldier is more heavily
burdened than any other. A foot SOL
| der in the army of the car carries
over sixty-eight pounds.
Moscow, Russia, started a pawnshop
fifteen years ago. Since then it has
lent more than $27, 100000 on nearly
100000 articles left in pawn.
Petroleum abounds in China, and
even Shanghai has its quota Of mil
lionaires made rich yer night, as it
/ were, by the marvellous wells.
Peaches from South Africa are serv-
ed in midwinter in London. This in
dustry, which started only a few years
ago, is now a very extensive one.
The docks at Rotterdam are con-
stantly being extended, and the enor-
nous Waalhaven, which will have an
area Of about TAO acres, is now in
hand.
The Camorrist trial in Italy has con-
tributed a phrase to our Ananias lit
erature. One of the accused called q
detective witness a 100000 horse
power liar"
A Paris physician who was a pio-
neer in color printing also is the in
ventor of a Photographic process
| which gives effects Of both perspec-
tive and relief.
Fifteen officers have left Germany
for service in the army Of Bolivia,
which has recently purchased $4,000
Of the latest approved rifles and a
number of n
The cutting and wearing power Of
a stream of blown sand, long since
utilized for various purposes, has been
employed for testing building ma
terials at the Gross-L ichterfelde insti-
tute, in Germany.
Announcement is made ty the bu-
reau OF science Of the government of
the Philippines that the prospects for
the successful cultivation of the silk
worm in the Philippines are consider
ed very satisfactory.
There come to Europe and the Unit.
ed States each year about 10000 bales
Of raw silk from Canton, China. The
average weight of such a bale is loo
pounds, and last year the average
price of a bale was $356.S5.
Because her name is Jane and fol
no other reason a Chicago girl has re
ceived a fortune of $4,000 in railroad
bonds at the dying request of a mar
whom she had only seen once. Miss
Jane Relyea is the fortunate girl.
Juarez, Mexico, claims to be the onl!
city in the world in which the direc
ton and control of the city parks hav'
been turned yer completely to won
en-, a board of eight women manager
having exclusive control of them.
Massachusetts has a Portuguese
population of about $4,000, Will
Rhode Island has $500. In the Who'll,
Of North America there are not les
than $4,000 Of this race. They rarel.
or never go back to their old land.
, Americans resident in Hondura
have presented the government with
steamship, formerly the United State
auxiliary cruiser, Siren, which tn
, government now operates for passen
r ger traffic and freight service aloni
: the northern coast.
An exposition covering the ella,
products industries will be held II
Chicago March Z to II of next year
and the early plans promise the mos
complete display Of the various line
comprised in this industry that eve
has been provided.
4 In Switzerland many Of the best fol
9 ests are owned by the cities. TIL
city Of Zurich has a highly develope'
forest that has been protected sine
1850. It now returns a net profit o
> $12 an acre and supports the city, n
taxes being necessary.
A record for sculling across the Eng
lish channel was made recently b.