The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
ROUND the GLOBE

The thousand foot ship has been or
dered.
In France 1891 100000 is at pres
ent in circulation.
A yearly allowance Of $2,5OO,O0O Is
being granted to the ex-emperor of
China.
Support of INDECENT insane aliens is
costing New York more than $5,OOO,OOO
agar.
The French minister of commerce
has been petitioned to wage q war on
tight dresses.
Gold coined in the United States in
1911 amounted to $56.176.S23. against
$1O4, 723, 735 in 1910.
1t was recently reported that Glas-
gov, Scotland, had 10000 inlet houses
and 4,6OO empty shops.
In Germany alcohol is now prepared
from chicory root. which grows in va
rious parts of that country.
Felix Schweighofer, the German
comedian who died recently. left an es-
tate valued at 100000 marks.
Production of pig iron in the United
States in 1911 amounted to 23.649.344
tons as against ~, 1903 ,567 tons in 1910.
Three hundred miles Of electric rail-
roads, to be supplied with power By
near by waterfalls, are being built in
the P%yrenees.
Tokyo exceeds all cities of the world
in the increased cost Of living. The
Japanese attribute this increase to the
overproduction.
The public subscription in France for
providing funds for an aeroplane fleet
attained nearly .$5G,0O0 within three
days Of its opening.
A new white metal alloy, atherium,
is lighter than aluminium, makes sound
castings. turns we'll and may be sol.
dered. forged and welded.
London has 6,734 music teachers,
more than 1000 professional solo vio-
linists and LOO professional ~vocalists.
Of whom 63S are sopranos.
According to a new Swedish method
Of using peat for fuel, the dried peat
is first brought to a fine powder and Is
then blown into the furnace by an air
fan.
t. There are thirty dental surgeries for
school children in Sweden. Great ben
eft has been derived from them, the
children showing marked improve
ment.
New Zealand's postal evenue is lar
ger in proportion to population than
that Of any other country. 1t exceed
ed $5,OOO,OOO last year or IS for every
inhabitant.
Experiments made in France show
that by adding 4 cents worth OF pea
nut oilcake to ii cows winter feed her
daily yield Of milk can be increased by
10 to Is cents.
Bohemia is consuming greater guam
titles of nonalcoholic drinks in the last
few years than was previously the
case, showing a liking for soda ane
mineral waters.
The city Of Rome is engaged on
project requiring a subway tunnel from
near the forum to the city limits al
st. Paul's gate as part Of an electric
road to run to the sea coast at Ostia.
There were more railroad accidents
in the year 1907 than in any Other
year in the past ten, the number being
1928. The next largest was 1,415 IL
1908. The smallest was SAT in 1902.
Black sage. wild sage and swami
bay are three wild plants from which
the United States bureau of plant In
dustry has distilled aromatic oils tina
may prove Of considerable Importance
Japanese army officers are testing
new bullet proof coat just invented b,
a native. 1t is said that bullets fire.
from a revolver at a distance of TWEEN
ty-fve feet make only a slight dent l
the coat.
For signaling between a%eroplanes a
Ohio national guard officer has inven
ed a device which emits large or sma
smudges of lampb!ack as a key
pressed in imitation of Morse cod
dots and dashes.
Ships medicine chests for the Bri
1911 LIZ AVN navy
regulation. the new requirements {
the board of trade abolishing many Of
solete drugs and substituting moder
medicines in tablet form.
A machine has been invented b
which the magnetic detection of
compass produced by the METAL
parts Of a ship may be accurate
measured. This is equivalent to r
moving the long standing difficulty.
The net profit from the state ra
ways of Russia has increased |
about $135, OOO, 1000 during the last TO-
years. Other indications Of Russil
prosperity are given by the 500, OO'
600 excess Of revenue over estimat
in 1911.
Labouchere of London Truth, in h
long career as editor and publisher.
ceived hundreds Of writs for libel, b
the highest damages v e obtain
against Truth up to 1910 amounted
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