Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-23
MISSING LINKS.


The agent of the Passamaquoddy In
dians of Maine reports their number at
53l, all farmers
Ex-Secretary kirkwood, who has re-
tired from politics, is living at Iowa
City, where he owns a bank.
In leveling hin in East Los Angeles,
Cal, lately for the residence of Baron
Roquiat, the workmen uncovered two
foot edge of gold-bearing quartz, assay
ing 80 at the surface.
Some Indian arrow-heads were lately
shown at the Societe d'AnthropoIogie
which were poisoned with curare over a
century ago, but still retained thei
deadly power Small animals scratched
with them died in half an hour.
George NJ. Palmer, Philadelphia
baker, has buried six children and
married third wife within a year.
The bridegroom, his son, and Journey
man baker were all sick the dav of the
wedding; but Mr.. Palmer managed to
pull himself together sufficiently to 90
through with the ceremony.
The food of Burmese peasants includes
almost all kinds of reptiles. the grub of
a ball-rolling beetle, kind of ant which
constructs nests of leaves i'm treetops
(eaten in curries), and hill rats. The
last named exist in such hordes that
their consumption is almost necessity
to prevent the rats from eating the
Burmese.
Charles M. O'Connor First-Lieuten-
ant of the Eighth Infantry, is the Poo
Bah of the United States army. He is
on duty at Fort Brown. Tex, where he
serves in the multifarious roles of Post
Adjutant, Post Treasurer, Post Range
Officer, Acting Signal Officer, Recruit
ing Officer, and Superintendent of the
Post Schools.
Mrs. Lily Macallister Laughton, Re
gent of the Mount Vernon Association,
is asserted to have ''the smallest and
most perfectly formed foot in America" I"
She once gave one of her slippers to
charitable fair, where it was raffied for.
The lucky number was secured by
Bishop Potter's son Frank, who used
his prize as watch-case.
A curious OLD coin was found near the
lime kiln on North Main street, Cham-
bersburg, Pa. 1t has the inscription:
''ln commcmoration of the extinction of
Colonial slavery throughout the British
dominions in the reign of William w.
The reverse side has the figure of a
slave with his shackles broken, and tho
words: This is the Lords doing, 1884. .
Mr.. Blaine, while addressing re-
union of Maine Legislators lately, de-
plored the change from annual to bien-
nial elections and sessions of the legisla-
tures, saying: People must govern
themselves, or somebody will soon GOV
ern them, and there is no way TO keep
popular government fresh, strong, and
effective ike frequent and wcll-contested
elections.
NJ. de I.csscps, who is about TO leave
Paris for Panama, said i'm an interview
with the Gaulois concerning the 18TH
mus Canal: Il do not anticipate anv
future obstacles. The period Of expert
ment is passed, and only that of cxecu-
ton remains. Every one of the con-
tractors win have his work finished the
3lst of December, lS8Ss l shall sail
through the canal that day.
a st. Paul Mimi. dog watches the
trough directly under the ice chest
where the beer kegs are placed. and
when the trough becomes filed with the
beer he will lap it up. lie refuses
water, and drinks beer morning, noon
and night. After drinking heavily he
will 90 to sleep, and the first thought
on waking up seems TO be of beer, as he
goes directly TO the trough and satisfies
his thirst.
It,r.l V,....,..l.a.x 80. l -. a i
away at the age of ninety-Odd. is not
the first nonogenarian of his family.
His elder brother. Henry, the versatile
lord chancellor. was just 90 when he
died, and their mother lived not only to
see her son seated on the woolsack, but
to enter on, if not to complete, her 9Oth
year. She enjoyed all her faculties TO
the last, and wrote an excellent hand TO
the year of her death, as i shown bv
letter addressed TO her son Henry. Ii is
not often that three members Of one
family live jointly 270 years.
a Frenchman has invented gall
vano-plastic process which. he. thinks.
will preserve the human body indeIi-
nitely by inclosing II III an air-tight
coat Of mail. Tie body is first covered
with conducting substance. such as
plumbago. or ii Is bathcd with 4 solu-
ton Of nitrate of silver, which, after dc.
composition under the influence of sum
light. leaves finely divided deposit Of
metallic silver Il Is then placed in
bath OF suiphate Of copper and con-
nected with several wires from a bait
tery. The result Is that the body Is IN
cased in d skin Of copper. which pre-