The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-12
ODDS AND ENDS.

An electric spark has bNscn ~plIcI
the sensitive plate rotated at. il is said. "a
velocity of $500 revolutions per minute.
A bull snake IL feet long and "a inches
Col. Ii has frightened several teams of
horse: that saw IL summing itself along the
main highway.
The geological society Of London has
jus. received a white peacock. This bird
preserves the markings which distinguish
the species, particularly the large eys-likc
spots OH the tail feathers. The effect Of
these spots is most rpmarkable. They
are exactly like the pattern on "a damask
tablcclOth.
Al Deland, Fla, a few days ago. Aman-
da Worthy, colorel, fired at a cosachwhip
snake which was chasing oncof her chick
ems, and shot the methodist preacher, who
away. The reverend Rcntlcman's
wound is serious and painful. but mot
necessarily fatal. Amanda was fined Is
A novel scheme In r~ailroadinR is about
to he tried by an English syndicate om the
RES will he establishesi at ali the railroad
stations Of any size, ut which books can
be loaned at a low rate. They can he re-
pany. Travellers are. as u rule, greedy
FOR books. and the venture Is expected tn
opposition of news agents. whose business
will he. sadly ~haInpcrct.
Mr.. Barnum has been publishing his rs-
the most curious amonu them is what lie
says i'm relation tai the funerals of the
Carey sisters. Barnuin says that he and
AT Alice Carcy's funeral. Approaching
the coffin before the remains were finally
covered, Mr.. Greeley remarked: "Alicc
has lived tn n reasonable age: il TX about
the proper time for her to die. She has
done much good during her life" Al lie
few months later. Mr.. Greeley was in
anything hut IL pleasant frame of mind.
Now. that girl Inc said. chad full TWEEN
~ years more in her. She had no biisi-
ness to die AT this time of life"
A story is told about one of the menu
hers of the Flint Union Blues while the
Michigan r Inst state srpoii- ,~ Were re- IL camp. the
One of the mcmbers of the +. u. BIS was
doing guard duty. and while at his post n
the line did their best at saluting the pas
ser-by. Noticing that the Flint boy gave
no salute the man asked him why he did
not salute AS the other soldiers had done.
"Didn't have to-" came the unsatisfact-
DRY reply: "But you saw your comrades
did?" swell. / don't salute every gol
darncd farmer that passes along these
parts. IL they do came the reply. ID
you know whom you addrrss that way !:
Excuse me. governor. just once.
Before the American civil war the.
money value placed the working force i'm
s : s5SS: and ; SSn"s q ssHTc h mecb haain' o war
5000. DIR. Farr and Edwin Chadwick.
both eminent sanitarians, practically con-
urtn tDesSr eStillliateS. Dr. furr says tnht
i'm England an agricultural laborcr at the
age of - years is worth. over and above
what 1t costs To maintain him, S1,191, and
that the average value of every man,
woman and child is S171. Edwin Chad
wick says that each individual of the
English working classes tnIert. children
work there we must rememberl is worth
500, and at 40 years OF age s1,7sO. Sucl
values i'm this country are much greater.
Take the probabilities of o,ir length of life
from he insurance tables. and put oui
b IN the market for that term of years
and yoI will find what we arr, worth Ia
the community.