The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-27
MN AND MATTERS.

Mr.. Inwards, a fellow Of the Royal Me-
neurological society of England, has dis
covered that Turner was the only artist
who ever painted lightning with scientific
exactness. A photograph of a lightning
flash placed beside Turner's representa-
ton shows great accuracy.
Paul L. Levin of Philadelphia, repre-
senting the Daughters of the American
Revolution, is in Carlisle, Pa, seeking
permission IS remove the body of Moll
Pitcher, who is buried there, to the Get
tysburg battlefield where IL is proposed
to erect a monument to her memory.
One of the most striking features of
Professor Roentgen's marvellous success
with the cathode rays has been the mod
esty displayed by the discoverer in his
claims. He has recognized and acknowl-
edged the evious work of other expert
mentors " III a generosity that is most
praiseworthy.
Miss Amy F. Acton. who graduated
from the law school of the Boston uni
versity two years ago, left Boston to fill
a position as attorney in Dayton, Ohio.
A month ago she went to Columbus for
examination for admission to the bar and
her average places her at the head of a
class of SO members.
There are only two survivors in France
of Napoleon's grand army. and one of
them, NJ. Baillod, was recently decorated
by President Faure with the cross of the
Legion of Honor. Baillod is 1903 years old
and is still reasonably active, though af-
ter Waterloo he was discharged from the
army as a consumptive.
The dean of Westminster has taken
great pains to meet the demand that DIR.
Johnson's gravestone shall be better pre-
served and rendered more conspicuous
to the public. He has had the ancient
flaws in it made good with pieces of Irish
marble the lettering has been cut deep
and the letters filled with white cement.
The Duchess of Marlborough has a
young Nubian a personal attendant,
a living souvenir of the recent visit of
the duke and duchess to Egypt. The MI
ban sleeps outside the bedroom of the
duchess at night He attracts considera-
BILE attention, even in Paris, where col
ored attendants are not rare.
A feature of interest at the last draw
ing room was the presence in the court
procession of Prince Carl of Denmark and
his betrothed, Princess Maud of Wales.
Prince Carl is a handsome giant, while
Princess Maud is petite, her head barely
reaching her betrotheds shoulders. Their
wedding will take place in July.
Dinshar Pestonjee Ghadially, known in
India as the "Parsee Edison" late cleo
trician to his highness Maharaj Rama Sa-
hib of Dholpur, central India, and also
late telephone superintendent of Dhol-
pur state, is in the United States on his
way around the world. Dinshar is a the
osophst and claims that the X rays were
long known to his cult representing the
psychic forces at work in the universe.
The German empress is in very unsat-
isfactory state of health and her condi-
ton causes much anxiety. The empress
is to go to the baths of Kreuchnach when
the season opens, and she will spend
most of the summer at the island of Ru-
gen in the Baltic. The delicate state of
the empress health is the true reason
why the intended trip of the imperial
family to the south of Europe has been
/ abandoned.
The biggest tip ever bestowed in any
hotel In the land so far as known, was
given Thursday to Herbert w. Young, a
clerk in the Holland house, New York,
by c. w. Mayer, a capitalist of Philadel-
phia, who was expecting telegram from
Washington as to the success or failure
of an important negotiation. Young knew
this, and when the message came, took
it to Mr.. Mayer himself. 1t told of sue
| cess and a IS, 600 tip was the result.
Edwin A. Abbey, who has been made an
associate of the Royal Academy, is now
/ about 43 years old. He is of medium
stature and muscular physique, and his
hair, mustache and eyes are brown, the
! latter looking through gold-rimmed spec
| tacles. His jaw is broad his nose large
and his forehead rather low. Although he
| gained his first repute as craftsman. he
! excels not only in pen and ink, but in wa
! ter color, oil. etching and pastel.