The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-19
QUAINT OK CURIOUS.

In Norway the average length Of life is
greater than in any other country on the
globe.
Arizona is beginning to put on the frills
of civilization. The first passenger ele-
vator in the territory is being put in a
new block of buildings at Phoenix
A statistician computes that Queen Vic
toria is now sovereign over one continent,
100 peninsulas, 500 promontories, 1000
lakes, 1900 rivers and 10000 islands.
The most easterly point of the United
States is Quoddy Head, Me-; the most
westerly, ALTO island. Alaska; the most
northerly, Point Barrow, Alaska; the
most souti..rly, Key West, Fla
The monument to Governor Thomas
Chittenden, erected by the state of YER
mont in the cemetery at Williston, VT,
is now finished, and is said to be a
worthy memorial of Vermont's first gov
ernor.
Eagles are so plentiful in the mount
aims near Selma, Cal, as to be a serious
nuisance to stockmen. They seem to have
a strong preference for sucking pigs, and
one stockman says that in the last sea-
son fully 200 young pigs have been carried
from his ranch by eagles.
Denman, the favorite saddle horse of
James G.. Blaine, died on a farm near
Trenton, Me-. a few days ago at the age
of rs. After Mr.. Blaine's death the horse
was sent to the farm by Mrs. Blaine, and
she paid for it's keeping in comfort With
out work for the rest of its days.
A baby that at its birth six weeks ago
weighed only one and a half pounds, ind
is now under two pounds in weight, is
living and doing we'll in Essex, Conn. 1t
is a boy, and is one of twins born to Mrs.
Van Berkerk of that place. The other
baby died, but this will live and thrive.
the doctors say
There are three women commercial
travellers who go the rounds regularly for
drapery houses in the city of London
They put up at the same hotels as their
male competitors, and 1t need hardly be
added receive from them every courtesy
and assistance. 1t is said that up to the
present they have done fairly well.
A novel revenge for his discharge was
taken by an elevator boy in a big furni-
ture store in Portland, Me. When every
one else had left the store he changed
the price tags on all the furniture in the
place, marking some things down in a
startling way, putting high prices on com
mon stock and hopelessly mixing up
things generally.
A most extraordinary guard takes up
it's quarters in the Bank of England every
evening at o'clock all the year around.
remaining there until Z o'clock the next
morning. 1t is an officers guard, and con-
sists of a drummer, two sergeants and 30
men, all well armed. Each man receives
a shilling from the bank authorities i'm
mediately upon his arrival.
In Dakota queer wedding gifts are in
vogue. Following is list of presents re-
oeived at a recent wedding: A bull pup, a
yellow dog. a water spaniel, a meer-
schaum pipe and tobacco pouch, a good
shotgun, a bowie knife, rifle, three dogs,
a game rooster. one fiddle, one banjo, one
spotted pup, one English mastin and a
pair of silver-mounted pistols.
pnrhn rG fha odd mas had
is a shark seven feet long and weighing
probably $50 pounds. which is owned in a
sense by G. w. Fife of Tacoma, Wash.
The shark was harpooned in the bay off
Tacoma, by Mr.. Fife and towed to his
boathouse. 1t was not badly injured, so
Mr.. Fife passed a chain cable around it's
tail and tied 1t up to the pier. 1t was still
tied at last accounts, was feeding heartily
and was apparently becoming accustomed
If not reconciled to captivity.