The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
All Sorts.


idly in japan that. thanks to good trans
lations. many Of the best European au-
thors are widely known and appreciated.
General Kitchener is reported have told
an East Afghan friend at the reception
the other night that since his arrival in
England he has received more than 100
laudatoTy poems.
Nearly everybody smokes in Manila. 1t
Is a common sight. after sundown, to see
father out for a stroll with his wife and
| children. and everyone Of them over the
| age OF years smoking cigarette.
A ventilated shoe has been invented In
Cologne Prussia. A steel spring works a
| bellows between the heel and sole and ev-
cry step tho wearer takes drives a stream
Of fresh air through the perforations In
| the inner sole 90 every part OF the foot.
A number Of democrats at Augusta, Ga,
| have organized a Roosevelt club, as one
/ Of them explained IL. because we admire
/ the man-becausc he went to the front
| and fought like a patriot for his flag and
| for his country. We admire his bravery.
his devotion and his ability"
| Tho fact that bicycles are taxed In
France makes IL easy TO collect statistics
| as to cycling I'm that country. The returns
| for 1897 show that there were then 4OS.S6s
| wheels i'm France as compared with 2O3.-
! OO0 i'm 1Sgi The income derived from the
/ bicycle tax in 1891 amounted TO about
| $4,000
! Two English home missionary workers
| were recently introduced by the Rev. A.
| j. Robinson to n birmingham audience IN
| these words: "You birmingham chaps
| have a lot Of athletics, and quite right,
| too. The two missionaries are both old
| athletes. you will be interested 10 learn
| one, an old Chum Of mine, was in the
| Cambridge eight, and the other was IA
nous among his fellows as n jumper. He
| could lump as high as his head
| A good story is told of the Princess
| Maude Of Wales. After long season oi
| attending the Inauguration of wings OF
hospitals, homes, exhibitions and bazars
she is reported 90 have said to her father
| and mother: What a blessing II mus
| have been to have been born princess
! I'm the days when they had noe.iIng tC
open and shut" a sentiment with which
/ the Prince and Princess OF Wales nc
doubt in their inmost hearts agreed.
| \ prospective subscriber to the West
! Newton. Pa. Sun. recently wrote TO tbs
editor OF that journal to ask whether h
would take his pay I'm chickens. The edi
tor replied: "Nes-and wood and meal
meat, and corn, and pigs. and horses, and
hay, and land, and mules. and cows, anC
calves, and rabbits, and wheat. and tur
nips. and any old thing you've got. w
have on rare occasions even taken none,
on subscriptions
| The Canadian government VIII issue
new and unique postage stamp on Dec
% next 10 commemorate the inauguration
OF the new imperial penny postage. Tn
feature OF the stamp which has been spe
cially designed TO make Canada bette
known, Is a neatly executed map or IN
world i'm miniature, showing British pos
sessions i'm red as distinguished from 9th
| ~ countries Underneath the map Is tn
| Inscription, Xmas lS9S" so that the dat
OF the Inauguration Of penny postag
throughout the empire may be matte
! OF record Still further below are words
| taken from the works Of one of the ca
madam poets: I'VE hold vaster empir
than has been"
| Lady Henry Somerset Is doing much q
| psrpCtuate the memory OF Frances WI
lard I'm England. During her retiremen
| At Eastnor castle Lady Henry has bee
busy modelling I'm clay. Among other sui
| icCts she has ststuctte OF Miss willard
her friend and FELLOW worker in the TEN
| perance causc. The statuette Is about
inches high ana represents Miss william
with her left hand extended. an attitud
characteristics Of hGr when speaking 1
| public. Her dress falls in soft. gracefI
folds. and Miss Wizards fine feature
and abundant hair have been faithful
reproduced. \ number Of casts have bee
taken: these are On De ivory tinted an
sold for the benefit uf the DuNhurst In
dustrlal farm colony Miss Willard wa
deeply Interested In this home. the centra
hall IN which was named in her honor.