The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-26
Foreign Notes Of Interest.

The highest inhabited place in the world
is the custom house of Ancomarca. Peru.
II is 1900 feet above the sea.
Bryant & May. the matchmakers. have
been fined the highest sun allowed by law
for persistently neglecting to report cases
Of PHOSPHORUS poisoning among their en-
ployes.
Microscopic diamonds have been found
in worn steel rails of the Northeastern
Railway company In England that were
being experimental upon 10 find out how
much strength the steel had lost.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer
China was driven ashore on AZalea Point.
near Perrin. recently. when she landed on
the cd wreck of another steamer and had
her bottom torn out by its engines.
Turner'S first exhibited picture, 'The
Archbishop's Palace. Lambeth, shown at
painter was is years of age. has turned
up i'm London. after disappearing for six
years. and will be offered for sale soon.
Bishop Cosln's copy of the sarum Mis-
sal of 1874, which disappeared from a
locked case of the Durham Chapter IL
brary In 1874. was recently returned to
the library by express I'm perfect condi-
ton. but with nothing about it by which
the sender could be traced.
A French sea captain living in the Rue
d'Alesia in Paris kept a savage orang
outang as a pet in his rooms ana refused
to chain him up. During his absence re-
Gently a burglar entered the house, was
tackled by the ape, which bit him horribly
and tried to strange him, but was rescued
by people who heard his cries for help. on
being taken TO the hospital the burglar
went mad.
Charles Kean the younger's books and
mementos are to be sold soon I'm London.
Among them are the folio Shakespeare
presented by the Duke of Devonshire to
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Shakespeare's mulberry tree at Stratford-
A once owned by Garrick, and the
scales, weights, knife and parchment bond
used by Edmund and Charles kean when
acting the part of Shylock.
Kaiser Wilhelm draws the line at Jews.
A Magdeburg Hebrew, proud of his sew
enth boy. asked permission to eau the
child William and to have the emperor
name entered on the register as god
father. He received in reply from the
government the decision that the entry
of his all highness' name as godfather In
the registry of names of children OF the
Mosaic faith is not permissible
Africa seems to work on Prince Henry
of Orleans temper. In his last expedition
he quarreled with NJ. Bonvalot, his com
panion, returning to insult the ltallan
army. which led to his duel with the
Count Of Turin. The expedition into Abys'
sina, which he has Just entered upon will
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r up into two parties, as the prince ant
NJ. Leontieff could not agree from th'
start.
Giacomo Crosse. the Piedmontest pain
ter. known for his sensational tigur'
paintings, has played a trick on the Turin
exhibition. He sent i'm a ''plein air. land
sCape under an assumed French name
the picture was accepted and was bough
; by the state as a model of foreign worl
. for Italian artists. Crosse then confesse,
his deception. saying that he did it Il
show that plein air pictures could b.
J manufactured in the studio without hav
[ ing nature as a model.
s Canovas del Castillo's widow has re
-, ceiv,d "A magnificent present from admir-
= ers of her husband in the Philippines. |
= is a large map i'm relief of the Philippine
f made of beaten gold, the towns marke'
by rubies. the names written i'm sapphire
: and the dedication i'm diamonds. The ma
is set in a frame of gold and jewels wit
= a gold bust of CanoVas on top, and thi
is inclosed i'm a box Of precious wood
= artistiCally carved. The gift Is valued a
500, 900. The Duchess of anova will 500
e be the sole Spanish possessor of the Phi
: ippines.
Tarantulas do not dance to the SCUM
of the violin. but let the people they bit
do the dancing: scorpions. however, EMO
n fddling, according to the Quarterly RI
view. and lizards go crazy for music &
- any kind. As for serpents, the boa cor
strictor and python are senseless to me
n ody. but the cobra is fascinated by III
flute and still more by the fiddle. Pola
bears enjoy the violin: so do ostriche'
wolves will stop in the chase to listen
a cornet: elephants are fond of the fiut
especially the upper notes; tigers, viii
approaching violin and flute. cannot star
the harmonium. while the musical SCI
shows no emotion on hearing any INSTR
[. ment, not even the bass drum,
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