The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-01
Missing Links.

II. A. Sylvester of Rockport. Me, treas
ures the first cent ever gwen him and it
has reposed in his pocket for years. He
went to sea for II years and never lost
his cent. At one time he was wrecked and
was taken from a waterlogged and DIS
mantled vessel in so exhausted a condi-
tion that his rescuers had to remove his
clothing. but he had strength enough to
beg them to look out and not lose his
cent lie carried it to California, where
he was engaged in mining for four years,
and on a trip through the wild country in
Idaho and Montana. Naturally it is worn
smooth. but he wouldn't exchange II for
a gold eagle.
The selectmen of Orange. Mass, have on
file in the office of the town a rare relic
in the form of a map of the town made in
1880 by Jonathan Blake and approved by
the governor that year. 1t is drawn on
a sheep skin with parchment countersign.
The writer was evidently of an artistic
turn OF mind, as the hills. valleys, trees
and brooks have "A dash of color and ma
turalness that make the map pretty pic :
ture. At that time the town WAS all on the
north side Of Atiller's river Now the pop
ulaton of Orange is about equally divided
by Millef's river.
At the Atchison county, Kansas. poor
house the other day the inmates got up
mock wedding and had 1 gay time. I'm
Gle Jesse Green and Aunt Rachel, both
old and rheumatic. took the part of br de
anu StObuls Ntliit III dlhIeAAitti = "Stl1 BNi
formed the ceremony. All the features Of
a genuine wedding were preserved and to
round off the affair the regular dinner
was called the brides banquet.
Gran i'll Algeria. has port health oil-
Ger still in active service at the age of l-G
years His name is Tremoullet. lie was
born in I'LL, was captured by OIan pl-
rates in 1883 and has never left the town
since. He married an Arab woman. but,
according to the London Morning Post,
I al
in spite of his great age, has quite an ele-
| CANT appearance.
A young English lady who has recently
arrived in Bengal has decided To become
/ a Hindu nun. She has already donned the
/ ochre robes and proposes 10 establish a
| convent at Calcutta The lady. who has
/ already been converted TO Nedantism, is a
/ graduate of Cambridge. and while IN
! London was one OF the leaders of the
/ woman.s suffrage movement.
| Since the Egyptian jails and other
! things have been under English maEage-
ment the thrifty superintendent have al
/ lowed or encouraged the inmates 10 de-
vote themselves to the manufacture OF
/ bogus antiquities to sell to travellers. Gu
/ rlously enough. II is the British Antigua
/ rian society which calls attention To til,
+ abuse and protests against its contlnu'
+ ance
Medals are to be given by the Damin'
| ion government to the veterans of the
/ Canadian regiments VINO alutd III rep l.
! ling the Feuian raids some So years az D
/ but as ali the rosters We're sent 10 head
+ quarters at Ottawa and destroyed by or.
/ der Of General Herbert great difficulty il
| being experienced in obtaining certified
/ lists of those entitled 10 lee thus hon
I ored.
Mrs A. L. Hannah, wife Of a farm
/ near Makamet. HI was supposed e y
+ dead Two days later while tho prepare
/ tious for the funeral Mere being made
some 81 the friends and attendants no
/ tlced thar she was breathing. In lev
hours Mrs Hannah called for food ar'
next meruiu4 The physicians said the!
. had no doubt Of her final recovery
IL required zta hands To- make tae hr-ol
veil of the Princess MARGARET ot prussia
! Ii was composed uf se4 atutryEt II ~ s
/ an the work being done with The Bee. ie
+ The seven pieces each of which require
f 10 days Tor COMP Htion- were Joined t'
! the most skiufuf lasymtksrs IN pattern