The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09
All Sorts.

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Space has a temperature Of 300 degrees
below zero. nsr.
A quart of oysters contains. on the aver
age. about the same quantity OF nutritive
substance as a quart of milk or a pound
OF very lean beef. &C.. ID
More men have died and are buried in
the Isthmus of Panama. along the line OF
the ~proposed canal. than on any equal
amount of territory In the world.
The Columbus that has for
years stood in the Havana cathedral was
one of the articles shipped to Spain Nom
day. BY the same vessel 27 boxes Of
archives were sent home.
The Reformed Presbyterian church.
says the New York Tribune. does not per-
init its members TO vote. on the ground
that God is not formall recognized in
the constitution OF the United States as
the supreme governor OF the country.
At a gathering of Lutheran ministers
ir Baltimore the other day Il was decided
to approve the view recently adopted by
the Central Illinois district conference OF
L.utherans, TO the effect that the princf-
pie involved in life insurance is antago-
nistic to the teachings OF the Bible.
The boys who work for the New York.
New Haven a. Hartford railroad have
been Obliged TO abandon their sporty
clothes. Striped shirts. gay neckties and
tan shoes are no longer allowed. and
those who desire to remain In the employ
OF the company must now wear black
shoes. black ties and white shirts.
Many examples OF ridiculous cataloRu-
ing by professional indexers have been
going the rounds OF the papers OF late,
but the palm must be awarded to the Wig
liant compiler who based the entry Best.
Mr.. Justice. his great mind" upon a
statement I'm the text book that Mr.. JUS
tice Best said he had a great mind to
commit the witness"
The governor of Rhode Island person.
ally inspected the ass pounds of turkey
which were shipped to the camp of the
state regiment in the south. II addition
there were cranberries. plum pudding and
other delicacies. '"rhe boys could hardly
fare any better on Thanksgiving day."
observes the Boston Transcript. III they
were in the state prison"
About mid-afternoon Is the best time
for gentle outdoor exercise. Early MORN
ing exercise IL as much to be avoided as
early mental or physical labor. because at
that time vitality is at Its lowest ebb. and
II needs stimulation rather than further
taxing; none but the gentlest exercise
should be taken until the exhausted sys-
nourishment.
A correspondence OF literature has an
swered the question which has been In so
many minds since the publication of Kip
ling's THE Truce OF the Bear as to the
meaning Of "Adamzad." "Zad" is Persian
FOR born. and "Adamzad means Adam
born; just as Shazada means kingborn.
Sahibzada ~lordborn. and the familiar
Scheherazade, in the original "Chaher-
Fad" cityborn.
While "A Londoner was at church Sun
day evening a burglar ~ransacked his
house. leaving i'm the kitchen the follow
ing note: Sir: Sorry / could not stop.
but We may meet on a future occasion.
We have both been praying-you that you
might be saved from sin. and me that
out OF the proceeds OF this nights sin
ming ! might save something"
IL has been observed that there Is a
great family resemblance among the Eng
fish Christmas weeklies. on the front
cover there are always three wfllowy
young ladies putting up holly in the par
sonage. and on the back cover a soap adj
vertisement. Inside one invariably finds
silverware and cheap jewelry announce
ments. with more soap literature; a cou-
ple of Dickenesque stories inc the time
honored comic fox hunt i'm two pages of
small. colored pictures. Times change
and friends prove false" says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. "but the
comic fox hunt. the soap advertisement
and the three willowy young ladies' arc
ever faithful in the English Christmas
weeklies."
The Bath (Me.. Independent tells OF two
small BOYS who were confined to the
house one stormy day recently. Toward
evening Sammie's pent-up energy mani
tested itself in a series of demonstra-
ions that called down upon his head the
violent admonitions of his stern parent
and left him in an apparently Inundated
state Of mind. Sammie and Willie shared
the same bed. and. as was their custom.
knelt that night on either side to say
their prayers. Willie was the first to Of
fer up his sentiments. and at the end put
in. land Lord. please make SamInie a
better boy" No sooner had the words
escaped him than Sammie looked across
nj his too soiicitous brother and remark
ed: you shut up, Willie. ] can pray for
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