The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-10
All Sorts.


A novel flower has been found at the
1sthmus Of T~ehauntepec. IL has a faculty
of changing Its color during the day. In
the morning IL is white. when the sun II
at its zenith IT, is red. and at night IL Is
blue. Only at noon does II give out any
perfume.
The Norwegian corps OF skaters. a
force peculiar to the army OF that coun-
try, Is a body OF soldiers armed with RI
fes, who can be Unanswered upon the ice
o. over the snow fields of the mountains
with a rapidly equal to that Of the best
trained cavalry.
The fact that skeleton remains OF ele-
plants are so rarely found In any part of
Africa is explained by an explorer. who
states that rs soon as the bones become
brittle from climatic influences they are
eaten in lieu of salt by the various rumi-
nant animals
A New York woman has started a cru
sade against school teachers who daily
with the makeup box. She argues that
the ma'ams who paint. pencil and powder
might just as well teach their pupils that
cosmetics are necessary to the complexion
as to stand before them every school day
with their own compilations touched up
with gaudy colors.
Adjutant General Corbin says that the
wearing of medals by the volunteer SOL
WITTY 10 hOt ny INV IN <hahbg
and Navy Journal. however. thinks that
II should be. and says: Every soldier in
the army should receive a medal or cross
for war service. but he ought to get IL
from the nation and not from his ward
neighbors or fellow-townsmen."
To attempt suicide by the fnhaling of
Illuminating gas Is a very dangerous
proceeding. 1t cost a San Francisco
plumber who tried II his leg. About
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the gas in his bedroom and was with
difficulty revived. Several days after
ward a mysterious gangrene attacked
his right leg, and that member a to
be amputated. The doctors discovered
that the immediate cause Of the gan
CREME was a clot Of blood which had
formed in his heart during the time
when its action was weakest. When
the hearts acton became normal the
clot was forced through h arteries
until IL lodged in the smaller arteries
of the leg. The circulation OF the blood
was thus cut off below IL and thai
caused the death of the limb.
The Chicago Chronicle says that a
teacher in n of the local schools vas
fnstructing a class of small children in
m~ineralogy the other day, e~ndeavoring
to make clear to their young minds
what a mineral really Is. Standing be-
fore them. she began In her clear voice:
"A mineral Is an Inorganic, homogen-
eous, definite. chemical composition.
found IN nature. DO o understand
me? Come now, you have all seen
minerals. And your mothers and faith
ers have told you he names or them,
haven't they? OF curse they have.
Now. can anyone tell me the names of
three minerals?" There was no
response. and she continued: Have not
some Of you been out and seen minerals
on exhibition" One little girl raised
her hand. II thought so. Mary will
name three minerals" Mary arose,
and. putting her hands behind her.
lisped: "Apollinaris. vichy and aelt-
ger"
The negroes of Jamaica speak a very
queer sort Of English. A correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Record says: II
singled out a coal black fellow In a
clean white suit, because he ooked the
most intelligent, and in reply to my
question what he would charge to con-
vey a trunk two handbags and a
camera to the custom house. he said:
Marmladyl I dat quick-qu'ckie fe
quattie fe Ill tinGs an tanner fe funk
What on earth he meant I had no idea,
until after several repetitions, each
yelled louder than before. as II by hat
means to arouse my dull understand
ing. an obliging b~ystander. familiar
with what is known as 'Quashie Eng
lish,' translated the porter's words to
signify hat he would do the Job very
quickly for 'quattie.' or one-quarter OF
an English s pence GO cents in our
money!, for carrying each Of the small
pieces. and a 'taner,' a 6 pence, for he
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