Show messages on cannon balls the habit babit of 0 sending messages on oil shells and cannon balls is a very an dent clent one in a mu museum beurn at calcutta you may se see a silver liver cannon ball a real ball not a modern modem projectile and on it are still isible visible ls ible certain engraved char this was picked up in the jungle near the ruins of the old city of anad and its history is a strange one many years ago Anad was ruled by princess cande the th moguls invaded india and conquer ing one state after another attacked Anad the plucky princess fought to the last and when all the other metal in the town had been used up took the gold and silver front from lie hei treasury and had bad it molded into bul lets on which were engraved mal maledia edic eions against the oppressor these were mere fired at the enemy and when at last they were used up and tho the town forced to capitulate the victors found precious little in the way of spoil |