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Show Messages on Cannon Balls. Tho habit of sending messages on shells and cannon balls Is a very an cknt ono. In a musoum at Cnlcuttu you may seo a sllvor cannon ball a real ball, not a modern projectile and on It aro still vlslblo certain engraved characters. char-acters. This was picked up In tho Jungle near the ruins of tho old city of Anad-nagar, Anad-nagar, nnd Its history la n strange ono. Many years ago Anadnagar was ruled by Princess Cnndo. Tho Moguls invaded India, nnd, conquering conquer-ing ono stato after another, attacked Anadnagar. Tho plucky princess fought to tho laBt, nnd when all tho other motal In the town had beer used up, took tho gold and silver from her treasury and had It molded Into bul-lots, bul-lots, on which were engraved maledictions maledic-tions against the oppressor. Those wero llred at the enemy, and when at last they woro used up, and tho town forced to capltulnte, the victors vic-tors found prcclouu llttlo In tho way of spoil. |