The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-30
Items Of Interest

HxnEoPHoBn-A GIBL POISONED TO END
HER SUFFERISGs.-The Philadelphia Age tells
the following horrible story:-Georgiana Nc
Greedy, girl aged twelve years, was bitten by
a dos afflicted with rabies, on the 18th of July
last. Two or three days ago the symptoms of
tins horrible distemper began to show them
selves In their most appalling forms, and the
girl was Immediately subject to terrible con-
vulslons and spasms. From their commence
ment each successive CONFUSION WAS more
shocking than its predecessor, until the poe.
child was lingering in agonieS the most awful
OF which the mind can conceive. Her
screams were heart-rending, and the parents
were almost distracted with this horrible Wis
itation upon their child. These horrors Gull
minated fast, until the fortunes had become SO
frlghtful that the parents, acting as We learn.
upon the advice Of others, administered poi
son to their daughter TO put an end TO her suf-
ferngs, from which she was soon released az
Aedrng WAS administered.
AT spiritual sitting in Hartford. recently.
there was present q woman who mourned the
loss Of her eonsort, and as the manifestations
began TO appear, the spirit OF the departed
benedict entered upon the scene. OF course
the widow was now eager to engage in CONVEX
sation with the absent one, and the following
dialogue ensued: Wldow-"Are you in the
splrt yorldE' The Lamented-'I am" Wild
ow-"How long have you been there?" The
Lamented-"0, some time" Widow-"Don't
you want TO come back and be With Your
lonely vife?" The Lamented-"Sot if I
know myself. 1t is HOT enough now around
here"
As general thing. young women are more
OF an obligng disposition than young men, an
ILLUSTRATION OF which comes from Monroe
Co., Ind, where n donation party was held last
Winter. At the supper table q young person
OF the male gender addressing one Of his species
ut the further end Of the table said: Moses
just start the milk this way, if you please. -
One of the young ladies, eager to be accom-
modating, seized the cream cup and handed
1t to her next neighbor, with the remark, NV
name is not Moses, but can start the milk
which created momentary smile, pending
which she setreated in good order.
lady, whose husband had not enjoved n
continuous flow of felicity during life, was
asked il she would like o communication from
his spirit. 81 believe not" she said "If
he's got no more spirit In the other world than
no had In this it's not worth bothering
about - o
MGoR HALL, Of New York, replies TO Hor-
acc Greeley's recent denuncistion by Offering
to prove him to be n monomaniac before n
Commission of Lunacy, and challenging him
70 discussion upon the stump in the rural por-
tons of the State.
"GooD morning, Mr.. Henpeck," said
printer In search Of female compositors,
Have you any daughters that would make
good compositions"
mo, but I've got a wife that would make a
first rate devil"
The bones Of six men and forty-si1 horses
supposed to DO the remains Of party lost from
Fremonts expedition Of whom nothing was
ever heard for over twenty years, have been
discovered in Southwest Colorado.
A seminary has been founded near Berlin
Tor tho education Of preachers and teachers
for the German einigrants in North America.
The establishment is called iSieynonhause (Star
House), after the banner uf the United States.
JOSH BILLINGS says: Whenever I find n
handsome woman engaged in the wimmin's
rights biznoss, then I'm going to take my hat
under my arm and jine the process ion. -
A young gentleman speaking of yonnu
beauty's fashionable yellow hair. called 4 pnro
gold. ut ought TO be-" quoth an old bache-
Tor, sit looks like tvei'y-four carrots"
Two French friends met: "Ah, good dav.
How nro youY pretty WE'LL" "And yonr
wifc2" "shc is travelling" "For her healih?'
mo. for mine"
PRIsTBR's ink may DO black. but Il sheds
more light than sny other luminary, however
bright.
Loysns, observed Before man enters the
sbodo Of matrinony, he should ring the belle.