The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-03-04
BREVITIES.

tions Of tho brain. .... .....
A wiz said Of his debts Tint il wns
neither his interest to pny tho princi-
pal nor his principle to pn" the inter
est. co..
Miss EMMA ABBOTT refuses to sing in
tights. Somo men never sing except
when thoy aro III "tights." and tho
"tightcr" they nre the louder they sing.
~ CAN bonst OF rank proportioncd
to my nge." as tho butter snid to the
cheese. ~ am strong and mite.y," ns
the cheese replied.
y NAN who jumped overheard recently
to sayo his wife from drowning has ex-
plnincd the matter satisfactorily to his
friends. He snid she hnd good deal
Of jcwclry OH her person. mud gold was
high. = --.. r# '..r...'-.'.1
AN Austin man informs tho RerriWe
that this new bill compelling gambling
TO be carried on upStairs liz Il serious
matter. lie thinks hc will always DO
nober enough to get mp, but Says that
getting down stairs will bc tho trouble.
The Pittsburg Post snys the roaring
sound OF large well recently struck in
tho oil region, cnn bo heard distance
o. nine miles. This may be O lilo, but
VIC once know man struck IN his luni-
Der region with his prospective father
ia.law's boot, and the ronring sound of
him waa heard over in the adjoining
iownShips.7,BHriiHyfon Harkeye.
.GELELE, King Of Dahomey, has n
comfortably way Of holding communi-
cation with tho spirit worll-comiort-
ablc, that is, for himself. but rather dis
Piting to his loving subjects. When
ever he Is disposed to send word OF any
kind to his lanicnlcd father, he secures
messenger, chops his hcad off and
sends him to The great hereafter. For n
King, ho mHmifests disposition TO
d"Hd'heHd his Telegraph tolls quito un-
worthy Of 30 mighty man. ..-,
lr IL stated in tho Tu:G, Field and Farm
that tho farmers in Nebraska have com-
mcnccd the domcstlcatiou OF tho LufEn-
To- The wild animals, while young,
arc introduced among herds Of the tune
MOCK, only one or two at tine. IIulf
nnd quarter breeds nTe found 10 be very
hardy and in the yield Of milk the
eoTs rnised Of mixed stock give oven
moro thnn the average yield Of rich
milk. The experiment prOrniscs we'll,
As tho endurance Of the wild animals il
impaired 10 tho domestic stock. In this
why tho determination OF the specics
viii lake now form. and when wild
butinloes become legendary creatures
tho progeny Of tho raco will still exist
III modified though probably moro .usc-
fdl form. i
GILnERr WHITE tells nmost dramatic
story Of neighbor who had lost most
OF his chickens by n spnrrow.hnwk that
came gliding down between fargot
pile and the end Of his house, to the
place whcro his coOps stood. The
owner, VcIcd TO SEQ his flocks dimin.
lahed' hung net between tho pile
and tho house. into which tho bird
dashed and wns cntanglcd. The gentle.
mans resentment auggested flt rotali-
alton; no therefore clipped tho hawks
wings, cut of his talons, and, fixing a
cork OH his bill, thrc" him down among
tho brood hcns. "Imnginntiun," snys
Mr. White, "cannot paint tho sceno
TINT onsucdi tho expressions that fcar,
rhBo' md rovcngo inspired were new, or
nj lenst such ns Ind been unnUliced be-
foro;the o1aSpcrntod Iuatrons upbraidc,l,
they excorntod, they in,uIted, thcy
HIumphcd. In word, they never do.
sisted from buffuting their adversary tin
'hoy Ind torn him ia hundred pieces"
---Styi6ntr.
WE clip tho following from CnIi.
forni" cxchnngo: A young couple Of
TnlHro county. who were too young 10
obtain the privilege OF getting splicud
legitimntely or by tho usual forms, 70.
GENTLY united themselves by tho follow
ing curious and somewhat remarkable
marriage contract: "Wo rcgarI our
solves m. Ia oyory sense OF tho word,
oqunl partners, promising to strive to
front each othor, under all ciruulnstnn.
ceS. rs becomes such. Wo promise
Tint wo will not try In any other way
tlon by advice or persuasion 10 control
tho actions OF oach other, Drliyinp
that nelthor Church or State have tlIos
who arc hrCd by great aud social prin-
cipie" aro sometimes above liltlo mt
Yer" OF SyntHx) any business with our
Affairs Wc promise 10 live our own livcs
Vhhous IefOronco 10 either, further
'han necessary to give security 10 tho
commonwealth Of California that our
eh'ldron' should vo DO blessed with of.
.pfIng' shall at least DO M soil cared
,ot az aro majority Of those born In
'sg"i wodlook. We further contract
'h"t whom mutual ioyo shall no longer
!aS,'y our conjngal union wp shnll pnrt,
giving tho State M iittlo trouble IN our
'u'"ns ~ wo have la coming together