The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-11-03
In A NUTSHELL.
Stories Of Romance and Adventure
Boiled Down.
A BAcHsLon's SPIDER.

WDcn an INN elHe biack Spiuer au-
vanecd toward HIN upon the table.
He took straw from broom and
drew it gently over the spiders back
AMI legs ior ten minutes, when it
went away. The next evening the
spider reappeared and went through
the same antics with the broom
straw, to his evident pleasure. This
was kept up all the winter, the big
spider coming out regularly every
night for frolic with the broom
straw.
WHY TIE RAN AWAY.
A dog belonging 10 Wanaqua On.
j. lad had for long time been in
the habit III picking MP his breakfast
and runnin. away with it instead OF
eating it. The boy followed him on
Friday, and the dog led him round
about trip, evidently to tire out his
pursucr. Finally the deg lay down
and waited ior the boy to 20 away.
The boy started abruptly, u ii to 20
home. The dog then ran very fast
and disappeared in covert, where
Investigation revealed decrepit and
cmaciat"i Old dog. who was eagerly
dcyouring the breakfast.
AcAr's HOSPITALITY.
once had a cat hat always sat up
to the dinner table with me, and had
his napkin round lis neck, aud his
plate AMI some Gsh. lie used his
paw, OF course, but he was very par
t.calar and beaa we'd with extgaordi-
nasy decorain. Wien he had finished
ilis llsh soInetine5 gave him piece
oi mine. One day he was not to be
found when the dinnei-bel rang, SO
VIC hagaA without him. Presently
pass came rushing up stairs aud
sprang into his chair with two mice
In his n0nth. Before he could oe
stopped dropped mouse on TO my
plate, and then Proceeded TO degour
the o.hrr OF his own plate. lIc
diyIded bis dinner eiih me as had
divided mine wilh him.
cars F;oliisG.
-Four miles from Johnston one Of
onr conn.g comm ss'onefs, Henry
'aallman, Owls min and pond anc
ginas cofn for the pablic. lie has
4 ii,ea meal prnit vino attends to
tiie esi .ruit owns A large cat fhat
- se1a - fse luiil il stopped, by
alle NoWn the slte, viii imme-
aiately rln down behind the mill and
aet on 4 ias just oyer the shecting
over shieli the wateg IL flowing. She
elll iiea i99k very inleuily into the
water, @lici Is rom eighteen inches
70 lso ieet deep, until she spies a
la,fs she taen plnnges into the water,
frequently bafying herself under it,
pat almost alaays coming our with
aqh She then quietly sits down on
rock ne.f by aad enjoys her meal.
STORY or iicruaED LIONS.
Delaefoix painted his famous lion
hunting IN two copies. He received
FOR either o. them 1890 francs and
2.0a1 iranes--that is, for one $50 and
Tor the copy e72; that first cory was
sold to banker in Paris for fl00,
the second copy went to Algiers. The
name u the painter getting more
known, as much as e500 was given
Tor the ori risinal work by an intimate
friend o. NINE, ut whose house the
yerv banker Who filst had it saw it,
aad Niaita3 20 buy it back. The
neat das telegam came from Al
gicfr that he copy hid been burned.
Immediately the price OF the Row
only eNls ting one rose, and | saw i
sod Two years after for 1900 francs
,el, ,4ing. 81 course, pclaeroiy might
10 the same way complain that he
originally received only ESQ.
a pocrog's VISION.
When DR.. More was student at
canhrlasn, in Queens College, he
tas standing ut The door OF the
Aming room one day when he saw a
Mr Eonnci come out oil the hall,
looking as he always did in life. A
friend near was struck by the appear
aHee OF the man, and asked who it
was. when More told him, mention
ing some particulars of Ronnell's
history, where he was from, and
commenting upoa his personal ap.
paafance. That evening the prayers
OF the college were desired for one
who was in sick and dangerous con-
Oi,on. More asked Who was sick,
and was told Il wa nonnell, when he
~ piit't ttttt-ttN Nv isAi HSNt i''Ai
neil chat day, anl Nas assured that
Il was impossible, iof the man had
not left his bed for q considerable
time. But More insisted that he had
seen the man, and brought his friend
tsvtness to the truth OF hisetatement.
Tis came day Bonnell died, and the
stranger who was with More. and.
had seen the figure, identified the
body OF Bonnell as that of the man
he had noticed coming out OF
the hail at noon, and at time when
Il was positively known Bonneil was
lying un,on cious in his room.
among tine cur1oHries now IN
operation at the exhibition of elec-
bical inventions at Philadelphia is q
magnetic table. 1t is a small, un-
pretentious stand, with plain, inno-
cent-looking surface, but beneath it
is an electromagnetic A handful OF
nails lay upon it yesterday. Suddenly,
ard without any perccptible cause,
each rose and silently stood upon its
head, much to the delight and mysti-
fication q the small boys. A mo.