Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-05
STRAY BITS.

The remains Of the Confederate ram Merri-
mac have Just been sold for old iron.
The bridge over the Indus at Sukkur Is at
present the largest railroad bridge in tho
world.
Professor Graham Bell says that the CON
genital deaf mutes Of the country are increas-
ing at a greater rate than the general popu-
lation.
The skeleton Of mastodon has been I'M
earthed in California 1t is thirty feet long
and has tusks between six and seven feet in
length.
the University of the Pacific at st. Jose, Cal,
who uses tobacco in any form.
The rush for Washington 20 witness the In
augural sights bids fair to exceed all previous
occasions of this sort.
1t is said fatigued eye RECEIVERS last the
perception Of the color by which the fatigue
has been induced, and first RECEIVERS the send-
tiveness Of the complementary color.
The remedy against sore throat Of wearing
q few threads of Berlin wool around the
throat is said to act by keeping up a belt of
skin action and SO acting as q counter-irri-
tant
Rev. Anthony Swensson, Of Detroit, Is the
first Swede to become a Roman Catholic
priest since the Reformation. Out of popu-
lation of 6,OO0,OOO Sweden has only 1000
Roman Catholics.
The smoke cloud that overhangs London Is
said to contain 300 tons Of carbon. The waste
involved In this Is estimated at Sl3,OOO, 900 a
year, and the damage to buildings at SIC, 900, :
600 year.
It is only about once in fifteen years that
Mars comes as near as 100000 miles. Its
orbit Is so eccentric that the interval between
it and the orbit Of the earth varies all the
way from $4,000, 900 miles to 81, 100000.
Portable electric lights, arranged to hang
on button Of ones coat, and with a para
boc reflector to concentrate the light, with
storage batteries weighing ~ pounds each,
are made to enable persons to read in railroad
cars by night.
The mortality among the European nav
vies at Panama during the past three months
has reached the astounding figures Of fifty
eight per 1000. That is as near us may be
defamation. The total number Of Europeans
who have persisted in prosecuting the under
taking is $500.
The crowned heads Of Europe are becoming
so literary that magazine is proposed, to
which only those of royal blood shall be
allowed to contribute. No advertisement
will be TAKEN and criticisms Of each number
will be furnished to the papers by the libra
rian of each court.
A correspondent Of The London Times says
that the word "teetotal" had its origin
through a suffering temperance orator, who
urged on his hearers that nothing less than
''te-te-te-total" abstinence would satisfy tenn.
perance reformers Some one at once adopted
'teetotal" as a suitable word, and it sprane
into general use.
Milan, Paris and London lead the world iu
oil that pertains to thoroughly artistic
knowledge Of dancing. The Royal Academy
''de la dance" at Paris, founded by Louis
XIV, and which Is presided over at the
present time by M. de Soria, is the most fin
ished school Of dancing in the world, and ap
preached by none save that of La Scala, in
Milan.
Charles Manning, while chopping down q
hollow beech tree at Anna Station, O., which
was apparently 100 years old, had his atten
ton drawn to peculiar looking earthen jar
which was we'll sunken In the center Of the
hollow butt A few blows Of the ak liberated
it from its confined position, and, after secur
ing It, it was opened and found filed to thu
brim with silver coin. .. .''...
The Kennebec Journal says It happened K
ono Of Colby's professors when q younf
teacher to "board around" one winter. Hi
arrival ut ono rural homo took place just a
dinner time, and he ut once sat down will
the family to enjoy the repast Tho pro
fessor doesn't remember that his appetit.
was particularly sharp that day, but at tn,
close Of the meal the mistress Of the hous
looked across at her husband and remarked
well, John, guess you might as well xii
that heifern