Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-03-03
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Tl~ uurntcr OF meas linen col,ars mado IN !
this country every year l. i.coo.Ua
n newly fallen me,oortc Ctoro weighing
l4O rjuntG has becn found ai Ellsworth. Wiz
Although Italy has tho highest murder tsio
OF any cr-;htry In r.urupc. It has abolished
capital punishment
AT victoria. Is C., thirteen md n bnif tors
Of barnncles and she'll iish ncrc ~scrrpSsl sF
the bottom Of asinglt vessel tie ulyniplan.
In tho trunk OF n treo cut dos.n ,.ear
Hanna, lntl.. n TOW days lso there was fotnil
teoo.
Tho birch rod red by tho first teacher in
n Vermont S.honlhUusr. over IcO vars a-c.
Il said to DO nailed over the present teachers
desk
Among the Chinese heaven "a OLD. Garth IA
even, anil the numbers Ia. 3. Z, . hci1Ig to
heaven. wht.o tho even digits are of Inc Garth
earthly
Sacramento. Cal. las Passed IN ordinance
making It Unlawful for G.ty person unriar IL
years ut cGc to SMOKE cigarettes within the
city limits.
Quick firing ArnHtr,n; runs t,itrtysix
a,rl lUD iounlcrs, dis;itnrginS ten anil eicsrn
shots Il minute, have been finally n10p!sd by
tho British army,
a LITTLE girl OF Poulan. Ga. raised cnough
peanuts and sugar cano To pay for live aud n
half ncres of land, n,:d sho had enough iioncy
left To fence It with.
IF you don't want to luy. cone in any
way and pct our cat, . ia a friendly Invitation
which u sign in front OF u Sedalia, No., storp
holds out to phSsers by
a curious sight near E.rliJny. Ca, Il tho
grave OF q mouniainccrS wife, which * prc
tpSffsl from f.,O -frr-y .f fhn t,,,,N 49,.
number OF lightning rois
1t has lccn computed that tho rover re-
quircd TO drive the tcnpenny nails contained
In q full kc5 would draw n wagon loaded
with II ton OF coal iirty-two miles.
According to experiments recently made,
the tensile strength OF u ":ct rope Is only one
third that of the san,o ropo when dry. and u
rope saturated with grease or soap is weaker.
still
Every French hank has n photograph Of
every employc, and in tho caso OF tho more
responsible ones they arc under the slys
VIGILANCE Of private detectives most OF tho
time.
Col. Stewart, n prominent resident OF Ne
bras.in City, has made his will ard provided
in 1t that his lody shall be crematc.l and tho
ashes dumped into tho river nj m,dnight
a book published in lSSd describes tho doyil.
'S4A - u aLSl lIb.iI lSI. vi thirty ICSL IClT,
with q single horn on either side OF tho head.
Tho real monster had not been seen up to
that date.
One OF the latest "wrinkies" in photography
Is the "ghcst" picture, IN which q persons
likeness Is taken byC CT instantaneous exposure,
with n result so shadnwy TINT tho bacl,-
ground, subjected to n longer exposure, can
10 seen through the ghost.
1t Is claimed that n mixture four parts
sawdust, two parts powdered fro clay, ono
part powdered glass, one Part cotton dust
md six parts OF sea Eand will, when moist
ened and fired at rcd heat, yield q very per-
ntanent aud porous material for lamp wicks.
a new dynamo with a capacity to run
eight ircardcsccnt lights has been invented
by II Vermont electrician. 1t has some novel
features, one being a slow current obviating
oil danger, wii!o one light can be shut cir
without affecting tho others on tho samo
circuit.
For tho space Of III years, from jan. /, NO
arc to have the figure o In our years, and
tho occultists, who put much stress upon
numbers, predict that the condition Of man
Kind will bo greatly improved over oil ,niSt
times during this period. 1t Is the age Of
Kal Yuga.
a recent novelty is IN invention designed
10 facilitate tho manufacture of durable boot
heels Ey It's uo n heel shaped leather. shell
Is mnde and Filed with n solid bN!y. It has
also u novel device for pressing tho leather
into tho approximate form md for moldinS
and working it
at q circus fair In Orovillc, Cal, tlicre
were several mammoth exhibits of oranges.
They included an immense golden heart,
covered with thousands of oranges, n grand
monument on which were displayed 1000
samples of tho fruit, md u HUGO BASKET in
which were piled up IL. $50 oranges. Another
splendid exhibit was u Japanese pagola, il
which nearly 5000 oranges md lemons wero
displayed.