Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-06
r CURIOUS TnINes OF TIRE:

II b reported that . cftioeu Of PAhnyrA,
No., got up In tho night and went into tho
woods and felled largo troo while aSleen
A tramp. killed by IN engine 1t Venice,
nlG, had on twelve shirts, six pairs Of draw
ers and three pairs Of pantaloons He had $s5
In bis pocket2
An infant in Cincinnati while being tossed
into the air ran its finger into its fathers
eye. and It Is feared that the sight has been
destroyed The nail pierced the ball
A man In New York city has fitted him
self for an expert witness on chirography,
and once having seen a mans signature he
can identify it again II simply shown one
single letter Of the name.
Fire Company No. 10, Of Cincinnati, owns
dog which is said to have saved the lives of
several fremen- The animal e described as
large, handsome Newfoundland, and Is
three stories high.
A millionaire named Tagliabel, who died
recently at Milan, bequeathed the sum of
$4,000 francs to the street sweepers Of that
town, on condition that they would all 20 to
his funeral in their working clothes In his
youth Ee had himself been o knight of the
broom and shovel
A l6-year-old boy In Kansas City attempted
to steal and carry away a saw mill recently.
He first stole a horse and wagon, and was
busily engaged in taking ~ mill to pieces,
preparatory to loading 1t upon tho wagon,
when the mill owner appeared ON the scene
ard gathered him In.
A lady lost her wedding ring sixteen years
ago at Muirshiel farm, near Glasgow, Scot
land, while walking In a cornheld, and gave
up all hope Of ever seeing it again. But re-
Gently she was agreeably surprised at receiv-
ing word that the ring had been turned ND In
blowing: It was as bright as when lost.
A bulldog with a wonderful history Is
owed by j. Cram, New York millionaire
With his master he has Travelled throughout
the world, and three years ago was lost on a
tiger hunt In the jungles Of India Three
days and much money were spent to find him.
He was found in a hollow tree. The dog Is
valued at $500.
The richest patient In Bloomingdale Luna-
tic asylum Is Howard Meyer. He is the son
OF the New Brunswick millionaire and has an
income OF $4,000 year There isn't any
difficulty In securing the highest medical
service and best attention for him, but his
wealth only serves to surround him with
luxuries he does not appreciate
A cat owned by farmer who lives near
Norwich, Conn.,, has developed q fancy for
stealing clothes pins While the animal is
never known to touch clothes pins of its
owner, 1t brings home all it can find lying
around loose in the neighbors' yards Within
the last three months twenty eight dozen have
been brought home in this way.
A Hartford dog has been taught to wait at
the gate for the postman and carry the mail
into the house The other morning there
we're no letters, and, as the carrier passed
without stopping, the dog jumped from his
place and got in the carriers way. The man
said kindly word to the brute and then
started to walk of, but the dog barked as If
for letter, and when the letter was not
handed over, bit the carrier.
]. c. Thompson, of Washington, has an
animal which presents curious combina,
ton. Its father was half Mexican hairless
oS6 oaAN ueAh lIS HOLleT was
cat Its hind feet are like q dogs. with the
claws Of cat. Its skin is smooth, with the
exception Of q few hairs on its back, and its
face Ii like that Of a cat, lacking, however,
the whiskers and eyebrows. Its tail L. long
and pointed, and Is curled up by the animals
side
singular accident occurred at ALBANY,
N. Y, recently, to a little 9-year-old girl
named Nellie Bradley. The child was play.
ing with toy balloon with whistle attach.
ment, when it suddenly clipped down her
throat and lodged in the larynx. Efforts
were made to remove the balloon by doctor
who was called in soon after the accident oc
Cured, but it was found impossible to do 50,
the balloon having become inflated by the
child's breathing, and the victim was literally
choked to death.
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