Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-25

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A newly fallen meteorio stone weighing
40 pounds has been found at Ellsworth, Wis.
Although Italy has the highest murder rate
Of any country In Europe, it has abolished
capital punishment
At Victoria, B. c., thirteen and half tons
Of barnacles and shell fish were scraped of
the bottom Of single vessel-the Olympian.
In the trunk Of a tree cut down near
Hanna, Ind, a few days ago there was found
a stone jar filled with Spanish coin worth
$780,
The birch rod used by the first teacher in
q Vermont schoolhouse. over lOO years ago,
Il said to be nailed over the present teachers
desk
Among the Chinese heaven Is odd, earth Is
even, and the numbers |, B, 5, z, . belong to
heaven, while the even digits are Of the earth
earthly.
Sacramento, Cal, has passed an ordinance
making it unlawful for any person under II
years Of age to smoke cigarettes within the
city limits
Quick firing Armstrong guns, thirty-six
and lOO Founders, discharging ten and eleven
shots a minute, have been finally adopted by
the British army.
A little girl Of Poulan, Ca, raised enough
peanuts and sugar cane to pay for five and q
half acres Of land, and she had enough money
left to fence it with.
IF you don't want to buy, come In any
way and pet our cat" is a friendly invitation
which sign in front Of Sedalia, Mo-, store
holds out to pasSers by.
A curious sight near Ellijay, Ca, is the
grave Of a mountaineer's wife, which is pro
tected from the fury of the elements by q
number Of lightning rods
1t has been computed that the power re-
quired to drive the tenpenny nails contained
I'm full key would draw q wagon loaded
with a ton Of coal tifty-two miles.
According to experiments recently made,
the tensile strength Of a wet rope is only one
third that Of the same rope when dry. and q
rope saturated with grease or soap is weaker
still
Every French bank has a photograph Of
every employee, and in the case Of tho more
responsible ones they IRE under the sur
VIGILANCE of private detectives most Of the
time.
Col Stewart, a prominent resident Of Ne
braska City, has made his will and provided
i'll it that his body shall he cremated and the
ashes dumped into the river at midnight
A book published in 1892 describes the devil
fish as fish from ten to thirty feet long,
with a single horn on either side of the head
The real monster had not been seen up to
that date.
One Of tho latest "wrinkles'' in photography
is the ghost" picture, in which q persons
likeness is taken by an instantaneous exposure
with a result SO shadowy that the back
ground, subjected to a longer exposure, can
DO seen through the ghost
1t Is claimed that q mixture four parts
sawdust, two parts powdered fire clay, one
part powdered glass, one part cotton dust
and six parts Of sea sand will, when moist
ened and fired at red heat, yield q very per-
manent and porous material for lamp wicks.
A new dynamo with a capacity to run
eight incandescent lights has been invented
by Vermont electrician. 1t has some novel
features. one being a slow current obviating
all danger, while one light can be shut of
without affecting the others on the same
circuit.
For the space Of III years, from Jan. |, we
are to have the figure . in our years, and
tho occultists, who put much stress upon
numbers, predict that the condition Of man.
kind will be greatly improved over all past
times during this period. 1t is the age Of
Kal Yuga.
A recent novelty is an invention designed
to facilitate the manufacture of durable boot
heels. BY its use heel shaped leather shell
Is made and filed with q solid body. 1t has
also novel device for pressing the leather
into the approximate form and for molding
and working it.
AT circus fair in Oroville, Cal, there
were several mammoth exhibits of oranges.
They included an immense golden heart,
covered with thousands OF oranges, grand
monument on which were displayed 10000
samples Of the fruit, and huge basket In
which were piled up IL. $50 oranges Another
splendid exhibit was a japanese pagoda, in
which nearly 5000 oranges and lemons were
displayed.
Ono Thing lie Cant Do.
man can battle with trouble and strife