Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-03-10
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1889.
STRAY BITS.

Tho remains Of tho Confederate rnm Merit
mac have just been sold for old iron.
Tho bridge over the Indus ut Sukkur Is at
present tho largest rnilruad bridge In tho
world
Professor Grnhan Bell says that the con.
genital deaf mutcs Of tho country are incrcas
ing at n greater ratio than tho general popu-
lation-
The skeleton Of mnstodon has been un-
cnrthed in California II Is thirty feet long
and has tusks between six nnd seven feet in
length
Hereafter no student can matriculnte from
the University Of tho Pacific at ST. jose, Cal,
who uses tobacco In any form
The rush for Washington 70 witness the In.
nugurnl sights bids fair to exceed all previous
occasions OF this sort
II is said fntigucd cyo rccovcrs Inst tho
perception Of tho color by which tho fatigue
has been induced, and first rccovcrs tho sens
hrencss OF the complementary color.
The remedy against sore throat Of wearing
few threads OF Berlin wool around the
throat is said to act by keeping up n belt Of
skin action and so acting as q counter.irri
tant
Rev. Anthony Swensson. Of Detroit, Is the
first Swele to become a Roman Catholic
priest since the Reformation Out Of q popu-
lation Of 0,Oo0OOo Sweden has only 1000
Roman Catholics
The smoke cloud that overhnngs London Is
eaid to contain 800 tons of carbon. Tho waste
involved In this Is estimated at $1,000, 600 a
yoar, and tho dnmage to buildings at s IO, ,OOO,-
0Oo year.
1t Is only about onco In fifteen years that
Mars comes rs near as S0,OO0,UOo miles. It's
orbit Is so eccentric that the interval between
II and tho orbit Of tho enrth varies all the
why from $4,000 900 miles to Ol 100000.
Portable electric lights, arranged to hang
on button OF ones coat, nnd with a para.
boiic reflector to concentrate the light, with
storage batteries weighing ~ pounds each,
arc mnile to enable persons to read In railroad
cars by night
Tho mortality among tho European nav.
vics mt Panama during tho past three months
has reached the astounding figures Of flfty.
eight per l,oO0. That Is ms near rs mny bo
deciniation- Tho total number Of Europcans
who have pcrished In prosecuting tho under
taking is 5000.
Tho crowned heads OF Europe aro becoming
80 literary that magazine is proposed, to
which only those Of royal blooI shall lie
allowed to contribute. No advertisement
will be taEcn, and criticisms Of each number
will bc furnished to tho papers by the libra.
rim Of each court.
correspondent Of Tho London Times snys
TINT tho word "teetotal" had its origin
through suffering temperance orator, who
urged on his hearers that nothing less thnn
'te-tc-tc-totnlr abstinence would satisfy tenn.
rcranco rcformors. Some ono at once ndoptcJ
"tcctotal" MS n suitable word, and It sprap.
into general Use.
Milan, Paris md London lead tho world In
oil that pertains TO thoroughly artistic
knowledge Of dancing. Tho Roynl Academy
"de In dance" at Paris founded by Louis
XIV, and which Is presided over Mt tho
present timo by ~ do Soria. Is tho most fin.
ishetl school Of dancing In tho world, and IN.
preached by mono savo that Of In Scala, In
Milan.
Charles Manning, whilo chopping down
hollow beech tree at Anna Station, O., which
wns apparently 100 years old had his ottcn.
ton drawn to a peculiar looking cnrthcn jar,
which was well sunkrn In tho center Of the
hollow butt fow blows Of tho ax liberated
II from its confined position. and, after sccur.
Ing II, II was opened and found filed TO the
brim with silver coin.
Tho Kcnncbcc Journal says Il happened TO
ono OF Colby's professors when a young
teacher to "board around" ono winter Ills
arrival Mt ono rural home took place Just at
dinner time, and no nt once sat down with
tho family to enjoy tho rcpast Tho pro.
fcssor doesn't remember TINT his appetite
wns particularly sharp TINT day, but at tho
closo OF tho meal tho mistress OF tho house
looked across nt her husband and remarked,
swell, John, guess you might as well kill
TINT hcifcr.h