Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-04-14
ELkO, NEVADA, SUNDAY, APRIL II, 1889
CURRENT ITEMS,

The account Cf !. death from deliriuii
ircmcns Spirited Away. -Binghamp-
ton Republican.
1t has been computed that the pow
cr required TO drive tho tcnpcnny nails
contained in full kcg would draw Il
wagon loaded with II ton OF coal fifty
two miles.
Tho heaviest leather belt ever put
In an establishment is 60 inches wide
ard liO feet long and weighs l.GO0
! pounds. 1t will drive l.000-horsc pow
cr machinery.
A hint To all traders. big and little,
is given by bog who pcdd'cs matches
! near nn elevated railroad station in New
! York. lie watches tho passengers rs
! they come down the stairway. and when
! he secs man with an unlightcd cigar
! he hands him match ready lighted,
aud then Offers TO sell him the rest OF
I the box.
A conscience contribution Of 500
has been received by the Secretary Of
! the Treasury in an envelope, post
marked Syracuse. y. Y. contuinin"
also the following note signed ..LOyul":
"Alr. Fair Chi!ds Treas plcrsc put the
within 800 into the United States Treas
ury where it belongs q think) Wash
/ ington Sta".
The following facts abou: the
| tongue may interest some people: 4
| white tongue is said 10 denote fcbrilc
] disturbance; II brown. moist tongue,
! Indigestion; brown. dry tongue, de-
preston. blood poisoning, typhoid fov.
or; red. glazed tonguo. general fever;
loss OF digestion; Il Ircmulous, moist
ana Happy tongue. fccblcncss, nervous
ness.
! "A klnsas paper relates that Il cat
tic raiser near Sovcry went out into his
/ feed lot recently on foot. The cattle
became Infatuated and made u rush Mt
| him. lie fell flat on tho ground and re-
maincd perfectly quiet. Tho mad, bel
lowing herd camo up and tramped
| round and round, often smelling OF his
body. but never attempting 10 injure it.
After four hours in this position some
men noticed the peculiar action OF the
herd and went in and rescued him.
A man in Delhi has invented n
combination running gear for vehicles.
Tho combination consists OF runners
( ana wheels. When the runncrs arc i'm
use the wheels are in position above
them. by simple movement Of thy
foot tho runners arc replaced with
Wheels. and vice versa. the whole ar
rnugcmcnt being automatic. and the
change being effected without the
driver leaving his scat, the transfer oc-
cupying not more than five minutes.
Vermont has for years paid a
bounty OF fifty cents for every dead
fox, and it is said in the two years past
$4,000 has boon paid in bOuntics. The
other day cOuntrynau appeared be-
iorc the county treasurer with eleven
young foxes, on which he wanted the
bounty. Three of them were alive.
and he thought il was hard that he
could not got the bounty and keep them
for pets. When he was told that boun-
ties were paid on dead foxes only. he
killed the three little fellows at once and
called for tho $3.50.
The Mount Morgan gold mine of
Queensland has proved TO be the rich
est muc in tho world IL is situated on
tho rango OF II sheep ranch. IL is un
iron stone hill in tho midst of green
grass. a public road runs over tho
| mountain, and IL was while repairing IL
| that the gold was discovered. II was
! purchased for S3.201. just So nm mere,
/ nnd the shares arc now worth SO. O0O,-
! 600. IL is supposed To be an old goyscr
I imprcgna,cd with gold. Tic metal is
extracted by the chOrination process
and costs but $3.50 ton.
| Singular Contest For n Bride.
Two gentlemen Of high birth, the
| one n Spnminrd and tho othcr n Ger
man. having rendered Maximiian III.
many services they each, for recon-
| pcnsC, demanded his beautiful niece.
/ Helena. in marriage. Tho Prince,
who entertained equal respect for BOTH
could not givo either tho preference:
and after much delay. told them that
/ from claims thCy 10th had 10 his nt-
icniiOn and regard. ho could not rive
his assent for either OF thcm to marry
his niece. aud they must docido IL by
| their own prowCsa and address: but as
hc did not wish to risk tho loss OF
other, or both. by permitting them TO
fight with offensive weapons. hc had
ordered II largo bag TO bc brought,
and no who was successful enough 10
put his rival into IL should obtain his
nicCo. This strango combat between
two gcntlomou was in tho presence OF
tho whole imperial court. aud lasted
half nm hour. At lcngth the Spaniard
| ,,t.I,I,I I,, A..
Baron o. Tcihcrd, who. when ho had
got him in tho bag. took him on his
back and placed him ut tho Enpcror's
feet and on tho following day married
tho beautiful Helena y. Ledger