Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-04
HUMOROUS

ful proposed yet!' Daughter-"Not
exactly; but last evening, when was
holding littlo Dick in my lap. Mr..
3ashful went to the piano and sang:
Would l were boy again. '"-PhiI-
rdcl: hid Record.
Visitor -''What beautiful library
you have really envy YOU" Re-
,ircd Butchcr-"Yes; and just look ut
he binding of thcm books" II sec;
hey aro all bound in calf" Just SO,
and / killed all them calves myself
what furnished the leather"
Don't you love to hear tho tink-
ling of the guitar upon the moonlit
lake." asked Miss Lilybud, swectly.
Indeed. yes" asscntcd Ruifclub. ut
makes it SO handy to drown the guitar
ST. you SEQ" And tho silvcry tinl1-a-.
anl1 tum-tums sounded like falling
ears as they sat and listened with the
;arying emotions. -Burdettc.
-"What is Georges last name,
Itta?" asked the little sister one morn
ne at the breakfast table. Simpson,
lear" said Eta. with n becoming
blush. What makes you asll?"
oh. nothing" said the little sister,
carelcssly, ''only l was listening out
side the parlor door when he was here
last night, and thought from what
heard you say to him all the time that
it might be Doant."
do you know, Miss Belle. that
it s WEAKLY q waste of time to do so
much thinlling?" said Gus De Jay.
Its quito vcwy fatigu;ng to think,
you know" "Do you think SOP"
''Ya'as; 1 sometimes really wondch
why VIC have bwains anyhow" "Oh,
every thing has its purpose, Mr. De
Jay. Brains arc very useful to some
people to keep their heads from cav
ing in, you know. "-MCrckant ITav-
Ter.
Fond Fathcr-''I declare, Aggie,
you arc a perfect fac-simile of your
mother when she was Your age"
Aggie Gust homo from boarding
schoo) -"Pleaso call me Agonies,
papa. AS you say, 1 presume l am
u fab siInmcol Of mamma in her
younger days" Fond Father (com-
muning with himself in the woodshed
few moments later)-.'Papa! Mann
ma! Agonic3? Fab simmcel!! Jump
in Jcruaalom! Is that what I pay
one hundred ana fifty dollars a term
fo'P'-- Ciicago Iri6un".
| --"Rebccca, you shall not shpeak
nit dot Moses Levi voncc more" 80
ladder, you prc&ll III no heart! Va
voj almost engaged. Wy shall 1 not
shpeal1 nit limp" "Hc haf shcated
mo. lie hat sod me paste diamond
for sheauinc shtonc." 80 ladder, dot
should recommend him to you as a
son-in-Iaw. If ho can 10 u q wise man
like you. SEQ vat n Gor,uno he hat i'll
der chcwolry pizincsS." well, Re-
! hccca, you Vas schmarlor as thought.
Get married ven you like. l am
aulschious to g. into bardnership init
mino son-ir-'a|
Sheep Troubles and Remedies.
When sheep arc compelled to live I,
n dirty yard or, wet pasture they hav
| foot-"ot on what is called with cattle
Gouls.' To ClICct II euro. after trim
ming the edges Of the hoof and wash
put IN some powdered blue vitrio
while tho foot is wet, or if dry som
pine tar A dry upland pasture shoul
always be at tho command of tn
"goldcn-hoof," although u run in 10y
lots is favorable il time Of droutlI
Sheep arc also troubled with parasite
in tho form Of scab. This can b
cured by o. wash Of tobacco water i
which is II little turpcntinc. A goo
plan is TO scrub or dip tho sheep afte
shcnring. The tick or sheep louise ca
DO destroyed $50 by tobacco. This
one Of tho best uses tho plant Gun b
put to. The louise Is somewhat like
miniature lobster. crab, box turtle an
potato bug. Sulphur is good rs ne,
commended, as il swcat5 to tho surfac
md roots Of the wool and tho parasite
tnlio IL in their food md die young.
Farm AMI Home.
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