Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-03-10
CURIOUS THINGS OF LIFE.
It Is reported that a citizen of Palmyra.
Mo-, got up in the aiSht emil went into tho
woods and fclled u large tree whiic asleep

Il Is reported that a citizen Of Palmyra,
Mo. got up In the aiSht emil went into tho
woods and fclled u large tree whilc asleep
A tramp. killed By on engine a, Venice,
Ms, had on twelve shirts, SIX pairs Of draw
ers and three pairs OF rantalooaa lie had SIS
In bis pockets.
An infant In Cincinnati while being tossed
into the dir ran its finger into its fathers
cyc. and II Is feared tina, the sight has been
destroyed. The nail pierced the hall.
A man In New York city has fitted him
sclf for IN expert witness on c!iroyrnphy.
and oncc having sccn IL manis signature he
can identify it again IL simply shown ono
single letter of the name
Fire Company No. 10. Of Cincinnati, owns
q DO: which Is said Ia have ssv"l the lives Of
several fircuien The animal is described us
n large. handsome Newfoundland. md Is
credited with icins able to climb a ladder
thrpc stories high
4 millionaire nanicl TnSliahcl, who died
recently ut Milan, bcIuratlIe,l the sum of
t0.OO francs To the street swcclcrs OF tina,
town. on condition that they would all 20 to
hts funeral in their working clothes In his
youth Ls had himself brcn u knight Of the
broom nh shovel.
a lG yCarOld hoy In Kansas City attempted
to steal and carry away u saw mill recently
lie first stole n horSc AMI wagon. and was
busily engage! in taking the mill to pieces,
preparatory TO luaDlirs il upon the wagon,
when the mill owiirr appeared on tho sccrc
and gathered him in
a lady lost her wedding ring sixteen years
ago ut Muirshiel farm. near Glasgow, Scot
land, while walking in u cornicld. und gave
up all hope of ever sCing il again. But re
Gently she was agrccally surprised ut rccviv
ing word that the ring had lHrn turned up in
Flowing. II was rs bright Us when lost.
a bulldog Will n wonderful history Is
owed by j Cram, n New York millionaire.
With his master lie has Travelled throughout
the worlh, and three years ago was lost on n
tiger hunt in the iunSlcs Of India. Three
days md much money were spent To find him
Nc was found in n hollow tree. The dog Is
valued at 100.
Tho richest patient In BloominEiale Luna.
tic asylum is Howard Meyer lie Is the son
OF the New Brunswick millionaire anI has an
'NN'f ~ ~ a DNsiA lltlt l1l L iU1
difficulty in securing the highest medical
service nnd best attention iur him, but his
wealth only serves TO surround him with
luSurics he docs not appreciate.
a cat owned 10y n farmer who lives near
Conn, has developed q fancy for
stealing clothes pins While the animal Is
never known to touch clothes nins of its
owner, IL brings home all I, ran iind living
around loose in the ncighbors' yards Within
the last three months twenty eight dozen have
been brought home i'll this way.
y Hartford dog Ens been taught to whit nj
the gate for the postinan and carry the mail
into the house. Tie other morning there
we're no letters. and. rs the carrier passed
without stopping, the dog jumped from his
place and got in the carriers way. The man
said n kindly word To the brute and then
started to walk OF, but the dog barkcd us II
for n letter, md VIXEN tho letter was not
handed over. bit the carrier.
j c. Thompson. OF Washington. has an
animal which presents n curious comhina.
ton. Its father was a half Mexican hairless
dog md half rabbit, nnd It's mother was n
cat Its hinl feet are like n dogs, with the
J claws of a cat, Its skin is smooth, with tho
exception OF n few hairs on its back, and its
face Is like TINT Of n cat, lacking. however,
tho whisfcrS unh eyebrows. Its tail is long
nnl pointed, and Is curlcd up by the animals
, side.
~ singular accident occurred at Albany,
n u, recently. To n little pycar old girl
named Nellie bradley The chill was play
ing with II toy balloon with II whistle attach.
mcnt, when it suddenly slippc,l down her
throat and lodged in tho larynx- Efforts
were made Ia remove the balloon by n doctor
who was called in soon utter the accident oc
Cured, but it was found impossible to do so,
the balloon having hcconc inflated by the
child's breathing. End the victim was literally
chokcd ~ death.