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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-21
A REsusciTA1ED car.
Tho Strange Story of tho Ghost of o
Brooklyn FeIino Pct.

Brooklyn Foiino Pet.
t'Doc" is q fine, biz, slenll-coatcd cat
which lives in tho "always-opcn'' drug
storo near tho city hall, Brooklyn, and
which is always admired by customers,
says tho New York Times. Whore it
camo from is q nystory 70 tho clerks In
tho store. In fact, the cat is regarded
with somc awo because of tho peculiar
manner of its appearance.
Several years ago thcro was cat in
the drug storo, also called tho Doctor,
with fine markings of Maltese pattern.
A good-cispositioncd animal, 10 had
many friends, and waSed fat as timo
went by. Ono night, however, thcrc
happened to bo q show at tho old Brook
lyn Thcatcr, in which a troupe of
largo dogs starred. ss'. -...
Tho thcatcr was just across tho way
from tho drug store, and ono of tho dogs
happened to drop in to the apothccary
shop. The Siberian bloodhound spied
doc" and mado for him. Tho sat was
caught unawares behind somc boxos.
Gamc to tho end, howovnr, no whacked
tho bloodhound. across tho ear with his
paw. Tho. big brutc then seized tho
doctor" gavo him ono shake. and
his death painless q big dose of prussic
acid was given and the remains con-
signed to an ash barrel.
Two weeks afterward in walked tho
present fclino representative of tho
store-wit exactly the Same markings,
tho same sizc and of the samo sox as his
predecessor. Tho cat startled tho clerk.
"Why, Doc, whero did you como from?"
hc said, whereupon tho big cat jumped
to his shoulder and purrcd in the same
bass voice of the old Doctor"
This cat has remained in tho store
ever since, nnd tho clerks arc still in
doubt as to whether tits tho old cat or
. now ono. There arc no signs of the
surgical operation. It is truc, but tho
animal is otherwise tho exact image of
tho original doctor" Tho same habits
arc observed and thcro arc other signs
that would point to his being rcsur-
rcctcd cat.
Now tho doctor" Is Fat and lazy. no
allows nc othor cats On tho corner. Pro.
ciscly ut $50 q. m. no ascends tho ele-
vatcd railroad stops and jumps from tho
station over onto tho roof Of tho store,
whore ho romans till day-break. What
ho does thcro no ono knows. No mico
or rats ovcr cntcr tho storc, and tho
Doctor" docs not get much 1.-Two food
lIo Is very fond OF soda water, and somo-
times attempts to turn on the faucets
in tho fountain with his paw. rllc sleeps
In corner under Tue prescription coun-
TOR and uses ilno soft sponge for pill
low. lIo has been known in lit Of
curiosity to taste liquid drugs, but they
SOON to havo no effect on him.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-21
WOES OF THE bride.

First Naadc Jealous and Then Crushed BY
an Explanation.
Maria" said tho young and hand
some Leiber to his pretty bride, show Is
Millio Bluebas coming on?"
Tho lady in question was suspected
by his better half to be an old ilamo of
her husbands, says tho Philadelphia
Times. She had dincd with them tho
evoning before.
81 haven't seen her, Alfred, so can't
say" with o touch Of piquc lii hor tonc.
Tho next evening and the noxt Mr..
Leiber repeated his inquiry. This per-
sistenco finally reused his wifo's jcal-
ousy.
''Alfred Leiber," ohio rotorted, "I wish
TO know why you aro 30 anxious to hear
about SIillio Bluobns. Hero, wo'ro only
q month married, and yot you" Fur
ther utteranco was stopped by burst of
tears.
''Wby, my darling" said Alfred, hon!
cstly surprised, 81 was only anxious for
your dear sake. noticed that she ate
two pieces OF yonr calso at our littlo din
ner, and, knowing tho fact, I naturally
wanted to know tho consequences"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-21
hard on tho 1ndustr,ous Earn, nand..

"Theso barbed wiro fences ain't no
good said the farm hand. II wouldn't
have one Of 'em around tho place, il 1
had my way"
why not2" inquired tho stranger
" They're cheap and strong, and keep
cattle In better than any thing else"
THAT may bo," replied tho farm
hand; but then fcllcr cant sit down
70 gcst on 'em.o
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Leaves Elko every morning at 7:3o
o'clock. .it ',.. '
Arrives from Tuscarora every even
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12
Change OF ProIrs.snm me.

From the New YORK weekly.
MA the Scotch lord has invited me to
see the new tragedy with him Tonight.
and l see by the papers that the star il Ill
and the drama will not he produced. It's
awfully provoking "That does not
matter, dear; you have seen that tragedy
once, and no doubt some other play will
be presented. Go with him, of course.'
American Girl latter the performance
You sat through that comedy without n
smile. and il was awfully funny. too. i
nearly died laughing. Scotch Lorl-Why
didna we tell me il was IA comedy! i
bought stalls for n tragedy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12
Slim sarah.

From the New York Truth.
Ii seems that Sarah Bernhardt initiated
the Saxon custom and promised Jules
Barber to hang her stocking mp on Christ
mas eve IL he would PUT something in il.
Barber went aud bought the most bcauti-
full gold-mountcd ladies' riding whip i'm
Paris. The next day Sarah met him.
lyon did not keep your worsl.H she said.
Yes / did," replied Barber. ..Didn't YOU
get my ~preseut?" "Pcrfi,Iious man" cx-
claimed B~ernhardt, .'thcrr was nothing in
the stocking."t'Ah. but my divine friend.
il WAS there under tho mantle; l could moi
get ID into the stocking"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12
Captured u Cowboy.

From the Kansas City Globe.
An amusing incident il reported from
Union avenue yesterday which illustrates
the dcgencracy of the cowboy and what q
little man may accomplish il he has his
nerve with him. About 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon Sam Frank was sitting in front
of his place Of business eating an apple.
Sam Is a young man - years OF age and
weighs los pounds. He was evidently
feeling unusually frisky yesterday, and,
casting his eye down the street, he noticed
a cowboy approaching. The stranger
was 6 feet tall, wciRhed'at least 200 pounds,
and was clad i'm full cowboy reRalia, con-
sisting of a wide-brimmed white hat some
what the worse for wear, n blue shirt,
which was tucked under his pants mt the
waist, around which was a belt holding
two murderons-lookane r.voiy Diver ,.....
leather belt, giving him the appearance of
. walking arsenal. Corduroy. pants and
outfit. * the native Of the plains swas-
9ered past the little man the latter sud.
denly fired the apple Mt him, striking him
turned toward his assailant, who spranR
from his seat. and seizinR the two revol.
vers. snatched then from the astonished
'Didn't ! warn you never to come to
Kansas City again carrying concealed
a United States officer. Come with me;
you are my prisoner"
To the surprise of a dozen listeners the
uDlGbTfttly ttoTbtktty fsttN W
lowed himself to be led into a saloon and
to bc cast In "a back room, which his cap
tor announced was "a cell. A few minutes
later when search was made for the
stranger he could not he found. He had
escaped down ST. Louis avenue through a
ndo A strange feature of the story is
that the cowboy was perfectly sober, hav-
ing just arrived i'm the city. The revolvers
are OF Colt and Smith 4 wesson manu-
facturc and Of A calibcr. The owner
may recover his property 10y calling upon
the little man who successfully carried
out the great practical joke of the season.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12
Circu instances Alter Cmses.

From Time.
Father trimming apple sprout, I: "Tom-
my, why did you call Deacon Goodc n liar
this morning? Haven't 1 often told you
that you should never call any one names.
and that n gentleman never loses his
temper?' Tommy: Eyes, father, but he
said you put n counterfeit dollar in the
contribution basket, last Sunday and
-" Fathers: ale did! The miserable
liar! Good thing he didn't say il to me ;
I'd have knocked his COMPOUNDED head
clean oil? Herr. take this quarter and
buy II 'niggcr-shooter,' and. il his chickens
rome over into our back yard any more,
give il to- 'cm red hot"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12
-Uncle Ooorwe" aad Mr.. X.

observe Senator George Hearst Of Cal
ifornia In his accustomed scat In the sem
ate. says q Washington correspondent of
the New Yerk Tribune The pleasure de-
the floor of the senate. An exCalifornian
who IL here looked down from theg gal
leries the other day and told this story:
'Uncl George as he is affcctionately
called by all who know him-and To know
him il to esteem him-and his family
were On the Jersey coast last summer
when I visited them. The senator en-
joycd the sea shore, and the good fellows
he met there who could talk 'horse,' but
the society folks fatigued him very much.
Living I'm an adjoining cottage was n
well known New York society man, who
also had his family with him. The
quite friendly and many little cour,esies
household went to New York for a day
was Obliged tn do the errands OF both fam
lilies. Uncle George started oil one day,
numbcr of songs. She said there was ono
she had forgotten Ia title OF, hut n
might rtc".i it. I IN time; The senator tor
Dream that I Dwell in Marble Halls,
,vns o ona Sani:,,s Listen asSsr sl.s My Tale niecs es
which he thought might include the one
his friend could not recall. He received
iamenaae. wa. a IL bore the
date line of the New Jersey seacoast re-
sort, and was signed Mrs. n. The mes
sage itself was startlin9ly brief. 1t merely
read:
Call Me hin Own.'
The old forty-niVer was upset. He
hunted mp some of his racing friends and
frankly laid the situation before them. He
protested that there had been no Irritation
ON his part and that he didn't think i had
gone SO far ON the lady's part. "Uncle
Georges friends were 30 moved by his
distress that they didn't take advantage
answer to the message, as follows:
"MRs. -: Am fiattered by your rom
hdencc, hut q lovely woman, Mrs. H., has
. prior claim"
"Uncle George" didn't 60 back To that
New Jersey resort for q week, and then
the New York family had gone to the
mountains. But IL you want to keep i'm
his good Rraces he sure and don't refer to
his seaside filtration with Mrs. X. You
may get hurt IL you do"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12

my -anccstress now fclt that she must tell
her husband All, and 80 she did, and after
long a. this Mime. valois, of VIII m ! have
told you, lived. Also Mime. Toad MAIN
tanned terms Of the most intimate friend:
might. Even yet the soads are always fed
In the winter at the Chateau valois, and
the necklace In given tn b eldest
daughter. So ID came 10 mo, and IL In j
who, having read the ccou uf the Jewels
In the heads of toads given by your
of my ancestreas 10 made."-A0rv kvie
Dallas in Fireside Companion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A tall. maj was lean
ing over the desk mt the Continental hotel
last night conversing with several friends.
Pulling n plcthoric wallet from his breast
pocket he took therefrom IA long sheet of
- bills, just as they came from the treas
ury department. His friends inquired
what they were. "Only advertiscments."
was the reply. They're given away now
with tea instead Of the usual chromos."
by this time there was quite "a crowd
around the black-whiskcred man. eagerly
examining the bills. Some Thought they
were genuine bills. while Others, who had
never seen bills i'm this shape before. as
there WAS nearly n yard of them, really
thought they were advertisements and
would not have bought the whole lot for
five cents.
YOU'RE all just like the fellow out i'm
81. Louis. He was a clerk In u store. and
when ! had made "a purchase l asked him
FOR "a pair of shears and proceeded To cut
of n bill. You should have seen the
mans eyes. They stood out so that you
could have knocked them of with "a stick.
The outcome of the matter was that he
refused to take them. Just at that min
ute the proprietor came from the office,
aud. seeing the status OF the case. dis
charged the man. hut after I had explained
the case we all had ~ good laugh.
"Why do l carry them i'm that way? I
guess-well|I to have n little
run; that's all. / have n friend. n CASH
Ter i'm a bank. and he let's me have them.
Let's adjourn and have "a Ii. and -. and
see what the barkceper has to say"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12

At the dinner station where we stopped
one day on n certain railroad.
says u writer i'm the New York San. almost
the first sight which greeted the eyes of
those who got of was n rough burial box
on the platform, and seated near IL was
an old black woman with n handkerchief
to- her eyes. When kindly asked the
cause of her SORROW, she pointed to the
box and replied:
"Dc ole mans i'm dar."
"Your husband?"
"Yes; died two lays ago back yere in
de kentry."
And what are You doing with the body
az wants tn bury it up at Charleston,
but han't got money null to lake it on
he came Onward. whats the difference
where n niggcr il buried? They want
her to bury il here, but she won't. She's
..For what reason ?" asked the pas
senger who had put all the previous qnes-
''Kasc. sab. all de To- chilI'cn is buried
up dar', an his mulder an sister. an de
poo ole man will he lonesome down
"What bosh!" growIcd the Kicker.
''Look her.!' whispered the other. as
he went over To him, sid rather bc "a Mig
S SSr w!'" she's HsG s% pish ,n"h La, w the family mh% S Taaa
sleep together"
He entered the express Office. paid for
the SIltIb1ns'nt OF tut tpNty. DGtlxnt the
widow u ticket to Charleston. and then
droppcd 81 gold piece in her hand and
said:
solve him u decent funeral. NANNY,
and this will put up a hcadboard tn mark
the grave"
MAY the good Lawd bless You for-w
But he hurried to snatch "a bit to- eat.
While he was gone l made inquiries as to
his identity, and finally found "a man who
replied:
"Why. that's Col. Blank. Of Alabama.
He owned over 200 negroes when the war
broke out"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12
PERSIAN

why Fsrssg.ers Kaew Nero 81 The Csun-
ePy than Natives Ne.
In travelling through Persia some ID
years ago Mr.. Below, an Engltsh en9i-
neer, found the people OF almost every
rank willing % admit and TO lament their
explained how IL In that the English arc 30
much better informed.
"You 20 riding along TIL you como To q
village. To the first man you meet In 10
You say: What do you call that hill p
and he gives you It's name. Out comes
POUR notebook, and down 10 the names,
and by and by all the world knows that
fact nobody else In the country In aware
of except h Inhabitants of the actual To-
cality.
you what occurred to me many year. 2
alore with n hatch of horses for sale. An
English officer who spoke Persian asked
me ono day about my country, and when
turned il up in his map and said:
Eyes, l see. There In u place near It
called Ganda China
".No,' said l, there In no such place
near IL, nor even i'm the ountry
".There must be- maintained he.
"Well, considering ! knew my own
country best, l thought IL useless arguing
the point, sol remained silent., aliowinR
him to have IL his own way. i rc-
turned home and ~recounted my adven-
lures i'm the eccan. / mentioned this cir
cumstance, with no very hatterinQ allu-
sions to the English officers persistent
lyon are wrong, Shah Sahib,' said two
or three voices, 'Ganda China is the briny
hog at the further end OF the hollow be-
hind our HILL
"swell.' said L, Il never knew that be-
fore.' So the English officer, You see,
knew what l did not of my native place."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-12
The supply Of Parents.

From Texas Siftings.
Lucy aged IL. who il reading n papcr) I:
ut IL perfectly DREADFUL" Father:
whats dreadful, Lucy 2" Lucy: "An-
other faithless wife, h mother of six
children runs of with "a married man.
who leaves a large family behind. Dear
me. IL thisd don't stop pretty soon there
will not be any parents left"
, 1890-03-06

Arrest of q suspect at Toledo, West
rrn Washington.

WrsLocK Wash, Feb. 27-SheriH +.
A. Degler arrested man In Toledo to
day, calling himself T.. +. Thayer,
whom he believes to bo cN.Cashier Sit
colt, and brought him TO Winlock this
evening. The party arrested answers to
silcott's description in every respect,
except thnthe wears short side whiskcrs
instead of chin whskcrs. When arrested
the man showed signs of great fear and
was much ngitated and told many con
ilicting stories.
lie admitted to the sheriff that rhavcr
was not hisnnmc, but his right name was
c. Il. Shafer, that he had lived In
wasbin g'o on city but, lcft on account of
domestic troubles and changed his name.
He had been in Toledo over five weeks
doing nothing and receiving no mail
and telling conflicting stories in regard
TO his business.
When searched by the sheriff some
blank memorandum tablets with
United States treasury depart
ment printed on them. and other
papers used only in government depart
ments, were found. lie Is an inveteratc
smoker, drinks considerably and wears
glasses when reading. The sheriff Is
pretty sure he Is Silcott. He takes his
prisoner 10 Chehalis at midnight and
tomorrow will telegraph to Washington.
This evening Deputy Sheriff Joseph
Wardell was robbed about two miles
from here by two strangers, OF his horse,
watch, revolver and 500 in cash. One
shot was fired, the ball passing through
Wardells coat.
, 1890-03-06
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.


OLYNriA, Wash, Marcn THE house
has plungcl the school land question
into the magrsof doubt. II has amended
the bill reported 10y the Joint committee
beyond recognition. Ills bill was re.
ported rs substitute for iour house
bills. and u spnate bill. and was passed
by the senate without material amend.
mcnt. The house has spcnt the past
two days IN committee Of the whole con.
sidcrine the hill AMI has snccceded i'm
mangling II and interfering provisions
from Representative Co0k's bill
The COMM uce arose this morning and
recommended the passage Of the CON.
mitioe's bill as amended The bill was
ordered printed and ongroSseJ, The
consideration OF II will be resumed next
week.
sir Eddy and Others nro not at all
satisfied with the bill Us IL stands, and
viii go against 1t.
There Is some talk OF indefinitely
postponing ilie bill when It reachrs rsstlie
senate. In that event, tile two houses
will be at iosgcrheads on the question,
and 1t is not at all unlikely that there
will he no school land legislation.
The principal amendment To which
the senate takes exception Is tho elm
ination Of section No. iO, which gives
, 1890-03-06
SEVERE WEATHER IN IDAHO.
Stock Dying by Hundreds and the
Fruit Crop In Danger.

GKNEsEE, Idaho Feb. 2s.-We still
have zero weather throughout this coun-
try, with q sharp cutting wind. The
lowest reached here was on Wednesday,
when the mercury fell to AZ degrees be
low zero,
G. Il. Moore. travelling for c. ii. Fargo
a Co., OF Chicago, had his ears badly
frozen coming from Lewiston. He is
laid up here, and is dong very we'll, At
first the physician thought he would
lose his ears entirely.
Samuel Bramhart, representing Adolph
Harris & Co., of San Francisco had his
nose and ears badly frozen going to
Lewiston, besides any number OF Others
OF n milder type.
Lewiston reports ~ degrees below zero.
and as thehIds on the mutt trees had
advanced oofisiderably, fears are enter
tanned that the fruit crop may be de-
stroyed.
Two feet of snow covers the ground
throughout this country, eleven inches
having fallen last Sunday. There Is OK
cellent sleighing from here to Lewiston.
The thermometer registered below at
Lewiston, and IL below at this point this
morning.
Stock ara dying By the hundreds.
Tom Turner, of Colfax, lost 200 head
asst week at his ranch, near Endicott.
Feed cun not be had for love or money,
consequently an enormous loss OF stock
must follow.
, 1890-03-06

sidering Mr.. Cooks bill for the sale and
lease of school lands. II creates the rec
retary of state, state auditor and public
land commissioner state land commls-
sion for the disposition Of the lands.
The house went into committee of the
whole and put In two hours pcriecting
section 10, and wound up by killing hall
of The section. and retained that portion
OF II which makes II IA mlsdemeanor for
any person 10 take UP such lands, except
ns purchaser or lessee. After reading
thc bill through tho committee arose
anu reported progress.
Under tho provisions of the state
library bill, which was passed by the
senate to-day, the librarian win receive
S,op salary, and be compelled to give
q bond of $4,000.
Governor Ferry notifies the senate to-
day that he had signed senate bill l03,
authorizing tho commissioners of the
Medical Lake asylum TO purchase GER
tain lnnds belonging to T. L. Smith, and
senate bill iO7, relating to crimes and
punishments-
Speaker Feighan this morning .p-
pointed Messrs. Geoshegan, Browne, of
Pierce, Moultray, Herron, McReavy,
Minis, Grubb, Edens, 0sirander and
kuhn's 10 act with the senate committee
appointed to examine the pending busi-
ness and suggest day ofinal adjourn
ment.
Senator Paynos bill, authorizing
superior Judges to appoint court COM
missioners, having the powers Of courts
in chnuccrv was passed in the house
, 1890-03-06

within five years, and 10 note whether II
Is chiefly valuable for timber, mining or
agricultural purposes.
Section Of Mr, Cooks bill was sub.
stitntcd for section o OF the commits.
sions bill. An amendment TO the
section gives each county tho privilege
OF retaining one fourth of tho school
land offered Tor sale prior to January /,
1873. Section Z Of the commissions
bill was nmsnicd to read rs follows:
The Appraisers shall also apprulse all
the improvements found on the school
lands and shall also npprnise all the
damages and wastes to The premises by
the cutting ofiimber, or the removal OF
llmper, stone or other material, from
the premises by the person claiming the
improvements, or by his consent.
Section :, as amended, allows the
present occupants Of school lands to re.
tain possession until the land Is offered
for sale, or lease II upon such terms as
the board may prescribe. Tho public
land commissioner is empowered to sell
the timber OH the school land when
exposed 10 fire, and when logging roads
arc TO be abandoned aud It would not
pay 10 make roads.