Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-08-29
ECHOES FROM EUROPE.

LONDON has 10000 families living in
collars.
IN Prussia there arc 20, oOo, 900 acres
OF forests, 10000, 900 Of which are State
forests
THE coast guard on tho Isle of Wight
now use tho bicycle to go from station to
station.
THE estimated surface Of tho great
Forth bridge to BIO painted is equal to
twenty acres.
THE Portuguese Nation is ono of the
inhabitants being officially stated at So
per cont. Of tho whole.
The French mint will soon replace
the copper sous with nickcls. Singular
ty enough tho 5 and 10 centime pieces
will be perforated in tho center aftor tho
manner Of Chinese coin. This enables
them to DO strung and counted, or han
died with great case.
TIE French Post-offico Department is
examining new and original system
for distributing newspapers through tho
mails. Every publication is to provide
tho central post-ofilco with tho list OF
its subscribers, and ovory number is to
be sent to tho subscribers without wrap
pcrs or printed address.
A DEPARTMENT Of journalism will DO
unique feature OF tho National Italian
Exposition in Palermo in 1891. 1t will
contain all tho rare old printing presses
in Italy, chrcnologically arranged, and
copies of all tho Italian papers and mag
a2ines Of tho last century. NJ. Bernar-
bap ~ =
tee of editors in charge of tho exhibit,
will lend tho exposition his collection
Of twenty thousand periodicals from all
parts of the world, and copies of most of
tho books that havo appeared concern
ing newspapers and newspaper work.
IN Brittany curious matrimonial
custom prevails. On certain fete DAYS
tho young ladies appear in rcd petit
coats, with white or yellow borders
around them. Tho number of borders
denotes the portion tho father is will
ing to give his daughter. Each white
band, representing silver, denotes ono
hundred francs per annum, and each
yellow band denotes gold, and betokcns
ono thousand francs Il year. Thus q
young man who secs faco that pleascS
him has only to glance at tho trim
mings OF tho potticoats to learn what
amount accompanies tho wcarcr.
TIE ancient story of tho sentinel at
Versailles posted to prevent tho public
from coming against n newly-painted
wall, and kept there in succession for
fifty years or moro after tho paint had
dried, is matched at Windsor Castle.
The organ in that establishment origin
ally required two mon to blow it. Now
an engine does tho work. All tho samo
tho two mon report to the organist every
day for duty ut tho same hour, and prob
ably will continue so to re port until tho
castle tumblcs to pieces. TO suspend
tho function would imperil tho Brit
ish constitution"
A MONUMENT to the lifcboat now
stands at South Shields. said to DO tho
lifcboat's birthplace. In 1859 the ship
Adventure was wrecked OFF tho Tyne
and committee was formed to consider
the matter OF providing Il Ilfoboat. Tho
models submitted by Henry Grcathoad,
boat builder, and by William Would
nave, 4 ]ourncyman painter, wcrc select
Cd by the committee for usc. Whcthor
Worldhavo or Greathcad was the actual
inventor is moot point; but locally
Wouldhavo is looked upon as tho author
OF the model. Tho names Of both mon
arc given on the memorial. Tho first
occasion on which shipwreclicd crew
was landed by means of o lifeboat was
on Juno 80, 1909.