Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-06
HASH AND ReHAsH.

fJAS0 ANU HSHASeJs
THE moot successful catcher OF spar
rows in tho country lives in IndianapoA
lie. Flo ccpturco $4,000 Of tho ittlo
pests year in ir1roonso nots Gprcad on
tho sides CT houses. and makes g good in
como by Collia3 thcm in tho raarkcto.
II tho future, in oil government docu-
mont documents and Official publications.
in Canada, such words IS favor, labor,
honor, ctc., nuGt DO spoiled with tho
''u." according to tho English usage, 81
favour, labouc, honour, and not as
hitherto after tho American style.
LoUIGIA:SA planters cay that tho
claughtcrof alliJatoro has allowed rlusll-
rats, tho Great oncrn:c5 Of tho lovecs, TO
increase at CT alor:ain!s ratio. South
Florida people havo discovered that tho
rapid decrease Of tho alligators in tho
peninsula has boon accompanied by q
corresponding increase In tho lclo:casin,
tho most vcnouou3 OF American sna!;cs
end the alliTator's choicest food. Tho
Gaurian isn't pretty, but no 10 friond Of
humanity, nevertheless.
A LAEo: hawk caught vory large
black snake, cad tho snake. in sclf-
tho hawk could not fly. a ncTro carao
clonS, crossed tho hawks legs and tied
them. Thea tho negro hit tho cnalic
Gad killed him, and released tho hawk,
end no flow OF, with tho io2G stirring n.y.
ing lillo g steamer, to trco top. Tho
CtriIJ Got wrapped around q limb and
the hawk swung down. Tho negro cut
tho troo down aa1 rccapturcd tho hawk,
which no cooked and ato nc::t day for
dinner.
A cLcvEi: swindlo is being practiced
In Stanford, Conn, by means of q
double fountain pen, ono end of which
~ filled with GOOD. substantial ink, tho
other with ink that fades away il G day
or two. Tho 0hcrpcr writes his agree
mcnt, contract or whatever particular
lay he may havo chosen with tho ink
that fades. and his victim oisna with
tho other end Of tho pom the ink that
lasts. In q few days no has slip Of
paper with nothing on it bnt q good sig
nature, over which no writes any sort of
n,roto that no can most readily turn
into cash.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich has Grncrt boy.
Tho rau==ling bylaw is now in forco
and ono OF tho principal cit zcnY had TO
60 10 tho pound throo times in ono
week to got tho dor out. no wondered
how 1t was, a3 his canine but rarely left
tho house. Tho pouadkccpcr told him
that tho narao boy brought tho dog each
time and received hio fifty cents. Tho
citizen watched and caught his own son
doing tho doy.caLching act. AZ it cost
tho parent ono doll.: each timo and tho
boy oaly cot fifty cents, tho father
strapped tho son aad Ihcn compromised
by hiring him to let tho dog alone.
A WOODS IloLT. man writc1 to tho Cos-
ton Post: Ono Of lay ncighbor3 keeps .
storo quito near tho harbor. and lately
no observed his cat bringing in small
fish, which ho laid upon tho floor and TO-
tired. I1o soon returned. however,
bringing second, which no alGo laid
down, a3 If to give Thorn to his master.
Tho next day he repeated it, and then
hio proceedings wcro watched, and it
was fond that ho won't t. tho Ghoro
ana watcacu tor q ecnool OF iiohe3 to ap.
pro:ch, When lio would strike out lil;o q
flash. faston hi3 CLAWS into ono OF t!lcm,
convey it to his mouth ard ccampcr off
with 1t. 1o scoms to think it IN anus
Ing end useful performance"
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