Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-08
L.ondon's "Cr-.py-Crawiy" Cold.

Despite all Tie Slurablc about the
coil. it Is rather an open question il:
which corner Of the earth O feel cold
the most. really think that you feel
old in England more than anywhere
else, says Il writer in Il LcndOn paper.
II il the Grayn"as of the cold THAT lab
dues YOU. Now. | have known II Rus-
Sian winter, with its bright. blue sky
overhead ard ccppcr-GGrkcd pines
cleaning; in tie SEN, and although that
cold il 10 G-cat that il y.u walked out
MINIS your iurs in front Of the ~i':llazzu
You wouii nearly drop ( wn dead, yet
you never nave the same sense of d.
preston ira: we have hc:r. | have
never in my life felt cold so much ns |
have whcI on u G:cIm-iaunch il tie
Pool il winter-a dan.pusS=, II crr-ny-
cr~aw:liness. q general scnse CT misery
that | never found elsewhere.
Story Of the Shah.
1t is told OF Nasr-cd-D Deem that OF ono
occasion no conceived the idea Of ini-
tating llaroun-cl-HaGchid, and going
about by night in disguise and unuttrnd-
ed through the streets Of Tcheran. Gn
leaving the castle the santincl, doing
in his bON, let him pass two nights with
out hiri"aucr, whcrrupon the Shah had
tho sleepy sentinel fioggcd. Tho third
night another soldier stood OH quad,
and ne stopped the Shah, and forced
him, despite Ill his p.otcsiaticns, to
spend the rest of tho night in the sem
try-buN, barring CgrcsS with his bayo-
net The next nU"u!ng ;hc Shah, after
having been liberated, first had tho I'M
accommodating soldier ~bastinadved and
then sent him a purse witt! L sum equal
TO $50 and II robe " honor, but tho Shah
MAS cured of his love for nightly cxcur-
sions.-LonGOn Spectator.
Eavnr!n's Mad King.
Otto. the mad King OF Bavaria. Is thus
described b. one who has seen him IT
furstenricd: Tall and almost as ,I-
gIlttc III stature as his brother, tho Ltto
King Ludwig, his appearance is suGl-
Gent to s:a-tlo any one who snCs him
Ter tho frSt time. His hair Is long and
nnkempt, ana his bushy, brown beard
reaches down below his waist. There
Is kind OF Wild, weird look in his eyes.
the gaz" OF whic4 remains stc.dflstly
fixed straight ahoad into omptr luacc.
The only person who can suCcaaaI IN
bringing a CLEAN OF Intelligence a. L!s
;acc Is tho ~siN!y-ycar-old Mime. Marie.
VINO was his nurse when a child. She il
tho only person who Is permitted Il.
speak to him"
Water Cure for Rodents.
n country gentleman correspondent
wonders why people suiicr themselves 70
nc oTcr-run by the craving rodents
whcn an effective trap-with whirh h,
captured Il bushel in one night'-is so
easily available: "Iiil n barrel 9,c-,bi-I
M Of bran nrd water, mixed stiff
enough 10 hold Il Tat on it,: lot Them
'''G = couple OF nights, thea mako them
another mess In the Same barrel after
'mptylrg first !ot) in same piacc. Int
maze this mos: all water. When ono
jumps IN down goes Mr.. Rat. aud no
next, not knowing his brothers had
iucF' follows suit. In tho morning ,bc
barrel will DO fun, IL tho rat s,,rnIv
holds out" PF''
II i:iundcr on I,sc"rd.
"Ncs indeed; SCnd horse and rirriarc
tn depot" was the innocent message That
went to n lady in Utica not long ago.
She was married. and her husband, ug;I-
ally called Joe. had been away from
home for arvcral wcc,;s. Tho vito had
Photographed lady member Of the family
to como up and spend II few weeks with
her, and tho answer was sent pg abnvc.
Tho Utica lady wng Frustrated with
Erlci when she received IL dispatch read.
lily: Joe IL dead. Send hrarso and car
rla.:" to depot" Arrangements were
mad" in q hurry. and the ncnrsc and car
riAEc %crc In waiting whcn Joe and tho
lady stepped out of tho train.