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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-02-23
TALENTED TADPOLES.


Frogs Taught by n Wealthy Invalid to
Play Many Amusing Tricks.
Horace Horton has reached the height
of success in the way of bringing frogs
under his persuasive control. He is a
wealthy invalid, and derives great
pleasure from teaching his pets. The
correspondent of the Philadelphia Rec
ord visited him the other day and
witnessed his unique frog circus. Gaz-
ing down into the artificial lake he saw
ocean shells scattered over the bottom,
and wondered what they were for. Mr..
Horton gave shrin whistle, and stimuli
taneously from every shell hoped out
q big frog, who kicked itself to the
surface of the water. All jumped to the
smooth bank and sat staring at their
master. Attention." shouted Mr.. Ilor-
ton, and every leg was drawn close to
the body and the action was taken.
"Form in line' came next, and the
wcll-trained nmphibians formed in four
lines, with an old giant at their head,
who, Mr.. Horton said, weighed six
pounds and seven ounces. He was
enormous and looked as though he had
dined on his weaker brethren for gen
erations.
At the word of command they per-
formed all kinds of evolutions, every
leg kicking in perfect unison. Their
movements were astonishing in num-
Der and variety, and one might well
believe Mr.. Horizons statement that il
took him over ten years to get this Sc
iect company into such perfect disci-
pline. Races were held after the drill
o,,1 fr11
test At a given signal each frog in
turn lcaped into the water and disap-
pcarcd.
What you have seen my frogs do so
far is very wonderful said Mr. Hor-
ton, ''but their chief accomplishment
you have not seen, or heard, / should
say. II is the wonder Of every one and
people have come miles to witness IT,
Wait till dusk and then will have them
performs" At last dusk ca me. and Mr.
Horton took the reporter out to the
waters edge and gave him a scat. lie
then brought out miniature muSi-
clans stand and placed it near the edge
of the little lake. At signal note the
frogs came to the surface of the water
and jumped into the stand. They
formed circle, and at the word Of
command began to sing tune. Each
frog had been selected because of his
fine crOnll, and there was perfect sea lie
among the voices. The largest frog
sang the deepest bass, and u little fei-
low, almost a tadpole, sang shTill So
prano.
1t was wonderful. Mr.. Horton said
that during the warm months their
voices were clearer and swceter than at
this time Of year. When the frogs be-
gan to show signs OF WEAKNESS their
master gave the signal to stop and all
sought their homes at the bottom OF the
lake. Mr. Horton tells many stories of
the inteli gence of his pets.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-02-23
Agricultural Exhiblts,

Chief Buchanan has made the last as
signment of space within his building
10 exhibitors whose applications have
been regularly fled. A few applico~
tions are now being received every dav.
and the most important of tllose win
receive attention. In all therJ will be
more than six thousand exhibitors in
tie department Of agriculture Within
The agricultural building, however.
there will be not more than seven hun
drcd and fifty domestic exhibits of
manufactured food products; Of these
seven hundred and nineteen have al
ready been assigned to space. The
cr3p exhibits and the domestic wool
~" honey c%hibits will be made with
- re stat" t'aildinge, ..,-r--~~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-02-23
NIAGARA FALLS WEARING OUT,
Changes In tho Shape of tho Ledge Over
Which tho Waters Pour.

Formerly the Cana dian side of the
Niagara falls was U-shaped, which
caused the name Horseshoe falls to DC
the consequent neglect of farming
which led many to doubt ut the outset
the success Of the IIirsch experiment.
Their apprchensions, even according 20
Mr.. Lees encouraging report, do not
seem to have been entirely groundlesS;
but it is probably too soon to determine
definitely whether this natural prora:-
encc of the colonists will initiate scri-
ously against the success of the South
Jersey colony. Meanwhile no one APP
pears to be starving; quite the reverse.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-02-23

Frogs Taught by n Wealthy Invalid to
Play Many Amusing Tricks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
CABLE SPARKS.

IT is feared in Hamburg that there win b
an outbreak of cholera in tbs sprins.
THERE is famine in North Finland among
the All ultural cla-s, who are unable to
provide anything for the winter owing to
the scarci y Of corn last year.
JEWS in Russia are prosecuted more ca n
estly than ever, the Grand Duke Sergins,
brother Of the Gar and husband OF QUEEN
V ctora's granddaughter being the leading
official pers cutor.
WM McEwEN, a gardener in charge of a
mansion in the suburbs OF Glasgow his
been found guilty of the murder OF woman
whom he inYeiyied to the house, in the alb
sence of the family, and KILLED He has been
sentenced to deith.
THE Red Star Line steamship Noordland,
from New York for Antwerp, was toxed
into Queenstown by the steamship Ohio. The
Moo. dland broke shaft during a terrific
the We sci would nix. The pumps were
manned and the rise Of water stopped A
panic occurred among the passengers.
A REPORT in the Paris Figaro states that
the physic an appointed by the French gov
eminent to con duct the pest-mortem exam
nation on the body of Baron de Reinaci
has reported to the government that the
Baron wcs poisoned. 1t has been limited that
the Baroh was put out of the way by those
who feared that his evidence might implicate
tn sm in the Panama canal scandal
THE municipal council OF Paris has de-
cided to erect a monum mt in that city to
commemorate the execution Of Lous XVI;
to demolish the chapel erected in 1929 25 to
the memory of Marie Antoinette, and to
place on the ste bust OF Lepelle'ier st.
Fargeau, with an inscription referring to his
action in vo ing for the death of Louis.
THE n, blemau shot dead in q duel at
Nome Carlo by Jay Brockton, an American,
was known under the name Of Count Peter
r manoff, and IS a Russian. Brockton,
who la . been winning heavily at the gam.
ing tt, S, tossed coin to the banker, "
which the Count supposed was intended for
hm. He accus d BrocAton of insulting
him, the lie was passed and the fatal duel
IN
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
WORK AND WORKERS.

The Diamond State Iron Mills, in Will
mington; Del, will be clos ID several weeks
fer repairs. When work in them is resumed
wages wi | bs re luced
The ort1ge the hos sup Wy HIS been
such that the big packing hou es at Chicago
are now running a about hall their capsc-
ity, SO 10 men havin b,en discharged sine,
Decemb r /.
THE Anaconda Copper Mining Company,
OF Auaco -da, Montana, h IS paid off 600 men
at the Anaconda aad s. Lawrence miDeS
and no ore will be shipIed to the nelter for
about go days
Iron, Steel nd Tin 2 ate Company /, to b.
put in o; o a,ion Il a few day. 1t isa b anch
OF a largo Welsh con ern. For the present
no plates W II be roled, but the work will
be conf ed to the dippi & o, imported plates.
A CONFERENCE Of repre- ,entatives OF the
Order o. Railway Conductors, Bro he. hood
of L locomotive Engineer, brotherhood of
Firemsp, Order OF Raj road photographers
and Url,r of Railway Switchmen was held
ct Cedar Rapids to consider the question OF
federation.
The operators and presslnen in the employ
of H. HoIlaadee co hing contractor, in Bos-
ton, went Oh 5 rike. 1t is ella med that Hol-
lander has vi dated his agreement with the
Garment MAX rs Union. 1t is expected that
the members Of h, Contractors Union will
back Mr. II Islander By locking out the men
in their EN-. loJ.
In the Unite States Cou in Macon, Ga,
Judge Speer rendered decision in the case
OF the striA in telegraph operators en- the
Central Railroad against the Receiver.
Judge speer sail at The fact that man
was men,b r of labor orga izat on was
was no reason or h S disc args. On the
notion OF til striker, king ,hs Court to
iustate them in their positions, Judge Sp er
decided i'll their favor so ar as to order The
company % rep'ace ali the men. except
where their posiiio had already been
6lIed
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07

In his subsection on I'm ldiications"
OF types of birds aud animals Sir Johu
Lubbock cites what is newest and mos:
marvellous. He tells us of psrtic liar
crow in New ZEALAND, where the mule
aud female differ widely as to the struc.
ture of their bills. The male bird has
bill, stout aud strong, adapted to cut
ting and digging into the tree, but he is
dencient in that horny pointed tongue
wa'cl would permit him to pierce the
grub and draw it our. The hen bird
has, however, an e.oa yatei aud straight
bill, "and when the cock has dug down
to the burrog the hen inserts her long
bill aud draws out the grub, which they
divide between them "A very pretty
illustration of the wife OF the helpm ite
to the husband. "--Baifalo Commercial.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
Tie "Haman Pineu,hion."

One of the "celebratei characters" of
nottingham, England, was Kitty Hud.
sou, known throughout Great Britain as
1.-THE human pincushiou.' Sac was
born in 1865, aud at the age OF six was
sweeper in St. Mary's CIurcl, near
Arnold. Pins were rafities am ,ng the
poorer classes, and poor Kitty was en-
couraged to pic ~ those found GA the
church floor, receiving stick OF tally
for every moutaful taus collected"
This habit of holding Plus in the IN ruth
grew on the Child till finally she could
neither cat nor sleep without having
from six to dozen OF them under her
tongue AM arouud her gums. She
would often go to sleep vita m >uthful
of pins aud awake to find them gone.
The absence of the pins could be ac-
counted for only in one way: She hal
swallowed them. Still she kept up the
practice, feeling no ill effects except a
numbness in her limbs. Ten or dozen
years later, however. she was in terri
BILE plight, passing sleepls's nighfs aud
screaming with pain nearly all the time.
In 1855 she was sent to tue Nottingham
Hospital and remained in that institution
a year, during ,'hich time five thousand
$4,000 pins were removed from different
parts of her body. After her discharge
from the hospital she was married twice
aud became the mother of nine children,
none OF whom lived to the age of eight
cen. Notwithstan ling her terrible ex.
perience, KITTY lived to be over seventy
years old. --St. Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
MANGLHD at A CROSSING.
A Crowded Chicago Street Car Run
Down BY Locomotive.


A Pittsburg, F,rt Wayne and Chicago
locomot We struck crowde street car at the
Forty-seventh street and Stewart avenue
crossing, killing four persons and ipjuripg
dozen others The conductor and driver OF
the car and the eng ineer and fireman OF the
train and the two crossing wa,chmen have
been arrested.
The locomotive was backing down a. the
car approach d he eros sing aud for some
reason ne ther the engineer nor ,be fireman
saw the car, while the passengers, owing to
the frost on the windows, did not perceive
thsir danger in time to tscspe The engin'
struck TIE car and passed on. dragging the
car a dista ICE of 15u yards. The horses be-
came detached from the car AMI ran away
uninjured.
The cries OF the injured Attrs~ted the at
tention of the people in the neighboring
house,, aud the resldents huFsi ou- TO in
the persons VINO had seen the accident ami
bad hasteled to the d Of ths injured ones.
George Blaha was the first ne taken from
the wreckage. He was carried to a saloon
in the vicin.t-, but died almost as so IN as he
reached there. The 9th wou ided we're tn IN
picked up and carrie into the houses near
the crossing. By this time five poles patrol
wagons had arrived and the policemen as
sumed ch rye of he work.
After thoss about the car had been picked
up it was Il U ID th { the bodi OF two men
were under the tender OF the Igine. Thee
were recovered an | laid out near the placs
where they met death.
Conductor O'Connor and Driver Stanley,
of the street car; Engineer Rosscupa and Fire
man Meager, OF the locomotive; Peter
Sohwartz who is in the tower at ths cross
ing, and John A bright, who guards the
tracks from the gcound level, were arrested.
bright is the Waterman who was employ
I'd in the me worx at that crossing several
nonths ag :, when similar 40 I'd nj result
I'd in the death of two persons and ths injury
If Others.
Tnat the accident was due to the grossest
.arslessness cannot be doubted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
An Official Animal Fight.

The following particulars OF an official
tiger and buffalo fight that took place al
Padang Panjang, in the residency of tn,
west coast of Sumatra, are given by tbs
Batavia Nieuwshald. The Assistant
Hesident OF the district had deterniues
upon giving this performance TO the peo
pie, owing to tho capture of a larg'
tigress in that neighborhood. The tiRres
had vainly been offered to the geological
gardens at Batavia aud Amsterdam, and
by the time of the fight had lost much o.
her ferceuess. The people of the place
got together stout bsmboos to fenc'
round the arena, circular piece OF
ground more than thirty feet broad, with
galleries for spectators, who we're charged
admission fees.
A few weeks before tho eight the AS
sistant Resident secured tiger, and this
people provided two stout buffaloes to
measure themselves Ia the arena with II
and the tigress. On the day oil battle
crowds thronged the arena, into which
the tigress stepped at about ten a. IN. TO
meet buffalo. The latter quietly held
its own against the tigross, which, re.
duced BY her long imprisonment, showed
no inclination for further attack. TIE
stir them up both animals were pricked
now and then with bamboo darts. The
buffalo then got some spear thrusts, the
wounds being freely drenched With OK
tract of chillies. The tigress was aroused
by the application Of burning torches
aud crackers, and, IN short, every effori
was made to give the oulookors thsb
moneys worth.
Despite all this neither buffalo NOS
siqress would fight, so that in the emo
orders were given to kill tho tigress
After her corpse had been removed tbs
second buffalo was let into the arena, fol
lowed by the tiger. This buffalo, aidos
by its comrade, attacked the tiger, which
soon had enough OF it, and sought safety
by clambeiiug up the palisading until
several spear thrusts made II let go. No
amount Of urging with pricks, thrusts,
aud Gre proved Of any avail IN srousine
the champions to battle until the pro
longed torture OF the tiger was ended b.
killing Il with spears. Both corpsei
were taken to the Assistant Resident
but the SKINS proved worthless from DO
ing scorched and pierced. Tho spects.
tors left disappointed at not seeing
fight which they had paid so high u
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
VOL. XII
!ANc.

observer locomotive in the railroad yard
one day.
1t was waiting in the roun ihouse, where
the locomotives stay:
1t was painting for the journey. it was coalei
and fully manned,
And it had box the fireman was filling full
of sand.
It appears that locomotives cannot always
get grip
On their slender iron pavement, cause the
wheels are apt to slip:
And when they reach slippery spot, theii.
tactics they command,
And to get grip upon the rail, they sprinkle
it with sand.
It's about this way with travel along lifes
slippery track,
II your load is rather heavy AMI you're
always sliding back;
60, If a common locomotive you comp ets,y
understand,
You'll provide yourself in starting with a
good supply O. sand.
II your track is steep an billy and you have
heavy grade.
And If those who've gone tefore you have
the rails quite slippery made.
Il you ever reach the su unit Of the upper
tableland
You'll find you'll have to do it with liberal
use o. sand.
Il you strike some friyi weather and dis
cover TO your cost,
That you're liable to slip on heavy coat OF
frost.
Then some prompt, deci led action will be
called into demand,
And you'll slip way to the bottom il you
haven't any sand.
You can get TO any station that is on life,
schedule seer,
Il there's fire beneath the boiler of ambition.
strong machine
And you'll reach place called Flushtown al
rate of speed that's grand.
Il for all the slippery places you've a goo1
supply Of sant.
Richmond Qnd.l Register.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07

The English press continues 10 be
filed with 'he gio0miest pictures of
the condition of the English farmers.
Competition with cheap American
grain aud meal is constantly becom-
ing more hopeless. Wheat is now but
.wenty-ninc .htliingS quarter (Iess
than niucty-ouc cents a bUshel) IN
London, where twenty years ago it
was tifty-two shilIing> quultcr
(SlG2 Il bu,heD. The farmers
thought they con Il save themselves by
turning their wheat li.Ids into pas
ture-, which process has continued
unti, there are only $500, 900 acres
,own to wheat IN England Thcu
cheap meat from America, Australia
and South America came to lake away
the profit on pastures, and il is esti-
mated that The live stock Of Great
Britain is worth from $50, 900, 600 to
500, 900, 600 less today than it was 4
year ago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

HAMBURG fears another cholera epidemic
TIE poor are suffering terribly in Lou
don.
The plague rs devastating Russian 70
iani.
A GENUINE revolution is now feared d
Mexico.
PATzxr -four in Minneapolis Is OIL cheaper
than year ago.
The years q Jur output pro Misses to be tss
greatest ever known.
THERE Is decline ia hsx culture both 10
Americ, and Europe.
The cure of bard times Is sverywaer'
PREVALENT in Germany.
THE German hop crop for 1913 has beer
estimated at a, 0)o0oJ pouais.
The z tstern railroads are short OF cars
the aggregate estimsts ! AZ 10, 800.
THE Ohio River at Bsllaire. was frog n
over tnis winter for tbs first time since ls51.
THzRE is still great 81 fsring in portion,
OF Mexico. where the three yslrs drought
coutiuue-.
or account o, famius AMI cholera peas
ants in some sections Of Russia are lynn
like fies-"
The cranberry crop for 1922 70 estimate
at T00.o00 barrels, - 900 barrels less tias
tdsb ys1t OuSpaa-
The decrease in the psc dny OF hogs At
Chicago IL over forty -ssyen per csns. sincS
tue op~ninz OF the ssasoa-
PAgrs is rips for a revolution in conss
uusucs Of the Panama sc1a ial re Violations.
Il is now sad that l0i Ds0utiss sccspsej
brides.
In viii cost SIC - 10 bur compete set 0,
the Columbian postage stanps. all VS.
more for full line o. sa Inp'es Of me stanpe'
envelopes
Tuy ira e statistics for 1892 show unsx
ampied activity and prosperity In Amos
every branea Of Industry tnroagnour tbs
United States.
THE popular vote for President a com
piled by the New York Post EXHIBITS IN
following aggregate: Cievessnd, 5.557, 20
Harrison, 5i76,6it: Weaver. Los GO. Bad
well. Isl, 3f7. Clsysssnd's plurality, Ssi.
S7e
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
How Jay Gould OutwitteI Vanderbilt

G. p. Morosini, for over eighteen years
was closely associated in business with
the late Jay Gould. Mr.. Gould made
Mr.. Morosini hi, confident in many of
his private as well as business affairs,
and no man was perhaps more familiar
than the latter with Mr.. Gould's personal
characteristics. Seated in his Office Mr..
Morosini pointed out the piain stained
wood table and leather bottomed chair
wnich Mr.. Gould was accustomed to oc.
cupy. "There sat a man." said Mr..
Morosini, "who was more misunderstood
aud more causelessly maligned than any
| have ever known. l was the auditor
of the Erie Company at the time Mr..
Gould assumed control, and | continued
in that capacity until after General John
A. Dix became President of it in 1872.
Mr. Gould was brought into Erie in 1858
by Colonel Jim Fisk.
"Mr. Gould became President OF the
company. Immediately the road bounded
into popularity. Its stock increased in
value aud there were many who begged
tor blocks but could not get them.
Among those who saw great future for
the road was Commodore Vanderbilt.
He saw in it a powerful rival to the Ne "
York Central aud Hudson River Railroad
aud determined if be could to gobble it
up. He tried at first to purchase ma
jority of its stock. He failed. Then he
declared freight war. At tho time
cattle were brought from Buffalo to this
city at 1925 a carload. The Commoior
reduced the rate to 500. Fisk aud
Gould made a cut of S25 less. The
Commodore went to So. Erie then
offered to bring cattle here at S25 par
carload, and when the Erie put the rate
still lover Vanderbilt issued an order to
bring cattle over the Central at 81 car
load. The Commodore thought this
would ruin the Fries freight traffic. He
waited to see what card Fisk and Gould
would next play. Just as he was con-
graduating himself that not steer was
being carried over the Erie, while the
Central was compelled to refuse business,
he discovered that as in previous con-
tests he had been outwtted.
"Wheu the Commodore reduced the
rate to 81 per carload, FISK and Gould
purchased every GOV and steer to be had
west of Buffalo. They shipped them,
not by the Eiie. but by the Central, at
the Commodore's own rate. They had
sold enough in this city to make a for
tune before Vanderbi found out where
he was at AN told that the air was
very blue at Vaaderbuiltdom when the
Com rodore learned how he had been
tricked. He swore revenge, but first
put the rate back on the transportation
Of cattle. New York World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-07
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

A TRAIN struck hack in Chicago and
J. II. Barnett, who was inside was killed.
MRS. McCLAIR, of Tresckow, Penna, was
burned to death by a fire which destroyed
her he use.
EDWIN DYKE, of Hopewell, New Jersey,
was stiuc6 b. train on the Bound Broos
road ana killed.
Mary Lee, colo; ed woman Of Atlanta
Geo gia, who was said to b. a hundred yeus
old, vas frozen to death in that city.
MRs. JOHN W ". WUSpER, of South
Orange, New Jers Y, was fatally bur ed
In spell of dizziness she fell over stove.
JOSEPH F. MATTHEWS, an artist of New
York, was overcome by coal gas at Hills
dpie. Long Is!and and is in critical con
dition.
CHAS MCILwAIN. a laborer, and Mi haei
Duros, an express man, we're froz TO
death while under the influence OF liquor at
Detroit.
By the bursting Of water and steam pipes
in large bull ling in Chicago, the three
floors we're q pojed, and property to the
value of so, coo was damaged.
An infant chilli of Mrs. Million, OF Ell
GOOD, In l., was burned to death, anoth,r
oh Id having set the little ones clothes Oh
f1ro during the mothers absence.
PAUL GEARHARr, living In South Bend,
Indiana, was so delighted at receiving pair
of skates, that he uttered a cry OF joy and
fell to the floor dead He had heart trouble
FREDERICK BALE, miner in the Mon
golai mining district, sout1 OF AlbeIq Ter
que, New Mexico was killed by an explos-
ion of several sticks of dynamite, whicl o
plac in 81 We to lie tha1 ed out.
Charles Field was horribly burned in
Onica 20 Thomas Files had, as practical
coke" smeared tar over Fields legs while
be slept. Then, In an effort to get he tar
of again with kerosene, the oil took fire.
Fields injuries are not fatal.
An engine and FIVE fright cars on the
Clev land, Lorraine and Wheeling Railroad,
fell over a trestle into the OHIO River at
Martins Ferry. The accident was due TO
the sinking Of trestle. Engineer Ed. Ong
was frightfully crushed and burned and viii
die. Perry Bishop, the fireman, was also
seriously hurt.
The Jersey Central ferry boat FerBwoo1,
whils attemptin, to enter her slip at the { OF
of Liberty street, New York, crashed into
the bridge under full headway, driving it up
on the street and breaking down the entrance
to the ferry house. Mrs. Leamas IS years
old and her 2i-year-ol granddaughier were
thrown into The water, and Mrs. Leamass
two sons, Edward and Harry, jumped in
alter thcm- All four were rescued by the
deck hands aud passengers. The accident
was caused by break in the boats machin-