Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-16
POINTS ON HORSES!
Oddities Which Count For and
Against Good Hornene.h.

Against Good Horsenenh.
. ~ certain resident of one of the bet
ter known Eevs York hotels has ac-
quired the habit nof feeding Jumps of
sugar to, the cab ,horses that regularly
stand in front of the house while, their
driverswait for fares, says an exchange.
So long has he practiced this that he
is personally known and loved by
every one of the cab horses in the ho-
tel stables. One day he forgot to feed
certain horse, but incautiously
showed himself in, the GUilliard room,
near the door, whereat the horse, calm.
~ started to walk in among the cue5
handlers for the sugar and was pre-
! vented from making a complete en-
trance only by the fact that the cab
+ wheels were too wide to pass the door.
Buyers of horses for cavalry purposes
always look to see if the animals of
fered have hoofs "toeing in" OF ''toe-
ing out" Both are rejected in favor of
horses with toes pointing straight
ahead.
Horse flesh is said to have been priced
for food long before horses were used
MS mans assistants in war, the chase
and the Industries. 1t was one Of the
Pharaohs of f'aneient Egypt, according
to tradition, who taught man to train
and make use of horses, o., .... .. ..
{" The first "rest home" and hospital
for broken down horses was founded
by an Englishworhan, at Sudbury, near
Harrow. There poor men who earn
their living largely by the use of their
horses can leave the animals when they
lJecome broken from overworlS, re-
claiming them when, their health has
been restored by rest and proper treat
ment. So successful was this estab-
lishment from the date of it's found
ing lin 1856 or 1857 that early in 1883
another was put into operation by the
same woman, near Willsden, and''it
has also proved prosperous and use
| ful.-N. Y. Herald.
THE 6OOk WORLD.
Miss Braddon has completed a new
tory which is called "Under Loves
Rule"
Mr.. Rider Haggard has finished new
lovel dealing with Boer life, entitled
The Swallow" Ill.
II.
Walking tour in Pomerania, we arc ad-
Used by the English papers, no doubt
With view of acquiring local color"
or his new story, "The Red Axe" the
scene of which is to be laid in POM
,rania.
Mr.. Richard LIE Galliennc contracted
MS second marriage recently when he
made Miss Julie Norregard, n London
ournaist, his wife. The witnesses
were Mrs. james Welch and Mr.. Viii
/ liam Sharp, of literary note.
Pierre Lott, who is at present cn ac-
tive service on the French war ship
Jayelot, has produced new book.
'Ramuntcho," a study Of Eiscayan
landscape and manners. Castor Dcs-
champs declares it to be "the true Lott,
the Lott of the old manner"
: A young woman has received the un-
usual honor of the freedom Of n London
guide. She is n daughter Of Lord Am
herst of Hackney, and, having written
a ''1Iistory of Gardening in England"
has just been honored by the Worship
ful Company Of. Gardeners.
Alexandra Dumas, the Younger, is
| shortly to have HIS Statue on the Place
Malesherbes in Paris. Subscriptions
/ are already being collected for The pur-
pose, and as Dumas ia q household
name in France, It should be less diff
cult to raise the money than it has un.
fortunately been In the case OF many