Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-08-11
lFROM SATURDAYS DAILY
SALaIAGUSDI.

appointed dentist at the Orphans
Home.
DIR. Mcdowell reports Mr.. J.. l..
Martins condition serious md his re-
coyery doubtful.
MIR. Sherwood il giving the front OF
Wintermantel's and Bruce's stores Il
coat Of fresh paint.
Tho Capitol Commissioners are
preparing to have IN artesian well
bored to help supply water for the
Capitol grounds.
This examination Of applicants for
entrance to the State University will
be held August - % and 9th. Full
particulars will be given Monday.
At depth OF ZIG feet Il flow OF GO
gallons OF water per minute was OBJ.
tanned i'll boring an artesiun well on
the klauber ranch III Carson Valley.
After we get through with Cuba,
Porto Rico aud the Philippines, per-
haps we may annex Massachusetts to
the United States, suggests the Lou.
Isville Journal.
London has over 1000 ships and
1000 sailors in its port every day,
has 300, ZOO 900 letters from all rarts
OF the world delivered within its pos.
tai districts yearly. and has GIs rail-
way citations.
Ex-senator George T.. IIamlin OF
karsns il the son II Europe liamlir,
and had three uncIes whose names
were ia,Afgica and America. Vice
President Hannibal IIamlin WIS the
SOL ot-Atrica.
The announcement Of the death Of
Daniel Webster, October II, 1852.
was the first time newspapers used
descriptive headlines set in bold.
faced type. Now all the metropolitan
dailies employ from two to us many
ns four writers who develop ability To
write expressive and attractive head
lines.
Tho Governor has received a letter
from Chas. Kapplnr. representing
Nevada rs an attorney, that lac has
filed the State war claims for the
Spanish war with the proper depart
mcni, and Il letter was also received
from the War Department that the
claims amounting to SG.2l2 ~ had
been received and that II speedy set
Element might be expected.
The value Of the exports OF cotton
for the fiscal ycnr just closed was
S2}O,li2,2l5, and exceeded wheat and
corn both something moro than 49,
5GO.OOO. But the two imports which
Ought to DO hereafter raised on
American soil, are coffee and sugar.
Tho former amounted last year to
SGJ,OGI,O3l, while the sugar import
wns valued At 6 O,i73.7i9.
y Minnesota man captured a king
fisher when the bird was quite young.
nnd made n pot Of him and trained
tie bird tn capture fish md lay them
at his his masters feet. In tho SUM-
mcr tho bard is taken to Il river where
fish are known 70 abound, and set at
liberty. Tho bird poiscs high in the
air and suddenly dropping down grasps
the victim and promptly delivers it tn
his mastcr.
Whales teeth form the coinage OF
the Fiji islands. They are painted
white and red. tho red teeth being
worth about 20 times rs much MS tho
white. Tho native carries his wcnlth
around his neck, the red and white
OF his coinage forming a brilliant con.
trast Ia his black skin. 4
and curious sight in those islands il
newly married vile presenting her
husband with n dowry OF whales
teeth.
In the latest history OF gambling in
England there arc some astonishing
revelations IA to the amount OF mon
cy won and lost 10y men md women
whose names are us familiar as house.
hold words early in the present CEN
fury. Thorc are records OF 100000
having been lost at a single sitting,
aud the loss of 100000 appears to
lnvC been Il very common occurnucc.
a writer in the St. LOUIS Republic
says: a uro preventive for bodbugs
IN to thoroughly wlisk and dust the
bods in every crevicc; then take 20
cents worth Of quicksilver and tho
white OF ono egg and mix thoroughly.
Take n small sized brush md paint
every crovicc and all along the sides
0f the bed. II this recipe is followed
you will never geo u bug.
Tho Fflipinos wrap their cartridges
60 make them Iit various rifle barrels.
This curious adaptation OF means to
ends must nmusO the old Indian
fighters in General Otis army, TO
whom tho principle il by no mnnns u
now ono. Tho same trick has long
been used by II own lndinur, who
wrap Winchester cartridges with
rawllido and shoot them from he old
60-calibor Martina and Slarp's car.
bincg.