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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30
a MAN or RESOURCES.


The Dentist strained q Point to serve
Good Customer.
The dentist dldnt want to talk shop.
he said. but he thought the story worth
telling so he told %. Not long ago"
he said. "a Western railroad president
came to New York and one night was
invited to dine with some OF his friends
here says the New York Tri-
bune. THE dinner was a par
ticularly jolly affair. and when
the western man reached his
hotel he was in a merry mood. It was
his custom to place his set Of false
teeth under the pillow every night just
before going to bed. and he was cer-
tain he had done so on this particular
evening. Nevertheless. in the morning
he was unable 10 find them. Searching
high and low In the room was OF no
avail. and finally he came to me for a
new set.
e" How long will Il take you to make
themg he asked. I told him four or
Ave days Can't listen to anything
like that he replied. I'll give you
triple money to make them In twenty
four hours. You see people from Chi
cago think that money laughs at every
thing. even time.
IAN my arguing with the old fellow
did no good. 80 | set to work on his
teeth. In tho meantime. however.
told my assistant to hasten around to
the old mans hotel and make a sclen-
tiflc search Of the room. The westerner
insisted that he had drunk no more
wine than usual at the dinner, but I
was satisfied that he was decelying
himself. | had not been long at the
preliminary measurements when my
assistant called me out and handed mo
the teeth. lie had found them In the
pillow case. whore the owner had put
them instead OF under the pillow.
Il returned the teeth and the rail-
road man was so oyerIoyed that he did
not cancel the order. but told me to 30
ahead with the teeth. They might
come In handy some time. he said He
even unbent 80 far "a to admit that
perhaps. after all. he had drunk q glass
OF wine too much the night before. and
when | sent him my bill received n
check for double the amount from
him"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30
SHORTS FROM SETTINGS.

Let US all boost. not knock. ana pros
perlty Ia our onion.
The business OF the police Justice may
be said TO be n fine art.
The frog Of a railroad track ought TO
be happy In flood times.
The man who thinks he II bright IL
seldom Inclined 90 keep II dark.
II you want to live long don't try to
live more than one day nc time.
Abuse Ia one Of the few things n man
can get without earning or deserving Il.
Next TO beau there is nothing a girl
r. prouder Of than bossing n 81. her
nnrd dog,
You can always please a good man by
telling him he has a devlllsh twinkle In
his eye.
when you need friend don't pick
out the man whose dog never wants to
follow him.
The most lonesome man In town IL
the one that has made liberal loans to
hls acquaintances.
When the coachman marrlrs his en-
pl H.s'r daughter he Is a groom. The
,0uStt-r .. foolish.
man boy acquires an early lesson
IN 'liLrai hickory when he sees his
ri1'ner GER manicr pie.
The ship Of m0trimony has a compan-
ionway, but many are the husbands and
wives who never find IL.
Ben Potter-We had a meeting Of tho
directors Of our company last night.
Mrs. Potter-What was the lluhtg
when man gets too worthless for
anything else. he is Just worthless
enough for sentimental woman tn
make a hero OF and marry, Texas SIT
inga.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

my DEAR SIR. EXCUSE ME"
'commodation ana shall never forget a.
can see hy your appearance that you
are a gcntleman-consldc me friend
and accept my ofer"
~But what service II required OF NEE"
asked the professor. who had had
vague idea that grand plano had sud
denly gone wrong
~why. you see. am giving a dinner
Go some friends, II IL all on the table.
and We have Just discovered that there
arc n OF us; that would never do at all.
Now " you win dine with us you shall
be well paid Tor your services, and 1
dare say you win be In time Tor your
mute solo at the theater, a. you can be
excuned when you desire You viii
comef Thanks
The professor followed his host In a
Etstc OF absolute subsection. ns n he
might have been hypnotlEcd; hut the
fact was that the poor man had not
broken his fast since morning and the
delicious aroma OF the dinner coming
through the open door proved lrronisti-
,aAie. IIc gave his name In whisper.
was handed over to u servant, who took
him upstairs into q guest chamber,
helped him to remove his shabby over
coat. and whlsked on his best suit with
a silver handled brush, taking ia
thrcadharc Stint Tor dust IL was well
ne was engaged 70 play. otherwise he
would not have been In evening dress
HE was beginning TO enjoy the httls
comedy In which he was himself an
acinr.
There was no Introduction HIS hosI
Tnotloncd him TO a scat between IN,
maldcn lady and a severe matron wht
turned her silkcn back ON him 90 tall
a. ner neighbor ON the other side, Tn,
professors pride ala not once asser
itself. lie was masqucrading-that wal
all.
hut fate had not done with Professor
smythe.
the consomme had dash OF cham
payne In II. and new lite was Infused
into the veins OF this professional diner
out The nsh and game and pate tina
followed were all trlumphs OF the Gu
linary art. and the hungry man cloye,
thc edge ~ his appetite not by tho har'
imagination of a feast but by the fcas
dtssif II was no feast of the narmocid'
either. Tor the viands were actual an,
the wine was not pretense, but a de
aEhifm vintage, served In cut-glass goh
IeiN The poor professor felt like sayinl
a. his neiFhhor, pinch met for 70 wa
Ikc a dream or an Illusion rather than
rcalliy
hut tho striking % the clock remlnde
hlm That he had been there an hour, an
a. be- had broken the spoll ~ the un
lucky ~. he ventured 90 excuse hlmsel
and rose stlniy from his place am
bowed himself ont OF the room.
He was followed by servant, VIII
handed him an enVcloue with the CON
pumontH of the gentleman with whoI
NE had iu1 dlned Not for world
SHOULD he have opened It, though It wa
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

Miss Fanny Broush, In The Prude's
Progress" now running in London,
wears some striking and up-to-dato
gowns which are intentionally start
ling In color to suit .tho character por-
trayed. One particular happy combl-
nation Is OF coral pink silk, striped with
narrow lines OF black, and trimmed
VITA graduated bands OF steel, ending
In black satin bows and with black
satin epaulettes covered with lace. An
other costume which is chic Is tea-
gown OF yellow broohe, the font he
ING yellow accordion-kilted ga, INC
whole trimmed with long gauEe rib
bons.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30
The Refractory Tie.

There Is nothing like a little nerve.
combined with pleasing address and
assurance, to make a winning move the
world. During a recent pleasant aft
crnoon. handsome-looklng we'll
dressed man started for a stroll up
Chestnut street. When opposite the
entrance to the Continental Hotel the
stroller met a party OF friends, and one
OF them playfully caught one end OF
his faultlessly adjusted necktie and
pulled the knot loose. Then came a
tug OF war, for no one In the party
could make the tie again After a
great many attempts the stroller
brushed his friends aside and stepped
up to a pleasant-looking girl who was
looking into a jewelers. window. A
few words were spoken, and, with n
bright smile. the young woman deity
tied the knot, remarklng with another
smile: "Oh. you are entirely welcome,
I've got big brothers OF my own. They
are Just as clumsy as you are."-Phil'
adelphia Record.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

II r. a well-known fact says the Mas
cot. that horses can hear sounds that are
not perceptlble TO human ears For days
previous TO the great earthquake In the
Riviera the horses OF that locality
showed every symptom OF fear. which
continued without change OF character.
unless II was In the direction Of greater
frenzy. TIL the fury OF the great convui-
sion broke forth. Not until a few sec
onds. however. before the earth began TO
tremble did human bc'Urs helr the sub
terranean rumbllngs. one ritter from
the scene says that In his opinion the
horses knew that the quake was ON the
way from sevcnty-two TO one hundred
hours before their masters heard or felt
the flrst Jar.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30
PRETTY FAIR


A. stage Robblng. Hut No Good Z"
Bu.iness Mcn.
yves. Buck English was always my
friend" remarked Judge Lawlcr when
the Mana stage robbery and the wound
ed desperate were under discussion.
says the Philadelphia Item. "ilc was "A
pretty fair robbcr butno business man.
I remember one OF his first ventures In
a business way. a couple Of Germans
were running a butcher shop In Lake
county and making money hand over
fist. Buck English and his brother
Charlie purchased the business and
soon the stock commenced 20 suffer.
one day n rancher met Buck on the
road and inquired:
"'IIavc you seen anything OF that
COW Of miner
"'what kind OF cow7'
"'Red. with n white blalzc and ON,
horn gone
1.-THE one Sleeper raised and sold
Taught. and he sold to that carpenter
at Mlddlctown? asked Buck
"'Ycs. that's the one
"'Say. Jim. we butchercd her about
n week ago. She was the latest beef
ever saw. n I'd known she was
yours l wouldn't have killed her with
out lettln you know. Good-by Jim
That's all Jim ever got Tor his COW.
A few weeks later the English boys
were closed out. They had lost every
cent OF their capital Buck came to
me and said: I can't understand this
at ALL Those Dutohmen bought all
their stock and paid their bills when
they came due and made money. We
stole all our stock. never paid bill. and
stlll we lose. IT'S too much FOR me.
guess I'm no business man. I suppose
his failure In business enterprises drove
him into questionable pursuits"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

A woman who made her initial at
tempt recently TO ride wheel was dis
courarcd 60 fnd that her knees seemed
sim and very quickly tired 90 the offort
10 work the pedals. Speaking to her
physician about It he told her she was
undoubtedly affected with what la
known as the elevator knee" This was
a hitherto unknown malady 10 her hut
II has been referred 20 before IN public
prints. and IA a recognized affection not
uncommon with those whose ne IN a
mt" apartment house almost does
away with tho use OF the knee muscles
exercised In going up and down staira
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30


In a pretty country house lately fur
nlshed for a bride one OF the sleeping
rooms Is all In white and violet, with
touches OF gold. The wall paper has a
white ground strewn with punches OF
purple yiolets connected by delicate
festoons. The rug Is OF a messy green
with a purpllsh shadow The wood
work Is enameled white, the furniture
Is OF white enamel with brass orna-
ments. the bedstcad 10 brass. and the
window curtains. bed cover, bolster,
and little spreads and covers OF white
organdle covered with purple yiolets
and green leaves Yet the organdie
washes without fading. as everything
In so dainty a room always should, I'M
less the owner Is a millionaire. and
then one would probably take more
pleasure In living In It II sure that 1t
could renew It's beauty by contact with
sun and soap and water. which always
seems so much cleaner way OF being
clean than dry securing. New York
Evening Post.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

Several years ago was studying
under a DR., Smithers OF Galesburg. M,
says a writer In the Kansas City Jour
nal. One day he was called to treat a
patient who had been seized with a
severe attack OF collie. The patient was
one OF the richest men In Galesburg
and was noted as being very penurIous.
DR., Smithers found his patient hardly
able TO talk, but between his groans
he managed to say to the physician
"oh, doctor' | don't think you can do
anything for me, but II you can save
my life | Will give you $500" DR. smith
ers smiled and started to administer
relief In a few minutes the patient
remarked TO the doctor that he ana not
think II was any use, but Il ne was
cured he would owe him his lie. slx
months later Dr. Smlthers sued him fol
a small Zee OF 81 for one visit.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

Seeds OF the sensitive plant Kent at
the Jardn do5 Plantcs. Paris. grew
after sixty years, and many Instances
OF growth after lesser Intervals could
be cited. Hence It is that seeds are
preserved deep down In the earth and
terminate after being stirred by ex.
cavatlons
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30
JUSTICE IN ALASKA.
TRADER BALKEo IN TRYING TO
DEFRAJD a GIRL.
rbe Miner. ~ Port Cudahy. on the
Yukon River. organize n Court aud
collect Her claims Judgment Was
Promptly Paid.

H. HAMILTON IL
a trader at Fort
Cudahy. on the Yu-
kon river Last
year. while In San
Francisco. and
when about to re-
turn to his post in
that far-on coun-
try he secured
through an intelll-
gence bureau the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

There are in Early County. Georgia,
according to a local newspaper six
men over 100 years old, the oldest be-
Ing 1903. They are said to be hale ana
strong, and to work In the aelds regu-
larly six days a week.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

She (on the yaehp-Pshawl you're
afraid Of the storm.
lie Qrankly)-I am.
Shc-Why don't you 30 below. then?
He-why. that's just where I'm
afraid OF going Truth,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30

Naa going to the Globe theater. where ne
was % play n flute obligato with the
regular orchestra. he would have been
much surprised N any hint OF a new
calamity In his rundown fortunes coul1
have been then ana there forctnld. ne
certainly thought he had taxed the IN
Ecnuity OF adverse fate 90 ~ utmost
and he had enough misery on mana 70
last n lifetime. But the misfortune
awaiting him was of a grotcsque turn
aud quite unlike the others, which were
the commonplace ones N Illness, poverty
and had luck In everything he under
took
Nov, there IL no refinement Of cruelty
equal In ~ pangs TO the grip Of poverty
upon = sensitive nature that cannot bor'
row aud will not beg. the poverty that
a. "Grntcci" In weii-brushed garments,
polished by the friction Of time; of lean
and hungry look. because never sum
cfcntiy fed; with pride perchcd like "a
sentinel on the threshold. keeping out
the bag Charity. who comes 10 cNtol her
orlf In a iaborcd account Of details IN the
lives OF want. To this class of the gen
feei poor belonged Prof Smythe, who
IA he stepped along carefully In his
frayed encourage. would have been RI
dicuiouH N he had not been pathetic.
And. poor man. he did not know that he
Gas either. lie had hidden his poverty
-ostricb-wiae. and never dreamed that he
wsa attracting attention to a. Besides
thai. being gentleman by birth, In
nfinct and education. he attached no
'diahanor 20 his low estate. lie was not
enc only man who had not made a.
nanciai success Of life
A. he walked along In the shrinking.
dcprraacd fashion that had become nat
urai % him through hahltude With
misfortune. he was aware " the sudden
opening OF a door In a handsome resi-.
dence he was passing, and Hood oi
orange Hight benminE across his path.
At the same time man In evening
dress ran lightly down the steps seized
him by the arm ana said briHkly
"Ay dear sir. excuse me. but would
you DO me a great favorf'
Prof. 6mythe forgot 10 draw Into his
she'll. M sudden was this attack llc
stood still. like the wedding CUES, In the
-Ancicnt Mariner" but finally STAN
ncrcd his need OF haste ana the occasion
OF a.
"A vii pay you twice a. much ana you
yin have nothing 20 DO hut make your
n-if agreeable. II viii be a great ac-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-30
FOURTEENTH GUEST.

r has been said that
20 f. always the
unexpected that
happens. and that
to be prepared for
emergencies on q
must be both n
philosopher and a
fatalist AZ Prof
smythc. musician,
plano tuner and
general utility man
In a musical wa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-05

tiers. In one OF the engagements a short
time ago, when detachment of Spanish
cavalry charged upon tho Cubans III the
open as the onslaught was made the
Cubans are reported to have caught the
Spanish sabers in orquetillas or forked
sticks, and then cut men off their horses
as if they were nothing more than stalks
OF grass.
These regular cane knives, on account
of their peculiar shape, cannot be worn
in a scabbard. They must be worn
hanging. exposed from the trunk, and the
fact that they can thus be worn at all
denotes that the wearer is one Of very
careful habits, for the blade is always
kept as sharp rs the very best steel can be
made. Absolutely every Cuban wears
one. It is his most highly valued piece OF
property, and he will do almost anything
to secure a good machete. In the noun
tains of Southern Cuba he is at home
with his machete He would not give it
for the best American rifle or revolver.
The underground is too dense for any
thing but the passage of the machete
through the bush. He trims his foot
path and waits to spring upon''a Spaniard
and behead him. And there is nothing
that Spaniard breads SO much insCuba
as the work of these knives. Their stroke
is the stroke OF death in nearly every in,
stance. -Boston Home journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-05

Wash c,1rrants Oh the stems and straw
herries before they are hulled, wash all
small fruits quieKly, ana by placing Il
few at a time in a colander' then, hold
ing it over a sink, pour cold water on the
fruit, and spread it on towel to drain.
Allow the pits of cherries and peaches
and the seeds of pears to remain in the
frnit. or. if this is Objectionable, dis
tribute five or six peach pits through each
quart Jar and put small white net or
thin muslin bag containing a handful of
cherry pits or pear seeds in each similar
sized jar.
Pare peaches with thin-bladed, sharp
knife instead of scalding them in lye: do
not remove the skins Of plums, but pierce
each one two or three times With a fork
to prevent the skins from breaking badly
while they are cooking.
Use only fine favored sugar, either
eranulated or loaf, and only enough to
impart a pleasant, palatable taste.
Cook the fruit il the Jars SO that 1t is
not broken by handling, or its flavor lost
in escanino steam. TO do this, place the
fruit in lars as fast as it Is prepared
cover with syrup to the neck of the jar,
then nut on the cover, but not the rub
Ser band. Set a common WASH poller or
other suitable vessel on the back OF the
range, place the jars OF frulG lnslee, put
not close enough together TO touch, Ill
tho vessel with hot water until 1t reaches
to within an inch of the top OF the Jars,
draw it to the front of the range, cover
closely, and bring to Doll. continue
boiling ten minutes Qonger for large {,
firm fruits), or until the fruit can be
easily pierced with fork, and then draw
the vessel to the back of the range. Take
ont a lar. set it on folded wet towel, I'LL
it to overlooking with boiling water, wipe
off the neck, adjust the rubber and cover,
and screw the latter tightly. Treat each
lar in this manner, and, as they cool,
endeavor to tighten the covers about once
an hour. When nearly cold, inyert them
all. as a final test that they are air tight.
Wrap each Jar in paper or draw paper
bag over it from the top, label plainly on
the outside, and keep in cool, dry
place
The favor of canned fruit is greatly i'm.
proved by opening it two or three hours
before it is needed to restore the oxygen
This is neither new nor difficult
method of canning fruit, but is virtual
the same as that used by all manufacture
ers of such goods And yet, for some in
explioable reason. the majority of house
wives fail to appreciate its superiority
over the method commonly employed
and are content to produce third Oh
| fourth article-a sort of canned jan
if only it "keeps. IN. Y. Times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-05

vour turn will come, unless, in the mean
time. Won should be unfortunate enough
to starve, as our friend was on the point
of doing.
STARVED TO DEATH.
Not long ago the talented pupil of one OF
the best known portrait painters OIL Fafls
was missing from his wonted place III the
stud:o for a week i'll succession. lie was
farmers son, very poor and INDUSTRIOUS
With his colleagues he had never been
ON intimate footing, as he summed pleas
ures and apparently desired acquaintance
with no one. That was the reason why at
first his absence passed unnoticed. On
the tenth day following his disappearance
one of she pupils accidentally ran against
Baptiste Hernan's landlord and asked
him what had become of his comfade.
"Parhleu:'' cried that worthy L now
remember 1 haven seen him for ever SO
long. and he has got the key OF his room.
Let us investigate.
The room was broken into and on the
he'd was the body of poor Baptlste. he
had starved 10 death in the midst OF hn-
merous empty baskets and pots tha0 h'to
contained his only nourlshWent during
the time he resided i'll the city Oh pleas
IRE. namely. butter and eggs, the only
things his poor parents had been able to
send him regularly, as their letters
nroved. Six months the poor devil lived
on this queer Diet growing paler anu
weaker every day. No one asked wllat
allied him; nobody inquired whether he
was in want or not.
A similar case is that Of 40-year-old
female painter, who was found dead III
a oarret a month OF so ago. She had died
of cholera morbus, brought on by her
habit of living on the crusts which she
nicked from the offal barrels III the street
the only food she wsIs able to OBTAIN, as
the nroeeeds of her brush scarcely palo
for her rent. her Laundry, and the paints
she needed.
Artists as rule are superior to other
man and women of ambition, living as
thew do in a higher range of ideas. Their
thouphts are not bent upon saving of
profit; they know neither tuleks Oh traue
nor cares of business. In spite Oh tuis
many are reduced to make business VI
their art. They paint coarse PICTURES
often by the yard, for which some shark
of dealer has use at the rate OF III 10
Is francs per square foot At the emu Oh
a certain time the fine artistic spring is
overstrained, and they remain mere me-
cbanios for the rest of their lives linen
there are men and women who work Ioi
brother and sister srtists OF the Society
stamp that is, amateurs DESTROYS Oh posi-
ting as clever painters and willing TO pay
fair price for landscapes and portraits
that they may adorn with their signature
and boastingly exhibit to their fr1enos'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-05
Winter Onts.

Letters from experiment stations in
the central west show that winter oats
have been tried but in a few localities
north Of the Ohio; that practically nc
systematic tests have been made of them
in all that region, and that they have
been most successful in the extreme
southern portions. Much the same can
be said Of winter oats in the middle and
New England states, although they are
used to some extent in southern Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland. At the Rhode
Island experiment station, where tho
winters are usually less severe than in
almost any other part Of New England,
winter 0sts were soWn with rye after
potatoes IN 1901. They terminated WE'LL
but failed TO live through the winter,
not even a single stool showing green
leaf in spring. and 10 trials have since
been made there. In calling attention to
the foregoing American Agriculturist
says: "We do not know of any New
England or York state farmer who has
grown these oats, but they thrive i'll
northern Virginia, where the mercury
goes IL degrees below zero, and several
miles north OF indianapolis. 2"