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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31
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a discussion has recetly been carried
on In the Vegetarian on the subject. OF
the magnetic power OF the cat. one
gentleman writes ALLOW me. as one
who often has slecpless nights. and has
tried everything YOU suggest. to sug-
gest a remedy which have found above
them all, and which you do not notice.
II is simply to take o pet cat to sleep
with one. Cats are the very best mag
nctizers and hypnotlsts. and the safest.
To obtain the remedy 1t will not do to
take a cat into your bed and az soon ne
YOU have found relief neglect her You
must be Kind to the cat before and after
and mako her your friend. She Will
give you the precious sleep. when alt
other remedies fail. and better than ali
put together. The cat Is the truest
friend OF man. were man intelligent
enough to know It. The Egyptians
knew what we seem not to know. DO
not force your cat TO lie this way or
that: let her take her own way. DO
not even force her to come to you II she
does not wish II but let her be in the
room. outside the bed. Sooner or later
she VIII come In and nurse YOU as no
other animal can Even to look into the
eyes or even the face OF cat will often
produce a feeling or drowslncss. leading
to sleep. Cultivate the friendship OF
pussy. and you will never regret a."
As n pendant to the above may give
the following incident which happened
TO my own family. and which elbows
how powerfully magnetic Is the c9ts
influence ON it8 prey. one morning my
daughter Chen quite child. on going
Into The garden early. was surprised at
seeing the fayoritc cat crouching on
the ground. perfectly mouonlcss. with
lts eyes fixed ON rat which mainpinci
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

the same position opposite 10 her. So
entirely was the latter uansAxcd by the
gaze OF Ito cnomy that II never moved
when the child went quietly forward.
ana gently taking mp the rat by ;ho
neck. carried II into the adjoining yard.
II remained quite quiet In her hand.
but on being placed on the ground. and
man stupidity taking hold OF It by the
tail II Immediately turned and bit him.
hcing by that time aroused from IT,
stupor. That the ancient Egyptians
held the harmless necessary cat" In
great vcnorntlon may be known from
the mummiod remains OF the animal
preserved In the British museum and
elsewhere. They were even In the hab-
II OF expressing their sorrow and re-
spcct by adopting outward signs OF
mourning when the family possessing 0
cat was deprived Of It by death.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

The credit Of actually winning an
election ~ claimed for party emblem
In the little town OF Benton. Ky. whore
local option election was held a few
days ago. The cnmpaigners Tor license
adopted a iuE on their emblem. The
prohibltlonlHta later adopted a picture
Of an open Bible. with the words Holy
Bible" In big letters across the top
OF the open PAGE as the emblem OF the
snti-liccnso forces, Tho people Of Ben
ton may be thirsty but they are plous.
nnd II Ia related that when the open
E.l'e and the Jus OF whisky we're pie.
torially placed before them. they
couldn't vote against the Bible. even
though they favored license. The
choice between the two touched them
In a vulnerable spot and the election
went very dry,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

In spite Of the reports from the North.
ern Pacific OF a failure OF the whale crop
and consequent lons ON Investments In
whaling ships, one nrm OF New He'd
ford men will be able TO count up a
good balance ON the right side OF the
ledger for the season. ]. a W. r. WING
this year sent out two vessels which
have 40 far secured 1900 pounds OF
whale bone, which. u in predicted. will
be worth s. pound when the lrm gets
ready to sell H. In addition to THE
they captured 2.2iO barrels OF sperm
and 100 barrels OF whale oil. and the
owners are figuring ON an Income OF
100000 for the whole product. as thoy
reckon that prices are bound TO 10
up. In consequence Of the m luck OF
the other ships.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

Vet another point has boon made by
the heather Chlroe against his eau
caHiau Antagonist Tho law ordering
the Chinese TO register. on penalty Of
deportation, "a used by some Of them
TO secure Tor themselves free parsngc
home. \ Chnlman who has been ln
America thirty ycara was arralgnod In
Seattle Few days ago for being NE.
g1lly In tho country. not possessing a
registration certificate lie spoke Eng.
llsh well ana seemed wcll-to.do. The
court ordered that he be dcportcd to
China. The mar0hal pondercd over tho
odd circumstance and came to the
conclusion that the Chnaman. dcalt-
lng 10 return 10 his native land 10 1.-Two
ON his fortune acquired here. had neg
ieotod deliberately 10 roKiater In order
70 necuic free transportation home
The Chlnnman remarked, when told
OF his fate; Heap like so. you bot"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

md from q box Of sweets you can Inn.
hlbc enough splrius frumentl 10 make
YOU merry aud give you a head next
morning. says the New York World
As the innocent looking CONNECTION
dlssolyes on your tongue a liquid trick.
JOS out that has the unmistnkablo flavor
OF the good old stun. "Thats whisky. %
you say whisky It 10. and as IL mixes
with the sugar coating that has held
d. prisoner. the combination ls agree.
able 90 the taste
Tho steady drinking man who IL NOT
Nm good terms with tho bartender ON
,ho corner finds iu those whiakyired
candles The next bost mrttod or aetug
around The Roosevelt ro8triciioua nc
gives the wink 90 Dill druggist. receives
q little box aud goes homo o0ufpn.d
against ID dry sunday.
The confectionery stores are rclp.ug
a. rieh harvest Although thoy have no
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

Most Of the Antique Furniture sold 10
America 8, ot Modern Manufacture.
Beware Of alleged antique furniture
shipped from this country Tor sale In
America Such furniture. DO genuine.
can generally command ready sale in
the London markets. and travelling
Americans prefer 10 buy their own rel
les on the spot 4 friend Of mine who
lives In the garden county" Of Eng
l1nd -Devonshire- tclls me that In the
midst Of green meadows In the remote
part Of the lovely county there works
q firm OF cabinet-makofs whose achiev-
ments In the art Of taking can hardly
BE- excolled even by the artists who
transform pot-boilers into works Of Old
masters. These people coniine their eff
forts entirely to manufacturing antique
furniture for the American market. and
this Is the way. for instance. an "Olde
ogken cheste" Is fashioned. First Of
al! the chest is strongly built OF Zeal
boards practically a superior packing
oase-the nails are sunk and the cav
tiles filled with some kind OF cement.
Then the chest IL stained and the re-
markable resemblance TO old oak Is at
tained. To secure tho specific gravity
required a very shallow false bottom Is
arranged, In which Ia placed a perfect
Is hitting sheet Of lead Of course. the
bo5t part Of the fake Is In the carving.
One member Of the firm rs particularly
clever In this direction. His insplra-
ton Is derived from an old family
Bible. the illustrations IN which arc
surrounded by borders OF qunilt aud
curious design, with the groiosquc
hoads such ns one secs iu FlrgoyloH.
Tho complete result 81 calculated to de-
coivo any but mn expert n ia said that
lively market for the auH was once
obtained DO London. whore II was sold
by auction, also that HWlr. American
hrHot the eamc. he suspected % chest
which Uon bclng offered. ana luuspu-
uously applied bis pouLuiic To such
phgpoao that he laid bare patch OF
white deal and broke mp me sllc. Now
lhe firm export their WaroB ~ the
United states ON commission.
But chcsu are not tic only article
offered Tor falc by those collectors OF
antique furniture" They have oven tho
tomcrIiy to attach a historical Interest
TO some Of their produrtB' Thus cary
en- chair may be labeled an having bee
longcd 20 queen Elizabeth or a cabl-
net claboratcly wrought. but with rusty.
uhcouth hinges. 90 having boon owned
by oliver Cromwell or Sir Waiter
Raleigh. The rusty hinges. by the
way. nrc taken fom barn doors In tho
nelghborhood and tutorod into con-
venicnt shape. A capital effect Is
roinod by loading mp q pistol or a gun
with a heavy charge OF Hparrow shot
and firing II At the furniture from q
duo distance. This represents the raw.
gges OF the lngldious worm.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

The trial OF the Mlchlgantown pig
case is over. Some months ago the
town marshal impounded pig belong
ing to John Hills. the animal being ar
rested as yagrant and thrust Into prls.
on on the charge OF lettering. The au-
thorlties wanted $3.50 for the pigs re-
lease. but HILLS would not pay II. say
ing that II was more than the pig was
worth. In Justice court the town beat
Hills and made $40 and costs. In the
trial In circuit court the jury decided
against the town. awarding Hills the
hog dts n full-grown hog now and
SlOl damages. This, with costs ok
ceoding 500, Mlchlganlown must pay
Cor false imprisonment OF the pig.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

Alexandra Dumas was a strong cham,
plon Of equal rights for women rs
II not absurd" he said. that Joan OF
Arc. II now among us, could not serve
~ a witness Of the birth Of a neigh.
boris child or vote for town councillor
In any part OF the fair France she
savedg France was proud OF DE Sew
igne, DeStael and George Sand. but re-.
fused them the civil and political rights
exercised by their coachmen." His pct
argument was that A. woman IL mans
equal In most things and his superior
In others, with equal responsibilities.
she should be declared his equal polit.
ically.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

l'ccnsc to sell liquor. they do not fear
any trouble from what. nj FIRST glance.
may scom to be a harmless iniractior Of
the law But ns young g,ril and hoy1.
aa vel "a Grown men and women. are
huying the dropa, the excise board VIII
have every excuse Tor interference aH
soon 90 they have read this article
4 Sunday World reporter bought rye
wh!sly bonbonH a, two pla es In Bro,hl
way last Sunday ana AZ one place In
Columbus avenue. near Seventy -aVond
street lie also bought brandy In bon
hons NJ two places In two pounds OF
this mixture OF whisky and candy was
enough intoxicating liquor to produce
decided feeling"
The chocolates put mp with whisky In
them were not put on sale In this city
until two wecka ago. Since then the
demand for the article has been great
Brandy drops were made years and
years ago on a small scale but no, un-
al the screws were put on sunday
drinking did the whisky drop make its
appearance. Tho whisky drop Is not
different In appearance from the old
time chocolate or brandy drop, and Is
about the same size AZ some Of the
shops II Is covered with plain chocolate.
while at the more stylish places /, Is
wrapped In tin and gold foil.
In some NJ It's forms II IN composed Of
a little Jug made Of crystallzcd sugar.
into which the liquor II squirted with a
syringe. Then the small opening Is
plugged with sugar aud dipped In boil
ing chocolate and laid out on boards to
dry. Tho foil In put on TO hold the com,
pound together In case u Is exposed to
a damp atmosphere,
People who have not bought whisky
drops. and who have no Idea Of the
amount OF the juice Of the rye contained
In them. viii be- surprised by the fol-
lowing ngwon, derived from an onaly.
sis:
In pound OF chocolate drops there
are eighty pieces. Each piece weighs
o. grains, Troy weight. After a drop is
broken and the whisky Is poured out
there are found 55 grains OF sugar and
chocolate aud 40 grains OF whisky,
Counting eighty drops TO the pound.
there are 1900 grains OF whisky In each
pound box Of the now mixture.
A half-pint OF good rye whisky
weighs 1855 grains. Thus In each
pound OF chocolate whisky drops there
is a half pint OF whisky, less nfty-0yo
grains.
Bartcnders say the average New
Yorker does not pour out more than
onc-slxth OF half pint FOR drink
According to this there are about six
average drinks OF whisky In every
pound OF the new candy.
There Is gallon OF whisky, accord
ing to the statement Of a manufacturer
In cycry sixteen ard hair pounds Of
this candy, Tho price Of the candy, Of
course. depends on the quality OF the
brandy. Some pound boxes cost 30
cents. others cost CD cents,
Diluted opium IS mixed with choco-
lato dropa IN China, and IN New Orleans
70 factory has been making absiuthe
drops Tor the past five years
The salesg'ri IN ono OF broadway
largest candy r'orc1 said
"Wc have been 0gu.ns wink drops
ns we call them, Cor the plst Two weeks
and The sails ls growing syory day. ]
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

suppose that ve eoll at least fifteen
pounds here day You have no idea
how many young fellows. schoolboys.
between fifteen aud eighteen years, buy
them They cannot buy liquor In sa-
looms. so they buy whisky drops and
think they are real sporty.
Grown men purchase them. too. on
Sundays especially. aud say. you would
die laughing TO see how embarrassed
some OF them are when they come In.
They don't know exactly how to ask for
them and suppose feel a bit ashamed
nt buying candy Tor the liquor there Is
In them.
we put NJ two classes OF 'wlnks.
brandles and WHISTLES. II Is hard work
for anyone not In the business to tell
them apart In fact. in their innocence
lies their charm. a number Of our
women customers. and We have any
number Of them. have discovered the
ease whore the drops are kept and in
stead Of saying that they want whisky
or brandy drops. they merely point to
the tray aud say. "A pound OF those.
please. To tho uninitlated they appear
TO be purchasing ordinary chocolate
creams.
we have boon selling brandy drops
Tor years without being bothered by the
law. and II was only to meet a sudden
demand that whisky was used. The
idea Of q person getting intoxicated on
brandy or whisky drops mly sound
funny but there was a girl who for
morly worked hero that ate them to
such an extent that she used to get
sleepy In the middle OF the day. She
Lost her place on account OF her dcvo-
ton TO the wink drops"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

Three deer Jumped on the railway
track fow hundred yards or 40 ahead
Of a locomotive near Trout Lake, Mich,
a few days ago and remained staring IN
surprise at the headlight until they
were struck by the pilot and tossed from
the track. Instances Of q single dees
being thus attracted by a locomotive
headlight and falling victim to its
curiosity are not uncommon In Michi-
gan, Maine aud other regions where
deer abound. but for a trio OF the ami
mails 10 be hypnotlzed In this way at
one time is a novelty.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

At Poukuhl, small village In Prus-
STA. farmer died last March. Since
then one OF his sons has been slckly.
and gomohow rumor was started that
the dead man would not rest until he
had drawn nine members OF the fam
lily also Into the grave. To "conjuro"
the spell. a near relative must open the
grave and decapl,ate the corpse. Ac-
cordlngly the sick man. armed with a
spade. went TO the cemetery. oxhumed
his fathers body and cut on the head
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

The prospect OF another Ashantee
war recalls Sir Wilfred Lawson's sum.
mary OF the English campaign In 1873
lie asked In the house OF commons
what England had gained by her vie
tories over the Ashantces, AN old
umbrella and treaty" he made an.
swor to his own question. lie was re-
minded that there had been no treaty
He remarked that he was not sorry. as
tho treaty would have been worth nc
more than the umbrella.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

II is pointed out by the Berlin cor
respondent OF the London Times as n
sign OF an abnormal condition OF AFFAIRS
In Prussia that the discipline former
ly enforced In the civil service OF that
country is breaking down. This Is
shown In the betrayal OF the higher
officials by the lower. who give Sc
crotly out for premature publication
official documents, with the object OF
defeating the measures OF the govern
ment. The soclalls, papers have received
thus many state secrets which. under
normal conditions, would not get out TN
tho proposed measures were ripe for
public discussion, The effects OF this
dlsloyalty Ia often TO wreck measures
before the arguments In their favor
can be officially stated.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

Tho biggest moose ever taken In the
Aroostook region Of Maine, the states
best hunting ground was killed re-
ccntly by Col A. A. Baker OF Newport,
RI. A gnme official measured the an
.mal and his figures were: Weight,
dr,rrod and including hide. with bob
..oi ON which II was hauled, 1860
bounds: spread Of autlcrs 90 inches.
The antlors have hf,eon prougs on one
aide ana thirteen ca the other.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31
bismarck. Statue.

Blsmarck's statue for the Rudclsbcrg.
representing him In student costume. is
now ready. While the sculptor was
modelling the figure recently the iron
chancellor said TO him, AN artists
have painted my portrait without the
lower lip; that IL wrong. My lower
llp IL very pronounced. not too much.
for that would indicate obatinacy. ana
| was never obstinate when found
vlows that were better than my own.
Hut a woll-dcvoloped lower lip signifies
consistency when the model was nm
lshed he marked the letters v n. on the
CLAY hlmaell
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31
rHlNns FouNp IN AMRfR.
How nature Hss Embtimed some Ear'
Pianis sud Animals.

rianis sud Animals.
In many museums may be- seen In inc
most perfect state Of preservation 100
amber fossilIzod remains OF plants and
lnlmnls The science Of Egypt in &c.
highest development did not succeed In
discovering method or cmbalmlng 800
perfect as the simple process taking
place In nature a tree cxudos o.
gummy rcsInous matter In a liqu.d
state An insect accidentally lights boz
II and ~ caught The oxidation con
tlnues and enyelops Il completely. pre-
serving the most minute details Of iiH
structure. In the course Of time the
rosln becomes a fossil and Is known as
amber. The history of fossil insects is
largely indebted to the ~ IN amber
And 10 the preserving properties Of am
Dor We owe. likewise. our knowlodgo
Of some NJ the more minute details of
ancient plant structure. The coasts Of
the Baltic are and have been from tho
days Of the Phoenlclan traders. tho
great source Of the amber Of commerce
u occurs In rolled fragments. In strata
known 10 biologists as oligorcno. These
are tertiary rocks of o date little more
recent than those Of the London basin.
and equivalent to the younger tertiary
series Of the Isle ~ Wight The frag
mcnts Of fossil resin were washed down
by the rivers from the pine forests Of
the district along with sediments ana
vegetable debris in them are found
most perfectly preserved rcmaina OF The
period. nf woll aa OF insect life Frlr-
mcntH Of twlgalonycH buds and Flowers.
with gopals. petals siumens and pisiiIs
nIill iu place. occur Pollen grains have
likewise been found A recent genus
dcuiHiu. has boon recognized by iu
characteristic atamonH the valves of
The pnihorr OF cinnlm0mum are seen
in oihrrH lu one specimen the pendent
clthin OF o. species OF oil iH seen aE d..-
ilnouy through The clear amber na DO
u were n fresh Tower And beside the
Insect and plant rCmaiua thus sealed up
boz amber STRAY relies of tho higher f1u-
mn Of the forest have ala1 been mot
with Fragment u.f nul feather
have been cnuN tic sticky rraIn
and preserved AWIaE others a wood.
pcckor and squirrel have been roeog
nlzcd in the Battle amber
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

The Prince OF Wales has not that con.
tempt for trade that many lesser So
cial parsonage possesses AT the MARI
borough club one evening an intimate
OF the prince asked him how he likod
the idea Of having relatives IN business
an allusion TO the two brothers OF the
Marquis OF l.orno one OF whom is q sto 4,
broker, while the other 10 In the tea
trade. m - would have mo" nn-
swored "A Il a.. mentioning shop
keeper on a huge scale u would 20
into partnership with him myself TO-
morrow
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

A. u. Penfold, general auditor OF the
Merchants Dispatch company, New
York said recently In an address be-
fore the Y, NJ. G, 4. OF Troy; N tho
doyll ever constructed a vehicle TO carry
his victims TO hell II Is tho bicycle. In
New York see 70 many ON Sunday who
would 20 TO church II they remained
In the city riding into the country ON
bicycles, They are no b1ttnr than
hoathens."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

In the Krcmlln at Moscow they are
r'glldlng the great copper croines that
nurmount the cupolaa OF the Church OF
the Ascension, whore the czlm are
crowned. In preparation for the coming
coronation. Four hundred thousand
mugs bearing the czarH portrait are 10
be distributed to tho people who VIII
drink free beer from them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

There are at present Two Chinese
girls nt the University Of Michigan.
one OF them, Miss SHE, has been elect
cd secretary OF the senior class. The
ultimate object Of these women 10 to
return to China as Christian medical
missionaries.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

A temperance banquet was given to
the mayor OF Southport, England. re-
Gently. at which the drinks were or
ange champagne. ginger champagne.
lemonade. ginger ale. gingoreite. win.
terine and coffee.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31
NEWEST KIND OF JAG.
CANDIES WITH WHISKY INSIDE
or THEM.
Aud sold without y L'con,e ver, ron.
uinr with Women snd Man, ,t,is
Drinker. who Don't fare to- TAI. II
straight.

HE very latest
phase Of social
wickcdEoss Is the
bonbon with aliulc
Jag concealed b,
meath It's eurary
exterior You can
get drunk on caud,
with your chocolate
creams and gum
drops you can buy
whisky or hray,iv