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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27

Ramon cajal, have shown that many
CT the wires which lead out from cell
do not go or uninterruptediy 10 ter
min2tion in some other distant cell, as
they were formerly supposed to do, put
il stead terminate in blind ends. That
is 10 say. they point out toward other
cells, hut do not reach them Such z
fiber clearly cannot convey any mes
So g, because, like a telephone wire tnat
has Deen cut it does not lead anywhere-
1sut u-dsr certain conditions OF sunni
lation very extraordinary thlnS nap
pens. The blind fiber, under stimu-
lus from its central cell, lengthenS out
until il touches a fiber of a neighboring
CELL and, presto, with such contact,
circuit is completed, and message
flashes between the cells ManifeStiy
such coming together of the blind
fibers is precisely comparable to the
hello giri's' connecting of your teie-
phone with another. And as in the case
of the telephones, so in the case of the
cells. when the communication is COM
Dleted, the connection is broken. the
fibers retract and cease to touch one
another, and no further message can be
seat.
WHY WE GET PUZZLED.
Sometimes the telephone girl does not
understand your order, or reports that
the number you wish is engaged" and
you cannot send your message SINH
larry, in the brain, it sometimes seems
as if certain circuits one wishes TO use
are engaged in other channels; for how
often does one puzzle his brains TO
recall fact or name, which he feels
that he knows perfectly, but which VIII
not come at command. And then how,
perhaps hours afterward, the elusive
name will flash before him, as if the
telephone girl of his brain cell had at
last succeeded in getting the right con-
nection. When one reflects that each
of these wonderful brain cells is micro
scepic in size, requiring, indeed. high
power of the microscope to make it Wis
ible, and that there are billions of them
in cubic inch of brain substance, one
is led to wonder that such mistakes OF
connection, or failures to connect, do
not occur oftener AS it is, the tele-
phone office of the brain is easily the
most wonderful structure of which we
have any knowledge. The most delicate
piece of mechanism ever devised by hu
man hands is a crude thing indeed COM
pared with the marvellous brain cell.
In time of war it often happens that
an invading army viii cut the tele-
graph wires and destroy instruments
and batteries az the central offices, so
that Geographic and telephone COM
munication becomes impossible. a pre-
cisely similar destruction of brain
fibers and brain cells occurs under GER
tain conditions of disease. The familiar
disease Daresis, for example, consists
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27

sent message to the girl. asking her
to come 10 the telephone, but not Civ
ing his name. When he came to the
Office to keep the appointment he was
the most nervous fellow / ever saw,
and I'll bet that no man was ever more
agitated in the actual presence of his
charmer. But he managed to get
through the business somehow. and
the result was so satisfactory that the
first thing he wanted to know when he
came out of the booth was how soon
he could get train back to the west
M Z have = scou many qJezr OIGers
to ill, and they are becoming more
numerous as the telephone comes into
more general use Last fall an opera
singer had negotiations under way with
some New York managers. They didn't
want TO engage her, however, without
first hearing her voice. She was sing
ing in Chicago at the time and couldn't
leave The difficulty was adjusted by
telephone. The managers came to my
office, the woman sang before big
transmitter in Chicago and her tones
were heard with perfect clearness here
in New York. The test was so salts
factory that she was engaged on the
spot.
The newspapers printed accounts of
our reproduction of Niasara's roar at
the electrical exposition and of the
rade in Chicago last year, and, as l say,
such orders are becoming more numer-
Gus.
'One class of men with whom the
-long-distance telephone is in high favor
are the politicians. Perhaps il is be-
cause they prefer to trust to spoken
words rather than written ones, even
where there is not consideration, per-
haps it is because of the facilities which
the telephone gives for keeping in con-
slant touch with events that are Oc-
curing at distant places. but certain
it is that the politicians are among our
most liberal patrons. During the last
presidential campaign Major Mckinley
kept constantly in touch with the re-
publican headquarters both in New
York and Chicago by means of the tele-
phone. and he received the first official
notice of his election in that way.
When important bills are under consid-
Grafton in Albany the telephone wires
connecting that city with certain offices
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y Neuly Discovered Facts and Recent achievements X

dare say it makes life pleasanter for
those who are interested. so nobody else
can object 20 it
TELEPHONED TO HIS DOG
L remember a case more peculiar
than that of the Cincinnati man that
happened while l was manager in the
Chicago exchange. A man IN the city
had a fox terrier of which &c was very
proud, while the dog was as completely
devoted to him. He had to so to some
place in Michigan on business, which
Kept him away for several days. As
soon as he had gone the dog began to
suffer from a severe attack OF loneli-
ness. He wouldn't eat, and lay about
moping, until the mans wife was
afraid the terrier would die before his
masters return. One night the man
went into the station of the town
where he was stopping and said that
he wanted to talk to his dog So con-
necticn was made with ms nouse, and
the receiver was placed in the terriers
ear. Instantly he recognized his mas
ter's voice, and began to frolic about
and bark at great rate. Two.or three
times after that the Chicago man re-
peated the performance and he didn't
mind the $40 or S12 that it cost him in
the least.
WON BY TELEPHONE.
There have been various fiction
stories written which involved pro-
posals by telephone. but L know of at
least one instance in which such a
thing actually occurred. The young
man was so pleased that when it was
over he told me all about it. He had
been counting a girl in an Ohio town.
the name of whom it isn't necessary
to give here, had quarreled with her
for some foolish reason, and had come
east, intending to sail for Europe. He
had been thinking the matter over on
the way, decided that he had been a
fool, and when he heard that another
fellow was after the girl. made up his
mind to take heroic measures. So he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure III all it's stages, and
that is CGtarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires Il con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing it's work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One HUNDRED Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure Send for list
of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27
Glass Skates.

The newest feature of interest in the
New York ice Kinks is the use of glass
skates. It is found that skates with
glass runners are far better. both for
speed and ease in gliding for pleasure
than are the skates with metal run
ners. and several pairs are now being
used in one of the metropolitan Kinks.
The inventor has succeeded in reducing
the glass TO a hardness that insures an
edge which practically never becomes
blunt The temperinS process remains
a secret, but it is a fact that severe
contact with hard ice does not fracture
the glass To look at these skates one
would not suppose that they were made
Of anything else than metal. for the
runners are always colored. in order 10
disguise the substance Of which they
are made The coloring process is ar
bitrary, and tints in the ease of ladies
skates are always made to correspond
with the coloTs of the wearer's COS
tune The runners OF these glass
skates are attached directly TO an es-
pecially-made shoe. which laces from
the heel up the back. The combination
not only gives skate which is per-
fectiy easy in motion, but the high
shoe stiffens the ankle 10 an extent
which greatly aids in the enjoyment
and adds 20 the safety of the exercise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27

operation of loosening tons of coal re-
quires less than y minutes from the
time Of placing the cartridge in the
hole to the breaking down of the lump.
Inasmuch as the holes can be placed
further apart than when blasting is
done, a much larger quantity of coal
can be taken off at "A time. and thus The
DrOdGctiveness OF the mine can be in
creased, and the advantage of being
able to do without explosives cannot be
ovsrestimated. when the saving Of life
is taken into consideration"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27

A process has been invented by James
Tonge of the Manchester Geological So
ciety which may rid the mining of coal
of one of its greatest dangers. BY
means of il coal can now be taken .rOm
the mines without blasting. The proc
ess is hydraulic and so simple in oper-
alton that the great wonder is that it
has not been thought of before. In
stead of being violently disrupted, as
with powder, huge pieces of coal are
wedged away from the parent body by
means of a simple little pump worked
by hand. 1t has been tried in one of
the English coal mines, and the result
was so satisfactory that preparations
are being made to install the mine
with the apparatus and discard explo-
sives altogether. The whole apparatus
weighs 30 pounds and consists OF a
cartridge or cylinder Of steel. IS inches
long and three inches in diameter: a
hand pump. a pressure gauge and a
own description of how it is used is
graphic enough. He says:
'"rhe coal : holed near the floor to
the usual depth. and q hole is drilled
near the roof To about the same depth.
as though making ready for the usual
blasting When this has been done the
cartridge is put in the top hole and
pushed to the back. The pump is cou-
pied to the cartridge. the suction pipe is
placed in small bottle of water, and
the work begins. In a few seconds the
cartridge is charged with water. Then
the pressure comes on and begins TO
show on the gauge. Half a ton-a ton
4 tor and a halE-two tons per square
inch. During this time u cracking
sound behind the cartridge has been
telling that the pressure shown on the
gauge has had the effect Of shearing off
the coal at the back, the sprays or hold
ing props being kept in place in front
The gradual way in which the work is
done, without shock Or jar of any kind,
prevents any damage TO the roof of the
shaft, in striking contrast to the action
Of explosives Of an kind. The whole
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27

essentially of just such a destruction of
the brain structures as this. Day by
day, in the paretic's brain, disease is
making inroads upon the delicate me-
chanism of the cells. and correspond
ingly, the ideas that could alone result
from the activities of these cells are
annulled forever. When such destruc-
ton has gone far, involving many sets
of cells, it is as impossible that the
paretic's mind should act normally as
that telephone system should operate
with lines cut and batteries destroyed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27

in New York are kept hot most of the
time The big exchanges keep close
watch of the tariff legislation and finan-
cial discussions in congress in the same
way. President Mckinley, by the way.
is the first chief magistrate to make
regular use of the telephone in the
White House for communicating with
his cabinet officers and congressional
advisers When he wants to speak 10
them. instead of sending for them. as
his predecessors did, he steps TO the
phone with a Hello Gary or Is that
you. Gage?' and thereby saves a lot of
tiv1a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27
A TELEPHONE SYMPOSIUM.

Some little time ago some citizens
of Montclair. n. j., anxious for some
new form of entertainment, hit upon
what they called a telephone sympo-
SUM They arranged for special quick
connections and then listened TO short
speeches. songs and jokes from a dozen
different parts of the country There
was a regular time schedule and the
range of the entertainment extended all
the way from Cuyahoga Fails, O., TO
Boston. 1t was voted a great success,
and shows the possibilities in one of
the. as yet. undeveloped fields of teIe-
phOue uSan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27
HOW WE THINK.
Scientific Light On the Processes of
the Brain.

NCACAl1AC light vi TIC 1AOCSSSSo VI
the Brain.
At last scientists seem to be on the
point of finding out what happens in
the brain when person thinks. It
has long been known that the brain is
the thinking organ, but Just how the
making of thought comes about has
been a puzzle. The celebrated CabaniS
solved the matter on-hand by saying
that the brain secrets thought as the
liver secrets bile This terse saying
passed into common use, but soon came
to be recognized as a clever speech
rather thana an explanation of the
mystery. Now, however. the most re-
cent researches of the microScopiStS
are making it appear that. after all, the
saying is not so far wrong, but that,
correctly interpreted, it in some meas
ure expresses the facts OF course,
thought, being intangible, is not prop
erly to be compared with bile or any
other physical substance, but it ap-
pears that the processes in the brain
which produce thought, and without
which thinking is impossible, are strict
ly comparable. to those changes in the
liver and other organs which produce
the tangible secretions.
ACTION OF THE BRAIN CELLS.
A committee of British physicians,
acting jointly, has for some years been
giving particular attention to this topic,
and their researches, though not yet
altogether complete. already show some
very interesting results, which, taken
together with those of investigators on
the continent, let US see a long way
into the intricacies of the brain. 1t is
shown unequivoeally. for example, that
brain cell, which is the really i'm
portant part of the brain, actually
loses part of its substance during ac-
ton. The brain cells of persons and of
animals that have died during period
of great exhaustion from over-exertion
are found to be greatly changed from
the condition of the normal cell during
times of health and vigor. The cell of
the exhausted brain, instead of being
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

Caleb T. Row. who. after service OF
forty-four years. has resigned from tho
general management Of tho American
Bible society. IL said to be the great
est authority on the various editions
OF the Bible and their history in tho
United States. lie owns one Of the
best private collections in this country.
Tho following summary shows the
strength OF the orthodox Congregation
al denomination In the United States;
Churches. 5.Gi4; ministers. b.475: COM
municanta. e25.s6i. additions on OK
aminatlons last year. 81 .OgO: amount
OF money raised s6.6i3. SIS. 27l churches
made no report. These figures are
about the same as those OF the Pres.
bytorian church.
The Episcopal general convention
having decided 10 establish an Episeo-
pal mission In Porto Rico. the Rev A..
n. Taft. an assistant minister OF 81.
Georges church. In New York, has
been designated as the nrs, mission-
ary. and sailed for Porto Rico the 9th
er day. He will make his hoadquar.
ters at Ponce. and ia instructed to care
hrst for the American sick and wound
cd IN the hospitals there. and then 10
minister to vhosoever desires bis SER
vice.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23

Nearly all OF the new freight equip
ment ordered by Receivers Cowen
and Murray OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad during the past few months
will be delivered by January 10Th.
The orders consisted OF 5000 stand
ard box cars. from the Michigan Pc
ninsular Car Company; 1000 box and
1000 gondolas from the Pullman
Company; 1000 box cars from the
Missouri Car and Foundry Company;
1000 steel coal cars OF 100000 pounds
capacity from the schoen Company.
and Ave b0-foot modern mail cars
from the Pullman Company. Each
OF these cars Ia equipped with the
Westinghouse air brake and II. o. T..
automatic couplers.
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Lord. with Thee We leave each thing.
All our heavy weight Of sorrow:
All our Eriefs to Thee we bring.
And the dread Of coming morrow.
Ail-helloying,
Never gricinF.
Them with Thee. dear Master. leaving,
With trust in Thee complete.
Laying all at Thy dear feet.
Yea, 20 Thee We bring them ail.
Lies sweet kits Of Soy ana Measure.
usow before Thee. Lord We fall
Pouring out our hearts best troasuts).
To Thy keeping.
Not with wccnlns,
For Thy care doth know no Shopping.
All that We have deeply priced
With affection undlraulsed.
All our heavy load Of pain,
To Thee. Master. are we bringing;
Toll that seemed but idle. vain,
Troubles. small and yet 90 atnglnE.
Lonely. weary.
Sad aud dreary.
Mourning over past days CHEEKY,
Mem'rioa over which We wcnt.
Nothing now from Thee IL Kept.
oh. forgive us for the pasti
All our folly. All our SHINING;
In the years whose mcm'rirs last.
Help ur mako n new beginning.
Though day wnneth,
sim God rclnncth.
And thy mighty arm Huataincth
Hopes ana fears We leave for aye
With Thee. and for aid We pray.
oh, be PATIENT We are weak.
Human. foolish. of miutakcni
To our hearts new courage speak.
In our souls new iifo awaken;
Thou. most Holy
kncel We iowiy.
And we pray Thee, pardon wholly
We are listening for Thy voice,
May II make our hearts roiolce'
C. Louise Bell, IN New York Observer.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23

The complete story Of the sinking Of the
Mcrrimac and the capture AMI lmprlson.
mont Of her crew az Santiago. will be
graphically told In an article by Osborn
w DclFnan, U, $, Navy, la,o helmsman
Of tho Mcrrlmao, In the January Frank
Leslic's Popular Monthly, now ten cents,
aud TO DO published December 9Th, Tho
story win bc fully and richly illustrated
with authentic portraits % llobson aud all
the crew. besides many now drawings spo
clally prepared under Mr. Delvnan's per.
isod for the January Frank Lcsllo'a aroi
Bret Hartc'e now story, Jack llamlin's
Mediation. Joaquin Mlllor's 'in Klon'
dixie Cabln"i aud Thomas r. Dawloy'i
campaigning with Gomez"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23
NEw sLkrplNo cans.
To Denver. Omaha. It. Louis. Chicago and
noston.


70 Denver. Omaha. ~. Louis. Chicago and
uustou.
Tho Denver A Rio Crunde railroad
Scenic llncof tho world-anuounccs new
aud important additions 10 their already
well arranged sleeping carservice. In tho
future, this popular line will run through
weekly Pullman Tourist sleopors 70 Oma-
Ia, Chicago, New YORK and Boston, also 10
81 LOUIS without change. These cars will
start from Portland, Oregon, thus giving
benefit Of through service on Oregon
Short Line, As we'll as from all Utah
points Tho excursions arc personally
conducted and furnish all tho oonvonionces
OF regular Pullman sloepers al less than
half the cost The ST. Louis car will leave
O. s. l.. station every Thursday aud oT-
dan via Rlo CrAnda ws4tarn railway.
every Friday morning. The Omaha. Chi
cago, New York and Boston sleeper will
leave o, s. l. station every Wednesday
aud Salt Lake every Thursday evening.
thus afrordlng the inestlmable privilege OF
twcivo-hour lay-ov In Salt Lake City.
For rates and all details, write 70 u, v.
Nevina, General Agent, orH. NJ. Gushing,
4. r. A., ID. ar. @. Railway, Salt Lake
City, or any Oregon Short Lane or RE
orande Western ticket agent
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 70
learn that there IN az least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 70 cure IN all It's
stages and that n Catarrh. Halls Catarfh
Cure u the only positive cure now known 70 tho
medical fraternity Catarfh being n coustitu-
uonnl disease, requires constitutional treat
mcnt Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally.
faces OF tho system, thereby destroying tho
foundation Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength BY building up the constitution aud
prletora have 40 much faith In is curative
powers that they onor one Hundred Dollars for
any case that Il falls 20 cure send for list Of
Address n J. CHENEY 4 Co. Toledo, O
Sold by druggists 9hc
Halls Family Pulls arc tho bosh
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23

Say, my friend, u you Nrc sick all
over and discouraged, and have no
heart 10 meet the battles OF life, n you
are In debt and cannot see your way
out OF II, then take n course OF absent
mental science treatment They will
cure You of your sickness, trouble and
poverty. Terms, S. per month. Albert
+. Bigford, +. o. BOX i4i3, Seattle,
Wash.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23

Johnnie" said fond mother,
"what became Of that piece Of cakS
that was ia tho cake.boxY"
III gave 1t TO poor little boy who
was almost starved"
THAT was right, my son. Where
IS the poor little boy2 1 want 10 give
him penny"
"Thara right, mother dear. Hand
over tho penny. am the poor little
how "
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23
FAST TIME TO CHICAGO
Via Rio or-nds western Hallway.

Via rio urande Western Hallway.
Commencing February ., the new time
card Of the Rio Grandc Western goes into
effect The Atlantic Express leaves Salt
Lake City at a. m, arriving AZ Denver
at gigO n, m. the following morning and
Chicago AZ a;is ? m. tho third day maxi
ing connections with limited trains from
Chicago 10 New York, Tho evening train
leaves at T.40p. IN, arrives at Denver at
piib p. m. tho following night and Chicago
at a. M no third day, making close con
noctlons witn the fast morning trains for
New York and Boaton. Both OF these
through trains are splendldly equipped
with all latest appliances and couvchences
and carry Pullman Palace aud Pullman
Tourist sleeping cara a. well a. FREQ 10.
cllnina chair Cara Ticket once No. 1903
West Second South street Postonico
corner.)
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23
MANNERS OF THF moonr-

Life, color and sound are all intense
In Morocco. The Moors are full OF su.
perstitlon and their customs are Gu
rlous and sometimes dlsagresable.
When they make a well they sacrifice a
sheep at tho bottom OF It. II they take
a new house they sacrifice a cock ON tho
threshold, and ~ they want you TO
grant a request or help them In some
difficulty they kill sheep at your door
After this very unpleasant perform
anee You are bound to do anything
they wish. You cannot use the mutt
ton; you must give It to the poor.
Nearly every girl believe, lot OF other
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23

'Might I ask who lives horef"
asked polite gentleman Of stranger
he met In front Of a handsome man,
sion.
Certainly, sir. " as politely replied
the other.
''Who IL II, sir7"
"rm sure don't know" replied
the aLranger. London Timea.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23

After man has taken girl 10 a thea.
ter six times, and called upon her with
chocolates In his pocket, she begins to SEQ
n resemblance In him to her fayorite hero
In q novel.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-23

What is the use OF this artlclei asked q
shopper don't know, said tho clerk, I'M
less II Is intended TO DO sold for Christ
mas present.