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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
SOUTH AFRICAN HORSES.

vhsir Eadur.aes IL decentralization
NaEs Go Look A.
One OF the nrst things that strike
che wanderer In the great expanses oil
ths southern hemisphere 10 the
strength and endurance Of the horses.
says South Africa. He notes that,
though to look at they are the sorri-
eat scrugs he ever set eyes on. yet they
appear to be possessed OF a power OF
getting over the ground that is little
aAort OF miraculous, and 80 astonish-
ing In its persistence as TO seem auto
matte. 4 striking instance came un-
der my notice only n few days AFTER
landing In Cape Town. in 1859. was
sitting one Saturday afternoon on the
stoop OF Parks hotel, which occupied
the corner of Adderley and Strand
streets. when dust-covered horseman
stopped ana dlsmouDted. His horse
was taken to the stables. and In tho
course OF conversation In the bar
learned that he was a member OF the
legislative assembly for an up-country
district. There was no railway com
muniChllOu Win Aht AhN'A ~ ~ $780,
days, and he had ridden In from his
home. at Colesberg. In less than six
days, having started the previous Mon
day. Now, Colesberg Ia more than 500
miles from Cape Town. and the coun-
Try is very rough going, much OF II
being heavy and other parts very
mountainous No EnElish-bred horss,
led according to English methods,
could have accomplished such ride
a. this. moro especially when We con
slider the temperature OF the Cape Col
ony. went to look at the animal on
which the Journey had been performed
and found II to DO little roam schim-
mel. barely fourteen hands, and APP
parently as fresh as paint. Another
very remarkable ride that camo under
my notice was performed by a Hoer
who lived a few miles from Greytown,
N Natal. His wife was taken M, aud
q particular medicine. not 10 be OBJ
tAined in 0reytown. was imperative.
So In the early hours Of the night he
started for harrisburg. nfty-hVe miles
distant. through an extremely hilly
eoantry, and was back on his farm In
elTtesn hours. The remarkable thing
On this instance was that the Boer
weighed over seventeen stone. In my
own experience many instances Of the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
reAp-pooR SPIDERS.
Asa Others That SHOW rhsJ Hsv.
Intelligence

A.. a,. r.., .,.w r.., Han.
,.,.,,...
Ano,h.r ,ur,ous .nsc,.. 4. that OF
ar -. 49, 49,. -. "a, oon.
=, a. 80.
s''.s VI .u'' '.u N 40
70 the uep'n OIL s'A OF e'tn' ihone.'
u always lined Win SIX ana " IL
closed with an ingeniousiy constructed
door One sort Of door closes into the
neat like a cork in bottle; another IL
A. thin az a piece OF paper. In all
easoa tho door opens outward. and
whom the neat Ia placed. a. Il usually
Y. on a slopinG bank. II opens upward.
20 that there IL no fear OF ita gaping
The object Of the trapdoor Ia TO con-
eeai the nest, and consequently Il IL
always made to resemble the general
surface OF the ground. Sometimes.
however, an enemy attempts TO open
the door; and then tho inmate braces
It's legs against the sides OF the nest
and holds II a. fast AZ possible. still
other spiders have inner doors besides
tho outer. 40 that n their first defense
be carried. they may have another be-
hind which to retreat. More curious
still Is the ingenuity OF the branch
trap door-that is to say. door that
opens from the main tunnel OF the
neat into a side branch, which the
spider knows. OF course. but which no
stranger could discover. since there is
nothing to distinguish Il from any part
OF the main nest. SO. then. II an en-
envy should effect an entrance. the law
full occupant OF the nest can quietly
slip into the side branch. close to the
door. and there remain In security
while the intruder wonders what has
become OF her. II all these wonderful
things are done by instinct. have we
any proof whatever OF individual In
teliisenee among spidersf Most as
suredly. II we remember that intelli-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

large Increase In line and stan on
GERS.
When the Hull bill reached the sen
ate II was strongly antagoniEed by the
opposition on the old ground OF dis
like and fear OF a large standing army.
A compromise measure was forced up
on tho administration In spits OF
threats OF calling an extra session. A
bill known as the Cockreii-0orman
substitute was adopted. and was sub
sequently passed by the house and APP
proved by tho President. Neither was
this a reorganization bill.
II provides for the muster out OF the
volunteer army. In accordance with the
original act OF 1898. and permits the
President to retain In service the
present regular army at a strength not
exceeding $1,000 men. and. In addition.
70 raise new force OF $4,000 volun-
teers. TO be recruited from the country
at large or In the new colonies. "a pre-
ferred by. the military authorities. 4,
authorizes the President TO appoint or
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

adjacent to the once. A similar mast
Is rgged near the once In South Fore
land, and II il from the top Of each OF
thsae masta that communications ra-
dlaie through the air without the fur
ther aid OF wires. The most astoniah-
Ing feature OF this new method OF
teleEraphy Is that intervening build
ings, fogs. rain, snow. hills or ships do
not Impede the accuracy or speed OF the
invialble radlations which emAnAte
from the wire on one mast aud are
taken up and registered by the dlscon-
neeted wire at the peak OF another mast
thirty-two miles away.
TIC characters In which messages
thus expressed are the familiar dots
and dashes OF the old Morse code. and
the illustration shows the receiving op-
orator reading a message from the tape
where n han been written by an In
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
rrnth Alloy. An rhInr.

Tho person who goes against his
own Interest by the rlgidness OF hln
devotion TO truth sometimes nnds that
he has served his Interest Ia that very
way. An English paper tells tAis
story;
A boy once applied at stor. for
work.
I'VE don't like lazy boys hare" sald
the manager Are you fond Of wofk.-
MS. r.r" -Aaponded the boy. loolriax
the other straight IN tns face.
"0h. you're not. are yoai Well. we
want boy that IT,"
There Ain't any" said the boy, DE-
cldedly.
"oh. yes, there are. We have hAd
over half dozen OF that klnd this
morning To take the place we have.
How DO you know they Arsi" saksa
tina boy.
They told me co."
80 could I. but I'm not lAr."
And the lad said II with suck a. air
OF convincing energy that he wa ca
gagged At once
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

a thread to one OF the bits OF wood,
turned back with II and hung Il with
a strong thread to the lower part OF lta
nest. abou. I'VE feet from tho ground.
The performance was wonderful one.
for the weight OF the wood sufiiced 10
keep the nest tolerably arm. while Il
was yet light enough to yield TO the
wind. and so prevent further Injury.
The piece OF wood was about two and
ons-hAlf inches long and a. thick a. a
gooaequill. On TIE following day a
careless servant knocked her head
against the wod. and Il fell down. but
In the course OF few hours the spider
had found Il and brought II back TO iA
place. When the storm had ceased the
spider msnded her web. broke the sup-
porting thread In two. and 10, the wood
fall 70 the ground Our Animal
Friends.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

had existed from April 81. 1898. and dl.
reetlng and empowering the President
TO use the entire land and naval forces
OF the United States In the prosecu-
tlon OF the war. and to call out the
militia OF the several states to the ex-
tent necessary ito carry this act into
eject" and the following day a bill
was passed "for the better organiEa-
tion OF the line OF the army OF the
United States" which authorized an
increase OF the regular army In time
Of war to about $1,000 officers and men.
but provided that when the war was
over the permanent establishment
should be reduced to a peace basis, and
that nothing contained In this act
shall be construed as authorizing a
permanent Increase OF the commits
STONED or enlisted forces OF the regular
army" beyond what II was before war
was declared.
When peace with Spain was restored
the administration was In something
b OF a dilemma. Although the war was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

end being connected to earth. the other
with an elevated conductor. The cur
rent il supplied with a powerful In
duetion coil. controlled by a Morse
key. Thus. the waves that travel
abroad. a. tho sparks pass between tho
globular terminals. are Impressed alb
initio,' with communications In the ia
miliar dot and dash alphabet.
"Marconi's receiver Ia OF an eHaul-
sitely ingenious type. Its vital part IL
the minute instrument called by DR.,
Lodge. who in 1893 modified II. a Co
herer;. By N. Brandy. who In 1890 In
vented II. a 'radio-conductor.' An used
by Big. Marconl. II IL an exhausted
glass tube. leas than two inches long
and one-tenth OF an inch In diameter,
with ssaled-in conducting wiren, sepa-
rated BY q shallow layer OF nickel and
silver hhngs. These In their ordinary
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
TIE ARMY AS 1T STANDS TODAY.

retain In the service, including the reg
ular army major generals. one major
general for every 10000 enlisted men,
and. including the regular brlgadlers.
one brigadier for every 1000 enlisted
men. No additional regular army stan
officers are provided for. but there IL
provislop for volunteer stan officers II
needed.
In short. what Ia by mlsnomer called
the reorganization Of the army" IL
merely an act to continue for two
years longer the establishment raised
for the Spanish war. namely. until July
!. 1901. As before. the regular army IL
to consist Of three major generals and
six brigadiers for the field and eleven
stan brigadiers. at the head OF the adj
jutant generals. the inspector gem
erals. the Judge advocate generals.
the qaartermaster generals, the sur
geon generals. the commissary goa
erals. the paymaster generals ana
ordnance departments. the corps OF en-
gineers and signal corps respectively.
The same number Of cavalry. artii-
lery and infantry regiments are con.
tlnued. In other words. the regulaf
army provided for In the Cockrell-
German compromise Ia exactly the reg
ular army OF the Spanish war. which
will continue until July 1. 1901, when
II will be superseded by the condition
described In the opening paragraph OF
this article. unless. meanwhile. Con-
~ ~. ~
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

The greatest number OF children
born at birth was seven. This case
Ia we'll authenticated. It occurred In
Hsmslln, Germany. In 1900: and In a
houas which Is yet standing and bears
the following inscription: Here re-
sided a citizen, Roemer by name His
spouse. Anna Bregres. well known In
tho town, when they wrote the year
lsoo. On January 9th. In the morning
AZ three, bare two boys and ave maid
ens at the one time. They having 70
cei'ed holy baptism. died a blessed
oeath on the goth OF the same month
~ twelve o'clock. May God grant them
that blessedness which is prepared for
all believers"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

strument very zach like the stock
ticker which every one has seen and
most people understand. Professor
Hertz gives a concise and ineligible
description OF the transmittsr and re-
ceiver invented by Mareonl. as fol-
lows
The superiority Of Maroonis APP
paratus IL largely due to its simplicity.
The transmltter consists OF two small
brass spheres ftted In an insulated case
and half Immersed In oil for the regu-
larizing OF the emitted radiations, one
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
risE-RrslsrIno MATERIAL.
A Plaster That Does No, rr--s-ii n.as
20 Wood Whieh "a osv.r..

10 Wood which "a osv.rs.
The most vital step In constructing
thoroughly nreproof buildings nowa-
days is the substitution OF stons. brick.
terra Gotta. metal and other inoombus-
tibie material for wood. and the com
plete elimination OF the latter IRON the
edlnce. But Il IL not practicable u
carry out thh latter part OF the pro-
gramme without much expense, ana
therefore sndeavora have been made
to render the wood freproof. One way
OF attaining that object 10 to treat Il
chemically and MI the pores With sub
stances that will discourage oombua-
tion. This IL the plan followed on
warships today. Another idea which
has been received with favor Il To-
cover the wood after II " In place with
plaster composed OF lime and vaEs-
table nber. to give the compound a
body. and certain chemieaia 10 rcuist
the hre. A test OF an invention OF thIa
latter class was made in London q
few days ago. The author OF tho sya-
TEN, named Rous and a number Of en-
perts were present The Pail Mall Ga
xette tells the story. Bits OF wood
were coated to a depth OF three-quar-
ters OF an inch with the stun and then
subjected TO the name OF n blswplpe.
Similar specimens were thrust into .
boiler furnace. The blowplpe. used
continuously for twenty minutes. did
not senslbly raise the temperature un-
der the compound. The piece OF plas-
tered wood that was put into the fur
mace stayed there half an hour. When
II was removed the coating was chip
ped on with tool. and the wood
showed a temperature OF only To de-
grees Fahrenheit. The only costly In
gredient OF Mr.. Rous' mixture is tunE-
state OF soda.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
MECHANISM OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

The accompanying illustration shows
Messrs. Kemp and Bradheld operating
the Wlmereaux end OF the Marconl
wireless telegraph system. which 10
now In constant and perfect operation
between wlmereauH. near BouloEne.
and South Foreland. England. a dis
lance OF thlrty-two miles, across the
English channel.
The wire which can he seen a. pass
Ing through the window OF the once
terminates at the top OF a mast which
IL more than 1850 fee, high and stands
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

1t Ia popular to say that the word
news" 10 derived from the initial let
tiers Of the four points OF the compass.
arranged In y device In the form Of n
cross. and placed at the top OF some
OF the earliest news sheets to indicate
that their contents were derived from
all quarters. but IL Is easy TO show that
this Is purely fanciful. The earliest
English newspaper dates from 1864.
yet we md the word "news" exactly
In its modern sense in Shakespeare.
who died nifty years earller-namely,
In 1916. Thus we have In Macbeth. I"
How now What newsi" In win
ter's Tale" But let times news be
brought" In king John" Even at
that news he dies" This list, which
might be much prolonged. effeetuaily
dioposea OF the popular theory.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

walls, corresponding to dots And dAshos
OF the code. are the means BY which
the messages Entrusted many miles
away to the ether are delivered. The
current excited IL indeed toe feeble d.
rectly to do the work required OF Il.
but II nufioes to aetuato a delicate re-
lay by which a moro powerful bat
terry 10 thrown into the circuit
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

The dogs OF constantlnople are a
peculiar Institution. Their number IL
legion. and not one OF them has a
master. for the Mohammedan regards
the canine as unclean. They are toll
Grated because they are n necessity 10
the health of the city. with all lis
splendor and magnlhcenee. CONSTANT
nople Is a flthy city. II has no sys-
TEN OF sewerage. and all garbage Is
emptied Into the streets These dogs
are the scayengeu; they eat every
thing and preserve the people from
contaglon. or their own movement
they district the city, and no indlyld-
uAl dog may tres9ass upon another
baillwlek without being torn to pieces
and deyoured. They are an iil-condl-
TONED. NANCY set, ever barking or
yelping, friendleaH and wont TO be
kicked by every passing man. Unlike
dogs In every other part OF the world.
they have no affection for man. and
will run in fear n he does but glance
at them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
An Abnormal Pair.

what immense ears Mr.. Bullinger
hasi Make him look quite unnatural
don't theyf yes. kind o. serisr'--
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

loose state are almost perfect insuiA-
tors. but no sooner are they impingsd
upon by HertHian waves than they CO.
here and conduct DR.. Lodge describes
the effect a. a singular variety OF
electric welding. In which thu no
mentary electric culver acts as n Il
were a fiur.' A highly sensitive de-,
tector IL thus obtained. and its ssnsi--
uveness Ia Increased by the attachment
to Il OF an insulated wire raised to =
height OF about 1850 feet. which serves
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

The stan department Ia the only
branch OF the service really needing re-
organization.
The army a. II Ia and "a II win re-
main until 1901 Is set out In the fol-
lowing tabular statement. copied from
the Army Regiater for 1870.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

Ivy HHh On Fhe EoF0a7
The Chinese detective force Ia q So
cret body. and the best organised In
the world. They have an eye upon
every man. woman. or child. foreign
or native. In China. and. In addition.
watch over each other:
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

There are over 200 brands OF wine
produced IN France, but more wine IL
drunk In England than In France,
and London is the greatest wine mar
ket In the world.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

Mabel had a letter from Clara In
London In which she said she was to
h= presented at court. bllen-I hopS
the poor girl will be AeqnlttSd."-Tit-
Bits.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
ne a.eam. H...,.n,

"Mullisan always boosted Az hia
oirish blood TIL he al on III houn-
drlth round av tn ladder" "PhvA'
was he thing" "Russlan deHint"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

Nothing 10 30 sxaspsrntinG a. the
memory Of misfortune that wa all ous
own fault.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
H...., ro.s.,-H.nal.r.hlsf
manual
world.

This IA possessed BY Queen Margaret
OF Italy. II Ia OF lace. Is estimated to
bs worth about $4,000. and took
twenty years 10 weave. The hRndker-
chief Is 30 light that Il is scarcely felt
II placed on the hand, and no small
that II Is kept In little gold box less
than an Inch In diameter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

In the sky. The restorA-
tiou TO the cohersr Of
Its detective efficacy y
brought about by the auto
matte action of a tappeH I
started by the passing Of
the current. which loosens'
metallic particles In the
tube, and renders them
once more nonconductive.
The alternate maklngs and
breaklngs Of the circuit at
longer and shorter inter-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23

Total enlisted strenGth.........eS.i 100
These figures give an average OF en-
listed strength to the several regiments
OF the different arms az follows Cav
airy. 1877; artillery. 2.ses; infantry.
1889.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-02-17

Mr.. c. S. Cunningham, tranmaster,
who a short time since was transferred
from the Middle Division Of the q. L. X.
II the Eastern Division, with headquar-
tiers lat Island, was the recipient last
week from the employees of his old Dlvl'
sion of combined Knights Templar and
Shriner's Jewel in the form OF massive
gold Maltese Cross set with ruo'es ana
diamonds, and surmounted by Shrl'er
claws. On the reverse side is the inscrlp'
ton: Presented to Sir Knight l. D
Cunningham, Trainmaster of the u l.
r. System, London. Jan. 81, 1922 by
the employees of the Middle DIVISION.
Mrs. Cunningham was also remembered
being the recipient of beautiful aho
valuable silver service of six pieces. his
presentation to Mr.. and Mrs. Cunning
ham speaks volumes for the esteem II
which they were held in his former d'Vl
sion. He is very popular railroad mar
among the employees kere also with tn
travelling public, and withal courteous
and genial man to meet. We tender gu
, congratulations to Mr.. Cunningham II
having and retaining the good will OF MI
subordinates, past and present.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-02-17

The annual meeting and roll call of the
Congregational Church last Thursday
at the parsonage was a most enjoyable
occasion. The attendance was good in
despite of the hard storm. The reports
of the treasurer, clerk and pastor all
showed the Church to be in a most salts
factory condition. The financial condi-
ton never was better and the member
ship is steadily increasing. Porter II.
Dale was reelected clerk and Miss Char
lotte Davis treasurer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-02-17
EIRE.

A fire was discovered at the home Of
NJ. and Mrs. John Reeve about 6 o'clock
last Saturday evening, which originated
in the basement from the furnace, but
happily its progress was confined to the
basement and stayed in a few minutes,
so prompt was the response to the
alarm, and so intelligently was the work
of checking the fire performed. Nothing
had to be removed from the house, which
is something very rare, but considerable
damage was caused by smoke which pen
etrated to every part OF the house. 1t is
a cause of pleasure and qualification to
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves many friends that
their beautiful home did not fall a prey
to the fire tlend.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-02-17

The violent storm last Monday de-
prived many the anticipated pleasure OF
attending the masquerade ball in cos.
tune. About twenty couples faced the
storm and enjoyed the dance ort'er and
the Inspiring strains Of Miss Danforths
orchestra; thus while the elements ragged
without contentment and happiness
reigned within and general good time
was had by all, including Il large num-
Der of spectators. A first class supper
was served at the Central House by
mine host Sklleus.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-02-17

At Christ Church during the Lenten
season Rev. +. p. Lee will deliver a series
of sermons at the morning service, the
general subject being "Thc Spiritual
Struggle" arranged rs follows:
Feb. 10, The Struggle of Temptation.
Feb. 26, The Struggle of Prayer.
Mar. 5, The Absence of Struggle.
Mar. IL. The Food for the Struggle.
Mar. 10, Failure of the Struggle; Sin.
Mar. &c, End of the Struggle; Death.
April 2, Easter Day. The Result of the
Struggle; Life.
At the evening service he will preach a
series of sermons on the Outlines OF
Church History" in the following order
l The Church in the Old Testament.
2 The Church in the New Testament.
3 The Church in Primitive Times.
4 The Church in the Middle Ages.
5 The Church in England.
The Church in the United States.