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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-28
DON'T pEFA9E LETTER poxEs.
II You DO You Are Liable to q $1,000
Fine.

III fou DO fou Are Liable To = $1,000
Fine.
Among the United States statutes
relative TO the postofice department ia
one which provides a penalty Of 81 900
bno or two years imprisonment for
any DETACHMENT OF letter boxes. says
the New York Mail and Express. Tho
law rested In a state OF innocuous des-
uetude for years until II was brought
10 the attention OF Postmaster Hicks
OF philadelphia recently. and he has
been laying plans 20 enforce Il. In a
recent trip through the city he dIscoy-
cred that the mail receptscles every
where were In a shabby condition, din
Ky with dirt and married with match
scratches innumerable. On his return
to the postofflce he wrote TO the post
master-general at Washington asking
that he be allowed to make contract
for repainting the receptacles. Word
came from Washington to 20 ahead
with the work. and the contract has
already been let and the work com
menced. It will take about forty days
" nAfN hAN ef@Sv ANAAtl UoAta ana oVu
package receptacles their new coats,
but as the work progresses special Of
fcers In citizens clothes are stationed
along the route TO watch for poople
who dare TO disngurO the new paint
coats. and placard has been hung on
each OF the posts quoting the statute
in question and calling the attention OF
the public TO It. The principal often
ders against the statute are smokers.
who utilize Uncle Sans property for
match scratchers. The paint used Ia
silvery gray and has been specially
prepared. II contains phosphorus in
large quantities, which II ia hoped will
make the boxes so conspicuous at night
that people win have no diflculty in
finding them. Should the paint prove
a shining light It will very likely bel
adopted all over the country.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-28
CHAPTER X.


The night was dark. and the low We
randa prevented the dim light from
within aiming upon his features IA he
sat silently In his saddle.
Presently Sullivan came out, follow
ed by tho stranger. who seemed un.
steady in his gait. and had evidently
been urfmKfng.
Are you from Redmount station 20
asked the newcomer huskiiy.
Yes" replied Baynes. looking down,
and trying TO get glimpse OF the
mans features. But he did not succeed
In doing so, for the stranger stood in
the doorway with his back 10 the light.
DO you know chap by the name
OF Robert Luke9"
"Lukef" echoed Baynes and Sullivan
In one breath.
Eyes. Luke-Robert Luke. Why, you
both seem quite RstonlAhed. am his
brother. William Luke"
Sullivan was the FIRST 10 speak.
III you are Bob Luto's brother, I
have bad news to tell you. which you
don't appear to have heard"
bad newsl What Is III"
He disappeared from Redmount sta
ton some months ago. and nothing has
ever been heard OF him since"
but he must be somewhere in the
nelghborhood, / tell you'll have a
letter from him In my pocket. and in
II he says. II he is not at Redmount
when ] arrive, he will be somewhere
not far on"
when did he writer" asked sulll-
van.
LET me see" replied William Luke.
pulling some papers out OF his breast
pocket-"lt Is dated May 26th."
MAY 25th7" cried Sullivan. "Why,
that's the very day on which he dlsap-
pearod!"
Good heavens. and have come all
this way But stop you-halloa-,
tell that man to stop! have message
for Mr.. Hall"
But, while they were examining the
letter near the lamp over the bar,
Baynes had started on into the dark
ness; and the sound OF his horses feet
was now scarcely TO be heard, as he
galloped along the track leading TO the
station.
"That lad'll break his neck riding
like that on a dark highland serve
him right. too. I've never seen a shil-
ling OF his money and don't suppose
ever shall Drat such mean beggars.
/ say! growled Sullivan. as he stood
at the door looking In the direction
Baynes had taken.
Mr.. Hall was patiently waiting for
the mail when Baynes raped at the
door.
why, Baynes. how quick you have
been!" he said. taking the bags from
him. q shall have to make you post
boy-in-chlef. sullyan's has generally
so great an attraction for the men that
they never come back with letters till
midnight. ] suppose the coach was In
when you got thereg"
Eyes, SIR" replied Baynesi "and I
am sorry to say that have got some
bad news"
Indeed That's unfortunate. Bat you
have not opened the bag1"
mo, sir; the driver brought up let
ter for me from Sydney. / am afraid
/ must go down at once"
1.-THE driver. Sam Jonsd7"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-28

Fuddy-Harry is having lot OF trou-
BILE, but then, you know. the course OF
true love never did run smooth. Dud-
dy--Bspeeially when the man in the
case ls little crooked.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-28
Denver.


Everything callson Puts sees he
wants to have his finger in IT," yep.
He saw an electric fan the other even
ing, Had to put his finger in that.
too" How did he come out?" HE
came right out The finger stayed."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-28
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

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io.v.. ,,von,v.sve ga, IN no selected.
T,ho.a iii hs nauod In the near future.
After twenty-five years OF pat'en'
toii the Mormon people OF sewer '."No
succeeded IN completing 'nelr '1oe''
nacle' which In many respects IL une
most remarkaoleasw wen as hnes' ou''u'
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so,tb In 1874 be begap tho erection
OF n tabernacle. upon his death In
1874. Blshop spencer Of snliua was
chosen president Of the stake. and the
work continued. When the walls OF
th ibu,lding were CONNECTED IL was
found TINT the foundation was too weak
to support them. After trying In vain
to remedy the matter the building was
condemned and work ceased for several
years.
In 1898 w II see,m,,l.r vas made
president of the stake and three
months later the new president deter
mined to start new tabernacle. the
walls OF the old building were used Tor
the foundation Tor the new
In the spring OF ises work was re-
sumed In earnest, contract for rs
o"p'es,on was 'e' " % u Ao' - a.
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Services at the tabernacle Sunday
afternoon July 10, were conducted oy
angus NJ Cannon president OF the
Salt Lake stake, and large congrega'
ton listened TO talks from returned
missionaries and discourse by Elder
Charles w. Penrose.
The FIRST speaker was John b. Pow.
ers who has been at work In the Man.
chester district of Great Britain for
the past twenty.six months. He spoke
for thirty minutes or more, and de-
tailed the conditions surrounding his
iaoorS IN that heid' ana tne oehen'
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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-28
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08

and one that amuses everybody alike,
the old and the young. In one corner
of the room sits one of the company.
to be the spider. All the rest form into
line. each having hold of the dress or
coat of the one preceding. They start
along, marching around the room They
may sing school or other song if they
like. They must keep outside of an
imaginary line. beyond the spiders
reach. The spider makes movements
to grasp one of the flies every time
they pass around and sometimes does
so. If he catches one of the flies, he
stands him in the corner and throws
some strips Of white paper over his
face and head to signify that the fly is
wound up in a web. to be eaten later
When four flies are caught. the others
retire and form line. and then each
in turn offers the spider gift Prom-
ised if he will release his or her favor
lite fly. The bids may be made very
comical. The spider may refuse them
all and proceed to eat up all the flies,
when the flies may descend upon him
in a body and rescue their brethren, or
he may release them If the bid appears
suitable. The spider cannot step out
side the line marked for his den, though
he may reach beyond it If his arms are
long enough, so that the feet remain
inside.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
Artistic Furnishinr.

The supreme artistic quality is SIM
plicity, even in furnishing and dec
grafton. which should be guided by
few simple ideas. The first of these is,
"Confine yourself to what is needed"
the second is. LET the few essentials
be good for their purposes" and the
third is, LET them be as beautiful
as is consistent with use and durabill-
ty" The commonest fault in Ameri-
can furnishing is the overabundance
of everything. Pictures upon walls
are good. but many pictures in room
destroy one another. Their abundance
makes them useless. Picture galleries
are wearisome in ones home or out Of
it. One good picture Is not only bet
ter than many poor ones. 1t Is also
better than many good ones. dozen
bronzes on mantel must quarrel.
The Japanese method Of storing artis-
tic treasures and bringing each to light
for a time Is the right one.-Tudor
jerks in Woman's Home Companion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
strenrth OF a Beetle.

The following anecdote of three
horned beetle will give some idea of
its vast strength Of body. A beetle was
brought in, and, there being no box at
hand in which to put it. it was clapped
under quart bottle of milk which
happened to be on the table, the hollow
at the bottom Of the bottle allowing
the Insect to stand upright.
Presently the bottle began to move
slowly and glide along the smooth TIA
BILE, propelled by the muscular power
Of the imprisoned beetle, and continued
its travels for some time, to the aston
ishment Of all who witnessed 1t. The
weight OF the bottle and it's contents
could not have been less than 3la
pounds, while that OF the beetle was
about half an ounce. SO that 1t readily
moved weight LIP times greater than
its own.
A better notion than figures can con-
vey will be obtained Of this feat by
supposing lad Of Is to be imprisoned
under a great bell Weighing 10000
pounds and to move it to and fro upon
smooth pavement by pushing 1t from
within.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
pleasure TO cut through nara CAKE
or delicate pie crust with the device.
A Gun of Tea.

If anybody can make perfect cup
of tea, it.. is the clever demonstrators
who gets large salary from one of
the large tea companies for showing
just how the fragrant leaf should be
brewed to achieve perfection. "Scald
your earthen teapot" says this wo-
man, suiting the deed to the word.
''just so. and never. never use a tin
teapot under any circumstances. Meas
ure out the tea, allowing a half tea
spoonful for each cup Of boiling wa
ter, reducing the proportions when sew
eral cups are required or increasing
them if the tea used is not up to the
standard or if the drnller prefers it eX-
ira strong Have fresh water that has
Just come to boil for the first time.
Put the tea in cloth strainer and pour
on the bubbling. boiling water. Cover
closely with tea cozy and let the tea
brew on the back of the range or at
the table from three to five minutes.
If the tea is to stand for some time,
remove the strainer with the tea
leaves. else the fragrant aroma is
wasted and the tannin extracted"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
YOUTHS, DEPARTMENT..
Story of the Anxious Leaf = Spider
and Fly Gnme-The Strength
of a Beetle.

Once upon time little leaf was
do when wind is about, and the twig
said, what is the matter, little leaf?"
The leaf answered, THE wind just
told me that one day it would pull me
off and throw me down to die on the
ground The twig told it to the
branch on which it grew, and the
branch told it to the tree, and when
the tree heard it it rustled all over and
sent back word to the leaf: "Do not
be afraid. Hold on tightly, and you
shall not go till you want to-" And so
the leaf stopped signing and went on
nesting and singing. Every time the
tree shook itself and stirred up all its
leaves the branches shook themselves,
and the little twig shook itself, and
the little leaf danced up and down
merrily, as if nothing could ever pull
1t off. And so it grew all summer long
till October.
And when the bright days of autumn
came the little leaf saw all the leaves
around becoming very beautiful. Some
were yellOW, anu SOuue were scarlet,
and some striped with both colors.
Then it asked the tree what it meant,
and the tree said, Cali these leaves
are getting ready to fly away, and they
have put on these beautiful colors be-
cause of Joy" Then the little leaf be-
gan to want to go, too, and grew very
beautiful In thinking Of it, and when
1t was very gay in color 1t saw that
the branches of the tree had no bright
color in them. and SO the leaf said,
"Oh, branches, why are you lead col
or and we golden" 1--WE must keep
on our work clothes. for our work Is
not done, but your clothes are for holt
day, because your tasks are over"
said the branches. Just then a little
| puff of wind came, and the little leaf
let 90 without thinking of it. and the
wind tool; it up and turned it over and
! over and whtrled it like spark of fire
in the air and then dropped it gently
down under the edge of the fence
| among the hundreds Of other leaves
and It fell into a dream. and it never
walked up TO tell what it had dreamed
about.-Mlara l.. Pratt.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Furnfshinr Those Long Rooms-Pie
Scissors Now the Thins-How to
Make a Perfect Cup of Tea.

Long, narrow rooms are more diff
cult to furnish artistically than are
rooms of better proportion. In furnish
ing such roon,s the endeavor must
constantly be made not to interfere
with the little width they already have.
but to cut off the length in effect.
Where two long rooms open into
each other screens and portieres may
be effectively employed to give them
a shorter and therefore broader ap-
pearance. A sofa stood across cor
ner or table so placed, especially
with a screen behind it, helps to break
I'D the length of an apartment.
Another way to break up length is
to form group of objects, such as a
table with books on it and jardiniere,
with couple of chairs close to it. as If
inviting guests to sit there. This
group should stand three-quarters OF
the length Of the room from it's front
or rear and little to one side to break
the length of the wall line.
Another way to make room look
less long and narrow is to place large
rug over the carpet floor and a lesser
rug of another color effect just be
yond 1t. placing table on the smaller
one.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
Timothy Brown.

oh. Timothy Brown was terrible scamp.
And lessons he voted borel
French. grammar, geography, history, sums,
He vowed he'd not learn any more.
At the end Of year he knew nothing at all
About anything under the
French. grammar, geography, history, sums
He'd forgotten them every one.
One day rich uncle said: 'Hmothy Brown.
I'll ask you question two.
Il I'm forty.fve and you're younger than !.
How much am older than you?'
Well, Timothy Brown, he thought for awhile,
And at last he discovered this fact
That he hadn't notion how long he'd been born.
And he didn't know how to subtract.
''come. when is your birthday I'll give you a
tip"
Said his uncle and patted his pate,
But Timothy Brown, he burst into tears
He couldn't remember the date!
That's the end of the story Of Timothy Brown.
story that's perfectly true.
And perhaps there's moral for no one st ALL
and perhaps there's neral fer you.
Eric Parker in st. Nichoas
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
Eggplant Salad.

Cut the eggplant into quarter inch
slices. pare. sprinkle with salt and pep
per and then saute them quickly in hot
butter Drain OH cheesecloth. When
cold. cut them into dice. sprinkle on
them some minced water cress and
cover with a cream salad dressing
made by stirring three teaspoons of
grated horse radish. three tablespoons
of lemon juice. half teaspoon Of salt
and dash Of paprika into one cup Of
thick. whipped cream.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
Substitutes For Hot Meats.

There are many dishes which. when
prepared and garnished. will
be attractive and dainty in appearance
and much more appetizing than the
heavy. hot meats. Spiced and preserv-
ed meats. like chicken. pressed beef.
italian cheese and various potted
meats and fish. are relished.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
Pie SCISSORS.

1t is a matter of common experience
that it is not an easy task to juggle
piece Of cake or pie on an ordinary or
even a pastry knife. particularly If 1t
is pie. A Pennsylvania genius. John
L. Cans of Connellsville. realizing this
fact, has devised very effective pie
cutter AS shown in the Illustration.
1t consists of fiat, triangular blade
for insertion under the lower crust and
a sharp knife blade, supported in q
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
stroncIn ArithrnetIc.

Mamma Bessie. how many sisters
has your new playmate?
Bessie-He has one, mamma. He
tried to fool me by saying that he had
two half sisters. but he didn't know
hat I've studied arithmetic.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08
"A sofn PiIIoyy Cover.

Cut scraps Of lining into two inch
squares and pieces of silk or worsted
into four inch squares. Basic the silk
to the lining. putting the extra fullness
In plat in tie csa.er Of each side
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08

ms makes a puff OF each little plocK.
Sew as many little blocks together as
needed to cover the pillow. BY sorting
the colors and shading from the center
handsome pillow cover may be fash
Toned Of either silks. worsteds or vel
vets, says a Ladies' World correspond
ont
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08

Ut. M. Nj. lauUa, aged ~ years, the
pioneer and oldest practitioner in north
eru Indiana, was found dead in his Of
tee chair at Goshen, Ind, Thursday
After All all-night session of the legis-
lative assembly OF Victoria, the ministry
IS Sir George Turner was defeated by
ii votes on resolution of want of con-
fidanca.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-08

spider and Fly Game.
The spider and the fly is new game
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Salvation Army Notes

Major Blanche b. Cox, the noted wo-
man warrior Of the Salvation Army,
will visit DEBORAH for two days, Jan 10Th
and Goth. The M. 4. Church has been
kindly loaned for the occasion.
Beginning as private secretary to
Mrs. Gen. Booth the major has been for.
emost in many of the Army's most in.
portant ventures. She was among the
first "slum" and "rescue" officers. She
narrowly escaped the prison cell in
the early riots against the Salvation
Army in Europe.
Only few proceeded her as Army
missionaries i'm India. For the last five
years her pen and voice have done
much for the advancement of right
eousness in the United States. Don't
fail to hear her.
CAPT. GEO. A. TALLMAN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Practical Breeding.

When we have said that we believed
that the bird for the farmer or the vii
lage poultry keeper TO have is stand.
many who have good fiocks of fowl
would feel that they could not afford to
dispose of their entire fiocks of hens and
pullets to begin anew upon some that
would be all of one breed Whether it
would be profitable for them TO accom-
plish this by selling their own eggs in
the market and paying more for eggs
to hatch from well bred birds we will
not discuss now, because if we were
able to prove to our own satisfaction
that it would be for their advantage to
do SO they would not all be convinced,
or, convinced against their will they
would be of the same opinion still. :"
For such we have another suggestion to
offer. Select next season some of the
best fowl in the flock, healthy, active
and good layers, and mate them with a
male of some good breed to obtain eggs
for Matching, allowing all other hens to
run without any male. 1t is not neces-
sary to obtain prize bird nor 50
point bird, but get as good one as the
means will allow, or such as you will
feel little proud of, and from those
matings raise chickens. Raise enough
of them to allow of the pullets being
carefully culled, and the best selected
for next years breeding to the same
male or another of the same breed. We
are not so much afraid of inbreeding as
some, and less so when grading up from
q mixed flock than we would DO if cock
and hen were of the same breed. But do
not use one of the grade males for breed
ing purposes. -American Cultivator.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Peculiarities of the LadrOnes.

IN the Ladrone Islands there is a
Tree with a fruit which to the nOstrils
is so obnoxious that it turns one faint,
but once in the mouth it is so delicious
that one will eat to safety. 1t Iipens
once month and is very abundant.
There is nut which is eaten shell
and all. The kernel can be bitten only
when it is fully ripe. The shell is brit
tie like cracker, sweet and good.
There is stone found on the islands
which changes color according to the
weather On cold days it is black; hot
weather turns it bright red; it gets pink
when rain threatens, and in cloudy
weather is blue. 1t lies plentifully
along the roads and pedestrians can be
their own weather prophets.
A great yellow flower which opens
and closes to the sun at noon is appetizer
novelty. This flower takes only five
nlinstes 20 open aud shut; for one
minute it is wide open, showing a
white center with golden heart. 1t
opens directly up to the sun and closes
tight with dropping head. 1t varies
not one minute in the whole lifetime of
the plant. On cloudy days it opens,
but its petals point downward, for the
stem does not rise as on sunny days.
This flower acts as clock to the ma
tives.
The man who owns a farm in the
Ladrones is rich man, for he can
support life without labor. Breadfruit
trees grow wild and with the cocoanuts
are the shade trees of the islands. A
grove of bread-fruit trees to the La
drone islander is what herd of west
ern cattle is to ranchman. Fruit
grows all the year round and every
quality of queer edible, tropical fruit is
found there. Rice, corn, indigo, castor
oil, gauvas and bread-fruit are exceed
ingly plentiful, while sugar cane, cot
ton, tobacco, and castor beans grow
without planting. They are natural to
the soil and spring up in such quaint
ties as to be regarded as weeds.