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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
FALSE TEETH.
What becomes of the MYRIAD, Of Them
Made kverJ sasrG

What becomes of the MYRIAD, Of Them
Made kverJ sasrG
What becomes OF the hundreds OF
thousands OF artificial teeth made and
sold annually Before attempting 10
answer the question II may be as wen
to consider how these artificial teeth
are made. When plates were dlscoy-
cred and the expert dentist was able
to supply whole mouthful OF new
teeth the teeth themselves wery carved
out OF ivory. But constant grinding
would wear away the ivory. and these
elephant teeth were not satisfactory
To-day all artificial teeth are made OF
porcelain. and will outlast n Methuse-
ian. The porcelain material. which
contains various mineral proportions.
IS worked up like sort OF dough or
plaster, forced into molds and fused
oy Intense heat In furnace. Each
tooth Is covered with enamel. and haA
one or more metal pins in the back
70 hold II TO the plate. In large lots
these teeth can be made very cheaply
nut there Is one item of expense that
~'NiNoh't unu tnut lb the
Cost OF the metal holding pin. Tho
only metal which will stand the in
tense neat OF the porcelain furnace IA
platinum, and that costs at the ratio
OF a cent a pin simply for the raw
material. But as there are people who
are not satisfied with ready-made
ciothing' 80 there are people who are
not satisfied with ready-made teeth
raise teeth may look Just as well or
better than real ones but public speak
ers' singers and other prominent peo.
pie want their own teeth reproduced
In all their peeullarltles OF form ana
Color and Filings. II they have them.
In teeth that are made TO order moth.
Ing Is impossible. from the short
white teeth OF normal youth 10 the
long, dlscolored ones OF extreme aga.
And now for the answer TO the ouea.
ton, What becomes OF false teeth %
Sometimes they are lost, sometimes
stolen and sometimes left as n family
legacy. Generally. however. they arc
buried with this owner ana lie forever
hidden In the ground-Cincinna En-.
quirer.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
The Umpire Problem

when the magnatea took the APP
polntment OF the umpires out OF Pres
ident Young's hands. they assumed full
responsibility for the stan when they
appointed John u. Day supervisor OF
umpires and players, they construct
lively promised patrons that II the UNI
pirlng were poor and the conduct OF
tho players were unsportsmanlike.
that these abuses would be corrected.
The umpiring has been unsatisfactory
and the behavior OF the players as
bad as It was before the appointment
OF Mr.. Day. President Young has
failed 10 enforce tho constitutional
clause which empowers him 10 punish
offenders who bring the National
League and national game into dis
repute." As a matter u fact no one
connected with the National League in
a proprietary or ofhclal way Is doing
his duty. Horace s. Fogel Of the Pub
lie Ledger, insists that the fault for
this woeful state OF AFFAIRS lies with
tho club-owners. He Is right. but II
the oficials OF the Leagva. Messrs.
Young and Day. were Of sterner stun,
the club-owners would be called 10 ae-
count and the players. who assault and
abuse umpires, would be disciplined.
President Johnson pays no attention
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

An American. who will never allow
a woman TO stand In n street car II he
has a seat TO ofier her. met with disas-
ter in Hamburg lately. writes for
eign correspondent. He was not IA
mlllar with street car rules In HAM
burg. and lost a fare In consequence.
AS he stepped on the car and took the
only vacant seat at the rear end. tho
conductor lowered sign that ruaa
"Bese,zt." lie did not know that tho
word meant occupied" nor under
stand It's Specification. AZ the next
corner the car stopped. one passenger
got of and two women got on. Ono
OF the women took the vacant seat and
quick as thought our polite American
arose and offered his aeat to the other
one. who accepted It. The conductor
came from the further end OF the car.
explained to the polite man that the
vehicle waH overcrowded, contrary to
law. and that as he was the one who
was standing be must allght. He did
so.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

to the protests OF olub-owners when
an American League player runs
amuck The offender Is suspended and
the club-owner IN referred to the con
stitution as President Johnson's an
thorlty for the summary action. MI
Fogol has this 20 say about President
Youngs critics;
I'm complaining about umpircs. the
base bali public should not condemn
President Young because the National
League has such poor stan. bBt
blame the magnatoa, who alone are ~
sponslble, some Of them protestn {
men like Lynch. for instance. bcca q,
he Ia fair and will not permit the re-
beaus, o'connors. Doyles. McCraws.
ct al. TO bulldozo him, while others.
again. competent officials like Connai-
ly. refuse TO work in the League. DO
cause they can not stand for the abuss
heaped upon them by players OF the
class mentioned above. and who are
urged on TO act the way they do by
their managers. instead OF being made
10 live mp TO the rules as laid down By
these insincere magnatea.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
The(tyOf Canton q: 4: :' ':::'
HID M NEH MN11NRtH and Interesting

One OF the most interesting cities in
the world is Canton. China, writes Gle
ment Scott, who visited the place few
years ago. Half the population lives In
,boats. There are streets of boats. roads
OF boats. squares OF boats. courts and
alleys OF boats
But the native city is the most be-
wlldering sight OF all. Picture a mighty
maze OF alleys only six feet wide In
closed In gates. divided into sections.
crammed TO repletlon with shops. dark
ened with aignboards that. swinging up
aloft, descend To the top OF your head.
filled TO suifocation with n multitude
nous mob OF people, all shouting. yell
ing, screaming. and even then you have
no Idea OF the maddening effect OF the
streets OF Canton.
There comes time when ,aften hours
and hours, swung here and there In a
sedan chair. bewildered by the color,
dazed by the shouting. the curious
coolies thrust lgnomlniously out Of
your path, the streets 80 narrow that
your chair blocks up the whole passage
at every corner. this mass OF human
lily, squalor. wealth, dirt. skinned rats
and cats and dogs and barbarism. has
such an effect on the senses that II
makes tho stranger inclined TO shut
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

know men in this city whose strug-
gle to save a dollar for a rainy day is
pathetic, says writer In the New
York Press Theirs Is a generous ma
ture. They take an occasional toddy.
perhaps. and being treated must treat
back. With money in pocket this Is
an easy accomplishment, and money
files when four or Ave good fellows get
together in front OF the bar. There are
olose-fsted soalawags who will be
treated all day and never come back at
you, but they generally wear out their
welcome They have big voices and
Impress strangers with their apparent
Eoodfellowship. The man who stands
his treat right along has old r. e.
Morse sitting on his pillow every
morning. after he has SLEPT on his
drunk When he looks at his empty
pocketbook. he makes vows. saying;
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

Tom LOTUS. with an eye for ineroas-
ing the strength OF the orphans. ia
likely TO add another twirlcr to his
stan Of box artists For some time the
leader OF tho Chicago ball chasers has
been given number OF hints regard
Ing the work OF Roscoe Miller. OF De-
troit. who Is regarded as the best In
the ranks OF the American League.
Miller has been especially successful
In his games this season. and there Is
every possibility that II the terms can
be made satisfactory that Miller will
aoon be wearing the uniform Of the
orphans. Miller Is strapping fellow.
standing over elk feet In his socks
and il clean built. with hardly an
ounce OF superfluous Mesh. lie posses
SEES all the requisites Of good pitcher,
besides possessing lot OF brain and
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

Never have the attempts 10 steal
third base been so many aa this sea
son. and In q great many cases the rum
ners have been successful. The double
steal is n more popular play than ever.
although TO be successful both run
ners should DO very fast Tho theory
Of the double steal n all right when
the play Ia not carried TO excess. II
II succeeds the club at bat has mon
on third and second. and the chances
20 score a run that much better. II
one OF tho runners IN retired the nine
Is no worse on than n tho batsman
had forced him out trying for a sac
riflce. or course n clean sacrifice that
would advance both runners would DO
direct benefit. Generally the catcher
Ia little confused when he sees two
men starting TO steal at the Same time.
and In hls excitement IL likely TO make
Wild throw. ON left-hand pitchers IL
Is an easy trick TO steal third. and
there Is not manager In the league
who does not encourage his players
In the effort. The left-hand pitcher Il
obliged to make long turn to throw
TO second. and that gives tho base run
ner n big lead on the baso.-Rocheater
Chronicle
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
NOT FANATICS.


Disturbances.
IL Is a mistaken notion that the at.
tacks upon the foreigners by the Chi
nese are inspired by religious fanatl-
cism. Indeed. there il nothing In the
three religions OF China 10 arouse
fanatlcal emotion. II might be said
further that the religions OF China arc
less religion and more philosophy.
Confucianlsm is philosophy. with
religion as an incidental The Budd-
hism OF China lost in It's translation
from India It's intense religious for
vor. and converted It's poetry into a
cold and unfeeiing idolatry. Lao Tao
ism Ia about equal parts OF religion
and philosophy. tho religious part
corresponding to western spiritual
ism; the philosophy is that founded
and exploited by Loa-tszc. who was
born in the fourth century before tho
Christian era. There Ia nothing. as
said above. in any OF these rellglo-
PHILOSOPHERS to impel the greater por-
ton OF 4OO,0O00OO people to commit
the brutal excessos recently recounted
by the cables from China
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

surprise. Jacquelln. however, made
one good win this year when he cap
tured the Grand Prix de Paris. which.
outside the worlds championship. is
regarded as the blue-rlbbon event o.
the European path. The win. how
ever. was looked upon more in the
nature OF a nuke. but since that time
ne mas shown consistent form, al
Jacquelin OF France. the new cham.
pion cyclist OF the world. is not I'M
known to fame. having been most
consistent performer for years. That
he should win the title over ono OF
the finest fields that eyer gathered for
worlds championship meeting Is
surprising, for he has been regarded
for the last two years as a good old
relic OF former greatness. something
on the order OF George Banker. tho
American now racing In France
Banker In his time held the worlds
championship twice. but OF late years
his pretensions TO fame have not been
taken seriously.
II Zimmerman. Tyler or wlnile
should come to life and win ont over
the present field OF American racing
men II would have occasloned no more
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
Peculiar Traits
OF the
Almond.Eyed
Celestial.

irosf legs for rheumatism. dragons
pohes. and among other remedies IA
tne chinese pharmacopoe,a are as
pes'os. rhlnoceros horns. the new tons
OF sag horns. tortoise she'll human
powder
MS names for villages are as various
a. bis medicines. Here are a few
hor'e-Words Village. Female-Dog vi.
lage, Observation-Disclosures. Wang
FAMILY. Great. Melon Village. sun
famlly-Bull village. Look .nt-the
Grave, Market-Town-o of the Crows.
Ducks-Nest-of-the-Chou Family. VII.
lage-of Chang OFT -iron-Mouth. The
Nillage-Where-They-W Wear Pug-Noses.
In China there are two reasons for
distrusilng folk 1.-THE Chinese distrust
each other only little less than they
distrust foreignersl In one case they
distrust folk because they do not know
Them, and In the other because they do.
u You would ind the house Of a person
whose address you have. It's not much
use to Inquire Nobody knows him. I,
u safer not to know You want him
for m evil purpose. perhaps to kill him
md then His relatives would take ven
geance on the informers.
II you have lost your way at might
you are likely to sleep out" for no on'
viii respond TO your knocking at the
gates You may be thief. or n spook
and any way. why should any one b
out at such an houri
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

settlement In the Southern Paclac
continues apnce. Tie annexation OF
the Solomon Islands 10y Great Britain
vas followed by an thrush OF British
enterprise. and now II Is stated the Pa
eide Islands company. wealthy Lon
don proprietary, has received con-
ro,son OF two hundred thousand acres
on lease which practically means a
foesimple grant The future trade OF
the Solomon Islands bids fair 10 be-
cone an important item In Australia
siaa commerce. The same may be said
OF the Pacific islands future. The Pa
cihe Islands company has It's main Of
fee In sydney. and. therefore. II may
be safe to assume that the shipping
hen will receive It's share OF trade
). Hunter Stephenson In Chicago Rec
ord
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

Boston won from tho Pirates on
August 0. for the flrat time this sea-
son, at pittsburg. Several nta,emena
have -ApDsared -reooniiy which MR.
ported 70 represent what Mont Be-
VILE was doing with tho stick. but
none OF them were correct. Since tbs
beginning OF the season Bovillo has
caught In "a games. including that OF
yesterday. and has been at bat 200
times. During that time no has made
ia safe hits. which gives him bat
ting average for the season up to data
OF .3ll. However. this but poorly rep-
resents what Bevllle has been doing
with the stick for the past six weeks.
Up TIL June ~ he had only batted Al
a .is9 clip and by july had raised IL
10 $50. His batting since July has
been the best OF any player In the In
terstate League. Since July 1 Bevllle
has been nj bat 1863 times and has
made 60 safe hits for total OF 10i
bases, which gives him a batting aver
age since July / OF .40s. He has
caught 60 games without an error and
has had but II passed balls In the %
games In which he has played.-Co-
lumbus Dispatch.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

nerve necessary for critical moments
In n game. His even temperament
stands him In good stead in tight
places. and In spite Of royersos. does
not lose his head. but saws wood Just
the same. His one weak point seems
TO be In fielding. and early In the sea-
son Manager stalllnga was Obliged 10
caution him In his work In watching
the bases. Since that time. however.
he mas improved rapidly. and fields 20
a sod percentage In bis games. MIL
Ter Ia son OF Ohio. and did some OF
his carly work with the Mansfield
team OF that state. In 1898 Wander
beck OF the Detroit aggregation made
deal with Miller. but left him 20 stay
the scissor out with the Mansfield
team. He reported to the Detroit
team early this year, and In his nrai
games made good In every particular
besides showing consldsrabie Improve.
ment. He has plenty OF speed and
throws n quick breaking curve. He has
also TO his credit the ability to change
his pace with practically the same de-
livery which has added much 10 tho
work he has done In the box.-Tlmes
Herald,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28


Father Chadwick thinks that the
game would be greatly improved II
the attack and defense were equallzed
and suggests that this can be accom-
pllshed by decreasing the number OF
balls TO three. or by Increasing the
number OF strikes 10 four, The mat
ter is ably and thoroughly discussed
in the veterans contribution TO this
issue. theoretically. Mr.. Chadwick
may be right. but there IL no occasion
for the change be suggests. The 1900
game MS Il ia. Ia attractive and should
be left AZ II Is except AZ TO minor
points until there ia popular demand
for Innovations. Changes In tho code
do not always bring Improvement. The
less the rules committee tlnkorS with
the game. the better on our national
pastime will be. II the regulations for
the conduct OF tho game were observed
TO the letter. patrons would DO salts
fed. Let the magnates devote thom-
selves 10 Kidding the diamond OF row.
dyism and their time will be spent 70
the best advantage. Two sugg stlons
made by Manager Manlon, who Is a
member OF the rules commit
tee. should be incorporated in
the rules. He proposes 10
penallzo a batsman who makes two
fouls In succession. whether intention
al or not. by strike and insists that
a limit should be placed on the tlmo a
pitcher is allowed TO hold the ball be-
fore delivering H. Both amendments.
n adopted, would have tho merit OF
shortening the time OF game.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

Below Is shown n newly patented
brush. which is adapted to apply paste
or mucilage TO surfaces without the
necessity OF dipping the brush In a re-
coptacle at intervals. the main advan-
tage OF the invention being the even
ness with which the paste can DO
spread. The rear portion OF the han
die is formed Of a collapsble tube. or
the supply may be obtained by attach
Ing the end OF the handle to tube
leading to a reservoir. In the latter
case the reservoir is suspended above
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

In the little yard surrounding tho
Twenly-nrst district police station at
Thiry-seventh street and woodlawn
avenue is fountain in which all the
sparrows Of the neighborhood have
been accustomed to come for their
drinks and their morning baths. says
tho Philadelphia Record. The water
flows from the mouth OF a metal swan.
and as long as the artificial bird pre-
served the neutral color OF the metal
the sparrows paid not the slightest at
tcntion. Recently tht swan was painted
n brilliant red, and next morning whom
the sparrows focked about the foun-
tain for their baths they were appar-
entity Mortified 20 see the big red mon
sier. None OF them would venture near
the fountain. They congregatcd in n
nolghboTlng tree and n noisy council
Of war was held. Such chattorlng
had seldom been heard. Finally they
all new on In search OF other water
Gradually. however. they have come
back The holder ones now take hasty
plunsu In the fountain and ny ava,
10 tel the more timid ones that The
red EFan shows no inclination to dis
puto heir rights.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

A st, Louis druggist recently adver-
tised for ian accurate. registered, thin
drug clerk with mustache." When
asked why he wanted an assistant
with these special qualifications. the
druggist explained that experiences had
taught him that a young and attrao-
tive clerk was OF more value In SELLING
to women. particularly those buylne
soda water
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
FOUNTAIN PASTE BRUSH

Great Scott II God will only forgive
me this time I'll swear I'll quit |
don't mean that I'll quit drinking en-
tirely. but I'll quit hanglng out
at bar-rooms and treating fellows who
are OF no earthly good TO me-"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
CONTAGIOUS FEED DEVICE FOR
BRUSHES

the brush. and valves control the
supply. When the paste is supplied
through a tube the connection is made
by sorewlng the tube to the end Of the
hollow handle, and the tube is squeez-
ed at intervals to force the paste
through the feeding tubes TO the
brlstles.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

his eyes. hold his ears and scream out
right.
Yes, old Canton 10 n barred and gat-
cd city. The foreigner is literally out
side the walls. Every night this Won
der'ul place, FABRICATED into sections,
penned up into fortified Enclosures. ia
locked up until morning. and woe be-
tide tho foolish stranger who Is found
wandering In these fearsome pas
sagss.
II IL as much as his life is worth 20
be left behind In old Canton when the
euriew bell has sounded and the gates
slammed.
Then Canton. It's shops and swarm
Ing masses, Is left to It's own devices.
Then men In the bird cages up aloft
look Out afar TO warn the Inhabitants
against hroi the Chinese policemen
guard each barred section against
robbery and murder. but not a single
European Is found In old Canton after
nlghtfall
Indeed, except the tourist and pas
senger' doubt II the resident OF Can
ton ever puts his foot In tho native city
from one year TO another. In Canton
the native and the foreigner. divided
by IRON gate. are as far apart as II
one was In China and the other In
London.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

experiments recently made in Eng
land nave shown that tho soil contains
normally specific organisms which arc
obstructive 20 the typhoid bacillus. II
these Organisms could be Identified
lhey might be used to combat typhoid
fever.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
FASTEST WHEELMAN,
FRENcHMAN WHO HAsLArELY
WON WORLDWIDE FAME.

Tor One Year lie WIN Bs Known q.
the Cyciing Champion Of the whole
worid-IIas Been Racing Man for
Many Years.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

though It was not thought to DO OF
championship calibor.
-Four or Ave years ago JacquelIn
was the most popular racing man In
France and looked upon as conner.
He divided honors with NORM and
Bourrillon. but he had the hearts OF
his countrymen. for he had more OF
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

empued into stream In the report
II Is claimed that the addition OF pure
cultures OF the germs TO the water at
the proper time and place Will effeetu-
ally solve tho problem OF purifying the
drainage canal OF Chlcago's sewage,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

The military household of tho oHRs
10 composed OF os officers OF various
ranks. n OF whom belong to the army.
and is 70 the navy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28
New Use for Microbes.

II plans are carried out as suggested
by Prof. j. Il. Long, chemist for the
Illinois state board Of health, the
much-maligned mlerobe is TO be put
at work M a seayenger In the drainage
canal. Recommendation TO that ef-
tect are embodied in Prof. Longs re-
port on the chemical condition OF tho
illinois river published by the state
board OF health. The suggestion Is
BASED on tho theory that the presence
u certain bacteria set up a chemical
lecompositioR that rapidly destroys
IND renders innoeuons the sewage
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

Let me make tho supsrstitions Of a
nation and care not who makes It's
laws or It's songs either.--Mark Twain.
The daily news. [volume] (Pensacola, Fla.) 1889-190?, 1900-02-07
Notice of Io"tr,, FILED.

Scale. Ala. Feb. ga number of
candidates in the recent election have
fled notice of contest with the Demo.
cratic executive committee, alleging
that fraud was committed IN the Girard
beat, de eftng them The committee
gave them until Feb. 81 10 produce
proofs. SHOULD the contestants be sue
ce>sfui IN throwing out the GIrard
votes, 1t would give the county 10 Nor
gan and elect the contestants, as the
county outside Of GIr&rd gave . major
ity for Morgan