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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
PAUL KRUGER KEEPS
UP HOPE AND COURAGE.

A Paris Temps reporter has had an
interview with the sculptor Carries.
who returned from Utrecht, whittier
he had been sent by the French pro
Hoer commit 10 execute bust OF
Mr. Kruger Il being the eve Of tho
sculpior's marriage the conversation
was naturally brief. but M be Ia tho
first foreigner who had seen MIR Ku
ger since the conclusion ~ peace, We
quote bis words.
q had two slttinrs a day Of about
half an hour each A. the nrst told
the president that he might In my
presence do whatever he liked. for.
unlike a photographer. dld not re-.
qulre him 10 remain motlonlcss I
left him To eat. smoke and talk. Pros.
idcut Kruger prohted by this to work
with his secretary As I do not un.
derstand Dutch. was not 10 the way
or indiacrcct Az far as the
mind Is reflected on the countenance.
! noticed In the president signs VI
calmnoss strength aud confidence.
There was not the slightest appear.
ance of radnosa or detection. In those
around him ! thought ! sometimes
surprised an expression OF passing
announcement but In the president
never His whole frame breathos en-.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Captive Balloon Observatory

height It was anchored; the higher up
II was the greater would be the temp.
tatlon TO ascend and view the scenery.
The intention of the inventor is 10
provide car OF sufficient buoyancy to
carry cables Of great length. with
means for drawing the balloon down
to anchor Il close to the ground when
not In use. The sas reservoir is d.
yided into sections. with an equal
amount OF gas In each. and In case OF
puncture In one OF the sections the
remaining pockets would have sum.
Client buoyancy TO support the car un.
I'll repairs could be made.
1t is already common practice to at.
tach a balloon to n single cable
wound on drum aud allow n few per.
sons to ascend at a time. but the
amount OF power required Is much
greater than that necessary to raise
the elevator in this case, There Is a
central opening In the observation
platform, through which the car rises
TO discharge and take on passengers.
with single cable to operate the car.
Joseph Greta of New York Is the In.
ventor
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

ergy. a. people say There Is In bis
serious attitude and look the stamp.
as II we're. Of his profoundly relig-
lous sentiments. You know that he
passes the best part Of his days In
reading the Bible. An imposing Bible
lay open on the table Of the room
where | was working. re-
member his loud voice and outbursts
when discussing with his secretary. !
did not understand. but I heard. The
secretary must have dropped a remark
or an opinion that did not please the
master One day I aiked the secretary
10 say ~ the presid ON my behalf.
a people like that OF the Transyaal'
which has shown sdch civic virtues.
cannot die. Prosidept Kruger replied.
No. II cannot die a great nation. on
the contrary. will spring from It's I'M
deserved mlsfortuneA The president.
repeat. has at no moment seemed
discouraged In truth he ~ Ignorant
Of the latest events In the Transyaal
and the real conditions " peace. He
knows that the Boois have laid down
their arms. and that IN all To those
around him the English ncws-tho
only news given 10 Europe appears
20 require confirmation and they are
waiting"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Adjustable Book Holder
Adlustahle Book holder.

The book holder shown In the pic.
lure is capable OF attachment to the
wall, tree gas fixture or n piece OF
furniture, and In all cases the book
In held perfectly quiet, and when once
properly adjusted under the light
there is no variation. and the arms
and body of the reader are free TO find
the most comfortable position posi-.
BILE. There is a shelf OF sufficient size
to support an ordinary book, with a
clamp sliding on the vertical rod to
hold the book open at the proper
place. The upper part OF the fixture
consists OF q telescoping rod which
Fan be adjusted to any desired length
and has hook between the support
and the crimped horizontal portion OF
the rod below. This crimp permits
the adjustment Of the book or paper
at any desired angle. the sliding
clamp holding the reading matter In
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
WHY RICH MEN BUILD
HOMES IN NEW YORK.

n ~ becoming one Of the fiNcd ira.
dltlous Of American sOcinl life that the
American millionaire. after accumulat-
Ing his fortune. should take himself to
a permanent residence In costly man.
sion In New York. The custom Is not
peculiar to any city. stale or section.
From the iluntlngtons and Clarks of
the western coast to the cchwabs aud
Carnegics Of plttsburg. all after pro.
stationary existence In their respective
neirhbOrhOuds. meet in Fifth avenue.
This tralsmlgration of the million
nifo Co the New York stage of social
incarnation ls becoming too marked "a
feature Of the social body 20 be ig.
norcd. but Il "a not 80 easily TO be- ac.
counted for Not all the mllliunaircs
gu 10 New York for business reasons,
though some OF them do The adyan.
tagc OF being In the financial storm
center az Wall street In doubtless con.
siderable The man whose money Is
In stocks car ind nearly everybody
whom he need deai with somewhere
between Central Park and the BAT.
Tory. Hut the onsotting advantages
~ such a commercial center MS Chi.
cago, or OF such a manufacturing cen
ter as Plttsburg. are no less pro
nounHed. and serve 10 refute tho the
DRY that Now York IL sought after Tor
H. buslnos advantages alone.
Il Is equally evident that the men
who make th4lr reaidencs In the sen.
board metropolis are not attracted
thither by any supposed social sdren.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

tened through the darkened church to
the apartment indicated The door
was closed and. without giving ia
occupant time TO answer his knock In
person. he opened the door and en-
tered.
His astonlshmont and entertain.
ment may be Imagined whom ono
reads that he discovered tho young
rector arrayod ia the complete vest.
ments OF the absent bishop. stepping
sideways and back before tho Ions
pier glass. with the aid Of which tho
clorgymen were accustomed TO as.
sumo their robes Ihs vestments
were somewhat too long. the visitor
said. hut they became the young wear.
or admirably What conversation
passed between the two. or whether
tho bishop noticed any change N tho
manner In which no had done mp tho
vostmouts. has never been dlvulged.
but the story. as II appears above. has
been told as too good to conslgn to
oblivion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Cave uned hv indiana.

A larger Indian cave than the ono
recently found In Harwlnton has been
discovered In the woods on the farm
OF y. A. Anderson at Stanwich. Conn.
on the very highest point. extending
over ninety feet, with an opening at
either end, where the Indians used to
hide their plumber Il In In n large
lot called to this day by the old resi-.
dents the "Wigwnm" lot Mr.. Ander.
son has found In Il arrowheads,
pieces OF pottery and part OF a crude
bracelet made out Of different colored
pieces OF flint.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Tesas vIsIted bx Nom Mst,nr.

A dispatch from Nayasota, Texas.
says; Last night about 1880 o'clock
a meteor passed. over this city, going
from the south 20 the north. Quito
n number OF people who had Just re.
turned from church witnessed the dis
play, which was grand. The approach
first attracted attention by deep
rumhllng sound. resembling the ap.
proech OF a freight train. and then
suddenly the heavens were lighted by
large bali OF fire which shot across
the heavens from horizon TO horizon.
A fiery trail OF sparks was left behind
which made Il appear as large
comet. A few seconds after the dis.
opearanco OF the meteor a loud ex-
.slon, followed by a deep rumbllng.
was heard In the direction OF the fy-
Ing ball OF fire, which is Thought to
have been caused by the meteor strlb.
ing the earth
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
POPULAR SCIENCE
Automatic Trap for Rodents

not fancled by any one. Both OF the
above objections are overcome In the
tran shown in the accompanying
drawing, the invention Of JosepA
Chagnot OF Torrington. Conn.
The device consists Of water
reservoir. two bait holders and a tut
ing platform. The primary bait hold.
er is located above the inclined run
way. and the second holder over the
tlltlnE platform. In use. the animal.
nndluE II difficult TO get the bait from
the primary holder. will move forward
ord attempt TO obtain the second
morsel. In so doing he will pass be.
yond the piyoted point of the tilting
platform and his weight will cause
It to tit and will procipitate him into
the reservoir whore the death pen.
atty Is inflicted. The platform i'm.
mediately resumes its operative Oosi'
tlon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Pressure of Liaht

The pressure Of light lmplnging on
bodies, first predicted by Maxwell. has
lately been actually measured. The
consequent repulsion between tho
sun and the earth, for example
is very great and amounts to about
100000 OOO.OOO.OOO dynes. The grpvi.
rational attraction between the two
bodies is. OF course. very much
greater; II is, In fact, about 10000.
OOO,OOO,O0O, times as great.
Prof Woodward concludes his ad-
dress with the remark that Il is q
curious and n puzzling. though per.
fectly obvious. fact. that mankind as
a whole. lives far less In the thought
OF the present than In the thought
OF the past. and that as n race We
have more respect for the myths OF
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

There is a large Newfoundland dog
and CROW In Ridley Park at Choster.
Pa, that are on speaking terms with
each other, The crows name is Jim,
aud the dog. a handsome animal is
Rover, Both are owned by julius C.
Smith, head landscape gardener for
tho Pennsylvania Railroad company.
When Mr. Smith first took the bird
home, the crow ospled Rover. and
few from It's now masters hand and
III on the logs back. At once there
seemed to be mutual understanding
between dog and bird. the former
"bow.wowlng" In affoctionate manner.
and the latter "caw-cawing" and re-
turning the caresses OF It's new friend
by stroking Royer's back with ia
beak Jim and Rover seem to thor.
oughly understand each other, and arc
generally found together.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Removes Chill from a Room

In spite OF the fact that at this sea.
son Of the year the major portion OF
The country Is undergoing what seems
TO the residents like tropical heat.
there are many localities where the
nights are sufficiently cold to warrant
the building OF fire In the crate In
rooms which are provided with them.
As these crates and fire places are not
MS common as one might wish for.
recourse may be had to the heat gen.
clator. shown In the accompanying
draw Ing. which Is the idea of George
$. Chase Of Springfield. Mass. The In.
yentlon Is practically radiator.
which gathers mp the rising heat rays
from the flame Of the lamp and dis.
tributes them about the room instead
OF allowing them to rise vertically to
the ceiling. The circulation OF this
heated air also produces n current
which draws the air from the room
ard brings Il In contact with the hot
surface Of the generator. thus further
increasing the generation of warn
air The generator is built up OF =
series Of thin metal plates. with nv
opening at the bottom for the lnser
ton Of the lamp chimney. II is sup
ported by vertical post and projocp
ing arm. the latter being hinged 70
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

One OF the most novel houses ever
built was shaped In the form OF an
elephant It was the owners boas;
that there was n free circulation OF
air below the rooms. and that an
abundant supply OF light was ensured
The legs contained flights OF stairs
and tho trunk was utilized chiefly for
wntcr pipes, etc. A IRE unfortunately
destroyed this novel mansion; and
though It's owner maintained that II
was a great success. yet It is slgnifi.
cant that nc never built another house
on the "elephantine" plan.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
FRIENDS TO LIFT HER BURDEN
Calamity James Sorrows Touch the
Hearts Of Old Associates.

Calamity James Sorrows Touch the
Hearts Of Old Associates.
There Is movement ON foot for
collecting money TO be used as char
ity fund for Calamity Jane, who Is
now Ia the country that Hes around
Yellowstone park, says the Butte In.
terMountnln.
"A move was recently started over
our way to have Jane removed TO the
Park county poorhouso, said a Butte
man, "and she fatty refused TO 30. /
do not blame her In the least for
doing 30 and am In favor OF collect.
ing enough money 10 make Jane com.
Portable In her old age.
think OF the many kindly acts she
has done for others when she had
means, Why. Il Is shame TO oven
allow the necessity for such sug.
gestlon as sending her To poorhouso.
Calamity Jane is pioneer In the
early days she was one OF the best
known characters In the west No
one came In contact with her who dld
not feel the bonedt OF her kindly acts
and announcement Just now she Is
over In the Yellowstone country try
ing 10 sell her unique book 20 tourists.
hut the successful day OF Calamity
Jane Is past Her books mo- longer
sell we'll Time was when tourists
considered q an honor 10 buy James
books and d was considered a lack
Of progrosslynuess 10 make trip west
aud not purchase one OF these unique
souvenirs.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Authsntle Ghost Story.

Eighteen months ago a well.known
man died I'm London. and a few days
after his death a London journalist
declared that he had Just seen the
decedent In a London club and had.
moreover, spoken to him. Andrew
Lang once met somebody In tho street
whom he took for a wcll.known uni.
yerslty man. lie spoke to him. shook
hands with him aud left him. and
the next day he was startled to learn
that at the very moment when he
was speaking to the gentleman in
the street his university friend was
dying moro than hundred miles
away.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
London WrIter oeserIbes Yerk,a.

Charles r. Yerkos Is credited with
saying that men are In their appren.
tlceship until they reach the age OF
40 and that business man IL not
ripe until he is ton years older thaa
that The London writer who quotes
him thus draws this brief pen picture
OF the former Chicago traction mag.
nate; "Pnllid darkoyod, softyolc0d.
with white hair and mustache and an
air OF subdued refinement, the railway
nutocrat might be taken for a quiet
scholar rather than graduate OF
the most strenuous roughand,t-m blo
school of hghting IN the world"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

A Kingman county. Kan. farmer IA
growing a row OF corn a little more
than % miles long for no other rea.
son than to be singular and extruor.
binary. He commenced In a 50.acre
field and went round and round In a
circle with a lister until he had plant
ed the whole In a single row, which
commences at one Of the edges and
terminates In the middle, When he
cultivated IT, OF course he had 10
pillow the same way As appearances
go the field will make as much crop
as Il would II planted in the ordi.
nary way.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Champion Fish story

The champion FISH story Of tho
present season is being tod by James
Patrick OF Kansas CT, ne says that
he Is In receipt Of ioiter from his
sister. who lives In southwest Mis-.
souri,. in whlch sho states that few
days ago her boys led the horses
down to a pond 10 drink and that
while the horses were thus engaged
q sixpound bass jumped out OF the
water and into the Jacket pocket OF
one Of the boys
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Id sludn AnroraI pIanIaYn.

Prof. Birksland is al the head Of
the expedition which leaves Copon.
hagen this summer for Nova Zembla.
lie will have six companions and tho
object OF tho expedition Is TO STUDY
the phenomena connected with auro
raj displays The party viii wintor
at Matolshkin Star IN a house built
some years ago by the Russian gov.
ornm6nt and occupied "a recent sum,
mers ~ Russian painter,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Electricity in Britain

The foundation stone Of the FIRST
generating station OF the South Wales
Electric Power Distribution company
was recently laid by Sir Frederick
Bramwel Thus has been lnaugurated,
says Nature the second scheme in
Great Britain for the supply Of elec,
tricity in bulk, the first having beon
started last year at Newcastle-on.
Tyne. The area which will be sup
piled by the South Wales company
has an extent Of about 1000 square
miles. The district includes collier
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

A sad story Is told OF the fato OF
an old fisherman from Gloucester who
went out on the last trip OF tho hsh.
ing schooner Joseph Il. Cromwell
The schooner has returned with his
body While on the fishing grounds
on the Georges a big swordash was
observed crossing the bow, a harpoon
was shot into its body ana Fisher
man Boucher went down In dory to
guide the lire. He got one foot tan.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

Postmaster Roswell Beardsley, who
is supposed TO be the oldest govern.
ment employe IN the United States,
having been postmaster at North
Lansing since 1898. sustaip,d the first
loss he has ever met at the hands OF
burglars the other night, Mr. Boards.
ley's store was entered from the eel.
lar and a quantity OF stamps and pos.
tai cards was removed. The loss Is
about $50. Mr.. Bearsley Is 90 years
old
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Headouarters Tor ToothpIeks.

only one characteristic distinguish.
es the little village OF Strong, Me-.
from the thousands OF others that arc
scattered all over New England. That
Is the peculiar industry which serves
to support the entire community.
Strong is famous for nothing but
toothplcks. but Il is Known in the
trade as the place from which como
the majority OF the toothplcks that
are used In tho United States.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
Claim Mine Is Haunted.

refused 10 go down the Glyncorryg
colliery, near Port Talbot, in Wales.
because they said It was haunted. It
was asserted that the figure OF a
woman bearing a lighted lamp had
been seen In tho workings and the
screams OF a woman heard.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

Fearing a coal famine by reason OF
the strike the members Of the Protes.
tant Episcopal church at 81. Clair.
Pa" have entered on a novel project.
At the suggestion of their pastor. Rev.
w H. Holder. the entire male part
Of the congregation are found daily
on the refuse banks Of the several
collierles picking coal for the church's
winter supply. Their pastor attired
In overalls and with sleeves rolled up.
accompanies them. The banks are a
mile from town and the product Is
hauled In by teams The church has
capacity for 7j tons In the cellar
and the idea is to hll Il.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

tagos The movement Of the society
seeking milllonaircs to Washington Is
quite as interesting a sign Of the times
as Is the ncglra of men Of wealth to
New York Indeed. when a millionaire
has sold his stocks. bought bonds With
the money and has no duty more n.
tiguiug than that o! sclssorlng cou.
pons. he naturally Ross 10 Washington
as the next phase IN his social met.
ompsychoria Tho reason rs plain.
Washington has a society In which
breeding and brains play a part, aud
a society Of that kind % distinctly su.
porlur 10 one Ike that of New York.
where money o. the criterion OF social
position
Il has somehow come to be a fash.
lon for millicnalrca to have homos In
Now York palace built there IL
conspicuous and gets lts owner talked
about Il Is a convenient oyrle from
which 10 descend upon Wall street.
Furthermore. Il rs to be supposed that
milllonalrcs ind one another's society
especially congenial, since Il must DO
conducive TO ennui for any OF them
TO be surrounded only by men who
think ana talk Of little sums instead
OF big round. mouth.nlllng millions.
SO the milllonairos flock together in
Fifth avenue and keep one another In
countenance TO tho best of their abil.
ity.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

Now all Is different, The old.tlm,
ers. many OF them. have died. and the
younger generation coming up Is too
busy to pay heed TO this woman who
helped blaze the way OF the pioneer.
She now has no way OF making a live.
llhood and Il Is up TO the charltably
inclined to SEQ that she does not die
In the poorhouse."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

antiquity than we have for the Ger.
families Of exact science. From time
immemorlal tradition has dominated
reason In the masses OF men. Each
race has lived under the sway OF the
thought OF some preceding age. As q
vigorous thinker he regrets the waste
OF human effort and OF human time.
Those who are Interested in this az.
poet OF the subject will do well 10
compare thls address with one by DR..
Langley on the Flaws OF Nature"
printed in science. for June 10. His
contention is that there are no laws
or nature" no certainties OF exant
science. The discrepancy I'm conclu.
slons is not dlficult to unravel, but
there is no space here available.
Readers are advised to see the two
addresses in question.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12
pg8 |Ri !lI Ej'31EIR

glcd up In It. and n an instant was
drawn down under water and
drowned. All efforts to check the
speed OF the wounded swordhsh were
futile until II became exhausted and
died. Then It rose to the surface.
and Boucher. stlll tangled In the line.
came up with it.-Boston Transcript.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

Fire engines are carried on trolley
cars in Springfield Mass. The car
Is but nine and half inches high and
the trucks under one end can be -.
movef and the engine run upon II
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

Now Is the season for the callow
youth TO enjoy the festive sport with
the antique spInster g'sporting at the
warm resorts.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

les, steel works. tin plate and copper
works and numerous other factories
OF different kinds There will be five
stations. The dynamos-three-phase
alternators-will be driven by steam
the engines having total capacity
OF l5,0O0-horse power
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

permit the neator TO be elevated for
the rmoval Of the lamp. As the sleeve
which carries the supporting arm is
adjustable on the post. lamp OF any
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

place even when the support Ia tilted
forward beyond the vertical line. Ed.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

In the majority Of traps for catching
rats and mice no provision is made
for disposing OF the rodents. ana II
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-12

II thcre were no faultnndors we
should stagnate.