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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
New Map Of the World.

Consul General Williams OF slnga.
pore writes 10 the Independent TO pro-
pose a reconstruction OF the map Of
the world. He would have us make
an exchange with England OF our Phil
ippine posaeseiona cor Newfoundland
and tho British West indies and the
Bahamas. and incidentally he would
have England cedo Honduras 20 Mex.
leo. and have Great Britain. Francs
and Holland give up their claims TO
Guiana which should be made a sep
arato nation under our protection. He
thinks that II would be good radiance
for us II We should thus transfer the
Philippines 10 a poger that wants
them. and that we should gain In
prestige and power by combining our
selves wholly TO this side OF the middle
OF the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
"Foroins- Chickens.

Chicken farming as practlced nova.
days implies the use OF implements
and foods which would have seemed
strange to a past generation. When
a chicken has been fed up to such a
point that II begins to refuse its food,
the fattener uses a "cramming pump"
and forces oatmeal and milk down tho
throat of the unwilling bird. This can
so on for only a few days, for after
once being crammed in this fashion a
bird win never eat again of its own
accord. To give final touch OF
perfection to the pump capon, a
preparation of arsenic Is added TO the
food during the last few days before
II is TO be killed. This makes the bird
plump and glossy, and adds still q
few ounces to its portly frame. Tho
curious part about this poison treat
ment is that It does not seem to in.
juro the birds in any way for market,
nor to make them unwholosome.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
wiagI.ss Blrds.


The hwi is the sole remnant OF
the wonderful race OF wlngless birds
that once roamed all over New Zea.
land, the gigantic skeletons OF some
Of which have been found in such
numbers that almost every museum in
the world possesses one or more OF
them.
The hwi is about the size OF a
partridge. has a rather long neck and
a curious bill about four inches In
length. Its wings are quite undevel.
oped, and its feathers have n sort OF
unfinished character. which may be
supposed TO represent Natures early
efforts in that direction. before the
close. rich plumage OF tho modern
bird was evolved"
Wanting the means of flight, the
kiwl has almost been exterminnted,
and with It also have gone. or nearly
gone. all tho other teathered denizens
OF the woods. The invasion OF their
haunts by the white man has been
their destruction.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
THERNoMIrtRs ARt NEyrR AZ


'Hurs' o. Guatemala Tee Mercury a.
specific for Torpid liver.
II you want to keep thormome-
ter In Guatemala you have to set
guard over H." said traveller who
had just returned from a visit 10
Centra America ITS fact, / az
sure you Shortly before started for
home ! made trip from Port Bar
rios 10 Guatemala CITY.
The weather was brolling hot. and
when We got to Guatemala City.
which Il about the largest town on
the road. J thought ia see what the
Temperature really was. SO / strollod
out Of the hotel to locate a thermom-
eter, and after a long search found
one hanging on a porch OF residence.
To my hstonlshment II was surround
ed by cage OF wire netting. heavy
enough 70 hold a young bear. 1t was
a cheap thermometer. and such pre-
caution seemed all the more remArka-
bio because petty household plifering
Is practically unknown in that coun-
try.
Il found out during my stay that
the reason for this protection 10 that
the people suffer from. torpid livers.
and regard mercury as specific. How
the belief became current goodness
only knows" he went on. but II Ia
universal all through the interior,
and II an outside thermometer is left
unprotected overnight It IL morally
certain TO be broken and drained.
IAN English surgeon at Zacopa told
me that he had seen scores OF native,
suffering from chronic rheumatism
brought on by swallowing raw mer'
curry"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
A Windy searserow.

In the way OF scarecrows a Delavan
Lake man will probably take all pre-,
miums offered for some years TO come,
The name OF the inventor Is Joseph
Kiel OF Delavan, Wis. lis scnrecroWs
are operated by a wind all. connected
with a ppnber OF hor enddles, bells
and cans. When the windmill is In
motion the band plays and there Is o
din that can be heard for a mile.
When the apparatus was first opsFI
ated every bird In the neighborhood
took flight and few have found their
way beck. Kiel threatens TO run the
machiae by electricity II the wind
falls, and all the resorters around the
lake arc afraid he will do L
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
DEATH IN ITS STING

for killing and dovouring snakes, Il 10
called the serpent eater. A seven.
foot fer de lance makes a good meal
for the bird; nothing more. It Ia four
feet In length, has long legs and =
heavily.featherod breast, Of BLUSH
gray color. and has a long tall. Its
beak Is big and strong and II has iong
and sharp claws. which cut like knives
on occasions. while It's wings are long
and armed with blunt spurs at tho
shoulder. II stuns the serpent with
this spur and then finishes him with
beak and claws Snakes three or four
feet long Il will seize with the beah
and sail aloft, dropping tho reptils
from height that kills him on strik.
ing tho earth. OF his work on the
island OF Martinique an authority
says:
"The secretary gets fat and lazy By
the plentltude OF his victims In and
around ST. Pierre. But his gluttony
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

Electric lamps not only can be
made to talk but also TO sing. An
ordinary arc light can be made TO pro.
duce sounds In two ways. One is by
placing the arc In the circuit OF tele-
phone instead Of the ordinary recelv.
err. and the other is by placing II In the
circuit instead of the ordinary trans
mitter.
In either Of these positions II will
pronounce words. which can DO heard
distinctly at considerable distance.
It naturally follows. also, that the
electric arc can be utilized as the re-
ceiver and also as the transmitter OF
telephone.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
n.t.a,., mann nslmen,..

Now that 10 has been appointed a
member OF The naval committee, Con
gresham Lesiler OF New York enjoys
the diatinctioa OF having defeated
both the Belmont brothers. Perry Bel
mont was the democratic candidate
for congress whom Col. Lesaler van
pushed at a special election and ollie
Belmont. now a member of tho house
and a graduate OF the naval academy
at Annapolis, vas one OF the foremost
candidates for the vacancy on the nav
al committee.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27


Creature OF night: bold. brazenly Inn
moral.
Responsible 10 neither gods nor men:
tTom out the dark thy irrellgious choral
iara on my nerves and Anglers me again.
Waen dogs and other honest brutes are
sleeping
And not a cur awakes TO hay the moon.
win low companions thou thy watch
art keeping
Ana giving tongue to thy unloyeiy tune.
What demon. deep within thy black heart
hidden.
What base promoter OF foul deeds and
strife
hallgnity ana hate and war has hidden
Thee lead that dissolute and vicious
Art thou provoked by influence infer
nal
To levy war on all thy wretched kind.
Profane the air with revelry nocturnal
To crafty thy dark and bloody mind7
Thy fur. once thick Is largely dlssipatod
Thy ears are notched. thy llpa are
Eashed and torn.
Six Inches OF thy tat has been ahated.
Thou art a thing to look upon with
Hcorn.
Yet why waste hard-wrought verses In
denouncing
Thy manifold transgrcsslons. oailous
cat9
The word for you IN lose no time pro-
nouncing
Take good care that you heed Il. Thorn
as: Scat
From the Portland Morning oregonian.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

Perhaps the most remarkable
bridges in tho world are the kettle.
bridges. OF which the cossack soldiers
are expert builders. The materials
OF which they are constructed are the
soldiers lances and cooking kettles.
Seven or eight lances are passed UNI.
der the handles Of a number OF kettles
and fastened by means OF ropes to
form n raft. A sufficient number OF
these RATS. each OF which viii bear
a weight OF half a ton. are fastened
together. and in the space OF an hour
a bridge is formed on which an army
may cross with confidence and safety.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

The late DR.. Talmage used 10 tell
this as one OF his favorit stories: n
was riding In Brookly horse car
one day when a very large woman got
on. As she went TO sit down, the.
space not being any too much, she
oyerlapped some, and ! heard a man
on one side mutter under his breath.
4 didn't suppose they carried ole
plants in these cars Immediately
tho woman jumped up. and. gestieu.
lating wildly in the direction OF the
rear platform. shouted; 'Conductort
CONDUCTOR There's an elephant and 4
hog in this car, and tao elephant
wants 10 get out"-New York Timea
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

Tho deadly' fer do lance of Martinique
does not stop him from killing a snake
which encroaohes on his preserve. He
viii not eat his victim then, but will
do 80 before he starts out for fresh
conquests among crawling creatures.
Before he was extlrpated Il was q
common sight hereabouts to see .
huge snake dartlng across a dusty
roadway with the secretary In pursuit.
When too closely pressed the snake
would turn and show Tight The con-
test lasted about two minutes and
ended in the snakes death. The lat
ter would eject It's poison, tho bird
would dodge II fairly well, and what
did land upon the soaring combatant
was on the wings or breast. which the
feathers protected. In tho meantime
the bird would be dancing upon his
snakeshlp with It's sharp claws until II
was exhausted, when the beak would
be driven through the Shiny body 70
end lis existence"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
chIps.s AIInlstsr wide AWAKE.

Minister WI Tlng-fang recently at.
tended a reception following a dinner
at the Washington home OF Senator
Hanna. He had hardly arrived when
a senator congratulated him on emery.
ing from a rumor that he was about
TO be recalled. and added: Let's take
a glass OF wine on H." The Chinese
diplomat was much gratlhed, but be-
gan to smell a mouse when half a
dozen more public men approached
him In the same way. "They were
evidently trying TO put me under the
table" says WI, "but by keeping cool
and spillng a few glasses | managed
TO maintain my equilibrium.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

An unfortunate incident OF the early
career OF Bret Harte grew out OF his
acceptance OF an invitation to deliver
n Phi Beta Kappa poem at Harvard
soon after he had published his poem
concerning Truthful James. He came
to Cambridge and supplemented a
learned address from one OF the philo-
sophers OF the time with a wishy,
washy poem that any amateur poet
might have addressed TO his mis-
treSs's eyehrowB. II fell very nai
on -ie distinguished audience. and nc
one appreciated this fact better than
BRET Harte. After the literary ex-
ercises were over the hosts looked
around for the poet. but he was no.
where TO be found He had escaped
through the back door without wait.
ing to make his formal Rdleux.-New
York Post
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

Prof. Adametz who has devoted
considerable time to the study Of the
fragrant subject. says that the popu'
lation OF an ordinary cheese when
few weeks old is greater than tho
number OF persons upon the earth.
He has made some interesting TO
searches dealing with the minute or
ganisms found In cheese. From MI
croscopic examination OF n soft va
riety Of cheese he obtained the fol-
lowing statistics: In 10 grains OF
cheese. when perfectly fresh. from
10000 to 100000 microbes were found.
and when the cheese was 20 days old
the population had increased TO 500.
600 In each i5 grains. An oxamina'
ton OF a denser cheese at % days old
proved II TO contain 200. 900 In each
gram (about is gralns). and whom
45 days old 100000 In the same par.
ticle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
I.lc.n.. Mn. Var. OLD.

Jacob Gror. a faithful lover OF CO
years. was married Mt Mayton, w.
Va, n few days ago to Miss Rebecca
Gleisbury. three years his senior. tho
girl" for whom he had waited for
forty years. Nine years ago he secur-
cd the marriage license, but the BRIDE
elect refused TO wed him. He folded
the license, put II away and waited
until she should be ready. His per-
slstence and his faithfulness finally
won and she agreed to become his
bride. The minister. the Rev. ID, s.
Thomas. hesitated when he saw the
date upon the license, but when he
was told the circumstances he mar
rled them under the license nine years
old.-Baltlmore Sun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
s,a.h,on wro,. Poo, ro.,,,.

The late Frank stockton never
could write successful poem. In
this connection the novelist frequently
told good story on himself. In his
youth. In conjunction with his brother
John. he wrote many poems with
which he affiicted the editors OF vari-
GUS Canadian periodicals. The emu
slons always came back. The editor
OF one magazine was an especial tar
get of the stoektons. but az none OF
their poems was ever accepted the
brothers came TO the conclusion that
the editor had no conception OF good
poetry.
To prove their belief they hunted
up and dispatched TO him an ode little
known. from Milton Within two
days they received a check and let
ter OF thanks. Il came to the con-
clusion that that editor knew poetry
when he saw It after ALL" Mr.. Stock
ton used 10 say and gave up trying
TO write f."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
An Exciting Tim. Due.

Passengers on an elevated railway
train this morning who happened TO
DO looking out OF the car windows saw
a strange thing. A district messenger
boy was leaning against a stoop read
ing a paper covered novel, utterly
oblivlous 10 all that was going on
around him. At his heels some one
had thrown { lighted match. and his
trousers vert Just breaking out into
a blaze as The train rolled on. What
happened aterward could be only
imagined by he people on tho train
It ought to hive been to the boy al
most as exciting as the novel.--New
York Post.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

A friend OF mine bought two young
pigs, about three months old, and
they were carried home six miles in a
covered van. They managed to es-
cape from their new quarters, took .
Decline back to the place OF their
birth. and swan across a swift river
fully fifty yards wide, on their way
home. says n London paper. In duo
course they were returned TO the man
who had bought them and within a
week they were back again 70 their
original homestead. We hear n great
deal about the homlng Instincts OF the
pigeon and the dog, but no one. Rppar
emily, has n good word to say for tho
gentleman who used to pay tho rlnt
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
pSlRfklz! gI rj'7alzIR

making these creatures 80 like twigs
Is TO enable them TO conceal
themselves from their enemies. such
az birds They have no other means
OF defense, and II they were conspicu-
GUS they would very quickly be goO-
bled up.
The walking sticks" vary consid'
erably in appearance. always counter
felting the twigs Of the kind OF tree
on when they happen to live. Even
the knots and the bark are copied 30
accurately that II II almost impossible
to distinguish the creatures, even II
one is looking for them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
INC seoretary bid.

flngs himself with such force against
the standing quadruped as TO knock
him down as II he we're built Of straw.
Even horses are knocked about this
way by a seven-foot snake. sure'footed
as these animals are. Frequently men
and beats are killed instantly by the
force OF the spring and the poison
forced into the body at the same time.
Il ls yet 10 be recorded whore this
venomous creature ever turned tail 10
an enemy, except to the secretary bird.
and often II win go a long ways out
OF It's path 10 kill man or beast
The secretary bird is noted for vo-
raciousness, neetness, strength AND
quick striking power. II has a tuft OF
feathers back Of It's head which re
sembles a pen stuck behind tho ear.
From this II has been named after the
secretary. On account OF It's fondnesa
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

Fishermen who have Just returned
from a fishing trip along Hickory Run
report that family named Henderson,
living deep in the woods, has been
blessed with seven pairs OF twins In
succession, and two other children
who came alone, all within fourteen
years. All are alive. and are sound,
healthy youDgsters.-Ba Baltimore Sun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

At tho death OF aged Gottlelb Hey.
Ter. of near Liberty. his old clock, that
had not been running for more than
eleven years. slowly struck i've times.
The old man had a premonltion OF
death two months before. At that time
he sold all his property and stopped a
newspaper that he had taken for
twenty.four years. Two weeks ago he
fell III, and Saturday he dled.-wn.
Transport (Pa) Correspondence Phila-
delphia Record.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
An EanY Preo. . stlon.

Senator Heltheld of Idaho does notI
look for an early adjournment Of con-
gross, predictions regarding which re-
mind him OF an Irlfhman who said
OF a friend: "OGrady won't lasht long
In his Job" what makes you think
that? He seems to be doing all right. =
said another. "rhrue for ye, but he1i
not lasht a month We said so ivegI
since he got the Job two years ago. an
| say so now"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

Col. Malthy tells Of nelghbor. says
the Philadelphia Times, OF his, at 81.
Dayld's, who vent home at a rather
UNUSUAL hour Of the day and said 10
the family servant;
"Can you tell me Of my wifes
whereabouts2'
Bridget hesitaied for a moment, and
then replied:
Faith. 70 tel ye the truth, l really
believe they are IN the wash"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

Quite the largest Of all the "walking
sticks" as insects of certain kind
that initiate twIgs are called, Is 10
be found in Brazil. II counterfelts a
little branch quite wonderfully. even
TO the joints.
OF course, the object Of nature In
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

There are S56 fitti members %
the naLonal house Of rapresentativea-
OF this number all but twJnty-lnrsa
are, or have been, m FRIED. In other
words, the bachelors in t1e popular
branch OF congress constitute but
slightly more than C p-r cent Of the
whole membership. m hiry.four OF
the forty-tlve delegauorg IN the house
there is not one urm rricd man
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

One OF the oddities tho navel orange
is noted for is It's remarkable freaks
in Stimulating at times portions OF the
human anatomy.
One OF the most singular freaks OF
this kind is large orange with a
child's head protrudlng from the
navel. The head "a perfect. the face
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

II has generally been supposed by
naturalists that the seat OF tho ami
mails instinct. as OF reason in man. is
In the brain. An incident related by
DIR. Eugene Murray-Aaron. formerly
secretary and curator OF the American
chronological Society. which came
under his observation while one OF a
party OF specimen hunters in the West
indies, would 10 to show the contrary.
says the New York Tribune. He says
that a swapping turtle was discovered
on the beach OF an island where the
party was encamped, making for the
water One OF the party seized an ax
and cut on the turtles head. Still the
headless body continued moving with
scarcely diminished rapldity, leaving
the head behind on the sand. The tur.
tie was picked up and carried some
distance inland, then placed down, the
neck facing away from the sea. AS II
in perfect condition, the turtle turned
round and made for the water again.
apparently anxious TO escape even
without its head.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27

The well-preserved skeleton OF q
large bear. whose skull was filled with
several pounds OF honey, deposited
there by bees that had turned II into
a hive, was discovered the other day
by John and James ostorhort OF shor-
man, Pa, as they we're saving a large
hollow beechwood log
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-22
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