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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

When men first begin TO become
familiar with the methods OF meaaur-
ing mechanical power. thoy often spec
ulate on whore the breed OF horses Is
to be found that can keep Mt work
raising $4,000 pounds one foot per
minute. or the equivalent. which is
more familiar to some mechanics, OF
raising $50 pounds 100 feet per min
ute. Since $4,000 pounds raise one
foot per minute is called one horse.
power II is natural that people should
think the engineers who established
that unit Of measurement based IL
on what horses could really do. The
horse that can do this work does not
exist.
The horsepower unit was estab.
lished by James Watt about century
ago, and the figures were fixed in a
curious way. Watt found that the
average horse OF his district could
raise $4,000 pounds one foot per min.
ute. Al that time Watt was en-
ployed in the manufacture OF englnes.
and customers were so hard 10 hna
that all kinds Of artificial Inducements
were necessary TO induce power users
10 buy steam engines. As method
of encouraging them Watt offered TO
sell engines reckoning $4,000 foot
pounds to a horsepower. And thus
he was the means OF giving a false
unit to one OF the most important
measurements in the world
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

III the people OF England knew how
beautiful the public buildings In the
United States are and how superior
American hotoln are the amount OF
travel to this country would bo many
times as great as Il Ia at present."
said a l.ondoner 10 an interviewer In
Washington tho other day Il am on
a tour OF the world, when | landed
In New York did not expect 10 ind
much OF interest to me, That city was
a sories OF surprises. Its modern
buildings, with perfect elevator ser.
vice and every convenience, made a
great impression on me. did not ex.
poet 10 find any buildings In this coun.
try which would compare with those
OF the old world In architecture, but
ride through the streets OF Wash.
ington WAS enough TO convince mo
that my ideas Of America were or.
ronoous The capitol, congressional n.
orary and other government buildings
are as beautiful AS any buildings In
the word and their interiors surprise
all europeans, II takes the Yankee TO
equip a building with every possible
convenience"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08
sneszlnn supsrntltlonn.

There Is a quaint old rhyme about
sneezlng which runs as follows:
Sneeze on Monday. sneeze for danger.
snoezo on Tuesday, kiss a stranger.
Sneeze on Wednesday, have a letter.
Sneeze on Thursday, something bet.
ter.
sneeze on Friday sneeze for sorrow
Sneeze on Saturday. see true love to-
morrow.
A sneeze on Sunday meant a visit
from the parson the next day. and n
good old English housewife set every.
thing In order against his coming.
The sneeze has certain unfaillng ira.
ditions attached to II. especially amona
the early English peasants. and. hand.
cd down to our day, they have become
superstltlons
The number OF times any ono
sneezes was always noticed, and the
meaning proclaimed with serious or
cheerful face, as the case might be.
according TO the number OF sneezes.
Nowadays even the least superstitions
win say Bless you" or pat you on
the back three times or four or five
times, according to the number of
sneezes
Sneezing was considered very health.
ful and for this reason snuff became a
fashion. which grew to be harmful.
as snuf takers found It hard 10 break
away from the custom.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08
l.Tl5 E''l8I4ED

10 his success I must admit that
many answer this question IN the AZ.
hrmatiyo I'm our chapel we frequent.
~ ask an those who have not had to.
bacco In their mouths for fNelye
months 10 arise ana be counteiI 1Be
average varies from 60 TO 20 PR
cent"
d. Fishs theme was THE Student
and the Cigarette" and. while he took
the stand that tobacco IN any form
mad a tendency 10 dun the mind N
the pupil he said that be was com.
PEELED Ia admit that the cigarette
form was the most Objectionable and
the most Injurious lie showed by 70.
recliing statistics taken at the uni.
vcrsity during the last nine years that
the student addicted to the cigarette
habit made a much lower average Ia
his class percentages than those who
were not given TO the use OF the uttle
paper cylinders ''
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

a tiger captured monkey. The
monkey begged to b = released on tho
score OF his inslgnlGcance. and prom.
ised TO show the tiger whore he might
find n more valuable prey. The tiger
complied. and the monkey conducting
him to a hillside where an ass was
feedlng-an animal which the tiger
had never before seen.
"Nly good brother" said the ass 10
the monkey. hitherto you have al.
ways brought mo two tigers. How Is
II that you have brought me only one
today"
The tiger fed for his life. Thus n
ready wit wards OF danger
The principle OF the next fable tho
Chinese always apply to the European
instructors in the art OF war.
tiger, finding a cat very prolific In
devices for catching game, placed
himself under her instruction. At
length he was told there was nothing
more to be learned.
Have you taught me all your
tricks?"
yes" replied the cat.
Then" said the tiger. you are OF
no further use. and so l shall eat
you"
The cat, however. sprang lightly
into the branches OF n treo and
smiled at the tigers disappointment.
She had not taught the tiger all her
tricks.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08


Everybody knows how much a dog
and cat hate each other. but II is
very seldom that their dislikes lead
to such serious results as did die.
ference that lately occurred between
a bulldog and a black cat In a fruit
store.
The owner Of the bulldog used TO
let him run around In the cellar for
exercise. but one morning the dog got
tired of his narrow quarters. and
went up stairs into n neighborlng
fruit store. where the black cat lived.
or course. the cat did not like TO
have any one come into her homo
without an invitation. much less one
OF her old natural enemieB-the dogs.
So as soon as the dog entered out
jumped the cat full upon him, and, uf
course. n fight followed. which natur.
ally drew into II the owner OF tho
fruit store and the owner OF the dog.
The dog, being very lively. soon
turned over several baskets OF fruit
and upset the stands OF oranges and
peanuts. while their masters were
vainly trying 10 settle the row. As
there seemed no early settlement In
sight. the owner OF the cat and fruit
stand called in a policeman. but in
the meantime the dog had virtually
gotten the better OF the fight. having
caught the cat by the neck and all the
eoaxlng and pulling would not per.
suade him to let go.
The owner of the dog pulled and
pounded. and the policeman, seeing
way out, put his BILLY" between
Bruno's teeth and prled open his java.
only TO find that the cat was so badly
mangled that Il had to be killed. which
the policeman did with two bullets
from his revolver.
Bruno's owner settling tho differ
ence by paying the damage. they both
went out. after having learned once
more that cats and dogs have stand
ing disagreement that In but few IN.
stances is overcome.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

The late Sol Smith Russell married
a daughter OF William r. Adams.
more Familiarity known to the Amerl.
can public as "olivcr Optic" The au-
thor was very fond and very proud OF
hls talented sonin'law. Eugene Field
used 10 tell a story about this feeling
on tho part OF Adams As Field de-
anrlbed II. modest. quiet and boney.
olentlooklng man was sitting one day
In the rotunda OF the Palmer house.
chicago. whom stranger seated near
him made the remark that he be.
lteved no would sec Sol Smith Russell
In the evening.
Excuse me, sir" said the old gen.
tlemRn to the stranger. but that Is a
wlae determination. MIR, Russell ia
the greatest comedian we have ON the
stage today He possesses remark.
able hlstrionic talents"
"so?" inlorrogated the stranger
with a smile,
lie does indeed replied the old
gentleman warmly. "and what Is more.
assure you that he il as clever per.
aonally a. he is professionally. In
fact. you would noG take Mr.. Russell
for an actor. as he 10 entirely free
from those habits that are not infre.
quently the result OF the exciting life
behind the footlights He does not
play cards and Is exceedingly temper.
ate IN all things. You have seen him
act. suppose7"
"Oh. yes" replied the stranger
May ask where you saw him
lastf".
In, Milwaukee" said the stranger.
and no was sitting behind three OF
the biggest jacks ever laid down"
Il don't believe that I quite catch
your meaning murmurcd tho old
gentleman. what was the plays"
Three OF a kind was the laconic
answer 1T was a very good play.
TOO"
Comedy asked the old gentle.
man.
It was tragedy answered the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

Those who heard the manager OF n
large accident insurance company tell
the following story say that he spoke
In all seriousness and that no shadow
OF a smile crossed his face.
Some dine ago" he said, "a large
pollcyholdor I'm my company was run
over by a tramcar and his right leg
crushed. He remained conscious after
the shock for three minutes, during
which time he pulled out his watch
and called the attention OF the crowd
to the fact that II was Just fifteen
minutes TO twelve. The policy expired
az noon
"Wc received notice Of the accident
much later. but we paid up ungrudg.
ngly The man deserved t."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08
VaeatIons No, Nsnded.

Although risen TO comparative AZ.
huenco, the head OF n big engineering
works, who had once been poor, main.
taincd his policy OF never resting. II
have a feeling" he said. that II I do
not waste a moment Providence will
never desert me-" Compelled at last
TO have a fortnights holiday. he pre-
tended TO take long walks. but In
reality went daily from his hotel to
apartments which he had taken near
at hand, and whore he thought out
and perfected a now invention. Doc.
tors find such cases as these very dlf.
hoult to prescribe for. a man. over.
worked nj an occupation to which he
is devoted, may fall into worse health
II forced to deaist from IT, The brain
thon becomes m as wen "a the body.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

"Basoball gives us tho excellent
motphor for an actress. novelist or
professional man. who has mot with
popular favor, and who we say has
made a hit That little phrase Is
pure gain 10 the speech OF the day.
Chess has made its humble contri.
button, villains for these many years
have been 'chcckmated.
Phrases from cards nrc the best OF
English. Ministers viii preach against
euchre and whist and use the word
discarded dttoen times in their scr.
mon. The contest women are lndobt.
ed To the racetrack and the prize ring
for n large percentage OF their yoca.
bulary."
And the point OF Il all" said I.
"Why I've just boon out watching
them play golf They wore dressed
In brave scarlet and was hoping
that here. too. We had sport that
would strengthen and enrich speech,
but come home and buy book OF
golf terms. aud what do hndg Nib.
Hex bunker and 'foursomo'-f
pure weakness that last word Is tho
worst of the lot. but the whole list
lacks a spinal column. There isn't
phrase OF the thlrty.seven that erica
for recognition mot one OF them would
help a man to save himself They
have no personality or atmosphere
Golf II the one game with a highly
specialized vocabulary that hasn't
done a thing for ldiom. Golf tcchni
calltles are n dead language"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

Nine years ago we commenced 10
keep a record on this subject" SAYS
DIR. Fish. an eminent eastern oduoa.
tor, "and we have found that the boy
who fails usually uses tobacco.
When asked 10 sign our pledge the
pupil usually answers that he does not
use very much, but we find that he
continues 20 fail In his studies, Ono
Of the questions submitted in our rec.
ord blank is whether or not the pupn
thinks the use az tobacco Is necessary
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

stranger simply. "soi raked In the
pot"
"Iorrorsl" exclaimed the old gen.
ueman. You don't moan TO tell me-
that Sol was playing cards3"
you catch my drift" replied tho
stranger, but what has that to do
with you, anyway
Why, Il has everything TO do with
me. Sol told me that he never played
cards"
Told you?" persisted tho stranger.
who are your
Who am ~" repeated the old gen.
ueman. why, I'm w. r. Adams, Soils
fathorin.lnw."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08
NEsE1SAs XXX XIX XIX ssF l sss}sgSlk
OLD LANDMARKS GONE g
~ Famous Tennessee Posofnoes obiorated BY tho -
~ March Of Progress -
SIX tat NIX N * x sssyE Xxx * * X x

The establishment Of 300 free rural
delivery routes ln Tennessee and The
consequent abolition OF from $50 TO-
700 poatnniccs has wiped from the pos.
al map the majority OF the historical
towns Ia the state New ana pros.
porous towns have sprung up near tho
Villages which we're notable IN the
early days Of the republic. and they
have been selected as distributing
points Tor the mail
a striking instance Of this process IA
Bean station. Granger county. whcro
william Bean In 1853 built the nrst
cabin put up By white man 10 Ken.
lucky. Tennessee or wcstorn North
Carolina This Office win hereafter be
supplied from Tate Spring.
Another noted ONCE that becomes
extinct Is Nolllchucky where Jacob
brown opened the frat store In Ten.
ncaseo or kentucky or. In fact. any
where south ~ the Ohio River. IN f77a.
and where Il ln thought that Russell
Bean. the FIRST child born In Tonnea.
see FIRST saw light II was for bray.
cry In battle with Indians AZ this
point that John sovior won tho coz.
numen. Nolliohucky Jack.
A few hundred yards from this oflco
10 the gigantic beech tree which bears
the famous inscription. ID. Boon oillod
q bar In the year 1850" But Il is
thought that the pioneer had been IN
what are now Tennessee and Ken.
lucky before he carved his name on
tho tree.
In North Carolina IL tho battlefield
ot Kings Mountain. where John Sevlor
turned the tide OF the Revolution by
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

The surest way to conquer morbid
sensltiyeness is to mingle with people
as freely as possible, and. while an.
praislng your own ability as you would
those OF friend or acquaintance. I,
forget yourself. Unless you can be.
come unconscious OF self you will
never either appear at your best or do
the best OF which you are capable. Il
requires will power and an unbenI.
ing determination to conquer this arch
enemy 70 success, but what has been
done can be done, and many who vera
held down by Il for years have. by
their own efforts. outgrown It and
risen TO commanding positions. -suc.
cess.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

defeating Gen Ferguson and his Brit
ish hosts Sycamore Shoals postoi.
fee whore 8cyier OF Tennessee. Col.
Campbell NJ Virginia aud the South
Carolina forces mot 10 drlll fos the
eight, cannot be found now 40 a post
office a free rural delivery route IL
now supplying the town
Pennington Marshal county. which
lacked only one vote Of being made
tho capital Of the state instead ~
Nashville has been abolished on &C.
count OF rural delivery.
A route leading from Jefferson City,
Jefferson county, passes and supplies
what was formerly foyton. the place
whore uavy Crockett met and won
Polly Finley. Here the first Sunday
school in Tennessee was organized In
pioneer days the Louisville. Ky. and
Charleston. g. g.. atngc coach line had
ita main station 40 this point
The town which came near being
the first capital OF the state. Kings.
port. Sullivan county has suffered tho
same fate. owing 10 a mail route run.
ming from Fall Branch. Klnwport
was once the home of John Sevlo-.
and he Is said to have at one limo
decided 10 make Il the capital Of the
state instead OF Ioncsboro and failed
10 do 30 owing 10 the hatred he had
Tor a prominent citizen Of the town.
a route from London. Tenn. takes
In the small Office at Old Fort Loudon.
where was the first white fort In tho
state. Campbol's Station. Knox
county. the birthplace OF Admiral
Farragut. exists no longer as a mail
point
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08
po AnImaIa Heln one Ann,h.r,

Yes, a thousand times yes. In.
stances OF fostermotherhood in the
animal world are 10 bo counted by tho
hundred. From the days Of old Aesop.
when the mouse helped the lion, and
indeed. long before his time, one ami.
NAL would assist another. Thomas
Edwards, the working Scotch natural.
list, once wounded seagull and saw
two others lift the stricken bird by
It's wings and fly with It out OF range.
The kindness OF rats TO their old and
blind and feeble is almost proverbial.
Fanny Kemble mentions a lady who
observed a COW actually pumping
water from we'll for another COW.
The creature raised the handle be.
tween her horns and pumped whilst
the other drank.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08


Card tricks which are not difficult to
perform are often mystifylng. never.
theless Here are directions how TO
place four kings in different parts OF
the pack and then cut them together:
Take the four kings and exhibit them
facewise, but secretly place behind the
second one two other court cards OF
any description. which. being thus hid.
den behind the king. will not be Wis
ibie. The spectators being satisfied
that the four cards are really the four
kings. and none other. fold them to-
gether and place them at the top Of
the pack. Draw attention TO the fact,
that you are about to distribute the
four kings in different parts OF the
pack. Take up the top card. which.
being really a king. you may exhibit
without apparent intention. and place
It at the bottom. Take the next card.
which the spectators suppose TO be
also n king. and place II about half
way down the pack. and the next In
like manner a little higher Take up
the fourth card, which. being actually
n king. you show careisssly, and re.
place at the top OF the pack. You have
now really three kings at the top and
one at the bottom OF the pack. though
the onlookers imagine they have seen
them distributed in different parts OF
the pack, and are proportionately sur.
prlsed when the cards are cut to find
all the kings are again together II IL
best 10 use lSnaves or queens for the
two extra cards. as being less dlstln.
gulshablo from the kings. should a
spectator catch chance glimpse OF
their faces.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08
President Needs Now Physlolan.

Surgeon John f. Uric, attending
physician to President Roosevelt and
his family, has been detached from
the naval dispensary and ordered TO
duty as assistant 10 the chief OF the
bureau OF medicine and surgery. re-
hoving Surgeon G. d. Gatewood. who
has been ordered TO the Lancaster
Under his new detail Surgeon Uric
will be almost constantly occupied 10
,ho navy department and therefore
viii he Obliged to discontinue his pro
fcsslonal attendance ON the president
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

Henry Martin. the distinguished
lanitor Of the University OF Virginia,
has made a most gracions aclSnowi.
fdgomont OF the gift OF n suit OF
clothes from the board or visitors.
Henry Is an institution OF the uni
versity, having held the position fifty.
four years
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

hetty Green and her daughter
Sylvia have boon enjoying w.st,s
vacation ut oyster Hay. t. l.. bnt Ks
place was so taken up with the Rooso.
welt party that the two ladies' Is.
capped recognition and therefore had
most enjoyable time. Even the secret
service mcl who swarm In the neigh.
borhood paid no attention 10 them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08
ThIrty.aIs DIamonds on Aorsesho,.

Absolutely novel and dollghttub
perfect is tho latest in chain bracelets
Il consists OF a simple gold chain
something like an eight Of an inch In
thickness, with a diamond sot plat
mum horseshoe pendant at one end
The wonderful part OF this horseshoe
Is that it is double-two faces. that ls
and each as perfect as the other. So
whichever way Il hangs Il Ia face
front" It takes thirty-six diamonds
60 do this, eighteen to a side. The
designer has reason TO be proud OF H.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

mission because he challenged VIII.
liam Casper, an American resident in
Stockholm, to fight a duel and then
failed to appear at the appointed
place.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

John d. Rockefeller is credited by
a friend with having said recently
that he could not guess within si5..
100000 the exact amount OF his
wealth
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

Miss Emma H. King Of BROOKLYN.
~ Y, who submitted to the inocula.
tion OF tuberculosis from a COW to
test Dr. Koch's theory aud was said
TO have developed tuberculosis, died
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

Senator Hale has Just placed a mag.
nincont bathtub In tho Capitol at
Washington for his personal use
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

Capt wester who formerly wa,
Swedish military attache az Wash
ington and was with tho America,
army In Cuba as an onlooker probabiy
VIII be forced TO give up his com
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

There 10 a lot OF unconscious humor
concealed M the explanations OF base.
ball managers as TO why their clubs
fail % make good
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

Y CRITICISM OF GOLF
Philosopher Complains Because Has Not Reinforced q
n Our Vocabulary al
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Six days out OF a week Jones' IL a
hardhcaded and rather shortspokon
business man. nut when he gets his
feet up on Sunday he Is something
Of a philosopher
u give thanka daily for ping pong"
declared he one day when I had hap.
penod TO stroll In. II was evident
that he desired to draw me out
And yet" said l. argumentatively,
"ihe game seems 20 me 20 lack alg.
nincance--oyon distinction"
Obviously" he replied. not a little
petulantly, Its spiritual appeal 10 not
large. was about 10 say that / am
grateful to ping pong because Il has
proved the entering wedge for tcnnis.
This ycar marks the renaissance OF
tennis. Fl"
Then you play" said I.
mo" he replied. but I believe In
tennis. because. like all other Anglo
Saxon games, Il has reinforced our va.
cabulary. Sports should be the fooders
Of language II Ia tae test OF tho true
virlllty OF an amusement that Il lends
something to popular parlance."
Instance briefly" suggested |.
why. take tonnis said he. "the
game has probably furnished as with
the word stroke, SO. We say man
has made a good stroke In business.
will admit TINT II IL matter OF ais.
.pute whether was tennis or cricket
that FIRST guyc the word In either
case my point IA made
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-08-08

In small New Jersey town from ar.
icnical poisoning. While the arsenic
was selfadminIstered Il is not be-
lIeved she Intentionally took an oyog.
dose.