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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

The Oldest maps In America are to
be found In Arizona and Texas. How
old they are may not DO said, but they
date back many centuries. The Indian
has loft behind him many records. In
his rude impl nents OF peace and war
fare-hia kr.y1s. arrows, axes, spears,
vessels, mortars quoita, etc, we can
read to-day the history OF prehistoric
races, their habits and customs. their
social life. their tribal relations. their
occupations and their pastlmea. From
picture writings We gain additional In
sight into the ways OF these prlmi'
tive people, II now appears that some
OF these early jewellers In the land
were mAp.makers OF no mean ability.
The traditions OF some OF the tribes OF
Arizona, Texas and Mexico held init.
mate relations with each other, and
their inhabitants travelled back a nd
forth from country to country for cen.
turtles.
In TonRia canyon. Tex. are unmls--
taxable evidences Of this. The lay of
the land Ia such az TO make this can
yon the natural pass for large arei
Of country north aud south OF tina
point. Tho travel which has passed
through this canyon has worn the Holi'
rock OF the trail TO a depth OF not les
than three feet. Even though the RI
glon about we're densely populated,
must have taken three centuries 4
wear through this adamantne path
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

his hearing was good. and the least
Noise made by shift OF his food Bus.
ket would cause him to prick up hia
ears In jifiy. His sense Of hearing
was marvellous In many respects, and
| guess II was due TO the fact that tho
loss OF sight had strengthened all
the other senses OF the animal. But
coming back to the subject OF tea
while engaged In the mine was practi.
cally a new thing. but had become
very extensive In short space Of
time.
1T has been great boon to the
miners to find a liquid which would
appease the throat without nauaeat.
ing them, and strengthening them at
the same time in no small degree.
Some OF the more thoughtful miners
told me that the use OF tea In tho
mines had proven OF great benefit to
tho men In many ways. for prior to ita
introduction there was much suffer.
ing. II the men drank water II made
them sick. a they did not drink II
they would almost perish. Some
thing was needed badly. and tea Is tho
best thing they have been able TO
ind"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

A little hand IL knocking at my heart.
And ! have closed the door
- pray thee. for the love of God. depart;
Thou shalt come IN no more"
"Open. FOR / am weary of the way;
The night n very black;
have been wandering many a night and
day
open. have come back"
Tho little hand II knocking patiently;
listen. dumb with pain.
wilt thou not open any more TO met
have come back again"
y Will not open any more. Depart
/, that once lived. am uead"
The hand that had been knocking at my
heart
Was still. and II" she said
There IL no sound save In the winter air
The sound OF wind and rain.
All that loved In all the world stands
there,
And will not knock again.
Arthur symons.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
A Puritan Conscience.


Here is a story tho Youths Compan.
ion tells OF a little New England girl
the workings OF whose Puritan con.
science involved her in difficulties on
one occasion.
She was studying mental arithmetic
at school, and took no pleasure In II.
One day she told her mother with
much depression OF spirit that she
had failed again in mental arithme-
TIC" and on being asked what problem
had proved her undolng. she sorrow
fully mentioned the request for the
addition OF mine and four"
"And didn't you know the answer
dear2" asked her mother.
"Yss'm," said the little maid. but
you know we are to write the answers
on our states. and before thought
made four marks and counted up
ten, Ieyen, twelve. thirteen and
then OF course knew that wasn't
mental, so wrote twelve for the
answer. to be fair"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

The female voter. the female barris.
ter. the female Auctioneer and the
female Shareholder have already ar.
rived at the Antipodes. and now tho
lady Juror and the lady magistrate
are promised Asked whether ho In.
tended to introduce a measure giving
women the right TO act as Jurors, the
premier OF New South Wales replied:
Il see no reason why women should
not act as Jurors
They would take long time 10
come to a decision" some member In
teriocted.
THAT may be-" reloined the pre-.
mler. Il believe In women having tho
same rights as men. and, so far aa
am concerned, intend that the
women OF New South Wales shall
have them. London Chronicle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
BlsLe IN BROAD SCOTCH.
Scriptures Translated Into Fearful anS
Nyonderftit 4 anuuaua

Scriptures Translated Into Fearful ana
Wonderful Language.
The London Chronicle says that tho
Bible rendered into braid Scots IL
the latest crime In translation. far
surprising the horrors of even the
phonetic Bible" and the modern
English" version. The criminal In
this case 10 a Canadian minister with
the unBusplelous name OF William
Wye Smith. In an introduction he
makes his apology for thinking such
an offenso desirable: And thar are a
hanue O. iolk-and | meet them a.
gate-wha dinna speak scota their
sells, but are keen 20 hear Il, and like
10 read Il. And thar Is anlther con
aideration-the Scots tongue Is no get
tin sxtondit, and some folk think Il
may be tint a the either or lang"
OF the translation itself the follow
ing passage from the twelfth chapter
OF Revelations win give fair idea;
And tho yirth helplt the wumman;
and the yirth open't her mou', and
swallowed up the spate that the ORA
gon belched forth frae his mooth.
And the Dragon was fu' o wrath
again the wumman, and he gaed ava
10 max war wi the lave OF her BARNS
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

Several Baltimore epicureans have
been feastng on i7.year locusts, and
pronounce them a rare delieacy. es-
pecially when served toasted. @. y.
Brochat has invited a number OF hia
friends TO a dinner at his homo at
Hamilton. Baltimore county. at which
he will spread his table according to
the biblical record with locusts and
honey. Fully 5000 locusts viii be
used, as Brochat proposes to last ais
friends on locust soup, broiled and
fried locust, stewed locust and 10
Gusts served In pies and otherwise.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11


A 81. Helens upholsteror has found
In an old couch note for 5000.
which has been lost half century.
Securities valued at $4,000 have
been discovered In an old mattress by
marine store dealer at Lyons. Ho
gave Information to the police. who
found that tho troasure.trovo belong
cd to n footman named Jolly from
whom the mattress was stolen several
years ago.
While digging foundations for n
house at the village OF Nogentle-Roy.
near Chartres, the workmen uneRrth.
ed two earthenware Jars containing
over 5000 silver coins bearing the
engIos OF the Valols Kings Henry H..
and III. These fifteenth century coins
are oxcellently preserved.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

derstand what the ChlcaEoan was say.
ing. made several thousand expert.
ments with the phonograph and Wis
tied every monkey In America. Then
determined 20 experiment on tho
gorilla and chlmpanzee. There were
none available IN captivity. 80 vent
TO their native jungle. and Ia April,
1893. set up my cage on tho srpth
side Of Lake Nkaml For four months
/ waited and watched for gorillas, but
only saw twenty-five. though II was 10
the heart Of the gorilla country. They
were shy and pacific. and would not
speak. During the four months we
were alone In the Jungle ! ditferentiat'
ed aud interpreted about ten OF tho
sounds which Moses. my chimpanzeo
made" The professor said that In
few months he would return 10 AZ
RIGA aud work an his task waa
achieved. Ho would not rest TIL he
could come ON the platform leading q
chlmpanzee by the hand. which would
give unmistakable proof OF It's speak
ing ability.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

The largest chain In tho world was
shipped short time ago from the
Lebanon Chain Works, In Lebanon.
Pa. TO the Eastern Shipbullding Co,
az New London. Conn.
The shipment represents one-half OF
tho order. which is for 600 fathoms OF
, 3.16 inch diameter chain. Each link
measures approximately 1915 inches
In length. and about liz inches In
width and weighs about 100 pounds to
the foot 80 that the total tonnage rep
resented will equal about 2l5 tons
New York American.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

From the Philippines some curious
letters have been received by tho
friends OF our soldiers lighting In
those islands. One OF the most in'
genious was q piece of native bam'
boo. about foot long. on which an
address had been carved with a PEN
knife, The letter was inside this hol'
low tube. and held thore by wooden
pins at each end. The writer ex'
planned that he had found II lmpos.
sible to get an envelope or to ind any
gum to make one. so had recourse to
this expedlent.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

tunes with gold and precious stones
should be revived. and II IL with the
object OF attracting popular attention
TO the subject that the Jacket shown
In the picture has been fashioned.
Those who have seen Il say II Ia the
oostllest and most beautiful jacket
that has ever been made. Diamonds
and rare jewels are set In clusters
over II. and their beauty Is intensified
by several rich gold ornaments. Some
Of these ornaments are wrought In
the byzantine style and are extreme.
ly artistic. The exact value OF this
Jacket has not been stated, but II Is
said 10 be worth several thousand dol.
lars. II Is also said that II will soon
DO seen on the stage, as Il Is designed
for u popular actress.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11


Twas a man and a maid an4a little gray
cat
A-HittlnF upon n wall.
And ill tell you Just what he three were
at
7 know. though ] didn't aeo ali.
The man WAS scratching n plzKicd head,
While tho maid. with a tfolhled air.
Was playing the catechiat. gushing red
The cat was washing his ltr
Don't you know" said the maid. that
tla very wronFT'
y don't sea- why" said The man.
Don't you know that we've not been
acquainted ionET'
well. I'm getting on, faa ~ ! can"
why be- stubborn the catc1tat asked,
IN despair.
The rest was the part that ! ffisscd;
But the man kissed one Of ne Vwo tina,
were there
DO you think twas the cat b. klaaedl
Truman Roberts Andrews, is5mart Set
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

The strange characteristic OF The
lemming, a kind OF rat. which lnfests
the east coast OF Norway, Is that n
periodically migrates westward
Every few years largo colonies OF
these rats turn their noces westward
and start on a Journey that ends m
death. They so over rivers and noun.
tains, steadily crossing the country
and rearing families on the way. tiu
they reach the broad Atlantic. Herr
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

The name, Wooden Russia" 10
Familiarity applied to the vast forest
areas OF Russia In Europe. which
cover 464.54s.OOO acres, or SO per cent
OF the entire area OF the country.
Yet some fear is felt that the country
may be delorested through the caro-
lossness OF private owners. and the
government Is considering steps for
the protection OF the forests. In Rus
aia houses built OF any other material
tan wood are almost unknown outside
the cities. and wood constitutes the
nrlnelpal fuel.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

or all the children of the air" that
gladden. June day, the monarch but
terfy is one OF the most noticeable.
It's wings simmer like gold alloyed
with copper as It pursues its lazy
flight In the sunshine. The male mon
arch ia a true dandy and carries on
each hind wing a black sachet bag
containing a strong perfume. most
attractive to the other sex. The mon
arch Is Immune from bird enemies;
the callow birding that takes a bite
from It wipes his beak In disgust
and forever after connects the mol
some taste with orange wings. A toe
hasty conclusion, Of which the viceroy
Np.terny takes advantage, and, by don
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
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one would imagine. they would stop.
or turn In some other direction. In
the hope Of being able TO continue
their Journey to the west by an over
land route. but they boldly plunge
into the ocean and swim. ever west
ward. till they are drowned. Thia ID
a fortunate Characteristic for the Nor
weglans. for n the rats did not XIII
themselves the people would have
a hard task to keep them under.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
AnoIsu, Dictionary on Clay slabs.

NncIent UIctIohaFy on Gay bIabb'
Four hundred inscribed clay slabs
have been found In tho center OF the
ruins OF Babylon by the expedition
sent by the German Oriental society.
But two OF them are yet deciphered.
but they are pearls OF Babylonian lit
erature. one tablet explains the
Babylonian cunelform characters. II
is a very ancient dictionary of excep'
tionnl value practically. The second
tablet contains the lltany which was
chanted by the singers OF the Temple
OF EsagilR ON the return Of the god
Marduk TO his sanctuary.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

Of tissue paper. BY rubbing the inside
Of the chimney with tho silk covered
brush the ring is filled with electric
ity, which passing through the wire
Affects tho strips OF paper. causing
them 10 ny apart.
This experiment should be tried in
dry weather. as humidity IN disadvan-
tageous to electrical experiments.
Broom, silk cloth, and lamp chimney
should be absolutely dry.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

folds the player with n handkerchief,
places him in front OF the left.hand
end OF the board. and. giving him a
piece OF chalk. tells him to draw on
the board a picture OF a horse. This
the player does to the best OF his abil'
ity. but no matter how careful he may
be. every line he draws will make the
other players shout with laughter;
and no one viii laugh louder than the
player himself when the handkerchief
has been taken from his eyes and he
secs the funny picture he has made.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

A frost problem is the cracking Of
the earth in severe cold. and the way
In which rocks and clods are reduced
TO powder by frost. Water, when It
freezes, expands with irresistible
force. Consequently anything contain.
ing water Is rent asunder when that
water turns to ice. In this way rocks
are rapidly worn down. Chalk holds
more water than most other forms OF
soil. and that Is why the roads IN
challSy counties are usually in such =
shocking condition when a thaw sol-
loMa front.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

thAe that war keepln' the commAnuns
o. God. and han-in the testlmoniO o.
Jesus.
This 10 something almost as auda.
oious aS the attempt To make Shakes.
peare out as Bacon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

When burglar wants to break Into
Peruvian house he takes a sponge
and a bucket OF water and moistens
the walls. which are covered with only
a thin coating OF mud, and easily dis
solve upon this application OF moist
IRE
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
Two Names.
3IA43G
3O6

Hold these figures before looking.
glass and you win see the names OF a
boy and a girl. Or hold the page up
to the light and look at II through
the back page and you will get the
same eject
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
dl ID q l9I42

idng the monarch's uniform. ESCAPES
y atheless. although any bird might
tud Il a beallsome morsel.-Country
4 .fe In America.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

In France the oxen that work In tho
helds are regularly sung to as an en-
couragement TO exertlon, and no peas
ant has the slightest doubt that the
animals listen to him with pleasure.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

II takes a lifetime TO learn 10 read
Gods book OF Providence.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

Husbands are not made 10 order
but some wives seem To think they
are.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

He dances well to whom fortune
pipes.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
The Earth'e Motion.

That the carth's motion has an
appreciabfe effect upon artillery fire,
DETECTING the projectile from a
straight course, may be news to
many and as such would probably
seem q novel notion. It has, and
the exact nature and extent of the ef-
feet are important points of study
with artillery experts. An English
army expert told of the results of
many interesting experiments along
this line in paper read before the
Royal Artillery institution. Firing
from north to south, there is O di-
vcrgcncc Of projcctiles to the left,
due to the carth's rotation, and fir
ing due north the divergence is to
the right. The extent Of the "pull"
varies at different points Of the
carth's surface and with projcctiles
fired ut different speeds and clcya-
tons. In England DETECTION of
five inches is found to occur with
the projccti,c Of a twelve pounder III
Il 1000 yard range.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
Intoxicated Insects.

A dahlia garden where the flow
ers are cut ut about noon is rcgu-
lar pothouse for bees and wasps and
even the big bungling bumblcbces
do not refuse to imbibc. From the
cut stem of the plant on sunny days
about noon a juice cxudcs that seems
to be a whole sidcboard Of intoxi-
cants for the insects, and for two or
three hours aftcrward tfc won't go
home till morning state !, very ap-
parent. The Industrious, steady go
ing bees, mislcd into tasting it, will
first stagger, then drop to the
ground and with head down at
tempt to drag themselves home,
only to finally roll over and give up
to it. Pretty soon they recover and
are ready to try it again if the
temptation remains. If not, they
take up the burden of work and
probably have some excuse to offer
for time lost and no returns. Bees
and wasps and bumblcbees are not
white ribboncrs if opportunity Of
fers.-Detroit Free Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
Birds Nest of S>ecl.

In the museum OF natural history
at Soleure, Switzerland, there is
perhaps the most extraordinary
birds nest in existence. It is made
entirely Of steel.
In Soleurc are many cloczmak-
ers' shops, and in the yards Of these
shops broken clock springs are often.
thrown. A clockmaker one day saw
in tree in his yard peculiar kind
of nest and upon further lnvestiga-
ton discovered that pair cf wag-
tails had utilized the unused bits Of
steel lying about and built home
entirely of clock springs.
In size it measured more than
four inches across, and it was ap-
parently as comfortable for it's in
n.ates as if the usual materials had
been employed: After the brood
had been reared the deserted nest
was taken to the museum, where it
is now exhibited, striking illustra-
ton of the skill and ingenuity Of
birds in turning their surroundings
to advantage.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
Had Tried Them All.

Oncuscful element ofalitcrary style
is suggestion. The author does not
tell laborious story. lie presents a
picture in us few words rs possible,
allowing the reader to fill in the de-
tails for himself. This was the un-
conscious method Of little Margaret,
who, says the Philadclplio Tclc-
graph, had had present If some
sugarcd almonds and was laboring
under an impulse of generosity.
"Aunty," said she, "don't you
want some of my almonds?"
"Thank you, dear" was the
prompt reply, 'I will take ono or
two. Sugarcd almonds are favor
ties Of mine"
"Wcll, which is the most favor-
ties, the pink ones or the white
ones?"
II will take the white ones, please
that is, if you don't mind"
"That'll be just right, nunty.
You take the white ones, and I'll
keep the pink ones. They were ail
pink at first"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
Restraining the Beard by Law.

In the reign of ''good Queen Bess"
an attempt was made by some of the
heads of Lincoln's Inn to restrain
the growth of the legal beard. 1t
was resolved that 'sno fellow of that
house should wear beard of above
fortnight's growth" which no fell
low. was likely to do if he consulted
his own comfort. Although, as we
read in the "Percy Anecdotes"
transgressions of this resolution
were punished with fine, loss of
commons and final expulsion, such
was the vigorous resistance to, the
tyrannical order that in the follow
ing year all previous orders respect
ing boards were repealed.-EngGsh
Magazine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
A Hot Bath TO Bring Sleep. /.

A hot bath will bring sleep. Sup
pose q person be 80 tired out by
overwork of any kind as to feel
nervous, irritable and worn, to be
absolutely certain that bed means
only tossing for hours in an unhap-
Ply wakefulness 1--WE all know this
condition of the body and mind),
turn on the hot water in the bath
room and soak in the hot bath until
tine drowsy feeling comes, which will
be within three minutes; turn on
cold water until it becomes tepid
then rub yourself with a coarse
Turkish towel until the body is per-
fectly dry and then go to bed. You
will sleep the sleep of the just and
rise in the morning wondering how
you could have felt so bad the
night before. The bath has saved
many one from sleepless night
if not from severe headache the
next morning.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
FATE OF THE FLIES.
What Becomes Of All That Are Pro-
duccd Each Season?

An exchange quotes distin-
guishcd entomologist as saying that
a single female fly will lay 100 crgs
during her life of from ten to 2
teen days and that of these ninety
or hundred will produce other
flies. During a summer twelve or
thirteen generations Of these flies
will be produced, 80 that millions in
enc season may be tho descendants
Of single fly.
Millions" is feeble word to cx-
press the number that would be
produced under this estimate. Put
Ting the first generation at 100 and
ailowin.; that half Of them arc fe-
males, the second generation would
number 5000, with $500 females.
The third generation would number
100000, the fourth 1,25O,OOO and
the fifth G2,500,000. Continuing
the calculation on the same system
to thc twelfth generation, We should
get Il grand total Of I,SS2,S12, $780,
UOO,Oo0,ooo, or, expressed in words,
four quintillions, eight hundred and
cighty-two quadrillions, eight hun
drcd and twelve trilions, iiyc hun
drcd billions, a number quite incon-
ccivable. Estimating The popula-
ton Of the earth at billion and
half, this would give 3,255,2O9,-
1888 Is flies to every man, woman
and child on earth, all the descend
ants Of one fly in Il single summer.
It is true in this calculation we
have taken the higher number of
flies to begin with-1O0 instead Of
oO-but i'll return we have left off
the thirteenth generation Gas un-
lucky), which would have given us q
total fifty times greater, so the cal
culation may be taken as Il fair one.
1t must be that the estimate Of
flies or Of generations is too liberal
A great many of the eggs must per
ish, and the number of flies that are
hatchcd must be oycrcstimatcd. We
could not cope with the flies Mt the
rate Of increase here given.
The question is pertinent. What
becomes of all the flies ?-Louisville
Couricr-J ournal.