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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-23
MENTIONED FOR HIGH HoNoRs
eihsp Of Winchester Likely to Be
Head Of Enallsh church.

Head Of English Church.
Right Rev. Randall Thomas David.
m who Is mentioned as the most
Fchable candidate for the archbish.
oNic Of Canterbury. the primacy OF
AZ England, is at present bishop OF
Winchester. post he has occupied
Shoe 1895 He was born In Edin.
tfgh In iSiS and was curate OF Dart.
iai In 1874. In 1881 he was made
hnorary chaplain to Queen Victoria
nd In 1891 bishop Of Rochester. Dr.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-23
x Y X

good old lady who the yersed in modern
especially Isl Her
attention called to the matter by recuuent TO
Discussing along about jan
uary 1903 What the world wanted
ride sprnhlng couldn't under
stand, especially In weather She wonders
therefore. a
She enlightenment knowledge
about garden painting artist about
liver interview
regarding q a taken H. Not hayna
had
allowed refer the seeker knowledge who is vd In oH
what drinkers
quilt drinking Carrie Nation could not
vehicle
Wrinkle the front
Just before drinking with tho little the mountain no would
have dacng Jefferson might have
been country editor who has picked him
self whisky and dum remsna tho of soe might have been saved
then undiscovered
do drinking midnight
who rides the
OF the regulations should
popular all the Usually heavily
loaded like Chicago the Christmas.
arrives at the Rubcon Of the there left the driver
dead soldiers This the horss but COMPOUNDED hard the
passengers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

In human beings the two ears ire
ouently DO not match. though, as 0oth
cannot be properly seen at the same
time. this defect usually escapes our
notice. The same thing is true 70 some
extent of monkeys Gni quadrupeds'
and owls have one ear directed up
ward and the other downward. which
enables them 20 hear both above and
below as they rs.
Taking the word ear" in a broader
sense. there are some animals whish
possess two kinds Of these organs. a
fish. for example. has a pair Of ears
imbedded In its head. and Also pc
culier streak TIE lateTl line running
down each side OF the body. which
nppcars TO perform some Of the func-
tons Of hearing. as 1t Is concerned
with the detection OF movements In the
surrounding water.
The two fcelcrs which project from
fhe head OF an insect are almost Ger
tainly auditory organs. and when these
are supplemented by ears of another
sind we can say that the ears are not
all alike.
CrasshOppcrs and locusts have extra
oars in their legs, and the common
house fv has q pair Of little club shaped
projections behind the wings bal-
ancers, which probably help it to hear.
STRAY Stories.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
A rnIr of rniIlens Cats

Travellers have noted that In the Bis
marck archipelago cats without tails
are very NUMEROUS. The explanation
US given IN the World Today is curious
The natives Of the islands have SUI
perstltious belief that remnants OF food
falling into the hands OF an enemy ell
able him to cast spell over the eaters
OF the meal at which the remnants
were left Now, the natives value their
cats less as pets than as convenient
source Of fresh meat. IL follows that
thefts Of cats are frequent. or rather
We're frequent until some genius
evolved the happy scheme Of cutting Off
their tails and storing them away In o
safe place. For" said he, III thief
should steal my cat and eat II, an In
cantation muttered over its residue will
make the miscreant so sick that he will
be sorry he ever tasted stolen cats
flesh" 1t was an idea worthy Of the
great chancellor himself. and the hum
BILE. brown Bismarckian, In pursulHg
the blood and iron policy which 1t en-
tailed. was, like him, serenely indiffer-
ent to bloOdshed, pain and caterwaul-
ings 20 long as ne secured his ends or
his cats ends.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
Wa. solomon a PInsiariStr

/ Two thousand five hundred years be
fore King Solomon made an alliance
with Pharaoh and 1850 years before
the birth OF Christ there lived in Egypt
a prefect. ptah-hO-tep by name, who
was collector Of moral maNims which
were even then hOary with antiquity
These gems Of proverbial wisdom ar
striklngly like those Il the wise BE
brew monarch, although II must be ar
uitted they received additional luste.
from his hand. These are samples q
the Egyptian maXims, as translated /
the Literary Digest:
"Be not proud OF your wisdom bu'
speak TO the ignorant man az you DO &
the learned"
az you must deal with an ant e1nis'
while be Is in anger and he is uorI
powerful than you. tlsen bend yru
neck 10 him."
What is this but the philosophy TrFi
warns against the man wise N hA
own conceit" and advises the soft an
swer that turneth away wrath r.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

While DR.. Theobald Smith was a lec-
turer on bacteriology In the medical
department Of the Columbian uniyersi-
~ a boy came TO him with a message
from relative who was visiting IN
Washington. When the boy saw the
doctor be put the note back IN his pock-
et. saving, ITS another DR.. Smith the
note Il for"
Let me see the name on the envel-
one" said the doctor curiously THAT
IS my name. The note is for me-"
"But was told" replied the boy, TO
give it 10 the bald Dr. Smith"
"Oh. you got turned around a little
on the name. that's all" replied the
doctor. reaching for the note.
And II took considerable argument to
convince the boy he was the right man.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Tie planets exercise as certain an III
auence upon each other rs do two
pieces Of wood foatinc upon water in
a basin. AZ they fy through their pre-
scrlbed orbits and approach or tra'el
from each other they are observed 70
deviate from the course which they
must have pursued but for the increase
or the decrease Of some influence or at
traction.
BY making observations Of this tend
ency M various times and by compar-
ina n number OF results Il IS possible 70
weigh accurately any planet. however
vast and however distant
All such calculations are founded
upon the law Of universal graviiation.
The mass OF a planet attracts other
masses I'm the solar system. so that cer-
tain movements result We can or
serve the character of these movements
with our telescopes and ascertain their
amount. and 60 from our measure
ments and estimates we can calculate
the mass and weight OF the planet ny
which such movements have been pro-
duced
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

The question as to why all foam Is
white Is not an easy one TO under
stand. but the fact is that foam is al
WAYS white, whatever may be the color
Of the beverage itself The froth pro-
duced on bottle Of the blackest Ink
IS white and would be perfectly so
were II not tinged to "A certain extent
by particles of the liquid WHICH the
bubbles hold IN mechanical suspension.
AS TO the cause of this whiteness. II IS
sufficient 20 say that II Is due to the
large number OF rejecting surfaces
formed by the foam, for 1t Is these sur
faces which, by rejecting the light.
produce upon our eyes the impression
OF white.
n we remember that all bodies owe
their colors to the rays Of light, which
they cannot absorb, and all bodies
which reflect all the light they receive,
without absorbing any. appear perfect
ly white, we shall be prepared TO under
stand how the multitude Of rejecting
surfaces formed by the foam. and
which do not absorb any light, must
necessarily give the froth a white ap-
pearance. II is for the same reason
that any very fine powder appears
white, even the blacklist marble, when
ground to dust losing every trace of Its
original color
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

The general arrangement or the
leaves on limbs and stalks Of trees and
plants secures between each sufficient
space to prevent one leaf from interfer-
ing with another. And not only are
leaves so arranged Gs 10 exist independ-
emily of each other but In a general
way they have taken upon themselves
the forms best adapted 10 secure the
maximum OF sunlight as II is showered
upon them in different ATTITUDES. At
the equator. where the suns rays are
vertical, we find large fiat leaves like
those of the banana. plantain and the
various species OF the cactus.
Farther north, whore sunlight strikes
M an angle. small leaves and pine nee
dies" are found Then again note the
peculiarly Of the Australian gum tree
Instead Of exposing their broad faces to
tho sun the edges only are 30 turned.
Were II otherwise the sun would rob
them of all their moisture, II being a
we'll known fact that the gum tree
grows in the driest region on earth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Thomas Parr and Henry jenkins are
respectively credited with the ages OF
152 ard 100. Jeanne serimphan was
married when sbe was ~ and died
when she was 1Zs Or. DuiOurnel mar
tied at 1lG and became the father Of
two children and died at l2J Marie
priou reached the age Of rs. A won
m OF Metz. the mother OK tyenty-fOur
children. died at the Gge Of 100. sur
eeon Politman celebrated his one hun
dred and forreth birthday Patrick
O'Neil buried seven wives and died al
12O, and Norwegian peasant IS ro
corded as dying at loo and leaving two
sons. one aged lOS and the other only
nine summers. Mr.. Robert Taylor lived
10 be I34 and died OF excitement on re
cuiylng the picture OF Queen Victoria
signed by herself An lrishman name''
Brown. who was a habitual drunk
ard. lived 10 b. l20. A French srlnk-
ard lived to b. ll2 He had a daily c.
bauch for ninety years Durand dBti
vel OF CahOrs lived 20 be l2s. \ won
an OF IA drank strong coffee n great
quantities all her days. while a man Of
ia lived on fruit, chiefly melons. and
chewed lemon peel.-Portland Orego-
MAN
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

In certain Office building IN the
downtown distric, there Is club on
en upper floor, with an express eieVa-
tor service for members. The other
day two Of the latter emerged from the
dining room whore they had eaten
luncheon. and eyed the elevator floor
indicator. The arrow moved In TWO
shafts. one Of them the club e'evator
express route.
Its wonderful how much hme a
man can save by these expresses, re-
marked one OF the pair.
Nonsense" said his companion, Il
can get TO the bottom on a local ana
beat you while 1 am doing It.
Ten dollars that you can't" was the
reply.
The cages IN both shafts opened with
a click. and without further parley the
two men separated. entering the differ.
ent elevators. The local got away d
fraction Of a moment ahead Of the ex
press When the man IN the latter
stepped out his acquaintance was wait
ing for him.
"How did you do IT. gasped the ex
press passenger, digging down for the
forfeited bank note
"That was easy" said his companion
II gave my elevator man half OF the
| bet-in advance-and he didn't make
any stops. New York Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
Singing Cattle to Sleep,

A curious instance OF the power OF
music comes from the western ranches,
where the cowboys have learned that
they can sing cattle TO sleep. At bed
ding time" a rider Will ride 20 the
front OF herd, stop it. and then he will
ride rapidly around and around 1t till
the cattle are herded close together.
lie usually sings or whistles while be
Is doing this, and presently one of the
herd lies down, 10 be followed in quick
Succession by the others, till In ten
minutes herd OF 800 may be all down.
The cowboy now rides slowly around
them, stopping occasionally If he de-
sircs TO. and whistling or singing. as he
likes. But should the herd get up or
become excited in the night he rides
around rapidly and sings until they are
uuiet.-New York Tribune
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Many a swimmer stops short before
learning how 70 approach a drowning
person. but be should add a knowledge
Of this as Of the proper means Of arti-
iclal respiration before DE can be ac-
counted a master of the art So says
the London Chronicle. and adds: THE
swimmer In difficulties may always be
assisted, even by a tyro, provided he be
himself strong enough swimmer, but
the bather who cannot swim at al or
who has entirely lost his presence OF
mind should always be approached
from behind and seized by the arms.
Then by swimming on the back 1t Is
easy 10 tow him 20 safety Further.
the b,ther in difficulties should remem-
Der that throwing the arms out OF the
water tends u sink the whole body, the
air being a poor supporting medium for
their weight
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
The Doctor Knew Best.

A Pennsylvania farmer named Hans
wns subject TO some kind of fits which
rendered him totally unconscious for
hours at time and on several occa-
sions convinced his good wife that she
was n widow. II was pretty generally
known that she was by no means
averse 10 the widowed state, for she
and the doughty Hans did not live In
peace and amity.
One day Hans was stricken rs usual.
The good wife applied the usual RENE
dies, but this time they failed to revive
the unconscious man. a doctor was
called, and after thorough examina-
ton he shook his head and said sol
EMMY:
DOT iss zu bed. Hiss iss todt (dead)."
The widow pretended to be overcome
with grief. and. leaning over the pros
trate form Of her husband. che walled:
"Oh. mein Hans iss todtl Mein Hans
iss todt"
But Hans, revivlng suddenly, ex-
claimed;
"Neln. neIn! Ich ben nit todt9'
Hans" said his wife reprovlngly,
'1le still. Der doctor knows best
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
osd Death OF n Bird.

4 curious instance Of bird death Is
recorded by ~. Z. D. Scott In his
STORY OF a Bird Lover" lie tells Il
story Of q kiugasher who was shot
pursued his flight. apparently unhurt'
for 200 feet. and then dropped dead
still. when the lody was examined
there was no mark Of a wound upon It,
which gave rise 20 the possibility that
Wild bird could be frightened to
death. "I have seen the same thing
bappen many times since continues
The story. L know now the reason for
this. ! single shot striking q bird In
flight. penetrating the thin side of his
body and entering his lungs, makes Il
very small hole, nnd no external hcmor-
rhace ensues There Is little or no
shock 90 the bird. fancy he hardly
feels pain. but presently the Internal
hemorrhage from the great blood yes
sells that have been severed makes him
suddenly unconscious. aHd 10 a moment
DO f. dead. The tine. however. between
the penetrating az the shot and The in
ternai hem0rrbacr is sufficient 70 al
low the animal 10 travel very consid-
cradle distance seemingly un.njured.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Or. p l.. Hurts pointer dog was the
cause OF a good deal OF amusement and
excitement In Boonyille one day. The
doctor stopped at a trough TO water his
horse. A sewer pipe about hundred
feet long passes under crossing nj this
place. and the dog being warm from
running. crawled into the pipe to get
cool. When the time came 10 leave ne
could not turn around. and as the pipe
was crooked ne could not see the oppo
site end Of II, so there he stuck. After
various suggestions had been made for
getting him out d small negro boy was
sent In after him The boy got him by
the leg but then found that he himself
could not back out Here was a pretty
howdy do. Finally second negro boy
was sent in. His legs remained within
reach from the outsSe. and when he
had caught the first boy by the legs
and the first boy had got secure hold
on the dogs legs some strong men took
the second boy by his legs, and thus
they were ali pulled ort.-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
s.einn With One Eye.

A great many. perhaps the majority
OF otherwise well Informed people be-
lieve that they see the same with one
eve as with both eyes. Tint this Is not
the case one can easily convince HIM
self by the following simple expert
ment: Cover one Of the eyes with
hand or a bandage and let the expert
menter attempt To snuff out a candle
suddenly placed within a few feet OF
him. He will almost invariably miss
the fame. either oyerreaching, under
r,aachlng or putting the fingers too far
10 the right or left OF the flame. With
both eyes normal and open the accom-
modation for distance and direction Is
instantaneous.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
Wanted the Lamhs Handy.

'T want 10 get q tombstone Tor n.
husbands grave" she SAID Dushine
back her somber veil
1--WE have MI kinds, replied the deal
er. as there any particular style yo'
wish 70 getY'
"Yes. I was thinking I wouli Ike
TO have one Of those marble block.
with lambs carved on them
"But those are generally slppo sed {.
be placed upon the graves Of chill lren
"Yes, | knOw-I'ye noticed that sun
I think It will please him TO have one o.
them If ne can look bach here now anC
see and understand what we are doing
You soc. h Operated II Wall street, and
1t viii make him happy 10 Away have
a lamb there right within reach"-Chi
icago Record Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
rIrh.n ~ Cnnnchin Dies.

Death In the eyes or the Capuchln
monks is chiefly a terrible reminder or
the vanities Of the flesh. Their GENE
terry IN Rome Is cellar whose walls
and ceiling are covered with the bones
of their predecessors. Skulls, ribs. thigh
bones and knuckles are arranged IN
grotesque designs. and even the chan
deler IS constructed OF parts Of skele-
tons
When a Capuchin dies he IS buried In
loose dirt without a coffin. As there is
room for only forty bodies IN this earth.
which was brought from the Holy
Land. the body that has lain IN II lon
gest Is dug up, the skeleton IL cleaned
garmented in mOnkish garb and placed
IN a niche To make room the Oldest
skeleton IN a niche IL d'smembered, and
It's various bones are added to complete
some wall design.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

In the early history Of Virginia and
Maryland tobacco was BY all odds the
most important crop, and 1t was even
possible at dmes TO secure a wife In ex-
ma for Il moderate amount OK to-
bac.e se IN later 1avs In the west n
squ oo-ld le obtained in exchange
Tor ID u u0unt Of whisky. ia ~
at j. obacco was made o o.
gal tender r AL dob-s, in".uc'l- us
toms IL ei.-t den years aftar he
founding ~ Jamestown BY Cptain
John Smith "a English nODleman. Sir
Edwin Sandvs. brought over With
hip load Of piles ninety young Eng
fish maids. W immediately mon their
arrival were 1oed ana married by the
coIonlsts. eaca being paid for at the
rate of "120 pounds of good tobacco"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
The rn.ophisticnted MouiIk

'The Russian moujik," says "a man
who has seen life In the land Of the
car. SIS naive fellow. He Is some
thing like boy and something like an
Irishman. He IL, as a rule, very SIN
pie. very kind.
81 typical mOujik entered one day a
railroad station. He approached The
agent and asked when certain train
would leave for a certain piace The
agent told him distinctly. and. seem-
Ing satisfied. he departed. But mo.
ment later he was back again, and
egain he asked the agent the same
question
"'Why,' the agent exclaimed, 4 told
YOU that only minute ago!
"'You did. truly the morjik an
swered. But It isn't myself that wants
TO know this time. is my mate ont
side
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

Among ions rtarcases tAe world over
none. it Is safe 90 Say, Is so long or Of
.ult OK ascent as "Jaoob's ladder
This remarkable flight contains NOR,
than 10 STRIPS. all rif.ng "ith The same
nf. IA the Same dlrcllon The steD'
rise at an angle OF exactly forty 80
degrors
jacobs ladder esccnds particular
ly steep bill at 81. Helena. Tie sJep'
are naturally the most direct route q
the summit Of the hill and despite thcli
great length are traverscd daily b}
hundreds Of wayfarcrs. There are sal
10 be- many persons who from loni
practice are able 20 ascend the steel
stairway at rapid pace without one
stopping for breath.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
The BIow ON the Jaw.

4 man struck with any degree Of
force upon the mental area Of the Jaw.
although he may be- in perfect physical
condition. instantly co,!apses and falls
70 the ground Tie attitude assumed
N recovery, which may b. instantane
Gus or Delayed some minutes. is most
Characteristic. lie sQuirms about
raises his head and rolls lis eyes In en-
attempt 20 locate himself He tries to
get on his side and elbow; he endeav-
ors 20 rise upon his hands and knees
II he regains his feet he staggers like
drunken man. and should he proceed 10
reopen hostit-ics hc IS usually prompt
ly put OUT by bis aiTersUry. The
blow IS practically never fatal; the
hearts action IL never unduly cccclcr-
atcd: the pulse and respiration are nor
NAL: the pupils are normal; there Is no
headache. TO swoats. 30 cold eXtTcmi
ties, no palior none Of rle ordinary
sirns Of shock or cOnlussiOn.-Me Medical
News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
The Peculiar onnges water.

There IS a scientific basis for the uni
versal faith-usuauy called supcrsti-
tiOn-among HiDdOos in the cleansing
Qualities OF the Gancos as we'll as IN It's
peculiar sanctiy Careful experiments
has shown that the river possesses eX-
traordiuary and inexplicGbie antisepuc
properties. \ government analyst took
water from the main sewer OF Benares
which contained millions OF cholera
germs. When emptied into a recepta-
Gle Of Ganges water in six hours they
were all dead. lie took undeniabiy
pure water and threw few Of these
cholera germs in. They propagated
and swarmed These tests Were tried
repeatedly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11

In l7l5 "a cellar digger having bee
stihed at jena. the medical faculty Q
the university decided that the caus
was not the direct action ~ the oevl
but deadly gas. ThercuDo1 Profess
I.ocscher Of the University Of Witjen
berg entered solemn protest Ceciai
Ing that the decision OF the n. NJ "a
faculty was "ouly a proof Of II Lam
entable license wh.cN faa SO TAX,
possession OF Us. and whi, b IL ve ar1
not earnestly on odf guard WILL 2acliy
turn away from Us TIE bless -g Of
Cod ("
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
Sun Drunkenness.

To become sun drunk Is condition
into which any one may fall In the
tropics. Exposure to the suns rays VIII
reduce a man TO condition almost ex'
actly resembling drunkenness. He stag
gers about and "a usually compelled 10
lie down and sleep Il on sun drunk
enncss IS sometimes accompanied BY
nausea. Another curioUs fact III COD
nection with life In the tropics, where
the sun rises at the same time all the
year round. Is that II you do not get up
before sunrise you do not feel well all
day. You feel heavy. out OF sorts and
have a tendency TO sickness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-09-11
To live long it is necessary to live
Rowly.--CicerO.
The moal CoaIly nnir.

Every year. two or three days after
the fete OF ST. Joan, market Of hui
man hair is held az Limoges. Girls.
matrons and old women from the coun-
try around bargain to obtain the best
price for their trcsses, which are shoFr
of in the market place. White hair al
ways fetches the highest price, because
the color cannot be produced with dyes.
II Is often worth SIS per pound. Gray
hair comes next ip market value thcp
flaxen coIored. golden auburn, light and
dark brown. In that order. The cheap
est is black haiE