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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
Night Caps In Virginia.

Senator Daniel. OF Virginia, tells OF
a man from Richmond who was visit.
ing country cousin. Tho latter got
sleepy at nine o'clock and vainly tried
TO keep awake, In desperation, he
opened a bottle, saying, Cousin Jim.
let's have a nightcap"
Cousin Jim's face frightened, and
the nlghtcap disappeared; but he con.
tinued talking, until his courteous
country cousin finally said, Cousin
lin. you must excuse me. But I'm
accustomed 20 going to bed at nine
o'clock. In fact. to be frank with you,
/ s'posed you'd take the hint and 80 to
bed on the night-cap,'
"weI, my dear cousin, give me the
other string to that night-cap and IN
go 10 sleep. Every night-cap has two
strings."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
ARMY TRIALS.

An infantryman's Long Siege,
This soldiers tale OF food Is interest
ting.
During hla term OF service In nth
Infantry In Cuba and Philippines. an
Ohio soldier boy contracted disease
Of the stomach and bowels which all
army doctors who treated him pro
nounced incurable. but which Grape.
Nuts food alone cured;
in October. 1893. when my enlist.
ment expired. ! was discharged from
tho army at Calulute. Philippines. and
returned to the States on tho FIRST
available steamer that left Manila.
when I got home | was total wreck
physically and my doctor put me TO
bed saying no considered me the worst
brokon-down man OF my age he ever
saw and after treating me G months
no considered my case beyond medical
aid.
During the fan and winter OF 1900
and '0i | was admitted 10 tho Barnes
Hospital In Washington. ID. O., for
treatment for chronic Inflammation OF
the stomach and bowels but after 5
months returned home as bad as ever.
Il continued taking medicine until
February. 1909. when reading a news.
paper one day read about Grape, Nuts
and was 30 impressed sent out for a
package right away,
The result IA quickly told for /
have used Grape Nuts continually ever
alnoo with tho best results, my health
l. 20 I eau do a fair days hard work.
stomach and bowels arc IN good con.
dillon. have gaines 90 pounds lu
weight and feel like q now man alto
gehor
81 owe my present good health ia
Grave Nuts beyond an dosht Tor modl
cal science was exhausted" NlmS
given by Postum Co, Batuo Creek
Mlch.
Had no conmliod any ono OF soy
erai thousand physicians we know o
they would have prescribed Grape
Nuts Immediately.
Look Ia each pkg Tor tho famouI
nitlo book. THE Road TO MELVILLE"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
DETECTIVE WORK IN INDIA.
Native Police Are Not serupulous In
Their Methods.

Native Police Are Not serupulous In
Their Methods.
A recently published book on India
tells Of a native detective whose meth
DDS woro anything but scrupuloua.
One important matter Investigated
vac a robbery OF about half lakh OF
rupees worth Of silver ingots (about
25.OOOl that was sent down on cam.
els with an escort OF fifteen armed
non from indOrO TO Kotah. Tho eB-
oort was killed by Dacoita and the sll.
yer taken. Isri Pershad, the oriental
Sherlock Holmes. rasaeldar major Of
. native regiment. made II his bust
meas 10 bring these men 10 justice and
whom asked In after years how he OBJ
tAined his proofs remarked. umlllngly
atroklng his heard. that n a man was
indicloualy strung up. spread eagle.
wise. BY his thumba, much useful In
formation might be extracted and
having 20 marks OF ill.treatment 20
show TO tho sahibs he generally held
his tongue. or certain witness In
ellis case no wrote that he had given
'awfully good evidence at the trial,
but a. there was Just a little dlacrep'
ancy' between this and bis previous
dispositions before tho political agent
uucu I'M ofiNiuuf mos were caiicu FOL
BY the higher court. II would DO bet
ler 10 omit this one and say II hat
been oatou by white ants"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

meahed about him as tho web Of
Fatei
Frozen as 10 stone the wife stood
drzcd and voiceless; her eyes we're
riveted upon the hldeous sin before
them; her blood frozo In horror con.
collation. heat could not mott. And
then soft. long drawn kissos broke
the deadenod stillness-oach one
shifting dull upon her brain and driv.
ing through Il the hideous truth. And
then Madge Marcy's eyes, piercing
the gloom beyond, found them fxed
by her cousins cold stare, as by a
Basilisks But bold and reckless,
tho girl only smiled and whispered:
He Ia my cousin. Nell. Go back
to bed and be good"
Her voice melted the frozen charm.
The wrongod wife hurled herself
toward the guilty para Vengeance
lmplacablo. In the broad light CLEAN.
cd the lorg, sharp dagger she found
somehow In her hand; It's upllfted
blade directed not at her rivals but
her husbands hoarti Then, as that
blade descended like a fash. Nell
Douglas fell upon the carpet-prone
-lifeless. And even then one word
crashed down upon her brain-potent.
commandful. Remember" Stimuli.
taneously Mrs. Ronald Douglas was
qittlpg bolt upright in bed; her hus.
bands voice asking quietly:
Are you III, dollin' wife?'
"oh. Bon. II was dreadful had
such an awful-awful nightmare.
am sure II was the terrapln,"
NO. Nell: ! am sure Il was not"
Then. love. what could II have
been7"
Sweetheart. II was that ellly fad
agaln'I"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
COST OF LIVING IN ASIA.
Modern improvements Have Imposed
Burden on Natives.

Modern improvements Have Imposed
Burden on Natives.
During a recent tour in Asia Of near
~ sixteen months, from February,
1901. TO June. 1902. In which visited
Japan. Korea, China. the Philippines.
Cochin China, slam and Laos. tho
Straits Settlements. Burmah. india,
Syria and Palestine. found every
where n deep interest In the changing
economic conditions. The common
people In Asia care little for politics.
but the price OF food and raiment
touches every man. woman and child
at a sensitive point
Almost everywhere the old days Of
cheap living are passing away. Steam
ers. railways, telegraphs. newspapers.
laborsaving machinery and the intro
ductlon OF Western Ideas are slowly
but rurely revolutionizlng the Orient
Shantung wheat. which formerly had
no market beyond a radius of few
dozen miles from tho wheat field. can
now be shipped by railway and steam
ship TO any part OF tho world. and In
consequence every Chinese buyer has
10 pay more for II. In like manner
new facilities for export have doubled.
trobled. and in some places quad
rupled the price OF rice in China, Siam
and Japan.-Century Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
IN THE HILLS or JAPAN.
Panorama one Of the Most Beautiful
In the World.

Pshorams one Of the Most Beautiful
In the World.
On every side OF as. from our feet TO
tho golden distance far away. tho
world.stretchod mountains. peak upon
peak. as thick as junks in a Chinese
harbor. and range beyond range In
eXhaustible: no sounds Of mortal life
came up inside tho rock, while tho
river, gentian blue. wound silent in
transparent pools below The pano-
rama In japan on a splendid summer
day is impossible to describe to an
English reader who has not been in
the Fact. for such a one win read be-
tween the lines the local color n
which he was bred. Instead OF the
wholly different atmosphere that
helghtens the charm Of the picture
there-tho brilliant. luminous air
which invest our eye with telescope
power and brings the whole landscape
to our feet; while a soft suspicion Of
silky haze seems TO float a halo round
each fol!age.hldden hill. Switzerland.
too. Is mountain world. but small
compared with his; the entire cen.
tent from Innsbruck TO Geneva only
one.fourth the length OF this single
island OF Japan-a thousand miles OF
continuous romance And the quality
OF the sunshine Is what separates. by
n very wide gull. a summers day in
these attitudes Irom one IN more
northerly Europe.-Cornhlll Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

tho eyes she glued upon her book
had aught but tenderness In them n
am surprised nj such a hint. Nell,
even from you whom Eleanor Mar.
cy changed her name 10 Douglas"
because he was tender and
trewo'7" the glrl broke 10 with a
merry laugh.
'Bocauso no was a gentleman and
On honest man the other went ON,
unhoodlng "she Hworo to love and
honor. The woman who 80 demoans
horson as to be Jealous -sho paused,
looking fun az tno woman before her,
radiant and crowned with belloship-
without any apparent excuse, dc.
serves not pity. but contempt.
"why. you are really talking seri
ously, Nerl" the ether woman cried
GLOW thouGhuoss / was 20 tease you
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

when you were worried. Ali THAT'S
his cab! m run and live tho punch
while you turn the terrapln. Nov
Nell, dear don't soold the poor fel
lowi"
She swept through the portiero Of
the dinlngroom. Just as the truant's
pass.koy grated IN the latch. A pni.
zled look-half query. half content
swept the face Mrs Douglass turned
FIRST 20 her and then TO the toll mir
ror. as she smoothed the laces rufncl
about her bosom. Next instant the
vas cxtrlcatlng herself from a benr
like hug.
you mean old runaway To kecp
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

Large numbers OF visitors are at.
traoted every summer to the subma-
une hotel near Pordin. on the south
coast OF France. The building Ia Of
steal. ON concrete foundations, and
has boon httod with large plate glass
windows, which enable the guests to
look upon tho beauties OF submarine
ufo from a depth OF six fathomA
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

A lecturer who has a very fine lee
ture on THE Decadence OF Pure Eng
fish" gave this address before a WON
ans club. Al the close OF the talk q
very much overdressed woman Of tho
fuss and feathers type came up TO
him. and said. Il did enjoy your talk
ever and ever so much. and ! agree
with you that the English language is
decading awfully. Hardly no one talks
proper nowadays, and the land only
knows what the next generation will
talk like II nothing Amt done about
~ Woman'a Home Companlon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

An English newspaper tells story
Of n rural coroners Jury, which. upon
beins told b. medical witness that
tho case under consideration was one
o. felo do se. brought In a verdict OF
Found drowned" But In Virginia
city. Nob.. some years ago, when a
popular oltlzon shot Chlnamnn
through the middle Of tho back With
a Henry ride, aud killed him. no
coroner'a jury brought In vo,uet
Of "Hulcldo."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
VentrlloaulaI Fowl5.

NJ. Emile Merwert secretary gener-
al Of French Guiana. has sent TO tho
Jardln des Plantes In Paris two pairs
OF ventriloqulal fowls. These birds
are greatly amusing TO visitors TO the
gardens. who assemble round their
cage by their cries, which at one time
appear to come from the trees. at
others from the sky and sometimes
from the midst OF the crowd itself.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
md wond.r bad wnn s,nu,.

A scotchman paid a visit to London
TO inspect the electric apparatus Of
that city, with a view 20 It's introduc.
ton in his native town. On his re-
turn his wife exclaimed: Dear me.
Jamlel That trip has dune ye a power
OF guild. Hoo stout ye haze gotten. !
hope 20 did as telt ye and qua on
ane OF the dlzsen clean shirts that !
gled ye every day" "oh, aye. Eliza.
beth" was the reply 81 did Just rs 20
sald-put on a clean shirt every day.
an I haze them a on noo."-Pittsburg
nrnna
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

" local applications. they cannot reach the dc
Tased rnftlIn ~ the ear There o. only me NaT 70
cure dfafueas aud that g. by cnstutilnal remedies
Deafness r. causrd by an iunlmcd condition % Tue
mucous lining " the EuftaChlan Tuhf. when thia
tube a. innamef y0u have arumhliug snnnd 81 I'm
perfect hearing and when Il n entirely closed, Dear
nos l. me result, aad unea4 tile nnammatiu can y
taken Hnd this tube restored 90 To- normal oondf
Uun, hearing viii be destroyed forever nlnc cases
90. ~ too are caused by taiafrh, which o. uothiua
but al innaued condition. o. the mucous surfaces.
We viii giyr one Hundred Dollars for any Gaze q
Deafness tcauaed by caIarhl that cannot 20 oufeo
by lialfa Cafafrh Ours. send Tor circulars. free.
~ CHENEY a co, Toledo, o
Iake NM IamiIT rill. for eon.tlpalIon-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
TWO lone women up all night, BY care
ioasneRs about a train"

TWO lone women up all night BY Clre'
lossness about a train"
Really couldn't help Il. darling
wifcyi" Dr. Douglas answered cheer.
ilyi pronounclng the adjective DOL.
lla'-"You see the operation old 81.
ocrly wired me to come for was a
capital one. The subject wm worn
10 a thread: and heart compilations
forbade aulesthotios. So we used
hypnotism.'
THAT silly fad agnlnl" his wife an
swored with a pout Ronald Doug.
las do believe you are becoming a
hypnotic crank!"
II will. II my crankiness initiates
suffering" he said gravely, Il am
forced TO give 30 much OF that-to
be cruel only 20 be kind;' that q a
woman like this one"
"Oh. II was woman?"
'Hos, and marvelously beautlhil
one, She detained me. as slcedy
wished TO test her powers further.
and so ] missed my train
"She humhugged even your" lllngl.
Gel Mrs. Douglas retorted Ron. Tor
a cloarheaded, scientific old dear,
you are the most easily fooled by a
| pretty woman"
There's but one pretty woman to
me, dollln' wife," was the genuine
response-"and she hasn't fooled
me-"
Tho foretold nightmare to be foaled
by terrapln, seemed TO be a mere
myth, silence as OF Egyptian tombs
wrapped the dark Douglas mansion
as the clock chimed three. In no
darkness the surgeon lay wideoyed
but restful, thinking over the new q.
perlenoe Of the day.
Suddenly his wife spoke; No
caught his namo-her cousins. Ria
hand intuitlyely went out TO wake her
as he muttorod: MY fault Tenn.
pin but she spoke again and dc
scientist paused to listen. smlihg
broadly In the inky darkness. Than
the French clock ohimed the quarter
Mrs Douglas sat bolt upright IN
bed. n sense OF horror-of hideosa
doom upon her She reached out hr
arm, the plump little hand feeling mr.
her protectors pillow. II was empv
his place by her side vacant ~
whispered his name--thon louder-,t
last In agonized sohs. No ansv,r
came, She glanced at the door. 1,
was niar a dim CLEAN from the Mi
lamp rejecting upon his empty pl,se
Shuddoring with cold droad-bn,
ing with shame at hor own ac,-na
racked wife slid steulthily from Nv
and cropt into the HAN. Boioro ~,
moving ghostllke to hls doom
cropt her husband, white clad \.
with bare feet that made no sa.
ON the carpet Hgsltaut. slow nm
meln OF a guilty thipg-bo passed ~ ~
, length OF the corridor uausa1 ~
Madgo Mnrcys door upned sot'.
Il was opened as OF Itself In e
broad Hight nooding behind her, NV
floating masses OF fair halr-seulr,..
Cd throat and cleaning bust loo NJ,
p ly drapod-hor cousin stood ~
eager arms extended. Next l,,,'.i
f. they we're close about the sInr.
. husbands mock; her soft cheek n-.
. ing his In oostasy-tho blonde M.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

Doan'H kidney pills. Read how these
pills repair a weakened physical con.
dillon whom this condition IL caused
BY sick kidneys:
Mrs Sadie Mettles OF 39l w. 9Th
Ave-. Columbus, Ohio. says. Prior to
the year 1898 suffered considerably
from baokache. pain In the head. Ian.
guor and depression and weakness OF
the action OF the Kidneys Tho pain
was always worse In the morning. and
I felt miserable. was induced 10
procure box OF Doan's kidney Pills
and began their use. They proved
prompt and effective They cured mo
and there has been no return Of the
trouble since taking them. ! owe all
the credit 10 Doan'a Kidney pills"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great hid.
aey medicine which cured Mra. Met.
ties will be mailed ON application 70
any part OF the United States. Ad'
dress Foster Miiburn Co, BUFFALO. n.
\. For sale by all druggists, price 30
nonts por box.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
cIoudland.

crimson and ivory. lntertwist,
hanuer fl0atnE upon the breeze
ennrdinF the place OF the new moons
tryati
auttcrlng swarm OF golden bees,
Winrinr away over Jasper seas;
A alniv garland OF amethyat
8v the last faint slow OF the sunset
kissed;
Then naught but a shred OF pearl Gray
sniing behind the darhonlng trees.
Siera Boise Bush IN New Orleans
Iimcs- Democrat
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
The Meeting Of the National irrigation
Congress.

To be held at FL Paso. Texas. this fall,
promises TO be Of great interest TO
dwollers In tnter.Mountain country.
and addresses will be made by Amer.
lean and foreign irrigation authorities.
An interesting program, including n
genuine Mexican bull tight, will be
given by the citizens. For further In.
formation regarding date OF above
meeting, railroad fares. etc. address
c. r. Warren. room No. All, Dooly
block. Salt Lake City. Utah.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
Ausirlan Marrlaae Laws.

Tho Austrian marriage laws are
very severe. They prohibit mar
riagos between Christians and Jews
and between Christians and inndels. A
marriage between a Protestant WON
an and man who said he had no
particular creed has Just been an
nulled ly the supreme court
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

Malaga grapes do not come from
.foioea. Only Musoatel and wine
rrapes are exported from Malaga,
sgbile the Malagas come from Almeria,
mont 100 miles east. which probably
has on annual crop of 100000 90
Mound barrels.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

We'll" said the New Yorker. taurt.
inrly, you don't see any grass grow.
ing In our streets" That's so" re.
piled tho Philadel1hlan, CLEVER
scheme Of yours" What's that?"
ITO keep tearing your streets up so
the grass can't grow."-PAiladelphia
proag
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
Carpets can be colored on the floor
with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
Weath ln Yueatan.

Yucatan has a population Of $50 900.
and owing to the fact that It is the
homo of the henequen, the agave.
which furnishes the finest fiber, the
Yueatecos have more money per cap
tia then any other people in the world.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
BEND TINS NOTICE TODAY
CAME TO EARTH oUDoENLv.
How oulek.Wit,ed Professor Covered
Up His Absent. Mlndodness.

How Oulck.Witteo Professor Covered
Up His Absent. Mlndodness.
One day certain professor OF
mathematics al o, University prepar.
ed 10 SET out on n short journey on
horseback. He was an absent minded
person. and while saddling the animal
was thinking out some Intricate prob
lem. Some students stood near and
watched him abstractedly place the
saddle on hind part before
"Oh. Professor" ey 9laimed one OF
tho group. you arc putting tho wrong
end Of your saddle foremost"
young man." replied tho professor
with some tartness. you are entirely
too smart. How do you know II is
wrong. when | have not yet told you
In which direction intend to go2"--
Llppincott's.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
Stops the Cough and
Works on tho Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 30
catehInu PIneons In oueenstown.

The ragged children of Queenstown
catch pigeons in a curious way. Seat.
ed In row on the edge of the pave.
ment. they each nave string stretch.
Ing into the road. at tho end OF which
Is a moose surrounding some tempting
bread crumbs. Homeless pigeons
pounce on the meal, and are as quick
ly jerked to the pavement by tho
cheering youths.-London Graphic.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
oettlnq Thlnus Down Fine.

II is said that fly makes 400
strokes per second with its wings
and II has been proven that by the
use of the mlcrophone you can hear
lily wallSl
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

Greatest, simplest. best invention OF
the age. A boy can make regular
sized lix1sxiS In. bales like fun, and
two boys can bale three tons per day
easily.
BEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY
10 the John A. Salzer SEED Co.. Ia
Crosse. Wis, with &c stamps for mali
ing, ans get their big catalog. fully de-
Horibi this great Hay Press, NO also
hundreds OF tools ana thousands OF va
rieties OF Farm and Vegetable Seeds
wv. N. W
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15
WOMEN BREAK DOWN.

Sometimes v o m o n
drift into a condition
Of half invalid" Con.
tlnuai ianEuor. all
tired out. run down.
backacho. nerves shat.
tered. headache. terri
bic pain. no appetite,
poor digestion. In nine
cases out OF ten it's bo-
cause the kidneys fail
10 do their work OF
hltering the poisonous
system waste from tho
blood. The kidneys
are veal, and need tho
Acknowledging helm Of
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

lido not believe Piso'a curo for oonsumpuss
has an equal for coughs and oolds.-JohH y
Down, Trinity SPRING., Ind, Beb- 10, iooo
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-15

Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup.
FOR children toothnF aoftuus the guns, reduces m
ANIMATION, allaya palm cures wind colo. 80 abottlo.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-14

to become a democracy, the powers
would not. resent it on Leopold's ac-
count, though they might oppose 1t
because of the influence such a step
would have on other peoples. But I'M
less their king. goes to even greater
lengths than he has already gone 1t is
probable that the Belgians will permit
him to round out his reign in such
peace as creditors and outraged rela-
tives may vouchsafe to him.
He is an ugly figure of king, clad
not in purple but in the hue one has
come to associate with notoriety, the
hue of yellow. Although close on sixty
years of age, he has none Of the Dig
nifty that one associates with years and
none of the honor the world is glad to
accord to those who serve worthily in
high places. He is an opera bouffe
monarch in a sober setting: and when
he passes. his practical workaday ma
ton will doubtless heave a sigh of re-
lief at getting rid of superfluous fig
ure that has made it ridiculous.