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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24
Protect Their Roads.

There Is considerable agitation over
the question OF good roads. No one
doubts the deslrablllly OF good roads.
But suitable material for making good
roads on a foundation OF Florldn sand
Is scarce In this State. II we had such
laws as exist In Europe, our roads
could be made good with the material
nc hand.
European countries have long dis.
carded narrow tires In order 10 pre.
serve and build their highways. and
also because II is economy in the use
OF the vehicle and the weight that a
horse Is able TO draw. says the good
Good Roads Magazine. Wide tires are
not only lighter in their draught than
narrow ones under nearly all condl.
lions. but they roll the roads smooth
instead OF cutting them TO pieces. A
tour'inch tire on a wagon carrying a
heavy road is n road builder.
In France every freight and market
wagon is a road maker. The tires are
from three to ten inches In width. usu.
ally with a single horse. the loads
weighing over two tons. With the new
four-wheeled vehicles used In France
the tires are rarely less than six inches
In width, and the rear axle about
fourteen inches longer than the fore
axle. so that the rear or hind wheels
run about one inch outside OF the
level rolled by the front wheels.
In Germany the law prescrlbcs that
all the wagons drawing heavy loads.
such as coal. brick. earth. stone. etc.
must have tires at least four inches
wide. 1t Is worse than useless to ere.
ate expensive and valuable highways |
to have them only cut to pieces by the |
use OF narrow tires as now used for
the hauling OF heavy loads In this coun. |
try. When an expensive highway has
been created 1t must be taken care
or and methods heretofore permitted
must be changed In order to help main.
tain II. Wide tires are OF the greatest
value In preserving ordinary dirt roads.
FLORIDA Agrlculturlst.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24
UNUSUAL vocArlons.

Some OF the Queer Gudustries and Trades
Carried on in New York.
The mysery Of chow the other hall
lives" means, 10 part. the question how
It gets It's living. The most out-of.the.
way occupations are found In the larg-
est cities Placards and slgnboards.
which are quoted In the New York
Man aud Express, show some Of the
queer Industries and trades carried on
In New York.
In East rhirty.fourth street a sign
In the window OF house Informs the
public that Birds are boarded here
by the day, week or month"; A little
further downtown Sign In a base
ment window announces, Dogs ears
and tails cut In the latest fashion" A
sign In the same locality reads. IL ed.
ucate cross cats and dogs to be gentle
and well behaved"
Young ladies are invited to come in
aHd learn the name and calling OF their
future husbands" on West Twenty
third street. near Eighth avenue.
"Round-shouldered people made
straight" Is announced on East Nine
teenth street; and near Nineteenth
street, on Fourth avenue. Perfect
grace Is taught in twelve lessons" and
satisfaction guaranteed" on the
Bowery. near Houston street. Ladies'
deficient In wardrobe are fashonably
dressed on easy monthly instalmeuts."
sore eyes In poodles efiectualiy
cured here" is a message displayed on
East Broadway. In Catherine street,
Babies are Hired or exchanged
the use OF professional beggars. OF
course. In Hester street, BLACK eyes
are artfully painted over" and False
noses rs good as new and warranted
to ht.' are advertised near Chatham
Square. conveying the impression that
assault Is not an uncommon crime In
some quarters.
ON Chatham street the wayfarer Is
told "Dlne here, and you Will never
dine anywhere else"--a somewhat am.
Dlguous statement-and on Mulberry
street an undertaken makes a bid for
business with sign In his window
which reads. "Why walk about In mis-
Fry when can bury you for SiSY
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

The Japan Of to-day Is a happy and
united empire OF 5O.OO0.OOO people A.,
land OF wonderful charm. OF swee,
faced women aud dappcr little mon
OF beautiful customs and traditions A.,
land above all OF fast growing llber,v
OF thought and high cndeavor. uer
farms. like her farmers. are tiny ana
picturesque; her passionate love n,
color. followed through the ages with
stead devotion, and her equally pas.
sionate worship OF cleanliness and or.
der have driven everything ugly ana
inharmonlous from her shores.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

rave said. Bessie. love YOU And
now. Just because you're "a goose and
nn idiot. and / happen 10 possess more
money than / know what 10 do with.
you would rather die than say -four
simple little words like that"
"Oh. Bessie"
ayes oh. Bessle'" she continued
mockIngly ITS always oh. Bessie.
And yet through sheer Obstinacy you
are putting poor Bessie TO tho trouble
Of making a formal proposal for the
honor Of your hand 10 marriage"
Wetmore sprang 10 bis feet
II won't listen" said he ITS not
fair OF you. Bessie"
''Falr or not do you think am going
to have my whole life spoiled FOR few
wretched conventions and a charming
downgcr or twoP
They'd laugh al you. Bessie. and
say I married you for your money"
LET them laugh. And ~ 10 you
marrying me. I would beg TO remind
you that the positions are reversed
and that Il Is I. Elizabeth Blansford.
commonly known ns Bessie, who here. /
by ask you. JACK"
II am no fortune hunter. and marry |
you I won't"
"Do ! not know II Is your pride that
prevents you from Jpeaklngi And that
Is why I have done what I have"
II should he n cur n I took you at
your word" he said. Bessie. have a
little mercy. Don't tempt ne"
Jack. Is your love for me 50 small
a thing that yon cannot sacrifice
little Of your pride for ~ DO you
'hink my part has been 20 easyT'
For q moment there was a pause
Then Jack said:
You've won. Bessie" drawing her
o himself, "and Heaven give me the
lower to make you happy"
swell. then. there's one thing you
mustn't do. Jack"
"And thatY'
"You mustn't maze me fight 70 hard
o got my own way agaln."-M. A., In
Illustrated Bits.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

City newspapers get great deal oil
amusement from their country contem
porarles. and some Of them, at least
make n practice OF printing from time
to time n funny column made up
wholly Of selections from the rural
wceklics.
Persons who live In New York or
Chicago or Boston are amused to learn
that MRS Jim Bclchcr. OF BlnEs Cor.
ners, has had her w0odshcd aud back
fence painted red" or that "slas
Twombly has lost thirty chickens from
the pip" Such news seems to them
absurdly trivial. aud trivial Il Is. OF
COURSE But "llfe is made up OF trlv.
Ialltlcs." The only question Is: Are
they trlvlalltles In which we are Inter.
estedl
The reader who laughs at these Items
In the country weekly goes through
the column OF two.line local news Items
In his city daily without a smile. He
reads with dignity the account OF the
the accident TO MARY Ann Higgins a
servant. who fell on the Ice and broke
her leg" and the $50 Are which dam.
aged Jones all-nlght iuuclt cart" il
the ono kind OF read nry more ri.
dieulous than the other OF iaih, any
lessg
City aud country have each its own
interests. aud both kinds OF editors try
to give their readers what they want.
Doubtless both succeed In fair meas.
ure-how well. many a city man who
was born In the country may decide
FOR himself by glanclng over the old
home weekly which he stlll receives.
In that paper items which he would
laugh at II he found them anywhere
else WIN strike him with thrill OF
pleasure or u paug OF sympathy. The
reason Is. he knows the people,
Youths Companion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

A prominent member of the Liberal
party. when at school, was taken by
his father to see Carlyle. and was bid.
den to treasure In the depths OF his
soul the words OF wisdom which would
tall nom the great man. At first Car.
lyle vas taclturn. and the boy. by way
OF opening the conversation, suitably
said Il have seen two philosophers
today for as we came along papa
pointed out MFR. Herbert Spencer in a
buaH With majestic emphasis Car.
lyle replied; 'And have We seen Her.
bert spencer. laddle? Then we've seen
the most intending ass In Chrlsten.
dom Manchester Guardian.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

II Is predicted that within few gen,
erdtlons the race OF native Hawallans
VIII become extinct.
The main causes. as set forth by
Lucien Q. Warner, In the Outlook, are
lntermarrlage and the poor state OF
health OF the pure bloods. Their TO.
tai number has been reduced from TO-.
600 In 1888 to less than $4,000 In 1900.
Marriages between the Hawallans and
other races are quite frequent. and the
number OF part Hawallans Is steadily
Increasing. In 1872 the census gave
but i4sI part HGwalIans. In 1884
they had increased to 421S, and In 1900
to 7SiS. The larger proportion OF chill.
dren among the part Hawallanr Is In.
dleatcd by the statistics OF school at.
tendance. which IN 1902 showed 40O3
full blooded Hawaiian children to a
total population OF 20.1ST. and 2s6O
part Hawaiian children to a popula.
ton OF 1915. In other words, the pro.
portion Of children Is twice as great
among the part Hawallans as among
those OF pure blood.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

II history furnish any example Of
better Investment than that made bv
the United States In the Louisiana
purchase we do not recall It, Jefrer.
son paid Napoleon Bonapartc ST.. 600.
900 for the fee simple. covering an
area OF i.o23,s25 square miles. now
sustaining a population OF $1,000. 900
Inhabitants. The value OF the yearly
products OF farms and factories In this
area is over S3OOO.OOO.OOO. The value
OF the land Itself Is probably a sum too
dizzy and uncertain TO be Fixed by any
means OF computation. We have only
Just begun to develop II.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24
WORDS OF WISDOM.

You cannot keep sunshine a secret.
Mob law must be social murder.
Brooding over troubles but matches
new broods.
There is heaven wherever men are
lighting evil.
Hope is to the heart what the eye IL
TO the hand.
Nothing falls fatter than fiattery ad.
dressed TO heaven.
Half the power OF a prayer meeting
Is In Its preparation.
The tree that viii not yield fruit
must be used for fuel.
God is the fountain Of truth, bat
men must be the pipes.
Wealth is seldom won by those who
WOO 1t for Its own sake.
The prisoner is no nearer liberty be-
cause his cage is gllded.
The clouds do not dim the sun; they
do but darken our vision.
1t is always easier to come to a reso-
luton than It is to keep It.
There's no use praying for power
unless you are ready to apply 1t.
To live every day as IL 1t might DO
our last is to make 1t our best.
You don't have to cherish a sin In
order to get u chance to chastlse IL.
Man cannot live by bread alone aud
he VIII not work for bread alone
Rams Horn.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

An Ingenious inventor has thought
Il the right moment to spring a trans.
parent umbrella on the world. There
will no longer be an excuse for pre-.
tending not to see the man you least
want to meet by lowering your um.
brella Just in front OF you as he
marches toward you In the pouring
rain. The transparent umbrella will
do away with that subterfuge. on the
other hand. ladies win doubtless wei.
come the Innovation. knowing that the
new umbrella will no longer hide a lis.
some figure and neat waist from the
admiration OF those who walk behind
n
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24
Il Is hardly an vIaggcrailor to say

It is hardly an eSaggcratlon to say
that the Koreans are the LATEST people
on earth. All day long they lie about
tho streets smoking their gigantic
pipes A native pipe is six foot
length OF bamboo with a metal bowl,
and Is carried tucked into the neck.
band and down the trousers leg. All
work OF very nearly every kind is
done by women, who occupy perhaps
the most degraded position held by the
sex Of any nation. The unfortunate
female population is collectively
beast OF burden aud denied even the
most elementary recognition as hu.
man belnga
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

The deepest sounding ever made by
any vessel was by the United States
ship Nero while on the Houolulu.AIan.
Tia cable survey, with apparatus Dor.
rowed from the Albatross. When
near Guam the Nero got 500 fathoms
or sl'dl4 feet, only slxty.slx feet less
than six miles. II Mount Everest. the
highest mountain on earth. were set
down In this hole, It would have above
It's summit a depth OF 2Ui2 feet, or
nearly half isle OF water.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

A man in the company OF men IN
battle will do that which he might
not have courage to do alone. In the
nerve-aurae OF brave men he is hard.
ly thinking machine; he is a chin on
the current Here is real hero; A
common every day letter carrier. who
drops his bag occasionally to dive into
a river. bay or canal to rescue drown.
Ing men. or boys, then continues alone
his route In dripping clothes. deliver.
Ing his mall as IL nothing out of tho
way had caused him to lose few min.
utes and get Into difficulties with somo
watehful inspector. l know such
man. He has seven notches on tbo
leather strap that goes over his sbop,.
der. each meaning a life saved. Tint
strap ough- to fetch a big price amop,
hero worshIpers. Its owner Is ON.
posed to the Carnegie fund FOR beroe.
and wants no part OF It, He has pevor
reeelv'd either thanks or a Leather
medal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

"some day you'll see me taking down
that paperhanger shlngle and replne.
Ing II with one reading. perhaps, PA.
pers prescribed" remarked the deal.
er In wall paperA There's really an
opening for such a man. and patrons
would DO surprised IL they know how
much We can help them. A frlghtful.
" Leryous man just nov Insisted up.
ON red paper when he needed green,
color that soothes the senses. Blue
quiets the nerves and violet has a tran.
qullizlng effect. But how they all like
red, and that despite the fact that Il
Is the color OF violence aud passion!
one woman client Just persisted In a
RED reception room. II she wants men
guests TO help her shift furniture IFS
good choice. FOR It's a fact that n
man exposed for a time to the lnnu.
ence OF red light shows muscular de.
velopment fifty per cent, Ia excess OF
his power when exposed TO a blue
light. After this ono understands how
much the senses and temperament are
affected by color. Indeed, my ideal
home Is one with a room In each col.
or. Then It's occupants are ready for
any emergeney."-Phlladelp4 ala Record.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24
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,-AoG. HE advocates OF Govern
~ /" ment aid In building and
I9 9 improving the reads are
engaged In hunting up pre-
WOW cedents. The lateit thing
In this line Is Government aid 10 edu.
cation. They cali attention TO the
TACT that. In our earlier history. large
gifts OF public lands were made 10
the states TO be used In SUPPORT OF
the public schools. In 1862 the Nor.
rill act was passed by Congress max.
ing large grants OF public lands TO all
the States the income from which was
to be used In the maintenance OF agri.
cultural colleges. In 1890 the second
Morrill, law was enacted making mn.
tlonal appropriation OF $4,000 TO eAch
state to be used In supporting these
agricultural colleges. This annual M.
preparation has been increased from
year to year until II Is now 1000 for
each state. This direct appropriation.
added TO the income which nil tho
states derive from the land grants of
1862. makes an aggregate OF nearly
S2.OO00OO year which the States now
receive as national aid TO agricultural
education.
One interesting feature OF this Gov.
eminent aid scheme Is that Il Involves
cooperation between the nation nnd
the States somewhat similar TO that
now proposed In the Brownlow.Iatl.
mer road bin. The Government an.
preparations and the land grant funds
must be used only IN maintaining the
colleges, not In establishing them. The
states must provide the buildings and
equipment Most OF the states also
supply part OF the funds used IN pay.
Ing the current expenses. In addition |
to all this Congress In 1887 passed the |
Hatch act. making gift OF Si5.OOO /
TO each State to aid IN sun.
porting a State experiment station.
and In this we have another example
OF the same kind OF cooperation. The
states now receive from the Govern.
ment FOR the support OF these stations
nearly $4,000 annually. This added
to the Government aid which the col.
Ieges enjoy makes a grand total OF
more than S2,700O0O annually.
The good roads people are asking
Why their plan for national aid to road
Improvement should be branded as
IN unconstitutional and paternallstlc
While Government aid to education is
wei established feature OF our M.
lonal policy. They point out that.
While the Constitution expressly EN-.
overs Congress to Establish post l
Dads" It is silent on the matter of ed.
cation. They also claim that agrIcul.
nral education is something which
he States could handle far more easily
han the improvement OF the roads.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

There has been some discussion OF
late as to who Invented the picture
post card, and the fad has been traced
back to German who flrst gave It to
the world. II Is said. in 1872. But the
Idea OF the thing is very much older
than that, and even some OF its modern
Manifestations seem to have been fore
stalled 100 years ago. Lecky says
that political earlcatures. which were
probably Italian In their origin. came
Into fashion In England during the
South Sea panic. Carlcatures on cards.
which were for a time exceedingly
popular were invented by George
rownshend In 1756."-London Chronl.
Gle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

Poetry Is lngralucd In the Hlndoo
nu'ure. Even the schooboys are
taught to reclte ana compose poems
before they can spell words OF three
sylIablcs, and the very beggars solicit
aims with harns In their hands aud
s9ngs upou their lips.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

A nther gruesome Highland prac.
tlce ior treating epilepsy Is the drink.
Ing ont OF a suicides skull. In a Ger.
tain church yard there is suicides
skull blng perdu. the exact where
aboatS being known only TO one or two
privileged individuals. II Is Invariably
sent ior when case Of epilepsy oe-
cura
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

A salary Of $4,000 a year Cor the
man who is to have active superlntend.
enee OF the digging OF the Panama
Canal is rot to be apo.pglzed for. John
Bindley Wallace takes his life in his
hards when he goes 10 Asplnwall tco.
lon)' and II Is more e. likely that the
Insurance companies viii refuse TO is.
,ie policy {, him. IAN hop, aban.
don. all ye who enter here" Is the
Sign over the entrance to the ports OF
Manzanlllo and Naos. nguratlyely
speaking. Very small men I'm the
United States receive as much as SIS
600 year. As the Panama Canal f.
the greatest undertaking OF It's Kind
In the history OF the world. the salary
even looks Inadequate. There are biz.
ger canals on Mars. 1t Is admitted. but
they were dug by nature.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BESSIE.
InnnIunnnnnnnnnnnn11

'htthtu inc long Tine %
8 i 8 figures before him.
1T isa smash-utteriy
SrofC and absolutely smnsh
for"
Jack gave a sigh. for there was
something more than financial loss
impending. and he knew II.
Throughout the seven and twenty
years OF his life he had been accus,
toned to regard himself. and had been
regarded by others, as rich mans
son. Wetmore q wetmore had always
been held above suspicion. As he sat
In his comfortably furnished rooms he
could hear the cries OF the news.boys
with the special edition of the evening
papers---
Further details of the wetmore
failure"
ic rose from the table and pushed
the papers YEARLY from him. Stroll
tng from the dressing room adjoining
ne exchanged his smoklng Jacket for
dress coat aud arranged his tie with
q critical air.
III Il Ia TO be my last appearance"
ne said. at least IN make II as out
wardly respectable as can"
Then he frowned and looked thought.
fully at the FIRE. bis hand unconscious.
" moving toward the mantclplece an
u touched massive silver frame con.
taining a rorlrait. a recent one evident.
v, OF particularly handsome girl.
TITS no good. Bessle--no good. my
dear. l dare not speak to you now.
Am done for"
Twenty minutes later the butler AZ
Blansford's announced Mr.. wetmore,
and after few words with Mrs.
Blansford. his hostess, he passed into
the ballroom. In all the brilliant
crowd there was only one face he
looked for. one well.known figure for
the sight Of which he yearned.
AZ last, after wandering through
several rooms he saw her. She was
eitting under n shaded lamp, apparent.
" paying but little attention 10 the
man who was talking 20 her. but the
instant Mr.. wetmore passed through
she door she beckoned TO him.
Come and sit here. Jack" said she.
pointing TO the vacant seat Just left
by the other man.
She regarded him with an amused
little smge and nod OF approval. she
was a yding woman with Ideas OF her
own, and she appreciated the light.
careless manner with which he seemed
% carry his misfortune.
You don't look very doleful. Jack.
under the circumstances"
He laughed little.
-My dear Miss Blansford. do Won
think II would help matters IL went |
about looking like a mute at a fun. |
eralY"
And pray. my dear Jack" she re.
torted mocklngly, "since when l have
become Miss Blansfordr"
"Sinee j heard the news last night"
he answered grlmly.
"Ohl very we'll IL you are going 10
pout aud quarrel with your friends
Just because you've lost a little
money"
1T may be a little. but unfortunately
II happens TO be all I've got. l owe
good deal besides"
Wetmore rose and held out his hand.
ne was fast losing his self.control.
u must be on. came only to say
goodbye TO you"
Miss Blansford closed her fan with
q snap.
Sit down, JACK. at once. and don't
he an idiot"
Taken nback at this sudden and pre-.
emptory command. he obeyed.
NOV, then what was It you really
came 70 say . meY'
TO say good-hy ana ask you TO
wish me good luck, Dee answered.
what would you have said II things
had-had been dlnepnty Shall l tell
your she whispered "You would
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24
The aAeoep eoNrMsnrAls.


Carmen Bsilicosum)
IN their ragged rrfimcnials
stood Che old Oonuuoutah,
Yielding not,
when tuc crcnadicrs were iunrinf,
And Ike bail ZEN the plunging
Cannon shot.
When the tiles
ul the isles.
rom The smoky night cncampmeift,
Bore the banner rampant
Unicorn.
holLd The roll of the drummer,
through the morn
Then with eyes 20 The front all,
And with suns horizoni'
stood our siros.
And the balls whistled 1eadiy,
And In streams flashing rodly
BlaEed the fires;
As the roar
On the shore
Swept the strong battle breakers
Der the Efsen-soddod acres
OF tie plain;
And louder. louder. louder,
Crackd The bac. Funpowder,
Crckd amaini
Now like smiths AZ their forces
Work'd the red St. Georges
Cannunccra.
And the "villainous e. ltpetrc"
Hang a fierce, dncordant metre
Round their ears;
A. the swift
Siorm.dnh
With hot, sweeping anger,
Came the horse guards clangor
On our hanka:
Then hirher. higher. higher,
Burn'd the old laahiond fro
Through the anksl
Then the old-fashiond olonei
0all0p'd through The white Internal
Powder cloud:
And bis broad sword was swinging,
And hia braxen throat was ringing
Trumpet loud.
Then the blue
Bullcta flew,
And the trooprria Jackets rcdden
A. The ouch OF the lehden
Rife breath.
And foundcr. r0uudcr, ronndor
Roar.d the iron siK.poundcr.
Hurting dcaihi
Guy Humphrey McMasier.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-24

Presidents Of railroads who are win.
Ing TO ride III miles an hour on tbel,
own trains. as bakers half dozen n,
them have Just done on MlcbIy.,
track, give token In that wise ,bs,
they don't consider the pace extra has.
ardoua