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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
HE KEPT ms VOW.

From nm anccdote told 10y william
Elcroy Curtis In his yankees OF the
East II may be inferred that the at.
tltudc of the small boy toward n fence
Is the same In Japan as In other coun-
tries.
Mfr. Gohel. the missionary. built him.
self modern house on what Is known
as "Thc Blum" south Of Yokohama.
and surrounded his grounds with the
first fence that was ever built in that
part OF the world. Il was made OF
bamboo pallngs. and the boys Of the
neighborhood used to annoy the good
missionary greatly by ratllIng sticks
against Il as they ran along the street.
The British admiral lived Just above
him. ana had n very natty Tommy At
klns FOR nm orderly. He wore n lit.
tic round cap on the northeast corner
OF his head, ana always carried n lit
tie cane OF rattan In his hand. One
morning. having been sent with mes
sage. he appeared before the admiral
with his face bruised and his uniform
battered and torn and covered with
dust.
Mercy on u.s." exclaimed tho ad.
mlral, IN establishment at the spccta-
Gle. "What has happened TO your
II beg your parding. sir" replied
Tommy. "but as / was coming along
hup the III a.rubblng my stick against
the mlsslonary's fence. sir. e come
bout In rs pajomas and said ms 'ow e
'ad vowed by the grace Of God TO
lick the 'lde or the next man who did
that and 'e'done Il, sir"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
MiLApYs MoNocrp

Lorgncttos are giving way 10 tho
monocle, and mllady II not daring
enough to wear the single glass stucl,
Ia the eye. az least bangles one on the
end OF her jewclcd chain and plays
with It effectively. Monocles made
with short handles are making their
appearance and nrc a pretty toy. but
they are condemned by ultra fashion.
nbles as not being the real thing.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
woMANs AWFUL FouR nouns.

WOMAN'S AWFUL FOUR HOURS.
Miss Ruth orthwen. OF st. Louis.
wideawake bat felgning sleep. lay for
four hours early IN the morning watch.
ing burglars rob the room and make
vain efforts TO remove a diamond neck.
lace from the throat OF Mrs. Ralph
Orthwoin. who was wearing the Jewel
for snfekeeplng when Mt s o'clock
she managed to warn A. II. Orthwein,
brother. Of the presence OF the rob
bers, the latter had escaped.
1T was the longest ana most agon.
fling four hours OF my lifetime. and
hope that II win never be duplicated"
said Miss orthwein. describing her
experience. II plainly saw the bur.
giar repeatedly attempt 10 remove the
necklace from Mrs Orthwein's mock.
and heard him attempt to soothe her
when she stirred. Occasionally he
would leave the bed. and a whispered
consultation would follow with his
accomplish The other fellow would
fash his light across my face 20 see
whether was awake. Every time /
saw the light approaching I closed my
eyes, and was careful 20 see that they
believed that l was still sleeping.
can give no accurate description OF the
man other than TO say that the fellow
who approached the bed was smooth
shaver, that his face was deathly pale.
and his clothes Of light material. His
face was so white ne may have worn
n mask. could not see distinctly in
the moonlight. / had not dared to
open my eyes when day Gawned."
Miss Orthwein's mother came TO the
door about six o'clock and saw the
door open. but, thinking the girls
wanted the breeze, did not close f.
When she went to the second floor
again she concluded that she had bet.
ter lock the door, This she did and
the burglars were made temporary
prisoners.
In the closet IN which they hid was
n small safe containing many valuable
diamonds and some money. but the
robbers did not get Il open. Consld.
crahle iowclrv ana money was IN thc
chlnonere drawers hut they. too
were lott undisiurhcd
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
sErAnArn MEpIcA1 coLI.Ears

DR.. Helene Frledcricl,c stclzncr OK
presses her disapproval. In the Medic
iulsche Wochenscrlft OF Munich, OF
Professor Stieda's proposal that there
should be separate medical colleges
for women. She believes that In such
case the women students would have
TO put up with inferior teachers. col
lectlons aud opportunities for clint
cal study and practice, with the result
that people would refuse TO engage
Momen doctors.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
am sMALLER coLLEGEs.

President Thomas OF Bryn Mnwr, I'm
her report on "rhe Education or
Women" published In 1898. attempts
TO grade the Institutions OF widely
different character which claim the
name OF college From the $50 col
leges listed by the Commissioner OF
Education. she chooses hfty.clght MS
or true college grade. Only four IN.
dependent colleges FOR women fail
within this class. There are other
women's colleges which are deserving
Of the namu, but which by reason OF
smaller financial resources cannot offer
the full advantages Of the stronger
colleges. Just as the small college
for men has played an important part
In the development OF educational
Ideals. so these women's colleges OF
relatively slender resources, scattered
over the country. have done most ad.
mirable work In the process OF evO-
luton the smaller, inadoquately equip
ped colleges are doubtless doomed 10
gradual extinction; and possibly we
have no right 10 regret the dlsplace-
ment OF struggling. half starved I'm.
stltutlon by the magnlhcently equipped
creation OF State bounty or OF prince
ly private endowment: but we can,
nevertheless. recognize with gratitude
the work OF the small college IN It's
day and generatlon.-Jane A. Stewart,
In BOOhloyers' Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

Austin Corbln. during the latter part
OF August, crulsed along the Atlantic
coast on his yacht sappho. Sometimes
Mr.. Corbm would disembark for a
day at Newport or Bar Harbor. and
sometimes for a change, he would visit
the little known and quaint coast VII
lagos.
From one OF these villages MFR. Corbln
returned one evening In disgust He
had dlued at the town tavern, and the
meal had been vile. Discussing It, no
said:
Everything was sour but the Vine
gar, ana that was sweet
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
HEn FORTUNE.

Blonde-"Yos, dear papa is very gen
crous. on my birthday anniversaries
he always gives me sovereign To-
each year have lived.
Brunette (wiiherlngly) Indeed
That must have been the money Char
lie Doubleday meant when he said yor
had a fortune In your own right
Poarsc Ga Weekly.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

The Glnkgo tree Is a native or Asia.
which thrlves in this country from
New England southwark. The foliage
has n peculiar and attractive appear.
nnce. So far no insects or diseases
attacL the tree ana rs growth is rapid
Ia good soil II makes hrudsome
shade tree attracting attention n, IN
It's odd appearance.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
I. . = 49, tssstsssss = 1900
4 HDIdck 4 H.
AdTentdre. ?
BEsWGED BY MOUNTAIN lions


STOFc rlblc experience OF being
besiesvu for four days aud nights I'M
cabin In the upper san Gabriel coun.
Try by four starving mountain lions.
Camps only companion was a burro.
ana his only means of defense a small
revolver and limited quantity OF am.
munitlon
Camp had gone TO the mountain
cabin To prepare d Tor the reception of
several hunters. aud during his stav
alone heard the cry Of wildcats aud the
long, blood-chIllIng scrccch of nan.
Tiers. lie had not caught sight OF
any OF the animals until one day when
ne was cutting away some brush ON
the trail near the cabin he heard d
twig snap In front OF him. Looking
up. he beheld huge lion right I'm the
centre Of the trail switching It's tail
menaclngly. Camp WIS struck dumb
with terror, but instnctlvcly his hand
sought his hip pocket. In which re.
posed his pistol
As he drew Il, another lion walked
out Of the brush, and behind It were
two smaller. possibly cubs. Blazing
wildly away with the popgun I'm his
hands, Camp created momentnry
diversion that allowed him TO reach
his cabin door. Rushing inside. he
barred the door ana reloaded his pistol.
determined TO frlghtcn away the
brutes n possible. As he looked out
he saw his burro. Al Borax. snortng
aud Juggling at his tethcr one OF the
tawny brutes having already begun
TO sneak up on him. with wild
plunge the burro broke loose and rushed
for shelter. one Of the lions after him.
Camp opened the door just In time TO
admit the tcrrorizcd follow, who shot
In as II launched from a catapult.
Throwing his weight against the
door. Camp barred It again. lie had
plenty OF provisions and decided TO
remain quiet for n time. hoping the
Hons would so away. knowing they
are usually cowardly brutes. Camp
was at loss 20 account FOR their
daring action except on the theory
that II might bc pair with their
cubs. He made the burro comfortable
and was glad OF his company. and then
took a LOOK 90 see n they were stil
there. They were watching. They
refused to vacatc; they knew their
game was shared In trap OF his own
making. and right IN the brush outside
OF Camps Enclosure the quartet OF
cats camped. Al day Sunday at least
one was in sight, and Camp decided to
lie low. Tint night was a night Of
horrors.
On the fourth morning Camp eau.
tlously peeped ont. The lions were not
in sight, and he hurrledly saddlcd RIP
Al Borax. mounted him and turned
the honest little beast toward clvlliza-
tion. He needed no urging. Camp
was congratulntlng himself when
piercing screech was heard from the
trail behind. The brutes had dlscov-
cred his departure and were in hot
pursuit.
Realizing his peril and that safety
lay only In beating the lions to civil.
izatlon, Camp accepted the hard terms.
Terrified beyond all control. the little
burro for once IN his life galloped like
n racehorse Never before ana prob.
ably never again viii the descent from
Browns Flat 10 Lordsburg be made IN
such time as Camp made t. When he
reached Lordshurg he was exhausted
from fright ana the hard rlde.-San
Francisco Examiner
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
1--WE rnIoR pIscovERY.

by observing the fall OF an apple"
remarked the morallzer, Newton dis
covered the law OF gravity"
yes" reJolned the demornllzer. land
thousands OF years previous Mother
Eve discovered the gravity OF the law
by biting an apple."-Chlcago News.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

"a COLD. CALCULATING NATURE.
"rm afraid that you lack personal
popularity" said the confidential
friend
We'll" answered Senator Sorghum.
I"I sometimes have my doubts about
the desirability OF too much OF H.
Personal popularity seems TO me TO be
something which makes everybody feel
that you are naturally under obllga.
lions to do him favor."-washlngton
Star.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
BLINDNEss on pUppTEs.

Arthur-"AIlss Flutter insulted me
grossly; she actually limited that 1 was
a puppy"
Horacc-"Woll, now that you have
got your eyes open, you probably won't
think quite SO much OF her."-Boston
Transcript
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
ms IDEA OF IT.

Caller-"so your papa aud mamm
are going TO take you to Europe wild
themT
WlllleA"Yes'm."
Caller-"Aren't you afraid to 30 o.
the oceany
Willle-"No'm. amt afraid o. moth
In. I've been vacclnated. "-Coasl
Seamen's journal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

How Is that couple that got mar
rlod In the balloon getting alongT
well, when the balloon descended
II struck telegraph pole and Jared
the bride a little, ana she go mad and
said the groom showed her. and the
groom called her liar ana the police
had TO be called. '-lhdinnupOlis Sun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
A pREcAurIoNAnY MnAsnnn.

Mr.. Kidder-"Ah. how-der.do. doc.
tori II you have a few minutes to
spare wish lou would come over to
my house onC chloroform my young
est boy"
DR. Price -"What is the matter with
the lad"
Mr. kidder-"Oh. his mother wants
TO comb his hair."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

harrnssmont Of Tho judges. FOR each
lawyer ala her best to cnptiyate the
Bench. uuh1np'ly. ihc Bench could
not get out OF the scrapc by awarding
the victory TO both sides. SO the chlv.
nlrous judges took refuge under a
well'lnown formula and reserved
their decision FOR fortnight
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
cnlcAGo coNrInENcrs.

81 was married to that man once"
said the FIRST Chicago woman.
"To Mr.. MarryatY The ldeai Why,
80 was !" replied the other.
"Nou don't say! Were you before
or after meT-Philadclphia Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

Daughter-"Gcorgc and / are both
old enough to marry. Papaw
Father-"l was wondering II that
was the only collateral George had TO
start with. II Brooklyn Life.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
AN UP-To.DATE REVOCATION.

"Well, this" said the South Amerl
can citizen, rs carrying things TOT
far In our base ana scrylle imitation
OF Yankee methods"
"What Is thaty'
"Why, the insurgent ana Government
authorities are having forenoon and
afternoon programmes printed for all
our reyolutlonsv'-Town and Country.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

We have long desired 10 see girl
who could "curl her lip us they do In
the books. A Zip must be as long as
a black snake TO be curlel.-Atchlson
Globe.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
lm SUPERIOR Bo1LEn TOMATO.

How many housekccpcra know that
pelel tomatoes have % much better
htior than the same yCgonblc.fruit
saNrdt Smooth tomatoes nearly Of
q We should Ice chosen. These are
efVpcd In boiling sailed water and
heled until they can be easily pierced
with fork. Lit thcm out then. place
% Squares of buttcrcd toast. score
each ON top crosswisc. season with
limp Of butter, some salt. pepper. and
very little sugar, and serve as hot as
poniblc.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

Now. remember, boy, l broke the
record to-day. and you saw me do Il.
Underestimate
mo. l didn't saw you break a
driver and a brassle. but | don't re.
member You breaking anything else"
New York Evening journal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
rNLVENTs WALL DAMANE.

HE wallis 81 room near the door
m often greatly damaged by the door
lhdlcs knocking against them when
'N door is flung wide open. To pre-
vat this take fairly large spool.
cIer IL first with cotton wool or wad-
ung and then with velvet or cloth.
seas TO make It look neat. Put long,
nfNs headed nail through IT, and fas-
va 1t TO the floor about four inches
Inn the wall. behind the door Then
we handle cannot damage the wall.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

V"I' VI M VTVNNWINIAT.
Very useful as well as ornamental
Is a gilded silver bracelet. passing
twice around the wrist which has
the ends bent IN such @ manner that
they cam hold the handkerchief and
bng securely and free thc owner from
all the anxiety OF otherwise caring for
them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
FREE Homestead Lands

easily accessible, while other lands may be .
chased from Railway and Land Companies.
grain and rraEing lands Of Wcftem Canada are
best on the continent prodncinr the best gti
and cattle liod on grass alonel ready Tor mari
Markets, Schools, Railways and all oti
conditions make Western Canada an On
able spot for the settler.
Write to Superintendent Immirr Ottawa
ada. for a descriptive Atlas and other INFORMAL
or 20 the authorized Canadian Government Agei
Benz, Davies, Room Dunn Block. Central Aveu
Great falls. hontana.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01

RUSSIAN COUNTS CAREER.
Count Nicholas savin Of Russia Is
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-08
VIZ ne nes.s F.n Down.

An English traveller ON his way from
Morocco tells OF Il curious experience
he had while making a trip by camel
inland from MOgador.
we had ballt a hut of waffle branch
Is to shelter Us from the wind Ia the
middle Of the night l dreamed that |
was shooting rabbits in the brackeu OF
Essex and suddenly awoke 70 fnd my
self covered with vegetable matter.
Every one has experienced the curious
feeling OF hopeless bewilderment which
comes over a man when be wakes In
the dark among strange surroundlngs
! found that one OF our eamels had liz
orally eaten Us out OF house and home,
for he had broken his tether In the
night walked over and dcyouFei the
wattled branches OF our hut to such an
extent that the sides and roof collapsed
upon our sleeping forms"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-08

In ladla, according TO an English
man who lived there many years, the
more educated class reduce perjury 20
fine art II case Is 10 come before
the court they are not content with
coaching their witnesses beforehand,
but they take them to the very spot
where the deed was committed and 90
through all the incidents OF the assault
or tragedy to be sworn TO, 50 that the
various subpoenAed witnesses are III
tle likely to be caught by any cross ex-
animation, no matter how severe it
may be. He cites an instance OF the
methods OF the ordinary Hlndo0 law
yer. A British officer had made a num-
Der of purchases of a Parsee merchant.
who charged bin such unreasonable
prices that he refused TO pay the bill
The merchant brought suit, aud the
Othcer consulted a lawyer. who agreed
TO take the case aud win II IL he were
not inteFtered with. This was prom
ised When the trial came on. the de-
tense promptly acknowledged the pur,
chase OF the articles at the prices
named. but produced half dozen wit.
nesses who swore that they had seen
the bin paid
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-08

CRATES are the most difacult OF all
animals to take by surprise. No mat.
ter from what direction you uay ap-
preach the giraffe Is sure 10 discover
you. IL has been called the original
''ruboerneck- II Is not generally
known that nature. because % the
height Of It's eyes from the ground.
has supplied II with a talent peculiar.
" its own Tor making observations. As
4 matter of fact, a giraffe can sees In
all directions at the same time with.
out moving It's head The eyes are
large and prominent and 90 placed at
the side Of the head that. bullying out
as they do, they are capable OF seeing
backward as well az forward.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-08


The American consul at GuayaQuil,
Ecuador. tells good story about the
difficulties he has had to keep a mon
key ON the consulate premises because
of the depredations OF the boa con.
strGetcss, and these agile little pets
must keep a constant lookout for them.
II locko drops into a doze he Ia likely
TO wake up dead
On the occasion with which the
story deals monkeys life was saved
By the picture Of the American eagle,
The consulate sign all over the world
Is fine reproduction OF the king OF
birds in full color and with outspread
wings. A new sign had Just been re.
ceiyed and was waiting on a chair in
side the room. A big boa constructor
chased the house monkey across the yard
and through the open window Jocko
was making good race, but losing one
lie was In the corner, quaking With fear
aud very near deaths door. when his
pursuer confronted the picture of the
eagle In its menacing attitude. A snake
fears eagles even more than It Graves
monkeys, and that particular reptile
turned tail aud went out of the win
dow as quickly as II the devil was
after 1t. That monkey was a smart
monkey, and now whenever II wants
to take nap 1t goes to rOOst over
the picture OF the eagle.--MexIcan Her
aid
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-08
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-08


this, certain banking interests are urg.
ing that the government accept other
than government bonds as security Tor
Roninterest bearing money presented
by the government The demand for
government bonds as a pledge against
these cash donations has become so
great that the banks cannot secure
them except at prices they are unwili-
ing TO pay. 40 they wish to substitute
any old kind Of bond OF stock But our
secretary OF the treasury Is cautious
He doubts the wisdom Of passing "a law
which will permit him to lend govern
meut money on Bay State Gas or Con
s0lldated Lake Superior He has Il
better plan, which he suggested In .
recent speech, delivered In New Eng
land. lie said that the difficulty which
the banks encounter in obtaining
bonds with which to draw money ont
Of the treasury could be overcome by
issuing more United states bonds,
There IL a remedy which Il rem
edy We have 80 much money that Il
Is necessary To 90 into debt in order TO
get rid Of it. The only security on
which we win lend money is a crrtfa
cate Of our indebtedness. IL you can
show me anything from Cervantes ~
kabelais more delicious than that
will buy Won q box Of cigars"
Il am not defending any proposed
new bond issue," said Judge SAWYER
4 can hardly believe Secretary Shaw
was serious In suggesting IT, He ran
hnd Justification IN distributing the ma
tiouH surplus among the banks In the
certainty HAT failure to have taken
some such step would have prceipitat
ed crisis which would have plunged
the country into a panic"
In other words" persisted Colonel
Monroe, You hold that the only way
in which serious financial trouble could
have been averted Il by making the
banks present 81 interest money
amounting to from 50, 900 900 to 5000
go annually. ! am willing to grant
thnt m emergency existed and that Il
still exists and that under the law tho
responsible officers Of the government
have legal right to take the steps
which they have taken Secretary
Shaw has only followed In the foot
steps Of other treasury officials. step.
ping aside now and then to walk
around recently fallen bnwlder OF
to miss some new preclplce. but what
shall be said Of a people 80 stupid ~
to longer tolerate 80 crazy SYSTEM
do not blame the banking interest for
taking advantage of It. An absurd sys-
TEN can be bOlstpred up only by nh
surd cXpedients. We have reached the
limit Of the grotcaqus In the relations
which exist between the banks ana
the government You cnu make no
comparison which VIII be 40 paradox
icnl as the facts"
The government should 20 ont Of
the banking business" asserted Judge
Sawyer.
The banks should 20 out Of the gov.
eminent business" retorted Colonel
Monroe. IF modern government has
one Legitimate and paramount duty. II
Il TO assume the direct responsibility
for the circulation Of the money which
II has created. We have almost reached
the time when the government will be
the banker or the banker the govern
ment. shall live long enough to east
my vote and influence in favor Of the
government"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-08

at liz or > per cent in
terest when Il can get
twice rs much from me
and others like meT de-
manded Colonel Monroe.
The answers OF you
bankers u these ques-
tions proclaim you are
the princes OF hum0r
Bur you are not paying
any per cent. There Is
now ON deposit In the
national banks OF this
country from the ma
tional vaults an amount
IN excess 81 $780, 900,
go, aud the secretary
of the Urea sury has de-
clared his intention Of
giving them S40,OOOOOO