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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
VICTIM OF ~cArcn QUESTION"
Applicants Veraeity Evidently Was
Not Hia Strong Point.

Applicants Veraeity Evidently Was
Not His Strong Point.
John q. Vance. Of the Ciyll Service
Commission Of Little Rock. does not
believe In catch questions
Catch questions" he said the other
day. ARE too cruel Furthermore. thoy
catch cyey body. good and bad alike.
Hence they fail of their purpose.
u once saw very sharp examiner
examining some applicants for the 20.
lice force Ho tested them In arith.
mctic aud In geography aud In free.
hand drawing. and then he said he
would tcst their hearing
"llo took his watch from bis pocket
and held II to the ear " tall hand.
some young man
DO you hear that tickT be said
yes; perfectly the young man
answered
"llc held II o. foot from the appll.
cants ear.
stu hear ~ he asked
Ives. sir
Nov stand back three PAGES
The young man did Hu.
Now said the examiner. do you
hear Il from that dlstnnco7'
THE applicant listened intently
Then he smiled and nodded
80 atm hear a. slr.' he said
You have tho most wonderful
hearing I over came across said the
examiner That watch has not been
running Tor three weeks"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

Beads ana tobacco are the open So
same To the affections Of a savage.
An Australian official who has been
visiting British New Guinea brings
back with him gorgeous headdreas
INSIDE ~ che feathers 81 bhda Of parA.
disc, the many-C0lored plunnge OF par.
rots and various other OF tho brilliant
birds Of that region, all securely
scwu together and bound with beauti.
ul SHELF Two axes and pocket
knife We're at hrst offered for the
treasure. but tho Papuan owner shook
hIs head. A strip Of calico was added.
with the like result. but the owners
eyes glisicnod ut lhe slfht Of a string
OF beads 1nd a plug ~ tobacco and
the burFlln was clIuched
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

She was from Seattle. After In.
soriblng her name ON " hotel regis.
ter she asked the clerk n any mail
had come addressed 70 her. The
name she wrote on tha~fcglstor was.
simply Mrs r. Brown, Seattle"
u don't suppose, by any chance.
that this Is intended foC you. Is lty''
inquired the clerk hahHvAg her let.
ter addressed Mrs, r. u Browne"
Eyes. that IL mine" said the de.
murc guest. u recognize the handwrit.
ing"
But the name n spelled different.
b." pointed out the cdutlous clerk.
"You spell your name brown. and
the name ON the letter has Anal
e."
She got all fused up about It and
blushed radlantly
you sec" she explained u am not
sure how he spells t."
"Who7"
My husband. We've only been mar
ried a month."-san Francisco Chron
icle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

Her hair WaH brown. but busted gold
shown nn 10 hy yuunE wind blown.
70 lived in lght and seemed 90 hold
THE sun or star shine fuI 10 own
llur ewes were uky our tndyH gray.
They rtuHuWrd llFht fur other liEht.
IhgN Mrfu daNdfcAm Of tho day.
Ih" echo 90 u perfect night
The beauty nj hrr face compelled
AN thought 100 reason. everything
Vet hli Withdrew. and just withheld
The crown Of ltH imnEuiuE
ltyt step NHH Nkr Huft leafs Tall
That wakes sleeper boo the wood.
% came. and then ID went then ull
HAD gone from Nc that seemed most
good
one Instant fur a moments space.
SHE stood before him where hn pnN ed.
Tie saw hrr eyes. her hair hrt face
The wind that touched bier in the
glade.
lie len niH pnNrr forgot the place
Forgot thU Vision OF the Gmrl,
he saw hrf eyes hrr hair bet face
llh hNt-erusH struck Che ultor-rull
The music ceased mT shrine was rout-
lle newer UHHt ONE glance behind.
Hut followed 900 ihr way she went
hidden Way and hard tn und
a. To-. ln the Spectator tLondonl
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
Millions Saved by Anssthstlcs.

There Is no guessing how many
thousands OF lives were lost before
the days OF anesthesia merely be
cause the pain OF the operation nee.
essary TO save them was too great TO
be- borne Ancsthosla prodatcs asopsl8
by thirty years. and 10 belongs to
another period IN the history OF sur.
gerry, but Il is so fundamental 10 an
the wonders that surgery is now work
Ing that lbs discovery Is an inevitable
part OF any account OF surgery's won.
derful achievements. Modern sur
gerry Is not only painless and germ.
less: Il Il also bloodless. A patient
can be opened and his stomach taken
out. and yet hardly lose more blood
than II he had accidentally cut his
finger
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
otIalnal Type Of Corn.

The corn plant a. now known to
man. Il an artificial product II was.
doubtless, developed gradually through
long generations Of selection. by the
aboriginos OF Mexico. Central and
South America. who evidently made
their selection instinctiyoly, choosing
the best ears for seed. Il IL believed
that the original corn plant produced
almost no seed. and. In fact. was with
out seed when grown In the lowlands
In the tropical regions II IL sup
posed that only on the highlands did
u nrst produce fruit occasionally. Bar
ren stocks were then the rule rather
than the exception The barren atockk
In tho fields today are perhaps illus
trative Of the law Of atayiam. that IL
the tendency of varieties TO revert
back 10 an original type.
on the high lands In the tropical
regions. whore the temperature waf
comparatively low. some OF these
plants doubtless produced grain quite
freely. and this grain was found bJ
the Indians good Tor food. The orig
inal type OF corn was very Inferior t.
the present and required an Immense
amount of work 10 prepare II for hu
man food Il was not enough 10 shell
the kernels from the cob. Il was also
..ec"aaary 10 dig out the kernels from
each little husk In which Il was In
cased for at that time GOT only was
the ear incasod Ia a huak. but each
kernel was tightly lncased In husk
In time some 81 these varieties OF
corn produced ears on which the kor
neA were free Of huska. and these
were extensively planted By tho ab.
origlnes Even today. after thou
sands Of years Of evolution. We md
certain varieties OF the corn plant re
vcrting back To the original type. and
here aud there the varieties. II allowed
to detorloraio. produce ears with each
kernel incaacd In a husk Some years
ago al the Illinois State Fair man
had an exhibit Of large number OF
varieties Of corn that he had pro
duced by aiding royofslon. Ho had 90
locted ear by ear the poorest corn
and that most Inclined Ia revert. and
by 70 doing had worked back. AZ he be
lieved, TO near the original type. A
continuation Of such a process should
bring the scientist back. al last. TO the
original form growing iu1uriantly In
the low lands and producing no seed
We can 10 soc what value there
would be 70 such a proof. and yet sci.
ence has been able TO utilize many
such proofs and make them valuable
to man IN ways that could not be fore.
Eeen.-Amos Dlbblo. Clinton Co. Ia
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
PAIN IN THE JOINTS
Rheumatic Torturos Cease When Or.
Williams Pink Pills Mako
Nav Blood,

The first sign 81 rheumatism Is fire..
luently q pain aud swelling In one oi
tho joiuts II not combated Ia the
blood. which Is the seat Of the disease.
the poison spreads, affecting other joints
aud tissues. Sometimes rheumatism at.
lacks tho heart aud is quickly fatal.
The one remedy that has cured
rheumatism No that II stays cured IL Dr.
Williams Pink pills. These pills oHpcl
the poison from tho blood and restore
the system. 40 that the poisonous matter
Is passed OIL NJ nature intended.
Mrs /. T Pitcher. Of No. 1870 Mon.
mouth street. Newark. N. J., suffered
Tor about three years from rheumatism
before sho found this cure. She says:
"It began with a queer feeling In my
fingers. In n little time II seemed ~
though the hpgcr joints had Jumps on
them aud could not get my gloves on,
"Then IL grew worse aud spread 10
my knees. could not stand up and !
sould not sleep nights. My suffering
was more than can describe, took a
great deal OF medicine. but nothing even
gave mo relief until tried DIR, Williams
Pink Pills.
" read an account Of cure IN n case
that was exactly like mino aud my hus.
band got me some uf the pills. took
them Tor throo weeks before / really felt
better but they finally cured me. "
Mr.. Pitcher, who Is u veteran aud n
member Of 4 d. Morgan Post, No. 800
Of New York. suhsiautintes his wife.
statement aud says that she now walks
without difficulty. whereas a year ago
he was compelled TO push her about In u
wheeled chair Both Mr., aud Mrs
Pitcher are enthusiastic In their praise
OF DR.. williams Pink pills
For further information, address th,
DR.. Williams Medicine Company, Scho
nectady, NY
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
,prAkINo .uNpea &c aose.n
Varying Versions Of origin Of Fsmou,
Phrase.

The phrase under the rose" had ~
origin lu the wars between the En.
gl.sh houses Of Lancaster and York
The parties respectively swore by the
red or the white rose. and these or.
p8sIfe embloms were displayed AZ
signs " two tayerns. one u which
vas by the side OF and the other op.
pos.te 10 the Parliament House In old
Palace Yard Westminster Here the
fetainers and servants Of the noble
men attached 20 the Duke oi York
and Henry vi used to meet Here
also. az disturbances we're frequent
measures. either Of defense or annoy
ance. we're taken. and every trans
action was said TO be- done under the
rose By which expression the most
profound secrecy was implied. Ac
cordlng TO others. the term originated
In the fable Of Cupid giving the rose
10 Harpocratcs. the god Of silence NJ
bride 10 prevent him betraying The
amours of Venus and was hence
adopted as the emblem Of silence. The
rose was Tor this reason frequently
sculptured on tho ceilings OF drinklnl
and foaatlug rooms, as a warning e
the guests that what was said In mo
monts " conviylallty should not b.
repeated. from which. what was In
tended TO be kept secret was said Il
me under the rose" Roses wer'
consecrated as presents from tn
Pope. In 1896 they were placed owe
confessiouals a. the symbols Of al
lonce Hence. according 10 some. tn
origin " the phrase
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
THE LITTLE WIDOW.
A Mighty Good Sort Of Nslohbor to
Have,

Have,
"a little widow. a ueikhbor Of mine,
persuaded me TO try Grape.Nuts when
my stomach was so weak that Il
would not retain food OF any other
kind" writes grateful woman. from
San Bcruardino CO., Cal,
q had been ~ and confined to my
bed with fever and nervous prostra'
ton Tor three long months after tho
birth OF my second boy We were In
despair until the little widows advice
brought relief
Il liked Grape.Nuts food from tho
beginning and In an incredibly short
time II gave mo such strength that !
was able to leave my bed and enjoy
my three good meals a day. In two
months my weight increased from %
TO ma pounds, my nerves had steadlod
down and ! felt ready for anything.
Ny ueighbors were amazed TO see me
gain no rapidly and stlll more so
when they heard that Grape.Nuts
alone had brought the change.
My iyearold boy had eczema
very bad. last spring and lost his ap
petite entirely, which made him cross
and peeyish. I put him on diet OF
Gmpe.Nuts. which he rellshed at once
He improved from the beginning, the
eczema disappeared and now he ID
TAT and rosy with a delightfully."- soft
clear skin The Grape-Nuts diet aid
g. / will willingly answer all In
Qulrlcs Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's reason Read the llttlC
book. ''rhe Road 10 welyillo." IA
pkgt.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

BELLS OF "mrRRlE ENGLAND.
Peals stu Runa Have Significance
From olden Times.

In some parts Of the country th,
bell which tolls the old year out %
called the "Old Lads Passing Bel.
In western England the bells peal
merrlly on "Oak Apple Day to cole
brate the escape Of King Charles nj
Bosoobel Another bell ung ~ the
beginning Of Lent. IL known aa Pan
cake Bell because In oldtime phrase
II summons people away from thcli
pancakes 10 confession and fasting
A lively peal Of bells ~ ofton runs
~ the end Of the Sunday morning scr
vice aud ~ called Pudding Hcll" Por
haps ~ purpose IA 10 announce TO the
stay'athomcs that service Is over aud
that the pudding may come ont Of N,
oven
Every night at nvc minutes past Q
Great Tom" tho great boil Of Christ
church college at oxford hooms ONT
its ponderous note lOi umcs This
particular number was chosen 10
accordance with the number Of stu
dents at the foundation OF the col
legc Youths Companion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

There was blood In the eyes Of the
two suburban housewives aa they
Rlnrcd daEnora NJ one another over
the whltowashod fence
As for YOU" Missed the one In the
red knit Jacket 4 don't know what
I could say that would he sufficiently
severe ! hate youi"
And you. rctortod the one In the
blue shawl. ARE really not worth
wasting breath over So thoro'"
There was painful pause and then
tho one In the knit Jacket continued;
u would say a great deal more were
II not Tor your sweet little baby"
30 DO you really think no ~
sweet"
u do ana am not backward
about saying a. although / dosplso
hiA mother. Tie ~ the prettiest little
boy In twenty blocks
"Thcn-then lots make up Neigh.
bora shouldn't be- enemies m hand
you a dish Of stoWcd pruncs over tho
fences"
Then they kissed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

Religions superstition asserts Itself
IN Chinese architecture, and the uni.
yDrRl sIcgaduoss OF che numerals
three and nine De- shown In the ar.
mpgcmout OF temple doors There Is
r. triple gateway 10 each Of the halls
nj tho Imperial palace, and the same
order prevails az the royal tombs.
while the sacred person OF the en-.
reror can only De- approached even
by The highest officials after three
umos three pf1siratIons have been
tigeu.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

Thus OF million babies born in
France, 100000 are Lost annually by
death OF these the grand majority
might be saved n only they were prop
orly treated and above all. thoroughly
uourshod Statistics are witness 10
the fact that infant mortality is near
IS always due 10 malnutr.tlon which
In its turn rs caused by milk Of poor
quality or thousand nurslings that
died before thoy were year old, over
third on au average purlsh through
digestive disorders In some oitiea
the average is Gar higher. IN Nantes
more than O. half 10 Troyes nearly
fourhuhs.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

From an old slx.lnch pine fence
board cut OF four pieces two and a
half feet long, and one six inches
square for the end OF the trap and
another four inches by eight inchei
taf the door. Use old boards, as new
boards scare rabbits.
II should be four inches Wide and 81,
inches high on the inside The TOT
and bottom boards project one incl
beyond side boards at the back and
end board Is set ln The top boare
should be two inches shorter than N,
sides at the front Nail a strip on the
top board back OF door and one on th,
bottom board 10 game cannot push
the door open from inside the traI
and get out
In the middle Of the top board bore
a hole and put a crotchod stick In foi
the lover 10 rest on. Bore another
hole IN the top OF the door for the
lever 10 pass through. Two inches
from the back OF the box bore a hole
for the trigger which should be made
out Of heavy wire The door o tho
trap must work easily and loosely
Popular Meohanica
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
BHsUoHr Down swGLLeo HGAu
New Gnalsndsr's seltlmportsnss CIV.
en- Severe Shock.

New gnalsndsr's ssltimportsnes CIV.
en- Sewers Shock.
The discussion had turned upon the
subject Of "swelled heads. and former
State Senator John Ford told the
following
I'm "a little town ln New England
there was once % man who had a great
idea Of his own importance io hal
the worst sort Of a swolled head. and
thought the town could not exist with
out him. BE had held town Offices and
sincerely believed that no one de
charged the dutor Of those onices as
he had he had also helped the town
materially by giving lt money Tor
various purposes Hut he was not
content with the thanks Of the towns
people Tor his services lie believed
that there should be- some distinct rec.
ognltion of biz worth 10 the commun.
lty. So one day AZ town meeting be-
asked permission 10 be buried in the
town plot In the contor Of which the
town hall stood
Tho Town Councillors laughed and
the petition was tabled The follow.
Ing year he pctItloncd Tor the same
thing aud again it was tabled The
third year tho same thing occurred
THE fourth year the chairman "
the Petition Committee arose and
said . have here q petition from the
Hon. Mr. D.. asking that he may
be- buried in the town plot move,
gentlemen. that We grant This petition,
provided the petitioner Is buried there
next week The motion vent through
amid shouts Of laughter and the pctl.
lion was never again presented '-
New YORK Press
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

The great man was disturbed In
mind
Henry" he said to hb private sec.
Rotary, have | done anything un.
populaf lately7"
'Not that am AWARD o. sepator, A"
responded that functIonIty.
Does there seem to Dc any preiu'
dice taking shape In tho public mind
against NEE"
u know Of none"
Am I spoken OF In a sneerlng man.
ner by the public prlntaf"
"Not so far as have 3bserbed. Why
are you asking me these questions,
senator?'
Because, Henry said the great
man - am convinced that unfrlendly
Influences are at work. You know
here Is brand Of Hve.cent cigars
uamcd for me- ! presuneg'
YES, SIR"
We'll. they are sellhg them now
Two ~ ave cents Chicago Tribune.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

An odd incident occurred south OF
Seneca. IN Faulk county, when. on a
dark, stormy night, while family Of
hotsesteadcrs were lamenllug their
IN fortune ot having no meat In the
house they we're startled TO hear
heavy thuds against the outside Of the
building. when investigation with a
lantern disclosed the fact that wild
tuckC had flown against It and had
fallen TO the ground to be easily pick
ed up In their dazed condition, This
settled the meat question, and there
were some who figured that tho ducks
had been proudentlally misguided
that night In their journey south,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
"a AMo raATAaRs LoNe Aoo.
Ordered BY Richard Occur de Lion az
Punishment for Theft

FhNNANWNNN wv NNNNh
We learn from the annals Of the his
torlan Hoyeden. who was court chap.
lain 10 Henry H. that the old custom
Of tarring and foathering Ia one that
dates back 10 the time Of Richard tho
Lion Hearted.
lie tells MS that this renowned king
on setting out for the third crusade
made this enactment among others
for his Meet;
A robber who shall be convicted Of
theft shall have his head cropped A.
ter tho fashion Of a champion. and
boiling pitch shall be poured there
on. and the feathers Of a cushion shall
be shaken out ON him, NO that he may
be known. and At the nrst land at
which the ship shall touch he shall
be set on shore.
This then. II one Of several Gus
toms which has been claased com
monty M American while In truth,
II originated with ua, and was Inn
ported by them from Europe.-Tii
Bits, London
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
IA A@%
~ 'r !, %

The enormous crops Of cur Northern
Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms
che past year compel u. 90 ISSUE a spo-
clal catalogue called
sAizru'a UAUUktN srrp nooE
This BE- bHm dll OF bargain seeds at bar.
gain prices.
srNu TINS Nufirr 20 DAY.
and receive ifcc sufficient seed 10 grow
tom. of gHa un your lnt ur farm this
summer aud our great Bargain seed Book
with iis wonderful tuwTscs and great
bargains boo HuDIs 1i bargain prices.
Remit lt and we odd q package oi Cos.
mos the mUa. fashionable, soryigcable,
beautiful annual h1wpr
John a. SlH.r -rci Co. Lock Eraw.
sr ". Ia Cree. Mic.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

Thackeray once wrote 10 a note 10
friend. a,luding TO an incident oc.
oasioned b. one ~ hls articles In
Punch. y thought over the confound
"a matter 10 the railroad and wrote
Instantly on arriving here a letter Of
contfition and apology 10 Harry Tay
Tor Tor having made what I see now
was a nppant and offensive allusion
10 Mrs Taylor am glad have done
H. I am glad that 10 many peopls
whom have been thinking blgotsd
and unfair and unjust toward me have
beon hight and that have been
wrong. and my mind II an immense
deal pnHIpr"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
POINTS OF THE PILES BURNED
Remarkable Case Of Spontaneous 10
milton Recently Noted.

NfhfNfN NNNNAWhNN NNAANAf
A remarkable case Of spontaneous
Ignition that recently occurred In
erecting the walls " the new Rotor
dam quay II related by the TcchnlschC
DundAchau
Rams had been In use there Tor
some time. which by iSO or 200
strokes per minute caused steady
advance OF the piles The foundation
was such that the pillars had TO be
driven through the qulcksand down TO
the solid ground.
on Withdrawing some piles. the
points Of the latter were found. owing
TO the enormous friction. To have
been charrod entirely and heated TO
such a point as 10 begin burning
spontaneously ON coming In contact
with the air: nor could iron shoes
prevent this spontaneous ignition.
When leaving the piles In the
ground this ignition would not result
In any damage, the charrIng remain
Ing confined 10 the surface and tho
heat being rapidly carried away 10 the
moist surroundings.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02
oooD STORY TOTO ON levINo.
How Spirited Witness Turned Laugh
On Harsh Lawyer.

On Harsh Lawyer
Sir Henry Irving wa once 'he
guest Of honor A. a lawyer banq1e'
In New York In the cours OF O.
graceful address he said.
You gentlemen. have given mD
most helpful advice on the at Of act.
ing will you permit me 10 give you
10 return a piece Of advice regarding
your profession7
My advice. then. is that you make
your cross-examluation less rigorous
less harsh What ~ the good 1i
treating an honest and sensitive witt
ness In the witness stand as though
he we're a sneak theft
= confess that / am not 90 sym
patty with harshness In crosse,am
nation. and whenever I hear " a Wit
ness turning on an overbcahng law
yer my heart reiolces.
My heart reioiced last week A
young man In my company was Wit
ness In a case Of robbery Gee had
seen thief snatch young girls
NNN NN""N NAN ANAMN NWH
We'll, the thiofs lawyer cross ok
amlned my young friend shameiully
tie roared At him, shook ha hst Of
him. ravod at him.
And a. what hour ala all this
happen7" the lawyer sneerIng asked
toward the end Of his examination
q think my friend began bat
he was at once interrupted
we don't care anyihlnE here
about what you think" said the law
ycr. with a snort Of CONTEMPT
Don't YOU want 10 hear what
think said my young friend mildly
Certainly not the lawyer roarcd
Then said my friend, Z may al
we'll step down from the box In
not q lawyer. can't tan withou
thinking"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-02

Ruisla's New Minister Of Finance.
Admiral Birllcff brings a robust dis.
position To hia new task tie Ia a rol.
licking salt. with iomerlc stammor.
a practical Joker like Lord Charles
Beresford, Stories about him are
numbcrless Here Ia one. when Al.
mlral shcstakon was In power he
passed a rigorous rule that his young
officers must not bankrupt themselves
in buying boQuets for visiting royal
ties. The empress was 10 visit shin
ON which Blrilcn served A. her ma.
iosty descended 10 the cabin a huge
bouquet " flowers mystcrloualy up.
poarcd on the table. and delighted
royalty at once took possession Of H.
Admiral shcstakon saw tho mass NJ
fragrant blossoms In the Imperial
hands aud turned mrlously TO his Of
hCpr
"Dld ! not give orders that no one
must present nowcrs7'
"Nnobody dld'" stammcrcd ulu.
lon "s.she tiook Il herssclf' Ilar
pots Weekly