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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
IDIOTS ARE SAVANTS.

called upon 20 settle spelling disputes.
and IL as reliable as dictionary"
10th his parents were insane.
G. r. II, aged IS years. Of Danish
descent can multiply three figures by
three figures as rapidly as they can
be written down. lie never fails In
his multiplication feats. but his add.
ton, subtraction and division are not
correct
4 i7year.old boy. Il. O. L.. without
education. II able TO mold the forms
Of animals with almost miraculous per.
lection. other figures he cannot make.
He was found one day mixing saliva
with dust and molding the figures Of
animals. which from his ilrst attempt
we're perfect In almost every detail
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
LONDON NOW LIKES AuroDus.
Popularity Of Vehicle Shown by Fall.
ing on In Tube" Passengers,

London.-After all the abuse that
was henped on the noisy, evil smelling
and nerve destroying autobus a few
months ago. Il IS now interesting to
note the effect the aitobus has had on
the underground railways and what
Il means to London
The two penny tube" which. only
the other day. was regarded as almost
the last word Of locomotlon, has lost
100000 passengers during the year
and the responsibility is laid on the
autobus.
This is not an lsoiated instance, for
the same story has been told at almost
every railway meeting here during the
last few weeks. II is Wort Ny
eloquent Of the hold viii. .|so
and urwieldlv but FAST NOV .gl"
has Raiurd here. r' IN uoa
which o. few .. h-
raised "a. az the - sgsi,7 ludl-
erous in the face Of sucn a figure as
that mentioned at the meeting OF the
tube" company the other day,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
The meansst Man.

The following Is a conversation over
aeard between two small boys In 4
city street not long ago The hrst boy
said TO the second boy
Gee. your father must bo dreadful
mean: he's a shoemaker and you have
10 wear them old shoes"
The second boy answered. You
needn't talk; your father is mean, too.
cause he Is a dentist and your baby'H
only got one tooth"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

has almost constantly In her mouth.
In her joking mood she declares that
" there are any good looking young
men In town who are looking for a
good housewife she will consider their
proposal. There are four generations
In the house where Mrs. Cox lives. her
daughter being 20. her grandson a.,
and greatgrnnddaughtor being rs
years old Perhaps the most remark.
able feature In the longevity OF Mrs
Cox Is that she has worked hard all
her life. rearing a family Of six chill.
dren. caring for live stock. splitting
wood and shoyeling snow.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

John f.. Dryden In the United States
senate. lie received Al out OF rs
votes cast
MT Briggs was born In New Hamp.
shire In 1850. He was a student at
Phillips Exeter academy and was
graduated from West Point in 1872.
lie served In the Second United
States cavalry until 1877, when he re-
signed 10 enter the employ OF John
A. Roebling Sons company here as
an engineer, and is now assistant
treasurer OF the concern. lilo has al,
ways been prominently Identified with
politics since leaving the army. He
was elected mayor OF Trenton in'1s99.
and In 1909 Gov. Voorhees, appointed
him state treasurer, which position he
still holds In 1904, Mr.. Briggs was
elected chairman Of the Republican
state committee and is sim at the
head OF the committee,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

'"I low drcBnrs haven suCh a
.rH . OF b, ~ ZONE others" 70.
marked OUr man on tho street. "The
I.ncr .....l saw one walking on vel
v,l liu 7as fitting up a window full
%. a.oaks 10Y tho next day, putting
lasm on forms, hanging them correct
y. and an the time he was doing Il
he was cavorting lightly about on
imitation grass Of thick green velvet
all OF foot deep
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
An AnaehronIam.

Tho word "anachronlsm" means an
error In assigning the date OF an
event, or the time when a person or
thing existed, or any mlsplacing in
time Of historic scenes. events, pOi
sons, objects and language The use
OF cannon In shakespeare's "KinR
John" IS an anaohronism, as cannon
were not employed In England mtq
100 years or more after his reign
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
The Rebuilding of San Francisco.

decided gain. y7.233.7G5. The rains Of
the past two months show In the
tnal totals. for December. S59i5,29O.
and January, S5.2Ol 1857.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

thought Il looked so manly that he
would try II himself The picture
shows what happened 10 him at tho
end Of i've months Chicago Daily
News.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
BRIGGS TO SUCCEED DRYDEN.
New United States Senator from New
Jersey Elected.

Trenton, n, i'm Joint session here
the Legislature chose Frank o. Briggs.
OF Trenton, state treasurer, to succeed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

DO you know any little boy that
smokes cigarettes? II you do, Just
show him this picture. II rs the sad
story OF little Dick slllypato. He saw
another boy smoking a cigarette, and
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
American Insuranee companIea.

There were 1868 stock and 234 mu.
tual FIRE insurance companies In the
United States January J. 1907
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
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WN1 y, Fl new YORK.
~ " & - ~ f. 4*$S1F r. =, - e:
Brains Of Mountain and Prairie in De
mand in the Financial Center. >,


Ever since the early days, when D.
O.. Mills, T.. B. Haggin and James. R.
Keene "emigrated" from California to
New York, the metropolis has been
drawing largely on the west and south
tor its supply of "men; who do things
Theodore P. Shonts, both a southerner
and westerner, who has undertaken to
solve New York's great transit prob
lem, is the latest importation in re.
spouse to the call of the east
The promptness with which Thos. F.
Ryan, OF Virginia, turned the Equit-
able Lite Assurance Society over to
it's policyholders, who now elect a ma
jority of it's Board Of Directors, and
Invested himself of the control of the
stock which he bought from Jas. H.
hyde, and the success Of the new
management of the Society under the
direction, of President Paul Morton,
have created demand for the strong
men of the south and west that is
greater than ever before. Under the
Morton management the Equitable has
made better showing than any other
insurance company in the way of i'm
proved methods, economies and in
creased returns to policyholders.
E. H. Gary, head of the greatest cor
poration in the woyld-the u. S. Steel
Co.-John w, Gates, Henry G. Frick,
Norman B. Ream, VIM H. Moore and
Daniel G. Reid are other westerners
who are among the biggest men in
New York. +.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
Labor-Saving Device for the Granary.

stalled, it will be pronounced sim.
plfcity itself. Think of the rush and
hurry at threshing time and the
great amount of back-aching work in
order to put the grain where you
would like to have it. The elevator
solves the question. Then, again,
think Of the corn-husking time. When
one has worked from morning until
noon to make his load, he does not
feel like shoveling corn while the
team is resting in the barn. A little
forethought and planning for this, and
presto-the load is taken care of in a
jif1y by horsepower instead of hand.
power: The illustration given here.
with, taken from Northwestern Agri-
culturist, is one method of handling
the matter. The permanent conveyor
shown in the illustration is so ar.
ranged that the load can be deposited
in any bin desired.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

in spring. Where land is rich and re
sistant of drouth or where it is sc
steep as to wash badly, an orchard
may sometimes be sown to clover fol-
a year or two at a time to hold the
= soil and to add humus to it. AS a
rule, however, it is best not to use
any crop except clover, that will not
admit of clean cultivation. In many
cases it is well to rotate with different
crops, having a part of the orchard in
one thing and part in another. This
enables one to harvest only one sec
ton of the. orchard at time and tt
have a succession of different feeds il
hogs are used to eat the orchard
crops. While clean cultivation should
be: the rule aimed at, it must be re
membered that one must vary from
this plan to suit his individual condi
tions and to grow those crops: which
will best suit his particular needs. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
Cultivation of the Apple
Orchard

This is the most important feature
of the treatment of an orchard. In
general the trees should be given
clean culture the same as corn or any
other cultivated crop. It is well, how
ever, to occasionally plow in some
vegetable matter into the soil to rem
der it more resistant of >drouth and
to keep it from washing. This means
that some other crop than; the trees
may be, grown in the orchard. In
small home orchards any Of the small
fruits may be grown between the
rows. On large areas corn is a good
crop to- grow. providing the. land is
rich enough to produce q good crop
and does not wash too badly. + IT, corn
is grown plenty of space should be
left for: the trees: to make: their full
spread Of. branches each: year That
means, say, four feet the first. year
and a slightly larger space: after that.
Rye may sometimes be i sown after
cult ton ceases III late summer, and
turned und Ter WI n cultivation begins
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

to form complete band, and these
will prevent silo from spreading and
cracking when filed. Molds for build
ing silo can be had from most of the
cement manufacturers. A good mold
can be made in the following way:
Strike circle on floor 16 feet in di-
ameter, then use three-eighth inch by
eight-inch band iron and bend this
to circle, and bolt on this one-inch
boards two feet six inches long, stand
on end. Have one of the iron bands
at top and one at bottom of each
piece of mold; build each mold in
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

Is it not wisdom when building a
granary to have good method of
handling the grain without lifting
every pound by hand? Take a crop
Of corn, say. 1000 bushels. In the
ear it represents 35-ton weight, and
1000 bushels wheat represents 3O-ton
weight All of this must be lifted by
hand unless in planning the granary,
some means of lifting the grain has
been provided for. A number of port
able elevators are now on the market,
and we believe their first cost is not
too great for the average grain farm
er to own one. BY having a convey
or, the whole length of the building
at the highest point, the situation is
easily controlled, by having portable
elevator. There are several methods
of arranging an elevator system for
your building, but none SO intricate
but that when the elevator is in
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
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| fore the signature on the arrest order,
as If the guillotine itself had suddenly
arisen before him. Her brother felt
her shrinking back in his arms, and
trembled for the preservation Of her
self-control if the terror and suspense
of the arrest lasted any longer.
Courage, Rose, courage" he said.
you have behaved nobly; you must not
fail now. No, no! Not word more.
Not a word till l am able to- think
clearly again, and to decide what is
best. Courage, love; our lives depend
on it. Citizen,' he continued, address,
ing himself to Lomaque, proceed with
your duty-we are ready
The heavy marching footsteps outside
were striking louder and louder on the
ground; the chanting voices were every
moment swelling in volume; the dark
street was flaming again with the
Frightening torchlight, as Lomaque,
under pretext of giving Trudaine his
hat, came close to him and turning his
back towards Danville, whispered, "1
have not forgotten the eve Of the we'd
ding and the lunch on the river-bank. :"
Before Trudaine could answer, he had
taken Roses cloak and hood from one
of his assistants, and was helping her
on with it. Danville, still pale and
trembling, advanced step when he
saw these preparations for departure,
and addressed a word or two to his
wife; but he spoke in low tones, and the
fast-advancing march of feet and sui
len, low roar Of singing outside
drowned his voice. An oath burst from
his lips, and he struck his fist with i'm
potent fury on table near him.
"The seals are set on everything in
this room and in the bedroom" said
Magloire, approaching Lomaque, who
nodded, and signed to him to bring up
the other police-agents at the door.
Ready" cried Magloire, coming for
ward Immediately with his men, and
raising his voice to make himself heard,
where to?'
Robespierre and his Hard-hitters
were passing the house. The smoke
of the torchlight was rolling in at the
window; the tramping footsteps struck
heavier and heavier on the ground; the
low, sullen roar of the Marseillaise was
swelling to it's loudest, as Lomaque re-
ferred for moment to his arrest-order,
and then answered.:
ITO the prison St. Lazarev'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
THE STORY OF A WISCONSIN
MAN IN WESTERN CANADA.
Three Years Ago Worth Only $4,000;
To-Day Is Worth $4,000.

The following is a copy OF letter,
of which the Agents of the Canadian
Government throughout the United
States receive similar ones many
times during the year:
Cayley, Alta, Dec. Z, 1906.
Agent Canadian Government,
WATERFOWL, S. D.
Dear Sir:
Your letter dated Nov. 9th at hand
and was very glad to hear from you.
see that you are still at work per-
suading people to move into the Cana
dian Northwest. must tell you that
owe you many thanks for persuading
me to come out here, am only sorry
that I wasn't persuaded sooner, and
there is still plenty Of good chances
for many more right at the present
time. I hope that you will be able to
induce more to make start out to
this part of the country.
Now I must tell you what I have
accomplished since I came out here
and it won't be three years till the list
Of July. 1 shall shortly receive my
patent for my homestead, the home
stead cost me $1,000 in all, to-day it is
worth $4,000 per acre, but it is not for
sale. Then a year ago last May I
bought 800 acres at $500 per acre and
sold this fall for $4,000 per acre and
cleared a profit of $4,000. How is
that for the Northwest? I now have
800 acres of land and all paid for, Is
head of horses, 80 head of cattle, %
pigs, sheep and about $50 chickens
and other poultry, and all new ma
chinery and everything is paid for.
We also bought lots in Calgary and
Z iii High River. We gave $47O for
the Is lots and they are paid for. At
present consider myself worth $13,-
100000, and when left Wisconsin less
than three years ago had about
100000. This year I threshed little
over 1000 bushels of grain, have
about one thousand bushels of fine
potatoes and about five hundred BUSH
els of turnips. Mrs. Beisiegel sold
about 5000 worth of garden truck and
poultry this fall. Now there are lots
OF others in this community who did
as well as did in the same length of
time.
The family and myself are all we'll
at this writing and hope this letter
will find you the same.
Yours very truly,
= (Signed) PHILIP BEISIEGEL,
e. = Cayley, Alta, Canada. :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

Signaling Device Which Promises to he
of Great Utility.
From the Electrical Review: The vir-
tues of an electric monogram signal
have already been referred to In these
columns The device Is a sort Of type
writer delivering it's message, letter by
letter, in midair or at any distant point,
In gigantic characters of light. The OBJ
servers may be miles away and yet
read the message with ease. The key
board is manipulated exactly as in an
ordinary typewriter and it's function is
to switch IN or direct the current
through a series of distributing wires,
which are carried in a cable to the mon
ogram or display frame. According to
a predetermined scheme the keys exer-
else a selective function, and each one
switches in the leading wires only,
which connect with the members of the
monogram constituting the letter of the
alphabet which that particular key rep
resents. By reference to the monogram
one may easily trace any letter OF the
alphabet in form so nearly convention
al as to be readily understood. Thus, If
on the keyboard the A button is pressed
the lamps of all members Of the mono
gram entering into that letter shine out
simultaneously, while all other lamps
upon the display frame remain dead.
And so on for every letter. The OBJ
server has only to follow the letters as
they flash out one after another to spell
out the words of the message. It will
be seen that this is a sort Of visual tele-
graph, and that it may be made to talk
in almost any language spoken by man.
It is also serviceable for cipher writing
according to any prearranged code. The
monogram frame is five feet high by
three and one-half feet wide and is
equipped with 16-candle power lamps.
Signals flashed from this frame are Wis
able to the naked eye for distances of
from one to three miles, depending on
the weather. With glass the signals
may be easily read up to ten miles.
Some frames are made much larger and
can be seen further.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
TALES OF A PHOTOGRAPHER.
Strange Requests Made Of Him by Al
Sorts Of People.

Strange Requests Made Of Him by All
Sorts Of People.
Portrait taking is not so monotonous
and uninteresting calling as one
would suppose. In the course of a
day photographer meets with unu-
sual adventures and learns remarkable
stories about people.
Recently a we'll known photographer
in large city was visited by a lady
who asked hi INTO photograph more
than 200 miles. These were addressed
to the lady by a man and were of a
very ardent nature.
After she had secured pictures she
purchased the plates and smashed
them. It is presumed the woman was
offered a sum for the return Of the
letters, but wished to retain her hold
on the man besides getting the money.
On another occasion a photographer
was summoned by prominent society
man, who directed him to take pic
ture Of man, whom he described, as
he was leaving house. The photog-
rapher concealed himself near the
door and snapped the man, He later
saw the picture in a newspaper as
that Of a man who figured in ia
nous divorce suit. =
Sometimes photographers are called
upon to take the pictures Of two
friends meeting after a long absence.
Many can tell Of taking pictures of
dead pets for broken-hearted house
women. A*photographer recently took
picture Of a dog laid out in a shroud
in little coffin.
In London a photographer was called
to the house of a wealthy man, whom
he found dressed in the costume OF
King Lear. He posed and ordeerd
several pictures to b esent to friends.
Late rthe photographer learned the
man had committed suicide.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

noon.| So it will be your duty to read
the list for the guillotine.>an chalk the
prisoners doors before the cart comes
tomorrow morning. Ware the: bottle,
Apollo, to-day: ware the bottle, for
fear Of accidents with: the death-lists
tomorrow" 49, -"
Thirsty July weather, this-eh, ; cit
.1zen?" said Lomaque, leaving the head
gaoler, and patting the hunchback in
the friendliest manner on the shoulder:
why, how you have got your batch
hudd1ed up together this morning.
Shall help you to shove them into
marching order? My time is quite at
your disposal. This is holiday morn
ing with met!
"Ha! ha! ha! what jolly dog he is on
his holiday morning" exclaimed the
head~gaoler, as Lomaque-
taking leave Of his natural character
altogether in the exhilaratfon Of an
hours unexpected leisure-began push
ing and pulling the prisonersinto rank,
with numerous mock apologies, at
which, not the officials only, but many
of the victims themselves-reckless
victims Of a reckless tyranny-laughed
heartily. Persevering to the last in
his practical jest, Lomaque contrived to
get close to Trudaine for minute, and
to give him one significant look before
he seized him by the shoulders, like
the rest. ''Now, them rear-guard,"
cried Lomaque, pushing Trudaine on.
"Close the line of march, and mind you
keep step with your young woman
there. Pluck up your spirits. cheyenne!
one gets used to everything in this
world, even to the guillotine"
While he was speaking and pushing
at the same time, Trudaine felt piece
of paper slip quickly between his neck
and his cravat. "Courage" he whis-
pered, pressing his sisters hand, as ne
saw her shuddering under the assumed
brutality of Lomaque's joke.
Surrounded by the guard of "Patri-
ots,"> the procession of prisoners moved
slowly into the outer courtyard, on its
way to the revolutionary tribunal, the
nun y JdCAcu 6dOAOA M AA61A6 Op tAC
rear. Lomaque was about to follow at
some little distance, but the head-gaoler
Hospitality expostulated. What a
hurry you're in!' said he. "Now that
incorrigible drinker, my second in COM
mand, has gone off with his batch, I
don't mind asking you to step in and
have drop of wine."
"Thank you," answered Lomaque;
"but I have rather a fancy for hearing
the trial this morning. Suppose come
back afterwards? What time do you go
to your section? At 2 o'clock, Ell?
Good! I shall try if I can't get here
soon after one" With these words he
nodded and went out. The brilliant
sunlight in the courtyard made him
wink faster than ever. Had any of his
old enemies been with him, they would
have whispered with themselves-"1f
you mean to come back at all, Citizen
Lomaque, it will not be soon after one!'
On his way through the streets, the
chief-agent, met one or two police-ofice
friends, who delayed his progress; so
that when he arrived at the revolution
ary ~trtbuna1, the trials of the day were
just about to begin.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

four sections, as shown in illustration.
When mold is placed in position,
fill. When ready to raise, loosen bolt
B., then lug bolt D. These will allow
mold to loosen from wall when the
bolt at B can be drawn out and the
mold raised and D put through mold
on top of wall: When all bolts are
frightened the mold will be ready to
fill again. A good way to raise molds
is to have a set of small double pull
ley blocks, the same as are used for
stretching wire fence at each joint.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

These can be fastened to crosspiece,
above, spiked to scaffold poles, when
the whole mold both inside and out
side can be raised at once and held
in place until fastened. One man at
each set of blocks |n raise it cas-.
lily. This will be necessary even if
you get mold shipped you from
some firm. The double nutted bolt
D has four nuts, two on inside OF
Jugs and two on outside; the two in
side nuts are to force the mold up
tight against wall. The outside bolts
in Jugs do not require inside nuts.