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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-10

The communication on the second page
with regard to frequent cause of fires
was written before the recent tragedy in
Durham, when the upsetting of Ian
tern in barn caused loss Of life as we'll as
destruction of property. The question of
insurance comes home to every property
owner. 1t is for the interest of everybody
to guard against accidental fires. One
careless person may be the cause of raising
insurance rates for whole community,
Over insurance, which leads to not a few
fires, the companies must be held respon-
sible for; and we think more care should be
exercised in placing risks, and better rates
given to those who can show that all pos
sible precautions have been taken against
accidental fires. If everybody would ex-
ercise as much care as though they were
in danger of total loss by fire there
would be fewer fires, insurance rates
would be lower, and insurance companies
would find their business more profitable.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

Bishop wlllmar OF Alabama Is no,
In attendance upon tho convention. but
he 10 well represented by his anecdotes.
which are related by churchmon much
as Lincoln's stories are by the general
public. Here is one OF them: One OF
the bishops friends lost dearly be-
loved wife, and In his sorrow caused
these words to be inscribed on her
tombstone; The light OF mine eyes
has gone out The bereayed husband
married within a year Shortly after
ward the bishop was walking through
the graveyard with another gentleman.
When they arrived at the tomb the lat
Ter asked the bishop what he would
gay OF the present state OF affairs In
view OF the words on the tombstone.
IL think said the bishop, tho
words, But have struck another
match should be added"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

the Sultan. who has sought 10 placatc
public opinion at homo and abroad,
by trying TO satisfy everybody he has
satisfied nobody. and for years HE uic
has been one long series Of miserable
compromises. Just as In his dress he
wears a frock coat with q fcz cap. and
In hla morality pratcs Of education, but
maintains a hatcm OF over 1000 women,
Before the European visitor the Sui
tan poses az nm enlightened monarch,
and before the fanatlcal Moslom he pre-
scnts himself M the essence OF Mollom,
ism. Mt once brutal, ignorant. and
suporstltlous.
What can be thought OF q government
IN which the Grand Eunuch stands next
In importance TO tho Grand NiZlcr, who
Is the prime minister aud whose daily
duty Ia to go down 10 the kitchen and
see that the dishes Intended Tor hlB
master are not poisoned Vet such o.
the government under which $4,000 900
rcoplc live. more nhioct slaves than any
OF the subjects OF tho Gar, a govern
mcpt that is rookinE with corruption
anu NlNNlNNff NlHNA 'NNA'N NN hAN NNN
money markets ot the world and gust
now tottcrng TO itH fall,
Yet Abdul Ilamid may not De held
wholly responsible for this Tie b. %
weak man OF good intentions. hnt q
strong man OF bad intentions might
make a bottor ruler,
without knowing what ne wants the
sultan who 30 just now iliy-throc
years Of age. has many gidc5 10 Dts
character Tie has no ono decided poll.
cy, but just what Kind Of man be- l7.
hs fears and hopes, HIS amusomonts
hls habits. the queer things he does and
says. may best be Judged from his SUR
roundings
This curious ruler just now In the
forefront and not unlikely to be- tho
last OF the Sultans, is afraid OF his lie
lie trusts nobody, and lives a lie OF
terror. which has driven him OF recent
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

,ar moro nnd moro into The roiiracy
of h.H seragI0 of beautiful women
DO. spends moro money than any one
mlr alive. and Or constantly borrowing
Die rr assassination. and &C. forever
provoking hatred Bio boasts OF abb
aea1r. heuife uHd maintains the
most iuauri0us establishment in exist
onOe
uou ore some facts about the Sui
taa ali bis subjects that win show
what manner OF man ho is:
WHOM now Sultan asconds the
throne lha harem women Of his prcic-
t,H.1r uar bo uuceromoniouaIy dumped
into Jlo nu.0horu1 TO prevent them
plotting Abdul Hamld is said 10 have
drowned i5i On this way. bio brother
haying been on the throne only "a tow
months end not getting much OF q start
for bls harcm.
Thc sultan drives 10 the mosque In q
mHeuIfront barouchc. trimmed with
gold avid drawn by black horses. and
10 is followed by his pony c1rrlag and
hlf nForito rIdius horse 80 he may
have h.l choice aa 10 his method Of re-
turning
On Cos 'autiuoplc there are two Off
clai pre- ecnaor Inclined Encndl and
Ariato,o Efcrdi one Of whom 90 an ok
shin chandler. the other q bootmakcr
Those mon direct the editorial policy
Of the Constautiuoplc papers.
Cour, witnoWes In Turkey can be-
hired in thc cafes surrounding the Min
istry OF Justice. Many Of these pro.
fcsfional witnesses are known to the
Judges. but that docs not do8ttoy tho
value oi their testimony
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

Cleveland Leader: Small fry ccono-
mlsts who jump AZ conclusions aud are
inclined to look at tho dark side OF
things. ray that the greatest corn crop
ever grown "a not going to pay the
farmers OF the United States as well as
tho short crop OF last year Thcy for
tify this gloomy assertion by statistics
which show that the blrgcst OF an big
crops. II sold az the prices now ruling
and likely TO rule. would bring less
money TO the men who grew the corn
than they would have received u the
small crop OF 1894 had been mrkotcd ~
the quotations current year ago In
the large cities. In other words, the
fall In price Is held to more than Offset
the Increase OF n billion bushels or
more In the yield. This IL nonsense.
Not more than 20 per cent OF a large
corn crop. In the United States. Is ever
moved out OF the counties In which the
grain Is grown. Farm animals cat IL
where 1t is produced.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
Tlne chnnre. An Things.

In days gone by when fighters
Fresh from Old England's shore
Came here TO meet our scrappers
They brought expressions Ger
That Is to say, slang phrases,
And terms meant for rebukes,
Such as, You bloomink duifer,
III say. put hup your dukesw
hut now-Ah! time works changes,
We hear these words no more
Al least not with the meaning
They had In days Of yore.
Bad sorappers now have vanished.
Prize fights these days are fukos.
IT'S now the gentle heiress
Who says. Put up your Dukesw
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
RUNNING a FAST TRAIN,
engineer. while In the Cab Always
Keep an Eve Ahead.

Tho locomotive engineer rs a remark
ably placid fellow. with habit OF de-
libcrate prcclllon In his looks and mo-
lions. Tic occasionally turns calm
eye 10 his guago and then resumes his
qulct watch ahead. The three levers
which he has TO manipulate nre under
hts hand for instant use. and when they
are used Il % quietly and in order, as
an organlst pulls out his stops. Tho
noise IN the cab makes conversation
difficult. but not ns bad as that heard
Ia tho car when passing another train,
with or without the windows open, ana
in looking out.of the engine cab tho OBJ
jcrn are approached gradually, not
rushed past as when one looks latorally
out OF % parlor car window. The fact
i8 that the engineer does not look M the
8lde-ho ls looking nhead-and there
fore The speed seems less. as the objects
are approached gradually Those who
have ridden at ninety miles an hour
on o. locomotive know that or a good
road tand there are mary such) the on
cIre l5 not shaken and swayed in ter
rl6c manner. but Is rather comfortable,
ana the speed is not 30 apparent as
when one Is riding In a parlor car
whore only a lateral view is had. The
Caglrrcr can be very comfortable II he
is quite sure OF the track ahead, and
O. Is only IN rounding curves or In APP
prolchlng crossings that he feels ner-
yaus. and q IS doubtful II Il is any more
strain to run a locomotive at high speed
than to ride a bicycle through crowded
thoroughfares. Judging by the coun-
tenancos OF the bicycle rider and the
engineer. the engineer has rather the
better OF H.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

BATTLING MADLY ON THE GRASS.
staying nearabouts for time; but II
! told he was there. my father would
have him driven away.
Remember. was no more than n
child. and knew very little OF the world,
40 II Ia not 30 strange that gave my
promise TO this man with the kindly
face and musical voice. | had never
told my father n lie In all my life. and
! wondered how ! was going to avoid u
In this case.
did not give my father much timo to
question me, but | told my story with
y rush OF words. confused and inartlcu.
late. but, with skin that surprised
myself, | led him TO believe that had
scramhled to the shore unaided. and
yet | did not say 90 much In so many
words. II was deception. ana my
heart was heavy. for felt that il was
nearly. II not quite, as bad AZ lie.
But had kept my promise TO the
stranger who had saved my life.
After that l saw him often. aud we
came to have a regular time OF meeting
each day. lie had travelled the world
over. and he delighted to sit In tho
shelter Of the Hhrubhory aud tell me
tales OF his adventures In many lands.
while listened broathlossly to hts fns.
clnating stories Al that time did not
think how strange a man he was. al
though did sometimes wonder why he
fingered there, even though he was a
tramp with no home
Many times | asked him who ne was.
but no would smile and shake his head.
saying that | might call him jim. aui
thar was the only name he gave me.
He said THAI he had once been hon
ored and respected, had a good home
and family, but one false step had
brought him TO shame and a prison cell,
and that when he had served his time
he won't far away resolving never
again TO shame his family by his pres
onco no had kept his vow an through
the many years, but his one misstep
had killed the ambition within him
and be never rose In lie
J pltied him between us there grew
a strong bond OF sympathy. Youne
though was, ] saw In this man one
that might have heon noble and hon.
orcd but for that false step and my
heart was full of sincerest charity,
Several times | urged him to let m,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
KICK ON IRISH STEW
New Issue being Raised at Harvard
University.

New issue Being hhiatu ~
University.
a new issue has been raised 90 t'a'-
ward which promises TO eclipse 10 lil-
portance the question OF athletic r'l"-
lions with Yale.
This % the year OF prohibitions al
Harvard Athletic contests with lA'e
are prohibited. the gun shoot with
Ellis is prohibited. the Christmas
trip Of the glee club Is prohibited ana
now IL seems likely that "thc use Of
Irish stew In Memorial hali' viii be
prohibited also. says the Boston Post.
The enemies OF this homelike and
wholesome dish come from the arts
tocratic portion q tho college popuia-
ton who are accustomed to eating
French dishes from silver plattcrs In
the homes Of the Back Bay They
have started vigorous crusade ana
are pledged to the total abolition OF
this old clearinghouse friend.
The students are forming Themselves
into two parties. the lrlsh-stewisis and
the anti-irish-stewists. The anti
lrlsh-stcwists posted a petition on the
bulletin board at Memorial yesterday.
expressing In no uncertain language
the cause Of their grievance aud the
reasons which have led up to the pres
ont vigorous campaign. The petition
was promptly removed by the Memoir
ial Hall management. as 1t Is against
the rules 10 have editions posted In the
main entrance. whore they cause
crowds to collect and block the pass
age way Tho anti Irish nteWists.
however. were not to be 80 easily put
down and a regulation blue book mas
been placed In the auditors office for
signatures The platform on which
the "antis" will stand or IAN has been
drawn up as follows: 1--WE believe
that the use Of Irish stow should he
discontinued In Memorial Hall The
stew ~ dlsagrccablc In taste. and to
many men who simply connot eat II
Us an Item Of expense since II requires
the ordering Of extras The time lost
In waiting Tor extras 10 seriously felt
by men having locturca both az II
o'clock and nj 1880. We appreciate the
wish Of the directors TO give na great
a variety Of food as possible but dis
Ike this special variety Finally. we
believe that food which o.. ns the FIRST
petition showed, Objectionable 10 near
IS 200 men. should be no longer served
In Memorial Hall" In justice to the
lrish-Btcwlsts. II should be- said that
many Of the signatures placed on the
bulletin board were put there merely
aa Joke. Such prominent names as
George Washington. Benedict Arnold.
and Theodore Roosevelt are said TO
have been among the signatures. A
director OF the Harvard Dining Assoc
citation was seen last evening. Hc
laid down Marion Hnrland Cook
Book as the Post representative came
In. but refused to be interviewed.
What is all this stow about?" asked
/ the reporter
NUNS the word replied the dl-
rector DO they expect We can give
meal Tor 81 a week."
them hummlng birds or toast every
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
EnrIaNIng nlamena..

Diamonds can now be engraved In o
very artistic manner. A fine specimen
OF this development OF the diamond
cutting art Is large circular stone on
which a pansy with its foliage IS en-
grayed Another example is a ring
made Of one diamond. the interior sur
face being polished and the exterior
deliberately engraved II % but a few
years since 1t was first possible to
pierce holes In diamonds. This feat
made possible the placing OF diamonds
on a string alternating with pearls.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

monian maaarrrs by dismlsslng the
Grad Nisicr But every body who
knows anything about the Ottoman
Empire H. aware that the principal
duty OF the Grand Vizlcr. besides aflx.
ing hil seal TO every dish that goes up
10 the sultau's dining table. is to stand
ready for dismissal IT any and an
times llo 10 put up 10 " knocked
down.
~ the same time that the Grand
Vizior was dismissed Tor allowing Ar
monian maalcrcs TO iakc place. those
who committed the maalacrca were re-
wardod by the Sultan. This double
event exactly illustrates the policy OF
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

Don't roll your eyes up into your head
as II they were marbles, a fine pair
OF eyes viii be utterly ruined by this
operation. The girl with pretty
mouth will purse IL up into the pret,iest
houton and continue the habit until
many lines form about the lips and tho
lovely mouth has 10 be put into the
hands Of beauty doctor,
Nearly every woman bites or sucks
her lips Others contract the hrows and
produce two burrows between the eyes.
Others wrinkle the forehead with
frowns. Others perpoMally wear a tip
Tilted nose. The true expressive face
doesn't consist OF a set OF features hung
on strings or wires, DO cultivate placid
features 81. Louis Globe Democrat
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
pEArH IN rs sEcRrr.


illuminate ~ Mercury. the Powerful
Explosive u.od in Iiombs.
illuminate or mercury. which is used
by European Anarchists 100 the mauu-
iacturo OF their bombs. is ono OF tho
most uo1chCrous and powerful exc
rloHtca known To- science. Hereto
Tore % BIAS been employed Boz percussion
caps and as a detonator for nitro-gly-
cefino preparations. 10 cvplodes when
subjected 10 q slight shock or TO hca..
and not few expert chemists since
ii7 Euglish inventor. Howard. have
been seriously Injured or killed while
preparing or experimenting with g.
ln France some years ago the cclc-
bratcd chemist Barrucl. was manipu-
latiug this dangerous product in n
heavy agate mortar when his ntten-
ton was suddenly distracted anu he let
the pcstlo down with little less care
than ordinary The explosion which
followed almost literally blew the NOR
tar 90 dust and " tore Barruels hand
from his wrist Another distinguished
chemist Bollot. was blinded aud had
both hands torn on white experiment
Ing with illuminate Of morcury JUS
tin Leroy. q French expert In the man
ufncture Of explosives. was one day en-
gagged In experimenting with this COM
pound in damp state. In which condi-
ton 70 was supposed TO be- harmless.
II exploded with such force. however.
that nothing OF NJ Leroy. that was re-
cognlznhlc, could afterwards be found.
An English chemist named ienncll.
while manufacturing shell for mill
tary use. into the composition OF which
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13


20 Gee stranger on the grounds
ahou our home. TO- at each gate
father had posted sign marked
Private. and we lived there at Edge
water by me sea with an cXclualvcncas
thai had made me shy OF ali airangert
when ] told father what 7 had seen
h. froWnod. declaring that % must ho
some tramp who had vcntured inside
the grounds. and I know De Instructed
The gardener 10 look out Cor the man.
for q hay or two ! was continually on
the watch for the unknown and then.
sccinE nothing more OF him. my foar
wore on
Among my fathers boats was q Nat.
boiiomod punt that lay on the shore at
high water mark had often been
cautioned about playing around the wa
Ter. but one day I ycnturod 10 launch
the punt ana paddle about near the
shore
know not how the paddle slipped
from my hands. but 10 did 30. and In
reaching FOR u plunged hcadlong Into
the water. could not swim, and ccr-
ninly was In danger OF drowning, but
aimof' before I realized my peril, felt
strong hands grasp me- and | wis
brought swiftly aud safely 10 the shore
When rubbed the water from my
eyes ] found that had been saved by
the very man had seen pccring from
the ahrubbery. lie was laughing down
nj me. and hls face. for all Of the beard,
rough and unirlmmed. was q pleasant
one.
SO you thought you would take "a
swim. CD. my boy7' b., said. and his
voice was quite no pleasant aa his face.
san ! was scared. aud I burst into
tears. when, to my further amuzcmonL
he sought 10 console sud hush me In a
manner that was full Of gontlcnest
Almost before realized q he had his
dripping arm about my dripping body.
and no was talking 10 me la q way tina,
sooihcd my fears and quiotcd my
nerves
did not run from him. M had done
the nrsi time, for came to think that
this gentle man who had saved me from
the water. rough and poorly clothed
though he was. could not mean me
harm The sun was warm, ana | sat
there on the rocks with him. while he
asked mo a hundred questions about
myself and my home.
before wc parted he made me promise
that I would not tell my father who
had rescued me from the watcr-mAdc
me promise that would not say that
any one had rescued me, That. he
mid, was his price for saving my lie,
ilc said he had no home. and he was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

WEAK ana vacll.
atlnH man. sink
ing down under o.
burden OF political
complexities which
ho la unable TO
matter 90 Abdul
liamid H. Tho
Sultan Of Turkey
has Fought TO
cyadc rosponsibill-
ties for the Ar
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
why

Here's your money, dolt Now. tel
me why your scoundrolly master wrote
me eighteen letters about that CON
tomptible sum?' said the exasperatod
debtor.
I'm sure, slr, can't toll sir: but IL
you'll excuse me, air, / think n were
because seventeen letters didn't fotcb
it,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

II is coming TO be generally believed
that the one Chance for a meeting be-
tween Corbett and Fltzslmmons lies IN
getting them both TO enter Chicago
politics and lake part In primary elee.
ton,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

illuminate OF mercury entered. was also
blown literally 10 atoms and the frag-
ments Of the building where he was
conducting his experiments were scat
tered FOR hundreds OF feet In every d..
roction.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

First Tramp You are the nrst fcl.er
that ever got a square mcal from that
woman. How did yer manage?
Second Tramp told her ia found
10 cents and asked her TO direct mo TO
a free lunch saloon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

Toaeher-What 20 the moral OF the
Ten Foolish Virgins?
Dick Hlcks-They had no lights Oh
their wheels.-N. Y. World
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
CRUEL MONARCH.
THE SULTAN or TURKEY AND
tbs CRIMES HE COMMITS.

saihiHz Tile rhs impirs anywhere
fiso on t,uh rho NON who D,uy
ordors Whoic,aia Murder, 81 nis
Aubirrts. a
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

Robbins-what is the best way to de.
yelop a negatlye2
Maek--Proposetoan helress,-Brook-
Ign Life
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
THE TRAMP.

HE nrEt time I saw
him rccring az me
from TIE siruhbery
+ was frightened
aud ran away but
% was not because
there was anything
fierce or uwosome
about BITS bearded
face ] was nat
urnlly o tlmid boy,
but / was startled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-12


Iunkneads on hteraenure 1 ever see.
Ez fur ez first-claSs iiterachure is con-
cerned the American people are wood
en-headed gumpS"
All, then, you have endeavored.
infer. 10 disseminate good literature
among the people"
Yes. an it didn't disseminate worth
q cent"
Did you try 10 circulate theological
works, science. poetry. history, or
''Hist'ry, hist'ry, thet's what tried
10 sirllelate."
What kind of history, may ask.
did you endeavor to Disseminate"
Best hist'ry that ever wuz writ
'Indeedt'
"les, stree. HiSt're of the town from
its first settler. Azsriah smith. down
TO the times ev Silas hartley. Contains
in q full account of all the largest
hogs raised IN the town, from the
earliest times TO Silas Bartlcy's shoas
killed last year. All of Pete Burlan'S
snake stories. illustrated with.
pictures of the snakes. List
of all of the wood-chucls killed.
by Eph Parker. All the huclsle-
berry statistics from the earliest times
down. Two pictures Of Silas hartley,
the author, both with an without
whisllerS Picture OF Silas Bartley's
new barn with Silas BARLEY himself
settin' in his dingle cart in front OF
II. Silas Bartley's poem on the
great hurrycane OF 1859. with . life
size picture OF the hurrycane. List
of all the heifers ever put IN the town
pound Picture Of the large squashl
raised by Silas hartley in 1873, which
Ted Plaisted walked Ten miles 10 see
an then went home an died an 30
forth. an so forth, an 50 forth"
We'll, did the book seli?@
"Sell. toei Publishers wanted FIVE
hundred dollars 10 git IL out: an then
ev'ry man in Shotcville said he s'possd
I'd give copy 10 the natives; an
ev'ry BODY that ever lived In Shutcvllls
writ me sayin' they 'sposed I'd send
EN- a copy ez they VIM once residents
OF beloved Shotevillc, which !
had done 30 much % glorify in my
immortal history. Pete Burlap, the
man whose snake stories ] pus in ths
book. is the only fellar that bought one
an ne hain't paid for 1t yet Bet I've
rot one in my valise here, wouldn't yoE
like IL? It's only three dollars an fifty
cents
II regret, Mr.. BARLEY, very much TO
sag that hardly feel able 20 afford the
poois just now
Wall Us my opinvin," said tbs
Shoteville historian, rising To leave the
car, tibet You hsin got no more taste
for the best litsraehurc than all the
other lunkhesds that make up the
American public. ~. y. World