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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

Grants log cabin. one of the sacrrd
mVmentos OF the lnmcntcd general nnd
"A valuable relic of the war which has
had no special protection since IL was
placed In Fairmount park. win bc car
ricd away pleccmcai boy relic hunters
unless some guard IL detailed To shield
u from vandalism. II iH now In mutt
lated and dllnpidatrd condition and
needs immediate protection says phila-
dclphin Inquirer. The front and rear
doors remind one ~ "a country school
house In New England, where the boys
are allowed 10 carve their names err
initials with unrcatrulncd freedom. FOR
both are literally covered with varlous
letters ~ the alphabet ana designs
When the cabin WIS put up printed
copy of the late Adam Badcaua COM
munlcntiun Nouchlng for the genuine
ness ~ the cabin na the one used hy
General Grant while giving orders TO
sheridan. sherman and other officers
was nailed to each door The one that
was In the rear IN gone. Whether %
WAS stolen or beaten down by storms
~ not known, Relic gatherers have
not only hacked out big pieces. hut
have carried away some of the upright
logs that support the roof and the
southern slide of the structure. The re-
moyal NJ these tlmherH must have re-
quirod considerable time and EFFORT. Tor
they were securely fastened nc each
end by long oldfashloncd spikes, SINH
lar 20 those used 10 hold rails a. sleep
ems ON railroads,
one log ~ half way dlslodged. as
though the person who was attempting
10 steal It was frightened away before
he could complete his vandalism Tho
other tlmbors supporting the building
are apparently sound The doors az
the cabin are kept locked ana an yet
the Vundala have refruinol from
forcing an entrance There ia no
guard around the cabin ana never has
been one. The cabin belongs TO tho
estate OF the late George n. Stuart,
who was presented YiSh the relic hy
General Grant George n, stuart ir.
once thought % placing the cabin on
private grounds but he abandoned the
idea and decided TO let Il remain In the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The native inhabitants OF the FIJI
Islands believe thunder to be the bel
lowing OF the great air whale. a myth
ical creature which, according TO their
folklore stories. inhabits the opposite
side OF all thunder clouds. II the regu-
lation thunder cloud appears unaccom-
panied by the ominOus rumblings pc
cullar 70 such phenomena they take
II as a token that the great spirit Is
pleased with their past dolngs. n,
however, on the other hand. the deto-
nations be frequent and violent they
are sure that the god OF the elements
Is diEpleascd and Immediately engage
themselves In all sorts OF ludiorous
incantatlons for the purpose OF
arightlng matters. Lightning Ia to
them the result Of the air whale
gnashlng his teeth together and thus
striking FIRE Another PECULIARLY OF
this primitive people lies In the fact
that they will not parthke OF food
while the thunder cloud il In sight,
fearing that the air whale will pounce
upon and doyour them for such irrev.
srcnce.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
DAME FASHION.

The lace collar, now 80 fashionable.
cannot he too wide or too deep.
Jet ana bead bodice fronts are re-
vivcd this spring In great elegance.
Extraordinary rugs from countries
never known to manufacture them are
ON the market In a gorgeous array.
White crepe Chinese shawls with a
deep silk fringe will be among fnsh-
ionable wraps for summer evenings.
In leather belts Tor summer wear
there are new colorg and styles. They
are wider and have more ornamental
ton than last season.
White duck suits are 10 continue In
vocuo, but not the cheap. domestic
duck. Tho material that comes over the
sea win have the preference.
Noapolitan straw IN the material Of
which some of the most beautiful OF the
newly imported bounets are made. And
Il is declared they cannot be Initiated.
The furniture revival next year Tor
the drawing room viii be the rosewood
ana red velvet OF over ifty years ago.
when. there was less style. but more
sunlity.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
NnrnI,nn.. rnlI,Irnh God,


A. early az Sept ~. 1891. Bonnpnrtc
wrote Talleyrand letter containing
what he called his complete code N
politics. llin sphinx.ilkc dcmeanor AMI
the mysterious illusions already quot.
Cd from the festival speech. taken In
connection with that outline. confirm
the notion that Tallcyrand. Batraa. ana
sleyoa were preparing Tor new coustl.
tuition. which should be- ready Tor use
when the spring elections should In
crease the number % royalist delegates.
ana eventually bring the clash between
the executive and the legislature. lic
Expresses % Talleyrand In that letter
the same contempt Tor all antcccicnt
French political speculation felt by
hieyca. Even Montesqulcu had not ar.
ranged and analysed the results ~ his
reading and travels: though doubtless
capable, he had done nothing really
constructive
The English had confurod the rcapoc.
tive functions ~ the various powers In
government In View ~ their history.
u was easy TO see why the tnxing power
was IN the house Of commons. But why
should Il also declare war or make
pcacef Grvat Britain. being state
whose constitution was compounded NJ
privileges "a black ceiling with gllt
tdFel, was quite different from France.
where these had been abolished. and an
power proceeded directly from the Huy-
erclgn people Why then. aH 10 tho
constitution Of that time. should the
French legislative alone have Hghil
which belonged 10 government In ITS
tntalityf This sovereign power he con.
tinued. falls. l think. into two mhgH-
tracleH quite distinct. one that super
N,~~- Nvs aa--s w~s s.,, 40 -fhlsh what
We now call the executive power should
be- compelled 10 submit important
meaHuren-thc legislation N execution.
10 10 speak. This great mnglHtracy
would be truly the chief council % the
natlon u would have an that part nf
administration or of execution which b.
/ by our constitution entrusted tn IA 10
| legislative" This body should be- nu.
mcruua and composed only ~ men who
had already held positions of public
trust
/ This legislative should make and
/ change the organic laws. but not in Two
| or thrce days. an at present. Tor after
an organic law has once been made
/ operative. II should not be- changed
| without four or Ave months VI discus.
/ sion. This legislative power. without
rank In the republic impnHslvc. without
eyes or ears Tor what IL about IL. would
/ have no ambition, and would not mum
/ date ~ with more than q thouHan
I specific statutes which. hy their alb.
| nurdlty destroy their own validity. ana
make us. with three hundred tones of
laws. nation without law" ~ this ef.
fusion a recurrence TO youthful crud-
tiles NJ ideal politics, or does II hint AT
the exercise by that upper maglstracy
Of It's unchecked powers through som,
single executive agent like himself
Certain II N that this very concept
though scnslbly changed. had a direct
Influence on the institutions OF the cm.
plrc.-Prof, william NJ. sloan's Life OF
Napoleon In the Century
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
DEAD CONES TO LEE.


Remarkable case 81 suspended Auima-
tion Reported Prom Sew Jersey.
There IL an excited but happy father
and mother In Pittsgroyo. n. j., and
a wondering child and a number Of as
tonlshed nclghbors. says the New York
Advertiser. The parents are happy
socause their baby was given back to
them apparently from the dead. No
body 10 wondering It's mother clasps II
to her breast and cries over Il half
dozen times day. and the neighbors
are astonlshed to think that doctor
and experienced nurse should lay the
child out for burial when II was alive.
The case Is remarkable one Of sus-
pended animation. To all appearances
the child died. and then. after being
unconscious nearly twelve hours, II
came back to life. The child belongs
to Louis Erdner Early Tuesday morn
Ing II was taken sick and physician
was summoned The doctor treated
the little one. but after time pro-
nounced II dead. The body was laid
on a cot and covered with a sheet
The mother then sent word to her hus-
band. who was at work couple OF
miles from home. on his way to the
house In the evening Erdner stopped
at the office Of Undertaken Evans and
engaged him to care for the body. The
father selected the coffin and made all
the arrangements for the funeral.
About two hours later the undertaken
with an Ice box. arrived at the house.
Instead OF finding a grief-stricken fam
lily the undertaken found an excited
but joyful one Shortly after the re-
turn OF the father the child. which had
previously been cold. showed signs Of
life and again became warm. The
doctor was summoned In haste. and he
with but little effort restored the child.
II was weak and pale all night. but
yesterday II seemed to recover all OF
its health and was crawling about the
rooms ~ though nothing unusual had
happened
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
"sherldan's Ride"

Speaking M how weary ana hck 81
ben Uolt." its author. Thomas Dunn
English. had lately hccomN because OF
the "rrlby' craze, woman SAIL. m
Cen. sheridan were alive. Mr. English
would be- sure ~ the generals syn
patty. Tor n ever man got ured uf
a poem. II was 'phil' Sheridan of a
'shctldnn'H Ride" Mrs Sheridan was
asked recently To tell the story Of the
famous ride as the general himself used
10 tell II. Mrs Sheridan answered: He
wasn't In the habit of telling Il. II
was told 10 him often enough. wher-
ever he went Homch1dy rccltcl thnt
poem Whenever he was invited to cni
tcrtniumentH or Hupperu or dinners.
some Girl or boy told him how be- rode.
II went ON Tor years, and the general
would come home ao disguised that he
often declared he never would accept
another invitation Tor reunions or celc-
brations unless promised that he
shouldn't be- rUcitcd ut and told how
hc rode The only time know NJ when
Cen. sheridan himself told the story In
public was one night az dinner az
Mrs. llalc's house. Everybody saves
the best FOR the wife or the senator
from Maine, and one night | was sur
prlsod to hear the general finishing the
account of that ride. But IL was told
$50 quietly that only inc gruup about
him knew what was going on. lie
heard it too often ever Co want To ten
lt himself
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
WHAT'S IN a NAME2

Mr. Blyou Is dry goods buyer In
Philadelphia.
\ newspaper called the Empty Bottle
has been founded In Houston. Texas.
Anita Muldoon Is q Kentucky singer
ana Miss Jump a Missouri reclter.
Curlously enough. tho man who was
arrested In GaEconade county. Mo-. for
abusing his wife bears the affectlonate
name M Hug,
"Our name Is Mud" begins the FIRST
editorial OF the new paper published 20
boom certain mud baths m Indiana.
And that Is MS name.
Cadlz, Bagdud and Siberia are in a
California county and not very far
apart. odessa and smyrna are an hour
apart by bicycle In Delaware.
Missouri keeps up It's reputation for
odd names, with John Dice OF Neosha.
who Is peculiarly subject 10 the shakes.
Mrs. Lydia Trott, who came into trou-
bic through covetlng the goods OF 9TH
ers, and LILY Bouquet, a colorod gradu-
ate Of the Oswego high school
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
wnI.,ler. nonse l. INV tho la,orIle.


Mr.. whistler. the great little man
who inadvertently placed the author OF
"Trilby' under everlasting Obligation,
Is In Parts. Everybody In the QUARTER
can be found In the Luxembourg some
time during the week. and the artist
was In and out an last week. oddly
enough. he didn't look at his own pic
ture. Every time he was seen the
American students lined up before IL,
hoping that he might be tempted TO stop
and listen to the criticism. But he
wasn't to be caught In any such ruse.
And the artist girls got even with him
by creating a demand for whistler
rouge" The painter has a most re-
markable set OF lips. They are n
bright cardinal red. The students say
he paints, and the girls are willing to
believe that he does. too. Al all events.
whistler rouge" Is the latest lip stun
In Paris.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

u don't play poker myself" said Ma.
ior General Miles. I'm fact I am glad
a. say that the game has rather gone
out In the army. but think I can claim
% have been witness ~ the biggest
game no 90 stakes that was ever
played"
Tell 10 about H. general" said Col
Ochiltroe. = have some pretty good
poker stories In stock myself"
And 20 have I" said Henry Wat
terson. For instance. Joe Blackburn r
about the game played In the trenches
az the battle of shiloh. with table
made of the bodies 81 the comrades ~
the players"
We'll" said Mr. John w. Mackay.
"as 20 stakes. can enter a claim Tor
some Of the games played In the good
old days In Nevada. when the boys had
the Comstock lode To- draw upon. hut
general. let ua have your story"
1t was In the spring Of iS65-just
thirty years ago this week. when /
come 10 think ~ it-when Davis. Lee
and the rest ~ you confcdcratca. Col.
Wattcrson. were In full retreat. from
Richmond toward Danville. and We
were pressing you night and day. hard.
~ NNNIIlNA W fMN Ni NiffIia WI Allf wv
u the battle ~ Sailors Creek
II was there" said Col. Ochiltree. 1T
was In that battle that was wound
ed"
THAT day" continued Gen. Miles.
I'VE ovorhnuicd and captured confed.
crate wagon train ana found. greatly
a. the delight ~ the boys. that several
u the wagons were loaded with confod.
crate bonds and confederate money In
transit from the confederate treasury
department In Richmond to wherever
the government. now on wheels. might
make its last stand. The soldiers sim
ply helped themselves To the bonds and
the money. ana the officers aid not care
to deprive them ~ the spells to which
they were rightly entitled. ~ night
when We knocked IN work FOR supper
nnd d few hours N rest aud slccp. !
had occasion o. ride along the line. and
found. greatly to my amusement. a
poker game going on around almost
every camp IRE stopping TO watch one
~ the games. this II what heard.
How much IN the antoy
~ thousand dollars
"'And how much to me Five thou
sand Wen, here goes. raise It ten
thousand
Good. see you and go you ton
thousand better. twenty-five thousand
"a draw cards
Then cards were drawn. ana pres
entity q bet was made " nfty thousand.
Some one went "a hundred thousand DOT.
lars better. but he wan ruled down.
/ FIFTY thousand was the limit How
ever, there was 100000 In the pot when
1 Il was hauled down by the winner who
had three trays ana q pair ~ lacks !
! cNrreHsed WY rurrrtre NJ tne riaa of ~.
| game. ana told the boys that they bad
better go slow or their funds would
/ run out
"'Ncver fear. general replied one NJ
them We win keep within our
means You ought 10 have been here
lust now why, We had Jackpot 81
81 200. 600
Il think you win agree with mo"
continued Gen. Miles, that 90 bigger
poker game was ever played and Tor
my part am sure that confederate
money never served hettof purpose
than 10 nmuHo those union soldiers IN
that resting hour In that most wearing
~ brief campaigns New York Mail
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

London Daily News. 70 appoars TINT
note hooks are quite common In the
Japanese army among both soldlers and
coolies. They Keep regular diaries and
take copluuH notes Of everything they
SOC. ~ ~ surprising" writes a war
correspondent Co thc Chlnsae Mail.
what a lot they know about the great
west Several NJ them talk Intelligent.
~ of spurtan8 and ppgslanB. NAPOLEON
and his march tu Moscow. and even
compare the abolition M feudnllsm I'm
England and Japan. They fully un-
dcrstand AN that Is Implied In the con-
test between uld-fashiUncd hand-to-
hand warfare and modern long range
mancuycrs' and they speak scornfully
of the Chinese tactics az Ping Yang. In
trying cavalry charges against massed
bodies OF rinemen without urst using
their machine guns, us the French at
Waterloo did their Geld pieces. 20 throw
the ranks In disorder An this from the
Japanese must Doe surprising 10 Eu-
ropeans, because We do not know them.
Their progress ~ greater ana more real
than foreigners imagine"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

After the old Liberty Doll had nllod
a great place In the Worlds Exposition
and got back to Philadelphia, the au-
thorltloa resolved that under no pre-
text would Il ever be allowed to leave
the city again" hut they are having
warm discussion now whether Il
would not be a good thing to take II
TO the Atlanta Exposition. And Il
would. The old bell Ia an educator In
patriotism. The people need such cdu-
cation. Let the old Liberty He'll ring
and echo on the Journey to Atlanta. II
will DO an parties good and eau do no
harm. let all unite and make the
Atlanta Exposition a grand success.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

park. and at present he has no plans
for its use elsewhere Mt Stuart said
b. was not aware of the depreds tionr
made on the relic. and that be- re-
rrotted the mutations. tie could not
my whether be- would have an iron
fence built around the cabin or not. lie
said that % would bc good idea 10
place guard at the building and IN
k,-p the front door open. ~ that Wis
itors could enjoy an inspection OF the
Interior.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

An exchange rises to remark: "rht
editor can always write moro choeriully
OF the business Interests o. town
when hIs columns are literally nllol
VITA TIE advertisements Of the busl-
ness houses No editor can advocate
the dogu.ne OF buying from home mor.
chants unless the home merchants
show they are Interested In catering 20
the home trade by advertising IN tho
columns OF IRE local Newspaper. It IS
depressing to the editor to ind busl-
mes men pn,ronlglng every alycrusin;
fake that comes along, and al the same
time the names OF those bus.ncrs men
are rarely, II ever, seen In the adycr-
tisils columns Of the local newspaper. "
M Of which 10 quito true
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

England Is disposed to abate one
gross scandal In the public admlnstra-
ton OF that country by retiring the
Duae OF Cambridge from the command
Of the army. II there was In England
an oflcer known as dancer ON the tight
rope 10 her Majesty. and this ONCE car
rlod o large salary and the Queen had
grandmother who was appointed to
tina, oince In order that she might set
the aalary. q would not be- more ride
ulous than Tor the Duke OF Cambridge
20 De- commander-ln-chlef. lie "a Just
as d, 10 command an army as the
Queens grandmother would be to dance
on "a light rope,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

issury .. A,arloln. tss-sasly az .nloagl..
ingion. H., has achieved grcatncfa aB
nnancler In Denver. Here II was
that he conducted the affairs Of loan
and Investment company. guaranteeing
principal and Interest to everybody In
the east who would send their cash.
But Henry IL not there now. and no
body knows whittier he has ilown, His
creditors are almost countless, many OF
whom are left poor by his flight and
the utter collapse Of bis company
Next
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

Wlfe-whero did you get so much
money?
Husband Made It in blind pool.
whats thati'
81 equipped a lot OF beggars with
PITY the Blind cards and they dlyld-
ed with me-"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

shoyels sold for 50 apiece In tho
Oklahoma gold fields when the excite
meat was At Ia height. and It seems
that a few OF the lucklcr miners washed
ont enough Of the metal to pay for
uhC.r shoyCls. .If.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

n Spain we're snrowd hnancior she
would give the United States cuba and
check on tho Mora claim. Cuba IL
never again going to be profitable
property TO Spain.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The officials that undertake to arrest
women bicycle riders who wear bloom
ers Will have anything but happy
time OF Il. and will have to retreat with
the jecra Of the entire country at their
folly. They don't seem to know Amer
team women.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

II appears that the American citizens
travelling In Armenia are not safe from
the bloodthlrsty Kurda. our govern
ment should tell the Kurdn to cheese
H."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The Row. Joseph Cooke Is undcrtak.
Ink hazardous experiment lie Is 20
ing to the other side OF the world and
inioadu TO leave America To run Itself
Cor the next two years.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

n a Cincinnati
cemetery day and
night. In all wealth
ers. since the 25th
OF last month. there
has been some
member Of the sect
known "a Perfec-
tionists watching
by the grave OF
Mrs. Hannah T..
Martin. who for
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The success Of tie holiness camp
meeting In progress at wichita comes
very near TO proving that there Is moth
ing In the Influence OF environment
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
Wulic Was svlpd,.,

why, While, do you mean 40 say
you paid % cents apiece Tor these hand.
kerehlefsf They're nothing but cot-
ton o, no, mamma They're MlssIs-
slrpl SIX The auctloneer said So"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

Keep your weather eye out for cy.
clones. They are already In motion.
and like a. not one may be headed
your way this very minute
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The girl nowadays who wears hei
heart In her sleeve" has plenty Of room
for H.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

Two fellows tried to Interfere with
Postmaster Gentry Of Alton. Ark. as
ne was carrying the mail bag. Now
one o. thcm Is dying and tho other IN
shcl through the mouth The verdict
Of the coroner's jury VIII probably be
TOO much iampering with the mails"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

Chlnch bugs are said TO be dying Of
starvation on the wheat crops Of Brooks
county Kansas.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

Tho longest days Of summer have
passed. and the nights for six months
will grow longer.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

MlgB Willard asserts that povert,
causes incompetence. It certainly
cauEes total abstinence In many cases.
which. according TO some authorities.
Is one form OF iniemperance. But. no
one viii deny that incompetence causes
poverty.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

She will never be a new woman until
she Is satisfied with an Old hat.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
A WATCH AT A GRAVE
WAITING TO SEE THEtRMEssiAH
RISE.

Cincinnati Member. Of the sect Have
Heed watching at the Grave of Mrs.
Martin. Their Dead Leader. since May
gs-They Are Mystics.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
and naahing eye.
Rald. n will be a soldier. too.
And for my country diet"

but yet b. bravel 10 dare the wrong.
Aud 10 defend the right
Ana fear not. little Valiant Heart,
foull have enough 10 nghtr'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-12-18
What Made Eilm Tired

do you ever get very tired, my
young friend?' asked a benevolent
looking lady, turning TO the elevator
hoy in the Yonngerman block, says the
Des Moines News
'Yesm, u was the emphatic reply.
what makes you so tired p was the
next inquiry. Does the sight of SC
many people weary you p
"Oh. no; it's not that" said the boy.
"Perhap s it's standing all day long
that's enough to tire anybody"
"Oh, | don't mind that a bit. I'm
used to if, you see."
40 you think, then, it's the motion,
this constant shooting up and down p
No, madame, I'm sure it's not
that"
Well what is it, then, that so com
pletely tires You out ~ asked tho sym
pathetic lady
''It,s answering peoples questions, f"
said the boy, with a look of deepest
meaning and a sigh that shook every
fibre CT his body.