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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

state Of Vermont. lie later studied
medicine aud attended medical lectures
at the University Of Vermont during
the winter months, working during
the summer months In n drug store to
pay his college expenses. lie grad
uatcd with honors m 1850 aud inn
mcdiately pushed for the far west
where by his unaidcd efforts lie has
accumulated u fortune and built mp
for himself an cnviablc reputation rs
an cntrrprising. public spirited citizen
Of honorable impulses and of sterling
integrity. Upon arriving In the then
territory Of Wyoming he went to the
town Of Rollins and opened n drug
store, building mp good business aud
establishing reputation ~ physi'
clan that placed him In the front rank
Of his profession. aud the Union Pa
ciiic Railway company. recognizing
his peculiar fitness for the re-
sponsiblc position, appointed him
their surgeon In time he branchcd
out In other directions. aud his
keen business ability and general en-
tcrprisc soon made him one Of the fore
most men of wyoming ~ iaras worldly
possessions are concerned. lie Is at
present the largest Individual sheep
owner In Carbon county, his loclss
numbering over twenty thousand. The
records disclose that last year lac was
the largest individual taxpayer Ia the
city Of Rawlins His success In iinan'
cial way can bc attributed solely to his
own energy and untiring efforts, as at
the time lac came To Wyoming he was
In debt for his surgical Instruments
and medical library. In politics lac has
always been stanch democrat. In
isss he was elected u member Of the
Legislature aud In lsss served one term
~ mayor Of the citv he has chosen for
his home; aud his administration ia re-.
fcrrcd TO ~ the best the city ever had.
lie now holds the position ~ prcsi.
dent Of the Rawlins Electric Light
company. secretary Of the Rawlins
Wool Storage company, president
Of the Rawlins Hotel company, and Is
u director Of a large drug supply house.
All these enterprises are In successful
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

by fire In the presence ~ the audience
IL has made such profound impression
that some investigating character has
taken the trouble To look into II and
tell how Il is done.
A light table stands Ia the center ~
the stage, and upon II q young woman,
whose dress almost covers the table
top, After the audience has had an
opportunity Of seeing that the table
apparently stands upon four legs aud
Is open aud free from anything beneath
H. and that four little electric lights
are burning between the legs Of the
table, the better 10 show that II Is not
In any way boxed up Us 60 afford an
cgrcss for the woman, a long screen, or
cylinder, Is let down FROM the cell.
ing II covers the figure and
rests upon the top ot the table
At the discharge Of pistol an
immense flame bursts forth from
the cylinder aud Il appears rs though
everything inside of u was being con.
stunned, The screen Is then raised. the
young woman had disappeared aud ou
the table there rests quantity Of
blackcncd bones, still smoking. aud
surmountcd 10y skull. The effect g
seemingly startling and most realistic
As the screen has only two openings, ai
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
ELIZABETH D. oRANNls.
NJ. d Leading a crusade Against Low
Cut Dresses.


Mrs Elizateth H. Grannis h the
New York woman who has won the
attention Of the public by her de.
nunclntion Of low cut gowns. She
may not uphold living pictures, but
she declares that their eject is not 10
bad as the cxpansc Of bare flesh cx.
hibitcd by society women, particular.
~ at the opera. According 10 nc.
counts Mrs. Grannls herself Il an In.
tercsting woman. and there are many
things about her ~ remarkable ~ her
opinions. She Is photographed usual
ly In her storm skirt. which II mar.
row and short enough to meet at the
knee pair Of WOODEN lcRgins, but the
fact Is further known that Mrs. Gran.
MS used 90 wear the Victoria whist
when she was girl, aud. what Is
more, showed a very pretty pair ~
shoulders. She Il the president Of the
National Christian League for the Pro.
motion Of Social Purity, superintcn.
dent Of the Womnn's Christian TEN.
perancc union Of New York county,nnd
superintendent Of the Social Purity
Central union. Besides all this Mrs
Gnnnis Is the editor aud proprietor Of
a Christian paper, the Church Union
This little woman who watches the
polls aud wants TO vote aud hates low
dresses Il n bundle Of nerves aud
energy. Her entire life has boon de.
voted to work, and she has mover
known what Il was Ia have holiday
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

A colorcd woman, who claimed Ia
have known several servants employed
in Washington's family, died In Oak.
land, Cal, on Oct. "a, at the nuthenti.
Gated age Of 100 years aud months.
She was Mrs. Elizabeth Neal, and was
born in Richmond, Va, In February,
1894. She did not claim 10 have seen
Washington, but she knew several
colored people employed In Washing.
tons household, and she also remem.
bered seeing several great men who
ware pointed out as Washington a..
sOcintes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

man that fired the first gun In the bat.
tie ~ Yalu, and who bids fair To rival
chinese Gordon In bold methods and
In great achievements in the, land Of
the Son Of Heaven. McGinin. whose
full bap,ismal name is Philo Norton,
but who Is known to his friends simply
~ Mort" was born In Washington,
IA. In 1859. lie was student Ia
Washington and jefferson college In
his native town for two wears. going
through the preparatory department,
aud then entered the Naval academy
at Annapolis. His people ON both
side, are among the oldest Scotch.
Irish settlers In western rcnnsy
His father, Norton McCiilin. was a
rlas,mnic Of blaine In the Washington
college. daring soldier during the
Mexican war. and colonel ~ rcgi.
mcnt Ia the civil war Col McGiiiin
has been member OF the rcnnsyl.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
MANY DUpLlcArr Manu-.


The lifiy fourth ropgre.. will con.
tain considerable number of mci.
bers Of duplicate names. says the Wash.
ington Post There are two member.
10y the name of Arnold one from
Pennsylvania aud one from Rhode
island three Bakers. from Kansas.
Maryland aud New Hampshire: two
Bartlciis, from ocorgiu and New York;
two Bells. from Colorado and Texas.
two Hacks from Georgia and New
York; two buttons. from MARYLAND
aud Ohio; three Ciarks. FROM Alabama.
Iowa aud Missouri, two Cannons. from
Illinois aud tab; two Cooks. from
Illinois aud Wisconsin; three Coopcrs.
from Florida. Texas and Wis
consin' three Curtiscs, from
Iowa, Kansas aud New York;
two tohhs. from Alabama aud Mis-.
souri, Gillcit from Massachusetts, and
Gillct from New York. two Hcnrys.
from Connecticut and Indiana: two
Johnsons, from Indiana and North la
kota' two Millcrs, from Kansas and
West virginia. two Murphys, from M
inois and Arizona; two Metals. from
Massachusetts and Tennessee. Miner
from New York and Minor from Wis
consin bear the same name with the
distinction Of one letter; two members
bear the name ~ Russell. one from
Connecticut aud the other from Gcor,
gia. There are two smiths. one from
Illinois aud one from Michigan. tw,
stones, both from Pennsylvania; Nv,
Turner'S. from Georgia and Virginia
two Walkers. from Massachusetts ant
Virginia. Then We have more met
bearing the name Of Wilson than an,
othcr-four Ia nli-from Idaho. New
York, Ohio and South Carolina.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
seokr ArrrR FIVE Years.
4 Young Woman urEsln- Her speech
After Long Illness.

Aftet Long Illness.
For five years Miss Nellie Fuller
Young woman living in Plainville. v.
l.. could not articulatc single word.
She was teacher In n primary school
and one Friday night In September
1889. on reaching home she lay down
on the sofa aud said. Mother. I'm
going To be sick. She suffered from
the grip for several weeks, and since
that Friday night has not been able
To speak until Nov 40, when. without
warning. she spoke aloud During
these years She has tried every Inn
aginablc treatment which promised
relief sixteen doctors were con
suited. Nome ~ them could account
for her peculiar mnlndy. All ot
them agreed that some day she would
talk; when. they did not know, and
what would bring about a cure they
were ut loss To- say. "iou do not
know how strange Il seemed to be not
able to talk, said Miss Fuller. TRY
rs hard a. might | couldn't make
sound above whisper. All the doctors
| supposed II was owing to my severe
Illness They told me that when
got strong, perhaps would
be- able to talk, but none ~
them gave me any encouragement ar
much assistance. Invent 10 Boston and
stayed seven months In mn institution
for the treatment Of nervous diseases
I When went there ! could walk and
was getting along nicely from physi-
| cal standpoint, but when ! came home
every body said couldn't live three
months, Last Tuesday ~ lay on the
lounge I opened my mouth and tried
to groan aloud. II was u long time be-
fore ! succeeded. Finally lump la
my throa, seemed to break and the
lir,i thing ! knew was down ON my
fntes beside the sofa. Thank Cod
Thank Cod" were the first wordo
| uttered and the nrst that had
passed my lips for i've years.
What do lay my cure to9 Gods in-
tcrposition What else could II have
BEEN" I've all think Il a miracle. ~
spoke old Mrs. Fuller. 1T was u mir
uclc FROM God aud NO mistake Miss
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

Mirabeau Iamartine Towns, we'll
known lawyer OF Brooklyn, ~ v,
with a prediction of rhyming, and u
member Of the constitutional conycn-
ton has fallen heir to property valued
at $50, 00O'by the employment Of this
gift In the service Of Michael Boone.
an eccentric lrishmen who lived Ia
Queens county and who owned consid.
cradle real estate. Several years ago
Broone entered Mr. Towns Office and
asked him To take a ease and sum Il up
In rhyme The lawyer complied with
the request and other similar onss,
winning all the cases, much 10 the
qualification Of his client
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

operation and their combined capital
amounts to over sl5O, 900. Hcisa prom
incnt mason, in which order he Is !
past eminent commander of I'll,
Knights Templars and past high prizes
Of the chapter II. A. NJ. lie Is de
voted 10 the interests Of his adopted
state, and the aggressive stand he Ia,
taken ON the side Of justice and right
has convinced even his opponents that
In him Wyoming has goyern,r OF
whom every loyal, law abiding citi
zen will pcrforce be proud. The re-
cent election OF DIR. Osborne ms Cover
ernor Of Wyoming reflects no it'll,
credit ON his personal popularity, say,
the Illustrated American. lie over
came Il majority Of 100 and carried
the state for himself by majority OF
i,sOO, leading the entire state ticket by
several hundred and carrying every
county in the state with one exception
which was only lost to him by thirty
five votes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

open lire buried In book, the floor
around him covered with books Al
Annapolis he received the thanks OF
the secretary Of the navy for saving
two children from a burning building.
On one OF his return trips TO Pittsburg
he found himself In that city In the
time Of the great railroad riots, and
promptly offered his services. lie was
stationed in one OF the gou ..dhouscs,
which were surrounded for days by the
mob. McGifiln volunteered 10 carry
message, and got ON a locomotive by
himself 10 doit An engineer started
the engine for him, and told him how
Ia stop II. lie went flying through the
mob safely. Having been graduated
from the Naval academy, he continued
In the United States service for two
years, during which time he made u
trip around the world. lie received
the thanks Of the secretary Of the navy
FOR his courage In n storm, when the
ship being closely reefed boom
swung loose and the blue jackets re.
fused TO go aloft McGihin set them
an example by starting up the rig
ging, was followed by cadets, and
saved the ship from imminent danger.
At the outbreak Of the Franco-Chi'
ne,c war he resigned from the service
Of the United States and went, with
letters of introduction, 20 China. lie
presented his letters To Capt. ManniN,
who was absent on leave from our gov
erumcnt. and who had organized the
Chinese marine corps, ManniN spoke
Of him 10 the yiceroy, who said he
would like 10 see him McGiiin Mt
once presented himself at the entrance
~ the palace and was challenged by
the sentry. Not being acquainted with
the language and knowing that the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
TO SUCCEED MCPHERSON.
william ,. seweI May lie Elected from
New Jersey.

william ~ sewell May lie Elected from
New Jersey.
Now that ex-senator Garrett A.
Hobart Of New Jersey, the only re-.
publican In his state who Is equipped
to battle against Gen. Scwcll for the
United States senatorship, has come
out 80 strongly for that gentleman, II
Is practically settled that Scwcll will
occupy McPhcrson's seat la the Fifty
fourth congress, Cen Sewcll, who
served In the senate from 1881 to 1857,
filled the office No crcditably that
scarcely any opposition to his cleo
tion at this time can be
made; and Il II understood that
there is an almost overwhelming sen.
timcnt In his favor among the work.
ing republicans OF New Jersey. Will
lam j. Sewell is 80 years of age, and
was born In ireland. lie came to this
country In 1851, and not long after he
entered the merchant marine. making
several voyages. A few years later he
located In Chicago, and rc-entercd
business again. lie served In the war,
and, after that, nine years In the state
senate Of New Jersey, three years Of
which he was president Of that body.
lie represented his state on two occa.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
THE OLD nRApsrnEEr HOUSE AT ANDovEn.

vnnia legislature, and held an office.
given him by Blaine, during the lIarri.
son administration. The mother Of
Commander McGifin belongs to the old
family OF Quail, well known In west.
crn Pennsylvania. Her people are
connections of the Blaine family, as
well ~ 81 the Ewlngs Of the Thomas
Ewing branch. Like Gordon, Norton
was reared In the strictest Prcsby.
terrain faith, A. boy Commander
McGifhn was an omnlvorous reader,
making habit OF lying In front Of an
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

samuel Rawson Gardiner &, almost
certain to be appointed to the profess
sorship Of modern history 1T oxford
made vacant by the death Of Mr.
Froudc, ~ the chair Is In the gift Of
the prime minister aud MIR Gardiner
Is u liberal lie Is the editor ~ the
English Historical Review, has edited
many volumes for the Calender OF
State Papers aud for the Camden 80.
cicty. and has written some school
historical lls great work II the long
history Of England from the accession
Of James l.. Of which the fourteen
volumes already published come to the
end Of the civil war In lGis, while the
first volume of the commonwealth
period is announced for this fall MIR
Gardiner Il an accurate and painstnlS.
ing investigator and has thrown
Hood Of light ON the Stuart period.
His appointment n probably the best
Lord Roscbcry could now make; but
he isnot n great historian like Mr..
Freeman or bishop Stubs, who earlier
held the professionally, nor great
writer like Mr. froudc.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
AN HISTORIC HOUSE.
Buni In 1891 aud IL sim Good 70
tiny Years

Hullt In 1907 aud u SIN tood fot
rifty Years.
On the llavcrhill aud Boston road
at Andovcr, Mass. stands an ancient
house around which cluster the NJ.
sociations Of two centuries. and which
is especially interesting and memora.
bic ~ having been the home Of the
first woman poet In America, Annie
Dudley iIradstreeto Of colonial memory.
II was built In the wear 1915 by Hon.
Simon Bradstrcct, who aftcrward be-
came governor II was after
ward used ~ residence 10y
Col. Dudley Bradstrcct until his
death In 1909. The house is still In
very good condition, aud, with care,
will serve H. owner, for another
half century. The accompanying
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
BIG LONDON ILLUSION.
THE BIG TOWN AsTiR OVER
THIS TRICK.
\ Woman Apparently Consumed In the
Presence Of az Audience uurned
Homes where She stood The Mystery
Iuiiy Explained.

y INTERESTING
trick that looks
more mysterious
almost than any
other that Is just
now popular has
recently been pre-
scntcd at Egyptian
hall, London, and
apparently consists
Of the destruction
Of a Young woman
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

II is pretty well established now
that water 80 far from generating
malaria. May really prevent It's poll
luting the atmosphere. The germ
may grow in soils even slightly moist,
but thin layer OF water evenly dis
tIibuted over such soil may prevent
the escape Of the germ into the atno.
sphere. In the aame way thick
growth Of grass with matted roots
may be impervious to the germ and
keep II beneath the surface, where Il
can do no harm
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

AT schillgnllen, In Germany. lately.
AN old gentleman Of ~. named Jurl,-
lies who had already buried three
wives proposed to a fourth. She told
him he was too old, whcrcupon he
went into the neighboring forest and
hanged himself.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

picture shows of the house as faith.
fully rs the photographers art will
admit, especially In open line work.
II is at present owned by Sarah bud.
ley Bailey, the au'horcss, who Is a
iincal dcsccndent Of the lIrndstrcct
family
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

Sig Palmieri, who for some years
has been studying the earth currents
NJ the observatory ON Mount Ncsuyius,
has discovered that the direction of the
current changes when the volcano Is
unusually active The earth line runs
from deep well In the village Of
Resina, at the foot of the mountain, to
the observatory, near the top, From
1851, when the experiments began, TN
August, 1893, the currents were from
the lower station To the higher 30 that
Prof pulmieri had concluded that the
earth currents always ascend. In that
month, however. the direction began
TO change and settled into the opposite
Of the direction since 1850, the volcano
being abnormally ngitated In Janu-
AIRY and February, 1854, the mountain
became quiescent, when the current
again moved upward, and later turned
downward once more, ON AN increase
In the activity Of Vesuvius
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

Pakhoi' In China, exports over one
hundred thousand dried lizards. val
ued at $500 yearly. They are used
for making lizard wine, medicine
used for eye troubles.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
oVERNuR JOHN

oNERNOR JOHN
T. Osborne Of
Wyoming was born
in wc,iport, Essex
county, New York,
ON June 10. 1858.
and there hc lived
until hc was Il
years Of age, when
lac apprcnticcd him
self to u druggist
In the ncighboring
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
HE IS AN AMERICAN
COMMANDER M'oiFFiN OF THE
SHIP CHEN YUEN.
Pinto Norton McGimH. Graduate Of
Annapolis naval Academy. Making =
Record for Himself a. Commander Of
= chinese war.hlp.

HE MOST re
turcsquc fgurcth thus
far developed In
the Chinese Japan
war il an American
not yet 33 years
old Thisis Mort"
McGihin, the com
mander Of the Chen
Nucn, the largest
warship In the chi.
nesc navy. and the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

he comes from New England and her
loiher was the prinmest and strictcst
Z her kind. Early In life Mrs, Gran
Is developed u strong Christian ten.
cncy. When she was 1 years old she
tught Sunday school class al IS she
us a school teacher filling positions
fsi In Ohio and nfterward In brook.
IN, until she married Col Grnnnis
be first Of her married life was com.
frtable and happy. Then her hus-
Ind lost his money and soon after.
wrd died, leaving her without any
uans Of support except her indomit-
ale energy and ready brain. She
wl'ed hard and saved money, which
81 Invested la a house In which she
NJ lives
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

Influences That shaped a Ursat Career.
The life OF the late Philip Gilbert
llnmcrton was a notable one In many
ways aud his invaluable contributions
To literature and art give widespread
interest TO his own statement Of the
influences that shaped his career. lie
says In an article In the current Forum
that the most powerful influences
over my life have bccn /. Literature;
:, Nature In landscape. J. The graphic
arts; 4. Society. II may seem strange
that should put human Intercourse
last, but the reason II that have lived
very much In the country. both In
England aud France and especially Ia
Scotland, where books and landscapes
were more easily accessible than cult.
waited people. Society, for me- has
been chiefly In London aud, In a minor
degree, In Paris. My debt To books IL
infinite, and my love Of reading seems
TO increase with age A. for natural
landscape, II has always been to me AN
unfailing pleasure, an ineNhaustible
study, and u source of rcfrcshmcnt
and consolation. The graphic arts in
tercsted me frat because they could
represent landscape more or less faith
fully; II was not til later that under
stood them ~ an expression Of human
sentiment aud creative genius
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22
HE HUMBLE ONCE.
NEW GOVERNOR or WYOMING
ROSE TO FAME.

uh.u . Youth Tie served lee Cream
soda aud Other Deiiraci.s ~ a Coun-
try Drug store Took Horace Gree
iey'. Advice.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22

Fuller said her latest medical adviser
advanced ~ reason for the loss Of
voice the superstition that the arteries
around the vocal cord were compressed,
The blood In these arteries got start
aud this cnoblcd the invalid 10 speak
aloud.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-22


Large water powers are rather scarce
In England, and one OF the most im-
portnnt Is 10 be found In the celebrated
lake district Of the poets and phlloso-
pliers. The fall Of water at the south
ern end Of Lake Windermere viii de-
velop, II Is said. about 10000 horse
power, and there II now some serious
talk Of utilizingpart Of H. A company
has been formed which will install tur-
bines and dynamos, and will then dis.
tribute the general current at high
potential for consumption ut number
Of points within ten miles, including
Kendall and ulleswater. An electric
tramwuy Is also projected, 10 bc run
from the same source, and there can
be no doubt Il will be highly used. as
well as free from many Of the objec-
tions that Ruslsin and others have 40
vehemently urged against the steam
railroads In that romantic and 1ulet
region
The Delta independent., 1895-07-10

District Attorney Henry of Ouray had
promised to be present and deliver the
oration on the occasion, but for some
unaccountable reason be failed to ap-
pear. However, Rev. l.. II. Worthing-
ton ably filed the space made vacant by
Mr.. Henry. and with twenty minutes
address held the attention Of the audi
ence from beginning to end with good
advice and fatherly admonition. Hon.
j. T. Heath also made few remarks.
The vocal music was furnished by the
Cotorow Glee club, while tho Ash Or.
chestra furnished the instrumental
music. The crowd was not large; still
there was no lack of enthusiasm. and
for sociability the people Of Coiorow
cannot be excel4ed. Everyone was
made to feel at home. and the inner man
was satisfied to the fullest extent. The
sports OF the day were interesting and
created a good deal of amusement
Those who attended We're well repaid for
the time spent as it brought the people
more in touch with each other, besides
celebrating the Fourth in befitting
manner.-Montrose Enterprise.