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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22
BARTER AND EXCHANGE.


Moses was offered gold and silver In
the wilderness
Tho Greeks. Modes and Perslang
were users OF coins.
The government banks Of England
yield an Income to the government OF
Ss0O.OOO.OO0 year.
The nrst Roman coin was OF conner
ana weighed a pound.
Both gold and silver viii hide their
heads when trouble comes.
Some men 30 blind looking for a prIr.
clple.
overproduc;lon Is natures gencrosl.
ty, ana can that be crime?
In Bible time an ounce OF silver was
worth half an ounce Of gold.
India has $500 100000 OF silver. which
England says Is not money.
The trade dollar OF 42O grains Nas
simply u medal, legal tender for moth.
ing,
Isaiah called those wicked who
weighed silver with which to make an
idol.
Joseph was sold by his brothers n
the Mechanics for 20 shekels OF silver
Tom Reed says "a Statesman is a
dead politician"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22
AnrnlcAN ruRouolsrs.
one Gem which Ages AGO Was Mined
nv tho Astees.

one Gem which Ages Ago Was Mined
by tho Astee..
Although tho United states cannot
claim TO be considered one OF the
great gom.producing countries Of the
world almost every known variety Of
precious stone has been found within 10
limits. Few gems however. arc com
mon enough to be OF decided CONNER
ciai Importance aud systematic mining
is rarely carried on. The only exception
10 this is Afforded by the turquoise. The
last edition TO the Mineral Resources
OF the United States" gives the value Of
the rough gems Of all kinds produced
here during 1898. "a amounting to $780,
Oii-of which sti3. 1876 goes to the credit
OF the turquoise mines.
Almost an Of the American turquoise
como from Santa Fo County. New Mex
leo. or Mohave county. Arizona.
As In Persia. the turquoise. both Ia
New Mexico and Arizona. occurs In
veins pcrmoating volcanic rocks. a vel.
lowlsh brown trachyto being the com
monest matrix. The Pueblo Indians
find thcm an easy way OF making
money. az they can be obtained with lit
tie trouble. and. after being subjected
to rough grinding. can be readily sold
to travellers. Formerly. when the In
dian was more unsophlstlcated. choice
stones could be obtained from them at
the outlay Of a few cents. but OF late
years the sellers have begun to realize
the yaluc Of their goods. aud now few
real bargains can be secured.
Tao ancient inhabitants OF Mexico
mined the turquoise extensively, and
tho invading spanlards found II large
~ used 10 incrust human skulls. and
also to inlay mosalcs and to decorate
obsldlan ornaments Traces OF the old
mines can be found TO this day, and
rubbish heaps are common In the tur-
Quoise district In the Arizona mines
they tell how, on tunnel being run
through a turquoise deposit. the miners
came across the remains of more
ancient tunnel. It's top and sides rent
and cavcd In 90 II by an earthquake.
while In a small space. three or four
feet each way. was the skeleton OF the
unfortunate Aztec. who had been Inn
prisoned there by the falling In OF tho
roof. In ono hand the skeleton still
clutchcd the handle OF his old mino
hammer. and at HIS side was a leather
bag containing. as the discoveries
found, several choice stones. II only
shows that In the old days men would
take as big risks In search OF treasure
ms they win now.
Another tale OF turquoise drifts up
from Yucatan. II tells OF an idol In an
ancient temple around whose neck.
arms and ankles arc hung strings OF
magnificent turquolsos. while each Of
It's eyes Is a SINCE large stone. The
narrator. Mexican minor. claimed
that these eye stones were about three
Inches In their largest diameter. There
~ something In this story lrresistibly
Gusgcstiyo OF Rider Haggard's idols.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

him In doing It. Then followed am-
daylts from these two snoaks. The
wall-eycd sneak who had worked for
me. setting type and running the press
for three weeks made an AFFIDAVIT that
the circulation OF the Moose was sixty
seven copies by actual count. free list
and exchanges Included"
WAS II the TRUTH" asked one OF his
auditors.
We'll. aupposlng It was" he said,
pulling HIS feet OF the extra chair. and
there was CLEAN In his eye that
caused HIS auditors to stralghlen M
and draw their chairs closer.
THAT aln't the point" he went on.
while | was olllng my gun the coronc'
came In grlnnng, and know was too
late.
Your esteemed contemporary" he
says. has already referred that chick
en-breasted register TO me for an in-
quest AK 10 cause"
well, haven't had any trouble with
registers Blnce, and. an said, the Moose
Is doing nicely with public printing.
Hut felt cut up over that affair for a
while. You see our esteemed contom-
porary didn't have aa good case
against that register as did by eight
copies"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22
vAoARlEs OF SMOKERS.

Queer Tastes aud Tnds Of Mcn who
Know what Thev want.
"Its a queer fact" said q Broadway
oigar-dea!or to New York World re-
porter "how tastes diffcr In the matter
o, smoking materials really believe
no smokcr enjoys trying a new brand
Of tobacco and that solid eontentment
Is only secured when tho smoker has
become thoroughly used to some partlc-
ular brand.
Ono OF my customers. wealthy
man. who buys large quantity OF
highgrade cigars. always smokes sto-
giles himself and carrlon a supply In his
pocket for emergency. have seen him
whoa treated 10 genuine pcrfec,o sly
y slip II into his pocket ana light one
OF has giogles. Another man. who
can only afford small sum for his
tobacco. smokes but one cigar day.
and that a choice one. Ho declares
that no other kind will satisfy him,
and that one good smoke after dinner
Is worth six cheap cigars yprcad over
the day. Some cigarette smok-
VIZ VIM 'aH hHoiu 10 nnN
the best, always ASH for par
tlcular brand OF flye-ccnt varl-
ETY., and Will take no others. One Gus
toner insists that send to Texas for
special hve-cent cigar that Is made
In Fort Worth. He has tried about ey-
erything In my stock, but can't find
anything that pleases him. He lived
for several months In Texas and got
80 used TO the particular lavorlng used
In that cigar that no IL almost Ms bad
as a morphine fend when tho supply
has given out. or course there Is a
great variety Of tobacco grown and this
gives much choice for Individual tastes.
but the fact remains that smoker will
see so great a difference between diff
forontly shaped cigars made from the
same leaf that one IN delightful and
the other dlstasteful 10 him. Some
men want box OF cigarettes and ten
minutes talk for Ave cents. We have
men who squeeze and pinch every cigar
In the ease before selecting n 'two-fer'
ana then the w0men-but II would take
Too long TO tell You how they buy cigar
cites Women are far worse htan men
IN the variety OF their smoking va
carries"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

When that great philosopher Dr.
Chauncay 81. Deaew. seeks hls las. rcst-
Ing place @ viii be- in "a handsome
mauso'eum erected OF PecEakIl. over
the entrance iH Or. napew's name. and
since lts completion. about a.z months
$50. u has been visited by numerous
tourlsiA Dr. Dopev's wife nov rests 10
this beautiful tomb 70 De- purely clagsl-
cal IN design. Tho roof o. formed or
two mammoth pieces or granite. weigh
ing together about 10000 pounds. The
interior Is ariisticaily finished in sey-
oral varieties Of marbles and contains
twelve catacombs The bronze double
doors are exceedingly neat IN design
DR.. Dcpcw's mnuloloum cost him about
$4,000 The entrance faces tho west.
and q is In ono or The most beautiful
spots In Hillside Cemetery. two miles
from PcokHkill
The friends OF DR.. CLARK W. Dunlop
claim that his tomb just completed In
woodlawn. IL the abandonment one To-
the country. u ~ octagonai In shape
aud OF Moorish dcslgn. costing about
100000 including the lot. All the in
terior walls are OF costly marbles in sew
eral varieties There are three large
stained glass windows and the floor Is
executed ln mosaics There are bronze
portrait medalllona or DR.. Dunlop and
his wife. There are only two vaults In
the tomb. The tomb n OF granite and
there u very elaborate carving about
the entrance. There IL twenty-one feet
OF granite approach, one large platform
stone being ~ feet by ! 2 feet ana weigh
Ing 10000 pounds. The total height OF
tho mauaolcum 10 forty feet It Is un-
occupied.
There Ia one silent tenant now In the
recently completed mausoleum planned
by banker Giovanni T.. Moroslni. the
body OF ha wife. This superb temple OF
the dead IL In the form OF the Greek
cross. and Is OF modified type OF tho
Byzantine school OF architecture. The
Moroalnl lot is 1000 square feet and this
beautiful work Of ART occupies ;he CEN
tral space Mr.. Moroslnl studied out
every detail with the greatest care In
company with prominent firm OF
architects. Two lions couchant. rcsting
ON blocks OF granite. from which they.
too. arc carved. flank the doorway 10 the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

burglar proof "a the great New York
Clearing House safe. according 20 the
builder. They are double and Il would
take an expert cafe breaker ut least
twelve hours to gain an entrance. On
the door fronts are lions heads and
grille work. Tho name Charles T.
Yorkos" Is carved above the portal.
william II. Webb has carefully
planned his tomb Mr.. Webb made the
greater part OF his wealth In ahlpbuild-
Ing. Not long ago Mr.. Webb erected on
n beautiful spot ON the banks OF the
Hudson an academy for the training Of
the youth OF the country In the art OF
ship construction. This actemy and
its endowment cost him 200 600.
There are n series OF beautiful nronzcs
in Mr., Webb's tomb. showing the differ
ent stages OF the shlpbulldors art, aud
bronze models OF some OF the great war
ships launched az the famous webb
ship yards. on the East River near
sixth street.
The Webb mausolcum Is % by 10 feet.
and has ten separate tomba. The on
trance Is through massive bronze doors.
OF which II IL said there are none moro
beautiful In any mnusoleum. The In
terror Is artistlcally adorned With nno
marbles ana stained CLAUS windows OF
great beauty OF color lend additional
richness to one OF the most refined aud
beautiful examples OF mor,uary archl-
lecture In the world.
What Is perhaps the largest and most
imposing mausoloum In this country
was recently completed at Salem Fields
Cemetery, Greenwood. l.. l.. for Banker
Jacob sehlh. Mr. schin Is known
chiefly for his philanthropy. Tie gives
many thousands annually to charitable
institutions, and his $4,000 glu of a
fountain for Rutgers square was re-
Gently accepted by the Park Commits.
sioners for the city. Mr. schlT's maui
solOmin which win also rest the mem,
hera OF the Loeb family. TO which Nr
Schln Is related by marriage. Is in a
purely classic design. executed In gran,
tie, and II cost very near $4,000. Itis
SO feet by "A feet and 80 feet high. In
addition there Is a grand colonnade On
both sides, leading TO the massiv,
bronze doors. The mausolcum WALL
are absolutely proof against bod,
snalehors, for ii would take them soy
cral days, It Is claimed. TO ohlse
through the granite blocks welghrl
10000 pounds ON tho average. The in
terror Is decorated In a most artist
manner This grand tomb Is as,
empty
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22
A LOT clncuLArloN wAR


cheated out 81 III Revenge.
Running o Newspaper ont ga Okla
homn amt the Wild and woody sort Of o.
thing people bore in Chicago might
think q is" he said to a Chicago Trib-
une reporter as be pulled up another
chair TO rest his feet on.
"Iye been running the Weekly Moose
since the day after the strip was
opened" be continued. Living on
public printing. done nicely, and run
ming a real estate and Insurance busi-
mesa on the side
But speaking Of circulation he
went on. reminds inc OF an epoch In
the history OF the Moose. As ! have
lntimaie1. the public printing ls the
thing. | might say Il Is the life Of jour
nalIsm IN many Oklahoma communi-
ties Tho public printing consists
chiefly Of the notices OF publication Of
settlers In making proof In support
OF claims. They are given out By the
Register Of the land ONCE. Well. they
changed reglaters on mo when things
we're going nlong smoothly. and a IT.
tie. narrow-chcs'ed down EaaiCrnor got
the job ono Of the frs; things he did
was 10 switch the printing around.
There were two other papers which
used TO divide the business Of orr sec
ton with me. but when this little pink
noscd reformer Fot into the Office he
gave the whole thing to one paper. Il
was not long TN the Moose began to
feel the effect Of this dcspolIation. Well.
the Moose and our esteemed contem-
porary who was also left out In the
cold. trained editorial broadsides on
that register TN | almost lost conf
dcnco In the power OF the press. Final
~ he gave evidence he was hit by
printing n reply IN the contemporary
which was getting all the patronage.
Before doing Il. he hired a couple OF
sneaks TO 90 and work on the Moose.
and the other lorcsomo contemporary
u was a political trick he had brought
out from the East. He said In his re-
ply the reason why he did not give any
advertising to the Moose and our other
contemporary was because tho clrcu-
latlon Of these two would not Justify
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

AND JEAN tiso,
and Jewels like the wife OF the best In
tho land"
These fiAtterlng offers made no inn
precision upon Ayesha. aud finding that
Nassau. although she repeatedly begged
Of him not 10 address her. as II was not
sccmly for a Mahommodan maiden 10
be soensconyorslng with ono OF the OPP
poslte sex. continued TO prosecute her
with lIs attentions. she as a last re-
source threatened to appeal to her faith
cr Tor protection.
This threat had the desired OBJECT,
thcold man had a heavy hand and Mas.
sar did not care 20 feel Us weight
Honoeforth. he annoyed Aycsha no
more. oven seeming to ignore her pres
enco when chance threw him into her
way.
Hat n 10 avoided the glrl, It was not
the Same with old Al. her father, whose
society he courled. and with whom he
20 aklllfuily lngratlatod himself. that
by degrees he gained His entire con.
hdenco and esteem by the pretcnco OF
yir,uea no did not possess. AZ last the
old man came to believe that Nassau
vas a muoh-wrongod man, who would.
n li were only possible, repair much OF
the misery wrough, by HIS master.
Meanwhile. Nassau laughed In his
sleeve at the old mans credulity. and
anxiously waited for an opportunity to
get him into his power
Fortune. which often seems TO favor
the designs Of the wicked. at last did
so In this case A heavy TALL Of rain
flooded the country and washed away
the greater part Of the young crops,
The season not being too advanced, Il
was atlil possible to SOW the lands
which had suffered over again. but
many OF the peasantry were reduced
70 utter poverty, and had not the whore
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

An English author. G. r. stark
weather thinks he has discovered n
great Flaw OF sex" OF which the iol-
lowing is q summary. II the husband
~ mentally superior to the wife. the
family will consist mostly OF girls. End
vice versa. Dark complexion Is super
ior TO light. dark trees and plants arc
the most hardy and dark horses tho
best. a square forehead and prpmi-
nent veins indicate superiority; large
prominent eye (which usually accom-
panios conversational powersl 10 the re-
verse 8ut the best indication OF SUI
porlorlty ia large and prominent nose.
Roman or aQuillno, full third tho
length OF the face. Philosophers.
lawyers editors, poets. literary mon
and brain workers generally. have Il
large excess OF daughters. Wine mCr-
chants, innkoopers, small retail deal
cra. orators, physicians, and musicians.
hayc a prcpondorancn OF boys. Clcre. o.
men appear lust TO struggle through the
ordeal without mourning the stigma Of
inierlority, being equally Intelligent,
sober and moral with their wlyqs. and
producing an equal number OF boys aud
girls.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

right and left The foundation for tho
structure II OF solid rock. II would be
an almost impossible task TO tunnel
through Il. Every prccaution is taken
against body snatchers ana Il r. Mr..
Moroslnia intention to keep n constant
watch IN front OF his tomb. jay Gould's
tomb In woodlawn Is now closely
guarded by two former policemen night
and day.
william y. Foster. who has recently
finished million dollar mansion In
Riverside Drive. can now admire the
grand mausoleum Just completed for
him In Woodlawn. II IL an Imposing
atructure OF Moorlah design aud cost
about 100000. There IL u series Of
granite pillars supporting the roof,
which weighs close to 100000 pounds.
There are four grand stair cases leading
to a large sarcophagus In the center.
Tho name Foster is cut In the stone
over the entrance porches
ID. o. Mills has had q $4,000 mauso-
loum built at Peekskill. II iH classic In
design. Tho william C. whitney mauso-
leum IL not only one OF the most beat
tlful and commanding In Greenwood.
but It Ia said to have the finest location
OF any tomb In America. II stands on
the crest OF Ocean Hill. In mammoth
lot. Mrs. whitney lies there.
One large firm OF architects which
makes a speciality OF this class OF work
is busy all the time designing and SIT
pcrintending the erection Of houses for
millionalres after they shall be dead
The list OF those already built might be
extended far beyond the limits OF read
era' natlenoe.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

q quarter Of million dollars Tor q single
mnuaolcum. says the Now York Herald
But the most striking thing about tho
great cemeteries now ~ the tomba being
hnlit by living men who ncem TO have
been forcibly struck by The adnge. "lf
you want a Ions life prepare for death"
Charles T. Yerkos, TIE Chicago cable
king Is fond OF hls mnusoleum IA
Greenwood. II IN the acme OF concon-
iratc1 nolidlly. Nothing. 4 IL claimed.
could De- more indostructablc In the
way OF maaonry. Ills plot cost him
about $1,000. II Ia beautifully located.
near Ocean Illll and within stones
throw OF Henry Ward Beecher'a last
resting place. II is built Of crystal
granite light In color. with a fine Grain.
and IN 30 feet 6 inches In length. % feet
Wide and 20 feet G Inches high. Tho
pure Groclan style. after the Par,hcron.
was followed. There are eight coll
umnH. with Ionic capitals and four pill
astors. within nix pilaatcrs Of marble
support marble ceiling. which Is d.
ylded into four panels. In the ccntcr
rest two sarcophagi. the outer one being
or polished granite. and the Inner re-
coptaclc, for Mrs. Ycrkcs. being OK
heavy bronze. The stained glass win
dOws were imported.
The bronze entrance doors arc rs
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

A certain minister in the city Is the
father OF a very bright youngater who
has the bicycle fever, The minister had
oecaslon to leave the city a few DAYS
ago on short trip. and the FIRST night
after his departure the little fellow was
saying his prayers as usual aud wound
up without making any reference to his
father His mother softly stroked his
curly head and asked; You are not
through. are your" why, yes" an
swerod tho youngstor; "what else must
pray for?" For your papas safety,
replled the mother. The youngster
sprang from his knees In surprise and
cried, why. mamma, ! didn't know
mana had safety Louisville Com
merclal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

- rhamod NchuH
with an her beauty. Aycaha had 10 ton
IN The fields 10 help her parents 70 exc
out a modest living. ua they Wose foig
poor She was woll ratirhed anu
thought herself sumcloriy rewarded
vhcn. from time 10 time. her father nc-
slowed a fow piaaterB upon her when
she boarded up un,n che had tuiicicnt
20 purchase a silver bangle OF Two win
which TO adorn her person on holidays.
Numerous sultors. attracted by her
diligence na we'll aa by her beauty. pre-
scented themselves. bat mono was looked
upon with favor. Aycsha preferred
Ahe was only Ia her sixteenth ycnr-to
rcmain with her aged parents.
"i1aa time. daughter mlnet ahl hor
mother. that you were thinking OF get
ting married; you have rejected many
good offers without any reason. Your
father and I are geiiinE old. Were We
10 no. you would BE- left alone In tho
world With mono 10 care for OF 70 pro-
teot yonl ] was married whon l was
but twelve years Of age"
Time enough. mother dear wonll
rerly tho young girl, y am not In any
hurry 10 leave you. boaidos. " ! have
20 work. prefer that ny labor SHOULD
benefit my parents Instead OF n man
who may. a. likely az not. make me q
drudge and a slave. YOU know that
ncagly all my suitorn have been men
In ON condition, whose only reason for
taking wife u that they may have
someone 10 help them In tilling their
nclda. besides preparing their meals
for thom."
This reply generally closed the dis
cuaHl0n. ana the mother sighed 20 think
how different Egpta daughters were.
to what they had been IN her time.
with hor father. n was dlforonu
kyeshn was hts only child and Of too
much h6lp TO him that he should In
any way attempt to innuenec a dccis-
lon which would deprive him o. her
valuable assistance
So matters went on, ana by degrees
the sul,ora, porcolylng that the girls
mind 10 remain single, at least Tor the
present. was not TO be changed, fell
on
Yes. All except one named Nassau.
he Was tho balllii Of = wealthy land
owner who lived In Cairo. visiting his
estates at rare Intervals. and then for
M short a time as possible Few Of tho
tenants had ever seen him. but all
agreed that he was harsh landlord.
md that his rlchcl had been amanaod
by uaury and by grinding down the
poor poaaantry for miles and miles
around. Il was not TO be- wondered at
then. that no was cordially hated BY
all, and that Nassau too came In for a
full shan OF the odlum cast upon hlA
master Yet hls love for Aycaha waa
sincere. aud might perhaps make a
bottor man o. him
Ito pressed hiasnuit very earnestly,
pointing out 10 Ayeaha how much bet
tor would DC her lot aa his wife than
her present position As my wife"
said no. there viii no longer be- need
Tor you 10 toll In the fields. carry heavy
iars Of wa,or and help TO prepare meals.
on the contrary II Ia you who viii be
waited upon. have servants az your
beck and call and be- dccked Ia allks
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

TOUR Of a great
city OF the dead.
like Greenwood or
woodlawn Is well
calculated 10 i'm
prcsB one by the
vast sums that arc
being spent Of late
years In monu
mentg sarcophagi
and tombs. some
reaching ns high as
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

The growth OF the aluminium indus
Try uud presumably OF It's use. is
shown by the fact that the total output
OF the s"bstance has Increased from
4-d pounds In 1856, worth nj the fac
'ory $3.50, to $4,000 pounds In 1891.
worth SjiG.26O, Tho cost has been re-
diced f'nm nearly $40 a pound to less
Van 60 sonts pound. Hitherto Pitts
lag his had practically a monopoly of
u" 'n'Hiry, but tho establishment OF
4 dluis'num plant near Niagara Falls.
Nr'eh r'll utilize the new electrical
power developed there, viii materially
Increase the output. ''
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

a connecticut man Is about to begin
lawsuit against a young man Of his
own ior selling him a dog that was
ieat In both ears.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22
STORY or AYESHA.

NEaIiA was tho
only csiiid OF an
old couple named
Al aud Fntma
who lived nc1r the
village OF Abnasah.
She was q lovely
Girl with eyes Of
the deepest black
and limbs that
would not have
shamod n vcnut
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-22

No dollar is honest that can be con-
trniivl or cornered'