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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

"Ah, I'm sorry FOR that. Miss susy,"
said the sturekccpcr nut l know n
man who wants spirited horse. What
would you sell her forf"
II leave that 10 the purchaser" Sury
made answer Papa paid Heventy-nve
dollars Tor her more than "a year ago.
aud | wouldn't want To take less than
that, Tor | need the money very much"
she went on, land n you will be 80
Kind as 10 take an interest IN the mat
ter She stopped. her eyes visit
full
"why ~ course I Will" the grocer
responded, "ill send my boy 20 your
hourc with the groceries. and he can
bring the horse back with him. II any
thing n done IN the way of a sale. IN
let you know NJ once"
6uHy thanked him and went ON her
way home. As she came IA sight 81
the house. an oid-fnahioncd, two-Atory
building. whore dilapidation was rcnd-
cred picturesque By profusc growth
/ OF ivy that covered the front porch and
much of thc exterior walls. she felt moro
comfortable as she thought over her
prospects In Imagination she had her
mother quito rcconcilud 10 an her plans.
/ her achool-life assured and all things
/ going on Fwimmingly For who knew
but brown Mesa might bring her a huu-
drod dortrs, she was so spirited and
hnndgr.nc9
work and home seemed brighter The
, ffoccr'H boy came Tor the horse, and
/ though It was hard parting with the
/ pretty creature Susy. In expectation ~
| results bore the separation bravely
Cant we take u little of the money
I you set % shluglc the rooff' her moth
/ or asked. aa the horse was led away.
~ hope so." Susy replied hllthely.
! "Aud you stlll think of going TO school 2
/ Amt you too oldf'
I'm not eighteen yet" was Susys
answer "Ainny glrls so TO school till
/ they are twenty"
/ "And there's clothes to think o.
dresses ana honnets and shoes"
"oh. thcyll be- provided" susy said
with o. little laugh.
AN winters comln'-an' its two OF
three miles Co the 'Cademy," her mother
went on. each time throwing a more
pluintivc cadence into her voice. 'rom''
clothes are terrible patched, an mother
needs nnnuelH I amt so young as | wal
once. but I amt sayin' anything abou
myself on'y It's Kind o. hard 10 SPAR
you" and the lines In her mother
weak face decpened.
Mother l wish YOU could see u al
do. must go TO the Academy sus'
made reply. ITS the opportunity of m
life. nut tell you what l will do,
get a hundred dollars for Brown Bess
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

you should sell her, there's the mort-
gaEe TO be paid ~ October"
M I sell her" said Susy quietly. IT
viii be- 20 finish my education"
That's always your cry" her mother
went on, ln plniniivc tones. mo matter
whats needed. but l s'poHc We must
give In Bad an the roof H. II Hholtorn
N. what would We do without house
over our headsf'
"Id sell the COW. too" put In Tom.
and then grandma would just about
FtarNc," the mother supplemented.
sury turned away from tho table
and grlcvod, but she said nothing, only
run upstairs 90 her own room.
They don't see IT, she nnrrowfully
murmurcd, They can't understand Tint
It's their good and comfort that l want
a. get that school I'm viiling to wear
old clothes ana to walk three miles ana
beck every day Tor the sake of nnlnhins
any education Let the roof lcnk nwhhe
IL Tom don't patch IL, 1 viii Let gran
ny sleep downstairs whore there's
Are Tll help them all In ycnr or two
but they don't see it-thoy won't SEQ a.
II 1 can only sell Brown nCaH' ia go
aud beg time Cor the mortgage, or I'd
borrow money or. maybe l can gct
enough 20 repair the house ana so To-
achool. too. n only Brown ncar wasn't
such little vixenl II Will 80 hard To
part with her though; Il was fathers
last Tift."
Tears rushed 10 the dark eyes, but
uhe rcprcssed them aud went DOM
stairs 80
Alter helping her r,oincr about tho
house. sno donncd her runhonuct and
ran 60 the barn. Tom was Rubbing
down Brown BcsE, whose bright glossy
coat shone like satin.
Much as | can do 60 take care of
her" said Tom. "sho wants regular
groom who would break her of her
nasty little tricks. See how ahc throws
her head up, and look at her eyes,
flashing like fret Are you going 90 the
store Mother wants sugar and molas-
nca and yinogar-and I've got 20 go In
The field
''Ncs. I'm going" said sury. though
] dread Il. the bill h Ho large. n l Hrll
Brown Hcss, that's the FIRST thing ~
pay"
'''rhat and the mortgagc." said Tom.
r'Wcli. IN saddle old Dick"
suHy mounted 20 the back ~ the slow
old cart horse with gloomy forchodluga
~ WAS a warm September day. Even IN
thr midst NJ her anxiety, the beauty Of
abe ride 20 Hillaton HoOthed and de-
sighted her. Every detail of the waS
was familiar 10 her; yet when she cam'
20 silver Ledge Falls, ana saw th'
white spray leaplng over granite rock
and dancing among tiny Islands. sh'
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
a wooD-DUcKs FAMILY.


How the Mother Get, tho Little ones
10 the water.
a few miles from my home there Is
q lake that has for years. been the
abldlug-plnce OF colony Of wood
ducks, says a writer In Philadelphia
Times. ! have spent hours along the
shores watching these pretticst OF wa
ter fowls. The wood-duck has one pc
culiarity not possessed by other meme
bers Of the duck family-it builds It's
home high up In the cavity Of some
decayed limb. usually one that juts
out over the water.
The eggs. from seven to thirteen IN
number. are creamy white In color.
housekeeping ia begun In May. and
tho young are ready to leave the nest
early In June.
was curions to know how the little
ducks reach the water from their lofty
homes. had often seen them. when
hardly clear OF their shells swimming
about with their mother and felt con-
WINGED that they never could have left
home unalded, one bright June morn
Ing fortune favored me. had rowcd
along the lake shore TO pay a visit TO
houseful Of noisy rod-wlng black
birds. My boat was lying motlonless
among the tall cat-tails that fringed
the shore Of the lake Suddenly heard
a loud splash behind me. and. turning
to look. I saw on the water a short dis
lance away Just shaking the spray
from her wings. a female wood-duck
and near her two tiny yellow balls. so
small that they resembled water lillies
floating on the surface. The old bird
took wing. lowered and circled above
her babies for n few minutes and then
few to a cavity In a tall tree. short
distance away. In a short time the
male bird. arraycd In the handsomest
Of plumagc. Joined his mate. Then for
a few minutes I could hear a soft COO
Ing noise. which reminded me Of a hus-
band and wife discussing some I'M
portant point relative to the welfare
OF their children. The cooling soon
stopped and the mother appeared In
the doorway OF her home. Then she
dropped towards the water at a slight
angle. As her breast struck the water
she Immediately dlvcd. and where her
body had been | was surprised 60 sec
two little ducklings swimming about as
unconcernod Us n they had been tray
cling In the water for years. The rou-
tine OF dying to the nest was repeated
four times, In rapid succession. and each
time II resulted In an addition OF two
to the family In the water. which kept
growing until II numbered twelve.
Thon the mother duck swan out In the
lake, followed by her brood, while the
male bird brought mp the rear OF the
procession. acting. no doubt. as a guard
and protector.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
LONG AND CLOSE RACE.

Two sailing Vessels Vary Hardly Any In
Their speed from Hong KnonR.
For two sailing vessels to leave n
Chinese port on the same day. on almost
the same hour. and. after yoyaglng con
siderable more than half way around
the world. TO reach New York no further
apart than when they started from
Hong Kong. Is an event which. while
not unprecedented. comes not far from
being miraculous. The Tam o'shanter
and the Wandering jew. both OF them
American ships. built and owned In tho
state OF Maine. have Just accomplished
this remarkable feat. The Tam o'Shnn-
ter Is OF 1.522 tons burden. halls from
Portland. and has twenty years OF sery-
Ice TO her credit Tho Wandering jew
IN Camden vessel fss tons heavier
than her rival. and has not wandered
about the seas 80 long by two years.
During the long journey OF nlnoty-oight
days there seemed to be a strange con
splracy on part OF wind and waves and
currents TO keep the two ships In COM
pnny. Even when one OF the racers
carried away some OF her sails. the other
was unable to take advantage OF the ac-
cldent and haul ahead. for the squall
that did the damage was followed by a
calm. Before the breeze came again
new plnlons had been spread by the
temporarily disabled vessel, and the
contest OF speed was resumed on equal
tcrmR
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

stopped old Dick aud eat enjoying the
scene as " she had never bohcld % be-
for
GOOD morning. a voice said. behind
her
"oh. chariler she exclaimed with a
start. u didn't hear you coming.'
Re held ont his hand "a look " UNI
uttcrnblo love making bis rugged face
beautiful
~ father had only lived" she said
"Hut you know II IN impossible now,
charlie. l can't leave mother-not yet.
and must finish the course az the h
Academy. and keep school at least a
year before ! get things straightoned
out"
ne gave q long. low whistle. then
urged on his horse. but stopped again
an Sday came up with him.
You know ri walt FOR you. susy NJ
long a. you say. but It's rather hard
on me. NJ I'm forohanded and ready TO
marry susy. come make up your mind.
Ny house ia large one III take your
mother and granny, Tom can run the
old farm. and
what let you support me and the
family too2 Never aud her eyes
flashed. u would never permit IT,
'weii. susy. i've declared my willing
ness 10 help you. n you would only let
mo" said charlie. but since you won't.
don't look 10 sad and worried. my
darling. IT'S worth serving and saving
for seven years u I can only win you
nj last for my wife"
"Oh, Charlie" she said brokenly.
your love IL priceless! only be pa
TENT"
I'm try. and keep on hoping" he
said. and they parted NJ the store.
The grocer met her with a smile. Ev-
erybody liked susy No girl more
genial than she under ordinary clrcum-
stances. but today her face was cloud.
ed. her manner prcoccupied.
"Mr. Lee. I have made up my mind TO
sell brown Bcsa." she said. after getting
the things she needed. "Do you know
anybody that wants horHef'
Dear met going 10 sell Brown Bcasl
Wen. was thinking u buying young
horse for my Alice. IL she safe for
girl Of ten. do you think7" the grocer
asked.
suay grew pale. She had not anticl-
pated n question OF that sort, but sho
answered after moments indcclsion.
"shc ~ fond ~ taking her own head
sometimes, No. Mr. Ice. N I nnd Il
hard 10 manage her she would mover
do for your little girl"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
GENERATOR GAS.
Tho English Are Ahead OF q. I it,
Itnirers.

The Engil,h Are Ahead OF u as it,
Itlilserz.
Though the use Of ordinary lighting
gas In customary In England In engines
up To ten horse power. for larger sizes
a small convenient apparatus has been
devised for the production Of gas that
cannot be used Ter illuminating pur.
poses. but which gives very cconoml.
cal results when burned IN the engine
cylinder. This IN known as generator
gas. the best fuels from which TO obtain
n being anthracite coal and gas coke
na these yield no tar. the thermal cf.
fcicncy " also described as low. Il
having about 100 heat units per cubic
foot az compared with Gl5 10 $50 Of
London lighting gas, 40 that about four
times the quantity ~ required 10 In.
sure the same amount NJ power. the
great quantity obtained. however. TO-
gethcr with the small amount OF de-
probation ana labor necessary Tor pro-
ductlon, Il h said. make Il In many
eases comparable In cost 20 gas nt 20
cents per thousand.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
TORPEDO BOATS.


What European Powers Have raid for
Thclr speedy craft.
4 blue book Just issued gives incl
dontally. hidden almost by mass OF
other Information. the contract price
OF n large number OF the torpedo boat
deatrOyers now being constructed by
private firms for the navy. These yes-
sells arc about 200 feet long. OF about
$50 or $40 tons displacement. and with
engines OF 1000 or $500 indicated horse
power. attained speed OF % knots.
MessrH. Yarrow, London. have built
three OF this larger type. the price for
each being f37. 400. Mcssrs Thornycroft.
London. have also built three at CSC. 1870
each; Palmors' Ship Building company,
Jnrrow, get f37i07. Messrs. Thomson.
Clydebank. who have some experience
OF high speed vessels. have done their
work most satisfactorily for f3i.792:
the Naval Construction company at
Barrow are to get f33.977. and although
their vessels have not yet been tried.
there Ia every prospect OF successful is.
sue by way OF comparison II may be
interesting to state that the French
paid f3O.52s for n 27-knot torpedo boat
only IA feet long, OF 1873 tons dlsplace-
mont. and 2.7OO indicated horsepower
The costs are not available for any
larger torpedo boats OF the French; but
II is pretty evident that our craft are
built AZ very much less rate. Tho
torpedo Aventurler. i5i feet long. OF
iiS tons displacement. and 1900 indlcat-
ed horse power. and 231s knots speed.
cost the French fis.35i; our total fleet
OF ten iirst-class torpedo boats. 40 feet
long, and 20 knots. cost us on an aver
age OF rli.i9l each. The same parlla-
montary book states that the contract
price OF the hull and machinery OF the
i.OOO-ton cruiser Terrible with Belle
willie boilers and engines. to give 90
knots speed Is f5i3,3i7. II Is being built
by Messrs. Thompson. Clydebank. The
contract price for the sister ship Power
full. building at Barrow, is f535,252.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
CLERK WAS roo ABRUPT.

UnknowinEiy spoke TO President Cl,yc-
land In u Very impairment Manner.
Once In awhile President Cleveland
gets by Mr.. Thurber and invadcs the
room occupied by the subordinate
clerks in the white house. on one OF
those occasions recently he went and
stood looking down at the work which
one OF the clerks was doing. The man
~ work never looked mp. lie thought
It was one OF the other clcrks who oc-
caslonally bothered him. what the
devil do you waut?' he asked. There
was no response. The other clerks
gasped for breath. A dcathlike stiffness
prevailed, and the working clerk looked
mp 10 meet a smile on the oountenance
OF the president, In time an explana-
ton followed, but Il will be n long time
before that white house clerk will ask
like question until he Is dead sure OF
the man he Is talking Washington
Star.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

from the dough she was kneadinE
Il could Fo 10 the Academy. mother.
Tor two more terms was the answer.
''Thon perhaps could-get the school
at the Corners"
Nonsense. gusy. need you 90 help
me. " her mother said. "fSccplng school
q thaukiess business"
'ttH money" naid gusy. 'nnd I do
long o. help myself. ana you. too. Mon
~ viii do everything that needs 20 be
done"
Yes. that's a fact" spoke up Tom.
"and there's lots wants 10 b. done IA
like 90 clear that flvc-acre lot for po-
tatoos and corn, but I cant do H."
And the house wants ahlnEling.' her
mother said piaintiyoly, her cnrcworn
countenance taking on another shadow.
THE front doors got a crack all the
way across" Tom spoke up again. "and
there ought 10 be- a fireplace In granny's
rcom. Then there's the barn. rs all
I'VE can do 10 keep the hay dry"
u know an that" said susy. II know
the house II getting To be- a sonre-cruw.
and the barn IL worse. and that's why
a want 60 be- earning. A. FOR the
shingles. I should think you could put
them on yourself. Tom. yes. and mend
the door"
where's the shinglca7" Tom asked
I'm his matter of fact way. where's the
naiia7 where's the hammer The old
one IL broken past mending And
where's the money TO get them with.
should like 10 know"
Sure enough" said susy. unless I
could earn II. That's why I want 20
seli Brown ncss"
And II you do sell her. you won't
get much" Tom said. she's No full ~
her trickH-thc oraEicst colt ever
saw"
I'm more ana more afraid 90 have
1ou ride her." her mother said but "
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

In the smallpox epidemic Of 1881. In
England. the returns Showed AIS
deaths per million lnhabltants-gS vac
cinatcd 20 1850 unvacclnatcd. or In the
proportion of a. TO 1. In the epidemic
AT Leipslc In ISL the death ratio was
1900 per million, 20 per cent of whom
were unvacclnated. These figures are
by DR. Mulhnll. In Boston the proper
ton was 10 TO 80. and In Philadelphia.
~ TO O.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
Found a Potrlned Cat.

Mr.. Philip wetzell. 1874 Eastern ave-
nue.. has petrlncd cat which was found
In an old building In East Baltimore
few days ago. The cat was found
by Mr.. Joseph Smith between the plas-
tcrinR and the joiats Of Browns cof-
Zoe warehouse on Thames street. near
Bond street. The building has stood
there over one hundred years. ana n
now being removed 10 make room for
another building .-Baltimor Sun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
siberian Con,lcts.

From a report which appeared In tho
Moscow Listock Il appears that last
year II $50 oonyicts passed through the
forwarding prison at Tiumon for the
various penal settlements Of Siberia
OF this total number of both sexes
there were 1896 men, LIS women aud
2.Sa9 Juveniles, on the latter tho ma.
iorlty are children who voluntarily fol.
low their parents into exile. Tho re-
port gives the religious confessions OF
these deportoes as follows: 1881 ortho.
doX Russiuns 1894 Mohammedans. so
Hebrews, 500 Roman Catholics. ga
Luthcrans, il9 Ola Believers tortho.
doNl 30 Grcgorians, 30 Skoptsl and n
Buddhigtg. The conylcts are now sont
by river hargcs from Tiumen TO Tomsl,
and therefore escape the terrible har1
ships OF the old highway route. Dur.
ms last year, also, there were en-.
harkod at Odessa about LOO conylcts
OF the worst class and OF both sexes for
the penal settlements OF Sakhalieu.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

An ingenious inventor has devised
lamp wick which. being made entirely
OF clay, will give more light than the
cotton article II is described. made
capillary by Incorporating with clay,
while In a plastic state. hlamcnts OF
unspun vegetable nSrc. which are
burned out In the process OF baking
the object being to provide an lndes-
truotihle wick which shall possess all
the advantageous qualities OF an ordl-
nary cotton or nhre wick, and shall also
last an indefinite length OF time, with
out renewal or necessity OF trimming
or other care. When the clay Is baked
the vegetable fibre Is burned out, loav-
ing capillary tubes running longitude
nal,y through the wick. through which
the oil from the lamp viii be raised to
the fame by capillary attraction Ow-
ing to the perfect combustion OF the
wick, the tlame Is perfectly white. de-
void OF odor and smokeless.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

Business MRn-Can you write short
hand? Appllcant-Ycs. sir. How
many words n minute2" Il never
counted ON; but the other day, when
my wife found In my overcoat pocket
a letter which she gave me TO mail last
fall, took down every word she uttered
as fast as she said them" You'll do"
New York Weekly.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

When neecy clouds bedeck the blue
The dude trots out the yellow shoe
The higher sun begins to peel
The nose OF Maud upon the wheel.
And boomers 30 her looks enhance
Tho dog rots out his summer pants
Minneapolis Journal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
,rn.t r.chew Tho Wed.

Latter Day Saints closed their CON
yentlon at Independence, Mo, after de-
Gliding that no person could hold any
nosltlon in the church who used to-
hnccn In any form.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

Id ledge Spence. a
well known negro
fisherman OF
NVheelcr's Farm
Conn. has had an
other experience
with wildcats. lie
was returning from
Milford on the low
or turnpike that
skirts the Ilousa
tonic river shortly
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
BOXED BY WILDCATS.
STIRRING ADVENTURE OF a
NEGRO FISHERMAN.

Attacked by wildcat. lie Sought shelter
Under the uos ~ a Road Cart aud
Then Terrible right FOR life I'm
sued.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21
BROWN BESS.

WISH I COULD
rcii Brown Bcss
raid susy Ross.
rlnsinE the dishcu
SHE had Just
washed
"Oh. susyt cried
her brother
what IN the
world do you want
TO sell brown Bcas
for7" her mother
asked. looking w
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-21

The first iron ore discovered In this
country was found In Virginia In l7l5.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-08

S. II. Clifford, New Casscl, Wis. was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma-
tism, his Stomach was disordered, his
Liver was affected to an alarming de-
gree, appetite fell away, and he was ter
ribiy reduced in flesh and strength
Three bottles OF Electric Bitters cured
him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, H..
had n running sore on his leg OF eight
years standing. Used three bottles Of
Electric Bittcrs and seven boxes OF
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and his leg is
sound md well. John Speaker, Catawba
Ohio, had tiyc large Fever sores on his
leg, doctors said he was incurable. Ono
bottle Electric Bittcrs and ono box Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him entirely.
Sold BY Logan Drug Co. )
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-08

srcin! p,ratA % TIC Mnl!iaenter.

spteiu! DiFotA 10 tho iuki!ignter.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Fob. I'm the
senate, bills were introduced: 13S, BY
Scott, to establish n girls industrial
school; lS9, by liarmcr, to consolidate
tho towns OF Hinton and Upper Hinton.
Senate bill AZ, concerning cmbe2z'c.
mont, was ordered back to Il second
reading.
Bills passed: Senate bill 81. compul-
sory school law; 1876. fixing tho time for
holding circuit courts; house bill 10,
concerning Tho board OF regents OF tho
state university, normal schools, and
the school for the deaf and blind.
Bills advanced to third reading: Son.
ate bills 90. amending tho charter OF
licnwood; 10, establishing n high grade
school for tho colorod youth at Blue
field -, concerning roads and bridges;
house bills 5, rotating TO tho timo oil
working roads; %, iof tho filling Of
Offices by appointment III municipal.
corporations; SO, empowering boards OF
education to levy for school purposes;
2S, empowering tho independent school
district OF Moundsvillo to Issue bonds
for building purposes; Gl. establishing
tho independent school district Of
Bridgeport; GS. amending tho act cstab-
fishing tho Independent school district
oil Weston.
House Joint resolution 10, concerning
tho Virginia state dobt, was passed by
an unanimous vote.
Tho committee to visit tho p%cniton-
tiary submitted its report.
Senate bill 102. authorizing tho forma.
ton oil joint stock companies to i'm
provo streams, waH rejected.
Senate bill 1876. tho school book bill,
was madc a special order Tor 1880. Fsi-
day.
Tho cnacling clnuso wa stricken out
Of house bill 7. concerning tho obstruc-
ton OF public roads by locomotivosa aud
cars.
Tho committee OH counties, diatricia