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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

chairs under the balcony that ,.a didn't
zee. but count ~ nifty would have
doubtless covered 1ll % tho house. u
was pretty near the lao of che war,
and the people must have b.ru very
poor That would account for che alb
Fonce of the tOwnapooplo. and as COR the
troops they hadn't been nara long
enough Co Boz settled. und tb. 4Hr was
rtil un ana perhaps the mon couldn't
get uut 0f camp. and there rHy have
boon no recent payday. ana yefg likely
they diiu't have amy money: but what
ever The reason, there was scarcely any
body there. our little bunch of half "a
dozen people made the only solid putch
iu thc house. The show was variety,
aud most 81 u was poor. but DO was ava
deeply interesting 60 us. and some N a.
too. was very good There wnHuue thing
in particular that struck us alI An ola
man with % long white beard and carry
ing spade tpttorcd slowly ont from
the wings. ana came down the stage
carrying the spade ahead of him. as an
old man might carry a cane. and using
u aH such. Coming down Co. tho fupt-
lights Do sang In e. dcop. bass voice, n
song about Re- gravodinper For ull ]
know the song is famous one. but ]
had never heard u before. and I have
never heard It since. The singer had
sterling voice. and he sang tho song
well indeed. ! can give YOU verse n
g. Perhaps this verse may he right
or Il may be- that az give II to you %
~ made up ~ lines from various verses
bat this is 10 ua I remember %.
Near 10 the grave that was newly
made.
Leaned the sexton Old on hls carih-
worn spade
4 relic Of bygono days was hc.
And bin locks were white ns tho foam
ing Haa.
And these words came from DIE lips go
thin:
= gather them In. I gather them In
How woli Dc did sing A. And we AL
rat silently 90 tho end. and then when
be- began 10 tottor On We nll called for
more. lie came back ana be- sang u
over again. three or four times. ull we
could reasonably call Tor II no more.
Then the show went on. and We enjoyed
n an aud stayed To the end. but the ono
thing that We remembered. and that has
stuck Go one ~ the party. ut least, ever
since. was this. heard amid strange SUR
roundinga aud Rt "a time WHOM Death
WAS very active;
I gather them In. I gather item in"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

The other morning an English lady
who desired TO make tho portrait OF n
ragged but picturesque" Moor, whom
she met on the street. got him In POSI-
ton. but found upon examination sho
had neglected TO bring an important
part OF her kodak So she ran back To
the hotel, two blocks away. She thoro
met some dear friends from London
who had Just arrived 10 she forgot all
about the Moor and the kodak, After
dinner. $ o'clock she remembered: so.
with an escort she hurried to the spot.
There the old Moor sat just as she had
left him. faclng the instrument Long
time take picture" he said, He had
been there since 10 o'clock a. m. Of that
day, but the business OF sitting stlll
suited him.--Lctter from Alglers.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

Tho following pretty story is told Of
the Princess OF Wales. 10 illustrate her
knowledge Of ouscwifcly duties The
princess visited an old protcgc Of hers
living in one 81 the cottages 90 Sand.
riARham. The good dame was knitting
q stocking, and the princess took u
out Of her hand. saying; "Nou can't
do the heel n fast as / can" And she
sat and chattcd with the old lady,
knitting thu nutticst heel possible IL
is needless 90 say that sacred stocking
is treasured la drawer with the
needles just as the princess left them.
The story Is all right enough In its
way but the pcssimist would be In
clincd 90 believe that II was an excel.
lent display OF advertising enterprise
on the part OF the good dame, and that
already that royal stocking has been
toid to ut least "a score Of relic hunters.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

the veterans old. 49,.
Ana said though they numbered "''
nine
There IL but one place Tor the veterans
10 grace.
Ana that il the right Of the line
but our numbers are few" the veteran
said.
And we wear no feathers or lace
And the people may rhy. when th'y h''
ug ahead.
THAT We the procession disgrace
uut the chief marshal said. aud hH eyes
grew dim.
As he looked upon that acnnt num-
Der nine.
There is but one place Tor che veterans
o. grace,
ANA that ls the right of the line"
And I said. nr saw them march brave
~ that day.
with their has rhot.rivcn aud torn
"When the last of that band shall have
passed away
The nation hath need TO- mourn
And / blessed that chief nH he rode
that day.
Ahead 81 the honurrd nlno,
who have but one place IN our nation
10 grace.
Ana that IL the right Of the line
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26
REVERSED by a COLLISION.


An ola brakeman Tcii. ~ a Queer Ac-
ridrut In the West.
THE most remarkable wreck was
ever IN" said an old brakeman. hap
pcncd ON the Short Line between p"wc'
and Bcard'a some years ago, II WIS
"a freight wreck. had charge M tho
IN Grange accommodation ana was
bound into Louisville. We were follow
Ing hard upon the trail of No. g. niso
bound for Louisville. Train No. n was
coming In our direction. IL had been
delayed some minutes ut Pcwcc. hut
expected 90 make ~ the time and
Hidcttnck between pcwcc and
Rcurd's on schedule time. so that truin
No. % would have the right Of way.
The delay was what caused the trouble.
Tho sidctrack I am telling you about
was Just behind and under hill. Train
No. ~ had Just backed ON the sldctrnck
and before the Hwltchmnn could SHIFT
the switch train No. % came daahlng
around the hlll. The engineer saw tho
danger. lie turned down the throttle
with hard shove ana whiHtlcd down
brakes His efforts were Of no use.
however Train 40. 20 turned In ON the
sldctruck. and went crashing into No.
~. All the cars of the train, n, were
stripped OH the track nn clean ns n they
had been pcnsc In pod. The shock
~ the two trains meeting was, of
course. terrific The whole ~ train No.
%. including the locomotive. tuppled on
the track Remarkable ns Il may seem.
only the cars OF No. ~ were thrown of
the track When the two trains struck.
tho engineer of No. ~ had hiH hand
ON the throttle about 10 stop his train.
The shock threw him out NJ his cab
ana the wrench threw open the throttle
again and reversed tie engine. Whom
the ears had been stripped on the track
the locomotive went wild down the
track toward La Grange We ~ the La
Orange accommodation had by this time
neared the cure. | was az the head
OF the train M lookout, I heard the
sound Of locomotive approaching and
slgualed tho engineer ~ our train Ia
reverse his engine. lie had hardly time
to jump 10 the throttle when the Wild
locomotive crashed into US. was
thrown. I reckon. 20 feet ana came out
OF II with two broken legs. No one
else was hurt, but the Ia Grange ac-
comodntion wnn a day late. No, iont
railroad any more"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

n has OTTER happened that the braVest
men escape In the hour OF peru, thall
never forget bright morning In june
1864 We were In the valley ~ virginia
The sun had sunk the night before look
Ing down with his last glance on "a scene
OF strife. lie rose again In beauty Tho
eastern sky was glowing with his pres
ence. The slumbcring world awokc. The
leaves were dripping wet with pearly
dew. The clover hloasomcd In the telda
through which we marched, The scene
was one OF peace ON earth. iiut the de-
mon of strife came down ON a. l saw
the column advancing Drawer men
never faced death. First single rifle
shot was heard; another ana yet an
other The whole forest, into which the
troops had entered. was on fire. Tho
cannon Numbered forth ita voice, Men
were falllng by the score.
one figure distinctly saw In advance,
lie rode a chestnut colurcd horse. The
horse was warrior as well as the rider.
admired the rider In time of peace
lie was my friend. | had never before
seen him In battle. The leaves OF the
trees rolled down over hla shoulders as
though touched by 70 heavy frost. Ten
thousand bullets cut the branches ana
leaves from the trees about his head.
The rdor was calm, ana quietly led ON
his troops Many fell t. rise no more AN
Gods trumpet calls them forth. Hutstlll
the rider held his place. he seemed Co
be- clad In Invisible armor Last year
some of ua who had been IN that battle
met together What strange questions
were asked I asked him how Il came
that ne escaped death la the place hc
was. ana ho rcplicd
- soldier IL never sn safe as when hs
r. at the front In the iiuc OF dutyr
Another asked "Oh, Gen. Keller
what became of the sorrcl horscg'
The general answered him infinitely,
telling of the horses HE. liked that
soldier. lie cared Tor his beasts as well
as mcn.-W. r. Mcloy u. H.. Ia the
United Presbyterian
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

A purse OF gold has been presented
10 a warden upon his retirement, after
forty years service, from birmingham
jail lie thoroughly deserves II n, as
IL Is stated, he was the original Of the
Warden Evans In Never Too Late 70
Mend" II is now the fashion TO ignore
Rcadc's wonderful romance. The
scenes In the jail are somewhat too ter
riblc, none the less 30 that they were
taken from real life and were the cause
OF quite tumult In the thcater OF
which, under the title Of Gold" the
story was dramatizcd. Philadelphia
prcsa
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26
CURIOUS BURIAL CUSTOMS.


Province ~ France In which skulls Are
rut In no,es
Think of o. land sp crowded thar only
the rich can afford tl have grave,
Aud that land loo not lu China or India.
but modern. prosperous France Down
iu the quaint little u1aIu. Province.
among iho people that lived thnfa GENE
turtles before The rHst or France and
spain were settled. aud whose LANE
guage has a closer resemblance tl tine
North American Indian and chinese
Than French or Spanish they have
curious ways. one Df them ia. after
man has been dead year or fo. to
take up hiH bones. ana throw nll. exc
cept the skull Into r. great Die dug
IN the floor NJ the chapel and grated
over. The skull they put into q queer
little box with q slccplo ON 90. ihut
looks like one Of those bird houF'H SOU
H"o porcfcd mp among the branches.
ana through The heart-shapcd hole in
front m thn ryc.aori,nt staring out All
around the bar" little chapel are shelves
from floor 90 ceiling with theHo little
houses neatly arranged slide by side.
The occupant NJ each staring nNelly
through hlH little front door ut itH
nelEhhor ff the skull crumhirs. the
dust d. shaken Into ittlo pit. and
the little house has soon % new 1.cu-
pant They have % quaint custom in
this same queer country on Al Saints
Day 4 great many of the relatives
I've ut o. distance. and Ho have nu time
90 come aud ray % prayer over tho
Er1vc. 1r elise uro rheumatic and find
luocliug ON tho damp chilly ground
NOT conducive Go comfort. $50 thcy miro
% small boy zoe H1 much un quarter
NJ au hour or Ho Goo Say thelf prayers
fIr them. lu consequence uu over the
cemetery sou see Umull boys drvoutly
dlgEiuE their little hHr" toes into the
ground aud repeating the prayers 100 "a
huHin'rfllko manner that must give the
powers above u rur.lE impression of
human love and remembrance IN Paris
they have trC eawc custom vi ovFum-
Iur NE hnutH ufior o. certain time. but
there th.y throw them ali Zoe The cpm-
mon trench. who're the poor are crowd
Cd together iu DEATH us they arc
crushed together In life There lH MISC
90 curious survival uf French feeling In
our own country lin ScwOrie1u9 ON
this very same subject There they have
stone cntncombg ubov" ground. aud tho
coffin ~ put We one of the ulchca. which
IL then nllcd with uuicklimo and scaled
up just ns soon ns the lime shall have
DESTROYED the contents ~ the niche. II
iH opened and made ready for the rec
ccpuon ~ n new occupant
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

"oncc IN a captured city" said an old
soldier TO New y irk sun man. 81
went TO the theator, II was a small city
but "a blk thcatrr Not Just u hall.
balcony and boxes ana scenery ana foot
lights, II was dimly lighted. hut Il had
an the fascination or the thcater about
Il, the fascination that every theator
has, bylght or dim. nlled or empty; and
this theatcr was douhly fascinating to
us because II was the first one we had
been In Tor years. There wasn't a turn
In the gallery nor supporting pillar.
not curve In the front 81 the boxes
nor touch In the drapery ~ them that
dld not Tx our attention; ana not "a gas
Jct flashing or tllckcrlng above the line
ot footllghts that did not mn NJ with the
delight OF the theater The house was
slim, very slim, We had s0ats In the
balcony because they were cheaper
From whore We were we could count
Including our own party, seventeen. Nc
doubt ,hgrr were some IN the orchestra
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

A recent arrival, just before retiring
the first night, looked out through tho
door. very carefully scanned the walls
to see that there were no panel nckcts
to fear sQuintcd up through the yen-
tllutor. then carefully folded his pantn-
looms and vest ana tucked them under
his pillow Wonder whom he feared.
or was e force of habit9-Mnnesotn
Prison Mirror
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

or In other words, Ilood's sarsapafilla,
is q universal need II good health Is to
be expected during the coming season The
blood mus, be purified now. al the
germs q disease must be- destroyed and
The bodily health built mp. Hoods sar-
sapaHlla Is the only true blood purifier
.rom.aentiy ln Che public eye to-day
Therefore Hoods slHapahih i' The best
medicine 10 take in The spring It viii
help wonderfully iu cases Of weakness,
nervousness aud all diseases caused by i'm
pure blood Remember
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26
The rencock,. Cnrnn,.

The psucocks spreading train Is not
the birds tail, hut a corona ot feathers
above the tail, The true tail consists
OF eighteen feathers beneath the corona.
The latter a. provided with a curious
"a At Will
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

10 you orc troubled VITA malaria. constipation,
binousncss, kidney trouble OF dyspepsia, oi
nustcttcra stomach tiitcrs, anu 10 viii be
speedily forthcoming NurtOusncss, loss Of
appetite aud sleep, and loss of yigor, are also
fumcdlcd by tnh restorative. Physicians "
UfulAunUu lnuorsc it. "a valuable confirmation VI
the tcruict VI tnu people aud tnu prrss taAe
d regularly
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

President clark of the New York New
Haven & Hartford railroad. tcstlnea to
the fact that business " Improving
throughout New England. Factories
and tradcHmen are doing Increased husl.
ness
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

capt W. j, Wharton wrltcs That
ocean storms originate chlcay In re-
s'uHa where warm ana cold currents
meet. one of these regions ia south ~
Newfoundland, where the gllf stream
meets the Arctic current Another ls
south OF the Cope of Good Hone. where
Tie 'rupie aud Antarctic currents meet.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

II was q great mistake ~ the late
Senator Fair TO die before carrying out
hia matrimonial contract with Miss
Phoebe Couzlns. Not many men have
a chance TO marry a genuine Missouri
colonel.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

nut. after all, thc great question con-
corning the young woman who has Just
been admitted to the New York bar
u as 10 whether she win insist ON wear
INK her thoatcr hat while engaged In
the trial ~ cases
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

II IN proposed 10 namo a new street
In New York city pnrkhurHt avenue.
even " " does break the rule that hon
ofs of this sort shall be conferred only
upon people who are dead.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

Boston o. 90 put ON two express trains
90 Halifax each day. making the jour
ney In less than twonty-four hours, II
r. by little business arrangements like
this that Canada 90 setting a forciastc
81 annexation
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

oscar Wilde resembles Emerson In al
ways huvinF pencil ana paper handy 60
iot down hia best thoughts liut the
resemblance goes an Co smash when be-
ieEinH 10 write
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26
Hoods Sars ap arilla
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier


Three bears belonging TO band OF
Italian rovcrs arc az large IN the north
crn part Of this county, and great cN-
element prevails among the farmers,
as last night considerable damage was
done by the bears entering barnyards
and fcasting on pigs, poultry etc. The
bears, II seems. got unruly. and tho
Italians could do nothing with them,
the result being their escape. They
are said 20 be In tho Lowry woods. -
Sandusky co. Dispatch.
"uanson's Magic Corn Baive."
warranted 10 cure or money fvfunlsi. Al yeas
crusgist Zoe it fdpe % cent?
Leo XIII. is tho two hundred AMI fifty
eighth pore.
pmi.rd Tabie serond.hnnd. For sale
ebcnp ARMY 20 or address, II. 9. AKIN,
81 h 18th IT, Omaha. Non
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

The trouble with good many states
men IN the leading nations ~ the earth
n that they think patriotism consists
of playing Il bunco game and following
u up with a iingo blum
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

II n well a man should have mind
Of his own. hut when he has three Wills.
there's sure 10 be trouble. That's why
the Frisco lawyers are sailing In ouch
Fair weather Just at present.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26
Spring Medicine

any iilc girl has always bad \ poor
appetite I have given her llool's sarsapa-
rilia. and since have given 70 90 Der she has
had good appetite and she looks we'll. /
have been great sufferer with headache aud
rheumatism. have taken Hoods sluapa-
nna. ON now well aud have gained in
strength. Ny husband was very sick aud an
run down. decided to give him Hoods
sarsaparllla and be began TO gala, aud now
he has got 40 he works every day" Mas.
ANyrr DUNLAP, $50 T.. 9Th ST., s. Boston,
Mass. Get only Hoods, because
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

There la danger that the heretofore
meek and lawiy potato Will become
puned up with pride and hautcur owing
90 the importance being given Il from
a humanitarian standpoint.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

An unmarried woman In Chicago has
cent Ia a bid for cleaning the streets OF
the Nineteenth ward ~ that city, ana
az she n a large property owner and her
bid u low she WIN probably gvt the con.
tract The ward named Ia fun of tenc-
menta where typhoid fever turks, The
bidder has studied the atrcct-cloaning
systems Ia Glasgow and Manchester
ana belcvea that she can perform a
public sorvIce by Introducing now ldnaA
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

n ~ Hung Chang win only come TO
his country % induce the Chinese laun-
drymcn 10 stop their war on American
collars ana GUNS he Will receive the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

The reported appearance ~ an Inn
menHc ron serpent IN Florida river In
dicatcs that the failure ~ che orange
crop has driven the FlohSiann to drink
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

Upon the meeting ~ the nfty-fourth
congress each member viii ma on hlH
desk button. "a pressure upon which
win Do promptly answered by % page.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

a Michigan correspondent has found
a man who is living without brains.
aud actually publishes bio discovery nH
piece of news.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

cuba win not get over the revolution
habit tiil Il II annexed 90 the United
States. and there IN no absolute ccr-
tainty that u win got over II then.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

IN short. the boy king ri spain doesn't
care to put ON tho gloves with Uncle
Sam Just yet-nor Tor that matter for
several years TO come.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

The Exposition ~ Industries and Fine
Arts 90 open IN the city ~ Mexico ia
April q next year viii he held ON
grounds embracing some 600 acres. II
VIII be a fine opportunity Tor the man
ufaciurers OF the United Statcs 10 make
their products better known 90 the poo
pie of Mexico
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

Advertising in the bait that attracts
customers. Your treatment 81 them
the line that holds them. your bait may
b. an right. hut " your line ia rotten
you lose the nah
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

Experiments are said 20 show that
farmers can make pront on wheat
az seventy cents q bushel by fccdinp
II To hogs" Bakers can also make a
proht on u az any t-nts busnel by
feeding II TO men. bul --ghnps that
hasn't anything 20 do with the hog
question.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

chicago has am alderman who re-
ioicra in the name ~ "fiinky Dlnk %
Herr Dr. chance Tor brother Dana N
the Ncw York sun 90 spread himself
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

The tlmc-honored expression. "hy the
beard Of the prophet" has been revised
in Nebraska 60 10y thc beard 81 the
LEGISLATOR"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

Various speakers nj the sunset club
IN Chicago the other night tried 20 an
rwcr the question. What will the com,
lng woman bcf" but none Of them got
Il right We violate no confidence In
saying that she viii be a daisy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

can recommend pisos Cure for Con.
sumption 60 sufferers from Asthma. T..
u. TOWNSEND, H. Howard, Wis, May Z, ~.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

On tho principal lines Of tho Chicago
Milwaukee q 81. Paul railway passenger
rains are electric lighted steam heated
and protected by block signals. With
these modern appliances, railway travelling
at high speeds has reached n degree OF
safety heretofore unknown aud not attain.
hho ON roads where they are not Ia use.
Electric lights and steam heat make IL pos.
slide TO dispense with the oil lamp aud the
chr stove. Block signals have reduced the
chances for collisions 10 the minimum by
maintaining an absolute interval Of space
between trains
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

a womnns train declines In weight after
the age OF thirty.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

3 PROCESSION
was formed un
e. nug mantlod
street.
Approach and Hn
lutte aud tn ed
chief marshal
greet
with where o.
our place 60
day3''
And the marshal
looked down on
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

The man who shutson the advertising
solicitor by uying that hin goods are
the best advertisement may mean well.
but he makes "a serious error Nearly
all the gold that has been taken from
the California mines since 1919 would
b. hcrc yet were Il not Tor the fact
that the newspapers made known tho
dlscoVcrlen
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

Man may want little here below.
but De takes e. queer way VI proving
a.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26

Tho statue ~ oliver Cromwell TO be
erected IN London viii be- paid FOR by
the government if the dominant party
IN the house of commons carry through
their plan. This is mnrnanimous con-
tlicrlng what old Noll did when ho had
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26
winter Tourist Tickets Via the wabash
Railroad

Kissing a woman's Hrs is gross insult in
Finland.