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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

Il shall never forget my first visit
to Madrid" said woman to the New
York Sun man. II was tho only member
Der Of our party who knew any Spanish,
and know but one word, that one be-
ing 'lecho'-milk-but by means OF ges-
lures we managed to get along until
breakfast was served. Then. as luck
would have II, the maid brought my
coffee without any milk. and also as
luck would have II, promptly forgot
the one word OF Spanish that knew.
and which Of all words was tho one
most wanted at that moment. This
time neither gesture nor yelling were
Of any avail. 80 at last, in desperation.
| seized n piece Of paper and n pencil
and drew a picture OF n COW. Where
upon the maid tripped on and came
back with three tickets to the bull
fight"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

Lauricr homo II Mt Arthabns Raville, a
small Quebec town. quaint old house
set In eight acres Of land. whorc the
statesman has quiet for taking his rest.
and Nine, Laurler opportunity for cul-
uvRung ,hs piAnta and no~cra which
comprise one OF her chief joys There
are no children IN the Laurler house
hold other than small guests who come.
sure OF a welcome from the kindly two.
who love all things young and beau
tiiul and good,
when the Laurlera remove TO tho
capital, as thoy Will. II needs must be
almost like going home. Every sea-
sion they have appeared thoro In COM
pany. and have grown as beloved as
they are admired OF the people. with
Nine Laurior there Is the same unAf-
feetod friendllness. refinement OF man
ner and native courtesy that mark her
husband. II seems almost as though
these two, after n quarter OF CEN
fury OF married life. had grown 20 be
enc In all such external ways. But.
In spite OF Nine. Laurler's gentleness
and forgetfulness OF self. there is a
purposo and a spirit In her makeup
which imprcssea those whom she meets,
and makes them feel that here is a
woman who could suffer and be strong
In any great crisis OF life. Nine. Laur-
Ter Ia a deyout Roman Catholic, but
broad-mlnded and sympathetic to all.
Whatever burden OF care and reRponsi-
blllty comes 10 the first minister OF the
crown in Canada, he Is sure OF near
sympathy. and a wife to encourage,
stimulate and strengthen him. Lesser
virtue. perhaps. but one which appeals
to the mind feminine, is that Nine.
Laurier knows how to dress becoming
ly and we'll.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

Police and iiremon have been per-
picked for six weeks by the fires that
have frequently occurred in letter box
es In the vestibulos OF apartment hous-
es. There was another such FIRE early
one morning this week In a six-story
apartment house wherein twonty-throc
families live. a mllkman was enter
Ing the voslibulo when fame shot out
OF letter box. II Is no reflection on
the milk to say Il will put out FIRE,
just as water will. without a mo-
ments hesitation this milkman raised
the can he carried and omptlcd the
milk into the burning letter box. Then
he alarmed the ianitor and sent In a
fire alarm. The nrcmcn found n stream
Of warm milk trickllng from the ycstl-
bule. but the FIRE had boon checked. A
few buckotSful OF water cxtinguished
Il. The damage wac but 500. but police
and firemen are extremely anxious 10
learn who lmperlled all those lives -
New York World.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

An odd case has come up in San
Francisco with regard TO the legality
OF certain marriage. Two californ-
ians, an uncle and a Melee. wishing to
marry found that the state law for
babe II within such relationship, There
fore, after consulting lawyers they
went aboard n tug which carried them
out to sea beyond the Jurisdiction OF
the stato. and there they were made
man and wife. According to California
law the legality OF marriage depends
upon the law OF the place whore the
marriage Is contracted, It now remains
to be determined whether any statute
OF the United States covers the case,
since. n the vessel was OF American
register. the marriage took place with
in the Jurisdiction OF the United States.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

Detectives McGinity and Savage. OF
the park police. saw woman bury
something under a large elm tree near
the west drive In Central Park Sat
urdny. They thought she was burylng
stolen treasures or Jewels taken from
some actress, 90 when she had fnlsh-
ed Savage followed her, while McGinty
went to dlelnter what she had buried.
She had erected little mound over II
and put a twlg In the mound 20 mark
the spot. When McGlnty had removed
the sod and soil a long box tied with
ribbons was revealed.
ITS a Jewel box, sure" said McGln-
~
when he opened the box he found u
dead canary. Replacing the dead bird
In lis grave. he headed OF Savage be-
fore his side partner had arrested the
canary's owner as a jewel thl-;.- New
York Sun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

works OF fiction Of the GEAR. II is an
American. Nathaniel Hawthorne. whose
delicacy, accuracy OF expression and
every charnc,orisuc most appeal TO her
Mrs. Bryan doesn't care for fads.
such as hyrnoiIsm. palm reading and
thoosophy hlt she does find out what
each means. and has taken an especial
interest In studying the different re-
iigions and creels Of the world
II there Ia one thing absent from Mrs.
Bryan's composition IL Is crousm. Il
may be hard Tor eastern people TO I'M
stand Mrs. Bryans ideas. II isn't
what Is coming TO her in the event OF
the success Of the fr,o.silvcr ticket. II
Is what the people. the great multitude.
will gain by b that Is In her mind.
II Is impossible to know the Bryans
and not realize this. Even women who
don't agree with the ideas on which
MIR. Bryan stands admit that Mrs.
Bryan believes entirely In them and
their justice, That Is one thing that
can't be gainsald As for all the glory
turning her head. she Ia precisely the
same ievel-hcaded woman she always
has been. Those who would naturally
criticlse her hardest are first TO COM
fCss u.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

A young man got on Broadway
cable car the other day and modcstly
took a seat near the front door lie was
dressed well In a light suit Of very
small check and wore a silk four-in-
hand 70 match. by one OF those re-
markablc condolences nobody will at
tempt to explain a lady OF mature age
and sour visage got on at the next
corner and took a seat next to the
young man, and her clothes were OF
the same piece. Everybody except the
woman seemed to think It funny
thing; she looked as mad as a wet hen.
When the conductor came along and
asked the young man n he paid for
two. glanclng at the lady. the young
man blushcd and said he didn't. while
everybody else laughed. whereupOn
the woman jumped up in wrath that
the conductor tried In vain TO fathom'
and shouied
stop the car! won't stay here and
be insulte1!" Tho young man stood
the mcrrlment for block. and then
he quit-Ney York Correspondent In
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

until four years later that they were
married. Then there was little house
ready for them In an Illinois town. and
for this first home OF their married life
the organs have n great affection. A
deep attachment 20 whatever spot has
been called home" seems to be n
Bryan characteristic.
Their Lincoln (Neb) household con
sists OF Mrs, Bryans father. who hae
suffered great afliletion In the loss OF
his sight. The three children. Ruth,
Grace and William j., are all Wide
awake school children. Grace attends
n kindergarten. Mrs. Bryan believes
in the system, and, indeed, Is an ad-
vocate OF all practical education. II
she had sufficient time. her inclInatlons
are such that practical educational
movements would receive her active
support.
Outside OF school. the mother keeps
an eye on the chlldren's studies. A
while ago one OF the children hadn't
received the desired percentage In one
study. and Mrs. Bryan ruled that until
the necessary rating was reached the
girl should not be allowed out.
The home life OF the Bryans Is not At
all complex. There is always one SER
want, sometimes two. Mrs. Bryan has
assistance with the family sewing and
the making OF the children's dresses,
She is the head OF a well-ordored house
hold, in which she takes pride and
which she intends at all times shall be
the most attractive spot in the world
to her husband and children.
The organs enjoy music. Since aeI
marriage Mrs. Bryan has not kept ny
her music. and now depends on Others
TO play while she listens, either 10 the
piano in her own home or TO the play
ers that visit Lincoln.
In addition to political and soclologi
cal matters. Mrs. Bryan Is thorough,
posted on all current events. Sh'
reads from preference those magazine
handling timely topics and events
both foreign and domestic, things tina
make history and would interest Mr.
Bryan. What she reads Is thoroughly
digested. Besides this sho finds tim
! To read what critics place as "the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

Miss Elizabeth Gardner. who Ia soon
10 become the wife OF the celebrated
French artist, Bouguereau, has her
self attained considerable celebrity aa
an artist. both In this country and in
France, Il IL nearly twenty-five years
since she sent her nrst painting to the
Paris Salon. and she was the first
American woman TO gain. az she did
In 1887. the Salon medal. Miss Gard
nor ~ n native OF New Hampshire and
a woman Of attractive personality. As
an art student In Paris she was one OF
Bouguerenus pupils and an intimate
friend OF his family, Tho artlst-brlde
groom is now about aeyenty-two years
old
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02
TIE zeRouRAPH.


Combined Teiesraphio ana Type
writing Apparatus
Much interest has been excited In
this country by the detailed accounts
OF the success in England Of the now
Office instrument called the zorograph.
This device is virtually typewriter
combined with a telogfnphlc apparatus.
II is. In fact. tolographic instrument
that instead Of printing dots and dash
o. on a strip Of paper. typewritea
message on n sheet OF letter paper at
both ends Of the wire simultaneously.
The two machines are Identical In
every respect and each can be used
either a0 transmittor or a receiver.
Tho operator doprcsscs the keys. M in
ordinary typcwriting. and this causes
currcn, from local battery to dis
engage a balanced pendulum In both
machines. There are various automat-
ic devices for moving the paper adj
iustlng the alignment, linking the let-
tors. etc. The fundamental principle
Of the machine Ia that the record Ia
printed al both ends Of the line at prae-
tically the same moment II differs
/ further from other telegraph printing
machines In that II prints on an or
binary sheet Of paper In lines and
/ paragraphs Il does not require an
experienced telegraph operator. but can
be used by any one who typewrltcs. II
can be- adopted In private ofiiccs, like
the telephone. aud worked at all times
Of the day or night without the inter-
ycntlon OF telegraph officials. II IL au-
tomato In It's action. and delivers Ia
messages whether there Ia or II not
some one Mt the receiving end. Il dis
pcnscs entirely with clock work. II
can be worked on the exchange sya-
tom. II comblnoe. In fact, the func-
lions OF typewriter. telegraph and tclo-
phone. Its speed is greatly In It's favor.
Instead OF the ordinary speed OF % to
30 words minute. 40 words Ia TO be
the normal speed OF the zcrograph. II
the machine comes anywhere near JUS
flying the claims made for II. II will
work a revolution In tolography and Il
viii not be- long before every business
Office Is provided with ite zorograph
In addition TO It's telephone and type
writer's.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02
col. MCMIcHAEL.



deiphia North American.
Colonel Clayton McMlchael. is the
proprietor Of the Philadelphia North
American, and one Of the leading jour
nalists In the country. His career has
been that Of a soldier and newspaper
man. when only II he enlisted and
was soon promoted Lieutenant OF the
United States infantry. After brief
service on the frontier no was trans
fcrrcd TO the Army Of the Potomac, and
bore a part In all It's engagements as
aid on the staff Of General Blrney. and
later with General Hancock. lie was
twice wounded In battle. and was bre-
vcttcd for personal bravery. He has
been In charge Of the North American
since 1865. President Grant In 1872
rendered him the assistant secretary
ship OF the interior. which no declined,
Colonel McAlichacl went to Vienna a.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

United States commissioner TO the ox-
position OF 1878. President Arthur
made him marshal OF the District OF
Columbia in 1882. lie resigned when
Mr.. Cleveland became president. He
has ever been a devoted Grand Army
man, and was one OF that organizations
earliest members. He has been a lead
ing and public spirited citizen OF Phila.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02
Fsir Astronomer.

Another signal honor has boon con-
forrod on Miss Dorothca Klumpkc. tho
young California astronomer. In tho
invitation given her to accompany the
British expedition to Norway TO OBJ
serve the eclipse Of the sun on August
0. Miss Klumpko is only year or
two past thirty. yet her fame as an
astronomer IL even greater than that
which the celebrated Maria Mitchell
had achieved IN maturer yeam. She
was born In San Francisco and cdu-
Gated In 0oetiingen. though not at the
university, and later In Switzerland.
She is very pretty woman with
chnrmlng manners, Even as n girl she
attracted attention for the thoroughnoss
OF her Astronomical atudlog. and she
wea hut "A few yearA out Of her teens
when she gnincd N prize Of I'VE thou.
sand francs offered by the parlb oh,
aervatory for a treatise on comets
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

the residents OF MIR. Bryan's birthplace
the other evening. OF course he only
meant 1t as sort OF a compliment, he
being a republican addressing a non
partisan meeting.
wives OF presidential nominees are
not usually presented to audiences
gathered to hear the nominee speak.
But this wasn't n purely political meet
ing. It was town doing honor TO an
ex-townsman whose name will be on
every tongue for four months. perhaps
n future president Every one wanted
to see the woman whom that man de-
lights to honor. The situation might
have embarrassed any woman.
Mm. Bryan rose from the scat beside
her husband and took a step forward.
As she turned to the right she bowed
TO the friends grouped behind her on
the platform. with slight motion she
faced the big crowd that covered the
green common. 40 cheer travelled
over the crowd the young woman's
eyes smiled bit Her face whitened
a shade from intensity OF feeling. and
with another bow to the chairman Mira,
Bryan sank into her seat again.
or course Mrs. Bryan Is young. They
were engaged when che was nineteen
and he twenty. II was not. however
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

Times are getting harder and harder
/ find II more dlmcult every day to sup
port my family" said seedy looking
man to Hostetter McGinnis on a Dallas
street eat
What is your buslness?"
81 am a tailor"
You ought to be thankful that times
are as good as they are, and that we
are not living back In the days Of
Adam and Eve"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

the north pole by balloon. He viii
start from sptzbergen In the peculiar
balloon built by a Mr.. Eekholm. 1t is
directed by sail adjustable so that
It's shifting action bears upon several
retarding points below which are pro-
vlded by ropes TO which are attached
weights or ballast which drag upon the
ice or 20 managed by the aid OF boats
II the sea Is crossed The working OF
this elaborate apparatus ie an import
ant feat, as II is likely to become de-
ranged through gales or heavy snow.
The balloon was built IN Paris and will
carry three passengers with provisions
and stores for four months. Al this
sea6on OF the year there viii be no
darkness to be encountered and tho In
trepid voyagers viii have free and
uninterrupted vision OF all points pass
ed over.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

talned with the aid OF the former slave.
The old master refused the bishops
offer Of support during the rest Of his
life, but begged with tears In his eyes
that when the end came that the
bishop should preach his funeral ser.
mon
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02
A nsauty Dsported.

Mrs. Pauline Rcltel, young, pretty
and viyaclous. left her husband In &C.
neya. Switzerland. and came " Amer
lea 20 meet the man she really loved.
The Ellis Island bureau OF immigra-
tlon detained her and she has been re-
turned TO Europe, Thus is shattered
one OF the prettiest romaneea Of the
year.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

"scorchts" are taken very ser'o1''
In philadelphia. Magistrate nu. a.
that city having recently ets "
case Of Twp such O hrour ~ q.
fore him: i"-tb Drrhap7 '2rtdr 80 ,t
no pefsor ,nir."l % props Tee
Eiroyef resru tnelr c,r iess
ridng Enni' .-.J been sub
sect @ 3. N1rc ~, 1860,
ssalns .lons racing and driving. the
p-unlty \ which % fine no. exceed
ing $500 d ID imprisonment not exceed
lng 1--WE vars The men were hold In
$500 bail pr trial.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

BlSllOF ABRAHAM GRANI, u. ~.
thing. Where forty years ago there
was the morality only OF the animal
with habits OF life but little better.
there are nov Christian homes. Homes
where the floors are secured as clean
and the tins on tho wall are as brign,
and the house Is 40 white as In any
home In the country. Those are the
things that count Let MS take our
stand on that Education. little as we
may have had. has done this for ua.
Lot rs get more OF II. And after 2iG
years We viii be able to talk with the
white man AZ our own valuation"
Blahop Grant has the personality
necessary for the support OF views no
much at variance with the general
sentiment In his race. The audience
before which he advances these Ideas
Is made up OF men and women acuiely
sensitive TO every point OF their infe-
riority In public opinion and public
treatment, Yet when the bishop rises
before them. ak feet tall and over, mas
slyely built. and with a voice pitched
for open air camp meetings In the
southern pine woodsa they cannot re-
sIst him. There Is muttered muir
muir OF Amen" and Right. thank
Godr before he reaches his tenth SEN
tence. After he has been talking Af-
teen minutes his every climax starts
an uproar OF yoclferous appreciation.
When this applause fails him, after
some unusually frank admission or de-
mand, the bishop leans forward over
his desk. strikes It u mighty blow with
his tlBt and ahouts, Am | right9 Do
you hear me?" And the appreciation
comes. Sometlmea he uses this orator
ical trick In the middle Of burst OF
applause. His cry rings out above
everything. and excltes the congrega-
ton TO uncomfortable enthusiasm.
He entered the ministry In Jackson
willie. served four years there, and then
persuadod Gov. Drew to build n church
for him In Tallahassee. Both In Flor
ida and Texas. where he went later
Mr.. Grant had the full confidence and
co.opcTation OF the civil authorities
Gov. ireland OF Texas at many times
utilized the blshop's influence 10 quiel
race disturbances, At one time Bishop
Grant came between a regiment OF
militia and a mob Of negroes on the
very verge OF conflict and persuaded
his people TO dispense In peace. His
mower as a public speaker was showr
during the prohibition campaign II
Texas. Bishop Grant attracted ire
mcndous crowds Of people from boti
races, irrespective OF their views on th'
subject OF prohibition.
In 1888 he was elected bishop. an'
was assigned to the district comprising
Texas. Louisiana, California. Washing
ton. and oregon. In 1892 he was trans
ferred to Georgia and Alabama, an
two yean later added Florida to hi
Ield. The work broke down his health
and last summer the church cent hin
on A vacation trip 10 Europe. II
proached In Wesley's church IN Lon
don and addressed many meetings 4
Europe and on the continent
Lat March. while at the Florida con
ference. Bishop Grant was visited b
his former master Lieut. Raulerso
was bent and broken, and yer
moor He had to borrow none
from the bishop until his Me'
lean war pension money cam
The pension. incidentally. had been oil
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

HE Is one who will
be the most popu-
lar person in the
United States and
the next mistress OF
the White House ."
That is how the
chairman Of the
Salem celebration
ceremonies intro
duced Mrs. william
Jennings Bryan TO
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

MRS Elizabeth Seward Is tho prop
tor ana editor OF the saltwater (Mich)
Messenger She Is also blllposter
aud Is said to be the only woman in the
country who follows that occupation.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

Mrs. Reltel and her husband could
not agree. and 80 they signed an agree
ment to live free and independent OF
one another Mrs. Reitel had friend
In ''lerica N. Dldoldo Glrand. son Of
n ga ms I'r-ucA dis,lller, She had
mot %, GElld IA Gen eva and the
orrg penr,a had fallen - love at once.
Nov that she had left her husband
forever. she reasoned, why should she
not fiy 10 NJ. Glraud2 And so she board
cd the steamer. came o America, and.
almost within calling distance OF the
young man, was arrested and detained
und0r The immigration laws.
N. Glraud came to the board Office
to plead for the woman he loves. She
ontreated the board most pitifully for
her liberty. but the officials were oh
dura.e, % -'---'
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

parliamentary sessions. but has fulfilled
with gentle dignity all those other
manifold social Offices which fall TO the
lot Of the wife Of him who leads hia
party. Somewhat younger than her
distinguished husband. Nine l.aurier
IA handsome woman OF about IS. with
that type OF good looks which Ia III
portrayed by Photograph. Delicate
features, clear blue eyes. silycry hair
a fresh. glrlish complexion In youth
full contrast to the graying tresses, n
quick French smile. with flashing i'm
preston OF white teeth and sudden
dlmplcs is Nine. Laurior as no
camera ever can do her justice.
As Mile. Zoe Laiontalne. Of Montreal.
she who has become the wife OF a
premier was noted beauty. As Nine.
wilfrld Laurler she Ia a noted chate-
iaino and sweet holpmeot- as able
as she 10 quiet and tasteful. The
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02
ABOUT MRS. BRYAN.
WIFE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.

she Il an Up TO Date woman In Every
Respcct--A Deep Thinker but never
thcie" Greatly Attached to the Home
circle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02

able ~ coming from n negro.
The black man" he said In the con
ference. started thirty ycars ago. two
hundred and forty-six years behind the
white man. Though with opportunity
and with education he is gaining. he
has no right to claim intellectual equal
ity with the white man. he has no
right to cay that his opinions are
as wcll-foundcd and that his thoughts
are as valuable as those OF the men
who were his owners thirty years ago.
The negro Is bolsterouo. noisy. and I'm
pulsiyc In action. like a child. II Is be-
cause he 10 as yet but a child OF civi.
lization. Children proud In the con-
sciousncss OF new and growing Ideas
are not always discreet and modest.
The thing for us to do Is not to
make a great cutlery over what we are
going 10 do ana over our rights as we
see them, but to make u cold-bloodod
estimate OF our actual progress In the
last three decadcs Mako II as small
as you can. II Is still a tremendous
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-02
MADAME LA URIER.
THE WIFE OF hHE PREMIER or
THE DOMINION.

a Gentle aud Accomplished wumsu ~
Arl.tacratic Antrcodent nroad.
minded aud Sympathetic aud - source
Of Great strength e. iier Husband