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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12
LoulsA N. ALcorr,s cnEep.
Was Taught That rho Love o. Good
nus. W.. tho Love ~ ood."

Was Taught That ihc Love 81 Good
nuss Was the Love ~ sod"
In n number or letters wrltion az
long and short intervals from 1872 20
1856 by Louisa 81 Aico,t 90 Eve little
girls On Allegheny county. pa. the au-
thor of Little Women most charming
D. aud frankly dIacioscs her eyuoordi-
nary nature aud the mlssives edited
by Edward W. Box. Gre given to- the
public in ladies Home Journal I'm
ono OF The tondcrcsf OF those letters In
vokcd by tho sad Information of tho
death or one of the sisters Miss Alcott
wrote her s1frouinE correspondent
viii toll you my experience,
and 1s 1t he's stood the test OF youth and
age. health nud sickness. Soy and aur-
row, poverty and wealth. / feel that 10
is genuine. and seem TO get more light.
warmth and holp ns : go on learning
moro Of &c year by year My parents
mover bound ue 10 amy church. but
taught u5 that the love of goodncss was
the love of God. the cheerful doing OF
duty made he happy. and that the
love OF ones ncighhor I'm its widest
sense was the best help for ones self.
Their lives showed u8 how lovely this
simple faith wac. how much honor.
gratitude and affection % brought them.
and what sweet memory they left be-
hind. for. though father still lives. his
life ia over. ms Tar rs thought or use
fulncas are possible. Theodore Parker
and Ralph Waldo Emerson did much 20
help me 10 see that one can shape life
best by trying TO build up q strong and
noble character. through good books,
wise peoples society. an interest In all
reforms that help the world. ana a
cheerful acceptance OF Whatever Is In
ovitablc: seeing a beautiful compensa-
ton in what often seems % great gacri-
fee. sorrow or loss, and believing nl-
ways that wise. loving and just Father
cares for us. secs our weakness and b.
near TO help n We call. Have YOU read
Emerson? lie 90 called a panthcist or
believer In nature lnstond ci God. He
was truly Christian. and gaw God In
nature. finding strength aud comfort
In the same sweet influences OF the
great Mother as well M the Father OF
all. too believe this. and whom tired.
sad or tempted fnd my best comfort In
the woods. the sky. the healing solitude
that let's my poor weary soul find the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

rest. the fresh hope or the patience
which only God can give Ms. People
used to tell me that when sorrow came
! should find my faith faulty because II
had no namc. but they were wrong. for
when the heavy loss OF my dear. gifted
sister found me too feeble TO do any
thing but suffer pasaiyoly, / stlll had
the sustaining sense Of n love that never
JAILED. even when could not SEQ
why this lovely life should end
when It was happlest. As n
poor proud. struggling girl held to
the belief that II deserved success Il
would surely come so long rs my am
bitlon was not for selfish ends. but for
my dear family. and II did come. far
more fully than | ever hoped or
dreamed, though youth. health and
many hopes went to earn II. Now. when
! might enjoy rest, pleasure and travel.
! am still tied by new duties to my
baby, and give up my dreams, sure that
something better will be given me In
time Freedom was always my longing.
but have never had It. 80 am still
trying to feel that this Is the discipline
| need, and when | am ready the lib.
orty viii come"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

or cold. not from recognized disease.
aud not from violence. comes % men
where the ribbon OF salt. white oven
than the white sand, runs dowa TO the
slnllholc, $50 feet below the sl
Death Valley IL only Btrlg Itself
eight 20 mxtecn miles Wide, br the
man who could walk across Nit Ito
worst has never been born. WIN the
fierce sunlight blazing down, helts cast
back from the sand. 30 that even In the
shadow the thermometer registers
nearly 40 degrees, with the air all OF
salt and the sand giving under his
tread. he'd die half way. You can't
drink water enough TO alnke your
thirst. and travellers are found dead
with cantoons OF water hoaido th'n.
The only frcah water In the valley
comca from the gloomiest feature OF
all. the spotted. Htrange-stained Flu
neral Mountain. The single empoye
OF borax enterprise has managd TO
make alfalfa grow on little plo.-thc
only green place IN Death Valley. Rick
from this there arc hills rs Whit as
llour mountains. covered us clcanly By
borax as II II had fallen like snow.
Around the base OF Ao Funeral
Mountain curvoa the Amargola river.
Nobody has ever seen water flowing
upon the surface OF this river bed, but
the ghost OF great river, miles vide
Is there between great perpendicular
banks, hundreds OF feet high Nobody
has followed the river bed TO It's aoutee
or traced Il 20 It's disappearance. SOM
whore down under tho bed the water
, flows the scientists say. but whether
Il isa yard or mile down even they
do not know. Even when the skies
crack and let the cloudbursts through
no water runs over the Amargon
river sands. The thirsty earth can
drink It up faster than It can fall
Death Valley Ia beautiful, but the
man who explores II and the unganny
mountains about II comes back, II he
comes at all. gaunt ana wasted, In hll
bllstered eyes are the images Of The
mirror-liko sea OF salt, the blur OF IN,
blazing sun, the heaped-up mound.
that tell where somebody has found ,
dead man and put him out OF sight
the bleachod skeleton. not whittier than
the earth on which It lies, and not IN,
gay colors Of the Funeral peaks, IN,
picturesque rounded tops OF the Mont
Blanco, the quaint erags OF the dea,
rivers ellif-banks.
About the valley lives almost ever,
venomous thing that crawls In tn
west, Rattlesnakes. taranmlas, cent
podes, scorpions, oven ella monsters
those hideous slow lizards that ever
scientist says are harmless and ever,
fIontiersman says are deadly
The valley never lacks for victims
I, There is gold there-gold enough 10
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

MANY fortunes and ycaF after year
men seek it, even whore the sun se1rch-
as and sets them mad
The gold has been found. not once.
bot many times This friehtfW place
has moro tales Of lost mines than any
other The rcgior tho Hroyioric. tho
NaasGcij claim. the Lost Padre mine.
rad many more have tempted proa-
1a..ors back 90 the pit OF glarI1e ale
nM Trosc ere real mines In SOUTH
Do California towns they will show
you ore brought back by the original
iiseogarer rock all r-ciitlor with tho
precious points. but in the whole list
no one has rewarded its finder. Tho
pcgicg diac1vcfor. the nrst aud ich-
oaf of all. could never end his way
back 10 the boulder that iutted through
DE white cap OF borax aud revealed
the wealth below ITO tried again und
again. until he could no longer and
credit FOR the Gour and bacon DE must
fayo no live on whilc he searched. Ho
ier fis ore ap,-Imcns and hls map 10
another man. who bias kept up tho
search Cor twenty years aad HASN'T
found 90 yet
ON Breyf0c'o trailod bio way ont OF
tho desert with more rich rock. lie
lola OF a cayc In canyon where he
cuvled TO end shelter from a cloud
burst and found the richest rock that
was ever brought out Of the gold coun-
try He showed the rock when he
eamo out. and started back to his mino
with mules laden with water aud pro-
visions Of course. he waH followed.
uis Gnd WINS too biz TO be- left TO ono
man. but old Brnyioglo know the
mountains and tho men who prospect
among them. and he doubled on his
irlu. made false starts. and 90 last
shook the followers Oh the scent and
vanished. lie never came back Man.
mules. water barrels. tools. provisions
no disappeared. This waa q genera
ton ago. but In that country there arc
set mon clambCring among the dead
canyons. looking Tor cave with n
roof studded with gold. II 10 tho same
story with fow variations, all
through
The Lost Padre mine % the only one
With % radically different legend. Ths
tale came from the Indians. An old
Piutc came over from the Nevada side
and was rescued from death from
thirst 10y a prosDcctor. and In his grati-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12
HIS HoNoR's roorHAcHE.
Ito Proved to iie More Than the Den-
is, HAD nargaincd Tor.

Ito Proved to iio More Than the Den
is, Had nargaincd For.
a good story Ia told OF Judge W. d.
Greer a prominent lawyer OF paducah,
says the Pnducah Standard. Once dur
ing n visit to ST. Louis he had n severe
attack OF tooihacho. He sought a den
lists Office and was met by young
man who was scrupuloualy neat and
clean. The latter bowed suaycly and
the Judge began:
II believe you profess to be able to
extract teeth without painT
"Ycn. sir" was the reply, and n l
don't do II III refund your money"
The Judge was seated In the operat-
lng chair and tho last thing he romcm-
bors was tho dentist inserting a small
tube In his mouth. lie got dose OF gus
and became Unconscious. When he came
to the young man was under table.
his Granville npotlcsl shirt and collar
covered with blood and his clothes torn
up almost beyond recognition. He was
desperately waving the Judge on. say
Ing all the while: Get out OF herel
Get out OF heror'
lie seemed very anxious to have tho
judge get out but he couldn't be in
duced to leave his retreat under the
table.
why. young man. what's the mat
ter2" asked the Judge. who didn't I'M
dorstand the situation In surprise. III
I've done anything I'm willing to pay
for H."
The young man obtrudod his head
for moment, glanced reproachfully
about ut the demolished furniture and
his own sorry plight. wayered for a
moment and then exclaimed: Pay! You
get out OF herer'
II seemed that the Judge under the
influence OF the gas had cleaned out
the establishment and the dentist
didn't get the tooth, either.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

Pathetic iittie serae at % Dying Man
side


Pathetic little "crnc go Dying Mans
side
The way-train ahead of ur lad struck
an open switch onl lcen d.ielel. anu
two passengers were lillsi outright
and Eve or riE o.hoI6 uo,e or less in-
iurcd. says the Detroit Free Press.
The killed and Injured were lying OIL
The depot platform ta aur train came
up and among thc latter Wa1 % proiea-
sional tramp who had boon a'aaii1s q
ride. After ono doctor hHi looked liu
over the vaganond, wh0 Bad no- iost
corsciousleaa for moment smiled
family and asked.
wall. pa.l rhata ile Nerdiot OF the
iury?"
You are badly hurt" was the reply
II know that. / waasrisl- in the
squeeze when the two cars cum to-
gethcr. I'm aa aat as "a pancake. VIII
! ever tramp aginf'
I'm afraid not
Ar my legs o0?'
NO; you are fatally Injured. how
ever
THAT means Im gogCy.
Yes
wall ia hcy liked Co got over US
ana had sunthin to tnlk about and hrag
over but / amt doin' mo- lictin'. Ny
pard was on the car ahead. Was he
hurtr
NO. here he in."
AZ that moment a rnggcd. unkempt
and fVninHl Vnunbuud came forward and
bent over the victim and asked:
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12
sIFTINos.


Faithful to the lnst-the good shoe
maker.
The secret OF prolonglng life Is not
TO abridgo It.
II policeman does not preserve
order he gets into a pickle.
How hard the man who paints tries
to bring the conversation around TO ar
lists.
Speaking about ornithology. did you
know that larks were bred from swal-
lows?
A man sleeping whore good preaching
is going on must be good sort OF per-
son.
A Texas cowboy who was defendant
In a breach OF promise suit. said he was
lass sued.
A Dakota farmer proposes TO cure So
ciallsm by having tho socialists take
land. But they won't. They take beer.
What this country needs most ID a
practical scientist who can invent an
attaehable steering apparatus for cy-
clones,
Don't worry, keep your head cool.
your feet warm. look out for east winds.
the rheumatism and dyspepsia and do
your level best to die OF old age
A queer case is reported from Den
yer, Col. A man got drunk, stole his
own trunk and hid II. He complained
OF the theft, the property was recovered
and he was made the prosecuting wit
ness. The Judge being a quandry how
10 treat so novel a case. decided that the
thief was not accountable for his act.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12
LABOR NOTES.

Eight hundred Boston brewery work.
ers have left the X. OF l.. and Joined
the A. +. OF l..
The trades unionists OF Los Angeles.
Cal, are boyoottingg the Chinese and
japanese restaurants.
Switzerland. a pure democratic form
OF government. has had but 3O6 strikes
in thirty-hye years, and OF these ten
were lockouts.
The bindery girls employed at the
Roller printing office, Canton, o.. went
on strike the past week for eight
hours, and after much arbitration the
girls won.
when they affiliated with the Amerl-
can Federation OF Labor. last August,
the American Agents association had
membership OF 500; now they have
1900.
The American Federation OF Labor
was organized In 1881, and now has a
membership OF nearly 100000, which
is far above the high water mark OF
the X. OF l..
The Central Labor union OF Fort
Wayne. Ind. declared In favor OF
municipal electric plant. and the effect
was that the lighting firm which now
has the contract compelled It's machin-
lists to withdraw from the union.
The Upholsters' union, indianapolis,
Is only one month old and has 1876
members. a majority Of the trade In
the city. The BARRIERS, walters, and
harnessmakers are organizing. and the
union movement is making rapid pro-
gress In that city,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

The negro exodus to Liberia aroms to
be assuming considerable proportions.
One hundred ana hfty negroes, from
Arkansas and Oklahoma, passed
through Memphis recently for sayan-
nah, where they were 20 take ship for
Liberia. The society which is further
ing the emigration scheme Is said to
have secured the good will and CO.
operation OF the negro preachers, and
great numbers OF negroes all over the
south are saving their money ana sell
ing their little property preparatory to
going to Liberia. The fare from sa-
yannah TO Liberia is fixed at 81,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

be lay thofo dead. and nearby stood
his pack animal. with food Ia the DO
forlau
Tho mor who live with the Skinner
OF thc white sand iu their eyos would
be- surprised 90 hear people CASTING
about Tor 20 rca.on Tor this mans do7f..
Why ho died OF the doscri." any OF
the borny mon would tell you. which.
being Interpreted into tho Language %.
men WHO i've in cit.cs. means that hlf
heart broke from tho loneliness. the
hop.l, s1oas Che horrid silence and
he put hiB face in tho alkall ~
grippcl tho sand and died
This may rrcm absurd 20 the mas
who does not know what sllcnco o.
q boat in the middle OF the ocean loo
The dead calm Is roaring noise m.Il
when compared TO the stiffness DO
Death valley. In the boat % you iu love
you rock aud tho water uplnahca. aad
whom y0u i0ueh the boat q give. q
live sound. in The desert you can hear
The breathing OF your 8traying horse q
quarter or milo away. and when Dc
anorin 10 the night you start M and
feel tho air tremblo. n YOU walk your
ioo,fally are munlcl In the velvet
sands there is no chlrp Of insect. or
cry Of bird. Even the yulturca keep
on the desert
or course. everybody doc1 not de OF
the desert. any more than everybody
Ia a city dies during an epidemic. bnt
death that Is not from hunger. thirst
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

The last red rays OF he setting sun
fingered longlngly upon the beauties
OF paradise complete.
ADAM faltered Eve. "am the lrst
girl you ever really loved?"
lie looked into her liquid eyes and
sighed
How can you doubt me7" he muir
INJURED. somewhat reproachfully.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

OF all scientific professions once al
lied with theology, astronomy and med
feline have. perhaps. become most
hostile. II was a common priestly say
ing In the middle ages that where there
were three doctors there were two
atheists. and II has been aptly pointed
out that In all the starry host OF heay-
On there Is not a planet or star called
by the name OF saint or angel.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12
HELL.

To send a sinner to endless hell 10
no more a victory over sin than to cor
raj the social evil within certain plague
spots Is victory over that vice. or to
Danish an the Hawaiian lepers to Mol
okaI Is victory over leprosy. The
only victory over sin, as over physical
disease. Is to cure it-not to shut II up
In any kind ~ neither world, there to
propagate and tester and putrefy to
the end OF infinite tlme,--Rey. G. II.
Henry.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12


crept into his heart for he knew that
when the child had grown to manhood
he would ayenge his father, SO Am-
phroy wrote TO Anaolmus, begging that
peace might hencetorth exist between
them. And Anselmus was pleased and
answered. promising to give help and
protection TO Amphrey II he would ac-
knowledge the emperor'a sovereignty
and give security for his own word OF
faith.
Then King Amphrey called his coun-
ell and showed them the letter OF the
emperor, and asked their help In docia-
Ing what the tribute should be. After
much discussion, noble stepped forth
and said;
"oh king there can be but one tribute
paid TO Anselmus that will keep to your
self your dignity and honor Anselmus
has son: you have daughter. fair and
good and noble. Let the prince aud
princess become betrothed, and In time
the glory OF our kingdom will be united
to the glory OF Rome"
And forthwith he wrote 20 Anselmus
Offering his daughter In marriage to the
baby prince. And Anselmus was glad
and the betrothal was celebrated with
pcmp and ceremony.
After a number OF years had pissed
and the prince had grown 20 manhood
and had proved his nobility and yaloF
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

A young woman OF stockton. Kan,
who occasionally takes fyer after
shutdown in male attire, writes pieces
for the papers on the evil OF dancing.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

ORD comes irom
the west that Dssih
valley has claimed
another victim An
unknown man alp
posed 20 be pos
peetor was found
by aomo Of the boz
ak workcrsacc
down Ia the alkaiL
II was not from
thirst he died. bpt
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

There are i971i6.42O acres OF timber
lands in the southern states, and the
average yield OF these forests is a.OOO.-
600 feet per acre.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12
IN DEATH VALLEY.
WATER WILL NOT oUENcu
THIRST THERE.

80 stiffness Like This Auywhers
Arouund ns Bordnrs Live Aims.,
Every Yenamous Thing that IA.
Jifr.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12

One day the city OF Rome rung with
song and reIoloings, An heir TO tn,
throne had been presented TO the poo
pie, and their hearts were Glad,
Now. II happened that King Am
phrcy who relgned over a Kingdom
near Rome, had carried on continual
war with Anselmus. Hut when n,
heard OF the birth OF tho prince terror
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12
A WONDERFUL STORY.

ENTuRGEs have
come and some
since An cimus
.rcignel over the
Romans He WIS a
good and great
monarch.and bohad
takon Cor his queen
the fair daughter OF
the king of Jerusa-
lem Thcy we're
both loved and hon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
ADVERTISING DIRECTORY.

The following houses, whose adyerisemeg,
appear in the GAZETTE. will lie found reliable
and arc commended to the attention Of Pur.
chasers:
AGRICULTURAL.
Herbert Bryant, foot Of Duke street.
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
8cbt. W. French. All and 40 King street
Dyson & Bro, sos King street.
COAL AND WOOD.
!. Il. Zimmerman, foot of Queen street
". A. Smoot & Co., Shoots wharf.
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
George Il. Hill & Co., PIG 222 north lee
street.
CHINAWARE.
Z. J. Miller & Co, 317 King street.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank, s. W. cor Lecsnd
Prince streets.
Citizens National Bank, N. W. cor Lee and
Prince streets.
streets.
DRUGGISTS
f. S. Icadbeater g. Sons, 105-107 ou;h
Fairfax street.
Warfield & Hall, corner Fairfax and Prince
streets.
W. F. Creighton s. Co, corner Eugaat
Royal streets.
/. stabIer & Co, N. W. corner Of K.og snd
Washington streets.
DRY GOODS.
Woodward & Lothrop, 10Th, llth, ard
streets, Washington.
J. f. Tackett, corner King and Pitt streets.
Isasc Eichberg, cnmer King sud Ecyd
streets.
4. c. sIaymaker, 400 King street
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS
J.&H. Aitcheson. 116 King street
w S. Moore, south Union street.
GRoCERs & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
W. A. Johnson & Co., corner Cameron 'rd
Royal streets.
Henry F. Robertson, cor. King sni WISH
iygton streets.
J. C. Milburn, north Royal street.
Charles King, 217-223 north Lee street.
G. VIM. Ramsey, cor. Of King and St. AsPh
streets.
B.H. jenkins. corner Fairfax and Duke
trects.
HARDWARE.
James F. Carln, Sons g. Co.
INSURANCE.
Laurence Stablcr, 7O1 King street.
LUMBER.
Reishell & Son, southeast corner Iali
Wilkes streets.
Josiah H. D. smoot & Son, 81 north UHicI
street.
smoo. s. Co o5 north Union street
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