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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06

the moment the gold leaves the sub
treasury In New York to It's reception
and acknowledgement by the ultimate
conslgnec. The Instances OF general
average losses are rare. OF cases where
ships have sunk with gold on board
there has been but ono since gold eX-
portation for commercial purposes be-
gan.
The steamer Schiller. OF the North
German Lloyd line. went down of the
soilly islands eight years ago this win
ter with 100000 In gold coin on
board. The Insurance company which
held the risk. together with the owners
OF the vessel, raised the sunken craft.
and every penny was recovered. This
involved an expense In raising the ship.
but the insurance company came out
without losing the risk.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06
ALL SORTS.

A Maine yankee Is figuring on n
sidewalk which can be turned up H.
dump snow into the gutter.
The Boston public library has secured
the manuscript OF ons OF Lope DO
Vegas 1000 plays. It's 26i years cid.
The arlstooratle dog cemetery NJ the
north end OF HyGo park, London, has
been closed, as II Is completely iilled
with tenants.
Figures show that the railway fore
closure sales for 1895 far eclipsed those
OF any other year In respect to mileage
and capital involved,
The Prospcctors' association, which
is Interested in West Australia mines.
declared a dividend the other day OF
800 per cent on ordinary shares and
400 per cent on vendors shares.
With a present tonnage OF 1900 900
In excess OF that passing through The
Suez canal that OF the Sault Ste. Marie
Is to receive notable Increase next
season by the addition OF eight large
steel frelghters-perhaps twelve. This
means much for steel plate mills, foan-
dries, machine shops and ship yards
upon the lakes during the season OF
construction.
Plans are In progress for the settle
ment near Phoenix. Arl. OF a large
Mormon colony. Brigham Young OF
Salt Lake City is now negotiating Tor
the purchase OF the Buckeye Irrigation
canal and a large area OF land adjacent
thereto for this purpose. The canal
heads on the ella river, twenty-five
miles from Phoenix. and 100000 acros
can be irrigated By extending It across
the llassayampa.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06
A Pleasing Illusion.

Few visitors In the Metropolitan Mu-
scum OF Art In New York are aware,
while admirlng the irldescence OF the
glass bottles, plates and other ancient
articles OF ornament and use discovered
In Cyprus, that the prismatic hues here
displayed are a result Of decay of the
glass. when dislntegration sets In, the
substance Of the glass splits into exceed
iugly thin lamlnae, which, as the sun
Liant trayorses them, give rise to a
srlondld play OF colors. Like the leaves
Of forest these delicate glasses signal
l7e their approaching dissolution by be-
loning more beautiful
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06
10 PRINcEss III Ia pLAY.
Trying to sci the Fashion to Wear nigh.
Nerk Gowns.

NfNA hNMuaf
Tho princess Of wales 81 wonderful,
on the FIRST night Of the play she camo
upon everybody as something like a
revelation, after an absence Of few
months from our midst. says the Lady's
Pictorial. We forgot how young. how
beautiful she was. We had often said
she did not look day older than her
daughters. But now we began to think
that she looked even younger. With
her fair hair arranged to perfection and
dressed In very becoming lace and
black velvet, bodiamonded to the
throat. she called to my mind the de-
scription given Of her by Dean Stanley.
the prettlest princess ever stepped out
Of a fairy tale" And she was radiant
with smiles. chatting now with the
prince. now with Prince Nicholas OF
Greece or the duchess Of Fife. Both
prince and princess OF Wales were de-
lighted with the play and congratulated
the star In the kindest manner possi-
BILE when the curtain had fallen they
desired to have the leading woman pre-
aented to them. and shaking hands very
cordially. said such pretty and gracious
things to her that she "a very young
and Ingenious glrD fairly beamed with
delight all the rest Of the evening. |
Imagine that the princess IL DESTROYS
OF setting the continental fashion here
Of adopting dcml-tollet at the thcater,
For the last year or two she has per-
slstontly worn smart high bodice with
sleeves almost to the wrist whenever
she has been seen In the royal box. OF
course, abroad. at the thoater as well
MS casinos. full dress Is unknown. Wei,
there Is a rcasonablcncss In the fash
ion. once inside the thooter woman
~ In public. and there are those who
think 1t inconyenablo, / suppose, that
she should wear n low dress "a In her
own drawlng-room. Granted. but We
In London always dress for dinner,
some more. some less, and We hop into
our broughams or hansoms straight
from our coffee and liqueur For my
part. although / can see the foreigners
point OF view. love the gay look Of a
thcatcr with all the women In full toll
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06
our OF TIE ORDINARY.

The most costly horse barn In tho
world ls at Syracuse, n, Y. II belongs
to d. Il. Grouse, and cost 100000,
The ancionta believed that purga-
tory'a main entrance was through a
cavern on the Island OF l.onough Drrg
Ireland.
Fine-toothod combs OF ivory and
brass have been found In Egyptian
tombs which date baok more than 1000
years u. c,
J. L. Allen. a telegraph operator at
Lorctto. In Marion County, KY, has
invented a railroad clock that IL mar
vol Of ingenuity, II registers each train
a. Il passes and the time at which II
passes. and an accompanying device
gives warning to incoming trains n an
other train hns passed the station with
In fifteen minutes.
The room OF certain self-possessed
girl was entered recently by burglar.
Without an lnstant's delay the young
woman caught up the only weapon at
hand She elevated II In so orthodox n
manner that the intruder, noting only
the ominous flashing OF n,eel, took to
His heels as effeetually as n he had been
aimed at with rifle, instead OF the fam
ny pair OF scissors.
The story comos from Arizona OF a
Chirlcahua prospector who while work
ing tunnel In that district, had put In
a blast. lighted the fuse and started out
to ind the mouth Of the tunnel block
AIDED with a big black bear and three
cubs, II is said the prospector was In
a terrible dilemma. whether TO be blown
up or eaten up and became 80 chii,ed
with fright that the air In the tunnel
froze up In big chunks and the fire IN
] the fuse went out.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06

When banker has such debts. which
may be- his own or his customers. the
first thing he does Is to draw a check
for the amount upon his bank In "lo-
gals" that rs In legal tender notes. II
10 well understood that these notes are
rcdecmablo In gold upon presentation
at the treasury IN Washington or at
any of the sub-trcasurlca
II would be a matter Of great incon-
vonlonco Tor any cmployo Of the bank
or to carry the actual grconbacks from
the bank 10 The sub-troaHury. There
would be-. bcaIdoH. The risk o. daylight
robbery. 70 facilitate and simplify
the transaction the bank issues GER
tIdcatc payable upon the demand Of the
treasury onlcInls Tor the amount This,
when presented ut the guh-trcanry. is
good Tor To- face value 10 either goll
coin or gold bars u Boy no means The
easiest thing Joe The world TO obtain the
yellow mcnl on demand The vaults
OF the uIb-trHgfury are not inCxhau8t-
iblc. and II there does not happen 10 De-
a sufficient supply Of gold on hand each
applicant must patiently await his turn.
when tho certificate from the bank 10
presented Il la not accompanied by a
request that % De- IN caFltn doubles.
halves or bars. but merely that II be
gold Aud the reason for tho absence
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06


The purchase OF the Island OF Anti
cost by Henry Monler, the head OF the
chocolate firm, Is n huge transaction,
although the price Is only 100000. The
Island lies In the broad estuary OF the
St. Lawrence. II is 1870 miles long and
forty miles broad. Mariners bound up
or down the 81. Lawrence river dread
its coasts. which have been strown with
the wrockage OF many trading vessels
and even hunters dread It's climate. Mr..
Menier's purchase will make him one
OF the largest individual landowners
In the world. Antlcosti belongs TO the
province OF Quebec. The interior is
wooded and mountainous and the popu-
latlon sparse, The island has long been
In the market.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06


Mrs. Crosbic helped herself to a
swc.tmcat leisuroiy and with due re-
gard Tor her irreparable glove. "Oi
course. YOU know" she remarked
"that Capt. Valencc la home from In
dla7"
Somebody told me yesterday that he
had Just arrived Hut why the OF
eouraeg" replied Lady Broteton.
Il don't know-if you don't Only
Mrs. Croshio looked through the cream
Jug at futurily IT'S Just the year since
poor Lord Breroion died"
And what Of that"
Mrs Cfoshe's eyes deserted the tea
tray and fixed themselves severely on
her friend. blanche" che said. you
are In one Of your moods. and you
don't practice on me! Arc We alone. or
Is somebody hiding behind the cur
taiua9"
you ridiculous womanw
Then Why this suporlatvo lnno'
ccnceg why this ancctation OF COY ~
For heavens sake. be rational boiug
and treat me Ike one. 40 10 everybody
doesn't know that Arihnr Vnloncc wor-
rlod himself nearly sick over you 90
the time OF your marriage. And you
try ta perrnldc me. Of ail people. that
you think it means nothing whom be
returns 10 England. after an absence
Of Ave years. just na the FIRST twelve
months of your mourning tXnirc!'
"His movements don interest me iu
tho least and don't nnnposo mine any
longer interest him You seem TO ig-
more tho lnpno OF time since we mot
and faithful hearts. my dear. went out
Of fashion with the crlnollnc Besides.
no wasn't % man he was only % nice
boy.
anyhow 90 docrnt matter now. ilo
has probably forgotten oil about me
long ago
She spoke with complnconi dlabc-
lief In her own words which made her
hcarer laugh.
~ YOU thought for a moment that
he had forgotten you you would be IT.
ritable beyond endurance
II hope you are not lahoring under
the absurd dcluHlon that | care In the
least"
Am your enemy that ! should ac-
ouso you OF having a hearth" laughed
Mrs "fosble. II merely meant that
your amour propro would be- RULED.
my dear know you 10 we'll.
you we're never moro mlniaken In
your NE" asserted Lady ircrolon.
calmly. Il am utterly indifferent"
Theron she was lnslncerc. ltwastruo
that she had snubbod him numerically
In Year, ronc by, and tho only tociinu
hts hosinh passion had inspired IN her
had hocn sialcrly liking aftcrward.
mingled with pity,amuacmcnt and graf.
ifed vanity. but, nevertheless, nh'
looked TO the renewal Of the nora
chains which bound him to her carriag'
wheels with truly feminine pleasure
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06

Everybody knows that the earth
makes one complete revolution on It's
axis once In each twonty-four hours.
But few, however, have any idea OF the
high rate OF speed at which such an I'M
mense ball must turn In order TO ac-
complish the feat OF making one revolu-
ton In day and night a graphic
ldea Of the terrible pace which the
old earth keeps us year after year may
be had by comparing It's speed 20 that
Of cannon bali fired from a modern
high-prcssurc gun. The highest yoloc-
lty ever attained by such missile has
been estimated at 1852 feet per second,
which is equal TO n mile In three and
two-tonths seconds. The earth. In max
Ing one complete revolution In the short
spaco OF twenty-four hours. must turn
with n velocity almost exactly equal to
that OF the cannon ball. In short, lts
rate OF speed at the equator is exactly
5OT feet per second This is equal to
a mile every three and six-tenths sec
onds. seventeen miles minute.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06

Trampa are not usually credited Win
habits OF personal cleanliness, especial
ly In cold weather. hut the Danbury'
Conn. News records the fact that one
dly last week three Of them were seen
taking swim In the stream near the
fair grounds IN Dlnbury.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06

OLD shipments 10
Europe are a Hnan
cial necessity
from time to time
which very few
people outside Of
wall street fully
understand The
ship m onts. OF
course, arc nccof
aary TO pay debts
due In Europe
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06

ct. And. strange to say, find that
what foreigners most admire when they
come to London is that very gay and
festive aspect OF our. stalls and boxea
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06
SENDING OUT GOLD.
WHAT HAPPENS ~ an imPon-
TANr TRANSACTION.

rte Wagon Loads ~ yellow None,
Iiauisd in uei,y sacks from ,he Sub.
Treasury ~ the steamer aud stored
on Hoard.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-06
FAITHFUL HEARTS.

HEY werc IN Lady
Brcfeton'a boudolr
IN Green street
10 ON friends and
alone A o o'clock
tea cauipagc stood
between them and
a too brilliant Juno
sun was excluded
BY blinds Of o be-
coming tint and an
ctagoro Of ferns
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26

nightly to be seen attending to afIalrs
in front of the theatre.
The correct attire for gentlemen al
fashionable garden parties consists OF
the regulation long frock coat OF dark
grey. The newest waist coats are draD
and cut double breasted. Crap gloves
are universally worn. but neckt.es may
be of any color consistent Win goOi
taste. H.
It is probable that the piece or It's
immediate successor at the Haymarket'
under Cyril Maude's management IS
the new comedy upon which Dr. conan
Dovle and James Payne have coIlaDoq-
ated. Mr.. Doyle is now al MS co~nvLy J
Mace in Surrey. Two acts ana inc
proilogue are already completed $500.
f. C. Burnaud and NJ. Lehmahh nav
colDabora.ed upon new connie opera
in which George Grossmith VIII ptop-
abIv appear upon the termination OF MS
extended provincial tour. Inc coln
no.er L, Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
Nest of the leading West Enders are
now closed. the st. James and the Ly-
caum following suit tonight
The music halls are consequently,
roaming the benefit, and the pr.nc-pal
ones. notably the Empire ana AAll44n-
6ra are doing tremendous business
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26
L1NcoLNs PETITIONER.

Touching Incident Of the Great-Haarted
Man Tod for the First Time by Mss
ouri Woman.
IT, following Renaissance of Lincoln
sunp,4ed by Mrs. Byers-Jennings, MIS-
eoi,ri woman. has never been published:
cha U--ut to Washington from Falrmoh''
Mo in October. 1854 with a petition to M
President asking the re.5ase OF DAM.
HAYDN. union man who mad been loI1'.
TO enter the Confe1e-ate army. ha1 D.-
captured and had been coaiIsd IL P''''''
at Alton, H., for IS months.
she found the city crowd . 70 SE I.. NV
| ing with guests q every N.'-1' 80,
wives, daughters, sisters anu - 1''.1
ing friends were there CN oHlei CIV. ms
| sons of mercy. and az the Hl'e ~
| people sat waiting. day n ana cay 0u'' LIZ
| an audience with the Pres.deAl'
The young woman from Missouri aIOer
waiting three days, took the adFyce oil an
Old department clerk whom she met ana
went into the Pres.Iznts private ONCE
urannourced, after business hours sAe
writes:
Mr.. Lincoln was alone sitting beside
very pain table, resting h. elbow on the
table. ard his head upon MS hand When
I entered he raised his tired eyes, with
worn look I can never forget. As l ad-
vauced and before ne spoke, said: 'Mr.
Lincoln. you must parcon this intrusion,
but 7 Just could not wait any longer TO see
YOU" The sanity man then reached out
ms frierf.y hand and said: mo intrusion
At I'll. not the least. Sit down, my child
sit down. and let me know what 1 can do
for you" I suggested that probably he
was too tired. He replied: II am tired.
but am waiting to say goodbye 10 Two
friends from Chicago, who are going en-
the train at Z"
7 briefly @xp,2fnel to him the case be-
fore ne. saying that Hayden had been IN
prison Is months; that ne was a union man
forced from his home by the rebels etc;
that MS wife had died since he had been IN
prison. leaving 1--WE httie children with n'S
very aged mother, who had lately lost h@r
syesfght had besides a large enVe.ope
| fled with letters Of recomm ndat.oh from
different officers Of the department O.,
Missouri: also a petition drawn up by nm
seN. signed by the union neighbers Of Dir.
Hayden: appended TO it a certificate OF
! t.hetr LOYALTY. signed by the county clerk
warac. Psrrott who had affixed the seal
| ~ +ls county court. To all OF the ABOVE
Senator John y. Henderson had added an
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Stone & THOMA As

Endorsement for myself H. S,ro. .-
sive language.
When / offered my papers 20 g..
dent he didn't touch them. bu,
cut racing 4 hand: NOW sJf.
read them over for me. Your ,
younger than mine. Besides. as T.
you. / am very very tired" Br
the petition was the first ta.ue
When l came % John J.. d.
n2me he reached out 1rd SAN I
Let me See tLl,." As DE g.Ir
TO the bottom. he laid tae pan-
s!appd his hand upon the table
claimed: plague oD me- u f
John HenderscE's -Natu rs,
lease this man lust b.csu J
son asks M to do II. [ know
ask M If il wasn't rlrat nor
here that wou.d do any,hu.
to our government. Com m
at s o'clock-mind. at o'c...s
Bring that petition with John
name On it and I'll fix you SO
this man cut Of prison. lie o.
Interested and asked me severa.
about men aad matters in rorta
souri,.
Tn next morning, writes Mr.
walked brisk.y 70 the White
stood at the mead or the stairs
my watch 10 say the MON
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26

stopping near the edges as indicated IN
figure ! of the design Fold the card IN
halves following this slit, and with the
scissors make the gashes indicated in fls-
ure > In opening the card again anu
drawing upon its eXtremities, you Will see
il transform itself into a long eXtenslble
band. composed OF little strips which form
angles less and less acute as you draw
them out. If you cut these Sits fine
enough you can make cut of an ordinary
sized playing card a band sufficiently large
to encompass the President Of the United
States.
I suppose If you should tell one Of your
companions that you could pierce penny
with a fine cambria needle, he would be in
cMned to think that you were romancing
bit. 1t is, however, a very simple thing
TO DO All that is necessary is to push the
needle into cork until the point projects
slightly on the other side, and with pair
Of p.ncers cut off the part CT the head lett
at the top. Thsn strike quite vigorously
upon the cork with a hammer. after having
placed it and the penny upon two blocks
or ii can be accomplished by simply p.ac-
ing the penny on a piece Of soft wood.
Tae needle not being able to bend in any
direction, thanks to the cork which holds
it in an upright position. will pass right
through the penny with the greatest ease,
since steel. of which the needle is made, is
| harder than the amalgamated copper Of
the coin.
When you breathe into a paper bag to
puff il up, and then burst it with a blow TO
| - !. 1900 .,elr t-0fr
self Anything about the extent of the force
IF your breath thus imprisoned? Great
scientists nowadays, you know, the talk
ing about compressed air taking the place
Of even steam and electricity as a motive
power To give yourself some sort of an
idea Of this force, take a bag quite long
and narrow, and made Of strong paper.
Lay it fiat upon the edge of a table, the
ops ming toward you, place a weight upon
I. and puff it wei by blowing. Gradually
increase the weights and continue blowing.
and YOU Will be surprised at the amount
your breath viii lift. To make two large,
h5avyvo,umes fall enc over the other will
seem the Nghtest kind Of play, so easily
can it be accomplished.
Whsn you want to give your friends a
lIttle lesson IN equilibrium, HOlHluS IS
more fun than "The Punishment of Tan
talus." only you would better practice it
little in sarcet first yourself. Place a chair
upon the floor in such a way that the fore
part resting on the floor, the back legs and
the back are upon the some horizontal
plane.
Ask some one to kneel upon the back
round and to take with his mouth piece
of sugar placed upon the top of the back
Of the chair The thing looks perfectly
simple at first; but if the boy who tries it
is not careful to bend in such a way that
his center Of gravity is maintained back
of the seat. the chair will inevitably tip,
and the youthful Tlntalus will see the
sugar flee just at the moment when he
thought to take it in his mouth.
In this experiment the equilibrium IS diff
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cnrrAGERs MANY.

The cottage colony is q very large one,
r,loD1e are taking 20 cO,tageS more and
-,ore eacb year. The hotels do no, feel
re ~ loss nj any one. for people hire cot
tages who would not by any means ..,-s.. i've We
in a hotel. and Saratoga IS rlcher 0y
The cottage folk in the houses While
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part remains dry. Then assure your
friends that You can make the animal
move without touching o. Blowing upon it.
For this Ii is only necessary to delicltely
turn drop Of Gil into the aperture a.
This o., viii seek TO spread itself upon the
surface Of the Hquid; but that is impossi-
bic uu.yss tx goes 10y the little canal alb.
by an effect Of reaction the fish will be
pushed in an inverse direction. that IS 10
saw f0rw.rC Th= motion viii last long
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26
ROBERT y. cool

OF stanton. Va, Commits -''.
sas City-Was D"sp'H'.
Kansas CITY. No, July
Goode. of : aunton. Va"
money matters. comm.t.'-
HIS body was found % o.
the Southern enI OF The
against a tree. The reyo.
Gocde had killed hm
clutched in his hand g
parent,y about 80 years
found in his poss ss'on
well connected IN Virgin
A brother, J. V. Goode
intendent of the Fort "
yer Railway. with hea1da
Worth. r latyes are On
for the body.
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the game is for the boy with the extin-
guizhed candle to light it by the other.
You soc this does not look complicated
matter; but YOU cannot imagine how many
falls arg ikz.y TO occur before the i.lum!na-
tion takes pace. Perhaps before starting
out upon this game it would be as well to
spread a newspaper Oh the floor, and thus
avoid the possibility CT a reproach from
some gentle mother who hasn't fancy for
candle spots or her carpet.
MARION DEPEW.
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hcult to preserve lengthwise the body and
the boy falls forward.
In the game "The Difficult Illumination"
on the contrary, you fall Sideways, to the
right or left, according to your choice.
Let two boys kree! OF the floor facing orc
another, each holding in his left hand a
Candle in a candiestick and his right foot
81 ias right hand. This forces you to bal
anos yourself on your left kns9. Only one
90 +l- candles Sc ''~7t~.' ~-' :Ha roint Of
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REMOVING TIL

Special 10 the z g.st... ,
ASHLAND. KY Jg.r
and Western raliW lF
eievated tracks az r.
with the expectation
msnse coal traffic NJ f.t
river trade. The c-1. -,l
same expectation are ,r 2.
It IS reported trey W. -
soon by the Th1cker CA