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The times., 1897-05-09

never 90 to any public place-indeed.
think | am more like a state prisoner than
anything else There are certain bounds set
for me which must not depart from. and
as / cannot do as like am obstinate and
stay at home great deal This last letter
proves how much simplicity, shyness and
LONELINESS of taste she had retained, not
withstanding that her husband was now
the official head OF the young Republic.
"A guest at one OF the Presidents din
neis, during his first term, writes: We
had some excellent champagne. and after
it / had the honor of drinking coffee with
fis lady, most amiatle woman. II I
live much longer / believe / shall become
rcconciled to the company ofold women for
her sake. circumstance which 1 once
thoughtimpossible. Ihave found them gen.
orally so censorious and envious that I
could never bear their company. This.
among other reasons. made me marry q
woman much younger than myself. lest
/ should hate her when she grew Old; but
now ! really believe there are some good
old women
Mrs. Washington seems to have been
happier In Philadelphia. after it was made
the seat Of government. than she had been
in New York. Mrs. James Gibson records
that in Philadelphia Washington often
showed his exceeding fondness for the So
ciety of young people. He would leave bis
study in the evening to enjoy a Virginia
reel with Nelly Cnstis and her friends
Mrs. Washington says Mrs. Gibson, was
in the bafat OF retiring at an early hour
To her own room. unless detained by coror
The times., 1897-05-09
A PRETTY HOME.
Simplicity Is the First Requisite.
Beauty and Comfort tn Follow.

Beauty and Comfort tn Follow.
L asked weil-known house decorator
what quality-so far as furnishing goes
ne would consider most necessary for the
ideal home Simplicity he said. Sim
picity and convenience -
Most people, he continued, overload
their homes.
Il feel if L could get a vast multitude
of family men and women together would
stand upon the roof tops and preach q
Sermon on household decoration and fur
nishing The text should be simplicity,
with a big S.
Il have seen grand piano, huge divan
with some three dozen cushions, six chairs,
a lamp and table, corner stand for
statuary, and other articles too numerous to
mention, n,crowdedinto a small drawing -rcom,
which could not carry one-third OF these
with any degree of beauty
Outside OF the question of ugliness-the
overcrowdcd house is expensive. And 1T
makes much unnecessary work. In many
homes so much money is expended per an
mum to supply household decorations that
the butchers bills become a mental tor
ture; that the household table is poorly
furnished, and that money for pleasant
railway journeys, for simple entertainments
and for stocking the family library is al
ways wanting.
II expense is an object don't begin econo-
my at the wrong end. 1t is absolutely
necessary that the boys and girls of the
home should have amusements; that their
friends should be Hospitality entertained,
and the table be provided with good,
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mending basket which Sire would bring
out as soon as breakfast was over aud
from which she was content to mend and
darn from morning to night. The legend
to the effect that Mrs. Washington rode
to Valley Forge on a pillon behind the
general in the autumn of I777 is ruth
lessly destroyed. She did not arrive at
that famous cantonment until the following
February. as is proven by letter WRIT
ten by Washington in that month to his
stepson. John Custis.
"The employment of q steward at Mount
Vernon after Washington's retirement
from the army s said by the author to
have been made q pretext for reflecting
upon Mrs. Wasbington's capacity as o
housekeeper. The explanation that there
were unceasing and excessive demands
upon the hospitality of the modern Cincin-
natus and bis spouse many times greater
than they had ever been subjected to be-
fore. is surely a sufficient reply to
such n shallow aspersion. Mrs. Whar-
ton. however, brings forward interesting
proof that Martha Washington was the
very pink and perfection OF household
sovereigns She was as methodical and
eXacting In her management of her own
portion of the domain as her husband was
in his. But In ali her thoughts and actions
she seems to have been-subordiDate to him.
One of her nieces says that Mrs. Wash
ington was wont to admonish her girl
guests to be very stiH and bot disturb the
general when he was occupied with inn
portant business
Mrs. Washington bore the change in her
existence caused by the election of her hus-
band to the Presidency necessary evil
She wrote thus from New York to one Of
her friends: With respect to myself. /
sometimes think the arrangement is not
quite as it ought TO have been, that /, who
had much rather be at home. should occupy
a place with which great many younger
and gayer women would be extreIaely
pleased And again to a niece. while the
President was on his tour through New
England: L live very dull life here and
know nothing that passes in the town.
The times., 1897-05-09
Servants in Jaran.

Servants are very cheap and very good
in Japan The foreign housewife has
nothing TO do and she lives like a quetn
The japanese cooks are far better tfrin
most American cooks. and $50 a month
viii pay the board and salaries OF she
help of an eieht-room house. A certain
foreign resident in Toxic, who lives as
well as a millionaire would in the United
States. pays his cock So a month: his
butler gets 50 90. and his gardener and
second girl get about the same. These
servants all board themselves and the
cook does the marketing. The house rent
costs less than S2o a month. and a coach
man could be had at So a month more.
There is no trouble ia getting good serv-
ants, and they watch after their EN-
ployer's interests andsee that he is cheated
10y none other than themselves.
Jap families pay still less for their
servants. Only a few of the middle class
have more than one servant. aud among
the poor the wife does the cooking and
the entire work of the household. Some
families. however, have a woman TO cook
and dO general house work. and such women
are paid from 81 to 50 month and are
lodged and fed. They generally receive
8 present of dress from the mistress at
News Years and in midsummer. each cost
ing from 81 90 to 80. and they expect to
get cent two or three times a week
for bath money.
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the fact that Grant would have wished
to be buried at West Point but for the
impossihility of Mrs Grants body being
also laid there Even President has some
predictions as to the fate of his bones.
and some time after the death OF Wash
ington, when the question came up as
TO the removal of his body to the crypt
beneath the Capitol building. Congress
seems to have thought so. Mrs. Washing
ton replied to an official proposition in
regard to this:
Taught by the great example which
have so long had before me. never to
oppose my private wishes to the public
will. / must consent to the request made
by Congress. which you have had the good
ness to transmit to me; and in doing this
1 need mott cannot-say what sacrifice
OF individual feeling make to a sense of
duty"
1t does not appear that the Congress Of
that day took any further action.
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whicbif allowed to go on becomes serious
matter and one difficult to overcome.
The nurse who can inspire her patient
with feeling of rest and confidence is
more than fortunate. Every nurse should
cultivate a light touch, as a heavy ffand
OR careless touch is agony When every
nerve Is quiyering, while a firm gentle
hand brings quiet and rest 10 mind AMI
body.
One point that gives the professional
nurse much trouble, and one In which the
amateur always fails, is the matter OF call
ers to see the Invalid How to refuse them
without offense and how to prevent un,le-
sirable topics of conversation when the
visitor is admitted are problems which re-
quire great deal OF tact
tits easy enough while PATIENTS dam
gerousiy Ill to say, mo one can be adj
mitted," but during convaIescenec it is
another matter A cali from one friend
may do a patient good, while another per-
The times., 1897-05-09

wholesome food, that the family library
and magazine list show honored names
1t is not necessary that the parlor and
other rooms be crowded with brackets,
etageres, statuary and bric-a-brac. These
things cost money. In cases where the
household purse is slim they waste money
One OF the most delightful homes is ar
ranged upon the plan OF the utmost sim
picity. The parlor and living room have
upon the floor neat mating and rugs. The
folding doors have inexpensive pOrtieres
and the street windows white dotted cur
tains. There are plenty OF chairs of II
sensible and pretty pattern not Of the
variety for which you pay 81 0 apiece.
There are few well chosen pictures upon
the walls, with now and then good
plaster head. It is not luxurious, 1t is
well chosen, sensible aud pretty. A large
amount OF useless dusting is saved and
cleaning of intricate bric-a-brac The
money which might baye been expended
The times., 1897-05-09
Ladies of Japan.

Nothing can be more daint than the pt.r-
son and surroundings of these fairy-like.
nobie-born daughters of Japan. The women
of high rank are famous for their beauty
and delicacy, and, though they lack ply
sieai strength and endurance, they are the
perSonification of refinement Generations
ofnobie blood and high training have made
them noble from their birch. Great strength
of character or intellectual power can har,l-
Iy be expected from them, for their sur
ruun dings are not such as to call il forth
hut the women Of the nobility in former
Times have displayed a high spirit and a
bravery that never shrunk from danger
or death when necessary Fragile aud weak
as they look, they share the spirit of the
Japanese race, and they have a strong
sense of honor and duty, as far as they
have been taught to know it,
All the clothing, furniture and utensils
used by these dainty little women are ex-
quisite in every way. Only the most delicate
and beautiful silk and crepe, in artistic com
binations and colors. are used for their
graceful costumes. The hairpins anil fancy
comb for the hair are made from the rarest
tortoise shell; the utensils are of shining
lacquer, often richly ornamented with gold
''oiNs III - VI ShN BiSttiCSS anu
from the great lacquer boxes which hold the
beautiful silks and crepes, down to the
silver ornamented or ivory-earved chop
sticks, which are used at meal times. or
the little gold clasp attached to the band
which holds the heavy girdle in place.
Though not snowy or gaudy. they are all Of
the very richest and cost an amount which
would astonish stranger unaccustomed
to them. Thus in every way are the sur
roundings suited to these gentle wives and
daughters, whose quiet lives know little of
excitement or sorrow OF anxiety, and still
less of privation or want. Chicago Rec
ord.
The times., 1897-05-09

In furniture is placed in bank to provide
for some pleasure trip euch year; for some
little dance or luncheon crayed by the
young people; for subscriptions t. certain
good periodicals.
In the dining-room the same good taste
and moderation are Observed lietIc plain
silver and glass with inexpensive china
1t is not ostentatious, but it fuifills it's
usefulness A few flowers in "A vase go
a long way toward hiding deficiencies, of
table gear. And then those monthly bills
lose lialf their terrors. New York Adver-
tiser
The times., 1897-05-09
son, perhaps member Of the family. must

son, perhaps a member of the family. must
be refused
Thisis most important duty, and should
any rinpieasantness occur it must be kept
freiBzthe invalid until she is quite strong
enough TO right it. Many an iilsiess is pro-
tnngeG and mademore miserable than neces-
sary by an unfortunate call
Some good women, for instance, think it
their duty TO see that a patient is not de
ceived,' and take great pains TO expliIiu
the condition, its possibilities aad it's tres.-
ment to the still suffering invalid
No one but a nurse who has had such an
experience can understand the importance
of guarding a patient from old friends -
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He Wanted Protection.

Mamma Joblots- Here's an account Of 8
woman who was fatally pierced by q cor
set steel while she was washing
Little Johnnie-I wish had to wear
corsets.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The times., 1897-05-09
Beyond Hypnotic Power.

Maria. said the great hypnotist, .if you
don't put that baby to sleep IN be unable
TO give my great.mesmsric show this even
ing. "-Philadelphia North American.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24

LITTLE PAINT STORE SELLS PAINTS.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24
AN IMPORTANT SALE.
The East Birmingham Dummy Line Will
 Be Put On the Block -fa May 31.

At aoen, May 31, Special Comm!ssioner Nat w. Trimble will sell the East Bir- mingham dummy line, in frons of the custom house, on Second avenue.
 The properties of the company will be sold in pursuance of an order issued by Judge Bruce in the cass of the Mercan- tile Trust and Improvement company, of Baltimore, vs. the Easl. Birmingham Land company and the Columbian Equipment company.
 The purchaser will receive a deed and possession of the pr9perty, subject 70 the future action of the court upon the re- poif of the sale, and also upon .he court s action upon the intervention of the High land Avenue and Belt Railroad and the Columbian Equipment companies
 Ths order of sale says that bid will be entertained that does no. exceed $15,- 900. Of the purchase money $4,500 must be paid in cash, or it's equivalent, the day of the sale.
 by MT. A. Latady, receiver, and has been greatly improved by him. The rolling stock is now in excellent condition, as is i.he rendibed. Since Receiver Latady has had charge of thsl line the road has been making money, as hts report will show. A profit has been realized over and above the expenditures for improvements.
 The line runs from Second avenue and N1nst senth street, the Florence hotel cor na, 10 Gate City. Il. passes through WooHawn and East Birmingha and parts of the line run through thickly settled district.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24
A GOOD CAPTURE.

New York, April 23.-Frank Pons, alias Ira Francisco, and Andrea Maura were arrested here today for complicity in a jewelry robbery at New Orleans in De- cember, 1896. John Abbruzzi, in jail in Rochester, N. Y., is also accused of hav- ing been concerned in the crime. The victim of .he robbery was George E. Gail, travelling salesman for house in Mas sau street, this city.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24
@CASTORlA
 For Infants and Children. The iao- H
 sinils T is oa ''ssS;i''' $ &MAzzZw -:!sS;,. ;!;3s
Commencement materials of every description. We are prepared to fill your every want. CAHEEN BROS.
FIvE1CENT RATE RESTORED.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 23-Judge Showalter, of the United States court, has granted tha injunction asked by the Clti- zens' Street railway against .he enforce ment of he 3-oent fare law, which is de- clared to be unconstitutional. The ef- feet will be a return to 5-cent fares. The supreme court of the slate will be asked to pass upon the act
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24
ADMITTED TO BAIL.

Boston, April 23.-Joseph Andrew Ia saiga, the Turkish consul to l,he port of Boston, was arraigned in the superior court today, charged with embedding $l35,OO0 from Pierre Charlls Devieu and Charles A. A. B. Delavi,adare. He plead ed not guilty, and was released on $25,- GOO hail.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24
REDUCED RATES TO NEW YORK.

And Return Via Southern Railway, Ac-
 count Grant Monument Ceremonial. IT
 For the occasion of the Grant monu- ment ceremonial in New York city, April 27, 1897, the Southern railway will sell tickets from points on its lines to New York city and return for individuals at rate of one and one-third first-class fares for the round trip; tickets will be sold April 2S to 25 inclusive, good to return until May 5, 1897. Call on any agent of the Southern railway for further infor- nation. 4-20-4t
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24
CITY TAX NOTICE.

Delinquents for l606 Resl and Personal Taxes are hereby notified that executions will issue on May 1st, 1897, and that immediately after the tax collector will proceed to ad- vertise their property for sale. d
 By order of the
 4-aa-nt Mayor and Aldermen.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24
A splendid assortment of graduating fixtures in every quality and price at
 l. CAHEEN BROS.

The Kansas City. Memphis and Bir- mingham railroad has decided to char ter trains to parties holding picnics and excursions. Having several desirable places on our line, we would respectfully invite the attention of churches, schools and other societies who intend holding annual picnics this season to call and see me before making arrangements with other lines. CHARLES JONES, Travelling Passenger Agent. 1914 Morris Ave. Birminghakm. Ala.
 4-23-5t.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-24
THE WEATHER.

Washington, April 23-Wea ther for Saturday: For Georgia and Alabama-' Fair, southerly winds. For Mississippi-- Fair in the interior, possibly showers on the coast; southerly wIlds.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09

the statute books were In their time.
There may in time be .on'e effective law
against trusts, BUTT will not be part
Of the Dinpley ,nriG ill.,
An incident small n Itself has csu-,i
- lot Of talk in Washington It is Gus
tomary alter new 4. 5. minister has
been sworn In by the State Department
ior him to send his cad To the minister
Of the q. $. ct the country TO which he
Is accredited. rhi. week General Wood.
lord, the new minister to Spain. was
sworn 10, and Instead Of sending hi,
card To Senior DE Lone. the Spani-h
minister, Cen. Woodiord made q per.
sona call upon the Spaniard. lie wa.
driven from the State Department to
the Spanish legation in President NJ =
Kinley's carriage, and 1t is said the call
was made at the Presidents request,
The friends Of Cuba 10 not like II at all,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09

Local nutlcrs. 10 cent, pef liuc idf hfst iu-ef.
tion. rcnis pei line ipr each subsequent in'rf
TU-rhcse rates viii be- .fioiy adhered 10
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09
$4OOee not $2OOee

Two San Francisco grocers-Rng Bros and T. Solomon
each because they sent the most yellow tickets
before June 5th
But grocers and clerks get tickets than other
consumers SO we also paid 500 each the persons
named below
Mr., VIM. Funk Winrcuucci. Nevada i3' tickets
/. During SIG Bryan, Street san Francisco u tickets
Mrs During got number o ",e'oS IN oan rra"eS'o
and by lone keeps boarding house to give her their
tickets; and she used the tea herself
BY the way she uses Soi,qgs Be" baking powder and
exacts-oo bad she doesn't know how good Senss Best
spices But she says the extracts and baking powder
are wonderful.
woman in Stockton who keeps restaurant came very
near getting prize She deserves for supplying her
customers such good tea.
Better read our advertisements every day-some contain
suggestions how win the prize.
compete the two sSooo prizes offered for the
envelope June 18th and August 5 They
however. compete for the sooooo prize ia
SCHILLING'S BEST TEA SAN FRANCISCO
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09
7HE JUBILEE

Many are now making preparations To
attend the grand Jubilee In Salt Lake,
and word or two will not be ont II
place 10 that connection.
In the fret place, Il viii be- a most IT..
ting and appropriate celebration, and
one Ia which the whole state should be-
interested. Hut there are things TO he
considered, duties thar you owe 20 your
own town and county to be- looked into,
and your own interests to consult
To start with, the matter Of prep
arAtion comes la. DO not save up your
money to buy suit OF cloths Ia salt
lake, thinking you can do better there.
and then come back broke and stand
odyour own merchant for what you
must have. More than likely your are
indebted to him for past iayors. More
than likely he has pulled you through
many hard pinch In the past, and
stands ready 10 repeat the favor in the
iuture.
DO not run OF with the Idea that you
are going to got wonderful bargains"
In Salt Lake on that occasion, for such
events are the harvest times OF the city
merchant, aud they depend on tho citi'
sens oithe country aud small towns to
buy up everything they have In stock
that is ont OF date, things that have
been on hand for long time, aud
things that they will never dispose Of on
any other occasion. And thev will not
give them To you, either, They realize
that there will be- thousands of people
there that most Of them will buy some
thing, and that with their fine displays
and expert statesmen they eau get good
prices for everything they offer.
We have nothing to say against th'
jubilee. 1t Ia all right, and should aud
will be attended by the citizens from
nearly every part Of the State. Bu
bear in mind, that In months To CON,
you will miss the dollars that you hny
dropped there that will be a long tim
getting back into circulation in you
immediate nelghborhood. You ca
drive better bargain with your owl
merchants aud will know that wha
you have purchased you will find a
represented to you that II any mistake
are made they will be recti6edi 70
the home merchant Is notaiter your pat
ronage for single day he wants II per
manently and will not deceive you.
III you have u few dollars to.spare
spend 1t a, home II you can get wha
you want. Pay your grocer, th
butcher, the tailor, and don't forget tn
newspaper, aud don't come home will
hard luck story Of how you wer
buneoed In seeing the sights OF III
.gt,.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09
ooALvul.E, FRlDAY,Jr O. 1897

LAsr Sundays salt Lake Tribune will
he filed away for future reference in
many home In Utah, especially by the
pioneers and their dcscendants. II was
a pioneer edition and contained sketch's
Of pioneers, "reminiscences and various
other pioneer data that will be valuable
for references. rs we'll as the usual sun
day features. II Is II splendid edi
tion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09

w. y. Johnson, Newark, o., saws
zone Minute Cough Cure saved my
only child from dyiag by Group" Il
has saved thousands OF others irqlt
group, pneumouia, bronchitis. and otnn
serious threat and lung troubles. Johu
Boyden q Son.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09
city

"rhere's no use talking" sage W.
II. Broadwoll, Druggist, La Cygne, Kan,
"Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera aud
Dlarrhoea Remedy does the work. After
taking medicines Of my own prepare
ton and those Of others, | took a dose
of Chamberaiu's aud il helped me a
second dose cured me. Candidly and
cons,iencIousIy can recommend ita.
lhs best thing ON the market" The
25 and 90 cont bottles Tor sale by John
B0yden Is Sou.