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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
FEATs OF A soMNAMnulIsr.
Emma nroohs' n sleep walker. wanders
on Railroad Tracks aud Avoids Trains.

Emma brooks, n sleep walker, wanders
on Railroad Tracks and Avoids Trains.
From Olive Hill. Carter county,
comes tho story OF most remarkable
case OF aomnambullsm. A few nights
ago Emma, the i4-year-old daughter
OF Captain and Mrs. Brooks. living on
farm a mile east OF Olive Hill. after
having finished her studies for the
next day. lay down on the bed TO rest.
but did not Intend to 20 TO sleep She
promptly went to sleep The rest OF
the family, thinking she had retired
for the night, did likewise. About 10
o'clock Emma arose. put on her mack
intosh. and, carrying her shoes In her
hand. left the house unobaeryed In a
deep sleep. She went TO the c. and
o. track near the house and started
east She walked rapidly. and was
seen by no one until she passed Alden.
seven miles east OF her starting point.
whore the night operator noticed her.
but did not speak TO hor. The girls
syea were wide open. and there Was
nothing In her appearance 10 indicate
that she did not know what she was
doing. She walked about four miles
further eastward before she awoke.
probably from pain caused by the
laceration OF her feet She was dazed,
but promptly reversed her course.
Meanwhile her absence had beon no.
tloed. and her parents began telegraph
Ing In both directions from Olive Hin.
From the Alden operator Il was learned
that a girl answering Bmma's descrip-
ton had passed eastward. A handoar
was secured and the girl was picked up
on her return trip, Her feet we're
terribly cut. and she was In a state
OF physical collapse. She said she had
dreamed that her mother had told her
to 80 after the cows and that she
remembered nothing else TIL she
awoke. on her Journey she had mot
three trains and had been overtaken
by two. unoonsciously stepping out OF
the way. She had crossed fourteen
bridges and trestles. one OF the for
mer being more than 200 yards long
and one she had refused TO cross In
daytime. She had also passed through
two tunnels and over lnnumerable
cattle guards. II was her FIRST sleep
walking experience. Captain Brooks,
Emma's father. Ia well.known rail-
road man.-Lexington tKy) Leader.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.

Barytone-The singer who ia claased
a. bass imitation.
Bluf--A pretty good substitute for
anything but brains.
sympathy-The connecting link be-
tween JOY and sorrow.
sentimental good thing SO long %
II can be kept on a paying basis.
Roomy-The fiat with many rooms
but with no room in any OF them.
Heayen-The place where we imaK-
Inc every one is as good as we are.
silence-s Something that is especially
golden when We have nothing 10 say.
Conseienee-The part OF a man that
hurts him when his neighbor does
wrong.
MISUNDERSTANDING that always
makes a man act different when he
knows some one is watching him.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
AFTER INCREASED TRADE.
Novel Method Employed by a Chicago
Grocer TO Attract Custom.

Novel Method Employed by a Chicago
Grocer 60 Attract Custom.
II you wish to attract people to your
place OF business make an offer OF
something for nothing. This Is an
axiom OF commerce which applies 70
the good people OF Chicago with pecu.
liar force. The desire 10 win n prize,
no matter II II be intrlnsically worth.
less, amounts TO passion with Ameri-
cans. The procuring OF something
without price. and II TO do so means
the expenditure OF considerable sun
OF money. always brings reward &c
him who makes the offer. A grocer
OF the west side has discovered this
fact. He has gone further and Is put
ting his knowledge to practical use
lie Ia anxious that each patron shat
spend a big round dollar with him.
Hence he has put up the following leg
end In his store Window zone peck
OF potatoes or basket OF peaches with
every dollar purchase" This offer
was placed in the window a couple OF
days ago. The result was a sudden
interest In the crafty groeers wares.
Everybody wanted the peaches or po-
tatoes and many a dollar was spent
when the purchaser really did not need
that amount OF commissary stores
But the spending carried the peck or
basket and the purchases were willing
ly made.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
PRODIGAL'S RETURN.

II came TO pass that there were
born unto Ezra and Lucy whtttlesy
two boys, William and John. who grew
TO youths estate on the old farm in
Oakland county.
John was home boy. His happlest
days were those on which he hoed and
weeded. with william II was differ
emit He was like unto neither his
mother nor his father. He was Just
William. He read. long into the night.
by the kerosene lamp In the sitting
room, stories OF adventure aud OF
youths going forth into the world in
search Of fortune and OF fame. He
longed for a wider field. lie dreamed
OF conquests. OF piles Of gold, OF ex-
plorations into unknown countries.
and OF experiences In life such IA new
or entered the mind OF plodding John.
He detested the sorry life OF the farm.
with the homoly environment. the old.
old routine. day in, day out. and nm
ally. after several years Of uncom-
planning servitude. he determined 10
run away.
He was is then. For two years he
had saved every penny. every nickel.
every dime that had fallen In his way.
and ere long noted that the dollars
were taking care OF themselves in a
little company Of their own. There
were forty-two OF them in the stone
Jar on the shelf at the head OF his
bed.
Il will do ~" he exclaimed 10 him
self in the dim darkness. Il will do
It."
His thoughts were broken in upon
by the cry OF woman down below.
at the foot OF the stairs.
william. william. It's time to 20
for the milk"
"Ah. mel" murmurred the boy to
himself. another night has come. I
must trudEe. trudge on. through snow.
through sunshine. and through rain.
10 that old farmhouse nearly two
miles down the turnpike for milk. But
this shall be my last walk"
william. william. amt yew ever
goln' fur that mllk7"
Again the feminine voice from the
foot Of the stairway.
Yes, mother. I'm comm now"
The boy dropped all the $40 into his
trousers pockets. and. after placing the
stone Jar back on It's shelf at the head
Of the bed, slowly ahambled down the
stairs.
There's tn pail. william" said his
mother. pointing toward the table
drawn up by the kitchen window.
William took II and passed out into
the deepening darkness. As he walk
Cd down that road the whole eighteen
years OF his monotonons existence.
called life. unrolled themselves before
his minds eye. lie remembered the
old swimming hole. the eager hunts for
birds nests in the days agone. the
stone brulse" he carried TO school
with him al lone spring. and the beech
whistles he used TO make at recess.
And the squirrel hunts and the
games OF youth, all the different
scenes OF his life were enacted again
for him In the playhouse OF his mem
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

years lived In a cave near Lafayette,
Pa. and only recently was deprived OF
his rook-hown habltatlon by tho rail-
road company blasting away that part
OF the hill. Nothing daunted. how
ever. Joseph the Prophet, as he Il
known near and far. set 10 work In
atalllng himself In n place as near
like his old home NJ possible. built
OF limestone. considerably lower than
his own height, the hut. as shown
In the picture. Is not much superior
10 the rock from which he was driven.
The causes that led Joseph Dewesa
TO seolude himself from the society Of
man-for he lives the life OF a ro-
oluse-are ~ much tinged with the
romantic "a the weirdcst novel Of nc-
ton. The old man IN n giant In stat
nre Born OF Scotch parents, within
sight OF the cavern-liko structure that
nov shields him from the rain. II IL
dincult TO associate his present APP
poarance with that Of handsome
youth who was a skilled mechanic In
later yeara; the lover OF the prettiest
girl In the county and possessing con-
siderable money. In fact. II was love
and gold that caused him to ronouncc
the world To get the story from His
own lips Ia like listening to the ro-
mances that made the fame Of Walter
scott. The maiden iilted him and took
another for better or worse. and Jo-
Seph was never tho same man from
that day on. lie kept at his taAk a.
stono-cuttor for years. but when the
bank In which no had stored up his
savings went up he concluded that no
had his share OF worldly struggle
Then he sought refuge ia the hollow
OF rock located near Lafayette. be
tween the parallel running tracks Of
the Pennsylvania and Reading rail-
roads. No inducements could make
him leave the place Of hia own free
will. and II was only through strategy
that the company managed 20 get him
away while the blasting powder aid
the work Of humiliation. Joseph the |
Prophet no longer owned hla cave.
With tho intuition OF His trade he
searched around until he found mate
rial with which 10 build a home. lie
constructed the hut In short time.
and with no windows. and only small
opening for n door. he here lives the
existence which he mapped out for
himself when he retired from the
world. His present quarters are near
the railroad bridge at Spring Mills and
a distance away from hla old loca-
ton.
Tho appearance OF the man Ia
uhianeneaa itself summer or winter
he II dressed In heavy clothing aud
rubber boots. lie wears a number OF
coats At the same time. and his thick
wooden cap has been his headgear since
he went into aeolualon. tho people say.
When strangers approach his dwelling
he Mt once runs within, and II n only
when he IA convinced that the visitor
does not Wish to rob him OF his Inn /
agined wealth that he comes forth.
For Joseph the Prophet lmaglnea he
owns the earth. II has taken such
hold on him that the few people who
aid him In subsiatlng can do so only
by representing themselves as his
partners In wealth. and whenever they
approach tho hut they cry out; I'VE
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

Miss Eta Robertson. assistant in the
postofiice at McComb. Ohio beeame
mentally unbalanced as the result az
a shortage OF $40 found at the close OF
business the other day Although the
lady was assured that she was NOT I'M
der suspicion in the least. sbe worried
over the affair until In tbe night
when she would have committed ami.
eide by Jumping into a well Inn, for The
prompt arrival OF her father. who
heard her leave the house The mIas.
ing $40 has been found, and Although
the young lady has been Informed az
the fac, that she will no, believe n.
A unanimous nomination ia A dis
tinetion without a difference
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they will leave mo where | am 10 my
dying day. am 60 years old. and
over beyond In the field lle buried my
grandparents"
Saying which Joseph pointed In the
direction OF clump OF trees. which
afterwards were found to shield with
their branches a plain headatone tell
Ing OF those who were buried beneath.
Continuing hia talk. Joseph said that
he never again wants To set hia eyes
on woman. MAN IL bad enough" he
broke out yehomently. but womAni
| rue the day | saw any one OF the
six. Where live none OF them ever
come. That IL one reason why have
taken this location. Then l got the
beautiful river 10 gaze upon. I can
commune with nature. and the wicked
world lies beyond. You want 10 know
about my parents3 They we're Scotch.
and my great-grandiathor was sol.
der In the revolutionary war. lie
fought with Washington and was an
ofieer. also, with General Jackson"
AZ this iuncture the reporter spoke
OF the money the old man had lost.
The moment the word money was at.
tered a transformatlon took place In
the expression OF the old mans face
II was Dr. Jekyll changed into Mr.
Hyde Where before his countenaneo
had shown all the rational features OF
the average man. the instant he heard
money mentioned he looked almost
hideous. lie Kissed out his words In
rapid succession. His dislike OF wom-
an had been more like the impreca-
tons OF the miaanthrope. but the men
ton OF gold transformed him into a
being whose mind was confused with
the idea OF possessing untold millions
and In fear Of some one attempting
10 take possession OF his horde.
Money! money!" he exclaimed furi-
ously, why. own millions. bu-
lions. trllllonsl The earth Ia minel 1
own everything on the globe. ana Van
derbilt, Gould and all the others are
nothing TO mel The trains come In
here every day and every night loaded
with gold. and We arc going TO store
II up here 80 II will reach the heay-
ems, Money Come with me and
will show you something that YOU
never saw before"
The reporter had been warned be-
fore visiting the old man that the
bare mention OF money would make
any other subject out OF the aueation
during the remainder OF his stay. lie
had been told to be very careful ON
that score. and that It was the only
thing that would bring these awful
change OF which he had lust been
Witness but II was too late 10 re.
tract the sentence. and TO have de-
parted Just then would not nave i'm
proved the situation. SO. following
tho old man TO hia hat. the latter pro-
dueed a bundle OF rusty keys. with
which he tried 20 unlock the door The
keys did not belong there at all and
after considerable fumbllng about Jo-
soph removed an iron bar and let day-
light into the cavern.
II took some time before the eve
could get accustomed to the Egyptian
darkness within. Fearful OF contain
nation. the visitor declined to enter.
saying that he would view the treas-
ures from the doorway.
Money, hey3 What do you saw 10
thisf" Joseph sald. pointing hairy
hand in the direction OF the interior
Tho reporter saw a number OF barrels
such as the butchers use for the mack
Ing OF pork. why, those casks are
chuck full OF gold. I've got millions
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

"Abner," asked the wife OF the ed
itor OF the Plunkyllle Bugle. looking
up from her latest take" don't you
think II ia sin for you TO write those
Washington dispatches right here In
the ofiee9" mo, don't" stoutly re-
sponded the editor. 81 have always
been taught that tho way to get n
thing done right is to do It yourself."-
Ex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

are coming with the big loads OF
money"
But get Joseph to talk about his
early days, when In his rational mood.
and you will hear something that will
startle you. His intelligence Is far
above the average. and he IL posted on
current Affairs as well as are those
who mlngle with the world without
That love affaiF OF his Is enough 10
make moist the eyes OF the most un-
emotional listener as he hears the
old man recount H. Though many
years ago, the memory OF his fitting
10 az fresh In his mind as II Il han
pened only yesterday. She was
Scotch maiden, the picture OF beauty
itaeif. Then the two had known each
other from childhood The world
looked smillngly at the young pair as
they wandered about the woods and
on the shores OF the river. near which
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

the despairing lover In after years was
20 take the part Of hermit for hls lost
sweetheart's sake. Il was the old, old
story. Another came on the scene and
won the girl a physician. one promi-
nent In the profession today. when he
reads this may realize what price an
other paid for that which came into
bis own possession. for the glrl mar
ried the newcomer. and from that day
on the career Of the discarded lover
was blasted.
The writer was enabled 20 draw out
the old man In regard to those days
when he was ~ others In the world.
why ala ! select thla place for my
homer he said a. he Strengthened
himself up TO his full height BE
cause man, and woman more 20. are
false to the core. This II my com
panion." and he stopped down and
stroked a large gray cat caressingly.
This animal does not one harm.
Look at him. lie cannot turn you
false and show Kindness to your face
while curalng you behind your back"
His eyes blazcd like Goals Of fre a.
he recalled the trcachory OF former
friends. ne he called H.
You should have seen my old home.
It was a castle built In a rock. And
ono day they came and blasted my
home. That. too. was treaohery. There
] lived like the monarch OF the desert.
the lion In his den. Storms could beat
without-the rain often came through
the matched doorway. but did not
mind Il In the least was away from
humanity, my curse. and | only hope
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

Mr.. Third Flat-Great Scott Who Ia
that humping the piano. Mrs. Third
Flat 80 Humping. indeed Perhaps
you'd he surprised TO hear that Gladys
is practiclng how to read music. Mr..
Third Flat-Can't she learn without
reading aloud2-New York World.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

My Dearest Papa: Please do not
think / am writing home again for
more money, as such Is not the case
However. so long as am writing. I
may as well ask you TO send me 500.
Please send Il by return mail Yours
in haste. Bessie.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

The latest atrooity In the song line
Is THE Rough Riders serenade." II
begins. Il am lying In my tent, sweet
Marie" and is on the same emotional
order as after the Ball" ana Grand
mas Teeth Are Plugged with Zine
Minneapolis Journal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

TARTLING as II
may appear TO a
latter day mind.
the taieo told about
hormits Of old
dwelling In the
hollows OF rocks
have found \ mod
ern verihcation in
the person OF Jo-
seph Dewess. who
for more than ten
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25

PA, doesn't post mean aftesf"
yes" Then does post-ofice mean
after ofieeg"-Ex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
MODERN DAY HERMIT.
LIVING At HAND IN A GAVE IN
PENNSYLVANIA.

Joseph the Prophet - Hs IL Known
Far asd Near. IL Curious Character
Free from the WORLDS Cares ne Il
Pull Of Wisdom.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
TESTS or TIE TOURIST.

The most remarkable railway In Eu-
rope is that which carries tourists TO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
DONNELLY'S NEW CIPHER.
Says He Can Prove That Bacon Wrote
Don QuiXote-

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 16.-Ignatius
Donnelly is at work upon a new Ba-
CONAN cryptogram which he expects
to place in the hands of the publishers
within a few weeks. In his new book
he will take even wider and more
startling grounds than he did in his
first book. He claims to have discov-
cred a new rule governing the cipher.
In brief, he will claim that Bacon not
only wrote the Shakespeare plays and
Sannets, but that his facile pen was
probably responsible for the great
Spanish work, Don Quixote- For this
he expects another castigat&on at the
hands of the critics.
well, / had expected to have the
work in the hands of the publishers
by the end of FEBRUARY said Donnsl-
~. <'hut there are other things in life
besides literature, and as l have ineon-
tinently tumbled into love with a very
charming young woman / find that
Francis Bacon is not SO attractive as
he was All this, OF course, breaks
into my time and delays the book.
However, l expect to have it in the
hands OF The publishers about the
middle of March, and perhaps before f"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
TROUBLE IN NEW ENGLAND
WAGES OF COTTON MILL OPER-
ATIVES REDUCED.
Some of the Hands Are Dissatisfied
and Go ON a Strike-125, 900
Persons Affected

Boston, Jan. 1S.-A reduction of
the wages of about 125,000 operatives
employed in nearly $50 cotton mills
in New England, which the manufac
turerers decided upon as temporary
remedy for the depression in the cot
ton goods industry of the north, went
into effect in a majority of the mills
Monday In several mill centers,
namely, New Bedford, Mass, and Bid
deford, Sace and Lewiston, Maine,
dissatisfaction among the mill hands
is intense and strikes are on.
Eighteen mills of the former city
which give employment to 5000 shut
down because the operatives refused
to accept tine reduction. The contest
thus inaugurated promises to be one
of the most stubborn in the history
of the textile industry The situation
in New Bedford lis very gloomy
Business there has not recovered from
the GagpleasSOn which followed the fail
IRE of six mill corporations last
spring Thirty-fiwe hundred employees
at the La1On and Pepperel mills in
BdadHfDrd, Me-, refused to go to work
Under the new schedule and it is
thSsugtbt that the strike there will not
be settled easily. Some of the en-
Dlgyes Of the mills at Saco also
joined the Biddeford movement. The
-AEdroncogg5n mills in Boston and the
KING Philip plant at Fall River are
Handicapped by a strike of a number
of hands and the Queen City mills at
Darlington, VT, closed on account of
"a strike which followed the posting of
nCaices of the reduction. The Incl
rdeAt at Acushnet mills in New Bed
ford IN which dirt and stones were
Thrown at the managers without doing
any harm was the nearest approach to
SERIOUS trouble.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

all respects is now under construction
at San Francisco and is named the Chi
tose. The new vessel is somewhat
smaller than the battleship Alabama,
which is also under construction. but
it will be one of the finest ships of the
formidable japanese navy The work
on the hull of the new cruiser was
completed few months ago and at
tentiOn Was thereup0n directed to the
steel deck. Work was also begun at
the same time on the boilers and en-
gines which were thoroughly tested
before being placed. Five young men
who hold high rank in the Japanese
navy have been in the city for the pur-
pose of overseeing the selection of the
material to be used in the construction
OF the neW man-Of-waT. They came
here under the lead of Commander
Aoki. The officers who were sent here
by the mikado are Inouyd, Martha and
Jasumi.
Heretofore foreign nations have
generally given their orders for war
ships to English builders, but the.
work done on the Japanese vessels.
clearly shows that the United States
can build war vessels as well as
England
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
BEN. BUTTERWORTH DEAD.

IhdmasVille, Ga, Jan. 18.-Benia-
min ButterWorth, United States com
missioner of patents, who was ill ait
Plney Woods hotel here several weeks.
lis dead. The end was peaceful, and
Wien 1t came his wife and children
were at his bedside. He came here to
temperate from an attack of pneu-
mon1a and appeared to recover rapid
~ till two weeks ago, when he suf-
Tered from uraemic commissions. From
that relapse he never recovered. His
body will be sent to Washington for
interment.
Benjamin ButterWorth was born in
Warren county, O., Oct. %, 1889. For
many years he was one of the most
popular and forceful members of con-
gress from Ohio. He was a man of
superior natural ability, and his IN
tellectua requirements were most
comprehensive. His learning was sup
plemented by a marvellous memory, and
in eXtemporaneous debate his powers
were best demonstrated, for all of his
knowledge was at his perfect COM
mand. He was born and raised a
Quaker, and frequently made quaint
expressions which indicated mis- early
training. He served in the forty
sixth, forty-seventh, forty ninth, fif-
tieth and fifty-first congresses, and de
Clined to continue in the house of
representatives, voluntarily retiring
He then practiced law I'm
til he was appointed commissioner Of
patents by President Mckinley.