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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

Shells OF GOLDEN GRAIN.
be Magnificent Proportion of One Twenty-Eighth
tes Total Product.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26
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Entertainments as cheap as &c:
others a 5 good as S20 n garment.
Our Furnishing Department is
complete store in itself. We IL the
hard-to-it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

pockets OF the tonderfeet. and most
prominent OF all was the shell man."
who conducted his business on top OF q
barrel An entorprlalng Juneau party
brought IN a large stock of general
merchandise and the suecess with
which he met induced others to follow
tho same legitimate lines OF business.
The first manufacturing plant TO be
established was a sawmlll and as soon
as lumber could be produced frame
buildings sprang up In every diroo-
ton and the tents fast disappeared. A
civil engineer hung out his shinglo
and. styling himself "clty engineer"
was hesought on all sides by people
anxious 10 secure town lot. This
neeessltated the proper plating OF the
town and lots we're taken mp for two
miles In the timber. whore then II was
deemed 80 far In the wilderness that
they would be useless. but now those
same lots are selling at US or 500,
Hoteiu and restaurants were next In
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

order and all dld a thriving business.
II IL a point TO remark that no one has
embarked In business OF any nature
heSe who has not made a success.
Three wharves nearly mile IN
length each have been constructed on
the waterfront and passengers may
now alight from steamers and walk
In comfort to the business part Of the
toWn-dulte contrast to the method
OF dlsembarking passengers with their
OUTFITS on the rocks where they we're
compelled to use every effort to es-
cape the tide. which was In vogue only
one month ago. The nearest postofice
was at Dyea. some five miles distant
by water. and as Il was rather incon-
yenien, 70 go there for mail and per-
haps b. disappointed an cnterprlsing
Yankee established a postoince Of bis
own. where he handed you your letters
and pHpora at a cost of cents each
This Hme individual wishing 10 cvado
the lFws concerning speculation In
postaHc stamps. refused to sell them
~ all but charged you 10 cents to
mali a letter n he furnished the stamp
and cents II you furnished Il. Al
though We have been In dire need OF
a government poatonlce here Tor three
months Uncle Sam has only Just sont
us a p3stmastor. who btglns hls duties
Jan. / This delay on the part of the
Washington officials has been the
cause OF no end OF rldlculc ON the part
~ the many Canadians passing
through here. A night In skaguay Ia
a nlght never TO be forgotten. and ms
one visits the many dance houses and
gambling rooms he viii SEQ men OF
every nationality and every walk In
life The slums Of our largest cities
seem to have opened the gates and
deposited hero the very lowest types
OF moral dcpravity. Electric lights
now take tho place OF oil In most Of
the stores and larger buildings. and
/ preparations are now under way "a
light the streets by the same agency
Seven counollmen have been elected
by the people to exercise their jutg'
mont for the welfare OF the city and
steps have been taken to open a pub
lie school Ordinary business Il
conducted here on everyday business
principles. and Il Is safe TO prodlc
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Omaha, Neb., Feb. ii.-A large del.
egauon OF representative business men
left Omaha for the southeast today.
The Port Arthur and Wabash roads
haul them 20 81. Louis, thence going
to Lou. ,.e, Cincinnati, Columbus,
indianapolis and intermediate points.
Returning 10 Cairo, the delegation
goes south TO Mobile aud New Orleans.
There are seventy-dye men In the
party. At every important city ar
rangcments have been made for enter.
tanning the delegation by the various
board OF trade and commercial bodies,
more Invitations having boon rendered
than could be accepted. The object Of
the tour is TO exploit the Trans-Mlssis
slppi exposition.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

bent on tho same purpose the accu-
mutation Of gold. Some will engage
IN business here. while the vast ma
iorlty will push onward at the first fall
OF snow TO a country the greater part
Of which Is unknown. and many Of
these poor adventures will never again
behold the light OF civilization. Few
appreciate the hardshipa confronting
them. and less are prepared to meet
them. Some will attempt to get over
the pass and forced to abandon the
attempt will return to skaguay TO en-
gage In business here. II makes but
little difference what the business ~.
for the professional man OF yesterday
may be the bartender Of to-day. II le
any way to make money In this most
cosmopolitan city. and many q man
who pridod himself on his gcntiliy
and neatness at home may be handing
drinks over a bar while his friends In
the states suppose he II washing out
gold by the pound. To those who have
never been fortunate enough to witness
/ the growth Of n mining camp Il IA well
nigh impossible TO portray the rapidiiy
/ with which a thriving city Will be
erected on ground which would have
been deemed useless. skaguay to-day
I and skaguay four months ago are two
different places. on the 18th day Of
| last August there was nothing but a
/ few tents erected on the beach, with
no indications OF streets and alleys.
NHHNN III o. b In q
homes. To-day nearly all classes Of
mercantile goods are offered for sale
IN stores that would do credit to any
ci'y OF ten times the population. streets
ann alleys are properly laid out ana
IN many cases graded. comfortable
homes have been built and church
orcct9d by the citizens. When I nrai
saw skaguay II was from the deck OF
the steamer Queen on the morning OF
Aug. II. Then. by actual count there
were hut twelve small tents pitched
on the beach Just above high-watel
mark. About ono-han mile Of tide
land. a. level aa a floor and Htrewr
with drfftwood. met the eye until tbs
view was interrupted by a dense forca
OF pine and spruce ranging from on
mountain TO tho other From base q
base Il " about three quarters OF
mile. the two walls Of solid granite
conyerginE toward each other until
within three miles from the water, thcl
nearly meet. and form a oanyoI
through which the waters OF the Ska
quay river pour with unoeaalng roar
People then had no idea OF stopplnl
here any longer than absolutely nocos
eary, but within the week many ar
rived intent on obtaining some OF th'
cash brought In by the countless horde
Tho inevitable saloon ana gambling
den opened for business, nrat IN larg'
tents. with bars roughly constructe,
from boxes and logs, and tin cups mad
10 answer the purpose Of glansea suel
signs as "Tho Bonanza" "Tho Klon
dixie" "The Pack Train" were proml
nentiy displayed and numerous graft
crs" were constantly circulating anon
the crowds OF newcomers, soliciting
their patronage Many were the yarl
GUS devices employed to reach III
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

The most remarkable bit OF caicula-
tlon ever done by human being Is that
attributed to the famous British as.
stronomor. Prof Adams. The sclen-
list had observed certain peculiar per-
turbatlons Of the planet Uranus. 10
could explain the phenomenon only by
the presence OF another great planet.
unknown TO science, somewhere In tho
heavens. Then began the Figuring
referred 10. When the calculation
had been completed DR. Gale OF Ber-
lin pointed his big telescope at the
place In the heavens Indicated. and
there the gigantic Neptune
sixty times as large as the earth and
$500. 900. 900 miles away from It. sclen-
tihc achievement like this seems to
border on the supernatural.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Portland, Ore, Feb 1.-THE Demo-
cratic state central committee has Ia
sued an address 60 the people Of Ore
gon In which II set forth the advau.
tagcs Of fusion with the populists aud
free silver Republicans at the coming
election. The address says;
eve welcome the hope that these
three organizations may make common
cause against common enemy, aud
we earnestly trust that some plan may
be- discovered upon which all three Of
them may unite Ia some manner, which
ia alike fair aud honorable to each aud
all OF them, 80 that without any sacri.
Zee Of principles the common people
may present a united and unbrokcD
front la favor OF government by the
people"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18
nnLoNos ro peAp Aoss.
oroyIand bridge In England l. TrI-
nnnnlaI.

oroyiand bridge la England l. Tri-
angular.
The triangular bridge at Ctoyland.
In Lincolnshire. says Lloyd's Newapa-
per is probably not only the most an
client bridge In England. but. on nc
count Of 10 peculiar construction. one
OF the greatest ourioaltioa In Europe
Il IL built In the middle OF the town,
at the confluence OF tho WolIand aud
the Meme Tho plan OF the bridge Is
formed By three squares and an equll-
atorai triangle. about which they are
placed. II has three fronts. three thor
ouFhfaroa over and three under Il.
There are the same number OF abut-
ments az equal distances. from which
the three half arches, each composed
Of three ribs meeting In the center At
tho top. Seen from any point OF view
pointed arch appears In front Anti
quarlos often fanciful writers have
suggested that the piece Of masonry
WAS built aa an emblem Of the Holy
Trinity, for. though the bridge pos
sesHes three arches. II yet properly
has but one groined arch. More mat
ter-of-fact archaeological authors hold
the structure 10 have been designed IA
a starting place for measuring ecelos-
lastical boundaries. With the addition
al utility OF forming support for a
market cross. An exceptionally inter
eating feature OF the bridge is a much
weather-worn oillgy. traditlonally said
10 be a representation OF King Ethel.
bald The rudoness Of the design, the
uneouthnesa OF the headdreas and
drapory. lead to the conclusion OF Tho
efigy being a genuine Saxon sculpture
Placed In a sitting posture at the end
Of the southwest wall. the figure Is em-
bolllshod with n crown. In one OF
Eldreds charters the triangular bridge
OF Croyland was mentioned. but that
now existing Is supposed TO be. from
rs style Of architecture. Of the time OF
Edward l. The statue must DO OF
much greater antiquity. Croyland. 10
miles south Of spaldlng and eight and
half north OF Peterborough. should
greatly interest artists aud lovers Of
antique associations
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Wrote insultingiy OF President Mckinley
aud Resigned.

H''f - "ANHH'''HH
Washington. Jan. il-Thcrc are no
late developments In the ncLomc case,
and his successor has not yet been
named. 4 note from Minister Wood.
ford concerning some manifestations
that the ministers conduct Is not ap.
proved by the Spanish government is
demanded, but There Is no thought as
to the manner In which the offending
minister shall go-by resignation or
summary recall The important fea.
turc Is that he shall no longer repre-
sent the Spanish government
The oircnse with which DcI.ome Ia
charged. and which lac refuses to deny,
is In a letter written 20 friend In
Cuba In which he said President Me.
Kinlcy was low politician and ca
tered to the worst elements In Amcri.
can politics, receiving his ideas from
jingocs. In some manner the letter
fell into the hands Of the Cuban lead.
crs In New Yorl, and was given 20 the
press. The letter was written ten
days ago and was hrst published last
Friday. It, gcnuincncss was doubted
at first ia official circles, or at least
thought some mistake had been made
In translation. nciomc. however,
virtually admitted It, authorship
by sending his resignation by cable
TO the government at Madrid. The
incident has been ONO particular ben
eft TO the cause Of Spain In Official
circles, and has been the cause Of
an awakening Of the friends Of Cuba
In congress.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Havana, Feb. ii.--Miss Clara Barton
accompanied by her secretary, prcsid'
ed at distribution Of American pro
visions Mt the residence Of Oscar n,
Sterling at Fcrro.
A large number OF the needy arc
widows with several children, who
had come from towns In the neighbour
hood Of Havana, and some Of them be
longed 10 distinguished familleA one
poor woman who was asked II sh,
knew who hnd sent the aims, an
swcredi "lleavoul Gloryl II not foI
the aims | would have died befor'
now
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Tcrrc llautc, Ind, Feb. ii-During
a quarrel In saloon at Grant, coal
mining town north Of this city, John
Darlington shot and killed Wesley
Ncice. lie also shot Baylcss Niece
who will likely die. The murderer es'
capped
A. Lyford, another mining town,
Postmaster Gilfay shot joe Hoffman,
who will die.
John Bcsel, Italian, was struck In
the neck with pick aud killed ut Lo'
d. His body was then placed under
the elevator running down 10 the
shaft
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18


ne avHage small boy soon learns
TO distinguish. even at a reasonable
iiftance, the chestnut. walnut or hick-
Org trees that grow within range OF
his adventurous feet. but with most
boys here ends their knowledge Of for
esiry. says New York Ledger. They
become familiar only with trees that
bear something that appeals to their
appetite or their cupldity. Growing TO
maturity with little or no interest In
the woods and fields about them. they
are often at their wits ends to decide
even trining questions that involve the
Identification OF certain sorts OF wood.
full set OF veneers. including In one
lot domestic and In another foreign
woods Of all sorts. should be part OF
the equipment Of every school room. Il
would be well to have each piece
mounted In a small frame or on a
cardboard OF sufficient body to be dur
able. On the margin the peculiar char
, acterlstics Of the tree should be writ
ten, It's habit, soil. climate. size. prob
able age, and the uses to which II 10
best adapted.
Every child OF ten years should be
able to tell at glance all Of the diff
fcront woods that grow In the vicinity
OF his home. II TO the veneer cards
were added the leaves Of the trees In
green and also In a dry state, the
study would be greatly slmpllned. Very
few persons are aware OF the enor-
nous business that II done IN ventcra
or the expensive and complicated ma
ehinery and processes that are neces-
sary In order TO produce some OF the
exquisite articles Of furniture which
are offered for sale In our best shops.
There are many varieties OF wood
that are peculiarly adapted for ven;
GERS, aud are OF great value. Curly
maple and curly birch are growing
scarce. and nne walnut has practically
disappeared from market a large
amount Of apple wood IL cut every
year. aud while II would bring a good
price there are many people who use Il
for nrowood. probably because Il Is too
much trouble to put Il In order and
ind a purchaser for Il. Croquot balls
and many other articles are made from
apple wood, which Ia highly priced on
account OF IL extreme hardness. II
takes iino polish, and ia really a
very beautiful wood. Walnut. which
used to be ono OF the standard woods
for making furniture. has become very
scarce. and nne qualities command a
most exravagant figure. Oak Ia one
OF the popular woods for furniture
making Il Ia durable, and takes a
high finish. but Is exceedingly heavy.
and, In large pieces. quite cumber-
some. Rosewood has been much liked
for furniture. hut some Varieties are
objectionable on account Of their ten
dency TO oxude a sort Of gum that
causes roughnesa and takes away the
lne polish. This Ia especially true OF
veneora. and this has led the experts
10 regard with dlafayor all articles
made OF rosewood. Il Ia out OF the
question 10 detect tho imperfections
beforehand. and when they appear
, there IN usually no redress.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

OUR months OF
American enter
prise has placed at
the head waters OF
the Lynn canal a
city with = popula-
tion OF nearly 1000
souls. and scarcely
a week passes
without adam &
from 100 to 200
more argonauts. all
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Alfalfa In the Dalry.-one OF tho
strongest evidences Of the value OF al
faifa hay In the dairy Is the fact that
large quantities Of Il are shipped from
the far West into the dairy regions OF
Illinois, notably the Elgin district.
There must be extraordinary virtue In
a forage plant that Will bear shipping
a thousand milea or more into a re-
glon that Is adapted 20 the growing OF
nearly everything else In the forage
line. and be bought by feeders who are
not prone TO make mistakes In the
feeding stuff they buy.-lsx.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18
IN A MINING TOWN.
THE CONDITION AND PoPULA-
TiCN OF SKAOUAY.

vrsm Chaos 10 Urban Osdsr Electricity
Takes the PLACE OF rsiiow Dips aud
raved aud Graded streets Replace
Muddy Wastes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Brigham, Utah, Feb. 4.-willard
Hanson, ON whose land near Collinston
coal was recently discovered, reports
that the men who are prospecting feel
so confident that they have true coal
bed, that they have demanded all
agreements drawn up In true legal
form. Mr.. Hanson was In the city 10
attend TO II. They have gone through
a sandstone covering and the substance
they are now In went 20 per cent car
bon by analysis at the Logan Agrloul'
tural college.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Future Prices for Horaes.-chieago
dealers are about unanimous In the
conviction that good horses will DO
much higher a year from now than at
the present time. Foreign buyers COM
plain OF the limited number Of first-
class horses now coming to market,
and the fact that bgt few colts have
been raised during tto past three years
only emphasizes IN prediction that
good drivers, heavy draftera and OK
pressers are sure 70 command better
prices In the near iuiure.-Droyar'a
Journal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

osman Pasha, uncle Of the Egyptian
Pasha, Ia dead. His death was due TO
apoplexy
Thomas +. Wooden, formerly attor-
ney.general Of Indiana, died OF his
home In Franklin February 10.
Justice George b. McFarlane Of the
Missouri supreme court, died the 18th
inst, as the result OF an operation for
appendicitis.
An agreement between Chill and Pc
ru for the settlement OF questions
about ownership of the provinces Of
Taeua and africa Is practically fact,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Land Poor. II is an easy matter to
become land poor This condition re-
suits from grasplng at everything In
sight. The farmer soon finds himself
burdenod with moro acres than he can
properly handle. But Interest and
taxes go merrlly on Just the same The
question Ia. does II payg We are
glad TO say that the tendency In this
direction has had a setback In recent
years. From this time forward farm
ers will be Inclined TO keep smaller
holdings OF lands, looking moro closely
TO the methods by which each acre may
be made TO produce an income that will
leave something over for a rainy day
when the expense bills have all been
paid. when the popular disposition Ia
once well set In this channel II viii be
far better for the farming interests OF
the country. Nebraska Farmer,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

An Estimate. Waldo y. Brown says
that from 500 to $500 can be made ON
almost any farm from the poultry
alone. and that one hour day Ia ample
time to look after them. Now allowing
this TO be true. one hour a day viii be
but sG5 hours. or about Ave weeks. ono
more weeks work would easily put In
and harvest three acres OF grain. We
will say one acre OF barley, one Of corn
and one OF oats and wheat, aown half
and halt n we allow that all the male
birds. old hens. etc. killed on 10 give
place for young pullota, will pay for
seed grain ana use of land we have tho
Total egg income from 100 hens TO oI-
act the six weeks OF light and always
ploasan, work Nov. our Loghorns
average about 1876 TO 200 egga per year.
aud until very recently these eggs have
averaged us one cent apiece. at least
si65 per 100 hens. Allowing but $3.50
and we have 800 a month for the time
consumed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Don't bet that thn dog with tho hand
soonest collar will win the night
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13
Flagship Olympia.

New YORK May SThe thrilling description of the great bat
tie in Manila habr coming from Hong koIg furnished by pecta
tor aboard the Muoch After describing the night entrance into
the bay, he writes thus:
The black suddenly Then that 1.-THE
old man knew what he about all the time Right ahead of
Spanish Cavite forts Far up the bay
Manila We in for it,
BOOM "Bat-tt from the Spanish flag
ship firing guns neither shot enough
body The close in shore and had rugged
and fixed of log BOOM well stone outside of their
position while behind them doomed the arsenal and four big batteries
To the south another battery, well in
The McCuch directed keep out of the mix light
lack protection rendering vulnerable and in
effective
heard great cheer, and look up Flaming Pickering, the sky
from the old mans flagship the thrilling signal Remember the
and shout different
caught the meaning of the futerng signal flags.
The Spanads popping right mey The sharp reports
showed that they had good work with and boys began
% think they had their work cut out for them.
Good by boys we'll giveem hell for you shouted from
But though shots voeyed
Numbered among word Dewey
ing his Yankee time with dreadful delberalor