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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-16
approved March III
CHAPTER I25.

AN ACT 10 amend Chapter thirty three, Sec
ton one, Of the Public Laws ofeighteen hun.
dreI and eighty -sey en-, relating to the Burial
or Soldiers.
Section Two of chapter thirty-tree of the
public laws Of eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, is hereby amended by inserting in the
ninth line Of said section after the word
"paii" the following Provided, however,
that the person whose burial expenses are
paid in accordance with the provisions Of this
net snail no5 Ire constituted pauper thereby
40 ;hlt said SECTION, as amended. shall read as
follows
Section .. The municipal officers OF cities
auG towns in which snch deceased had his res
idence atthe time Of his death, shall pay the
cxpenses oftis burial, and if he die in an I'M
Incorporated place, the town charged with the
support Of paupers n such unincorporated
place, shall ray the expenses OF his burial,
a;td 'r ejtaer case 7lpau satisfactory proof by
such ,onn or city 10 The governor and council
al the ,act Of such death ana payment, the
eo1elGor shah authorize the state treasurer to
refund sand town or City The amount so paid,
prov ided. however, that the person whose bur
fal expenses are paid in accordance with the
provisions OF This act shall not be constituted a
pauper thereby: said proof shall contain a GER
tifcate from the pest commander of the post OF
The Grand Army o. the Republic. located
nearest the Town or city which paid said burial
expenses, stating That such person was an
honorahly discharged soldier or sailor and i'll
deaf t1le circumstances.
Approved March IL
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-16
CHAPTER 1o7.

AN ACT establishing the Maine Industrial
School for Girls.
Section l. The Maine Industrial School for
Girls is hereby established, to be devoted to
the education, employment and reform of girls.
Section >. said school shall be located at
flallowell, in the county of Keunebec, and the
governor and council are hereby authorized
on behalf Of the state to accept the conveyance
from the trustees of the corporation, now es-
tabiished by law under that name, of the school
lot, buildings and fixtures now used as an in
dustrial school for girls in said Halloween,
upon the condition that the state shall hereafter
assume the entire charge, responsibility and
expense of maintaining said school.
Section s. The government Of said school is
hereby vested in board Of six Trustees, con.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-16

Section 3. Every such banking association
or corporation and its managers, agents and
employees, shall cause to be kept at all times
in the Office where such business is transacted
in this state, a full and accurate account OF the
moneys used or employed in such business
and of the deposits therein, and such account
together with the books. papers and records
relating to the business done i'll this state,
shall be subject to the inspection and examine
ton ofthe bank examiner, or of any clerk des-
ignated by him, during business hours Of any
day on which business may legally be tran
sacted.
Section 4. Except as herelnbefore provided,
no banking association, unless incorporated
under the laws Of this state or Of the United
States, shall maintain any branch OF agency in
this state for the transaction Of banking bust
ness. Amy officer, agent or employe of such
association or corporation doing business in
this state contrary to the provisions OF this act,
shall be subject to Il penalty of not less than
one hundred nor more than five hundred dol
lars for each otfense, TO be recovered by in
dictment TO the use of the state.
section 3. This act shall take effect January
one, nineteen hundred.
fApproVeQ Mar. Il.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

curious. The building may he divided
into two portions-the tomb and the
store chambers. Immediately adioin-
ing the outer wall are a series OF slI-
teen chambers forming q gallery round
the inner chambers. These rooms. ON
being explored. were found to be flioe
with all kinds OF provisions. furniture,
etc. for the deceased. The inner por-
ton or tomb proper consisted Of Eve
chambers. arranged again In corridor
form, with doors communicating from
the northwest entrance. The center
chamber of this group was the largest.
and evidently the royal burial chamber.
but no portion Of this strange edlnce
showed any trace Of painting or deco
ration Of any kind. In this We have a
resemblance to the cold. crude brick
work OF Chaldea.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05


by inheritance. since he Is the nephew
OF Frances celebrated dramatic poet,
Emile Angler. II was said ten years
ago. during the Boulangist excitement.
that Deroulede's Songs OF the Sol
der" C"Chants du Soldat') had the
largest sale Of any book In France. II
IL a little volume Of stirring patriotic
verses. which appealed powerfully to
the popular sentiment when II was Is
sued. just after the Franco Prusslan
war. and It's literary merit was reeog-
nized when II was crowned" by the
French Academy.
As a soldier himself. Deroulede was
qualified to write OF military AFFAIRS in
the true spirit OF the camp. Al the
very outbreak Of the war with Prussia
he and his brother enlisted as privates
In an infantry regiment They fought
In the terrible battle OF Sedan. on Sep
tomber /, 1870. when Paul Deroulede
distinguished himself by saving his
brothers life lie had received severe
wounds OF his own at the time He
was among the prisoners taken by the
enemy. and was placed by them In a
hospital at Brcslnu to recover from his
injuries. From here. however. he
managed to escape. and. making his
way back to France. rcjoined the army.
and fought with bravery through the
campaigns OF the Loire and OF the East.
After the capitulation OF Paris he
took part In the second Siege OF that
city against the Commune. He had
reached the rank Of lieutenant. and
had been decorated with the cross OF
the Legion OF Honor, when. on account
OF severe fall from a horse. his health
was so much impaired that he was
obliged TO quit the service.
Ia the year following the war he
published the Chants du Soldat," and
three years later second volume. en-
titled "Nouyeaux Chants du Soldat.
Two more books Of poems OF the same
nature were Marches ct Sonneries.
published by him In 1881. and "Refralni
Milltalres," in 1883. lie has done Other
literary work. but these are his chief
productions relating solely to military
life.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
Riskro LIFE ron a CHILD.

While Brookcr. an S-year-old' lad.
living In JeffeBonyillc Ind, was res
oued from u watery grave the. other
day by the heroic and daring efforts
OF Capt. Matt Dugan. engineer OF the
ferryhoat city Of Jeffersonvllle. The
boy. In company with some friends,
had been playing ON an old wharf boat
at the foot OF Wall street. when he
either fell or was thrown into the
water His companions at once set up
cry for help. and a number OF per-
sons we're attracted 10 the spot The
little fellow was struggling heroically
In tho waves. but none dared risk the
plunglng into the icy cold water to
save him The City OF Jacksonville
was Just landing at the ferry. a short
distance from where the lad fell into
the river. Melvin skaggH, an em-
ploye OF the ferry company. was tho
iirst 10 venture TO the boys assistance
lie had. however. swan only short
distance when he was seized with
cramps and was compelled to return
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

A report has come from New York OF
man having received an electric
shock sufficient to run four lines OF
trolley and to furnish hundreds OF
lights, and yet he lived TO tell OF IL.
This is the story:
New York special; Joseph Hampel,
an employe OF the Lexington avenue
cable power house, while working At
his switchboard received and survived
an electric shock OF about 1000 volts.
The mans body was burned black from
head TO foot; every stitch OF clothing
was torn from him and he fell sense
less through hole simultaneously
burned in the floor by the terrific cleo
trical power. The doctors who at
tended him say there Is no case on rec
ord OF a man withstanding a similar
shock. The accident was caused
through Hampel trying to tighten a
loose screw on the switchboard and In
some way creating a circuit, The
enormous power OF the shock may be
Judged from the fact that until the
circuits were readjusted all the cars OF
the road were brought TO a standstill. "
The report Is dlsoredlted in Chicago.
One OF the leading electricians OF the
Edison company said Such a thing
could not occur and regard the dis
patch purely as fairy tale Il re-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
CAN MAN STAND 1000 VOLTS?

quIres n current OF from seventeen TO
900 volts in cases OF electrocutlon and
II the report OF Joseph Hampel be cor
rect then ] say many persons having
been electrocuted and declared sclen-
tacally dead have been buried alive
And no current OF 1000 volts could
burn a hole In floor large enough for
a man TO fall through"
City Electrician Edward h. Elllcott
said on the subject; 1T is Impossible
for the man TO have received 80 great
a shock In a power house. for no street
car line In the United States uses a
greater current than 500 volts Again
II the mans body was burned black Il
was not from the electrical shock. for
Il is not reported as forceful enough
to cause him TO turn color, but must
nave been caused by the burning OF his
clothes II is possible for a man 10
survive a shock OF 1000 volts. proyld-
ed II did not strike him on a vital
spot One OF the city electricians was
injured last year by current OF 1000
volts force. and no holes were made I'm
the moor, nor did his clothing catch
hfe' out he lived. The blow came on
bis arm between the hand and elbow.
He was In hospital for six months
ana aIter that seemed to be all right"
Chicago Chronicle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
PURSUED nY HIS CONSCIENCE.


Miserable Trip.
From the New Orleans Times. Demo-
crat: Il was never mixed up with n
smuggling transaction but once In my
life, " said New Orleans business man
whose name may as well be left out,
and my experience was so painful
that swore on then and thera
had deal In west Texas on bsnd at
the time, and had made 2 short trip
over Mexican frontier. during which
picked up a handful Of very fine opals.
A wicked friend showed me how easy
Il was to carry them over the line
without paying tribute to Uncle Sam.
and | was weak enough to Yield to the
temptation. When ! got on the cars
at III Paso. however. to come east to
Dallas was haunted by a guilty con-
science and had a horrible premoni-
tion that some secret service officer
was on my track Presently my at
tentlon became attracted by man
with black beard who kept looking
at me furtiyely from seat across tho
way. tried to persuade myself that
II was all imagination. but a number
OF things occurred during that ride
that satisfied ME was really being
watched. went into the smoker. for
instance. aud before long caught
glimpse OF the black bearded chap
peering through the end OF the window
/ from the platform. II was the same
In the dining car and. TO make a long
story short l reached Dallas thorough
ly unstrung. That evening | began TO
think I had shaken the fellow on my
track. when happened 20 stroll out OF
the hotel. and there he was standing
behind the pillar. Needless to say
didn't sleep wink. and when
bumped into the sleuth next morning
and saw that he had shaved OF bis
beard | gave myself up for lost. How
ever. that was the last OF him. and for
the balance OF my stay | was unmo-
Tested and gradually regained my
cquanimity. That the man had been
shadowlng me was undeniable. but
what his purpose could have been and
why he dropped the game so abruptly
were mysteries which was forced to
leave unsolved. It was two years be-
fore found out. Then ran across
the man one day by accident in a st.
Louis restaurant and he owned up. Il
seems that he had been public of
helal In a,small Texas town and got
mixed up In his accounta. lie swore
to me that II was only bad bookkeep-
Ing. but the grand jury indicted him
for embezllement aud he skipped until
things Gained down. happened to
coincide with a description he had OF
a detective. and all his strange moves
we're actuated by exactly the same mos
tive that prompted me TO run-namely,
! to see whether he was being watched.
We were both fooled by our fears. His
} Affairs had since been settled up and
We enjoyed good laugh and n cold
, bottle together But l am reformed
1 smugglcr for life"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

Dallas (TeHas) Cor. Chicago Inter
Ocean: The sherif OF Austin county
last night arrested Captain John Nc
Donald, for two years resident of
that county, on a warrant charging
him with murder committed In San
Particle county forty years ago. Cap.
tain Mcdonald secured his release on a
writ OF haheas corpus after his arrest
for the killing OF Jim Moyet in 1853.
His bond was Fixed at 5000. He dis
appeared from there was soon lost
sight OF in the war between the states
and was not fully Identified until yes
terday as the man wanted under the
old lndlGtment.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
ESCAPED THE PYRE.
A THRILLING ROMANCE OF
HINDoosTAN.
an Eastern woman with - wud History
She Wa. Doomed 20 tie Harmed on
the Funeral Eyre OF Her Ananosd
Indian Lover.

There recently arrived in this coun-
Try from India. via Yokohama. a wo-
nan whose history reads like ro-
nance. The woman is Mrs. Mammie
Lalros. Her husband Is a Eurasian
hsm Lahore. and a Christian, but the
woman. although she dresses In Eu-
ropean fashion. Is a staunch h'nuoo.
VINO refuses to be converted. end has
brought with her from her native
benares a copper statuette OF the god
uess SILVA, which she worships at
leisure. while her husband may be at
tending services In the nearest Epls-
eopal church. They tolerate each 9TH
er and live happily together with
'helr three beautiful daughters, two
OF whom are OF their fathers creed.
while the third, the youngest. Is de-
Vout worshlpcr Of SILVA and Ganeesha,
Mrs. Lalros' history Ii thrilling. She
was about To become a victim to the
terrible suffice OF her caste when res
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

Atlanta Constitution; A friend asks
for the origin OF this poem. One story
has Il that the story was written by
Mrs, Sarah Hale In 1897. and set 10
music by Dr. Lowell Mason. who had
singing classes for children In the
Boston public schools, The incident oc-
cured to her when a child The 9TH
er story makes Mary Sawyer. OF SOM
eryille, Mass. the heroine OF the poem,
and the poet a young man named Roul-
stone or Rowlston. The lamb OF this
story was killed by a COW one Thanks
giving day.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

cued by the man who afterward be-
came her husband. As ~ the custom
In India. Rance Khud. while stlll a
toddllng child. was aflanced TO the
son OF friend and nelghbor. Al the
age OF II, Just on the eve OF the chill
dren's marriage, the youth OF 10. who
was to be the bridegroom. died, rnd,
according to the irroyocablo laws of
her caste, she was doomed to be burn
ed on his funeral pyre ON the banks
OF the sacred river Jumna. over from
the city OF Benaros As Lalros had
much TO do with what followed. II Is
Just az well he should tell the story.
IL, the son OF European father.
was guiding a detachment OF the First
Bengal cavalry through the iungles Ia
Bcnaros. While concealed In the bush
waiting for sunrise We saw the dead
youth carried down TO tho waters
edge on a bamboo stretcher. aud,
judging from the sort OF crowd that
had assembled. we concluded that we
were about to witness n suffice The
body was covered over with green
silk robe-for he was high-caste
Brahmin-and placed on a pile OF res
lnous sandalwood logs Then the
cloth was removed. the bier placed on
the pyre. with the feot toward the
Jumna. six logs were laid on tho body.
and all was ready for the widow.
LED by relative. Rance walked
slowly down the bank TO play her
tragic part In the ceremony. covered
with a flowing robe OF white. A Bra
min priest stood at the head OF the
body-the scene Ia before me now as
II II were but yesterday he d.
rected the proceedings IN the coolest
manner possible. Taking the rod pre-
scented her by the Brahmln In her
right hand. Rance walked three times
around the bier and waved II over
her head. The Brahmln next handed
her torch. which. though to all APP
pearance not lighted. contained a
spark OF fire within. Very soon the
waving OF the torch caught a current
and ignited | could not see the girls
face all this time. but | could see that
her form shook like an aspen leaf.
THE Brahmln now. amid profound
silence, having ordered her 10 apply
the torch, Rance advanced toward the
pile with lettering steps, and In mo-
mont the pile was ablaze, Now came
RANGES time to sacrifice herself. to
perish then and there in the fierce
flames that were already stretching
out their tongues toward her iiimsy
robe.
she hesitated, she trembled. and by
command OF the priest two men were
about to throw her on the blazing
pyre, when the officer commanding
the detachment, a young maa with a
soft heart, ordered his men to charge.
They obeyed the order with alacrlty,
and not moment too soon. dlspers-
ing the suttee party which fed TO It's
boats. leaving Rance faintlng on the
river banks. In taking this step the
officer really disobeyed orders. For
tunately we found what we had come
for, We saw that the rebels were
terrifying Benares. As for Rance. the
colonel's wife took her under her pro-
tectlon, and she became my wife"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
DIDN'T DISCOMFORT ORATOR.
A sps.Isr who Got mack at the Man
who Interrupted Him.

"oratory ia not lost art" said
Major Newman OF Tennessee, now In
Chicago ON business: "at least us stlll
a power i'm my state. one OF the most
famous old-time orators In southern
Tennessee was william. universally
known AZ Bill Grove He was law
yer OF decided ability. though his con-
ylylai habits prevented him from ac-
cumulatlng any property. Before the
war. Lincoln county. where Grove re-
sided. was decidedly democratic, the
lawyer being an enthusiastic whig.
like the great majority OF his party,
Bll was opposed to secession nu'
finally yielded to sectional prejudice
and enlisted In the confederate service.
serving with considerable distinction
for four years. After the close OF tho
war Blll became Democrat, but many
old-timers never forgot that he hau
been a whig and lost no opportunity
OF Irritating the old lawyer \ Few
years ago the surviving confederate
soldiers OF southern Tennessee held a
grand reunion. Bill Grove being the
orator OF the day. The opera house
was crowded and Bill was doing honor
to himself and his section In delivering
mastery and telling address. when
while speaking Of the outbreak OF the
war. an old democrat In the rear OF
the room. hoping to cmbarrass the ora
tor. shouted out: Where were you
then. Bill?' The face OF the old law
yer blushed. but he was a real orator
and had evidently no intention OF
spelling the well-rounded period that
came next In order or losing the OPP
portunity OF making a grand climax
for he never looked at the man who
had sought to confuse him. but bldod
his time and continued In ringing
tones. That little stream OF blood
which first began TO trickle down IN,
nations side at Fort Sumter rolled
on. widening. deepening. Burging un-
| III Il became n vast deluge-a delugC
upon whose red bosom rolled and rock
ed the frall ark Of southern national
ity-an ark which know no Ararat
but. wrecked and ruined sank beneath
the engulnng food deeper than plum
met ever sounded; carrying with II the
noblest ship and the boldest crew that
ever noated upon the sea Of tlme-I
was there. you fatherless reprobaatel
Where were youg"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
woULD-BE REvoLUTIoNisT.


Paul Deroulede. the founder OF the
League Of Patriots. who has been ar
rested for melting rcyolts against the
civic authorities. is fiery agitator.
whose championship Of the army has
been conducted in literature as well as
in politics. His ability to write in
verse comes TO him naturally enough
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

The Dunkards. OF whom several
thousand are on their way TO new
homes In North Dakota, are one OF the
most peculiar religious sects In the
country. Their name Is properly Tunk-
ers. and is derived from the German
word "tunken." to dip. They are also
called Tumblers from their method OF
baptism. which Is to put the person,
while kneellng. head first under the
water. The sect was founded In Ger
many In the seventeenth century. but
its member were prosecuted, and LIES
accepted an invitation from William
Penn TO settle In Pennsylvania. They
live largely in communities, and follow
somewhat closely the customs OF the
Quakers In regard TO dress. They never
engage In lawsuits. take no oaths and
no active part In politics. They do not
believe In war, and divorce is I'M
known among them. Twice year
each congregation has love feast, in
which the members wash each otuer's
feet and salute each other with the
kiss OF fellowship. men kissing men
and women kissing women. Until re-
Gently the taking OF interest for money
loaned was not allowed among them.
They are an agricultural people. and
as Pennsylvania and the other eastern
states have become more thickly set
tied the Dunkards have gradually re-
moved to more western states. where
land is still cheap and plentiful.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

United States Consular Agent Mer-
tens. at Grao. has submitted figures
relative 10 the Spanish trade last year.
showing that, Notwithstanding her de-
feat In war and her distressed econo-
mic condition, Spain was able to show
balance OF trade In her favor for
1898. The total exports were sl32. 4Ol.-
O9s and the imports SOL ne. $50.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

under the body OF the native who was
hrst killed. and this was also presented
10 him as a memento OF the encounter.
Smiths parents, Mr. and Mrs Michael
Smith, live on farm near Lake Pres
ton. s. D.. and are naturally very
proud OF their heroic son.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

for his own safety. by this time all
was excitement. and being conscious
that some swift action WIS necessary.
Capt Dugan, as soon az he landed his
boat, seized a life preseryer and, rum
ming to the rivers edge. plunged into
the water Just as he reached the
drowning boys side the latter began
TO sink for the third and laAt time.
Capt. Dugan seized the almost llfeless
body, and, placing It on the lifo pre-
server. swan to short. amid the shouts
OF the witnesses on the bank. Had
not the little fellow been full OF deter
mination he would have surly drown
ed. All the time he battled with the
waves. managing TO keep above ths
water, but his strength was fast fad
ing away when he was rescued.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

Parson Howlett-Mah tex To- dis
ebennin's disclose am toe be foun' In
Philippians, chapter Deacon Goode
ARISING and making for the door,
Sorry TO- toe cause talk, but hears
dis Philippines question six days In de
week, an doan sit TO to hear II on
Sundays nohow. BapSs the door,
judge
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

A barber was doing a rushing busl-
ness in the Kansas trenches Sunday.
The barber solicited custom from one
soldier who preferred to wear lllaes.
and was greeted with the cheerful re-
ply NO, | had a close enough shave
Yesterday coming into Caloooan."-
Manila American.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05

There Is no doubt about IT," re-
marked Willie Washington. with a
sigh. some girls are tickle" yes"
answered Miss Cayenne. 1T is posi-
lively depressing to see how some OF
them have stopped kissing heroes and
gone calmly back to pug dogs Wash
inEton Star.