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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

THE frst symptoms OF lnSanlty.-
said the head Of one Of the big asyl-
ums, ARE generally apparent TO a spe-
cialiat some two or three years before
the sufferer becomes actually insane.
Again. many thonsends ~ people who
die sane are mentally balanced on tho
verge OF madness an thelr lives. There
Is only wanting some terrible shock to
unhinge their brains.
Now. every speciallst has his own
methods OF testing the sanity OF every
person he meets. You see, ~ accns-
toned do We become 10 looking behind
a mans brain. We get i1ania for so
doing. One OF the commonest methods
Ia that OF giving some sentence gener-
ally full Of RS or 49, such as 'roand
the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran
to be repeated, apparently only for a
joke. In reality tdls 10 one OF tho
surest tests as 10 the condition % a
mans brain II he fail to be able to
repeat Il without getting hopeleasly
muddled. we. II possible. keep our eye
on him"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

his duty as a soldier II was !. beautl-
ful June day when he left his little
home and the baby that he had scarce
~ seen. and the young wife watched
him from her bedroom window until
she could see him no more. and then
she buried her face In her hands and
wept The days wore ON and autumn
came. aud with II some OF the hard
fought and bloody battles OF the war.
She heard from him almost weekly un-
M the following sprlng OF G2. when
the mlsslyes OF love ceased TO reach the
little home In Phoenixville. where Mrs.
Ewing resided with her parents.
The young wlfe's solicltude for her
husband began TO tell on her happiness
and health, and at last early In July,
her cup OF sorrow was filled to over
flowing when she received word from
Captain Dobson that her husband had
been badly wounded at the battle OF
Malvern Hlll. June 30. taken prisoner
and carried on TO Libby Prison. This
was too much for her. She felt that
she must 10 and nurse him at all haz-
ards, Friends and neighbors coaxed
aud pleaded with her to remain at
home and hope for the best. as the
wives Of other soldiers were doing.
But she turned a deaf ear TO them
all. and with her baby boy In her arms
she started Tor baltimore In the hope
that she might be able to make her
way through the rebel lines to Rich
mond, when she reached Baltimore
she learned from Dr. Laylngton Quick.
Phoenlxyllle, who had charge OF Nc
Klm's Hospital In that city, that her
husband had been exchanged and
brought TO one OF the numerous hos
pitals in Baltimore. She made her way
TO the general hospital. to which she
learned a number OF soldiers had re-
Gently been brought from Libby Pris-
on. but the guards refused to allow her
to enter without the passport, which. OF |
course, she did not have.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06
rRENcn woMrM ANp ACE.
Art l. Made TO Conceal Evidence. OF
Advancing Are.


Advancing Age.
Il Il doubtless true that the Parish.
enne manages more successfully than
her sisters OF any other nation the nrst
traces OF advancing years by the aid
OF their coRsummate art wrinkles those
tell-iale finger marks OF time arc
amoo'hed out successfully: the tat are
made slender; the thin have their
bones covered; gray aud seanty locks
become seemingly thick. while their
color u optional and n natural bloom
u Impaired TO the skin. In short. the
old are made to look young without
appearing 10 be made up" which ev-
eryone comedies IA vulgar. Nowhere
can this be done successfully, Il IL
claimed. except In Paris. Al woman's
luncheon In gay Paree" laat spring n
silver haired but comely society wom-
an, who had the courage NJ her con-
vlctions. exploded bombsheil. DO
you know" ahe remarked during a
general pause. II am the only woman
at this table who does not dye her
hair" She was with her intlmates
ana contemporaries and felt she could
Nay what abe liked. There immedia,e-
" arose a general storm VI protests
and laughter. which ended by everyone
admitting that he or she used ton
io' which had peculiar restorative
qualities" but as for dyelng the hair
that was altogether mlstakol But
there comes a time, alasi when art falls
and nature resumes her rights. Then
the result Of Partisan art Is verltably
CHASTITY. Suddenly there IL collapse.
a. II were. OF the supentructure. when
the skin no longer yields 10 treatment.
and the bloom and blcaches show
plainly their application on the wither-
ed cutlcle, when the false hair only ac-
eentuates the lack Of age In the face.
and the bones Of the neck show In an
ugly fashion under the ropes Of Jewels.
Therefore, begin TO grow old before
II Is too late. Keep young and charm
Ing az long a. possible. but do not walt
Tor efforts IN that direction 10 become
painful. Try to realize that age has
Its beauties and attractions an we'll As
youth and endeavor 10 grow old as
gracefully as possible. since to grow
old Is inevitable.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06
CITY MAKES TIE PRorrr.
How Ownership of street Railways
Operates In glasgow.

How Ownrr-hip Of street Railways
Operates In glasgow
From the beginning Glasgow owned
lts own street railway lines. II was
too careful OF lis streets to allow any
company to control them. Though the
conditions under which a company
leased the lines for ~ years we're high.
ly favorable to the city. at the explr-
alton OF the lease Il was decided not
to renew L.. An offer was made TO take
over the company's rolling stock. sta.
bles. etc, on an arbitrator's valuation
on condition that the company should
not put on a rival line OF buses. As
this was declined the council started
car shops and equipped the line with
new material entirely. on the day oil
the transfer the competing omnibuses
appeared. but the cltlxens had. lonn..z-
pcrlenced the advantages OF loyal sup.
port OF their own government. An
the Establishments OF the omnibus con.
ductors were unayalllng; the omnl.
buses ran empty. while the street cars
were crowded. and soon the chagrlned
rivals withdrew from the uneven con
test. Scotch shrcwdness has been Jus.
tiled OF her children. For short dis
tances system OF i-oent fares has
been introduced; the cars have been
made more elegant and comfortable;
electric traction Is being Installed In
one year the number Of passengers was
doubled; and after paying Interest on
the capital and providing an adequate
reserve fund. a surplus Of 100000 IA
left to pay for open spaces. baths and
wash houses. river ferries. art exhlbl.
lions. music and improved sanitaton.
--IIarper's Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

VannIer. she illustrated the charac-
Ter Der countrywomen OF the EN-
eralIsle. In the action, while her
husnd was managing a field piece.
she instantly brought him water
fron spring nearby A shot from
the envy killed him at his post ana
the ncer OF the day. having no one
coutcnt TO MI the place. ordered the
piecemovod from the field,
Mic saw her husband fall as she
camfrem the well with her bucket
OF IN water, and also heard the or
der DE officer OF the day for the
renIal of the piece. She dropped the
buc, seized the rammer and vowed
thahe would hll the place OF her
deap % band at the gun and avenge
his Ath.
spcrformed the duty with a skill
Andurhge which attracted the atten-
tlorf all who saw her. On the fol-
low morning, while she was still
covd with dirt and blood, General
Gro PRESENTED her To General Wash
lnKt who. admirlng her bravery.
eotFtl upon her the commission OF
serpL by his recommendation her
naasaH placed upon the list OF half
pa yhffr for life.
q loft the army soon after the
bablf Monmouth and died near Fort
Moaimery. among the Hudson High
lars coon after the close OF the war.
sh. buried at Carlisle, Pa. whero
hcsQme monument has been erect
ed y Der grave by the patriotic citi-
Eena The town.
N Widow Of General Hamilton,
whfed In 1854. stated she had often
SEQ 'aptain Mollle and described her
as atput, red-halred. freckle-faced
yoa lfish woman. with a handsome
paf 7 piercing eyes. Old residents
OF N Montgomery say she generally
drs - 10 the petticoats OF her sex
wien artlllerymhns coat over She
wis., Fort Clinton with her husband
wis \ was attacked In l777. when
IN, lnitricans ned from the fort as
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

Legends Of a weird creature called
the bunylp. said to have once inhabited
the Australian lakes and rivers. still
survive at the Antlpodes Whether IL
was an aboriginal myth or a yanist ID
reality continues TO be debatable
point. Some are inclined to think that
II was the former. o. not bone or
yestige of the bunylp Is to be found In
any museum or scientific collection. II,
however, We are to believe Buckley,
the most renowned and remarkable OF
the Wild white men OF Australia, tho
bunyip had a real existence, He al
leges that he actually saw one In Lake
Modewara, a few miles to the south Of
Geelong. THE waters OF the lake ara
perfectly fresh. Astounding In large
cells, which we caught In great album
dance. In this labe, as well as In most
OF the Others Inland. and In the deep
water rivers. is very extraordinary
amphibious animal, which the natives
call the bunyip OF which | could
never see any part except the back,
which appeared 10 he covered with
feathers OF dusky gray color. Il
seemed to he bout the color OF full
grown calf ani sometimes larger. The
creature ONT appears when the
weather 10 Wy calm and the water
smooth I cold never learn from any
OF the native that they had seen either
the head Or ~ tail. so that could not
form a corrct Idea OF rs size, or what
Ii was Ike
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06
WISER THAN THE PROFESSOR.
ola ooiorsd Woman who Knows Some
thInF About Fo.stls

thlnK About FOSSILS.
4 scientific gentleman OF washing
ton. who Is greatly interested in ios-
sill remains. recently received a very
fne specimen. purportlng to be o, the
Deyonian or some other old period.
He was delighted. and he called IN all
his friends to decide on what eranner
OF thing the animal was eBfipg its
lifetime. They were not Gbls n de-
eide, and they we're on the ooint OF
appealing to some OF the goiernment
geologists. The great troubls was that
the specimen had no head. and the
absence OF that member combined to
make a mystery OF the missing link
variety. Meanwhile the skeleton was
Kept carefully guarded in a cabinet es-
pecially made for II. One day. after
short absence from the city, the sci
enlist opened the cabinet and found
that the fossil had been provided with
a head. He was delighted. When he
made Inquiries his son told him that
the friend who had sent him the trunk
had found the head and forwarded Il
to him while he was away. The pro-
fessor called In his friends. aud they
decided that the head itted perfectly.
and that II belonged to the fossil.
When thus equipped II looked for all
the world like one OF the dogs one
would Imagine the cave men TO have
kept as their pets. The professor felt
that he ought to write a treatise on
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

the stories OF the surerings OF the pa.
triot army. and she knew every foot
OF the ground. every nook aud corner
Of the historic region. and no doubt her
environment had much To do with
shaping her future lie She married
Just before the war. ana when her nrst
baby was three days old her husband.
Emanuel Ewing. a member Of an old
Chester county family. kissed her good
bye. shouldered his muskot and went
TO the front with Captain John r. Dob
sons company.
II was hard blow TO the young wife
and mother, but her husband was a.
loyal M she and felt that he must do
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

Few American perhaps have no.
ticed az they were whlried acrp.s the
battlefield OF Monmouth In a railroad
express train the two upright nosts
along the tracks near Freehold mari
ing the we'll OF Captain Mollls pi,cha,
the heroine Of the battle OF Monmou,b
who long since vas buried In the Old
cemetery at Carlisle. Pa. The we'll is
situated very close to the track and
can be seen from the rear Of tho train
II Is one Of The points Of interest ON
this historic bal,leheld aud is In slrht
OF the old Tenrsnt Church. which was
used as an hcpital during tho gpbt
and In which ne lood-stained sent
where the British soldiers were chr.
ried from the tonnic, 10 die can ann
be seen. il nay be surprising but il
Is nevertheless true. that this famous
old wei 4 stll In use The farm of
william Aunstus Thompson which
Is nearby set H. entire supply Of wa.
ter from ihii we'll, water pipes being
laid from IN farm 10 the we'll The
water "a aitto be as clear aud spark
ing a. spfig water and very cool
Captain Aollle Pitcher was the
heroine Of the battle of Monmouth
which vas Ought on the morning of
Sunday, Juie 80 l57s Tradition SAYS
Its was 10 his conquest that General
Lees actor IN making retreat caused
Washlhgi@ 10 utter the only pro-
tanity Ae ever spoke during his life.
During M fierce fight Mollle pitcher
an lriih woman and the wife of "A
membef 4 one Of the New Jersey ar.
tilley ompanies. with her bucket of
cool ner drawn from this well.
queneasf The thirst Of the heated Yam.
kec soldiers
Caplah Mollie was Of masculine
build an dressed In mungrcl suit
with tn pettlcoats Of her own sex and
an rillerymans coat. cooked hat and
leather She was sturdy camp.
folloEe, only % years Of age. ana In
devolla 20 her husband. who was a
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06
ELIZABETH wlNpLe ewINo.


Phoenixyllle Pa. letter.
Mrs. Elizabeth windle Ewing. presl-
dent OF the National Association Of
Army Nurses and resident OF this
place was one Of the conspicuous per.
sons at the Grand Army eucampment
Mrs. Ewing was born In the historic
village Of Valley Forge about nifty
eight years ago. aud grew 10 woman
hood among the valley hills where
Washington and hs half-starved army
lay encamped that memorable winter
OF ~ and Is. when a child she heard
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

SHE GOT THE THIRD WARNING.
house. The doctor lifted Tommy out
OF hls buggy and entered the old melon
patch. lie remained In II ten minutes
or more.
Had anybody passed that way he
would have heard gurgle like that
made by water dropping into a brook.
II was the doctor. His broad chest
rose and fell. his head shook con-
yulslyely his eyes were cast upward
very much to Tommys alarm Then
he wiped his eyes Tommy said after
ward. THE doctor c'ied'J. and. placing
Tommy carefully outside the dilapi-
dated fence. drove rapidly away
He returned later In the day. and.
summonlng the nelghhors who had
seen the last warnings. closeted him
self with them In a room. There he
displayed to their wondering eyes fac
SMILES OF the picture they saw on the
melons. The pictures the doctor ex-
hibited we're made on putty. curved
TO resemble the surface OF good
sized watermelon
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.he anseS VINO NouIo carry her TO
heaven proved to be- the retinue that
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oarry ou' MS 'o"''"""' vague 'nS''ue-
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inc pare iaee OF tne ap,hs,er nuHhed
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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

the enemy scaled the ramparts. her
husband, who served the cannon.
dropped his match as he was about to
touch on the gun and ncd Mollie
caught It up, touched on the piece and
then scampered on 10 was the last
gun fired from the fort.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

A Kansas man who recently visited
Puget sound says he was sadly dlsap-
pointed In the battleship Iowa. Il OK
pected," said he, TO see vast noun
tain OF iron and steel. with great guns
sticking out in every direction, while
from her bowels would come eontinu-
ously deep. hoarse growl like bull
dog baiiied OF It's prey. Instead IL
looked more like a raft with Iittlo
houses and cheese boxes set on Il and
the only growing we heard was from
the non-commissioned officer who said
we couldn't come aboard"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

Phllaiephia Bulletin; Rlva-Did
you sa,. This is so suddenir when
Jack finally proposed2 Nlta-No. 1
lntend.d TO. you know, but was so
Rustratsd that forgot and cried AT
lastv' hstead.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

that she got mp one OF the best dln-
ners they ever ate, and one and All
aver that she violated all rules by The
way she ave when she had served her
visitors.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

'IrsR cold day when get loft ."
said ne proud pink lemonade. 81
neyerEet left on cold day" replied
the nught hot Scotch
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06
rs HER MONUMENT.
BRAVE CAPTAIN MoLLiE PITCH
ER'S WELL.

nsnento ~ IN. Hsrolne 81 IN. nam.
OF Monmouth Il SIN In a.. and
NAV Ne seen frol Passing Trains.
Her usroism.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06

The leaps Of impulse are eonsldera-
BILE farther than the bounds Of reason,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
THE SEAWALL BILL.

y Ii citizens who have intelligent idea of the
I \ needs of San Francisco in relation to the
rapidly expanding trade OF the Pacific will
find for qualification in the passage by the Sen
ate of the bill introduced by Senator Braunhart pro-
viding for issue of State bonds create fund for
the extension OF the seawa
Great the advantages of our spacious har-
Dor, they not sufficient for the requirements OF
the immense commerce OF the port We must have
many improvements made for increasing the facilities
Of docking and loading and unloading the largest
ships. Our trade has already outgrown the
docking facilities and the warehouse accommodations
OF the water front 1t is imperative that we should
begin extensive system of Improvements of all
kinds if we hope to hold our position as the
metropolis of Pacific Ocean commerce
The improvement and extension of the seawall will
be benefit Of Undertaking Importance 1t will
affect the city in many ways and materially advance
its welfare With the construction and improvement
OF the wall southwark where there is ample security
for shipping free from the disturbing movements of
swift-running tides there will come an increase in
the area available for commercial houses and large
manufacturing establishments, the nature of whose
business renders proximity to the water front mat
ter of great economic importance
AS pointed out in the debate on the Braunhart
BILL the proposed bond issue will not entail the cost
Of dollar upon the taxpayers of the interior II
would have been better had the whole State borne
the expense that the port could be relieved from
the heavy charges imposed upon shipping Such re-
lief would be to the interest of ALL since ii through
this port the State receives the great bulk OF its
foreign goods. Under existing conditions, however
that is too much to expect and the advocates of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
THE SPEED OF STREET CARS.

q MoNG the bills before the Legislature which
| \ have the merit of common sense and we'll
calculated to promote the public welfare is
one comforting upon municipalities the power OF
regulating for themselves the rate of speed of street
cars The object of the measure is to enable the
municipal authorities to make such regulations on
the subject will conform to the needs OF different
localities, instead of having as at present, in
variable rule for ALL
The need for a change in the law has arisen from
the change that has been effected in street lines
themselves. When street railways were first intro
duced they rarely extended beyond the more thicky
settled portions of the city in which they laid.
Consequently law fixing uniform rate of speed for
all at that time fairly just and expedient.
Gradually, however some of the lines extended
farther and farther into the suburbs until there
are lines running for miles through comparatively
unsettled districts 1t is folly to require that these
suburban extensions shall be conducted on the same
terms and conditions as the lines downtown.
A rate of speed of eight miles hour is sufficient
in the center of city, where people have to traverse
but short distance, and where the thoroughfares
crowded to make it dangerous for higher
rate of speed to be used In the outside districts,
however, where the distance to be covered by the
passenger is of miles, speed is an important mat
ter and the danger of accidents is slight owing
the comparatively little traffic along the road, 1t IS
desirable that much higher should be permitted.
If speed of eight miles hour is expedient
within the thicky settled portion of the city, it would
not be too much to permit speed of twelve miles
in the suburbs 1t is clearly absurd to require car
running in the district around Ingesde for instance
to slowly along the lower part of
Market street.
The question Of speed in any locality is simply
of expedency and should be determined by the needs
OF the particular and not by general law. One
might we'll require railway train to slowly
through the rural districts does in the city
make similar requirement of the modern street rail-
way
AS matter of fact the street railways OF American
cities every year pushing farther and farther into
the country, and they extend greater amount of
speed is needed to render them thoroughly service
able to the people. That speed should be regulated
by local authorities, who know the conditions OF the
different sections of the route traversed by each road
and can therefore determine what rate of speed is
best fitted to meet the demands of the traffic without
endangering life property. The bill granting that
authority to municipalities is in every respect good
and ought to find general support in both houses