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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

gether In the public mind to = great
extent for the reason that the imbi.
tlous schemes OF the one require and
receive the aid OF the others great
financial resources for their develop
ment.
Mr.. Dill has but recently become
prominent In the great field OF finance,
which has It's center below Fulton
street. II required the widespread
tendency toward trade combinations
which has been the fruit OF the revival
OF business to develop the peculiar tai
ents for organization which Mr.. Dill
possesses.
Within the last twelve months this
young man. who came into Wall street
as a struggling young lawyer. scarcely
more than ten years ago. has organized
trade combinations whose aggregate
capital Is little less than 100000, 900.
James Brooks Dill was born forty-nvo
years ago at Spencerport. In northern
New York His father moved to Chi
cago soon after. and thence went with
the northern army. He lost his life in
the war and the later youth OF the son
was spent In New Haven. lie gradu-
ated from Yale In 1876 and began the
study OF law In the once OF 10. Copes
Mitchell. In Philadelphia. About
year later MIR. Dill entered the senior
law class OF the New York university.
lie was graduated among the honor
men OF 1878 He made his first success
In h. l... "a s.f Na
commercial agency OF McKlllop.
Sprague a Co, In which the question
OF the liability OF the directors for cor
porate debts was raised. Mr.. Din was
counsel TO one OF the directors and won
the case for his client while the other
directors were defeated. The victory
gave Mr.. Dill a standing II not promi-
nence. a. a corporation lawyer. and he
Immediately devoted himself almost
exclusively TO that circle Of law. He
met with his greatest successes In the
New Jersey courts ana came to be rec
ognized as the leading authority on
corporation law IN that state. His
book on Jersey corporation law known
as "Dill on New Jersey Corporations"
is a standard work that is used In all
law Offices. II was because OF this
comprehensive knowledge OF New Jer-
sey law. which is particularly bench
Client In It's treatment Of trusts. that
led the promoters OF nearly all the big
Industrial corporations TO seek Mr..
Dllls counsel Among the comblna-
lions In which Mr.. Dill's personal hold
ings are large are the American Tin
plate company, the American Steam
ship company and the American Steel
and Wire company. Mr. Dill is also a
director in the North American Trust
company. He is married and lives in
East Orange, n. J.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

The plumber discovered his cashier
In a state OF collapse. MAN came In
here a few moments ago who must
have been crazy" gaspod the cashier
when he had recovered sufficiently to
speak "He entered the ONCE hum
ming a popular tune OF the day and
wanted to know what his bill amount
ed to. looked It up and It was so
large that was almost afraid 70 tell
him. expecting a roar and the custom
airy kick. But he only smiled. hummed
another tune and paid II without say
ing another word. going away whis-
Ting" what was his manner" de-
manded the plumber. looking the cash
Ter over to see II he had been drinking,
smith. wish you could have heard
him when he went away. whistllng."
He can afford 20 whistle" answered
the plumber. gloomlly. Hes the Ice
man. by the way. think wo had bet
ter change Ice men tomorrow"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
OYSTER AND SPONGE FISHING.
Revolution Of the Industry brought
About by Submarine Hoat

The submarine boat will revolution
ize ;he oyster Industry. SAYS Lippin-
colts. when 10 Chesapeake bay.
cruising the old Argonaut frequently
settled down ON oyster beds and. with
the permission ~ the owners. procured
an the oysters desired by reaching
down through the sea door. The new
Argonaut can employ this method Of
gathering oysters. RISING 10 the sur
face when the diving room Is full. or
send out divers. who can place the
oysters collected ln baskets or recepta-
Giles. which those ON 90, surface can
haul up. When bays ur rivers are
frozen over and oystrrmeu cannot ply
their trade the Argunauts can 10 un-
der the ice. Fishing can also be carried
on easily on the bottom with nets. for
the iish have no fear Of the object they
evidently consider u whale. and swim
from every direction toward the glare
Of the electric lights shining through
the ports Sponge fishing will engage
the attention Of the first successful
submarine voyagors. Good sponges
are becoming dearer. for the supply In
shallow water is running short. The
divers cannot go deeper than twenty
five feet and the best sponges are
found In deep water To this deep
water the Argonaut will go. and. gath
oring the finest spouges. put them on
the market at price no greater than
that paid for the common varieties,
She will also try pearl fishing. now
conducted at an enormous expense OF
life. for by strange freak OF nature
pearl oysters are generally found in
localities where bad weather prevails
and hurricanes and typhoons are FIRE.
/ quent. These the Argonaut. under the
water. need not fear. and her divers
instead OF gathering mp the oysters by
the single handful. eau gather them BY
the bushel.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

..-.s, war; all the school children =.
Philadelphia. and each one carried
roll OF parchment ued with red
vhi,. ana blue ribbon. with Gratitude
w,itten on Il. As the children eams
bv tbev laid these rolls at Gen Ia.
fayette's feet. lie was nearly smoth.
cred nv them. lie would take up arm.
fuis and press them TO bis breast. Will,
,c,rs rolled down his cheeks Tho
we're happy times. and lafayette wa,
as good as he was great When /
went to Europe ] saw his splendid
house and estate. Il was about seven.
teen miles from Paris.
when 1 was a girl there VA, n,
Indian camp on the grounds now oe.
cuplod by the big city hall On Sun.
DAYS my father used to take me I'M 10
their camp aud he would take to them
That is nearly one hundred years ago !
Mrs. Terry did not marry until An,
had reached the age OF sixty. when
she chose her dead slsters husband 70,
a mariner. Tie lived but few wear,
after his second marriage When asked
II she thought marriage failure sh,
said;
Il had very little time to think abou
Il when I was young. but my advice I,
all young people Is 20 marry. DO no
be in too great a hurry Pick out
partner who Is good and then lose NJ
time. had lots OF chances when
was young. but waited until was sat
isfed | would be happy Although
was sixty years old when marrle
Mr.. Terry we lived very happily. |
you cannot nnd some one whom yo
can trust and love you had better 70
main single. II Is much better to b
eingle than have a bad husband O
wife. There are plenty OF men an
women to nick ami choose from. ant
the only way to secure happiness is I
bear with each other both pain an
pleasure and sorrow and Joy"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
A YOUNG OLD WOMAN.
SHE KNEW GEMS. WASHING
TON AND LAFAYETTE.
Mrs. sarah Duron Terry. los Years old.
OF rhusdeiphia. Tells How she once
Cooked al. Dinner saw Lafayette.
Too.

The youngest old woman In Amerl-
ca Is Mrs. Sarah Boron Terry. who
one hundred ycan ago. was a demure
little Quaker lass. To-day she Is ono
hundred ana eight years old and Phila-
delphlas oldest inhabitant Despite
her great age her faculties. with the
exception Of being triae deaf. are
perfect When Mrs. Terry reached her
one hundred and eighth milestone she
loined the Quaker City Chapter OF the
Daughters OF the Revolution Her ia
lher was Stacey Doron. OF New Jersey.
who served under Gen. Washington
Tor seven years and distinguished him
self In the battle OF Monmouth. Her
husband served In the war of 1912. be-.
cause OF which she gets a pension. IN
n ten years ago she supported herself
BY sewing fine buttonholes on silk and
other gowns Of fine fabric. She wears
no eyeglasses or spectacles. Her pres
ent weight Is but twenty pounds less
than II has ever been. Mrs. Terry's
vitality and intelligence are the marvel
OF scientist and iayman alike. Her
recolleotions Of the days OF Washing
ton and Lafayette are complete. She
can recall events which occurred nine
ty years ago as though they were OF
recent date. She Ia bright. quick and
witty. and her "reminiscences of Euro
pean court life and early colonial days
are full OF interest Mrs. Terry ad-
mires Queen Victoria as a monarch
and mother almost az much as she did
not admire her a. child. II was
sixty-eight years ago when Mrs. Terry
frst saw the queen.
Il saw her In London at the Ken.
slngton Gardens when she was
twelve. She wasn't attractive. sh,
was little and too chubby. but she
looked real neat and not a bit proud
like" she says.
Seated In the home OF her grand
daughter. at No. 5l5 North Sixteenth
street. Philadelphia. she talked Of
Washington and Lafayette to re-
porter
Gen. Washington loved Philadel'
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

Deeds OF valor and self-sacrlflce In
face OF the enemy are not always ac-
companled by rhetorical fireworks.
During the Zulu war, after an engage
ment In which the British troops were
defeated by cetcwayo's black warriors.
and were compelled to fly for their
lives. an English cavalryman. whose
scraggy little pony limped from an
assegai slash. detached himself from
the retreat and galloped back upon the
charging Zulus. A glance over his
shoulder had shown him a dlsmounted
comrade, stumbling painfully along.
trying to Jam some cartridges into his
clogged revolver. when the troopers
pony trottcd up the zulua were almost
upon the two soldiers Fortunately.
however. they had discarded their
spears. and we're mlshRndllng captured
carblnes. Now. in melodramA. or in
a realistic novel. the Language OF these
two gallant omcerp. one To the other
would have been noble. lofty and in.
spiring This n what they really said
Get out OF this. Bill We bloomin' iji,
the black beggars viii skewor ye.'
gasred the wounded man you climb
up on this 'orse or III punch yer cad
ont" was the reply ~ The other "And
II Is delightful" says writer In Col
Hers Weekly, TO be able to say that
he did climb mp. and they both es--ped
from the black boggars. and that the
trooper got the Victoria cross"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

London Mail; We have all heard OF
the faithful dog that summons the
passer-by to the help OF lis dying mas
ter. A correspondent Of High Wy
eombe endows the Insignificant spar
row with The same high intelligence.
Passing along Bridge street" he
writes. II saw one OF pair sitting on
a house top, when suddenly a loose
slate slipped ana caught the bird by
the tail. 30 that II was quite unable to
move. II called 10 us mate. who. see
ing It's companions diiiculty, tried
hard to raise the slate. but without
success Then It few around, utter
Ing wild cries. until the attention Of a
man with a ladder was attracted. He
climbed mp and released the poor bird.
Both sparrows then few OF with a
merry chirp" A sparrow that knows
the uVss Of ladder would be worth
something to a Snowman.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

quaintance OF Mr.. Mckinley while the
latter was a guest at the Ebbltt during
his years as member OF the house,
The president has fifteen or more ra-
zors, which are cared for by his bar
Der. They compose she finest set In
Washington, all being OF the best
make, The steward OF the white house
notifies the barber when he is wanted
The president sits In a common chair
and chats with the barber while the
latter works over him The president
is not fussy and Is the delight OF bar
bers because he Is so easily satisfied
He never complains that the razors
hurt his face nor crlticises.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

The work that Frustrated James u.
Dill. the corporation lawyer. was the
formation OF thirty trusts with y com
bined capital OF almost sGOO.OOO 600 lie
has earned the name Of the great Of
ganizer," and among the friends who
know Of the vast amount OF business
he has done in the past six months the
marvel is thai he has 80 soon recover
ed from the worst OF his illness. Law
yer Dill is a very important factor In
Wall street affairs. scarcely less So. in-
deed, II II Is possible to compare them.
than J. Pierpout Morgan. the great
reorganizer." In many ways these two
men greatly resemble each other. and
they have come to be associated to.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
WONDERFUL CAREER.

Col. NJ. J. o'Brien. who has been
elected to succeed the late Henry d.
Plant. has been In the employ OF the
great Southern Express company for
many years. lie began as driver Of
one OF the wagons OF the Adams Ex-
press company. and worked hls way up
In that service until the Southern com
pany hired him. Then his real career
In business began. Thirty years age
Mr. o'Brien became the private seere'
tary OF the president OF the Southern
Express company. and nov he ls him.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

phia and used to live here. One day
messenger came to my mother. tell
ing her that the general wanted her
to cook his dinner. so | went with her
and helped to cook him nice meal
They did not always have good meals
then. My father was once hungry and
met Washington. He asked him for
something to eat. The general put his
hand In his pocket and gave my Ia
ther a biscuit, which he was probably
saving for himself.
Gen Washington was a bonny man.
and the American people loved him.
Every time he would walk down
Chestnut street men would take on
their hats and the girls and ladies
courtesy, lie would bow In stately
manner, ana the people would say:
All, wha, fine mani What a brave
generalr
And then came peace with Eng
land and the freedom OF the colonies.
Every wagon. cart or carriage which
drove into town had a big sign on Il.
| and every sign said Peace The city
was Illuminated and the people
cheered, ana the pretty girls let the
young men kiss them on their return
from the war.
81 was in Philadelphia when Gen.
Lafayette came to the city In 1921.
He was a handsome young man. with
nice rosy cheeks and black curly hair.
and every one seemed TO love him. The
whole town was beautifully illumlnat-
ed. The general paraded up and down
the streets, escorted by young men
who had fought with Gen. Washington.
When the general reached the arch
he got on his horse and stood near
stand and saluted all the rest OF the
soldiers as they came by. In the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
OSCAR T. ooRsoN, PRESIDENT.

Oscar Taylor Corson elected presi-
dent OF the National Teachers Asso-
citation. is native Of Ohio and IL n
farmers son. he was born IN Probio
county. near Camden. May 3. 1857. He
was educated In the village schools %
Camden and the Ohio Wesleyan uni
yersity at Delaware, from which insti-
tuition he was graduated In 1879. lie
had engaged In teaching occasionally
while In college. and when his college
work was done he determined to make
that his life work lie was elected gn.
perintcndont Of the schools at Cam
bridge. Ohio. In which work he con-
tinued until 1892. when he was elected
commissioner Of common schools u
Ohio In 1895 he was reelected Re-
firing from oflcc last January he APP
piled himself to the work OF publishing
the Ohio Educational Monthly. mag
azine devoted TO the cause Of education
which he had purchased while In Office.
and to institute work. for which he
has received calls from Michigan.
Pennsylvania and Florida. Mr. Oor-
son Is a member OF the board OF trus-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

The work OF establishing an effective
police control over diverse races and
subject populations Is not confined to
India alone. says william Cunningham
In the Atlantic Il is coming to the
front in every part OF the globe. The
problem OF governing diverse races on
the same soil Is the political problem
OF the future; and II Is one which Eng
land has dealt with In india. with ter
rible difficulties and many mistakes
but yet with such success that she does
not shrink from trying to face II In
other parts OF the globe. This Is the
meaning OF English imperialism; we
see that police control Is necessary, II
the control OF civilization and bar
barlsm Is not to be q continued curse
to mankind. there must be strong
civil authority established 10 keep the
peace and punish the wrong-doer.
whether black or white, and English
men are ready TO undertake this police
control, wherever we are called on TO
exercise II. We DO not grasp at II; we
know the strain II involves and the
Jealousy II breeds, but we will not
shirk the responsibility when II comes
10 our hands.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

Chicago Tribune; A firm OF cigarette
manufacturers In Paris has taken ad
vantage OF the excitement over the
Dreyius case 10 advertise cigarette pa
per IN books. each leaf containing the
portrait aud biography of one Of the
actors In the famous case. on the pa
pers viii also be printed summaries OF
the proceedings IN "the affaif." Prize.
are offered for the hest articles on the
subject, TO be printed on the cigarette
paper these papers" the advertise
ment continues. will be the most
powerful means OF spreading a knowl-
edge OF the great struggle for right"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

self the president OF that great con-
Germ. When Mr., Plant died Mr..
o'Brlen was taking rest In Europe,
but he at once returned to Georgia,
and his election as president followed
Immediately, Col. o'Brlen served In
the Confederate army during the war,
and was attached to the feet OF Com
modore Polndexter until II was do.
stroyed to prevent It's falling into the
hands OF the enemy When the colonel
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
and commune with the birds and learn

and commune with the birds anu learn
and profit by nature"
The German beer garden that
seems to be finding favor today Is In
the right direction, A man can go
there, take his wife and ait for an
hour or two slipping beer In compare
tive safety. But the separation OF the
family. when the father goes into the
smoke befogged. musty, lll'smellins
back room Of the so-called Raines ho-
tel. with a lot Of bolsterous compan-
ions. Is bad. The sooner people reeog'
nlze II the better"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

In August last the foundations were
laid near Lysya Russia. of the first
frebrick works erected in the UraL
Ten kllns have been built. with ca
paelty OF 100000 bricks annually.
Hitherto all the ilrebrioks used In the
Ural have been obtained from England.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
m'kINLev's NEW BARBER.

President Mckinley shaves every
morning with punctual regularity.
That he wields the razor himself is no,
generally known. II is rare that
barber performs the duty for the pres
ident. lie cannot cut his hair. howev-
er. nor can he keep his razors In that
condition which his heavy beard re-
qulres. Thus he is not independent OF
the barber. Up to two weeks ago
Charles Lemas, a colored man, who has
censored every president including
and since President Johnson's day.
trimmed President McKinley's hair.
and occasionally shaved him. But L.
mas died, Then the president looked
about for a new barber lie remember
ed the colored man whose chair he al
ways sought In the Ebbltt House shop
when he was a member OF congress.
This barber was In his mind when Mr..
Mckinley first came to Washington.
but not desiring to disturb any OF the
established Institutions at the while
house, he continued Lemas as his pre-
decessors had done.
The new man Is Henry Wilson. n
colored man. iS years OF age. who wns
employed at the Ebbitt House barber
shop for twenty years. and who for the
last six years has been the proprietor
OF his own shop. lie has already cut
the presidents hair and removed the
presidential whiskcrs, and Is elated at
the honor Of serving the president Of
the United States. lie has performed
similar services for great many pub
lie men, lie was a fayorlte with Vice
President Wheeler. lie made the ac.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

II Is believed that the most ancient
dictionary in the world Is the Chinese
lexicon. compiled by Paeut-she 1870
years before Christ
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

In Hebrew marriages The woman Is
always placed to the right OF her mate.
with every other nation OF the world
DER place IN the ceremony is to the left
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

Asparagus Is so plentiful on the Rus
sian steppes that the cattle eat II like
grass. The seeds are sometimes dried
and used as a substitute for coffee.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

Baltimore has the largest negro
population OF any city in Christendom.
The census d expected 20 show at
.east $4,000,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

Now II the president will only pom
der on what he heard from the New
England girl graduates all should be
well.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

The American citizen who Is not in
some manner connected with a Dewey
reception committee must feel rather
Lonesome.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
HE LIVES BY TRUSTS.
YET THEY ALMOST TOOK HIS
LIFE. Il

james II. min New York tavver VINO
Has Formed Combines Nehose Com
blned Capital Foot. Up aore Than %
niiiion Dollars.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

was the superintendent OF the Southern
company II Is said he Travelled not loss
than an average Of 10000 miles the
year.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18

tees OF the Ohio state university. hav-
ing been appointed few months ago.
lie resides at Columbus and Is married.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-08
REFORMED SYNOD MEETS.
BEGINS AT cATsK1LL-MANf
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO BE
DISCUSSED

cat.kll ~ Y June (SpeciaD-The 'enerai
SYNOD OF the Reformed Church met In annual ses-
sion in this town at 3 p. m to-day. Ine synod
renresents one Of the oldest Protestant churches IN
thi. country. The Synod as to-day constituted
Contains the following delegates From the Synod
OF Albany thirty ministers and thirty elders; the
synod OF Chicago twenty-eight ministers and
twenty eight elders; the Synod of New -BrunswicK
twenty nine ministers and twenty-nine elders ana
the synod OF New-York. thirty ministers and
twenty-nine elders. The extra minister In tnis
ease Is the Rev William I. Chamberlain who rep
resents the missions in India These delegates rep
resent the churches scattered over fifteen states
and the West Indies, where the Dutch churches
were planted In early Colonial times.
Matters of more than usual interest will come up
at this session. There will be considerable discus
sion over what some pleased to call the mis-
appropriation OF trust funds Two professors are
to be elected for the seminary at w-Brunswick
An effort will he made to increase the endowment
of this seminary by s25OUO. Already $4,000 have
been invested in the seminary. Owing to the re-
duction Of interest the increase Is necessary Ihe
other boards and funds OF the Church are also
asking for more money.
The Rev. DR.. George s. Bishop. OF East orange
~ j. was elected president. and the Rev DR. w.
IT, Van Arsdale. OF New-York. vice-president The
Rev. Charles f. Corwln ard G. II. Hospers were
elected temporary clerks. The Rev. Taber Knox
was appointed press clerk. The Rev. william H.
Dehart and the Rev. Or. William II. Ten Eyck
were made stated clerk and permanent clerk re-
epectively The afternoon was entirely given up
TO matters OF organization.