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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

" m Cleveland came west, Mr Julian
studied IT, platform. and then an
nounced that he believed In Il. that
both the whig and free soil parties
were 10 be replaced by the Republic
an. and that from thence on he was a
Republican. lie was elected a dele
gate 20 the FIRST national convention OF
the new party. held at Pittsburg In
1885,. was made vice president Of the
contention and chairman OF the com
mittee on organization. Returning to
Indiana and regarding was as lnevl,a-
bic. be- campalgned for the cause OF alb
clifton until 1850. when he was again
elected to congress. this time az Re
publican. For the next ten years he
was prominent political character In
Washington. noted for his unswervlng
honesty. his bluntness. a slight dlspo.
sitlon to be grabbed when opposed. but
always having his face set toward the
right lie served on the Joint com
mlttee on the conduct OF the war and
for elght years was chairman OF the
committee on public lands 10 was
reelected to bis seat In congress four
timos
lie belonged to type OF thinkers
produced by conditions on the then
frontier The type has been almost
obliterntcd now. As early as 1Sl7 he
was an advocate OF woman suffrage.
and In 1868 proposed In congress
constitutional amendment giving wom-
en- the right 10 vote. He believed from
the day the emancipation proclamation
was issued that the negro should have
the right to vote. and while his judg-
meni on that point might be seriously
questioned now, he never wayered In
HIS support OF the proposition until II
was an accomplished fact. The first
administration OF Grant did not please
him. because he believed the Repub-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

A newly invented portable boat,
which seems TO be a great improve
ment over anything Of the sort here
toiore known. IN described In the last
Issue OF the Scientific American. Tho
illustration shows the uoat with lts
folding and removable parts In various
positions The boat comprises essen
TALLY two middle sections and two end
sections. The two middle sections are
hinged together 70 they may be folded
together. one section being used as a
cover for the other The two ended Sec
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

llean party was drifting away from It's
original aims. In consequence he sup
ported Greeley In 1872. and after that
never really returned to the Republic
an fold.
The homestead policy Of the govern
ment, elaborated after the war, was
strongly supported by him while in
congress, as also the doctrine that tho
public lands should be preserved for
the use OF all the people. After 1875
he did not take an active part In ma
tlonal politics. but In recognition OF his
great services In the past. President
Cleveland made him suryeyor-genera
OF New Mexico In 1885, which was the
last public office he held. His politl-
cal speeches were published In Chicago
In 1851 His life aud speeches on po-
ltlcal questions appeared In 1872. ed
tied by Lydia Maria Child lie wrote
often aud freely for the magazines and
reviews upon political topics, and was
valued contributor, As an aboli-
Zionist he enjoyed the confidence OF
Abraham Lincoln and often presented
the policy OF the president In congress
on Important pending questions.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

ploye entered the cage and orders we're
given Faulkner 10 lower the cage un-
m he received the signal to stop. A
place was marked on the Indicator to
which the cage could be safely lowered.
which was supposed to be some dis
lance above the water level. Mr..
Faulkner paid out the cable inch by
inch until he was nearing the sa y
mark on the Indicator. but he received
no signal to stop. He thought II
strange that he received no orders.
and on his own responsibility stopped
the cage before reaching the mark. One
OF the most strict rules OF the mine
was that after cage had been stopped
II must not be raised or lowered until
orders were given from below to do so.
Otherwise accidents would be n COM
mon occurrence. Faulkner received no
signals. for the reason. It Is supposed,
that the bell-rope had been thrown out
OF reach OF the cage by tho superln-
tendent himself a few days previous
when he went down. which fact was
unknown TO Faulkner at the time. BE.
coming uneasy. Faulkner sent a man
down the ladder to investigate, who,
on returning, reported that the cage
was completely submerged In the water
and that both men were drowned. Tho
matter was reported TO the author
tiles by Faulkner himself and he was
seized and thrown into a cell along
With afUhf nfhar prfanu.r. - 49, -.
est type. There he was confined from
the 25th OF April until the 18th OF
June. when he wrote the letter, with
no prospects OF obtaining a hearing.
According to Faulkner there Is no ven
tilatlon In the cell. which is s by 10
feet. and the stencil Is terrible. Tho
food Is not At for beast, he writes,
and at night he Ia compelled to sleep
on the damp stone floor. His health
has been ruined and he Is wreck.
His friends have appealed TO Amorl-
can Ambassador Clayton, but he has
refused to do anything for him and
they finally Forwarded a statement to
Secretary Hay at Washington. II the
matter could be brought 90 n hearing
he would be released. as the testimony
In his behalf would be unlmpeachable.
Faulkner bitterly complains OF tho
American representative at Ixthnahu-
AGA. and says that were he British
subject the consul would have taken
immediate action to secure his release.
lie says that his treatment is due to
the fact that he Is an American citizen,
against whom there is strong feeling
on the part OF the Mexlcans. II is his
intention. II possible. to compel the
Mexican government to pay dearly Cor
his unjust and cruel treatment.
His friends at Redwood City will
make an effort to bring the matter "a
the attention OF the proper authorities
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
LED A STORMY LIFE.
THE LATE GEORGE ". JULIAN
WAS a FIGHTER.
THAT = IN Political scnse-Iiis Eariy
sdheren,, 10 the Aboiitionist causo
Won Him PANE. Friends and Toes In
Large Numbers

George W. Julian died at bis home
In lrylngton. near indianapolis, the
other morning. lie was 50 years OF
age. but he had not been In poor health
until a few days before his death a
stroke OF apoplexy brought uncon-
uciousness. and the certainty to hls
friends and family that the end was
near Ills daughter. Mrs. Grace Ju-
Ian Clarke. h's son Paul. and the fam
lly physician we're with him when he
died.
In Applotons American Biography
there appears after the name Of Mr..
Julian the word Statesman" II ques-
toned on the subject he himself would
probably not have desired other appel
lation descriptive Of the purpose Of his
eventful life. The generation OF today
has little II any recollection OF his
deeds, but the generation which Is pass
Ing away knew him A. a yirilo. rugged,
incorporating constructlonlst OF re-
forms during the period from 1850 to
1875. A hater Of shams. Of false po-
lltlcal pretenses. Of slavery. mental or
physical. he gave the best Of his talents
to the organization Of the free soil
movement Of Indiana: the upbullding
~ the Republican party and the abo-
ntlon OF slavery In his days Indiana
was not as strong an abolition state as
some historians would now have II APP
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
HELD AS MURDERER.
CALIFORNIAN HELD IN A
MEXICAN JAIL.
e Denied Hearing-Deaths Were
Due 20 Fauit OF Mine superintend-
ent. but Blame 4 Placed ON the
American.

A terrible accident happened In the
Nolan mine at III Orc. Mex. recently.
In which two men we're drowned In
cage that was being lowered down the
shaft. That II was an accident pure
and simple there can be no question.
but notwithstanding this an American
citizen has been arrested. charged with
granddaughter. and has been held for
over two months without an opportun-
ity OF being heard In his own defense.
The name OF the accused man Is II. @.
Faulkner. who resided In Redwood
city, Cal. before going to Mexico. It
Is through one Of his friends at that
place that his present situation has
Just been learned.
J. V. Swift Ia In receipt OF a letter
from Faulkner that gives In detail the
facts OF the accident and the manner
In which he Is treated by the Mexican
authorities. From this letter and from
a clipping from a Mexican newspaper
lnclosed In the letter. Il appears that
Mr.. Faulkner had been employed in the
Nolan mines as engineer. under a Mr
Lloyd. the superintendent. on April 25
Mr.. Lloyd desired to be let down tho
shaft In a cage for the purpose OF taxi
Ing the water level. lie and an en-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

Here is q toy sprinkler that any
bright boy or girl can make with the
aid Of pocket knife and a glmlot. tho
neccs1ary materials are an English
walnut. two hazel nuts. two straws. a
cork and a bottle. Following Is a de-
Ecripiion Of how to make the sprinkler
Remove by the aid OF a small saw or
pocket knife about One-thlrd Of a
walnut Then take out the kernel OF
the remaining larger part and make u
nice and smooth inside with the knife.
Nov you bore two holes In the sides
Of the she'll. and insert straw In
each hole. the straws 90 be about two
and one-half inches long Then take
two hazel nuts aud make two holes In
each the holes being IN right angle
with each other and reaching the CEN
ter OF the kernel Now put the strawa
coming out Of the walnut IN the top
hole Of the hazel nut. aud In the side
hole you Introduce a short piece OF
straw. Use beoswnx or scaling wax
for stopping all leaks Now your
sprinkler Is ready for use. and nll you
have TO do L. 20 place the walnut on
its pointed end on the cork Of an
empty bottle ana pour water In the
walnut basin. The water will then
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
KISSING quo


tofheA Nolnlsts
st. Louis Post-Dispatch: II has
been wisely said that music hath
charms to soothe the savage breast"
Verify harmonious sounds have power
TO AFFECT the kissing bug" IN that d.
rection to the superlatiye degree as
Mr.. Charles colley, cornet sololst in
Prof, Guido Vogels band. can testify
and give ocular proof OF. Mr.. Colley
was on the program for solo during
Prof. Vogels band concert at Benton
Park Thursday afternoon. For his
subject he selected the kiss Me"
waltz from Merry War" The crowd
at the park admired the selection
greatly and settled comfortably on the
benches TO hear the sweet-voiced cor
net send melting strains into their
ears when Mr.. Colley arose. Mr.. Col
ley stood erect and bowed In response
to the plaudits He threw back his
shoulders. placed the cornet at the
proper angle. with the mouthpiece to
his lips. Leader vogel tapped his
violin bow on the music stand In front
OF him. beat the air slowly few times
and kiss Me-" softly. sweetly Issued
from the cornet in cadenza. The
strains rose and swelled In volume. the
hearts OF the listeners swelling toward
ecstasy with the music, when-dlscord!
A high note jumped the track and ran
on In wall like cat call. Mr.. Colley
yanked the cornet down with one hand.
slapped his mouth vigorously with the
other and stamped on the floor. Prof.
vogel stopped beating time. The other
musicians turned toward the sololst In
surprise. The audience Uttered. or
some OF II did. Mr.. Colley retreated
to the rear OF the stand and was hast
lily Joined by Prof. vogel The solo
lists lips were rapidly swelling and
there was a tiny, blood-red spot vlsi-
Bile In the center OF the swollen place.
He had been kissed by kissing bug.
Further playing on the cornet was
impossible for him. Prof. Vogel made
explanations to the audience, and Mr..
Colley sought physician.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
Addcd limit

Col. Hankthunder called at the once
OF the local paper TO express his mind
concerning a typographical error that
had appeared In a notice brought In by
the colonel himself for publication,
says the Chicago Tribune, The club
with which he was connected had de-
clded TO give an entertainment at a
public hall for some benevolent pur-
pose, and the notice announcing Il
closed with the significant words, "ad-
mission fee" Hut the printers had I'M
accountably made II read admission
free" 1T spells the whole object OF
the festlyity." said the irate colonel.
pointing at The offending ~" "hut
don't mind that half so much as the
fact that what has knocked us out Is
lettah that has no legitimate existence,
by CAD sab In the English language"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

tons are detachably connected by bolts
with the middle sections. 80 that they
may be placed within the middle sec
lions when not In use, In order to lock
the two middle sections together when
hey are extended bolts are used, which
are provided with washers to prevent
leakage. when the four sections are In
position and boltod together a complete
boat Is formed, having pointed ends
constituting huoyant air chambers. The
end sections. when not In use, are
placed within the middle sections, and
serve as storage compartments for pro-
visions. The seats OF the boat are 50
hung that when the parts are folded
they may swung out OF the way. The
oars. In order to be readily stored In
transportation. are made In detachable
sections.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

Thomas A. Edison Ia building a
model town on a mountain top.
~ VIII be perhaps ~ remarkable m
anything the inventor has ever done.
II will be In the baokwOods. yet M
nneiy appointed, a. far ~ modern con-
veniences are concerned. ~ the resi-
Dental portions OF the larger cities. In
fact, Il viii be- more advanced than
many OF these. for nothing that u
not up to date will be allowed. Moth
ing 40 slow as gas. for Instance, Will
he used In the houses. The village OF
Edison now occupies the site OF the
proposed town. but II 10 Insignificant
The place Is now only a group OF shan
ties rising lrregularly around the
mouth Of the great rift known "a the
Edison Iron mine. This great hole
which the steam shoyels are eating into
the top OF Mount Muaconetcong In
Northern New Jersey yawns wider
year by year and IL expected to become
IN time the center OF great Industries.
II may rival Niagara Falls as an In
dustrial center Edison. who found a
great deal OF finely divided iron ore In
the rocks about, has devised a method
for extracting this ore To state Il
simply he brushes the lron-laden
rocka between great steam rollers and
then drops the resulting powder past
the faces OF big electromagnetic. The
iron ore cllngs TO the magnets and Ia
saved. The broken-up rock drops past
the magnets and Is carted away. Just
now the iron dust Is shipped TO the
smelling furnaces. but It Is probable
the ore will be used eventually In fur
naees built near the mine Hut In the
meantime the business has outgrown
the little most OF shanties which hans
over the edge OF the hole, Those work
men who have been pioneers In open.
Ing the mine feel that the eamping-oui
period OF their existence Ia over. To
begin with. atty houses are being built
on hill top. With one exception the
poin, Of land Ia the highest In New
Jersey. That exception Is a great game
preserve owned by a New York sport
ing club. Halfway down Mount Mus
coneteong. on the way TO New York
lies Lake Hopatcong. lined with swell
watering places The village OF Edi
son Is already lighted by electricity
has telephone connection with tho out
side world. sehoolhouse and steam
engines to carry freight The new
town viii he lighted by electricity
supplied with electric bells, have al
improved system OF sanitation, whlcl
the steep mountain side will favor, anI
water supply better than that OF an!
large city. The houses are OF the cot
tage form. with roomy porches.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
NrAoARA's VOICES.


Piangcnt aud silVery.
Niagara has many voices. and some
OF them are thus described by Mrs.
van Rensselaer, In the Century. And
the noise OF Niagara? Alarming
things have been said about g.. but
they are not true Il Is a great and
mighty noise. but It IL not. as Henne-
piu thought. an Outrageous noise II
Is not a roar. 1t does not drown the
voice or stun the ears. Even at the
actual foot OF the falls Il IA not OPP
presslve. II Is much less rough than
the sound OF heavy surf-steadler.
more Homogeneous. less metallic. very
deep and strong. yet mellow and soft;
soft, mean. In It's quality. As to the
noise Of the rapids. there Is none more
musical II Is neither rumbling nor
sharp. II Is clear. plangoIt. sllyery.
II Is so like the voice OF steep brook
much magnided. but not made coarser
or more harsh-that. after we have
known Il. each liquid cali from for
est hillside will seem. like the odor OF
grapevine. a greeting from Niagara. II
Is an lnspirlting. an celebrating
sound. like freshness. GOODNESS. vitality
itself made audible. And yet II Is a
iulllng sound. when we have looked
out upon the American rapids for
many days. II IL hard to remember con-
tented life amid motlonless surround
ings: and so. when we have slept be-
side them for many nights. IL Is hard
to think Of happy sleep In an empty
silence. still another kind Of music Is
audible at Niagara. II must be list
cued for on quiet nights. but then II
will be heard. II Is like the voice OF an
orchestra 80 very far away that It's
notes are nttenuated to an incredible
delicacy and are internationally per-
celved as though waited upon varia'
bic zcphyrs II Il the most subtitle, the
most mysterious music In the world
What IL It's origin? Why should we
ask2 Such fairy-llke sounds ought not
TO be explained Their appeal Is to the
Imagination only. They are so faint,
80 far away. that they almost escape
the ear as the lunar how and the fluted
tints OF the American falls almost
escape the eye. And yet we need not
fear to lose them. for they are as real
as the deep bass OF the cataracts."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
w.m.n Find. wo.i,h.

quartz mine. The vein is from 200 to
900 feet in width ana is interseeted in
It's source by Atlir city. It has been
traced over three-quartags OF a mile.
Miss Florman's father Is a mine expert
and numerous assays OF the ore which
Tacoma. wash, Cor. Chicago Record)
Miss Frankie Florman. OF Black
Hills & D.. has discovered what Atlin
mining men regard as an immense
he recently made disclosed values rum
ming from IS TO s27 per ton ON tho sur
face. MINING Expert Frank Baker and
William Partridge have bonded the
property Tor 100000. Partridge left
here yesterday for London to place It
on the market there
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

This n,rd tmpri'on- uis nroodiuE nride
In the Paris Museum Of Natural His
tory at present the center Of interest ~
the only living captive specimen or
what African explorers have called the
"prlson bird" The PECULIARLY Of this
feathered beauty IL that he Is the most
tyrannical and jealous " husbands,
imprisonlng his mate throughout her
nesting time. Livingston watched the
birds habits while In Monpour. and In
his subsequent observations referred
TO the nest as prison and the female
bird a. a slave.
The r. Us built IN the hollow Of a
tree to-. I an opening IN the bark.
A. 500 u Is completed the mother
bird enters carefully ana foarfully, and
settles down Ia H. Then papa walls
mp the opening. leaving only Just space
enough for air and food 10 pass
through. lie keeps faithful guard and
brings food at regular intervals with
out fail The female thriyes under her
enforced retirement But u the prison
bird Il killed. or In any other way pre-
vented from fulfilling his duties. the
mother and her little ones must die
OF starvation. for she cannot FREQ her
self from bondage
Normally the imprisonment lasts un-
IN the chicks are old enough to n.y.
Then the male bird destroys the bar
ricr with his bcak and libcrates his
family. 1T a. charming" writes Llv'
InEaion. TO soc tho Joy with which The
little prisoners greet the light and The
unknown world"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

The cause OF earthquakes was the
subject chosen by NJ. stanislas Meunier
for recent lecture at the Paris Mu-
scum OF Natural History. Starting
from the received hypothesis that the
earth Is cooling. though slowly aud
without condensation, that II Is formed
by q liquid nucleus. surrounded by a
solid crust, and that contraction due
20 cooling causes cracking, assures and
large faults. the leeiured pointed out
that these clofts and faults receive
hydrssed rocks which, through the ac-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
Aiaehi Alasi

From the Chicago News; II had
come M last For weeks and weeks
she bad dreaded the coming OF the
fatal day but It had arrived just the
same life is dear to me-" she said,
lana n would be hard to give It up.
But'-aud again she gnEed at the re-
election N her fair face In the mirror.
and more especially at the three gray
hair, Via had Just discovered-"my
tlme M come. must dye"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
DAINTINEss OF ENGLAND.



Good breeding.
England In fine weather. like its in
habltants when In happy clrcumstan-
ces, has a singular look OF newness
and good breeding. says the Atlantic
Monthly Everything is swept and
garnlshed. like the interior OF a dain-
tily kept house. The hop-poles make a
pale green pattern ON the violet plowed
ground, In the streams the long will
low-llke weeds are combed out and
starred with mlne-looklng blossoms.
Fish dart like ghosts In the sunlit
bright golden water. And the gardens
Of the old cottages-cottages some OF
them, OF the time OF Elizabeth, nay, al
most OF the Black Prince, with seal
loped weather-tiles OF delicate peach
bloom color, and brilliant whitewashed
walls, against which stand out geranl-
ums and pink and white mallows and
even an exquisite japanese lily. What
dainty prosperity
And Enthusiastically English
through the midst OF II runs the past,
In the shape OF an old Roman highway.
You can still see slabs OF II along the
downs. among immense nut-laden
beeches past duckponds and the hay
stacks. What strange mixture OF a
very present present with a past which
seems scarcely a past at all.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
rrnn to nl. rrInelnIe..

The exhausted traveller, falntlng and
half dead from thirst aud all unused
10 the climate OF the tropics, lay gasp
ing They brought him a cocoanut
I'VE viii crack this" they said. THE
contents win revive you" what IS
inside?" he asked Milk" Il won't
touch IT. ne said. hoarsely. "rm .
vegearianw
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

The recent last Indian famine has
had some comic features. In Auraun.
gabad the priests were paid to pray
for rain and did so. day after day, but
the rain failed to appear, though very
costly professions were organ
lied. Al last the people became
angry. threw the gods into the rub
Dish heaps. and blocked up the en-
trance to the temples with masses OF
thorns, as a penalty for keeping the
fields dry. It's Just as well for Hin
doc god 20 attend to business II he
wants to keep his Job.
Mexican dollars are current all over
China. and when they can not DO had
block silver, uneoined. Is used.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11

The Shah Of Persia has a superstl-
tlous dread OF lobster and salmon. He
Will never permit them to be placed
upon his table, being firmly con-
WINGED that misfortune would follow
their appearance.