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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

Seated by the glowing embers In the
gloomy old hrelit hall. watching the
name retreat, advance. fare up in
Iplendor and then die into dull
Flow. was Jack Long. Thir.y-nvo
years had elapsed since Jack FIRST saw
the night OF day and his life had been
a. full OF Joy and misery. OF light and
shadows. as the ordinary life OF man
Kind.
Typical Of the eyer-burning glow
was a love within lis heart which ten
years had not smothered
Like the FIRE flame leaplng high and
sinking low. was the hope in his
breast.
As Jack sat there alone gazing into
the fire. thoughts Of bygone days came
over him, trooplng at his memory's
call
Mingled with those memories was a
fair and radiant maiden. with hair OF
sunshine and eyes OF azure This I'm
age conjured mp so vivid and lifeliko
wac his loving. laughing sweetheart,
pueenie Graham, as she looked on that
Thanksgiving night 80 long ago.
II would be ten years on the NOR
row since he had last gazed upon the
dimpled. smiling. rogulsh face which
he loved so well.
They were then betrothed. and $40
wore the betrothal ring which he had
placed upon her finger only a few
weeks before
How VIVID that picture came before
his eyes. Ten years seemed to have
rollou backward, and he was a youth
Of % again, and Quecnic Graham, his
ldored one. bushlng maiden OF IS.
The old-fashioned farmhouse. with
white. oaken floor. and the boys with
their sweethearts. and the jolly old
adder who played half asleep. only
lwaklng to call out In deep. stentor-
lous tones:
Swing partners to place
Tho lamps swinging from the ceiling
Hooded the scene with the most bril-
liant light
Gay laughter and Jest told OF light
hearts. and happy faces glowed To the
boul-stirring music OF the Irish wash
Orwomaa." sawed on by the fiddler.
Jacks love. like all true love. did
not run smooth. In fact. love begeti
It's own misery. e was madly ieai.
Gus when she smiled on Sam Brown
and In swinging partners Sam held
her hand too long and squeezed II toe
ardently to suit the iealoIs lover.
"Queenie. you're a filrt." he de
olAred, Il saw you wink at San
Brown"
She turned on him with proud
flashing eyes, and said:
Don't be surprised II call you an
other. You kissed Susie Bell"
That's not true"
Yes. you did, for heard her tel
Mary Courtwright."
1T ia false, Queenle." he cried. II
his indignation. Susie Bell was
round-faced. ugly country Girl with N,
attractions. and tongue given TO mis-
chief making.
The dance went on. and the lovers
quarrel with H. As Jack and Quueni,
whirled in the giddy mazes OF tn
dance nat silly. childish quarre
waxed hot, enhancing her beauty will
every angry word she uttered.
Al last, as the "set was over" sh
suddenly jerked the betrothal emblem
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30
RescUes Her Baby Sister from
Sduridn's Jaws.

from the jaws Of one Of the saurians.
Mother and daughter were now
standing mp ON the bed. but they were
not sure that they occupied a position
beyond the reach OF their hungry as
sailants The noise awoke the little
negro. and the women saw him run
ming towards them. They shouted TO
him warning him OF the danger. and
telling him TO run outside Of the yard.
Evidently he did not know what was
the trouble. for he ran towards tho
bed. stumbling over one Of the alll-
gators. and falling with his head right
into the mouth Of the other.
The women were helpless TO defend
the unfortunate little African. The
monster crushed the little negro's
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

Savannah walston, a pretty Texas
girl, is the heroine OF the little town
Of Tunis, on the Bayou Sarah. an arm
Of the Brazos She made herself Ia
nous few days ago by killing two
monster alligators that had entered
her mothers cottage during the night.
Few men would have been capable OF
performing the feat that this brave
girl accomplished. The house occu-
pied by Mrs. walston stands within
twenty feet OF large irrlgating ditch,
ACROSS which there Is a small foot
bridge The yard gate opens at this
little bridge, and wire fence extends
some twenty feet either way along
the bank OF the ditch and then turns
at a sharp right angle and Joins the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

Queanie's beauty was matureo and
eeemed more heightened by ume She
was fsr more lovely than before ATT
or the irst moments shock Of surprise
pride assumed control. and placed each
other on the guard.
They longed TO break the ice but
neither wanted TO make the advance
After the feastlng was over the
happy group assembled in the great
parlor to talk over pleasant remlhls'
cences or indulge in a outlet "'e-a-
tete
Then someone. may his tribe In
crease. said:
"a brought my violin. VIII play
and call OF; let us have dance To-
night"
The suggestion was greeted With
hearty shout. and the young Fellows
rushed TO hnd their partners
Right quickly they all took their
places on the floor. when they FOUND
that they wan,,I Just one couple
more
Come. come. Soldier Jack, secure
partner" cried .Ae voluntary mu'
stefan.
Moved by some uncontrollaole In
pulse, Jack arose and went TO WheTe
Queenle Graham sat. and. oehaiag
low. whispered:
"wnl you come and dance TASTE to
the Wedding with mel"
She asscnted. and all were al Their
places
Then someone on the piano accom-
panied the violin in that sweet Old
melody. Haste TO the Wedding
There is always an opportunity IN
quadrllle for n sly word now and tnei
between partners.
AN join hands and circle to III
right"
Il want to ask you something 81
Whispered. when they were at thfl
places again.
what is ~"
First four forward and back again
And away they went,
when next they hau an opportunil
sac thrust into his hand an itel
clipped from newspaper.
At was OF young soldier carrie
bleeding and dying from San Juan hi
murmuring.
"Queenie. Quecnie, oh. my long-lo
loved one. shall never see you more
was that your" she asked
Yes" he answered,
Then he took her nand. II trcmble
and her azure eyes grew dim.
Balance all"
II was several minutes before eth
could speak.
The sweet-tuned violin, accompani'
by the plano. poured forth such sou
stirring music as can be found on
In that precious old air, Haste 10 q
Wedding"
He was about to speak when 4
musician calling on" shouted;
Gents to places-all promenade"
II gave him an opportunity TO 7
cover himself. and when next III
glided across the room he Whisper
Say. ouecnie. will you keep that =
promise you made long ago."
She looked up at him, smihr
through her tears.
Ten years OF misery and sufferf
had passed since he held that hand.
oh. II was reward for all that suss
ing,
"oueenie. have II yet" he viii
pered. taking from his vest pocket q
betrothal ring which he had Carl,
all these ears.
at has never left me. for | alwa!
! had hoped that time might con
when ! could restore II to the ing
where Il belonged. Il was with II
on that dark. gloomy day at San jus
hill. where saw so many noble m'
die.
Il carried Il over my heart Al
prayed that II fell some sphanii
bullet might pass through the band
love TO reach heart that beat 4
you. oh, Queenle. did you know tn
you have never"
Swing partners to place"
What an abominatlon was that o
fiddler and the dance TO Jack.
when he next got an oppor,uni
> he whispered
Never been out of my mind"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

mirer OF the world-renowned hero.
Colonel Cody, tells us the buffalo Is
the one animal Of the temperate zone.
which belongs to the wild Man" and
adds: "The horse is an animal what
plays and dances as soon as he hears
music" Another brilliant one gives
the somewhat startling information
that the rhlnoceros has a stone nose"
and that dogs Is domestic animal,
which chews bones" We are also told;
"The llama " a beast Of burden and
we get clothes on It's back" Another
animal evidently In the clothing busi-
ness Is the seal which, we are inform
ed makes coats" Upon other sub
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

In England during the past few
years, IL Is claimed, 1iO,S2O farm labor
ers have been displaced by machinery.
while the making OF the latter. II Is
asserted, required only the labor OF
1900 men for one year
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30
QUEER "FAcTs"


Philadelphia school.
A teacher In one OF the public
schools Of the Quaker City who has a
sense OF humor. has culled some re-
mahable bits OF information from her
examination papers. Questions bear
ing upon the habits OF animals were
found to be particularly amusing One
small boy declared, In a 1T OF poesy,
that 1.-THE lion Is the queen Of beasts"
From another more practical "tho lion
has great big mouth. and roars
something fearful" One evident ad-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

inside OF his head. She pumped few
more shots into his body behind his
forelegs and II was not long before
he rolled over llieless. Tho female
came crawling into the room.
Savannah sent n hot bullet into It's
body. The furious animal turned and
ran straight towards the bed with wide
open Jaws. and. furious with pain and
rage, she got her forefeo, on the bed,
and the women were now worse fright
ened than before. The horrible Jaws OF
the maddened creature were close to
their bodies. Savannah pushed the bar
rel OF the gun into the alllgator's
mouth and fred. Il was fortunate
shot Tho big ball tore through tho
full length OF the creatures backbone.
aud II fell. qulverlng and lifeless. ON
the carpet
The smoke had hardly cleared ana
the women had not yet dared TO yen-
ture from the bed when A. Nelson,
neighbor, entered the gate and asked
II they were having n battle with bur-
glars The man could hardly credit
his own eyesight when he saw the car
casses OF the two big alllgators lylns
on the carpet. other citizens OF tho
little town were soon gazing In won
der at the dead alllgators and the
wrecked furniture, They proved to
be two OF the largest alllgatOrs ever
killed In the country. The people OF
tho little tywn have voted Miss Sa-
vanah the oravest girl in Texas. and
the young men OF the place gave a ball
In her honor and crowned her mascot
OF their military company and tho
queen OF the hunting club.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

There's a rattle down at ClancyG
They are throwing for turk"
by the way the dicc-bON dances
You can see IT'S hard at work.
Whowl the air II close and smoky
There's crowd about the beer,
Every staiwart thirsty blokey
Downs his pint without fear.
"Twlnty-wnn." called Jerry CLANCY
And h. pounded on the bar.
"Shure the game IL rather chancy,
Lucky divil that ye arei
Come, O'Brien. TAX the bi-r-di"
Then said Clancy, with a wink
"Whirrn. boys, an haven't ye hear.r-d
OBrien ashk yea ahl TO dhrnkT
There were twcnty-soven husky men
Gathered there about the bar
"WhiHk0y herei' each shouted then,
Clancy answered. Here yez artl
Tin cints aich, ye lucky sinner"
"FniNW o'Brien said. "thots mattel
Ills a moighty coHhtly dinner
Eight years old. four pounds In welghti''
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

jects the answers were equally as en-
Tightening. The miner. we learn. al
ways had a donkey TO pull him out OF
the mine. which is full OF gas and
ohokes him." One future citizen in
forms us that the chief oo,npaticn OF
Philadelphia is taking ferry boats
across the river"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

A Gay for toll, an hour for sport, but
for friend. life Is too shori-Em-
erBon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
Ministers Disagree.

Boston, April Pain his sermon Sunday
evening, Rev. C. J. Cameron of the South
Boston Presbyterian church, and IEesi-
dent of the Presbyterian board of Bos-
ton, accused Rev. N. D. Hills, D. D., the
successor of Lyman Abbott of the Ply
mouth church at Brooklyn, of stating an
untruth when he said that before secur-
ing license to preach as Presbyterian
clergyman he was compelled to sub
scribe to the creed in the sense of stating
his absolute belief in all it's tenents. Mr..
Cameron declared that the acquiescence
DR.. Hills alludes to is in the system, and
not in the detail, of the doctrine taught
Mr.. Cameron's subject was THE Re-
vision of the Creed" with special refer
ence to the demand made by the Pres
byterians of Boston for "restatement
of the faith"
He defended the demand of the Boston
Presbytery on the ground that the
worlds progress has introduced new
phases of the truth which are not touched
upon in the creed as it stands today 1t
Is necessary, he said, to have declara-
ton of that which we know to be true be-
fore there can be built upon it the state
ment of higher truths. LET the con-
fession of faith stand till the end of
time, the work of master minds, but let
the creed, the faith once delivered unto
the saints, be so restated as to embrace
all in which we Presbyterians believes"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
Foreign News Notes.

The loan of $25, 100000 which Russia
has just made in New York is one OF
many recent evidences that the worlds
center of financial gravity is shifting to
this side of the Atlantic. For many
years that center was Lisbon. Then it
went to Amsterdam. Afterward it trav-
eled to London, and it remained there
two and half centuries. Now it is
moving to New York.
In the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, is
situated White island which consists
mainly OF sulphur mixed with gypsum
and few other minerals. Over the is
land, which is about three miles in cir
conference, and which rises between
800 and 900 feet above the sea, float
continually an immense cloud of vapor
attaining an elevation of 10000 feet.
In the center is boiling lake of acid
charged water, covering fifty acres, and
surrounded with blow-holes from which
steam and sulphurous fumes are emitted
with great force and noise With care a
boat can be navigated on the lake. The
sulphur from White island is very pure,
but little effort has yet been madeto pro-
cure it systematically.
In the reports of the Boer war mention
is often made of the kopje, but few people
know what a kopje is. No one who has
not seen kopje, says South African,
can easily realize it. 1t is not hill so
much as the stump OF hill-what is left
after years of denudation; but the spe-
cial feature OF it is that it is almost in
variably covered with breastwork of
powders. Tropical torrents have wash
ed away the earth and all the soluble
components OF the rock, and what is left
consists of heaps and lines of detached
masses of sandstone, ironstone or gran
lite. The kopjes are the Beers forti6ca-
tions, and he has any number of them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
EAST HARDWICK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Blossom of Bellows
Falls were called here last week by the
death of Erastus Howard.
Erastus Howard, an aged citizen OF
this place, died at his home on Church
street early Monday morning, April 16.
Mr.. Howard was about SO years old
and had been in poor health for some
time previous to his death. The funeral
was held Wednesday at 2 p. m, Rev.
J. P. Marvin officiating.
Henry Warner has been quite i'll for a
few days with the grip.
Miss Virginia Perry, of McIndoes
Falls was guest at the Belfry recently.
Miss Lou Eldridge has returned from
Barre.
Schools in town begin May list.
A village improvement society has
been organized.
DR.. L. w. Adgate and daughter Annie,
who have been spending the winter in
Newport News, Va, returned home last
week.
Master Ralph Pendleton has been
quite i'll but is better.
Miss May Blake is suffering from a
felon on her hand.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
WEST CONCORD.

Rev, !. E. Knapp returned from confer
ence last week and moved his goods to
his new charge at Irasburg.
Rev. A. c. Fuller. the new pastor at
the Methodist church occupied the pulpit
Sunday morning. His family will move
here this week
Miss Blanche Shackford is i'll with
bilious fever.
D. w. Hubbard is improving slowly.
S. Dudley, who fell few weeks ago, is
confined to the house with rheumatism.
DR.. R. T. Johnson was called to West
Burke last Wednesday on account of the
illness OF his neice, Mrs. Gertie Burt. who
is sick with typhoid fever.
Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Parker of Shahje-
hanpore, India, visited at Mrs. Levi
Howe's last Wednesday. i've
Miss Blanche Walbridge has gone to
Littleton where she has position.
Mrs. F. F. Reed of st. Tohnsbury
visited at o. B. Cuttings few days last
week.
The school in the village begins next
Monday.
Mrs. Caswell and little son of St.
Tohnsbury visited her cousin, Mrs. c..
F. Cutting, last week.
Mrs. Jennie Weld entertained the
audience very pleasantly at G. A. R. hall
last Friday evening. She is very inter-
esting speaker and her many friends
would be glad to have her speak here
dc n
procure the flag for the schoolhouse, for
which the W. R. c. are very much pleased.
Ice cream and cake were served during
the evening.
Mrs. George Cross and two children
OF Roslyn, l.. l., who have been visiting
Mrs. Cross parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ranney, returned home last Wednesday.
C. White and H. B. Douse are work
ing on Don Dunton's house.
A. w. Belden has sold his pair of bay
horses to Mr.. Wilder of Boston.
The water has been very high in the
river the past week.
Herbert Daniels started for England,
his former home, Monday.
Farmers who tapped their sugar places
late this year got small yield, but in
warm places which were tapped early a
good amount was made. Many of the
sugar places in this vicinity have been
greatly injured by the worms.
Herbert Douglas will carry on his
fathers farm this year.
Prof. H. H. May rendered fine offer
tory solo at the Methodist church Sun
day morning which was greatly enjoyed.
Alonzo Owen has rented his farm to
Len Rood OF North Concord.
Prof H. H. May is attending the
Choral Union at St. Johnsbury this week.
Mrs. Cora Forsaith and daughter,
Miss Leola, have gone to Franklin Falls
where they expect to work this summer.
Herbert and Leslie Ranney, who have
been at Henry Ranney's the past two
weeks, returned to their home in Danvllle
last Saturday.
Remember the masquerade given by
Red Glover Lodge, D. of R., this week
Thursday evening at l. o. o. F. hall.
Everybody invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
LUNENRURQ.

There were two large sugar parties in
town last week, one at Gardner Balch's
where all had delightful time and one
of over hundred at Damon Shows on
Friday afternoon where there was plenty
of fire sugar and very jolly time.
E. W. Wright was librarian last Sat-
urday in place of Miss White, who is suf-
fering greatly with sciatic rheumatism.
The river cleared of ice April 18th.
Miss Jennie Silsby returned from Bos.
ton the middle of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carbee have moved from
Henry Powers farm to the village to
work for Fred Silsby.
Miss Mary Howe is visiting at Enos
Lamson's.
L.J. Eldridge Of st. Johnsbury was in
town Friday and Saturday.
Farmers report good sugar yield.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
PRACHAn.

Miss Nellie M. Harvey has gone this
week to Brooklyn to be absent about a
month.
Miss Jessie Varnum has gone to Rye
gate to teach this summer.
c. A. Bunker, who is acting as assis-
tant principal in the Normal school at
Castleton, was in town few days re-
Gently.
Mrs. Dan Lowell has been quite sick
the past few days with grip.
Rev. J. T. Baxendale has been returned
here for another year.
Miss Nellie NJ. Harvey was called to
St. Johnsburv last week, to read at the
Easter sale of St. Andrews church.
E. W. Clark has been very sick for the
past week with pneumonia.
DR.. Edwin Clark of Castleton and Miss
Flora Clark from New Jersey, came here
last week, called by the sickness Of their
father.
c. o. Clifford was on the sick list last
week but is now some better.
East Peacham Creamery Association
paid it's patrons 26 cts. for butter
through the month OF March. The
South Peacham Creamery paid 261A cts.
for the same.
B. T. Way OF Manchester was in town
the first of this week.
Fred J. Stoddard who has been in Man
chester and Portsmouth for several
weeks, has been at home the past few
days.
Mrs. c. c. Williams, who has been in
Burlington and Cabot the past few
months has returned home.
Horace Ewell has been quite sick for
the past two weeks but is now better.
Mrs. c. A. Hutchinson, who burnt her
eye so badly last week, will not lose her
eyesight, as at first was feared.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
LYNDON CENTER,

George ingalls, and family of PIatts-
burg, are visiting Mr.. ingalls, father,
Joseph ingalls,. He will live in this vii
lage this summer and work for Evereth
Clifford
Hon. T. N. Vail was at home last week.
He is now in New York.
Miss Carrie Kimball is spending few
weeks with Mrs. Louise Dresser.
Miss Leona Quimby has moved from
James Shores house to a tenement in
West Hall at Sanborn Hall. She has
several boarders.
Charles Ingalls, and wife and Alonzo
Ingalls, and wife have returned to their
summer home here after spending the
winter on their farm in Florida.
Elbridge Carpenter is working in a
clothing store at Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Carrie B. Cheney went to West
Burke last week to see her niece, Mrs.
Bertha Harrington Brockway who is
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever.
The sugar party given last week Tues
day evening by the village fire company
was a success socially but not financial
| ly, as the attendance on account of the
rain was not large enough to pay all the
expenses. Music for the promenade
was furnished by Wilson's orchestra.
Mrs. John WEIGH has been careing for
her brothers wife, Mrs. S. Easterbrooks,
who is critically ILL.,.
H. J. Piper has returned to his studies
at Lewistown, Me.
The water OH the meadow was higher
last Wednesday and Thursday than it
has been for several years. A large
stream of water ran across the road by
Mrs. Hovey's, cutting out quite chan
mel for itself and doing considerable
damage to the road.
Miss Inez Vail, who has been visiting
in New York has returned home.
Mrs. Hiram Cummings of West Burke
has been visiting at Mrs. Arthur Beans.
Mrs. Goodwin of Sutton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Quimby.
The remains of Seymour Ainsworth
were brought here from Lyndon Corner
for iuterment last Monday.
The schools outside OF the village are
| to commence next Monday.
Miss Eta Currier was at home in Shelf
field over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Blood, of Speed
we'll Farms, were recently presented by
their boarders with a beautiful Mexican
onyx clock and silver plated carving set,
the occasion being the eighth anniversary
of their marriage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
BARNET.

The funeral of ]. l.. Judkins was held at
the Barnet Center church last Friday,
the services conducted by the members OF
Connecticut River Lodge, No. 7, of which
he was a member. Singing was fur
uished by the quartette from Barnet vii
lage: Mrs. W. S. Brock, Miss Bertha
Stevens. John Lang and E. A. Morgan,
with Miss Nellie Laughlin, organist.
The eighty.frst anniversary of Odd
Fellows will be observed at their hall
Friday evening, April 81, at o'clock,
Rev. ]. A. Hough, of White River, will
deliver an address and recite one of his
poems. There will also be music and
reading. All are invited.
Scott NJ Farnum and wife sold about
$1,000 worth of property at their sale
last Saturday.
Mrs. c. H. Gil6lan and Mabel Brock
returned from their Boston trip last Sat
urday.
The village schools commenced this
week Monday with Mabel Brock and
Jennie Gibson as teachers.