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The evening times., 1900-05-28

Secretary Hay has felt it necessary to
complain TO the Dowager Empress OF
China that her personally conducted Box
ers' are really too enthusiastic in their
method Of burning alive the native Chris
tians, and that sort of thing. We suspect
that he has informed the estimable old lady
that, if she does not stop the proceedings
he will be compelled 10 suspend diplo-
matte relations. a difficulty is presented in
the way Of our applying drastic methods 10
China. We have not been as sincere in our
treatment Of the Celestial Kingdom as we
might be. We excluded the Chinese from
this country in open violation Of our treaty
We have murdered in riots or lynched Sc
lect lots of Cinnamon. and have disclairaed
national responsibility for the mistake We
do not always apply the Golden Rule in our
treatment Of foreign denizens of the United
States whose hair is dressed in an OBJ
noxious manner. But considerations OF the
foregoing kind do not bother our authorI-
ties. They properly demand immunity
from outrage of our citizens in China.
without regard to matters which it might
be embarrassing for US TO reflect upon. By
all means let the splendid diplomacy"
work on the Boxers" We need sensa-
tion for political effect
The evening times., 1900-05-28
A Little Game of Poker.

(FrOm the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
He, he, he-ha, Ia, ha.'' chuckled Patchvnge
coming out of the Central Park rnenagerie
Then he ran into his English friend Bfans.
u say, what's the matter with you?' ex-
claimed Binns
Patchynge chucklcd some more. 'fOh.- he
said, between gasps, I've just been in there
and found the lion cubs having a quiet little
game Of poker Facti G'win an see''
Soiicitude for his friends condition of -ffnd
induced Blnns 10 investigate. He founu only
the cubs IN their cage chewing and otheryyise
worrying a short iron rod with a curved end
which. for some reason. had been left tbera Nv
Inc keepers He hurried out. his broWs wrinkled
with anxiety, but Pstchynge had fed
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Concerning Amazons.
CFrom the London Daily Graphic.

NIIoII lilt LUhuuu DaIly NIapnIC-J
\ lady burgher has telegraphed 20 President
Kruger proposing to raise a corp Of AmazOns
There are preeedents for such sep, and curl
ousy enough. the closest precedent q all is fur
nlshed by Dutch woman. Her name is Kenau
Harselaar, and she holds a unique POSITION among
women warriors. For she did not fight as A
solitary woman among host OF men, like Boa
dieae, Joan OF Arc, and Jeanne Iachette. but
raised a complete regiment Of women who
fought valiantly under her leadership against The
spanlards at the time Of the famous siege OF
haariem- Holland is full of statues TO her mem
ory, and most English tourists have seen them
though generally, perhaps. without realizing who
henau Harselaar was, what she did
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Answered In Turn
(Fr.m the Worcester CNassN snrN

AA'aA e-iN ''NANIatCA AAAt,s-} opN-l
Hebrew was going down Southbridge Street
the other cay and a party Of Young men who;
had been out late the night befOre-in fact were
Just then going home TO sleep of the effects OF
the night before-met the Hebrew. who Was
man OF venerable appearance and well read in
biblical matters Here comes Father Abraham,'
sald one scOfer. No, that Il the original
Jacob said another. ''NO, / am neither of
those men, gravey replied the Hebrew. who
was 4 gentleman if the young men could hut
have known II Who are you, then?'' persisted
his tormentors. "GeEtleInen," said the old man
courteOusly, II out Of the Old Testament Tor
am Saul, son Of Kish, looking for Ia,- fathers
asses, and / have found them"
The evening times., 1900-05-28
A CHILD's STRANGE DEATH.
stepsister Tells Queer story of
How He Got Acid.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-Charles
Koimbaeher, three and half years old,
died at the home Of his parents at Mil
burn yesterday Of carbolic acid poisoning
The authorities are making an investiga-
tion.
A stepsister, twelve years old was the
only one at home when the child took the
acid Her story is that the little one was
playing in the. street. She saw nothing
more of him until she heard him scream
ing. and ran out. His mouth was burned
He died two hours later.
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Louis Napoleon rs a PoIicemnn.


When Prince Louis SapoleOn special con-
stable in London during the time OF the Chartist
troubles he patrOlled, II appears, more beats
than one. Clergyman who remembers the time
well now VS.: 81 was lodging that summer
tlS4s) at the house Of a tObaccOnist named HUI
bert Husey, close to Yerrey's cafe. on the - st
side OF Regent Street, near the CSford circus
Looking out Of my window on the first floor
/ saw Louis Napoleon and Lord Cautelupe "a
great dandy whom everybody knew by sisht)
walking up and down the pavement together
each carrying his black baton as a special con-
81 an
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Massage i'm the Philippines.
(From the st. Louis Republic)

The natives in the Philippines have very ne
cular way of curing headache. They pinch the
sufferers neck from the collar bone to the -tin
in four different places To cure the stou,4s.i-
ache they pinch the bottom Of the backbone u,
TO the neck in two separate rows and FOR back
ache the operation is reversed
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Cnnd. Poisoning Incidents.

Another actress has been poisoned by candy
sent, OF course by some jealous rival or deaily
enemy As Is always the in these affairs
physician promptly summoned and the qc-
tress was soon pronoi ed out Of danger-if apv
danger ever actually S.isted. The poisoned-c- udv
advertisement Is growing trihe moldy Il should
be laid away on The same shelf with the diamond
robbery and LIES. ding stories. leaving some new
scheme OF pet-blowiBg to be invented by the
DFeSS agents
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Mnnic:naI Diridenhn
(Fron City Governmentl

Ssaufenberg, in Dsrmstadt, owns larpe tract
CT forest land, which yields enough revenue to
pay all municipal expenses and in addition every
citizen gets Dividend Of $ a year and free
tueL The revenues derived from the public es-
tate pay for the town hall. school, water supply.
municipal bake houses, etc
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Brn1iIs Production of diamonds,


Uiom the New YORK SUM-
In 80 years Of mining operations Brazil has
yielded about sl00,O0O,O0O worth OF gems or A
total output which t equaled every six or seven
years by the product Of the Kimberley mines The
African diamonds are commonly admitted to be
less beautiful than those from Brazil bpt their
total sale already exceeds by millions the value OF
all the gems Brazil has produced. though African
diamond mining has been carried on only about
thirty years.
The evening times., 1900-05-28

CFrom the CI.eago Recoril

CFrom The Chicago Reeord)
Office BOy-Say, that new typewriter s--I puts
on a heap O. airs
Elevator Boy-What does she dot
Office Boy-Even when tn boss amt uOuheres
around she callsSfim Mister Jones'
The evening times., 1900-05-28

was about when he secured the imperial
authorization for anything he might elect
to do. before he went 10 Cuba; End his
superiors accorded him a carte blanche.
with full knowledge OF what was due to
him, what he expected and could exact.
and what the incidental consequences would
be. If there is fault to be found it is not
with Rathbone. but with the regime and
system of Hanraism which he so signally
and Ornamentally. if rather extensively.
represents. The country viii not fail TO
fix the responsibility where n belongs.
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Why Expense. were HiEh.

From the Philadelphia Press)
Here's my bonnet, Just come home" said the
publishers wife
He watched her open the box and remove layer
| after layer OF tissue paper
Gee Whit" he exclaimed. ''now l understand
\ why it cost so much He had had some exper-
| ienee with the paper trust himself
The evening times., 1900-05-28

(From the indianapolis JournaI)
Daughter your silk petticoat is dreadf,Ilv
fTinged out; you ought not TO wear it''
'Oh, ma, you are old-timey; a ragged silk
pettieOat is ever 50 much better than 10 siIk
petticOat az all
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Vital Paint


(From the Indianapolis Press)
Watts-I want TO say that a country like this
should always have a trained statesman at tho
head Of Affairs
Potts-Yes, that's right in a general way but
The evening times., 1900-05-28
Reversing Things.

(From the Chicago News.)
After six long years Of courting.
She 70 marriage did consent;
They eouFted at their leisure, but
In haste they did repent
The evening times., 1900-05-28
It FiIIrn thr Men-ure.

Orom the Detroit Free PreSs)
Mrs. wintcTblooGl-Did you fnd the mountain
air intoxicatingg
Jagway-Nery. ] didn't draw sober b-eath
while ! was there.
The evening times., 1900-05-28
CURRENT HUMoR.
Unsatisfactory lodgings.

(FrOm the Heitere WeItD
What! going TO move againe''
YES. the room Is 100 far away. too snail. snd
too poorly furrishei-and besides, TIE IandIady
insists haYing hel -enti'
The evening times., 1900-05-28
She Was SerIous.

(From the Syracuse Hersld)
The Funny Cirl-h / had little more, I'd Ask
you TO marry me.
The Pesse Girl-H0w much have you got2
The evening times., 1900-05-28

To estimate the qualities Of a pure malt and
hop beverage phoue CSC. Arlington BottliEg C0al-
pauy, for 2 case of HeuriChs hiaerLCn ScHaCe. OF
iEgsr
The evening times., 1900-05-28

We have another Illustration Of Admin
istration contempt for the Constitution in
the announcement that merchandise ship
ped from the Philippines to the Hawaiian
Islands, free under pre-existiug local law
and still free under the basic law Of the
United States. is about TO be Dingleyed.
The Hawaiians all smoke Manila cigars.
Hereafter the price of these necessaries
will be more than trebled. Such abuses
viii have 10 be submitted TO only until the
Supreme Court gets a chance to restore
the power Of the Constitution over Ameri-
can territory. In the meantime. however.
the campaign cOntributory trusts viii be
able 10 realize some extra millions.
The evening times., 1900-05-28

Manila is crowded with refugees from
the country districts of Luzon, where the
Malay Washington is Communicating all
the abIe-bodied males to I'LL the ranks Of
his army. We know, OF course, that the
insurrection has been crushed, because
Otis has told us. so. and that the volun-
teers are to be called home just before
the Presidential election for political ef
feet. But for a rebellion which has been
completely wiped out by a special fayorite
of the Administration who is coming hoGIe
to be thanked for his remarkable victory.
that of Aguinaldo is the most lively in
the whole history OF native uprisInss.
The evening times., 1900-05-28


horse, heid, snd mountain batteries Military
factories are 10 be improved and apparatus pro
yidcd for The making OF lyddite Experiments VIII
Be made with var balloons, and the au51l1nce
and hospital service Wlu be improved
Il IS a common faceti0us saying IN this country
that more widows rsarry thaa girls Il Chiaa.
however it Is the rule OF good society that Wid-
ows 20 not remaTry- Thsy are not forbidden to
do so but they are thought more Eighly - L
they don't In order 70 encourage CheIn the
Government when they have passed the age OF
hfty and nave not reIuarTled cOu1crs on them
tablet containing culogy Of their virtues
By stroke Of luck the Sir54r's palace az Khar-
tum, which Is now rapidly approaching CON-
pletion, VIII be furnished sumptuousIy When
the German Emperor and Empress paid their visit
to the East they were expected 10 include Egypt
in their tour Ths Khediye accordingly gave or
ders 70 certain G~ms in London and Pans for the
supply Of furniture on a lavish and magnificent
scale for the apartments which then imperial
majestics would have occupied in the khecival
paisce- The cOusigume1ts were duly delivered.
but when a change IN the plans was made aud the
royal party cane net. the beautiful and costly
furniture became sgpcrfuogEs. and il has uOE BEEN
handed over TO the Sirdar for the adorumenL Of hs
paiace in the Soue2a-
Roman Christian monuments ol historical IN
teresr are now receiving fair share OF attention
both from public institutions and private indi-
yidlais Prof Laaciani has recently given Az
Interesting account OF some Of the recent Dis
oovcries relating TO Chrisiian Rome. There has
been Roman house discovered under the Church
os ST. Cecilia. santa Maria in C0srnedin has been
reopened and has been restored in a scientihc
archaeological sense. and the same process VIII
be followed IN connection with the churches %
ST. Maria In Ara0eH and St saba The under
ground Church OF s. PetroniIla- Nereus and
Achilles was restored and was inaugursted Nay
l. The columns OF the NartheX have been again
set UP On their bases the inclosure Of Scsola
pavemeuts have heau made visible again. and tha
walls OF the isles turned into loesl episraPhie
aIIscuEl-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

makes ont a good case for haroonls
theory.
America" Is the native name OF the
mountain range between Lake Mica
ragua and the Mosquito coast, Tho
termination &c" or "ac." is common
In native place-names all around the
Caribbean. Spanish yoyagers for
years after Columbus were still search
Ing for the water passage to India and
for gold. Both motives caused them
to give particular attention to the
western end OF the Caribbean. so the
name America" became familiar long
before II got into bookA vespuccl's
account OF his voyages. published In
1904. was the FIRST printed description
OF the mainland OF the now world II
ran through many editions In several
languages, and brought Its authors
name into much notice. In the Latin
editions Vespucci's name was Latin
lied into "Albericus Vespuclus."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07
Labouebere Aeea1ed.

London Truth publishes cor
respondence advising that paper OF
tho seizure at Pretoria OF eompro-
missing letter from Montagu White.
former consul general OF the South
African republic In London, to secre-
tary OF State Reltz dated Aug. 4. 1893.
and two letters from Henry Labou-
ehero to Mr.. white. dated respectively
Aug 2, 1899. and Aug. 4. 1899. which
Mr.. White appears to have lnelosed TO
Secretary Reltz. and letter OF Joseph
Chamberlain. the secretary OF state
for the colonies. inviting Mr.. LAbou-
ehere to offer explanations or observa-
tons. thereon. and Mr.. Labouchere's
reply. Mr.. Labouchere's letters are
brief and amount TO advice TO the
Transyaal to gain time by the accept
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07
CHE PRODUCERS OF CHINA.
obey fire a Happy Class Of People,

unknown In China. Even a beggar
wears shoes. though he may have no
other clothes than the head-bowl.
which serves both as a hat and to hold
out when there Is a chance OF aims.
Nothing ia wasted In China. Even
grass and wheat roots are pulled up.
washed. dried and used for fuel.
Scraps Of paper and cloth are pasted
together to make the insoles OF Shoes.
Bits OF wood are glued IN build mp
either a board or a post. Women spin
ners and straw-plalters earn 20 a day
The spinning. though. Is most com
monty like the weaving at the hand
looms. only a part Of unpaid house
hold labor Machlne-made cloth anf
heavily upon the cotton workers. but
that fact IN In a degree onset BY the
growing import Of raw cotton. Still
some OF the light yellow handmade
fabric. know the world over a. nan
keen, from the city OF export, Hankin.
is shipped abroad. II Ia made from a
peculiar yellow-staple cotton. hence
not dyed. The same yellow-stnple cot
ton Ia grown and manufactured by Ar
cadlans In Louisiana. but the fabric
IA no scarce II does not compete with
the Chinese one.
Five dollars year will cloths a
Chinese husband anu wife something
more than decently Underwear Is un-
known-so IL fitting n garment. The
a
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

The LokAl AnEeiger announces the
Engagement OF Queen wilhelmina to
Prince Frederick Adolf Of Mecklen-
g-Schwerin. At frequent intervals
since Wilhelmina assembled the throne
rumor has had II that she was to wed
this or that prince Of a noble house.
Among the princes named as aspirants
have been the eldest son Of the prince
regent Of Brunswick Prince Friedrich
Heinrich OF Prussia. born on July 10,
1874. and whose grandmother was a
Dutch princess. the Princess Marianne
Of the Netherlands. and Prince Bern
hard OF saIc- wclmar. Who ia stu
more nearly related 10 Queen VIII
helmina. as his grandmother. who was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

saw me alone she Mrs. haybrick.
said. was tho chief justice. Whom
the asslzes came here last Feb
ruary Lord Russell came TO thu
prison and asked to see me. When
he was starting to 20 he said; Mrs.
Maybrlck. I am doing all in my power
for your release. Whatever happens,
remember this-that II there 10 one
man in England who believes In Jour
innocence. am that man. II was on
ly by accident that l heard OF LORD
Russell's death. for have not seen a
newspaper for decade. but ] could
not help but feel that In his death ]
had lost my best friend"
For the last few days Mrs. Maybrieh
has been In a hospital ward. owing TO
a slight illness. but she says her health
IL generally good. The recent United
States memorial In still In the hands
OF the home secretary, Sir Matthew
White Ridley, and Mrs, Maybrich's
friends are hopeful that when the an
swer comes II will be pardon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07
obe Name "Amsriea."

Ricardo Palma OF Lima. the director
OF the National Library OF Peru. has
published a book revlvlng and review
Ing the old controversy as TO the
origin OF the name America" He
contends that this hemisphere was not
named after Alberlco Vespueei, but
that the. Florentlne merchants name
was changed by a French painter to
Americas" In honor OF his travels in
the new world; then German profess
sor. either ignorantly or wilfully. car
ried on the compliment, and from
nickname gave two continents their
present title. Jules Maroon. in the
bulletin OF the Paris Geographical 30
ciety for January. 1889. eonjectured
this origin Of America" Mr.. PalmA's
review OF the facts and evidence
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

gias for taking out the seed. Instead.
the Chinese use the little hand-gins
very like those still to be found In the
homespun regions OF the Appalachian
chain. The gin is nothing more than
a couple Of small wooden rollers. made
fast In uprights afixed to a bench.
They are turned by wooden crank.
reyolye one against the other. and free
the cotton OF seed by drawing the lint
The lint is fed to them by hand. and II
takes long and steady days work to
gin Ave pounds Of lint-which means
twenty pounds OF cotton In the seed.
The cotton is carded slmultAne-
ously with the ginning. A second
man stands at the end OF the bench
beating the clean cotton with the tee
kung. or earth bow. into big fiaky
bats" These bats the women spin
In various ways. Sometimes they use
the old-fashloned spinning wheel
Much oftener It Is something approx
mating the ancient distan. The spin
ner twIrls II steadily. walking around
and around rs she twirls. thus wind
Ing the lengthening thread into very
long hanks II II Ia spun and run In
to breaches or quilts. they are often
reeied with a hand-reel Chinese in
dustry indeed is as inyeterate as Chi
nese economy. Women usually work
at such Keeling while they stand and
gossip In the alley ways between their
houses. II there IN no reel handy they
will be stitching upon shoe sole. al
ways a salable article. Bare feet are
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

trained nurse In New York. and when
the Spanish war broke out she went
to Santiago as one Of Clara Bartons
co-workors. Later she was sent to
Porto Rico. where she established n
private hospital for soldiers. For her
heroic services In Cuba and Porto Rico
Mias Chanler was voted n gold medal
by congress and vote OF thanks By
the New York state Legislature Miss
Chanler went 10 the Philippines not
long ago. She Ia now on the United
States hospital ship Relief. which Is
cruising with the American warshlp on
Taku. within easy reach OF the allied
forces now In Pekin city. Her ZEAL
Gus sympathy for the soldiers has U.Ado
her deeply beloved by our boys In blue.
Miss Chanlor enjoys private income
Of $4,000 a year and IL said to devote
all OF this sum to phllanthropie work.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

tho route will soon be commenced by
Harry do windt. the great traveller and
Siberian explorer. lie will be accom-
panied by an engineer and upon their
report will depend the future action OF
the adventurous capitalists The jour
ney Ia likely to have good results. even
though the railroad scheme should not
be- found feasible. for Mr. DE windt
will endeavor TO ascertain II a paying
irado between siberin and Alaska
,ould not be established across Bering
strait II a good seaport were located
on the Siberian coast.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

In this country. are formulating plans
TO turn the entire Soudan. Ia Africa,
into a gigantic fruit garden. They ex.
poet that the product OF their venture
Will supply the whole Of Europe with
those fruits that can be raised only IN
hot and moist climates, A large con-
alignment OF fruit trees has already
been shipped TO the soudan and II II is
found that these take root and bloom
as do the native trees. then millions
Of other trees will be shipped and set
out. Experts who have thoroughly
gona over the grounds and considered
tne enterprise from NIL standpointa are
confident that the scheme ls feasible
and will prove highly successful.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07
Car, Of BabieI m FRANCO.

II is not generally known that IN
France It is a penal offense to give any
form OF solid food to bablea under
year old unless II be prescribed In writ
ing by a properly qualified medical
man. Nurses are also forbidden to use
for their charges any sort Of feeding
bottle having a rubber tube. These
and other equally stringent laws have
recently been enacted by the French
government. for In despair OF lncreAs-
ing the birth rate OF their country they
are now doing their utmost to save the
lives Of the comparatively small num-
bSr OF babies who are born.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

Anee OF the proposed commission n
settle the franchise questions. etc. 70
gether with an expression OF opinion
from Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman.
the liberal leader In the house OF com
mons. and the liberals generally tina,
tho British cabinet proposed the APP
polntment OF the commission with thS
view OF giving Mr.. Chamberlain q
chance to "elimb down" and that tina
cabinet was determined TO have nc
war.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07
Pntrtofie Vir2inian.

Captain Joseph e. Willard, who re-
sides In Virginia. but Is n large prop
erty owner in Washington, and who IL
talked OF for the nomination for lieu
tenant governor OF Virginia, is one Of
the patriotic young men OF the nation
who have inherited great fortunes. He
raised a company at his own expense
and went 10 Cuba as its captain In the
spanish war. His father. the owner
OF the famous WIZARDS hotel in Wash
ington, served as a captain In tia
uninn army during the ciyll war.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07

A rich young American girl has gone
to China to assist In caring for tho
soldiers Of Uncle Sam and the other
countries who are battling with tho
Chinese hordes. She Is Miss Margaret
Livingston Chanler sister OF William
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-07
QuEEN MILnEIMINA.

also a Dutch princess. was the sister
OF King william II. Prince Harold
OF Denmark. whose maternal grand
mother. the late Queen Louise OF
sweden and Norway. was a daughter
Of Prince Friedrich Of tho Netherlands
by his marriage with the Princess
Louise OF Prussia, daughter OF Fried
rich wilhelm III. was also thought to
have fair chance OF success, and In
fact most OF the young Protestant
princes OF suitable age have been In
turn spoken OF as the future prince.