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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

Just before ~ o'clo3k each day all
business must be taken on the wircs
controlled by the Western Union COM
pany. and that means the absolute ces.
sation OF business along the main lines
OF electric communication In the prln-
olpa cities OF America. Three minutes
before noon wire chiefs In each OF the
principal cities ana towns and cities
leading to and from their large sisters
cease sending or receiving messages.
no matter how important they may be
and devote themselves TO switching on
wires In such a way as to make an
unbroken circuit OF communication
from Washington around the utter
most boundaries OF the United States
This Is called an "unbroken national
circuit" Thus a smooth track "a made
along which the electric message may
flash encompassing the union and an
nouncing the time OF day. Ten sec-
onds before the time bell strikes comes
another silence. and then mighty
throb, n titanic heartbeat from the
foremost factor In modern commerce.
and an electrical current pulsates from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
Gotham to the Golden Gate. announc-
ing the fact that the sun has passed
over the seventy-ffth meridian aud Il
Is noon at washington.-Pea
Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

The sultan OF Turkey lmaglnes him
self sport Lately he has developed
a passion for playing cards FOR money.
and the man who Is unfortunate
enough to win the sultan's money In
ours hlg enduring dislike Public Of
ncials permit him TO win. and thus
save their places.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

a curious official regulation demand
that an the old linen OF the Ceylon
hospital shall be burned every three
months. a government Official comes
round on a periodic linen inspection
and condemns wornout sheets, towels
etc, TO a fiery fate
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04
A }YOUTf4FUL BoER HERO

vancod 10 within 200 and 800 yards of
tho British lines In the face OF rain
Of bullets. bringing back Information
to his commander Young suyman's
relatives. except his father. with those
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

New Zealand proposes TO send let
ter TO any part OF tho world Included
IA the postal union Tor 2 cents The
theory Is that increased business will
eventually make the system self-sup-
porting.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04
IS A NOVEL PLAN.
ROOF GARDEN SUGGESTED FOR
THE CHURCHES.

Rev. III Burdctte widgsr Of COLUMBUS.
Ind, the Originator Of :he startling
innovatlon-what lilo says Of the
orig nal Idea.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

ohlo's cities and towns gained 1885,
02i IN population during the last ten
years, or 792 more than the increase
IN tAe rest OF the entire state.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

The new palace OF Emperor William
10 tho largest ana grandest IN pots.
dam, The Interior Is finished IN tho
colors OF royalty, white aud rols and
the state rooms are unusually H..
The banquet HAN Is caDaclols e,o..,h
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

are slender. as Secretary Hitchcock Ia
believed to be willing to serve another
term. But Wilson's candidacy has
created little stir In political cir
cles.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

OF the other refugees. are In the hands
OF the British, There is a price upon
all their heads.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04

Though sness is often selashueas
With r. Ner name.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
BECOMING M-ODERNIZED.
Manila showing the N Brought
nv New Formulation.

Manila Letter in New York Tribune.
The old order OF things is rapidly passing
away, and in the place of that life which
seemed like a lOng-draWn-Out siesta. rudely
interrupted now and then by the arrival OF
a mail steamer. the departure Of a friend
or the rumblinEs OF an earthquake. there
has come the busting activity Of "A gov
eminent ON wheels. which actually insists
uDon trampling under foot the old Spanish
traditions OF never doing to-day what can
possibly be done tomorrow. The measured
gait of the a~rchbishop's diminutive white
horses on the Malecon drive has given way
TO the businesslike trot OF the huge Ken
lucky mule pulling a regulation army
wagon. The benches on the Luneta facing
the bay are no longer occupied by little
saliow-faced men. dressed IN white and
wearing the irrepressible black Dot hat:
their places nave beer taken by men in
Khaki. sturdy in figure and bearing. and
with a you be d." expression in their
faces. On the Fscolta the American. for
merly scarcely known, good-naturedly jos
ties at every corner the heterogeneous mass
Of Asistic humanity that throngs the busy
t-horoughfare all day. noon hours excepted.
from early morning until late al night.
ON the porch OF the Orinte the scent OF
garlic and onion soup no longer greets the
visitor. but instead the aroma Of cocktails
and OF scotch made in Manila pervades
the atmosphere. The patient carabao in
the street seems TO view with alarm" the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
THE OBsERVANT BANKER.
He Grows reminiscent when the
Hunting Season Is Mentioned.

In view of the approach Of the open sea
son for hunting game, the Observant Bank
er was asked if he ever INDUCED in this
form of sport. d 1 ever hunt?' he asked,
flushing perceptibly. 80 yes, occasionally.
Not elephants and such like game, but
'possums and 'coons. Just look at that
scratch across my check, notice that hump
on my nose. OF course you cannot see the
strained tendon in my left leg, nor the
sprain in my back. How did it happen, did
you ask? Well, I'll tell you.
Il have a cOlored man working for me
on one of my farms down the river a little
way, and L tried for three consecutive Sun
days to catch him at home, but his wife
would inform me each time l inquired that
Uncle Henry had gone to Southport or
somewhere else. His mission was always
to buy a new 'dawg,' although he has
eleven dogs and thirteen children now. l
had about made up my mind to fire the old
darby, but last week a fool friend of mine
presented me with a coon dog that had q
pedigree several feet in length, and l de-
cided to try him Sunday. The animal was
seven parts voice and one part dog and he
was guaranteed to catch a rabbit on sight.
Accordingly, last Sunday l sent the family
TO church so as to ease my conscience. and
then set forth for my farm.
I my qualification / found Uncle Henry
at nome. his 0aWSS were tnere. TOO. You
ought TO have been there to see those ami
mails. They are the worst collection of
fiea-purveyors L ever saw, and their va
rieties ranged from flee up. Not one of them
appeared worth 30 cents. With my hundred
dollar hound l informed Uncle Henry that
l guessed we might have something do
ing i'm that neighborhood shortly.
w waited until dusk and then started
out in search Of 'coons. In the meantime
Uncle Henry had got me worked up To a
veritable frenzy by telling me that with
his two black-and-tan dogs he had caught
three 'pOssums in thirty minutes the night
previous and that he had put one 'possum
in a sack for me to take home. Dat air
'pOssum am sweet as honey, he CALCULATED.
After we had been out d little while we
struck the trail of a 'possum and Henry
started after him with me just behind. 1
soon found myself foundering around. fall
ing over my blooded dog, which persisted
in going the wrong direction. 1t was no
use. The animal was "A rank gutter. He
would run between my legs, howl miser-
ably and in general Inundated me mex
Dressiblv. Uncle Henry's scrubs freed the
'Dossum in twenty minutes. / apOlOgiZeG
for my pedigreed animal and told Henry l
guessed / was getting too Old TO go 'pOssum
hunting and that we had better start for
home.
when we came near the house my dog
emitted a howl that would have Weakened a
dead person. and started after some furry
creature at a terrific pace. 1 began to think
mavbe 7 had misjudged the brute when.
as / dashed around to the rear Of the house
saw Aunt Hannah open the kitchen door
and throw a pan OF Scalding water on the
dog. yelling at the same time. HHeah. YOU
ornery dawg. quit chasing DAT air cat -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31

was used in paying the soldiers, inasmuch
as paper money was more convenient to
handle. Greenbacks. being promises of the
government, were good, while national
bank notes We're better, since they were
backed by bonds to a greater amount than
their face. Paymasters we're las thick as
leas in a dog kennel as a veteran eX-
presses il, and these men carried large
amounts of paper money about the coun-
try, frequently travelling by steamers and
railroad trains. Now and then a steamboat
would catch fire or explode and sink,
which, Of course, meant the destruction of
all paper money on board. In these and
countless other ways bank notes amounting
In the aggregate to goodly fortunes Were
forever lost to the business of the country.
But the bonds that were originally depos-
tied 10 secure these notes could not be re-
turned 10 their owners, in spite of the fact
that the notes could never turn up again.
Charles NJ. Robbins, of this city, Is inter-
eSted in this movement. since he Is receiver
and owner of the remaining assets of the
old First National Bank. Mr.. Robbins de-
clines TO discuss the movement, ~feigning
ignorance of it, but from persons he has
talked with it has been learned that he Is
hopeful of ultimate success for the project.
1t is known that if such a statute as has
been outlined above were to be enacted by
Congress. Mr.. Robbins would come into an
amount of money that would be regarded
by the average individual as a snug for
tune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
STENCILS AND SEALS.

Iapidity with which the new-fangled drays
are moving about. while the motive
power in front OF these archaic wonders
OF street-car architecture-wOnders which
could be duplicated i'm New York only
looks with confidence TO the day that will
end his misery and stay forever the arm
which so cruelty yields the butt end of the
thong. In the side streets the old oil lamps
link brighter In the consciousness that be-
fore long they. too. will enter into we'll
earned rest and their burden be taken I'D
by lights as bright As those on the Puente
de Espana. along the river front and on
the way out 20 Ermita ahh Malatc. The
poor ole stunted and m~oth-eatcn palms on
the Malecon shore drive seem 80 shake
their heads IN grave disapprOval OF the
activity in the Quartcrmastcrs corral OD-
posite, where there is a constant going and
coming. and where thousands OF horses and
mules accentuate the sternly practical side
a sandy beach into "A place of sheds and
stables. The old stone walls OF the fortified
city, which for more than "A hundred years
have uncomplainingly borne the ~indignity
OF moss and mold. the rOtting drawhridgcs
whose slumbers have not been disturbed
for many a generation. and the mcphitic
stenches OF the moat which Tor ages gam
boiled above the accumulated muck and
filth OF decades. have rudely been awak-
ened b. the unpoetic contractor. who Viii
utilize part OF the walls for a governments
$50 down. and by n sanitary engineer
Who insists upon sacrificing fever beds 10
considerations OF health. Yes. the old or
Ger OF things Is rapidly passing away: but
n YOU viii hurry YOU may Still be In time
10 see many an interesting sight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
THREE DOLLAR ROSES
WHY THE PROUD AMERICAN BEAUTY
BLOOMS COST so MUCH.
Large Blossoms with Four-FoOt stems
That viii he Seen at Indi-
ana Floral Festival.

American Beauty roses, said TO be the
prOudest bloom that grows in an Indiana
greenhouse, are to appear in all their
splendor at the Indiana Floral Festival, to
be held at Tomlinson Hall next week.
Hundreds Of these roses are now ready to
burst into flower i'm the greenhouses of In
dianapolis, and the growers are carefully
coaXing the buds open by means of sun
light and artificial heat and say the Amer
lean Beauties will represent the acme OF
rose culture as it has developed in this
city. From the large greenhouses at Rich
mond, Lafayette, New Castle, Muncie and
other flower centers OF the State quantities
OF American Beauties will be sent TO Tom
linson Hall for the week, and the manage
ment expects some of the most active con-
tests for ribbons to be among these exhib-
itors. The growers say they will have
American Beauties on exhibition with
blooms approaching a china teapot in size
and with stems four feet long. They will
have, they say, roses i'm bountiful numbers
that ordinarily sell for sS6 a dozen. and
they will make clear to buyers of Amer
lean Beauties why these flowers during the
winter months get so high in price that
they equal in value SOM pieces Of bric-a-
brac and a few Oriental rugs. During the
sunny days OF this month the American
Beauties have made fine Roadway. 1t Is
during the cloudy days of winter that their
progress is slow and the growers have 10
use artificial means to get them 10 expand
their blossoms. American Beauties require
more room i'm a greenhouse than a chrys-
anthemum, and to the grower the space
occupied is worth money. Time and atten-
ton are required 10 produce an American
Beauty with a heavy. bushy flower and a
stem four feet in length. and the grower
finds ample reason for charging 50 for a
single flower.
The festival management expects a num-
Der of special exhibits OF American Beau
ties i'm addition TO those that will compete
for prizes. Each competing exhibit will
have TO contain not less than twenty roses.
While florists become enthusiastic when
they talk Of carnations, chrysanthemums
and varieties OF roses. they say there is no
flower that holds public favor from year TO
year like the American Beauty, and that
an American Beauty Of true stock stands
on an equal with an American who traces
his ancestry back to al old English or
French king, or with a horse of the bluest
blood. While the florists never tire Of the
deep crimson Of the American Beauty. they
nave for years been spending time and
money TO secure a white. a yellow or A pink
American Beauty with all the character
istics OF the crimson variety. To some ex-
tent the growers have been successful
along this line. There are pink Beauties
occasionally seen on the market, but they
do not depart very much from the soft, rich
pink of the Bridesmaid roses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
ITO be Continued on Saturday.
ENGLAND's BESETTING SIN.
Lord Roscbery on the ''FataI GIFT of
COmpIaccncy."
London Mail.

Speaking last night as president Of the
Birmingham and Midland Institute. Lord
Rosebery expressed the opinion that there
were few needs Of the nation more CLAIMANT
than the need for independent thought.
though it might be that. under an appear-
ance of calm and apathy, men were think
ing out the problems hat beset us. He
hoped that this was so. for we needed much
thought-pOlitical, commercial. and mill
tary-if we were to maintain our national
power, and national power i'm these DAYS
was synonymous with national safety.
In days TO come, if they had not come
empires would be formidable not so much
from the immensely Of their area as from
the numbers of their trained. Intelligent
and educated population. Political and
commercial education were all very well.
but neither would avail without the shirt
to take advantage of ii. The nation which
was not progressive was retrograding.
Rest and be thankful was a motto which
spelled decay.
His l~ordship spoke of the restless enter
prise of the Americans, r~eImarking that in
the new world the disdain Of fnality. the
anxiety for improving the best. seemed al
most a disease: but in Great Britain they
could afford 10 catch the complaint. at any
rate, in a mitigated form. and give in ex-
change some of our own self-complacency.
for conIplacency was a fatal gift. In these
days We needed TO be inoculated with some
of the nervous energy of the Americans.
We looked back with satisfaction upon
our history. and said in prOVerbial fashion
that there was a providence watching over
us. Did not the people see that it was
from themselves. from their passionate de-
termination, if they would. that the sus-
tanning and driving impulse must come if
energy were TO result? Nothing else would
be of avail. for even if some great orator
should awake the echoes for a moment they
soon died away.
Leaders were all very we'll They We're
desirable. they were necessary. they were
sometimes admirable, but they were not
everything. They were Inadequate TO Crap
pie with national tasks unless they had a
national force behind them. What he
would ask the people was when they want
ed a thing TO want it with all their might.
that they should exert their irresistible
will power and insist that what they want
ed should be done.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
III Heart of the worlds Desire.

Somehow there's always a statesman
To guide our ship OF state.
The kings OF the world are many
And 80 axe the sons OF fate.
The WONDERFUL untsmed masters
Who harness the sky'S wild fire:
But let me whisper a secret
The heart OF the worlds desire
Is not I'm the child or genius.
Nor yet i'm a royal Mosque
The heart OF tho world is yearning
For the man who sings at his taskl
Enough of birth and genius.
Which dazzle our tired eyeSi
Let IA turn. like simple children
Wherever the sunlight lies.
And praise. as king and master.
Where no deep shadows Turk.
The man who teaches freedom
The man who sings At his work,
Clinton Dangerneid. in Success
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
The Thugs Mistake.
Ohio State Journal.

Ohio State Journal.
Hands up" sternIy commanded the foot
pad as he stepped before a hurrying pedes-
trian in a lonely suburb and thrust a re-
volver muzzle in his face.
The pedestrian halted long enough to
snatch the pistol from the robbie and
knock him down with one fell blow.
How dare YOU try TO make me miss a
street car when they pass only once an
hour exclaimed the pedestrian. angrily.
Then he hurried on i'm the darkness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
4 Chiid's Thought.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

4 small boy whose parents were former
residents OF Cleveland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles W. Baker, now OF New York. has
a way OF asking quaint questions that are
often puzzling for older heads. He isn't
quite 1--WE years old. and. OF course. this
makes explanations all the more difficult.
Recently he said 10 his mother: Mamma.
are the angels very strong?
Yes. my boy. Why do you ask
Cause. IN when they are taking
YOU up TO heaven il wouldn't be a bit funny
IL they dropped you. would it,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-26

Wesley was to the end of his life n
lover of a good book. Though the Bible
was his chief study. he would have
agreed with Matthew Arnold that n
man who did not know other books
could not know that book as II should
be known. lie constantly urged his
preachers TO read. You can never be
deep preacher without reading" he
used to say, ANY more than thor
ough Christian" To young man who
said that his work as an evangelist left
him no time for reading he wrote:
"IIence your talent in preaching does
not increase. 1t is just the same as II
was seven years ago. 1t Is lively, but
not deep. There Is little variety. There
is no compass of thought" What would
not some of us give for that volume of
Shakespeare, annotated throughout by
his hand. which John Pawson destroy
ed after his death for fear of scandallz-
ing the weaker brethren ?-Temple Bar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-26
The OpaI SuperstitiOn,

There Is one superstition Of wide
range and influence that is directed
against one of the most beautiful OBJ
jects in nature, the opal. A man in my
town failed in business, and what do
you think he did? Took his opal ring
into the yard and smashed 1t to pieces
with II hammer! He ascribed his bank
ruptcy 10 that opal, and he intended
neither to suffer such misfortune again
nor TO allow any other one to do so by
inhcriting or buying that Ill starred
property.
One of the most amusing instances OF
a trust in wrong things Is reported
from New York. where man took an
opal TO jeweler and asked him to sell
it, as he had had nothing but bad luck
since he owned II. his business ven-
lures having failed, his children having
suffered illness and the old scratch
having been to pay generally. The
jeweler found the gem to have been an
imitation. Its falsity must have been
obvious to everybody except the vic
tim. because the opal Is the stone that
has never been even passably Initiated.
New Lippincott
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-26
Rnre and Curiou. Gems.

The rarest and costliest of gems,
though not always esteemed the most
beautiful, are pigeons blood rubies,
fine opals and diamonds that are pure
but shed distinct glow of blue or
pink. A very perfect pearl of generous
size and lustrous skin. tinted rarely
beautiful golden green, was valued un-
set at over f300. A faultless green
pearl is very rare.
A curious stone is the alexandrite.
1t is dark green stone that Is polish
ed, cut and set, very like fine topaz
or amethyst, in large snowy rings sur
ROUNDED by diamonds. By the light of
day the aleXandrite has no special
beauty save its fine luster, but directly
shaft of artificial light strikes the
dull stone deep CLEANS Of red fash out
of the green. and under the gas or In
the freight one Ignorant Of this va
gary would instantly pronounce 1t a
ruby.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-26
NY MORTALITY.

IT'S writ "Nfortai, thy life is but a span."
And yet feel that air and earth and sky
Are ever mine. even forcvcrmore
That and mine can never. never die.
And yet l. know how well, how well know,
That In the future somewhere hidden lies
A day, the day Of days, which has for me
moment supreme, when shall close my eyes
To open them on this my world no more,
When friends will fold my hands upon my breast
And sadly say; "Dear soul, her work Is done.
Let us now lay her gently TO her rest"
sprinetime with bud and bloom will come and
go;
The busy world will still rush madly on;
The earth and air and sky will be for those
Who will not know that have come and gone.
DIR. Grace Peckham Murray in larper's Bazar.