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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-12-27

You are very kind" said Estelle.
Thank you. Miss Croker" said
Maude. But Ray. remembering that
Miss Croker must have heard her saw
The wished she would go home. want.
ed to hide herself. However. she
came out from behind the curtain and
seated herself close to Estelle. Miai
Croker then gave them each a croche,
needle. This blue ball Is Tor you
he said, placing the wool in Estelle's
zap. The mauve for you" and she
dropped another bali In Maude's
hands, "and the pink for little Rosy
Ray"
The children laughed merrily but
at the lady's last words their facor
grew very long. Now. girls" 81
want three mats for my dressing case
at home and ! know you Will be de
lighted TO make me q present before ]
30. which viii be worry loon now" She
looked at Ray while she spoke ana
then left the room.
"Horrld thlng!" said Ray. Ms tho
door closed. Il won't knit a mat for
her thought she meant to give us
the wool"
1T Just serves us right for talking
about mamma's friend as we did" re-
piled Estellc. I'VE will have to knit
them. Come, Ray. III begin yours
and Maude. don't you remember?
Make n chain Of three stitches and
the next row plain"
They were all three fond OF this kind
OF work and presently forgot their
disappointment.
The sun was Just setting when Es-
telle said: There. that's the last OF
mo wool and my mats done. But Just
see what a big wad OF paper Miss Gro
ker rolled her wool upon She tossed
the paper under the crate and fasten-
cd on her knitting neatly.
And mines finished" said Maude.
and here Is another great roll OF pa
per and There Is something hard In
H. Maude opened It slowly. laughing
as she did so. A bright 1--WE dollar
gold piece.
on, look! Just lookl l wonder n
Miss Croker meant to put II there!"
II am sure I don't know" answer
ed Estelle, but wait until Ray has
finished her mat then we will 20
and ask her"
1T is DONE" said Ray. "and here is
another Ave dollar gold piece. Els
telle, you'd better get a poker and pull
out that paper you threw under the
crate"
Estelle soon had the paper in her
hand, and sure enough, there was a
third gold piece hidden away in II.
"sho must really intend them for
u.s." said Ray. IL feel so ashamed
because she heard me say, I wish
sho would go home"
While tho three girls with the money
In their bands and the mats In their
laps were wondering what they ought
to do, Miss Croker walked In.
so see my mats are finished" she
said. They are very pretty and
Will keep them always In remembrance
OF my three little friends"
Estelle held up the shining coin. II
found this In my BALL" she said.
Il put II there as a little surprise
for you" replied Miss Croker, "and
now l hope you can buy some small
gift for your mamma and papa. Then
she added, Come, children, hurry on
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-12-27

For this remarkable feast Of Christ
mas OF the olden time a nvorlte Eng
lish dish was plum porrldge. The
Engllshmen Of the early centuries ate
his plum porride with a zest he might
well have saved for the more elaborate
dishes. After such a bowl OF porridge
as he considered his portion
there Is erason to wonder where
he found place for his Intercourse
In the centuries long gone plum pot
tage was always served with the arst
course OF the Christmas dinner
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-12-27

your wraps and / will take you down
town 10 choose your presents"
Never did three little girls dress in
such short time.
Miss Croker took them to such Won
derful stores and vas so pleasant and
kind that the three little girls v
forgot that New Years Eve.
The gifts that they carried home to
their parents. which were selected
under Miss croker's advice. were real
ly very pretty.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-12-27
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS AND
EVENTS.

q Newly discovered Cave At Cole Camp,
Missouri-it IT. Roof Floor n sides
Lined with nar,tcs white as SNOW
A Glass Dress.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Pettus, Rravest Deed.

According to General Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi who enjoyed the illustrious distinction of being a Acknowledgement, at 31 years of age, and who recently made u speech to the Alabama Legislature, Senator Pettus was the hero of the brav est deed of the war between the states. General Lee commanded a greater num- Der of Alabama soldiers than any other officer, and in speaking to the Legislature the other day, as all newspaper readers remember, he pleaded with the law makers to provide for commission to ascertain the exact position of Alabama soldiers in the terrible struggles at Vicks- burg.
 General Lee was introduced to the Leg lslature by General George P. Harrison of Lee County, youngest brigadier-gen- eral of the confederacy, his next door neighbor as to counties having been the late Michael J. Bulger of Tallapoosa, who recently died, the oldest officer of any rank in the confederate army.
 General Lee paid" says the Louisville Courier-Journal, "an eloquent tribute to the bravery and valor of the Alabama troops under his command, and described minutely and dramatically an episode in which General Pettus, the junior United States Senator from Alabama, then a lieutenant colonel, had figured. it being a deed of daring and chivalry on the bat tlefield in which few men have excelled, and General Lee called it the bravest deed of the war. He urged the great import ance of the battle of Vicksburg, and said Alabama owed it to her brave sons who took part in that battle to mark the ex- act spot occupied by her troops on the battlefield to be preserved intact on the site of the battle, and set aside in the proposed national park"
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

feels outraged because his oratory did not take" except in the Congress- iOna1 Record. As Mark is not lit erary feller he does not treasure such . record He wants results, and when ne cannot get results he prefers to have revenge. He IS now on the war path, and Leaders Aldrich and Ali son are, it seems, helping him out.
 The entire scheme is very discred- itable and it will prove very unwise and unprofitable. It will save no money to the treasury in the long run, not dollar. It is strictly a matter of retaliation at the dictation of the baffied and vicious Hanna, who is not accustomed to an acceptance of any situation not of his own making.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
MT Hanna Hitting Back.

The ship subsidy bill has been out winded, and Hanna & Go. are now re- solved to get even by defeating the rivers and harbors bill This is the situation in truth and in a nutshell The plan is thoroughly Hannaesque, for he is a Warwick who prefers to ride roughshod where he cannot ride smoothly to his own taste.
 The plan in brief is to let works that have cost hundreds of millions of dollars rust out, or at least lie idle, In order to punish the men who stop ped the subsidy bill. If it is not a case of plain Ohio revenge, it is at least an Ohio object lesson. It is Legislation at any rate by retaliation. The correspondents at Washington intimate that President Mckinley would veto the rivers and harbors bill anyway. The veto would ostensi bly be based on extravaganza and all that; in reality it would be based on the defeat of the subsidy bill and or ders from Mark Hanna. The good MT. Hanna is very much aroused. He has made orations, one: of them being three hours long, in favor of the bil he promised to put through, and he
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
JOE WHEELER ON VIEW.

New York Letter in the Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 In the corridor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel this morning was a little white haired man with southern accent, whose utterances were listened to with great respect by four other men grouped around him. Col Tom Ochitree called the little man "Joe." James Henderson of the Southern Pacific Railroad called him a 'd-d rebel, but a good citizen" and third individual, who writes checks for a life insurance company addressed his as General Wheeler" The little man was scarcely bigger than the bell boys, who crowded about at every opportunity, but no six-footer would have shown more vigor than he in recounting few Philip pine experiences for the benefit of his hearers. A lady passed and the general bowed low. That prompted the life in surance check signer and his friend to compliment General Wheeler for his tra- ditional southern chivalry Then came a pause "Chivalry is fine thing" said Col. Tom Ochiltree. finally, after period of reflection, "but I wish to thunder I knew what Federal Steel common stock was going to do tomorrow
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Supreme Court Reports.

The Senate seems to have wide variety of bills tied out, among them a bill providing for reprint of the Alabama Supreme Court reports. As a set of these cost about 5000 and can scarcely be obtained at any fig ure, and as these reports practically contain the law of the State, it is very plain they should be brought within reach of the lawyers and officials of the State. Mir. Hunt made this very plain in sensible letter published In yesterdays Age-Herald.
 The cost to the State would prob ably be changed to a profit, but even If it were not, these reports should be reprinted. They contain the con- struction of very important statute, and these constructions constitute the body of our law. This matter, therefore, rises above dollars and cents, although it is improbable that the reprinting would cost the State cent. Senator Morrow's bill should be passed. To tax a young lawyer, or even an old lawyer, 5000 for ninety-eight volumes is unreasonable, unwise, and absolutely injurious to the general good. The Morrow bill will bring the reports within the means of every lawyer in active prac- tice, and it would place full sets in public offices where they are greatly needed.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
mono Their Cons 'ituenis.

The State Legislature remembering George Washington, first in every thing, even in the hatchet habit, has gone home and will not meet again until Monday. This will afford the members an opportunity to discuss The text book bill with their constitu-
 ents; and if they will talk with those
 who have to buy school books they
 will find them all one way. They will find no man who thinks he should be compelled by the book trust to pay ten cents Tor copy book, when the people of Tennessee buy them under the advantages of an uniformity act for three cents. And so on through out the list, the copy books being the most fragrant example, however.
 The members of the Legislature should consult those constituents who are in no way interested in the pres ent trust system-those who have no fads, no desire to dictate what shall be used, no connection in any way with the business. They should con- suit, in other words, the everyday man and consumer. He has to pay, and the other man does not. The man who has to pay is the man whose opinion should be taken, for the edu- cation of the barefoot boys and girls of the State is involved in his answer.
 If the members of the Legislature will turn deaf ear to special inter- ests, and will keep ready ear for the general good, they will go back on Monday to Montgomery ready to a man to pass the uniformity bill They will defeat it of course if special interests are superior in their minds to general interests of the State.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Industrial school at East Lake.

All the specific statements of the late cook with an unpronounceable name are refuted by the statements of the boys themselves now on the farm, as to whom the stories of the cook were told. The boys told Dr. McFerrin and MT. Weakley that they were alike well-fed and kindly treated. The truth is, the case as it stands shows the Doys had no griev- ance except the cooking of the former cook. This cooking may have been bad enough to cause trouble, for if there is anything in this world that is wholly reprehensible and damag- ing it is bad cooking.
 The boys themselves have settled one branch of the srbject, for if they say they are tow well-fed that part of the case k disposed of They are well-fed, too, at a time when the States money is not available, and the institution has to depend upon the efforts of the noble-hearted wo- men who are stanGag by Mrs. R. D. Johnston, president of the board of control.
 The value and importance of this young institution are not generally understood. It is the beginning of a work that will be felt in every part of the State. It is a factory for the turning out of good citizeus, and the time will soon come when the State would not under any circumstances do without it.
 The incident that has occurred is to be regretted, although it should not and will not injure this desirable re- form in the minds of intelligent per sons. The tales of dissatisfied em- ployes are not proper basis to go on, and no one believes that the women at the head of the East Lake institu- tion would for moment countenace ill-treatment of the boys. Their sym pathies are much too active to admit of anything of that nature. They un- derstand the need of discipline, but discipline and love for the boys go together in their case. If this were an institution controlled by a lot of politicians there might be room for suspicion. But the East Lake school is, like Caesars wife, above suspicion, for warm-hearted, intelligent women control it.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
LIVING LONGER.
rom the Boston Herald,

From the Boston Herald.
 During the last sixty years the life time of English people has been largely increased" This is the statement made by J. Holt Shooling, a well-known Eng fish actuary. He says that when Queen Victoria came on the throne the ex- pectancy of life of a male child born at that time would average under forty years. This has now grown to an aver age that will not fall far short of forty six years. As regards female life, the average sixty years ago was forty-two years, and this has advanced until at the present time, it will be more than fortyeight, possibly forty-nine. He also figures that nearly three years has been added to the working lifetime of each male, and that for females there has been a gain of over two and a half years in the most valuable part of life His statements are based on the carefully prepared statistics of the English life tables, and if they are correct they cer- tainly prove that England is a much bet ter place to live in today than it was sixty years ago.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
THE EXTRA SESSION MAY
 BE DELAYED UNTIL FALL
BY ALBERT HALSTEAD.

Age-Herald Bulletin, 509 Fourteenth street, N. w., Washington, February 22.- (SpeciaD-It will probably be impossible to know definitely whether there is to be an extra session until the day of ad- journment, and even then the matter may still be undetermined. Much depends on what the Cubans do in the meantime. The President continues to believe that it will be impossible to avoid an extra session, for every time the subject comes up when a number of senators are, calling upon him, he expresses the view that 1t will be necessary to call Congress together.
 From the information that comes from Havana it would appear unlikely that the Cuban constitution can be submitted to the President on March l. as some have expected. The Cubans have not made sufficient progress to make that likely. They are not, at present. in a mood to yield to the demands of the United States. They want to grant some things, evi- dently with the hope that this will be satisfactory. But the President will in- ton. If the convention does not comply Governor General Wood may return the constitution to the convention with the information that it cannot be accepted or transmitted to Washington because of the failure to meet one of the most import that is, providing for the future rela-
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
GOSSIP FROM
 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
BY ALBERT HALsTEAD.

give them some idea of the country 10 which they now belong. In an educa- tional sense it should be very helpful. It is at Adjutant General Corbin's sugges- tion they come here. With the twelve or fifteen hundred regular soldiers, the Brooklyn regiment, the Ohio regiment, the Maryland regiments, the three bri- gades of the Pennsylvania Guard and nu- rnerous separate companies from various states there should be at least fifteen thousand soldiers here, and almost as many marching civilians.
 The opposition to the appointment of Philip c. Knox to be Attorney General because he has been attorney for the Carnegie Steel Company, does not seem to be entirely confined to Democrats, for some Western Republicans express dis content with his probable selection. They argue that should the great steel combine be effected and the demand be made that it be proceeded against under the Sher- man antitrust law, it might be difficult to persuade MT. Knox to act, by reason of his natural sympathy with that organ ization in view of his former connection with the Carnegie Company. This objec- ton does not seem to be important, for few, if any, lawyers of sufficient reputa- tion in their profession to be appointed Attorney General could be found who had not served in some capacity or other as corporation attorneys. If all corpor- ation attorneys are to be excluded from holding that position the Attorney Gem erals Of the United States are not likely to be very strong lawyers.
 One of the Imaginable sights in the Sem ate is Senator Butler of North Carolina talking at great length on some proposi- tion on which he is absolutely uninform- tors, none of whom is listening to him. Butler does not care, for he gets in the Record and is spending his last hours as Senator in making himself obnoxious. He has evidently taken Senator Petit grew's place in that work, for Pettigrew has recently been strangely silent and amiabe
 The approaching Louisiana Purchane Exposition at St. Louis is giving the President additional trouble, for the bill appropriating five millions for the expo- sition provides for nine commissioners four of whom must be Democrats. This causes Senators and Congressman to pes- ter tn President with applications for the appointment of their friends. AL ready there are more applications than places.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Age-Herald Bureau, 504 Fourteenth St.. N. w., Washington, February 22.-(Spe- cial. )-During the last days of every of Senators and Representatives to be ap- prehensive that it may be impossible to complete the appropriation bills before adjournment. Then, in the Senate, two or three Senators are always found who insist that certain appropriation bills can- not pass unless their wishes are complied with. Appropriation bills always become experienced, it would seem impossible for the work to be finished. But in the last forty eight hours of a session, when each house Is in session almost continu- ously work Is done that ordinarily would require a month or more. Important dis agreements are settled with great speed. Wearness and the necessity of complet- ing the work overcome stubbornness and obstincy, the hour of noon on the 4th of March arrives and finds every appropria- tion bill passed and signed by the Pres- ident. Sometimes, to be sure, it is neces- sary to turn the clock back half or three quarters of an hour, to finish, and impor- tant measures fail often, but as they are not appropriation bills an extra session Is unnecessary.
 Just at present failure to pass all ap- propriation bills seems possible-legisla- tion is very much clogged-but the situ- ation is no worse than it has been be- fore, and it will probably be cleared up, though there may be close and exciting finish.
 The Spooner amendment to the army bill, authorizing the establishment of civil government in the Philippines, will re- quire much discussion, but as it has been favorably reported to the Senate, it will finally pass. The Democrats will oppose it, but there seems to be no Democratic purpose to unduly debate 1t; for if it is not passed this session, they know the President, regardless of the Cuban situation, will call Congress in extra ses- sion to act upon it.
 The inaugural parade is not only to be novel because of the presence of an un- usually large number of tackles and ma rincs--there will be at least a thousand of them-but a battalion GAO Porto Ricans, under command of Major Swift, is to occupy a conspicuous place. They are to be clothed in heavy uniforms so unfavorably affect them. Their presence here not only promises to be interesting to the people who see them but also, to
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

tions between Cuba and the United States. In that event, or in case of de- delay for any other reason the extra session will not be summoned immedi- ately The decision of the Cubans re- garding the relations with the United States must be at hand before Congress can be convened in extra session. If this important matter is delayed until July, it is likely that the President will walt until September, in about the middle of which month climatic conditions are mora suitable for congressional sessions.
 But even though the President has the authority to instruct Governor General Wood to recommit the Cuban constitution to the convention because it's provisions touching the relations between the United States and Cuba are unsatisfactory, 1t is improbable that he will, because he Is especially anxious that Congress should divide with him the responsibility for the settlement with Cuba. He may also think that conditions demanded of Cuba by him Wife, the indorsement of Congress, will become effective, as showing 6 unity of purpose on the part of the President and Congress. This might seem the mora important as 1t Is suspected that the Cu- bans have been encouraged not to yield to our demands by certain designing American politicians who think some DO. Etical advantage can be secured by post. poning the settlement of the Cuban prob. lem.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
New Snow and Old Joy.

Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock there began the first fall of snow of the winter of 190O-01. and 1t continued far into the night. The afternoon was very dark and cheerless, though the snow was light enough.
 Said man:
 "One hearing the jingling of bells down in the street below unconsciously fash toned in his mind a sleigh and heard the boisterous laughter of men and maidens In the icy roads of the frozen north over the sea; saw pink faces peeping out from masses of fur, felt the touch of tender hand deep down under weight of robes, and heard many a whisper and sign burst into ringing peals of merriment that spread far and wide over the far wide fields of far wide white: saw the long range of high white hills banked up seemingly against vast black mountains reaching to the skysall around and meet ing in the zenith; saw far along the white way that between the snowy hedges far winding lay the black gray walls of an ancient castle, the scene Of the coming and going of thirty genera tions of one race of fight and frolic, fum- ing and fun and joy-the same name and blood and soul greeting through thou- sand years every seasons snowfall and hailing every springtimes budding, every summers bloom saw the mighty sleigh with its blest burden of human love and faith and joy sweep proudly up to the ancient gateway, which flew wide open to peal on peal of laughter, as maidens protested that they could get out unas- sisted, and stout lovers swore they couldn't; saw that glad throng of loved and lovers fly in across the centuries-old drawbridge fallen, and under the ages long portcullis that had creaked and groaned in it's uplifting as it had when blessed St. Margaret was queen, nine centuries before; saw the proud ancient servitors of the ancient house vie with maids and footmen of yesterdays nam ing in ministering to all that roystering company; and, in little while, saw the poodly crowd gather in the antique hall of the banquet, and-and-but that IS an other story.
 "All through the day the winter masseo
 The angry armies, of the SKY,
 And when the darkness fell at last
 We heard the savage host sweep py' .Now breaks the morning, bright once
 more,
 And silence lies upon the world; Peace comes, the long siege being OCT
 Peace, with her great white nag uh-
 furled!''