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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

In some OF the asylums for tho In.
sane there are certain apartments
known as suicide rooms" These arc
set aside as harborH OF refuge for those
patients who manifest n strong desire
to end their lives. Everything in these
rooms Is round. There are no knobs
or posts to the beds. for the maniac
would tie a sheet around any sucn pros
lection and hang himself. For tho
same reason there are no gas nxturea
and no inside shutters There are not
even door knobs. while the doors them
selves are made TO open outward.
When the men undress their clothes
are carefully removed from the room,
30 that they may not be used for
stranaling their owners. All the edges
OF bureaus, the backs OF chairs, etc,
are carefully rounded. 80 that there
may be no points upon which the In
mates might beat their heads. No
canes or sticks arc allowed IN tho
rooms. The doors are left open at
night and a keeper parades necessarily
up and down before them.
A measure which has attracted wide-
spread attention was introduced In tho
Ohio legislature Wednesday. II pro-
vldes a very good solution for that ir-
ritatlng social problem. what TO do
with n man who won't support his
family" wife desertera and fathers
who abandon their children 10 the ton-
der mercies OF charity are to occupy
/ n new relation 10 the victims OF their
heartlessness II the proposed measure
becomes a law. Instead OF being USE
less members OF society while confined
In the penltentiary they are to contrl-
butte 10 the support OF those depending
upon them with the proceeds OF their
labors during imprisonment. Every
man arrested on the charges referred
20 will be placed at some kind OF work
during his Incarceration. providing he
has not learned trade. and certified
sum. the result OF his enforced work.
will be paid at stated Intervals TO his
wife or family. Tho passage OF the bill
will be advocated by some OF the most
prominent philanthroplc organizations
In Ohio.
The bill In without a parallel In the
history Of Legislation against desertion
and abandonment in this country. In
one or two European countries n SINH
/ lar law ia in force, but no attempt ever
has been made before In the United
States to provide relief for the victims
OF this form OF crime while punishment
IN being inflicted upon the guilty hus-
bands and fathers.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31
A GALVESTON HERO REWARDED

To show its appreciation OF his he
role rescue OF forty-three persons dur
ing the Galveston floods. the people Of
Texas have given gold medal TO Ma
jor Lloyd r. ID. Fayling OF Kalamazoo.
The decoration which cost about
$500. Is OF rs carat gold. solid. hand
somely designed and studded with
gems. The diverse side bears the coat
of-arms OF Texas. supported on a Dorle
Maltese cross. with the inscription.
For Bravery. Galveston. September.
1900" encircling the state emblem. On
the reverse side is inscribed. Present
ed by Citizens OF Texas to Major l.. r.
d. Fayllng. who rescued forty-three
persons at the peril OF his own life.
Placed in command under martial law.
his ability courage and energy restor-
cd and maintained law and order. His
work was the saving OF the city"
Major Fayling served as Deputy
United States marshal in Chicago dur
Ing the strike in 1894. rendering effee-
tive service. In 1895 he entered the
secret service OF the Cuban Junta with
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

the rank Of lieutenant. but was soon
tranAferred to the firing line andfnr-
two years saw much hard fighting un.
der General Gomez. participating In
many filibustering expeditions. He
was twice captured by the Spaniards,
once being confined until he was physl-
cally FRUSTRATED. Ill health compelled
him to resign and he left the Cuban
army with the rank OF captain and a
brevet major. When the war with
Spain broke out Major Fayllng raised
the first company from Ohio at his own
expense and offered Il TO the govern
ment. He was elected captain OF his
company. but saw no fighting.
Al the time OF the food Major Fay
ling had been the southern agent OF
New York corporation with headquar-
tiers in Galveston. When Galveston
was placed under martial law he be-
came its sole governor for the time
being.
or the forty-three persons whom Ma
jor Fayling personally rescued. all
were saved by hard swimming or wad-
ing out into the water. When the storm
broke Major Fayling had gone down
10 the beach TO get view of the sea.
As the hurricane increased in fury he
started TO return TO his Office. He found
that he had to swim and wade in an
average OF FIVE feet OF water, and was
kept busy lodging live wires. II was
almost impossible 10 stand against the
wind. Reaching his Office he threw on
his clothing, and putting on a bathing
suit was ready for work.
An exciting episode OF that night was
whom fifteen tramps and negroes stray
ed into n building in which the major
had placed some women and children
whom he had rescued. The gang
planned TO steal the boat In which Ma
jor Fhyling purposed to convey the
refugees TO n place OF safety. Major
Fayiing had n six-shooter and n Win
chester at hand and placed the gang
under arrest. stationing his servant
over them as a guard. He later did
good work in hunting out the ghouls
who were mutilating human bodies TO
obtain jewelry and valuables. and II
was Mt his orders that many OF these
were executed under martial law.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

them. They could only try to reach
the rocks at the side OF the glacier.
hoping to do so before the avalanche
should sweep them away. Through the
knee-deep snow they ran for their
lives. ~ remember" said MFR. Tuckett.
being struck with the Idea that II
seemed as II the avalanche were sure
OF its prey, and wished to play with
us for awhile. At one moment II let
us imagine that We had gained on IL,
and the next, with mere wantonness OF
vindictive power, II suddenly rolled
out vast volume OF grinding blocks
and whirllng snow and fragments OF
ice, frozen cloud, swept over u.s., en-
tirely concoaling us from one another.
But still we were untouched, and stu
we ran. Another half second, and the
mist parted. There lay the body OF tho
monster, whose head was stlll career
ing away at lightning speed far below
us, motionless. rigid. harmless. :
Youths Companion
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

ter days TO como before the end Of
my life, which have given 10 my
neighborhood. My existence Ia very
quiet Ole and am not well known
even In London outside OF my parish.
We have had but ono distinguished
member in our family. my younger
brother. Frank Schnadhorst. the late
secretary OF the National Liberal Fed
GRAFTON, who some ten years ago was
presented with n check for $4,000
guineas In testimony OF his rare abill-
~ as political organizer OF the LIB
eral party In England. His name. l
believe, Is not altogether unknown In
America.
I'm conclusion might say that am
frank TO acknowledge that except for
the love and tenderness shown me by
my congregation. which | value higher
than any salary might have received,
| could not have continued as long as
/ have"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

There are many strange occupations
by which persons gain n living. and
one of these is that OF gathering chew
ing gum. There are n few men In
Maine who follow this vocation AMI
make n good livelihood out OF II. or
course. what they gather is spruce
gum, and they pasS the greater part
OF their time In the lonely woods. II
ls not necessary TO say that their lives
are most monotonous The gum pick
err. as he is called. carries with him
an outnt OF several poles and knives,
pair or two OF snowshoes. a small
dog, couple OF blankets and pair
OF climbers like those used by tele-
graph hnemen. In October he goes
into the woods TO study the spruce
growth. He travels alone and seeks
out the places where storms have in
jured the trees, for the wounded
branches are the ones that furnish
the largest supply OF gum. He can 20
up n giant spruce tree like cat and
gather all the gum there almost be-
fore you know II. He Is an expert
workman. A professional gum hunter
can make from 50 to IS a day when
he strikes a really good gum country
He works all winter and In the spring
he leaves his lonely haunts in the
woods, and with his bags and bags
OF spruce gum hastens to the nearest
city to sell his harvest.-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31
NEW UMBRELLA PLATE

The advantage Of having an UNI
brella marked with ones own name
and address will be conceded by any
one, but there are few persons who are
systematic enough TO 20 TO the trouble
OF having this done, A scheme has
just been devised by n resident OF this
city by which any person who can
handle a pen In qualified 10 mark his
own umbrella, says the Philadelphia
Record. II consists OF a double ring OF
metal. one placed inside the other and
designed to be fitted around the han.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

There seems to be no limit to tho
production OF wonderful wheeling ma
chimes. One OF the most Ingenious
novelties in this line Is the monster
ten-seated bicycle recently invented In
this country This is intended special
ly for pacing and racing purposes. IL
Is constructed OF the best steel. In or
der to insure absolute safety. and is
geared for the highest speed pos
slble.
one thousand dollars ia the cost OF
this marvellous flyer, Some Idea OF
the enormous rate at which this ma
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

try to help che people who help them
selves. We have a savings bank every
Monday. and our people deposit their
pence and we give them interest
Again, II Is no use to give a man half
a crown when next day he will want
another half crown; the point In 20
learn the persons circumstances and
help him TO tide over the evil day
until he can help himself Thus
spent fi6 once In setting u poor wild
ow In little business. and now she ia
iiourishing. knew she would do well
II she could be started.
Besides our bank various other
agencies common to n Congregational
Church are all In operation in my
parish. attempt to keep up to date
In everything In connection with
church work.
AS | have stated 10 you, when l
took charge OF this. my frst and the
only pastorate, some forty odd years
ago. tho majority OF the people OF my
neighborhood were pretty well-to-do,
but the east end OF London has be-
come much overcrowdcd and the popu-
lation had gradually gone down and
down. Now | am met with poverty
on every hand and have now. II de-
sired II. by no means as good a
chance OF obtaining a stipend for my
work a. In the early days.
Such conditions as am Obliged 10
meet every day are very trying "a
those who love 10 help the deserving
poor. might say that the South AZ
rican war has very much deepened our
difficulties. but live In hopes OF bet
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

The extreme badness OF the words
usually selected by musicians to write
tunes around has often been a matter
for sarcastic comment The musicians
have defended themselves by saying
that the words are of the very small
est Importance. because In nine cases
out OF ten no one hears them. Sing
ers. 80 long as they bring out their
notes clearly. have the smallest regard
for the unfortunate writer Of the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

One Of the most exciting Alpine ad-
ventures on record was Mr.. Tuckett's
race with an avalanche on the Ysi
Glacier In 1871, He wag ss-eHa.nr tho
glacier with two + md guido
Says Travel: Tht meier .-pet some
what steep'- and on gng lpper mart.
above w. riiEherr isss ~ loose,
fire. fallen NOW hr 'a,,-cted. Sud
l., me trn 'ers heard a laundering
and parrr'' a huge mass OF
srt ice sliding down toward
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

parties ON stunning expeditions. and
the more weird tales he can tell them
about the places to which he takes
them The larger will be his tips. A de-
tective employed by one Broadway
hotel for many years became quite as
wen known as the hotel itself. lie was
an authority on boxing. and the last
word about any big contest was not
said until he chose TO express his opin-
Ion. lie was also the stakeholder in
many big bets.-New York Sun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31
NEW TEN-SEATED BICYCLE.

from a recent test race between II and
the Empire State express. For n
stretch OF many miles the long row OF
blcycllsts on the machine kept side by
side with the express.
A series OF international trial races
between a number of forelgn-built ma
chimes OF similar type and the Ameri-
can one will be one OF the features
seen during the Pan-Amerlean Expo
sitlon at Buffalo. These races will be
held In the arena track OF the great
stadium. where all the sporting ex-
hibitions will take place. For this
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31
rhr.. Presidents. Widow.

Three presidents widows are living.
Mrs. Grant makes her home In WASH
ington; Mrs. Harrison lives in Indian
apolls. and Mrs, Garfield at Mentor.
o. Buchanan's niece and Arthur's ais
ter, both prominent In Washington
during the administration Of those
presidents. stiii survive.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31
THE HOTEL DETECTIVE.
His chief DUTY L. Not Hunting Crime,
Hut GuArding Quests.

AAia Shie' DheV - wv heh"h aNf
Hut Guarding ouesta.
The duties OF a hotel detective are
not arduous. and his greatest Valus TO
the guests is as a eieerone. He ia sup
posed to know the city thoroughly to
be an authority on the theaters and 10
be able to direct men who want to
gamble to places where they can ind
square games" One hotel detective
who was discharged not long ago waa
said to have made nearly $4,000 a
year In tips from guests and comms-
sions from gambling houses. He was
able TO do the latter many a good
turn. and they showed their apprecla-
ton for his work by paying him lib
srally. NomlnRlly he was engaged by
the proprietor OF the hotel TO preberVe
order. but in reality he was eSprcied
10 make himself generally Useful TO
visitors. He must know acre % "'l'i
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31
Plan . Halliday far Ahead.

The one hundredth anniversary OF
the founding OF Cassel. Germany. will
DO celebrated In 1918. and the residents
OF the ancient city are already begin
ming TO plan fitting holiday time
In honor OF the occasion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

About 5000 horses are annually
killed In Spain In bull fights. At
these contests from i.0O0to ] .20o-buG
are annually sacrificed.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

chine can be pedaled through space ia
cleaned from the fact that II has a rec
ord OF almost a mile a minute under
favorable conditions, says the New
York Herald. A practical exhibition
OF lis speed qualities was obtained
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

Tho population OF Honduras. not In
GLIDING savage Indians. Is now esti-
mated n. $4,000.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

Already nearly siO.0oO.OOO haA bea
invested In electric undertakings In IN,
Argentine Republic.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

About one-sI1teenth Of the paper
output OF the world Is converted into
books.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

event II is said special and somewhat
improved model is being constructed
which is expected to be a triumph in
bicycle mechanism, and which will
doubtless outlast all European COM
petitors In speed and appearance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Hiqh School Notes.

Mable Brooks and Bertha Akey
joined the Freshman class Monday.
The visitors this week were A. w.
Bryant and Rev. Peterson.
A number of the Freshman have
been promoted to the Sophamore
Algebra class.
VIM. Fuller has sent the Botany
class some very good specimens from
Maryland. Among them were a per-
Simmon, chestnutS in the burr, black
walnut. hickory, pokeberry and others.
Will Brown of Pittsville has joined
the Senior class.
Out of all who take the regular
Junior work only one does not take
the Modern Classical course.
The foot ball team practices every
night and the boys are in good trim
A game will be played with Marshtield
either this Saturday or next Saturday.
The Seniors held a class meeting
Tuesday and the following officers
were elected: President, Ray John
son: Vice Pres, Will Brown; Secretary
and Treasurer, Ethel Kelley.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Society," Notices.

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Congregational church, east side will
meet next Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Fanny Thompson.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
First Congregational church, west
side will meet next Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. A. J. Damon.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid society
will meet next Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. j. Collier.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary
society of the First Congregational
church will meet next Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Fl. w. Lord. Please
remember the memorial fund.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E.
church, east side will meet next We'd
neSday afternoon in the basement of
the church.
The Ladies Historical and Literary
Club will meet next Monday evening
with Mrs E. p. Arpin.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Nor
wegian Moravian church will meet
next Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Christ Nelson.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the NJ. E. church will meet Friday,
Oct. 4, in the parlors of their church.
Refreshments will be served.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
New Machinery for Electric Light Plant,

The new boiler and smoke stack for
the city electric works have arrived
and are being put into position. No
enlargement of the building is neces-
sary to accommodate the large
additions to the plant being made.
The new boiler, with a capacity of 200
horse power, goes into the boiler
room where good foundation for it
to rest upon had previously been pre-
pared. The new smoke stack is no
small affair, being 92 feet in height
and 3S inches in diameter. The new
400 horsepower engine is probably the
biggest and best machine of the kind
in this section of country and it and
the 400 horsepower dynamo are eX-
pected to arrive this week. This will
give us the largest and best electric
plant in this section of the state, and
that is as it should be for Grand
Rapids is destined to be the leading
city of the Wisconsin Valley.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Railroad News on Two Lines.

A large force of men have begun
work on the NekooSa branch of the
Wisconsin Central road at Marshfeld
The road bed will be graded anew as
the old bed is very uneven and the
track will be ballasted the entire
length, many thousand new ties being
put in to replace the badly decayed
tieS>of the old road. When the road
is completed an additional train will
be put on to make the present train
purely for passenger traffic.
On Monday of this week the large
track laying machine was started on
the Princeton branch of the North
western road from MarShfield toward
Grand Rapids. The grading is COM
pleted for five miles and by the time
the ties and rails are laid on this the
balance will be finished. The distance
to Marshfeld is 26 miles and if the
crew has reasonably good luck the
road should be completed to Grand
Rapids before the middle of October.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26

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Great Display of Furniture.

We wish to call the attention of the
trade to the elegant stock Of goods
being accumulated in the store rooms
of our new furniture dealer. John
McGloin, successor to NJ. A. BogOger,
on the east side. He probably already
has the finest line Of goods displayed
of any dealer in this section Of country
ard many more are enruute to his
store. The readers attention is called
especially to the elegant line of parlor
furniture. cOuches, easy chairs and
diners. Did you know that nc bed
stead is SO easily kept clean and free
from bugs" as an iron bedstead?
This is true and they always look we'll
too. and for the same class of goods
are cheaper by far than the wood bed
stead. Go in and look over his stock
of iron bedsteads aud get prices.
Those new parlor tables from James
town. n. Y, are the handsomeSt goods
in the market. Some new designs in
nall trees are also displayed.