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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
Rose in Eight Years from
Poverty to Immense Wealth

From the poor debtors oath TO a
fortune OF s2O.OOO.0OO In less than
eight years is good deal of a jump.
but Mr.. Albert G. Burrage has cleared
the leap successfully and to-day ia
one OF the richest men in Boston and
head Of the copper business in that
city.
Mr.. Burrago is now forty.ono years
Of age. Eight years ago he was strug.
Cling along on very mcagrc income
gained by his efforts as a lawyer. But
he Is one OF two things-either n man
Of destiny or the possessor OF great
brain power. lie prefers to be called
the latter. Had any one prophesied
that he would become within seven
years a multi-millionaire, he would
have had nothing but the deepest nlty
for the prophet. yet the financial ro-
nance Of this young lawyer reads
more brilliantly than an Arabian
Nights tale.
To learn how very poor Mr.. Bur.
rage really was ten years ago, one has
only TO turn to the records OF the poor
debtors court for the years Of 1891
and 1892. which shows three cases
where he had dofaulted In judgments
obtained against him.
Mr.. Burrage owes his good fortune
In tho very beginning 10 his indus
trlous reading OF the newspapers. II
was ten years ago that he saw an &c.
count of the legal fight in Brookllne.
Mass, between Henry II. Rogers and
Edward Addlcks, who had conflicting
gas interests In that town. Mr. Ad-
dicks, in addition, had a large gas in
terest in Boston, Being Interested In
this hght as an outsider, Mr.. Burrago
looked up the charter OF tho old
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
LAWYER WAS psRspIouous.
Eloquent and Amusing Declaration Of
a Country Attorney In Ohio.

Eloquent and Amusing Declaration Of
Country Attorney In Ohio.
when Congressman Tompklns OF
Ohio was practicing law In his young.
or days in the buckeye state and was
winning his spurs he occasionally
found II profitable to accept a case in
a Justices court IN the country. He
tells the following story OF the argu-
ment made by rural bar1lster before
such a magistrate.
Tho case WIS ono In which the
plaintiff sought TO recover damages
from a railroad company for the XIII
Ing OF COW. During the course OF
his argument the country lawyer
used this expressive sentence.
III the train had been run as II
should have been ran, or X the bell
had been ung as II should have been
rang. or II the whistle had been blown
as Il should have been blew. both OF
which they did neither, the COW would
not have been injured when she was
killed"
Mr. Tomplins does not state
whether the man recovered damages
for his bovine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

Brookllne gas company merely out or
curiosity, and learned, TO his surprise,
that the company had, by legislative
enactment the right to extend its
pipes into Boston at will.
Mr.. Burrage saw his opportunity
Hoping for much, but never dream
ing of all that was to come Of that
little notice. he made himself known
TO Mr.. Rogers and revealed his discov-
cry. together with the statement that
an option for the purchase OF the
Brookline gas company could be OBJ
tained.
Mr.. Rogers was delighted. II gave
him a weapon against Mr. Addicls,
and the Broolsllne gas company pass.
ed into tho hands of the Standard OIL
company.
To make matters clear It must be
explained that Mr.. Addicks had for
years been enjoying a virtual mon
opolyof all the gas business In Boston.
The people were protesting against
the high prices charged.
The contract for lighting the streets
OF Boston was about TO expire and the
mayor invited Mr.. Addlcks 10 meet
him and consider a proposition for a
reduction OF rates. Mr., Addicks did
not see the mayor
This little incident and the roor-
ganizatlon OF the Brookline Gas com
pany were almost coincldent, Mayor
Mathews realized that the greatest
foe TO monopoly was competition, and
when the Brookine Gas company
came forward and offered TO light the
city for far less than the Addicks
company It's offer was gladly accepted.
Mr.. Addicks was thus pushed to the
wall and gladly came to terms In the
end. As counsel for the Brookline
Gas company and the Standard oil
company. Mr.. Burrage was given the
enormous fee OF $780, 900, said TO be
the largest ever known In legal his
tory anywhere In the world.
This was the beginning Of his Alad-
dln.like wealth. The Standard OIL
people appreciated the worth OF so
brainy a man to such an extent that
they not only invited him to embark
with them In some OF their copper
deals, but when the Amalgamated
Copper company was formed, he was
appointed TO represent New England
In the directorate a position which he
holds to-day.
And that is how Mr.. Burrage made
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

From Fmmors Rcvoiw. In reply
20 the muddy What do you consider
the most yfmtable feed to give fowls
during the hot weather. would say:
NY experiene has led me TO believe
that wheat uud oats make the best hot
weather feed But there IL as much
imporihncol IN how to feed Il az In
what 10 feed especially in hot weather
among fhe larger breeds. az fowls are
pretty much like the human family.
When the bot weather comes on they
want 10 faek cool. shady place and
take things easy. Now. we think they
should be made to scratch for their
living lustas much In summer as win
ter, 80 w iroyide them with plenty Of
litter IN their houses and into this
all the grlln is thrown. sometimes
wheat. sometimes oats. and they have
to ind all they eat in this way. We
have the Hitter about six inches deep
on the door Of the house. the litter Is
part straw and part lne shaylngs,
about equal parts.
We think Il pays to buy straw for
this purpose, as we save the cost OF
straw In iAe feed we save. Before we
adopted TIL. plan for summer as well
as wlntef ana fed the poultry out IN
the yard, We had TO feed focka Of
sparrows that would gather around at
feeding time. Now the sparrowa have
found out they cannot get free lunch
every tire the chickens arc fed they
do not bother vs. any more This plan
answers another purpose besides keep
Ing the fowls In perfect health. ~
our floors are composed OF dry earth
the constant scratching raises CON
slant dust- valch keeps the house ana
fowlgfre nom vermin. OF course We
have dropping boards under the perch
es. which pe cleaned frequently
We always keep plenty OF crystal
grit and 'uanulated bone before our
fowls and hose that are yarded up get
beef scrap three times a week and
plenty OF green stun. such as lawn
clippings. cabbage and lettuce leaves
We do not soak any OF the grain 10
summer. bot feed It all dry. want to
say. afto5 tho fowls have scratched
this littofln Il makes the very best
mulch foi strawberries or to put
around tonpto vines In summer or to
give bulk and value to the compost
heap. We ind that fowls treated In
the wayil have described do just hs
we'll, n not better, yarded up In sum
mer than.unning at large.-E. J. Sad
| ler.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
Hand senarator Cream.

Prof H. w. Curtis. ut q Kansas con
ventlon said: The farmer that has
been In the habit OF separating his
milk on the farm win not again 80 TO
hauling his milk to the creamery. He
avoids hauling, The skim milk from
hand separator 10 more suitable for
calf feed than Is whole milk on the
other hand the cream separated by
the hand separator 10 not 80 good as
the cream the creamcryman separates
from the whole milk brought to him.
We can't get the patrons to take care
OF their cream We can get some OF
our patrons TO do that at first, but
thcy soon find out that they get no
more for their milk thar do the pa
irons whose cream 10 brought TO tho
factory In poor condition. We have
tried scoring, but that has not proved
successful. We are now buying cream
both by the Babcock test and by the
acidlty test, paying less for the cream
that has too much acid. The timo is
coming when there win DO a pastour-
izing establishment In every village
OF the state. In that case only sweet
milk can be taken. for Il viii have TO
be received sweet to DO successfully
paatourizod.
Q. What does II cost TO gather tho
cream separated by tho hand separa-
tori
A. find that my summer mako ls
four times what II 10 In winter. Prob
ably tho average cost OF hauling Ia
about "a cents per pound OF butter
fat.
A farmer: | am n patron OF a
creamery and have hand separator
I have been getting six cents per
pound more for my milk than those
that haul their own milk to market
and | have the sweet skim milk e
feed TO my calves.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
The Vnlue of HoneatY.

william Alden Smith OF Michigan.
I'm Illustrating the value OF honesty
in politics. told a story the other day
OF an old governor Of Michigan, who
became a candidate on condition that
he should not be asked to make
speeches. An occasion soon arose,
however, when the regular orators
were absent from a meeting, and the
crowd insisted on hearing from the
candidate himself He walked to the
front and brRvely announced that ne
was no speaker. with considerable
repetition. and after little hating
proceeded to talk for threo-quartera
OF an hour. when the meeting waa
over the candidate had quito come to
the conclusion that he was a speaker
after all, and especially did he feel 80
when an old farmer came up to him TO
say that. although lifelong Demo
crat, he had decided as a result OF
what no had heard 10 vote this tlmo
for the Republican candidate. Before
the latter. In his bushes, could STAN
mer out response, the farmer con-
tlnued: what we want as governors
Is honest men. You are one. You
said that you we're no speaker. You
told tho truth. shall vote for you"
Nov York Post.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

salary and shared his poverty with
fortitude.
To-day they live In the most lordly
mansion in all New England, superb
palace on Commonwealth avenue,
which was built at vast cost and fur
nlshed with the best that Europe and
America could AFFORD,
He has n beautiful Italian villa Mt
Cohnsset and a palatinl home in Red
lands, Cal, surrounded by thousands
OF acres. Here he spends his wlntors
with his family. travelling IN his pala-
tial private train. with numerous scr
wants and the costllest OF appoint
ments.
Mrs. Burrago IS a pretty woman,
tall and slender. who Is as yet bowild-
cred with the vast wealth that has
come TO her. She has no social ambi-
tions. Her husband loads her with
Jewels and fine clothes. and she drives
alout in very splendid carriages. He
Is as much her lover as ever They
have four children, who. once forced
TO know poverty, row reyol In the
glory OF riches. They have the most
superb playrooms and toys and are
keen in their enjoyment Of the fairy.
like things that come to them.
Mr.. Burrage's steam yacht Aztec,
which was launched from the Ores.
cent Shlpyards at Ellzabethport re-
Gently, is the largest steamer built
this season, and when finished win be
one OF the most elaborate aloat. II
was built for Henry Clay Pierce Of
St. Louis. Mr.. Pierce finally decided
that the yacht was not as large as he
wanted, and she was purchased for
Mr.. Burrage, for whom she is being
completed, The yacht cost about
$4,000 to build and equip, She is
to be ready by Aug. !.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
UNCLE SAM RAISES spoNeEs.
Experiments intended to Foster and
Develop Industry.

Experiments intended TO Foster and
Develop Industry.
The United States Is engaged In ex-
pcrlmonts intended to foster and do
velop the spongoralslng industry in
this country
The only sponge state In America IL
Florida. on the coast OF which lie tho
great sponge banks. OF late they have
not boon yielding the quantity desired.
80 tho United States fish commission
has set out to plant spongos In Florida
Keys.
A yet their efforts have not been
rewarded with any great degree OF
success. The sponges which they plant
refuse for some reason 10 grow, but
tho aciontiata in the governments em-
pioy will noe giye NO The United
States nsh ''commisslon ship Flsh
Hawk ~ stiil cruising about Florida
waters, and the sponge scientists are
keeping rieht ON planting Hponges.
by experiments which they are now
conducting they intend to demonstrate
at what depth a sponge can grow, and
they expect 10 explode the old theory
that fifty feet Is the limit
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

Poultry manure is among the most
valuable OF fertilizers manufactured
on the farm. but II cannot be handled
In the same way that other farm.made
manure is handled. 1t cannot be
thrown out aud left to the mercy OF
the elements without a loss lar great
er than usual with manureG, II con
tains a ldrge quantity OF ammonia
which Is readily cast on into the at
posphere, II must therefore be com.
bined with some absorbent TO pre-.
serve It's mnnurial value. Lime should
never be used, but many other things
like land plaster and dirt. may be.
Put the manure with It's absorbent IN
barrels and keep from getting dry
enough 10 be considered dust. In a
state ~ complete dryness chemical
changes take place that may destroy
the last vestige Of its fertility. II is
by all means advisable TO put II where
it can be useful TO the crops as soon
as possible.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
Two waya 70 reach parrotp.

"There are two ways" said a bird
dealer, "of teaching a parrot to talk.
One way Is 10 put him In a darkened
room, to sit In corner and 10 re-
peat over and over again the word
you want him to acquire. A clever
parrot will learn word or phrase
after some four hundred or FIVE hun
dred repettlons; while for some II
takes a week or more. You must
keep still In the room. No sounds
from within or without the house,
save your voice monotonously repeat
ing the phrase 10 be acquired must
reach the parrots ear. Some people
teach their birds IN a wellllghted
room. speaking from a place OF con
oealment In a closet or behind a door.
This method is not 80 good, because.
in the light the parrots attention is
distracted"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
Pnxlnn for Eat and caseIn.

In Prince Edwards Island some Of
the cheese factories have adopted tho
plan OF paying patrons for not only the
TAT in the milk but also for the caseln.
According TO the rules that have been
adopted by most OF the factories IN
this country purchase by fat content
only Is practiced, This seems TO be
tho correct method. II has been shown
that the relative easeln and fat con-
tent OF milk is about constant. This
IL the case with normal milk. OF
course II man skins his milk and
and then sells II by the Babcock test
he himself ia the loser OF a part OF
ths caseln. But this factor is unlm-
portant, as It is not likely that many
farmers that send milk 10 cheese fac
to les skim on part OF the cream.
We can see no particular advantage In
taking the oaseln into consideration
when buying milk for anything, pro
vined that milk he BE- ight on the
Bsbcock test.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

his millions. He was born IN Ash
burnham, Mass. but went WIKI his
parents to California at the age Of
three years. returning when eighteen
years old to enter Harvard. Ho gradu.
ated four years later and commenced
the study OF law being aiAiitted to
the Worcester county bar.
In 1885 he married Alice II. Haskell
Of Roxbury. near Boston. a very pref
~ girl, OF humble parentage, like Mr.
Burrage himself. and she made a
pleasant home for him on his moasor
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
pEws eRoueHr nlon pnIces.
IN Wsshlnatons Exclusive ST. johns
One Sold for $3.50.

IN Washlnaton's Exclusive ST. John'a
One Sold for $3.50.
A. an auction sale held Friday at
sloan's auction rooms two pewa IT,
ST. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church. lafayette square. we're soils
at bis prices Pew No 80 brough,
s2,75O while pow No. a was sold fof
$1,000 While these prices may seera
large, IN reality they are nol, for Is
is n rare thing for a new ~ old 81
Johns. which is the ullrafaahionabls
church In Washington. 10 be had fof
love on money The church ed.
fee being no small the pews have Cor
years been most sought after, ANA
they have been attainnhle only 81
recent years hy auction Then they
are sold outright 10 the purchaserR.
ond remain in a family until that iatg4
ily either dies out or moves awayl
from the capital Onen pewhbldetf
with small families sell n seat la thelf
pows for certain number OF years,
and even a single seat brings pricea
away mp In the hundreds Of dollars.
u has been several years aimee there
was chance 90 purchase pew IN ST.
Johns The last one sold-at auction
OF course-waa during the Cleveland
administration it brought a beitor
price tnan the two sold FRIDAY on ac-
count OF its superior location
Thoro ia waiting list OF pcrsona who
desire pows or seats ia ST. Johns
which. " filled. would take up all the
aeailngs In a new church almost twice
the size Of the present one
Some years ago Baltlmoroan
bought a pew IN ST. Johns and gave Il
to Che church with the distinct under
standing thht II was to be placed at
the disposal OF the president Of the
United States and his family. Presi'
dents OF late years. however. have
rarely used this pew. for Mr.. Cievo-
land attended tho Presbyterian
church, and so did Mr.. Harrison.
President Mckinley was Methodist
and MIR. Roosevelt " n Dutch Reform
or Mrs. Roosevelt 10 an Epiacopa
Ian. and she. with tho Roosevelt
children. now occupies the presidents
pow almost every Sunday. Washing
ton Correspondence Baltimore Amorl
can.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

low-browed. hcavy-jawcd rufnan in
ones room In sufficiently frlghiful to
curdlc almost any mans blood into a
dish Of living hlutwurst or crimson
schmierkase. goodness knows
But to merge from sweet sleep and
tx the startled gaze upon an intrud-
ing shape which all the DISCUSSES In
the world cannot prevent from be-
traylng its femlnlnlty-oh brothers,
who among MS shall undergo this eN-
perlence and not feel his reason tot
tering from the shock?
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
propplna Boards.

The droppInes should be cleaned
from the dropping boards frequently
both for the sake OF cleanliness and
. To. lSoan tho manure IN the heat poaai'
bic coDditon FOR use. II rs almost nee
essary TO use an absorbent OF some
kind on the boards. Land plaster Is
without doubt one OF the best materi.
ais uaable. Some people use ashes.
But wood ashes are very ant to AFFECT
the feet and legs OF the fowls. Coal
ashes cause a loss OF the ammonia
thoufa they are very good for keep
ing doSn lice. II has been charged
that land plaster gathers dampneas,
and that Is probably correct, but the
solution Of that part Of tho problem
is 10 keep the boards fairly clean all
the time dlsposlng OF the droppings
every day or two. We think there is
an absorbent that can be used to ad
vantage II the manure 10 to be cleaned
away but once month.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
Uniformity In Butter.

Uniformity In butter is one OF tho
most difficult things to be obtained,
yet Il is ono OF the things that tho
market demands, Il Is claimed that
the British market In even more eN'
acting In this regard than is our
own market. The foreigner demands
that he receive the same kind OF but
ter each time, for he wants TO know
that Il IN good. and how can he know
that II is good unless Il be uniform?
Moreover, tho taste becomes educated
to n certain product, and demands TO
be catered TO. The grocer that goes
into commission house 10 purchase
large lot OF butter viii take what
he knows to be uniform. and that
only. AZ soon MS no finds butter that
Ia not uniform he Is afraid OF Il. lt
requireh uniformity To give conn.
I dence. The butter makorn on tho
farm have 70 face tho same condition
OF things that IL faced by the makers
OF creamery butter. II they want 10
sell their butter on the open market
Uniformity can be attained only by
scientific methods, and these meth
DDS are within tho roach OF every por-
son that cares TO make the effort TO
have his butter product uniform.
Guesswork Will need TO be dropped
and exact measurements substituted.
Tho sale must be weighed into a
known weight OF hutter The thor
mometer must be used both In the
rlpening OF the cream and at churning
Tine Tho acid test must be under.
stood and utilized In fact, tho per
son that desires a uniform product
cannot afford 10 neglect any detail
OF operation TO secure that uniformity
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
A WOMAN UNDER THE BED.

Awful Possibilities Which the New
Century Has Brought Forth.
Beyond all possibility Of reassur-
ing doubt TO the contrary. the terrify-
ing story developed by the arrest OF
May willard. st. Louis young wom-
an, who confesses that she has been
in the habit Of burglarlzing houses.
disgusting herself in mans attire. will
strike a panic to all masculine souls,
says the St. Louis Replb bile.
Waking In the dead OF night 10 espy
the ordinary housebreaker, a bury.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
AZ to Doctors and Lawyers' Fees.

AZ to Doctors and Lawyers Fees.
In conversation the other day a
prominent lawyer remarked 10 phyai.
clan Of repute that the Plant estate
amounting 10 some forty millions,
would bring the lawyers about a mil
lion dollars as fees. The doctor ask
cd the lawyer.
"AIr. r., suppose Mr.. Plant were
dying, but there being chance OF
saving his life by a dificult operation.
surgeon should operate and save
Mr.. Plants life, would that surgeon
be Justified in sending in bill for
S1OO,00Og'
The Immediate answer was; Ger
tainly not"
We'll" asked DR.. NJ. how Is II that
the lawyers can charge such large
fees9"
Because" replied the advocate. "a
lawyers fees are fixed by the courts"
And the celebrated physician.
whose ONCE foe OF ten dollars Is often
grudgingly paid. remarked:
you lawyers have solved the prob
lem OF self-preservation. while we
are spending our time IN the preserva-
ton OF others. New York Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

The title Of doctor" was invented
in the twelfth century and conferred
for the first time upon Inerius. OF the
University OF Bologna. The FIRST doc
tor OF medicine" was Gulielmo Gorde-
MO, who received the honor from tho
College OF Aostl, also In Italy. IN 1920
-Hetaphyslcal Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
The Eoo preservlno swlndle.

From time to time there appears in
the press OF the country wonderful
story OF how some person has made
money in large quantities by presery.
Ing eggs. II is not infrequently
headed "A Fortune In Eggs" and
winds up by referring the reader to a
concern in New Concord. Ohio. or
some other place where the formula
can be obtained that Will do the busl.
ness. The scheme is 10 get a lot OF
fr0e advertisement for some chemical
OF no value or for something that
could be bought a great deal cheaper
In the common drug store. To all our
readers we say, do not DO caught by
this trick. The best formulas for pre-.
serving eggs are published without
charge by the Farmers Review. and
these formulas are backed up by the
experiment stations Of the United
StatoB.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11

Miss May willard. professional bur
glar and male impersonator. has ma
terlalized a terror OF appalling por-
tent 20 the masculine soul. For gem
erationa We have laughed nj women
because Of their tlmorous bedtime
habit Of looking under their couches
for a possible man. II Is safe 10 say
that hereafter no ST. Louis man viii
be able to retire TRANQUILITY without
nrst having satisfied himself that
there is no woman under his bed,
Even thon, alas. his sleep win be
fltful and feyerlsh because OF the fear
that ere daylight the woman who
failed TO hide herself under his bed
will come 10 him through the win
dow!