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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-01

THE sEARCHLIGHT.
Look out for the searchlight on the
Heights
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
Annnla Mnrn Moultlnn.

The late Rev. Charles Ward. at
one time pastor Of Saint Stephens p.
Il. Church, Philadelphia, was once
called to a parish at Plainheld. N. j.,
where, after organizing his Sunday
school, he invited the rector emeritus
Of the church TO address the pupils.
The old gentleman came. and after a
fatherly talk to the children, said:
Now little friends, II any of you
would like to ask any questions about
the Scriptures l will be pleased to
answer them"
Up went the hand Of wee miss OF
six, who asked.
III the angels had wings, why did
they walk up and down Jacobs lad
der?"
This was a puzzler, but he extrlcat.
ed himself very cleverly by remark
ing:
Nov, perhaps some other little
boy OF girl has thought over that mat.
ter, and can give an answer"
"Up went the hand OF little urchin
of seven, whose father was bird
fancier.
well. sonny. why was it,"
"Cause they was a.moulting,S re-
piled the boy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04

Stripes l would see some real war
But whom the time for going TO Cuba
came / was detailed as one OF the
troops to stay behind and care for the
horses. II made me most heartily
disgusted. Then we were ordered to
Camp wyclSoif. on Long Island, and
there began the trouble that brought
me into this court to-day.
eve lay around there for some
time. was heartbroken at missing
tho fun In Cuba, and when the order
came to 20 to Fort Ethan Allen |
bucked. II was the last straw, and
thought II was time TO quit"
II was here that skelly committed
che desertion for which he Is now be-
ing held.
After leaving the army he went to
New York, where he perpetrated a
number OF successful forgeries. OF
his experiences there he says: "Thsy
caught mo finally, and got two years
In Sing Sing. II would have been ten
had not some well known New York.
ers pleaded for me-"
Il was during his two years term
at Sing Sing that the mighty change
was wrought in this remarkable Grim
inal. Persistent efforts toward reform
were finally productive OF good result
and at the expiration OF his sentence
no came out into the world with high
or ideals and determination TO live
an entirely different life. Mrs, Booth
interested herself IN his welfare and
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
Too Much Norman.

A free lance circular called THE
Wall Street Glascutus" was circulated
among New York brokers a few days
ago. It voiced in light vein the sen.
timent that Piorpont Morgan has too
much Influence In the finances and
Industries OF the country. Roar l.,
Rampage l." las several paragraphs
on that subject, including these: Aft.
er conquerlng more that he and his
generals can wisely control the great
American Napoleon Of Grab is cry.
ing. More. more, morel' How much
have you contributed to his 'rake-ofr'
In the steel trust, his railroad sub
merger? Sell n little Morgan short.
Too much risk on one man. But re-
member the Glascutus is big bull on
the country"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
UNIQUE AND VALUABLE PIPE
Made From Rsot Of Histe rio Tree. and
Wonderfully Carved.

MADE From Rsot Of Histo rio Tree. and
Wonderfully Carved.
". n Silver OF Philadelphia is the
proud possessor what Is considered
the most unique pipe In existence. oh.
vlously II ia the most remarkable for
the workmanship and skin witch
we're displayed in carving It.
In 1861. almost fifty years ago. ].
Stone OF Trappe. Chester county,
which is near Washington's headquar.
ters at Valley Forge came across a
wonderfully shaped piece OF wood
IL was about six feet long and was a
root from one OF the historic trees OF
valley Forge. The root took his fancy
and an idea entered his mind that Il
would make valuable historical relic
II placed In n carver's hands and cary.
Cd as he directed. But he never car.
ried out his Intentions and eventually
the historic root came into the hands
OF Mr.. Silver, who had his own ideas
regarding carving. As a result II was
made into bunch OF pipes and cigar
holders, many in one. although he
calls II a pipe.
The work on this pipe took 1924
hours, and II reckoned at twenty
cents per hour. the pipe cost him
about $500. not considering what was
paid for II In the original transaction.
Mr. Silver has had many offers for
tho pipe. but has declined them all,
the largest amount offered being $500.
He expects to place II in the Carnegie
museum at Pittsburg, II the negotia.
lions which are going on turn out
right.
The exterior OF the pipe is carved
out in many faces OF grotesque expires.
sions. which give II very odd ap.
pearance. IL has quite number OF
large trap doors. from which when
opened. figures made OF wood spring
out. II has many roceptacles for hold
Ing tobacco. and quite a number OF
men can smoke at the same time, for
the Interior is composed OF n laby.
rinth OF small pipes and tubes Tho
smoke is pleasant by the time It
reaches the mouth, says the Phlladel.
phia Inquirer. losing the hot, burning
sensation. and at the same time de.
posting the nicotine inside the pipe.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
cannlhnl Plants.

Most carnivorous plants arc OF com.
paratively small size. A species re.
Gently discovered by Dunstan on the
shores of Lake Nicaragua, however. is
not so. Al this naturalist was walk.
ing with his dog he was attracted by
it's cries OF pain and terror and hast.
oning to tho rescue found tho animal
held by three black sticky bands,
which had chafed the skin TO bleed.
ing. These bands were the branches
OF newly found carniyorous plant
which has been named by Dunstan tho
land octopus" The branches are dc.
scribed as being flexible. polished
black, without leaves. secreting a
ylscid fluid and furnished with n great
number of suckers by which they at.
tach themselves to their victims.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
Observation-Disclosures
: Has Had Strange Career ;
SN~NNN~NNANNNsNN~N%%N~A%ANS

ono uf the most versatile criminals
this country has produced Is now
pryaoher at Governors Island. New
York charged with dcsertlon from the
! United States army. lie recently
Aemerged from Sing Sing prison at
OsininE. n. y as a ward OF Mrs.
Balington Booth Of the Volunteers Of
America. Since his release he has
led an upright. honest life aud served
a. secretary to Mrs. Booth lie also
became almoner TO Mrs. McAlpin,
wife OF Gen. McAlpin. who dispenses
10000 yearly In aiding ex-convicts
who are struggling TO live honest
lives. Just as bis future seemed
bright a cloud came out OF his past
and he finds himself In a military bar.
racks charged with serious offense
The name OF this man whose mem.
osis pursues him Ia Alexander Skelly.
During the SO years OF his tumultuous
llfellfe he has been swindler, desper.
ado. train robbcr. highwayman. Indian
fighter. chief OF police In Alaska. sol.
der, college man. physician. forger.
convict and reformer Of equally har-
dened men.
He was born in London Of family
high In social and pecuniary standing.
and after passing through Latin
school. attended the college OF the city
OF London. wherein he acquitted him
self 80 croditably that at tho age OF
81 he was graduated not only from
the college, but from the medical
school as well. After graduating
desire for adventure. coupled with the
fact that he had developed some wild
traits displeaslng TO his parents,
caused him TO come to this country,
where he subsequently enlisted In the
army.
His experiences In the ranks were
varied. He would serve out a term
Of enlistment and then leave the ser.
vice for Wild trips about the country.
spending much OF HIS time In Jail or
lodging officers. Ho served under
Gen. Miles, following that leader In
his campaigns against the Indians OF
the southwest and was member OF
tho famous troop that pursued Goron'
limo and his band OF bloody Apaches
until they were captured. Later he
fought under Buffalo Bill and Gems. |
Lawton and Shafter
These army experiences. adventur. |
Gus trips and prison sentences GOV.
cred n period OF twenty-five years, |
after which Sicily practlcod medicine |
for a time In Paso. Texas. played |
cowboy In Arizona and was high
vayman and train robber In Califor.
MIA.
Speaking OF his life Sicily says;
I'm one OF my periods OF absence from
the army wandered up TO Alaska Il
happened to be a time when I was be-
ing good. and by my knowledge OF
criminals. my service as soldier and
my ability TO use a gun, | was APP
pointed chief Of police Of sltka. and
gave them n good administration.
That grew tirosome. 80 l came back
to tho states.
when war between Peru and Chile
broke out went down to Chile.
spoke Spanish fluently. having learned
II IN Mexico and when In South Amer
lea at various times. Il was no
trouble for me to get commission
in tho Chilean army. was made a
captain and fought all during the
trouble there.
AT the time OF the Spanlsh.Amer.
lean war was sergeant In the Third
Cavalry, and when we got to Tampa
reiolced that under the Stars and
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
BACTERIA AS FERrILIzER.
Agricultural Department Solves a So.
rious Problem.

rlous Problem.
How to do away with the use OF ar.
tlncial fertilizers. compounded from
the nitrates OF Peru and other dry
countries, and thus anticipate tho nj.
trate famine predicted by many sclen.
lists, is a problem which the United
States agricultural department thinks
II has succeeded In solving.
II Its ideas and methods stand tho
tost Of use. as there Is every reason
TO believe that they Will. the farmer
OF the future, instead OF spending time
and money for expensive fertilizers
brought from the ends OF the earth,
Will merely empty the contents OF
tost tube into a barrel OF water. let Il
stand over night, soak his seeds In Il,
and then plant them. The result will
be even better, says Crlttenden Mar.
riott in the National, than that OBJ.
tained from the older and more costly
methous now in vogue"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
WAS IT A NEW sxPzRlENcEr
Tale Of a Strange Happening TO Party
Of Literary Men.


Sir Wemyss Reds new biography
on William Black. the novelist. recalls
an amusing story OF Blacks visit to
America which has never before ap.
peared In print. II concerns Mr..
Black and three literary men, who,
as they are still living. we shall deslg.
nate as Messrs. A.. u. and G. Il seems
that Black and this interesting trio
were having a quiet afternoon at
poker, into the mysteries OF which
Black desired 20 be Initiated An nc.
compartment 20 the game. merely for
purposes OF accuracy In local color,
was bottle of fine old whisky. which
Black had provided. with pride In its
high merit. This bottle now becomes
at once the hero and william of the
story; for II was so old, and had so
long been undisturbed that the fusel.
oil had collected at the top in deadly
strength. All OF the party drank
lightly. but the consequences we're
50 unfortunate that one OF the liter
AIRY gentlemen retired and went TO
bed, and another a very abstemious
Hhht aoNNhNNh Ah' HNdllNuht VI Ms
own home on his hands and knees,
and when his astounded wife inquired
what was the matter. amiably replied,
"M'dear, ! wish they wouldn't take tho
banisters on the stairs. Why do they
do II, m'dear?" When the four friends
met later and compared notes. their
experiences were found to be singu.
larly alike, and, the trouble being ex.
planned, Black laughlngly apologized
for his unintentlonally dangerous hos.
pitality.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
California Woman Honored.

Miss Alice Robertson has passed
successfully through the ordeal OF her
public examination for the degree OF
doctor OF philosophy from the Univer
sity OF California. Mlss Robertson 10
the third woman to receive from the
University of California its highest
academic distinction. The first WON.
an to be made a doctor of philosophy
at Berkeley was Miss Mlllicent Shinn.
upon whom the degree was conferred
in 1898. The second was Miss Jes-
slca Peixotto. who was given the hon,
or in 1900. Fifteen men have obtained
tho degree.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
One rhlnq He Didn't Know.

A story picked up in the south Is
told by a member OF the New York
bar who recently returned from a Wis
Il to that region. There was, In .
small Georgia town, Judge Smith,
who never could learn anything from
anyone else. II was sitting on the
tavern porch" to let the lawyer tell
his own story, when a citizen who
was apparently brighter than he
looked, came up to the landlord and
said. See here. Jim, have any two
men In this town a right to know all
there is to be known Why do you
ask?' said the landlord.
"'Well. was the answer. there is
that Judge Smith. He knows every
thing there Is TO be known except
that he's 49, fool-and know
that
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04

A French author is credited with
the accidental discovery that eyes ex.
haustod from writing may be rested
by gazing a few minute at bits OF
bright-colored SILK. After experiment
he wound his ink well With a baud OF
gay-colored silk aud now gets relief
by glancing at this whenever no dips
his pen into the ink.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-04
Marx oeorue Peabody,s eIr.hpIaes.


The tablet to mark the birthplace OF
George Peabody, the banker and phil.
anthropist. was unveiled by the Pea.
body, Mass. Historical Society. The
tablet is OF bronze and has the follow.
ing inscription in raised letters;
Birthplace of George Peabody, Feb.
IS, 1895. Placed by the Peabody His.
ulcal society, 1902" This tablet
will be bolted to a rough stone post
Ave feet out OF the ground to be set
two feet inside the fence. directly in
front OF the old part OF the house in
which Mr.. Peabody was born. The
date OF the unwilling is the seml-cen-
tennial OF the reception by the town
of the gift from Mr.. Peabody OF tho
endowment OF the Peabody Institute.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-01-10
A FAMOUS 6oAT-RACE.
Oxford Crew, with One Man Short.
Beat Cambridge in 1S43.

Oxford Crew, with One Man Snort.
Beat Cambridge in 1913.
The varsity races between Oxford
and Cambridge are usually so close and
exciting that the possibility of good
contest between them when one crew
was a man short seems almost incred-
ible. Such n race, however, actually
occurred in 1S43 and the story of it is
pleasantly told by DR.. Tuckwell in his
"reminiscences of Oxford"
1t was, think, in 1912, that new
oar. Fletcher Menzies, of University,
arose, under whose training the Oxford
style was changed and pace improved,
with prospect of beating Cambridge,
which had for several years been vic
tor; and the '43 race at Henley between
the two picked crews of oxford Uni
yersity and the Cambridge Subscription
Rooms was anxiously expected as a
test
In the last week Menzies the stroke,
fell ill., and the Rooms refused to al
low a substitute. The contest seemed
at an end, when some one proposed that
the oxford seven should pull against
the Cambridge eight. The audacious
gallantry of the idea took hold. George
Hughes, of Oriel. brother TO Tom
Hughes, the author of Tom Browns
School-Days." was moved from seven
to stroke. and his place taken by the
bow, Lowndes, of Christchurch.
So, with the bow oar unnamed, the
race began. the crew hopeless of more
than a creditable defeat; but as their
boat held its own, drew up, passed
ahead, the excitement became tremen-
deus; and when the Oxford flag flut-
tered up, the men on the bank, as the
guard said of his leaders in nicholas
Nickelby," went mad with glory. car
ried the rowers to the Red Lion, Wild
~ raced the streets, like horses on the
Corso at a Roman carnival, tore up
heavy toll-bar gate and flung 1t over
the bridge into the river.
The boat was moored as trophy in
Christchureh meadow at the point
where Pactolus poured its foul stream
into the Isis, and was shown for TWEEN
ty years to admiring freshmen; until in
1867, rotten and decayed. it was bought
by jolly Tom Randall. mercer. alder
man. scholar. Its sound parts fashioned
into chair. and presented as the Pres
dent's throne in the University barge.
One of the seven, John Cox. of Trim
ity, who pulled six, is still alive.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-01-10

crowned by her comrades and present
ed with a wedding portion from a fund
left for that purpose by resident of
St Denis who lived many years ago.
The idea of lowering the most amiable
and best behaved girl was of course in
tended to be a reward of virtue. a girl
good enough to win the dowry would
naturally be expected to easily find a
husband. But the young men won't
marry possible queens of roses. They
are not sure of the money until the
queen is crowned, and a queen must
marry the man to whom she is betroth-
ed before her coronation. Thus, il a
young man engages himself to the girl
who in his estimation is worthy of the
crown of roses (and so of the dowry
and HIMSELF and some other virtuous
maiden is chosen instead, he is tied to
a portlonless maid and this possibility
he will not risk.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-01-10

and many well-known facts observed
by different men IN different places lend
color to that view.
The oriole arrives in Massachusetts
every year about the tenth day Of May
paying little attention to differences Of
weather. lie may have his late sea
SONS and his early seasons, but the very
large number of years in which his ar
rival has been noted on the tenth day
indicates that his chronological ma
chinery. Ike that of a cuckoo-clock-
pops him into view at a given moment
Birds which migrate southwark early,
not waiting for frost or cold winds, also
seem to be aware when the date has
arrived for their departure. Many king
birds, for instance, may be seen In
Massachusetts on the last day of Aug
ust, but very few are ever seen after
the first day of September,
The woodehuek knows when the time
has come for him to "den up" He moi
only feels the necessity of rolling him.
self I'D In bis own sustaining fat and
going to sleep for the winter, but he
feels It at a particular time, quite re-
CARELESS Of the state of the weather
Woodchucls have been domesticated,
and allowed to sleep in a warm place
with all the food they needed, yet they
'denned up" when the regular time
came for them to do So
They awake In the spring with much
the same regularity. The grounding
day" legend is ridiculous. 1t is, of
course, unreasonable to suppose that in
a country like ours, with range of eli
mates from the semitropical to the COM
pletely arctic, creature will come out
of his hole everywhere on the second
day Of February. and then regulate his
future conduct according to the wealth
err on that day, staying out If 1t be bad,
and going back If 1t be good.
But the legend belongs properly not
| to the woodchuck but to the badger,
and to the European badger, at that;
and, moreover, the Germans give us a
version exactly opposite TO that which
Is most current They say that the
badger peeps out of his hole on Candle
mas day, and draws back when he finds
! snow shlning-not the sun. The per-
sistence of the woodchuek legend may
thus be traced to the regularity of the
chuek's European relative.
a naturalist who has studied this In
teresting characteristic of animals tells
|
q story, from his own observation,
which seems to show that some crea-
lures may have still more exact
sense of time than Is indicated by the
regularity of their mlgrations and hi
| FORMATIONS. He once enjoyed the ac-
uuaintance of mouse which, at exactly
a quarter before four o'clock every af-
| ternoon, was in the habit of coming
out along wainscoting and making his
way to a pot of paste on the table, the
crust of which he then proceeded to
nibble No "suburbanite," having his
train in mind, could be more regular
in arriving at his breakfast-table than
this tame mouse was in coming for his
daily nibble of paste.
How did the mouse know when 1t
was quarter before four? The natur-
alist could not answer the question, but
he is certain that the little creature had
some way of measuring time.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-01-10

Meditation is to prayer what study Is
to learning.
True prayer In the heart makes II the
home Of praise.
The name of Jesus Is the one lever
that lifts the world.
Liberty is the life of law and law the
preseryer of liberty.
When the door of prayer closes on
earth 1t opens on heaven.
If life is a day-dream, death will be
q terrible night of reality.
Life is to be measured by its outflow
rather than by its income.
The heavier sins fetter, the more
some boast of their freedom.
The man of bitter thoughts will not
be likely to live a sweet life.
The material progress of the church
depends on its spiritual prosperity.
1t is still an open question whether
this is the steel age or the age of STEAL
The wings of the imagination soar
with the soul up to heaven or down to
hell.
No woman can find greater social OPP
portunities than those of her own
home.
The awfulness of sin Is realized
when we contemplate what one sin
would have been in Christ.
1t is of less Importance to push the
trolley car along than to get the engine
started in the power-house.
| There are some people who think
God will reward them for giving the
church dollar to buy cushion for
them to sit on.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-01-10

wardrobe; rather than have a strange
man look upon her uncovered face she
will snatch a curtain counterpane or
her petticoats in her haste to conceal
her features utterly regardless of 9TH
er parts of her anatomy which may
be exposed by the action. This need
not seem so very absurd when we re-
member that it is a part of most ori-
entail religions to keep the women In
exclusion and that Mohammed of bless
ed memory made the command bind
ing one.
Although the women of Japan, CO.
rea and China are more or less seclud-
ed, particularly the women of China,
who live in the zenana. they do not
wear wells. While they go abroad in
closed sedan chairs their heads are
guiltless of bonnets even, except when
severe cold weather makes some sort
of head covering necessary.
Turkish danes of high degree wear
dainty squares of white Illusion c0quet-
tishly wound about their heads and
faces. which cover but in no wise con-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-01-10
WHEN THE MOON SHINES.
Old Man Gives Prospective Son-in- Law
Lesson in Economy.

Old Man Gives Prospective Son-in- Law
Lesson in Economy.
MY boy" said the old man, kindly
as he poked his head through the back
parlor doorway about IL p. M, where
his prospective son-in-law. Charles, sat
counting Eliza, with the gas turned on
full force, ARE you aware that the
moon is shining brightly this evening?
Just see," and the old man turned the
gas out Just observe, my boy, how
the moons yellow rays light up this
room. Truly, 1t is a glorious spectacle.
But come with me Il moment; | have
something in the cellar which l want 10
show YOU"
Then the old man took his bull's-eye
lantern and led the way down the eel
lar stairs. closely followed by Charles
MY boy" said he, softly, as they
reached the cellar, Il know you 10 e
Eliza with all the strength of your
noble heart, and you love to meet her
often, and let me say that have no OBJ
lection whatever to your doing so;
simply requested your presence in this
cellar that | might give you n much
needed and useful lesson in economy
Observe, young man. the little box over
in that corner Here he turned the
light of his bull'S-eye upon Il. well,
that's gas meter, and every time that
little pointer whirls round the space of
that dial 1t means one dollar nearer the
WOrk-house for me-
"Thats all, Charles. Now we will
ascend. and hereafter when the moon
is shining you win not forget my lesson
in economy, will you? Remember. my
boy, to meet her by moonlight costs
nothing, but to meter by gas-light is
quite another affair. Good night, Char
les. The moon is still shining brightly.
| see."
Then the old man skipped blithely up
the back stairs to bed.-Grand Rapids
Herald