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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

lo3u otyltt on MODERN shoulders.
Medici until they came IN again
with the pre.Raphaelites they were
eclipsod by the luxurious fall and
Clytie-like droop OF the shoulders
called swan.like by the poetical and
champagne bottle by the irrovorent.
The high favor OF the sloplng shout.
der came In the sos. vita the fash.
ions which demanded their support
and became them so well that the
combined influence OF fashion and
shoulders prevailed for three decades.
In themselves these were gracious
fashions. rich. flowing, half conceal.
ing. half revealing. A trlle too abund-
ant for tho stout woman they may
have been, but blessing for tho thin
one.
However you look at IT, tho freak.
ishness which has revived them for
a vigorous and broad-shouldored gen.
Grafton is past understanding. What
is a poor girl to do7
She has her square shoulders and
has acquired them by hard labor She
can't get rid Of them for she's not
Gibson or a Christy girl on paper
to be Bubtly and imperceptlbly mod.
fed to the requirements OF the mode.
One dressmaker suggests some
neat little pads. which by shortening
the length OF the neck would give a
perfect slope to the shoulders. These
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

dral Is so carefully preserved that II
gives one the impression OF extreme
nowncss Yet tho whole choir and
east end OF the cathedral. aa Il now
stands Is mainly the work OF William
OF Sens and William the Englishman.
who nourishod toward the end Of the
twelfth century. ilut tho cathedral
and the many buildings In ita pre-
cincta are perfect museum Of mo
dioyal architecture Next to the
transitional style. which IA represent
cd In the choir. comes the hrst point.
ed or oariy Euriish style. which came
about hall century later To this
period belongs the Tar famed Arch
bishops chair" usually called tho
chair OF ST. Augustine" on which
the archbishops arc cnthronod. and
which was naturally the object OF
much interest at the funeral Of recent
date. Il Is deliberately carved. and IL
made OF three pieces OF Purbeck mar
bile From the style OF LIS decoration
IL ~ believed to hayo been frst placed
Ia the cathedral IN 1890. at the superb
ceremony OF tho translation OF Beck
cts remains from the crypt to his
priceless shrine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
April a Lucky Month
American People Have Settled Great Problems During
lis Thirty Dsys-Momentous In the Annals
of Our National History,

Did you know that the month of
April has played a more conspicuous
part In American history than any
other month OF the Year," asked a
man who Is fond of things historical
From the way ! look at the events
involved April Is the most important
OF all the months aud ! have often
wondered why the American people
show 20 much Indifference 20 the
fact why when YOU come to think
Of Il. the Fourth Of July. while Of
course. important enough. ~ yet
not quite so mon cntous In the annals
Of American history as some other
days one might mention. April has
been the one month Of the year
which has really settled the great
problems with which the American
people have had to deal Suppose we
glance at the record for moment.
The war Of the revolution began
April ~, lj75. and ended April n,
1888 Coming ON down We find the
Sabine disturbance. involving tho
southwestern frontier. Louisiana. Ark
ansas aud TeXns, and which began
In April. 1896. running through "a
June Of the next year Tho Mexican
war began April -, 1876 The Yuma
expedition into California ended In
April 1859. having uegun In Docem
Der the year previous Tho ella OK
petition into New Mexico was launch
10 HTHI
expedition In California ended April
2S, 1853. The Pecos expedition into
Texas was launched April 10. 1859
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
LIFE IN SUNNY MEXICO.

No Opportunity There for the strenu
Gus Person.
The Mitla, Mexoco. Messenger gives
a glimpse Of unvexed and placid exist
ence IN ita golden solstice:
Midas only hour OF throbbing OK
citement is when our edition is pulled
on the nppamtus every Saturday after
noon. The paper read. cigarettes allght
and contents discussed. We give all
callers guitar and song concert. and
life flows on tlll tho next Saturday
Afternoon. AbsoluRmonto we give no
pointers to intending tropical in.
vestou. A balmy climate. music and
song and getting out our weekly Heart
Throbber OH the measure OF a modest
ambition. Morgan IL a lunatlc."
II Is ever The merry month OF June.
OF saturday afternoon, In the genial
republic south OF US.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

Prof Schmidt OF the German uni.
versity Of Education. who accompan.
led Emperor william TO England last
November and went to oxford to In.
vest 5aie educational conditions there
GUYS. The German government un.
roservodly acknowledges the great
value Of the Rhodes scholarships, and
will do lts utmost TO assist German
students TO avail themselves OF
them. You may state that the pros.
pocta Of our accepting the scholar
ships are altogether favorable. There
are no fundamental dlnicutlos what.
ever In the way. Nothing but the
dinerenee between German and Eng.
lish university requirements suggests
possible obstacles. tho preparatory
education OF German students being
90 far In advance.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
oAlNAMeN IN THE STATES.
There Is a Considerable Army Of A..
nond.Eved Celestlala In America.

There Is Considerable Army Of A.
mond-Eyed celestlala In America.
Il ls estimated that there are about
100 600 Cinnamon In tho United
states and that 10000 OF them arc in
San Francisco. There is a consider
able Chinese colony In New York and
there are small colonies In Philadel.
phia. Boston and Cnlcago. Though
they do not bolong 10 tho educated
classes. % per cent Of them can read
and write. A daily paper IN the Chi.
nese language Is published In San
Francisco and another In New York.
Nearly all the Cnlnamen In the
United States come from the single
province Of KwongTung. the most pop
ulous OF the eighteen provinces OF tho
Chinese empire. rs capital Is Can
ton. Six countries Of this province
send out most 81 the emigrants 20 tho
United States. The inhabitants OF this
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
DEAD Mans wIshss unhseded,

Amos Mccartney, a California plo.
neer, died In Oakland a few days ago
leaving 70 his family an estate worth
about halt million. II was his wish
that there should be no religious sery
Ices at his funeral. as he did not
desire anyone TO talk OF the here
after, OF which no one knows more
than l. II small band can be en-
gagged 70 entertain those at the fu
neral u Is all that | require" Hii
wishes were not carried out, perhaps
because his family feared what the
neighbols would say" A clergyman
delivered regulation discourse. aud
Instead OF band there was a ger' eel
quartet,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

There was the war " the rebellion.
which started April 10. 1861 Hostili-
tics actually BEGAN when Fort Stump
Ter we fired upon April 70. 1861.
The Ute expedition in Colorado
began April o. 1878 It Is rather
curious coincidence that the late war
with Spain began April q. IN tho
same month and but two days later.
with respect to the day Of the month.
than the war Of the rebellion which
began April 18Th The SpanishAme
can war began April ~ 1898. aud end
ed April n 1899. These arc some OF
the moro important things which have
taken place In the month OF April
and many Of the events have been of
deep import from the viewpoint OF
Americans. What reason can you
assign for the conspicuous part April
has played In the history Of American
DO men feel more like lighting In
April than In the othcr months Of tho
Year, Is the spirit Of war and revo-
luton Influenced by the rising Of tho
sap2 do not know, but there must
be some good reason Tor the happen
ing of these great things. wars, ex-
ploratious. adventures and cventh OF
this sort In the month Of April. A.
any rate they have happened In April
andit wouldhc unreasonable ana alto
gcther absurd to assume that these
things are due to haphazard. that they
are mere condolences April cannot
be- explained out OF its rightful inherit
ance among the more important
months In American history"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
Iron a Valuable Metal
rs Importance Is Far Greater Than That of Both Silver
and GolS-Preeious Things From Mother
Earths Treasure House.

100000 more than the value OF the
yellow metal
Even the base lead that was mined
Il ono'third the value OF tho gold.
When we go little deeper and
measure structural purposes gold and
silver are again dlstanced. for tho
building stone, clay and coments that
were launched by MS into the chan.
nels Of commerce in 1901 are valued
at tlS2.OOO00
The gold and silver produced In tho
same time was s7i 600. 900 short OF
being enough to purchase this output
When We go a little deeper and
measure the value OF coal. petroleum
and natural gas that We purlolned
from beneath tho fruitful breast OF
Mother Earth wo find It's value four
times that Of all the gold and silver
taken from the same treasure-house
In the same time.
Gold and silver may dazzle up with
their brightness ana charm us with
their nimblenoss. but IN preclousness
measured by worth Of production and
real usefulness they sink by their
own gravity TO the bottom OF the list
OF minerals.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

According to the Railroad Gazette.
6,O26 miles Of new steam railroad
we're built In the United States dur
ing 1902 The figures are exclusive Of
second track. sidlngs and all electric
lines. Rebuilt mileage is also OK
cluded, except where the work In
volved such extensive changes In
alignment that new route was ostab-
lishod
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
OLD STYLE IN VOGUE.
Designs That Were Popular In 1870 Have Found Favor
Dressmakers Are Cage5 On to Solve a
Great Problem

on couue, a glrl may join the IN.
depenaen' party and declare that n
SHARP angie 10 her cape collar is
much Smarter than q soft incline.
but q Is pretty safe to predict that
II ~ decided that slipping shoulders
are ne oily proper Kind 90 20 with
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

Sarah Galway came into the family
OF John Harvey OF Conterville Ind, as
servant In 1896 at the age OF ~
years, and has been continuously act
Ing as servant and housekoeper IN
that family since, though the origna,
Harvey who FIRST gave her employ
ment passed away long ago.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

peionne play an important part. The
grave question to be decided Ia
whether their gracefully falling lines.
which are inseparably associated with
the slipping shoulders OF long ago. will
seem tolerable on the square, some
times pointedly square. shoulders OF
to-day.
The cape. revers. mantelet and
polerlne are here. along with the i'm.
monse flowing sleeves and volumin.
Gus frilled skirts. and about forty-fve
women out OF fifty have square
shoulders. Il will be seen. therefore.
that the question is OF Importance.
As TO Just what Is the best thing
to do under the circumstances,
opinion is much divided at present.
Many women OF an Independent cast
OF mind, and some others who be.
lieve In piQuant contrasts. maintain
the fact that sloping shoulders were
once worn with capes and pelerines
Is no reason why square ones should
not become them Just as we'll But
that tho eternal illnesses Of things can
not bo eluded so lightly Is shown by
the fact that the illustrators who
seek to adapt their handsome girls
TO the prevailing style OF dress and
tho dress TO the girls have OF late
considerably toned down the aggres.
siya squaronoss Of shoulder. which
only n short time ago was one OF the
most valuable possessions OF each
"a
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

province have for centuries been more
adventurous and founder OF travelling
than the rest Of their fellow country.
men and they are always ready to face
danger II there Is a good chance OF
proht-Leslios Monthly.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

Herbert W. Bowen, minister TO Ven.
ezuola; Judge Taft, governor Of the
Philippines, and Judge Hunt, governor
OF Porto Rico. were classmates At Yale
and were close friends.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
IN our orandmothers' pay.

would be carefully made TO suit each
pair OF shoulders. the dress would be
fitted over them and they would I'm.
ally BIO sewed In the dress. But, OF
course, they would be OF no use In
the evening frock.
Another suggestion IS the resort
TO the all'powerful massage. TO alb.
stain from any violent use Of the arms
and shoulders and TO spend az much
time as possible with heavy weights
In each hand TO pull down tho shout
ders.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13


This cruel war against the absent
minded married who are forgetting to
have children bids fair to decrease the
pug dog population as well as reduce
the waiting list OF the old bachelors
union. Cellbacy and forgetfulncss
promise no longer TO be popular. Staid
benedicts and buxom danes who have
been revealing In the clattery gallop Of
the society bride path have been ro-
minded there is nothing in that beau.
tiful sentiments What Is home with.
out a mother" II there is no nursing
bottle IN the domicile and no yowl IN
the nursery We can't have mothers
without babies. although we can have
babies without mothers after the first
throes OF parentage. Thus II is barely
possible that the society woman may
yet weep for Jealousy OF the mother
Of nine children and n naughty stare,
and begin to recruit our army ere Il is
yet too late, Yesterday we were
shouting, ION with the dancel" To.
day we are wondering how a hobby
horse would look In the front parlorl
From careless, chlldless tyrants OF
pleasure we have been snatched like
brands from the burning pyre OF
oblivion and sanctlfied In the consid-
Grafton OF the propagation OF a uumer.
Gus progeny II is we'll! What we
need In this country is liberal ratio
OF one boy.t the tail Of every pug dog
In the land and two girls to each pair
OF curling tongs In the department
stores, The ratio may not be truly
commensurate with the needs OF the
ladies', but II assures us OF the mas.
cullne gender more taffeta from which
to pick our matrimonial troublesl
Down with the thoughtless, shame
upon the fecundlous who would popu.
late this country with old maids cats
and curly.talled caninesl Let us
awake 20 our duty! The day OF re-
yenge Is at hand when we can defy
the owner Of the apartment house and
the autocrat Of the fiat buildingi
''Do you not hear the children weeping.
o my brothers7"
or words to that offectl
The day OF atonement Is coming
when eleven children. a hopeful wife
and a moody COW with a liberal flow OF
tactical fluid, will constitute the aver,
age family, around which a proud
father throws his protecting s-ms and
smiles In the a. france OF having
done something I, bis country. his
Tag and the census enumeratorl
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

HE discrim In ating
dressmakors have a
serious problem to set
Tie just now.
In the 1880 designs
which are fast be
coming the smartest
and newest Of fashions
for 1908 the cape, the
revers. manteiet and
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13

The editor OF the Richheld (UtRh)
Reaper Is so nervous these days he
Jumps when the fair typo drops
three-em quad or the devil enters his
presence unannounced. The reason is
his son, aged seven and one-half years,
has bow and arrow sent by a loving
aunt As a result the Reaper family
members are all Indians and the boy
is zealously stalking them In mad
desire 20 snatch their scalps. lie is
also practiclng the William Tel racket
on his sister Pity the poor editorl
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
Paints Manufactured in Am,ries.

About S75,OOOo00 worth OF paints
are made each year in the United
States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05
Bridal Cabinet of Colonial Times,

she wears a dainty, old-fashioned white
cap upon her silvery-gra hair and a
spotless kerchief folded across her
shoulders. Having been an active news
paper woman during the greater part
Of her life. she possesses an innumer-
able supply OF interesting anecdotes and
personal experiences. which she some
times tells to specially favored visitors
She has been engaged IN her present
work. as stated above, since the Cen
tenuial Exhibition. in 1875 She had
fully intended to build her old cabin a.
the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition,
but was prevented from doing so by the
fact that she was unable 10 contend
against the other concerns which de-
sired space in the grounds and who were
willing to pay any price to get their
Ioca tons.
Barred Out at Buffalo.
Although she was among the first ap-
plicants. she was unable to obtain the
site and permit to build While pass
ing through the exposition grounds.
however. she observed a house in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05

Italian ware OF all shapes, with vivid
decorations in red, yellow, green, and
blue; Dresden and Cluny plates: pewter
pots and wooden trenchers. ard in short,
everything to make the heart of a lover
of the antique burst with covetous envy
It seems almost a sacrilege to do such
a commonplace thing as at-among these
surroundings. The walls. too. are hung
with old china, inJeTspersed with pic
lures of colonial subjects and rare tap
estTies- One object Of particular in
terest is spoon rack and spoon set
from Flanders The latter, which are Of
pewter, are nearly three inches across
the bowl. and one invoIuntariIy pictures
TO himself the difficulties which would
be encountered in an attempt 10 eat
with one Of them. The rack also con
is one Of 2 chain OF exhibitions designed
to illustrate the life OF our ancestors.
Those who attended the Centennial.
Chicago, and Charleston expositions will
remember the New England cottage
which formed a portion Of the exhibit
at each; these were all portions Of Mrs.
Brinton's work. and she has about com
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05

the ocean IN ships. It takes more than
a month to cross the ocean"
A little foot warmer, a queer looking
metal box. bound in wood. in which
Goals were to be put to warm the feet
while reading, nestles beneath the broad
leaves of the table, and at one side is q
wooden cabinet made by an eighteenth
century bridegroom" for his Iushing
Dorothea,
Bonnet With a History.
On the back of a tall pier glass hangs
an old bonnet stained by time. to which
there is attached a very pretty story. It
was placed under the head OF a wounded
Northern soldier by a Southern girl, who
was herself prisoner, and who had but
a few hours earlier seen this same man
apply the torch to her home, from the
blackened ruins Of which the smoke was
still ascending The bonnet was found
by Mrs. Rrinton, who was at that zine a
nurse with the Northern forces,
Mrs. Brinton herself is as interesting
as her quaint collection Of treasures
While exhibiting the many curios and
attending to the wants of her patrons,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05

TT He past week has been abundant IN
exhibitions, and those fond Of art
who have been SO fortunate as to see the
large shows in progress in New York and
Philadelphia, have enjoyed much if the
visit was made with the desire to feast
the eyes on the many good things and TO
pass quietly those things which did not
attract. To visit such exhibitions with a
desire to prove that art is on the decline.
robs the visitor Of the greater pleasures
which may be enjoyed if the mind IS
hopeful and the disposition cheerful In
the exhibitions referred to one may And
many pictures which have been seen in
Washington and elsewhere, and, like old
friends. these works possess the charm
of a long acquaintance. while the many
new works bring 10 US new arrange
ments coupled with the names Of artists
whose names are more or less familiar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05

\ f osT OF the front-row seats in the
IYI theaters at frst-night perform
ances are pra-empted by habltuaI first
nighters. and the general public rarely
gets a show at them If the frst-night-
ers cant be present themselves their
seats 20 TO relatives or friends.
one or two theater ticket agencies do
a Feguar business in catering to these
hrst-nighters who want front-row
seats. They do il by contract. and as
nearly all these seats are divided among
these agencies it's almost as hard for
the general public 70 get in the front
row on the first night in popular thea
ter as il IS to become a member of the
French Academy. One OF the regulars
has got 70 die or move away for his
place 10 become yours and then you
don't get Il unless your name is first
on the waiting list.
nan who wanted TO be regularly sup
Piled with arst-ni ght seats IN the FIRST
or second row and was ready to pay
any price for the privilege found how
hard il was 70 obtain fl the other day.
I'm sorry" said the head of one OF
the agencies, that ! can't do if for you,
but II yeg put your name down on our
lfst We may possibly be able TO supply
you next season We've got about
twenty five names on the list now, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05
Philadelphia watsr-Color Club.

This exhibition IN progress at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts is
not. as some may suppose. competing
with the one n the Art Club, nor IS
II composed OF water-coIor artists With
a grievance and q won't play dispc-
sition. Many Of the members are thu
exhibitors at the Art Club. and anpar-
emily the best of feeling exists between
the two societies. The exhibition in
cIudes 166 examples Of the water color
art and OF the art Of the illustrator
in black and white Possibly 1t may
be said that some work has been ac-
cepted that would not find a place IN
the ordinary water color exhibition. but
II seems 10 be the motive Of the society
to encourage individuality OF express
sion TO the fullest r~tent permissible
with the canans Of tNe fine arts Some
Of the pictures on the walls seemed to
be illustrative o. new ideas in spacing.
others Of ideas in arrangement. others
in color. but extremes IN any one d.
rection were not noted. The artists
seemed to be working with sincerity
OF purpose and with freedom OF
thought not usually pronounced enough
in most exhibitions. IN that portion
of the exhibition containing work Of an
illustrative or decorative character, We
find such names as Elizabeth shipper
Green. John Mcclure Hamilton, Violet
Oakley, Jessie WiIcox Smith, and Ellen
Wetherald Ahrens. Among the guests
Of the society who are exhibitors are
Rhods Holmes Nichols. sarah c. Sears.
Henry B. Smell. F. Hopkinson Smith. N.
Louise StoveI Ross Turner. and Gen
iiro Veto Each OF these exhibitors Is
well represented. and the prosperity Of
the exhibition seems assured by the
large number Of sales which have been
made. and the prices are hy no means
trIaiag CHARLES Z FAFRsIAE.