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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16


Capt Ira u. Gardner. who attended
the @. a. II. oncampment with the
yotorans from Maine, related most
interesting story to reporter shorty
before his departure for his home IN
potten, Me lie sald'
II lost my arm at the battle OF DC
coquan Creek. Va, Sept. 49, 1865
while serving under Gen. sheridan
Immediately after l was wounded !
was taken to q nearby farmhouse ana
laid In a hallway to await the arrival
OF the surgeons to amputate my arm
The floor was very uncomfortable
resting plaA, for my head, and asked
the womau OF the house for pillow
for which gave her s.. In due time
tho surgeons arrived and performed
the operation. and I was sent TO WIN
chester. from which place ] was re-
turned to my home.
Last year my wife and came
down to Virginia and looked over tho
battlefield az Accoquan Creek. where
I was 30 seriously injured. While
walking about found the house In
which was laid after being wounded,
ara tho woman who minlstored 10 my
wants and gave me the pillow. be-
gan to talk to her about the war and
she said that although there had been
between 800 and 400 soldiers treated
in her house only one had ever given
her any money. She said that u she
remembered right Il was Capt. Gard
nor. OF q Maine regiment, who made
her n present OF 81. | informed he
that that was my name, aud that
was tho oficer she referred 10. shl
snid n was Capt Gardner she woul'
show me something that would Inter
est men She led my wife aud me
back to the spot upon which ! hn'
been laid thirty.seven years before
and pointed out stains which, sh'
said. were caused by my blood. TIT
woman said she had tried many time
10 wash away the blood stains, bu
without success. | gave the woman
so then and mailed her a check fo
SIS upon my return home. | relate,
the fact Of finding the woman TO M
father. who also mailed her a chocl
for ,25. and we agreed that the woman
should not want as long as either OF NJ
lived"
Capt. Gardner, who earned the ranl
Of hrevot lieutenant colonel for ser
vices during the war, said he though
II most remarkable that the bloo'
stains should remain on the door thir
ly.soyon years Washington Star.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

Frank Miller" was the name taken
hy Frances Hook, "a years old, who
pllistod with her brother In Chicago
during the civil war. The pair took
up their fortune with the sixty-hfth,
known as the Home Guard. They
served three months and were mus
tered out Again they enlisted In the
Nineteenth Illinois. and the brother
was killed at Plttsburg Landing. His
sister remained In the regiment and
ald hor duty until near Chattanooga,
rhan she was taken prisoner While
attempting TO escape she was shot in
the leg and her sex was discovered.
The brother OF an OHIO glrl enlisted
and his determination 10 FIGHT for the
nae was followed by his yourror SIS
tor She marched ont with the
Third Ohio At Camp DenrlEon she
assisted ia all the duties OF forming
the camp: then learning tat taero
wore two Camp Dennsons and that her
brother was at the other, she made APP
pllcation for transfer, but failed.
She wanted 10 leave the camp 80
much that Col. Morrow questioned her
and learned her secret. Without much
ceremony she was dismissed and sent
home
Scores Of women besides these ac-
companled their husbands to the war
for few weekn. but few Of them went
In male attire.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

der Mr. crawird's hrst win, was con
stltuted his sdo legatoe, and who, on
'he strength q her title to the hcti-
tlous estate. ncceedod in borrowing
over si2,O0O.0t from bankers, money
lenders and thcrs In Franco and
Belgium.
Eventually an investigation was
started. the Hmboris and others con
nected with uem In the operation
led from Parh and on May ., when
the Chief OF u, Detective Department
OF Paris. N, Cochefort opened tho
safe it'brousu tn fignt tho greatest
swlndle Of country. for the safe
was found n contain nothing but an
old jewel N some old papers and
the ofnsial n - which had made the
swindle possible. the fortune having,
under the tofhs OF the second Will,
been repeseil led as held In trust un.
m Madame d1 urlgnao, Madame Hun
bort's niecei attained her majority,
when ali ~ heirs mentioned In tho
two wills web to come TO an amlcablo
agreement ~ an equitable division
OF the propstly.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

The Gun and the Old canteen.
That old rusty gun hanging there on the
wall.
with its muzzio an battered ana beat;
Il was carried away to the war ono DAY
when the FIRST thrcc-months men went
It was then brand new and lie aim was
true.
And the rnnpsack that hangs between
Recorded each word Of all II heard.
when It spoke to the old canieen'
I'm proud OF the record made" It
said
~ helped In righteous cause
II was part through me that the slaves
are free
For / wen. to the front with HAYES,
Yes. ne wore the blue aud cheVrohH'
too,
Though he was but nlncteeni
And served him well until he fell"
said the gun to the old eaniecn'
"Ah. yes. know" cried the old can
teen.
Il molstcnod his lips that day;
I ala an / could aa an old friend ahonlu
while he there DYING lay;
.and stayed with him I'm hia eyes gre"
dim"
Twas the knapsdck hanging between
| That recorded each word OF al II ht"iu
From tns gun and the old eantccn.
East noatoa. Dan W. ea'lat"ei
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
FISH CAUGHT IN ASSOC
Angler Has Strange Adventure With BssFnny Prey Escapes at the
Last Moment

George Benz Of st. Paul is probably
the only man In the country who ever
caught n bass, or came near catching
one. with line on which there was
not hook, bait or sinker II happened
In this way;
The line, a silk No. 8, had become
considerably twisted in trolling. so
twisted, In fact, that It would klnk
badly when reeled in; all lines get
that way. though spoons and most 9TH
or artificial bats have swiyels on
them.
70 atralghten out the line Benz took
the bait ard hook from II and trolled
Il behind the boat. II Is an old trick,
but known to comparatively few nsh-
ermen The line in going through the
water without a spoon on It reverses
the twist and straiehtcns out In a lit
tie while.
While trolling IN this fashion Benz
felt q jerk and then a succession Of
sharp tugs. with no idea other than
that his line had become fouled by a
floating weed or branch. he reeled in
slowly,
When not more than twenty feet was
out he became convinced that he had
fastened 20 a fish In some manner. He
then played Il as carefully as he could,
anxious TO see the outcome OF the
strange happening,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

her arms. pleading with the police not
TO separate her from her daughter
The police made an inventory OF the
contents Of the apartments and found
parcel Of Jewels valued at $4,000.
two lottery tickets and about Sis In
cash. Seals were then attached 20 the
house and the entire family taken to
Jail and placed at tho disposition OF
the French Ambassador.f
The occupants OF the house had
sought to escape by the windows, but
failed 1t is believed that they dc.
stroyed papers OF Importance before
the police gained entrance.
The Project OF Police subsequently
had an audience OF King Alfonso. and
reported the capture. The king con.
graduated him, saying: II rejoice that
our police have been able to render
service to France"
The project said he had known OF
the presence Of the Humberts for
week. but delayed taking action until
he was assured that he had tho entire
party trapped.
The Humberts maintain that they
are Innocent declare that they them
selves have been vlctimlzed. and ex.
press a desire to return to France
and defend themselves against tho
charges.
The presence Of the Humbert family
In Madrid was first brought TO light
through an anonymous letter sent to
the French Ambassador. Mr.. Patono-
tire. who notified the Spanish police.
left by Robert Henry Crawford. said
TO be an American millionaire. This
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

The very flower OF American youth
was enlisted In the Fourth Army
corps. says an Eastern exchange. Its
dead marked every battlefield from
Fort Donelson TO Nashville; through
four years OF war, undauntod by
bloody battle. participating IN every
engagement from Chattanooga TO At
lanta. Il ralned for Itself an envlablo
record among the organizations OF tho
volunteer army After the death OF
Gen. Mcpherson on July %, In tho
battle before Atlanta, Cen Howard
was transferred to the Army Of the
Tennessee and Major General David
s. Stanley became commander OF tho
Fourth Army Corps and Brlgndior
General Nathan Kimball took com
mand OF the FIRST division.
After the battles Of Franklin and
Nashville, the Fourth corps was sent
to the Rio Grande in Texas, TO aid in
enforcing the order OF the state de.
part for the French TO evacuate Mex
leo. Here. the French having retired,
the corps was mustered out
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
FAMILY OF SWINDLElS
ARRESTED N MADRID.

Madame Humbert. her husband, eva
Humbert; NJ and Madame d'Aurignec'
the brother and sister-in-law OF Mad
anne Humbert, and their three chill
dron. Roman. Emile and Marie, who
porpotratof ;ho safe frauds in Paris,
were ARE ted by the police Of Madrid
Spain LAST week They had been IN
Madrid since May 9. having come d.
rect from Paris.
Mile. Eva Humber became hyster'
lcal and Madame Humhert clasped
Marie d'Aurignac and her daughter In
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
(og flllF I ?iIes

politician and diplomat he Is. the Gen.
eral made the motions to Indicate that
he knew each one Of the thousands
who salutcd him. The only inarmity
the General viii confess is a slight in.
ability TO remember names. lie Ia
sure that your face Is very fsmillar
to him and he is sure he remembers
meeting you here only short time
ago, but for the life Of him he cannot
at the moment recall the name Il Ia
fine blum the fine old gentleman
works. a similar one used to be tried
by the late John Sherman. who was
never able to remember either names
or faces. lie used to appear TO got
mad when a young man presumed to
tell him his name upon injecting him
and saying How do you do"
But the fact that he could not TO
member faces was made manifest
when one time. whllo he was Secre-
tery OF State. one Of the Senators who
had sat In the Senate with him right
at his elbow for a number Of years
called upon him. The Ohloan remark
cd that he know the young man and
then astonlshod his caller by asking
where Senator Carter who was inter
osted In the matter In hand. could be
found. Tho young man no addressed
was Carter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

Col. William M. DIN. the new senior
vice commander-in.ohie Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic. was born Ia
Massachusetts in lsi5, and In 1862 en-,
listed In the Thirly-slvth Massachu-
sets. which was IN Potter's division
OF the Ninth corps, and served until
the end OF the war. He then went
into the newspaper business. He was
elected secretary of state for the
state of Massachusetts twelve years
ago. and has been continuously re-
elected evo nee, He has always
taken great interest In the state mill
tia. and was utenant colonel and
A. A. G. OF the First brigade. Massa
chusetta v. NJ, from 1882 TO 1889. and
colonel on the stan Of the governor Of
Massachuaelf f0r four year He was
adiutunt eoua Of the Grand Army
OF the RenaH under COMMANDMENT.
Chief Mer rd Inspector General
under Coura ar ln-Chiel walker
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
WINTER FARMS UNDER GLASS
Land the East Where Ouo Dee Are Raised For Ioyer
of Good Living

In recent years the rich eplcuro,
with his 'pampered taste that knows
no abstlnonco," has not had to deny
himself during the winter OF fruits
and vegetables he Is so fond Of "in sea.
SON" That Is. In natures season; for
mans ingenuity has changed the sea.
sons SO far as the markets are con
cerned.
Winter gardening In America has
grown TO large proportions. especially
In the ueighborhuod Of New York.
where the winter demand for summer
luXurios is very heavy. on Long Isl.
and hundreds Of acres OF land arc now
under cultivation beneath glass roofs.
and there are other large farms In
New Jersey similarly protected from
the cold.
Hothouse fruits and vegetables null
uply In quality and quantity each
year. Big shipments In protected cars
are sent into the city each day. In the
South. where the climate Is more IA
vorable to the cultivation OF garden
crops and where less artificial protec-
ton IS needed large quantities of
strawberries aud other fruits are
raised and shipped to cities in the
North.
Hothouse products, being out OF sea.
son Injuries, command high prices:
but the competition OF many growers
and the decrease In the necessary ex.
pense have served to lower them so as
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
civil War Teamn,ern.

There we're toamators and team
stors." said the Captain. Some OF the
meancst and most heartloss men
over knew and some Of the hest. were
tcamsters. Even Andorsonvllle didn't
cure the moanost ones Of their tricks.
although the fact that they were in
prison gave them a standing as good
soldiers. Some Of the worst STAN
pcdes OF the war were caused by panic
stricken toamstors. and never blamed
wagon.masters for their raids on tho
companies for good men. remember
ono case In which two or three fright
crcd teamstera prcclpltated a panic on
the road from bridgeport 10 Chatia-
noora. In which over twenty wagons
we're broken up or overturned, forty
mules crippled or killed. and thou.
sands OF dollars worth OF sadly needed
army stores destroyed.
In fact, the stampede was almost
az disastrous 10 the army as defeat
IN battle. and there was no excuse for
II, as thore was for the stampede OF
tho teams on the second day at Chick
amauga. don't suppose any one who
saw the horrible confusion In the big
cornheld on that day had much pride
for the time being IN the human race
hut even In that stampede there were
scores OF tCamstcrs who kept theil
heads. extricated their teams undol
terrible hro. and. hcing weu acluainte'
with the roads. watched their oppoi
trnity and reached Chattanooga -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

When a man gains the reputation Of
being a wit and a story-teller. and
when he supports this by constantly
appearing In those expensive and ex.
pansive places where many people con.
gregate, Il Is not we'll to inquire too
closely into the authenticity Of the
stories that are credited to him
Especially was this true Of the late
Col. Thomas p. Oohlltree. native OF
Texas, citizen OF the world. a good
many Of Col Ochlltrce's best stories
were not his own, but some were In.
dubitably Of his manufacture. He told
all stories well however. which may
be sufficient excuse for appropria.
ton.
One Of Col. Ochlltreo's favorite tales
was supposed to point moral Whom
he was n youth and Joined the Texas
Rangers his father gave him n Bible
with the suggestion that II would do
the youth no harm to read It occasion.
ally Tom took the Bible and prom.
ised to do as his parent suggested.
When Tom returned home some
months later the Judge asked MIN II
he had read his Bible. and Tom yir.
tuously declared that he had. and frc-
quently. Also he had brought the
Bible back with him to show how
much he priced H.
"Wheroupon my father asked to see
g." Col. Tom went on IN his narration.
"Ho carefully opened It, turned over
few pages and drew forth twenty.dol
lar bill. For weeks had been broke
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

There was M other figure in the
crowds In attendance upon the Ma
tlonal Encampmont Of the Grand Army
that attracted moro attention than the
erect form OF Con Daniel sickles now
an S0ye ar-old hoy There is not
"A gray hair In tao bead OF no Gen
eral. aad as he appeared 90 uo thou.
sands who saw him walkiue up Penn
sylyania avenue jpat before tie big
parade eolng 20 HE place or the
presidential reviewing stand he dld
not lool, 10 be over 40 years ON How
he carried bis years ana ~ the
troubles be has had so l.ht Is one
Of the mysteries that 10 ma oln find
ont. aayG an Eastern exchange,
Everybody IN Washington soomod to
know the General Lie ne crafty
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
FIftY Years ; Macon.

On Chrlltmas night Bishop John
NJ. Walden (ClnclnnatD OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church had been a
member Of the Masonic fraternity for
fifty years, He was made a Master
Mason on Dec 20, 1862. In McMacls-
in lodge, No, 100. Of Mount Healthy,
o. Bishop Walden's Masonic semi
centennial was httlngly remembered
by that lodge at It's regular meeting
last week A silver loving cup was
presented to Brother Walden.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

while preparing a part OF the build
ing at No. Al MIX street. corner OF
Arch street. for occupancy by the MIX
Street Cut Flower company. T. y. Wat
ters. the manager OF the company.
who was directing the work OF clean
Ing and renoyatlng the place. came
across n valuable military relic, the OK
istence Of which had been known.
while its place OF conceament. since
trace Of It had been lost was un.
knowp
This relic win be Of vast interest to
military mon because II Is the enlist.
mont roll n the old New England
Guard, formerly one OF the three
crack military corps Of this state The
roll was drawn up IN this city and
bears the date OF February. 1914. Il
really Is IN the form OF a letter TO
Caleb strong, the Governor at that
time. yet II IL 10 all intents and pur-
posos an enlistment ROLL Boston
Transcript
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

rnd had suffered for the nocessar GO OF
lie. when / discovered that he'd
been carrying money about we me an
the time I thought ! would collapse
And the worst OF Il was that couldn't
say anything. The old gentleman had
me In n fix whore | couldn't wriggle
Ho showed his appreciation Of the sit.
uation and went ON turning over the
leaves. Presently he found another
twenty.dollar bill. which he folded
with the first and placed In his pocket
IT'S a great pity. Thomas. he said.
dryly, that when you read the Bible
YOU didn't happen to open Il at the
places where I planted the bills"
During the Inauguration OF President
Harrison Col Ochiltree was thrown
fiom a Pennsylvania railroad cab and
broke his iog. He sued for $50. 600
damages. Some months afterward he
walked out OF hotel and met Presi.
dent Thomson. Of the Pennsylvania
ROAD wac asked him to go to lunch.
con.
Il can't walk" salu Ochiltree rive
forgotten my crutches Thereupon he
walked up a hight of stairs to secure
them.
Tom. ! thought you could get along
without those things" said Mr. Thorn.
son when the Colonel returned.
Il can" was the reply. but my law
yer has ordered me TO wear them
urtll my suit against your company II
settled"
1t was settled that day. Col ochll
tree getting $4,000.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

gardener has learned TO diversity his
industries and also 10 follow the profit.
able practice Of rotating his crops
BY the use Of fertilizers he also is
able TO make his gardens produce
three or four crops each year. the va.
rlations in temperature being regulat.
ed so as to give each OF them the de-
gree Of heat and moisture they would
get from the time Of planting in tho
spring until maturing early in the sum.
mer although this season" may OK.
tend from the first Of November to the
end OF February. when his products
will be rare Injuries for the table, and
bring correspoudlngly large prices.
one Of the most important auxiliary
considerations In winter gardening Is
transportation, the same as In tho
summer when protection against the
whitening heat is necessary. But this
has been satisfactorily arranged. and
little difficulty is experienced in get
ting thexalnablo vegetables and fruits
from the hothouses TO the markets in
distant cities.
The increased cost OF coal. dollhouse
gardeners say, has made necessary
raising the prices OF garden products
raised this winter. Large quantities
Of fuel are used. and the Increased ex-
pense of maintaining the hothouses.
they say, has been severely felt. Flor
lists. too, who must keep up their hot
houses during the winter months. say
that higher prices for flowers will be
Inevitable
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
Do Memory 81 ANN Robaart.

A unique appeal has been sent out
by a number Of English personages.
including the bishop OF Thetford and
the marchloness Of Cholmondeley FOR
funds to be used Tor preserving a me.
mortal window or some such monu.
ment TO Amy Robsaft in the church at
Lyderstone hail, where she wor.
shipped, Instead OF sending these ap.
peals to everyone, broadcast and indls-
erlminately, they are sent only to
women bearing tho name Of Amy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

The Osaee Indians have invested
ss.0O0.0OO In the state bank and own
100000 acr@ OF land. Each brave,
squaw and ppoose in the tribe pos.
sessos land % the value OF $1,000,
sud the luter'at on their money in the
bLua affords an annual income OF
$500 10 each member That's great
Honceforth letter call them the
osngos.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
ONE TRAIT OF AN OUTLAW.
How Desperate Helped a Friend to
Escape Justice.

How Desperate Helped FRIEND 10
Escape Justice.
While Morrow was low-minded, ig-
hnrant and brutal, he had one big
quality that in some measure re-
deemed him in the eyes OF the men
who followed the rough life Of the
ranEe. He would not desert com
rade in trouble Down in III Paso, In
the carly part Of DIS career, before he
had become bold enough to allow evil
donce OF his mlsdael become APP
parent he was osttnably running
ranch and struggling along with the
rest of the pioneer cai.Iemen. a man
IN his employ was caught driving on
bunch Of cattle from a nelghbor's
herd. by some migclHuce the fellow
ell into the hands of q nawly elected
sheriff and was not haHsad. He was
duly arralgned ana hed under bond
OF $4,000. Morrow $500 present at the
time and onerel H. On his bond.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

sorrows Millions on Her story.
The nVest Of all Paris on May .
last was entered on an empty safe
at No. 90 VENUE de Ia Grand Armee.
II was suhsed to contain s2O.OOOOOO
sum was ueged to be held in trust
by MadanHIherese Humbort, who un.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

The George Inn, in the village Of
Norton ST. Philip, Somerset, is sup.
posed TO be the oldest licensed village
alehouse In England the license dat
ing from 1897.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16

DR.. Temple took an active part in
Warwlckshre In support Of Mr.. Glad.
stones measure for the dls.ostabllsh.
ment OF the irish church, and the pre-.
mier nominated him 10 the bishoprIc
OF Exeter in Scession TO the late DR..
Phllpotts-dJJN appointment which