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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

and throwing bricks at those who
made n noise.
Shakespeare was quite n fellow In
his day. and knew almost as much as
spoutlng police geyser; but he
neither knew nor anticipated the late
lamontod Herr Wagner OF Bayrouth,
Germany. Wagner was a man who
had n lot OF music In himself, but he
failed 10 keep Il In. Music worked IN
his system like stoam; and whom Il
broke out Il made trouble. Wagner
tried his music on his chum. a luna.
tlo and king; and II he was pleased,
Il was considered a proof that the rest
Of MS would want Il. am rather shy
about saying much about Wagner; ov-
Org fellow that plays a fiddle, or
mouth organ. or a oornet, OF forty
1yos, thinks IT'S up 10 him to defend
him; and you are pretty sure TO be
called names and accused OF Anarchy
aud beating your wife II you rouse
tho wagnerltes Under the clrcum.
stances. Il is just as wen to be ju.
dlcious and speak soft and low.
Some people understand Wagner;
some try TO understand him; some
pretend to understand him; while a
vast. vulgar ignorant majority can
neither stand nor understand him. |
suppose l am numbered among the
last lot; and. while I am willing to
oonoede that Wagner is great. prefer
sousa. Croatore and rag.tlme. Con.
hdentlally, think he was born too
soon and died too late.
The easiest way TO distinguish a
real Wagrorite from the Imitation Il
to hear them pronounce the great
mans name, The real things call
him Vogner; the Britannia metal
wagnorites call him Wagner, or Just
7 waggoner. n they are lately from
| Cheyenne.
when n man has n wife who can
cut frills on n planola. or who wants
to be In the swim, he just naturally
has to get down IN his pocket once IN
a whilo and dig up couple OF hvcs
10 put the Wagner trust on Easy
stroot. As | have said. don't really
/ enjoy Wagner; but In the end Il f.
easlcr and cheaper TO take four hours
OF the great Germans spasms than
four weeks OF your wife's obllgatos In
@ sharp. Four weeks OF domestic
harmony Is cheap at $40; n divorce
viii cost more than that.
The last time | sampled wagnera
wares Il was under domestic duress
aud tho particular riot which en-
durod was called the Vallyrles. There
were several characters In It who ro
minded me OF certain statesmen; they
had largo voices. long whlskers and
peculiar garments. These people
didn't make much trouble, though
somewhat olamorous; and they had q
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
Could Yeu Use any Kind Ct a Sewing
Machine az Any Prlce7

II there is any price so low. any
offer 30 liberal that you would think
Of accepting on trial new high-grade.
drop cabinet or upright Minnesota,
Singer Wheeler & Wilson. Standard,
White or New Home Sowing Machine,
cut out and return this notice. and
you will receive by return mail. post.
paid. free Of cost, the handsomost sew.
ing machine catalogue ever published.
Il will name you prices on the Mime
sofa, Singer Wheeler & Wilson,
White. Standard and New Home sew.
ing machines that will surprise you;
we will make you now and attract.
i've proposition. a sowing machine OF.
fer that will astonish you.
n you can make any use OF any
sewing machine at any price, II any
kind OF an offor would interest you.
don't fail TO write us at once (be sure
TO cut out and return this special no.
tice) and get our latest book. our
latest offers our new and most sur.
prlslng proposition. Address
SEARS, RoEBUCK & CO., Chicago.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
Fastener Complains He Purchased
Domestic Harmony at Frightful
COSt-Hereafter Will Stick
70 Radts,oo
to Ragtime.

were chased on by the scene shifters;
and though was dead tired and
stone deaf went out and tackled
Holsters and Welsh rabbits In a res.
taurant and choerfully faced night.
mares. knew when got the night.
mare ia forget the Valkyrles.
In my time have faced "Tannhaus.
err" 'Lohengrln" and other Wagner.
an things; and It looked as II / might
acquire the habit and stand around
Ike other weak sisters pretending TO
be onrapturcd every time a bun fiddle
fell foul Of base drum; but after
the Valkyrie campaign I threw up my
hands and abandoned Wagner. This
is a shameful confession to make. and
argues n defective musical and moral
sense. am willing to admit the trou.
bic lies with me. not Wagner; have
not been trained up to him: and I
have neither money. nor strength
enough TO try. ! was not distressed
when Boston refused to give up It's
dividends 10 Herr Conriod: was
proud TO know Boston could control
itself even In the face Of Wagner: and
! was secretly and vulgarly happy
when Conried and his Vall,yries start.
ed for Chicago. whore they arc nc.
customod 10 cyclones and explosions.
outside OF the music drama. I like
Germans and things German; some
day I'm going over TO Germany 10 sec
where the franhurters. hofbrau and
bull nddles grow; and I'm going 10
look up Herr wagnor's grave. II
they have n marble monument on his
chest and HIS tomb cemonted and
copperrivotod shall rejoice. I'd like
10 come back with the certain knowi.
edge that he can't get up and start in
again making raw material for brass
bands. hand organs and Valkyrles. I
don't want his sacred remains dis.
turbod.
When the last day comes, and peo-
pie are slow In responding. know
where Gabriel can get n nrstclass as.
sislant 20 rouse the sleepers and wake
the dead but until that day, hope no
Eandal hand will monkey with the
great mans tomb.-Joseph Smith in
Boston Herald.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
HUMBLE CRITIC
WRITES OF
WAGNER'S MUSIC

When Shakespeare wrote The man
that hath no music 10 himself nor is
moved with concord Of sweet sounds.
is NJ for trcasous stratcgems and
spoiis." he lived In an age that knew
only flutes and lutos Of that molten
siye sort. an age when people who
sang only cnrolled and trolled about
flowers and love and shophordesses.
Shakespeare never heard a piano, nor
a German brass band, nobody had IN.
vented operas. comic or explosive; Il
was not considered bad form 10 adj
mlre q ballad. and no one was cxpell'
cd from society or considered ignor
ant and uncouth for liking a melody
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
Tired of the Delay

Representative Richardson OF Ten
nossoe tells Of an old darky living
near Nashville who, has according to
his theory, been dying for many, many
years. Notwithstanding his persistent
belief that ne is near deaths door,
this darby. Isaac Bolts by name, Is
apparently as won ana ablobodled to.
day as ne was forty years ago.
Ietoutly. says Mr.. Richardson, Isaac
YVES seized with one of his spells"
A week or 80 passed, but Isaac oc-
cording 70 his own statement grow no
hettor. one day a nelghbor, in pass
INK the Bolts domicile CHANGED to OBJ
servo Mrs. Bolts standing at the gate.
"How Is Ike this morningg" asked
the nelghbOr,
only tol'able. only tol'able," replied
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

the lddles and bassoons until the roof
qulvored As | understand Il. the Val.
kyrles we're the Carrie Nations OF
ancient Germany, who were trained
TO hover over battlenelds. keeping
tabs on the patriots who went to the
front too much; and when those he.
ruos we're knocked out by the hated
foomon. the Valkyries swooped down
on them and hustled them OF 10 q
sort Of posi-mortom reservation.
called Valhala. whore the departed
patriots sat around drinking beer and
brarFing about their war records. a
patriot and hero would have 70 be
very dead TO enjoy the company az
these shrinking young ladies'; for, ~
thoy noated around In the atmosphore
on broneoes waiting for a chance to
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
EIr.t osrman woman pnaio,.

The University Of Halle mentions
the interesting fact that this lnstltu
ton was the frst IN Germany TO give
tho medical degree TO woman. II
was In 1864 that the university Gre
atod a daughter OF DR. Leporln Of
Halle a doctor medicine" Her sci.
entino studies had been carried on
under the direction Of her father but
In tho university halls she had de
Tended act OF theses that secured
her these academic honora She Is
no doubt tho pioneer OF the modern
university movement among tho won,
en- OF Germany.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

Mr.. Bolts better half. a weary emres.
sion coming into her face.
That's too bad,' RESPONDED the
noighbor sympathotIcally: n lad
hoped ne would be well by tbi, lime
He rs no worsa?"
NO no aln't no worse" went M ,hs
wife, deloctelly IAN at do sauna Inc
he amt mo- better, les alus IN, ,,sv
Fust hos worse an den he's b.,,cr
Don hos worse ogln, Allus an ,.svi
Pom nah soal honey. ole Bots w., ~
dom dis way oyorslnce / kin ,.,,s,o.
bor." u'N
Then, after a long pause q, {, an
deep reflection, the darky's vi. aas.
ed, In a plalntlye tone: "''
Honey, do wish ole Bot, /, a 40
somethln' dehnitel"- New Nv VIZ
Times. Ao'N
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

Under the caption. THE Union Pa.
olao Railroad and Louisiana Terri.
tory" the new Worlds Fair folder To-
sued by the advertising department OF
the Union Pacific. which has attracted
such general attention. rooltes these
interesting facts:
while the construction OF tho
Union Pacific Railroad. ita trials and
trlumphn. are a part OF the history OF
the United States the important part
played by this railroad I'm the develop.
mont OF the Louisiana Purchase can
hardly DO estimated. In the building
up of this vast domain II has been one
OF the chief factors
ono hundred years ago the pOpula.
tion OF the region was estimated at
10000. Up TO tho inception OF the
Union Pacific tln 1900 II had In
creased TO 1888 SEQ In 1900 Il mum.
borod over 100000 OF inhabitants.
In this wonderful growth. with rs stu
pondous increase In all the many.aldod
phases OF commercial material and
intellectual prosi Gritty. the Union Pa
clho-aa a glance at the map viii
Ghow--hns had n conspicuous share.
II has opened vast regions Of fertile
country to settlers. and brought great
areas OF an unknown and unprOduc.
tive wilderness Into close communion
with metropolitan centers and mar
kets. Thriving cities, towns and ham.
lets. through lta Efforts. have sprung
up IN every direction,
Il may be OF interest 10 know that
the total number Of manufacturing
plants and tho value OF their outputs.
combined with that OF the national
products a. reported In the census of
1900, Fiyc an aggregate production for
The Louisiana region Of $1,000 100000
annually. or s23 times the original pur'
chase price The same census reports
0pO0l also show the total population
20 be i3,3fa.255 Of which S,30a.09G In.
habitAnts are living In the states and
territories reached by the Union Pa.
clnc- tOn tho 1900 census figures u u.
estimated that the truo wealth Of the
Louisiana purchase can be stated az
about tl3.05l .S6S 1859 OF which $500.
G2i .3ST IA represented In the states
reached by this great railroad"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
The Difference In Mankind.

There's men and men," said Tom.
my the Tout, when he got back to
Broadway from Jamaica the other
day. Just TO show you. take Bill
DAILY and Bud May. Pa wins two
nces with DAILY and AmberIack. and
I'm broke. know him and need n
dollar Thinking he ought to stand
for a touch asks him for a plunk.
~ amt got dollar In change
anys he. but here's dino / cen lot
you have
II needed money bad. and when
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

drag out a battered patriot they made
noise CROUCH to make a D. A. z. con.
yontion seem Ike prayer meeting In
comparison
The night | sat shudderlng at this
shrieklng Eisterhood FRITZ scheii Was
one OF the Valkyrles; but as She
elopod from Wagner shortly aftervard
and vert into comic opera and Arlef
clothes. imagine she was cloya by
Wagner as much as was The ar
ference between us was she was paid
to yell at me; and I paid to hear her
yell. Men are dead easy.
was glad when II was over, when
these shrel,lng Sutherland sisters
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

rather easy time trying not to fall IN
love with a stout elderly and shop.
worn princess or prophecies. who was
lovely enough TO stop n clock In any
climate. or drive the east wind out Of
Boston.
The real things in this music drama
-Wagner's things are not CD.
cras or Opuses-wero n lot
Of strong strenuous young won.
On arrayod In nightiea and cam.
paign helmets and armed with OK
goads. who huttcd in periodically with
gostlculatlons and shrioks. while the
conductor out In front threw as.
fought with his baton and worked ND
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

~ NNGNT1ON

In secret orders which require a
ballot to be cast IN order 10 determine
whether applicants for membership
shall or shall not be admitted. no little
complaint has been heard because
some one has seen NJ to oppose the
admission Of man whom he be-
lieves TO be Ineligible or objection.
able. When more than one member Is
In opposition there Is little use In and
ing fault. but In at least one ord-r a
single black ball will prevent an APP
plIcant from becoming n member
Should some one In favor OF the ap.
plicant chance 10 sec the black used
and make mention OF the members
name. he Is apt TO be the subjec' OF
much criticism among the other II en-
bors II Is necessary that the bal
lot should be as secret as possible
permitting no one TO know who is the
one casting the unfavorable vote.
There is probably no better way
in which to attain this end thar by
the use Of the ballot box here Illus
trated. In the body Of the box there
are two channels for the rccei ton
Of the balls. one for those OF a white
color and the other for those which
are black when the members come
forward TO cast their ballots for or
against the applicant for membership
In the order. II So only necessary for
them TO push the sliding pin in con-
junction with either one OF the chan.
nels. II a member opposes the can.
didate he viii push the pin on the
right and drop n black bail into tho
drawer beneath; H. ON the other hand.
he Is IN favor Of the applicant he
pushes the pin on the left and drops
white ball The only objection to
this device seems TO be that the per.
son who has charge Of placing tho
balls In the channels might mix one
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

one million dollars a mile Is the
estimated cost OF constructing a tun-
mel, four miles In longth, on tho line
OF the new Moifat railroad, from Den.
YER, Colo. TO Salt Lake City, Utah.
Contractors hesitate about bidding for
the work, because OF the hardness Of
the granite through which the tunnel
must be bored, Sticks OF dynamite
make little impression on the rock.
and the railroad COMPANY. itself may
have 10 bulk she tunnel.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

Between the mountains OF India and
Persia Is a powerful tribe among
whom an extraordinary custom pre-.
waiia Women's rights have annar.
entity received fun recognition. for tho
ladies OF tho tribe can choose their
own husbands. Al q single woman
has b DO when she wishes 20 change
her state Is 20 send n servant 10 pin a
Handkerchief to tho hat OF a man on
whom her fancy hshtH. and he IL
obliged 10 marry her, unless he can
show that he is too poor to purchase
bar AZ the price her father requires.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
superstItIonn Of Mlnnrn.

Morfa colliery, In South Wales, Is
notorious for its uncanny traditions.
The seven whistlers" wero heard
there before great explosion in the
COS, and before another in 1890, when
nearly a hundred miners were en-
tombed. In December. 1895, II was
said that they had been heard yet
again. whereupon the men struck
work and could not be induced to 70
sumo It until tho government Inspect
or had made a close examination OF
tho workings and reported all safe. In
July, 1902, another instance OF col
ilery strike, founded upon the sams
superstition. occurred In England.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

II you intend golng to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, 81, Louis. Mis-,
souri,. opened by President Roost volt
April 3Oth, 1901. Il will be worry much
20 your advantage 20 correspond with
Mr.. =. II. Worsley No. al Dooloy
block, Salt Lake City. Titan.
Mr.. Worgloy has arranged 10 have all
his parties met at the ST. Louis depot
and escorted TO their lodgings, which
will be reserved IN advance.
Information relative 10 passenger
rates, stop-ovors. ticket limits. hotel
rates and all other necessary lnforma.
ton asked for will be choorfully given
free OF charge. This viii especially
DO Of benont 10 these desiring to travel
with Utah parties or In parties OF four
or ave School teachers will also
hear something to their interests by
writing above party,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
wlae FENCE olFD's LAaoER.


California 8onnstcr Makes Use Of
Queer Storehoufe.
When the barbod wlro fence nrs,
came into use in California. cattle
owners cursed tho inventor Not so
the butcher bird. The butcher bird IA
creature about the size OF a small
crow. and he lives on insects and
smaller birds.
Al first the farmers who Instituted
the barbod wire wondered how so
many grasshoppcrs beetles. field mice
and small birds became impalod upon
the barbs Of their fence wires. They
soon learned. for the butcher bird Is
not a socrotivc creature. When grass.
hoppora and other bugs were plonti.
ful he gathered great stores and stuck
them on the bnrbs orthe fences. When
hard times came. the barbod wlro
fence was 10 him Ike a FREQ lunch
eounter
Now, In winter time, II Ia no rare
thing In parts of California TO sec the
butcher bird hopping along the fence
wires. continually picking his meals
a. he skips from barb TO barb.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
covera Hand WhIIe VotIna.

or more OF them Intentionally or &C.
oldentally. This can be obvlated by
dologating two or moro members to
attend to the ballot box. As the hand
IS encasod In the box while the bal.
lot is being cast. II is impossible to
see which pin is being moved. and tho
result only shows when the drawer
Is opened at the close OF the vote.
The inventor is Henry J. Fox. Of
Denver, Col
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
PAPERS for Employees.

A plan OF distributing old maya.
Einos aud papers to employees and rest.
dents along the lines In Texas was
recently adopted by the Southern Pa.
cinc During the first week 1901 pa.
pors were turned over TO thirty.two
section foremen. and In this way s7g
famillea were reached.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
INSECT LIKE A FLOWER.
Resemblance Is SO Great That Butter
files are Deceived.


files Are Deceived.
Living specimens OF a queer insect
have lately been shown In Cambridge.
England. They were brought from
Rangoon by Capt c. Il. Williams. The
Insect 10 a apccies OF mantis. and its
body and legs are both shaped and
colored to resemble a beautiful flower.
II feeds on butterflies, and while II 10
lying in wait for them under a spray
OF leaves II looks exactly like a blue
blossom with a black spot In the cen.
ter resembling the tube Of n corolla.
The black part OF It's body is drawn
out into n long green stalk. The no.
semblance to n flower is perfect, and
butterflies and other insects light on
II in search OF nectar and arc i'm.
medlately seized by It's fatal claws.-
Philadelphia Record.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

Little Bessie was so accustomed to
seeing the baby crawl around tho room
on his hands and knees that she
thought Il was his natural mode OF
travelling. One day he succeeded In
standing up with the aid Of a chair.
and Beasie, very much astonished. ran
20 her mother and exclaimed: "oh.
mammu. come Qulckl Baby Is stand.
ting up on his bird legs"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

Tho cause OF badness Is attributed
by Dr. Gilbert to tight hatbands. He
remarks that women and savages do
not suffer from tho condition, and
suggests the use Of small cork tenders
around the hathand, voldlug pressure
20 certain parts or sections, leaving
the intervening space free for normal
blood supply and free ingress and
egress OF air from inside tha hat.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

butts into May I makes up my mind
TO try him, but Major Pelham had
been beaten out and | didn't want to
make It too strong, so all asks for is
a quarter.
~ haven't got quarter, Tom
says he. but here's 81, II It's all the
same 10 you New York Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
Manufacture Of "MIIks,one.-

"Milkstone." or galallth. is manufao
tured in the following manner: BY .
chemical process the casein Is preclp
itated as a yellowish.brown powder
which is mixed with formalln. There
by n hornllke product Is formed. The
substance. with various admlxturea
forms a substitute for horn, turtle
shell, ivory, celluloid. marble. amber
and hard rubber. Handles for knives
and forks, paper cutters, crayons
PIPES. cigar holders, seals, marble,
stone ornaments and billiard balls are
now made OF galalith. It's easy work.
ing, elasticity and proof against fire.
mako II very desirable.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03
IA. wlrnlnsa Station.

The Italian legation at Pekin has
been provided with a Marconl wire
less telegraph station. which enables
direct communication to be maintain.
cd with the vessels OF the Italian aeoi
In Chinese waters.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

France Would Buy Trusts.

French economists are asserting
that when a monopoly becomes In.
furious II should be bought by tho
state and managed In tho interest Of
the public. This question has gone
so far beyond the theory that the
minister Of finance has seriously
thought of taking in hand the rein
Tug OF oil.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

Ask Your Dealer Tor Aliens Toot-EAss.
A powder. II rests tho feet. Cures Corns.
Bunions. Swollen. Sore Hot. Callous Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. A.
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 2s cents, 40.
eept no substitute. Sample mailed FRKH.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
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TIME TO ACT.

cure sick kidneys quickly and perma-
nently. Here's proof.
Mrs. W. s. Marshall. II. +. d. No. 1.
Dawson. Ca. says: MY husbands
back and hips were 80 stin and sore
that he could not get up from a
chair without help. got him box
OF Doan's Kidney Pills. He felt re.
lief In three days. one box cured
him"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid.
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Mar.
shall will be mailed on application to
any part of the United States. Ad.
dress FosterM ilburn Co.. Buffalo. N.
Y Sold by all dealers; price so cents
per box.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an infaiiibis
medicine for coughs and eoldA-N W. SAMUEL
oooAn Grove, N. j., Feb, II, 1000
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

When tho
back aches
and you are
always tired
out, de-
pressed end
nervous
when sleep
IS disturbed
by pain and
by urinary
ills.it's time
to act. The
kidneys are
sick. Doan's
Kidney Pulls