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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
Invited to pueal weddInn.

Recently when the Duke Of Norfolk
was married the ceremony had o
pleasant commemoratlon in London.
Some time ago lady who is near
hnswumnn Of the duke organized two
restaurants at which the great sur.
rounding population Of shop girls can
obtain a luncheon at cost price and
free service at the hands OF a bevy
Of ladies'. On the dukes wedding day
the clients OF the restaurant came in
as usual In their hundreds, but tho
accustomed cllnk OF colns-the music
to which these maldens march forth
refreshed 10 complete the days bust.
ness-wns sllenccd by the simple an.
nouncement made 10 thcm: "The
Duke and Duchess OF Norfolk beg
you to DO Of the number OF their wed.
ding guests"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
Trenches Fitted FOuOas. up Approaching

mite is placed at the bottou. and
tho hole is filled with stons, tho
ground being carefully ARRANGED on
top 80 as not to create suspiclm. At
the proper moment the fougassis ex.
plodod. either by electricity or b. con-
tact
There Is always reason for ippre-
honsion when entrenchmonts an frst
thrown up that the fresh turned soil
win not disclose the position 10 the
enemy. but by slilfull manipulation
tho spade work may be effectively
concoaled-by the spade,
Indeed. for modern warfare o. land
the spade Is quito as necessary n any
other military implement used 10 the
field.
Il Ia the modest adjunct Of Big guns,
for Il throws up earthworks to con.
coal their presence. without which
they would be useless. The cngi-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

range OF the small caliber military
rife. that entertainments In some
form or other are absolutely essential
10 troops In the open.
The man who In the face OF the
enemy can burrow tho quickest. and
at the same time rs prepared to spring
forward and seize the opportunity
that is afforded. Ia the best modern
day soldier
The absolute necessity for tho
spade on the field OF battle was FIRST
clearly demonstrated In the Russo
Turkish war, when modern rides were
brought into play.
50 great. indeed. was the necessity
that the Russian general, skoboloh,
provided every man In his command
with a spade. and when his men
reached the outskirts Of Constants
noplo Il was found that they had dis
carded every article except their
spades. bolts and rifles They had
learned a bitter and an unexpected
lesson.
AZ tho entertainments OF Plevna
they discovered to their cost the hav'
oc that could be created by deter
mined men with plenty Of ammuni-
tion behind oarthworis.
Tho Turks had used their spades
with a right good will. and In add.
tlon to their lighting trenches. had
erected bombproof works that were
afterward the admiration OF the world.
AZ Pievna tho TURKS lived entirely
within their bombproofg during the
bombardment by the heavy artillery.
and when the assaultlng columns
pushed 10 the front the Turks sailed
out and. lining their fighting trenches.
drove the Russians back with terrible
slaughter. The spade made their
oarthworlSa impregnable. but atarva.
ton eventually undld what the spade
had done.
Bombproofs are usually made OF
logs placed against tho side OF a hill
or embanlment. and the whole COW
cred with oarth-turf and sand for
preference.
Dombproofs can also DO made by
1lmply tunnellng into tho side OF n
hill. the idea OF a bombproof being
protection against shrapnel she'll.
These ahrapnol shell. Allied with
lnnumorablo bullets. burst. as rule.
some 30 yards short OF tho onemy's
position and above Il. The small shot,
together with the steel filings, etc,
are hurled on the top OF the defenders
In tho open shelter trenches, search
Ing the cavity from end 10 end.
Against this high anglo Gre a bomb
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

they may be used with wire entangie.
ment or chovaux de frise for the de-
tense OF trenches.
Cheyaux do frlse may be made Of
anything Hharp-brokcn blades or
sharp Iron spikes stuck In a block Of
wood and bristling outward like tho
quilts In a porcuplne's back. A large
tree. or a tree OF hardwood. stripped
Of It's leaves and with all It's branches
pointed sharply toward the enemy.
makes a very effective ohevaux DO
frise.
But after all II Is the spade work
that tells; and Il IL tho spade tnat
makes tho fougass OF land torpedo. in
illustration OF which we give. Tho
fougass Is simply a kind Of mine.
A deep hole is dug In front Of tho
trench. a charge OF guncotton or dyua.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
ONE MORE soUcK STORY.
"strletly CONFIDENTIAL Letter That
Was Widely Read.

"strIetly CONFIDENTIAL Lstts, That
Was Widely Read.
Hero Is a story once hoard about
Gahe Bouoks handwriting, aid Hen.
ry 81. Davis OF Superior at he Hotel
Phster. During a session OF the legls.
laturo In Madison a bin was present.
cd which Bouck was very anxins 10
have killed. So he wrote letier 10
his member from Oshkosh. and slated
his objections TO the bill and asked
him TO have It Killed The member
saw that the letter was from Borol,
but that was as far az no could 60
He sat mp nearly all night tryls- 40
mako Il out and In the mornIur
he was In state OF mind. He Mad
been able to make out only two or
three words,
"He took one after another into Me
confidence until he had eopmI,od
noarly every member OF the legis,a.
ture After about week. win ,ha
aid OF eX.prlnters and natural sv.
ports, he found out to his horror nat
Bouok wanted the bill killed. n ma
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

various ways. one Of which Is shown
In tho illustration.
Another way Of making gun pits
is by a "bllndage." which consists OF
tree or something Of the KIND In
front OF a shelter trench that con.
ceals the position Of the piece.
When shelter trenches assume large
dimensions they are known by the
name Of earthworks. and in the do
fonao Of a position every ingenuity OF
the soldier o. brought into play
In front Of the trenches a deep
ditch In sunk. and In this ditch may
be placed crows fcot-iron balls with
three spikos-so arranged that At
least one spike must be perpendicu.
lar These crows feet. by the way,
arc intended mainly for cavalry. but
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

proof ia the only resource. In one Of
our illustrations we show threo.tlor
shelter trench and a bombproof,
These throo.tlor shelter trenches are
worry effective. and IL is quito unno'
cossary to say that they give three
times the rife power.
or shelter trenches there are varl.
gus kinds. from the hasty shelter
trench thrown up In TOW minutes by
aklrmlsher to tho doop gun epaule-
ments Cor artillery
The greatest caro- Is taken in con.
cealng those trenches from the enc
my tho earth thrown up In front for
a pnrhpet being cunnlngly screened
by leaves. brushw0od. grass or any
ching but the color OF the ground In
tho vicinity TO prevent detection. A
rarapet thus screened is OF the ur
most service 20 the marksman.
Another effective method used by
crack shots IS rifle pit. This Is
simply large circular hole, with
the loose earth thrown up around con-
cealed either by turf or hrushwood.
Tho rides Of the markBmen are prac'
Ideally level with the ground, and for
party 20 advance against a line OF
morUmen in ride pits would mean
nanil.lauon.
Do the same manner gun pits arc
dug for field guns, their ugly black
anus lying parallel with the ground
ml almost touching H. A bomb
lroof guuscreen can be erected in
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

you try kindness on the animal2 Don't
you suppose a horse can be reached
by a kind word, the same as a human
belng7'
II believe ye're right, sor," replied
the teamster. a qulok.witted Irishman
who, with all his faults OF temper
was not a bad man at heart; AN II q
harso has feelin's, sor, don't ye s'pose
IN dhrlver has, too7 Thry a kolnd
word on tn dhrlyer. II ye plase."
The stern face Of Mr., Bergh relaxed
into smile, and In the better under
standing that followed the horse for
got that II was baking and started
on in a trot.-Youth's Companion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

n at this moment one could wander
at large over the Russian position
above tho Yalu river. there would
doubtless be astonishing evidence ON
all sides Of the power Of the spade In
defensive works Entertainments
would be everywhere.
In modern warfare tho spade r. as
mighty as the rife. and voc be TO the
army that cannot handle both with
equal ease
II Ia because Of the effectiveness Of
ahrapnoi. and because OF the long
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
He Did.

zone day" said Representative
Clayton OF Alabama, II started out in
the country for a village in my dis.
triot, and walked quite a distance In
the wrong direction. Finally / met a
negro driving a NANCY mule hitched
10 a wagon.
"Hi, there. Rastus!' l said. how
far is 4 to the hotelf
"Well, boss, II am dis err way.
said tho negro; n poor white man
war to walk Il. II is bout TO miles.
but II a man like youse war ter trab-
bel II, why It wouldn't be moren
half a mile and half dollar behind a
real spry mule; an dat is bout as
near as l can come to It, boss. Toes
YOU think you need lift. hoss7
clayton decided that be did.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
SPADE AS MIGHTY AS THE RIFLE
Are Made o Attack by Men How
Dig How TO

been passed without much opposition
a day or two before. Bouck came
down from Oshkosh In rage and
hunted up the member lie asked
him OF he had not received his letter
and why he had paid no attention to
IL. The member explained the facts
and told him he had found out what
ho wanted only after he had called
In the services OF the entire leglsla.
ture.
But even then he said there were
a couple Of words A. the end OF the
letter which no one could make out
so he took out the letter and asked
what they wcre7 You -- fool!
roared Bouck. that Is Strictly conf.
dental Milwaukee Sentinel
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
x X -
Little willie.

Little While was buslly engaged In
Jumping on the sofa when his mother
arrived
"Willloi" she shrieked. don't you
know you will ruin those 1prings
walking on the sofa like that7 Got
down this Instant"
Willie topped another loop and then.
having satisfied himself there might
be something 10 investigate In tho
package his mamma had Just brought
in. ne tumblod on the sofa and began
10 tear a hole In the paper 10 see
what was inside.
This won him "A vigorous slap from
mother. ana he ran crying into tho
dinlngroum. where he found tho cat
Just disappearing under tho table.
She was all under but her tail. which
was sticking upright Willie grabbed
this and the cat yowlod. Whom tho
maid had "sottled him" for this overt
act. In the settling Of which he had
grabbed tho corner OF the tablccloth
and pulled tho cut glass water ocean,
ter onto an uncompromisingly hard
floor While was feeling somewhat
abused Ito SMILED for ton minutes.
then seeing door aJar. slipped
through into the yard thence into tho
street. and ran away
Down az the corner was the "dngo.
man" II whom papa bought peanuts
and tniy for while with a shout OF
Joy. the youngstor headed Tor tho
Italians stock and made two grabs be.
fore his onslaught was stopped. ono
fat little hand was filled with peanuts
and the other with rock candy, when
the big policeman got him and shout
cd:
"Yo young rascal what's yer
namc7"
"Willlo." mookly answered tho nov
much anrightod child.
"willio7" laughed the cop. waving
his club In mock anger; while what7
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
nernh and . nalkY Horse.

There Is one story about the late
Henry Bergh which, Il is believed, is
now for the FIRST time In print. While
walking about the streets OF New
York city ono morning. he saw a
teamster whipping balby horse.
"Stop that, you brutel" he ex.
claimed. "or I'll have you locked up
inside OF Ave minutes Why don't
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

has tho ambition to become the cen
ter OF pan-Asiatlc movement OF
progress and learning and has already
gone far in that direction. Chinese
and Indian students are being attract.
ed TO her universities and are warmly
welcomed, and the establishment OF
clubs and associations viii help con.
siderably toward developing her in.
fluence and power.-From the Eng.
llshman. Calcutta. India.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

Japan OF late has attracted many
Indian students TO her schools and Is
showing a desire TO cultivate a good
feeling between the two countries. An
IndoJapan club established at Toxic
has been reorganlzed as the Undo.
Japan Association" It's object is TO
encourage good rotations between
Japan aud India In the matters Of liz.
erature. religion and business. Japan
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

noers and sappers Of a great arhy
have enormous responsibilities te-
volying upon them, unfortunately,
besides having almost all the htrd
and dangerous work TO do, they all
too seldom receive any OF the dory
that should be attendant upon IT.
Boston Globe.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

WILLIE
Vanderbilt Morgan or, or Tubbai
Which Is It, me byo7"
willie" peopod the truant again,
family. willie
where d. go liver"
While pointed.
And ten minutes lator tho lost boy
was safely at homo again
"Ma." lisped the minion oxultantly
Use boun down town an got rested,
rested by the p oeman papa scaras mo
viii. an hos jos IN bestest man |
know"
After an unprecedented reign OF
quiet. during which time he was ontir.
~ lost In thought While asked;
'Ma. why Is p'coman2'
ITO eat bad little boys that run
away" unbuahlugly answered his fond
hut weary parent
"Ho didn't even bite mo like pussy
does. mamma" porslstod the youngs
ter. Mamma, where does AT little
foot come from at is In the dago mans
peanuts9"
"oh. don't know, don't bother
mo9"
Mamma. none OF my peanuts ever
mako a noise like at Can 90 make
noise like a peanut mama7"
willie, do 20 out In the kitchen
and play I'm just too tired To talk
with you"
"MamaY'
No answer.
"Mamag'
silence.
Mama, they amt no rock candy
like this IN our stone pile, be they2
Maria. why don't papa keep a dago
'lth the rock candy In our Qulrem?"
"Wlllie. be atill."
Mama. what makes speokled
dosF"
No reply.
"Nama9 Oh. mama, Bridget says
eoblins is a-hidln' in our attic. Is
thcyg"
Nothing from mama but cold gilt.
ter stegs into her eye.
Mama. Frankie says oxons Is the
same thing as a kIndiln splitter Is
thoyI'
Il was at this iuncture that Wlllie's
papa came home and found hts better
half diligently engaged In warming
Wiliie.
women don't seem TO have much
patience with boys" he grumbled. IA
he accepted the better part OF valor
and went on TO the library whore only
the echoes OF the storm could be-
heard now and then, as Willie howlod
his displeasuro at being put to bed be-
fore dusk.
Mora Speak gently TO the moth
ers; they need calm and sympathetic
words to sweeten their irasolblo ten
perB.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

Dc wise. and advertise your goods.
But never advertise your heart.
whatever else on earth you do,
Just learn 90 keen your passions DARK
No wise. and advertise yourself
But write no letters an n-thr0bi
n happens frequently I'm told
That warm love letters play ono hobi
BE wise. and advertise your love
N iefyent. lgfll' slghlng t9.lle, -.
but leave the pen and ink alonei
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26
Peach Crop Conditions.

Reports as to the condition of peach
buds are conflicting, some growers
saying that they have been killed,
while others insist that little damage
has been done during the severe cold.
The generally accepted theory that a
temperature of l5 degrees below zero
will kill peach buds, is being tested
this winter, and if it is correct there
can be no live buds even on high
ground. That the crop will assuredly
be very light, and that only few or
chards most favorably located will
yield their usual amount, is certain. =
Goshen, N. Y, Democrat.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY
Sanitor Strowbridge Has Hearing Be-
fore Justice StilweIl, and is Held
on Ex-warte Testimony.


In the presence of Justice of the
Peace Charles Stilwell, several law
yers and witnesses on Wednesday
afternoon, Eva Hedden, eight-Near-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Hedden, told the story of an alleged
assault upon her by George Strow-
bridge, ianitor of the Liberty street.
public school, IN Justice StilweR's s
Office. With the little girl we're her
mother and father.
Elmer King and Frank Wilson APP
peared for Strowbridge, who was
present in the courtroom, while the
Hedden child related the pathetic
story.
| Her testimony was taken down by
Court stenographer Knight. She was
examined by Prosecutor Rathbun and
cross-examined by Mr.. Wilson. AT
no time during her evidence did the
child show any signs of embarrass-
ment. Looking the lawyers and the
justice square in the eye" she gave
details of a horrible crime. She did
not seem to realize what it all meant,
but her pathetic tale brought tears to
both men and women.
| On several occasions the child con-
tradicted herself, but it can be said
that neither Nh. Wilson who cross
examined her, nor Prosecutor Rath-
bun, attempted to take advantage of
her age.
At the conclusion of the girl s
testimony Mr.. King made strong
plea in behalf of Mr.. Strowbridge to
have the Justice hear the other side
of the case. The Justice refused, not
because it was contrary to law but
owing to a Justices court precedent
in hearings, The lawyer appealed to
the court saying that character and
upright living in community should
count for something. That an in
nocent man, accused Of crime
should have some right and at least
be allowed to declare his innocence.
Justice Stilwell agreed with Mr..
King, but said there was no remedy.
DIR. Willis was made a witness in
the case and gave the history of his
Examination of the child. Justice
Stilwell will hold Strowbridge for the
Grand Jury.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26
THE NEW JERSEY
STATE LEGISLATURE
The Usual Monday Evening Session
Postponed to Tuesday Evening
ON Account of Holiday.


On account of Monday being legal
holiday both houses did not meet till
Tuesday evening. With the exception
of the usual number of fish and game
bills those introduced were not OF
general Importance. A number OF
bills were passed, but of no particular
consequence to the mass of the people.
The bill permitting the killing OF
robins when found eating fruit re-
ceived an unexpected knockout by the
Assembly. or total of fifty-four
votes cast only eight were in favor OF
the measure and three of them were
the Mercer members. Mr.. DeCou,
who fathered the measure at the re-
quest OF the board of agriculture, ex-
planned its purpose, but made no
special plea for it. He said the three
agricultural societies and the Audu-
bon society wanted the bill and he
thought it should become law. The
BARRIERS license measure is scheduled
for defeat
A strong opposition has developed
against the billboard measure, and
Senator Hutchinson said the other
day that he had a lot of the signboards
on his farm along the railroad and he
did not propose to vote for the bill,
while the constituents of other sena-
tors, who happen to have farms along
the lines of the railroad and are reap
ing little revenue from this source,
are bringing pressure to bear to have
the bill killed. There are some Sena-
tors and assemblymen who are unpat-
riotic enough to declare that the
signs are more beautiful to look upon
while passing through certain sections
OF the State than the mosquito breed
ing swamps, which are so common
No further attempt will be made
through the Legislature, it is said, to
secure the construction of a boulevard
from Sandy Hook along the ocean
front to Manasquan- The matter will
soon be taken into the courts and If it
is built at all it will be done under the
State road act
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-26
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
OF POWDER MILLS
At Wayne, Passaic County. Caused an
Earthquake Scare for Miles
Around the Place.

Our citizens were much startled
on Saturday morning at about 9o'clock
by heavy, booming sound accompan-
led by ground shock resembling that
of an earthquake, which shook build
ings and ratified windows, in some in
stances breaking glass. This was
quickly followed by two other explo-
sions, the second not being as heavy as
the first and third. OF course, specn-
lation as to the cause was rife, some
inclining to the belief that the works
of the Forceite Company, either at
Kenvil or just above Landing, had got
into their chronic volcano stage once
more. 1t was nearly an hour ere relia-
Bile news was obtained, and the guess
ers were wrong.
The Wayne Powder Company, large
branch of the Laflin-Rand Company,
has it's extensive works at Wayne,
PasSaic county, a small village located
about four miles from Little Falls and
about nine miles from Paterson, and
peopled by the workmen at the mills
and their families.
There were some fifty men at work
in the mills at the time of the explo-
sion OF this number there were three
killed, one seriously wounded, and sew.
eral others injured to a lesser extent
The killed were Fred Weimar, Wayne
Albert Jackson, Lincoln Park James
Welt, Peconic. The buildings de.
stroyed were the "dress", corning
and ''wheel'' mills. They were liter
ally blown to atoms, and that any per
son in close proximity should have es
capped seems little short of miracle.
Besides the three mills demolished
eight other buildings and two maga
zines were badly damaged. The los
is estimated at 100000. The explosion
occurred in the ''dress" mill wher
the manufacture of highly explosive
rifle powder was progressing. Sons
foreign substance found its way int
the ingredients and the explosion fol
lowed. 1t will take three months T.
replace the buildings,