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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

The fireman and engineer who took
the Rocky Mountain limited out Of
here last Sunday morning captured an
Immense American eagle aa II was
nying Ia the air. The experience is
probably unique In railroadlnE
The unfortunate king Of birds viii
spend the remainder Of his days In
satiating the wondering gaze Of tho
crowds At city Park The eagle meas.
ures 7 feet and inches from tip to
tip.
Il was about 1 o'clock Saturday
afternoon whom nearing Llmon that
the engine crew noticed the bird rs.
Ink low and straight ahead Of tho
train The train was then travelling
At from sixty 10 aiNtynyo miles an
hour. and n Il did not change ~
course Il was evident that the eagle
would be oyortaken. The bird was on
the LEFT side and as the engine flashed
BY the nroman reached out and
grabbed The bird by leg and pulled
Il Into the cab. with tho aid of the
engineer the Bis fellow was doWnod
and tied but Il took quite a fight
Denver Republican
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
DEIFIED BY CHINESE
REMARKABLE HONOR PAID TO
AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Services Of Major Frederic 7. Ward.
Commander Of the Ever Victorious
Army Recognized In Peculiar
Manner by the celestials.

To live on after his mortal death.
a. deity. one u the worshiped gods
Of iO0ooO.OOO people. has been the re-.
markable fate Of one American cltl.
zen Major Frederic r. Ward OF sa.
lem. Mass
The story Of this mans invaluable
services 10 the Chinese government
as commandorin.chiuf Of the immortal
forces which suppressed the famous
TAPPING rebellion after twenty
years. campaign. Ia fairly well known.
but probably few Americans arc
aware u the almost unprecedented
honors that have been paid to his
memory since Major Ward fell. while
leading a charge by his Ever victori.
Gus army near the city Of Nlngpo.
Sept TO- 1869
When Major Ward fell before Ming.
20, 10 be later succeeded In command
OF the army by the noted Chinese"
Gordon his body was committed TO
earth with honors that have never
perhaps been equaied In China, save
Al the death Of an emperor.
TINS, however, was not Hufficlent 10
show the veneratlon In which he was
held by the Chinese. for In 1871. the
late II Hung Chang Of illustrlous his.
tory memoriallzed the throne that
Ward should be delncd and temple
erected where he might receive sacrl.
fees.
The throne was responsive and in
the tiny village Of soong Kong. stu.
atod about 100 miles up the river from
Shanghai, the necessary arrange.
ments werc later carried out.
Not many American tourists and
comparatively few Of the business
men OF Shanghai find their way to
this remarkable shrine Of an Amerl.
can Chinese god. but a few months ago
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

a. supported Lyddy all right II she'd
let me. but seems like she liked 10
work"
lie moved toward the outside door.
but a voice made him turn.
Jim Lawson" said Lyddy. sitting
up In bed ~ you think you're goin'
To XII new clothes 10 wear to my funer
u you're mistaken. amt goin' to die.
You don't need no new clothes. That
money In the blue tcacup Amt goln'
Tor no new clothes for YOU"
y didn't mean no harm. Lyddy." said
Jim. iamely
y wont trust YOU. jim. Lyddy con.
tInucd I'm goin TO git up Maria
johnson knows I've been aayln' that
money Tor new store carpet fur tho
best room. She's stuck up her nose al
my rag carpet long enough
The ncighbor perhaps annoyed by
this upsctting Of her wollmeant ar.
rangomcnts went out. shutting the
door with unnecessary force
Lyddy was getting up.-Chlcago
Nowa
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

totally unable TO write his own name.
Lord Clanrlcarde was at that time
colonel Of the Galway militia. and
Giles Eyre hllcd the post Of Lieutenant
colonel he had however. not much
moro acquaintance with drlll than he
Sad with reading and writing. A gen.
oral oflccr having on one occasion
come down from Dublin on a tour Of
inspection Giles Eyre had 10 put the
regiment through iia faclngs before
him. 10 ave minutes he had reduced
the regiment 10 absolute chaos. no
man knowing which was his front nor
IN which direction he was expected
~ advance.
Devil take you, slr!" reared the In.
spcctlng ofiiccr. black with fury who
made YOU a Lieutenant colonel7"
no one made me lieutenant colo.
uol.' Giles Eyre returned. haughtily.
Il should not allow myself to be made
q lieutenant colonel by anyone. was
born no."
Nor was this IN idle boast. Tor chill.
dron we're frequently appointed TO
ligh military posts while stlll In their
cradles
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
SAVED BY THE CONDITIONS

counsel Tor the plaintiff that the print.
cd matter had no relevancy with tho
case-tho fact being that the proposal
was written on telegraph blank by
accident the ruling Of the court was
that everything on the blank should
be- read. Accordingly the reluctant
counsel for the plaintiff was forced to
read the following;
There shall be- no liability on ac-
count Of this message unless the same
shall b. repeated. and then only on
condition that the claim shall be made
within thirty days In writing" Then
after th' signature followed; Yours
dcyotcdly, Harry" together with this
y. a. Read carefully tho conditions
a. the top"
To the great delight Of counsel for
the defendant the jrry returned a Yer.
diet In his favor In senty minutes
larpcr'u Weekly,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

Last sumner there was tried at Chit
cago breach Of promise suit that
awakened much interest In legal cit.
clcs by reason Of the Ingenious means
taken by counsel Tor the defendant TO
secure verdict Tor his client Coun.
scl for the plaintiff had begun To read
what wa alleged 10 be the proposal
" marriage ON the part OF the defend
ant This socallod proposal appeared
on telegraph blank Turning to the
Jury counsel began with My darling
Marie" Al this iuncturo counsel for
the defendant interrupted his col
league at the bar.
May II please the court, this docu
mcnt. being partly printed and partly
written. cannot by the rules OF oyi
dcncc, be offered In part by plaintiff
Everything on the blank must be
read
Notwithstanding the protests Of
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
WHY HE HAD REMEMBERED

II is generally che unusual thing
which is the easiest To remember
but 10 seldom happens that exactly
the same elements in any situation are
most unusual or most striking 10 any
two onluokera. A man who has tray
oled many times up and down the
Mississippi stood on the lcyec NJ Cape
Girardoau. No. ono noontime. walt.
Ing for the arrival of a downbound
packet Another prospective passon.
ger stepped up and accostcd him.
Pardon me. subj ho said. you
and have met boio' but you do not
remember me-
Doubtless u you Will recall the
circumstance shall do 80. said the
other
Well. sub. u was az Bahnold. Al.
kansas. one evening i've years ago
u RENE bor Barnold and the even.
INK perfectly" said the man accostoi
n was frighimlly stormy night
The mud OF rarnold was deeper than
had ever seen before I had moured
by boat Of the bank ln front Of town.
but the bank was so sof I could not
climb H. I Skinned up a rope 10 the
top. wad,d over my shoes In mud 10
store. bought some groceries and
returned 10 my cabin by sliding down
a lumber chute w wife cooked sup
per. and We spent an evening reading
aloud from Marx Twains Life on the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

Mississippi a raft Of logs broks
loose and went down stream and as I
had no skin 10 follow them with. !
shouted an alarm and others went.
The rain turned 10 snow before morn.
ing. and the next morning which was
Sunday the steamer Ferd Herold
came in from Memphis AZ daybreak."
Yes. subj" said the man who 70.
mcmbored him. Yes. sub. reckon
an those things oh so do not recall
them. however,. Bahneld IL always
muddy when Il rains. the Ferd Herold
comes In every week logs often break
away and none uf those things Ia
fastened into my memory
But. sub. I was sotiln' Ia tho sto'
that oyonin' when you entered. Which
you como fom no one Of us knew.
You bought. sub. two pounds OF rice
and a can Of tomatoes Now. sub. (
noyoh know a gentleman TO buy Just
that combination Of groceries at tho
same time bofo'. and not one Of Us
could imagine sub. jos what a man
who. so fab as We could see. didn't
live thoh and didn't have any home
fob usin them. was goln 10 do with
two pounds Of rice and only one can
" tomatoes.
4 have remembered you ever since.
sub. and have always wondehed what
you ala with them Youths Com.
panlon
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
WORST FORM OF ECZEMA.
Black splotehss All over Faee-N
feeted Parts Nov Clear as Ever
Cured BY the cutieura Rene.

About four years ago | was afiiict'
81 with black splotches all over my
face and few covering my body,
which produced a severe itching lrri'
tatlon. and which caused me a great
deal Of annoyance and suffering, to
such an extent that was forced TO
call In two Of the leading physicians
~ my town After a thorough cNaml'
nation Of the dreaded complaint they
announced Il to be skin eczema In It's
worst form. They treated me for the
same for the length Of one year, but
the treatment did me no good. Fin
ally my husband purchased a set OF
the Cutlcura Remedies. and after
using the contents OF the FIRST bottle
Of Cutlcura Resoyent In connection
with the Cutlcura Soap and Ointment.
the breaking out entirely stopped. !
continued the use Of the Cuticura
Remedies for ak months. and after
that evory Hpiotch wnr entirely sons
and the affected parts were left as
clear as ever The Cutlcura Reno
dies not only cured me Of that dread
nl disease. eczema, but other compll'
Gated troubles ~ well. Lizzie r.
sledRe. $40 Jones Ave, Selma. Ala.
Oct. 2s. 1905"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

Beet roots have valuable diurctio
qualities. one lady suffering from a
disease Of that nature paid very
high fee TO . famous doctor. besides
journcying far to see him. merely TO
be told TO take regularly the juice Of
beets. These should be trimmed as
little as possible before boiling. great
care being taken not TO cut on the
little rootlcts or hbcrs. In order that
they may not bleed" and 30 lose a
great deal Of their juice and brilliant
tolorlng matter. which vinegar, by
the way. lntcnslhes. though when used
for medicinal purposes II would be
better omitted
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
A PERFECT HAND.
How lite Appearance Became Familiar
10 the Public.

How lite Appearance Became Familiar
TO the Public.
The story OF how probably the
most perfect feminine hand In Ameri.
ca became known to the people Is
rather interesting.
As the story goes the possessor OF
the hand was with some friends In a
photographers one DAY and while
talking. held up a piece Of candy.
The pose OF the hand with la per.
feet contour and faultlsss shape at.
tracted the attention Of the artist who
proposed TO photograph H. The re.
suit was a beautiful picture kept In
the family until one day. after read.
ing a letter from someone inqulrlng
as to who wrote the Postum and
Grape Nuts Advertisements Mr. Post
said TO his wife. I'VE receive so
many inquiries OF this kind. that II Ia
evident some peopt ara curious
TO know. suppose we let the adyertls.
Using department have that picture
OF your hand TO print and name II "a
Helping Hand" (Mm Post has as.
sisted him In preparation NJ some OF
the most famous adyertlsements).
There was natural shrinking
from the publicity but with an agree
ment that no name would accompany
the picture It's use was granted
The case was presented In the light
OF extending welcoming hand TO the
friends OF Postum and Grape Nuts.
so the picture appeared on tho back
covers Of many OF the January aud
February magazines and became
known TO millions OF people
Many artists have commented upon
II as probably the most perfect hand
In the world.
The advertising dept Of the Post.
UNI Co did not seem able To resist the
temptation to enlist the curiosity OF
the public by refrainlns from giving
the name OF the owner when tho pic.
turo appeared but stated that the
name would be given later In one OF
tho newspaper announcements. thus
seeking to Induce The readers 10 look
for and read the forthcoming adyer.
tisements to learn the name OF the
owner.
This combination oi ara and com.
merce and the multitude OF Inquiries
furnishes an excellent Illustration OF
the lntoreel the public takes In the
personal aud family lie VI large
manufacturers whose names become
household words throlgh extensive
aud continuous announcements In
newspapers and periodicals
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

German farmers are trying to In.
duce the smaller birds TO return 10
their old haunts about the Fields. and
for this purpose are setting out boxes
and other artificial devices 10 sorve
the birds Tor homes The farmers
need the birds 10 destroy the Insects
but the birds are disappearing not
only because Of their direct slaughter.
but also because the old trees In the
decayod hollows Of which they built
their nosts. the old copsoa which they
haunted, and both Of which we're pro.
life In insects. together with the stag.
nan, pools which yielded them food
In abundance. are an disappearing be-.
fore the closer cultivation OF the pres.
ent time
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

One OF the queeresi fads among the
upper classes Is the collecting OF the
thlmbles Of women celebrities. one
Of the finest OF these collections Is
that Of London society man. who
has cabinet full OF the dainty finger.
shields OF the maidens he has loved
and lost; while Mrs. Vanderbilt re-
iolces In the possession OF a verltable
thlmble Of that excellent necdlewom.
an Queen Elizabeth This Is the gem
OF her collection, although the latter
contains a solid silver thimble worn
by our queen when a girl Of fourteen,
and substantial finger shoe" Of no
less a person than the mother Of our
king London TitBits.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
EXPENSE OF pAsrl DIAMONDS
Material from Which imitation Gems
Are Made In Noi Cheap.

Material from which imitation Gem,
Are Made 10 Not Cheap.
Paste" from which imitation
precious stones are made. Is widely
known. but few arc irqualnied with
the ingredients. though Il Is generally
understood that the-basto gains ~
brilliancy from the lead Il contains.
Formulas vary for me paste. bu,
all contain rock crystal, red lead. car
Donate Of potash. boru and white ar.
senic.
II II required that these articles
shall be Of higher gnde Of purity.
az there Ia a considCnblo waste. 20
that the gems made nom "straaa." as
me composition - s-fs.-.s--s,. $3.50
are by no means inexpensive.
A paste diamond cannot scratch
glass and IN thus easily detected but
colored stones are made Of crystal
alone that are considerably harder
than glass
In the making Of these a crystal
stone Ia followed out and allied with
some colorcd liquid. the orlhce being
closed with a plug OF crystal. which Ia
ground down 40 that there 10 no trace
Of the junction New York Herald.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

not set me into more trouble. within
the next two weeks my tormontor lost
eighty fine hogs from cholera. / had
got satisfaction From the pen Of a
ncighbor whose pigs had the plague I
hul picked ur two halfCaten ears OF
COIN whiyn / threw into the feed lot OF
nay ynDu, ava affected his whole herd.
u was a dcyilish deed and even be.
fore the pigs began TO die / had re.
pointed. A boys wrath is as terrible
as mans, and he has not the wis.
dom OF his years TO help MIN control
o. Eighty fine hogs was the price
that farmer paid Tor promising TO mas.
sacre a boy for making friends with
his mistroated dog And the farmer
never knew Even a boy and dog
are better To have AS friends than
ansu''-s o. Kansas City Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

Sweet Are the Use, o. hdvsr,lty."
' mot H poet Yesterday.
q, WHO seemed auufsme'Y Glad
hlH thr uHa hfiEnf Die obi vHH gay
You're lHUkIHE we'll mY lad"
500 Q said hr EFad
! naft broken HfIftI
. ~ lufN hos UfuHfu fHlar#tuu bad
"ui What H rHln inr an''
] lnukrl lmHaru Ht him. and pray
NHIl . have fuu gone mHuT'
10 ahnnk IiH head and answered ~ .'
hffrH nu NirH uu Nuuf dad
. you 90. 7 never had
teLffirnUfd thr dart
Il. Ni lutr INHuIHHt 600 now. ttH aHd
hut What o. rniu fIr hTt''
70 written soma md foundelay
r-7iinu Hnd tll'Hdr
I Sues inr rules bot faellnE7 Say
mate where I've had tu uad'
hui uuW mis- heart BE- clad
To- mnufuinr DHn start
a.. f..1gI % may not o. the FAD.
hut What u rHlu f1f ufff'
fsENNOt
ifincfHa ms thanks add
tuf HlflnE We must rnrt.
u hurts I'm talking ilko n cafl.
hut Nhai EaiH flf arr
Cleveland Leader
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
PERFUMES CAUSE or AysreRlA.
Danger In the use Of Combinations Of
Scents.

Chemists ind many interesting er.
periments In the compromising o.
scents Almost an perfumes have AZ a
basis ambergrls or clvet And while
they are most necessary. great care
must be observed In their use. for .
grain too much will make the scent
Interestingly Irritating to the wearer
a. well as 20 those with whom she
comes In contact The same IL true Of
many combinations Of perfumes, and
several separate scents attacking a
sensitive set Of nerves At one time
may produce hysterla. though the sui
ferer may be at loss TO mud a reason
for the attack This In Itself is a good
argument against the iudlscrlminate
use Of perfumes. Good taste has Ions
waged war against the use. but with
small results Particularly during tho
last few years has there been an In
crease In the offence New Yorh
Herald.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

The horo-worshiplng girl had Just
met the manager OF an imported plan.
list and was raying over the performer
In a way not wholly dispensing to the
promoter OF publicity. "Oh, | thought
he was too perfect and inspired last
Wednesday she gushed. There
seemed a poetry aud longing In his
playing that we're stronger than usual,
Had anything happened to make II
SOL The manager smiled brutally
Yes. he was stirred up that day, and
he hustled through the program. You
see. he missed his lunch and I'd prom.
ised 10 blow him TO dinner, so he was
In a hurry"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA
a Desperately Serious Case Cured ~
Or. Williams Pink Pills.


Brought 20 the very verge Of starvR-
ton by the rejection u all nourishment,
hsr vitality almost destroyed. the re-
oovery u Mrs. J. A. Wyatt, u No. 1850
Seventh street. Des M0ines, Iowa,
seemed hopeless. Her physicians utterly
failed 10 reach the seat u the difficulty
aud death must have resulted II she had
not pursued nn independent course sug'
gested hv her sisters experience.
Mrs. Wyatt says Of had pain in the
region ~ the heart, rnlpiiation aud
shnrtness NJ breath .u that ! could not
walk very fast. My head ached very
badly aud I was ..ilal with vomiting
spells whenever took amy flpd. A doc.
tor was called who pronounced the
trouble gnstritis. but lac gave me no ro-
lief Then tried SECOND doctor with.
out benefit. Ry this time had become
very weak could mot keep tho most
delicate broth ou my stomach, aud ~
the end Of a month I was scarcely more
than skin aud bone aud was really starv'
ing 70 death. ,o.-
"Then recalled how much benefit my
sister had got FROM Dr. Williams Pink
/ Pills aud decided ~ take them IN place
I Of the dnctur's medicine. 10 proved n
/ wise decision for they helped me a.
nothing else had done. SODn l could
/ take weak tea aud cmckcrs aud steadily
more uuurishmeut. In two weeks | was
/ able ~ leave my bod. DR.. Williams
| Pink Pills were the only thing that
7 checked the ynmitingn aud NJ soun as that
I was stnpppd my other difficulties left me.
l I have vigorous appetite now aud am
nble 10 attend To III thu duties of my
home. praise DR.. williams Pink Pills
/ for Pale People 10 all my friends because
I am thoroughly convinced Of their
merit"
ID. williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists aud by the Dr Williams Med.
icinc Co. Schenectady, NY.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

Having a grudgo against his master.
farm lahoror ln Brunswick. Ger.
many. persuaded ibycarold maid
servant named Elsie Muller TO set
are 10 the farmers barn. which was
burned 10 the ground. Both we're az
rested and imprisoned on remand A
few days ago tho wardefa found that
the girl had become deaf and dumb.
BEING given paper and Ink she rcla,
ed that a sword. bearing ANGEL had ap.
peared TO her In her cell. and doomed
her 10 be deaf and dumb Tor her
wicked deed until ave years should
pass, The doctors having found that
tho girl was In truth both deaf aud
dumb. she was discharged from prls.
on and sent home 10 her parents
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
Ever Hear Of "seotty" and Hls Record
Breaking Rider

The story. briefly told. Is this Wal.
ter Scott. the Death Valley gold miner.
made the trip from los Angeles to
Chicago last summer on a special
train over the Santa Fo" In less than
Is hours That whirlwind train cost
him more than $4,000 Il was the
fastest long distance run over noun.
tains and plains ever made on any
American railway II demonstrated
beyond dispute that the Santa Fe
track, equipment and employees are OF
the dependable kind Probably you
wouldn't care 10 ride so fast You pre-
Ter the luxury Of our three trains from
Utah and Colorado TO Everywhere
East and Southwest
Ask me for ticket rates and lltera.
ture.
c. +. WARREN.
@ A., a. =. a s. r. ny.
tll Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

An Italian newspaper Informs he
readers that new Kind Of lap dog
has been manufactured In England
and has been named rhr "laniie
Dog The end Of the o. ,ar
Is cut open and twisf a. az o..
wound 10 the back OF tiie animal
where Il makes q second root. The
tail thus forms handle. ana no me
lady IN England who respects herself
now appears without one Of there
dogs hanslng 10 one Of her fingers e.,
london Truth
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30
SCRATCHED WILL ON THE ICE

Queer Document Put on Record In
Connecticut.
"On Connecticut pond" said a
lawyer. "a clergyman was skating one
day alone Suddenly tho Ice broke.
and he plunged into the cold, deep
water. lie could not swim, but he
managed to keep up by holding to the
edges OF the Ice about the hole he had
made II he tried TO climb up on the
ice. though, II broke under him. So.
without moving. he shouted for help.
NO help came. The place was lone
~ The parson realized before long
that he was In a bad way. and with
his knife he scratched on the ice his
last words-.a brief farewell, and a
bequest TO his wife OF all he possessed.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

A laboror OF Perth. Scotland named
Taylor after repeatedly protesting his
innocence. convicted himself Of theft
a. the police court recently lie was
charged with the theft Of three fowls
from a James watford. who rocog
nized him ns he was running away
Taylor strongly protested his limo.
conce, and crossoxaminod Watford.
you say you saw me there's he
asked yes I did who was with
me, thon2' - only saw YOU" well.
then, I had q dog with me- said Tay.
Tor. trlumphantly he was sentenced
10 q months imprisonment
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-30

A few years ago some u the sec
tl1ns now comprising the most
wealthy districts u California were In
sage brush The farmers had no mar
kots Tor their products Fruits were
shipped out In carload lots, and those
who could see no future In the Indus
try predicted ovcrproductlon. Now
the shipments are made In tralnloads.
and the demand Ia greater than ever.