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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-11

ers. The SIT deposited By these rivers
has rendered the sea "a shallow that
Tor miles from the shore there Is not
water enough az low tide to float a row
boat The whole country IL volcanic
immense lava beds and extinct craters
are everywhere 10 be met with. There
arc lntcrmlnable wet plains. called by
the Russian name Of tundra. The tun-
dras are covered with a rank growth of
moss. In which the feet sink 70 deep
that travelling over them Is well-nigh
impossible, except during the winter
season.
THE villages are organized on q very
convenient soclalistic plan. The main
oiince Of every settlement rs called the
casino Around this the private resi-
denccs Of barraboras are grouped with
out any regard to regularity. Near each
harrabora is It's storchougo. called a
cache or lafkak.
"Thc casino or kolhFa 90 the great
local Institution Of Alaska. II ia common
property aud serves as the exchange
club-houlc. restaurant. workshop. bath.
house. hospital and thcatcr for the resi-
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SCRAPS.

The household work OF the families
In the United States was. in 1850. done
by l,075,G53 domestic servants.
over one-half the population OF
Rhode Island and nearly one-half that
OF Connecticut is employed In tho mills.
Il Is claimed that Lake Erie produces
more hsh to the square mile than any
other body Of water In the world
Natlye-born farmers OF this country
form 20 per cent OF its population:
farmers Of foreign birth number lI6
per cent,
on all the handlcraftsmen the car
pentors were the most numerous when
the tenth census was taken numbering
3731i3.
II Is estimated by engineers who
have studied the subject that 10000
OOO-horso power goes TO waste every
hour over Niagara Falls.
The letters In the various alphahots
Of the world vary from 70 to 202 in
number The Sandwich Islanders al
phabot has u. the Tartarlan zoe.
A Philadelphia oeulist, who has been
studying the human eye for thirty
years, declares that all great men OF
the past and present had or have blue
or gray eyes,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-11
coMressEp Sac pIpN,r po u.
Tho Little uirl disappointed tho Es-
psctations OF Her Guilty Mates.

Something dreadful had happened al
the Queensyllle district school, says
Philadelphia Timca. May Greene the
belle OF the village. had amuggled her
Sunday sash out Of the bureau, and,
"unboknownst 10 her mother" had
worn II TO school. Her triumph, how
ever. was short-llyed. She had hung
the sash most carefully on hook In the
cloakroom while shc ran out at recess
for good romp on her return she
was dlsmayed to ma that II had been
cut In two pieces. Every scholar vas
carefully questioned. but no one, OF
course. knew anything about H. The
teacher accordingly announced that
when the afternoon session should open
she would lay all lessons aside and hold
a court OF investigation, She herself
would be the judge. May Greene should
be the plaintf and every scholar In
turn should come up into a witness
box. rugged up for the occasion, ana tell
exactly what he knew about the mat
ter She also said that II anyone would
confess his wrong-dolng before the
opening OF court he would be pardoned
and all proceedings stopped. Two guilty
boys, discarded beaux OF the gay
coquette. we're now pale with dlsmay.
They had told untrutha when privately
questioned and now they feared they
would not be able to brave them out
before the awful court ordeal-es-
pcclally since II had begun to be- whls-
pcred around that they knew more OF
the matter than had at nrst appeared.
They therefore hit upon the following
expedient: The youngest child In the
school. little Annie Cork was the pet
OF the county II she now could be in
ducod to confess 10 the cutting OF the
sash surely she would be pardoned on
account OF her popularity. She was
therefore beset by the guilty Young
sters. who. by dlnt OF dire threats and
large brides. and by urging confession
upon her az a duty, finally secured her
bewlllerod consent 10 confess" Wher
the afternoon bell rang the scholars
came Ia promptly. looking askance al
the awful witness box and at the mutt.
lated nnefN npailng out from TIE teach
crs desk The judge was about 20 oper
court, when In came the criminal.
trlumphantly leading tho Innocent
child between them. They informed
the judge that Annie Cork had come /,
confess. and, obviously placing her OF
the witness stand. they withdrew I,
their seats. The child's helpless attl
I, tuie was too much Tor the tender
hearted judge. who took her by IN,
hand and said gently, "Well. dear
!, have you really come to conicss?"
al "YoIh,' she faltered, oppressed b!
the earnest stiffness In the room; but
. gaining courage from the Judges kind
: ly manner. "Yeth, teacher Eth come 4
: confoth-Tth come TO confetti that
' didn't do H."
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the first thing the men do on entering
the casino BE- to disrobe and search for
vermin. and moreover the majority sell
dom trouble themselves about resum-
Ing their raiment until they are ready
to 10 cut The condensation caused by
the sudden change Of temperature rem
ders the clothes 70 wet that after an
It II only natural that the natives should
Immediately remove them.
"a casino can be described as simply
a cellar with a roof over H. II is a
deep. square excavation. with pyram-
idal roof OF rough logs. covered thick
~ with earth. Al even q short distance
II can be easily mistaken for a small
hillock The only light and vcntlla-
ton Is by a little opening at the top
which Is protected by a curtain made
Of hsh rkin. The internal arrangement
varies IN different places IN respect d
details but the main features are tn,
same. Around three sides OF the In.
terror a bank OF earth "a loft. which
extends like a broad step or diyan. on
this the natives sit In their customary
! squatting attitude.
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
our Great Colleges Were Not such Vast
Institutions ~ They Are New.

our Great Colleges Were Not Such Vast
Institutions ~ They Are New.
Dartmouth College consisted OF a
wooden building i5O feet long. so feet
wide and 80 feet high,
At Dartmouth English grammar AMI
arithmetic were textbooks In the soph'
omore year.
Princeton. the greatest Presbyterian
college, was a huge stone edihee. It's
faculty consisting Of a president, Vice
president. one professor, two master OF
languages and seventy students.
Harvard University had four brick
buildings. the faculty consisted OF a
president and six professors, and In It's
halls throngod 1870 to 100 students.
Yale boasted OF one brick building
and a chapel with steeple l25 feet
hight Tho faculty was a president, n
professor OF divinity and three tutors,
The greatest Episcopal college in the
United States was william and Mary'n'
Il was under royal and state patronage
and was. therefore. more substantially
favored than most OF our American
schools. At this time, Il II said In a
curious old state report, the college was
building OF three stories, like a
brick kiln" and had thirty gentlemen
students.
The students lodged In dormltories
ate at the commons" and were salts
ned with what we would consider
prison diet. Breakfast, small can o
coffee. biscuit. about an ounce OF but
ter. Dinner. one pound OF meat tive
potatoes and some vegetables. Sup
per. bread and milk. The only un
limited supply furnished was cider
which was passed in can from mouli
10 mouth. The days were spoken Of ~
boil day, roast day, stew day, etc.
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building up, made circle with tho
rope ON the floor, and put seven differ
ont species OF snakes inside OF the rope
circle. Every single one crawlcd over It
as II II wasn't there. and since then my
friend has lost faith In It's protective
powers" An old campalgncr says TO
reporter for the Inter- Ocean that this
was a poor test. "a hair larlat must DO
made purposely for this use. and tho
sharp projections OF the butts Of tho
hair be made prominent. A hair larlat
can be, and IL. made ms smooth as any
other larlat They are strong. but use
less as protector from snakes. have
used one In places where snakes were 80
thick that half dozen could be run
from under a single bush. and never
knew one to crawl over or inside OF my
bed"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-11

There is common superstition
among western cowboys that a rattle
snake will not cross hair rope said
Superintendent Brown, OF the Philn-
delphia Geological Garden, the other
day. 1.-THE cowboy don't mind rattle
snake much anyhow, but when he has
to spend the night In the open, he fire.
quently takes the precaution Of onelr-
cling his camp with a rope OF this de-
scrlptlon, and then goes to sleep with "a
quiet mind. often wondered II there
was any truth in this belief, but never
happened TO have a hair rope and rat
tlesnake handy to test Il, until one day
when a friend OF mine came from the
West. and We began talking on the sub
ject. He had a hair rope with him,
and we decided to try II on the snakes
In the reptile house. We shut the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-11
WANTED TO BORROW HIM.
Queer Request Two Women Made Of a
Philadelphia.


Philadelphia.
A genial Philadelphia. who for OBJ
ylous reasons does not care to have his
name printed on this occasion, secured
a parlor car seat on an express train
for Reading a few days ago, and as he
was about to pass through the gates
was surprised to hear himself accosied
In feminine tones with the somewhat
startling question; please, mister.
could borrow you for while?"
Looking around. he found two
buXom women. who hastily and hesl-
tatlngly explained that they were rid
Ing on a pass made ont In the namo OF
gentleman and his wife, and, as the
gentleman was not present, they
wanted the genlal-looklng citizen TO
place his bought ticket at the disposal
OF one lady and take the other one
under his wing while he personated
the absent owner OF the pass
which Is my wife," he inquired
with an Inward Qualm, lest his own alb
sent better half should ever hear the
story.
you can take your choice, SIR said
the lady In search OF an escort, and he
promptly dld so by tuoklng the arm Of
the youngest fair one under his own
and leading her into the car. The
couple proved to be right jolly trayellnl
companions. and the citizens only re-
greet In the transaction was due TO Q
fear that the story might leak out ant
got home ahead OF him. But It didn't
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we're blearcd. his nose red and peeled.
while his hands shook az " with the
palsy.
"PauEhr exclaimed Nelson. NJ he
watched the whisky wreck he makes
me slckf"
4 wonder where he is golngl' Eald ].
Il don't know. aud ! don't care
durn. so long as he don't stop here
hut Old Bender dii stop, lie came
up TO whore we were sitting and amok-
ing our evening pipoa.
The sun was down nlrht was creep
INK up from the gorses,
I'm druv out at last. pnrds." whined
tho old hummer. inc, n poor old man
turned out into the world! They had q
rope, and they'd lynched mo ~ hadn't
got away"
And served SO rirht" grnwlcd Nell
aon. They'd oughter lynchcd 30 long
ago."
"Evrybody'H agln metz quaycrod
Ola Bender This Is my last chance.
80 you won't let me stop hyar tcr-nlght.
IN be a dead man before another sun
up"
10 on an dlo' snhrlcd Nolson, who
hated the hummer In most unaccount-
able manner
Hold on" said I. rising 10 my feet
\ am going to take Bender In for tho
night"
Nelson lcapcd up. astonlshmcnt and
rage corrusatlng bis features. Some
men were passing down the trail as he
cried,
well. durn me 81 that amt neryci
90 you take that critter IN, I stay else
Whar tor-nlghtr'
Ny blood was arougcd. saw the men
look back. and know they heard our
words.
stop where you please I shot back.
-Bcndor stays here tonight"
The mon went on and disappeared,
Nelson seized bis hat. giving me o
mad look
"You viii be sorry for this" he de-
clarcd, TAKE In the Old buml hope
he nSca yerr
with that he strobe away after the
men.
"Thankec. pnrd -thaukccr' within
pcrcd the sot You're the fVt one 10
show any heart toward the f6r long
time. won't forgit Won't forglt'
I tankec again"
Il don't want your thanks"
cut him short. II was the nrat time
I had quarrcled with Nelson, and | dld
not feel very well over II.
sun gave Old Bender something 1,
eat and saw him we'll wrapped In {
blanket.
Then sat In front OF the cabin onc'
moro and watched the moon rise.
AZ ant there lonE-drawn. far-awa,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-11

The world moves. A man went re-
comfy TO a London police court with q
complaint that his wife locked Lin out
when he returned from work and as he
sat, tired and hungry, on the door
steps she Ieered at him. "She belongs"
he said. TO club and goes out alone
toit. II there is not hot supper walt
ing for her on her return, oven at .
o'clock In the morning, she throw
things at me" The court could do
nothing except 10 advise him TO take
the discipline OF his household into his
own hands, so no went disconsolately
home thinking probably OF the things
she would throw at him II he attempted
to follow the counsel OF the magistrate
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ment sufucet itself to keep the tenn
perature a ne above the freezing
polnt. which, considered comfortable
enough in a tintry whore wood is so
precious
The casino us no door 10 our sense
OF the word. 'he following Ingenious
method is ne instead. Close by there
il n little str-tufe which serves as a
vestibuIe. 4 has large hole in the
floor. and froi the bottom OF this hole
or shaft extars a tunnel which terml-
mates In theIfe-pit OF the casino. A
person dealrir to enter a casino goes
into the vesdhle. jumps down into tho
hole and thecrawls along the tunnel
until he reaca5 a corresponding hole
In the floor o the casino. Woe TO the
luckless strager who fails 10 emerge
as soon az bis hole Is reached. FOR
should he proc any further he would
discover thattho short section Of the
tunnel which emains between this exit
and the frcAt Is the sink.
"CrawlinEaong In the dark. slippery
tunnel Is 10 a graceful proceeding,
and this bobins up from the hole ia
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In time OF war II ia the tapo's duty
to lead on to combat the warriors OF
her village. and she Is often In the
thick OF the skirmlshlng: but should
she be wounded or killed, II Is a pure
accident, as the samoans have the
greatest horror OF hurting woman In
any way. and would not oven lniure
their enomy'a tapo. There Is a story
told OF how. during the war which
was carried on In upolu for consider
able time 1--WE or six years ago, two ar
mics had met and were drawn mp blaz-
Ing into each others lines. when a ma
tive woman appeared with n COW she
wished 10 place In safety The entire
airing was Immediately suspended on
both Sides I'M she and her charge had
crossed the lines and were completely
out OF harms way The women could
rely so thoroughly on the gallantry Of
their counirymen that they had no fear
during the fghtlng, and would take
food TO their husbands aud brothers AT
any time. and pass through the ranks
OF the warriors OF the helllgcrent army
with perfect impunity; as long as the
daylight lasted. and they could b,
easily seen, they were quito safe. IN
stoyenson's Samoa Marie Fraser.
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The postoflco In India not only col
lects and delivers letters, parcels and
other articles. but acts 10 certain ex-
tent as banker to the general public,
sells quinine and salt, pays military
pensions. and collecta the revenue ac-
cruing to the government from land
and other sources, But TO the fertile
brain OF one OF the oldest officers in
tho department Is due the latest dcyel-
opmcnt in the work OF the postoillce
The Punjab postoillce has come for
ward rs an elementary teacher. Il not
only collects letters ana delivers them
but teaches boys tn elementary schools
how TO write, them ana address the
covers.
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SURRENDER" COMMANDED ONE.
cry OF human agony seemed to come up
from the dark shadows away down the
trail
II turned my blood 10 ice
I listened for repetition OF the cry.
and even as | listened thought that n
Il came from a human throat II could
never be repeated.
Then | heard Old Bender grooming
aud labbering In the cabin. Two min
atcs later he came staggering out. light
lng something invisible 10 me. and
shriotlng Tor mo TO take EN- away"
Old BENDER had the jim-inms
All night long | watched the raylng
topper. sometimes struggling to keep
him from destroying himself, even
though felt that II would be good
Shlng n he would take his own life.
with the coming Of the morning his
horrible visions left him.
gave him something TO eat, and
told him TO get as FAR toward Jaspar
CITY 90 possible before another night
fal
Then. with more food wrapped In q
handkerchief he left me, and saw him
turn up trail,
went inside and smoked. wondering
when Nelson would come back.
After time | went TO my work
whore the little mountain stream came
down through the gorge,
All the forenoon / lahored, and stu
my partner did not appear,
II vas near noon whom n mob o
armed and bowhiskcred men cant
rushing toward me,
They were from Gable Bar.
There he iaH shouted the foremost
poinilng toward me. Don't Vet hin
got awayw
Twas Immediately covered by dozel
reyolyers
Surrender commanded one, "Thro'
up your hands"
W they went
Then. for the ilrlt time noticed tina
ono OF the men carried a rope
They rushed upon me-seiaed mo
dragged mo toward a tree,
What Is the meaning OF thisf'
cried, again and again; but receive
n0 answer ull stood beneath the tre
with the rope about my neck.
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the most northerly point reached by
steamers, or rather by steamer, since
but one trip n year Is made TO ST.
Mlchael's, this by boat OF the Alaska
Commercial Company.
Describing the country, he says. "All
the upper region Of Alaska extending
along the shore Of Behrlng Sea presents
the same general features. This vast
deaolate area II entirely devoid Of trees
and Is lntcrscotod by lnnumcrable rlv'
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Are you going to lynch me without
telling mo what It il for7' J screamed
you know well enough what u is
Tor" asserted Blgo williams grimly.
we found him"
Found whom
AS n you did not know That won I
work with as. Your knife was IN MS
hearth
MY knlfeY What are you talking
about7 DO not understand what you
mean"
hut there was a sick sensation at my
heart, for a shadowy understanding OF
the truth began to dawn upon me.
You were heard quarreling WIN
him last night The men who heard
you are here"
Then the three men ! had noticed
descending the trail stepped forward.
"Nelson7' gasped Gle is
Found. though you kivercd him with
rubbish arier you had dragged him or
the trail"
And he IN dead7"
4 Well. n man can't live very long
whom he has a knife through his heart
You say 70 was my knifCf'
"Hyar II ~ Deny II " YOU cant
The bloody knife was held up before
me. could not deny II. Il was mine'
thought OF old Bender But he had
gone the other way
Sun he might have sneaked bael,
when went into the cabin to smoke.
You're a fool" said Williams. You
hade time enough 10 get a good start
Doc Nelson was killed last night"
Last night
thought Of the awcsomc cry OF NOR
tai agony that had come up to my ears
from the darkness down the trail.
had heard Nelson's death ahriokl
"wlll you confess to the killing Of
your pardg"
"Ncyorl | am lnnocent3
Say yer praycrsw
did pray. felt that was on tho
brink OF eternity II would useless 10
protest my innocence useless TO ask
for mercy. would die as brayely as
possible.
Ready
The moose about my neck grow taut'
In one more moment would Hwins
Into eternity.
Hold on tharg'
Three men came rushing toward u.s.
swinging their hats
Blgc Williams cursed at the delay
9TH real murderer has been caught
an lynohed arcadyw
How my heart lcapcdl The real
murderer Then | was saved
whats thatg" demanded Williams
astonlahed.
"Old Bender killed Nclsonr declared
one OF the men. when he heard yor
had como after Swift no confessed. ant
tho boys lynched him instanter II,
said he stole swlft's knife"
In less than minute was free. Tn,
men who had been ready to swing mi
into eternity such a short time betor'
shook my hand and congratulated mo
was dazed. Old BENDER had beci
lynched for the murder. Then he mus
have nnoakod back TO calle Bar.
Hut. II the sot killed my partner
somebody was mistaken about the tim
the murder took place.
And the death cry heard como u
out OF the darkness the night before
what OF thatG
The more thought OF II the NOR
puzzled became. II did not seem pos
sible that Old Bender had commlttc
the crime.
Then why the confesslon7
had taken him in-l had shown hit
blindness lie heard the lynchers wei
after me- In return for my Kindness !
gave mp his life TO save mine.
That Il my explanation,
In tho most fallen and degraded
human beings all that II good and mob
may not be blottod out.
The mystery OF Nelson's murder r
mains TO me mystery still,
Hut I saw that Old Bender was d
comfy buried. and raised a Will
stone above his grave.
Il was all could do In return for
he had done for me.
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HE most explicit
and intelligent ac-
count Of life In far
away Alaska and OF
the strange habits
and characteristics
Of the natives that
has ever found IT,
way into print Is
from the pen OF the
Rev Francis Bar
mum. a Catholic
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MYSTERY OF A CRIME.

10 BENDER came
staggering up the
trail that led past
our cabin
tie was the bum
the sot the drunk
On wreck who had
been twice warned
to get 01t Of Gable
Bar
His clothes were
In tattcrs. his eyes
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-11

A German veterinary surgeon mas
discovered method by which horse
ahoes can be successfully manufactured
from paper. The paper Is impregnated
with mrpentlne 10 make It waterproof
The inventor claims that horse wear
ing these shoes cannot slip on greasy
roads
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-11

missionary. lie is stationed In the
Yukon district. 400 miles beyond 81.
Michacls. In Horton Sound. which ~
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-11

Tho Oldest temperance society in the
world Is the abstalnlng commune in
Achlyka, In siberia, all OF whose mem
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IN NORTH ALASKA.
SOCIALISM ON TRIAL AMONG
The EsoUimEAUx.

rhcy Are 81 mcager intelligence hot
Manage 90 Illustrate the Chief rrin.
dble ~ Proudhon- Theory story Of
Missionary.
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DESCRIPTIONS BY REV. BARNUM.
library. on the fourth side OF the
casino the main dlyan extends only a
short distance from the corners, leaving
free the middle portion whore the en-
trance Ia situated.
In the center OF the floor Is n large.
square pit covered with logs. In this
pit. during the time OF the bath. r.
large fre Is built Al other times no
fire Is used. as the presence Of n NUM-
Der OF persons in an air-tight apart
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ONE OF ALASkAS CASINOS, FROM
dents Of the village. and also as the
hotel for any stranger. and. may add,
the chapel Of the missionary. According
to Esqulmeau etiquette, the casino Is
reserved solely for men; women and
children rarely invade It's precincts At
meal times. or rather at all hours. wives
bring the food which they have pre-
pared as far as the inner entrance. This
rigid secluslon will appear all the moro
appropriate when II Ia remembered that