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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

The karaim Jews number 600 nj,
1000 aud live principally In the Crime,
Ihoy speak a Tartar dialect amorr
themselves, ana ethnologlcaly AIN,
much more like Tartars than semite.
Their own legends. In fact. permit me
assumption that they were Khazaa
ana were converted TO Judaism IN me
eighth century. Their form OF judaism
differs from that OF the 5000. 900 a.
moro orthodox Russian Jews In reject.
ing the talmud and traditional tbeoi.
ogy altogether aud combining itaou
strictly 10 the Mosaic revelation. Il
has been n favorito Amusement viii
the Russians for generations to pretend
the greatest admiration and affection
for this obscure little tribe. Mime
Noylkon had her Joke on the subject
here In London when she grayoly as.
uurcd an interviewer some years ago
that there mover had been law OF any
kind Issued In Russia against the Jews
When this amazing assertion was quos
toned she coolly explained that she
referred 10 the Karaim Jews, "a In Rus
STA they did not consider the disclpl,a
OF the ,almud were Jews at all. Inat
much IA the karaitoa constitute onk
two-thounnndth part OF the 1cvfsi
raco-if, indeed. II be conceded hat
they belong to II at all-thc lnsoenca
OF the Russian attitude toward them
Is peculiarly cxnsperating to llo5rcws
In general and the spectacle OF their
being brought forward ut Moscow as
the sole representatives OF Israel will
smart ana ranklo just as the genlal
slayonie character delres It should
Saturday RoNlnM.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21


! land near spitzbergen. balmy southerly
winds blow round that quarter Of
the globe as u In special provision "
| the needs OF ballonlsts travelling to the
North Pole All the three voyagers will
/ have TO DO Is to float along. impelled
by friendly air currents. As VI. La
I chambre insists. a baby could sail his
balloon Where the wind goes. there
/ viii 20 the balloon and as no one has
reason TO suppose that the wind will
avoid the North Pole. the balloon
ought to reach there in due time Bet
ter STILL when once the regions aimedat
are gained the wind Is scheduled to
continue to behave itself with exem-
plary doCillty. and. as " IL we're con-
sclous that II should blow. not whore It
listeth but In the interests OF scion-
tlfc explorers.
What does II do? Having waited the
travellers to their destination, II sweeps
round and carries them in a homeward
direction. which II Ia thought will be
by way OF Siberia NJ. Andree has no
doubt whatever that by October. at the
latest. he will be In Siberia. All these
theories, In which those who have de-
yoloped them dcyoutly believe. will
soon be put to the proof. In a few days
VI. Nieillard will start from Chantilly.
near Paris. with the material for build
ing the specially designed shed to be
erected at Nou Korena. In which the
balloon Is to be inflated II will be A
wooden edlnce four stories high and
FORMING a regular octagon OF twenty
metres In diameter. The roof OF can
vas Is detachable. and will be drawn
on when the balloon filed with its L.
'oO cubic metres Of hydrogen Is ready
TO catch the nrst favoring breeze. NJ
Lacnambro Is going In person to super.
lhtend the mounting and Initiating OF
nus balloon and TO start II on what he
calls It's little excursion"
should add that the system OF tbree
guide ropes. on the excellence OF which
the success Of VI. Andree's cxncdl,lon
hangs. has been carefully tested i'm the
neighborhood OF Paris recently nv
Commandant Renard. the head OF tho
tamoua French military balloon cstab-
llshment at Meudon. and by CASTOR
IlSandler' another Of the most cele-
DRAFTED French acronnuts. N. Lacham.
Dre Is enthusiastic at the results of
thcse experiments, which he declares
place the success Of the expedition he
You'd doubt lie knows what he Ia
taking about. but TO the stay-at-homo
iolks who are not specialists. a Journey
to tho North Pole viii appear rather
more dangerous In balloon than In
aay other conveyance.
JULIAN RALPH.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

"Gn do g. rll DO IT," he mup,,,5.
and at the club the men talked about
him.
Tomorrow" he said. and ib.. bs
put II on lie must consider IN. at OF
IT, lie left 1t 10 bourgcon In bls f,r.
tile brain. And az last. Just n, be-
wrote. action. lighted up by nrssFs
circumstance, began 10 loom big bs,ore
him. Such a murder would val A
vivid world and be an epoch in crime
II the red earth were convulsed In var
even then 1t would stay 10 hear tina, In.
credible. true story. and. soliciting
deeper knowledge. seek out the method
ana growth Of means and motive lie
ehuckled audlbly In the street ssd
laughed thin laughter I'm his room Of
meeting visions. At night no walked
the lonely squares near at hand ro,.
sldering eagerly the rush Of hls own
divided thoughts. and. leaning agaln,,
the ratings Of the leafy gardens be
sa" ghosts In the moon shadowa and
beckoned them 10 converse. lie h..
came night bird and was rarely seen.
Tomorrow" he said at last. To.
morrow he would really take the ar,,
step. lie rubbed his hand and laugbsd
a. he pondercd near home. In his own
lonely square, the finer last detail,
which his Imagination multiplied.
Stay, enough. enoughf he cried 10
MS separate mad mind: 1T Ia alrendy
done"
And the shadows were very dark
about him. lie turned 10 20 home
Then came Immortality 10 him In
strange shape For n seemed As
though his ardent and confined soal
burst out OF his narrow brain and
aparklcd maryelously. Lights shou.
cred about him. and from rose sy
llghtnings flashed. and he heard awful
thunder The heavens opened In
white blaze. and he saw unlmaRlnabIs
things. lie rcolod. put his hand 10 nj,
stricken head. and fell heavily in a
pool OF his own blood.
Ana the Anticipator. horribly afraid
ran down a by-strcet. Tho sketch
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21


to which Is obtained by means OF rome
ladders. Other ladders lead up to the
lower Of the three valves Of the bal
loon. This trio Of valves is special
feature. The remaining two are fixed
about halfway up the balloon. one on
each side
NJ Lachambre laughs at the idea Of
bis balloon bursting. Nothing would
burst it he Is certain. after the precau-
tions he has taken. The material Of
which it Is made Is double every
whore and quadruplcd where the pres
sure Is greatest The two layers OF
stun are stuck together by a compo.
sitlon Of NJ Lachambre's finding. and
In the adhesive qualities OF which he
has the greatest confidence. The whole
is to be covered with a yarnish. also OF
his discovery. and used in this balloon
for the FIRST time. Other special in
ventions are TO be adapted to the bal
loon. and especially a system Of sails.
which the aerOnauts declare will en-
able them to guide their vessel to
very considerable extent
An all.imporiant feature Of the bal
loon Il It's guide ropes three In num-
Der. The entire success Of the expedl-
ton hinges on these guide ropes. II
must not be supposed that the balloon
is to go careering through space at an
enormous altitude. II It's owners can
help IT, Il will never be more than two
or three hundred meters above the
earth. At this height the guide ropes
will trail on the ground. According as
more or less Of the rope trails. the bal
loon will rise or fall. a. the weight It
has to carry will clearly increase or de
crease In proportion to the length OF
rope dangling In mid-air. The guide
ropes weigh about l 1000 kllogrammes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

ward what has proved the impossible
barrier that bars rs from no one knows
what.
II Is easier for camel to pass
through the eye OF needle than for a
journalist TO get into the works In
Paris where NJ. Lachnmbre manutac-
lures this balloon, In which NJ. s, A.
Andrcc and two companions. NM. Nils
Ekholm and Stlndberg. are to attempt
the feat OF reaching the North Pole.
have. however. been able TO penc-
trate into NJ. Lachambre's building. II
is hidden away In a dcsolate quarter OF
Paris, close to the fortihcatlons, In an
almost inaccessible corner OF Waugh
rard.
NJ. Lachambrc Is a man OF even more
mysteries than his fellows. for the rea-
son that he Is deeply interested In mill
tary balloOning. Therefore, every
stranger who passes within hail OF his
works Is taken to be German spy In
disguise. II took quarter OF an hour
TO persuade the gatekeeper that my in
tentlons were honest. At last he con-
sonted 10 inform Nine. Lachambrc OF
my presence. her husband being alb
sent,
/ found the balloon In a spacious
shed. where balloons have been eyoly-
ed from babyhood to maturity In ap-
pearance the car resembles one OF
those cooking pots In which French
housewives make the national dish OF
soup ana anarchists convert into
bombs. Stoutly constructed OF wicker
and cane, It Is covered with a water
proof material, II contains sufficient
provisions for three men for 100 days.
a supply OF extra clothing scientific in
struments and three bags stuffed with
wool to serve as beds
From the centre OF the ear there rises
sort OF wooden axe, trayorslng the
lightly fitting cover OF wicker work,
beneath which the voyagors expect to
lie as snugly as In their beds NJ home
An the more important rope work Is
attached 20 the protrudlng portion OF
the wooden axe just mentioned Above
the car is arranged a platform, access
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

They have been carefully made Of m,
best obiainable hemp and thorough,
lmpregnated with yaseline. so as TO In.
sure non-absorption Of water. Thu
fate OF the travellers depends ON those
guide ropes, because they are 20 con.
structed as not to wear out. NJ. La
chambrc does not think there IA any
danger OF this contingency. lie point,
out that the ice fields which surroun1
the Pole are to all intents and purnoscs
smooth. and. at any rate present ma
obstacles In form OF vegetation th,t
are likely to damage the ropes. II WA
al one time proposed TO have rpcoursp
TO single iron chain az q guide In
place OF rope, but II has finally been
decided that hemp Is the best material
Another much discussed point was
whether the balloon should carry n
sleigh on which the travellers might
eiiect their return were the balloon TO
come to grief This precautlon has
been dispensed with as quite unneces-
sary, The extreme confidence In the
expedition ls shown By the fact that
neither NJ. Llchnmbre nor tho three
passengers consider they have any
thing more than a pleasant aerial
promenade before them. In the course
OF which they VIII lmblbe plenty OF
fresh air, amuse themselves by max
ing scientific observations, and bring
back a collection OF photographs which
viii probably be wanting In anything
more animated than an occasional
polar bear, but which Will introduce TO
the world landscapes OF untrodden
spaces, II not OF fresh fields and pas
lures new. NJ, Laehambre, although he
Is the father OF q family, would have
liked to have made the journey him
self, but there was no room for him.
lie Is ready to go bail however. that
his balloon will make the journey
without let or hindrance, and Will come
back as right and tight as the day II
loft his works.
As he explains It, nothing Is simpler
that the whole AFFAIR At the begin
ming Of July, when the balloonlsts VIII
start from Nors Koearna. q small Is
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

Nh"" Not when iiis Turn wontd Cam,
Dear one" he Whispered.
The young wife looked up into her
husbands face trcmulously bu, expeet.
ant.
What Ia ~" she asked. a. her white
arms stole around his rundown collar.
Tell me" he answered. stralning her
to his breast and forgetting for the mo.
ment two imported perfectos In bls
pocket. Tell me that you Will think
OF me sometimes when am gonor'
Once more the pale. nweet fpc. WINS
upturnod toward him.
You are always. and ever will be. I'm
my thoughtl.' she said. simply.
Then swear you will be true 10 mo
while am away from your side" he
continued. with tone OF almost com
mand In his voice.
Il swear IT. she repeated. solomnIy
with one moro Passionate. frenzled
KISS upon the parted. trembling Inns no
wrenehcd himself away. lie was no,
quite happy but he was comforted by
the assurance OF her love. He felt that
neither time nor absence could kin n
with unialtorlng step he turned HIS
back upon his home and went 10 pei
his Sunday shaye.--Ncw York World.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21


"when I came out OF the sanlto.
RUM said the woman who had been
taking rest cure. my iirst act was
to order all the carpets In my house
taken mp. After had been a daily
witness OF the exquisite noatness a,
wooden floors. wired up every TWEEN
ty-four hours with n damp cloth chr
pets seemed unspeakably dirty. And
] bellovemy family has been the better
for the change"
Carpets have long beon the target
OF hyglenlsts, both because OF their
dust and germ collecting facilities
and their diseaso-dlsponslng ones
when sweeping day arrives. The
wise and progressive woman reso-
lutoly banishes from her floors WOODEN
coverings too large TO he shnkon
aired and summed az least once a week
New York World
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21
SOME POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Straw hats show which way IN,
mercury goes Boston Globe.
A mans idea OF dun time h "a
play cards with women and nothlpa
mp. -Atchlson Globe.
The hand that rocks the boat Is IN,
hand that il In fair way to leave thf
world. New York Press.
Every man who makes fool or a
knavo Of himself hates the newsp,.
pcrs Kansas City Times.
The Lord helps those who holm
themselves. That is probably the roa.
son he Is not more lavish with his IA.
Nors up-to-Datc.
The average theator hat Is a birA
(stuncd). a whole lot OF flowers nru.
fcian and blooming nuisance ,genu.
inO.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
Many European scions Of royalty are
insured for very large amounts. This
Is probably at the instance OF creli.
tors, --Loulsyille Times.
TIE fool killer never troubles him.
self about the man who rocks the bo,,
or the one who grabs loaded gun nv
the muzzle, Philadelphia Ledger
4 crying need In some circles of q,
legged statesmanshlp Is a systcmatI.
course OF instruction In the art OF bs.
ing funny without being vulgar
Washington Star.
A deacon viii pass around the Mat.
ana gc, more buttons than dimes nm,
q hghwayman can hold out a gun AMY
collect everything u man has. Tbls
goes TO show thar a man viii give N,
more TO save his body than to save nh.
Soul.-st. Louis lIumorlst
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

'DONI TALK IDEAL POPplcOCk."
across a muddy sire an. than write the
best OF them"
Eaplan turned N him.
well, we'll" he almost shouted:
"the man wlN invented chlnroform
was great, and the makers OF Il are
useful. Can stories chloral. morphla.
bromldes, II you will, but they give
ease"
when (, might be better to use
blisters"
"Rotw answered Esplan. rudcly. In
any case. your talk IL idle. am
and writer's are writer's small. II Won
will, but a result and force. Give
me rost Don't talk ideal poppy.
cockr
lie ordered llqueur brandy. After
drinking II his aspect changed little.
and he smiled,
Perhaps It won't occur again. II IL
does shall feel that Burford Is very
much In my way. | shall have to
-"
Remove him?" asked Vincent.
mo. but work quicker have some.
thing to write soon. II would Just
suit him to spoil"
The talk changed. and soon after
Nurds the friends parted Esplan
went to his chambers In Bloomsbury.
He paced his sittlng-room Idly for "a
lev minutes, but after awhile he began
20 feel the Impulse In his brain; his
Ringers ltched, the soml-automatic
mood came on. lie sat down and
wrote, at first slowly. and at last furl-
ously.
Il was Q In the afternoon when ne
began work. AZ 10 o'clock he was still
at his desk. and the big table on which
II stood was strewn with tobacco ashes
and many pipes. Ills hair again stood
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

"Hcllo. oentrall Please connect me
wlth the imperial palace at Moscow"
you have IT,"
81 wish TO speak with the ear"
This Is he"
Good morning, your majesty"
Good morning. SIR"
III It IL no secret. your majesty. nor.
haps YOU would not mind telling wby
your coronation was postponed so
lonF?"
III ia no secret At an. Richard Harl.
Ing Davis could not arrange 10 attend
at an earlier date. That Is an Good.
by"
"Good-by. your majesty. World
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21


end tie shook with
fcbrile excitement. red spot burnt on
either cheek. and bis bitten lip quiv-
ercd "Confound Buriord. and his par
ents. and his ancestorsl The tools TO
him that can handle them" he added.
after a pause. during which his friend
Vincent curiously considered him.
ITS your own fault my dear Wild
man. said he. you are too lazy. he
aides. remember these things these
notions. motives In the air. orig
tnaliy ~ only the art of catching early
worms. why don't you do the things
a. soon NJ you invent them2'
Now You talk like bourgeois. like
a commercial traveller" returned Esp
Ian nngrily why doesn't an apple
tree Yield apples when the blossoms
are fcriillzod7 why walt for summer.
and the influences Of wind and sky
Why don't live chickens burst new
laid eggs Shall rarturition tread sud
den on conception Didn't the noun
tain labor 10 bring forth mousef
aud shall ~"
"Your works Of genius not require
n portion of the eternity to which
they are dosiincd7"
STUFF snarled Esplan; but you
knoF my method. catch tho suggos-
zion. the floating thistle-down Of
Thought the tltlc. maybe. and then !
leave 10. perhaps without a note. TO
The brain. to the subllmlnal conscious
ness. The mbconsclous self The story
EroWs To- the dark OF the inner per-
poiuni slcoplrBs soul Il may be reject
ed by the artistic tribunal sitting there.
II may bo hidden 10 stand aside. !,
thc outer J.. the husk-caso Of hcrod-
itica. know nothing OF n, but ono day
] take the pen and the hand writes u.
This Is the automiilnm Of art, and II
am nothing the last only Of the con-
ccalcd indIyldniliilca within me. Per
haps n dumb ancestor attilns speech. |
and set the Complex Ego Esplan must |
b. anticipated In this way"
lie rofo and paced the lonely club |
smoklng-ro0m with Irregular stops.
His nerves we're evidently quiyorlng, |
his brain was wild. hut Vincent. who
was q physlcinn saw deeper. For
y plan Nlffth was lclhls ~ tunes
no missed the right word the loco
motor ccntcrs we're not under control
what 81 morphlno7 he thought.
81 wonder n be- 90 NJ e again. and Ia
to-day without his quantum7' But
Eaplan burst ont once more
u should not care so much II Bur
ford did them we'll. but he doesn't
know how 70 write a story, Look at
The iasi ihing Of mincoi his. saw
q lcaplng ana alive; II ran and sang.
n very Maonad. It had rcd blood. with
him a wasn't even born dead, al
eaoeANA puprstvy. avd teaNs naWdws,
aud moves like lay nguro. and smells |
OF most manifest manufacture. hut /
cant do II now. lie has spollt Il for.
ever It's the third time Curse him.
aud my mch I work when | must"
"Your calling Is very serious to you"
Gaid Vincent lazlly. After all. what
does II matlorg What are atorlesY
Are they not oplatcs for towards
iivcay would rather Invent some IT.
Gle instrument, or build a plank bridge
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that with which the pieces Of the great
Andrec balloon. which It Ia hoped will
journey TO the North Pole. are marked.
II is wonderful balloon. to which
the daring aeronauts will trust their
lives and great hopes, The most mar.
yolous air ship ever built will not com
pare with H. For By means OF this
creation II Is hoped to achieve the pur-
pose which has urged countless un-
daunted men to death. II represents
the only means Of reaching the North
Pole that has not proven an absolute
failure n the project succeeds. France
Will claim the glory for which English
speaking nations have Htrlyen for more
than q century. II II fails. II will be
one more to add to the wrecks that
sircw the path science has made to-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

G. o. Barnoa has a cat at his homo
In Goldcndalo. N. j., which Is sucking
three young squirrels. which were
caught near town. She also suckles
one kitten. the others having been
killed to make room for the saulrrels
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

Shade OF the Poriod-"ln your day.
as | understand II. there was no glorl.
Gus death except In battle" Shade Of
Achilles-"That Is substantially cor.
rect They did not operate for appen.
dlcltis then. Detroit Tribune.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

Brown-"lm going to challenge that
man who ran on with my wife" Tones
why that was six months ago.
Brown-'i know II, but he has sent her
back."-Ncw York World.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

The possimlst Is freak. PcssImhm
Is the child Of day or mood. optimism
Is the great under current OF human
life, Pesslmlsm is abnormal. ltsa
disease OF the mind.-Rcy. u. n. Over.
ton.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21
FRANCE AFTER GLORY
THE GREAT AEDREE BALLOON
READY FOR BUSINESS.
WIN start FOR the North roie mi,
summer - The Preparation. nsine
Carefully Gu~rded from the Public
A Hazardous Undertaking.

ARTS letter to New
. York Journal n
any reader OF the
Journal should hap
happen to find a
strip OF canvas
bearing this stamp.
It would be a pub
lie duty to let the
world know. The
stamp shown Is an
exact fac gimite NJ
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

Doctor" said the anxious mother
Willie can hardly speak above a whls.
per-"
Indeed? Has he taken cold or ala
he go to the ball Washington
Star.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21

Tennis gloves are OF wash leather.
as are also those most in favor for
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-21
THE ANTICIPATOR.

+ course I admit
Il isn't plagiarism.
said Carter Esplan
ssvagely; It's fate.
It's the devil. but
Is Il the less irri-
Eating on that ac-
count? No no."
And he ran his
hand through his
hair I'LL Il stood on
end tie shook with