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The morning times., 1896-02-09

sorrow. You've seen her laugh; now see
her cry"
He got soft-boiled egg and held it a
few feet from the barsofthe cage. Johanna
thrust her paw between the bars, but
couldn't reach the egg, so temptingly near
She began to whine, and Mr.. Mckay turned
his back 10 her and walked away with the
egg. Johanna threw herself on the floor
OF the cage Shriektng and crying and beat
ing the bars with her paws. She reminded
US OF a child who not having her way or
not getting what she wanted, gives way
TO a paroxysm of grief.
There said Mr.. Mckay, 'is an il
The morning times., 1896-02-09

n NE OF the many good things in "The
] Lady Slayey' is Comedian Dan Da-
ly's description of the proper way 10
play golf Daily comes on the stage
dressed in Highland costume and cx-
plains TO the young ladies assembled the
mysteries of the great English game.
First" says Daily, YOU 60 to store
and buy fifteen golf sticks. Then you walk
about three miles tin you come to field
with mole-hilI in the center. You must be
sure about the mole-hill. Then you place
the ball on the mole-hill, scrape the earth
from around it, select a stick and swipe her
hard.
''If YOU find the ball on the same day you
hit it, you win II you don't, you send the
other man, and if he finds it, he wins
lew men have had as varied and as in
IN teresting d life as Alfred II. Sphinx,
the author of the great racing and
] comedy-drama, 1.-The Derby Winner"
which was seen at the Academy OF
Music last week. For many years Mr.. Sphinx
has been q resident OF St. Louis. He is The
The morning times., 1896-02-09
Mhaf fh6 Stars
Tell Of The Tines
Horoscope of d Newspaper
Cast by an AstroIo-
gist.

An astrologer has cast the horoscope OF
The Times and given some practical hints
about the ancient science, as follows:
The constellation of the celestial sign OF
Aquarius was ascending at the time Tire
Times first saw the light
Aguarius is an airy, hot, moist rational,
diurnal, sanguine, masculine, western,
riAcd, and humane sign, and its ruling
planet is Uranus, who was deposited in the
fixed sign OF scorpio, whose nature is
moist, cold. phlegmatic, feminine, noe
iurnai, watery ana northern sign.
AS il takes Uranus eighty-four years to
make one revolution around the sun, all
the powers of the earth could not move
it, as the heavens guard and watch it in
its threerold fortified position.
The moon was deposited in the con-
stellation OF Leo, which sign is by nature
fiery, hot. dry, commanding. masculine,
eastern, and the house OF the sun. Being
The morning times., 1896-02-09

tour of Europe, during which lie re-
covered his health.
on his return to America he settled in
Chicago, but later left that city for st.
Louis, where for many years he was one
among the leading journalists OF the city.
The morning times., 1896-02-09

II aUant to be the
'/eWeker Who comes
into your mind frs"
The morning times., 1896-02-09

A MOST amusing characteristic of th@
~ atcr folk is their jealousy. A bad
actor or actress is seldom able to find
anything praiseworthy in the per-
The morning times., 1896-02-09

lustration of spoiled child. Now 1 must
pacify her." And lie gave her the egg
In less than minute Johanna returned him
the best part CT the she'll completely drained
of its contents. She had broken off a small
PORTION of the shell and made a thorough
Job of the meal il contained.
Mr.. r.McKaynextg gave Johanna some chew
ing gum, but she wouldn't essay it. "This
is not her gum day. he said, as Johanna
returned the gum to him with slow shake
OF hcr head. as IL 10 say, No. thank youI
Some other time
The morning times., 1896-02-09

2,464 feet, or nearly one-half mile. The
United States cruiser Columbia, with a
displacement OF 1850 tons, II ,991 horse
power, and speed of 22.8 knots, can be
stopped in minutes and 15 seconds, and
within space OF 2, AT feet. The Cushing.
United States navy, whose displacement
is only loo tons and horsepower 1854,
with speed Of 22.48 knots. can be stopped
within distance of 301 feet and In 6. 4sec-
onds- In each case the vessel is supposed
TO be going at full speed and the stoppage
produced by reversing the action Of the
propsgD
The morning times., 1896-02-09
Rox oFFlcE
and Foyer
HARLIE ROSS is handsome But
y Charlie doesn't know it.. 1t is his one
failing
Oooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooe

| HARLIE ROSS is handsome. But
Charlie doesn't know it.. 1t is his one
failing.
His friends tell him So. but he
| doesn't believe them. In his younger days
| Charlie played with transforming ggre-
cation OF Thespians, who stopped at hotels
where looking glasses did not form a part
OF the bedroom furnishings and during this
| epoch In bis career Charlie acquired the
| habit OF making his toilet W ithout the aid.
| or reflector of his beauty.
Now that better times have come and
| Charlie signs the register where they pay
five Gay, the old habit still clings to
him and heahas yet to discover the truth
OF his friends statement.
Charlie plays In 1.-The Rainmakers," and
is better known as the front end of Ross
| and Fcntop, who do clever sketch with
Donnelly Girards company.
A couple OF young ladies who are pretty
we'll known ir social circles here went
| to the Wednesday matinee at the Academy
OF Music. They sat near The stage In the
Orchestra and viewed the play placidIy
and serencly until Ross and Fenton came
on. The n Charles beauty got in its
deadly work. One young lady was so fas-
cinated with him that she talked of Moth
ing else during the rest OF the day.
Intact, 1t is stated that she dreamedabout
him all night However, whether this be
true or not, the next day Mir. Ross re-
ceived the following note, sealed with a
dainty crest:
My Dear Mr.. Ross: I tope you won't
think IL presuniptuous or uniadylike in the,
stranger, TO address you as l co, with
out an introduction. / went to the the
atcr yesterday and saw you on the stage.
should like to meet you very much, but do
not know anyone who could introduce US.
Il have appeared here in many amateur
performances, and have really done enough
to call myself professional. IL you, care
to call shall be at home any afternoon
this week after O'Clock. Sincerely.
''ELSIE W,
- Tenth street."
The morning times., 1896-02-09
STOPPING A GREAT SHIP.
The Momentum of Big Vessel Is
Something to Wonder About
Railway Review

The motion OF steamship on calm
sea is so smooth and steady that one
hardly realizes the tremendous momen-
turn of the vessel under his feet. A col
lision, even after the engines have been
slowed down, gives a startling revela-
ton OF the energy of motion. The time
required to arrest the motion OF a ship
and bring it TO a sjandstill can be accu-
rately determined by calculations. These
calculations have been recently made for
several well-known ships.
To stop the Etruria, whose displacement
is $3.50 tons. horsepower 14.321, and
speed 20.16 knots an hour. minutes and
At seconds are required, and during the pro-
cess Of stopping the ship will forge ahead
The morning times., 1896-02-09

anything pralSeworthy IN the per-
formance of Il fellow-ThespiaD. Es-
pecially is this true in he field of opera.
In fact, a well-Snown manager once said
that in selecting q troupe he d not choose
his artists because of their voice, sta sc
presence or popularity with the public. bat
because each would fit into the place APP
pointed for them ard make a complete
and harmonious Whole.
A company OF inferior singers who would
.'gibe," as the sailors say, was worth
more TO the manager than a company of
stars who would be continually at logger
heads ard eventually disrupt tic organi-
ZatioB because OF their envy OF each other.
In fact, it may be truthfuliy said that the
bad actor is the coed actors worst enemy.
For, while tie chief trait of an artistic
player is his constant endeavor TO discover
faults in himself, the foremost character
istic in his brother actor of less renown
is his inability to find any merit in Others.
Sometimes when one goes TO the tbcatcr
ii is almost as amusing TO watch the the
atrical people in the audience us those On
the stage. During the performance they
applaud Justify, their haEds outstretebed
before their faces so that their enthu-
siasm may be observed by llmen especially
the manager. But when the entertain
ment is ended their independence return
and they become critics of great vehem-
cnce aud acrimony.
To the looker-on this is amusing. To
the manager it means failure. For no
matter what the paper may say in the
morning, no matter how clever the actors
may be on the stage, word dropped care
lessly to a friend as the crowd comes
out viii do more good or evil tDan columns
of advertising
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on his return to America he settled in
Chicago, but later left that city for st.
Louis, where for many years he was one
among the leading Journalists OF the city.
Asst week the matinee girls of Wash
ington foreswore candy ard spent
- their money at Manager Aliens box
office window.
A nd all TINS was because of William
Courtleigh. His part was one that appeals
to the matinee girls. II is thrilling part,
crammed full OF noble expressions, right
arm gestures and high sentiments. 1t is
part that stands erect aud looks you
full in the face and talks TO you without
using worthless epigrams and fashionable
quips of speech.
But perhaps before and above all il
was the popularity of the part that caught
them. II was the part OF John Swift
wind in Northern Lights" and some way
it vas spread abroad that it was played
by real Indian. No one knows just how
it happened, but everybody thought that
Mr.. Cuurtlcigh was q really, truly, live
Indian. Their brothers Went Monday night
and came home ard said: That fellow
Courtleigh was rather good-loOking," aCd
knowing what ii meant vi hen a man said
that, they went on Wednesday afternoon
and came away thinking he was the hand
soonest Indian they had ever seen.
1t all came about through line on the
program that read like this:
John Swiftwiud. .......W illam CourtleiSh
"a full-bloodcd Sioux Indian, graduate of
Yale College)
''And 1t fooled many an older and wiser
head than the girls. The able and astute
gentlemen OF the New York press were
taken in by it. and every one OF the critics
on the big dailies came cut on Tuesday
morning with glowing accounts of what
fine actor this collegc-bred Indian was.
That little line in brackets has caused Mr..
Courtleigh infinite amusement.
At first it rather annoyed him, and his
professional pride was hurt that a name he
had made famous in THE District Attor-
ney' and q half dozen other plays which had
enjoyed long metropolitan runs, should be
so soon forgotten by press and public alike.
When the company was playing in Lowell,
Mass, n short time ago an old gentleman
asked if the Indian would please come
to his house. He said he had a daughter
who was trance medium, and when she
was in the trance state she communicated
with an Indian spirit and talked in the
Sioux language. lie wanted Mr.. Courtleigh
to interpret for him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26
PENNINGTON.
FApnlNolos, UrAn, DC. 20 iSs0
Pioneer Company liets a franchise.

After many discusslors OF tue
queethn pro and con, the city council
finally granite the Pioneer Power aud
Electric company "pole and line''
franchise for this city. At an early
date the company will erect the line
and ofer TO the realients here electric
lightsh the minimum figure.
Thegranting Of the franchise meets
with general approval, as the advent o;
electric lights Ia this town is u "ron-
sum nation devOully to be Wished"
The delay In according the o .duD
COMPANY the right TO erect DOles within
the city limits wRs chiefly owing to the
stand Aken by some OF our tilicihls in
desiring to establish the maximum
cbarse Tor electricity within the city.
This was finally voted down, as the
franchise does not grant labsolu.e
power tc the company.
The usual appropriations were made
at the last sesslon u the city council.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26

OF Prince Henry VI BsuenbsfK havin z
made all lite usual festivities unsoemiy.
Only the old traditional customs Of the
table were not interfeIei with, ana tie
usual presents were given.
The royal baron OF beef which ls tn
pri0oipnl dish on the qaeou's eide
board, was cut from Devon OK, which
was isttened on her mpjss,y's Flemish
farm In Windspr great park. ru.
ioiDt was Toaited at WinIsor and was
sent to Osborne Christmas evening
along with boar's head anu a wood.
cock pie. They aIl duly appeared on
sideboard ycsteidGy. Her mpiesty
received from her grandson, Emperor
William OF Germany, ms utusI, "a
genuine hure de snuglier from the
famous royal preserves Mt Spriug,
Hanover, anu from the Duke OF Co.
ourg Decides quantity Of German
cakes and pweetmeaIs.
.The annual performance Of Eijah
Will be given by the social choral 30
ciety during the afternoon OF Friday
next, January /, at the Albert Hail
The same organization win sing the
Messiah on the evening OF the same
day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26
NEWS OF THE MINES.
a Glance al Ulah'S Aiming Prospects
For tho Coming Year.
KNOWING ONES PREDICT ACTIVITY


IL is the opinion Of mining men
generally ihSI the opsnIng Of the new
year Will witness the contamination II
numerous Important mining dssls,
now anu for long time past On Tho
thpis, and that all in all Utah mining
properties will be sought alter fruu, :ar
and near. This opinion is strength.
ened anu given support from the fact
that at present there are Ia ou, midst
not only Representatives OF monesed
mining investors, but in some case,
The investorn themselves.
Much has been written Of Utab,s
mining reeouTces, and much more
could be written without over.es,imst.
Ing conditions in this the infant State
OF the American Union. There has
been found within the borders Of the
state nearly every known mineral.
Inc district OF Mercur 10 famed as a
gold field. Park City has produced
millions in silver, white the mines Of
that splendid district, Tintic, have
yielded not oaly the two minerals
mentioned but several others, until
one would think that OF nil epots on
the broad universe, none mad mucn
The start OF utah, the Queen u the
West"
Our local stock brokers look for bel.
ter business alter the holiday season
ana the indicationss are that this fond
hopes III that direction will be fully
realized. News from different sources
throughout the Stale is 10 the effec.
That the opening Ui the year 1897, viii
bring with 1t Increased activity IN tha
mines ana that several mills Will be
found in course of erection before
many days OF the New Year speed
away.
Summing everything up, Utah's
mining resources are going to make
her shine In tie starry armament OF
the sisterh0Od Of States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26

HALIFAX, N. g., Dec. 28.-About
o'clock on Thursday evening the Goa
mines at Spring Hills were discovered
to be on fire. The fire originated In q
plpeway Oh the east slope ut the SOC
loot level. II soon ate into l 300 foot
level and developed into raging
furnace.
When Government Inspector Gil.
pin arrived, fire was issuing from
every opening Of the mine. Two
cupolas were burned and the bank
head mad TO be torn away. Miners
tried TO stop up every air way. Gil.
pin had TO call the men from this
work as 1t was attended with grea;
Risk.
The flames shot 100 feet Into the air,
the reflection being visible at A mheIst.
The extent OF the fire Is not known,
but most disastrous consequences are
feared.
The loss ON the east slope ia believed
to he complete. AT p. M. Friday
the west slope was reached all right,
but the men will havs hard work to
ssvsit.
Five years ago 1870 lives were Loaf by
an explosion In these mines.
It is likely that the most serions
demage will be confined to the east
elope N which the FIRE started. Ii
seems to bs burning itself out. The
loss will be enormous. The fire viii
cause great restitution among miners,
as even II the lire does not spread
through the entire niue II Is consid-
cred doubtful II work can be resumed
during the winter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26
Municipal RepOrLs.

Only one permit wns Issued by the
building inspector this week and that
was TO Waldemsr Van Colt for the
erection OF a brick shanty on Plum
alley, TO COST $3.50.
Following Is the report OF the board
OF health for the week ending Dscsm.
ber 20: Births 8; males 0, females 5.
Deaths 10; males 5, females 8. Con.
tpgious diseases, flags outstanding 3;
scarlet fever 2, diphtheris l. Infectious
diseases repOrted for the week /, ty-
pbold fever l.
Nothing but routine work Is going
on In the waisrwOTks department.
Superintendent Wallace has been
compelled TO lay o few men of during
the past week, ON account OF there
being no work TOR them.
Sanitary Inspector GrGenewAli, who
is also inspector OF provisions,
hAe caused to DO condemned
several ice ponds, in and out
OF the olty's limIts. lie uas mad DIR.
Herman Harms said To be ono OF the
best ehemists in the city, mako an
analysis OF the waters OF the various
points, and lis determined 10 give the
citizens none but the purest Ice this
ssnson.
Tbe land oflioe ia preparing an
annual statement, which viii be made
to the State secretary about the frat Of
the year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26

aDd he threatened - prepare 'himseil
anu return In few minutes uni xii
her and hur baby. He went T. III,
hedge 10 GU near Dy ana aimed hlui.
SELF GO the daughter thought, AMI
started back. R0stily aeizlng her BABY
Mrs. Tohill quickly ioaded ride ana
stepped out 10 tho corner OF the house
where she warned him not to ap,
preach any nearer.
81 am alone" the ssid, Sand will
nave TO shoot you II you atlemp. 10
hurt mel
I'ry stepped behind tree and be.
gan abusing her. He agaia started to.
ward her with his hands at HE bip IN
threatening attitude. rhe right
ned WI man raised tho gun and GreI.
ny advanced q step or two further
aud, thinkiug that she had missed
him, che rushed into the house
gis0bed her Guild anu fed. Meeting
her husband they returned to The
house and found Z,ny dead, the bal
having passsd through the heart.
The coroner's jury returned 80.
dict OF justlfiaoie humicide.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26
Tenth Ward Charity.

The homes OF large number of the
people OF this Tenth ward were made
glad yesterday by a most generous
distribution OF cash and necessities to
the needy. Bishop Spears requested
few weeks ago that mn effort be made
TO ascertain those who were worthy OF
any denomination, of help, anu report
the same, and an effort would be made
togive relief. The result was that in
yesterdsy's distribution the substantial
sum Of sl75 found Its way into the
homes OF these people. In addition to
quite large amount in cash, purchases
were made c1nuisting OF -four, meat,
potates, sugar, and other necessaries.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26

sHELBYvlLLE, Ind, Dec. Co.
Eleven years ago John Grim, went to
his home In Flat Rock from the village
store and Informed his wife that he
had made an effort to secure some.
thing for the three babies for Christ
mae, but not having the money the
merchant refused, and the little ones
would have to do withOutany presents.
His W ife told him not to grlove saying
that she hod few trinkets laid away
Tor their children and that they could
get along until the saw mill started
up. About Midnight the husband
arose, kisead his wi q as she slept, as he
did their children. wrote note asking
his wife not to worry about him, and
to await his return home.
Nothing was ever heard Of him by
his wife or friends until last night
when n well-dressed man walked into
the store at Fiat Rock. 1t was John
Grim. He asked the direction TO Mary
Crim's residence. A boy, IL years
old stepped forward with the remark
that he would show him to his
mothers house. Grim recognized his
child and claspod him so his breast
aud almost carried him to the house.
Grim had been In British Column ola
for ten yesfs engaged In mining and
had Rn.asseda fortune. The reunion
Of the family was happy one.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26
TOOK 'STRYCHNINE.
Cornelius West Commits Suicide %
Christmas Morning.
DIED IN TERRIBLE AGONY
Had irAwn ,mall .um OF Money
From h, hank without Ills
Fathers Authority.

With suicidal infant Cornelius
West Jr., a cripple, oariy yesterday
morning took about iwc.thirds OF
30 grains OF slrychnino, md, 10 re-
sult, his body now lies in the cold em-
btace OF death athis paronts' residence,
959 cast Third South street, this city.
Young West was in the twentieth
year VI his age, aud WAS engaged ia
business with his father, who 10 u con-
tractor. One OF his dutie5 was to pay
of the men for his father, and ON
Thursday he went to the bank and
drew money for that purpose. Thurs
day evsHing his father charged MIN
with having drawn SO ovenand above
the amount necessary. Young West
admitted his wrong doing, coniesslng
also that he had spent the money. The
father repTinsuded the boy, telling
him that it must not happen again.
On Thursday night West was down
town with number OF companions,
and about mia night, In company with
a youth named Jack Luke, went into
Farlow's drug stoIe and purchased a
small bottle OF deadly drug, paying 20
cents tor 1t. Luke asked what he
wanted with s,rychpine and he 70.
piled; 81 am gettin. IL for friend
who IL troubled with rats In his barn. u
Daring the evening West Is said, ny
his compauions, to have met young
lady from wOom he asked to accom-
psny him to the pheateT next Monusy
night. The young lady accepted the
| invitation, whom the deceased wat
heard to say: "Well, Lizzie, II
uon't take you to the Thester Monday,
1 will give you an invitation 10 The
| grave yaed."
AS late as l o'clock West was IL
company with 8 crowd OF boya in tn,
| Twenty -nTst war1. he stated to then
that he had had words with his father
anu that he did not want to 30 home
| VIII James, who reeides OH Fourtt
anu streets invited him to 20 nnt
sleep with him, an offer which Yves
refused, anu said, 81 guess l'li "
home"
Nothing more was seen OF the un
fortunate lad until about 4;30 yester
day morning when his parents wei
awakened by hearing sroans comm
from his bed chamber. His moths
went to his room, and asked wha
allied him; his reply was, son, mothe
l am dying; forgive me. be com
planned OF violent pains In hi
bowels, aud his mother sup
posing he was suffering with cramps
sent Tor DR.. douglas, but bsfor'
the physiciau's arrival young Yves
| had died in the most terrible agony
The doctor Immediately saw the csusj
OF the young msn's death, ana n
search OF the room revealed tue almos
empty vial labeled "POisoH."
Coroner Offenbach arrived on tn,
scene shortly after 6!S0 p. NJ, but de
cided an Inquest was unnecessary.
The deceased was OF jOvial disposi
| ton, and his companions are shocked
at his rash act. He was native o
England, when he lost his right leg
His brother Alfred. two years hi
| Junior ran away from home some time
ago and Is now In Chicago.