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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

lease came. A warder entered my cell
and with more respect than had yet
received In the prison told mo that my
innocence had been discovered and
that had been pardoned for the Of
Tense had not committed.
My good name and my clothes hav-
ing been restored to me. | was request
ed-a refreshing change from being or
dered-to step into private room.
Here | found three ladies-a majestic
matron. the girl with brown eyes who
had procured mo weeks living free
OF expense, and. marvellous TO relate,
the girl with the blue eyes, with whom
l was still in love, Both girls were.
except for their eyes. exactly alike.
Twins. began to see.
The girl with the brown eyes had
tears In them. The Girl with the blue
eyes also had her handkerchief TO hor
face. But this. she has since inform
ed me, was because the humor OF the
AFFAIR had Just struck her. She
was hiding what might have seemed TO
me indecent mlrth. The matron said
Erayely:
"slr. an awful wrong has been done
10 you. for which | question whether
We can make adequate amends, can.
however. express my most deep and
sincere regret. But before ! endeayor
TO explain. permit me to introduce my
self. lam Mrs. Geoifrey Featherstone,
and these are my daughters. Mabel and
f. Alice"
Pardon me. Mrs Featherstone," l
said. 81 have already had the honor
OF an introduction to Miss Alice Feat
erstone, and the result OF the intro
ton was such that, having no MS,
taste for penal seryitut"- ,uld rathsr
not pursue the acc 1po'
"Yonr anger IA ir "r Fch' hr
you will Il least mo {. 2la'a,
or The day On .I awf.i .ng
rsued I.s.s wore new
~ 5ses S.. ..e
An. that explains Il, ! see now
Doubtless that young lady in the full
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

In West Virginia n duel means
something. Two citizens OF slHteryille.
that state, had grievance TO settle.
and the other day they met face to face
on the street. Both drew guns and
blazed away. and each received two
shots from the others weapon. Meth
er will live. Nor was that all tho dam
age done. A crowd gathered 10 wit
ness the AFFAIR. and Ave other persons
received wounds. from the results OF
which two will die. with four fatally
wounded and three moro slightly dam
aged. We presume West Virginia honor
II vindlcated. In France the affairs
would have been managed differently.
The principals would have appointed
seconds. who would have selected n
quiet, unfreQuented spot. 10 which the
duelllats would have repaired. An
agreed number OF PAGES would have
been counted of, there would have
been two quick reports. ana the entire
party would have pledged eternal
friendship over bird and bottle. the
only dead thing being the bird II the
object Is 10 XIII. the West Virginia
method seems TO be the most effective.
hut n the Idea Ia merely to satisfy
wounded honor In the most pleasant
way. then the bird and bottle method
OF the delicious French Ia 10 be pre-
ferred.- Philadelphia North American,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

Perhaps the most interesting fact In
connection with Kimberley. the dia-
mond city, 10 the street washing"
which has been a recognized industry
for some time past. With the excep-
ton OF two or three OF the principal
thoroughfares. all tho streets have
been subjected to the washing process.
and some OF the debris washers have
done very well The washing" con-
slsta Of oycrhauling the earth for dla-
monds. AZ nearly every meeting Of
tho borough council applications for
permission 10 wash streets. or portions
OF streets, are received. The would-be
washer has TO obtain the consent OF
persons resident In the street or road.
10 put tho latter into sound repair
again. and pay 1.-THE to the municipal
lty in tho shape OF ten per cent on the
gross finds. Last year E9G0 was paid
to tho municipality In this way, a good
proportion Of which represented COM
mission on street finds. In the early
days OF the diamond fields the ground
was washed In very primitive style,
many diamonds being thrown away In
the debris. 90 II IL called. This debris
was subsequently used for street-mak-
ing purposes, and now, years after,
with better machinery at their dis
poaai. people ind II pays to wash the
Streets" Many houses built on mai
den" debris are removed In order TO
wash the latter and stones OF compar-
atively large size are frequently found
by tho energetic debris washer. who
literally works from morn tlll night
from sunrise TIL Hunaot.-Poarson'
Weekly,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21
A Laurh on ,he Frsneh Police.

Mile. Jeanne Granier. the we'll
known French actress, once met v,th
an amusing adventure. Il happened NJ
Marseilles. In one OF the little pieces
she plays by herself she has for Access
sorry the lay figure OF man, skllfully
articulated and dressed In travelling
suit. with which she dances
The figure during the voyage was
enyeioped In a tight fitting covering
on reaching Marseilles II was left In
the luggage room with other things
The curiosity OF two Of the railway
employees being aroused at the sight Of
II, they took on the covering and re-
solved to play joke on their com
rades. They placed the ngure In an
arm chair at the desk OF the cashier
and shut tho door. when the en-
ployes on night service came they
opened the door and were surprised to
see man sitting down before the cash
box. They Immediately closed and
locked the door and ran for assistance.
A policeman arrived, revolver In hand.
believing. like the employees. that he
had to deal with a dangerous thief.
lie called on the figure to surrender
and follow him to the station. As II
did not obey the summons, the police
man shut the door and went In search
Of achievements to surround the
place. ~ hereby prevent the culprit
fro'A ssoap.uv The door was again
lrgncd. th, Mnc' force entered and
.. r.s not a.. they had suddenly
p-dnc,s ON the poor lay ro5ber that
hey discovered the Joke
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21
Ascrnprp GRAND TETON.



Two remarkable fcats in mountain
climbing have lu.i been accomplished.
In one caae Airs Coburn. wife OF tho
pastor OF Trinity Episcopal church.
Denver, Col. was the first woman to
step foot on the top Of Mount Eyons,
Colorado In the other. the ascent Of
the Grand Teton, on the border line be-
tween Idaho and Wyoming, often at
tempted unsuccessiully and by many
thought to be- impossible. was accom-
pllshed by party made up Of the Rev.
Frank 8. spaldIng. formerly Of Denver
and now Of Erie Pa. a son OF Bishop
John r. spaldlnr Of the diocese OF Col
orado; W. o. Owen OF Cheyenne. Wyo.;
Frank 8. Peterson of Jackson, Wyo,
and John shlyo Of Elk. wyo. Tho as-
cent was exceedingly difficult and dan
gerous II was by crawling upon their
abdomens in one place over ledge to
insecure rock overlooking a precipice
with n drop Of 5000 feet that the sum
NIT OF tho Great Teton was reached.
The path In some places was 30 narrow
that progress was made only by SEEK
ing out with the fingers creyices In
which 10 secure a hold to drag the BODY
along. The ascent rivals the most dif-
ncult fcats Of Alpine climbing.
Tho Grand Teton IA the subject OF
hundreds OF legends among tho In
dams. and Ia silll a mysterious temple
Of the Great Spirit TO them. II had
always been regarded as folly to ht
tempt 10 reach the summit
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

hand OF skiilful operator, and each
a thing OF beauty itself. Imagine for
a moment the fan" shown in one OF
the accompanying illustrations to be
made mp OF myriad ribs OF oyor-ohang.
Ing hue. and you will have some idea OF
what an electric fountain really Is. II
has been said that the electric fountain
was originally conceived in the prolific
mind OF a theatrical manager, and that
II served good purpose in a crude
form upon the stage. But this was
only for n time. Artists and mochan-
lea took II up and developed the idea,
bringing II nearer to perfection, until.
In 1893, II astonished and interested
millions OF people at the Columbian
exposition In Chicago.
In the daytime the electric fountain
Is not at It's best. Il Is night that
brings out It's beauties. II would per-
haps prove too technical to enter into
complete description OF all the fun
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

A; the meeting OF the Cambridge
congress OF zoology In London last
week Prof Haeeket. In a paper on tho
present knowledge OF tho descent OF
man. declared that science has now
established with absolute certainty
that man descended through various
stages OF evolution from tho lowest
form OF animal life during n period es-
timated at 1000 600. 900 years After
going deep into the scientific features
OF his Investigations. Prof Haecket
says that man is a prlmate. and that
all prlmatea, monkeys. apes and man.
descended from one common stem.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

multiply their race 10 the terror OF the
inhabitants. whatever skeptics may
cay. the tRrantula's bite does cause thnt
terrible exhibition. or series OF jumps
and distortions. which glvo rise 10
the lovely and graceful dance.
A recent traveller writes from Brin-
dist Il have seen a tarnntula and can
bear witness 20 a. II was when visit
Ing the Puglle province few years ago
that I came across tarantula dancer.
Her eyes were staring wildly, a. n she
saw the tArantula Htlil before her. Ev-
cry second she would stretch forward
her hands. then hurriedly clasp them
together. as n TO crush the horrible
beast. Tho only means OF healing from
the bite. or sting. Ia dancing. and for
this musicians are engaged by the vie
Tins family"
There Ia also a sacred well about
thlrty-si1 miles from Brindisi. dedicat-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

He-That st. Louis helress seems to
have made quite a social hit. She
Indeedl He-Yes; understand she
has a dozen prominent society men at
her feet She Wen, she Is fortunate
In having room there for them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

i've cured my husbands insomnia. "
How did you do ~" Pretended l
was IN. and the doctor left medicine
which Henry was to give to me every
half hour all night long Tit Bits.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

chicken sinks into sort OF trance,
which Ia a sign that the devil has nc
copied the sacrifice. and Is willing to
pass from the man into the bird.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

when man once thoroughly under.
stands the lns and outs Of a wheat cor
nor he Invariably stays out.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

Ohlln cannot tell
the whole story OF
the wondrous color
effects OF which the
modern electric II
Illuminated fountain
IL capable. Various
pretty forms are
made with thou
sands Of jets OF
water. all working
O., ,tntpon under tho
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

Europeans arc killed by tho tigers
bite. as well as laeerated by the claws
In nearly all cases the bite penetrates
to the lungs. Thlh kind OF wound Ia
characteristic OF the attacks OF many
OF tho felldae. Scarcely any bird re-
covers from a cats bite for the same
reason. The canine teeth are almost
instantly driven through tho lung, I'M
der the wing. The oheetah, which has
very small mouth, always bites
through tho black bucks throat. The
leopard. when SELLING amaller animals.
such as dogs. brushes the head; when
attacking men II aims at biting
through the lungs.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

HE historic and
once highly civlliz-
cd little town oil
Brindisi. In south
ern Italy. isa wild
place. 10 which the
nclds and commons
abound with acor-
plons. yipcm and
tarantulas. which
are daily killed BY
scores. but still
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21
ELECTRIC FOUNTAINS
MECHANISM rs INTRICATE, BUT
EFFECT is SUPERB.

Hainbows. Pans aud Flowers An Sorts
Of Designs Can Be Made-Largc Toun-
ts,ns Are Operated by Men Under.
ground who Change the Coiors.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21

Sir Samuel Baker. who had a long
and varied acquaintance with the bites
Of the earniyora. noticed that the tiger
usually seized an Indian native by the
shoulder. and with one Jaw on one sldo
and the other on the other. bit clean
through chest and back. 1.-THE fatal
wound was the bite. which through
back and chest, penetrated to the
lungs"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21
TERRIBLY STRANGE.
TARAHTULA's VICTIMS DANCE
FOR THEIR LIVES.

Most Remarkable Phase - Iife In
Southern Itaiy-rbs sinrhaiese Dsvn
Dancers who Remove xvi Spirits In
Their mind.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21
BITES OF ANIMALS.

Apart from all coneomltant danger OF
blood poisoning. tho severity OF the
bites OF nesh-eatlng animals Ia out OF
all proportion to tho weapons by which
they are inflicted. Tho teeth. even OF
the largest carniyora. are merely the
"spearheads:" but the force which
works" those instrumental Is prodi.
gious. II seems as n for tho moment
tho animal threw all ia bodily energy
into the combination Of muscular ae-
ton. which We call bite" In most
cases the nero ahock Of impact. as the
animal hurls Itself on It's enemy Is en-
tlrely domoralIzing. or lnfllcts physical
injury.
A muzzled mastlfr will hurl n man
To the ground In the effort to faaten It's
teeth in his throat or shoulder. Then.
the driving and crushing force OF the
Jaw muscles Ia astonishing. The snap
ping power Of an alllgator's jaws Ia
moro or less Ineligible. They arc
long, and furnished with n row OF
pointed teeth from end to end. but
the Jaws OF lion, leopard. tiger. otter.
ferret. or baboon are short. and the
long and pointed teeth are fow. Yet
each OF their species has biting power
which in proportion to It's sizo Ia al
most incredible.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26
IN INTERVIEWING STORY.

The plot seems to thicken, if a. dis patch from Shanghai contains truth. According to that dispatch Russian warships and Japanese warships are headed toward the Philippines, and the Japanese squadron, a very strong one, has been ordered to cooperate with the British and American admirals in the event of complications.
 Of course there is no telling how much there is in this impressive story, but it is plausible. If it is true the Ger mans will probably not show off any more in the neighborhood of Dewey. They have been less cocky since the British admiral didn't tell them what he and Dewey knew, and perhaps they have begun to see that there are Sin terests" which are as important as Ger man interests.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26
JOB JONES' REPORT.

Judging from a report which has "the Committee on Wharf" Norris town, Pennsylvania, is, or will be, a great shipping and commercial centre. The annual report of the town council proudly calls attention to it's many ad- vantages and boasts that 1t is the largest and cheapest governed borough of it's class in the United States MT. Job Jones' report, which is printed on a separate sheet and is sent out along with the official document, explains that 1t is submitted "in connection with such suggestions as we think are best for the preservation of our immense wharf interests, as well as to sustain our proud standing among the har- bors. of the country" The report re- grets to note the fact that, while the revenues for 1897 yielded total of 10000 pennies, mo suitable provision has been made for the safety of our shipping interests, especially the fish, ing fleet, which is continually exposed to the storms and gales that rage off the coast of Catfish Dam. For in- stance, during the late storm that stanch and beautiful craft, the Billie Collins,' was totally lost, and it was entirely owing to the coolness and magnificent courage displayed by her captain that the bottle of bait and crew were saved" After several other impressive references to the prestige and importance of the town MT. Job Jones suggests that the ancient cere- mony which prevailed in Venice of marrying the Adriatic and the Vene- tian Republic by dropping a ring into the sea should be revived as to the Pennsylvania borough, and that after an appropriate pageant the council manic ring of Norristown' should be dropped into the water at the conf1u- ence of the Stony river and the Schuyl- kill.
 Job Jones has good eye and he is public-spirited. He ought to be sent to Washington to get the Norristown harmon nrnnerIy treated
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26
THE L1W.

They sometimes talk biz down in Georgia. Tn taking a wife," said Judge Bleckley of Georgia in one of his decisions, "a man does not put himself under an overseer, He is not subor- dinate in his own family, but the head of it. A subjugated husband is a less pleasing and less energetic member of society than one who keeps his true place. yet knows how to temper au- thority with affection"
 Here we have the law firmly stated and an argument in favor of upholding it. But does the practice in Georgia differ from the practice in other States
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26
VARIATIONS.

Variation.-The common person-So you are welded to your art? The ar tiste-Dear, no! I am in love with it!-- Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Standing on His Rights.-"Willie, tell MT Whiteband the names of Noahs sons" Not much I wont-this is va- cation. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
 Tourist-It wears me out completely to travel, Chance acquaintance-Your business compels you to do it, I pre- sume? Tourist-No; am travelling for my health.-Chicago Tribune.
 I'm afraid I am dreadful talker." What gives you that idea?' When come home from anywhere I never can recall anything that was said except remarks I made myself. ."-Chicago Rec ord
 Carrie-How did you like the con- cert last evening? Mattie-Not very well. They didn't play anything that one could not understand. Carrie Wasn't that terrible e?-Boston Tran script.
 Hewitt--I sat at the table next to yours at the restaurant yesterday, and l don't see how you could laugh at the stale stories that Gruet was telling. Jewitt-He was paying for the dinner Truth.
 A populist member of the last legisla- ture heard that the University of Geo logical Survey had issued a work on Kansas fossils, and he sent for a copy to see if it contained his name-Leav- enworth (Kan) Times.
 Little Pitcher-Uncle John thinks you are awfully smart, I guess. Miss Poesie-How do you know he does, Johnny? Little Pitcher-He said it could not be very hard work for you to write poetry.-Boston Transcript.
 You'll have to get up early to get ahead of me-" said the worm. "Oh, I shan't stop at the head" replied the bird. That will go with the rest of you. And, by the way, I hope you now see the folly of early rising. .''-Waif.
 Two Spaniards went up in a balloon. The balloon burst. What nationality were they when they came down?" asked the conundrum man. Give it up," grimly responded the stupid man. "One came down a Russian and the other got tangled up in the telegraph wires and came down a Pole" was the response.-Chautauq Assembly Her aid
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26

and all guns, great and small, and samples of powder and of proiectiles, also specimens of the armor-plate which is to cover the sides of our bat tle-ships and armored cruisers, are sent to the Naval Proving Ground at Indian Head, on the beautiful Potomac river, to be tested and proved.
 In 1894 the first thirteen-inch rifle was fired at Indian Head. This gun was the largest ever built in the United States, and is one of twelve which are now mounted in the turrets of the bat tle-ships Indiana" Massachusetts" and Oregon" This gun was called the "PeaeemalSer" The great eleven hundred pound projectile was hoisted to the breech of the gun, and showed into place by curious hydraulic ram mer that heightened itself like a spy glass. Then came four men, each car rying white bag containing one hum dred and twenty pounds of brown pow der. The bags were placed, one back of the other, in the powder-chambe of the gun. The breech-plug was now swung into position, pushed into the open breech, and given. quarter turn to the right, which locked it safely in it's place. Through the center of this plug is a small hole, in the outer open ing of which was fixed the electric primer, which, when ignited, sends a jet of flame through the hole and into the center of the powder.
 The wires being connected, all was ready. Lieutenant Mason brought their ends together. A spout of flame and smoke shot from the cannon's mouth a tremendous roar which was heard for miles reverberated out over the Potomac, and the huge bolt of steel, urged by the enormous pressure, sped across the valley and buried itself in the hillside opposite.
 On it's way it passed through several frames on which wires were strung breaking them in it's flight. These wires were electrically connected with a little house on the hill above, and there registered on the delicate chronograph the speed at which the projectile trav- eled, and soon the tingling bells told the story: one, nine, seven, five-1 ,97E feet in one second
 Think of that and what 1t means-a mile in little less than three seconds over twenty miles minute, a speed that carries the projectiles thirteen miles, or sends it through twenty-foul inches of ordinary steel!-St. Nicholas
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26
wash, but that makes the gown look

cloud-like
 Black cotton grenadine make up charmingly. When the mesh is very open it is made over colored lawn, the lawn gaily trimmed with bright ribbons of different colors. In almost all cases the lining of the waist stops in time to show the neck and arms through the goods There is a great fancy for in sertions of lace run spirally about a bodice and a saucy notion is to have the organdie lined with salmon pink lawn or silk. This stops at the low-neck line and above shows through the insertion, not the lawn, but the pretty neck it. self, and no one can tell where neck stops and lining begins. The spiral in- sertion is also continued down the sleeve. showing the arm. Thin mate rials almost always wrinkle heavily on the arm. The shirring is sometimes run into cord on the outside of the arm and soft frill hangs from 1t.
 Delicately colored silk lining for a gingham dress is unusual, but French ginghams are thus treated, and when there is no silk for lining there is fre- quently much of it used as trimming PlSbulC piVSthlo dil EAdlllDlS bL such combinations. Of pink gingham striped and dotted with white, It's skirt had center panel of white embroider- ed batiste lined with pink silk. The blouse waist was cut down at the neck and trimmed with large sailor collar, one of whose ends was draped in a rever. For this white batiste was used, with embroidered batiste lined with pink as an edging. Similar batiste gar nished the sleeves, and black chiffon was used for belt and sash.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26
FASHION NOTES.
Fashions soasonabIc DeIioacies.

Lawns, organdies, dotted muslins and cotton grenadines are as fluffy and lovely this season as ever. Black and white striped organdie made over scar let lawn Things and finished with little frills and furbelows scarlet edged with when fronts and accessories are of the scarlet covered close with black cord ings White dotted muslin is made over either silk or white lawn, and there is a slight preference for the lawn because no silk lining will give quite the tleecy suggestion of coolness accomplished by under finishings of lawn. Book muslin in fine quality is of sudden popular again, and is trimmed with yards and yards of pulled muslin that will never