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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
WHAT IS. F." MElNT.
CBy Lillian ounier Couch

(By Lillian Quiller Couch
on a summer evening not very
long ago the brightest. pretties, dam
tlest (some said "wiekedest," b. that
was a libeD. most bewitehig co
quettish. mischievous, good'sarted
girl In Hovemouth stood befop the
mirror In her bedroom at th,hotei.
gathering the blliowy folds OF Be pink
muslin frock about her waist bJneans
OF a satin sash. and looking hex at
her reflection rs she did so. o her
head was a pink Triumph other
words. a shady hat-ln her en- lay
a twinkle OF mischief. and her alffon
sunshade lay on the bed.
A few minutes later, fully capped.
Miss Mary Girllngton passed tough
the vestibule. There was savel-
worn trunk in one corner Wit two
initials on It on which her eyefllck-
cred with a CLEAN OF satisiactc then
she stepped into the garden "a on
down the clii path leadinso tho
beach. when this was rehoh she
slackened pace. saunterlng ali to
breathe ozone were her only osct in
life.
The tide was out; the beach ~ de-
serted save for a shrlmper far ut by
the rock pools; the sand was nooth
and yellow. as tempting to thesrrule
OF a sunshade as n sheet OF falipaper
TO a scrlbbler. At any rate. thuemp-
tation seemed too great for y fer
rule OF Miss Girllngton's su,hade:
with a nonchalant air she prodd and
soooped little tunnels in II; the with
elaborate carelessness she trald the
pretty sunshade up and down iliome-
thing a trlne more ahapely. VIA this
was done she gave surreatlous
glance Of her merry eyes towh the
eliff path. then sauntered on lcross
the beach. trailing her sunshie as
she went.
Soon after the dainty pink hgure
had disappeared round grip OF
rocks n second figure came don the
I Nssh Fhhh W AhN ~ AAA NhAA
time. OF moderate height. hone fea-
lures. and tanned complexlo lie
Strolled along almlessly, smohg a
cigar and looking alternately at to
sea. and at the surrounding snery.
Tho solitary shrlmper seemed in
lruder on the deserted beach. ID the
newcomer spread his arms SLOW. and
gave a huge stretch OF conteninnt.
tits good to be In England or a
time" he thought. and free-n idle
In a little place where no one nows,
or cares. whether you're peer In
the land or n trupper from ton. Bu,
wonder what fate led me hre, OF
all places In the world?"
Then. like the pink lady, hsaun-
tered on, but now his eyes ue on
the ground. and he prodded VII his
stick as no went. when. hover, be
reached the spot where the nooth.
ness had been already rufha his
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
Drinking Amonr nh,lhrsn.

Bonn on the Rhine has been lnves.
tigatlng the liquor-drlnking habits OF
It's small school children. Out OF 2I7
children, 7 or s years of age, in the
primary schools. there was not one
that had not tasted beer or wine. and
but a quarter of them had not tasted
brandy. Beer or wine was drank reg
ularly every day by 90 per cent OF the
children. while s per cent including
more girls than boys. received daily
glass OF ccgnac from their parents to
make them strong, and 10 per cent
would not drink milk because II had
no taste.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
A FAMILY is SLAIN.
The Triple Tragedy Near Po.syvilis
Indiana.

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thoughts received Jerk; there were
two great letters written 10 the sand.
and half-consciously he stopped 20
read them. Then suddenly he step
ped back. and gazed again.
That's odd" he muttered at length.
and his face flushed and bis eyes were
interested. ITS nothing Of course.
But 8. f. It's queer coincidence"
Then he noted the small footprints
and the trail OF the sunshade, and I'M
hesltatlngly he followed them.
At the end OF the trail be found the
pink lady-the daintiest little person
he had ever seen-and he stood abash-
ed before her as she looked up with
wide, innocent eyes, as II half-startled
at the Intrusion. But he did not turn
away.
IL beg your pardon" he stammer-
ed, but feel almost as II l-eouldn't
help speaking to you"
She smiled tolerantly so maay
say that" she sighed,
His face fell. Obi You are one
of-of that sort"
No" she replied calmly, but they
say l am"
lie paused. 81 am no gallant" he
declared, simply but plain unpol-
ished--"
"Ahl l am not that she admitted.
But | hope you don't think II dis
respectful or extraordinary OF mo to
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
looks at It and have 10 laugh when
thinks Of what big fools them fellers
made Of me and them"
pRAMArIc EXECUTION.

The people OF seryia have no obIeo-
lions to the infilction OF capital pun
lshment upon women. or. II they have
objections, they we're forced to swal-
low them when Nine. Jevrem vas ex-
ecuted for murder recently. She was
neither hanged nor placed in the cleo
trio chair. She was placed against a
blank wall and shot This happened
In Serviah village near Prokuplje. A
Greek priest named Irie Jevrem had
been killed His wife and a peasant
with whom she had become infatuated
were found guilty and condemned to
be shot. on the day OF their fate the
two culpr!tr were taken to the pub
lie square and faced a firing squad OF
soldiers with loaded rlnes. Beside the
squad stood huge mass OF spectators
from far and near. The execution
lacked no element OF the dramatic. The
man wept and lamented and begged
for mercy. The woman was calm.
How we ere admired" she said with
contemptuous look at the vast
throng. The squad had made ready to
IRE. when an aide came dashing
through the square on horseback. His
coming merely prolonged tho strain
upon the two criminals. The man en-
braoed his knees In the hope that he
brought a pardon: the woman turned
moro pale, but was silent Mercy
It was. but only partial. The aide
bore a reprieye. indeed. but only for
the man. She begged her companion
to remain with her to the end ane 70
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considerable grain. Gibson's bod
was found In a dark passageway lead.
ing to the engine room. Il is suspected
that he was shot by some one insid'
and the mill set on FIRE TO cover uI
the crime. Near the charred remains
Of Gibson, when the ruins were
searched. was found a rife which was
always kept at the mill. with three
empty cartridges; Gibson's knife. With
one blade open. and an adze. which be-
longed to the mill The rife cart
ridges showed by the indentations that
they had been exploded by the rine
hammer. and upon the knife blade was
stain, supposed to be blood.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
To lombard the Sky for Rain.

Under the direction OF Prof. T. s. @.
Lowe a series OF experiments are to
be made at artificial raln-maklng. A
committee has been appointed by the
Los Angeles Chamber OF Commerce 10
raise $4,000, the amount deemed neces-
sary for an apparatus and chemicals
for bombardlng the skies. Rain Is
much needed here and the condition,
have been favorable many times Of
late, but no rain has fallen
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
PRESENTIM EMIT.
saved Him from Death and Put HIN
on the Road TO wealth.

on the Road TO wealth.
Cant. George Il. Ellis OF Santa Bar
bara, who left thla city last Tuesday
for Alaska. has had the experience OF
being saved from death by a present
iment to become Klondlke million
alre. -Four years ago Ellis was a poor
man and gained livelihood as master
OF a small craft employed at sea
otter hunting along the California
coast. Today he owns several Of the
most valuable claims on El Dorado and
Bonanza creeks, and he IL known TO
the world as one OF the miners OF the
far northern gold fields to whom for.
tune has been kindest And this far
flight from the deck OF n steam achoon-
or TO tho owners stateroom OF the IN
est private yacht that can be built.
should Ellis choose to own such
craft, Is all becRuse he obeyed mystic
rlous mental warning that kept him.
In 1896. from becoming a member OF
the crew OF the schooner Il. E. Web
ster, that was lost with all on board.
Ellis at that time was financially
stranded in Santa Barbara, with fam
lily to support. lie secured position
OF otter hunter with Llebes a Co. of
this city. and signed contract to 10
TO the coast OF Alaska on the Webster.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
SHE INSISTED ON FRESH AIR.
And the Cold Hooded Man Had TO stand
the Draught.

Travelling brings out the ldlosynora-
sizes OF people as no other experience
can effect Certainly the man and
woman who occupied opposite COM
partmenta In n car that recently rolled
westward from New York could not be
said TO be NJ conveniently adjusted aA
Jack sprat and his wife. Il was a
very cold morning outside the frame
work OF the Pullman. hut within the
heat surged the mercury upward until
II reached the fever register. "Por-
ter" snapped the man. vlclously. II
want those yentilators closed. YOu'll
give us all pneumonia In couple OF
seconds" aud the porter meekly closed
the transoms. Porter" Immediately
called the woman. 81 want the ventll-
ators on my side OF the car open as
Wide as you can open them" The on
clal hesltated only an instant. for the
womans quick DO Il at once, por-
ter" brooked no delay. He pulled
them down with a grin AZ the opposite
passenger. But the ma didn't smile
himself He uttered audible maledlc-
lions on author OF his discomfort. and
ostentatlously shrouded his shlyerlng
form In an oyercoat. pulling the collar
well up over his throat and ears. And
the woman. In linen shlrtwalst, read
her book serenely. whlmsloally UNI
mindful OF the glares Of her nelghbor
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
Murdered In a MN.

Strong suspicious point to the fact
that william Gibson. whose charred
remains were found In the burned mill
OF his father at wakeman, Ohio, the
other day, was murdered.
Loud cries for help were heard com
ing from the direction OF the mill at
$3.50 in the morning, shortly before the
mill was discovered on FIRE. In search
ing for the remains a Winchester rife
was found with three cartridges miss
ing, and an open iacknlfe. II Is known
that Gibson had a large amount OF
money on his person when he entered
the mill at 3 o'clock. Thieves had re-
peatedly entered the mill and stolen
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
rr.. nI,nrne ono. . w.sL.

France has now a law by which mar
rage may be dissolved without cost
to the applicants, The Paris divorce
court deyotes Thursdays to gratuitoua
DEGREES. One day recently 294 cou-
pies were divorced during session Of
four hours. an average OF more than
one divorce a minute. The applicants
belonged to the working class.ln which
divorces were infrequent before the
passage OF the law.
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a DUEL UNFINISHED.
WHAT a REVOLVER RECALLS
TO a WEsTERNER.
hsintsd cleaning weapons at Zach
ther In the Darkness. hut when tho
Triggers clicked No Crack Followed
A Noodles Tragedy.

A Noodles Tragedy.
DO you see that gum" said an old
timer, pointing TO revolver In the
window Of a Larimer (Mont.) second
hand store. We'll. that guns got a
history. That's the gun what didn't
put daylight through Pete Mallory on
the plains in 70 when me an him was
herdin' together"
The secondhand store Ia next door
to saloon and three or four loungers
who overheard the speaker stepped up
to take a look at the formidable
weapon.
1T makes me laugh yet when
think OF H. Them two fcllers standin'
up holdin' their guns out and then
counting ten Hut their aln't no tell
In what would happened II they
hadn't changed guns"
Were you there7' said one Of the
Interested Listeners.
Was | tbere9 Well. I guess | was.
Didn't mo an Pete Mallory work to-
I hN'"NA AhA - Nfhl hNu hf' ~ WIN h'fn
way. Me an Pete was workin' on y
ranch In GARFIELD county. Kansas. aud
one day Teller comes riding up aud
he says. Say, pard. what's the chance
OF gettin' bite an swig OF somethin
that's wet7' ! seq. Bully. pardner;
hitch up and come In Well, he gets
on and plckets his broncho and walks
right In behind me. Pete was aettln'
on stool smokin' his pipe Kind o
quiet like. He looks UP and mods.
but that's all he seq.
by an by the stranger seq, 'Pard-
ners. what the chance fur stayin' all
nlght7' speaks right up and sea.
Stay week. we like company but
Pete he didn't say nothln' at all. Well.
by and by II came on night. and |
sets out the big jug and we all takes
somethln' and then rolls up In our
blankets Pete an me we takes on
our boots. but the stranger keeps his'n
on an he lays his gun right whore
It's handy. Me and Pete didn't get no
chance to talk private. but pretty soon
| was sound asleep.
by and by | hears suthln' and
I wakes up aud rubs my eyes. I secs
the stranger crawlln' along on tho
ground like n RATHER Just edgln' his
way TO the door. | looks over "a
where Pete was layln' and sees him
stir. | lays stlll, fur knew then that
suthln's wrong. The stranger erawli
back TO his blanket an I sees that he's
got suthln shiny in his hand know,
ed II was knife. fur saw him take II
out from under the saddle at the door
| reaches over TO git my gun an ther
I lays there waitln'. Pretty soon
hears the stranger moyin' again ant
the next thing he's over al Petei
bunk. eots ready 10 blaze AWAY. bu
a1ore 1 cud Eit my gun M 1 hears III,
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It is unwise to tire the eyes, for II Il
Is frequently done they are likely to
lose tone. or course II thoroughly rest
ed at night they will bear very fire.
quent repetition OF fatigue. but other
wise the sight will grow dim Chill
dren's eyes, like their brains. require
more care than the eyes OF adults. A
great deal OF harm Is done the eyes In
school by too little too much or badly
directed light, which should come from
behind or from one side; never n pos
sible 10 avoid II, should Il come d.
rectly In front OF the eye. The eye is
most dependent upon tho general
health. II IL impossible 10 indicate
Just how much and how Intensely tho
eyes may be employed. but It Is safe to
say that a very large number Of per-
sons in civilized life are constantly
verging upon the danger Of exhaustion
OF their vision by overstralnlng the
eyes. Such an exhaustion "a quite
common among young people who are
kept several hours occupied with print
ed books. When the eyes become sem
sitlve to light or tired, II Is folly Ia
force them. No eXlgency Is an ade'
quate excuse for such an abuse.
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Pete he laughs and then they shakes
hands. ! stands there lookln at EN-
with my eyes poppln out, and by and
by they walks to me and shakes hands
with me. never SEE word. fur /
kinks they're daf. Well. Pete he up
and tells me the whole thing. II
wasn't nothln' but about a girl. and
Pete and the stranger they agrees to
aght a juel when they meets. II was
,omewheres In the east, They meets
an the stranger he's kind o cute and
he see to Pete atore they goes TO fight,
Let's change guns. so all will be
square Pete changes, but he gives
the stranger a gun that amt loaded.
But what's that got to do with the
gun in the Window asked one OF the
byHtAnders.
"Why, that's the gun what belonged
10 Pete. lie gives II to me and seq
Never want to see that gun agln. fur
Il ser I'm coyote and a coward Well
brings the gun TO Denver and sells
t. Every day / comes up here and
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further developments as TO the real
counterfeiter. as Kreps Is not known
to have been capable OF undertaking
the work further than his effort to pass
the goods, His friends now know
for the fret time that his attempted
crime drove him TO suicide.
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embrace her again. hut the fellow
followed the guards away without even
addressing one word OF pity to the
woman whom he had ruined And
then-but there Ia no need to tell the
rest?
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wife (ominously)-I know whera
you were last night. sirl Husband Dir
why don't you tell meY
Can't you see I'm In no mood to DO
kept in suspense?-D Detroit Journal.
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she aald, deprecatingly, but with
brilliant smile.
This evening" he continued. II
took my FIRST stroll on the beach. and
there. on a spot have never set
eyes on before. saw my own initials
written on tho sand" Miss Girllngton
looked up with innocent interest from
under her shady brim stretching
far away from those letters was a
faint trail across the sand, and at the
end OF that trail-you."
"wellr' said Miss GlrlIngton. IL
wonderment. How very strangel
Were there really ietters7"
Really letters-s. +. My name Is
stephen Fortescue." he volunteered.
stephen Fortescuel The-the-
great"
Yes" he said. hurriedly. 81 suppose
they say So"
We'll. nevsrl" she exclaimed. in
soft excitement.
That ia my excuse and my apology
for addressing you. II seemed as II
fate"
Had taken to sand copy books7"
she queried.
"or sat at the end OF the anal -FOUR
ish." he suggested. boldly.
oh" said Miss Glrlington. She did
not dislike tho boldness. but II was
unexpected. IS. f." she said. mus
ingly.
you wrote my initials. and came. ="
he said. gently.
Il think-I think only meant Sc,
Fair, she objected Il noticed the
barometer as | came through the yes
Thule.
Well" he said. thoughtfully. Pom
my word. don't think II matters
stephen Fortescue or Set Fair. The
point Is that you wrote II. and came
May ! sit down. please7"
The tide was still out. The shrlmper
was very far away. The beach was
deserted. but the man was so homes,
and winning. and after all II was
fate's doing. 10 she crumpled her pink
pillows and gave permission as era.
clously as II the rock had been hei
private opera box.
|
MY Dear Nancy: Fancy my never
having written TO you since that day
when | saw you on. and we both saw
a certain great mans baggage at the
station. Well. my dear. he did CONF
to the hotel. and did put on thai
pink frock. and dld-well-all that
vowed would do to prove that not al
tho pretty girls go to India. And-oh
well. of course. we got on all right
and l fully meant TO tell hlm-wher
we'd become great friends-that
had known about his coming ant
really tried to captivate him Just FOL
a Joke. But. somehow. don't thinl
will, after all. There wasn't muol
fun in II, really; these things sount
very stale when they're described
When are you coming to spend an
other day? Ever yours. MOLLY.
Up. S.-I'yo done such a rldlculou
thing. I'm almost ashamed to tel
you. I've fallen really In love will
himl And we're 10 be married In DC
toberl The pretty girls do seem to x
to India, don't they7 It'a too annoy
ing.-M. G."-Lloyd's News.
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Behavior is a mirror In which every
one displays his image.
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LIGHT ON SUICIDE.
WAS THIS LAWYER A couN-
TERFElTER7

Death of Alfred c. Krsp. Of Lima By
His Own Hand a Year Ago As.Ssiated
with Discovery of Count.rfsltinr
Plates
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on the gas during his absence and IN
this way become asphyxiated. The po-
lice did not take kindly to this theory.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-13

Full Yard Wide Pure
White Cambria. Z = ~. yard.
Purr-W Linen Lawn.
- inches W.d". always sells
lOc. t1 close. I5c. FarI
i1-iuch lT0ll Lintn. the Zoe.
knl. at = Bio yaNl.
Pune White india Linen.
the se kind, special. = 3 &.
Yaru
Beautiful wash swisses,
!. -. yard.
Mosquito NettinG pleco or
4 yards f1r f5c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-13
Thin White G Gods.

M-mop Haucg B.uctfo worth D.
suidng. Au-Wool English and E.50
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Delaware and Hudson.

On May 14th 1899, trains will leavs
Scranton as follows:
For Carbondale-6.2 20. 7.53, S.53 1913 a. m;
II noon; L23, 2.20. 1852, 5.25, 6.25, 757, 915,
ll.OO p. m: 1.16 a. m.
For Albany, Saratoga, Montreal, BOs-
ton New England points, etc.-G.2O a. M,
10 p. m.
For Honesdale-G2O. 1o1S a. M, 22O 5.25
p. m.
For Wilkes -Barre-G45, 74S. S43. a.3S,
l0i3 a. M. 1903, 1.23, 1888, 4.27 6lO, 7.lS,
lOil ll.3O p. m.
For New York Philadelphia, etc, via
Lehigh Valley Railroads.&c. p. M, 1903
LIS, 427 p. m; with Black Diamond EX-
press, 11.30 p. m.
For Pennsylvania Railroad points. Gas,
9.3S a. m; 2.1S, 427 p. m.
For western points. via Lehigh Valley
Railroad-7.4S a. M; 1903 1888, with Black
Diamond Express, 10.41, 11.30 p. m.
lows:
From Carbondale and the North-C.40.
l.43, S.3S, 9.34, 10.3S, 115S a M; l23, 2.l5.
3.2j. 4.23, 743, 1928 11.27 p. m.
From Wilkes-Barre and the South-6.l5,
1.4S, S.4S 1898, l1.55 a. M; lis, 2.14, 3.iS,
$50, G.2l, 753. 9O5 1905 p. m; liz a. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Carbondale-9.05, 1l.33 p. M; 2.23,
1852, 5.47, 9.53 p. m.
For Wilkes -Barre-9.3s, 1903 a. m; LOS.
3.2S, 5.4S, 7.4S p. m.
For Albany, Saratoga. Montreal Bos-
ton, New England points, etc, 223 p. m.
Lowest rates to all points in United
States and CanadaP
}. w. BURDICK, q. T. A., Albany, n. Y.
II. w. CROSS, d. p. A., Scranton, Pa,
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Penn, who, under the non de plume
OF "Sister Mary" wrote and had pub
lshed a book entitled For Better or
Worse" The book is supposed to
have had "a large sale and to have
dealt with the marital problem. Alicia
Penn, though having written things
calculated to make wives less eXacting,
becomes Jealous of her own husband
and thereby hangs the story OF sister
Mary"
Herbert Gresham, stage manager and
prominent actor at Daly's until he
abandoned the legitimate for farce
comedy and its greater sproflt; Louise
Rial, one of the best present-day ar
lists essaying severe matronly roles;
Joe Sparks, Melville Ellis. pianist
OF exceptional conception and ability;
George Beane and Queenie Vassar are
prominent members OF the supporting
company. It includes also Sally Lo-
mas, Madeline Anderson and Marie
Millward, trio of graceful dancers
whose high and timber kicking powers
are somewhat out Of the ordinary.
Sister Mary" Is finishing a three
n half-winter season in New York
1t is a good cure for the blues.
New carpets have been laid through
ont the theater and the property equip
ment has been increased by the addi-
tion Of a large and fine assortment Of
stage furniture and settings, some Of
which were used last night for the first
time.