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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01
STILL



Mrs. Ann Bartholomew OF New
Rochelle. n. v, although 80 years Of
age. Is one OF the best dancers in this
town In spite Of her heavy weight
OF years Mrs Bartholomew still trips
the light fantastic and waltzes as
gracefully as any young miss. She
frequently attends Informal dances,
and only last week at a dance In
private house waltzed three times dur
ing the evening. Mrs Bartholomew
Ia the daughter OF the late Samuel Sis.
son. sea captain. Of Norfolk. Va. and
was born In New Haven In Jane. 1905
During her childhood she accompanied
her father on many Of his voyages.
She entered society early. and became
famed for her dancing and other ac-
oompiishments. Upon her marriage
she came to Derby. living here until
the death OF her husband. twenty
years ago. Since then she has lived
with a son In New Rochelle.
Il suppose I should have RELOCATED
the dreamy waltz TO oblivion long
ago." said Mrs. Bartholomew. laying
aside her embroidery. but. to tell
the truth. cannot resist lts spell.
even though age has set It's seal on
my locks and limbs. can look on
unmovcd at a two-step and the other
new dances, but the strain OF a waltz
makes me a girl again. and find is
mazes as easy as ever. I'm afraid
need chaperon more now than did
when ! was lass. You must not
think because ! am frivolous enough
TO dance and go out sailing and ride
tho flying horses and swings. which
did at Glen Island not long ago. that
! do nothing useful have stitched
about thirty silk bed quilts. and /
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01
PLAGUE OF RATS.
Paris cats Pan to Keep the Rodents
within Hounds

In Paris there are low streets near
the river, where the inhabitants are
afraid to allow their children TO cross
the garden or the courtyard after dark,
says the Philadelphia Inquirer. The
Central markets are Infested to such
an extent that rat-hunting has been
abandoned In despair, As soon aa dark
sets In armies OF rats attack the re-
serve provisions. 20 which they have
burrowed their way beneath the
masonry A singular detail Is that the
cats. which are very numerous at the
Central markots,llye on the best terms
with the rats. They can be seen trot-
ting about together. The city cat has
lost its reputation IN Paris. lie or she
still enjoys killing mouse. but with
other food TO hand rat has become
! rather large game from the feline point
Z % view For thir reason che budget
commission suppressed this year the
credits for the cats kept In the store
houses OF the ministry OF war. Tho cat
M an Official IL now only 10 be found
at the ministry OF finance and the
council OF state. No decision has yet
been come TO by the authorities rs TO
how the rat plague ia 10 be got rid OF,
though polsons with instantaneous of-
I fects. which have tho additional adj
vantage OF mummifylng the body, are
favorably regarded. The system, how
| ever has the disadvantage OF making
poison too readily obtainable Dr.
Thlery mentions four terriers belong
ing to NJ. Girard. chief OF the municipal
laboratory. which are excellent rat
catchers. They have cleared the cell
lars OF the prefecture Of police from
the vermln and have strayod along the
sewers as far as Bercy. two miles from
home, killing large numbers OF rats on
the way. NJ. Glrard's favorite terrier
can break instantaneously the back OF
rat Weighing one and a half pounds
on Aoheres Plain rate estimated To be
10000 In number have been seen al
once ON two acres OF ground planted
with beetroot
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Artomus Ward used to tell OF n lee
ture experience which he had In lit
tie place in the far west. There was
blizzard on the night when he held
forth and consequently the audience
was small. AFTER my lecture" said
Artemus. Il ventured to suggest 10
the chairman OF the committee that
the elements having been against me
that evening | might repeat my talk
later on In the season. After confer
ring with his fellow committeeman.
the chairman came back and said to
me. We haven't any objection at all
to your repeating your lecture. but
the feeling is that you had better re-
peat It in some other town."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01
JoAN l. euLLlvAN.s cALLEns.
why One who Came with scheme
E.caped without Pnnob.

why NuN VINO ANMe WIN 'tnNAN
Escaped without rnnob.
John l.. sullivan was telling about
the queer schemes people have to
make money. says the New York Sun.
It Is Impossible to reproduce anything
that John l.. says exactly az he tells
Il for the reason he has a picturesque
style Of narration that Is inlmltablo,
but as nearly as Il can be reproduced
In print the story went thus. "a con
sumptivo looking fellow came in to
see me aud says u got a great scheme
to make money: aye want to come inY
! says to him. Yes, II lt's on the level
lie says q Is. He sits around and gets
his skin fun of booze when he's bust
Ing 10 tell. ] tell him TO out with Il,
and he says. John. says he you
know the English and Beers are fight
ing and every freshman ia with the
Beers ! says 10 him Yes lie says,
Well. another fellow and moselfs
goin' 10 print million circulars and
send EN- TO every prominent lrishman
In the country appoalin for a dollar to
help the unorn Beers he says.
What we want he says, Is n repre-
sentative name to head the list he
says Now. John everybody knows
you're on the level. ne says. and we'd
like to get you in n we can't get you
we thought we'd try Gen. O'Boirnc, he
says. You see the scheme. John7' he
says. Suppose we get only 5000. 0OOy
You know It's easy enough 10 get that
money az a dollar throw Well. we
sends the Beers $4,000 and whaoks
up the rest he says. Well, looks at
him lie was a conmmptiye 80 I
couldn't hit him. and ! says. 'G'wan,
you crookl Dye call that on the lev
ol?' says. And he says. Sure It's on
the Lowell; cverybody's doing H.. Well,
| says. get ont, yuu crook | don't
give whoop II everybody else H. Go
try Cen oBclrne. You can't get me,
| says, and with that he lighted. was
sorry he was consumptiyc. but II I'D
n hit him, ia a gone clear through
him. Maybe he was on the level al
that, and that's the way they run thos'
funds
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Senator pottus' big black SLOUGH hat
Is a curiosity. II In his travelling desk.
When he starts out In the morning
Senator Pettus Oils his hat with let
tors and papers. When he reaches tho
senate he lays II upon his desk and
carefully extracts his budget from Ia
generous lining. Whom be has searched
the hat aud II satisfied that its val
liable contents have been extracted he
sends II to the cloakroom by page
Washington Post
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Governor Roosevelt has signed the
Henry bill, which provides that no
drug clerk IN New York shall be- al
lowed 20 work more than seventy
hours a week; that they shall be al
lowed one hour for each meal and have
one full day of In every two weeks.
Another clause OF the bill provides
that clerks must not sleep In any
store or apartment which does not
comply with the sanitary inspection
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

A gay and festive youth who is en-
ployed as a clerk In the Pennsylvania
railroad Office had occasion TO go down
TO Wilmington one evening last week,
and while there he met a girl who i'm
pressed him as being worthy OF cultl-
walton. says the Philadelphia Record.
He asked II he might call. and was as
sured that he would be welcome. Il
live In Newcastle" she said. but
where ia Newcastle?" he insisted
"oh. anybody can direct you" she re-
piled. I'VE live In a great big stone
house--the largest house In the town"
He was forced 10 be satisfied with
that On Sunday he took n run down
TO Newcastle. and when he inquired
whore the young woman lived the big
Jail was pointed out 10 him. That's
where she lives" said one NJ the town
boys Her fathers one OF the Jail
ers" The young man took tho next
train back.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Meeks- Sad, thing. that Peekham
affair. wasn't ~" Woeks--'1 don't
know. What was ~" Meeks-"Why.
while his wife was consulting her
dressmaker this morning peekhar2
dropped. dad in the pezt room"
weeks-''Is that so? Have they any
idea what caused his death1" Meeks
well. the conorer thinks he must
have overheard what the dressmaker
said. Chicago News.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01
SMALL BOY WAS CAREFUL.



The narrow strip OF asphalt which
the city laid In Michigan avenue from
Randolph TO River streets for the ben
eft OF cyclists Is n constant bone OF
contention. All OF the trainc In the
dictrict Is OF the heaviest kind. the
great trucks OF the wholesale houses
constantly passing and repassing. and
most OF the drivers showing n decided
preference for running the wheels on
one side OF their trucks on the asphalt
strip. A battered tandem on which
two small boys were mounted wound
IT'S sinuous way among the trucks the
other day. In momentary danger Of be-
ing wiped on the map by three
horse team. The lads tried to stick TO
the asphalt track az long as possible.
but a heavily loaded truck held the
right OF way In front OF them. Hey.
there" yelled the steersman OF the
tandem. The driver turned slowly
around and looked over the heavy load
90 see what was the matter. Pull
out. viii yop7" yelled the lad IN .
shrlll treble The driver smiled and
turned TO his three horses again. Say
pull out OF there" demanded the lad
Il don't want to run into you and get
pinched. Chicago Chronicle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

81 wish now" shrleked the angry
young wife-"l wish now you had mar
rled Edith Macmahon instead OF me!
That's what wish"
Il would have married her, only she
wouldn't have me. and you would!"-
Stray Stories.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01
BOHEMIAN STUDIO PARTIES


NNNNMAANNH
Il IL Just as true. said the observant
Girl. that proper environment counts
quite as much in.the battle Of success
ml entertaining as the proper plac-
Ing OF an army docs Ia actual war
fare. when the surroundings are
charming, a host OF even very moder-
ate tact aud ability can persuade peo-
plo into believing that they have
passed a most delightful evening Per-
haps this Is why studio parties are al
ways placed among the things TO be
desired. Certainly a studio generally
means a througlng place OF many old
and rare things. all valuable In remin'
lsconces and compelling starting points
Of conversation. for n these tribes
have been picked mp abroad, they
either awaken memories In the minds
OF those who have been there or rais'
the hopes OF the people who mean t'
20 some day and thus prove n splendid
stimulus to general talk.-ENchango
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Pretoria is not. as IL generally sup
posed, the capital OF the Transyaal'
Potchcfstrooh Is the capital Of the
state. and Pretoria the seat Of govern
monL They are about 1906 miles apart
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Mr. Il. Conomy what do you mean
by buying an these things? Mrs. T..
Conomy-Don't get excited, dear l
didn't buy them. | had them charged.
PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Dolly-what an awful awful time
the pioneers must have hadl" Polly
Yes. Just think, the poor things
didn't have chaflng dishesl"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Mrs. nrlmoraon always has such a
chic look" Il wonder II MS because
her husband 70 In the Wholesale egg
buslness7"-Chlcago Tlmcs-Hcrald.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01
noru. war Fapa collsotor..

Some of the English towns are be-
ing infested by fraudulent collectors
for the war fund.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01
WROTE ANNIE LAURIE
WOMAN TO WHOM THE WORLD
WAS INDEBTED.

The woman who Composed the Music
and Modified m. words-Aiso a friend
OF the Poor and Innrm Of Her
Native Heath. v
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01
MRS. ANN BARTHOLOMEW,

aud her hearins
The drogmakors Rochelle" unmpare1 She recently Jour
Bartholomew Illinois to visit son
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THE CHARGE DISMISSED.
High school Cadets Warned and PEI
mittcd to Go Free.

High School Cadets Warned and Per-
mittcd to Go Free.
Dudley Tonenay and Hugh p Dram, High
School Cadets, who We're on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue last night with other cadets cele-
brating the victory won at the drill, were
tried in the Police Court this morning on
the charge of disorderly conduct. Maj
Peter had charge of the cadets and while
they were marching up the avenue between
9th and 10th streets giving their class YELL
some of them placed blank cartridges on
the car tracks. This led to the arrest of
Toncnay, and he was taken to the first
Police station. Dram was arrested In front
Of the police station.
AT the trial of the case Judge Scott found
no fault with the boys for giving the col
lcge yell but he said the placing of cart
ridges on the tracks was wrong, and he
thought the arrests this time would be a
warning against this manner of celebrating
In the future, and dismissed the charge
The Judge paid high compliment 10 the
cadets on the showing made at the drill yes
tcrday. He said some latitude is permitted
noise made by them is of character en-
tire!y different from that made on the
streets by drunken men,
The officers stated that when they made
the first arrest others In the crowd shoute ed !.
Mob them and Take him away" Com.
plant was made by the cadets that POLICE
| man Doyle drew his revolver partly from
his pocket. The officer told the court no
had been Informed lady passenger on one
of the cars was made i'll by the exnlodin,
OF a cartridge.
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first class is the forty-foot photo-heliograph,
which takes a five-nch photograph of the
sun. There are also four other cameras IN
this class with lenses differing in construr-
ticn and focal power. Two telescopes with
lenses five inches in diameter constitute the
visual apparatus.
The third class includes, perhaps. the
most important Instruments at Pinehurst
These are two sDectroscopic gratngs IN
charge of the Hopkins party. They are
said to be the finest of their kind extant.
Pinehurst is one of the two stations haV-
ing these instruments.
is to photograph the lines produced by
breaking up into "spectra' the light of the
corona reflected from a polished steel plate
ruled with fine parallel lines. 13.FD to the
inch, through the properly constructed lens.
These lines may be produced by light from
certain known metals and gases at an eX-
Ceedingly high temperature. but thousands
of these lines have. yet. never been
identified by scientists.
1t is believed that one of the results of
the observations at Pfnehurst Will be to
aid in the Identification of some of these
unknown substances OF the corona. \ pris-
PRISM which will be operated by DIR. Chase
of Yale. also comes in this class.
Transit House.
The transit house." in which are located
the transit instrument and attachments by
which the exact longitude and latitude of
Pinehurst was determined is a portable
building about eight feet square belonging
to the government This little house is
rather interesting, in that it has been used
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whom are Prof. A. \. Skinner of the naval
observatory, Washington. in charge; Ifot.
Eichebergcr also Of the naval observatory ,
DR.. Chase Yale University: Mr.. King. assist
ant astronomer. naval observatory. MeS&fs.
Iawton. Cotton and Clcve of the naval OBJ
scrvalory and DIR. Ames. in charge of a
marty of eight from johns Hopkins CnlNer-
sity Prof Frisby Of Tho navy arrived to-
dav and will view the eclipse in an unoj-
cial capacity.
Prof Wood of the University of iscon-
sin VIII arrive tomorrow. bringing with him
Instruments for Observing the SHADOW
bands" about which very little is known.
These bands are usually one inch apart
and travel about as fast as a horse runs.
All reports and descriptions OF them here
tCfore are at variance.
Instruments in Use.
The instruments used al Pinehurst will
be of three classes: First those for pho
tcRraphing the sun directly: second, those
for visual observations only and, third,
those for photographns spectrum lines Of
the sun and corona, or atmosphere encir-
cling the sun itself.
The most important instrument of the
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in longitude determinations in many parts
of the world. including the west coast of
South America, east coast of Africa and
points in Shina.
All Instruments here are now in final
adjustment and ready for Monday morn
ing. Daily drills or rehearsals are being
held. On the day of the eclipse there will
be timekeeper. who will count the sec
onds from a chronometer from ! to o., be-
ginning on the first second Of totality and
ending with OF on the last.
Each observer will know just what to do
each second of the ninety-four. and each
plate will be exposed the desired number of
seconds. The plan is to take four five
photographs, differing in length of exposure.
The time of exposure of the plates with
the gratings will be recorded on the chrono-
graph, SO that an exact record may be
preserved which will be of value in the
future of these delicate Instruments.
Now that the work of preparing the sta
ton for the eclipse is over the astronomers
are taking life easy. Some are walking
over the surrounding country, some are
golting and some are reading what is be-
ing said of them and their work in the
papers. Monday is awaited with great
eagerness and speculation as to the prob
able weather.
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AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
axxUaI. MEETING OF WOMEN'S HOME
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Preliminary Service This Evening
poI;cv players in Court-General
and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. FOL King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 108.

Bell Telephone No. 1O8,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May ~, l9oo.
The annual union district meeting of the
womans Home Missionary Society of the
baltimore conference, NJ. E. Church South,
wi,, convene in the Washington Street
Southern Methodist Church tomorrow. A
preliminary service of an informal nature
will take place this evening at O'CLOCK
and Sunday morning at IL O'Clock sermon
on home missions will be delivered by Rev.
p. V. Register, the pastor Chldren
.ar,,,ces will be held at $3.50 in the after
noon At o'clock pm. short addresses of
velcome will be made by Mayor Simpson,
pe, Mr. Register and representa- tives, re-
snectiyely, Of the Alexandra Auxiliary, W..
G. T. u. and Foreign Missionary Society,"
to which Mrs. C. N. Hawkins of Baltimore
will respond The prlncipa business o Oh tns
and afternoon The districts of Baltimore,
vast baltimore and Washington will be
represented at the convention.
Policy Players in Court.
serpt Smith. with Officers Wilkinson and
Ferguson. who recently made raid on
n,,mber of gambling houses in the city, this
morning had other prisoners, charged with
conducting and promoting policy. before
Mayor Simpson in the police court. Barry
McClaren pleaded guilty OF the charse, anu
was fined $50 under the state statutes. VIM.
D. Leatherland was convicted of receiving
money from players for Transmission to the the
policy shops. Under the corporation laws
the mayor fined Eeatherland $50.
A colored youth named Charles Baltimore
was arraigned on the charge of petit lar
ceny. A fine of So was imposed. but, upon
investigating Baltimore's record, II was
shown that he had been convicted OF the
same offense twice before. whereupon his
case was referred to the grand jury.
General Matters.
A colored man giving his name as Mitchell
Wood, residence 1920 New Jersey avenue
northwest, Washington. was taken to the
police station last night, claiming to be
suffering from a broken leg. He said he
had fallen from the steps at the electric
railroad office on South Royal street, sus-
tanning the injury. At the police station
examination proved that the man was at
tempting a bluff and he was promptly
elected.
Under the direction of Manager Richard
Cox of the Alexandria base ball team the
! OLD fair grounds. on Upper King street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-26
Meeting of v W. G.. Il. Il.

The members Of headquarters departmSsH
OF y W. {. I. l. met "Wednesday evening
last at the home Of Miss Hartford. 1897 O
street Mrs {. Z. Emg. the president.
called the meeting to order ard Mrs Hu,-
len read a selection from Scripture The
supcrinrCndrnts OF Flower Mission Purity.
Temperance. Literature and Wage Farmers.
Club gave reports of the work done during
the month. Mrs. Clinton Smith. presiden, of
the District W. {. I. L., addressed the
meeting
Delegates were appointed to the quarter
ly meeting tn he held in Dumbarton Avenue
Church June II. The union made arrange
mcnts To attend the medal contest. to be
given under the auspices of the branch
OF the District June 1 at pm in the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church
Music was furnished by Prof. Hot and
several of his pupils. Miss Ross recited
after which refreshments were served To
the guests.
Among those present were Mrs. Clinton
Smith, Mrs. CLEARWATER, Mrs. Cowman
Misses Homer. Wanstall. Walker. Ritter
Hickman. Carlisle and IIerfoot, Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Bridwell.
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THE PlNEHURST STATION
PLANS FOR OBSERVING ECLIPSE IN
BELT OF TOTALITY.
Station Where There Are No Obstruc-
tfOns-AstrOnOmers Have Instru.
ments of Three Classes.
pecial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


PINEHURST, n. c., May "A, 1900.
Plnehurst. n. c., is probably the best To-
cation for eclipse station in the belt of
tCtalty. 1t is almost exactly in the center
of the belt, which is about fifty miles wide
The climate is likcned TO that of southern
France :nd northern Iialy, the sky being
extremely clear and blue. and the rainfall
during the summer months very small. Be
ing a winter resort and practically deserted
al this season. the troublesome element of
curiosity seekers is largely eliminated.
The eclipse station is located on plane
where no buildings or trees obstruct the
view of the sun in the position in which It
will be the morning of the 18th The eclipse
will be total here for about one and one
half minutes, or, to be exact, from S:4o:iS
to SAT IA am.
A numher Of astronomers are here, among
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have been inclosed and the base ball dia-
mond greatly improved. Manager Cox ex-
poets to open the season here May 30 with
two games with the Corcoran Cadet Club,
from the District League, of which the
Alexandria team is a member.
Funeral services over the remains of Mr..
Ferdinand F. Heisley, whose death occur
red Thursday, took place this afternoon
from the late residence of the deceased,
No. 422 Queen street. The Odd Fellows
and Jr. o. Z. A. NJ. attended the funeral
and the services were conducted by Rev.
F. j. Brooke of the Presbyterian Church.
lnterment was made in the Presby
cemetery.
The 18th Virginia Regiment Chapter, U.
D. c.. will celebrate the birthday of the
late Jefferson Davis. president of the con-
federacy, June a. with appropriate exer-
cises, at Colross, the residence of Col W.
A. Smoot. r. E. Lee Camp C. v, has
accepted an invitation to attend.
The board of supervisors for Alexandria
county will meet this evening at the Of
flee of DR.. D. N. Rust. supervisor for JEFF
ferson district, in this city. The principal
business before the board is the PROPOSE
ton from the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany regarding the Washington and Alex
andria turnpike, heretofore mentioned in
The Star
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Old FoEy Fashions.

From the indianapolis Journal.
Daughter, your hair looks tangled; can't
you brush it a little?"
Brush it! Pa, you're SO old-fashioned;
II I ever brushed my hair it would spoil
my artistic appearance entirely"