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Show I COALVILLE TIMES, c. R. JONES, t.nterwl U 1 th 4 Editor aM Business MMogor. ?. ItM. PwUilM In M Second ! IM Msucr. term or Cth, - mM-Kimo- roM R ArM Om nisfi s Dm . MoaUia, RtiifflaCoptM d was Brafe Kenney's 'tnr. as be was aa old detective, tjpom well and had been all over the Bottler. we looked for a good yarn. Ref is his story; . I ass a new one In San Anteni. dwtibtug it'' under - O Callahan.-as- ! very anxious for a show, because 1 was a young man then. One day tie old man called me up and askef how Id like to spend s few weeks 7aval!a county, adding that 'five m der had been committed In as jtfte weeks and that the authorities hri offered a reward of 2500 and Woud 1 was st work on ths case. and while f . expenses my pay salary So 1 started for El Tiempo, the town in which the murders bad bem done. By putting all the evidence together I mas able to satisfy myself ft tl following facts; Esch of the five bodies had been thrown Into the river tt ths same point, a shelf of reck high above the deep and rocky chasm ft du river bed; the first two had been thus disposed of while the rher was dry, and so their bodies remained, mangled but la the sand tt ft base of this precipice. Two of tbs other bodies had hern found lodged agaied rocks or willows lower down, having been carried along by the current., tbs latest victim, bad been discovered clinging with s death grip, to a projecting cactus, ths feet dangling In the water, but the bead and trunk well quttf It s-- pCOLTOREl C' tricity Aid Irrigation by electrically operated jmm psha been for tow year lo more or leas experimental stage la California, and be been an Interest-lepastime for vealtby or particularly enterprising landholders, says Irrigation Age. Now, with the great extension, during the last year or two. ot the territory reached ty the Jong distance electric transmission lines ot the state, tble mode of Irrigating bss gone beyond the experimental etage. It seem to be fully demonstrated that pumping by electric power ts n cheap and satisfactory method. With the low rates for power which now obtain a relative small supply of water can, by almost constant pumping, bs d mads to Irrigate a orchard, and to keep It in fine condition. With .be rapid progress of electrical development has come an equal development In Its use for Irrigation. Already many of tbs older plants art out of date and are being replaced by the latest refinements In centrifugal pump practice. Numerous old pump Ing plants have been taken out and especially designed apparatus of higher efficiency has been substituted with satisfactory results. Ideas on economic pumping are also changing with experience. Until recently there was a testing among irrigators that there was not great ecenomy in pumping against high heads for Irrigation work. This Idea has, however, been disproved by recent practice, and where formerly IS or 20 feet was considered a high enough head, beads ot from 7Q to loo feet are now quite common. Previous to the advent of cheap electric power the orchardlsts In the op at re belt of Tulare county had already mad an extended use of pump .ng for irrigation purpose. The value ot the land In that locality foe orange growing, the dryness of the climate, an, the ImpacUcaWllty of. securing .Atigartug g wr fr 1frirHns wmpwymayM!t Or W( Jtity. Wore or lest exteusive steam, 4 sollne and horae power pumping plant have therefore been quite common In the vlc.nlty of Lindsay and Porterville for a number ot years. As might be expected this locality has been one of the first to take hip and make elective use ot the electric cun rent tor irrigation. Management ef Raspberries and Blackberries. A correspondent asked the Main Experiment Station for Information aa to the time for pruning and transplanting kaapberrhs and blackberries. la reply the following suggestions were mane The Ideal treatment for raspberries and blackberries la to pinch them back at Intervals during the summer And thus secure strong, sturdy bushel three and a half to four feet high, with laterals one to one and half Feet long, ratner than to practice sever heading back after the plants have oecom Jong and leggy.' If, however, as Is frequently, the esae even In the beat managed gardens, the plants art at this season making vigorous growth which may not mature, they should st once be cut back to the desired height and the cane will harden before cold weather, jfany prefer to cut back the bushes In the spring, after the extent is determined. Thinof winter-killin- g ning the canes, which should always be practiced, may be done at any time , during the season. In general or more, of the young canes which appear should be cut out Blackberry and raspberry bushes may be transplanted thi fall If the rk t don. Immediately.. but beUer ,3results are usually obtained from Currants, on ths spring planting. other omnd, have given rkther better result from fan settling. W. M. M." d 0. tr-l- excited y rlakirg a iquare package iu tne diuxRists fate, that If 1 would sane a dose of thig rtuff wouIJn t be Did you use it at diog to directions' ' 1 I dM. tok pnwt'er Just s'ter went on tosrd aid it araile me si k for the entire votsge ' ".Vtll, you dfilr-sr'er from n rtl.i slckcejut,. tU-- c, j , tud. Wt-a- t aie you kiiti-- g druggist. about ? 1 s-- t Way, ot Cojre. Wife Im a'reij Gxg you dest love me so wel at you to i!o Husband Why? Wl Bcrsuss y c always let me get up to l,fkt the Husband Nintendo n.y love; ycur yetting up to ULt Oj & v -e jiv loc you all the tn-- e u'J fl- -e ca . Why They Cer.t s, In L.e s a.u wy lly Bible. Bela Then, 1 presuTe It must be S-- Stella--Ye- In Reteetloie on tho I 'te tlict some fool oiy .eilei is advocatin gardens j rt f New, wires tho advantage la tha; u want potatoes for dinner, all you have to da Is Citycua Why v- i t'-t rr-etec? to ro to ai1 rl- - thvm off the ceibi-- ui - e s As It Should Be. OC'IT rt"TCR. JN yjes Isnt it queer that a mans ears are paced in such a way that be can hear only the sounds in front t All of the victims bad been strangers In town, the bodies Stripped of their valuables, and the slight evidence at hand convinced me, if course that each had been murdered for tboney The town marshal aad e SherlS, both of whom I was sur had expended their best efforts, told mt tilt him Giles Ncthirg queer about it at A meiciful Providence never In ell terde-- ttist a man should hear what Is ,ald lehiiu his back 1 Plenty of Credit. I Old Gentiemai sir, that you have no financial standing, ni credit any w here You do me an Young Getthere sir I have easily borrowed several hundred dollars since it became known 1 was engaged to your New- York Weekly. daughter - In a Buckboard. Double-Tea- m Cause for Divorce. "Have you seen my wife this ont of five eases. In which the corpses bad been promptly found, trsres of hoof prints, seemingly of two or more horses, were plain In the hard M d about the place. There bad been no sign of wagon or buggy wheels, and R Inference was plain that the horses employed had been ridden and tor In two driven. , worked quite awhile about the town, hoping for some more tangible theory upon which to exert my ingenuity, but was at last driven hopelessly hrk upon the horseback clew. Assuming that ths first thing to do was' to find (he horses, I naturally devoted my first attention to ths only livery stable la tora. Tbs alga over the door was "Dailey A Biagg," but 1 soon found out that Bngg was the sols owner, and that Dailey had drowned himself la the rlvef abut two months before my arrival, I told Bragg that I was an Invalid from the states, and that I wanted to ride horseback every day while I was In El fienpo. had an Idea that the hojsq which hd already .visited thatlonesome nek ef dgt1 Woti!4iJf ridden Into the neighborhood aad tato aad rTanrttA--L-memogw journcya-T- o iw.l ti-- uMM ,i.. . , hbout ovary day, ending my trips near the cliff and changing- - byfie as often as Braggs forbidding temper would permit By lounging ab6ut the bam I began to know most of the horaes, and one day a chance quhtion directed at the halt wttted negro hostler disclosed the Identity of the proprietors favvrlte saddle horse. That quickly suggested an Inquiry aa to whjth horse Dailey had used, and the anawer waa aa easily given. But it was ih vain I tried t engage either of tho likely looking animals. Bragg insisted that be woaidnt hlr Jason to his own brother, and ss for Daileys hrse, I waa convincingly informed that nobody could ride that animal "In day time except its late master. In other words, quite mannerly and gentle after dark, was an outlaw," a bucking, plunging, runaway broncho during tho day. At last Bragg, with a banker who was to advance the money, went down to the Nurea Valley In a double-teabuckboard to buy gome stock I bribed the negro hoetler to let me have Jason, and, tola time the experiment worked. Jason no sooner felt the alack rein than he pricked up hit ears and trotted quit to tho verge of the bloody shelf above the river. This seemed like something significant and yet I could hardly ccnvlnco myself that there waa any aenalblo way to apply it But when I got up the next morning suddenly it dawned upon me that t the solution ef the mystery, If there was one, lay ta ridlag t the tame place. ! resolved to teat Braggs sincerity by neglecting to ride that day and demanding the forbidden animat for a moonlight gallop. He looked Interestedly at me that evening when I told him what I wanted, said that Jd better wait till It waa real dark," and finally consented to give me Top- 1 , i "Top-G!ant,- t, IIIIWI-"- .; ! I " iji, li Lj il ? Mill .. IM'I!I'" I. rh !.i 'Al , 1 (1 '1 a I ' I A j f- - I fjl ' M tj y Money makes the maro go, and It also takes money to make a horse trot Some mens doand Ilka to be ad der boddom of der ladder; dey visit ts ged down In der seller, rich la lower. Wet lands are generally unproductive. They can be easily rendsre productive and profitable g No Runa Maid The Count dee Mistress I should sty cot. vot-und- Catif Making flster-en- er I had That young Thlxkull goes out la society a good deal, doesnt he? "Yes; he goes out every time h tries to make a hit tand English very well, does bet to tell him No" threa times. i. would ln.e lo ask dtrtryw Ueve the plaintiff to be In the habit 01 speaking the truth?" Must I answer the qu?etlou Judge?" Yes." "Well, I dont see how I can give a direct answer. I havent spoken with the plaintiff for a week or mere, and some habits are very quickly formed, you know." Preference. of Imthirg, said Mrs Partington, from the steam that arose from her tea, as a veil to her blushes Then touching upon 60 delicate a sub Ject. some can bafhe with perfect impunity in water as cold as Greer-land- s icy mcurtalns and Indias cot&l to atrard; but, ler niv part 1 prefer bavo the nVn a little trrp'd " He 1 Speaking Harpy Accident. WTat makes ou look so Wiggle Has eld chap joyous this moiu'-'lomebody left you a pet of rnjnevt Wraggles Say. dont give It aaay !o anyone. Mana has lost the recipe or that WueVrf cake thit she ati raya tries to mtke at thU seasen of he year. Jl evea-in- "Yes. About an hour ago I saw a man kissing her at the other end the piazza Thanks. I was afraid she might be lonesome Tommy (who is being whipped) Say, mom, what are you crying for? Htv Mamma It always hurts to punish you. Tommy, Tommy Maj be if you wore a grea t big soft glove It wouldnt hurt you so bad nr IN TRAINING. one-half- Milk Adulteration Abroad. Doubtless wherever milk ts sold tt la adulterated to a considerable extent. It has been commonly supposed thst adulterations of alt kinds were lest . common than in other countries. If this la ao. It seem not to apply to milk, Tho English authorities, however, keep after the men that are practicing tho adulterations and seem to catch a good many of tho culprits. Tho officials have over reported that It Is no easy matter to get hold ot adulterated milk, as the tellers will not dispose ot anything hut the pure article - to strangers. In some of tho English towns of adulterated milk runs as high as 1( per cent. Much of the milk la adultreated on the train, wbsa being transferred ts th cities and towns. EASY. ice ntstomer me j I bad all ba tfcestrcam. falr-slxe- nr rivertrrnmmm HOW At Claimed. Tou What He Wanted. Edward Goodley." the Sunday school superintendent announced, has passed the best examination in Bible study. As a reward I will give him for a Prize any book he may name. Now. Edward, what shall It be IVliy," said Edward promptly, "I'd like to have Captain Firetooth of the Bloody Avengers, or Flash 0 Light-nieg'- a FeuL" .... Hit Personal Opinion. don't you think it would bo bettei if the sale of liquor was stepped? asked the old lady with tho "Rwt tract. Yes, mum, on one condition," sponded Rummy Roblcson. "What is that? Why, dat dey give It away stead." , Took the Bit In Hit Teeth and Tor Away Into the Night 1 Gallant He watched me mount, too, hut had no time for him because the restive beast under me took the bit in his teetb and tore away into the night tike a scared ghost At first I was strong enough to guide him. but at last my muscles wearied sad I saw with horror that be was making with desperate determination for the lonely point of rocks above the leona Divining my peril without realizing its relation to the murders" 1 was Investigating, I got my feet from the stirrups and jumped to the ground jus as he charged toward the precipice. I rolled headlong over the rocks, cacti and sand, but when I scrambled to my feet and wiped the dust from my eyes ths frantic horse was trotting away. I caught him by the bridle, afraid to mount, and. aa 1 led him back Into the town, met Bragg, riding Jason He looked positively frightened tbs minute he saw me, but when he came up I arrested him. That night I searched his safe and found the watches, papers and trinkets thst had been taken from five ot the murdered mem But the oddtet find" was Dalleya Jewelry and diamonds, which had been missing up to that, time -- .without ftrlllnx any graver scsplcjoa than that his corpse kt been robbed after he had drowned himself. Thats about all. Bragg waa acquitted of murder, but got ten years for robbery. We never did ferret out the horses share In the crime, but I aspect that Dailey death may hvha4penednceldentally while riding with his partner. The latter had robbed the body. Hi success in avoiding suspicion may havs suggested using the horte for other victims. I always fcit sure that Bragg, figured" on getting me, too. Of course the tame horse t night" fiction had a purpose, darkness being the beat time for murderer and gh on. Oh, ye, there was one other incident; we tried lo drive over the cliff, but ho wouldnt go. Wo h villainous horae short him. John IL Baftery. in Chicago Record Herald. Top-Galla- A Welcome Interruption. would be dreadfully annoying to live so near the rail-- . road." Oh, I don't know. Tho screech of the locomotive is most effective ahd opportune sometimes when my wife get wanned up in s dissertation jm my shortcomings." I should He Yes, the crazy chump deliberately rushed at the oncoming engine, and threw himself head first against it. She And was picked up in the next county? He Hardly; they had to take the engine in for repairs. He was a Yale man practicing foy this season's foot ball. think it |