The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-07-20
EXCHANGE EPIToME.
Crumbs Condensed and Clipped
from Papers from all Parts.

Chicago, according to census
just published, has population OF
100000.
Vcnnor predicts rainy July,
stormy August and q fair but frosty
September.
The Gowcrnracnt purchased silver +
to the amount of s25, 100000 during
the past year.
The part of the human body I
which shows the most color IS the |
iris of the eye.
The author Of the song, "Sec that
my Grave is kept Green" is in IN
jail at Indianapolis.
Copper has advanced greatly in
the market Of late, and copper mines
are now anxiously sought tor.
Mexican revenue collectors arc re-
ported as committing outrages
across the border in Arizona.
A wire 400 feet long can be made
from one grain of silver. Such a
wire is finer than human hair.
Petroleum is said to be discovered
iii New Mexico, even III greater
abundance than in Pennsylvania.
King Alfred used to measure the
| flight Of time by device Of twelve
candles, graduated soas to burn two
hours.
| Colorado has won the right to be
called the Golden State. Her mines
/ prodkeed s20,000,000 of gold and
silver last year
! tits is estimated that $4,000 head
I of cattle have been driven from Mon
tana this yea'. The average price
1 paid per head was s25.
A bottle of fifty gallons capacity,
the largest ever made in this comp
try, wasS lately blown at MIliviiBc,
New Jersey.
From animal remains il is conclu-
dcsIvhat Great Britain w,ts at one
time connected with the mainland,
and the English Channel was dry.
There is 4 Chinaman in San Fran
cisco who has red har. His coui..
trymen treat him with superstitious
respect. In all ceromonials he takes
the lead.
Six million pounds Of plumbagc
are annually imported into the Uni
ted States, ana stiIl there arc i'm
: mense deposits in this country uu
touched.
The mining companies Of Daa
wood, Dakota Terrltory, have paiI
in dividends, Gurng the pa
six months of 1882, the sum .
: $3.50 500.
The number of farms in the Uni
ted States in 1880 was 40S, ,9O7. .
these 1884 ,306 were occupied i,
J, owners, 322,357 We're rented at
fixed money rental,
During the last fiscal year Uncl
, Sam sold 100000 600 acres of his Ii
!, tie farm. The various and State
parted with at least 700 acre
: and most Of it was sold to actu'
settlers.
There are Indications of gref
! exodus ofeolored people from Sout
> Carolina next fall. 1t is though
that this transfer of voters ma
n have an important effect upon Il
hit politics OF Arkansas.
al One of the mistakes of Ingersc
was his putting $4,000 into stoel
of mining, which he could low pu
chase for 5000 1t will be remel
J bered that Moses never made al
: mistakes is1saiiss about mining stocks.
The secs -shaliing expedition
the season. Is just started for al,
\ lza, ,MherS hey expect to open
Ks very rich silver mine, exceeding
value anything known in this g
= eration. The company prospect
the ground last season, and is 81
to be sure of success.
=. They are trying to get Ha
Monk to drive on the Yosem
ars route, but the old veteran will l
leave the road where he met CIR
ar ley and shook him up so. Ha
VI prefers to remain where he is a
astonish Hoosiers with his bic
and thunder stories. Ruby !
m. News
The Pendleton Tribune is resp
sible for the following: John Sh
while gathering up band OF hor
,-o lately purchased of E. j Somm
WS vile, discovered among them 70
yeas old gliding with two perfec
formed horns The horns start |
just above the depression over
eyos, two inches long, and stand
rds' out like spikes. In all other respe
'ery sra he is perfectly formed, which ma
N him the veritable horned horse