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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09
CHRISTMAS IN WAR Times.

James ID. McCabe has recorded
some interesting experiences of
Christmas under the Confederacy.
The dinner of 1861. he SAYS. did not
differ materially from its predeces-
sors in the piping times of peace"
ard though III 1862 the feast was
homemade, it was ENJOYABLE
Turkeys We're only S11 apiece, and
salt lad fallen to :33 cents pound.
The yule log WAS obtainable at SIS
a cord; wines were to be had bv the
very rich, and sorghum rum, or apple.
peach, or blackberry brandy cost $50
gallon. A few toys were left in the
stores in tho cities, and fire-crackers.
essential to the Southern festival.
were S. a pack. BY 1863 the closest
search of Santa Claus revealed no
playthings, and fire. crackers indicat
ed great wealth or reckless extrava
gance. The few turkeys in the market
were Si0 and $50 apiece; whisky or
sorghum rum for egg-nog cost s75 or
$50 gallon; sugar was IS and SO a
pound, and flour 1926 barrel. With
gold at 2Stm, plain Chistmas dinner
for a large family cost 5000 or $500.
In 1864. when Christmas fell on Sun
day. gold was at 5000. Flour was
5000 Il barrel. sugar 81 an ounce. salt
II Il pound, buttcrS4O. beef $50 to $40.
Wood was 500 cord. Mr.. McCabc
describes Christmas dinner at a
country house near Richmond. The
four gentlemen were in uniform; the
three ladies were in homespun. They
had for dinner $500 ham. and the
last turkey on the plantation, valued
at $l75, with 500 worth of cabbages.
potatoes and hominy. Corn bread
was served made of meal at $50 a
bushcl and salt at 81 "a pound. The
dessert was black nolasses. at $50 a
gallon, and after one cup OF tea-real
tea. worth 500 a pound. treasured
for the occasion as a surprise, and
not sassafras was coffee at dis
cretion, made from sweet potatoes cut
into little squares. toasted and ground
down. Richmond State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

"My father" said Gilhooly, SOL
emnly, 'was more sensitive to colds
than anybody I ever knew. The
slightest exposure gave him a
cold. That must have been very
disagreeable." Indeed it was He
never could sit near draft for q
minute without catching cold. I re-
member on one occasion he was sit
ting in the office of a friend, when all
at once my father began to sneeze.
He insisted that there was a draft in
the room. Every effort was made to
discover where the draft was, but in
vain. The doors and windows were
closed, and there was no fireplace;
but my father kept on sneezing and
insisting there must be draft in the
room, and SO there was" "Where
was lt?' In an envelope on the
table, and it was only little draft
for So 40"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

The claim of the Blackmore family
10 10, the site OF the national Capitol,
"hite House and other public build
mSs; just as the treasury has been
nearly emphed by the Pension bill
ana Ilver and harbor steal. reminds
the New York Ereniny Post of ,rhad
deus Stevens, who one dav after
emptinS his pockets in response to
numerous solicitors who called him
out OF the House and begged for pe
cuniary aid. received tue card OF a
lady who asked his subscription 10
certain charity. Take this
sald Mr.. Stevens. pulling off his wig.
and handing it to the solicitor. lcav-
ing himself as bald as new laid crr,
take this, madam; it is all l have
left.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

. H.'!. r''!'' II } '!". -'.l' L..
N!i'' a@"in passed her riatc, aiid
Hlid> r"ar.'t ont tna h@!ti aid took
up 4 piece. hui Jjuet a- Ii" WAS going
To- i't" "li Il chHnk. littI" shower of
white SklPp"ro ratified off into his tea
You'd better believe hr didr't eat
hluch of thai cheese II" ",t M
sudden Ike and sad hls head achrd
| didn't -" him again very soon.
Mr.. Harris SAID she felt lex t. her
stomach. and left the room. Nance
didn't hn"w what to max" Of il all.
hli' she hu~tlr,! up and said Iii I.'cn
telling stories about L"r. So that |
could catch Silae myself
" "Iou l!r. .yo'. know yuu do. Nance
/ Vincent. didn't care if | did talh
ni"im. hrin' as how Sllas and Mrs.
iiarri:, wa out ot the room.
" ioli lie yourself. you old cap set
TIN snlrr.
Now t. be called cap s"tiin'
snlrr to be called so by Old Nance
| Vincent WIS mora than | cn,,!d
stand; 80 L Went at her. hammer
and tongs."
Nance Vincent" said [ and
You'd better believe | felt mad do
You think You can come here. with
your old hy-hl"Wn cheese. full Of
shippers. with your old chicken 50
tough that Il a dog couldn't eat it.
with the expectation of catchlu' Silas
Harris for Il husband
ION hIay talk and t,tlk. SAID She,
>hlvcilIn@. "hnt can tell Yen one
thing, and $ :" looked vindiciivrly
at me. 81 didn't come here to lie
about FOLKS, and | didn't come here
to set Il trap t" catch ;'ilas Harris" "
NO. ! don't think you did" said |.
"sk!rprrT cheese amt quite the thing
to baIt hihl with; and / don't think
he wouid have such Il wlthrred gal
about as You hr. even If you should
ask him.
Nance swept her old cheese and
chicken into paper bag. then she
tied her old bonnet on her head and
stepped out on the piazza as mad as
hornet
You may go" said |. mol ody
wants you hero with your old mag
Soty cheese"
I'll write a letter to Silas." she
screamed as she switched down the
path, and tell him what q mean
thing YOU be-"
I'm going to tell him what an
old mischief making body you are"
was my answer.
Mrs. Harris now calls me and
went into her room.
Has that spitcful creature gone"
she inquired.
Yes, 1 hope So
"Good rildancc to bad ruhbaon"
said She.
Il hope so." said [.
If Nan Vincent comes here again
I'll get Silas to turn her away. l.
can't have my nerves disturbed again
IN such manner. Now. Peggy, you
may do up the work"
! went at it with Il will. washed
and put away the dishes. swept the
floor. blacked the stove. and then
Silas appeared with two pals of milk.
| went INTO the milk room to help
him strain it and put it on the shell
You had quite IL time with Nance,
didn't you?" and he burst ont laugh
ing.
:" L couldn't help it; she provoked
me.
lou did just right, but you both
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

Among the curious marriages of
that day was one Of John Bridemore
and Anne Sellwood Instead of
bridal array the blushing Anne was
married in her smock, without any
clothes or head gear on" 1t was
not because Anne had TO decent
dress of her own that she came in
her shift, but because of miscon-
ccption of the law. which was under
stood by the discreet Miss Sellwood
to mean that her husband might be
coma liable for her debts. Seeing
her then clad only in her charms,
creditors might believe that that was
all she stood possessed of.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

\ gentleman from Galcna, Idaho.
states that aixty-nine feet of snow
fell at that place last season. The
measurement was taken on IL board
projecting from the roof of she'd
Tie SHOW was brushed off every
twelve hours. This allowed the fall
ing snow to settle at least one third
before being brushed off, 1t is there
fore probable thatithe total snow fall
reached ninety feet
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

EASTERN PEACH CRop.-The enor
nous estimate that was given of the
peach crop this year has been liber-
ally verified. by the close of this
season there will have been sent to
Cincinnati above $1,000 baskets.
and to Chicago twice as many, and
about 100000 direct to New England
cities. The Gamers of Baltimore and
Philadelphia and co-operators located
near the peach growing sections have
operated very heavily this year, using
1,5OO.OOO baskets. Eighty evaporat-
ing establishments have been busy
in Delaware and Maryland ever since
the fruit was ready to be picked.
The evaporating method has almost
pushed the old custom of sun-drying
to one side. In the new process,
peaches can be packed in halves, with
very snowy appearance, that mate
rally helps sales. The market was
very short Of good dried peaches
since summer. and, as crops are apt
to alternate heavy and light. pre-
servers have aimed to provide for a
possible short offering in 1883. 1t is
thought that the crop of this year
will equal that of the remarkable
growth of 1916. In commercial
sense it certainly does. for at that
time the rush of supply was very
sudden.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

A fine pointer dog died at Char
lotte, n. c., very mysteriously. An
autopsy revealed over a quarter of a
pound of nails in his stomach.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

An Alabama Judge decided that
a man who puts his satchel on a seat
on the cars reserves that seat-unless
the man who moves it is bigger than
he is.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

A bridal couple boarded the train
at Kemptville the other day. The
groom was strapping fellow, and
squeezed tho bride into seat next
tho window. Some of the train
hands who were posted put the news
boys up to bringing in the box of
baby rattles and offering the en-
barrassed party their choice for tivo
cents. All sorts of excuses were Of
fered by the man as reasons for not
buying. Finally he made clean
breast of the situation with: "See
here. young feller, I've only been
married a little over fifteen minutes.
Give us a rest. We don't want to
set up house keeping right here in
the car. Keep your tinware an I'll
be along next year. If the returns
are satisfactory, 1 Il buy Your whole
caboodle."
The richest man in Mexico is de-
clared to bo an Irishman named Pa
triocio Milmo. whose possessions are
valued at Sl0,000,0O0. He lives on a
high tableland comprising 100000
acres, which is somo $500 feet high,
the sides of it being rocky and per
pendicular. His residence is hand
some stone structure furnished in
royal fashion. Several times he has
been captured by brigands and been
compelled to pay from $4,000 to S25,
600 ransom. Recently he caused the
approaches to this piece of tableland
to be SO altered as to convert the
place into sort of citadel, accessible
only by a narrow path, which is OBJ
structed by an iron gate of enormous
proportions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

Beecher has looked over several
Sunday school libraries, and it is his
candid opinion that Is books out OF
every 20 are too boshy for any intel
ligent child to read.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

There are persons now living who
saw tire" criminals publicly whipped
IL he northcrly end of the park il
Middlebury village, VT, about 1906
The locality has recently been point
ed out, and marble post set to indi
cate the place.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

.feople who go to court for Justice
oiteh get more Of it than they want.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

The Attorney General of Quebec,
MIR. Joseph Alfred Mousseau, recent
" appointed Il gentleman a Justice of
the Peace, and i'll officially notifying
him Wrote: AS | have been in
formed that IL certain number Of
whom | have raised to the position
OF J. L. are dead aud buried. you
will be kind enough to let he know
before ten days whether You are dead
OF alive. In ease you do not reply
within the next l0 days You will be
considered as being dead"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-09

A NOTED MURDERER. R.-One of tho
most popular men of the time, in New
York, is Edward s. Stokes, who roso
to fame. and, us it seems, to fortune.
by killing Col. Fisk. A few days
ago he dropped into a tavern near
brooklyn, where he was cordially
greeted by a crowd Of bankers, mer-
chants, millionaires, lawyers and
other prominent people. For some
years after the great event of his life,
Stokes kept very quiet. Then he
suddenly came forward as the land
lord of "a magnificent drinking place,
connected with tho Hoffman House.
The place is gorgeously fitted up with
silver and gold, nude pictures of
rare beauty, and is crowded day and
night by swells. Then he became a
favorite with John w. Mackey, the
bonanza king. Then he speculated
in theatrical business, and is going
to build a theater of his own. His
last inclination is toward fast horses
and the turf He is still good look
ing man. though his hair Is getting
gray, and his face is deeply frurowcd.
He is hero among women, crowds
of whom on one occasion focked to
see his nude pictures and taste his
old wines. Now the question is, will
his fame grow dim when the slayer
of Jesse James. puts i'll his appear
aucel
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06
Nothing Bat d Tramp.


The flowers that l cherished IN my
childhood,
Have withered and gone to decay.
And like the flowers OF the wild wood,
Have gone, but only aatrav.
Yes they've gone Ike the years 1T my
infancy,
The heart that was young and gay,
They We gene, and it seems that I fancy
My locks are ali turning to gray
When | WAS but child with my mother,
! oft-trmes would prattle round her
knee.
Bnt an! those few thoughts / would
smother,
III her dear face once more could see
Ny brothers and sisters too from me
have parted,
Their mile l will never more see,
fes we are parted and broken hearted,
poor wandering refugee.
OF the friends that knew in my child.
hoo5i,
Some sleeping in the cold, cold grave,
While others have arrived at full
Manhood.
Wearing the hearts of the brave.
Here. I. like the breezes thatre driven
Am drifting DER life's windy plain,
With naught but the blue sky of heaven
10 shield me from frost aud from rain
A. S. A.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06

Wednesdays coach came IN with
"a complete load Of old timers, return.
fig from their winter haunts MIR.
ard Mrs E. f Pinihara, who have
spent the winter at their former
home, Drumbo, Canada returned
looking well, Mr. Primer also re-
turned from the east, where he
bas for the past month been Skin
nishing IN mining interests Joseph
Rivers our well known pioneer
blacksmith aud merry man like
wise put in q sudden appearance
from California The entire mum
Der Of newcomers we're tesadered 8
musical welcome by the fetcham
Band
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06
Notice OF Forfeiture.
To ]. II. JagIes

You will please take notice that have
expended the sum Of one hundred dol
lars, in money and labor, on each and
everyone CT the following lode
mining claims, viz: The Greek, b. B :
Med, Home Ticket and Saratoga
mines situated III sawtooth Min
ing District, Alturas county, Idaho
Territory for the year 1882, and unless
your share of the same lit being one
half of said expenditure on each elaim)
tegethef with interest and costs thereon,
is paid within ninety days from the date
OF the service of this notice, your inter
est In said mining claims will be forfeited
to me by process of law. under the act
Of Congress approved May 10. 1879.
A. W. MCDONALD.
Keschnm. April 6, 1889.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06

In 1879 George B Robinson was
atore-keeper ia Eeadville with a
stock Of goods valued at $4,000.
One day he grub staked' miner
with $50 worth Of provisions. The
prospector sailed forth and soon af-
ter discovered the Robinson mine Of
the Ten Mile District. near Lead
vile, aud Robinson realized $1,000
000ffom bis Investment OF thetridine
sum of $50.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06

Bring in The horaoa
Streets alive with newcomers
Supplies going to the hills daily
The Daily News Miner isa sheet
OF neat appearance
Found: 4 ladies' dark kid glove
May be had at thisoiiice.
Mr. Harper returned Wednesday
morning With bis stock
The streets aro literally alive
with enthusiastic new corners
Col 1diller and Thoa. Clohscv
were serenaded by tho band last
evening.
The Bellevue people will get loft
when they attempt to arrange their
Brass Band for the 23rd instant
John Comers owner Of the Night
Hawk mine on Warm Spring creek
has returned from the lower country
Billy Reinhardt has already
shipped bis goods from Bellevue ana
viii open up his new stand in grand
style soon.
En- route to Yop yesterday, We
counted 44men whom We met III
various conveyanoea and foot
sbound for Ketchumn
w. G. Robbins returned from
Raft River recently with 1a head o.
horses taken out to winter. al
were in fair condition
Joe Rivers is repairing and rsft-
ting his shop, putting in another
forge, enlarging etc, preparatory to
the pending rush
Geo. Frauey foreman of the Vi
anna CO.. came down Sunday even
ing and went on to Salt Lake Mon
day to visit bis family.
Dixie Boone of Quadriile band
fame from down the river has been
spending d few days in this vicinity
on prospecting venture,
The fire brigade has at last found
a suitable place for headquarters
It is between Bender & Lock
mans and the Regulator hall
Some ahoodoo" had the gaul te
run in Messrs Metzler and Pilmer
while in Ogden az gentlemen from
HALEY" rs It appeared in the 0gder
Pilot;
Yor BOASTS Of female barber nov
We didn't deem it advisable to e
blowing around about it, but ws
have been SO favored for long tim'
and will back our tahsorial Annie
~ ainst the field.
10. Pinkham and Maj Hyndmai
visited the county scat on business
this week, making three days sta,
Of it. Strange to relate, they go
up in time for the morning conch
Will wonders never eeaseY
The Bon Ton Restaurant is as
sunitig i dandy air. The bay win
iows being put in will add great.
to the neatness and attraction of tn
place. Ii will be refnrnished b.
May 1st and opened up in frat elias
style.
It has been proposed to til
Ketchum band, that they play Q
stated occasions, giving the publ
al home and nesghboring, the Der
eft Of regular open door concerts
The proposition viii probably b
accepted.
Thomas e. Clohe6g and Co
Miller aud wife came in BY privat
conveyance from shoshone, 1t 9 {
clock Wednesday evening Th
former RON Salt Lake to. resum
his business intarests IN this place
and the latter from phifaaeluhit
being general manager OF ne Phi
edeiphia smelters here.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06
Stage Arrivals.

Mr. Thompson; Brady; Rheim
S. Graham ] A Fosburgi Fred
Johnston, Joe Pinkham; N Irving.
E A Aardingi Bag Irving, @ Il.
Wsateerby; ] Coughman Maj
HyndiAan; J z Hill; ! p Brown
J. " Platt E G Cork; Vim Brown;
Galladdi Steffums; L Stuck; c win;
F Blanee, r D Reid; " NJ Steward;
A Drake, S Burk, G w Cheer; W
@ Waeds clniid Milligan; Ri Dauid.
SON
J Kutdston, N Storm Gustie =
Leibesi w . Hathaway, ] Pilmer1
& z Pinkham and wife;J L Rivers
Wm Cane, ] Phien; E Beckett; ] +
s1oughiB D Niece, 4 Petty {
Adams ] + Burke. and f'hos Istvan.
gers
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06
Stage Schedule On Wood River Fol
The Future.

It being generally understood
that track laying on the Wood
River Branch @. S. T. will be de-
layed for some time on account OF
unfinished grade, and that it will
not reach Bellevue before June. Ar
Engagements are being made BY the
stage line to connect closely with
trains at Shoahone.
r. G. Watson division supt., for
tfilmer Salisbury 6 Co. who came
mp on Sunday, states that in few
days arrangements will be com
pleted by which coaches and mail
for all of Wood River and Sawtooth
towns leave shoshone at 4 p. NJ, on
arrival of train from the east and
south come straight through, break
inst at Ketehum, ind go henee di-
rect to the upper country. This
arrangement will last fully two
months, and will give Us Salt Lake
mails in about 40 hours, aud New
York mails in 6 and ore half days
Express and passenger time the
same OF course
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06
SPRING TiaE.

Everything evinces the fact that
spring has come, and to stay, and
the business season begun. Coaches
are daily loaded with returning
wanderers. Business men, pros
pectors, artisans and sporta, who
went hence to pass the winter in
pursuit OF business or pleasure. All
return hopeful and enthusiastic, end
buckle to work and business with
vim and vigor. Doors and windows
that have been closed and darkensd
are opened up, and painting, re-
painting and renovating IN general
made the order of the day Snow
has entirely disappeared from the
streets and nearly 30 from the bills,
which begin to look green with the
new grass on which the returning
herds of stock now feed
Public and all kinds Of out door
work and labor is being resumed
and very soon the humorous saw
mills in our vicinity will be ripping
away lively, to supply the i'm
ihense demand tor lumber
The Philadelphia Smelling works
are preparing for q constant run tor
The whole season Of both 40 ton
stacks, and Col Miller the manager
10 charge says the prospects are
good for their building at least one
additional stack this season and
probably more. They have ahund-
ance of ore and other material on
hand Tor q start, and several weeks
run, that was left over at the works
when they closed down in the fall.
Hundreds of wood and tie cutters
have been at work in the timber
near town all winter, and very soon
the roads and streets will be con-
stantly thronged and alive with
teams, hauling lumber, wood ore,
ties, iron, lime, aud provisions and
supplies of every nature, coaches
arriving and departing up and down
the river several times daily, and
there will be more life, activity, and
genuine substantial business hustle
in and atound Ketehum than on all
the balance Of the river combined
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-06

A very promising prospect, that
evidently needs only deveiopement.
The aurtaee groupings are large and
we'll defined bearing mineral
throughout. About 70 feet of tan-
neling has already heen accom-
Elished exhibiting a three foot ledge
and Every indication Of high grade
ore