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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-13
Popular SupcrstitiOns.

1t is very wise TO set our faces against
superstitions, but who in his secret heart
does not encourage a favorite one? /
never met the person who did not.
There are many people who hate to
see the new moon over the left shoulder;
if they do, somehow something always
goes wrong" they declare. They do
not believe such things. of course; but
so it is.
Another cannot endure Il stranger who
parts him from companion with whom
he is walking in the street; others will
not raise umbrellas over their heads in
the house, and there are men who turn
pale if they spill salt
A dry-goods merchant of great wealth
believed that his fortune would depart
when he ceased to patronize an old apple
woman on Il certain corner, and there
are many who would fear for their lives
if they lost Il certain trinkct or Jewel.
Ii is said that the mother of the Roth
childs always lived in her queer little
house, in crooked street, Ito keep her
sons their luck" Every morning SER
wants took her to their splendid houses
in a sedan chair, but she ALWAYS slept
in the house where they were born.
Most people have special dream that
forebodes evil and | know many who
declare that it is fact that one who
boasts of being $50 very WELL to-day,
finds himself i'll on the morrow There
may be some good reasons for this, it
actually happens SO often.
To tumble upstairs is supposed to post
pone wedding. You'll not be married
this year. cries some one. And to turn
back three tnlSsis regarded by many
as warning to remain ut home.
Terror seiZes brides heart if il
rains on her wedding morn, and to wear
the marriage ring for moment before
it Is put on for good is believed to bring
very ill luck indeed
As for an opal-the prettiest stone
possible, though very minor jewell
confess TO being supcrstitious about that
II is the siliest fancy in the world, but
| would not put one on my finger for
anything. Its baneful way of changing
from red or blue To stone color is iiend-
ish, and its fire, that glows and grows
dim by turns, is uncanny.
| believe u superstition or two to be
rs natural to every human being as are
those little sparks of vanity which we
refuse to acknowledge, but which, after
all, help to keep us alive.-NeU York
Ledqcr.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-13
Closing tut. window.


Stories of Tom Corwin, of Ohio, are
being told again. recall one | heard
years ago in college town i'm Ohio,
where Cnrwin struggled with Greek
roots and Latin conjuga:;onS for a
winter or two. IL was. like many of the
college towns in the west. II religious
centre, the institution being supported
by denOminational contributions. There
were the usual winter revivals, when il
was the extreme effort to bring in all
the new students as converts. Corwin
was swept in with the tide. In four or
five weeks he backslid. One of the
fathers of the church went to him to
counsel him, and in the course of their
conference wanted to know why Corwin
had fallen from grace. Corwin had an
enormous mouth, which. when it was
opened, was rs huge in its way as an
alligatOr's. He said he had been insult
ed by Deacon Smith. The good brother
asked for further explanation. WELL"
said Corwin. '.when | stood up ut the
back of the lecture room to relate my
experience and opened my mouth.
Deacon Smith rose up in front and says:
"Will some brother please close that
window and keep it closed9 IN Y
Tribune
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-13
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your APP
petite is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you are fidgetty, nervous,
and generally out of sorts, and want to
brace up. Brace up, but not with slim
ulents, spring medicines, or bitters,
which have for their basis very cheap,
bad whisky, and which stimulate you
for an hour, and then leave you in
worse condition than before. What
YOU want is an alternative that will pur-
ify your blood, start healthy action of
Liver and Kidneys, restore your vitali-
ty, and give renewed health and
strength Such medicine you will
find in Electric Bitters, and only 50
cents bottle at J. r. Jones' Drug Store
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lege, and those who scott 1T the sUory
find it hard to explain why Robinson
started for home as he did, and arrived
just in time TO arrest the hardened fell
lows, who were promptly sent to state
prisOn.-N Y. SIM.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-13
IMPROVING PRAIRIE son

The Value of SunfOwers a. Fuel and Food
for Cattle---PrOgress In Cattle
Breeding.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-08-13

More elk. deer and mountain sheep
were grazing in the Yellowstone Nation
al Park during the past winter than
had been seen in that locality for many
years.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10
Mcn Who Speak Lightly Of
Women.

Of all the evils prevalent among
men, we know Of none more blight
ing in its moral effects than to
speak slightingly of the virtue of
women; nor is there anything in
which men are so thoroughly mis-
taken as the low estimate they
form of the integrity of women
not of their own mothers and
sisters, but of others they forget,
are somebody ,else's mothers and
sisters. AS rule, no person who
surrenders to this detestable habit
is to be trusted with any enter
prise requiring integrity of charac-
ter. Plain words should be spoken
on this point, for the evil is gen.
eral one and deep-reeted. If men
are sometimes threwn into the
society of thoughtless or lewd
women, they have Re more right to
measure all other women by what
they see in them, than they would
have to estimate the character of
honest and respectable citizens by
the development of crime. Let
men remember that the chief hap
piness of life depends upon their
utter faith in women. No worldly
wisdom, no misantropic philosophy,
no generalism can cover or weaken
this fundamental truth. 1t stands
like the record of God itself, for it
is nothing less than this, and
should put an everlasting seal upon
lips that are wont to speak slight
inglv of women.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10

left eye and cut the ball. A scar
appeared and the doctor in charge
attempted to remove it with nitric
acid, which burnt terribly, but
which removed the scar. 1t
appeared again, however, couple
Of weeks later, and the doctor
wishing to make a neat job of it,
regardless of the boys protesta-
tions, again washed the whole eye
bali with nitric acid and effectually
destroyed all its sight. The other,
through bad treatment, also became
almost useless, and DR.. Milburn
passed through his school days and
college life with shade over his
right eye and his book close up to
his face. Later he lost his sight
entirely.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10
Mark TWnlm's War Expert
Pmcc.

Mark Twain has several times
related his war experience. lie
makes a funny story out of it and
endeavors to convey the impress
sion that he joined the Confeder-
ates in a boyish frolic. y wcstren
paper makes the point thai Mark
and his comrades fired into Federal
transports on the Mississippi.
Mark was captured and paroled,
but went on with bushwhacking.
lie was captured second time and
sent to St. Louis, whreupon he
skipped across the plains to Nevada
and Joined the staff of paper in
Virginia City, If this is true his
tory of the humorist's military
career, there will be good many
people up north who will not be
inclined TO FORGIVE or forget
Atlanta Constitution.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10
GA.lsANINl:S.

General c. J. Raine's new yacht,
which is to outsail the Puritan, will
be named the Mayhower.
In indianapolis there is concern
because the Hendricks monument
fund is but $4,000 and has stopped
growing.
Minnie Everett, daughter of u
wealthy Atlanta, Georgia, family,
discarded rich young man, fled to
Chattanooga and married an acrobat
in travelling circus.
The Nebraska City saloon keep
crs have all signed an agreement
not to sell any liquor TO any man
who is known to have signed the
temperance pledge.
John Hawkins, 105 years of age,
and his wife, aged twenty-one, Of
Douglas county, Illinois, rejoice in
the arrival of an heir. The old
man seems likely to survive sew
eral years yet.
The Chinese government is about
to provide the Emperor, who is
fifteen years old, with consort,
and with that end in view has
selected a number Of Mancho girls,
from whom his imperial majesty
will select an Empress and
scraglio.
1t is said in the Philadelphia
Record that friends Of Mrs. Han
cock are expressing surprise that
neither Mrs. Grant nor Mrs. Gar
field has subscribed to the fund for
Mrs. Hancock. The Grant family
even failed to send a representa-
tive to the Generals funeral.
James Walker, who died in
Uniontown, Ohio, last week, was u
miser, and had accumulated about
$4,000, which he had invested in
United States bonds to escape tax
alton. In summer his principal
food was clover leaves and bran,
and in winter he spent most of the
time in bed and lived on raw corn
meal
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10


The Independent gives the fol-
lowing particulars of the killing ut
Tecoma, Nevada, mentioned in yes
tcrday's Timcs-Review:
Sunday morning in Mundell's
barroom at Tecoma, S. Ross Worth
ington, q cattleman, and John
Campton, a sheepman, engaged in
a shooting scrape where both par
ties were killed Worthington dying
i'm half an hour and Campton in
about four hours after being shot.
1t appears few days prior TO the
shooting, a gentleman named Stan
ton, and Campton had some trouble
over a dog. Sunday morning
Worthington and Stanton break
tasted together at Mundcll's, Camp
ton being at the same table.
WortMngton remarked in friendly
way, "Your dog pried my door
open last night and licked my
face" Campton replied in some
insulting language, which at tie
time was dropped. Worthington
came out with Stanton to the
barroom, when Stanton said to
Worthington, "You were grossly
insulted." Worthington said, II
will ask him for an explanation
when he comes out" Stanton said,
"That man is armed" and upon
Worthington saying he was not
heelcd Stanton replied, eco to my
room, and on my desk you will
find a six-shooter with every cham
Der full" Worthington got the
weapon and returned. About this
time Campton came out of the
dining ROOM, and Worthington
asked him, "What did you mean
by that remark? Were you allud-
ing to me?" Campton replied,
take it as you damn please"
After some further wrangling shoot
ing commenced, Campton firing
first, the bullet taking effect about
four inches above and one inch to
the left Of the navel. Worthing-
toms first shot missed, but the next
shot took effect in Campton's neck,
paralyzing him. Both men were
much respected in the community.
Worthington being wealthy, having
refused $4,000 for his herds last
year Campton was originally
from Chico, being o member of the
Chico Odd Fellows Lodge. Judge
Congcr, acting coroner, bcld an
inquest, and Worthington's body
was sent to Oakley, on Lower
Goose Greek, to his parents for
intermcnt. Both men were sober,
neither being drinking men.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10
Notice Of Forfeiture.

To W. G. DrrrY:
Vt ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
We, the undersigned, have expended
hundred SOD dollars in labor and
; ;%pfk upon the Crow n Point lode min
iaiin. situated in Sawtooth Mining Dis
i, =, ounty of Alturas, Territory Of Idaho,
.fHer Ia hold said claim under the pro-
H. - of section 1924 Revised Statutes oi
81 |,'ed States. being the amount requir-
II i"ld the same for the year ending
s. pier 81. 1855. That your proportion
: ~ expenditure due by you. NJ. {. Duffy,
,Lr ty-tiircc (S3.3;) dollars and thirty
81 cents, lawful lnoney of the United
,nLi;' ana If within ninety days after the
ili'Ia,ion ili OF this notice. or lSl days from
vo,. uatc, YOU fail or refuse to contribute
co.., proportion of said expenditure, as
h.co'.'c. your interest in said claim will
your e n uie property Of the undersigned,
SI ,,o-oyners. under section 2j2l Revised
''"S vi the United States
GEO. \. PHILBRICK,
H., DENNIS kULLAHAK,
ru AZ Vienna. Idaho. Jan. -, 1886.
4"s' pdblication Jan. 23 1886
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Fred Douglass and his Sue.
ceSSOr.

The resignation of Frederick
Douglass from the Office Of recorder
of deeds for the District of Colum-
bia calls attention once more to
this lion of the colored people,
who, though in his 10th year, APP
pears as strong and healthy as ever.
He can well retire from labor, as he
possesses a fortune of about $780,
900, and he has beautiful home
surrounded by large grounds on
the other side of the Potomac, over
looking Washington. 1t is the old
Van Hook masion, the home of a
noted negro-hater, who, when he
divided up his lands for sale, put
into every deed stipulation that the
purchaser should in no case sell to
a negro. Fred Douglass owns it
to-day, and the whole of the estate,
so divided, is dotted with the
homes of colored men. Douglass
was, you know, a slave, and he
fought as boy with the dogs for
the crumbs that fell from his mast
er's table. He has made his money
chiefly by lecturing, and by paper
called The North Star, which he
used to edit. He got 800 a night
lecturing and he invested his
money in government bonds and
real estate. There is no pleasantcr
home in Washington than his, and
his white wife is beautiful and
accomplished lady.
His successor is also a cOlored
man, Mr.. James c. Matthews, Of
Albany, n. Y. He is 3S years old
and very successful lawyer. In
1850 he won a free scholarship in
an Albany academy over thirty
white boy applicants and graduated
from there with great honor, car
rying away the first prize and a
medal for the best English assay.
He is, like Douglass, d natural ora
tor, and is regarded as one Of the
coming leaders of his race. The
office to which he is appointed is
said to be worth from 5000 to
$40, 900 a year. PERRY BARTON.
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Notice of Forfeiture.
InJ l.. Rainl,ergcr.

T"J +. Hamburger:
\ot ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
have expended one hundred dollars
:, ~ labor and improvements upon the
Inn "a;' 81 lode mining claim, situated ON
Mc'i Boulder Creek. Warm Springs Creek
Mihii-' District AlturaS Co., Idaho Terri
tory. M order Ia hold the said premises
nhdrr The provisions of section 2j2i of the
h'Nl>ci Statutes uf the United, being TIE
amount required to hold the same for the
year ending December 81. iSSj, and II
N'lihn ninety days from the service of this
hVlrc or within ninety DAYS after dis
i"icc hy publication) }. including costs of
rihlicdii'n YOU fail cor refuse to contribute
Your Proportion of such expenditure a.
l""Nucr Your intcrc>; in said claim your
nl,rr>i being nnc-iourih. amounting tn $25
WY l"c"ne the property of the subscriber
"hicr >aid section 231i
WM. SCHULTZ.
ilaied al Kctchum. Idaho. Jan. ., 1856.
r'f>i publication Jan. 8. lSs6.
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VOL. 5.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To ]. w. Hines T:

To J. w. Hines:
L have expended one hundred dollars
in labor and improvements upon the Car.
pemter lode mining claim. situated in
Warm Springs Creek Mining District Altu-
ras county. Idaho Territory, in order To
hold said premises under the provisions Of
section 1924 Revised Statutes of the United
States, being the amount require! to hold
the same for the year ending December 81 4,
1885. and if within ninety days from the
service of this notice or within ninety days
after this notice by publication). }. including
costs of publication, you fail or refuse TO
contribute your proportion of such cxpend-
iture rs co-owncr, your interest in the
said claim will become the property of the
subscriber under said section gi2&
g. w. MILLER.
Dated at ketchum Idaho, Jan. 9 1885.
First publication Jan. . 1856.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10

Chickens are scarce and high on
Camas Prairie, Idaho, $500 per
doz., and Mrs. s., an esteemed
rancher's wife living on the Prairie,
very much desiring to hear the
cackle of the busy hen and chanti-
cleer's merry crow, adopted a cheap
and ingenious method last spring
to acquire a brood. Preserving a
dozen fresh eggs, Mrs. S., went in
search of Mrs. hawks hidden nest,
and was not long in finding one
with dozen embryo hawks snugly
hidden in the grass, and mother
away. Carefully removing mother
hawks eggs and substituting a
dozen of mother hens, she hid away
to await results, in the meantime,
however, ,convertibly accommodating.
In due time she visited the nest,
and her surprise and JOY may well
well be conceived on seeing nine
little chicks as happy as chicks
could be, chirping in the nest, and
as lively and healthy as ever mother
hen incubatcd. Gently transferring
them to her home, where all lived
to cluck and crow to the greatest
delight of. their mistress. = Sho-
shone Journal.
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I'm the District Court of the Second Judicial
District. of the Territory of Idaho, IN ana
for the County of Alturas.
ELIZABETH J. NELLY, Plaintiff,
SAMUEL Nelly, Defendant.
The People of the United States in the Ter
rtorv of Idaho send Greeting to SdIiuci
Nelly, Defendant
XOU ARE HEREBY REQJ IRED TO
appear in an action brought against
you by the abovc-namcl llainiiii, IN
the District Court of the Second Judiclal
District IF the Territory OF Idado, in and
for the County of Alturas. aud ~ answer
the complaint fled therein, within ten days
exclusive of the day of service, after the
service on you of this Stiuinon>-it served
within this county: or. il served out of tins
county, bEt in this district. within twenty
DAYS: otherwise. within forty days - or
Judgment by default will bc taken against
you according To the prayer of said com
plaint.
bonds of matrmony heretofore and now
existing between you and the plaintiff, allcg-
ing that this action l. based upon Your
tIcscrtiun and failure Ia provide for her the
common ncccssarc> of iifc the facts more
fully ap,caring in plaintiffs complaint. a
certified cnpv uf which is herewith served.
And Won are hereby notified that II you
fail To appear and answer the said COM
plaint. as abovc-rcqnircd. the said plaintiff
viii take default and apply 10 the Court for
the relief demanded in plaintiirs 5 complaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal nf the District Court Of the
Second Judicial District OF the
Territory Of Idaho. III aud for
l.. > the County of Alturas, this 18th
- day of January, in the year OF
Lord one thousand eight hun
drel and eighty-six.
A. l.. RICHARDSON.
Clerk of the District Court
BY Il. u. RicHARps,,
Deputy Clerk.
E.O. WHEELER, Plaintiffs Attcrny.
First publication Feb. g, 1886.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10

Texas editors do not believe in
materialized spirits. They say that
good whisky won't freeze.-Texas
Siftings.
Misfortunes never come singly.
The English sparrow travels in
fiocks and the small boy in gangs.
Lowell Citizen.
Said an Alabama mother: "Nev-
er would l call boy of mine Alias,
if had hundred to name. Men
by that name is allus cuttin' up
capers."
Papa, what is a luxury? Father
1t is something, my son, that we
can do without. Logical boy
What a luxury a mosquito must
be.-Golden Days.
1t is generally conceded that the
Presidents phrase innocuous des-
uetude" palcs by comparison with
Mr.. Bayard's consuetudinary priv
ilege" in his letter to the Chinese
Minister.
A Louisville citizen had his water
supply shut off by the company,
and did not discover it for two
months. There are some advant-
ages in living in Kentucky.-Bur-
lington Free Press.
Scientists are now hunting up
reasons for the recent blizzard
which has affected this section.
We mention it for their informa-
ton that recently a women's con-
vention was held in Chicago with
open doors.-Lowell Citizen.
The members of the senior class
at Yale have been requested to
write an essay on the question now
at issue between President Clcye-
land and the Senate. Until these
essays are completed, nothing fur
ther will be done at Washington.
Burlington Free Press.
First Socialist" Remember the
meeting tonight, Josef. Import
ant questions TO be discussed.
Assassination of Bismarck, blow
ing up the Washington Monument,
kidnapping Victoria" Second So
cialist-"I have SO many duties,
Heinrich, | cannot attend. / an"
ave are also going to decide
whether we shall have beer at our
meetings in future" What! Have
our rights been questioned? Are
our liberties invaded? Heinrich,
when Justice calls l am at my post.
| will be there. ."-Philadelphia Call.
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THE KETCHUM KEYSTONE.

The KEYSTONE has long been ackn"wt
edged la be the sole representative ~ the
Great Upper Wood River ard Sawtoottl
mining regions. and. located as II Is in tire
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face of the earth, and isav-
ing nothing undonc to present its readers Z,
complete synopsis of all mining news ani
Developments as well matters OF local
importance in the growth Of kctchum, tire
future metropolis of Idaho. il is an invalua-
BILE guide for capital and informant to the
settler Of every craft and position. Sub
scribe for it. read it. and let your friends
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10

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those who start at once. STlSsoN & 70
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I. E. Clohecy & TO.
R a N K HR9,
kETCHUM, IDAHO.


Transact a general banking business in
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Interest paid on Time Deposits.
Buy and sell Exchange on all the leading
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Sell Exchange on the principal cities of
Great Britain, Ireland, Switzerland France,
Belgium, Holland, Norway, Swcded, Den
mark, Italy, Russia, Germany and Austria.
Collections made with prompt returns at
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Certificates of deposits issued payable on
demand.
Accounts solicited
ORES PURCHASED AT THE
HIGHEST MARKET PRICES.
CORRESPONDENTS:
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SALT LAKE,
CHICAGO First National Bank.
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I'm the District Court of the Second Judicia
District. of the Territory of Idaho, IN ai'
for the County of Alturas.
ELIZABETH J. NELLY. Plaintiff,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-04-10

What this country needs is a
scientist who will invent . placid
smile to be worn by women when
they enter street car and can't
And q seat.-Ncw Haven News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-20

WINE drinking is the mother of all
mischief, the root of crimes, the spring
of vices, the whirlwind of the brain,
the overthrow of the sense, the tempest
of the tongue, the ruin of the body, the
shame of life, the stain of honesty and
the plague and corruption of tho soul.
st. AUguStiae.