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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13

kept alive, and l do not now know
of any instance in which precept
can better be enforced by example
than this. Both sides in Tennessee
showed the courage to fight. l am
confident they have also that higher
quality-the magnanimity mutual
ly to forgive.
This answer was worthy of the
man who dared to speak eloquent
words of praise over Charles Sum-
ner's grave, on the eve of his elec-
ton to the U. S. senate as the rep
resentative of the white line demo-
Gratis of Mississippi. Lamar was
30 dcvout a secessionist i'll 1860
that he wrote Davis, December "a I:
=" l rejoice that we have you to rest
upon and confide in; l do not
know what we could do without
you. May God preserve you to us.
/ am as ever and forever your sup
porter, ally and friend" Lamar is
a sincere Southern man, but he had
brains and philosophic candor
enough to agree with Blaine in
1879, that "the ballot in the hands
of the negro, however its exercise
may have been embarrassed and
diminished, has been to that race a
means of defense and an element
of progress" Mr.. Lamar said:
"If slavery was to be abolished,
it must, / think, be admitted that
there could be nothing short of
complete abolition, free from any
of the ailinities of slavery and this
would not have been effected SO
long as there existed any equality
before law. The ballot was, there
fore, a protection of the negro
against any such condition, and
enabled him to force his interests
upon the legislative consideration
of the South. And / think / can
safely say for that people what Mr..
Blaine says for himself, that if the
question were again submitted to
their judgment, they would vote
for negro suffrage in the light of
experience with more confidence
than they voted for it in the light
Of an experiment"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13

potato went out on mash
And sought an onien bed;
sThats pie for mel" observed the squash
And all the beats turned red;
go way" the onion weeping cried,
"Your love I cannot be;
The pumpkin be your lawful bride,
You cantelope with me-"
But onward still the tuber came,
And laid down at her feet;
You caulitower by any name
And it will smell as wheat;
And l, too. am an early rose,
And you I've come to see,
So don't turnip your lovely nose,
But spinach at with me-"
:" do not carrot all to wed,
So go. sir, if you please"
The modest onion meekly said,
And let us pray have peas;
So think that you have never seen
Myself or smelled my sigh;
Too long maiden have been
For favOrs in your rye"
"Ah! spare O cress," the tuber prayed;
my cherry-shed bride you'll be.
You are the only weeping maid
That's currant now with me!'
And as the willy tuber spoke,
He caught her by surprise,
And giving her an artichoke,
Devoured her with his eyes.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13

Never gets full-the contribution
box.
Physic beats tne faith cure, be-
cause it has the inside track.
"The Telephone Suits" is tho
heading in an exchange. fit does
it must be different machine from
ours.
A London newspaper says: "The
Americans follow us in everything"
There is one notable exception,
yacht racing.
Championship is charming. Offer
a belt for the champion fool and
hundreds of men would be ambi-
tious to wear it.
Many a man who thinks he is
going to set the world afire finds to
his sorrow that somebody has
turned the hose on him.
Men who cannot imagine what
an earthquake shock is like can
form slight opinion by treading
on the trail of a quick-tempered
woman.
1t is a curious fact that heas are
Matched from eggs; curious be-
cause one would hardly think that
a flea could sit still long enough to
lay an egg.
A phrenologist says that "full-
ness under the eye denotes lam
guage." When the fullness is
caused by another mans fist it de-
notes very bad language, generally.
He (tenderly)-"And what do
you think of the engagement ring
| sent you, Jennie?" She delight
edly y)-"O it is beautiful; in
fact, the handsomest one ever had
given me-"
"If a lady is beautiful, my son."
said latter-day Lord Chesterfield,
"never fail to refer to her beauty"
"What am l to do when the lady is
plain?" "Just the same; stick to
the beauty"
Citizen TO farmer)-"How are
things out your way, Mr.. Hayseed?"
Mr.. Hayseed (gloomily)-"They
couldn't be much wuss. My wife
and three COWS are down with
pleuro Pneumonia. l refused a
hundred dollars apiece for 'em last
week.
Reporter-"Mr. Sedgwick, what
did you drink while you were in
Mexico?" Mr.. Sedgwick-"Noth-
ing but water" Reporter" What
does water sell for down there?"
Mr.. Sedgwick-" Four dollars a
bottle. But why co you ask me
these silly questions?"
Maria, / wish you would keep
STILL" said Brown, trying to write.
"Your tongue is like 'Tennyson's
Brook it goes on forever"
"Humph !" answered Mrs. b., in
dignantly, Il suppose you think
that's a joke" "Well, l meant it
as a sort Of a gag"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13

It is, indeed, as Davy Crockett
declared: "Human folks is most
ly selfish" Miss Carrie Welton, of
Connecticut, bequeathed her prop
erty, some 5000, 600, to dogs, horses
and other animals, making Henry
Bergh executor and almoner:
Whereupon her relatives opened
vigorous contest of the will. But
is it not probable that she had
looked around among them before
giving her wealth to other anims!s1
Perhaps she came to the concIu-
sion announced BY tho old huh3gts
aWal. the moro / - o. men, -
better l think o doSg::"
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New York to Boston Advertiser.

new YORK 10 Boston Advertiser.
No one family in the country has
so kept its wealth within itself as
the Astors, who intend to continue
the financial policy originated by
old John Jacob Astor about the be-
ginning of the century. 1t is COM
monty supposed that he made the
bulk of his fortune in furs. He
formed a gigantic project for ex-
tending the business from the
Northwestern lakes to the Pacific
by means of various trading posts,
by establishing a central station at
the mouth Of the Columbia, and
then by making a depot at one of
the Hawaiian islands, to supply
China and India directly from the
Pacific coast. The project was
partially carried out, but mean
while Mr.. Astor saw. greater oppor-
tunities for making money in real
estate than in the fur trade. He
began to buy extensively, and the
growth of the town was so rapid
that, in some cases, the property
increased a hundred-fold. When he
died, nearly forty years ago, he was
estimated to be worth $2O,OOO,OO0.
He left to his son, VIM. B. Astor,
the bulk Of his estate, to be man.
aged in the interest of the family
VIM. b. in turn left it to his son,
John Jacob, and now John Jacob
has intrusted it to his son-his sole
child, indeed-William Waldorf
Astor. This virtually amounts to
an entail, and prevents the wealth
from being scattered, though there
is small danger of that, the Astors
being noted for conservatism and
prudent thrift. They have always
invested in real estate, buying few
bonds or stocks, and have evinced
great care and discretion in their
investments. Their constantly in
creasing surplus they have. so to
speak, put into the ground, reap
ing extraordinary profits thereby.
They never sell they are ever buy
ing, buying, buying, but keeping
their transactions as secret as pos
sible. No one but themselves and
their agents have any idea of the
vast blocks of real estate in their
possession. They own thousands
of business houses and dwellings.
They never touch unimproved prop
erty, and now add each year two or
three hundred houses to their i'm
mense holdings. When it is re-
membered that wealth doubles at
simple interest in less that seven
teen years, and in much less time
when invested in real estate, it is
easy to understand how theirs must
have grown in the last ninety
years. One of the advantages of
such investments is that they in
crease with the vulue Of the city.
They are not confined, as bonds and
similar securities are, to fixed rate
of interest. Certain lots purchased
thirty-odd years ago would pay to-
day what is equivalent to 4O% or
5O96 per annum. There is little
doubt that the Astor estate is by
far the greatest here or in the coun-
try. 1t cannot be much short of
$500, 100000, and by the close of
the century, if managed as it has
been, it will be nearly doubled.
What will prevent them in another
hundred years from owning most
of Manhattan island?
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13
A N Old ISail Player and his Som.

Rlunkins was a champion base
balIist when the national game first
came into prominence, nigh twenty
wears ago. Both hands are crippled
up and he has some sixteen differ
ent kinds of rheumatism, so he
doesn't go out to see a game very
often now, but there is spark of
the old fire left in him yet.
The other day he learned that his
youngest son, Johnny, had played
hockey from school, and, whip in
hand, he awaited the lads return,
resolved to administer salutary
chastisement. At length he caught
him slipping warily into the back
yard, accompanied by a base ball
club taller than he is.
"Aha !" said Plunkins, trying to
get a firmer grip on the rawhide
with his stiilened fingers, "been
running away from school, have We?
Don't want to let the schoolmaster
teach your young ideas how to get
'emselves off properly, eh? AS the
twig is bent the trees inclined, but
you're bent on foolin' away your
time, see, and you amt inclined
to study. But if you don't want to
be taught at school (spitting on his
hand as he grabs him by the collar)
I'll teach ye."
Johnny began to whimper and
moan, "Can't have any fun"
"Fun I" roared his father. "What
dye call fun?" and he raised his
whip to strike.
"Playin' base ball." said Johnny.
"Base ball y said Plunkins, sus-
pending his arm in the air. "Where
did you learn to play base ball"
"Oh, l know'd ever so long ago."
"And you belong to nine?" the
arm dropping to his side.
"Yes, the Daisy Cutters And
we've been playin' the 'High-Lows'
of Harlem"
"But it's wrong to run away
from school, JOHNNY. Couldn't you
have put in sub?'
"Nary SUBJ" said Johnny, en-
boldened by seeing his father sit
down on the sawbuck and the raw
hide lying at his feet. "Im short
stop. You see it was just this way:
The 'High-Lows' took the bat, and
Stub-toed Joe led off with a cork
ing hit into the right field. Pinky
Jones put a fly to centre field,
which Slit-nosed Mike got under
and muffed.'
He muffed it, did he?" sneered
Plunkins, as he breathed hard and
his eyes began to glisten.
"Yes, but the ball spit his tin-
ger"
"Good enough. But 60 on"
"Fog-horn Pete drove q pretty
one into the left field and filed the
bases. Frenchy made a wild pitch
and Gridiron Sam scored and the
two Harlems advanced bag"
"a bag! What's that?"
"Oh, you amt fly, dad. A bags
a base, dom cher know"
"Yes, yes, l might have known.
Go on"
Furgy drove a moving ma
chine"
Moving machine?"
Eyes, grass cutter-about half
a foot out of Slim Jim's potato
grabbers, and the two High-Low's
crossed the silver-ware."
"The silver-ware?"
"Yes, the plate. Furgy was
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13

10000 TONS OF ORE!
To be delivered at the Smelling
Works of the Philadelphia NJ. & s.
Co., Ketchum, Idaho, and for
which l guarantee to pay in cash
the highest market rates.
For full particulars call at the
First National Bank, Ketchura.
Jn10-u
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13

The KEYSTONE has long been acknowh
edged to be the sole representative OF the
Great Upper Wood River and Sawtooth
mining regions, and, located as 1t Is in tho
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face of the earth. and leav-
ing nothing undone to present its readers 2
Developments, as we'll as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, tho
future metropolis OF Idaho, it 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, 1886-11-13

It has been ascertained that there
are several spots in the Atlantic
Ocean which are over four miles in
depth. They are nice, quiet spots
to which an old whale can retire to
smoke his pipe and wonder over
the general wickedness Of mankind.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13

The royal family always wears its
trousers turned up at the bottom,
because it is reigpine in England.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-11-13

"I know what the nights Of labor
are." said the mother Of six boys
as she sat down to repair the pile
of trousers aud jackets.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

A very large meeting of Creoles OF
Louisiana was held in the hall of the
Union Franchise at New Orleans last
Sunday, the object being the advance
ment of Creoles and the dissemination
OF knowledge regarding their true
origin. The Association has prepared
a charter which provides that it shall
continue in existence for the period OF
Is years. Among some Of theprominent
gentlemen connected with this 0rgani-
1ation we find the names of Justice F.
r. Pooh, Judge A. L. Roman, George
w. Dupre, j. Numa Augustin, Frank
D. Cretien, Lamar @. Quintero and
Charles Gayere.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

The City Council Of New Orleans has
undertaken the task of revising the
nomenclature of the streets Of that city,
and the Picayune calls upon the com
mittee that In revising the names som'
rational rule Of procedure should be
adopted and suggests that, as far as
possible, the memory Of distinguished
sons of Louisiana should be perpetua'
ted by naming the streets after them
and suggests further that some of the
local history of the Crescent City be
brought into requisition when practi-
cable. 1t contends that much OF the
history of city can be preserved in
the names OF its streets and squares. II
closes thug: Much of the street nomen-
clature is inane and senseless and
could be changed in the interests o.
good taste and the fitness of things"
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

Prof. Will Willie, who, it Yill be re-
membered by the members Of our
lodge, was here in 1878 or '79, and who
made an unsuccessful attempt to i'm
pose upon our charity, is at his old
tricks again, and has beaten back to
his old haunts. Prof. Willie was at
Atchafalsya, in ST. Landry parish, last
month. When here in 1878, George
IS. Benson, now of Colorado, was our
W. NJ, and he, with some other mem.
bers soon caught on TO the gentlemen's
racket and exposed him. Not great
while after, Mr.. Benson removed to
| Colorado and there he met Prof. Willie
and had the pleasure 10 thwart his
designs upon the fraternity in that
State. The Professor stands full six
feet high, weighs 40 pounds, and has
defect in one eye. Sometimes he
plays the roll of professional athlete,
and is an expert at billiard playing
Exchanges, please pass him around
and oblige the A. F. & A. M's.-Lakt
| Charles Lcho.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

The celebrsted revivalist Ira D
Sankey has presented his native town
OF Newcastle, Pennsylvania, with
building costing 81, 900 which will be
used by the Young Mems Christian
Association. The building is very
elegant structure with twenty-five
rooms, an art gallery, ladies room,
an apartment fortnight study and is fur
nished with baths and other appliances
The library contains three thousand
volumes. This is what might De
called generosity AS we'll as philan-
thropby.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

II Grand Master Workman Pow.
derly, of the Knights Of Labor, iD
dealing with the late strikes on the
Southwestern roads, failed TO display
that Napoleonic grasp of intellect,
promptitude of decision and vigorous
determination necessary to the occa-
sion, it may be said in extenuation,
that he held position novel in social
disturbances, and that there are few
men born with the genius of leader
ship capable of promptly seizing upon,
shaping and controlling a wild and
reckless revolutionary movement such
as the one referred to. Mr.. Powderly,
however, has shown himself to be
true representative of American
thought and action, and his utterances
indicate the determination of strong
and honest man to work to the good OF
the working classes under and within
the laws of his country, and, while
promoting the interest of his own order,
to respect the rights of all Others. His
circular to the Knights of Labor, given
In the dispatches this morning, EN-.
braces the true policy of labor organi'
Cations. .-Es.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

A conflagration has occurred In
Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands,
destroying property to the value Of
81 500, 900, and leaving 5000 people,
mostly Chinese, homeless. That Chi
nese colony was called into existence,
and has been maintained on theadvan.
tages accruing to the islands from the
Hawaiian Treaty. Rendered homeless
by fire, it's "occupation" will be des-
trOyed altogether by the probable
abrogation of the treaty.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

The Acid Iron Earth base ball club
of Mobile and the A. Dupre base ball
club of New Orleaus, met on the dia-
mond at Frascati park Mobile, last
Sunday and played a match game
which resulted in a complete ''walk
over'' for the Mobile club, the score
standing 13 for the Iron Esrth's to
nothing for the Dupres.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

Clara Morris, the actress, says that
Mr.. Tllden and herself have jointly
made just about the most thorough
study of nerves end their disorders
that can be imagfned and says that
both herself and "Uncle Sammy" have
come to the conclusion that they have
both learned everything concerning
their diseases that can be learned ex.
cept how to cure them.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

The name OF the transfer steamer be-
tween Delta and Visksburg has been
changed from Northern Pacific to r.
8. Bond as compliment to the presi'
dent Of the Queen and Crescent Rail-
road Company.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12
MONROE, MAY l2. 1886.
The freight handlers of the Michigan
Southern railroad at Chicago, who were
,out on strike, have returned to work.

Gen. Miles threatens vigorous cam
paidu against the Apaches until every
hostfIe is either killed or captured.
Tbs threat has been heard too often
before to inspire either hope or terror.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

The Catahoula News says that the
river ut Harrisonburg is still rising at
the rate of 5 inches every "a hours and
that the low lands in that section are
fast becoming submerged.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

The st. Louis Republican OF the TIN
duut., says: The steamer D. r. Powell
will commence loading Monday for a
trip to the Ouachita river country with
goods shipped by Scharf and Bern-
heimer,
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-12

AT Springfield, O., a company is
being formed with Mr.. Ross Nit
chell millionare at the head, the pur-
pose of which is to build in Central
Kansas a city which they hope
at no distant day to make the
capital city of that state. The
city is to be built on the
line of the Union Pacific Railroad 118
miles from Kansas City, and is to be
called Kanapolis. General Keifler,
ex-speaker of the National House OF
Representatives, is attorney for the
company and up to the present over
1000 lots have been sold. Whether tho
country is rich enough in soil and
mineral resources to sustain the city
and weather the climate is salubrious
enough to please prospectors for homes
in the far West does not appear.
Daily Republican., 1886-12-23
BREVITIES.

' Sun Rises ia. Sun Sets as
Try Bush's coal you Will like it.
Try Bush's COAL; you Will surely like u.
W. j. Kimbie, grocer, 2nd and Just,son.
Birds and cages at Psrksrs's, Esst snds
Strong Cough candy at Ferguson, IL L. I'd
miliard v. Davis', ieweler, 9 Is. ma stree
oity Laundry. Sixth and Shipioy street
Fine Is x. Rings, OF Hsnfs, IL II. Fourth
Agents for DUNLAP hats. Rumford
Brothers, hatters.
and trimmings; nice line Of holiday good 8
Washing machine for sale at PickeIs Stove
store. East Fourth St.
Infants clothing and ladies underwea,
street.
Be sure and see Yerger's pictures and
frames before you buy. His prices are be-
low all others. 4lS Shipley street.
You will miss IT If you don't go to Adair's
4le Market street, and look at his stock
beiere purchasing your holiday presents.
A nice bIacking box, or a foot.rest would
Dc a mica present for Q gentleman friend,
and Adair's, AIS Market street, is the
place to get them.
Powell, No. 3Os Madison street, keeps con.
stantly on hand oysters at rs, 80 and 40 O nte
per quart. Delivered free to all rarts OF the
If you want any pictures framed for Christ.
mas don't put 1t of, because we are working
day and night at Yerger's new factory, ais
Shipiey street, to I'LL orders.
Yerger, 4l9 Shipley street, leads the frame
business In Delaware. He deiies competi.
tion in prices, style and workmanship. Oali
and satisfy yourselves.
For toilet sets, hand mirrors, cut bottles.
colognes and extra ,ts at the lowest possible
prioes go to Frank r. Smith, druggist, Fifth
aad King.
Go to the new Ascent candy factory, l23
Market street, one door below Second street.
for your Christmas supplies. All goods rs
cents per pound. II. ID. Hollis, the old
molasses candy man.
II you want to save money you should buy
your toys at Mrs. ]. A. Krauspe's, ll6 West
Ninth street, as she guarantees to sell cheap.
er than any store in the city. She has tine
assortment Of dolls, toys Of all kinds. and
express wagons, sleds. wheelbarrows, aieo q
full limo OF confectionery.
John Cullen Bryant is located at s2s E.
End street, and he is prepared, as in former
years, TO supply Bibles, albums, encyclope-
dias and other choice work, at the lowest
oash prices. Mr.. Bryant guarantees both
the quality and price Of every article and
soils Doth on the cash and tnstallment plau
OF small weekly payments.
Daily Republican., 1886-12-23
Tho Old Reliable Store.

Harman's furniture establishment,
41O King street, is the Oldest stand OF
the kind In the city OF Wilmington. and
amongst the most reliable. Mr.. Har-
man has no doubt the largest assort-
ment Of furniture In the city; the build
ing is at least the largest in the city de-
voted to the furniture trade, aud 1t is
nlled from the cellar to and including
the third story. The fourth story is
used for manufacturing furniture. A
walk through this large establishment
is indeed interesting. On every hand
psrlor suits, bed room suits, cottage
suits and all kinds of suits and at a IL
prices. The Messrs. Harman take the
greatest of pleasure in pleasing their
customers, many of them having been
patrons of the establishment for thirty
or forty years and their children after
them.
Daily Republican., 1886-12-23

Il. Parry, S27 Market street, has the
greatest assortment of toys to be found
10 the city. The variety of dolls ia in
exnaustible, some of them sleep, some
WINK, some cry and some whistle. You
won't regret dropping in to see them .
here too are sleds, express waeono and
bicycles for boys, besides hund reds of
Just such things IS are wanted for
christmas Any attempt to describe h IL
STOCK OF Christmas toys aud household
articles OF utility must prove an inter
failure. Nothing will do as well a. :
sient OF them. Then come and see
Daily Republican., 1886-12-23

NJ. McDoNoUGH, Esq, sir:-I see by
the REPUBLICAN of Dec. 21st., your chai
lenge to fight any feather-weight OF Della
ware a glove contest to finish for $25.
Now this amount is too small for me to
notice, but will fight you four. round
glove contest to a finish for a hundred
dollars or more. / mean business, and
hope you mean the same, but you must
understand the fight cannot take place in
the State of Delaware. Ifyou mean what
you say you will put up at once, and
have the championship settled. / can
whip you any time or place you mention.
You are no feather.weight, but ! can do
you for love or money.
Hoping to hear from you at once I re-
main, Yours Truly, JoB. HANLEY.
Champion Feather-weight of Delaware.