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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-06-16

The KEYSTONE has long been acknowi-
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Great Upper Wood River and sawtooStn OF
mining regions, and, located as it IS IN tne
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face of the earth. and ieav-
ing nothing undone to present its readers Z
complete synopsis of all mining news anu
developments, as well as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis Of Idaho, it is ninvalua-
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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, 1888-06-16
A Novelty in Canary Birds.

Red canaries sell for IS apiece in
the bird stores. They are said to
be produced from the eggs of an
ordinary canary that has been fed
on cayenne pepper. The young
birds also are kept on red pepper
diet until they are full grown and
their plumago has become settled
and permanent red. Some doubt
this story, but it i stuck 70 By u
the bird dealers. IN. =. Bun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-06-16
Observations upon Chicago Women's
Feet,

I was in State-street shoe store
recently, when two ladies seated
themselves and asked to be shown
shoes, of course. A young man
waited upon one Of the ladies. A
moment later he came to the pro-
prietor, with whom | was talking
and said "She has white hose"
The proprietor made reply that l
did not quite understand, and the
clerk departed.
l returned to ask why it was that
the clerk had made such an obser-
vation. "It is one of the tricks of
our trade" answered the head Of
the concern. "a woman who will
wear white hosiery don't wear fine
shoes. You can gamble on that
every time and win. So we know
about what class of goods to show
her and thus save time. l don't
know whether you know it or not,
as such matters do not interest out
siders, but we can tell by the sort
OF hosiery a woman wears what
price shoes she wants. Now, take
woman who wears black silk hos
iery or black balbriggan-she wants
the very best shoe, as rule, that
there is in the house. I have made
a study of this for years, and I am
away up on the subject, can tell
you. Another thing / have noticed
"a woman who wears black hos
iery generally has small feet. That
reminds me that the average foot
of the Chicago LADY, mean good
stock, the aristocrats-is not small
but long and slender.-Mail.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-06-16
PROFESSIONAL.

A. II. PINAHAM.
,TrORNEY-AT-LAW, Ketchum, Idaho.
A Practices in all the Courts of the Ter
.;torv. Conveyancing and procuring OF
PATENTS speciality.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-06-16
L. q. q. f..

nssta as.tluRAS LODGE, No. 13, 1. o. O. F.,
Tbus Tbs at Odd Fellows Hall in Ketchum on
Vist;SNuay evening of each week at 8 o'clock.
dali, brethren in good standing are cor
sally invited to attend.
~ w. e. B. MARLATT, n. G.
w. "A WHEELER, Rec. Secretary.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
Courage, Weary Mother.

"What have I done to-day?" the tired
mother asks at night. Nothing but take
care of baby and plan the meals and pick up
Ny life is wasted on trifes" Take courage,
weary mother! The progress of the world
depends on the devotion of good women to
just such 'strifes" Who can do a greater
work than these-care for child and look
after the interests of home She who with
patient mother love prepares a human soul
for ife's responsibilities, does valiant service
for both God and man. The first years OF q
child's life must, of necessity, be devoted to
the care of the body, but the body should be
made a fit temple for the indwelling of an
immortal soul. Taking care of the baby is
surely no tride when viewed in this light.
And what are the other services that go to
make home? Innumerable as the sands of
the seashore for number, and in themselves
almost as Insignificant in character, but the
grand sum total serves does the sandy
shore, to stem the swelling tide of outside sin
and suffering that menaces with sullen war
the sanctity of home and the safety of society.
The husband and the children who know the
comforts of a happy home are safe from
many woes that prey on those outside its
shelter. Blessings on the wife and mother
who "looketh well to the ways of her house
hold, and eateth not the bread of idleness.h
''The heart of her husband doth safely trust
in her." "Her children arise up and call her
blessed Strength and honor are her
clothing, and she shall rejoice in time to
come-Iowa State Register.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
A Point on Dress

Finally the best wine came last; the best
speaker was the handsomest and most at
tractive woman, and if l could tell her name
you'd all recognize her as notable social
leader She said that she had just one little
story to tell apropos of the discussion on
dress
SIN teaching my class at Five Points" she
said, II used to always try to dress plainly,
and finally one day had to go to a friends
from the mission, and had to put on a visit
ing toilet. 1 was troubled about it, but Ibid
not see any way out of the difficulty so Ide-
termined to go on and forget about it as well
as could. Well, as I was talking to the
class a poor woman near me kept smoothing
down the velvet of my skirt; all the time
she kept it up, touching it softly. After the
regular session was over I asked those that
wanted to speak to me to wait, as I always
90. The woman stayed, not saying any
thing, but going on softly smoothing the vel
vet. DO you like my gown l said.
Sure, ma'am, we poor folks don't see
anything so soft down here and touchin' it
has made me feel quieter than anything you
said
''Since that I've made a point of dressing
handsomely when l went to Five Points.
That's my little contribution to the discus
sion on dress. New York Graphic.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
The Cleansing of carpets.

One of the most prolific sources of the
propagation of infectious or contagious dis
eases is, as you have more than once pointed
out, the house carpet, which can retain the
germs of these diseases. But as the carpets
must be cleaned, and as the practice of beat
ing them in the open air is considered pub
lie nuisance, M. Bunel, the principal archi-
tect of the prefecture of police was charged
to devise some means by which this nuisance
might be reduced to minimum, OF, if pos
sible, entirely prevented. M Bunel sub
mitted an apparatus in the form of a cylin-
der to the council of public hygiene, in
which the carpets are placed, and by a
rotary motion the dust is dislodged.
The advantages of this invention over the
ordinary method had been approved of:
but M. Bunel soon discovered that the dust
and other particles escaping from the car
pets, instead of being burned, as he thought
they would be, were utilized in industry for
filling cushions, and the finer particles were
employed for coating paper hangings, which
give them their velvety appearance. This
highly objectionable practice was soon
brought to the notice of the police authori-
ties, and on advice of the counsel of hygiene
it is ordained that the dust and particles
beaten out from carpets should be col
lected in closed apparatus and burned; but
those who may wish to utilize them should
have them previously disinfected and then
submitted to current of steam under pres
sure at temperature above 100 dogs. C., or
of sulphurous acid.-Paris Cor. London
Lancet
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
How to Treat Children.

A word about nervous children Never
scold them nor ''make fun" of them. They
suffer eEough without your threats or sar-
cassazF Pretend not to see their awkwardness
Mlssh in company nor their grimaces when
saSone. A case was reported the other day of
] q boy of 10 years who, on being vexed, and
without any apparent provocation, will
clench his hands and make the most fright
full contortions of the muscles of his face and
head till his mother fears he is idiotic. By
no means. He is the brightest boy in his
class at school, fond of reading and of natu-
raj history, but he is of highly nervous
temperament, and has not been taught to
control the little wires SO to speak, on which
he is strung.
This is no single case. There are thousands
of children who give way to their nerves in
similar fashion. Talk to them about these
curious little fellows that should be their
servants, not their masters. Never whip
them. The man or woman who whips ner-
vous child is on level with brutes that have
no reason Encourage them. Help them.
Be patient with them. They are the making
of our future successful men and women, for
they will work hard at whatever they UNDER
take. Brace up your own nerves first, and
then be indulgent toward the capers of your
oyer-neryous children.-BostQp Globe.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
Cruelty to Children in London.

The Baroness Burdett-Coutts has written
an introduction to areport of the third years
work of the London society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Children. The variety of
cruelty which the committee has punished
and tried to punish is as follows: Immersing
dying boy in tub of cold water for nearly
an hour ''to get this dying done;" breakinga
girls arm while beating her with broom
stick, then setting her to scrub the floor with
the broken arm folded to her breast and
whipping her for being SO long about it;
hanging naked boy by tied hands from
hook at the ceiling, there fogging him;
savagely beating with loin belt, feIing with
fists, and then kicking in the groin, on the
abdomen and face with working boots; lash
ing 3-year-old face and neck with dray-
mans whip; 3-year-old back beaten with
whalebone riding whip; throttling a boy,
producing partial strangulation to stop the
screams of his pain; beating ON scarcely
healed old sores, then thrusting the knob OF
poker into the lads throat, and holding it
there ''to stop the row'-London Letter.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
Feather Beds and Asthma.

1t is necessary that the feathers should
be taken from geese alive, that is, if
we are to study the comfort of people who
must have feather beds and pillows. Dead
feathers are no better than husks, and are
unwholesome. But there isn't one pound OF
feathers used in beds today where there were
twenty ten years ago. Asthma and hay fever
have done great deal to lessen the demand
for feather beds and pillows, for it was dis
covered a few years ago that feathers and
asthma loved to consort, and that nothing
would start an asthmatic to wheeling SO
quickly and with such volume of sound as a
couch of geese feathers The scovery
spread, and the goose owes a great deal of its
latter day comfort to the asthma.-New
York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
--E-.. ee---c-- ~ ..!-.aie~s.

The packing of boxes during the war be-
came almost fine art To crowd the great
est possible amount into given space was
the ambition of the packer, as in the days of
expensive postage the letter writer filled his
sheet to Overlooking with multiplicity of
words. Every little corner of the box was
utilized
Not stuffed with paper by those who I'M
derstood their business, thus wasting space,
but filled with potato, an apple, handful
of peanuts or some other edible substance.
These and other articles occupied the cram
mics between carefully wrapped glass jars,
or bottles of toothsome preserves, or boxes
Of butter, Or cans of condensed milk, or well
roasted chickens, and the turkey which each
box was wont to contain. If there was
new pair of boots among the contents, the
feet were filled with little things
Then there was likely to be, among the
merchandise already specified, roll of BAN
dages and lint for the sad contingencies Of
battle, Youths Companion,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
Cigarette Smoking.

Cigarette smoking is one of the worst of
habits, physically, that boy can form. It
Injuries the heart and the digestion, and it
tends to check the growth. 1t gives lad
false and silly notions, and it does not bring
him into good company. The parents duty
is simple one. Let him point out the in
juriousness of the habit; let him laugh at it,
and if this is not enough, as it should be with
any right feeling boy, then let him forbid it
with penalties, and do seasonably what is to
be done. I am not of those who think that
severe measures are often necessary in the
management of children that receive care
full and affectionate training. But if in
some cases nothing else WI do it is well to
consider that a switch in time saves nine
DR.. Coan in Harper's Young People.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
A Habit to Avoid,

1t is a coarse habit of some people to sheer
at ''mothers-in-law," and we often notice
such sneers in the papers.
Your own mothers, if you have sisters who
ere married, is mother-in-law, and so also
is your wife's mother. Your daughter,
when she is married, will have husband to
whom your wife is mother-in-law Every
mans mother who has ever had a married
daughter is a mother in-law
The vast majority of the well beloved
mothers of families are, or will be, mothers
in-law, and nearly the whole of these lovely
daughters upon whom their parents look
with pride will some day be mothers-in-law
When you think of these things you will see
how i'll becoming is the habit of sneering at
the mother-in-law
Do not, therefore, fall into the baneful Gus
tom of speaking slightingly of mothers-:in-
law if you honor the mother who bore you,
or the sisters and daughters in whom you de-
iight.-New York Evening Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
abnetrg,
Women.


Carping critics sneer at platonic love, and
mince
And pull woman's friendship into little pieces;
AID say that women's hearts are made for
Glove and love alone,
But not for friendship; that their hearts are
false
To friendship where they may ring true to
love.
Is this the truth? Have not women sometimes
Proved lifelong friends to those deserving
Why will not some noble man rise
And from his hearts full sto y tell
OF some sweet woman who cast an influence
Ger his life for better and for brighter things !?
Why does the world. with scarce concealed
scorD,
Smile at mans tenderness, his liking for a
woman.
While women. unto women always cruel,
Deride woman's friendship with man =?
God knows WON an are not enough true to
och other
To mock at woman truth and friendship with
a man!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
DocYoRlNe A BIG BIRD.


4 How Gen. Dan Sickles Saved the Life OF
a South American Condor.
"Just after the war of the rebellion said
| Gen. Daniel E. Sickles the other morning ds
he sat before his looking glass with a razor
in his hand and a lather upon his face, Il
was sent to Bogota by the United States
government on diplomatic mission. While
| there, in one of my numerous excursions
| about the city, | saw condor and was in
| strumental in saving its life The man who
owned this bird had captured it when very
| young. 1t was fastened by chain around
| one leg to a stake driven into the ground.
| The sight of the bird made a great impress
sion ON me- 1t was about seven feet in
| length, and the distance between the tips of
its wings when outspread was about sixteen
feet. 1t stood nearly three feet high. Its
talons were as long as my fingers. Its eyes
were as large as pigeons eggs and blazed
with light which no captivity could subdue.
~ saved that condor's life. One of its legs
had been attacked by little insect peculiar to.
South America, which has habit of worm
ing its way into human and animal flesh,
and multiplying with such frightful rapidity
that the victim dies in a few days in excru-
ciating agony. have seen natives lying be-
side South American roads, their bodies
. swollen as large as barrel from the infam-
nation produced by the ravages of this in
sect One of the condor's legs had been
badly lacerated by the inroads of this in
Sect | told the owner of the bird that
could effect cure, but he laughed at me,
Said he: "You dare not go uear him. He
has killed three dogs. have seen him take
dog by the scruf of the neck with his beak
and then tear pound of meat from his RIBS
told his owner that would take the risk
81 went to the forest and cut strong,
Witty sapling. From this sapling made
yoke, such as is used to put over the necks of
geese to keep them from getting through
fences. This yoke 1 succeeded in putting
over the condors neck. The condor was
thus unable to use his formidable beak, al
though he tried hard to do SO. Two men
held his sound leg while doctored the dis
eased one The treatment adopted was to
bandage the condor's leg in cotton soaked in
oil. Three days later paid another visit to
the condor. This time I cauterized the
wounds and the result was that the leg be-
came completely cured. The owner of the
bird had doubted my surgical skill, and had
said that if l cured the bird I could have
him. began to make preparations to have
the condor transported to Central park
found, however, that the expense would be
enormous, involving relays of some thirty
natives to carry the condor to the coast, be-
sides his care on shipboard; and so Central
park lost probably one of the finest speci-
mems of the great South American condor
which has ever been taken alive New
York Evening Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
He Knew Human Nature.

A seedy looking man drifted into Washing
ton recently. He had nothing in the wide
world but an idea He borrowed decent
coat, and then induced one OF two senators
to believe that they ought to have Their heads
phrenologically examined. They were new
senators and thought it was the correct thing,
and when the clever phrenologist fattered
them for possessing SO many good qualities
they readily paid him the fee which he asked.
Since then it has become quite the correct
thing to have ones head examined, and the
phrenologist has his hands full. He is MAX
ing quite neat thing Of it financially, and
does not have to borrow another mans coat
Washington Post.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
Congressmen's Biographies.

The biographies furnished by members are
sometimes deliciously funny One man wrote
q voluminous sketch of himself, mentioned
that he was separated from his wife, but it
was all her fault, and gave circumstantial
account of his domestic infecilities, asking
his fellow members to take his word for it
all. He was surprised and disguised that
it didn't come out Other members in
their first term get furious with the COM
piler of the directory for not cutting out
portions they have written in all conf
dence, because they see the screaming alb
surdity of it as soon as it is contrasted
with the modest biographies furnished by the
leading men in congress.-W washington Cor.
Boston Transcript
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24

Those whose inclination or business takes
them to many of the musical entertainments
in this city note the great difference in the
characters of the audiences at operas and
concerts. 1t is very rarely the case that the
concert goer is disturbed by inattention on
the part of his neighbors, as he is at opera
This is doubtless due in great degree to the
stern discipline of Theodore Thomas, who in
the past exercised his power over his audi
ences as well as over his musicians 1t has
come to be quite the fashion nowadays for
younger musicians to pause between the
movements of the piece they are playing in
order to permit some interesting conversation
to be concluded before they begin their per-
Torrance again. When such pause is made
everybody in the house knows what it means,
unless it be the offending takers. As whole
concert audiences are quiet and attentive, if
not appreciative.-New York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
Birthplaces of Public Men.

Ohio must brace up if she wishes to keep
her reputation for furnishing public men. In
the present congress fiftyone of the members
were born in New York state, thirty-nine
were born in Pennsylvania and thirty-eighi
in Ohio. Next come kentucky with twenty.
four, Virginia with twenty-one, North Caro-
lima with nineteen and Massachusetts, with
but sixteen. The great state of Texas ha,
but one native at the capital-New Y ork Sun
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
Rules for the Husband

Never find fault with your wife before
others.
Per contra, remember the counsel of the
good book: "Her husband shall praise her
in the gates" That is, before folks.
Bear all her burdens for her; even then
she'll bear more than you do, in spite of you.
If you want her TO submit to your judg-
ment, never ask her to submit to your sell
fishness.
A woman's life is made up of little things.
Make her life happy by little courtesies.
Love is a wifes only wages. Don't scrimp
in your pay.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
A New Tanning Agent.

A new tanning agent, called pyrofuscine,
has been extracted from coal dust by means
of caustic soda. The tanning process is some
what complicated, but it is Gained to be so
per cent. cheaper than the bark process, and
20 to 80 per cent. cheaper than the alum pro-
cess.-Arkansaw Traveller
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
London,s Valentine Factorv,

Many of the valentines which are COM
bination of laced and silvered paper, sprigs,
notices, punches of colored flowers, little
mirrors and the like, are made in London in
factory where the work goes on the year
round. Much of the work is done by hand
and women are the most expert at it. They
use a great deal of mucifage in constructing
these affairs, and invariably use the third
finger of the right hand instead of muci-
lage brush.-Chicago News
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
EDR SALE !
TOR SALE PRIVATELY

That valuable Store House and Lot at NO. Eas
Main street. stanton, recently occupied BY Gec
r Bell as a dry goods store, nd formerly known
as the old "Gabe HirSn' stand
This fine Store house has one of the handSomesi
plate glass fronts in the city, is situated in the very
heart of the business section and is one of the
most desirable locations III the town. House in
perfect repair
TERMS exceedingly easy, and will be made
known upon application to
A. G. BRAXTON.
dee30 tt Trustee
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24

There is mountain of coal in Wild Horse
valley, Wy. T., which has been burning for
thirty years. 1t sends up dense volumes of
smoke
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-23
-Wanted.-Two good shoemakers,
at the Crescent Boot and Shoe manu-
factory, No. Il Soledad street.
S-23-2t J. H. MARQUART.
Had a Row.

Judge Wurzbach was called on to
try peculiar habeas corpus case this
morning, between John and Maggie
Mangum, man and wife, for the pos
session of their one child. The man
said he wanted his wife to come back
TO him and bring the child. He ac-
cused her, she said, of being prosti-
tute, ETC., and he offered Judge Wurz-
bach $40 if he could find spot on his
body not covered with blue spots re-
ceived from a broom stick in his
wife's hands. They lost their tempers
in court and abused each other
roundly. The child was given to the
woman, and the court ordered that
the man could go and see it whenever
he wanted to. A divorce case is
threatened by both parties.