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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-11-17

B. 2. Hutchinson, the noted Board
of Trade man, keeps all his business
right in his head, and when at the end
of a days hard work some clerk or
broker makes a mistake of 5000 BUSH
els the old man detects it in minute
and jumps on him in way that he
doesn't soon forget. One day i'll the
club some one tackled the old man on
this very point and intimated a doubt
as to whether the old speculator knew
where he stood on the days trading.
clutch drew his settling books from
his pocket and throwing them at the
doubter, said:
"Open those books and keep tab on
what / say. If make the mistake OF
bushel either way I'll give you my
profits for the day. and he began re-
citing off the tradings of his brokers
from what he remembered of his own
orders to them. He didn't make q
single slip.
One day he was on the floor when a
new telegraph boy appeared with a
message for him. Not knowing the
old man the boy stood right by the side
of Hutch calling "B. z. Hutchin-
son."
s'Got message for old Hutch9' I"
said the veteran dealer, grimly.
Eyes, guess SOP said the boy.
swell, the old fool isn't here. lie
can't read, anyway. Take it over there
TO Frank Magin. y Chicago Mail.
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MARK the contrast between the
lives of two young men who leave
the parental roof to go abroad into
the world, and take their respective
walks in life. Both equally gifted,
and fitted by education to fill posi-
tions of honor and trust; but their
destinies are to be evidently diff
ferent!
One possesses a genial, social
nature, but is firm in the doctrines
of temperance. Temptations beset
him on every side, yet he never
swerves from the path of rectitude.
He sees many give way to the al
lurements of the wine-cup, and fall
by the way side, victims Of their
own pernicious habits; but ambi-
ton beckons him on to a noblel
goal. He begins the work of life
in earnest. Entirely honorable in
all the transactions of his business
life, and ever faithful to the prin-
ciples of total abstinence, his efforts
are crowned with success, he mounts
the pinacle of fame to receive the
highest honors which his admiring
fellow-citizens can bestow upon
him.
How different the course and des-
tiny of the other! Talented and
popular, yet possessing not the
stamana 70 resist the temptations
of the world, but readily yielding to
the influences of evil-he chooses
the broad seductive road that leads
to destruction; sips the enchanted
cup, in whose honeyed depths are
coiled a thousand serpents. Al
lured step by step by the siren voice
of the tenpter he became enslaved
by the taste for drink, and sinks
deep in the mire of degradation.
Time passes-in few years we find
him-Oh how changed! The once
talented, noble looking mani Oh,
had he needed the warning voice OF
his soul, to shun drink as viper
He calls out in agony of despair
"Oh, could Irecall the wasted years
of my life p' 1t is too late-Death
is there-a few convulsive shudders
and he is dead His soul has gone
to meet an offended God. One
more name added to the long list
of young lives blasted by alcohol.
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Birds Of Bright Plumage.

These birds of bright plumage run
wild in the Indian jungles, strut freely
about the rice fields, and frequent the
sacred trees along the Grand Trunk
road. Those that frequent the Grand
Trunk road and stroll about in the
vicinity of the villages, are almost as
tame and fearless in the presence of
man as the domestic ones that so
proudly strut about the lawn of an
American country house, says the St.
Nicholas.
The reason for their tameness is
found in the fact that they, also, in
common with many things in both the
animal and vegetable kingdoms, are
held sacred by the Hindoos. The ma
tives never hunt, frighten, nor modest
the peacocks in any way, because they
are held sacred to their war-god, Kar-
tikeya. In NEUROLOGICAL times, when
the gods made war upon each other,
this diety, the god or war and gen.
earlissimo of the armies of gods" was
believed to ride to battle on peacock.
In consequence of this tradition the
pious Hindoo thinks it sacrilege to
harm the martial fowl or in any way
to show it disrespect.
The Rajput warriors used to 60 to
war wearing peacock feathers in their
turbans, and even now they believe
these fowls scream when they hear
thunder, because the noise is mistaken
for the din of battle. 1t was to me a
pretty sight to see these brilliant plu-
mayed birds stalking about on the
Grand Trunk road, half tame in their
sacred security from molestation. AS
they strutted proudly about, Or stood
still and spread their gorgeous tails,
it seemed to me fit and propert that
such bright ornaments of the jungle
should be protected from wanton
violence at the hands of man.
In certain districts the British gov
ernment has made laws forbidding the
shooting of pea-fowls by English hunt
ing parties, or by soldiers from the
garrisons. THIS is done from the re-
spect that the government always de-
sires to show to the religious preju-
dices of the natives. In other provinces,
however, the natives, while they re-
frain from molesting the sacred fowls
themselves, offer no objection to the
shooting of them by English sports
men.
While there are no native prejudices
to be consulted, the government rather
encourages the sport than otherwise.
The officers and soldiers of the garri-
son are usually keen sportsmen, and
every facility is granted them for pea
fowl hunting, because the sport is con-
sidered excellent training in the use of
firearms The true Anglo Indian
sportsman scorns to shoot pea-fowl
with anything but a rifle. because, with
a shotgun, the sport is little else than
mere slaughter. With rifle, how.
ever, the killing becomes a matter of
skill, and soldiers who spend good
share of their time in shooting at fly
ing peacocks with their rifles would be
sure in consequence to acquit them
selves all the more creditably as sharp
shooters on the field of battle.
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''Tips."

The United States Hotel at Saratoga
has lost by death the head waiter, John
Lucas, who had served in that capacity
fourteen years, or ever since the hotel
opened in 1874. A New York paper,
when mentioning his death, says he
left 100000. Lucas was negro from
Alexandria, Va, and his remains were
taken from New York to his native city
for interment Lucas was So years old
and belonged, says letter to the Louis
vile COuyier-Jour71al, to that class OF
head walters who exacted fees or met
ed out punishment. His 100000 in
fourteen years represents the profits
of his position. The insolence of money
always found ready response in Lu-
cas-. Early in the season a family
would arrive at the Estates, and, as
the dining room is comparatively emp
ty the first month, eligible seats would
be secured. A month later man and
his wife would arrive, pause atthe main
door of the dining-room, place $25 in
Lucas itching palm, point out the
table occupied by the family who had
been there month and say, ~ want
that table" Lucas would walk to the
gentleman and say, "These seats have
been engaged since Mr.. and Mrs.
Moneybags left here last year; they
have arrived and | will show you to
another. table" After being seated,
Moneybags would send $25 to the head
cook, and he would send better pre-
pared dainties than others who paid 81
a day, just as he was paying for HIM
self and wife. Of course one of the
best waters in the room would be de-
tailed to wait on Moneybags and his
wife, and he, too, must be literally fed
each day or week.
A lady told me last summer that she
put 81 in Lucas hand after he had
seated her and said: Il want better
place in the dining-room than this one
so near the pantries." He, in an angry
tone, flung the 81 back and said: "1f
you think 81 willbuy my goodwill you
are mistaken" Many persons told me
that they had complained to the pro-
prietor about Lucas airs, but they
could get no redress. He would say:
Lucas has charge of the dining-room
ard I don't interfere with him"
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Tricks OF the Repair Shop.

s'It is astonishing how many little
bits of practical scientific knowledge
a youngster picks up when he is learn
ing his trade" said a workman in a
general repair shop on Third avenue to
a New York Mail and Erprcss reporter.
..For instance" he continued, "most
people think the only way to make a
hole in glass is to break it or cut it
with diamond, but it isn't. There
are two or three ways of doing it. The
neatest, to mind, is to warm the glass
and spread it over with wax. Cut the
wax down to the place where you
want the hole and drop little fluoric
acid on the glass with piece of wire.
The acid will eat through the glass.
and you can shape the hole afterward
with a copper wire and some rotten
stone and oil.
1.-The handy man in shop will
make many of his own tools. A whale
bone bow is often necessary is using a
fine saw, but many people don't know
how to handle whalebone. If it is too
stiff, or unequally stiff it can be scraped
down easily with bit of broken glass.
These bows usually have brass hooks
at the end, but you can make hook
out of the whalebone itself by holding
the end in boiling oil short time and
bending it around and holding it until
it is cool.
Sometimes / have had to make
holes in steel that was too hard to cut
or file easily. Then make mixture
that will eat the hole. | mix one ounce
of sulphate of copper, quarter of an
ounce of alum, half teaspoonful OF
powdered salt, a gill of vinegar, and
twenty drops of nitric acid. This will
make the hole, or, if it is washed off
quickly, it will give beautiful frosted
appearance to the metal.
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The Noble Life.

Every young person who has q
spark of the noble and heroic quail
ity must wish to lead a life that
shall help and not hinder good;
that shall leave the world better and
not worse, overcoming evil, build.
ing up justice and happiness. Il
was finely said at the death of one
of the foremost citizens of Boston
ale dies in a town which is larger
nobler, better, because he has lived >
When one devotes himself to live
by this pattern, he has discovered
a new rule, new and grander pur-
pose, and the secret OF happiness
Such life never grows old.-Se'
lected.
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Settled His Age.

He had been slipping his beer very
slowly in Michigan avenue saloon.
and the bartender had continued to
stand right in front of him and keep
his eyes open, when the slipper finally
remarked:
''Say, old man, are you up in old his
torvP"
II yhas." was the brief reply.
"Ever hear Of Socrates?"
s'More ash one hoonered times,
"Well, I've curiosity to know how
old he was when he died, but can find
no one to tell me. What do you sayP'
s.Vhell, he yhas shust so oldt dot .
dead-beat comes in his place and doan,
pay for his beer he preaks all his col
Iar-pones NIT q club!''
"Ahr sighed the man after long
silence, and he went down for his last
nickel.-Detroit Free Press.
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THE QUEEN OF scAREcRoWs.
She Was So Pretty that tho Dudes Tried
to Flirt with Her.

It is little late for scarecrows, but
a masterpiece in Norwhich, Conn.,, the
production of feminine fancy and tail
oring on the part of West Side lady,
merits the attention, says the New York
Sun. 1t is probably the only female
scarecrow in the state, and the only
fashionable dressed one.
Crows swarm in Connecticut. They
are almost as great pest as are foxes.
Like the foxes of this state, they pene-
trate even into the cities to com
NIT depredations, and the West Side
lady. although she dwells in popu-
lous neighborhood, knowing the bold
ness of the sable birds, set out scare
crow to guard the thirty-tive hills of
late sweet corn in her garden. The
conventional farmers scarecrow she
knew nothing about, and therefore she
cut new pattern and put up an ideal
scarecrow. She built the creation about
pole, just as farmers do. and she set
it up right against a row of Champion
of England peas. which reached to its
waist, at the foot of the garden. and
not far from the wall at the edge of
the meadow.
The figure was that ofa petite Young
lady in rather delicate health, though
interesting, with a slim waist and with
a certain air of supple coyness, which
the summer breeze intensified when it
rustled up from the meadow now and
then and set the garden girls suit a
hutter.
Only fashionable artist would be
IL <o RI ha crI1 ha
wore basque, skirt and an over
skirt, as all fashionable young ladies
do, all of navy blue, and the overskirt
was daintily looped; the skirt also was
modestly lifted an inch, permitting the
eye to catch a glimpse of a white un-
derskirt. A ruffled tichu above the
shapely bodice, snowy white collar,
a bright ribbon about the neck and a
white e-brimmed straw hat completed
the breeziest and most bewitching cos
tune in Norwich.
AS the scarecrow had no change of
suit she stood out in the garden in the
abortive attempt to frighten Infatuated
crows only in very pleasant weather.
When the sky grew black she was
taken into the parlor of the dwelling.
Nothing could be prettier and more
captivating than the scarecrow queen
on breezy summer day, and as she
was at quite distance from the street
on either side, her preoccupied look,
together with her peculiar poise in the
pea brush, inspired in the minds of
passers the conviction that she was
Maud Muller at home picking peas.
Every strange young man who passed
the garden tried to frt with her and
stared back reproachfully over his
shoulder as he went on because she
wouldn't look up. From one street
the scarecrow girl was seen over the
garden wall, and from that coign she
She was all archness and coquetry and
willowly grace; from the other thor
oughfare the impression conveyed was
that of patient helpfulness and of sober
domestic virtue. From either point of
view the effect was overpowering on
impressionable young men, and last
week the owner of the garden had to
take the scarecrow girl in for the sea-
son. She was attracting too much at
tention, but she will be set out again
next May, when it is time to plant
Green corn
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appears to have no child who will
throw away money. His eldest son is
a moneymaker like the Vanderbilt and
Astor men. Perhaps there is a field
for study in this subject. All these
millionaires, whose money is now or
soon will be in safe hands, were thrifty
and successful from the first, while the
elder George Law, who left eight
millions, was a workingman until mid
die age, and only then began to make
his pile. He began to make it by
building public works, and then he be-
came pioneer horse railroad con-
structor. The faculty for gaining
wealth may have been born in him, but
it only showed itself when other men
are preparing to lay back and rest on
the fruits of earlier enterprise.-N T.
Letter.
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of the Great Upper Wood River Mining Region.

lists stare of amazement. ''Yes, iii be
hanged if don't. You just 60 ahead
now and write lot Of your fool things
and I'll be hanged if l don't publish
em', and / don't care blame whut
folks say. Don't be snatched, Mr..
Twain. for am telling of the truth.
I'll publish your articles. Wall, if you
must go, goodnight When you get
down thar to the corner of the fence
turn to the right if you don't wanter
git dog-bit. t."-Ark0nsda Traveller.
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The Island of Olee.

Two years ago, says the New York
Herald, Charles Murtagh, Jr., the Is.
year-old son of well-known citizen OF
Brooklyn, living on Berry street, near
North Seventh, while looking over a
large map of the world noticed the
South Sea cluster of islands. The fur
thest was the Island of Ojee. A boys
pride to write a letter to such a place
seized him and he asked his grandfather
about the matter.
Grandfather Murtagh had been sea-
faring man in his earlier days, and
among his bosom friends had been a
Capt. Green. The latter had left these
shores many, many years ago in yes
sci and was never heard of afterward.
AS freak Mr.. Murtagh told his grand.
son to address his letter to Capt.
Green. The letter was delivered to a
captain of vessel bound for Australia.
After many months waiting for re-
ply and none coming the boy and his
grandfather gave up all hope OF ever
hearing from that isle.
Last Monday the boy received let
ter. The edges were badly crumpled
and the missive had the appearance OF
having been handled over and over.
When the letter was opened no date
was found therein. Further down,
however, it was seen that it had been
written some time in July, 1887.
Strange as it may seem the letter that
young Murtagh wrote had really
reached man named Green, who was
an inhabitant on the island. The re-
ply was a lengthy one. and in its open
ing the writer spoke of having received
the letter of young Murtagh from Brook
lyn, and said that he would hasten to
answer it.
The writer and a number of people,
the letter said, were alone on the is.
land. More than thirty years ago a
vessel left New York for St. Helena.
The commander was Capt. Green, and
there was crew of fourteen men, be-
sides two women. Everything went
we'll until the vessel almost reached
the Canary islands, when gale sprung
up and the ship foundered.
The crew took to their boats, and
finally, after months of drifting, they
landed on the coral reefs on the island
of Oiee, or about seven thousand miles
from their original destination.
No signs of habitation were visible
when the crew landed. They were
castaways, with no prospect of hearing
frcm home unless by chance a passing
vessel came that way. So it continued
for years. Those on the island inter-
married until the population reached
tifty-four. Plenty of game was found
on the island, and finally whaling
vessel came that way. When this ship
reached there some of the survivors
went on board and engaged themselves
out as seamen. Who they were is not
known. The original number on the
island finally dwindled down year by
year and many died, until only three
men and nine women remained.
The. writer next said that for four
wears there had not been vessel in
Sight of the island. The Letter, he
added, had been written some time,
and it could not be dated, as it was not
known when the next vessel would
pass the island. The writer further
declared that it was a lonesome spot,
but that there were now plenty OF
cows and pigs, besides other cattle,
and plenty of game that would keep
them alive for years.
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The KEYSTONE has long been acknowl-
edged to be the sole representative OF the
Great Upper Wood River and Sawtooth
mining regions, and, located as it is in the
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face Of the earth, and leav-
ing nothing undone to present its readers
developments, as we'll as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis of Idaho, it is aninyalua-
bic 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.
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LISTEN to the following testimony
of Gov. Martin, of Kansas, all tenn
perance workers and doubters, snd
take courage and rejoice; 'tis the be-
ginning Of the end which is not very
far off in the United States: "The
most wonderful era of prosperity,
of material, moral and intellectual
development, of growth in country,
cities and towns, ever witnessed on
the American continent has been
illustrated in Kansas during the
six years since the temperance
amendment to our constitution was
adopted, and especially during the
past two years, the period of its
most energetic and complete en-
forcement." Gov. Martin had been
an opponent of Prohibition when
it was first voted upon.
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Her First Meal in the Honeymoon.

Ada: "What was your first meal
alone with your husband when you left
Tor the honeymoon" Elsie (aged l6):
"Oh. Charley let me make it out. We
had chocolate ice-cream, kisses, lemon
sade, blanc-mange, charlotte russo,
strawberries, vanilla ice-cream, cocoa
nut drops, Neapolitan ice-cream, wine
ielly. bananas, raisins, tutti-frutti, milk
punch, raspberries, floatingisland, and
nistache ice-cream." Ada: '.Anything
elseP" Lisle (gloomily): "Yes; long
illneSs. Time.
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LET all members of the w. c. T..
U. remember the Unions first Cos
pei Temperance meeting tomorrow
night, and invite their friends and
neighbors to attend and make the
initial meeting as much of a sue
cess as possible.
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How to Economic.

Mr.. Poorman: Eyes, my dear, all is
lost. I am nearly bankrupt: We
must leave the city at once" Mrs. r.:
'.Mercy me! No operas, balls, parties
- s.None. We must close the
house, 90 south, and board at the ST
Fashion winter hotel" .'But that is .
hiph-priced resort" "True; but it Is
cheaper than wintering in the north
and buying coal '-hiladelpAia Re
cord.
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$l06,533 80
L TERRITORY or Tpauo

T County of Alturas 3D.
namad iaac &c l. Lewis, President of the above
above s. .oank, do solemnly swear that the
taowlodaa.ae is true to the best of my
"Noee and belief.
subsor;, isAAC l. LEWIS, President.
18th don ntd as and sworn to before me this
0offect-Attest: -S iuo'i0'
!; & g.. u y j. tSis;; Ssis;Ss,r. s:s;s, Directors.
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Christian Scientist-"Have you
ever tried faith cure for your rheu-
matism?" Patient-"Yes; I'm try
ing it now. I've got in my pocket
the left hind foot of graveyard
rabbit that was killed in the dark
of the moon, and I do believe It's
helping me-"
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The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union Society of Ketchum
meets every Saturday at P. NJ. at
Union Church. All are invited.
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EVERY man is q slave who has
not the freedom to do as in his NO
blest moments he would do.
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Love in q cottage is not nearly 50
suite as love in hat.-Harper's Bdzar.
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oatayDo R. BATTES. WIN. HfSDAAS.
HYNDMAN & BATTEN,
Attorn y s-a tt a w +,
yetchum, Idaho.-Practice in all the Courts
md Land Offices.
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PROFESSIONAL.
A r. PINkHAyI

TToRSEY-AT-LAW, Ketchum, Idaho.
\ prart;crs in all the Courts of the Ter
i .i,orr Conveyancing and procuring OF
pstents speciality.
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AT KETCEIUM

Ill The Territory of Idaho, at the close Of
business, October 4, 1888:
RESOURCES.
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COMMERCIAL.
Bullion.
MOE ey Market.

961S.
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Money Market.
NEW YORK. September 20.-Money, 2.
LATER.
Money on call, easy,.at 29215 per cent;
closed offered att
Prime mercantile paper, 549715
Sterling exchange. active, but weak
unsettled; 4 $40 for 60-day bills, and 4 S75z
for demand.
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New York Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK. September %. Stocks
were active, unsettled and strong early in
t6e day, but weak at the closing The de-
cision of the Interstate Commission with
the point OF wages on the Burlington &
Quincy, and the expectation of another
strike on that road, kept the grsngers quiet
throughout the day. Rock Island was
weaker on ruplors of q reduction of the
dividend at the next meeting. The market
closed weak.
Governments, dull but firm.