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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
How the Bonners are Kept Out of
Mischief.

A. A. Bonner is a son Of Robert,
and inherits his fathers love of
horses, though / presume he does
not expect to rival the old gentle
man. The latter, though nominally
retired from the Ledger, still watch
es it closely and never will really
discontinue the supervision of the
journal which he founded. He
keeps 100 fine horses or more, at an
expense of $4,000 year, and this
has been his average outlay for
twenty years. When you add to
this the cost of the animals and the
real estate they occupy you will
have a round million devoted to
horse-mania. This is as much as
William H. Vanderbilt invested in
pictures. But every man to his
taste. Bonner is the only printer
that has ever displayed such an
equine passion, but had he not been
under its power he might have been
lured into Wall street, where both
McElrath and Sinclair, former pub
Ilshers of the Tribune, were ruined.
Bonner thinks it was worth million
to keep him out of mischief, and
then he has another million in real
estate. Rather we'll to do for typo
who began work in this city at SIS
a week.-N. Y. Corr. Troy Times.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
The Mean Ways of Nashville.

II can never think we'll of Nash
vile people," remarked one of the
group, as we were canvassing the
Southern cities. "Very nice people,
/ think" replied another. "But
you don't know 'em. | went there
to settle down and make the place
my home. One day, when had
been there about two weeks, a fell
low came rubbing around me and |
told him to keep away or I'd hurt
him. He went right off and had
me put under bonds to keep the
peace. Then dozen men came to
me and advised me to jump my
bonds, and | got out and have never
gone back" "What was there mean
about that?" "Why, / found out
afterward that it was regular game
to get rid of a man they didn't like.
It was safer than shooting him. and
not half the trouble to ride him on
3 rail"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
A Hard Headed Darkey.

Friday evening, during the rain,
two negroes met in the road about
mile from town, and, as they had
been quarreling with one another,
thought they would settle their diff
ferences there. A large tree stood
close by, and one Of the darkeys
pulled off his coat and went to the
tree to lay it down. Just then light
ming struck the tree, ran down it,
and knocked the negro down. The
other one, thinking that he was
killed, started off, but the negro
jumped up and yelled: eyer took
vantage and hit me wild er rock.
Try it ergin; Use ready now." The
other darkey only pointed his fin
ger at the tree, saying: Else got
enough of you. # lightning can't
hurt your old head, I cant. !
didn't bit yer. Sec dat r Tho ne
gro looked at the tree, aud then
looked for his coat, but it had en-
titsly disappeared, and he has never
7ouaa Il. Nov bell walk two miles
before he'n pass that tree.-Ameri-
|cps, O., Recorder.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
Of Interest to Sports.

Poker players are interested in a
bet for hundred dollars which was
decided lately in an uptown pool
room. The question was which
hand is the higher a straight flush
of ace. two, three, four five or
straight flush of ace, king, queen,
jack, ten. The majority Of players,
l think, would jump at theconclu-
sion that the latter is the stronger
hand. Such was the opinion of Dave
johnson, the well-known bookmaker
and he backed it to the extent of
hundred dollars, but the decision
was against him on the ground that
the ace is the highest or lowest card
in he deck. Placing it at the highest
and taking the first flush it will be
seen that a deuce, tray, four and
five rank above it, while it is i'm
possible to rank king, queen, jack
or ten above an ace.-N. Y. Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
The Man Who Looked Like Grant.

Col. Zeb Ward, the famous South
erner, who has been warden of near
ly every penitentiary in the South,
was frequently taken for General
Grant. The resemblance between
them was striking. About ten years
ago Gen. Grant visited Little Rock,
where Col. Ward lives. The gen.
eral received big reception and
people went there from hundreds
of miles around to see him. It was
arranged that the general should
stand in the corridor Of the State
House and shake hands with the
people as they passed through.
The general had been doing good
deal of handshaking for several
days, and it did not take long for
his arm to give out. He complained
of his trouble, and Col. Ward hear
ing it, said:
General, just swap coats and
hats with me and I'll take your
place and these people will never
know the difference"
The general did so and Col. Zeb
took his place. Col. Zeb has grip
Of iron and he made many a fellow
jump up and down while he shook
his hand. Col. Zcb, who is a ma
tive Kentuckian, gave them the gen.
uine grip Of his state. In conse-
quence the people agreed that Gen.
Grant was the best handshaker they
had ever met. Col. Ward was get
ting along splendidly in his imper-
sonation of the "Old Commander" "
and had nearly completed the job
when big strapping negro stepped
up and profered his hand. AS he
did SO he recognized Col. Ward.
The negro had served a term in the
penitentiary while the Colonel was
warden of it.
"Yese can't fool dis chile. Nav
yese can't Kernil Zib. Yese no Gin
er'l Grant," roared the negro.
"Yud's Massa lib Ward"
Col. Ward had no more hands to
shake after this, and great indigna-
ton was expressed among the
crowd, most of whom were negroes.
Kansas City Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
KETCHUM ALTRAs COUNTY IDAHO SATURDAY OCTOBER 1888
"They killed me because / was
opposed to slavery and a corrupt
Administration n

"They killed me because was
opposed to slavery and corrupt
Administration"
The excitement in San Francisco
and throughout California was tre-
mendous. So many mistatements
about the duel were made public
that Congressman McKibben and
Mr.. Cotton, two of Broderick's Sec
onds, published a statement over
their names correcting the imputa-
ton of unfairness. 1t was still be-
lieved by many, however, that Brod-
erick fell victim to political plot.
The Administration at Washington
hated and feared Broderick, and it
was we'll known he was regarded as
a stumbling block to their plans in
California. The evidences of mourn
ing in San Francisco were of the
most extravagant nature. The body
lay in state in the Union Hotel and
nine-tenths of the population strug-
gled to view it. Flags all over the
city were at half-mast. Nine thou
send persons, a large number for
San Francisco in those days, lis
tened to the funeral Grafton deliv-
cred by Col. E. D. Baker. Strange
to say, considering the speaker and
the audience, one of its principal
features was an attack on dueling.
More than 5000 persons followed
the hearse on foot, while the crush
of carriages was tremendous.
Of course, Judge Terry was ac-
quilted, although the coroner's jury
placed the responsibility of Brod-
erick's death upon his shoulders.
The immense nerve of the man was
shown in the way he acted after the
duel. Although he was perfectly
we'll aware of the general hatred he
had incurred, he did not draw back
from the public gaze in the slightest
manner. His indifference to public
opinion was displayed in his later
marriage to the woman whom the
world looked upon as Senator Sha-
ron's mistress. Nevertheless, he
has been of great service to Califor-
MIA. The adoption of the new State
constitution, which abolishes the
monopoly Of the lIoads and the
big land owners, was largely due to
his tremendous energy.-St. Louis
Star Sayings.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
COOL BRAVERY.

I have heard it said that small
men are generally braver than tall
men, but one of the most stolidly
and immoveably brave men | have
ever known is several inches over
six feet in hight. have often seen
him, from pure laziness, when re.
lieved from duty in the advanced
trenches before Sebastopol, step out
calmly in the rear of the parallel
where he happened at the moment
to be, and take bee line for camp,
exposed for many hundreds yards
to heavy rife fire from the ad-
vanced works of the Russians. He
might have walked home through
the trenches in safety, but he was
too lazy or too careless of his life to
go so far round. / remember a
curious instance of his imperturba-
bility some years afterward, when l
met him in China. In the assault
of the Taku forts we had to cross
two bitches filled with water. One
of these was sufficiently wide and
deep to require a bridge to be
thrown over it. In carrying up a
right infantry pontoon bridge to
launch into this ditch, round
shot went through one Of the pom
toons. To launch it in that con-
dition would have caused it to sink,
and we had great difficulty in get
ting the injured pontoon out of the
bridge under the close severe fire to
which we were exposed from the
works behind the ditch. In common
with all the other mounted officers,
l had left my horse at a safe dis
tance behind, under some cover. l
was therefore astonished when,
upon standing up after working at
this little bridge on the ground, to
see beside me very tall man on
very tall horse. The position was
actually comical, and, as we'll as |
remember, l laughed as I saw my
cool friend there at the edge of the
ditch, regular cock shot for every
Chinaman near him. He said some
thing to me which, owing to the
great noise and din at the moment,
l could not hear; so, moving nearer
to him, I carelessly put my hand
on his leg. He WINGED a little as l
touched him, and, calmly saying !:
Don't put your hand on my leg,
forI have just had a bullet in there, Z"
went on with his conversation as if
only a mosquito had bitten him.
That man is now known to all as
Lieutenant General Sir Gerald Gra-
ham, V. c.. who commanded a
brigade at Tel-el-Kebir, and who
was afterward in chief command at
El-Teb and the many other bloody
engagements which took place near
Suakin.-General Lord Wolseley,
in Fortnightly Review.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
He Suffered, But He Got There All
the Same.

Though it was his misfortune and
not his fault that he suffered it
was amusing to hear him in a love
passage.
"Do you really care so very much
for me, darling?" she softly queried.
"Dud-dud-does a ud-dud-
duck cuc-cuc-care for water, sus
Indeed, l dud-
dud-do, misunderstanding You
are the one pup-pup-priceless
pup-pup-pearl among pup-pup
pearls, pup-pup-Polly! You are
que-que-queen of my heart, dud
-dud-darling! The pup-pup-
power that bub-bub-bends me
like reed at thy fuf-fuf--feet."
And she apparently believed him.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
The Largest Man.

Hanson Craig, of Kentucky, is
probably the largest man in the
world. His weight is given at 1872
pounds, and it requires 81 yards of
cloth to make him a suit. He is
6 feet A inches in height, is thirty
one years old and weighed / pounds
at birth. When two years old he
took $1,000 prize at the baby show
in New York, tipping the beam at
2O6 pounds at that time. His father
weighed 115 pounds and his mother
1872 pounds.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
A Son of the Old Man,

Bunko Steerer Ito strangely
Isn't this Mr.. Staggles of Staggle-
town?
Stranger-Yes.
Bunko Steerer-I guess you don't
remember me. I'm Sam Waffles,
son of William Waffles.
Stranger-Wha-at? Are you Bill
Waff1es' son? Why, Sam, I'm gosh
burned eff amt glad to see you!
How long you ben out?
Bunko Steerer-Been out?
Stranger-Yes. The only son old
Bill Watt1es ever had was sent up
five years for boss stealing.-Life. =
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
A Mans Name,

A mans name is a most impor-
tant part of him, but he has moth
ing to do in selecting it. And par
ents in naming their children often
reveal lack of common sense that
is most cruel to the victims of their
folly. We recall ono splendid fel-
low whose initials were T. C. 8. A.
He never wrote his full name. Asked
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06

The KEYSTONE has long been acknowi-
edged to be the sole representative OF the
Great Upper Wood River and Sawtooth
mining regions, and, located as 1t is III the
very heart of the most promising mining
country OH the face of the earth, and ieav-
ing nothing undone to present its readers =
developments, as we'll as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketehum, the
future metropolis Of Idaho, it is aninvalua-
ble 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, 1888-10-06
The Years Ending in Nine.

Reports of gold found in the
Black Hills may bring an exodus
in that direction next year. Gold
seekers who believe in condolences
will recall the fact that for 40 years
back every year that ended in the
number 8 has been celebrated for
the discovery of rich deposits Of
precious metals. California in 1S49.
Pixies Peak in 1859, Nevada in 1869
and Leadville in 1879 all bear out
this sstatement.-Philadelphia North
American.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06

one day to tell what his name was
he regretted, with many bushes,
that his father had had him bap-
tized "Thaddeus Constantine So
bieski Aurelius." Now, what worse
affliction could have been put upon
a person than to compel him to
carry that name through life.-Buf
falO Commercial.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
A Great Show of Teeth.

Forepaugh told Boston man
the other day that he had an acre
of teeth. Then he brought him in
the circus and showed him the large
audience with its mouth open. He
says one of three city and nine Of
every ten country residents show
their teeth during the show.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
He Wanted Time.

"Will you give me something to
drink?" asked the Kentuckian fain.-
ly Of the hospital nurse.
Certainly, SIR" said the nurse,
offering him a glass of water.
He put up his hand feebly.
"Give it to me in a teaspoon,
please" he whispered, huskily, till
[ get used to it,"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06

What is claimed to be the longest
chain ever made is in the Imperial
Arsenal at Vienna. It has 5000
links, and was used by the Turks
to obstruct the passage of the Dan
ube in 1929.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06

Farmer-Hi, there! Can't you
see that sign-"No fishing on these
grounds?" Colored fisherman
Co'se kin see de sign. rs Guild,
boss, but / amt so ignerant as ter
fish on no groun's. I'm fishing in
de crick.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06

TERRITORY OF IDAHO, 4
Ys. County Of Alturas. Co.
a.nsd ~ !; Lewis, President of the above
ispye stssk, tsank, do solemnly swear that the
ho~lsdos sdment Is true to the best of my
.Ab,e,;, ISAAC I. LEWIS, President.
'la dloed az and sworn to before me this
cnr.c, 1to. N. Ssow, Notary Public.
joseph P1xkHAx,)
sss: {;ss' ]! !. i;z;s, i5sz;,, Directors.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06

The most curious thing about 1
falsehood is that it can get ovor -
much territory BY simply lyink
yrOupd.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-06
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
First Natoinal Bank

AT KETCHUNK.
!" ne Territory of Idaho, at the close OF
business, July I, 1888:
pECnITprCQ
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
q TORMENTING TOPHBT."

In GREENwooD's Tormenting To-
phet; or terrible Description of He'll,
able to break the hardest heart and cause
it to quake and tremble," we have this
choice nlorcedu: "In this their cursed
estate they shall re-curse-curse God
again-because he made them and making
them adjudged them to death, and dy ing
they can never find death. They shall
curse his punishments, because he pun
ishes them SO vehemently. They shall
curse his benignities, because they are
soured with contrary seventies. They
shall curse Christ's blood shed upon the
cross, because it has been available to
save thousands and nothing available to
save them. They shall curse the angels
in heay en- and the saints in bliss, because
they shall see them in JOY and themselves
in torment. Oursing shall be their hymns,
and bowling their tunes. Blasphemy
shall be their ditties, and tears the notes
of them. Lamentations shall be their
songs, and scresching their strains. Their
meat shall be gripping hunger and famine
intolerable. and their drink shall be lakes
of fire and birthstone Father shall cry
against child, and child against father
that ever he begat him. Wool woel woel"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

THE DAILY PRESS, even with the
most gracious intentions, frequently
makes sad work Of the reports it fur
nishes of religious meetings. A case in
point occurs in a notice in the Tribune
of Monday, describing the beginning of
the revival meetings on the West Side.
Mr.. Conklin is represented as saying :
"There are those here who are being
deceived by the CLASSY sea of pleasure,
and unless helping hand is stretched
out to save, they ,0iu be forever lost! til
time foryou, young man, young woman,
to call halt. 1t is time to seek the
Lord" Considering that the revival
described is Universalist revival, and
the preacher Universalist, we submit
that it is more probable that the repor-
ter was mistaken than that Mr.. Conk-
lin used the italicised words. But it
was very awkward mistake neverthe-
less-sufficiently so to detract very
largely from the value of uhe generous
notice given of the service.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

Bur this is the way another sister
feels in a city where she is cut off from
church privileges Of her own faith with
a growing little family around her:
81 attend different churches, and every
Sunday when am coming home it seems
as if I could not stand it longer, but 1
will try to be patient and long suffering.
will continue to pray for Universalist
church in this city. 1 am young yet and
hope to live long enough to see my
prayer answered. 1 am only twenty-six
years of age, but have three little chill
dren, and 1 would so love to have them
brought up in Universalist church"
Oh, ye people who have these church
privileges and the blessed influences of
church and Sunday school for your chill
dren, think, for moment, of the heart
ache that is felt between the lines of this
young mothers letter. How she would
appreciate the blessings about which per
haps you are Indifferent! 1t is when the
religious loneliness of such devoted souls
is considered, away from all privileges
and influences Of the church, and hun
gering and thirsting for them, that we
begin to realize something of the bless
ings we enjoy in the regular preaching of
the Universalist faith.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

The NEXT ISSUE of THE UNIVERSAL
LIST will be very largely devoted to the
interests of the Ohio Convention. 1t
will be made special edition and
will contain large number of contri-
buttons prepared expressly for that
issue. Rev. H. L. Garfield, the State
Superintendent, has secured writers to
present almost every concei vable inter
est of our cause in that State. The
Permanent Fund, The College, The
Pastoral Circuit, The State Superin-
tendency, Bequests, Church Work,
The Ministry, Isolated Universalists,
are among the subjects discus
sed; while among the writers may be
named Rev. Messrs. Garfield, Nash,
Whitney, Danforth, Henley, Richard
son, and Wilson. 1t will be an issue
of great value to our Ohio readers, and
large extra edition will be printed for
circulation in that State.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
THE REGISTER FOR 1888,

This valuable annual, the year book of
UNCONVENTIONAL facts, with the statistics
of our church to November, 1887, and the
list OF clergymen with postoffice address,
Is now ready and for sale at this office
Price 25 cents.
For years the custom has prevailed
with many of our readers to order Reg
ister when sending in their subscriptions
for the paper. Let this custom be fol-
lowed more widely than ever in 1888.
The Register should be in every Univers-
alist home and hang on the nail with the
new almanac. 1t is carefully edited by
DR.. E Idly, and contains large amount
of UNCONVENTIONAL information in CON-
pressed form in which our people are in
terested.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

As THE OLD LABoRERs in the vine
yard are one by one called away from
the ranks of earthly workers, it is graf
flying to have the privilege of announc-
ing accessions to our coming ministe-
rial force. Such pleasure is ours this
week. Two young men from the
Church of the Redeemer go to Tufts
divinity school to study for the minis
try. Mr.. H. Loomis Spring leaves the
city this week, and will be followed
next week by Mr.. G. B. Moore, to enter
at once upon their studies for the min
istry. 1t is more than probable that
the Church of the Redeemer will soon
forward other young recruits for the
army of the Lord.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

state of probation 1. For all infants
that die in childhood; 2. For all i'm
beetles; 8. For all heather 4. For all
the unwashed millions of our cities,
that have been neglected by the church
and corrupted by our civilization; 5.
For the blind leaders of the blind 6.
81 claim a future state Of probation for
all intelligent beings. l claim it not as
an hypothesis but as a working
basis. In it is involved the honor of
God, the glory of the Christ, and the
teachings of the Bible. Peter iii. 10, 20,
70 me, clearly teaches Christian work
in hades. Salvation is offered to the
prisoners in all The cells" Luke iv. 1877
This is an illustration Of how far the
doctrine can be made to apply. The
writer's idea evidently is that there is
no limit to the operation of salvation
here or hereafter. This will result as
the orthodox say in Substantial Uni
versalism." Universalism of a very
substantial sort we may add.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

THESE YOUNG MEN are endorsed by
Mr.. Conklin as worthy and promising
candidates for the gospel work, and
they are among the first fruits of that
PASTORS recent activity in the direction
of increasing our ministry. The exam
pie of Mr.. Conklin in this particular is
one that may be proftably followed by
all our pastors the same good work
is being done by others. The result of
recent endeavor in this direction is al
ready sensibly felt in our divinity
schools. The classes are increasing,
and the prospect for future pastors of
the church is becoming brighter with
every month.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

-"I AM often asked" remarks CORE
spondent of one of the Campbellite +"
journals of Cincinnati.
"by good members of the Baptist church if
I do not think they can be saved in that
church, and my invariable reply is, doubt
it. There is nothing said in the Bible about
a Baptist church, and while the citizens of
that church may be honest and pious, they
are asking to be saved in an institution
which is purely human, and one which was
organized 1900 years this side of the death
of the last apostle!"
This reply is not very assuring for the
Baptists, but we "guess" they will not be
frightened all at once into the Campbell
tie church. 1t gives our Baptist breth-
rem slight taste of the dose frequently
administered to Uniyersalists by the mar
row sectarisn bigots who would rule all
out of heaven not of their own commun-
ion. 1t is fortunate thing for mankind
that the determin ations of human judy
ment are not infallible, else there would
be poor show for many of us.