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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
The History of Tobacco.

1t is asserted that tobacco was in use
in china from the earliest times, but
we have no certain knowledge that this
was the case. If it was so the knowl-
edge OF the plant and its uses must
have been carefully guarded by the
Chinese, for it was not introduced into
any other Oriental nation until after
its discovery in America. When
Columbus first landed on the island of
San Domingo, in the West Indies, he
found tobacco in use among the natives
there, who smoked it when made into
small cylindrical rolls and wrapped in
maize leaf. The Indians on The CONT
nent smoked it in pipe, and among
all the tribes, from Peru to Upper
Canada, the first discoveries found the
plant to be in use, and to have been
known to them from so early period
that the time of its first discovery was
unknown. The smoking tobacco with
the Indians partook largely of the
nature of a religious rite. The seeds
of the tobacco plant were first brought
to Europe by Ganzalo Hernandez de
Oviedo, who introduced it into Spain,
where it was first cultivated as an
ornamental plant till traveller, who
had noted its use among the American
Indians, called attention to its mar
cotic properties. The name is said to
have been taken from Tabacco, a
a province of Yucatan, though others
derive it from Tobago, an island in the
Caribbean Sea, and yet others from
Tabasco, in the Gulf of Florida. The
practice of smoking the dried leaf of
the plant became general in Spain,
and its manufacture into snuff followed
soon after. 1t was introduced into
Italy in 1860, and about the same time
into France. The first to bring the
seeds of the plant into the latter
country was Jene Nicot, the French
ambassador to Portugal, in whose
honor tobacco received its botanical
name nicotiano, whence the name nico-
tine, applied to a poisonous extract
from the plant. Tobacco is said to
have been first introduced into England
by Sir Walter Raleigh. From these be-
ginnings the use of the weed spread
over the entire eastern continent. 1t
did not became known in Asia until
the seventeenth century, but was taken
up by the Oriental nations with great
eagerness, and they are now the great
est smokers in the world.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
Stories by Dumas.

Alexandra Dumas has been writing
a preface to a book by Baron de VauS
on ale Sport" and very amusing
and characteristic discussion it is, for
the only branch of the ''sport" he treats
is dueling, and this he makes n peg on
which to hang wonderful stories, which
recall the Voyages en- Suisse" of thir.
ty years ago, of feats of muscular
strength of both his father and grand
father. His father was such n wonder
ful shot that the government had to
Withdraw the permission given him to
shoot in the forest of COmpiegne. in
! order to prevent the total eXtirpation
of the game. He was such an athlete
that when cabman on a rainy night
refused to carry him for the legal fare,
he seized him, and put him on the box
by main force. When a gigantic con-
ductor of diligence was insolent to
the passengers, he kept knocking him
down until he cried for quarter, His
grandfather, the general, was enuaIly
wonderful on horseback. He would
ride horse into a gymnasium, take
hQtd of two rings of the trapeze, and
raise himself up, lifting the horse also
between his legs. In one of his fights
with the Austrians, he charged twenty
men, his bridle-reins between his teeth,
and pistol in each hand. He killed
two men with the pistol-shots, then
threw the pistols away, and killed one
man and wounded eight with his saber.
The rest naturally took to their heels.
In fact, he sabred the Austrians so
much that they called him The Bluck
Devil" On another occasion, Il Young
man having behaved impolitely to him
at the opera, he threw him out of a
box into the orchestra stalls. The
grandson makes some fun of the pres
ent harmless style of French dueling,
and thinksit might be suppressed by
enacting as follows: .Dueling is law
full, but if any duel does not result in the
death of one of the two combatants; or
in wound disabling the person re-
ceiving it for both business and pleas
ure during period of one month at
least, the said combatants shall be liza
BILE jointly and severally to fine of
10000 francs, and Imprisonment for
two years" But the real, sanguinary
duel he believes in, because it enables
men to satisfy the passion of hatred, |
which he says is as "much a part of
the human soul as love"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
Well-Paid Pages.

Much of the gambling among bows
in Washington is undoubtedly due In
the first instance to the fact that those
of them who are in government SER
vice have entirely too much money for
their own good, says the Washington
correspondent to the Waterbury Ameyi-
can. Boys receive salaries in the de-
partments and at the capitol larger than
are paid the majority of laborers and
mechanics in private employ through
out the country. The pages in the
two houses of congress, for instance,
receive So day for work much less
houses are glad to get So week for.
Many of these pages are allowed to re-
tain all their salaries, and naturally
fall into habits of extravaganza and
vice, for it must be admitted that the
moral atmosphere about the capitol is
not of character to turn out heroes
for Sunday-schoOl tracts. In the de-
partments boys and very young men
get salaries ranging from $l2 to 500 a
week for performing the simplest
duties. 1t is we'll enough to pay tho
boys these salaries, suppose, as the
nephews and poor relations of infiuen-
tial men must be decently provided for,
it seems, but the worst of it is they
don't appear to know how to take care
of their money, nor of themselves,
young American aristocrats though
they be. 1t is from these young men,
suddenly transformed from schoolboys
with an allowance of 81 week or so,
to men with comfortable salaries, that
the gamblers and booksellers recruit
the ranks of their victims and Gus
toners.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29

L. P. FARMER. q P. A. New York City.
w. c. RlSEA kSON, A. q. p. a. Cleveland, y.
+. B. THOMAS, - Vice Pres. Cleveland, o.
j. E. SHARP, ACCT,
RaVeCpa o
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
Parrots That Statesmen Listened To.

For more than year the members
practice of walking down Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitol were greatly
interested in parrot which used
to do some remarkable talking as he
sat in a cage in front of a bird store
near Third street. When the bird was
less than a year old he was so apt at
his mimicry that its owners refused
800 for the Poll. 1t could sing nearly
the whole of the chorus to ''Peek-a-Boo"
in splendid voice, could sing in a
perfect manner a snatch or two from the
popular song, 'I'm Dude. Dandy
Dude" and say ever so many things,
such as, ''Ah, there, girlsp' pretty
GIRL" ''He's masher," &c. Newsboys
who stopped in front of the store would
cry out; "Paper this EVENING"" and the
parrot had been taught to say: mot
this evening, some other evening" "
The famous bird loved to show off, and
passers by had lots of fun listening to
him from day to day, and finally the
owner Of the parrot got $3.50 for him.
The Congressman miss him.
The other day a crowd of Capital
frequenters were discussing the merits
of this bird and regretting that he had
been sold, when some one wanted to
know if parrots could really think.
I'm positive of it." said Col.
Virgins, the printing Clerk of the
House. Il remember years ago, when
Washington was Il smaller place, that
some boys were stealing cherries from
lot near where l lived. A parrot
which my neighbors owned saw them.
and bawIed out loudly to co!orcd
woman in the kitchen: Liza, Liza,
boys stealing cherries. You may not
believe this, but it is a fact"
Col. Wiggins didn't tell this yarn
late at night, either.-St. Louis Re
1asbLic
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29

English SPAWN Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft, or CalIoused Lumps
and Blenlishes from horses, Blood
SPAWN, Curbs, Splints,. Sweeney. Sti-
fies, S2rafns, Sore and Swollen throat,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by H-e of one
bottle. Warranted. Sold h5 Belding
Il Gibbons. Druggists. Ravenns. O.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
NGoTTCF,

r UCY HELrMAN who resides at AtwatPr
i 4 Station Portage County, Ohio Will take
noIIce thatJ /. Iielpman, on t..e 9TH dav of
October 15SS filed petit ion in the Common
Pleas court of Oneida county, n. Y. agains t
her charging her with extreme cruelty and
gross neglect of duty, and praying to ie di-
vorced. Said petition will stand for trial in
aid Court next after six weeks from this date,
October 9Th 1855 A. l.. CONGER,
lQoQ-6W Atty for petitispey.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
Teachers Examinations.

L KAHN ATIoNs will be beld.commencing
IL at 8 O'Clock q, m. and closing at .. m.
on the FIRST SATURDAY OF each month; slso.s
the THIRD SATURDAY in October. November
February and March.
The examination on the THIRD SATURDAY in
February will be held atGarrettsville; that on
the THIRD SATURDAY in March. at Kent All
others at the High School Builiing, RayennRs
No certificate W IL be ante-dated.
BY order of the Board.
IO4a OF. HAYMAKER. Clssk. :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29

"Have you license to playP" asked
the young man as the fair girl was
seated at the organ. License to play
the organ, replied she; II never heard
of such a thing" so, yes, you must
have license to pedal. ~ Ritts6urg
CsrQaicle Telegraph.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
"UntoId Agony from Ca:arrn.,

of Ithaca, ". Y, writes: "SOme ten years ago
/ suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh. My family physician gave me up as
incurable, and said L must die. Ny case was
such a bad one, that every day, towards sun
set, my voice would become SO hoarse | could
barely speak above whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
almost strangle me. By the use of Dr. Sages
Catarrh Remedy, in three months was a well
man, and the cure has been Permanent"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
"ConstantIy Hawking and spitting..

THOMAS J. RUSHING, Esq, s9o9 Pine Street,
st. Louis, No. writes: Il was great sufferer
from catarrh for three years. At times could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and splitting, and for the last eight months
could not breathe through the nostrils. 1
thonght nothing could be done for me. Luck
Remedy, and am now a well man. believe
it to be the only sure remedy for catarrh now
manufactured, and one has only to give it e
fair trial to experience astounding results and
O permanent cure"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
Three BOTTLES Cure Catarrh.

ELI ROBBINS. RtulBnn p. o., Columbia Co.,
She was five Years old. Verv badIy' i saw Dr.
Sagcs Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro-
cured a bottle for her, and soon saw that it
helped her; third bottle effected perma-
nent cure: She is now eighteen years old and
sound and hearty"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
STEAM SHIP LINES.

TTyICKETs on the following Steam Ship Lines
i can be purchased from the undersigned:
On the North Germsh nj, hloy1NFHE oynoy EED
and THE FLORIo RI B ATINO, AN italian line
These lines carry passengers from New York,
Philadelphia ami baltimore 10 any OF the prln-
cipal ports on the European coast, and from
said ports to New York. Philadelphia and Bal
timore. Connected with these lines are Rail-
road transportation TO any points In the tnte-
J.H. nuasHL. spseiAiAgsat
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21
Adam and His Madam.

Men are more enthusiastic and
ready to espouse the cause of wo-
men than her sister women are.
Women, when their interest is
hnally won, are more lasting in their
friendships.
There is an instructive rivalry
between women, which, until it is
overcome by the bonds of sympa-
thy, is a bar to true, unselfsh friend
ship.
Men expect more in return for
their favors than women do.
Men are far more agreeable to
approach in any matter requiring
courtesy and politeness.
Women are far safer and more
reliable friends in the long run.
The friendship of men noticeably
decreases after a woman marries.
A good and efficient man is q
better friend and adviser than a
weak woman.
A good and efficient woman is a
better friend and adviser than q
weak man.
the matter.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21
Application for a Patent.
NOTICE No. 241.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY Idaho October 90 1897

UNITED DATES LAND OFFlCE,
HALEY. Idaho, October %, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that Charles IL
Furey, whose postoffice address is HALEY
Alturas county, Idaho Territory, has made
application for a United States Patent for
.sSUNBEAyIss
Lode mining claim, situate on unsurveved
land in Sawtooth mining district, Alturas
county, Idaho Territory, consisting of 1903
linear feet OF the lode, and surface ground
600 feet wide, being Lot No91, and described
in the field notes and plat of the official
survey on tile in this office, with magnetic
variation at Is degrees and 80 minutes east
as follows:
Beginning at the discovery point of this
claim, and running N $50 Is, w 800 feet to
corner No !; thence S 1870 Is, e 600 feet to
corner No 3; thence N $50 25' w 600 feet to
corner No 4 thence n 10 50, E 1900 feet to
corner No l. Embracing an area of
70 66l-lOOO acres applied for. No conflicts.
From corner No2, U. s. NJ NJ. No bears
n 74o 81 IS" Z 1886 Clio feet.
The said mining claims being of record
in the office of the County Recorder Of said
mining district, at HALEY, in Alturas co Ste
ty, Idaho Territory. The nearest known
locations being the Pilgrim" lot No 60
and Pride of the West. =
ANY and all persons claiming adversely
any portion OF the said Sunbeam" lode
mining claim or surface ground are
required to tile their adverse claims thereto
with the Register of the United States Land
I'm n}mce. at Haley Idaho Territory, within
the sixty days publication thereof, or they
will he barred by virtue of the provisions
OF the statute in such cases made and pro-
vlded. II. O. BILLINGS, Register.
direct that the foregoing notice Of APP
pllcation for patent be published for the
period OF sixty days ten consecutive weeks
paper published at Ketchum. Alturas coun-
~, Idaho Territory. being the newspaper
published nearest said claim.
II. Q: BILLINGS, Register.
N. =. WATT, Atty for Claimant.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21
Notice oS E'GrfcIsure.,

To JOSEPH BoeGs, his heirs and a,stra
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED Tgr
4 have expended tie sum Of one tlr
iTcd i@l09j dollars III labUr and inrr~.
ments upon the gsessarg, Star n,
mining claim, situated in Warm sb1r-
creek mining district. Alturas corD.y H.
no Territory. as required by section Nv
Revised Statutes of the United State. trjrf
she amount required to hold the Qnet
the year ending Deccmbcr 81. IwI and i
within ninety go days after this notiq i
you fail or refuse to cont I'D.
your proportion OF such eypcnditare SD.
owner (yo'r interest Being one.Asl
amounting to 500 your interest in ai
claim will become the property Of theat
Scrlber under said section 1924. Rsysa
Statutes OF the United States.
JOHN ELLIE
ketchum, Idaho, January 2. 1855
First publication Jan. 7 ISIS
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21

10 L. I. HUNTINGTON. his heirs and ssss.,
and 10 all whom it may concern:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAI
\ l have expended the sum OF one hu-
bred dollars each year, total two hnlda
dollar, in labor and Improvements, uFa
the Dayton quartz lode mining cLaln
situated in Warm Springs Greek miRins
district, Alturas county. Idaho lerrl0r
as required by section 1874 Revised status
OF the United States. being the amounif
quired to hold the same for the years enc
ing December 81, 1856 and 1851, and i Sl'E
in ninety 800 days after this notice byprf
LEGATION you fail or refuse TO cOntrlDae
your proportion of such expenditure as%
owner. your interest being an undlndd
half in 1886, amounting to $50 and an uf
divided third interest III 1887, amounting
5333 33311a, your interest in said CLAIM w
become the property Of the subscriber w
der said section 1924 Revised statute,
the United States. 4. II. HAMlLlVA
ketchum, Idaho, January ~, los&
First publication Jan. Il loS
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21

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Try it for SO, and after reading. send it TO
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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21
SSsEc OF E'orCaS,,,,,o

10 THOMAS WooLCock. lis heirs ana
You are hereby notified that ! SSsslS''.
pended the sum OF two brndraiH a I'S
aIOJ IN labor and improvement. T nun uo4a "
siissSss EsE ss$sE lode mimi 4Io ~ "a
5 I:i IN Warm Springs Creek Creek n Gais
reaired f ~, tst count Idaho Territory
Jf the United States, being tbc ,t s,o "aa'
CURED to hold the same i0r cac r,'''V y.a. I
spectlvely, as follows: 1855 and iis !' dl;
Two years On ing December 81 Nj ''Ii
within ninety 1851 days after THU rot; -.p4
publication You fail or refuse 10 co 'Yt,st
your proportion of said cxpudir ,r,'' !
to-oWner, your interest being on%i%
amounting To $lC0. less $25 paid And e s
III this notice, Your interest in sgiJ M
VIII become the property If the srFs r,1-
lnder said section 2524. Revised Sta, r,,D
the nlted States. JOHN MdtV
First publication March Il, ls@
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS.


M voe, feel duh. languid low-spiritcd, life
less. and indescribably miserable. both phys-
cally and mentally; experience sense OF
fullneSs or blOating after eating, or or gone
ness or emptiness Of stomach in the morn
ing tongue coated, bitter or bad taste III
mouth. irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyesight, " floating specks :
before the eyes, nervous prostrat'On or eX-
haustion. irritability of temper. hot Pushes,
alternating with chilly sensations, sharp,
feet droWsjncsS after meals, Wakefulness- or
disturbed and undressing sleep. constant,
INDISPENSABLE feeling OF dread. or OF lnpend-
ing calamity?
IF you have sll, or any considerable number
Of these symptoms. you. are suffering from
Bilious Dyspepsia or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indig estion.. The more
complicated your disease has become, the
greater tbs number and diversity OF symp-
DIR. Pie-ce,s Golden Medical Discovery
will s,lbdue it, If taken according to direc-
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DIR. Picrcess Golden Medical Dis
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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21
Notice of Forfeiture

To J. s. Waters, his heirs ana as : lave #
You are hereby notified that ! ls ns's
pended the sum OF one hundred (s ,rS6 .aas
lars ,uV in labor abb and Improvements agou
BAETRIOLDl lode mining t .sct M
ated in Little Smoky mining dis IaaIrslf
ras county, Idaho Territory. a s t5e Jpit,,
section 1924, Revised Statutes " led 10 boz
States, being the amount reqqnllcSpn Ilxra
the same for II the year ending o DeS GaT, M
1887, and if within ninety faiI Of rsips
this notice by publication you l@ " such Z,
to contribute your propoftloi;n interest tslas
penditure as co-owner, yo sne l e,ssl yoIp
two-thirds, amounting to soo ,, vopst tie Pro-,
erty OF + the subscriber under s si5s s.ss
1884, Revised Statutes OF ths TGG;oNERN Z
First publication Feb. H.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-21
Application for a Patent.
Survey No. $50.
NOTICE No. 243.

NOTICE No. 243.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
HALEY, Idaho, October %, 1887. I
Notice is hereby given that the Carrie
Leonard Mining Company, a corporation
duly organized and existing under and by
virtue Of the laws of the Territory of Utah.
with its principal office in the city ana
county. OF Salt Lake, Territory Of Utah
and doing business in the county of Atm
ras, Territory of Idaho, bv its attornev-iu-
fact ". IL. Watt, whose postoffce address
is HALEY, Alturas county, Idaho, has made
application for a United States Patent for
the
RACHEL
Lode mining claim, situate on unsurveved
land in Little Smoky Mining District, Altu-
ras county, Idaho Territory, consisting OF
1920 3-lO linear feet of the lode, and surface
ground ga $40 feet wide being Lot No 63.
and described IN the field notes and plat OF
the official survey on file in this office, with
magnetic variation at Is degrees and 80
minutes east, as follows
Beginning at the discovery point of this
claim and running n SAC, 81 Z 500 feet.
point IN Il end line Of claim; thence n 1870
w PIG feet to corner No /; thence S 1870 f
554 $40 feet to corner No q thence S $40 81,
W lao $40 feet to corner No 3; thence N
1870 w 554 $40 feet to corner MOI thence
- Oh 81 u 1f1O o-IU IeeC 10 corner NO l.
Embracing an area of II 573-1COO acres APP
piled for. From corner No U. S. M. NJ No
3 bears S 74o 05' 40" w 1872 feet.
The said mining claim being Of record in
the office of the County Recorder of said
mining district,at HALEY in Alturas county,
Idaho Territory. The nearest known loca-
tons being the Fraction Carrie Leon
ard, y Lot AZ, Sunday willie Molly
RaWn" and Pine Tree
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion of the said Rachel lode min
ing claim or surface ground are required to
Tile their adverse claims thereto with the
Register of the United States Land Office
at HALEY, Idaho Territory, within the sixty
days publication thereof or they will be
barred by virtue of the provisions of the
statnte in euch cases made and provided
II. .. BILLINGS, Register.
direct that the foregoing notice Of ap-
plication for patent be published for the
period Of sixty days ten consecutive weeks
IN the kETcHUM kEYsroNE, weekly news
paper published at Ketchun, Alturas coun-
ty, Idaho Territory, being the newspaper
published nearest said claim
III. Q. BILLINGS, Register.
". II WATT. Atty tor Claimant.
Firet publication, October y, 1857.