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the next four years to build up Republican
party In the South, but not Republican
party composed exclusively of negroes or Of
negroes differed by whites from the North,
but a Republican party composed of whites
of the South. A Republican party of this
sort exists to-day in West Virginia, in Vir-
ginia, in Tennessee and in some other States
By putting out of sight the race issue and
keeping prominent the issue of projection
within four years Republican party of this
kind can be created in many other States Of
the South. Such Republican party
will do more to realize the Republican de-
mand for free ballot and a fair count than
all the remedies that Congress can devise.
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THE SPEAkeRsntp
FROM WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
springfield Union.l


FROM WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
springfield Union.l
For Speaker of the national House of
Representatives, Thomas b. Reed. of Maine.
AN HONOR DUE.
boston Advertiserl
In two Congresses the uuwelcome task has
been conhded to Mr. Reed of leading and
guiding the minority. How skilfully and
poluly that mas been done the recent election
proves: For four years Mr.. Reed has been
Obliged to be always in his place, first in
blows to be given or received for party's
sake. 1t would be something more than I'M
just to refuse in the hour of triumph the
leadership which was demanded in the dark
days OF defeat Second to no man in the
country In public service, Mr.. Reed has
earned the speakership as the crown of a
brilliant parliamentary career New Eng
land will of course give him her hearty and
undivided support, and it cannot be forgot
ten that New England comes to the next
Congress bringing five seats redeemed from
the Democrats. But the hope of New Eng
land is that the Republican party may enter
on its new lease of power without a struggle
over the speakership. There should be no
room for such contest. Natural fitness,
justice and good sense alike demand that the
man who has earned the speakership by
four years of hard fighting at the head of the
minority should have it now.
WESTERN OPINION.
(St Louis Globe Democratl
For Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives Of the Fifty-irst Congress-Th b.
Reed, of Maine
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To be Sold at Prices Much Less than You Know Of
them, buy them as YOU
them smile cOntenment and entire satisfaction play
your

TAKE A LITTLE TIME AND READ.
THANKSGIVING is coming, and NEW SUIT
NEW OVERCOAT, BOTH that day is needfuI COME and
LOOK at stock and if there is just the thing
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TTIF PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 1s.

We do Dol read anonymous letters and commu
nicatons. The nale and address Of the write
are IN all cases Indispensable, not necessarily 70
publication but as a guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications u . are not used.
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Great bargains in Boys Low priced OveI-
coats.
Gents Edward Harris" Kersey Over
coats, fine goods, S2S and $50 qualities. in all
sizes, only $22. M .e
Mems EXTRA LONG. Blue Chinchilla
Beaver 0vercoats, made from fine Australian
wool. single breasted, fly front, and good
style. only $40; made to retail at S25.
Mems fine West of England Kersey Beaver
Overcoats, in blue and brown, a RELIABLE
OVERCOAT at a LOW PRICE. All sizes
only S15; regular retail price $50.
Mems and Young Mems CAPE OVER
COATS, handsome styles. sizes 81 to SO. Only
admitted number ofthese desirable goods left.
400 All Wool Suits, in LARGE MEMS
SIZES, AZ to 30 waist and breast measure,
made up to retail at $40, to be disposed of at
only S15 per suit.
VERY DESIRABLE BARGAINS in
Young Mems Suits. both single and double
breasted sack and four button frock extra
quality, at only S15, SIS, 500, S22 and SOS
per suit
BOYS FINE THREE PIECE DRESS
SUITS. A very limited supply left for
this season. The fit and style of these
suits cannot be surpassed. Sizes 10 to 16
years. Prices, $3.50, So, s12. SIS and SIG so.
Large stock Of Boys Refers at $3.50 to
S12 and S15 each.
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For minister to England William Walter
Phelps, of New Jersey. That bang would
be distinguished ornament to the Court Of
St. James, too.
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CURRENT COM EMIT.

THE KIND OF A MAN HE is,
New York Press.l
He may wear his grandfather's hat. but he
doesn't wear anybody else's collar
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And bis answer was:

They hurt. We are making inroads OH the De.
M cracy OF West Virginia, most of all on the riff
issue. And the farther we can get away from
those issues which southern m Ii regard as war
issues the more rapid and greater the inroads. we
shall llake int0 the Democratic forces
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-01
Money In England.

Mclaughlin, the well-known Cal
ifornia speculator, whose sturdy
figure and big diamonds make him
conspicuous, has been in New York
for several days. He has been across
the water to "size up" London
pocket-books with reference to min
ing enterprises. 1t was Mr.. Nc
Laughlin, by the way, who sold to
DR.. Pierce Of Buffalo the famous
Big Bend mine, which has since
been placed on the market at a cap
italization of millions. He sold it
for $4,000. When he reported the
transaction to his partner, the lat
ter refused to believe it at first, de-
claring that as joke Frank had
added an extra cipher to the figures.
Talking about London, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin said: ut is over three
months since any mining venture
has been placed in London. The
English are away off on mining
ventures at the present time. One
reason for this is, because they have
been badly sold on large number
of ventures, but the principal reason
is that they are nearly dead broke
for ready money. There is more
floating money in this country than
in any nation in Europe. IN. 7.
Tribune.
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His Dying Request.

An example of the ruling spirit
strong in death was seen at the
West Side Driving Park a few days
ago. Mike Welch, a horse owner,
and one Of the popular characters
at the track, was taken quite sud-
denly i'll on Tuesday and taken into
the club house. On Wednesday he
was considered to be in a danger
Gus condition, and another owner,
McFadden, became alarmed and
sent for a priest. The good father
came and performed the usual OFF,
ces, and was being shown out of
the room by McFadden when Mike,
who, though very sick, had been
conscious all through, called to him.
Mack" said he, "come here; l
want to speak to you"
As soon as McFadden had seen
the priest depart he came back and
said:
swell, Mike, dear boy. now speak
your mind to your old friend what
can I do for your"
Mack said tho dying man,
"sure and don't forget to enter Top
o. the Mornin' for the race to-mor-
row."
Mr.. Welch is now fast recovering.
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Ducks for the Lawyers.

Dudley B. Smith, a wealthy busi-
ness man at .Courtland, New York.
has filed a claim against his de-
ceased grandmother's estate for
3O,7O2 ducks. 1t seems that when
about 13 years old, in June, 1856,
he let his grandmother, Mrs. JEAN
cite Smith, have three ducks that
he owned, under an alleged agree
ment that whenever demanded she
should make return to him out Of
the natural increase of the flock, at
the rate of two for one every second
wear. Mrs. Smith retained the en-
tire increase over twenty years,
until she died in November, 1885.
Now in the settlement of her estate
the grandson presents his claim for
3O,702 ducks, or failure to return
the fowls for the equivalent in cash
or SO cents duck, amounting to
the sum of $15,351. His father,
who is the administrator of the es-
tate, promptly allowed the claim.
Other expectant heirs of the graEd-
mothers property at once entered
a vigorous protest against the ad-
ministrator's action and appealed
to Surrogate Easton of Tiaga coun-
tv, who has jurisdiction in the case,
to reject the claim, and thus there
has been begun a lively contest in
the courta.aver the duck issue.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-01
How tho Utes Play Poker.

Most of the Utes are gamblers,
and know all the arts that make up
the great popular civilized game
known as draw poker. Pairs, threes,
fushes, straights and full hands
they have learned better than their
a, b, c's and agriculture. They play
with either American or Mexican
cards. A good poker PLAYER down
East will find a Toe worth his hand
in the stoical face of the Southern
Ute. You can't tell from his face
whether the Indian holds a bob
tail flush, a pair of deuces or a
full hand. They are passionately
fond of poker, and in playing
this game are adopts in all the
arts and ways of the more highly
civilized pale-face. They are also
fond of the horse race, and con-
test between two Indian ponies 10
always great event. The Indians
are out in great numbers, and put
their money on their favorites.
Many an Indians annuity is lost
at poker or a horse race.-Denver
Republican,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-01
Uses His Toes for Fingers.

One of the rare curiosities to be
seen on the streets of Middletown
is boy named Mylchreest. He is
about twelve years of age. He was
born without arms, yet he plays
ball and peddles papers on the
streets. He carries silver and pen
MES in his boots, and can make
change as rapidly as any one, pick
ing out pennies or nickels with his
toes. He never makes any mistakes,
and can tell the size of coin by
feeling of in with his toes. Young
Mylchreest keeps his feet very clean.
1t is indeed a funny sight to see
him sit at table with knife be-
tween the toes of one foot and a
fork held by the toes Of the other
foot, as he rapidly cuts up his food
and places it in his mouth. Dur
ing the school vacation this lad can
be seen daily driving a horse at
tached to a heavy wagon, loaded
with sand or stone, which belongs
to his father, William Mylchreest,
a builder. The lad holds the reins
between his toes, and handles the
whip with ease in the same manner.
He can throw stone with consid-
erable force, and is very bright and
active. In school he stands we'll in
his classes. He is popular with all
his playmates and the public in
general.-Worcester Spy.
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Their Force of Habit.

Shortly after the new jury law
was put into effect in Ireland, MIN
lister Phelps met at a London din
ner table a distinguished Irish
Judge who had been holding the
assizes in an Irish town whose name
matters little. Naturally enough
he was asked as to the operation OF
the new law. "Well," said he, "the
first jury l had to deal with struck
me as being slightly above the@av-
erage in intelligence. As soon as
they were impaneled l addressed
them at some length, pointing out
to them their duties and enlarglng
on the responsibility which was LAID
on their shoulders. And now, gen.
tlemen.' / concluded, you will be
pleased to take your seats" Ihe
Judge paused dramatically. Well,
he was asked, "what hspPened9
oNine of them walked tehe prs, ),
oners' dock from force OF habit, "
he dryly concluded.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-01
Where Americans Vote in Spanish.

Says a correspondent: can cleo
ton in New Mexico is peculiar.
You do not vote in English but in
Spanish. You do not vote the Re-
publican ticket; you vote the Bo-
leta Republicans. You do not vote
the Democratic ticket, but the Bo-
leta Democratica. Your vote is re-
corded in Spanish on the poll-books
not for Delegate to Congress, but
for Delegate al Consresso," and
the given name of the candidate is
changed, if it be American, into It's
Spanish equivalent. No one in New
Mexico at the last election voted
for Antony Joseph, the present Del
egate to Congress; for in this case
both names were changed. and his
constituents voted for Antonio Jose.
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On Wednesday a young man went
to the residence of E. L. Harper,
who lives several miles from this
city, and insisted on taking his
place in bed with Mrs. Harper. Ed
looked on quite bewildered, hang
ing his head with a sheepish smile
on his countenance, like he oug ut
to protect his wife from such vio-
lence; but he didn't do a thing.
Lucius Hudson, who is Mrs. Har-
per's father, was sent for, and seiz-
ing a gun he rushed into the house
When he saw the young chap be,
too, wilted. He kissed his daugh-
ter, hugged Harper and shouted
/" I am the happiest and youngest
grandpa in tho State. ."-Americus
(Ga. Republican.
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Startled by q Kiss.

The Americus (Ga.) Republican
says that a young lady aroused the
whole household at her home few
nights since by screaming and yell
ling that some one had kissed her
while asleep. Her father rushed in
with pistol in one hand and light
in the other, but could not find the
kisser at first. The daughter de-
clared that she felt the whiskers on
her lips and the fellows breath on
her cheek and that it was "soft and
nice" Just then her pet kitten
slipped from behind her pillow, and
she tried to kill it because ii was
not a man. a.
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DRINK SOME MILK hot.
Then It Will Take tho Place Of Aoo-
holic Stimulanta.

Milk heated to much above 100
degrees Fahrenheit loses for time a
degree of its sweetness and density.
No one who, fatigued by over
exertion of body or mind, has ever
experienced the reviving influence
of a tumbler of this beverage, heated
as hot as it can be slipped, will will
ingly forego a resort to it because
of it's being rendered somewhat
less acceptable to the palate. The
promptness with which it's cordial
influence is felt is, indeed, surpris-
ing. Some portion of it seems to
be digested and appropriated almost
Immediately, and many who now
fancy that they need alcoholic
stimulants when exhausted by fa-
tigue will find in this simple draught
an equivalent that will be abund-
antly satisfying and far more en-
during in its effects.
There is many an ignorant, over
worked woman who fancies she
could not keep up without her beer !;
she mistakes its momentary exhil-
aration for strength and applies the
whip instead of nourishment to her
poor, exhausted frame. Any honest,
intelligent physician will tell her
that there is more strength and
nourishment in slice of bread
than in quart of beer; but if she
loves stinulants it would be very
useless piece of information. 1t is
claimed that some of the lady clerks
in New York, and those, too, who
are employed in respectable busi-
ness houses, are in the habit of or
dering ale or beer at the restaurants.
They probably claim that they are
tired, and no one who sees their
faithful devotion to customers all
day will doubt their assertions. But
they should not mistake beer for a
blessing OF stimulus for strength.
A careful examination Of statistics
will prove that men and women
who do not drink can endure more
hardship and do more work and
live longer than their less temperate
neighbors. Furthermore, when a
woman wants anything, from a Cal
ifornia trip to a glass of toddy, you
may rest assured that her health
will demand it, and it sometimes
demands it so loud and SO long
that her friends are glad to yield
in time to save their own lives, A
tippling woman gets a pain or an
ache on short notice, and when
she has a cold or a headache the
whisky has to suffer and the drug
stores in her neighborhooa do a
thriving business. If her ale dis
orders her stomach she depends
upon dose of whisky to correct
| it's effects, and so her morning beer
and evening bourbon do co-opera-
tive business.
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ABORIGINAL WOOD WORKERS.
How Indian Carpenters Built Houses
With Glass ToolA

At the Smithsonian Institute at
Washington are collected as many
of the aboriginal tools Of America
as the officers have been able to
gather. "Of course" said H. F.
Mcleod. one of the attaches of the
institution who is now on his way
to Puget Sound, aboriginal car
pentry was the chief trade of our
predecessors on this continent. The
Indians and the mound-builders
had very good idea of woodwork
ing. You will see, even now, some
very pretty joining done by the
Sioux Indians. Their tent-poles
make fit which many a white car
penter would not like to try to
better.
''The best carpenters, of course,
were the Aztecs, who had arrived
at quite a high stage of art, and
whose tools, although they knew
nothing of steel, were really excel
lent. We have a few of their tools
at the Smithsonian, but the best
selection is, Of course, in the City
of Mexico. The material used was
almost entirely glass, especially for
the finer parts of their wood-cutting.
To chop trees they used flint axes,
and for the rough hewing out of
the logs the same; but when it
came to the accurate fitting in Of
the hewn timber they handled glass
knives, chisels and saws very deity
and with beautiful results. There
is a ceaba-wood post in Washington
with hieroglyphics and faces cut
upon it with glass. You can see
bits of the aboriginal chisel still
sticking in corner of the work
where it broke off three centuries
ago under the hand of the work
man. The Aztecs knew how to
make a very good and manageable
glass, and their best cutting blades,
swords, daggers and spears, saws,
chissels and axes were made of it.
When the edge dulled they broke
it from the end instead of sharpen
ing it, and got a new cutting line.
you can see great deal of abo-
riginal carpentry still in use among
the Moqui Indians of the United
States. Of course they use our
tools now, but they follow their
old patterns. They know how to
make ladders and they swing their
doors on hinges from the top, and
they know how to mortise timbers
knew how long before Columbus
landed in America. Of course they
use our tools differently from our
way. The chisel they push rather
than hammer, and they work the
board up and down on a fixed saw
rather than the saw on the board,
but with all they get very credita-
BILE results. The framework in the
pueb'os is quite as honest as any
thing you have in Chicago. News.
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Summer Studies in Humanity.

Omaha miss (at Summer re-
sort)-''What a lot of wedding par
ties there are here J"
Experienced dame-"I thought
80 at first, but I see now that was
mistaken. Most of the couples are
only engaged"
"Why, how can you tell the diff
ference so quiekly?"
"Where couple are engaged,
my dear, the gentleman looks after
the comfort of the lady; when they
are married the lady looks after the
comfort of the gentleman. ."-Oma-
ha World.
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It is easy to imagine what imme-
diately followed, and the restis soon
told. Lynton had been merely
stunned by Wellesby's blow, and
on coming to himself he had regis
tered q VOW to prove the injustice
Of Wellesby's taunts by never mar
rying Effie and never even seeing
or writing to her again till he had
made himself financially her equal.
He started that very night to work
his way to the Pacific coast. There
he shipped on board a vessel bound
for Australia, whence he drifted,
first to England and thence to South
Africa, where he finally brought up
at the diamond mines. There, after
a series of adventures and financial
ups and downs that would furnish
material for score Of Rider Hag-
cards novels, he at length secured
a claim that proved a rich one, and
that he finally sold for enough to
buy all his intended father-in-law's
possessions two or three times over.
Then he started on a bee line to
his old home and Effie Wellesley,
whose constancy he never doubted
for a moment.
When next Harry Lynton disap-
pears from his sweetheart's view it
will be to go to Uniontown, the
county seat, for marriage license.
and Effie Wellesley will become
Etfie Lynton before she's week
older. The sun will never smile on
more charming bride, for in the
mature woman of twenty-six the
dominant radiance of sixteen is
crowned by a pensive loveliness
that makes it even more beautiful.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-01
Cant Depend on the Clock

Charles asks: when q young
man calls upon young lady to
whom he is warmly attached, how
long should he stay? That depends
upon the young lady, Charles. II
she should yawn and glance at the
clock when it is on the eve Of strik-
ing ten, and drowsily observe: Isn't
that clock awfully s1ow? the young
man has already staid at least an
hour too long. But if she says:
"My how fast the time does fly !"
he can stay two hours more with
out wearying her.
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Infantile japanese Punishment.

When little boys and girls in
Japan are naughty and disobedient
they must be punished, Of course;
but the punishment is very strange.
There are very small pieces Of rice
paper called moxa, and these are
lighted with q match and then put
upon the finger or hand or. arm OF
the naughty child, and they burn
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of late wealth and fashion have fa-
vored it, and this June it has almost
become the fashionable day. The
poor look on, perhaps, to mark how
these fashionable marriages turn
out-and doubtless feeling the rich
can afford misfortune better than
themselves-and if they turn out
we'll. Saturday may become the
popular day all around. Perhaps
another generation may become
daring enough to try Friday.-Bos-
ton Advertiser. s>a
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It Must Come.

The day viii come in this country
when the man who carries an um-
brella on his shoulder will be taken
out and hit with a squash, and hit
hard enough to kill. Then the wo-
man with the baby cart wants to
look out.
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No Flies on Her.

Miss Ethel-Who was the old
gentleman who took you to dinner,
Clara?
Miss Clara-An old bachelor
friend of papa's. He was delightful.
Miss Ethel shouldn't think
YOU would find baldheaded old
bachelor a very delightful compan-
ion for dinner.
Miss Clara-Oh, but he was, he
attracted all the flies.
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Saturday Wedding Days

Saturday used to be considered
unlucky for marriages. Even the
working class, who might on many
accounts, find that q more conven-
lent day, or rather eveninG. on which
to hold a wedding, eschewed It
through dread of ill-luck. No one
but the plantation darkies used to
matrimonially utilize it ct all But
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Another Day Begun.

"Hushln he whispered, with .
warning gesture. "Isnt that tho
night watchman's rattle7"
mo, Mr.. Sampson" replied the
girl, suppressing yawn, that is the
cook grinding coffee for breakfast"
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Forethought.

"Daringer, / have come to ask
you to do me a great favor"
"What is it, young man7'
you've been married a good
many years, haven't you??"
"Yes."
"Well, I'm on the point Of mar
rying, and I want You to dissuads
me from my purpose"
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The KEYSTONE has long been acknowl-
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Great Upper Wood River and Sawtooth
mining regions, and, located as 1t Is In the
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ing nothing undone to present its readers
complete synopsis of all mining news and
developments, as well as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis of Idaho, it is an invalua-
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spot on the tender skin that hurts
very, very much. The child screams
with pain, and the red-hot moxa
sticks to the skin for moment or
two and then goes out, but the
smarting burn reminds the little
child of his fault.