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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
The Cow and the Catfish.

On the farm of Jacob Croft, who
lives near Zodiac Springs, Mo-, is a
large pond where COWS are in the
habit of standing during the day.
One of the COWS acted so strangely
when at the pond that she attracted
the attention of Mr.. Croft and the
farm hands. She would go into the
water an hour or SO before the other
COWS, and after wading out a certain
depth would stop and commence
lowing, as though calling to a calf.
Immediately afterward she would
remain perfectly quiet and seem
contented. No cause could be as
signed for her strange conduct, al
though on several occasions she was
closely watched. Recently the water
In the pond became low, scarcely
reaching to the cows knees. She
made her usual daily trip, however,
and took her old position. One day
last week she was watched very
closely, and it was discovered that
when she ceased calling a large cat
fish would come to the surface of
the water and suck milk until its
was satisfied. The fish was
caught by Mr.. Croft in the Sac river
a year ago and was thrown into the
pond.-Memphis Avalanche.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
LOVE-MAKING ON THE STAGE.

In an article in the North Amer
lean on art and the actor, in which
the writer seeks to combat the COM
mon notion that acting is a matter
of the emotions, some anecdotes are
given by way of example. Among
others is this: ga lady and gen
tleman Con the stage) thoroughly
and cordially disliked each other
and yet were obliged to appear con-
stantly in parts requiring the as
sumption of the deepest mutual af-
fection. One night when he was
playing at love she was to rush into
his arms. Being a true artist she
did her work with energy, and b.
tween speeches he muttered: "You
need not swallow a man." She re-
piled: "You are too bitter a dose"
While holding her in fond embrace,
wrapped in a delicious transport.
he growled in whisper: Don't
lean SO hard against man. With
her head in tender repose upon il
breast she retorted: You are p, id
for holding me and | intend you
shall earn your salary"
This story recalls another stage
scene here in Boston that happened
some time ago. A well-known Bos-
ton comedian was playing farcical
piece with soubrette whom he did
not like, and who cordially recip-
rocated the feeling. The part was
also love scene-a scene between
a pair of married lovers, where the
husband returns home, after a trip
of some length, just as his wife is
sitting -four to mold a batch of
bread. Of course she is expected
to rush into his arms, which our
stage heroine proceeds to do, first
having we'll saturated both arms
and hands, as also the front of her
gown, with -four. The victim, who
was dressed in his best broadcloth,
saw her coming, made an impulse
to shy off frSm the embrace, then
suddenly bethought that he would
be obliged to take it, and the mis-
chlevous actress gave him the full
benefit of her maneuyer, amid the
vells of Laughter that rose from tho
EucdenCs.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
Circumventing Crows.
And he did.-Ex.

Connecticut farmers this year
have been driven to their wits end
to circumvent the crows. A farmer
of Woodsbury, Amos Brown, had
a particularly fine piece of corn and
was harrassed by crows who dug up
the kernels as fast as he could plant
them. He built a pen of rails in
the middle of the lot and concealed
himself within with an old-fashioned
double-barreled shotgun, determin-
ed to kill all he could and frighten
the rest. AS long as he remained
in the pen, however, not a crow
would show itself, and, after wait
ing several hours, he grew medita
tive and left the pen. No sooner
had he got outside the lot than down
eams . big dock Of To black rob
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
A STRANGE LOVE STORY.

In Australia several attempts have
been made to educate the blacks
out Of their nomadic habits ano
into civil life, but in almost every
case the philanthropic effort has
failed to eradicate the instincts OF
barbarism. Mr.. Ballou, in "Under
the Southern Cross" tells the ro-
mantle story of one of these fail
ures. A young native, lad of 10
years, was taken from his wild life
and brought to Brisbane to be ed
ucated and to grow up in the home
of white family. Those engaged
in the experiment secured the con-
sent of the boy, of his parents and
Of the tribe. They did their best
to make him comfortable and hap
py. During nine years everything
promised success.
At school he proved an apt
scholar and became favorite with
the pupils and teachers. He was
dressed like his associates and
seemed SO satisfied with civilized
life that many good men and women
looked forward to the day when he
would exert a strong and beneficial
influence upon his own people.
One day, shortly after he had passed
his 18th birthday, he was missing
from Brisbane. No one knew what
become of him save one young
lady, and she kept her knowledge
to herself. After months of search
he was found at his former home
living the nomadic life of naked
savage. No inducement could pre-
vail upon him to return and live
among his friends. At last there
came out the romance which re-
vealed the secret of the young
olack's nine years sojourn among
he whites of Brisbane. He had
ALLEN in love with the lovely daugh-
er of the white family with which
he made his home. She recipro-
Gated his love, and her influence
made him studious and a sojourner
1t her fathers house. When his
hereditary feelings begat a longing
or the bush and nomadic life
he restrained him from returning
o his tribe.
At last he frankly told her that
le loved her too sincerely to sug-
est that she should go with him
0 his savage home, but that he was
Unhappy and restless and must 1
eek his native wilds. She had the
ood sense not to protest against t
he separation, for he would not {
emain and she would not go. Ac-
epting the inevitable: they parted,
e to live as savage and she to a
ie.-N. Y. Star. a
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
GOT THE SENATOR'S SIGNATURE,

Reporters are not the worst fell
lows in the world after all, as the
following story will show: 1t was
during the last session of the legis-
lature, and one of the members who
had sent message to his home and
which message the young lady had
failed to read correctly. Her mis-
take had occasioned the Senator a
good deal of annoyance and some
loss, and to revenge himself upon
the operator he had her discharged.
The poor girl was seen by repor-
ter as she was leaving the telegraph
Office, her eyes filled with tears, and
he was not long in finding out what
occasioned them. He conseled the
girl as best he could, and at once
made break for the Senator.
"See here, Senator" he said, run
ming up against the gentleman in
the hotel corridor, ''that young girl
who failed to read your message
correctly has been discharged"
II know it, and a good job it is,
too. What right had she to make
my message L will be home to-
night read I will be home to fght?"
"Oh, we'll, Senator, mistakes will
happen, you know, and l want you
to withdraw your complaint and
have her reinstated."
Il will not"
"Oh, yes, you will"
"But | say | won't"
"But | know you will. You are
going to sign telegram I will write
to the superintendent of the COM
pany asking for her reinstatement.
Il tell you | am not"
"Then, hereafter, Senator, every
speech you make | will report ver-
Datim, and if you think you can
afford to send home to your con-
stituents the records containing
such"
''Say no more" broke in the Sen
ator, write the message, will sign
t."
And he did.-Ex.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
FUNNY BETS IN INDIA.

A certain captain in the English
arm, by name Kay, was noted for
his extraordinary wagers, and from
the fact that the more improbable
the wager the more certain he was
OF winning it. When in India a
brother officer watched him count
ing a row of posts outside the mess
bungalow, and thinking some wager
was intended sailed out and dug
up one of the posts. That night at
mess Kay got the conversation on
these posts and wagered that they
were seventeen. The wager was
made and an adjournment showed
that sixteen was the number. Kay
yearned to retrieve his loss and get
even with his opponents. He wa
gered the officer who had beaten
him on posts that he could not run
to certain spot in the mountains,
distant two miles, and back in an
hour. The only way to reach this
spot was by narrow, precipitous
path, only wide enough for one
person. The wager was made, and
at the given hour the man started.
When he got to the path he found
a herd of goats being driven up it,
and after great trouble, having sue
ceeded in passing, he came upon a
flock of sheep. Seeing that he could |
not win the bet, he returned and
paid. Not satisfied, he made wa
ger with Capt. Kay to carry him a
hundred yards in fifteen seconds at
a given hour and given place.
The wager was accepted, and invi
tations were sent to all the ladies
and officers of the regiments around.
At the hour named the runner ap-
Neared and Kay was also on hand.
Mr.. - requested Kay to remove
ais clothes, as he had contracted to
larry him and not the clothes. Kay
could not undress before the ladies,
md had to pay, but he did it with
! very bad grace. |
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
AT THE BALLROOM DOOR.
The Etiquette of Husband Catching
at Saratoga.

Il There is plenty Of matrimonial
business going on here all the time
writes correspondent from Sara
toga to the St. Louis Globe. Th
ends are accomplished in differen
ways. For instance, the place 0
the master of ceremonies is at tn,
door of the ballroom. AS the nam
mas marshal in their interesting
charges they will say:
"Now, Mr.. Mailer, this is my
daughter. Please see that she has
a desirable partner this evening""
And the master, who has been
through dozen seasons of the same
thing, lays his hand on his heart
bows and says:
"With pleasure, madam"
Then he runs over the eligibles
of the other sex he has in mind,
and introductions follow:
Or, sometimes the mamma says
"Mr. Mailer, who is that nice-look-
ing gentleman sitting yonder with
the eyeglasses. Do you know if
he is married? Is he wealthy?"
"Pon my honor, madam" says
the master, "he's stranger to me.
| don't think | ever saw him at the
Springs before"
Cant you find out who he is? l
like his looks" coaxes the mamma.
Certainly, madam" replies Mr..
Mailer.
He goes over, makes himself
known to the stranger, talks about
the weather, comes back and tells
the inquiring mamma that the gen.
tleman is all right; single, is in the
jewelry business and worth $780,
600, and SO on. This illustrates to
some extent the delicate office of
master of ceremonies at Saratoga.
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Mailer, cheer
fully, when asked about it, Il have
introduced lots of couples who got
married, had children and are as
happy as two peas in pod. Some
Of them who got acquainted through |
ne are coming back to Saratoga,
and | am teaching their children
now to dance. The unhappy ones
[ never see, thank God"
"Then it isn't strictly against the
'ules to give introductions at the
1ops, although you told the French
nan SO last night?" was asked.
"No,' replied the master. "When
/ gentleman comes into the ball
DOM and says: I'm a stranger;
ID like to dance Will you intro
luce me to some lady? l look him
'ver, and if | am satisfied he is all
light give him as good partner
s | can find, and sometimes it is
partner for life" |,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
High-Kicking Birds.

At the ostrich farms near Los
Angeles, CAL. the birds, frightened
by dog, broke out of their yards
and kicked Mexican in the stom-
ach before they were lassoed and
secured. The grown ostrich hasthe
appearance, manners and airs OF a
ballet-dancer, and about the same
powers of high kicking. Unusually
their yards are enclosed with a
double fence, out Of regard for a
popularity of the brute. If seized
with a panic he beats down one
fence or dies trying; but once
through the first obstruction, if his
way is stopped by a second, how
ever slight, he gives up as gracefully
as a defeated candidate and returns
to his pen. The Mexican who was
kicked below the belt. was probably
fooling with them while they were
engaged upon the first fence.-Chi-
co Chronicle Record.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22

of danger, he was also aware of the
ludicrous action Of his friend, who,
instead of shooting the beast, was
jumping up and down in an ecstacy
Of terror, shouting "Shoo !' Scat p
as though the lion were nothing
more formidable than big tomcat.
1t was well, perhaps, that he took
this course, for unless cool, steady
aim had put a bullet through the
creatures brain, it would have been
so infuriated by wound that Mr..
A. would have had no chance what
ever AS it was, the lions eyes
faltered and wavered before the
fixed gaze of man, the bristling fur
went down, and then the creature
wheeled and bounded off into the
nearest cover By the time Mr.. A.
reached his rifle it had disappeared
finally.-From "Some Stories about
the California Lion," by E. P. Roe,
in St. Nichols for September.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
A Dangerous Luxury.

"Well, Jerry, who's your candi-
date?' qneried patrolman the
other day Of one of the whitewash
brigade at the Central market.
Il dun hasn't got any, sah."
What! No candidate?"
"No, sab. You see, if I had a
candidate, I'd git into a fuss right
off,"
How"
Wall, dar's Reuben ober dar.
He'd cum ober yere an say: Uncle
Jerry, your candydate ar a hoss
thief!' Den I'd say his candydate
was a pirate. Den he'd say my
candydate was murderer. Den
I'd say he was lyar, an we'd git
into de awfullest fight you eber
heard of. We'd be tooken up an
tried, an Reuben would beg an
cry an git cl'ar, while de judge
would hit me with $40 or 80 days."
''And that's it?"
"Dat's it, sab. Is done a heap
O. thinkin' bout dis yere caadydate
bizness, an Pse jist made up my
mind not to hav' any till after.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22

bers. Mr.. Brown took another trip
to the pen, this time accompanied
by a hired man. After remaining a
short time the latter returned to the
house. AS soon as he was fairly
out of sight down came the crows
and bang went Mr.. Browns gun,
killing ten of the birds. This gave
Mr.. Brown unalloyed pleasure, and
as he started out of his pen to pick
up the dead crows and hung them
up as warning to, the others, he
shouted after the rest of the flock:
"Ah, darn ye! Ye are cunnin'
critters, but We can't count worth a
cent I'-NeW York Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
AN OLD FIGHTING COCK.

An amusing test of the difference
OF disposition in barn-yard fowls is
made by placing piece of looking
glass against the trunk of a large
tree, and laying a train of corn in
front of it. Some hens will discover
what they all take for new arrival
with mild curiosity and merely look
at 1t lntently, perhaps peering
around behind the tree, and then
walk quietly away. Others peck
the glass angrily and insist upon
lighting, while few nervous fe-
males show much the same noisy
excitement that seizes upon most
hens when they spy snake. We
tried the vallent OLD autocrat of the
farmyard with this trick, and he
was a6 once reused to fury. Drop
ping his head when some ten feet in
front OF the glass, he began the eau
tlous advance by parallels, which
every one familiar with poultry has
seen before fight. But, of course,
he soon lost his enemy 10y moving
too far to one side. Alter Growing
tiercely and looking around uneas-
lily for few moments, he returned
to the train OF corn, and almost IN
stantly saw the strange cock nearer
than before. More stealthy ap-
proach, another failure to keep sight
OF the foe, and greater exitement,
and third time ne began to eat,
only to be startled by the hostile
presence nearer than ever. At last
he worked right up to the glass and
braced himself for the shock of
combat, the counterfeit, of course,
following his every movement with
ominous celerity. There was one
fierce peck at the angry head in the
glass, and then a crash, as our in
turiated champion hurled himself
against his likeness, breaking the
glass into a hundred fragments.
The mingling OF astonisnnent, rage
and triumph in this birds appear
ance, as he whlrled about, startled
1t the cracking noise, and bewild-
cred by the total disappearance Of
lls enemy, was comical to behold.
Then he rushed around behind the
zig pear tree, evidently thinking
hat the cowardly stranger might
'e hidden there. Not finding him,
he victor strutted about, too ex-
;ited to eat, and crowed long and
oud over his unprecedented tri-
lmph. The other cock was en-
irely wiped out of existence: and
'ur old fighter, who would crow
lefantly in our arms whenever he
ound himself being carried off the
knowing from experience
hat a set-ro was coming, could
carcely credit his senses.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22
An Adven ture with a California Lion,

A getleman who went out to
Southern California years ago for
his health, told me of remarkable
experience with this same stealthy
animal. With friend he was out
trout-fishing in a wild canyon in
the mountains. The gentleman,
whom we will call Mr.. A., had taken
his friend, stranger to the region,
into the mountains, intending to
give him a chance to catch some
speckled beauties, and perhaps to
shoot deer or two. They had their
rifles with them, and the friend was
sitting on the bank of a stream
with his gun across his lap. 1t
should be said in his behalf, how
ever, that he was not accustomed
to use the weapon. 1t was early
in the morning; they had just
reached the stream, and Mr.. A sat
on a little sandpit on the farther
side of the brook, engaged in fast
ening a fy-hook to a line. His rifle
was leaning against tree several
feet away. A little cur dog, called
Lady," had accompanied them,
and she was indulging in a hunt on
her own account. She soon found
the dogs proverbial enemy, cat,
but one for which poor little Lady
would have made scarcely two
mouthfuls. Yelping, she ran and
jumped into Mr.. AS arms; when,
to his astonishment, an enormous
lion came bounding out
of the woods after her. He sat
and almost petrified, but
did not lose his presence of mind.
The beast was too near for him to
get his rifle, and by a sort of in
stinct, he felt that his only chance
was to keep his eye On those Of
the lion. Evidently it had been so
intent on the pursuit of the dog
that it had not seen him at first,
and three or four bounds brought
it to within about five feet Of Mr..
A. Then it stopped short, braced |
itself, and glared at it's human foe.
Mr.. A., with his hand on long
hunting-knife at his belt, looked |
the enlaged animal steadily in its
eyes, while Lady covered in his lap.
Every hair on the lion seemed to
stand straight out, which gave it a
most ferocious appearance. For a
moment it was difficult to say what
he creature would do; although if
Mr.. A. had made the slightest move
nent, especially motion as if in
lending to shrink away, or had
,ailed for-a q moment in his stern,
steady gaze, the lion would undobt-
IDLY have sprung upon him. 1t is
how the mind acts at
such time, and how swift and curl
JUS are the impressions. While In
eneely conscious Of 90 extremity /
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22

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
complete synopsis OF all mining news ana
developments, as well as matters of local
Importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis of Idaho, it is aninvalua-
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TERRITORY OF IDAHO,
County of Alturas. 49,
aaue bsl;; Lewis, President of the above
,,Oove stsaanS, tsaa,k, 90 solemnly swear that the
koyl ylaS.eihent is true to the best of nv
'''ose and belief. Wv S' - -'
sub.crihoiaS iaSAAC l. LEWIS, President.
llth dsv dVSiped ~ lar, and sworn to before me this
'siect-Attest: -'o'aiy foo'ic'
JOSEPH PrSKHAM,l
ISAAC l. LEWIS. DirAc%ors
G5o. ]. LEwm,
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If you hate your enemies you will
cantract such q vicious habit Of
mind as, by degrees, will break out
upon those who are your friends,
or those who are indifferent to you.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22

The man ofpolished manners does
not necessarily wear a shiny coat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-22

ORLANDO R. BATTEN. WA. HYNDAAS-
HYNDMAN & BATTEN,
Attorn e y s-a tt q w :,
Ertchum. Idaho--Practice in all the Courts
and Land Offices.
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PROFESSIONAL.
a. y. PINK ExAN1.

lTTORNEY-AT-LAW Ketchum, Idaho
A Practices in all the Courts of the Ter
rtory. Conveyancing and procuring of
Patents speciality.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1888-07-21

The Memphis Appeal is red hot
against the reelection of U. S. Senator
Harris, OF Tennessee, and among other
things charges him with general neglect
OF business, and inefficiency as a Senator,
incapable or so negligent as to have prac-
tically failed in protecting the interests Of
his State, and as being mere cypher in
the Senate" etc. To show how utterly
false were these charges, the Memphis
Evening Scimitar wrote letters to a num-
ber of U. s. Senators of both political
parties, and has already received an
swers from Senators Walthall, Vest,
Berry, zones, Frye and Platt, each one
giving the most unqualified dissent to
the charges, and speak OF Senator Harris
as an able, efficient, energetic and yigi-
liant statesman, thus knocking the props
from under the Appeal winding. Such
letters must have been very unhealthy
reading to the Appeal. We congratu-
late Senator Harris on the Appeals op-
position, and sincerely sympathize with
Gen. Atkins in its support OF him, for no
matter how worthy man he may be,
the Appeals support would kill him for
the office he seeks, whether in Tennes
see or Mississippi
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1888-07-21
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