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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
THE TRIAL OF KERR.

Justice Patterson IS undergoing new and trying
experience in the Kerr trial, but he has proved a
careful and dgnifed Judge. Mr.. Bourke Cochran
has ways that not altogether deerenal to the
Court. Great latitude is permitted counsel In this
country, especially in criminal cases where their
client stands In danger Of his liberty and It is deli
cate thing to draw the line beyond which they shall
not 90 in their manner or language. But no Judge
afford to allow jury to get the impression that
ho is not master OF his court. That Is demorazing,
and perhaps no one Is more disposed 10 enforce his
personality upon jury to the exclusion OF that o.
the and everybody else than the able and adrot
Mr. Cochran Judge Patterson is exceedingly tolcr-
ant and forbearng though that is not always sign OF
weakness.
1t would be exceedingly interesting to Mr. Cock
ran try case before Recorder Snyth under certain
conditions. Let suppose that his client guilty,
that the Recorder believed him to be guilty. which
would be in effect about the thing. Let sup
pose that the Recorder had passed bad night and had
como down 10 the court room with nice, keen edge
his disposition. Let suppose that Mr. Cockran's
theory of defence pct one with him, were the auda-
city of counsel. Given these conditions-wcll,
should like TO be there.
1t stands Mr. Cochran in hand, Just at this time TO
scold the newspapers and he is saying things that
hope he doesn't mean. He actually affected to regret
the other day that the law did not longer exist which
would permit him to attach the person Of writer
VINO had expressed the opinion that Kerr was guilty.
and bring his Inundated body into court. 1t makes
one shudder TO think what would have been the fate
Of that luckless wretch had the angry lawyer got him
there. Mr.. Cochran boldly dissents from the view
that Kerr is guilty. circumstance which brings his
courage out into striking relief
But, guilty innocent, Kerr IS certainly the loast
offensive Of the booGllng crowd and the public concern
In his conviction is not half strong as In that OF any
of his confederaes. The man whose trial is now Of
most Importance is Cleary. His escape upon the
same evidence that convicted McQuade and ONeill was
misfortune for which the punishment Of Kerr would
be sort Of compensation II is upon the boodlers
In official station here, and the boodlers who put
them there that this lesson OF relentless Justice
should be most vigorously enforced They are the
culprts who need TO be taught the danger of enrich
ing themselves by dishonest use of their trust ID
is their guilt which dsgraces the city and brings our
municipal system into National contempt And until
they are punished and driven from public life by the
ashes Of those they have betrayed the conviction Of
dozen Kerrs will be OF small benefit to the city It
is fair to say that Colonel Fellows and his assistants
are apparently doing all they make an effective
prosecution. But the same effort expended Oh Cleary
would be more to the purpose.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
Strange Adventures Of a Needle.

Something over six years ago
Miss Minnie Wootring, daughter of
our well-known news-dealer, Mr..
Samuel Wootring, swallowed 9
needle, which at the time caused
considerable concern to her parents.
A doctor was called, but he said he
could do nothing to remove it, and
that nature would have to remove
it. He stated, though, that it would
not prove a serious matter. Re-
Gently Mr.. Wootring received let
ter from his daughter, who is at
tending school at Berea, Ohio, and
from it we take the following: "Do
YOU remember of me swallowing a
needle when quite young? / have
been troubled with pain in my left;
leg, between the knee and hip. It
seemed like large ball inside, and
l could hardly walk. To-day when
l was sewing happened to rub my
hand on the spot, when something
stuck, and, thinking it was pin, |
looked and found a large, blue
lump. Ma and the girls squeezed
it, and finally drew out the point
so that at last they drew out a long
black needle, No. 8, which is pinned
on the paper for you to keep for
me. delaware (Ohio) Herald.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08

not interfere with our mechanics or
laborers. will not disturb our pe-
litical or social system, while it will
tend by the increase of our COM
mercial connections, to add to our
commerce and wealth; but that is
a wholly different thing from the
coolie immigration that is now go
ing on and which, if not stopped,
must alarmingly increase. This
immigration is a kind of Chinese
slave trade instead of an independ-
ent, self-reliant body of free men.
It introduces herd of quasi slaves
working at half wages by command
of taskmaster. In thirty years
from now we will have 1OO,OOO,OOO
people, without counting Chinese.
We are in no danger of scarcity OF
laborers. Nor do | think low wa
ges a blessing to any country-I
have therefore no sympathy with
the cry of cheap labor and low wa
ges. That country is likely to be
most happy and free where the an
nual production of wealth, being
justly distributed, labor obtains a
fair reward"
These, my friends, were my opin-
ions eighteen years ago, and every
day has served to verify their cor
rectness. They are my opinions
to-day.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
COWARDICE CONQUERED.

There have been many instances
which go to prove that a young sol
dier ought not always to be hastily
sacrificed for finching in his first
engagement Upon one occasion,
during a desperate assault in which
the attacking columns was under
withering fire, l saw company Of
ficer desert his men and run to the
rear, as pale as corpse, trembling
like an aspen, the picture of an alb
iect craven. He even tore off his
shoulder straps that he might not
be recognized as an officer. He
needed neither urging nor threats /;
he was past all shame; he was alb
solutely demented. 1t was the more
distressing because he was a man
of great intelligence and possessed
many good qualities. When the
engagement was over, the only ques.
ton seemed to be whether he should
be cashiered or shot; but he begged
so hard of his commanding officer
to give him another trial, to give
him one more chance to redeem
himself from disgrace, and gave
such earnest pledges for his future
conduct, that he was finally released
from arrest and allowed to 60 into
battle again with his company. He
fulfilled his pledges most religious
|ly. Wherever there was danger ne
was seen in the midst of it; his
conduct in every subsequent fight
was that of hero, and he was
finally promoted to the rank of a
field officer. He had effaced the
blot from his escutcheon. The man
was no coward at heart; he had fol-
the moment, in army parlance
''lost his grip under that first muir
derous fire.-General Horace Por'
ter in the Century.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
Young Men, Beware!

The following admonition should
be read by many young men and
not a few old ones: Never use a
lady's name in an improper place,
at any improper time, or in mixed
company. Never make assertions
about her that you think to be un-
true, or illusions that she herself
would blush to hear. When you
meet with men who do not scruple
to use a woman's name in reck-
less manner, shun them; they are
the the very worst members OF the
community men lost to every sense
of honor; every feeling of human
ity. Many good and worthy wo-
mans character has been forever
ruined and her heart broken by a
lie manufactured by some villain,
and repeated when it should not
have been, and in presence OF those
whose little judgment would not
deter them from circulating the
foul and Dragging report. A slander
is soon pregnated, and the smallest
thing derogatory to q woman 8
character will fly on the wings OF
the wind and magnify as it clreu-
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
. ABOUT MEN.

Man is an ternal mystery, even
to himself. His own person is a
house which he never enters and of
which he studies but the outside
E. Souvestre.
A lover is man who endeavors
to be more amiable than it is pos
sible for him to be. This is the
reason why almost all lovers are
ridiculous.-Chamfort.
Many a man who has never been
able to manage his own fortune,
nor his wife, nor his children, has
the stupidity to imagine himself
capable of managing a nation.
I cannot see why women are so
desirous of initiating men. ! could
understand the wish to be a boa
constructor, lion or an elephant
buta man +! that surpasses my com
prehension.-T. Gautier.
If as much care were taken to
perpetuate race of fine men as is
done to prevent the mixture of ig.
noble blood in horses and dogs, the
genealogy of every one would be
displayed in his manner.-Voltalre
What a chimera is a man! What
confused chaos, what a subject Of
contradictions! A professed judge
of all things, and yet a feeble worm
of the earth! The great depository
and guardian of truth, and ye 8
mere bundle of uncertainties The
great glory and the crying shame
of this vast universe Pascal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
DOCTORS IN OLIVE GREEN.
Proposition That Medical Men Wear
q Mark of Distinction.
New York Times.

new OTk 1uucS.
An olive-colored button adorned
the lapel Of DR.. James E. Briggs's
coat as he started out yesterday
from. his Office, Ill West Thirty
third street, to visit patients. He
had worn the button for two months
to the wonderment of many of his
patients, who could not imagine
whether he was Knight of Labor
or belonged to some secret politica!
organization.
The olive button signifed that he
was physician. He is believer
in doctors wearing some distinctive
style of dress Or insignia. Some
time ago the Philadelphia Medical
World started discussion upon
the advisability of doctors uni
form. A physician at Lynn, Mass,
has received 10000 letters from
doctors in favor of the idea. 1t has
not been much agitated in this city,
though the question will probably
come up in some of the medical
societies this fall
DR.. Briggs said last night that
otter there were accidents on boats
and trains, and in the street, when
a few moments time meant great
deal to the patient. A doctor might
be near, and the olive button or hat
band would designate him and he
could be called to the injured man
at once. In country town, the
doctor said, a physician twenty
miles away was sent for when there
was another boarding part Of the
summer not quarter OF mile
away, though no one knew he was
a physician. On excursion and
passenger boats the cry was often
heard, us there a doctor on board?"
A mark Of designation would be
noticed and the physician or sur
geon found quickly. Clergymen
were distinguished by their dress,
why should not the physicians be?
The doctors who have discussed
the matter in the Medical World
favor olive as the color to fttingly
represent medical lore. A hat band
or button or clothing of that color
could be easily worn and readily
distinguished. DR.. Briggs does not
know of another physician in the
city who wears the olive button, but
believes soon they will be almost
as abundant as campaign buttons.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
EcuADoR's HIDDEN GOLD.
A Vast Treasure in Gold Oft Searched
for and Never Yet Found.

Everybody who has read Pres
colts fascinating volumes knows
what followed: With the aid OF
the Spaniard's Atahualpa conquered
his brother. When he lay a pris-
oner in the hands Of the guests he
had treated so Hospitality, he offered
to fill his prison with gold if they
would release him. They agreed,
and his willing subjects brought the
treasure but the greedy Spaniards
demanded more. Runners were
hurried all over the country, and
the simple, ,unselfsh people surren-
dered all their wealth to save their
King. But Pizzaro became tired of
waiting for the treasure, and the
men in charge Of it, upon hearing
the news that Atahualpa had been
strangled, buried the gold and sill
yer in the Llanganati, where the
Spaniards have been searching for
it ever since.
No amount of persuasion, temp
tation, nor torture could wiring from
the Indians the secret of the buried
gold. Two men of modern times
are supposed to have known its hid
ing place. One of them, an Indian,
became mysteriously rich, and built
the Church of San Francisco, In
Quito. On his deathbed he is said
to have revealed to the priest who
confessed him that his wealth came
from the hidden Inca treasure, but
he died without imparting the
knowledge Of its location.
Another man, Valyerde by name,
a Spaniard, married an Inca woman,
and is supposed to have learned the
secret from her, for he sprang from
abject poverty to the summit of
wealth almost in a single night.
Valverde, when he died, left as a
legacy to the King of Spain aguide
to the buried treasure. Hundreds
of fortunes have been wasted, and
hundreds of lives have been lost, in
vain attempts to follow Valverde s
directions. They are perfectly plain
to certain point, where the trail
ends, and cannot be followed fur
ther, because of a deep ravine, which
the credulous assert has been opened
by all earthquake since Valverde's s
time. These searches have been
prosecuted by the. Government as
well as by private Individuals
American Magazine.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
THE COST OF CONGRESS.

But the cost of running the White
House is a small affair compared
with the cost of the institution at
the other end of the avenue known
as the Congress of the United States,
writes Washington correspondent.
Whew That is where the big items
of expense make their appearance.
Listen to these two little paragraphs
as the Clerk of the House reads the
bill:
''For compensation of Senators,
$4,000; for compensation OF fmem-
bers of the House, $1,695,0OO," or
total of over $2,0OO,O0O year just
for salaries of members of Congress.
For instance there is about $780,
600 mileage of members of Con-
gress.
Then there is the snug little item
of $684,OOO for the pay OF officers
and clerks and messengers and aids
to the law makers. There are 400
members of the House and Senate,
and to wait upon them and run er~
rands, and hold open the doors as
they pass in and out, and carry the
cards of their callers, and take care
of the thousands of bills they put
in, they have employed about 400
people, who are paid the snug little
sum Of 1854 900 for doing so. Every
member has an average OF about
one employe, and for the service OF
the same there is paid an average OF
about 81 800 to each. To run Con-
gress and the Capitol costs, in sal
aries alone, about $3 100000 year
When you go into details of this
thing they are positively appalling
Think ofan appropriation OF Of $47,'
900 for the stationery for members
and officers Of the House alone dur
ing one session of Congress! Think
of $52 900 for reporting the debates
of Congress, whether the sessions
be long or short! Think Of over
10000 year for committee clerks
who put in probably one days time
a week in their legitimate duties as
clerks 10 committees, and the re-
mainder of the time as clerks te
the men who appointed them
Think of nearly 100000 a year
to pay for the collection of internal
revenue, and as much more for col
lecting the customs
1t is, however, when you glance
at the figures at the end Of the bill
that you get the most impressive
view of the size of the Government
For this bill alone, the legislative
judicial and executive expenses, the
total expenditures are over $40,
100000. Then the bill for 'sundry'
civil expenses will be as much more
for it has not fallen below $2O, 900,
900 in this decade army and navy
$40, 100000; rivers and harbors
$2O,OO0,O0O; and SO on until the
grand total Of appropriation bills
for running the daily expenses o
+ the Government, including the post
office department, amount to $3.50,
OOO,C50 for the year.-Burlingtol
HaWkeye.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
A PECULIAR THEORY.

II have theory" said a Pitts
burg man, "which is not founded
on anything or that | ever heard
say. It is entirely original
with me, though it is quite possible
a good many other people may have
entertained the idea before"
Produce your theory, please,
and end this terrible suspense.
"The theory is concerning little
men and women. | believe that
people of small stature are far bet
ter natured than those of average
size. Did you ever see small man
who wasn't good-natured and IN.
clined to take rosy view OF life?
And did you ever know a little
woman who wasn't jolly and full OF
fun? I've studied humanity good
deal and l never yet have encoun-
tered small person who was surly
or misanthropic. Who are the pes
simists? Lank, tall, rawboned: dys-
peptic individuals almost lnvarla-
bly,. Did you ever see a man OF hve g
feet six inches that was melancholy !
No, and you are not likely to. J
tell you the world would be a mighty
lonesome place without the little
grown-up people. They make more
than half the fun there is in this
vale of tears.
Little men are invariably good
story-tellers. They are hearty
laughers they are quick to see the
humorous side Qf any question, and
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
THE GIRL WHO WHIPS.

The girl who smashes her parasol
on dude and fills his throat with
cigar fire and hard words, may be a
heroine-is probably, now and then.
At other times she ranks with the
mature woman who fours distin-
guished citizen with a cast in his
left eye, or spends four dollars of
her husbands hard-earned money
on horsewhip to dress another
mans shoulders. Usually, the par
asol girl has things all her own way.
Sometimes she hasn't. A young
lady who thought that well-dressed
young man was going to speak to
her in Chicago the other day, came
to grief. She saw him looking au-
miringly at her across Madison
street, and as she crossed he APP
preached. She felt sure he meant
to speak to her. So when she came
within reaching distance and found
him still looking at her, she didn't
wait for further proof, but aimed a
vicious blow at his head with her
umbrella. He caught the blow on
his appraised arm, and coolly return
ing her enraged look, remarked:
II wouldn't do that if | were
you"
This aroused the virtuous indig-
nation of the young woman to a
still greater pitch, and she made
another smash at the man, who
calmly caught the umbrella as it
whizzed at his head, wrenched it
from her hands, snapped it across
his knee, and tossed it into the gut
ter. Then he gave the irate miss a
playful. little tap on the cheek with
his open hand, and said:
"There, now, run along"
And the young woman went her
way in tears, while the male mon
ster sauntered down the street non
chalantly smoking a cigar. No one
but the monster knows to this day
whether he meant to speak to her
That girl will save her parasol IN
/ the future,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
Watermelon Juice as a Beauti6er.

l always have feeling of pity
for girls who have horid or sallow
compilations, or whose faces are
bespattered with freckles, looking
as if they had been about when q
barn bin had exploded, says Miss
Carrie Townsend Of St. Louis. |
feel sorry for them, not because of
any harm that the freckles are evil
dences of pure, light and healthy
complexion, but because the remo-
val of them or the sallowness is so
easy if they only knew how. l ac-
cidetally discovered a sovereign rem
edy couple of years ago, which
costs next to nothing. One day
the plumber shut our water off, and
I could get none in which to wash
my face. It was fearfully soiled,
and looking out of the window just
then | saw friend approaching to
call on me. Glancing about me L
noticed half watermelon from
which the meat had been removed
some time before. 1t was partially
filled with juice, and | hastily
washed my face in it. The result
was so soothing that / repeatedly
washed my face in that manner.
Judge of my astonishment, a few
days later, on seeing that there was
not a freckle left on my face. A
number of my girl friends then
tried it, and the result was great
beautifying of countenances. No.
matter what is wrong with the face,
the Juice of the watermelon will
rectify it and produce clear skin.
-Chicago Tribune.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
Extracts from Thurman's Speech.

What man ever got rich by hav-
ing his hard earnings taken out of
his pocket by taxation? And to
say that a country can be made
rich by heavily taxing its people is
an absurdity that nobody but a
high protectionist would dare to
assert.
1t is said that the tariff enables
the manufacturers to pay high wa
ges to their laboring men. Did you
ever know a manufacturer that paid
higher wages to his hands because
of an increase of the tariff? If you
did, you have met with something
| have never seen.
1t is long time since the people
of America had such a fair and
square issue before them as now.
You have in the treasury of the
United States more than hundred
million dollars utterly idle. for not
one dollar of which has the Gov
ernment any use, but which is kept
out of the pockets of the people,
who might use it in their business
and to their great advantage and
prosperity. Now the Democratic
party says that ought not to be, and
| say so.
/ want you to ask any man who
talks to you about the country be-
ing made rich by high protective
tariff by what kind of hocus pocus
it does it? By what kind of opera
ton unknown to science, unknown
to reason, unknown to experience
is it that the country can be made
rich by this Government taxing its
people far beyond any necessity ?
| How can it be that you can be made
rich by Uncle Sam thrusting his
hand in your pockets and taking
from far more than is necessary for
the support of Government?
In his speech at Port Huron, Au-
gust 23d, Judge Thurman read the
following extract from speech he
delivered September 1st, 1870, and
confirmed to date:
II do not think that large Chi.
nese immigration is desirable. On
the contrary, l think it would be a
serious disturbing element. In
race, civilization, habits, education
and religion, the Chinese are widely
different from our people, so differ
ent as to form a very striking con
trast. European immigrants are o
the same race, religion and civil
zation-as ourselves, and therefor
benefit the country and deserve en-
couragement. Not so with the Chi
nese. They never become one peo
pie with US. Were they to dwell
here for centuries they would prob
ably be as distinct from the whit'
race as are the gypsies in Spail
from the -blooded Spanish
We are destined to have grea
commerce with Asia, and the nat
ural result will be a voluntary. i'm
: migration from that continent OF
limited number Of business men
sec no objections to that. Il vii
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-08
The First Liar Has No Chance.

In the early days Kline's ranch,
in Southwestern Colorado, was a
famous stopping place for the stage
coaches, and there was always
goodly and somewhat diversified
assemblage of travellers around the
fireside every evening. One even
ing a tourist, who had been devot-
ing the summer to trout fishing in
the Cimarron, was telling some
pretty. good size fish stories to
long-haired frontiersman, who while
listening was evidently studying
how he might ''see" the tourist and
"raise' him" on the size of his yarn.
The tourist ended. The frontiers
man shifted his quid of tobacco to
the other cheek and said: well
mister, them was pretty good size
trout ye caught, but, Lord ye
should ha' bin with me up at the
mouth of the Columbv, in Oregon.
WHY. we used to ketch salmon there
every mornin' that would run all
the way from 80 to $50 pounds :
Eor a moment the tourist was 81
lent: then looking sadly at the trl-
umphant frontiersman, he said :
INV friend, / don't doubt your
story in the least. On the contrary,
I believe it fully and implicitly, !
Will only remark that my exPerl-
ence has taught me that in Coiora-
do the man who tells the first story
has q darned poor show. .'-Har-
per's Magazine.