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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
German Horsashoes.

The Germans have invented horse
shoes for bad roads. This is how
they do it: The blacksmith, when
finishing horses shoe, punches a
hole in the two ends. When the
shoe is cold he taps in screw
thread and screws into the shoe,
when on the horses foot, a sharp
pointed stud of an inch in length.
With shoes thus fitted the horse
travels securely over the worst pos
sible roads. Both riding, driving
and draught horses are shod in the
same way. When the horse comes
to the stable the groom .unscrews
the pointed stud and screws IN a
button, so that no damage can hap
hen to the horse, and the screw
holes are prevented from filling.
When the horse is going out the
groom takes out the button and
screws in the pointed stud. There
is no fear of the horse coming back
with broken knees or strained SIM
ews and helpublic are spared the
sight of horses down or slipping IN
ali observation-disclosures Times.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
A Man With 5000 Wlve&

Muley Hassan, the present Sui
tan of Morocco, lives retired life
at his capitals of Fee and Morocco
and rarely ever appears in public
to his subjects, while it is yet more
seldom that any European can OBJ
tain a view of his august person.
He ascended to the throne on the
death of his father, Sidi Moham-
med, which occurred on the 10th OF
September, 1876, at the age OF little
more than 80. when, already dis
tinguished for his personal valor
and good generalship, he defeated
his rivals and stringently put down
all attempts at revolt. He is now
As years of age, though his COM
manding figure would almost make
one think him great deal less. did
not his face wear lines that show
not only the steady approach OF
wears, but also sure signs OF pall'
and suffering He possesses 6ooo
wives. whom he keeps in harems al
Fez Morocco and Methues. lie
also has a travelling harem which
constantly attends him. bis lie
is simple, as is all life in Morocco
hut at the same time, when occa'
sion demands, he can appear -
snch state as scarcely a court N
Europe can rival.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
A Floating Theatar,

A St. Louis party is having =
novel craft constructed at Jeffer-
sonville (Ind. shipyard. 1t is to
be a floating theatre, and will cost
about $4,000. The boat is to be
built in the shape of a house, with
flat bottom, and is to be finished up
in magnificent style, with an ele-
CANT stage, boxes and all the be-
Iongings of a frst-class theater. 1t
is the intention Of the proprietor to
float the theater all along he Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, and to give
first-class dramatic and musical
entertainments at the ports in vari-
Gus cities during the summer
months, when all the theaters are
closed. 1t is generally cool of sum-
mer evenings on the river, and the
proprietor of this scheme thinks he
will be able to make a good thing
out of it. The craft will be It's
feet long and 45 feet wide, and will
have a seating capacity of about
8OO-BaltimOre Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
HOME, SWEET HOME.

George w. Melville, who was re-
Gently nominated by the president
to place in the Navy Department
that will give him the rank of Com
moiore, is known to fame princi-
pally as one of the survivors of the
iIl-fated Jeannette Polar expedition.
His return to America from tn. t
terrible voyage Was one OF the in
spring causes that led the rich
Washington banker, W. W. Corco-
ran, to have brought back to Amer
lea the remains of the sweet song
writer, John Howard Payne. 1t
happened this way:
When Lieutenant Melville and
his companions reached Washing
ton after their rescue the: were
given a reception by the principal
citizens of the capitol. An escort
met them at the depot on their ar,
rival, and headed by the famous
Marine band that furnishes the mu,
sc at the White House, the process
sion started up Pennsylvania ave
nue.. 1t was a bright, sunny day
and the wide street was crowded.
When the band moved along the
avenue it pla led the heart-touchine
tune of Home, Sweet home," and
filled the air with the old-time mu
sic that has found an echo in every
heart for SO many years.
In the first carriage rode Lieuten
ant Melville, and with him the ricf
tanker. Mr.. Corcoran had known
and befriended John Howard Payne
in the struggling days of the song
maker, and the tune awoke ole
memories in the rich mans heart
and suf1'used his eyes with tears
He thought of the men whose ten
der lines and sweet music haC
brought Joy to SO many breasts, ano
remembered that his bones lay
moldering in foreign land, home
less even in death.
Then and there he resolved that
all that was marital to John Howard
PAYNE should find an abiding place
here at home. That hight he wrote
to secretary Frelinghuysen about
the matter, and the government lem
its aid through the United States
Consul at Tunis, near which place
the almost forgotten grave was to
Gated. The details were soon per
lected. and one bright June day II
1888, the remains of the dead poe
arrived in this country and were
given resting place in the land h'
loved so we'll.
Mr.. Corcoran bore all the expense
attached to the transfer. and it wa:
the old familiar tune, ringing ou
along the avenue on that pleasan
day when Melville came home tina
first awakened in his heart the re
solve to give lasting burial place
to the poets remains.-New Yorl
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31

all of them experts in branding and
cattle-herling. They all swore that
when cattle were branded in the
dark of the moon the brand will
never, no matter how large the ami
NAL may grow, get larger than the
dimensions Of the iron used. On
the other hand, when either grown
cattle or calves are branded in the
light OF the moon the scar will
spread, and the lighter the moon
the larger will be the spread. And
the suit, involving several thousand
dollars worth of cattle, was settled
on this testimony. So the question
is legally settled that il is the moon
that Goes it.-St. Joseph Herald.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
A New Socialist Church.

Philadelphia has new Church
called "Tbe Socialist Church" Ev-
erv member takes the following COW
eEant: II hereby solemnly swear
that l will not rob, cheat, strike,
tell lies about, communicate dis
ease to, nor injure in any way, a
fellow member of this Church. 1
also swear that l will drink distilled
and fermented liquors with great
care and moderation. l also swear
that | will not lend money to nor
borrow money from any member
of this Church, except as a regular
business transaction. / also swear
that, as far as / am able, ] will keep
my body, clothes and dwelling in
healthy condition" But why to
"this Church." and not to every
BODY? However, we are not in the
least afraid of any such millenisl
state of things for several years yet.
It comes from the same city as
Keeley's mortor.-St. Louis Dem.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
GETTING EVEN.

Last winter, when the mercury
in the Dakota thermometer went
out of sight and all the whisky ex-
cept that above proof froze solid,
the New York papers were disposed
to make great deal of sport Of
Dakota climate. They were full of
sarcastic illusions and sly thrusts
at the territory, affecting to con-
slider it as slice of the Arctic re-
gions which had slid down out Of
its place.
Now, however, it is Dakota's turn,
and her people and the press have
not been slow to take advantage Of
the opportunity. The late storm
in New York has furnished them
with an appropriate text, and they
have rung the changes on climate
and billiards. in every way which
their ingenuity could suggest. They
have not confined their sympathy
for the East to messages of condo
lence, either, as a milling company
at Mandon has shipped carload
of -four for the sufferers from the
blizzard in the East, and the Can
ton Advocate has started a fund
for the relief of sufferers, asking for
donations Of money and clothing,
| and announced that Dakota Will
respond nobly to the needs of the
East Major Johnson of Dakota
was in Washington at the time of
the storm, and he telegraphed to
Aberdeen, d. T., to send by fast
freight a carload of flour in twenty
fve-pound sacks for free distribu-
ton umong the blizzard-stricken
poor of Washington and Baltimore;
and it may be that what was con-
ceived in jest may prove a real
blessing to many needy and suffer
ing people.
But Major Edwards (there seems
to be as many Majors in Dakota as
there used to be in Georgia. was
struck with the humor of the situ-
alton and telegraphed to Roscoe
Conkling: Dakota robins, sitting
on oraDge-blossoming trees, join in
thanks for your safe delivery from
New York snowdrifts Here all
join with me in congratulations to
you, saying, Come to the banana
Fbelt, where every man is your we'll
wisher.'" Conkling's reply was
probably too great strain on the
telegraph wires, as it has not come
to hand.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
The Moon Did It, Sure.

1t has been legally settled IN lex
as that the moon has an immense
influence in enlarging the brand on
cattle. A lawsuit was pending rel
atiye to the ownership of herd OF
cattle, and the solution depended
upon the proof of the brand. which
was found on comparison to 6t
three times as large as the brand
ing iron which the claimant used
Thirteen witnesses were introduced
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
BADEAUS SUIT.

With reference to the suit of Ba-
deau, brought agains the widow of
Gen. Grant for compensation for
services claimed to have been rem
dered in preparing the generals
memoirs, it may be said if the case
ever comes to trial, testimony Of
fered by members of the Grant fam
lily will probably cause a sensation.
Gen. Bedeau claims to be part
author of Grants memoirs. Though
the statement has been made that
he asks $35, 900, the complaint only
asks for general accounting, un-
der an agreement claimed to have
been made with Gen. Grant.
AS Mrs. Grant is now out of the
city, being on her way home from
Florida. Col. Fred Grant says about
the suit: ''Badeau was employed
by father to do emanuensis work
and the drudgery preparing copy
for the printers. An agreement was
made by father to give Badeau
certain amount, not to exceed
$4,000, if he would do the work,
correct proof, etc. until the work was
completed. Father also thought
that he might die before the men-
oirs were complete and that Ba-
deau, with myself, would complete
the book. Some time after Badeau
came to our house, he wrote to
father, complaining bitterly that
the work was the merest kind OF
drudgerv, and asked that he be
allowed compensation of $1,000
month. The letter was imperti-
nent and his claim extravagant.
Father dismissed Badeau from his
employ completely. and severed all
connection with him from that time.
His claim is simply preposterous,
For his emanuensis we are willing
to pay. but his claim to be part
author of the memoirs is absolutely
untrue, as l have letters from Ba.
deau in which he confesses that he
had nothing to do with writing the
memoirs. None of our family will
ever give him one cent Oh any other
claim but that Of emanuensis.
A NOBLE, MANLY LETTER.
The Herald prints the full cor.
respondence between Grant and
Badeau. In one letter the general
declines to have any more business
relations with Badeau. He never
saw Badeau after this. In Grants
letter occurs the following: You
saw l am man of affairs and can
tell a simple story. You imply that
literary man must supply some
deficiencies and that you are the
only man that can do it. If this is
the case, general, don't want a
book bearing my name to go before
the world which I did not write tc
such an extent as to be fully en-
titled to the credit of its authorship
| / do not want a secret between me
and someone else which would de
stroy my honor if it were divulged
| cannot think of hearing myself
AS dependent upon any person t.
supply a capacity in which | an
lacking. / may fail but | will no
put myself in such position. Al
a soldier, / wrote my own orders
plans of battle. instructions ane
reports. They were not edited. no
was assistance rendered. AS pres
ident I wrote every official docu
ment / believe usual for president
to write, bearing my name. Al
these have been published an'
widely circulated. Publishers hass
become accustomed to my writing
4 They know that it is not even a!
attempt to initiate ether a literar..
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
THE PAWNBRoxeR KEPT IT.
A Story that is Suggestive Of the Early
Days of Chivalry.

O0yC Va VAAV 0AA
An entertaining West Side story
tells how a cunning pawnhroker
fooled young married woman and
her aged admirer and at the same
time carefully avoided getting into
a position where the police could
gel their hands on him. The woman
in the case lives on Fulton street
with her husband, who is a business
man in comfortable circumstances.
On Ashland avenue resides a Wild
over who admires the beauty Of
the married woman.
A few weeks ago the admirer, who
is wealthy, bought $500 sealskin
cloak and, putting it on the Fulton
street DANES shoulders, told her it
was hers. The woman was pleased
with the gift but she told her friend !:
1T will never do to take this home.
My husband will be crazy" But
as the cloak was very pretty, and
as sealskins had some destinations
for the Fulton street woman, as it
has for every other woman, old or
young, she did not propose to give
it up without a fight, and the two got
their heads together and devised a
scheme. They went down town to
a Clark street pawn shop and paid
the broker $40 and ordered him to
keep the cloak until it was called
for and not to sell it to any other
person.
That night she said to her hus-
band: Il was down on Clark street
to-day and i saw just the loveliest
sealskin cloak, and | went in and
priced it and | can get it for 800. "
Her husband said 800 was good
deal of money. She said the cloak
was worth five times that amount.
and he finally consented to ride
down and look at it. He found, of
course, that it was just as she
claimed-a magnificent garment
but, after thinking Il while, he con-
cluded that he could not spare the
price.
"But l can't keep it," said the
pawnbroker.
"Well,' replied the innocent hus.
band, II can't afford to buy that
cloak now," and he and his vile
went away, the wife fondly imagin-
ing that she would coax him into
buving the cloak before many
months. Then she saw her admirer,
and it was agreed to store the cloak
away until the husband was brought
around. Next day she called on
the pawnbroker. and the first thing
he said was, "Let me congratulate
you
"On what?" exclaimed the star.
tied woman
/ "On your new cloak. Your hus-
band bought it to-day, and had II
sent to your house.
The lady went home with hel
heart bounding and her lips singing
song of praise TO the dispenser OF
husbands who can be fooled. Al
the house there was no cloak. She
was a little disappointed. Her hus.
band returned from down town and
brought not the precious garment
I And he never said anything about
it. either, until she mentioned it.
He said then that he hadn't bought
it. There was weeping and rend'
ing of hair in that house for few
moments.
The pawnbroker had been in the
business long enough to know a
good thing, and he had wisely de-
termined to conceal the garment.
| After council between the wom'
an and her lover it was determined
that nothing could be done with
the man, and even if he could be
legally arrested it would be an un.
safe proceeding to have him locked
up. So the pawnbroker has the
cIoak.-Chicago Times.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31

or classical style; that it is just
what it is, and nothing else. Ill
succeed in telling my story so that
others can see as l do what l at
tempt to show, l shall be satisfied.
The reader must also be satisfied,
for he knows from the beginning
Just what to expect"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31

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 il 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 and
developments, as well as matters OF local
importance in the growth of ketchum, the
future metropolis of Idaho, it is an invalua-
bic guide for capital and informant to the
settler OF every craft and position. Sub
scribe for it, read it, and let your friends
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
Marriage at Wholesale Rates.

The clergyman who was gossip.
ing with me on this subject the
other day had laughabie little
story to tell regarding a marriage
fee. Said he: when Was much
Younger man and was ministering
to the spiritual wants of a little vii
lage in a rather wild section of Penn
sylvania. two old farmers called
upon me to marry them to pair
OF young women very much their
juniors. Accordingly on a certain
day performed the marriage cere-
mony for both couples in the same
parlor, one after the other. Moth
ing had been said about fees, and
neither groom had referred to the
matter until the invited guests were
about to leave. Then | saw the
two old bridegrooms 60 into cor
ner and consult together. Finally
one of them came over to me and
said: Say, Mister -. we don
know what your charges IS, but
how would 81 for the two of US suit
We? It was double job, and only
took a minute or two.
"Even if had been inclined to,
and had not, against such close
arguing and figuring | could never
have contended."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31

ELECTRICITY is now being used
to enable persons of wealth to do
without servants at dinner, and thus
be enabled to chat undisturbed by
vulgar listeners. A miniature rail
way is laid down on the dinner
table and continued on the same
level to the kitchen through an APP
perture in the wall and an inter-
mediate pantry. Dishes come in
and, after making the round OF the
table, go out in sort of small
truck moved by electricity. The
truck at any moment can be made
to stop. It does its work admira-
bly as q dumb-waiter, and any
amount Of art can be lavished ON
it to give it a decorative beauty.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31

l,rr, 1. q. q. f..
- a sttofaS oaSS LODGE, No. 13, /. O. o. F..
scNssv voo Fellows Hall in Ketchum on
sdre evening of each week at s o'clock.
~, iov;,s.1n IN good standing are cor
VA W. Z. 3. MARLATT. N. q.
WHEELER. Rec. Secretary.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
4 Trihe Unreasonable.


A countryman was in a New York
fruit store.
"By gosh, there's Strawberries"
said he.
Putting a couple in his mouth
he asked:
"How much a quart, mister?"
1--WE don't sell 'em by the quart 81
this season; they're 50 cents anece.
The countryman paid 3 dollar
and hurried back rs the farm.
Lizzie, did the Doctor propose
to YOU to-day?" mo, mamma he
oniy asked if you would live With
me after l got married "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27

park, similar to those in England. Hugh
Gordon, son OF Gov. Gordon, Is said 70 be
at the head of the enterprise. 1t Is under
stood that Mr. Gordon and a number of
other gentlemen, some Of whom are promi-
nent Eastern capitalists, have purchased or
leased several thousand acres of land IN
Southwest Georgia for this purpo-e. Sew
eral years ago Mr. G. 1rdon was IN England,
and while there visited a number OF EngllSh
hunting parks. He returned to Georgia
thoroughly enthused with the idea that
Georgia should have hunting park equal
If not superior, to any in England. Inc
idea is TO fence in this vast tract of land
and build upon it large club house, luxu-
riously furnished and equipped for the
comfort and ease of members of the COM
pany. A competent gamekeeper, to lie
brought to this country from England, with
a number of assistants, will have charge OF
the grounds, whose duty it will be TO see
that they are not encroached upon.
Ten miles north of Valdosta, at the Club
House, a building for holding justice courts,
difficulty occurred Sunday morning be-
tween Joe Lewis and William Deloach
which resulted in the shooting aud fatal in
jury of the latter. The difficulty appears
to have arisen from an accusation Of De
loach against Lewis of having stolen one
dollars worth of coffee, Jim Martin, a
Al it44d " OObtI Fli NitNs AtiH pC'h ~ ''NN'+
and brought to Valdosta accused of being
an accessory to the murder. 1t appears
that Martin, on going home Saturday
night, passed Deloachs house and was
halted by him and his life threatened for
being the friend of Lewis They
did not settle the matter, however,
and both. agreed to meet at the
clubhouse Sunday morning and make
final settlement Martin did not go until
sent for bv brother of Deloach, AID at the
time of Deloach's brothers arrival, Lewis
was at Martins house. Both went to the
clubhouse together, ard there found De-
loach While Deloach and Martin were, max
ing arrangements for their duel the old
feeling of hatred between Lewis and De
loach sprang up anew a few words were
passed and Deloach drew his knife and APP
preached Lewis, when the latter shot him,
the ball passing through his head Lewis
fed, leaving Deloach in dying condition.
Both Lewis and Deloach are men of bad
habits Martin is a well-to-do farmer, and
is well respected.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

a Couple Of Murderers in Limbo in
Butts Courty-The Bale of False
Packed Cotton Sent to Germany to
be Brought Back and the Fraud
Punished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
NORTH BoUND.

moh'' f en NJ Wed, Fri
day $3.50 pm dav oa % u u Il Il
Tues, Friday A.. Ties ~ IN, = II
and Sunday. Ar Aey west 'LV q Sot,, rdsL'
Wed, Sat, & IT, Tn ess'T TbisEyt
Mon. $500 am Ar 'haVana' .Lv 3 Sat' n t y
Pullman buffet cars to and from Nau1 = y
and TamDa 'S" AorA
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.

Tampa, Key West, Havana.
TRI-wEEKLT.
SOUTH BOUND.
Lv Tampa Mondays Thu and Sat 10 D. m
Ar Key West Tues, Fri aud Sunday 4p. m.
Ar Havana Wed. Sat and Monday a. m.
NORTH BOUND
LIZ Havana Mon, Wed and Sat. p. m
Nv Key West Mon, Wed. and Saturday 10 o. m.
Ar Tampa Tues. Thu and Sunday y. m.
Connecting at Tampa with West India Fast
Train TO and from Northern and Eastern cities.
For stateroom accommodations apply to City
Ticket Office 3, F. n w. R'y. Jacksonville, or
Agent Plant Steamship Line Tampa.
c. d. OWENS Traffic Manager
II. S. HAINES, General Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27
SUBURBAN RAILWAYS.

LEAVE ARRIVE LEAVE ISLE LEAVE
CITY. CITY. OF HOPE, MONTGOMERY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27

Train No 1Ot leaves Guyton $40 D. m. ; arrives
Savannah 4:25 p. In.
Sleeping cars ell night trains tween Sa-
vannah, Augusta Macon and Atlanta
Train No 9, leaving Savannah at 500 n. M.
Will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other
point to put or passengers between Savannah
and Millen
Train No 4 will stop on signal at stations be-
tween Mlllen and Savannah to take on passen-
gers for Savannah
Connections at Savannah with Savannah
Florida and Western Railway for all points in
Florida
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City Office, No. 90 Bull street and
Depot Office 30 minutes. before departure Of
each train.
| ROBERT w. HUNT ET. CHARLTON
Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27

Train No 81 leaves Savannah 300 D m; ar.
rives Guyton 2:55 o. M
Passengers for Sylvania, Wrightsville, Nil.
ledgevDle and Eatonton should take 7:lOa IN
train
Passengers for Thomaston. CarroiIton, Perry
Fort Gaines, Talbotton Buena Vista, Blakely
and Clayton should take the $50 p m. train