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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
ABOUT FRANK JAMES.

A gentleman who recently re-
turned from Dallas, Texas, says of
Frank James, the brother of the
dead outlaw, Jesse:
"He is afflicted with consump-
ton, and it is only a question of
time until he dies. The stain up
on him must be something terrible,
as he is ever on the alert, not know
ing at what time nor from what di-
rection trouble may come to him.
l heard him say once, in semi
confidential way, that he trusted no
man living. 4 know the world is
against me and l am always pre-
pared were his words.
when introduced he invariably
places his hands in his pantaloons
pockets, and simply bowling ac-
knowledges the introduction by
saying: I am glad to know you,
sir
"When his hands are showed into
these pockets they grab two ugly
looking guns" continued the gen.
tleman. "They are always in his
pants pockets. His eyes are small
and piercing. Not long ago he went
into big saloon in Dallas, owned
by Tom Angus, who has the repu-
tation of being bad man himself.
Years ago, it was claimed by James,
Angus tipped off the James gang to
the police. James had one of his
bad spells that day, and, with his
hands in his pockets, he walked up
to Angus. Such g. scoring | never
heard in my life, and all the time
Frank James eyes glittered like a
cat as he watched every move OF
the man."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
Buperstitions About 17-year Locusta.

Farmers from nearly every Sec
ton of the country are reporting
the appearance Of the seventeen
wear locusts in great numbers.
More or less superstition is attached
to the advent of locusts, and many
nut full confidence in the belief that
the fate of the country for the next
seventeen years is decided by what
ever letter appears on the locust's
wing. In proof of this they cite
the fact that in 1856, when they ap-
peared in great abundance, the let
ter "W" could be plainly seen on
their wings, which signified war
As war followed in a few years, the
superstitious idea gained strength,
and is very generally believed IN
throughout the country.
In 1872, the next regular period
for their appearance, it is claimed
the letter "P" could be as distinctly
seen on their wings as the "W" OF
seventeen years before. Peace and
plenty followed their last appear
ance. which satisfies the credulous
that the locust is 9 true prophet
What letter will appear on their
wings this year has not yet been
discovered, but the country folkt
are anxiously awaiting an investl'
cation of the matter.-Loulsvlile
Courier Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
KETCHUM ALTURAs COUNTY IDAHO SATURDAY AUGUST 81 1889

the pond a long time, the females
never beeing allowed to spawn there,
and would follow Mr.. Green as he
walked along the edge of the water
tossing bits of liver into it. To
show that his theory about their
memory and reason was correct, he
would carry a cane and fish rod
concealed behind. If he took the
cane from its concealment and held
it out over the water the fish paid
no attention to it, but the moment
he produced the rod with it's reel
and line attached away the trout
scampered like a fash to distant
parts of the pond. Mr.. Green told
me that he would permit any one
to cast fly in that pond to his
hearts content, rs he was satisfied
that not one of the trout would
come near it, so vividly did they
remember their enemy of FIVE years
ago."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
Babies In California.

At one time a woman could hard
~ walk through the streets of San
Francisco without having every one
pause and gaze on her, and q child
was so rare that once, in theater
in the same city, where q woman
had taken her infant, when it began
to cry, just as the orchestra began
to play, man in the pit cried out
"Stop those 6ddles and let the baby
cry. I haven't heard such a sound
for ten years" The audience ap.
plauded this sentiment, the orches.
ira stopped, and the baby continued
its performance amid unbounded
enthusiasm.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
Sense of Smell in the Horse.

The horse will leave musty hay
untouched in his bin, no matter
however hungry. He will not drink
of water Objectionable to his ques-
tionable shifts, or from a bucket
which some other odor makes of
fensive, however thirsty. His in
telligent nostril will widen, quiver
and query over the daintiest bit of
fered by the fairest hands. A mare
is never satisfied by either sight or
whinny that her colt is really her
own until she has certified the fact
by means of her nose. Blind horses,
as a rule, will gallop widely about
q pasture without striking the sur
rounding fence. The sense of smell
informs them of it's proximity.
Others, will, when loosened from
the stable, 60 directly to the gate
or bars opening to their accus-
toned feeding grounds; and when
desiring to return, after hours of
careless wandering, will distinguish
the one outlet and patiently await
it's opening. The odor of that par
ticular part of the fence is their
guide to it. The horse in browsing,
or gathering herbage with his lip,
is guided in its choice with proper
food entirely by its nostrils. Blind
horses do not make mistakes in
their diet. In the temple of Olym-
pus bronze horse was exhibited,
at the sight of which six real horses
experienced the most violent emo
tions. Elian judiciously observes
that the most perfect art could not
initiate nature sufficiently we'll to
produce so perfect an illusion. Like
Pliny and Pausanias, he conse-
quently affirms that sin casting the
statue magician had thrown hip
pomanes upon it," which, by the
odor of the plant, deceived the
horses, and therein we have the
secret of the miracle. The scent
alone of a buffalo robe will cause
many horses to evince lively terror,
and the floating scent of railroad
train will frighten some long after
the locomotive is out of sight and
hearing.-Horse and Stable.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
Why She Didn't Want an American
Husband.

A gentleman from Indiana told
me, the other day, q story about
Bayless w. Hanna, now United
States Minister to the Argentine
Republic. Some months ago, at
Buenos Ayres, a rich Spanish bank
er gave a. dinner to some friends,
and Mr.. Hanna was seated on the
right of the hostess, She inquired
as to the health of Mrs. Hanna, who
was not present, and asked how
many children they had. Bayless,
not understanding Spanish very
we'll, thought she wanted to know
the age of Mrs. Hanna, and said,
"Forty-eight, madam" To his sur
prise, the lady threw up her hands
and exclaimed, Gracious Dios,
que no tengo esposo Americana p
which, being translated, is, THANK
God, / have not an American hus-
band" The next day the Spanish
banker called on Mr.. Hanna and
said, "You astonished my wife, yes.
terday, when you told her you had
forty-eight children" "Why, my
dear sir" replied the Minister, ]
thought your wife inquired as to
the age of Mrs. Hanna, and gave
her the forty-eight figure. | have
only four children, and they are
enough" The banker went home
and gave his wife the benefit o.
Judge Hanna's statement, but tht
story got out, and the Judge has te
stand up and take the jokes Of hit
friends.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
Catching Fish by Electricity.

One of the latest and most novel
electrical devices is IAN invention
for catching fish, the production of
a Chicago electrician. There is a
small apparatus attached to the
hook at the end of the fish line.
From this apparatus one electric
wire goes to the bottom Of the wa
ter, while the other leads to the
point of the hook, where the bast
IS attached. AS soon as the fish,
attracted by the bait, comes close
enough, he receives an electric
shock, which either kills him inn
mediately or else stuns him and
brings him to the surface.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
A Smart Yankee Drummer.

A short time ago a drummer from
abroad called at Bangor livery
stable and wanted a double team
for a ten days. trip into the coun-
try. The stableman refused to let
him one on the ground that he was
a stranger. There was much dis
cussion over the matter and finally
the drummer said:
what is your team worth?"
"Four hundred and fifty dollars,
was the reply.
"If pay you that sum for it will
you buy it back again when | re-
turn?" said the customer, and upon
receiving an affirmative reply he
promptly put up the cash. Ten
days later he returned, and driving
into the stable he alighted and en-
tered the office, saying: well, here
is your team and now I want my
money back"
The sum was passed to him, and
he turned and was leaving the place
when the iveryman called out
"Look here, aren't you going to set
tie for that team?"
"For what team7" asked the
drummer in surprised tone.
For the one you just brought
back"
swell, now," drawled the drum
mer, "you aren't fool enough tc
think I would pay anybody for the
use of nay own property, are your
and he shook the dust of the place
from his feet.-Bangor Commercial
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31

The KEYSTONE has long been acknowl-
edged to be the sole representative OF the
Great Upper Wood River and sawtoota
mining regions, and, located as 1t 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
deyelopments, as well as matters OF local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis Of Idaho, it is an invaina-
BILE guide for capital and informant to the
settler of every craft and position. SUP
scribe for it, read it, and let your trlenos
read what may benefit them
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
slRAH ALTHEA TERRY.
A Brief History Of this Now Famous
Woman.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, Aug. IL
Sarah Althea Hill whose stormy
career in California has given her
national notoriety, was born in this
old French town thirty-nine years
ago. She comes of good stock, her
father being Samuel Hill, a prom
inent lawyer, and her mother, Julia
Sloan, daughter of a wealthy lum-
Der dealer. She had one brother,
Hiram Morgan Hill. Her parents
died in 1854, leaving the orphans
an estate of $4,000. Sarah is re-
lated to some of the best families
in the country. She attended school
at AWHILE, KY, and finally gradu-
ated from st. Vinenionts convent,
in this town. She had a governess
in the person of a Mrs. Darrall, a
sister of ex-Congressman Hatcher.
Hiram Sloan was her guardian and
appears to have held a slack rein.
The young woman developed a
spirited temper and soon after reach
ing legal age made her money fly.
She grew up to womanhood in much
her own way and was noted for her
beauty and temper. She was a
"schemer" above all things, and
this made her unpopular among her
girl companions. It was said of
her, too, that though she was a
spendthrift, she worshipped money
and gave her attention mostly to
those who possessed it. She is re-
membered by her friends here as
something of a firt, and at one
time is said to have three engage
ments to marry on her hands. One
of the parties, Leander, is now
prominent politician in Southern
Missouri, and another one resides
in St. Louis. Her conquests were
numerous during the time she held
sway. She was fast, but her name
was never tarnished with scandal.
In love affairs Sarah was tyrannical,
and more than one of her lovers
had to suffer under her iron rule
and eccentric whims. It is said
that she really loved one young
fellow named Will Shaw. They
were engaged to be married, but as
a result of tiff the young man de.
termined to break the engagement
Sarah heard of this. and when next
he called she was so charming that
he pressed his suit with more ardo1
than ever, when she had her revenge
by snubbing him. The story goes
that she really wanted and expected
him to return, but he did not, and
in September, 1880, disgusted and
broken hearted, and with only the
shadow of her fortune she started
for California. A young uncle.
named William Sloan, accompanied
her to the Coast. He was wealthy
and took his handsome niece to his
mothers home. Sarah and the ole
lady did not live in harmony, ano
Sloan gave the girl fine suite O
rooms in the hotel. It was there
she met Senator Sharon. Hel
brother Hiram is also on the Coast
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70 Tell Them Apart,

"Speakin' of twins," said old
man Chumpins, "there was two boys
raised in our neighborhood that
looked Just alike to their dyin' day.
Lem didn't have any teeth and his
brother did, but they looked pre-
cisely alike all the same. The only
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
A COW THAT GAVE MILK PUNCH.
The Product Of an Illinois Jersey and
Its Disastrous Effect.

Charley Wheeler, of the Chamber
of Commerce, tells this story:
II have a married cousin who
lives on a nice little place in the
suburbs of Peoria, Ill. His home
stead includes an acre or so of
ground, and he is thus enabled to
enjoy the delight Of fresh drawn
eggs, new laid milk and garden sass.
He keeps one cow-a fawn-colored
Jersey, with a pedigree yard long,
and blue ribbons on her finely pol
ished horns. Distillery mash was
just then coming into use as feed
for stock, and my cousin concluded
that he would experiment with it.
Distillery mash, which is the resi-
due Of the grain after it has served
the distiller's purpose, is supposed
to be inoccuous, although its value
on the bovine bill of fare has been
questioned. Well, my cousin had a
load delivered at his house, and the
next morning he began feeding it
to his Jersey. 1t was cheap and he
did not stint in the quantity.
at happened that his wife's uncle
from Oquawka was .billed to visit
them that day, and when my cousin
went home he found the old gentle
man ensconsed on the front piazza
as comfortable as you please. The
old fellow, by the way, was a strict
prohibitionist and he could hardly
forgive his niece for marrying a
man who lived in the distillery town
of Peoria. My cousin was very at
tentive, for the Oquawka sage was
we'll fixed, and my cousins wife his
niece. At dinner the old man would
drink neither tea nor coffee, and so
my cousin pressed upon him huge
bowl of milk fresh from the Jersey
COW. Uncle drained it to the last
drop and called for more.
"'Teil ye,' said he, that there's
the stuff ter drink. l don't see how
anybody kin drink Peory whisky
when they kin git this
After dinner all hands adjourned
to the veranda. My cousin noticed
that quite a change had come over
the old man. His eyes sparkled,
his face flushed and in few min
utes he began singing, For I'm a
jolly Good Fellow" to the horror
of his niece, who had never heard
anything lighter than Aud Lang
Syne' from his lips. The hired man
happened along just then, and the
old man challenged him to wras,
lin match, side hollis. Then he
wanted to run foot race with my
cousin, who thought he was crazy
and was about to telephone to town
for patrol wagon, when the old
man jumped off the piazza and
sprained an ankle.
"After they got the old man safely
to bed my cousin began to investi'
gate. He happened to think of the
milk, and went to the pantry and
tasted of it. It was as good milk
punch, barring little sugar, as he
ever tasted. He saw it all now
That distillery mash had done the
business. He fed it to the COW, and
she produced milk punch.
1.-THE old man got we'll in the
course of a week and went home
but never forgave my cousin. HI
insisted that liquor had been put II
the milk to fool him. He cut his
niece out of his will, and left all hit
money for the constant distribution
of temperance tracts in Peoria.
Philadelphia Republic.
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fourth; downward on the right of
the fifth; upward on the right Of
the seventh and eighth; downward
on the right of the TENTH" The
marks should be half an inch in
length. Ask him what he has writ
ten. The effect is electrical.
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HERE is new way for girl to
get rid of late beau, who is inn
pervious to all hints. She gives
him paper and pencil, with one
Of her sweetest smiles and says:
"Now make . row Of eleven ciphsfs ;
now make q perpendicular mark
downward on the right of the first
cipher; upwards on the right OF the
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31
Aain Street, next door below Coynucopia
Restaurant.
saa''ng, AaIreuting and shanpoolng
DONE IN FIRST-CLASS STYLE.
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at HALEY. Idaho,

-"-----,------ June 70, 1857. }
notice is hereby given that the following
su;sineo s;a settler has filed notice of her inten-
sloa cl.;.t 70 make final proof in support OF her
in.m, io.. d and that said proof will be made be-
'iiylS id', sne Register and Receiver at Haley,
p;.ao. On July q. 1889. viz: Mary A.
hisnole. for the lot S, block 40. and lot 5,
toss ~ ", town of Ketchum. Idaho Term
n. Que names the following witnesses tq
srvse rrst; her continuous residence upon, and
Er"; atlon of, said land, viz Geo. j. Lewis.
I~rii IaH Rasmussen, John L. Holman, l. l.
'>enis, al! Of Ketchum. Idaho.
II. O. BILLINGS, Register.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31

A D1LErrANTE young lady, high
up in the Normal School, being
compelled to dress a chicken for
the first time, and draw it's in'arda,
afterward explained ingeniously
that she had fused q corkscrew to
intestine it.-Philadelph,a Record.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31

First Tramp-Some folks is born
lucky. Rem'ber Bill Soaks? Second
Tramp-Yep. First Tramp-He
got into Sweiper's brewery the other
night an was drowned in beer vat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31

A Hard Job.-Judge-What is
your occupation, prisoner? Tramp
I've been workin' a farm all sum-
mer, judge don't believe word
of it. Your hands are too soft for
a farm hand. Tramp-It's true,
your honor, deed it is. | was doin'
the scarecrOw act.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31

Salt Lake City has q mule that
can count. No one ever heard Of
a mule multiplying, however.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31

Mrs. Snidkins says her husband
isa three-handed man-right hand,
left land and Q little behind hand
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-31

It's fogy to wish long life to .
golden-wedding couple. The latest
form ia: Here's elixer of life to you.
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PROFESSIONAL.
A Il. PINAHAMs

onxry-AT-LAW. Ketchum. Idaho.
ATTOksNt;nre in all the Courts of the Ter
4 PraGcT,' GcT,o'nyeyancing and procuring OF
nT'..ta1nts 5 specially
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-03

the King of Holland by beating him
in a race-a delightful story.
"The Distances in Space" by D.
c. Robertson, in bright way con-
veys to young readers some concep-
ton Of few Of the stupendous dis
tances dealt with by astronomers.
Blanche Willis Howard contributes
a breezy and invigorating song called
"The Popular Poplar Tree which is
illustrated by Katharine Pyle. James
Whitcomb Riley sends a stanza about
"Naughty Claude; Emma A. Opper
complains in verse of the painful We
racity of "My Uncle Peter; Eudora
S. Bumstead writes Christmas-tree
Prologue in rhyme, for which there
are several pictures by A. B. Davies;
Harriet Lewis Bradley describes a
visit to "The Town of the Pied Pr
per-" and there are "Aztec Frag-
ments" by Francis menu by
Margaret Johnson, "Shinney on the
Ice," a picture by Lungren, another
Housekeeping Song, and the depart
ments, including Prize Shakespeare
can Puzzle in the Riddle-box.
Altogether it is a number which
will certainly stand we'll with its
many beautiful predecessors.
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Butter VS.. Beef.

A good cow ought to yield 600
pounds of cheese annually. Prof.
Willard compares a COW that will
yield 45o pounds year for twelve
years, deducting the first two years
during which, as heifer, she yields
nothing, with three steers which, at
four years old will yield 1000 pounds
of meat. The COW in the time spec
flied will yield 1850 pounds of good
wholesome food, every pound of
which, as shown above, is fifty per
cent. more valuable as nutritious
food than the meat will be. We
have virtually 5000 pounds of nutri-
ment from the dairy in twelve years,
four years to each steer, But taking
it, pound for pound, and putting it
current prices for full cream cheese,
and the beef at more than an aver,
age price for carcass, and what
we? The cheese at ten cents a
pound-the highest ruling price at
this time--would yield the gross sum
of $3.50, while the meat, at an aver
age price of ten cents, would give
the gross sum of $500.
1t behooves some of us, therefore,
who are especially favorably situated
for conducting the dairy, and are yet
devoting our strength to beef pro-
duction, to go into an investigation
of this matter. There is beef pro-
duction on farms where the dairy
should be firmly established, and till
ers of the soil will never get down to
the most solid business principles un-
til they do carefully institute COM
parsons between the probable profits
of farm enterprises which they have
not tried with those they have, re-
gard being given to all existing cir
Observation-Disclosures St0ckman.
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How to Select Dairv Cows.

In letter to the Sheboygan coun-
ty Ne70S, Mr.. A. x. Hyatt goes for a
certain lecturer on the above subject,
and as we rather sympathize with
Mr.. HIS ideas on the subject, we re-
print them, adding only that not on.
~ should the bull be of a good milk
ing family, but also a Pure bred one.
We should also prefer to give the
calves new milk for a longer period
as being safer. 8 81
Now, Mr.. Editor, when I COM
menced dairying I think [ must have
bought near one hundred COWS be-
fore | got fifteen that suited me. |
bought fifteen of one man in Lima.
and in one year had sold them all
but two. | should not expect much
better luck if | should start out to
buy again, with all my experience.
A ticket in lottery is about as GER
tain to bring you prize, as to go
among dairymen Or strangers to buy
COWS. If we find a COW for sale,
with all the marks of good COW, we
are not certain, but when we test her
we shall find very poor one. Why =?
She could belle all these indications
by having been spoiled by rough
treatment and poor milking. A
heifer from the best line of mixers
in the world can be ruined in one
year by improper treatment. l speak
Of what l know, and give testimony
of what | have seen. DO you want
me to tell how l select dairy COWS
I raise them. After the first three
or four weeks of feeding milk
(skimmed after the first week. I feed
them whey and porridge. l had
eighteen "come in for the first time
this year, that l raised two years ago,
and l can say in all sincerity, l would
hardly know which to pick out for
the best one, or the poorest What
breeds? "Hyatt's Breed" on the
Darwinian theory, "the survival of
the fttest." The Durham from an
importation OF 1917 IS most promi-
nent. Some of the best COWS I have
ever owned have been full of the des-
pissed "native" blood. It's the COW
that fills the pail that you should buy
when she's for sale. Not 60 and buy
a COW Of "blood," regardless whether
poor or good. l would say in clos
ing, to all young dairymen, look
sharp that you select your males
from family of mixers for two or
three generations, that you raise your
heifer calls from the very best COWS,
and you continue on that line for a
series of years, and you will not be
troubled to get good COWS, provided