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Bent County register., 1889-03-09
!vAls's EMBARRASSING TX,
What HO Suffered for.
Forgetting the Fate
Of an Old Friend.

materials for his Life on the Miss
issippi." he stopped at Arkansaw
City. He had years before known
the place as Campbell's Bend, and
naturally had desire to poke about
unattended by persons who would be
likely to break IN upon his musings;
SO avoiding the committee that had
been appointed to receive him he
wandered off into the woods. He
thought nothing of the distance he
was travelling. There was music
among the tree tops and flowers, rich
in deep eoloring. perfumed the air,
says the Arkansaw Traveller. After
a long walk he came to cabin and
upon entering found an old and tan.
gle bearded man sitting near the
empty fireplace. The old fellow
glanced at Twain and then springing
between the visitor aud the door.
-natabed down q gun, cooked it and
said:
$50 I've got you, have II"
Il don't understand you!" Twain
gasped.
"Oh, no; ! reckon not. Err man
never understands thing when he
don't wanter. Didn't stop your
steamboat down yander below the
bend the other day and steal six
sheep that belonged to Inc, did you?"
"I will swear upon the honor of a
gentleman that did not. l haven't
been in this neighborhood before in
twenty years"
"Set down thar" Twain obeyed.
The old man continued: ut mout
have been a good while sence you
WAS here before the other day. but
you got here just in time ter steal
the sheep, an I'm goin' ter have your
scalp. Hear meg"
My dear sir, You are laboring un-
der \ frigh,ful mistake. l never
owned sheep in my life"
"No. l don't reckon you ever did
own one. an mon that, no one else
amt apt to own nary one whar you
hang out. Vas, sab come right here
an tuck my sheep, an ermong them
wuz er pet lamb that my little gran
daughter loves better'n she does her
hfe, an she amt slep or wink sence
fur cryin' about it. Oh, you needn't
blink fur l am goin' ter hold you
here till my little gal comes an then
I'm goin' ter blow yer head off. 1t
won't be long fo' she comes an ef
you've got any pra'rs that you reckon
oughter be said. why, you better say
'em, that's ALL"
MY dear sir"
Don't dear sir me. I've got you.
an Pm goin' ter use you"
But how do you know that stole
your -heep?"
lyon know how / know it. You
know that Just eA soon ez you seed
me er comin' you backed of, an
mon that you know that when
Jumped in canoe an started 10 pad
die out to you, wy you shot at me
You know all that well enough"
"Msrciful Heavensn' Twain ex
claimed.
"Yas. sab, yas; that's erbout whu
Flowed. but the boat putfed on away.
A stocked snapped outside. "Greaj
Heavens" Twain thought, dis th'
girl coming?" No it was only a calf
The expression on the old fellow
face grew harder. There was erue
twitcbing about the corners of hi
mouth.
"Oh, don't you fret, shee'll be herr
d'reckly."
INV friend" said Twain, with al
effort to he calm, "If you will g
with me over to Arkansaw CITY
will prove to you that I would no
steal sheep"
81 don't want no proof that come
from that place. You tell lie an
them fellers over thar would swarA t.
it. Isee my little gal oomin' through
yander. Ez ! said jest now, .
you've got ary pra'rs you want said
Bent County register., 1889-03-09

More Land to toCulttvato.
Special to the Denver Times.
LAMAR. Colorado. March 4.-The
Henry and.koen canals are nearing
completion and can supply water by
April list. This brings under irriga-
ton over half . million acres,
Bent County register., 1889-03-09
THE WEEKLY GRAPHIC is

THE WEEKLY GRAPHIC is
just the paper for the Republicans
throughout the country who need a
general newspaper in addition TO
their local weekly. 1t is a twelve.
page paper, six of which are devoted
to clever pictures of current political
and news events, and six pages to
bright articles by bright writer's. 40.
cial, political and literary Chat with
all that makes a sound newspaper.
Bent County register., 1889-03-09
new YORK GRAPHIC.
A New and Influential Factor IN
Republican Politics.

COMPLETE REORGANIZATION.
.........................S NEW MANAGEMENT.
As vigorously Republican news
paper THE GRAPHIC appeals to Re,
publioans all over the country for
support. The new ownership is daily
making better paper In news and
illustrations and purposes to aid
sound Republican Principles with
aggressive pen and pencil.
THE GRAPHIC is the only illus:
trated daily paper in the world, and
offers the best record of passing
events for out of town readers
through its pictures and news col.
umns.
THE GRAPHIC now has news
services and staff of writers unsur.
passed by any other evening paper
in New York.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
Too Much Dancing.

Although Germany cultivates
more dancers than any other coun-
try in Europe, and although the
Kaiser is really noted as graceful
dancer, the Government has resolv-
ed to curtail dancing to a certain
extent. All the communities which
have public dances for children at
Whitsuntide, on the Emperor's
birthday, or on other national holi-
days, are directed not to begin op-
erations before noon, and not to
continue them after 8 P. NJ. None
but school child is to be allowed
to join in. Children preparing for
confirmation are forbidden to take
part at all. Those entrusted with
the moral and religious training of
young people are enjoined to pre-
vent dancing, and to substitute
children's games. The opinion is
expressed that nothing has been
done in the young Kaiser's reign
that will excite such opposition in
Germany as this.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
Toothpicks and Toothpicking.

The only toothpick that hygiene
and conveniency admit are wooden
splinters or quills, because the metal
may scratch or chip the enamel Of
the teeth. The use of the precious
metals for making such a mean in
strument as toothpick is an ex-
ample of snobbishness. An ivory
toothpick is also Objectionable, be-
cause the ivory is absorbent and in
the course of use becomes unclean.
Use toothpick and throw it away
afterward. You do not want to
carry toothpick in your pocket
unless you are travelling in barba-
rous or over-squeamish countries.
Here the question arises: Chow is
the toothpick to be used?" The re-
ply is: "Simply without affecta-
ton and without obstinacy." At
some of the best tables at which /
have had the honor of sitting in
Europe l found a quill toothpick
laid at the foot of the wine glasses
as being as indispensable a part of
the convert, or service, as knife
or fork. But unless l deliberately
watched for a certain length of times
thereby losing the enjoyment of a
part of the which, you may
be sure, was not often the case-I
never noticed guests using these
toothpicks. And yet they did use
them, certainly; but when doing so
they did not hoist the white flag to
call the attention of the whole table
to the operation, as those do who
try TO hide their faces behind their
napkin. This maneuver, so COM
mon among the Americans, is at
best false prudery, worthy only
of the intelligence of an ostrich.
To hold up your napkin so is sim
ply making signal, as who should
say: "Now, look out; Pm going
to pick my teeth. See how ashamed
l am of the clumsy way in which l
do the said picking!"
Such picking Of teeth as is neces-
sary for comfort may be done at
table without any holding up of
napkin, without any clumsy hold
ing Of our hand before the mouth,
which is almost as ostentatious as
the white-hag signal, and, above all, {,
without any scraping, smacking or
sucking noise. The essence of good
table manners lies in not making
yourself remarked and in not MAX
ing yourselfin any way disagreeable
to your NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Child,
in Harper's Bazaar.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
When q Deaf Man Can Hear.

The deaf man has just discovered
that riding in a rumbling car robs
his aff1iction of its terrors, and is
getting even with his backbiting
acquaintances who have expressed
their opinions of him heretofore
without reserve. An eccentric mill
ionaire, who had no hearing under
ordinary circumstances, found this
out the other day at the expense of
his lawyer, and the latter now
mourns the loss of his most profit
able client, while the deaf man
thinks he has learned a thing or
two. The lawyer was sitting in a
car talking to a friend when his
wealthy client entered and dropped
into the vacant seat beside his legal
adviser. "This old curmudgeon
will talk me deaf and blind,' said
the Blackstonian to his companion,
and they both scowled at Money
bags, who was looking out of the
the car window. "He has spent
lots Of money with me, but it's
worth mint to yell in his ear. I'm
tired of it. He is as deaf as a post. "
Then the deaf man turned round.
"You can send me your bill in the
morning" said he, "and I'm done
with you."
Lawyer and companion looked
at each other amazed. The lawyer
set about to find how his client re-
covered his hearing SO quickly.
"It is due to the counteraction OF
the noisy motion on the drum OF
the ear" said the aurist to whom
he applied for information. 'The
rumble of the heavy wheel on the
track causes the drum to vibrate
and the afflicted one can hear quite
plainly. Some people think that
they voluntarily raise their voices
| in a car. That is not so. Always
speak in low voice to a deaf per
| son in a moving car or vehicle. =
PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
The Sun Cure.

Mrs. Mona Caird, the woman who
distinguished herself by trying to
get at the worlds family affairs
through asking if marriage is a fail
ure, is now in Austrian Tyrol un-
dergoing what is called "sun cure. "
This sun cure has been described to
US as very pleasing remedy for
whatever ails you. It consists in
drinking grape wine with a bead on
it until you don't know whether
you are sick man or an inflated
balloon. Then you sleep it off in
the sun, and when you wake up and
ask for a monkey-wrench to screw
your hat on with they give you an
other treatment. We have it from
persons who have tried it that next
to taking dinner with Chauncey NJ,
Depew it is, for the time being. the
most effective cure that has been
devised since the good old days OF
Medford rum in New England
Washington Post.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
A Sheep Branding Machine.

The Stock Growers Journal says !:
A sheep branding machine in Aus
tralia, which is capable Of brand
ing so sheep per minute and 750
without having occasion for renewal
of the supply of liquor, has just
been patented at the Sydney Office.
The weight of the apparatus does
not exceed one and one-half pounds
when charged and ready for action;
II is the acme of simplicity and
stands about one foot in height
With q diameter of two and one
half inches. It contains two valves
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
The Elixir of Life.

Yellowly-Do you think that DR.
n-Sequard has really discov.
cred the elixir of life?
Brownly-There seems to be
something in it.
Y.-If it is true it will be great
blessing to humanity.
B.-I am of a different opinion
The world is bad enough now; il
will be worse if the duration of hu'
man life is extended.
Y.-How so?
B.-Because so many people be.
lieve in death bed repentance. The
old sinners will still go on SHINING
and never die off.
Y.-There is something in that.
B.-Beside, there is another as.
pect of the case.
Yes?
B.-What is to become of the
young nephew who is waiting fol
his rich uncle to die?
Y.-That's so.
B.-Then there's the homely heir
ess. Who is going to marry her i
she is never to come into her In
heritance?
Y.-That's so.
B.-Then, as the elder Weller re
marked, what's to become OF tn
undertakers?
YOU are right. On the whole
things are better as they are.-Bos
ton Courier.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
Getting a Wife in China.

The Washington Post says: Mr..
Koo of the Chinese Legation will
be married Immediately upon his
return to China to young woman
he has never seen, but whom his
parents have selected for him. One
of the remarkable features of the
marriage ceremony of that country
is that the bride and groom are
forced to sit back to back for three
or four hours in solemn silence on
a broad table, during which strange
performance the woman is so heav-
ily yelled that even the most ardent
gaze of her legal partner would fail
to distinguish her features. At the
conclusion of the curiously intri-
cate ceremonies The crowning stroke
is the spiriting away of the bride
by her relatives, who, for days there.
after, keep her in the closest seclu-
sion away from her husband, who
during that period, can neither see
nor speak to her.
The new Chinese Minister has
announced in advance his intention
not only of restricting the social
privileges of the members of the
legation, but of debarring them al
together from any friendship with
American women. According to
the ideas of his celestial highness
such friendship can but prove inu
rious to both parties.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
An Emphatic Reminder.

Captain Arnim, a well-known
man about the courthouse and in
Grand Army circles, has been in the
habit of frequenting saloon on
Main street, where he played cards.
Several evenings last week he be.
came so interested in the game that
he did not go home to supper, but
played on until about II o'clock at
night. A few evenings ago, when
he remained away until late, his
Young son entered the saloon, car
rying bundle under his arm. he
said:
..Pap, mother sent me here" !,
"Well, what is it, Frank?" asked
the Captain. What have you IN
the bundle?' -,
Mother said that if you intended
to stay all night you'd better have
your night-shirt. ! brought 1t TO
"How much the Captains com
panions enjoyed the joke can better
be imagined than descrlbed.-Cln'
cinnati Enquirer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
TAKEN FOR A CLERGYMAN.

They tell good story in this
connection regarding Mr.. Letter of
Chicago. He was out through these
hills PROJECTING, dressed in gentle
manly garb, and with the dignifed
yet gentle bearing that is his. At a
certain point the stage upset, not
an uncommon occurrence, but quite
startling one. Mr.. Letter distin-
guished himself by his utter silence
under the trying circumstances
and by the gallantry with which he
assisted the ladies of the party.
After all had been Strengthened up
again red-shirted miner, who had
been watching the Chicago capital
list, said to him: Stranger, will you
take drink?'' at the same time
producing an old flask.
"Thank you," was the courteous
reply, I don't drink"
The miner subsidized for a mo-
ment, and then taking out a villain
ous-looking cigar, said, "Well, pard,
will you have smoker"
Il appreciate your kindness, sir, !"
said Mr.. Letter, "but | rarely use
tobacco and do not care to smoke
at present"
| The miner looked surprised. Pres
emily they all alighted and partook
of dinner in a rude frontier eating
house at 81 a meal. When Mr..
Letter came to settle, the clerk as
tonished him by saying, 1.-THE bill
is paid; that party over yonder
fixed it," Our townsman looked
across at the covered porch, and
there sat his friend, the miner, tilted
back in his chair, complacently
smoking his big cigar. He stepped
up to him with the words: "My
friend, l understand that you have
paid my bill. Now, l am very much
Obliged to you, but l have little
money of my own, and am, per-
haps, much better able to settle the
bill than you are yourself, and |
insist upon paying it."
mo you don't, pardner, broke
out he of the red shirt, "we don't
have much religion out this way,
but 1 want you to understand that
when a gospel sharp comes along
we know how to treat him white y
And the Chicago ex-dry goods man
had to submit to being taken for a
preacher.-Black Hills Corr. Chi.
cagO Inter-Ocean.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
Hardly a Pleasing Obituary.

Talking of typographical errors,
we do not remember seeing a more
horrible specimen of this class of
blunders than one which appeared
in an Eastern exchange recently.
At the close of an extended and
highly eulogistic obituary notice of
deceased lawyer, the reporter de-
sired to say that "the body was ta-
ken to Hull for interment, where
repose the remains of other men,
bers of the family" By mistake a
letter "e'' was substituted for the
"u" in Hull, changing the sentence
to such a degree that no extra cop
les of the issue of the paper were
ordered by the family of the dead
lawyer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
SENATOR SHERMAN TALKS.
Gossip About Mr.. Gladstone, Himself
and q Swiss Courier.

I asked Mr.. Sherman how Glad
stone impressed him-whether he
could readily note the action OF
time upon him between the first
and second visits. "Oh, yes" he
said, "with years he is growing
stout. His mind, though, is clear,
and his patriotism for England is
undaunted. Then, too, he takes the
deepest interest in American affairs,
and in his eightieth year is fully
posted upon our current events.
His risibles were much appealed to
by a remark dropped by the Shah
Of Persia. He had celebrated his
fiftieth anniversary of his marriage.
Said the Shah: I congratulate you
upon attaining your fiftieth year.
6 But, said Mr.. Gladstone, you are
at fault. This is not the anniver-
sary Of my birth, but the celebra-
ton of my marriage fifty years ago.
Then the Shah, with reflection, COM
pretended the joyousness Of the
occasion and added: 'Well, 1 don't
know but that it is better to live
with one woman fifty years than
with fifty women one year."
"In my travels through Europe .
continued the Senator, II frequent
ly met Colonel Oates of Alabama.
Mr.. Oates, you will recall, lost en-
arm in the Confederate service. The
itineracy of our travels being much
the same, frequently we journeyed
together. l had as a guide a
Swiss, a sort Of a courier and handy
man. He spoke smattering Of all
languages, with notable de6cien-
cy, too, in every one. At a small
station in Switzerland some one
asked: Is not that Senator Sher-
man?' The remark coming under
the observation OF Colonel Oates,
he said, Yes, that is Sherman, the
watchdog of the Treasury 1t ap-
pears my Swiss courier heard Col
onel Oates. He rushed to the other
end of the station and said: The
man you are travelling with is not
your friend 'And why?' quoth l
somewhat in amazement. Because,
came his reply with warmth. he
called you a dog and no real friend
would so speak of you "A what?'
said :; you are mistaken No,
he said; I am not. He called you
dog and if he had two arms in
stead of one l should have assaulted
him. He called you the watchdog
of the Treasury I then compre-
hended his mistake. He knew
nothing of the Treasury and his
mind dwelt only upon the term dog
1t took me some time to have II
made plain to him that in calling
me the watchdog Of the Treasury
it was in the nature of compli'
ment for my guardianship of the
public money while | was its Gus,
todian." "'-Washington Dispatch to
Cincinnati Enquirer"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
A Wonderful Discovery.

A Bohemian stone-cutter of st.
Paul, Mimi, named August Boor-
fried, is said to have discovered a
combination of chemicals, by the
use of which the hardest stone may
be dissolved and cast into any de-
sired shape, the casting being as
hard as flint, translucent and ca
pable Of taking on brilliant luster.
It varies in color according to the
stone used, and can be had from a
bright red to a beautiful azure blue.
While in the fluid form it can be
used for coating anything having
stone or CLASSY surface. Mr.. Boor-
fried claims that car rails and wheels
can be made in this way.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19

were trees of all kinds, but by some
secret process they were dwarfed to
a height of a few inches and kept
at that any length of time. People
bought the trees as novelties, but
they Immediately commence to
grow. The gardner refused to di-
vulge his secret, saying if he did so
he would be beheaded. Stratagem
also failed to discover it, and the
Japanese are yet the only people
who can make trees mature in min
iature.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
A HORSES AGE.

| lne following from the Dublin
farmers Gazette is valuable to ev-
cry one that owns a horse:
"The fosl is born with twelve
grinders. When four front teeth
have made their appearance the colt
is twelve days old, and when the
next four assert themselves its age
will be about wenty-eight days.
Corner teeth make their appearance
when the foal is eight moths old
and these latter attain the height of
the front teeth at the age of a year.
The two-year-old has the kernel
the dark substance in the middle
of the tooth's crcwn-ground out
of all the front teeth. In the third
year the middle front of teeth are
shifted, and when three years old
are supplanted by the permanent
(or horse teeth, which are larger
and more yellow than their prede-
cessors. The next four teeth are
shifted in the fourth year and the
corner teeth in the fifth, giving place
to the permanent nipper.
"At five years Of age horse has
forty teeth, of which twenty-four
are grinders, far back in the jaw,
with which we have little to do.
But be it remembered, horses inva-
riably have tusks, which mares very
rarely do. Before the age of six is
arrived at the tusk is full grown and
has slight groove on its internal
surface which generally disappears
with age, the tusk itself becoming
rounded and blunt), and at six the
kernel or mark is worn out of the
middle front teeth. There will be
difference in color in the center
Of the tooth.
"The tusks have now attained
their full growth, nearly or quite an
inch in length, convex without,
concave within; tending to point,
and the extremity somewhat curved.
Now, or perhaps some months be-
fore, the horse may be said to have
a perfect mouth.
''At seven years the mark, as de-
scribed, is very nearly worn out OF
the four center nippers, and fast
wearing away in the corner teeth
especially in mares; but the black
mark still remains in the center Of
the teeth, and is not completely
filled up until the animal is eight
years old. AS he gets on past sever
the bride teeth begin to wear away
"At eight the kernel has entirely
disappeared from all the lower nip
pers, and begins to decrease in the
middle lower nippers. 1t is now
said to be past mark of mouth.
There are indications, however, al
ter this age which will enable a very
shrewd observer to guess very
closely ata horses age, but none
can be relied upon by observers
As horses become advanced in
years the gums shrink away ano
teeth exhibit a long and narrow ap
pearance; they lean more forward
and assume an arched shape"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-10-19
Where Typhoid Germs Lurk.

DR.. Edison of the New York Board
of Health, sums up his conclusions
in regard to typhoid fever as fol-
lows: First, that typhoid fever
never infects the atmosphere; Sec
ond that it never arises de novo,
and third, that the causes OF the
disease, in order Of their frequency
are as follows: First, infected wa
ter; second, infected milk; third,
infected ice; fourth, digital infec'
tions; fifth, infected meat.