The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

''the able son of worthy sire"
THE INAUGURAL BALL
Will be the grandest affair Of the
kind ever seen in Washington. The
ball room will be brilliantly illu-
minated by electricity. One thou
sand incandescent lights will be
used in the interior and thirty-one
lights for. the exterior of the build
ing. On the night of the inaugural
ball the great court of the pension
building will present a picture such
as has never been seen before in
America at an inaugural ball or any
other place. Neal, the florist of
New York, is to furnish the floral
decorations for 50. 700, and Aldrich
of Brooklyn, the flags and bunting
for $3,4OO. The entire court is to
be decorated from the bottom of
the pillars to the roof. Four car
loads of palms alone are to be used,
and a floral ship Of state, thirty
feet long, is to be a prominent fea-
ture of the decorations. There will
be a pagoda erected over the foun-
tain in the center of the court !;
flowers, colored lights and spark
ling water will unite to add to it's
beauty. It will be in two stories ::
on the first will be stationed he
orchestra, and on the second the
Marine Band. There is committee
on comfort at the bali room. and a
committee on public comfort with a
subcommittee of Indianians who
are acting in concert with them,
and everything possible will be
done to provide for the comfort OF
the immense number of delegations
of every possible character, which
have signifed their intention to
participate in the inaugural cere-
monies.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY
AFFAIRS
Has agreed to report favorably the
bill providing for placing General
w. S. Rosencrans on the retired list
of the Army at the rank of Briga-
der General. Gen. Rosencrans is
the present Register of the treasury
If the bill becomes a law he will re-
ceive retired pay at the rate of 81, )
900 per annum.
When the bill retiring Gen. Grant
was before the forty-eighth congress
Gen. Rosencrans, then a member OF
that body, vigorously opposed the
bill, and it is understood that GER
tain members who were offended at
his action then, will turn his own
arguments against him when the
above bill comes before the House.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH, BROOKLYN
Is growing out Of prosperity. From
the palmiest days of Beecher, when
the receipts from pew rents alone
were $6S, 900, and men climbed over
each other in their eagerness to bid
for first choice, the total income has
fallen to $4,000 for 1883, while the
expenses were $4,000. So much
for pulpit popularity. Only another
Beecher could restore the old-time
prosperity,
A NEW FOOD.
A New York paper says that DR.
Ii, Chinese botanist, recognized
the species of pond lily that grows
in nearly all parts of the United
States, as the famous tuber which
theChinese consider such delicacy
They prefer it's potato-like root tt
the finest yams. The discoverel
sent specimens to a Chinese gard
ener in California who planted then
and raised nearly ton. He ship
ped two barrels Of them to New
York, where they sold readily at q
cents a pound. The report doe
not say SO, but these lilies are prob
ably the small yellow pond-lily
and not the fragrant white ones, a
the tubers Of the former are yer,
farinaceous, and have long beer
known to be edible. They grow il
ponds or any still or slow-flowinj
water. They might prove to be
good crop to raise in Idaho, as the.
do not mind cold weather, and ma
ture quickly They would doub,
less grow in almost any well-w aterc,
situation.
JAY CoULDs HEALTH
Has been a subject Of much i'm
portance in financial circles 70
some time, but the latest news
that he is much improved in health
That he does not look wen, bu
anxiety and close attendance O
: Mrs. Gould coupled with an attac
of malaria, are responsible for hi
appearance. Cause enough, on
} would think. He has gone south
t accompanied by his younger Chi
: dren. He wanted to go south o
business some time before Mr.
, Gould died, but her illness ker
him in New, York. Now his tri
$ will combine notwithstanding an
wealth-seeking.
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