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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
How Mrs. Riyes-Chauler Writes.

II think out my plots" said she,
..but do not know what the charac-
ters will say until I take up the pen.
.Herod and Meriamne' was written q
wear ago last winter. 1twas months
task. I had had the plot in my mind
two years before, but had not put it to
paper. Will it be put on the stage? l
don't know. A manager wanted me
to go on the platform and read, but
that was out of the question. He has
made proposition to 'dramatize'
the tragedy. That is what he wrote.
Perhaps he meant to reduce it to stage
proportions, but his offer was vague. y
''What will come next-a play or q
novelp"
.'The next will be another play. Its
title is 'Ethelwold.' 1t is based on
incidents in English history just prior
to the reign of Henry II. The Harp
ers have secured it and it will be issued
about the first of the year. After that
have no fixed plans, but will natural
" continue to write. "-IntercieW sn
the WashinOf0n Post.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
Broken Down Omce-seekers.

Among the many office-seekers
who haunt the hotels and the White
House, Inoticed one who was once
worth million dollars. Another
once sat in the United States Senate
and was talked of for the Presiden-
cy. A third gave up lucrative
law practice some six or seven years
ago to enter politics. He carried
his district for congress and was
twice reelected. To maintain HIM
self politically in his district, and
to cut the social figure he and his
family thought indispensable here
in the capitol, he spent while in con-
gress, over and above his salary,
the sum of $45, 900, or all he had
in the world. He is now without
property or income and an aspirant
for $500 job, with no certainty
of getting it. Ex-Governor Car
penter of Iowa, a man who once
had as bright prospects as any man
in his State, is another type of the
political unfortunate. In the pur-
suit of fame he sacrificed a COM
Portable fortune, and is now small
farmer, with mortgage on his
place, and candidate for postmas-
ter in town where the salary is but
little more than 81, 900 year. Ex-
Senator Spencer, of North Carroll
ma, is now a clerk in the Interior
Department. Of the men now in
Washington looking for employ
ment in the public service, fully
one-half are ex-something or other
Judges, Congressman, Senators
or foreign ashington
letter to Philadelphia News.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
A Reminder.

Here from the Lewiston { (Maine)
Journal is a little story with so much
human nature IN it that it makes
good reading: The first lawyer that
came to Maine after the Revolu-
tionary war was David Davis, who
moved from Massachusetts, to Fal-
mouth in 1882. Davis and Judge
Thacher, the famous Maine jurist,
congressman and wit, were neighbor
boys on Cape Cod. The day after
the battle of Bunker Hill they set
out for home from Boston together.
Seeing horse in the pasture by
the roadside they both mounted his
back and rode home. Years after
ward, when Davis as Solicitor Gen.
eral was prosecuting a horse thief
before Thacher as Judge of the Com
mon Pleas for Kenebec county, the
Judge looked up with q twinkling
eye and remarked, "Davy, this re-
minds me of the battle of Bunker
Hill"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24

A New JERSEY scientist has a
theory that flies buzzing about the
human face produce hay fever
This seems to be a perfectly reas-
enable theory and settles some
matters about which we have been
in doubt. It is we'll known that
flies most do congregate about sweet
things, and it is also well known
that hay fever comes most regularly
and persistensly to sweet faced
young ladies. We have at times
feared that hay fever was a device
by which these young ladies induc-
ed their papas to send them away
to the summer reaorts during dy
time, but it is consonant with the
New Jersey theory to believe We
have been doing these damsels q
gross injustice, and we rush to this
opportunity to make the amende
honorable. We did think these
were no flies on these young ladies,
but we Gee our mistake and confess
it like Z naan.-Washingtou Pnst.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
A JAPANESE STORY.

/ A japanese gentleman, having
invited some of his friends to re-
fresh themselves in his house, was
sorry to see an old man refusing to
drink. Addressing him, he said !:
"If you do not care for any of these
drinks, perhaps you will take one
of these Cakes" offering at the same
time the jar in which they were
contained.
The guest at once put his hand
into the jar, when, to the surprise
of everybody, it was found that he
could not withdraw it. The atten-
ton of all was drawn to the spot,
and everybody suggested some plan
for setting the old man free. They
were tried, but all failed.
Presently guest who had been
silent said: "If you will let me
try l think can set him Free"
"How?" said they all.
"By breaking the jar with my
pipe.''
Japanese pipes are stoutly made,
and with a single blow the jar was
broken.
Then it was seen that the reason
why the old man could not with
draw his hand was because he had
clutched every one of the cakes.
"Ah!" said the host, when we
are loudest in our complaints
against something, the fault is very
often in Notwithstanding.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
How the Gar Works.

The Gear spends very little time in
his study, as he is more afraid of his
stoutness than of political plots, and
is consequently in the habit of receiv-
ing his ministers in the grounds, walk
ing up and down an avenue while list
ening to their reports; he frequently
adds his initial "a" to an important
document by holding it against tree,
and hence it is rather indistinct at
times. The Gar is by no means quick
in signing deeds, and in many cases
numbers of those neatly written speci-
ments of Russian caligraphy are re-
turned without signature, and then the
"Court-caligraphers" who outdo in
their art the monks of old, have to do
their work over again.
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The Old Mans IistakA,

A pious old citizen of Carrollton.
says the Newman (Ga.) Herald,
went to the cars the other day to
see his daughter off. Securing her
seat he passed out of the car and
went around TO the car window to
say parting word. While he was
passing out the daughter left the
seat to speak to a friend, and at the
same time q grim old maid took the
seat and moved up to the window.
Unaware of the important change,
he hurriedly put his head up to the
window and said "One more sweet
kiss, pet" In another instant the
point of . cotton umbrella was
thrust from the window, followed
by the wrathful injunction, Scat.
you gray-headed wretchl" he
seated.
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Ro11Ms. bY INCHES.
Male and Female Lepers Who Baik In
Sunshine In Their Hideoumsos.

A. Demerara, British Guiana, cor
respondent of the Pail Mall Budget
thus describes visit paid to the
leper asylum there:
AS we stand in the center Of tho
ground and watch the patients NOV
ing about here and there, we OBJ
serve a poor wretch minus leg or
an arm; others without toes, ears
or fingers, while all are more or less
disfgured, and in the midst of phys
ical decay. To live and see this
hellish disease work it's deadly ef-
fects upon you, and your frame
gradually going to pieces like the
rigging aad zaasts of an old dere-
lict aAoat on some silent sea, must
assuredly be the worst of all hor-
rors. Each seemed in a state OF
apathy, and not even the advent Of
a stranger in their midst give rise
to more than a curious glance or
two and few whispered conject-
ures. For why should they trouble
themselves about the outside world
or with the future? Their doom ia
fixed and none are so sanguine al
to think they will ever be free from
the scourge till death shoots his
final shaft. After visiting the dis
pensary, cooking-houses, and other
buildings, we drove to the female
asylum, leaving this silent eommu-
nifty to themselves.
This asylum is at a place called
Goshen, and about seventy women
and children are accommodated
there. The sight of these women
basking in the sunshine in all their.
hideousness must be the saddest in
the world; and when We left them
we must confess we felt deeper
sense of compassion for these un-
fortunate creatures than we did
once when we were the unwilling
witnesses of the execution Of MUIR
derer.
After that had a short conver-
sation on the subject with DR.. c.
and the following are few of the
questions he answered:
with your experience, Doctor,
is it your opinion that leprosy is
contagious?"
Undoubtedly it is, and heredit-
ary, too."
"What is the likeliest way Father
Damien became leper?"
"He probably ate food prepared
by lepers; possibly even slept with
them or wore their clothes. l cer-
tainly should refuse food if | had
the slightest suspicion that it had
been cooked by a leper."
"In your opinion can any cause
be ascribed for the organization Of
the disease?"
"No."
"Is there any possible cure?"
"None; once leper always a le-
per. Remedies are constantly be-
ing brought to the front, but they
always come to naught."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24

KETCHUM ALTURAS COUNTY, IDAHO SATURDAY, AUGUST a. 1

engraved upon it, and public opinion
at once pointed to him as the person
who had so nearly added murder to
robbery. The cause of his death was
a singular one. His foot had caught
in a spring trap set for game, and he
had fallen forward upon his face in a
pool OF water scarcely foot in depth.
But that had been as fatal to him as
would have been the deepest lake, for
he had been unable to extricate himself,
and had thus unexpectedly paid the
penalty for his crimes, and had gone
to meet his everlasting punishment.
''Darling," asked Gerald, when the
robber had been identified, and had
been placed in the bosom of our COM
mon earth, whose merciful arms open
alike to receive the just and the unjust
= darling, why did you say it was
you who had committed that awful
crimep"
Elsie threw her arms around her hus-
bands neck.
at was true! Eben Longley was
your would-be assassin, and it was for
revenge upon me that he added assault
to robbery. Had you not married me
he would not have touched you. Oh,
Gerald! are you never sorry your poor
Elsie won your heart-that you had
not left me to grow up among the
wicked ones where you found me?"
''My darlingr' and Gerald pressed
his lips fondly to her rosy mouth as he
whispered: ''Love levels all ranks;
and now that the INSCRIPTIONS man is
dead who, concealing his real charact-
er, won your unsuspecting sisters
love, and married her to break her
heart-now that he has followed his
victim to higher tribunal, you surely
need shrink no longer from going with
your husband out in the world; for you
cannot think that the crimes of another
even though connection-have any
power to render your character less
pure and lovely in any right-thinking
PERSONS eyes. Do not urge me to re-
main any longer in this secluded re-
treat; but come with me, my Elsie,
where can openly acknowledge the
pride and love l feel for my chosen
wife,"
Elsie's eyes filed with tears as she
listened. But she said, pleadingly:
'.Not yet, Gerald. Give me time to
educate myself up to your own stand
ard. Twill study faithfully and earn
estly; and then, when you can intro
duce me, a cultivated woman, to your
friends, will go with you willingly"
A few years later, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald MarchmOnt returned from
abroad, the stately beauty of the ac-
complished wife was raved about in
fashionable circles; and not alone there,
but in that exclusive society whose
charmed precincts open to admit only
those whose intellect gives them the
right of entree. Elsie reigned queen.
Her desired probation had been re-
warded. Gerald was indeed proud Of
his choice.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
A Queer Church Tune.

It is probable there is not a man,
woman or child in Georgia who
never heard the song, "Good-by,
My Lover, Good-by.' It is a jolly
plantation ballad, used by serenad-
ing parties in the rural districts
until it has become the midnight
reverie Of the sleeping citizens in
many places. During a recent re-
vival in the Methodist Church Of
Milledgeville it's time was intro
duced to that sublime hymn, "There
is a Fountain Filled with Blood, !"
with a refrain, ''By and by Wen
See the King" Night after night
this new Interpretation rang out
from the hundreds of throats that
attend the services, causinga smile
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
AVERY PECULIAR PEOPLE.
The Amish Sect in Pennsylvania and
Other Northern States.

This class of people or Christians
can be found in many sections OF
the United States, but particularly
in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Iowa.
They are the most generous class
you ever met with. They are un-
suspecting, but if you take the ad-
vantage Of them in any business
transaction, one such trick is suf6-
cient, and you will never again be
able to gain their confidence.
/ will tell you some of their
church doctrines, which are not con-
sistent with those of other denomi-
nations. They are not allowed to
bring suit against any one of their
number, but may if the other party
is not member Of their church.
They oppose war, are conscien-
tious in their belief that it is a great
wrong forced upon many who know
it is wrong, and therefore will not
permit any of the members to take
part in a war, no matter what OBJ
ject or right is sought after. When
one member commits wrong
against another member, instead of
applying to the law they apply to
the minister for redress. He will
have this party answer the charge
in the presence of the congregation,
and, if he will not make it satisfac-
tory to the other party, he will be
"put out of church," that is, dis
claimed as church member. This
happens very seldom as they are a
very God-fearing and generally
righteous people.
They oppose all parties, especial
ly dances, which they claim is serv-
ing the evil one directly. They will
not educate their ministers, and
they receive no pay for their SER
vices. When a new one is to be
elected the congregation vote, each
member voting for their choice in
the congregation and the member
receiving the greatest number of
votes is declared the newly-appoint-
ed minister. Among other pecu-
liarities is their belief about dress.
Male members are not permitted to
wear suspenders, do not dare sport
buggy with folding top, but if
the top is stationary it is all right.
All members wear "hooks and eyes,
instead of buttons on their clothes.
This is strictly adhered to by both
sexes.
No female member is allowed to
wear a hat nor have any ruhles on
her clothes. The goods may be of
the most expensive, but must be
plainly made. If it is ever your lot
to be left to the mercy and hospi-
tality of strangers, letit be with the
Amish of Somerset county, Pa, and
you will be treated as no other class
of people treat a stranger or friend.
Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch.
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It W0 . Girl.

1t is soberly related that q youth
full married couple whose house has
recently been glori6ed by the addi-
ton of a fac-simile Of the beautiful
mother decided to have tho christ
ening service at home. A venerar
BILE minister was called to of6ciate.
He took the babe in his arms very
affectionately and addressed a few
words of advice to the young par
ents. "See that you train up this
child in the way that he should go;
that you surround him with the best
influences, and that you give him 1
good example. If you do so who
knows but he may become John
Wesley or . George White6eld.
What is his name?" "Nelle, sir," "
replied the mother.-Ex.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
Strange Power in the Eyelids.

I saw two women jugglers at Jep-
pore. They were bright, intelligent
looking girls, one of whom appeared
old enough to be the mother of the
other. They did many wonderful
things, one of which was mixing up
sand in water, and then putting the
hand into the discolored fluid they
brought a handful of sand which
they filtered through their fingers
as dry as before it went in. The
youngest of these girls was perhaps
fifteen. She was tall, we'll formed
and fine looking. She had brace
lets on arms and on feet, and her
eyes were as beautiful as those of
a gazelle. One Of her tricks was
the lifting of a heavy chair by her
eyelids, the thought of which almost
makes my eyes sore. The chair
was a heavy mahogany one, which
belonged to the room in which /
was staying. She tied two strong
strings to the top of this and affixed
the end OF these strings to her eyes
by little round metal cups, each
about the size of a nickel. These
fitted over the eyeballs and under
the lids, and she bent over while
they were so fastened. Raising her.
self she pulled up the chair with
these strings with the muscles o1
her eyelids, and carried it from one
side Of the room to the other. II
was a horrible sight, and as she
took the metal cups from her eyes
they filed with water, and she al.
most sank to the floor. I told hel
the trick was disgusting, and that
she ought never to try it again
Still, for this and the rest ofthe show
these girls were we'll satisfied with
two rupees, or about Is cents
Bombay letter in Cleveland Leader
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
A Cooeaek 0iAntom

The sensation of Berlin is just
now a young Cossack giantess. who
is being exhibited at the popular
Passage Panopticum." The girl.
who is II years of age, is nearly
nine feet high; she weighs 20 stone
and is still growing very rapidly.
She is very pretty, with largo dark
eyes and a pleasant fhee, and in the
national costume of the Don Cos
sacks which consists Of q red skirt,
blue jacket, long apron embroidara
in gold and necklaces Of many COLI
ors, she captures everybody's heart.
But ass she is still chiefly Interested
II her dolls and toys she cannot b
said 10 return the sentimeato ouk ~
ahitefs, a
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24

In 1887 four men mining in the Bos-
ton Mountains, near Nashville, set q
trap for fox. The other day they
found the trap in small cave at some
distance from tho spot where it had
bean set, containing the remains OF q
snake which when alive had been fully
eleven &est in length.
Henry r. Smith, Of San Francisco.
left . viii in which he directed that his
SON be taught Chinese and the cost de-
frayed ont Of the estate. The young
man i still pegging away at the Ian
Ruage and the widow has appealed to
the courts to save the unconsumed
remnant Of tho property.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24

The KEYsroxx has long been acknowi-
edged to be the sole representative OF the
Great Upper Wood River and Sawtootn
mining regions, and, located 90 it ID IN the
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face of the earth, and ieat.
ing nothing undone to present aes reaoen
developments, rs we'll as matters OF Local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis OF Idaho, d IL IN invaiua-
BILE guide for capital and informant TO the
settler Of every craft and position. SUB.
scribe for it, read it, and let your 1lenos
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
Les Miserableo.

For what are We thankfull O cages, declare
From your high. carven pulpits. to suffering
We list to your sermon. your anthem, your
Your soft benediction. No answer ID there
10 the ,q question We ask you; the ohill autumn
Blows the words to our faces again.
You've talked Of the merchant-shtps sailing
the seas,
And told Of the treasures the harvest would
OF the truth hanging how ON tho o erburdened
OF the odorous breath Of the vine on the
But whence comes tbs mandate. the law that
That We starve in the brown stubbls asld,
We battled at nooday with dust and with
heat;
We sang and we 1ested to tighten our toll:
we hoped the drear winter with plenty to
All. the mirage to near-faintlns hearts was 20
But empty our hands, bare and bleeding our
The labor was ours. not the spoil.
The harvests are gathered. the myriad
That piled the Wild telds like eold from tho
mine
Fiji up the great barns from tho door to the
The grapes that grew ripe amidst whispering
leaves
Stain red. laughing lips. while . starving one
grieves
Outside for the dregs of the wine.
For what are We thankful? For prisons and
pain;
For our babes murdring sleep with their
f0miehing cries;
For the snow and the oleet, the wind and the
rain,
Beating out the duh life from the heart and
the brain;
For the grave We At last In the potter's 0eld
gain:
For the stone with its deeply-cut lines.
Margaret Holmes.
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to those who saw it's comical side,
until its novelty wore of, and 1t
was established as a fixture in the
song service of the church. 1t is
one of the most popular songs in
the church now, and q tune that
would have been regarded as des-
ecration of the Sabbath a few weeks
ago is now whislled on Sundays in
good taste.-Macon Telegraph.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-24
N'a'h Street, next door below Cornucopia
Restaurant.
'a''Ag' Ha'rsuttlng and slanpoolng
JUNE IN FIRsT-CLASS STYLE.
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Hailov Ideho

Land Office at Haley, Idaho,
June 20, 1880.
namsd usice Is hereby given that the following
tim tj.o 81 settler has filed notice of her inten-
claim " make final proof in support of her
iora u ana n that said proof will be made be-
Habtun tne Register and Receiver at Haley,
Ritcby;,o Riy, on July q. 1889, Wig Mary A.
bloch % LOT the lot S, block 40. and lot 8,
soryN o. town of Ketchum, Idah1 Terri
Prove hmes hhames the following witnesses to
cplt;' rDHie her continuous residence upon. and
Fm;, FmI;l,Vation of, said land viz Geo. ). Lewis,
Levi, rasmussen, John l.. Holman, /. /.
s'ss's, all of Ketchum. Idaho.
Il. Q. BILLINGS, Register.
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PROFESSIONAL.
PINKHAM.

nvry-AT-LAW, Ketchum, Idaho.
ITT0RNs. Me- y in all the Courts of the Ter
A PracrIlrueyv crIlouyeyancing and procuring OF
doIgts dtorgtt specially.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20
ONLY A WINK OF SLEEP.

Sweet Messenger of Rest,
To nerves Constrained, to brain oerWrought
From delving in the field Of thought
To mind oppressed by weight OF care,
To eyes grown dim by brazen glare
And only Wink Of Sleep.
A Messenger Of Rest
To hands Constrained by daily toll
To spirits bruised in LIES turmoil
TO feet grown sore along the way
Der which they pass from day to day.
And only Wink OF Sleep.
A Messenger of Rest
Though BRIEF yet restful to the soul.
Aguerdon bright, welcome goal
From which to start life's race anew,
Bidding to trials old adieu,
And only Wink Of Sleep.
A Messenger of Rest
With healing cen on folded wings,
With wh ch proclaimed from echoing strings
OF mus c heard in soothing strains
One moment lost to care and pains,
And only Wink of Sleep.
A Messenger Of Rest
One moment lost, new life won,
A setting and rising sun
Reflect their rays of richest hue
Farewell to old, all hail the new,
Born Of a Wink of Sleep.
Good Housekeeping.