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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30
GAMBLING IN AMERICA.

A talented English writer says
that 1.-THE American temperament
is calculated to encourage gambling,
and it is not a matter of wonder
that gambling abounds in the great
republic. The spirit of speculation
pervades all their actions, and, in
fluencing their political and COM
merciai circles, influences still more
other portions of their society.
Even the presidential election is
made the subject of heavy wagers,
and pecuniary interest largely af-
fects votes. It is difficult to read
an American newspaper without
finding illusions to some form or
other of gambling, and many OF
their works of fiction TEEN with
references to play. BY far the lar
ger proportion of the writings of
Bret Harte, for instance, deal with
the gambling transactions of the
western miners, not the least noto-
rious being the witty account of a
contest between a heather Chinee
and two euchre players"
The same writer says of the game
of napoleon: "Five cards are dealt,
and the players in turn declare the
number of tricks each claims to
make; whoever declares the highest
number plays against the rest, and
the first led card makes trumps. 1t
is scarcely game to play in mixed
society, for the advantages obtain
able by contederates are enormous.
A good story is told of the eutwit-
ting of a pair of such players by an
apparent innocent. Only two were
playing; and to one, the innocent,
was dealt ace, king, queen, knave
of clubs and ace of diamonds. He
naturally backed himself to get five
tricks, the chances in favor Of his
doing so being enormous, suppos-
ing the hands to be fairly dealt,
His wagers to an increasing amount
were taken by an outsider looking
over his opponents hand. The
readiness with which his offers were
accepted raised his suspicious, and
when his bets rose to high stake
he made diamonds trumps, and
found his adversary with five clubs.
The biters we're deservedly bit. y
Globe Democrat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30
THE PRECIOUS METALS

Fully ninety-nine persons in every
hundred, if asked to name the most
precious metals, would answer gold
as first, platinum as second and
silver as third. If asked to name
others, a few might name nickel,
and very few aluminium to tho
list. Let us see how near to the
truth they would be. Gold is worth
about $24O per pound, troy; plati-
mum, $130, and silver about ~.
Nickel would be quoted at about
60 cents, and pure aluminium IS or
80 to the troy pound.
We will now compare these prices
with those of the rarer and less well
known Of the metals. To take them
in alphabetical order, barium sells
for 1915 pound, when it is sold
at all, and calcium is worth 81 500
pound. Cerium is a shade higher
its cost is $16O an ounce, or ST.
92O pound.
These begin to look like fabulous
prices, but they do not reach the
highest point; chromium brings
5000, cobalt falls to about the price
of silver, while didymium is the
same price as cerium, and erbium
$40 cheaper on the ounce than cal
cium, or just 81 $50 per pound.
If the wealth of the Vanderbilts
be not overstated, it amounts to
nearly 5000, 100000. With this SUM
they could purchase 312 tons of the
gold and have something left over,
but they couldn't buy two tons of
gallium, that rare metal being worth
So, $50 an ounce. With this metal
the highest price is reached, and it
may we'll be called the rarest and
most precious Of metals.
Glucinum is worth $3.50 per ounce;
indium, $l5S; iridium, 1858 per
pound lanthanium, $175 and lith-
ium $16O per ounce. Niobium costs
1928 per ounce; asmium, palladi-
um, platinum, potassium and rho
dium bring respectfully $64O, $4OO,
$3.50, $32 and $512 per pound.
Strontium costs 1923 an ounce tam
tallum, $144 telurium, 50; thori-
um, 1912 ; vanadium, 1920; yttrium
$144 and chromium, $3.50 per ounce.
Thus we see that the commonly
received opinion as to what are the
most precious metals is quite erro-
neous. Barium is more than four
times as valuable as gold, and gall
lium more than 1862 times az costly,
while many of the metals are twice
and thrice as valuable. Aluminuu1,
which now costs 50 or 50 pound,
will eventually be produced as cheap
as steel. When this can be done it
will push the latter metal out of
great many of its present uses, as
it possesses great strength, tough
ness and elasticity, with extreme
lightness of weight. Its sources of
supply are simply inexhaustiblc,
and its present high cost arises
from the difficulty of it's extraction
in a metallic form. Indium seems
to be chiefly used for pointing gold
pens, and many of the metals men,
toned have but a limited sphere of
usefulness.-St. Louis Globe Dem.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30

upper lip and chin; three beauti-
fully developed, the arms, the limbs
and the dowrv !" To which cata-
logue of Projections what lady
would not gladly have the right to
lay claim? Nor would she lack ad-
mirers, even if she happened not
to skate.-N. Y. Truth.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30

The meanest man in the world is
named Brown, and he lives in Mo
berly. He sold his neighbor Jones
half interest in a cow and then
refused to divide the milk, main
tanning that Jones owned the front
half of the cow. The COW recently
hooked Brown, and now he is sew
ing Jones for damages.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30
TERRITORY OF IDAHO.
AT KE'rCHUM.

TERRITORY OF IDAHO.
County Of Alturas. ss'
asmed - Lewis, President of the above
Move stang, tossnk, 90 solemnly swear that the
knovlsSae is true to the best OF my
''''so9e and belief. V
+, subse,;hoiI ISAAC l. LEWIS, President.
= asy Of March, 1883. = " oeio6s p4e tD's
eStfect-Attes1: 1'esA'y ''i'
q a ", CoAsTocK,)
4. G. Lewis. Directors.
.s GEO: J. LEWIS,
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WopaD' sc. .T.G. Gelugg

THE w. c. T. U. of Ketchum. has
now forty regular members and five
sustaining members. The society
meets every Saturday afternoon, at
3 o'clock, at the Methodist Church.
All are cordially invited to attend
the meetings.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30

"THuNDER and Mars!" shouted
the artist. as his work was disturb
ed. Bridget, get me a pail of water
I'll throw it out on those children
on that roof if / 60 to Jail for it.
They will drive me mad"
"Sure. sorr, I'll call in your little
boy if he an'yes ye. He's only play,
ing with tin pail and hammer:
"Oh, it's little Bob, is it?" said
the artist. "See that he is covered
up warmly, Bridget, and let him
keep out while he's having fun; but
if those other children that make
such a racket 60 out there, call lit.
tie Bob in and get me a pail OF
water."-N. Y. Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30

A small piece Of limberger cheese
carried about ones person will drive
away the disagreeable odor Of to-
bacco smoke, so offensive to deli
cate nostrils.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30

The cigarette is getting lien on
the lunatic asylum.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-03-30

-ru WM. HYNDMAN.
''''syv ',s,yvvyDMAN & BATTEN,
,,,orney s-a tt q w ],
o, ,,,, 1daho.-practice in nall the Courts
% "a Land Offices
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PROFESSIONAL.
r. PlNKHAM.

A. j. PlNKHAm'
r,oRSEy-AThA,HWs wv donTt, kstesu%t IN The leasG Tep
A aerS.ornayyeyanciug and procuring OF
ioy;; specially.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
Does Advertising Pay?

OF course the above heading is q
very interesting one to Newspaper
Publishers, because it is largely by
the insertion of advertisements that
newspapers are enabled to live. One
of the most remarkable cases of what
advertising has done that has come
under our notice, is the business OF
W. S. Powell, the well known Fer
tilizer Manufacturer Of Baltimore
We suppose our many readers no
ticed his attractive advertisement
running in our paper last summer
Mr. Powell informs us, that his bus.
mess for the month of September
this year, was greater in amount
than his entire sales were for the
whole year of 1887, and he attributes
this great increase in his business tc
results brought about by advertising
his well known Fertilizers and Chem
icals in the NEW DOMINION, and sim
liar first-class Papers To those Of
our readers who don't know POWELL
Fertilizers we would recommend
writing to Mr.. Powell for one of his
attractive Pamphlets. 1t contains
many useful suggestions to farmers
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
West Yirginia's Boom.

One of the best evidences of thu
substantial character of the West
Virginia boom is the fact that it il
not only attracting more attention
abroad than ever, but that points
which have heretofore controlled the
markets for the class of raw mate
rials constituting the wealth of this
State are beginning to show signs Of
q scare
Pittsburg looks upon the work Of
development in the upper Mononga-
hela and Kanawha valleys with jeal-
GUS eyes, and her people are casting
about for means to Offset the loss of
the coke and coal trade, which is
sure to follow.
Our boom is fairly under way, and
when the blazing fires of our new
industries reflect against the western
Pennsylvania sky, our neighbor will
be forced to hustle as she never hus-
tied before. In the meantime, let the
good work go Wheeling Intel
hgencer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26


There was a time when it was
thought that a married woman who
worked for money in some way re-
fiected discredit upon her husband,
by an implication of his lack of abil-
ity to support her as she wished to
live. That period has passed, both
happily and unhappily. Happily,
because many man who had cause
to bless the slender hands of the
wife, which, by their skill in WELD
ing the pen, the brush, or the needle,
or in doing other womanly work,
have, backed by the willing brain,
Tended off want and disaster when
he, the usual bread winner, has been
disabled or prevented by loss of EN-
ployment from supplying the family
with bread and butter. But the
change of public opinion on the score
of home-living women working for
money has been unfortunate, because
in the struggle for funds with which
to indulge taste for dress or for
other Injuries not warranted by
their husbands incomes, some wom-
en- have taken the sewing that should
have been given to those poor crea-
lures who find in it their sole means
of subsistence.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
UNTOLD WEALTH.
In Cheat River Hill-Iron Ore, Lime.
stone, Coal and Clay.


Kingwood Journal.
The Journal has already spoken
of the rich iron ore on the farm of
Lock Birtcher at the mouth Of Big
Sandy, in Grant district. Last Fri
day we had call from Mr.. Geo. w.
Kephart, who owns lands adjoining
Mr.. Birtcher's. Mr.. Kephart is a
Monongalian, and has been in the
lumber business at Beaver Hole for
several years. From him we learned
additional information.
The ore shows along both sides Of
Cheat, which stream cuts through It
for two miles. Above it is the big
vein of limestone and four and a
seven foot vein focal. At the mouth
of Sandy the ore is about 100 feet
above the waters edge, and as you
go down the river it rises, and up the
river il falls, so that little above
Sandy's mouth the ore is at the wa
ter's level, and then pitches under
the river. About the middle of the
two miles in which the ore is seen
above the water, the hill is 1850 feet
actual measurmcnt. Here the orc
is 500 to 600 feet above the river.
Above the ore is sand rock; above IL
limestone; next the four foot vein OF
coal; and above it the seven foot vein
Of coal. Mr.. Kephart aflirms that
the vein of ore is fifteen feet thick,
that il is iron ore, with no partings
or other Interruptions. 1t is helicv-
ed to be very rich. Parties who came
from distance to examine IL have
guessed it to be 20 per cent MI.
Kephart thinks this too high. He
and Mr. Birtcher have sent a lot Of
ii TO Pittsburg to be analysed.
Mr.. Kephart says there are three
vein, Of clay in the hill The first
is The black clay. Next the pot clay,
used for making glass pots, and very
valuable; and then our regular fire.
clay.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
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PROMOTION FOR BROWN.
EnviOus Officers Say the Samoan Hero
Won HOn0rs from Baby Mckee.

WASHINGTON, October 1S.-It is
said Lieutenant Robert M. c. Brown
will succeed Colonel Roming, Judge
Advocate General of the Navy, in
1898, and has been ordered to duty
in the office as preparatory course.
He will have the rank of captain,
with the highest pay of the rank.
$4,000.
Other ambitious officers of the
navy do not appear pleased with
Lieutenant Browns promotion.
They say it is another case of favori-
tism and family influence. Lieuten-
ant Brown is a SON in-law of ex-Sen-
ator Henry G. Davis, of West Vir-
ginia, one of the Democratic dele
gates to the travelling Pan-American
Congress. Mr.. Davis exerts great
influence at the White House, the
members of his family and that of
President Harrison being old and
intimate friends. Lieutenant Brown
spent the summer at Deer Park, and
won great favor with the President
by his devotion to baby Mckee, the
autocrat of the White House. The
President never forgets a Kindness
shown to the baby.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
Pittsburgh's Musical Attractions.

When visiting the Pittsburgh Elk
position don't fail to see Mellor &
Hoene's magnificent exhibit of Pr
amos and Organs, then go to their
extensive warerooms, II Fifth Ave,
and feast your eyes and ears in see
ing and hearing the renowned Hard
man Piano and celebrated Krakauer
Piano, and the Palace, Chase and
Cottage Organs. The easy terms of
payment on which Mellor d Hoene
furnish these instruments enables
everybody to have a fine Piano or
Organ. 1t is simply payment to
secure the instrument and a small
payment monthly, until all is paid.
Their reputation for honorable deal
ing is unexcelled, and any instru-
ment they furnish you will be relia-
BILE and guaranteed as represented.
Should you be unable to get to Pitts
burgh write to Messrs Mellor Il
Hoene for catalogues and prices of
instruments. A number of good sec
end hand instruments on hand. Adj
dress, Mellor n Hocne, Palace Of
Music, n Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
MoRGANTowN, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER g.

And now comes Mr.. Blaine
deems @. with the declaration that
the tariff must be revised and the
burdens of the people relieved.
Let us see, wasn't it only last fall
that this same man Blaine went
about the country preaching "pro-
tection," which is nothing but high
tariff, and predicting the ruin of the
country il those terrible Democrats
should elect Mr.. Cleveland and at
tempt to reduce the onerous system
of tax alton so long maintained by
the Republicans? At that time the
New DOMINION stated that this same
party would adopt the plank in the
Democratic platform upon which
their fight was made in the interests
of the people. 1t now predicts that
in the Republican platform of 1892
there will be a stronger tariff revis-
ion plank than the Democrats adopt
ed in 1888. This is inevitable. 1t
UiH come, no difference what party
holds the reins.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
How $500 Saved Man and Made two
Fortunes.

During the past week Hon. G. L..
Goehring, of Allegheny City, who is
well known to Washington county
people, visited his son, L. S. Goehring
Of this place. The gentleman had re-
Gently returned from very satisfac-
tory trip through the west. An in
cident in the experience of Mr. Goeh-
ring illustrates the truth that a man
doesn't always give himself away
when he "casts bread upon the wa
ters." Fifteen years ago a Kansas
man who held the title to a piece of
property that was not very promis-
ing and was about to be sold by the
Sheriff to satisfy a small claim, ap-
piled to our ex-legislator for loan
of $500, promising that he would pay
the claim, and after while deed the
half of it to the lender.
Mr.. Goehring advanced $500, the
man held on to the land; fifteen years
passed, and the half-forgotten ven
ture was recalled by the reception of
a deed for the half of the property
which 1.-THE half is worth fifteen
thousand dollars. The place had be-
come a railroad centre, and emigra-
ton had done the rest.-Mc Donald
Outlook
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

We often sit with amazement and
hear people tear to pieces reputa-
So. ~ r. 10. a.t.a 49,.
''o''' ''a' nav oeen d'a'''' - "
century forming men, ana women
too, seize with avidity evil reports,
and like maggots run in and out the
oareassos NJ f.lle, ,.haroc,eys "a.
o;a.., ,oo...aa 80. ,,,..,x,,au,..,.,,
o'e'y oeoonies ''''' ''''s"'e''''''o
In winch honorable names are strah''
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
A Dig in the Ribs,

If on the right side and lower part Of
the diaphragm, though playfully
meant and delivered, is calculated to
evoke profanity from chappy
whose liver is out of order. When
the region is sore and congested
pokes seem fiendish. Look at a man S
countenance ere you prod him under
the ribs. If his skin and eyeballs
have sallow tinge, you may infer
also that his tongue is furred, his
breath apt to be sour, that he has
pains not only beneath his ribs, but
also under the right shoulder blade
Also, that bis bowels are irregular
and his digestion impaired. Instead
of making a jocose demonstration
on his ribs, recommend him to take,
and steadily persist in taking, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, the finest
anti billions and Alternative medicine
extant. Incompatible is it, also,
for dyspepsia, rheumatism nervous
ness, kidney trouble, and fever and
ague.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
GOING BACK TO COAL.
Ohio Valley Manufactures Obliged to
Abandon Natural Gas.

Natural gas is great fuel, but it
won't last forever In the Ohio
Valley, it has become so scarce and
high that manufactures every where
are returning to the use of coal and
coke. Mining is getting very brisk
again. Most of the glass factories
at Bellaire are operated by coal at
present. Two steel plants at Ben
wood have abandoned the use of ma
tural gas and resumed coal. They
have so far been unable to get a
sufficient amount of coal to supply
their demands, The Crescent Mills
have gone back to the use of the
black diamonds as their fuel. The
Belmont Mill uses the same, and so
does the Benwood Mill and the
Riverside Iron Works.
A gentleman who is prominently
connected with one of the oldest
iron works in the Ohio Valley said:
"The days of the mushroom facto-
ries are about over. There is not
factory in Findley, Bellaire or
Wheeling, using gas, which does
not have to close fer several days
during each week on account of the
scarcity of gas. This fact has made
it patent to all manufacturers that
gas is rapidly going the downward
path. The natural consequence
will be that most of them will have
to go back to coal altogether. The
inevitable result will be that the
corporations, which started in the
glass and iron business simply be-
cause they were offered free fuel, must
eventually drop out Of the market
altogether. Why2 Because as soon
as they have to pay good price for
coal, they cannot undersell the
Pittsburg market any longer if they
intend to make any profit at ALL
This, of course, will cause them to
drop out of the field of competition
So far they have only been able to
do business at all because they were
able to offer glass or iron lower than
Pittsburg, but as soon as they raise
their scale their customers will go
back again to their old producers.
All the mines in the Ohio Valley are
resuming work on this account, and
all the firms are granting the scale
price demanded by the miners"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
How to Kill a Town.

Buy of peddlers as much and as
often as possible.
Never pay your papers cent fol-
Advertisements.
Denounce your merchants be
cause they make profit on their
goods.
Glory in the fall Of man who
has done much to build up the
town.
Let your merchants send Off for
their letter heads, bill head, en-
velopes &c.
Make your town out as the worst
place morally, and stab it every
chance you get.
If stranger comes to town tell
him that everything is overdone and
predict general crash in the future.
Refuse TO unite in every scheme
for the betterment of your town and
the material interest of your people.
Patronize outside newspapers to
the exclusion of your own and then
denounce them for not being MS
good as city papers.
When you have something to say
about your town, say it in such a
manner as to leave the impression
that you have no faith in it.
Never on any account speak n
good word for your merchants, min
listers, teachers, schools, newspapers
or anything else.
II you are merchant don't adj
vertise in your home paper, but buy
a rubber stamp and use that-it
may save you few dimes and make
your paper look as il it was pub
lished in a one horse town, and give
the place Il black eye.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
BuckIen's Arnica SaIye.

The Best Salve In the world fol
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and al
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t il
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
ton, or money refunded. Price q
cents per box. For Sale by j. M
Reed h Co
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
Dyspepsia

Makes the lives of many people mis-
cradle, and often leads to self de-
struction. We know of no remedy
for dyspepsia more successful than
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t acts gently,
yet surely and efficiently, tones the
stomach and other organs, removes
the faint feeling, creates good APP
petite, cures headache, and refreshes
the burdened mind. Give Hood i
SarsaparilIa q fair trial. It will do
you good.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
Marriage at Clarksburg.

CLARKsBURG, w. VA, Oct. 16.-L.
Brown, a prominent contractor OF
Cleveland, was married in this city
this evening to Miss Emma Fordyce,
the daughter Of A. G. Fordyce. Rev.
Moore officiated. The happy couple
leave tonight for Washington.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
Very Likely She Will.
State Journal,

Morgantown's cup Of joy will be
full in about two weeks. Natural
gas and water works are acquisitions
of the past few months, and now
slackwater navigation from Pitts
burg, for which the old town has
worked and prayed for nearly half
century, is about to be realized. Reg
ular packets will be running to Nor
gantown within two weeks. That
town is one hundred and four years
old, but she is likely to do some very
giddy and girlish things when she
celebrates the coming Of the steam
hoof
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
Miner Killed Near Fairmont.

FAIRMoNT, Oct 16.-Calvin Cries,
a miner, employed at CASTOR mines,
while undermining, was killed by a
fall of coal this morning about $3.50
o'clock. He lived about fifteen min
utes after the accident occurred. He
resided at Minersville and was about
30 years of age. He leaves wife
and three children.