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

PARENTS should fully realize the
great responsibility that they have
in the moulding of their children's
characters. Upon the individual
conduct and personal purity of
mothers and fathers, depends to a
great extent the moral welfare Of
their sons and daughters. Teach
them love for truth, purity and
sobriety, and let your examples
around the hearthstone be such
that they will acquire that spirit Of
refinement and courtesy that will
fit them in after years for domestic
and social life. Apart from home
influence, parents should carefully
guard their sons and daughters
from injudicious associations that
they are apt to form in the outer
world. The tares in the nature of
an evil companion may be trans
planted into the garden of your
child's heart, and soon uproot the
good seed that you have so care
fully planted there.
There is another rock Of danger
in marring the character of children.
1t is the reading of improper books.
How many parents, who have as
they thought, so carefully guarded
their boys and girls from evil soci-
eties, and have been surprised to
find their morals corrupted by the
secret influence Of some vile book.
No young girl should read a book
that is not placed in her hands by
her mother. One novel read in Sc
cret may wreck life and doom a
soul. There is no greater danger
than the habit of girls taking up
their, own selections and reading
them in the solitudes of their own
rooms. knowledge is great, and
personal charms secure moments
allegiance, but the true and the
good outlive all else. Woman's
grandest and most lasting friend is
her moral and religious character.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

DURING the singing of the last
hymn-"Rock of Ages"-a collec-
ton was taken up for the benefit of
the Union. The Temperance Dox-
ology then was sung by the choir
and audience, and the pleasant,
successful meeting closed.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

paused under street lamp and read the
address on one of the letters. It was
that Of a well known club man, whose
wealth was only exceeded by his wildness
and whose escapades were the theme of
many newspaper article.
~ next drew forth the wallet, listening
anxiously for the sound Of approaching
footsteps, and feeling very much like a
common theft. One glance sufficed to
show me roll of bills, and without stop.
ping to count them fairly flew for my
home, reaching there in about half HI ur.
"As entered the room the first thing
that caught my eyes was the pot boilirg
away merrily on the stove, while short
distance away my wife was fast asleep in
chair, exhausted by her patient vigil.
Without awakening her slipped out to
q nearby restaurant, which kept open all
night, and socn after, staggering under
the weight of tray full of dishes, and
arousing my wife, we were shortly dis
cussing bountiful repast.
II accounted for my long absence by
saying that had procured work which
kept me until late hour, not saying
word to her about my find.
"While waiting in the restaurant for
the food to be prepared, had taken the
opportunity to count my treasure, un-
observed, aud found that was the pos
SCISSOR, lawfully or otherwise, Of nearly
$500.
"The dawn of the new year seemed to
bring a change of fortupe to me- I sue
ceeded in obtaining employment, and in
less than year returned the money to
the loser. accompanied by long letter of
explanation. He inserted and ADVERTISE
ment in the paper, asking for my address,
which sent him, and soon after a life
long friendship was established between
US. l persuaded him to abandon his wild
ways, had the satisfaction Of seeing him
eventually married to beautiful girl, and
he became model husband.
Through his influence I was estab-
lished in better business and have arisen
to where you find me now, wealthy and
happy. At his death, which occurred
three years ago, he was surrounded by a
sorrowing family and host of friends,
none of whom regretted his death more
than l."
There was deep silence as Mr.. Lennon
finished his narrative, none caring to dis
turb the train of thought that was passing
in his mind, evidenced by the softened
look in his face and peculiar glistening
in his eye.
Finally one of the party ventured to re-
mark, inquiringly: Then the pot boiled
al! that time for nothing9"
"No," was the reply,a faint smile break
ing over his face, perhaps my wife would
not like me to divulge family secrets, but
as the boiling pot forms the nucleus of
my story will add that we utilized the
hot water in the preparation of punches,
to partake of which we invited those of
our neighbors who were not yet abed and
who had been most kind to US, and the
New Year was ushered in with great re.
joiclng--the steaming punch in that bowl
there recalling that night wildly to my
mind, q memory that was never dead,
only slumbering.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

THE President, Mrs. w. H. Brod-
head, spoke in her usual heartfelt
and gracious style-so full of earn
estness and loyalty to the cause of
temperance. An urgent invitation
was extended to all, and an appeal
made for them to sign the roll of
membership and join in the good
work
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26
AtRRIToRY OF IDAHO.

territory OF IDAHO, 90
County Of Alturas. o.
isned ba,; 1; Lewis, President of the above
above stosa, toank, do solemnly swear that the
sa0yledasaelhent Is true to the best of my
'eoee and belief.
,subscr;hoiIS iISAAC l. LEWIS, President.
Nh da,i dtloed and sworn to before me this
Jay of December, 1883. Wv ~ W
"fect-Attesr: va o'
JOSEPH PINKHAM,l
A, ". coxsfoc1,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

"LE4 your religion be seen.
Lamps do not talk, but they do
shine. A lighthouse sounds no
drum, it beats no gong, yet far over
the waters it's friendly light is seen
by the mariner"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

Health journals insist upon reposane
ON tho right side only, and claim that Il
il iniurioos to lie on both sides, bat No
don,t kpov whers they will Ind = healths
inr loekiar ct of.nAn thaA laWyeeA
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

Mr.. L. K. Gillette delivered a
highly entertaining lecture before
the members of the Union. The
whole address was forcible and a
thoughtful one, and left good i'm
preston upon the audience.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

p,TTES. VIM. HYNpMAN.
HYNDMAN & BATTEN,
attorney s-a tt q w :,
g,cbum, daho.-Practice in ali the Courts
nd Land Offices.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26
#opap'sG. .T.d. G0ldpp
BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PRESS WORK.
8 For God and Home and Native Land. >

THE w. C. T. U. held their second
Gospel meeting Sunday evening,
January Goth, at Union Church.
The following programme was pre-
sented:
Hymn-"He Leadeth Me-"
Scripture Reading by the Presi-
dent, Mrs. w. H. Brodhead.
Prayer by Rev. George Ritchie.
Hymn by the Choir-'Beulah
Land.
Address by Mr.. F. K. Gillette.
Hymn-"Abide with Me-"
Address by the President.
Hymn-"Nearer My God to Thee. :"
Prayer by Mr.. F. K. Gillette.
Temperance Doxology.
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PROFESSIONAL.


,rropyEY-AT-LAW, Ketchum, Idaho.
Ip.act;ras in all the Courts of the Ter
: .',.r = Conyeyancing and procuring OF
V.tants speciality.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26

Attorne e "a = l. a w !,
gtIey Idaho.-Will practice in all the
lnrts Of the Territory.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-26
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
First National Bank
RESOURCES
AT kETCHUM,

Inc Territory of Idaho. at the close Of
business, December II, 1888:
, 1889-04-03

%HG AAbPtfFH Ma N'P y 1917 'fy
but il WoudIh have no bearing what
ever on the earth-to. earth system of
bu,ial which our cOuntryman, Dir.
Seymour Haden,, has done so much
TO Introduce and perfect. l1r. Erich
setPs answer 10 these objections would
be: Why lineer at all over the
bodies of the deadH they feel not
neither do they know. JfIt is Of no
consequence 10 the dead whether
they roi III earrh and originate MAS
mnta, or are transformed by fire into
pure white ashes. They feel as lit
tie Of The. process OF decay rs they do
of the fame their ey" is surrounded
by the same darkness, whether down
in the depth Of The grave or in The
glowing light Of the crematory fur
mace. But it is Of greater consequences
to us, The living +; md the only way
to protect ourselves from poisonous
Infection by our dead is t. bun Them"
IN this one sentence lies, in a ~%cienti-
fc sense, the 9i>t Of the whole qucs-.
Ii0p. II it were true and demOnstra-
bic that the only why by which the
living can he preserved from the dend
is.to bur1Ihe dead, every true man
of scicnc" would support the principle
of cremation out and ont, and the
practice would become universal in .
very short space IF time. Moreover
as Science, like Nature herself, has
no morbid sentiments, bu' goes
strnight to and for the truth, she
would not tarry long in making her.
self heard. j is just because the
voice of Science cannot he so absolute
TINT it demurs or hesitates. Her
scholars inquire amongst the living .
of the day to see if Thy afford al
answer TO tie important question:
They ask Are the persons whose
duty it is to b. nearest 20 the dead
immediately after dealh-lhe uphoI-
sterrrs ami the stewards OF the GENE.
feries and gravfNard-more liable
than others TO the infectious diseases
from their ~pecirI occupations! and
the answer which cOmrs back is Ger.
tainly negative. They ask other md
similar questions How mpry times
has it been known that a medical man
in conducting the autopsy of a pera"n
who has died Of contagious affection
has contracted HE diseased How
many women of The dealii-chamber
have contracted disease from The
deadi Thesr questions also receive
a negative answer, and as a matter ut
course the man of science is, therefore,
unable to be dogmatic or to strain Il
necessity: he cannot clearly recognize
on a ''not proven" verdict, the duty of
wounding The extremely sensitive
feelings Of millions of his tellOwmeD
on a >u5jectthal is amongst the most
tender Of all that pertains TO humanity.
Our idea is that in the current state
! Of scientific knowledge it is best to
let the public feeling towards crema-
ton work its. OWL way, and to let
o eearth-to earth burial also have its
free course. Cremation will come
partly by necessity, partly by a gra-
dual sentiment in its favour. To
force it by %conjuring up dangers
, 1889-04-03
The Cremation of lhe Dead.
The Cremation Of the Dead. By Hugo
Erichscn M. D Detroit: d. q.
Haynes and Co., 1877
Prom "NGturs'

'A = L
rnl public on the propriety OF intro
ducing the practice of cremation, uni
versalIy, into civilized communities
or, as the author pu's it, sit - a plea
for the burning of the dead" He con-
sidcrs, and we are inclined to think he
is righr, that the period OF fanatic and
fierce nppU>ition 10 cremation has
passed, and has made way for u calm
consideration of the subject. In 1874,
he tells us, a Persian gentleman then
resident III one Of the Eastern States
If the Tree and gre"i Republic Of
America, who wanted to have his
wife crrmnted, was compelled by an
ignorant mob to resort to intrrment;
bul nov the feeling has changed.
II our own country the sane sen
Sible desire to discuss the question OF
cr' nation fully and freely, is fairly
established at The present time; aud
80 greatly has prejudice disappeared,
that now the act of cremation has been
carried out over fifty times at ;he
Working Cemetery alone. AS Sir
Spencer Wells shows, in nm introduce
tory chapter which he has written tor
Ihe work before us, the obstacle OF
Inv in England agninet crFmat'o" has
been removed, md relatives may re-
sor, 10 The cremation of their dead
without any unreasonable impedi-
mcnts. In saying so much III favour
of freedom in regard to cremation,
W. must, however, in this country
cOn6De the freedom to the voice OF
tie living. The wishes of the d"nd,
though they may have been delivered
mp to the last moment in favour OF ere
nation, and may even have been order
ed in the will of the deceased. have no
legal weight with the survivors. The
writer of this article was called quite
recently, to see a lady who had r"ther
suddenly died, to determine that lite
WINS actually extinct. She had been
haunted with the most terrible fears
that she might he buried alive, tears
much intensified by The existence IN
her family of a tradition thai one Of
her relatives had actually been sub
ipcled to this awful ordeal. She had
directed in her will that she was 10
be cremaIed, but her legal adviser,
Who had himself drawn out the docu.
ment, discovered thai il had no force
in regard to the direction of crrma-
ton, and two Of the nearest relatives
having a determined and consciFnti-
GUS objection to the process, the body
had to be inferred. In this instance
every precaution WINS tnken that the
body was absolutely dead, and even
drcomposed, before IT WAS laid in the
earth, and 10 this extent the wishes OF
the deceased were fulfilled but the
fact that the law does not respond TO
the wishes Of the dead is a point to be
remembered by all who would be cree
mated. The same failure OF law
seems to be operative in Italy, for we
all remember that The FINAL request2n
the glren GnrIbnldi as 10 the disposal
Of his body by fire remains 70 The
present moment disregarded.
DR.. Erickson must at ONCE receive
the credit of having written the best
1 ~ - = #I- - . 4ltILLt
, 1889-04-03

hIL 'VO pVHl' iA6UA 'FRCSt 80
cineration, md The objections TO
cremation; the sixth, burial alive,
cremation from IN aesthetic and reli-
gions point OF view; The seventh, The
present state of the cremation ques-
ton.
The Introductory letter by Sir
Spencer Wells, 10 which reference
hns already been made, in an exceI-
lent prelude to The chapters above re-
rOrled. Sir Spencer Wells has for
manv years been ii staunch and o
sistent advocate OF cremation, and has
pu' it on record that, when the time
comes-may it be long delayed !-hIs
body is to be destroyed by FIRE. He
writes therefore, with authority, as II
who has well considered the subject
in al it's details, and has learned the
best and most forcible answer to The
many objections that have from time
10 time been raised against cremation.
He quotes the late Dr.. Parker'S state
mrmt chat neither affection nOr re-
ligion can beoutraged by any manner
Of disposal of the dead which is done
with ptoper solrmnity and respect 10
The earthly dwelling-places of our
friends. The question should be
placed entirely on Sanitary grounds.
Burying in the earth appears certainly
to be the most insanitary plan On
the religious side nt The question,
Wells also adds a strong sentence
from the late Lord Shaftesbury, who
remarked to him that, it cremation
was wrong, "wha' has become Of
the blessed martyrs who were
burned at the stake in ancient
and modern prrsecutiOnSP We turn
naturally, az scientific READERS, to the
section Of Dr.. ErichSen's work which
treats on the sanitary aspect of The
subject. This is not, III our view, the
strongest part. In il the author has
coIlatrd the widely reported instances
of HE spread of epidemics ON the
opening Of b~uriaI-pIaces where per
sons who died of contagious diseases
similar TO maladies which have bro
ken ont, have been inferred. But
here three faIlacie~ nre suggested. In
the first place, it is impossible to nc
crpt all the illustrations as i~lluStra-
lions strictly in point and entirely
truS'worthy-or, Tor The matter of
that, any OF the evidence as absO-
luteIy truStworthy-sering that other
cnuses which might hive been at
work 10 produce the effects nam
ell nre MOI duly eliminated. In
the second place, if the instances
cited may be accepted as prima facie
evidence, they accord imperfectly
with other instances, not Of exception
NJ, but of everyday life, il which
cemeteries and gravryardS holding
the remains Of those who have died
Of contagious maladips have been
partly or largely opened without any
manifestation of the dangers referred
to: or in which persons have lived
for long SERIES of years in 81 SCI Vroxi-
nifty to eravtyard$ and cemeteries
receiving the dead from infectious
diseases, and yet have not suffered
from those diseases more than others
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-19
Gardening for Ladies'

Make up your bed early in the morn
ing; SEQ buttons on your husbands
shirt; do not rake UP grievances, pro-
tect the you,,g and tender branches Of
your family; plant smiles of good tenn
per, and reap a crop of health and hap
piness; root out the causes Of nervous
debility and "female weakness" by
the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t is a sovereign specific,
and thousands of the fair sex bless the
day they first heard of it. 1t is the only
medicine for women, sold by druggists,
under a positive guarantee, from the
manufacturers, that it will give salts
faction in every case, or money will be
refunded. This guarantee has been
printed on the bottle wrapper and
faithfully carried out for many years.
To cleanse the stomach, liver, and
system generally, use, DR.. PieEce's
Pellets.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-19

DR.. Ayers, Of New Orleans, has
recently. purchased the Gus A.
Breaux plantation, near Lafayette,
and will this year engage extensively
in the planting Of rsmie. The ramie
and jute culture can be made q pro.
liable business in this section Of
country. A gentleman who has had
some experience in the planting Of
jute says it's culture in this parish
can be made successful and pay we'll.
1t grows with little or - cultiva.
ton Whatever, and 1eaches the
height Of ten feet. The seed is said
to make an exc lent oil, and the
cake from the o. may be utilized as
the cotton seed cake. All We need
to make this On; Of the leading in
dustries Of the State y the Establish
ueri o. mills for de'"r,icating and
manufacturing it into rope and bag
ging. It can be made to pay bette,
II any .'her crop raised in Louis
lana. 1t will yield two tons to the
acre and sells for FIVE cents a pound
in New Orleans.
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PUBLIC SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF vERMILIOT.
Twenty-ffth Judicial District Court.

IWenGV-nfIn JUDICIAL DlSbflcb court.
Succession of Henry Hunley.
No. Is.
DY virture of an order of sale granted
ID by the Honorable 18th Judicial Dis
trict Court, in and for the Parish of Yer
million and State of Louisiana, in the mat
ter Of the above entitled and numbered
estate, the undersigned will, on
Wednesday, February 10. l990,
Sell at public auction. to the last and
the deceased, all the property belonging
to said successor, for cash, to paw debts,
which property the description is as fol-
lows, to-wit:
One lot of horses, oxen and other arti-
cles and property too numerous to mem
tion.
Given under my official signature this
10Th day of january, 1889.
A. L. Leblanc, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-19

At the big charity ball in New
York last week, says the City Item,
Mrs. William Astor wore IN.
doubtedly the most gorgeous dress
of the evening. 1t was an emerald
green velvet made with a long train.
The front was covered with silver
floral embroidery set with Rhine
stones. She wore a triple necklace
of diamonds, a fall of diamonds,
twelve rows deep from the corsage,
q diamond tiara in the hair and q
dozen diamond stars, and carried a
big bouquet Of orchids.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-19

The Galveston Journal Of Com
meycc, in a recent Issue, gives q very
d~eplorable account Of the business
affairs in Texas in the following
manner: "Our exchanges show no
abatement in business disasters all
over tho State, which is unfortunate
and very much to be deplored.
Various causes are assigned for this
state of affairs. such as bad weather,
ehortness Of crops, credit system,
ETC., none Of which, however, seems
ia. have effected the merchants Of
,Galvcston."
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ConStabIe's Sale.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF Vermilon. 3rd Justices Courtt
Nc. 2O7.
w. H. Chevis
VS..
Dupre Blanchet.
DY virtue of a writ of feri facias issuas
ID by the Hon. Third Justices Court' n
and for the parrish Of Veranilion, in thu.
above entitled and numbered suit, and ID.
me directed; l will proceed to sell at pub.
lie sale, to the last and highest bidder for
cash, with benefit Of appraisement at TIA
courthouse door in this pa IRISH, en-
Saturday, Febr mary ., 1855.
between the hours of II O'clock !. M, and Z
O'clock p. nj. and continu ing from day IA.
day if necessary, all the rights, tties. in.
terests and demands of tho defendant. in
and to the following described pfepofty~
seized to satisfy said writ, to wit:
A two horse hack. e ear
THOMAS PLow1,EN, Constable.
January 10, 1889. #f
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Twepty-ffth Judicial District Court,
Parish of Vermilion.
No. 1O1.

NO. tut.
Succession of Lazare Bronssard, Jr.
Notice is hereby given to ali parties in
terested III said succession, or having ANY
opposition to make to the account of tu-
toIship and tableau of debts and charges
and of final settlement and distribution of
said succession. filed by NJ. E. Boudreaux.
tutrix. to file the same in writing in the
Office of the clerk of court within ten
DAYS from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal Of Office
this 10Th day Of January, A. D. 1889.
GEO. w. SUMMERS,
Dep-Clerk Of Court.
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NOTICE,
NOTICE.
Land Office at New Orleans, La.
DeGemher q. 1888.

U0C0HIDeF ~, 1000.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice Of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof win be made
before the Judge. or in his absence, the
clerk of the district court, at Abbeville,
La. on Saturday, February %, 1889, viz
Charles j Smith, who made Home Entry
No. 9O75, for the s half of NE quarter and
Sc or of NV Or, Sec 81, T IL. SIR 8 asst,
Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
cultivation Of said land, Viz !: John Bran
don, Frederick Merriman, Gregory Perrin
and SEVERN Branden, all of Vermilion
Parish, Louisiana.
THOMAS j. BUTLFR, Register.
January 10, 1889.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-19

1.-THE magnifcence Of garter buck
les," said a New York jeweler,
lis significant of the extent to which
the rage for personal decoration has
grown among women. We finished
a pair Of garter buckles recently
that were valued at $500. 1t would
not be we'll, perhaps, for me to say
whom IT, are for, though the
namo is veil enough known among
the four hundred. They were a
present from one sister to another"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-19

1t was Thoreau who said II
would rather sit on a pumpkin and
have it all to myself, than be crowd.
ed on a velvet cushion. | would
rather ride on earth in an OK cart
with q free circulation, than 60 to
heaven in the fancy car of an excur.
sioo train and breathe malaria all
the way"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-19

Marvellous stories are related Of a
cataract in tho interior Of Labrador,
beneath whose terrific leap Niagara
pales into insignifcance. The width
of the river Immediately above the
falls is 1900 feet, but the cataract
itself il not more than $50 feet
across. The height of the falls is
at 1000 feet.
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Address ReGistered Letter 70
NEW ORLENS NATIONAL BANK,
NEW ORLEANS, LA

REMEMBER THAT ONE DoLLAk
is the Price of the smallest part or iac@
ton Of a ticket issued in any Ma"i1n as:
Anything in our name offered ~ Z
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"REMEMBER, also, that the ay Tnsns
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the Tickets are s,gaad by the Piesioeas %
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