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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
How to Trim q Lamp Wick.

If lamp wick is trimmed BY
shears, cutting it across just below
the charred part, one end will al
most certainly be left higher thar
the other. In such case the wicl
cannot be turned up enough to give
much light, because the higher END
of it will begin to smoke before the
remainder Of it gives out one-quar'
ter of the light which it should. Il
the wick is cut straight across, the
fame will be irregular. This kind
of a fame is caused by inequalities
of combustion at the sides and ends
of the wick. To cut wick exactly
square across is almost impossible,
even if it were best; and a flame
with low center and tall, faring,
smoky horn on each end is a bad
fame. 1t is bad for the lamp chin
neys and for the eyes. No lamp
which has such a fame is properly
trimmed. If one tries to avoid the
horned flame by rounding off the
ends of the wick, an imperfect fame
will result. This fame may not
crack chimneys, but it will give out
but little light. 1t shows an honest
attempt to trim the lamp properly,
but an unsuccessful one. To secure
a good flame, the lamp-trimmer
should be instruced to turn the wick
up until about one-eighth of an inch
projects above the brass sheath.
Next, let him take off the charred
portion. Let this be done with the
forefinger and thumb.
Cutting with shears, besides the
mischiefs already set forth, will take
off more than is necessary. Rub
bing off the charred portion with
the back of a knife, or a blunt edge
of any kind, will generally leave
fibers, which will cause an uneven
light. With the finger and thumb
just enough can be taken off, and
taken off smoothly. All that will
not easily break off is good, sound
wick, no matter how black it may
be. After pinching off the burned
portion of the wick, take just as
little off the corners of it as q sharp
pair of shears will take hold of and
cut. There is always more danger
that too much will be taken off than
too little. But if just the right
quantity is removed, and the cuts
on the two corners are made at the
same angle, the lamps will give out
a broad, white flame. To trim a
new wick, turn the wick down until
the loose and unraveled end pro-
jects from the brass sheath, and
light it before the oil fills it. 1t will
quickly burn down to the sheath,
leaving a straight edge, and can
then be trimmed as directed above.
The end can as we'll be burned down
to the sheath before the wick is put
into the oil.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
The Suicide Club.

Wendell Baum, the secretary of
the Bridgeport Conn. )Suicide Club,
has fulfilled the agreement by kill
ing himself, says the Chicago Her
aid. The history of this astonishing
society is one of intense interest to
the student of morbid physiology
Four years ago five citizens of
Bridgeport, all Germans, met one
day when all were rather low spir-
tied and half in jest organized the
Suicide Club. The agreement was
that one member of the club should
end his life that year, one the next
and so on until all were gone. This
agreement has been faithfully kept.
When the annual meeting was
held in January last there were only
two members to attend it, the Sec
retary and the president.
It was voted at this meeting by
the secretary that the president
should make way with himself dur
ing the year, and by the president
that the secretary should do so,
and, there being no better way to
settle it, it was mutually decided
that the polls be held open until
new member was pledged and init
ated. A letter-carrier named May
by talked seriously of becoming a
member, and the president and Sec
retary had great hopes of him until
one morning it was learned that he
had committed suicide without first
joining the club. He had carried,
however, a handsome silk umbrella,
which he had bequeathed to the Sec
retary of the club, Wendell Baum,
and it was accepted.
The more Baum carried the UNI
brella the more unhappy he became,
and when his friends tried to cheer
him up he said: "a cloud hangs
over me; l am doomed" Finally
he sold his property, turned the
money over to his wife and gave
the umbrella into the charge Of a
friend, directing that it be sent to
the president of the club. He then
cut his throat.
The president of the club is now
the only member left, and another
year will show whether or not be
keeps his oath.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
A King Who Was Never Wrong.

American Notes and Queries, be-
ing asked by correspondent why
the figure four is marked iii, and
not ", on the dials of watches, an
swers: "The story runs that the
first clock resembling our own was
made in 1870 for the conceited
Charles v, King of France. When
Henry Wick brought it to him he
said that to mark 4 o'clock by ~
was a mistake. On being told by
the marker that he was wrong, he
thundered out: I am never wrong,
Take it away and correct the mis-
take.' From that time to this, as
tradition, clock and watchmakera
have invariably used iii instead
of w on the dial.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
On Trial For His Life.

A dog on trial for his life-a sight
impossible outside the jurisdiction
of Massachusetts, curious laws
was the event the other day that
filed the municipal court to over
flowing with spectators, says a let.
ter from Boston. Judge Curtis pre-
sided. The defendant, Towser, a
handsome setter, belonging to one
Nathan Simmons, a South-end sa-
loon keeper, was charged with hav-
ing a vicious and savage disposition,
dangerous to the peace and bodily
veal of the good citizens of this
commonwealth"
To prove this one Hilmoth Hess
swore that the dog had bitten him
without provocation, and he wanted
the handsome animal killed. Tow
ser's owner demurred, and the court
summoned Towser to prove his
good character, and he was forth
with brought into court and in
stalled in the pen.
His master retained able counsel
for him, and, amid the litter Of the
audience and the smiles of Judge
Curtis, the trial began. The plain.
tiff told how he was bitten, but &C.
knowledged that he had provoked
Towser by teasing him. Others
came forward, and, after expiating
on Towser's good qualities, the
prisoner himself was brought for.
ward in his own behalf.
At various commands he played
dead, walked on his hind legs about
the room, stood on his head, shoul.
dered arms, whined dismally in
imitation of a song, and wound ur
by marching up the steps to the
Judges desk on his hind legs and
shaking paws with his Honor.
The latter was greatly tickled
and, without hesitating, said, amid
heers,-"Towser, you are peace
able and orderly canine. l give
Judgment in your behalf and dismis:
you, the plaintiff paying the costs. ,
Leaving the room the dog re-
ceived an ovation.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.
Notice of Forfeiture.

TO J. w. LANE and WILLIAM LANE, their
heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that +! have ex-
pended the sum of one hundred 1907 dol
lars in labor and improvements upon the
MORNING STAR lode mining claim,
situated in Sawtooth mining district and
adjoining the Telephone and Emma min
ing claims on the southeast, in Alturas
county, Idaho Territory, in order to hold
said premises under the provisions OF Sec,
ton 1924, Revised Statutes Of the United
States, being the amount required to hold
the same for the year ending December 81,
1882 and if within ninety days from the
service of this notice, or within ninety days
after this notice by publication you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion OF
such expenditure as co-Owners, your inter
est being an undivided one-third, amount
ing to $33. 331a, your interest in said claim
will become the property of the subscriber
under the provisions Of said Section 1924.
JOHN COLLINS.
ketchum, l. T., January %, 1890.
First publication, Jan. rs, 1890.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
Uses for Coffee.

It is asserted by men of high pro-
fessional ability that when the sys-
tenn needs a stimulant, nothing
equals cup of fresh coffee. Those
who desire to rescue the drunkard
from his cups will find no better
substitute for spirits than strong
new-made coffee, without milk
or sugar. Two ounces of coffee, or
one-eighth of a pound, to one pint
Of boiling water make a frst-class
beverage, but the water must be
boiling, not merely hot. Bitterness
comes from boiling too long. If
the coffee required for breakfast be
put in granitized kettle over
night, and a pint of cold water
poured over it, it can be heated to
just the boiling point, and then set
back to prevent further ebullition,
when it will be found that while the
strength is extracted, its delicate
aroma is preserved. AS our coun-
try consumes nearly ten pounds of
coffee per capita, it is pity not to
have it made in the best manner.
It is asserted by those who have
tried it that malaria and epidemics
are avoided by those who drink a
cup of hot coffee before venturing
into the morning air. Burned on
hot Goals it is a disinfectant for 8
sick room. By some of our best
physicians it is considered spe.
ci6c in typhoid fever.-TheEpicure
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
The Gentleman Born.

We are all made of the same clay.
The incest analysis can detect
no difference between the "blue
blood" that runs in the veins of a
descendant of a line of kings and
the ''vital fluid" of pauper, but
there is, nevertheless, an Unborn ar
istocracy of mind and soul which
all men instinctively recognize, and
which eompels respect from the
haughtiest. Patricians by the ac-
cident of birth are often base, selfish
and stupid, but Gods gentlemen,
though reared in poverty and the
heirs of toll, are sure to manifest
their innate nobility in spite of ad-
verse circumstances.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26

The KEYSTONE has long been ackoovl-
edged to be the sole representative of the
Great Upper Wood River and Eawtootk
mining regions, and, located as it is in the
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face Of the earth, and leav.
ing nothing undone to present its readers q
compete synopsis OF all mining news and
developments, as we'll as matters OF local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis of Idaho, it is an invalua-
bic guide for capital and informant to the
settler of every craft and position. Sub
scribe for it, read it, and let your friends
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of ALBERT w. COMSTOCK, de-
ceased
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
N undersigned, administrator of the es-
tate of Albert w. Comstock, deceased, to
the creditors of. and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, within
ten months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said administrators at the
First National Bank in the town of ketch-
pm, in the said county of Alturas.
GEO. M. SNOW,
Administrator of Estate of Albert w. Com
stock, deceased.
Dated at Ketchum, Idaho, Oct. %, 1889.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26
NTY, IDAHO, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1890.

in the rooms or windows, or as dec
orations in dwelling rooms, will
cause mosquitoes, moths, feas and
flies to leave the premises, and when
the leaves are placed beneath car
pet around the border of the room,
when the carpet is laid, is an insur-
ance against the moth, and branches
placed beneath the bed pillows is a
protection against feas.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26

LADY, heard you had a fire
here and are selling goods at q bar
gain? Butcher-That's 3 right ma'am.
Look at those fne hams for II
cents pound, only slightly dam
aged by smoke.-Boeton Herald.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-07-26

The KEYSTONE is the legal newspaper OF
,ysrm Springs Creek, Wood River and
Sovtooth Mining Districts.
Terms OF SUBSCRIPTION:
One year, Postage Prepaid) AW
Six months. <W
Th.as 1 months. LOO
One month. ="
Single copy. 10
~Payable in advance.
Advertising rates furnishd on application.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
AnAgreeable Surprise.

An-AgreeaDle SOrpfise.
Surprises may be pleasant or unpleasant,
}lti,. entirely upon thenature Ut the
occasion and its results. There are proba-
bly, but few who would consider the an
nouncement of series of low rate excur-
sions anything but agreeable, for II they are
not themselves contemplating trip. 1t may
be of interest to their friends who would
take advantage of such reductions. -,
The Minneapolis st. Louis railway WIN
sell tickets at one fare for the round trip on
April 22d. May 10Th. September 9th and go
aud October 18th. to all points west OF
Franklin on the WATERFOWL Line, also, from
all points on its lines to points west OF the
Missouri river, to the south and to the
be thirty days with stop-over privileges.
Information will be cheerfully furnished by
any agent of the company, or G. M: Pratt,
Act'g e. L. g. r. A., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
The Verdict Uninamous.

w. D. Suit. druggist. Bippus. Ind. testi.
the yery best remedy. Every bottle sold
has given relief in every case. One man
took six bottles and was cured Of rheuma-
t1sm Of ten years. standing" Abraham
Hare, druggist, Belleville. Ohio. afiirms:
1.-THE best selling medicine I have ever
Electro Bitters." Thousands OF others
have added their testimony, SO that the YER
dict is unanimous that Electric Bitters do
cure all diseases of the liver, kidneys or
blood. Only half a dollar bottle at B. 8.
Hale 4 Co. a drug store.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
Unsurpassed in the World.

Tho vestibuled trains of the Chicago
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul railway, running
daily between st. Paul and Minneapolis
and Milwaukee and Chicago, are the per-
lection OF modern railway equipment, and
sist of elegant day coaches. Pullmanss lat
est and best GeeplnR cars and the finest
dining cars in the country. These trains
arc lighted by electricity and Heated BY
steam. and afford to the traveller every COM
fort and convenience to be had at the very
best hotels. All classes of tickets are hon.
ored on these trains and the rates are no
higher than by other lines. Il il for this
season that discriminating travellers pat
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
Wonderful Medicine.


DR.. j. z. Steers-This is to certify that
I was taken ill with acute pneumonia.
Don't think could have lived twelve hours.
thoroughly bathed my lungs and throat
some of it internally and in less than ten
hours was completely relieved and cured.
My pain never came back. It is wonder
full medicine. MRs. II. M. BAILEY,
OF San Diego, Cal.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
Cure for Piles.

Itching piles are known by moisture like
perspiration. producing very disagreeable
itching after getting warm. This form. as
we'll as blind. bleeding and protruding piles,
yield at once to the APPLICATION Of DR.. Bo-
sanko's Pile Remedy, which acts directly
upon the rarts ffeted. absorbing the
tumors, allayine thecintense itching and
efecting permanent cure. Fifty cents.
Address The DR.. Bosanko Medicine COM
pany, Piqua, Ohio. Sold by Il. 8. Hale
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
GRAND OPPORTUNITY
TO PURCHASE
Choice Inside Properties

As am now letting contracts to complete
the Granite block and adjacent property,
to five story building; and desiring during
the nextl6O days to raise money, offer the
following choice inside real estate:
Corner of Grand and jackson street
4914x24115 feet, just in rear Of First National
bank, suitable for business block. Will sell
or lease this on.long term.
Corner Eight ave. and Ewing st. Lot
1Osx1Oo #. Well adapted to building good
flats.
Corner Jefferson and Adams SITS. 62x1OO #.
Suitable for fats.
Sixty-six #. front on Park avenue, above
Wall st. Suitable for moderate business
location.
Four hundred and twenty #. on Third ct.
between. Chaucer st. and Blake. Good res
idence Lots.
All the above properties are in the orig
inal TOWNSHIP.
also offer:
In block No. 1, N. P. addition, cerner
Montana ave. andsBozeman st., 139x100 IT,,
and corner Bozeman and Cook sts., 125x166:
| These properties are suitable for warehouse
purposes.
In Hoback & Cannon addition, lot No. u,
block No. Sol, 5Ox14o #. Good for building
| small fat.
VIII ssll.or lease a. good s-room residence,
with bath room. situated on Lawrence st.,
near the west side school house. Lot
8Ox1OO #.
| I am also sole owner Of the Council, Vii
lard and Phosuix ave. additions, joining
Flower Garden addition, where will offer
bargainskor the next 60 days.
Parties desiring to purchase on the install
sment plan would do we'll to see me. as I am
owner of all the properties offer.
Aiberaa discount will be made to parties
desiring to pay all cash and obtain good
| titles at once.
Parties desiring to exchange or sell prop
critics are solicited to call and see me.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
Cure,, nj Rheumatis,n.

1854 NINETEENTH STLEEr OAKLAND, Call
take pleasure in stating that by the use Of
Alki, the Good Samaritan Rheumatic Rem
edy for two weeks, was entirely cured Of
sciatic rheumatism of over two years
standing, after spending several thousand
dollars with doctors and at different medi-
cal springs. Respectfully yours,
H. Z. REMToN,
(Mr. Renton is the wealthy lumber dealer
of San FranciscO.)
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24

ronize this company and insist that thor
tickets read over its line, ~ they naturally
want the best service for their money.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-24
PROPOSALS!

Sealed proposals will be received until II
O'Clock, noon, April g. 1880, at my Office,
Iron Front, lower Main street, Helena,
Montana. for the completion of five story
granite building known as the Granite
block. Plans and specifications can be
seen at my Office or the Office of Paulsen &
Mcconnell. Bidders are requested to be
present at the opening Of the bids. The
right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
Bidders will be expected to furnish ample
bonds to complete the contract within the
time specified.
RElNHOLD H. KLEINSCHMIDT.
Office temporarily at the Iron Front build
ing, lower Main street.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-29

PACING county murderer, was discovered
lew days ago near his old home on the
Humptulups by q searching party. When
ordered to surrender he plunged into the
woods, and was not followed, as it was
dark and the Indian was armed
The Methodist church at Cosmopolis
was blown down last Wednesday night, as
was also frame building at Gray's harbor.
The grade of the Northern Pacil.c at
Porter creek bluff and the Mix Chehalis
has suffered great damage during the past
few days by the falling of an embankment,
completely destroying the grade in places.
The. company will be put to considerable
expense In removing the debris
1t has just been learned that the young
man who attempted to commit suicide in
q hotel in this place the latter part of
October, and who gave his name as Quirk,
is OF well.known and highly-respected
family in Worcester, Mass. and that his
real name is Charles N. Brannon. His
relatives have been informed of his where
abouts. He is improving and will soon be
able to travel.
A large number of homes-eekers are ar
irving daily. From the present travel and
the numerous inquiries received it is ex-
pected that large immigration into Che
halls county will be witnessed this spring.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-29
FAMINE IN THE EASTERN sOUDAN.
For Year There Has Been no Food,
and Villages Are Peopled by Skeletons.

LONDON, Dec, 28.-fSpecial. The Daily
Ncrs correspondent at Suakim telegraphs
today that the full magnitude of the famine
that for eighteen months has ravaged the
Eastern Soudan can never be known. 1t
is only where Europeans have been pres
ent that some detailed information has
reached the outside world as to the terrible
condition of the people.
Victims of the famine are so numerous
that it is not an exaggeration to say that
some tribes of Hadendowas and Amaras
have ceased TO exist. The greatest suffer
ers have been families, those who in 1857
and 1885 arrayed themselves in battle
against the English, Colonial and Indian
forces, and whose bones are still bleaching
on the plains in silent protest against the
English attempt to place the people again
under Egyptian rule. Now many widows
and children lie unburied beside them,
starvation having found them easy victims.
In some places in the Soudan, the poorer
classes were forced to eat cats, dogs, rats
and lizards, all vegetable food having dis
appeared. There have also been many
undoubted cases of fcannibalism, freshly in
TERED bodies of the dead having been ex-
humed to satisfy the cravings of hunger.
Here and there whole village is found
deserted, with skeletons of the dead re-
naming in some of the houses. The
wealthy Jared hardly better than the poor,
as riches could not procure food THAT did
not exist To add to the terrors of the
situation, smallpox broke out, and spread
over nearly the entire famine-stricken dis
trict.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-29
EARLY CLOSING AT TACOMA
Movement Of the Retail Clerks Union
Likely to Re SuccesSful.

Movement Of the Retail Clerks Union
Likely to BE Successful.
TACOMA, Dec. 2S.-[Special. IA meeting
of retail merchants was held this after
noon at the Tacoma hotel to consider the
proposition of the retail clerks union to
close ali retail stores in which, the clerks
union is interested-all the leading retail
stores of the city-at 8 p. m. For several
weeks the clerks have been agitating the
early closing movement among customers,
employers and even the clergy. The min
isterial alliance has taken cognizance of
the movement recently by adopting reso-
lutions in its favor.
Among the merchants present at yester-
days meeting were: A. III. Sanford,
Colonel Charles Reichenbach, n. E. Neary,
Frederick w. Merrick, Oscar Merrick, w.
H Dickinson, H. Berliner, NJ. Cohn, S.
Jacoby, representing Prayer Brothers, and
j. Kuhlman. w. S. Leckie was among the
visitors. Temporary organization was
effected by the election of A. II. Sanford,
president, and Charles Reichenbach, secre-
tary. Steps were taken TO organize under
the name of the Retail Merchants Associ-
ton OF the City ofTacoma, but lnal action
was postponed until an adjourned meet
ing, to be held at $50 p. M. tomorrow, at
the same place.
movement among the merchants are the
Gross Brothers, who at the outset joined
with the clerks in securing the closing of
retail establishments at p. m Referring
to this movement Abe Gross, of the hrm
of Gross Brothers, said today to cor
respondent of the PosT-INTELLIGENcER:
Closing at p. m. is good business PROPOSE
ton. Keeping open later on ordinary occasions
tires the clerks and results in business dragging
after $50 and p. m. During the holidays and
for a week before Christmas, it is a good idea,
judging from our experience, to keep the stores
open later during the rush for holiday goods.
But the clerks do not object to late closing on
exceptional occasions. Clerks on shorter hours
will work harder, find, to please customers,
than if they compelled TO work early and
late. By closing early, people soon get in the
habit of trading before p. m. draggy.
slovenly business is apt TO result from keeping
open early and late.
The clerks union now numbers be-
tween f40 and leo members.