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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
MEXICAN CAVE JEWELLERS.
Lieutenant Schwatka Has Nine Of
Them on Exhibition.

Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka
of Arctic exploration fame, arrived
in the city recently with nine Tora
humari, natives of the Sierra Madre
mountains of Mexico, whom he has
just brought to this country. They
are the first of the cliff and cave
dwellers of old Mexico that have
ever been induced to leave their ma
tive mountains. They are below
the medium size, thin almost to
emaciation, of a light cream color,
and with long, glossy black hair.
When seen by the Globe-Democrat
correspondent they wore goat-skin
sandals on their feet and were wrap
ped in coarse blankets of goat hair
made by themselves. Lieutenant
Schwatka said that, though many
persons had attempted to bring
some of these representatives Of
primeval man to civilization, he
was the first to succeed.
They are reserved, timid and very
gentle. They live in the nearly in
accessible portions of the Sierra Ma
DIRE mountains and dwell in the caves
and cliffs with which that region
of limestone formations abounds.
They reach their abodes by means
of notch-sticks, and climb up with
the rapidity and agility of monkeys.
They hate the Mexicans and are in
mortal terror of the white man, and
run from him as a wild fawn would
do. They pillow the ground with a
stick in the deep canyons and sub
sist upon the flesh of the goat and
wild deer. The word Torahumari
means runners. They are the fleet
est runners in the world. While on
the way to chihuahua they ran be-
side the stage and not only beat
the horses, but were fresh and SEEM
ingly as good for another run of
like distance, while the horses were
tagged.
The Lieutenant said that after
having secured nearly a score of
them through the aid of a half
breed, they stampeded upon the
sight of a railway train, and he was
obliged to begin all over again and
secure more. He started with six
teen, and has only ten with him
now, the others having been fright
ened and stampeded. Lieutenant
Schwatka will go direct to Chicago,
and will exhibit his curiosities there
and elsewhere in illustrating his
ecture on prehistoric man. He
says there are nearly 5000 Of these
cave dwellers in Mexico. Some of
hem have been converted by the
[esuits, but the most of them are
sun worshippers.-Kansas City Dis
patch to St. Louis Democrat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Hunting Geese in Willows.

Between II and l O'Clock last
night number of our belated pedro
players and chasers were treated to
a sort of sport which they little
dreamed of early in the evening.
A large number of geese came sail
ing along, and becoming dazzled by
the electric light, soon effected a
landing in the streets under the
lights of our town. each goose
squawking at the top of its voice.
This noise was so unusual that each
pedroist fastened to the clubroom
doors and peered into the street
only to find that the streets had be-
come a veritable goose pasture.
Twelve gallant young men grabbed
brooms, base ball bats, ETC., and
gave chase, each one singing out
goose. Geese and men united in a
grand game Of battledoor and shut
tlecock. 1t was hard to tell which
did the loudest hallooing, the geese
or men. Restaurant keepers whose
boiled hams, chickens, etc., were
growing low in the closets did their
best to replenish their diminishing
larders, and succeeded admirably
we'll until the electric lights went
out, and put an end to hostilities.
While under the light the geese
appeared quite bewildered, and
when the men gave chase they would
simply wabble over the ground like
wounded geese and fall an easy prey
to their pursuers. Had this occur
red earlier in the evening the entire
of the town could have
taken hand in the sport, and many
an amusing incident have been
chronicled. AS it was there must
have been 1000 or 1900 geese fit
ting about the lights, and the
globes were broken on two or three
of the lamps.
Sixty-four geese were captured,
and "roast goose stuffed with sage
and inyens" will be one Of the chief
edibles placed before the epicures
at our hotels and restaurants to-
morrow. Had it not been breach
of ordinance the boys could have
used guns and hundreds Of geese
would have been slaughtered.-Wil-
lows Journal, February 20.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
KETCHUM ALTURAS COUNTY, IDAHO SATURDAY MARCH h 1890

and gave up his life for them. He
preached the purest and truest de.
mocracy the world ever listened to.
The tramp, the outcast, the beggar
were with him and the equals of the
richest man on the face of the earth.
Is there anything narrow about that?
A new church cannot be founded.
What is the way to do? Crowd
into the churches and take the king
dom Of heaven by force. Convert
these boodlers, this aristocracy
which now dominates the church.
l am going back to New York and
call a meeting of the 600 wage-earn-
ers who are among my Pensioners,
and with their aid l shall start a
missionary movement among the
rich people of New York City. We
shall invade the rich palaces on
Fifth avenue and around Madison
square. Let me tell you that the
rich are getting tired of the life they
are living. They are sincerely anx-
ious-at least many Of them are
to see some means adopted by
which a fairer distribution of the
worlds gifts can be secured. fused
to think I was talking for the poor,
but recently / have come to believe
the rich will be the people most
greatly benefited.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Shocking a New House Maid.

DR.. Smally has an old man wht
is yet somewhat sprightly to d.
chores about the house, in the barn
in the garden and in various othel
capacities to pay for the board ant
a little pocket money besides, which
the doctor gives him to keep him
out of the almshouse.
Last Tuesday morning, however
Burns Gas the old man is called
shocked the modesty of the new
house-maiden the doctor had hired
or rather frightened her so that ii
required much difficulty on the part
of the doctor to assure her that she
was safe and not in a lunatic asy-
lum. The former houseworker, who
had gone away to be married, had
made use of Burns in numerous
capacities about the kitchen, such
as to polish the tins, sweep the
kitchen, bring the clothes off the
line, wash dishes and in various
other ways made the old man light
en- her daily labors. If the work
was distasteful to him he never said
as much, and when the new servant
took hold he sought to do his usual
share Of the days routine labors,
to her utter astonishment. How
ever, she never interfered in what
Burns did, thinking him a mild
case of insanity that the doctor
was probably trying to cure.
About 10 o'clock on the morning
in question she completed her prep
arations for ironing some of the
clothes that were out on the line to
dry, while Burns sat by the kitchen
window reading the Sunday paper.
He was evidently greatly pleased
at something he was reading, for
slapping his knee with his hand,
he haw-haw-hawed loud enough to
waken the dead, and seeing the
preparations for ironing were COM
plete, he arose and walked toward
the new maid saying:
"Shall I take your clothes off
now?"
The new girl not knowing the
old mans eyes were sparkling at the
amusement created by the article in
the paper, and having temporarily
forgotten about her wash, believed
she was about to become the victim
of wild-eyed lunatic, gave one
shrek of holy horror and tainted.
The doctor was alarmed at the shrek
and Immediately appeared on the
scene, but she became so hysterical
that it was a long time before he
succeeded in quieting her nervous
feelings.-N. Y. Sunday Mercury.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
why NE IS A BACHELOR.
He Ran Away From Battle and
Hid In q Hollow Log.

Major Ed. B. Smith, albeit gen.
tleman and a handsome man, is a
bachelor. Many of his friends have
wondered why he never married.
When his stalwart brother, Colonel
Henry Smith, was questioned about
it the other day, he replied simply:
"The war ruined Eds matrimonial
prospects" But he would say no
more. His reticence was doubtless
due to brotherly love. From an
other source, however, the truth was
learned. In his younger days Ed
was handsomer than he is now even.
and he had more hair on his head.
He was engaged to beautiful and
fascinating girl. Wars wild alarums
were sounded and Ed let them
sound until late in 1864, when he
finally enlisted. The first he saw
of real fighting was on September
9th of that year, at Cedar Creek,
where Sherman made his famous
ride. How much he really did see
no one will ever know, for he dis
appeared suddenly and was not seen
for four days. His brother Harry
thought he had been killed and was
given up for lost.
Finally the valiant Ed turned up.
The battle had been won and he
was sight, covered with dirt and
slime. where have you been, Ed?"
asked Harry, as he caught sight of
his forlorn-looking brother. Ed
looked sheepish. "Been in hollow
log near the creek here for three
days." he said. "I'd rather a -
sight be live coward than dead
hero" The story leaked out, and
when Ed returned his sweetheart
greeted him coldly. "What would
have become of our dear country if
all had acted like your" she deman-
ded. "They couldn't" he replied,
because there wern't logs enough"
But the engagement was broken off,
and Ed is only reminded of it oc-
casionally when he finds wood
tick in his clothes. There were so
many wood-ticks in and about his
particular log that the crop of 1864
is not yet exhausted. But Ed is
Grand Army Of the Republic man
nevertheless, and he sports brown
button proudly. Nothing pleases
him SO much as to have friend
touch his hat to him and address
him as "comrade." The other day
a man at his clubhouse saw the
button and asked what post he be-
longed to. "Post 49," he replied.
"No," said Joe Day, lit was log 2S."
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
How to Eat Cold Food.

Eat all cold food slowly. Diges
ton will not begin till the temper
ature of the food has been raised
by the heat of the stomach to 90
degrees. Hence the more heat that
can be impaired to it by slow mas
tication the better. The precipita-
ton of large quantity of cold food
into the stomach by fast eating may
and often does cause discomfort
and indigestion, and every occasion
of this kind results in a measurable
injury to the digestive functions.
Ice water drunk with cold food of
course increases the mischief. Hot
drinks, hot water, weak tea, coffee,
chocolate, ETC., will, on the contrary,
help to prevent it. But eat slowly,
anyway.-Good Housekeeping.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Easy Cure for Stammerine.

It is said that stammerers rarely
if ever show any impediment to
speech when speaking in whispers.
On this fact q new method of treat
ment has been advocated by DR..
Coen, which is as follows: In the
first ten days speaking is prohibit
ed. This will allow rest to the
voice, and constitutes the prelimi-
nary state of treatment. During
the next ten days speaking is per-
missible in the whispering voice,
and in the course of the next fifteen
days the ordinary conversational
tone may be gradually employed.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Diplomacy.

Tramp-Please, can you give q
poor man little something to eat
But l don't want no bread, please
Woman-You don't want nc
bread, eh? / guess you amt starv'
ing. You can jist get along out o1
here.
"Wait till 1 explain, madam
You see the woman next door Just
now gave me a piece of paving.
stone for bread, and as she said she
was the best bread-maker on this
street"
"The best breadmaker on this
street! Just come right in here,
my poor man, and I'll show you
what good bread really is. Lord,
how some people does brag.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Didn't Want to be q Mine.

The old Colonel had a business
engagement Saturdayevening which
was protracted even into the Sab
bath morning, says the Brooklyn
IN. W Citizen. At 3 A. M. of that
day he repaired to one of the all
night restaurants on lower Fulton
street for a chop and coffee. At the
table to which he was assigned there
was a flashily dressed young man
partaking also of a frugal meal.
When the old ''vet" left the res
taurant the young man followed
him, and on the sidewalk invited
him to 60 over to New York and
see the sights, explaining that it
would not cost him a cent. The
old Colonel declined his courteous
invitation and bade him good morn
ing. But the young fellow was per-
sistent, and even went so far as to
take hold of the old mans sleeve.
A crisis had arrived and the Colo
mel was equal to the emergency.
''See here, young fellow, said he,
II can tip you pointer which will
give you a chance for large stake"
"What is it?" asked the young fell
low. swell, it is this: There is an
English syndicate buying up all the
lead mines in this country, and if
you will only stay around about one
minute will make lead mine of
you and then you can sell yourself
to the syndicate" The old man
accidentally dropped his hand be-
meath his coattail, and the young
man hurried for the boat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Valuable Ashes.

The Virginia New Enterprise
says: Much timber from the old
workings of the mines is now used
for fuel for the boilers, and recently
an assay was made of some of the
ashes by the foreman of the Con.
Virginia. He found that they went
$40 a ton, and Immediately dumped
q pile containing about 20 tons into
the ore bins. The old timber, very
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Price Of Gold in China,

The price of gold is in ordinary
times about $50 or $33 in silver per
ounce; but owing to the present
high rate of the necessaries of life
rice, cabbage and fuel-gold is
just now very cheap. At Soochow
gold can be purchased at $2S or 500
in silver an ounce, which is lower
than it has been for four or five
years. The price of gold at Peking
has been Of late years tbs. % in sill
yer per ounce. About month ago
the price went down suddenly to
about tbs. 21, owing to the arrival
of a high officials family at Peking
with a great store of gold orna-
ments, which they were in haste to
convert into money for the pur-
chase of land and houses. After
the northern rivers have become
ice-locked for the winter there is a
rise in gold, owing to the great de-
mand for it among meI chants who
find it much more convenient to
take up-country for their wholesale
purchases than the baser metals
would be.-Hu PaO.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15

much of which is compressed by
the immense weight it has sustained,
has during its years of silent strain
absorbed from it's surroundings the
precious metal in quantities suffi-
cient to make it about the biggest
grade fuel ever used.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
ST. Mary's Academy
SALT LAKE CITY,
CONDUCTED By THE
Sisters Of the Holy Cross

Studies for boarders and day y-pupils will
2e resumed Monday, September 2. 1889. The
English courses Include ali the branches
necessary for a first-class education. The
languages, linear drawing, vocal music in
clasS, plain sewing and ornamental needle
work form no extra charge.
Terms a-e modified when two or more of
ahe family are at school at the aame time.
Students attending All Hallow's College
Academy.
Half rates can be secured on two of the
railroad lines.
TERMS MODERATE.
For catalogues, address as above.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15

The KEYSTONE has long been acknowl-
edged to be the sole representative of the
Great Upper Wood River and Sawtooth
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-
complete synopsis of all mining news and
developments, as well as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis Of Idaho, it is an invalua-
BILE 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, 1890-03-15

The telegraph wires in Southern
Mexico are put to a use for which
they were not originally intented-
to furnish a gymnasium for our an
thropological ancestors, the mon
keys. They climb the telegraph
poles, and, so the line-men say, in
squads of 100 strong, these athletes
of the forest go through with their
gymnastic exercises on the wires.
The wires are often thus torn down.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of ALBERT w. COMsrOCK, de-
ceased.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
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 administrator at the
First National Bank in the town of Ketch-
nm, in the said county of Alturaa:
GEO. n. SNOW,
Administrator of Estate of Albert w. Com
stock, deceased.
Dated ut Ketchum, Idaho, Oct. ~, 1s6a
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15

A pancake machine has been in
vented to be placed on the table.
Turning a handle grinds out the
batter between metal rollers that
are kept hot by q lamp, and depos-
its the cakes hot and warm as they
are needed.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
Bird Language.

"To my mind all birds have a
language end that language is as
intelligent to themselves as ours is
to u.s. said the proprietor of bird
store. II have pair of canaries
and | often listen to their conversa-
ton. In the morning one of them
gives 'tw-eet.' Are you awaken
he says to the other. The other
gives 'tw-eet' Yes; I'm a little
sleepy, though and closes his eyes
again. But it's morning 4 don't
care, says the lazy mate, ,tucking his
head under his wing once more. It's
time to wake up This time there
is no reply. Then the other pro-
ceeds to indulge in a morning sere-
made. He carols up and down the
scale. Then the second bird pokes
out her head and shakes her feath-
ers. It's really impossible to sleep
under the circumstances she says.
4 hope you don't feel cross he
says. oh, no, only And then
they patch it up and indulge in
charming duet Detroit Tribune.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15

Siberia is said to have a spot of
ground about thirty miles square
that has not thawed out for a hum
dred years, and is frozen to depth
of sixty feet.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15
PROFESSIONAL.
A. Il. PINKHAM.

TTORNEY-AT-LA Ketchum, Idaho.
A Practices in all the Courts of the Ter
ritorv, Conveyancing and procuring OF
patents specially.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15

A Minneapolis inventor is about
to introduces q slot machine that will
present to the depositor of a nickel
photograph of himself in three
minutes.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-03-15

The KEYSTONE is the legal newspaper Of
warm Springs Creek, Wood River and
sawtooth Mining Districts.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-09
kitsap County Farms
Choice Farms and Ranches in ktsap County for Sale Cheap

Here chance buy good ranch which viii
dae value six months forty tract two miles nom Cheo
Port Washington half Lake Kap and mile west OF the new
Nav Yard The property described follows Northeast quarter the
sheaa Of section township twcno 4 NORTH range
&c We will sell this ranch $50 $500 cash down. balance
three years a
We also have sale half of the southwest quarter OF section
@ ao township twenty four ls4 north; two east eighty acres
mr mile southeast of Mtchcls point Port Orchard
We have another forty acthe northeast quarter OF the northwest
quarter ash township s6 NORTH range one
ewhch situated Dog Fish Bay the north OF por Orchard
ns piece and will sell low price ana easy
payments
We have small uactl section township ~ nosn range
as and lot township NORTH east acres
urd Ostrich Bay Port Washington which choice ana m ss -
bargain
We would be with who desire 20 MAKE
Purchases regard ktsap county property
TRACTION LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
NICHOLS Secretary, Second ST. Seattle Wash
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-20
A Matter of Fact.

The Indianapolis Sentinel comments
AS follows on the sensational action OF
Kansas parents who were disappointed
bv a willful daughter: cit is all we'll
enough to say that the. ten-cent variety
of romance is not transcript OF real
life, but it happens every now and then
that real life produces some of the lur1d
and sensational incidents familiar to
the readers of cheap fiction. Here, for
instance. is the case of a young woman
in a Kansas town who has eloped with
the man of her choice, contrary to the
wishes of her parents. 1t is not enough
for the enraged and disappointed par
ents to declare, with melodramatic
emphasis, that she is no longer a
danehter of theirs, and to declare that
thew will cut her off without penny.
They are not even content to say that
She is dead to them, after the fashion
Of the stage parent. They go further
than this, and publish IN the papers the
following formal announcement:
..Died. in Argentine, August 80, 1890,
Miss Minnie March, aged Il years,
daughter of Stephen and Nellie March,
ssIt is probably their belief that with
this publication they have shut off the
wav to future forgiveness OF the cul-
brit but, however this may be, 1t is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-20
The Virtue of Saving.
From the Boston Globe.
rat.


There is a story of young man en-
ployed on one of the Vanderbilt roads,
who, after fruitiess endeavors to get his
salary raised finally went to William H.
Vanderbilt himself.
He was kindly received, but when it
came to the question of an increase of
SALARY Mr.. Vanderbilt said: Young
man, the trouble in these days is not
that men do not get salaries enough,
but that they are extravagant and do
not keep what the get"
With admirable composure the young
man took note book and pencil from
his pocket, and after a little figuring
said: "Mr. Vanderbilt, as | figure it,
if God had given Adam salarp of $25,-
600 year, and he had lived to the
present day, and boarded every cent of
it during these 5000 years, he would
still be $50,000,0O0 poorer than you are.
Are there not possibly other ways of
getting ahead besides saving ones sal
airy ?"
Mr.. Vanderbilt quickly closed the in
terview, but is said to have ordered the
young mans salary raised in recogni-
ton of his GOODNESS and keenness.