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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04

my Christian duty, and what I
would wish others to do for me un-
der similar circumstances"
It is little incidents like this that
soften the asperities Of ecclesiastical
conflict, and help to remove the
prejudice which makes it SO hard
for Catholics and Protestants to be
just and fair, and brotherly toward
each other. Father Schreiner is a
Benedictine, professor in st.
Johns University, Collegeville,
Minn.-N. Y. Independent.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04
How to Detect Counterfeit Bills.

Take a United States bill of any
denomination and hold it up to the
light, and you will see two lines
running across it lengthwise. Upon
examination you will find these to
consist Of silk thread, red and a
blue one. Every genuine bill has
this mark of gennineness. With
out these marks bill may be put
down as counterfeit, no matter how
good the engraving on it. No pa
per-mill dare make that sort Of pa
per, and that is the Governments
only protection on it's currency.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04
KILLED BY A JEST.
Fatal Effect Of a Joke Four Hun
dred Years Ago.

Entertaining are some anecdote.
told of Gonella, jester to Borso
Duke of Ferrara, in the fifteenth
century. AS Gonella was on his
way to mass three blind beggars
implored an aims of him. "Here
is forin for you,' said the Jester,
"divide it among you" He gave
nothing and went on. The beggars
invoked blessings on him, each sup
posing that one of his fellows was
in possession Of the coin. When
they wished to divide the gift not
one of them would allow that he
held it, and they mutually accused
each other Of cheating, and from
words proceeded to blows. Gonella
watched the fray with great COM
placency, and when the beggars
were all bruised and bleeding he
went on to church with clear and
calm conscience.
The Duke Of Ferrara fell ill, and
the doctors declared that only
sudden fright would restore him to
health. He was too great a man for
any one to play tricks on except his
fool. Gonella was with him in a
boat, and cleverly pushed the Duke
into the water. Aid had been pre-
viously provided, and the Prince
was drawn ashore and put to bed.
The fright and the bath and the bed
cured the invalid, but he was so en-
ragged with Gonella that he exiled
the man who was both fool and
physician. Gonella returned in
cart filled with Paduau soil-an
evasion of the edict of banishment
said to have been practiced by many
a jester.
The Duke ordered him to be be-
headed, but saying privately that he
would only repay fright with fright,
he directed the executioner not to
use the ak, but to let fall a single
drop of water on the culprit's neck.
Gonella was led to the scafold; all
the usual gloomy preparations were
made. He was blindfolded and
made to lay his head on the block.
The executioner, from a vial, let
fall drop of water on Gonella's
neck. Then amid shouts of laugh
ter the jester, silent now, was bid
den to rise and thank the Duke for
his clemency. But Gonella never
moved; he was dead-killed by his
masters jest.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of ALBERT w. COMSTOCK, de-
ceased.
NollCE Is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
undersigned. administrator of the es-
iate OF Albert w. Comstock, deceased. to
I eiie creditors OF. and all persons having
tialnls .ils against the said deceased, to exhibit
ta .leih with the necessary vouchers. within
!t zen months after the first publication of
iMis T notice, to the said administrator at the
rlrst National Bank in the town of Ketch-
ain, IN the said county of Alturas.
GEO. NJ. SNOW,
administrator of Estate of Albert w. Com
stock, deceased.
oa5ed at Ketchum, Idaho, Oct. p, 1882
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04
Kiss Him and Let Him 60.

The story goes that certain So
ciety young man, noted for his
handsome bearing and winning
voice, accompanied young lady
to her home, and as all true lovers
do, fingered yet a little while at the
gate to have a lovers tete-a-tete
with his fair companion. The beau
tiful, no one near to intrude, and
above all he loved !! Why shouldn't
she kiss him? With true maidenly.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04

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-
bic guide for capital and informant to the
settler of every craft and position. Sub
scribe for it, read if, and ler your friends
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04
ST. Mary's Academy
SAET LAKE CITY.
CONDUCTED BY THE
Sisters Of the Holy Cross

Studies for boarders and day-pupils will
English courses include all the branches
necessary for a first-class education. The
languages, linear drawing, vocal music in
lass, plain sewing and ornamental needle
"9rk form no extra charge
:, Terms are modified when two or more of
She family are at school at the same time.
students attending All Hallow's College
ere permitted to visit their sisters at the
Academy.
Half rates can be secured on two of the
railroad lines.
TERMS MODERATE.
tor catalogues, address as above.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04
Absintho and Green Mint.

misunderstanding is decreasing in
America, while the consumption Ut
green mint grows apace. This being
the case, that large body of perpetual
reformers who make it point to pro-
test hotly against anything that is pop
ular are turning their attention to the
new craze. They tell all sorts OF stor-
les about the dire effect which green
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04

mint has upon the system, put II ooes
not seem possible that even rank
poison taken in the small quantity that
it is now the custom to absorb in this
drink could do anybody any real harm.
At all events, the drink has come to
stay, according to thethirst of the pub
lie.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04

THE negroes of Texas own ST.
100000 acres of land, pay takes on
500, 100000 worth of property, have
2,OOo churches, 1000 benevolent
associations, 2 2,50Ocommon schools,
Is newspapers and 125,00O children
being educated.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04

THERE are now thirty-nine cream
atories in various parts of the world.
Italy has twenty-three; America
has ten, while England, Germany
France, Switzerland, Denmark and
Sweden have one apiece.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04

TIE latest figures show there are
25O,OOO Indians in the United
States, living upon l 116, $50, 1O3 acres
-Or 466 acres apiece.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04

ORLANDO B. BArTEN. "M'
HYNDMAN & BATTEN,
Attorn ney s-a tt a w /,
yo.ohrm Idaho.-Practice in all the Courts
and Land Offices.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04

ACCORDING to a recent calcula-
ton, there are 10000 Governments
employees in the United States.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04
PROFESSIONAL.
a II. PINKHAM,

rroRNEY-AT-LAW Ketchum, Idaho.
A Practices in all the Courts OF the Ter.
-;torr - Conveyancing and procuring of
pstents specially.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22

standing what they we're about was the
factor that enabled them TO accumulate
the means that they are investing. They
are men capable of correctly weighing all
existing and promised advantages, and
their judgment, as evinced IN their in
vestments. will always do to rely on.
While we cannot join our contemporary
in his fears that the now booming Texas
towns will soon have to take a rest for
anything, we are, nevertheless, with
him in the opinion that a little more
country boom would be entirely in order.
The country must come up of itself
eventually. 1t is too good for the thing
to pan ont otherwise. Still, the town
people might manage to do a great deal
toward giving country improvements an
early send off. 1t would certainly be to
their interest to do so, for thickly popu-
lated surroundings are ALWAYS of meal
culable advantage to any solid city.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22

The day of cheap watches has passed. The
country is flooded with them. TIE GAZETTE,
abreast with the times, has resolved that every
one of its subscribers shall have placed within
his reach watch Of the best kind made-one
that he will be proud to wear and have comfort
in using.
Tins was when the stop-watch with the split
second hand, used for timing horses on race
tracks, cost many hundred dollars and could be
afforded by only few. Time was when gold
case of sufficient thickness to protect a watch
out of the range of possibilities of nearly all
men. The decrease in the cost of manufacture
of movements and the invention of three sheet
cases-a steel sheet between two sheets OF gold
now brings both these within the means of
many, and almost to the price which is charged
by swindlers for the gold washed limitations
and brass counterfeits of common watches. The
genuine gold filed or reinforced cases,
patented and made only by half dozen manu-
facturers, are the same for use and wear as solid
gold cases and may be so considered and treated.
have them, on account of their greater strength
Five points of interestto subscribers:
!. A stop watch, sweep second, each second
split into ffths for timing horses, races, etc.
2 A gold or silver case, the gold case to be
steel reinforced, to give strength and durability
Honest metal and no plating, with 10 years guar
antee for wear.
3. The latest improvements of every kind in
winding, setting, opening, etc.
4. A guarantee of one year from the maker of
the movements.
So As beautiful a design as could be made, for
subscribers only.
These watches are manufactured and guaran-
teed by the Manhattan Watch Company of New
York City, one of the largest and Oldest as well
as best known of the fne-grade watches, and
THE GAZETTE now offers Its readers their choice
of the following watches:
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22

This plant, now good deal interesting
promise, is supposed to be native of
Asia, though it was introduced into
Europe and Africa Egypt at a very
early day. The ancients far back used
its seeds as a medicine, though they do
not seem to have thought of them as an
ofl-yielder. In ancient times the plant
went by different names, in different
countries, but now all botanists through
out the civilized world know it under the
scientific name of RiciRuS cOnlnluniS, q
name given it by Linnaus.
The earliest popular name of the cas-
tor bean, on the American continent,
was Palma Christi, perhaps. This name
seems to have been given it by the
Jesuits of Peru, who are the first people
to bring the plant into prominence on our
sids of the sea. 1t has long been extern
slvely grown in Peru, where oil manu-
featured from the beans IS used for va
rious purposes. At time not far back
in American history the city of Lima was
lighted with oil expressed from the palma
christi bean.-See Appleton IS encyclo-
pedia.
AS stated by us in a former article, an
castor bean into several species This
has been the work of seedsmen who have
seized upon the variations of the plant
and advertised them as novelties. OF
course the novelties had to have high
sounding names, SO they catalogued
red variety as Rdciaus SaRguinuS, and q
very tall growing variety as RicinuS
bGrboRienSiS, and SO on. But botanists do
not recognize any of these names, for
they represent only varieties-not spe-
cies. There is but one castor bean known
to standard botany, and that is Riciaus
cOn1nlIIliS, just as there is but one Irish
potato-the SOlGnuDs tu6erOSunl-aud
doubtless palma christi is the earliest
common name by which it was known on
the American continent, just as potato
seems to have been the earliest common
name by which that plant was generally
known in this country. The small grow
ing or blue stalked palma christi-the
kind from which castor oil is manufact-
ured-represents the original species, no
doubt, the others being simply the result
of freaks or sports the same as the SOUP
pernong grape is a freak from the UituS
Uulpind species of the vine.
Palma christi is the popular name by
which the castor oil plant is most gener-
ally known IN the southern states, but
in the states of the North. as far up as it
grows, one is most apt to hear it called
either castor oil bean or mole weed. A
recent writer says in his section of Texas
only the red variety is known as palma
christi. OF course, he is correct. Texas
is Iarga enough for getting in hosts of
different local names on the same plant.
For our part we, in the course of much
Of
Texas, have heard both the red and the
blue varieties generally called by the
common name of palma christI-''the
blue palma christie and "the red palma
christi
In Mexico, Southern California and
Southern Florida the ricInus becomes q
perennial, and grows to large size,
comparatively. We have seen the bar
boniensis variety near thirty feet high in
Florida. 1t is very pretty little tree
there.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
A Talk on Creamefies.

The Northwestern Agriculturist, Min
neapolis, says the person going into the
creamery industry must not expect too
much at the start. The case in which
an enterprise of this kind pays the first
year or two is rare indeed. The business
must be learned, and the farmers mBst
be educated into giving it proper stten-
ton. Many of them are always incred-
ulous at first, and disposed to- move
slowly. After they find that their more
enterprisiug neighbors are making
money, they ger ready to fall in line.
Creameries, like railroads, are usually
built before there is business for them.
It takes more than q building and ma
chinery and butter-maker to make a
successful creamery. There must be
plenty of good COWS within reasonable
distance, and neat mixers with fairly
good conveniences to keep their milk
until cream rises. With all these things
it takes time to acquaint farmers with
the methods, and convince them that
there is money in the business. Once es-
tablished it Is astonishing what change
creamery works in community. Cash
transactions take the place of trading on
long credits. Merchants collect and pay
bills promptly All kinds of business is
done on smaller margins and on a cash
basis; mortgages are lifted, and men get
free from the burden of debt. In this
way the COW and the creamery work
wonders, communities Which have found
the new way of living wonder how they
survived the terrors of the old way.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
More Country Boom Needed.

The Texas Livestock Journal says:
zone of the singular features of the
'Texas boom, so far, is that it is princi-
Rally confined to city property. What
would do more permanent good would be
the settlement of the millions idle fertile
lands with thrifty tillers. The towns
already, in most cases, are ahead of the
surrounding country, and will have to
take a rest, sooner or later, till the
wealth. producing elements are further
advanced. A permanent Texas boom
can only be maintained by bringing in
wealth-producers.'
Undoubtedly there is much of gosd
sense in the foregoing. There may he
something of mistake in the suppositIen
that the towns will eventually have 70
take q rest to let the country catch upS;
still there can be no doubt of an existing
necessity for pushing the country ahead /.
A town may do much for itself by build
ing up its general commerce and its man
ufacturing industries, but after all it
must find its real backbone in its agri-
culture, particularly where it has no
prominent mining interests to keep 1t
going.
All the really booming Texas towns are
booming on the natural agricultural
capabilities of the country tributary to
them. a full knowledge of these capa-
biftties is the real cause leading to the
boom There could be no other cause.
A mere ''paper town" worked up by
spectators may start off with a good
deal of boom, but the boom doesn t last
After people have looked the case overs
and satisfied themselves that there 4
nothing of living value to back it up, til
boom speedily. dies out; but when you SD
town that goes on booming even to
greatness, as many of the Texas toIps'
are doing, you may feel sure that he.
parties interested know of something daS
cidedly good that is entirely sure TO Iast3
That good thing for Texas is AGRICULTURAL
capabilities of high order. The Derma-
nent boom of Texas town may be &C
cepted blythe stranger agriculturist as
telling morexor the advantageous region
to locate in sYhat he has been dreaming
of, than he could possisly finds.out for
himself by most critical exaninationsof ]
the soilss There may be, no extraSedi-
nary Development visible, but hsSmay
take ftfor granted that the men V4Gsin-
vest their fortunes in town properly ul5ea
derstand exactly what they are about.
In very large majority Of cases under
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
HOUSE BUILDING.
The Belief that Architects Estimates
are Too Low Unfortunate for
the Owner.
Brief Description of Design for a Country
House of Moderate Cost by R. W.
shoppeIl, Architect. #
[Conrrieht by Author !

Copyright by Author.l
The prevalent belief that architects
estimates are too low, fostered by those
whose interests such belief Will serve,
is unfortunate for owners, because it
leads many of them into signing con-
tracts that are too high. There are oc-
easionRl mistakes in estimating, and that
there are few architects who habitually
estimate too low is admitted, but to &C
cuse the entire profession is absurd as to
say that all physicians arc incompetent
and dishonest because there are
"quacks' found in their ranks.
Tho imitators (and they are few are
the "quacks' of the architectural pro-
fession. Never having originated de-
sign they are upacquainted with the
materials and labor required for con-
struction. Usually they abuse other
architects, especially those from whom
they have borrowed most literally and
they proclaim their originality with
great vehemence. If the intending
builder would avoid this class, he can
hardly make a mistake in consulting
architects anywhere.
Following viii be found u brief desorip-
ton of the design illustrating this
article:
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
Fine Fruit Region.

Mr.. E. H. Adams of Bonham, Tex. +,
writing to the Southern Horticultural
Journal, says Fannin county grows more
and finer apples than any other county in
the state. The exhibits at the state fair
proved this. But this does not argue
that Fannin has better fruit capabilities
than any other county. All along the
Red river belt are thousands of acres of
land of the same character as in FannIn.
But these lands are now lying Idle; that is
the reason why they are not producing fine
fruit. All Northern Texas may be rec
oned as first-class for apples, and at the
same time it may be counted on as good
for all other kinds of fruit grown in this
latitude.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22

cation of Texas strata, says Mr.. Rags
dale. the former of the two localities
referred to is in the WashIta limestone :,
while the latter is In the Arienta olays.
Ths Washita formation IS surfaced by q
dark limy mari, while the Arienta for
nation is surfaced by tough, yellow
clay having in its composition more or
less of sand.
Now, upon this way of studying geol-
ogy and pomology together one might
often save himself great deal Of trouble
and expense. For instance, if it is a
fact that the Delaware grape fails in one
of these formations and succeeds in the
other, near Gainesville, the probability
exists that the same kind of thing may
be reasonably expected of the same for
nations in other sections of the state.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
Geology ana Pomologr.

: Mr.. G. h. Ragsdale sustains our posi-
tition relative to the great diversity in
fruit capabilities exhibited by the various
sections of Texas. he says all local Pc
culiarities ought to be carefully studied
by the pomologist, particularly the pc
culiarities of the soil, for we cannot ct
all be sure that fruit which succeeds to
perfection few miles from US will give
even so much as Indifferent results in our
own soil. For instance, the Delaware
grape is slow grower on the
prairie, seven, miles south of Gaines
vile, while seven miles southeast of
Gainesville, in the edge of the cross tim
bers3 it gFows rapidly The yellow egg
plum is shy bearer at the first named
locality while at the other it is quite pro-
lifc.
According to Professor Hfl's classiil-
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
ATTORNEY-G GENERAL HOGG.
He is Confident of His Nomination on the
Second OF Third Ballot.

He is Confident of His Nomination on the
Second or Third Ballot.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX. May 15.-Attor-
ney-General Hogg before leaving this
city this morning for Cuero, where he
speaks Tomorrow, submitted to a brief
interview. He said that now that
Throckmorton was out of the race for
governor he feels assured of his nominal
ton on the second or third ballot. He
had made seventeen speeches so far in
the canvass in various parts of the state
and had been received very kindly
by the people at every point.
He did not care to discuss the probable
effect of Land Commissioner Halls en-
trance in the gubernatorial contest, nor
would he commit himself on any needed
legislation. Despite the fact that the
daily papers of this city are waging a
bitter fight on MI. Hogg, there is no
doubt that he will enter the convention
here in August with a strong following
from Southwest Texas.
The report sent out from Austin that
Judge Mclean of this city is candidate
for governor IS given no credence here.
Judge Mclean Is at present out of the
CITY
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
FIRST FLOOR.

library. Kitchen and bathroom wains-
cOted. Interior woodwork finished in
hard oil.
Colors: Clapboards, bronze green;
trim blinds, sashes and rain conductors
dark red; outside doors, dark red with
bronze green panels; verands floor,
dark olive drab; veranda ceiling, lilac;
briokwork, Indian red; wall shingles,
dipped and brush coated red; veranda
roof shingles a darker red.
Accommodations: The principal rooms
and their sizes, closets, etc., are shown
by plans. Cellar with concrete floor,
under whole house. Laundry under
kitchen. Attic plastered and finished as
a large play-room; space for three or four
bedrooms instead, If preferred. Heater
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
Cured.
PROHIBITION.
Heath and st. John Address q Large D
Audience.

Audience.
Special to the Gazette
DALLAS, TEX, May 15.-Hon. E. c.
Heath, the Prohibition nominee for gov
ernor, and Ex-Governor John P. st.
John of Kansas, spoke here tonight at
the opera house 10 large audience.
Heath's speech consisted simply in the
announcement that he had accepted the
nomination rendered him and would
make a canvass of the state.
Governor St. John delivered one of his
forcible and characteristic addresses.
He scored the liquor men aud denounced
the traffic in forcible language. He
arraigued weak-kneed tipping church
members and declared that prohibition
would never be q success until the church
enforced it among her membership and
Christians ceased casting their votes for
license and saloons. He referred in
scathing terms to the fact that the vice.
president of the United States had gone
into the saloon business, ana that the
president of the United States gave