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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
The Language of Monkeys.

Prof. r. l.. Garner, honorary Gu
rator of the Smithsonian Institute
of Washington, is engaged in very
interesting inquiry in regard to the
language of monkeys. Do they
have a language, and can it be in
terpreted so as to be understood by
man? He describes his object and
method of inquiry as follows:
My purpose in the experiments
l am making is to obtain an analysis
of the language of monkeys that
will enable me to make out some
sort of rude vocabulary of their
tongue. This accomplished, l am
sure that can establish h-communi-
cation by words with them. so as to
effect an interchange Of ideas. In
fact, l can see no reason why a man
and a monkey should not eventu-
ally converse together, the one
requisite being that the man shall
be acquainted withHthe monkeys
speech. The latter is exceedingly
simple, and the key to it once OBJ
tanned, most easily learned. 1t can
hardly be expected of the monkey
that lie shall acquire human lam
guage.
ut is with view to getting hold
Of this key to the simian tongue
that am taking advantage of every
opportunity to procure records on
phonograph cylinders of sounds
uttered by monkeys. | find on all
sides a most cordial sympathy with
the inquiry / am making in this
new line of scientific investigation.
The idea is entirely original with
myself, but my belief is that the
study of the languages of the lower
animals is a field that will before
very long attract an army ofworkers.
"Already l can make capuchin
monkey understand two words
wherever I may meet him. One OF
these words is milk, andis uttered
by all of them, so far as l have been
able to discover, in precisely the
same way. On approaching any
strange capuchin for the first time
I salute him with the term, which
invariably procures his attention
and good will. The word in ques-
ton, however, belongs only to that
one species. For you must under
stand that different varieties OF
monkeys employ vastly different
languages, the speech of one vari-
ETY. being as little known to another
as is the Gaze among tribes of men.
So far as I can find out, none of the
lower animals has a range OF more
than ten or twelve vocal sounds,
but these, being simply inteJec-
tional, may be go modified by enun-
citation as to make nouns and verbs
Apparently the monkey has forty
or fifty words effectively at his
command.
II find that I can communicate
to the capnchip the fact that | an
in pain, and can make sick capu
chin understand my eympathie'
with his suffering. 1t is almost i'm
possible to give ip printed letter.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
Drink for Thin People.

There is, according to the bar
tenders and walters, a constant in
crease in the number of people who
stick resolutely to rum and milk as
steady drink. This particular
combination of liquids is generally
supposed to add flesh to emaciated
figures, and there is noidoubt that
within certain limits it accomplish
es this result. There are number
of well-authenticated instances of
men who increased their weight
very materially by sticking to rum
and milk as regular drink. Very
little rum is put into the milk, be-
cause it is necessary to drink a
great many glasses of the combina-
ton during the day to achieve any
thing like substantialresults. Many
man drinks twenty good-slzed
glasses of milk in twenty-four hours,
but twenty good-sized glasses OF
rum would come very near ending
in disaster, so the custom is to
barely cover the bottom of the glass
with rum.-New York Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
A Railroad Story.

Here is a railroad story which is
related by an Atlanta man, who,
however, deprecatingly valves aside
the Immortality which would attach
to the publication of his name:
II was handling the throttle on
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa fe In
1885" he said. i had fast ex-
press and was nearing the town Of
Fort Worth in May Of that year.
We were behind our schedule and
were pushing the old steam boss
tor ali we were worth. So fast were
we travelling the poles looked like
the prongs on fine tooth comb. We
were just rounding q long curve,
when suddenly | spied a little child
playing on the track not over 5OO
feet ahead. We always carried a
stout leathern lasso made fast TO
the tender. Without more ado !
grabbed that lasso and with single
throw circled il around telegraph
pole. My act threw the engine ana
seven cars from the track and saved
tile little one-but killed 3OO pas
sencers.--Atlanta Constitution.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
MAKING RuBIEs.
A Few Interesting Points in the
Manufacture of the Stones.

Those who have large stock OF
rubies on hand will do well to sell
them while the price is high, for
among other blessings which beau
tiful science promises to shower up
on mankind are these now precious
stones. We may yet live to see
them as cheap as glass beads. NM.
Frenzy and Verneuil, at recent
meeting of the Academy of Scien-
ces, presented report upon their
discovery of a method of producing
rubies artifcially, and the learned
assembly, after hearing the expla-
nations and examining the speci-
mems, was satisfied that the prob
lem had been solved. The crystals
exhibited (they numbered several
thousand were much larger than
those previously shown by the same
chemists, and they had been pro-
duced by an improved method, into
the technicalities of which will
not attempt to enter. l may state
this much, however, that the heat
of the substances in the crucible
has to be raised to 1850 degrees
centigrade. The temperature and
the light given forth from such a
focus are so intense that Mr.. Yer
neuil was afraid of losing his sight
during his experiments. 1t will not
be easy to find people ready to make
rubies at the price Of being rendered
blind by the operation, for most
men think their own eyes the most
precious of all gems; but science
will doubtless find means of over
coming this little difficulty. The
largest of the crystals obtained by
these chemists do not exceed one
third of carat, but they maintain
that the size depends entirely upon
the volume of the substances placed
in the crucible, and they argue that
if 100 kilogrammes of the chemical
composition were used in the pro-
cess there would result crystals
weighing individually one or several
carats. At present there is hope for
the dealers in natural rubies, mas
much as those artifcially produced
cost as much as the others; but a
time will come, say the men of sci
ence, when the beautiful bloodcol-
ored gems which have hitherto been
the monopoly of the ''privileged
classes" will be placed within the
reach of all.-Boston Transcript.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
NOTICE..

AT, 4 MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of the First National Bank OF
A. Hrretttnuna, Idaho. held at its banking office
eve me a 18th day Of February. 1880. the own,
Oh over two-thirds OF the shares voted
An 90 INTO liquidation on the 2sth day O
nd,. i', 1850, and close up its affairs. All
ass-.oers anoioers and other creditors of salc
present. the notes and other claims agains
e a. association for payment.
Oaeed at ketchum, Idaho. April o6. 1880
ISAAC I. LEWIS, President.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
The Oldest Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany In the United States.
Notice of Forfeiture.

10 THE ADMINISTRATOR OF FRED. Mona
HON, Deceased, and legal heirs and
representatives:
You are hereby notified that / have ex-
pended the sum of two hundred (20o) dol
1ars IN labor and improvements upon the
1M.OsA<S lode mining claim, situated in
warm Springs Creek mining district, al,
suras county, Idaho. in order to hold said
Ssrseiinlses Sssi under the provisions of section
pa, revised statutes of the United States,
Icing the amount required to hold the
;sae ;s5o Tor the years ending December 81,
10y and 1880; that your proportion of the
same same is s65.662s. being one-third, and il
~! ThIthln ninety l90) days from the service OF
tb;s bs notce, or within ninety (9O) days after
~ ,ols notice by publication you fail orrefuse
n.eSfbute ~ ~USSnflribute your proportion OF such cx
stuolture as co-owner. your interest in SAID
Serau Sanu VIII become the property of the un
ssat;g satH;ghsd, under the provisions of saio
''I.loh 1924. 4. G. WEST.
Netchum, Idaho, January2. 1891.
First publication, JAN 3, 1891.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
Prevention Of Consumption.

The health department of the city
of Providence has issued the fol-
lowing circular:
Consumption causes more deaths
than any other disease the human
race is subject to. Nevertheless it
is to a very large extent preventable.
1t is, though not generally known,
contagious disease. Consump-
ton, or pulmonary tuberculosis, is
in every case caused by disease
germs which grow in the lungs In
enormous numbers. When per-
son is sick with this disease, these
germs are coughed up in great guam
titles in the expectoration, and
when this becomes dry and crum-
bles, or is trodden to dust. the germs
float about in the air and are liable
to be breathed into the lungs of any
one. If the lungs of the person
who does breathe them are poorly
developed, or if the constitution is
feeble, the germs are very sure to
grow and cause the disease. Unfor-
tunately, we do not know how to
kill them when they are once in the
air-passages The best that can be
done is to build up the system and
strengthen the lungs by the use Of
codliver oil, good food, and fresh
air. Much, moreover, can be done
to prevent the spread of the disease
by destroying the germs as com
| pletely as possible in every case.
G) Noperson with consumption
should ever spit on the floor or II
the street. Ii handkerchiefs or bit'
of cloth are employed, they shoule
at once be disinfected or burned. A
good plan is to use a small wide
mouthed bottle with rubber stop
per. The contents should be throw
/ into the fire and the bottle ant
stopper thoroughly scalded will
boiling hot water every day.
/ (2) The dishes used by a con
sumptive should be at once scalded
and the unwashed underwear ant
bed-clothing should be thorough.
boiled as soon as possible.
8 {3) When = person with con
sumption has diarrhea, the dischal
ges from the bowels should be a
once disinfected, as at this tim
they contain the disease germs.
good way is to add half-teacupft
of fresh chloride Of lime, or fill .
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
An Ugly Bit Of Government Property

In the gallery of the United States
Circuit Court is pile of oak tim
bers that look strong enough to
batter down the biggest building in
the city. Lying apart they suggest
nothing formidable to the mind,
but when they are put together
properly they make a gallows that
is eighteen feet high and has his
tory. The gallows is the property
of the United States Government.
On it we're hanged Hicks, the pirate,
and Gordon the SLAYER. 1t has not
been used in years and the possi-
bility of its being called into service
again is unlikely. But it is care
fully preserved in order, probably
that no man may be encouraged to
commit q capital crime on Govern
ment territory because there IS no
eallows ready on which to han
him.-New York Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
READS THEIR EYES.
Peculiar Secret OF q Lucky Poker
Player.

"4Ou ask me for the most re-
markable thing that ever occurred
in my experience" said Colonel
George Devol of Forty Years a
Gambler" fame, and then after a
moments reflection: Probably the
strangest episode of my long and
somewhat adventurous career took
place on Mississippi steamer, way
back in the days when they were
floating palaces, devoted to gamb-
ling. l was making regular trips
then, doing the best l could, toss
ing monte, and frequently playing
poker.
II had met an odd character in
Memphis at the gambling table, in
Mike Blessings famous house, and
found him to be very shrewd
player. His skill, or luck, was phe-
,nomenal, and even my harness was
Intellectual against him. At play
he always wore a peculiar pair OF
spectacles or goggles. The light, he
said, hurt his eyes. These goggles
projected half an inch or more. The
singular thing I noticed was that
he Invariably selected the man OPP
posite him for his opponent, usually
passing out when any of the others
fingered. tried the best | could,
but failed to solve the mystery,
though | knew it had something to
do with those goggles.
"Well, we formed partnership
for trip to New Orleans and back.
NV partner-he was a Frenchman
and his name was Jacques-got full
Of wine one night on the boat and
piled into his bunk in drunken
stuper. My eyes began to hurt me
while we were playing and | thought
Iwould try Jacques goggles. He
had let them fall on the floor of his
stateroom. l put them on and
made most surprising discovery,
They were, in fact. pair OF minute,
but very powerful, spyglasses, ar
ranged so that they could be easily
focused. This l found out after a
few efforts to fix them. My own
cards l could see by looking down
with my natural sight. The man
opposite me made some remark
which caused me to look squarely
at his eyes. Judge of my surprise
when | saw mirrored there in the
pupil tiny hand of five cards. II
was the reflection of the cards held
which the powerful glasses enabled
me to distinguish i'll his eyes. o
course the scheme was useless ex
cept as to the person sitting directly
opposite. as only then the direct
angle could be caught. 1t wasn't sc
very long before | broke that man
When Jacques sobered up | let him
know that [ detected his secret.
offered him $4,000 for those eye
glasses, but he would not part with
them, nor would he trust them out
of his possession so that l could
have duplicate pair made. You
often hear of gamblers reading a
player face, bot this is the only case
on record where a mans eyes were
actually read.-Cincinnatl Enquirer
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

illustrations of the vocal sounds of
monkeys, inasmuch as they are
nearly all vowels. It can be said,
however, that the sounds are strik-
ingly like those uttered by human
beings as the expressions of similar
emotions. The vocal organs in the
lower animals are comparatively
rudimentary, but development fol-
lows use and effort. All the words
that a monkey needs he has at his
command. incidentally to the
modern advancement of the human
race, thousands of words have been
added to our own speech which
were not needed by our early pro-
genitors. You will find certain
tribes ofmen described by the Greek
writer Strabo who had no language.
but shrieked like wild beasts, only
uttering very few sounds.
"As for pal@olithic man of hun.
dreds Of thousands of years ago,
there are many scientific authori-
ties who assert that he was actually
dumb creature-as dumb, that is
to say, as the monkey is now. 1t
is readily observed that those ami
mails which have been associated
with man for many generations
are capable of producing many more
vocal sounds than others of like
species.which have not enjoyed the
same advantage. For example, the
the domestic cat is decidedly supe-
rior in this respect to any other
beast of the feline genus The rea-
son for this is found in the change
Of environment and association
with multiplied ideas, increased
wants, etc.
"Low down in the scale of animal
creation you discover that signs are
altogether employed as a means of
communication. This is exempli-
fed by insects, fish and reptiles.
Among other things, they readily
understand any threat of attack
made by their own species. | my
self have noticed that common red
ants make use among themselves
Of signs which they readilyinterpret.
II am unable to say with any de-
gree of certainty what variety OF
monkey is the most intelligent, but
am inclined to think-though this
belief, founded upon observation, is
greatly at variance with the popular
| idea-that the most intelligent spe'
cimens are found among the smaller
species and generally among those
with tails instead of otherwise. My
study of the chiihpanzee disposes
me to surmise that it's intelligence
less closely resembles that of man
than is the case with some OF the
smaller monkeys.
at was only recently that the
idea of using the phonograph to
obtain records of monkey vocal
sounds for study occurred to me
Through its aid l hope to be able
within a year to go q long way to-
ward making out vocabulary OF
simian language, which will serve
as beginning in establishing IN
tercommunication. You must not
imagine that | propose to demon
strate the possibility of converting
the monkey into a man. The mon
key will always remain monkey
but it may be that, by long-contin-
ued breeding and educating, race
of monkeys very far superior to any
at present existing can be produced
When a means Of conversing with
the monkey has been secured, il
will be time enough TO think of the
intellectual and moral development
of our arboreal cousins"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

The KEYsroSE 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-
ing nothing nndone to present its readers .
developments, as well as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis of Idaho, it is aninvalua-
bic guide for capital and informant to the
settler Of every craft and position. SUBJ
scribe for it, read it, and let your friends
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
Making Flsh-hooks.

There is little machine which
turns out fish-hooks in six strokes.
Stroke number one bites off a NOR
sci of steel wire; number two makes
the loop where you fasten your line;
number three hacks the other end /;
number four hattens and bends back
the barb; number five makes the
point; number six bends the wire;
and your fish-hook drops into a lit
tie bucket, ready to be finished.
Then it is either japanned-these
are the common black fsh-hooks-
or they are tempered to the delicate
blue that you sometimes see IN cut
lery. For this finish they are heated
red-hot and then cooled in oil.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

with you in any way?" asked the
amazed Jones. Disagreed with me?
Why, no; but there is one peculiar
thing I've noticed. Ever since /
drank it yesterday I've seemed to
blow holes in my t-handker-
chief"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

DAVID CRossER of Cardonia, Ida,
has secured a patent on his inven-
ton of self-locking window-sash,
by which the panes of glass are
easily and instantly adjusted in the
sash from the inside, dispensing
with the use OF putty and other
usual appliances for holding the
glass in position.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17
the chamber vessel with boiling

the CnHUUeT vessel WIFI UO1I11I8
water.
a. No one with consumption
should sleep in the same room with
another person, and the room oc-
cupied by consumptive should be
thoroughly cleansed as often as
possible.
(5) No mother with consump-
ton should nurse an infant, and
children ought never to be taken
care of by consumptipe person.
Boston M. and S. Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

The human hair is often praised
as a beautiful thing, yet under the
microscope it is shown to be like Z
coarse, round rasp, with irregular,
ragged teeth.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

Apples will not freeze # covered
with linen cloth, nor pie or Gus
tard burn if in the oven with . dish
Of water.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

In the Eas. church weddings ars
considered 80 very common. 70
be married at home is the style upaL
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-01-17

. bakery is supplied with a hne
s"o assortment OF
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-06-19
CONTRACTS AWARDED.

The Building of the WOrkh0 use Re-
ferred to the Next Town Meeting.
The adjourned meeting of the selectmen
from last Tuesday night for opening the
bids for the proposed workhouse was held
last evening. The following were the bid
ders: For the mason work: T. D. Bohan
$1S,650, John Hogan SIS, 1926, L. P. Sperry
81 7,892, William O'Brien & Co. 1925,
Hubert F. Warner $4,000, Joseph II.
Brennan $4,000. .... -.
Carpenter work: James A. Fogarty
1864, Coyne Bros. SIP, Elihu Larkins &
Son s., $50, L. A. Huntley $3.50.
Plumbing: Rourke Bros. 1,044, New
Haven Steam Heating company 81, 316,
Daniel F. Kelley 81, 1896, 'Sheehan & Groark
81 100, Foskett & Bishop 81 $40.
Steam heating apparatus: Foskett &
Bishop 81 ,O32, New Haven Steam Heating
company 81 $50, Sheehan & Grosrk 81, 750.
The lowest bids together come to $3.50
! in excess of the SCI, 900 appropriation.
Selectman Forbes made a motion that
the whole matter be tabled for year.
This was opposed by Selectmen Strong
and Fleischner, who thought it would not
be the right thing to do. The latter gen.
| tleman said if the board took that step 1t
would be acting contrary to the good faith
of the contractors who had sent in their
bids, and also the signers of that big Pc
| Eton..
Mr.. Forbes withdrew his motion and 1t
was voted to refer it to the next town meet
ing with instructions. With this the meet
ing adjourned and Attorney A. B. Wright,
who was present, had no opportunity to
offer any circumstances against the award
ing of contracts, which he would have
done had the board taken different &C.
ton. Il viii be remembered he appeared
some months earlier in the interest of the
Martin company before the board to oppose
the Nofkhonas,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-06-19
breakfast and Landers the music. Over
1000 guests were present.

breakfast and Landers the music. Over
1000 guests were present.
wEDDED IN MERIDEN.
MERIDEN, June 18.-The most brilliant
wedding of the season occurred in the
First Congregational church last evening.
The contracting parties were Charles d.
Stockder, one of the best known travelling
statesmen of the Meriden Britannia compa.
ny, and Miss Zerline Hall, daughter OF ex-
Postmaster Hall. The couple were united
Rev. Asher Anderson. j.
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers. The best man was Henry b.
Levi and Miss Florence Austin acted IN
the capacity of maid of honor. The brides
maids were Misses Clara Long, Chicago;
Lucy Latham, Houston, Tex; Bessie hub
bard, Daisy Upham, Emma Foskett and
Lennie Latham, Houston, Tex; Ada Zoe
and Nellie Talmadge. The ushsrs were
William Foskett, New Haven; Charles y.
Holman, Clarence P. Bradley, DR.. Z. w.
Pierce. Stephen Treddennick, =. W. King,
| The guests were many the following from
New Haven being included: Miss Glars
| Foskett, Miss Viola Foskett, Miss Fannie
Hugo, Miss Florence Disbro, Mrs. Bacon,
Miss Fannie Hugo.
| The happy couple received many elegant
presents. They left for three weeks triI
| to New York and other cities.
IN BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, June 1S.-The wedding o.
John Hunt and Miss Lillian Burritt o.
Shelton occurred yesterday afternoon il
the NJ E. church. The bridesmaids wer'
Miss Mamie A. Hunt, sister of the groom
and Miss Rosafie Lynn of Troy, N. Y
The ushers were Edward Tomlinson o
Stratford, Arthur jackson and William
E. Beecher of New Haven and ALBERT An
derson of birmingham. Rev WA Rich
ard performed the ceremony.