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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-02-07
BEAU BRuunELl's DUEL.
His Feelings Before the Fight and Upon
tho Field Described by Himself.

It is somewhat hard for those
who have studied the character of
Beau Brummell or witnessed Rich
ard Mansfeld's impersonation of
him in the drama now running at
the Garden Theater to picture the
languid and punctilious dandy as
{ desperately inclined duelist. It
was q harder task, however, for his
own imagination, as he himself once
openly acknowledged when relating
his feelings prior to meeting another
party on the field of honor. The
quarrel and subsequent challenge
had arisen from sarcastic witt
cism of Beau's at the expense of
his aggrieved antagonist, and the
humorous account of his own state
of mind is in his own words, taken
from an authentic letter to friend.
Perhaps, my dear fellow" he
writes, ''you are not aware of the
circumstances, but | am not nat
urally of heroic turn. Neverthe-
less once had an affair at Chalk
Farm "a noted dueling ground near
London), and a dreadful state l
was in, I can tell you. Never in
my life shall l forget the horrors of
the previous night! Sleep was out
of the question and l passed it in
pacing my room, cursing the cruel
ly good joke for which l was about
to be torn from Lady and Ro-
man punch forever The dawn was
to me the harbinger of death, not
of another day, and yet l almost
hailed it with pleasure, but the foot
steps of my second as he mounted
the stairs soon neutralized the feel
ing, and the horrid details which he
so kindly and carefully explained to
me annihilated the courage that had
survived the anxieties OF the night.
We now left the house and no acci-
dent of any kind, no fortunate up
set, occurred ON our way to the
place of rendezvous, where we ar
rived, according to my ideas, much
too soon. There was no one on the
ground and each minute seemed an
age, as in terror and suf1ocation |
awaited my opponents approach.
We looked in the direction of town,
but there was no appearance upon
the horizon of my antagonist. My
military friend kindly limited that
clocks and watches were wont to
vary, fact l myself was perfectly
well aware of, and which l thought
he might have spared me the pleas
ure of hearing him remark upon.
The next quarter. of an hour passed
in awful silence, and still no one
appeared. My companion whistled,
and, confound him, actually looked
disappointed. The half hour struck !;
still no one. Then three-quarters,
and at length the hour! My friend
this time in truth my friend
came up and said to me, and [ can
tell you they were the sweetest ac-
cents that ever fell upon my ears,
We'll. George, think we may CO.
sMy dear NJ l replied, you
have taken load off my mind !;
let US 90 Immediately p'
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-02-07
Selling Mines in New York.

A New York correspondent of the
Union Democrat says:
When AN old Californian who
knows every inch of the dear old
ground, who has mined in every
district, fished in every mountain
stream, shot over acres of marsh
and upland, finds himself anchored
here, with long scope and can't get
the mud-hook up, strain as he may,
it just makes his bowels yearn to
pick up California paper and read
of big strikes and successful mining
all over the country, and especially
do the said bowels rumble rebell-
ious when he thinks of old Tuol-
umne. To have to stay here and
endure all this rattle, rushing,
crowding and struggle, when visions
of the successful and quiet life you
fortunates enjoy far away from this
wear and tear, is decidedly rough.
A man who has never exchanged
all that for this rattle and bang can't
appreciate his good fortune in being
spared the inhiction of "high civil
ization," which consists in being
obliged to wear stove-pipe het, a
high collar that saws his ears, and
gloves-no soft hats and turn down
collar, and to admit that you smoke
pipe on the sly is confession to
cause a loss of caste.
Do you wonder that an old Cali
fornian retires into dark corner
and relieves his pent-up feelings by
letting off a few cuss words7 You
would do it yourself. The time was
when New York had a good deal of
business with and faith in Califor-
MIA. The daddies of the present
generation shipped goods and in
vested in mines, but the present
stock is lamentably ignorant of the
geography and resources of Califor-
MIA. They know nothing of it; all
they know is Wall street. If you
90 to them about a mine, they hold
up their hands in holy horror and
begin to tell you Of how much
money their daddies lost in mines,
but never mention how much they
lnade on the yellow soap and pick
les they shipped erhow much they
made ont Of some other nina. III
a man loses dollar inraemins tits
the biggest dollar that ever Was,
and they never cease to'squeal ovef
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NOT

AT 4 MEETING OF THE STOCK
hhoders OF the First National Bank Of
oNsGhum, a. Idaho. held at its banking office
AZ s,s ISe 18th day of February. 1880. the own
~ oyer two-thirds of the shares voted
Az; INTO liquidation on the 2Sth day Of
nd, Spiu; 1880, and elose ap its affairs. All
s."s sOso,no!oers and othar creditors of said
nraaon nrassn. M are xherefore .hesAby .noti6Ad to
zoe association for payment.
~"~o ~ Aetchnm, Idaho, April q, 1850
ISAAC I. LEWIS. fresideut.
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Indeed, thev lost the blood trail

altogether, and at last Dick bade
Tom good night and went home.
He clambered up the sapling ladder
and put the gun away, then dis
robed and threw himself upon his
bed to think awhile of the big pam
ther, and then to fall asleep to dream
of the same creature.
Tom Blossom had contracted a
habit of getting up before the sun,
and the earliest birds were twitter-
ing in the trees when he opened his
eyes.
II can foller the trail by daylight .
said Tom, thinking first of the big
panther. "If the beast is badly
wounded he won't 60 far, an may
bag i'm after all" "
He had barley ended when he
happened to look across the bed
and saw something that seemed to
freeze his blood. If he had gone
to bed alone he now had a bedfel-
low, and the strangest one pioneer
boy ever had.
Lying almost at full length beside
him was the largest panther he had
ever seen. The huge head was buried
between the fore paws, and the beast
seemed asleep and totally oblivious
of the attention he was attracting.
Tom raised himself upon his elbow
and looked steadily at the panther.
He could see by the motions of the
tawny hide that the animal was
alive, and while he looked the head
moved and the eyes opened.
Realizing his danger, Tom drop
ped back and feigned sleep. He
could hear his own heart, and felt
that the panther was watching him
with breathless curiosity. as much
surprised as he had been moment
before.
Presently the panther arose and
stood erect at. the edge of the cot.
Then Tom ventured to look at his
late bedfellow. He was surely the
monster animal at which he had
fred the night before. The beast
had been wounded, for there was
clotted blood on one side Of the
head, and the bed where he had
lain was deeply stained.
The rifle was just out of Toms
reach, but even if it had been with
in his grasp he would not have
seized it, for the slightest movement
might have cost him his life.
The frontier boy continued to
watch the panther till it moved to-
ward the window, where it put its
forefeet upon the sill and looked
down the ladder. Tom could see
that it was weak and painting, and
his wish was that it would quit the
loft without coming back to the cot.
Seconds seemed hours to Tom
while he watched the big panther,
and when it began to leave the win
dow, climbing out like a cat, he
breathed free once more. He did
not move until he heard the pan
ther going down the ladder, when
he sprang from the bed and .jerked
the rifle from its corner.
1t was but a spring to the win
dow, and the boy saw the animal
making off slowly across the clear
ing, like a beast sorely wounded.
He raised the rifle and took de-
liberate aim, for now he had no
moonshine to deceive him, and
when the panther paused a second
to look back at the house, as if 10th
to leave it, because of the good bed
it contained, he pressed the trigger.
The huge animal in the center of
the little clearing sprang into the
air, and with cry intensely human
in its intonation fell back dead in
the grass.-Inter-Ocean.
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! n1IT77TT d O.

The KEYSTONE has tone been aeknoxl-
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 n0thlng undone to present its readers y
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 aninvalua-
BILE 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. >s,.l- -.
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GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.

10 The ADMINISTRATOR OF FRHp. Mona
hon, Deceased, and legal heirs ane

10 The ADMINISTRATOR OF FRrp. Mona
hon, Deceased, and legal heirs and
representatives:
You are hereby notified that I have ex-
pended the sum OF two hundred (2O0) dol
sfs IN labor and improvements upon the
MMOLO lode mining claim, situated in
,n warm Springs Creek mining district, AL
reias county, Idaho in order to hold said
Sg5eeinlses S5ei under the provisions of section
ttoIi' revised statutes of the United States,
icing the amount required to hold the
Isiae IS5a for the years ending December 81,
ssn .s1S ana 1870; that your proportion Of the
zane zane is .$66.663s. being one-third, and if
,h;a Ihtahih ninety 500 days from the service Of
,his ne hotice, or within ninety (9O) days after
10 s San,r n9Ife by publication youfail or refuse
neu3!,puts ~ u93ntriputs your proportion Of such ex-
r.iiuilure as co-owner, your interest in said
dsrnii dam VIII become the property Of the un-
ssa;;s ed, under the provisions of said
TIeon T Z52i r. C.. WEST. )
Ao'chhNum, Idaho, January 2, 1891
First publication, Jan. 3, 1891.
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Elephants Hide.

The tanning of elephants hide is
comparatively a new industry. The
method employed is practically the
same as in the tanning of COW hides,
except that stronger combination
of the tannic ingredients is required,
and a greater length of time, about
six months, is necessary to peform
the work. When the hide is taken
out Of the vat, it is about Il inches
thick. Articles made out of ele-
plants hide are expensive luxu-
ries. A small pocket-book made of
elephant leather, without any silver
or gold ornamentation, costs about
$40. A small satchel made of the
same leather costs anywhere from
$500 to $4OO. Cigar cases. card
cases and similar articles vary from
$50 to 800. Floor rugs are also
made out of the leather. In finish
ing the hide no attempt is made to
polish it. Everything is done to
preserve it's natural color and ap-
pearance. 1t is very endurable
leather, several years wear having
but little effect on it. The scarcity
of elephants and. the great expense
entailed in the tanning of their
hides precludes the possibility Of
elephant leather ever becoming a
thing of popular and general use.
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other animals and reptiles that
sought refuge there"

0tAOA nAIltudAo &IO ACRtlACo SAdv
sought refuge there"
A yarn from Beaver Falls. Penn,
is to the effect that three sheep of
George Wilson that were missed
during a. snowstorm the night be-
fore Christmas, were discovered Fri
day, January 9th, in hollow where
the snow had drifted to q depth of
twenty feet. A hole was shoveled
into the drift and the sheep released
after their twelve days. fast, safe
and sound. They had not a parti-
Gle of wool on their backs, their
hunger having driven them to eat it.
They had eaten SO much snow that,
with the heat of their bodies, a cham
Der twenty feet in circumference
and five feet high had been formed.
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Fined the Corpse.

Two men met in Tombstone tho
other night who had not seen each
other in fifteen years. When they
had talked together for ten minutes
they discovered that they had both
been on Coroner's jury in Mon
tana, which, to say the least, was :
one. The case was ono
Of man found drowned in tho
Yellowstone river; his body was
brought to the Coroner's rooms, tho
jury summoned and the body ex-
amined. In the hip pocket Of his
overalls was found Colts SIX
shooter and in another pock ket . 10
gold piece. The Justice who was
also the Coroner, as is also the ru1e
IN Arizona at the present time. 'dned
the corpse go for carrying : eoa-
ceafed weapon, and then won't on
with the inquest: ProsPsot6T: ~
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IT was recently maintained be-
fore the Paris Academy that short
ness of sight was defect incident
to civilization or to an artificial
condition of life. An examination
of thu eyes Of Wild animals shows
that those captured after the age OF
six or eight n1oAths remain long.
sighted, while those captursdearlier
or born IN captivity are near,slghted
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successful Skin Grating.

The latest case of proposed skin
grating is that of young Mrs. Emma
Wick, who was scalped by having
her hair caught in revolving shaft
of steam laundry in New York
city on the day after Christmas.
The skin from her eyebrows to the
back Of her neck was completely
stripped off her head, and her hus-
band has consented that forty-eight
pieces of skin three inches long by
one one inch wide shall be cut from
his thighs and grated upon her
head. This will be case of heroic
self-sacrifice unequaled in loves
chronicles.
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Not Quite.

As he entered the car at East
Buffalo he saw at glance there
was one seat with a young lady in
it and he marched straight down
the aisle, deposited his grip and
overcoat, sat down and familiarly
observed:
81 entirely forgot to ask your
permission"
That's of no consequence" she
replied.
"Thanks. Travelling alone, eh?'
almost, but not quite. My hus-
band is in the smoker, my father
and brother are in the seat back of
US, and the two gentlemen across
the aisle are my uncles. The con-
ductor, who is a cousin of mine,
has just gone forward, but will re-
turn soon, and will introduce you
to my aunt if you will 60 back q
few seats"
"Aw! l see!" gasped the man,
and the floor of the car suddenly
became so red hot that he picked up
his baggage and his feet and lit out
for the next one ahead.-N. Y. Sun.
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Tho salary ofstbe. yioas President
ofthe United 6ta4Asia g coca yaar.
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The Bakery is supplied with fine
assortment Of
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-23

The treasury watch is composed of
seventy veteran soldiers, who are cut
into three squads, dividing every twen-
ty-four hours into three equal watches
of eight hours each. The men wear no
uniforms, and would not impress the
casual visitor to the treasury during the
hours when the public is admitted.
The guards go unarmed during the day,
but at night carry large 42-caliber six
chambered revolver, which is too large
to be concealed in n pocket and must
be carried in the hands all the time
Every one who passes the treasury at
night may see pacing to and fro in the
lofty area between the granite pillars
and the wall of the building solitary
figures.
A person cannot approach within a
hundred feet of the building without
seeing a guard. Such a watchman.
silent and martial in bearing, guards
each of the four entrances to the treas
ury. The guards who traverse the cor
ridors at stated intervals touch electric
buttons TO announce their presence in
certain parts of the building All this
system of interior watchfulness was the
work of Secretary Folger, who during
his term in Office lived in constant dread
of an attack on the treasury. Indian
apolis Journal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-23

A Vermont trotter that has been win
ming some races lately is called Spill
/ Ears
In the free-for-a1 pace at Pittsbure
not long ago that great performer.
Johnston. made his heats in 2:12 2;11
and 2:13
A new pacing phenomenon at lnde-
pendence. la, this week, was the 3-year-
old stallion Manager. who not long ago
covered a mile in 2;l1t
The death Of that veteran horseman,
Hon. w. l.. Scott. of Erie, Pa, voids
ten nominations in the Stanley Produce
stakes of 1898. The senator had paid
fifty dollars to the .. J. z. as a first in
stallment on his subscription.
In the death Of Hon. William l.. Scott
the American turf sustained great loss
Always an enthusiastic sportsman, Mr..
Scott's importation of the French horse
Rayon dor had a marked effect on
American blooded racing families.
Never before in the history Of the trot-
ting turf has there been quartet Of
2-year-olds on the turf in one season
that could compare with this seasons
quartet Monbars, 2:20; Arion, 2:21:
St Lookout. 2:28, and Ralph Wilkes,
s2ls
The Horseman says that in justice to
the American trotting horse his breed
ers and patrons should organize an un-
precedented trotting meeting at Chicago
during the Worlds fair year, and that
1t is none too early TO begin to discuss
the matter with view to practical ac-
ton
A. A. Bonner says that while Allerton's
1904 mile was very fast, the lndepend-
snce course is kite shaped and several
econds faster than the circular track at
Cleveland, where Maud y. made her
'ecord he believes that Allerton will
peat Maud S. record before the year is
,ver. He thinks that Allerton should
rot over the Cleveland track in order to
lscertain how near he is to Maud S.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-23

The best way of Kidding a house Of
rats is to fill all the holes that can be
found with pounded glass and seal
them with plaster of paris and tin If
you wish. Then thoroughly clean the
premises and see that there are no
garbage pals left about to attract rats,
and secure the services of a good cat.
Treat her kindly, contine her as much
rs possible to the basement of the
house, SO she viii keep these intruders
away, and there need be no trouble.
In large hotel or boarding house the
amount of refuse food about draws
rats, but there is no excuse for their
presence in small house if there is a
good eat around. New York Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-23
BEHIND THE SCENES.

Tony Denier, retired pantomimist, is
living quietly in Chicago.
Jennie Yeamans says she has been
: married ION the stage) 800 times.
During her American tour Mrs Lang
try will produce Sims and Buchana'a's
'The Trumpet Call"
Mime. Agar, the French actress who
died in Algiers not long ago, is said to
have been the best Phedre the world
ever saw.
Lord Tennyson has signed a contract
to write play for Augustin Daly's com
pany. a part to be written especially
for Ada Rehan.
A Players Club has been formed in
Syracuse n Y. Its orignatOrs are
amateur actors. but many professionals
are numbered among its members
The friends Of Annie Russell, one Of
the best ingenue actresses America has
produced. have given up hope that she
will ever be web enough TO 30 on the
stage again
Mime. Modjeska's new play. The Trag-
lC MhSks Ncdis Win tnc CiOollE nCcucS
In the life OF Marie Antoinette This ac-
tress was announced to appear at St
Petersburg shortly before she returned
10 this country. but Il is said that the
Russian authorities interfered. owing to
their bitterness toward all natives OF
Poland
The new theater in Pittshurg has
lobby tiled with onyx and gallery con-
tanning coo pictures. The newell posts at
the stairways are surInounted with bou-
quets Of electric flowers There ara ,228
electric lights on the stage and seats for
9.500 people IN tront of it, Every seat is
two feet wide and the rows are yard
apart The nshers are ten boys in pages
costume
The season Of 1901 was 4 very un-
profitable one tor the London theaters
Depression marked il from start 10 finish.
and the record Is one long list ot failure
pecuniary loss, dnllness and bad playa
One after another theater changed hands.
and the number OF houses closed. either
from bad business or for lack Of tenants,
was almost unprecedented in theatrical
annals. On every hand complaints were
made OF the loss Of money sustained by
managers
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-23

AS touching instance of the suffer-
ings of the poor, and the small sum on
which life can be supported when the
wages admit of nothing more luxurious,
| make no apology for giving the diet
sheet of a sandwich man." 1t was
published in the record of the London
City mission. He only earned seven
shillings a week. and, acting on Mr..
Micawber's excellent advice and keep
ing well within his income, spent 6s
10d. His weeks food cost 2s I'D !;
six days lodging, 2s; soap, l led;
washing, 4d; medicine, I'd; shaving,
Id, and pair of boots or some other
article of clothing, 2s. His daily food
allowance of 4 Id was thus distrib
uted: Dinner Id; supper and break
fast, bread, Id; butter, Id; tea and
sugar, Id. Soon after the production
or this curious balance sheet he died
in Guys hospital He once earned ten
pounds a week. National Review.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-23
WHISPERS ABOUT WOMEN.

The greatest beauty az Saratoga
Springs the past summer Is generally
conceded 20 have been Miss Carrie Ste
yenson. Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Angel. the wife OF the president
OF the University OF Michigan. is a
woman Of various requirements and ao-
oomplishments aud Of unusual force Of
character.
Pauline Mason. the widow Of Stevens
7. Mason. the boy governor" Of Mich
igan, Is now practicing medicine In Tole-
DO. She declares that she Is a grandniooo
Of the Emperor Paul OF Russia
Nine Or. Hempin has been refused by
the authorities Of the University Of
Berne. Switzerland. the Office Of private
lecturer Of International and eompAra-
tive Law solely on the ground that shs
was . woman
Mn. Mary Gallagher, Of South Bs,h,
leheln. Pa. says she Is i0S years old aiih
is able % dance iig with tho same agil-
ity that a young iaan could perform the
feat Ms uallngher h apparently good
for some years ~ come Her sight u
good and she Il moi required te wear
glaasea
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-23

The pallium is white wooden band
about two inches wide and long enough
to be worn around the shoulders and
be crossed in front. 1t is made at
Rome from the wool of two lambs
which the sisterhood of Santa Agnese
offer every year on the occasion of the
feast of their patron saint while the
Agnus Del is sung at mass. The pal
lium has crosses worked upon the white
wool in black, and ornaments are at
tached to the ends.
1t is sent by the pope to every newly
appointed archbishop, and the origin
of its use for this purpose dates back
TO a very early time in the history Of
the church. 1t is mentioned in an &C.
clesiastical document of the time of
Pope st. Mark, who died in the year
1886, and an Eighth century mosaic rep
resents Pope st. Leo in the act of re-
ceiving pallium. Milwaukee Wiscon-
sin