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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
Tea Chest Lead.

Quite an industry appears to be
growing up in New York and Bos-l
ton, where large quantities of tea is
imported, in connection with the
mattinss, with which the boxes are
enveloped and the lead lining which
is placed between the box and its
contents. The mattings are mostly
baled and shipped to London, where
they enter into various uses. They
are also used to considerable ex-
tent in this country. In regard to
the lead Innings much larger use
is made. China has been noted
from all time for the purity of its
lead and the great value of its lead
mines, and this tea chest lead, as it
is called, is regarded as the finest
in existence. 1t commands FIVE
cents and upward a pound, and
finds ready buyers. There are many
uses for it, and it is especially val.
liable in making the best kinds of
solder. It is excellent in preserw-
ing furs and delicate fabrics, and is
much sought for by military and
naval men in which to wrap their
dress uniforms, for it not only pre-
serves the cloth, but prevents the
gold ornaments from furnishing.
One would think that, where so
much of this sheet lead is made use
of as in China, there would be ma
chinery employed in it's production,
but such is not the case, and every
sheet of it is made by hand and in
the most primitive fashion. A large
brick is provided, the size of the
sheet of lead to be made, and this
brick is covered with two or three
sheets of paper. On this paper the
molten lead is poured, and another
brick is placed On top, which, fiat
tens the lead out to the required
size and thinness. The sheets are
then soldered together to the size
of the interior of the tea chest, the
tea packed in and the top sheet
fastened in place. The workmen
are very expert, and turn out q vast
number of sheets in the course of
the day, and where labor is so cheap,
at a price much less than it could
be made by machinery.-Mining
and Scientific Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
After thn Kansas Boom.

The New York Times claims to
have been Investigating the Kansas
boom, and the following is . sam
ple: There are twenty well-bulit
towns in this state without single
inhabitant to awaken the echoes OF
their deserted streets. Saratoga has
] $50, 900 opera house, large brick
hotel. a 500, 600 school ol-house and 9
number Of fine business houees, yet
there is nobody even to claim a
place to sleep. Her banks remain
hnt they are silent. Some OF her
dwellinas stand there, monuments
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
His swectheart's Cipher.

Some years ago the friend of a
Parisian thief adopted a decidedly
unique method of carrying on q
clandestine correspondence with
him while he was awaiting trial.
One day the jailer was visited by
the prisoners betrothed, who asked
him to give her lover an envelope.
This, upon being opened, was found
to contain simply lock of her
hair, around which was folded Leaf
of book. The jailer did not con-
slider it worth his while to deliver
this souvenir to the culprit, and
therefore threw it aside.
Aday or two later similar IN
closure was handed in at the prison
gate, and shared the fate of the pre-
decessor. In the course of q week
another was left by the same per.
son. This aroused the suspicion OF
the governor Of the prison, to whom
had been detailed the circumstan'
ces. He determined to investigate
the meaning, and, accordingly, first
examined the printed leaf. This!
he found, was torn from q printed
novel, and contained twenty-six
lines on each side.
He then turned his attention tc
the hair, and discovered that there
were twenty-six pieces of unequal
length. This puzzled him for 6
while, and then, suddenly jumping
to the conclusion that there must
be some connection between the
| number of the printed lines and
the number of hairs, he laid each o
the latter along the line of the page
they respectively reached, begin
ming with the shortest hair at th'
top of the leaf.
After changing them about sew
eral times he discovered that eaci
hair pointed to a different lette
and the combination thus produced
formed slang sentence, by mean!
of which the prisoner was givel
to understand that his friends hat
ascertained the day on which h
was to be taken to court and wer
determined to make bold attemp
to rescue him as soon as he mad
his appearance.
Taking the cue, the governo
adopted every precaution to frus
the well-laid plans of the outsiders
| the attempt was made and as
natural consequence the conspira
tors soon found themselves in tn
same condition as the one for whom
they had planned the rescue.-Chl
cago News.
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The Mongoose.

The mongoose is to be added to
the fauna Of this country under the
government auspices. It is native
of India and is a small carnivorous
animal about the size of a big cat.
In India it does excellent service
by killing snakes, for which it has
a mortal antipathy, not hesitating
to attack the formidable cobra and
almost invariably winning the fight.
1t is also death on rats, and on this
account it was imported not long
ago to the Sandwich Islands. Field
rats, the multitudinous progeny OF
the domestic species run wild, were
creating havoc there, and this rem
edy was sought with remarkable
success, so that the Objectionable
rodents bid fair to be soon wiped
out. In Jamaica the mongoose has
been introduced for the same pur-
pose and with equally satisfactory
results. So serious has the plague
of gophers and certain rodents be,
come to farmers in some parts OF
the West that the Department OF
Agriculture proposes to bring a few
specimens of the mongoose to the
United States with a view to ex'
terminating the pests. The animal
| is thoroughly able to earn its owr
living and is in no way likely te
become charge to any community
It subsist on small and mostly 90
noxious mammals, lizards, snakes
with occasionally a birds egg. En-
tirely susceptible of domestication
it is warranted to keep houses clea1
of rats. What it has done to th'
sugar fields of the Hawaiian Islands
it is expected to do for the grail
crops in the wheat belt and else
where. The mongoose has neve
been known to be harmful in an.
way by killing chickens or othe
| fowls, and no damage is likely t
result if it should multiply great.
on this side of the water. The De
partment of Agriculture also ha
gone into the business of procuring
insect parasites from abroad to fee
upon and thus destroy other bug
which are harmful. The most nota
BILE case of this was the introduction
of the "vedalia" bug from Australia
which has saved the orange cultur
altogether in California.-New Y orl
Recorder.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
Michisan's one Pensioner.

Edward Murphy the only pen
eioner Michigan has ever had, has
just died in Jackson. Mich. =
Murphy was sentenced to State
prison there for life for murder
which was committed on shipboard
while be was sailor.
For years he suffered patiently in
solitary confinement until his mind
gave way. He was then put to work
On a contract. For some years he
worked in this manner until the per-
netrator Of the murder confessed.
Murphy was released, and as part
ranaration has since been receiving
sspsts.'y $50 per year ira as pension from the
state. He was struck by Michigan
ing injuries which caused bis death
n Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
NOTICE
OF Apulication for a Permit to Cut
Timber Upon the Public Mineral
Lands-.- -.-Unsurveyed.

Notice is hereby given that the under.
signed will in compliance with the Act
Of fCongress approved March 3. 1891. apply
to the Honorable Secretary OF the Interior
Of the United States for PERM. pmsra 70 ,and oui
sjtnated about six miles, in westerly
course, from the town of Kctchum. Altnras
county, Idaho. TX miles from sawm:ll on
the leit-hsnd fork OF what is known as l,ry
culch, commencing at stake marked No.
j at a point about 50 rods from mouth OF
said Dry gulch, in westerly course from
stake; thence in a southwesterly course
80 rods to a stake marked No. :; thence
in 4 course about 20 degrees south OF east
erly course 300 rods to summit Oh ncun. u.
tain TO stake marked $. f.; thence east l oI
north about 20 degrees, distance OF zoz
rods; thence 20 degrees north OF west oso 20
point of commencement, distance OF Zoo
rods Also. to cut timber on creek ABOUT
Two miles from sawmill, in westerly
course. estimated amount OF timber TO De
about 300, go feet, and no more.
Ketchum. August Z, 1891.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
FISH CHARMED BY 4 SNAKE.
Fascination Of Denl1ens Of Pool
for Water Reptile.

Approaching pool as large as
big dining-room, we found mill
ions in it," and the fright that our
moving bodies gave them sent them
scurrying in every direction with
such energy that the mere contact
of one with another killed them by
dozens. Then we laid ourselves qui-
etly down upon the ground by the
pool, ,one on each side, and remained
motionless for few minutes, and
we were rewarded by a sight entire
ly new to US.
The water was perfectly clear and
not above three feet deep, the day
calm and bright and the proceed
ings below the surface easily OBJ
served. In the deepest part of the
pool a school of little fish was swim
ming around and around in ring
of about two feet in diameter, the
school being about six inches wide
and apparently two or three layers
deep.
Around and around they went, at
the least motion on our part break
ing ranks, to resume their circus at
once when we were quiet again. We
were interested, of course, and puz-
zled, and we tried for half an hour
or more to learn the cause of such
unusual movements.
Our talk, for we did talk, did not
disturb them, from which we infer
red that they could not hear US
our slightest movement did, from
which we inferred they could see us
| Carefully crawling little nearer
| we discovered the center Of the NOV
ing circle was large watersnake
coiled, quiet and watchful. Orni
biologists have told us, in unrelia.
BILE school books, that snakes can
and often do, charm birds, and
some have, in their more elaborate
works, tried to substantiate thai
theory. / never believed it, says
writer in the American Angler, ant
l certainly never heard of snakes
charming fish, but what were thes'
shad doing? Were they charmed
If they were afraid of his snake
ship why didn't they swim away, a
they did when we stirred? Why
when our disturbance ceased, dit
they persistently return and tax
up their ceaseless round in so dan
gerous a neighborhood? These ar
conundrums that / can't answer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
People We Like.

The men and women who are
liked in this world are those who
meet us with an implied acknowl-
edgement that they have imperfec-
tions corresponding to our own,
and that they will forgive us if we
will forgive them. 1t is no trouble
to converse with persons of that
kind. We know that they are not
watching for chances to correct and
rebuke US. They take US as we are
and make the best of us, expecting
US to do the same with them. The
grim specter of perfection does not
obtrude upon the feast. We are
allowed to be natural and comfort
able. If we perpetrate a stupidity
we are in no danger of being called
to account for it; if we transgress
some rule of conventional accuracy
it is generously overlooked, and our
enjoyment is not spoiled by any
process of modification. There are
no mechanically dignifed and dec
orous monitors at our elbows, pre-
pared to look down upon US with
pity and contempt whenever we fall
below their lofty conception of pro.
priety. The situation is one Of
mutual kindness and forbearance
There is general congeniality, and
the result is general satisfaction
and pleasure. The standard Of ex-
cellence is adjusted to the average
capacity, instead of being placed
beyond the reach of all but select
contingent. In society as in poll.
tics, popularity is acquired not by
those who are never impulsive OF
indiscreet, but by those who have
the common weaknesses of the
majority, and do not pretend to be
paragons of personal righteousness
The perfect people, or those who
pass for such in a comparative
sense, are antagonized at every turr
by the circumstances of their en-
vircnment, and it will probably no
be otherwise SO long as they remain
in the minority.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
Train Robberies.

The man who has never been
"held up" who has never gazed
wofully into the muzzle of a No. 8
shotgun, with sawed off barrels, is
the man who writes most flippantly
about train robbers. Hear this one:
"It is perfectly safe proposition
that no train containing 100 or more
employees and passengers could be
held up by handful of robbers if
the train was sufficiently freighted
with courage Y. Telegram.
Commenting on the above, the
Railway Conductor says:
"We would like to see fair test
made of the courage Of the writer
of such paragraph. He is either
thoughtless, ignorant or bragado-
clio. We do not believe there is a
train running in America that has.
not one or more in the crew who,
with anything like an even chance,
would not fight in defense of the
property in his care. Railway en-
ployes are not deficient in courage.
as they demonstrate every day.
The most of them do have little
common sense though, and they do
not consider that they use good
Judgment in throwing their lives
away in defense of the express COM
pany's or even passengers cash.
The train crew are the ones first
looked after by robbers as rule,
and they know that they are marked
and that move means death"
The Conductor is right. BY the
time the train crew are secured the
passengers are generally crowding
each other under the seats. Train
robbers are almost entirely inditfer-
ent as to what the passengers will
do, bat they show q very vivid ap-
prehension of the fact that some
trainman whose wages range from
$40 to 500 month may show
| fight in the interest of the railroad
company, and there have been case,
lin which they did show fight and
| got killed for doing 80.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26

The KEYSTONE is the sole Representatives
of the Great Upper Wood River. Sawtooth
and Smoky mining regions, and, located
as it is in the very heart of the most proH.
ising mining country OH the face Of the
earth. and leaving nothing undone to pre-
sent its readers complete synopsis of all
mining news and developments, as we'll as
matters OF local importance in and about
Ketchum, it is an invaluable guide for cap
ital and informant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe for it, read
it, and let your friends read it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
Y. IDAHO, SATURDAY. MARCH 26, 1892.

of the credulity of man. At Fargo
q $25 900 school-house stands on
the side of the hill, a monument of
the bond-voting craze. Most of the
buildings have been removed or
torn down. The hotel keeps gloomy
watch over the remaining houses,
aided by the "bank." A herder
and his familily constitute the sole
population Of what was once an
incorporated CITY,"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26

4 New York bartender, in seeking
. nIeasing combination for = jaded
nalate, struck mixture when ex-
actjv filed the bill, which he has
christened "ths biehloride-of.gold
cocktail
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Haley, Idaho.
Nav < 1901

May >, 1871.
Notice is hereby given that the ioiio"lns
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support OF ms
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver at Hainey
Idaho, on June Is. 1891, viz; AoilaMn,
Adams, for the SW Il Sec. IL and W q n"
Z. Sec. Ii. Tp. 4 ~. Il. II T..
He names the following witnesses ~
prove his continuous residence upon, ano
cultivation Of. said land, viz: il. ~ stew
art, John Monks, Frank Mats. OF kcicn-
9Sm, Idaho; Loui. Bourgeois, OF Haley
Idaho.
w. T. RILEY. Register.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26

The average movement OF horse
cars in favorable weather IS six
miles per hour. The average move
mont Of electric cars in all stages Of
The weather is ten miles per hour.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26

Not many years ago they had e
cut the cloth and the leather &C.
cordine to the law in England. II
the year 1853 Parliament passed {
law which prohibited any one from
wearing shoes with toes mese thaa
two inches longer than the foot. : 8
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26

repeated his stanza, the old man
threw up his hands and exclaimed
in the utmost astonishment:
Zach, Himmel, it talks Pear
sons Weekly.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-26
4 nlen1Y SMALL BID.
One Vigintillionth of an Inch OF
Land Sold at Auction.

tran6actlOnS, SalO q real estate man
the other day to a New York Tri-
bune reporter, II think about the
funniest, and certainly the most
unique, took place last month in
San Diego, Cal. 1t was at a delin-
quent tax sale, which is conducted
OH the principle of reducing bids.
That is to say, the tax collector
must accept the bid of the man who
will pay the delinquent taxes and
take the least fraction of the lot in
payment therefor. Theoretically
you might suppose bidder would
not be willing to take a fraction in
trinsically worth less than the taxes
he would have to pay; but practi-
cslly that consideration does not
come in at all. since his ownership
of even an in6nitesimal portion
of the lot prevents anyone else
from getting a clear title to it, and
in that way he is amply secured
for the amount of taxes he pays.
For this reason rival bidders at
these sales are in the habit of bid
ding for exceedingly small fractions
of lots, until some time ago it was
thought the limit had been reached
when q man bid for the one-thou-
sandth Of an inch of a lot. But the
transaction that l refer to made that
bid seem gigantic in comparison.
"The bidders were three men
name Payne, Frame and Kipp, and
Tax Collector Kennedy begun the
proceeding by reading, Lot A, block
761, New San Diego taxes due $16,-
25.' Payne began by saying that he
would take the whole lot. This was
followed by series of reducing
bids until Kipp called out'one5thou.
sandth of an inch.' One hundred
thousandth,' said Payne in tone Of
triumph, feeling that that was the
limit but it proved to be miles
above it.
"'One millionth,' said Frame.
'One billionth,' suavely remarked
Kipp. 'One trillionth,' called out
Frame, as he got ready to put up
the money. 'One quintillionth,
bawled ont Kipp.
"Let's see, said Frame, trying to
remember his arithmetic. 'Nevel
mind the next two steps, I'll rur
her down TO one octillionth, as he
looked around in triumph. Yor
haven't touched bedrock yet said
Kipp, who was up in his arithmetic
I'll pay the taxes for one vigintll
lionth of an inch of the lot. l.
there anything lower than that?
said Frame, in despair. No, sir
replied Kipp, I've got you; that ii
the lowest figure in the arithmetic
and you can't bid lower And as
Mr.. Kennedy agreed with him, KipF
was declared the successful bidder
"Then came the question how thi'
astounding sale should be recorded
Everyone gave it up, until finally
: an arithmetic was hunted up and j
was decided that one-vigintilliontf
of an inch should be expressed de
cimally in this way: 00O,00O,OOO
coo, ,OOO, 600, ,OOO, GOO, GOO, 100000, ,0O|
OOO,O O,OOO,O 100000 ,OOO,O 900, ,00'
OO1. A strip of land one-vigintil
lionth of an inch in width is no
very wide, not even wide enough t.
build New York fiat house on
But it is plenty wide enough t.
throw good sized shadow on tn
title of the property"
The Portland daily press., 1892-11-05
DEATHS.

In this city, Nov. 4, Thomas E. Kane, aged
70 years 8 months.
Funeral Sunday afternoon at 200 o'clock,
from rear of 222 Danforth street. Services at
st Dominic Chnrch. at 2.30 O'Clock.
In this city, Nov. 3, James Harper, ageo 10
years.
Funeral Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. at
his late residence, No. 367 Cumbel land street.
Boston and New York papers please copy.
In Poland Nov. 81 Thomas Lane aged 50
In Cambridge, Mass. Nov. A, Isaac N Sylves-
ter formerly of Portland.
In North Washington, Oct. 81, Mrs. Eliza
Grotton aged IS years.
In Rockland, Oct. 20, Mrs. Harriet j. Jen-
kins aged 81 years.
In Deer Isle, Oct. 10, Burton Mowry, aged
II years
In Bridgton, Oct a. Mrs Phebe A. Maxwell,
formerly of Sweden. aged % years months.
In Bridgton, Oct 3d. Ruth Hale, daughter of
Frank nj. and Lizzie |. Larrabee. aged months
In East Hiram, Oct. 2S, Albion S. Milliken,
In Lincoinville, Oct. 2e, Bessie I. Mathews,
aged Is years.
In Bucksport. Oct. Ia, Mrs. Hannah G. East
man. aged 81 years.
In Trenton, Oct. 81, Mrs. Nancy Pomroy,
aged 81 years.
In Freedom, Oct IT, Mrs. Eunice F. Brad
street, aged "a years.
In South Orrington, Oct 2e, Ella j. Walker,
aged 43 years.
In Orrington, Oct. 90, Capt George F. Pierce,
aged ~ years.
The Portland daily press., 1892-11-05
The Police Signal System.

Livermore and Fish appeared for the
Municipal Company of New York and
Mr.. Dillon of New York for the Game
well Company before Judge Colt of the
u. S. Circuit Court in Boston Thurs
day.
The Municipal Company submitted a
large number of affidavits regarding the
workings of the apparatus from their ex-
perts and others who have examined it,
in which the claim was made that the
stamp worked electrically, recording the
time every minute and then in addition
marking the time of the receipt of every
signal sent in from the boxes.
The Gamewell Company introduced
Mr.. Slower, its president, Mr.. Decrow.
general manager, and several other off
GERS and Mr.. Mason, city electrician of
Portland, who submitted evidence that
the time stamp did not so work. Mr..
Mason's affidavit showed that the stamp
was worked by the clock, and that it
stamped every five minutes through the
day and night regardless of box signals,
and that it doeshnot make a special rec
ord at the time such signals are given.
Counsel for the Gamewell Company
commenced his argument, but Judge
Colt stop ed the hearing and adjourned
for one week, taking the ground that h
wanted to examine the atfdavits before
hearing the arguments.
The Portland daily press., 1892-11-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Julius Caesar.

oesOSt~A'
Mr.. Hannibal A. Williams, native of
Rutland, VT, and graduate of the
Troy Conference School, who has at
tanned quite reputation as a Shakes
pearian reciter, gave the first of two sub
scription recitals at Kotzschmar Hall
last eveningto a literary and fashionable
audience of about 400 ladies and gentle
men. The play selected was "Julius
Caesar" Mr.. Williams has fine phys
ique, a rich, flexible voice of good COM
pass and what is especially pleasing a
very clear, distinct enunciation. He in
troduced his scenes from the drama with
brief, compact, interesting sketch OF
the methods of government at Rome just
prior to and at the time of Caesar. and OF
Caesars character, who he considered,
one of the few great commanders and
statesmen the world has ever seen. Mr..
Williams, if not imprisoned, at least
did not fall into exaggeration in his voice
or delivery, His reading was scholarly
and at no time tiresome. The great
speeches, familiar to all school boys,
were given with due appreciation. Mr..
Williams's memorizing the play was
feat that few actors of the present day
could perform. Mr.. Williams was well
received. His second recital will be
"Othello.n
Portland Theatre.
Prof. Carpenter continues to amuse
the large audiences attending the theatre
nightly and the most skeptically deter
mined not to be instructed find an ire
sistible attraction, source of pleasure
and an undeniable interest, in the pecul-
iarly ludicrous, yet evidently sincere evi