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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21
A Paralyxer.

Does any man who owns a mining
claim or has dollar invested In prop
erty or business in the CGur d'Alenes
want that tariff removed2 No. Can hi
afford to have it removed No; for he rea
sons that the moment free lead comes tc
the United States prosperity here ceases
and his investment is not worth dollar.
It is a poor retaliatory measure, tor
should 1t succeed it would carry down
friend and foe alike. -CGur d'Alene
Miner,
AS it looks to us the paralysis
has already set in and is progress
ing toward the final catastrophe
with most discouraging strides
Our mines, and they are nearly all
galena mines, are idle, our smelters
are closed. A good many mines at
Wallace, Butte, in Colorado, Utah,
Nevada and New Mexico are closed.
More are closing. Lead has never
yet been so high since the tariff was
imposed as before. Over produc-
ton of lead would be an immediate
effect of demonstration. This would
result, inevitably, from the in
creased production of silver that
would follow all along the line, and
the iron law of supply and demand,
the price of lead would fall 50 low
it would not pay for transporta5iaa
III then the silver mining industry
aanna1 stand without p fa~5ff &C
Iessd Is esls have TO DC abandoned
5cause the natural supply Of lead
u greater than any pres. 81 demand
Gao BE-, and as lead exists in excess
in most Of cur silver ores, gnakine
sts extraction an unavoidable ine
dent 10 silver mining the supply OF
lead must, when active silver min
ing begins, so far exceed the de.
mand as to destroy the profit Of
mining it. This all should see.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

THE Citizen some days ago re-
ported a Weiser man prominent in
local politics as saying: 1--WE dem
ocrats and republicans of Weiser
are thinking of uniting on a county
ticket this fall if the Alliance puts
a ticket in the field" Well, such a
course would 60 to prove that Wei
ser democrats and republicans are
such only for spoils, and should
stimulate the labor element Of the
country and all who want good
government to greater efforts to de-
feat them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

SENATOR BARBOUR of Virginia,
died suddenly one day last week.
The occurrence of sudden deaths
among our public men is becoming
singularly frequent, and there must
be a special cause for it. Over work
does not account for it nor satisfy
common sense. No public official
works harder than the average
country editor, and yet no one ever
hears of sudden death among the
knights Of the faber.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

The Iowa democratic state plat
form, adopted May 18th, contains
a pretty sound free coinage plank.
It demands equally free bimetallic
coinage" and condemns call legisla-
ton calculated to reduce either OF
the precious metals to the position
of a commodity" which is pretty
good, considering that Iowa is east
of the Missouri river, where it
would be unreasonable to expect
the people to know much.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

The democratic convention which
met at HALEY this week was com
posed of but few members, there
being but nineteen present in all,
and only four proxies. But it was
such a convention as it is pleasant
to attend. Both the work done and
the good order and harmony that
prevailed from the assemblage to
the adjournment of the body were,
as we think all will admit, credita-
BILE to the members as individuals
and as body. There was neither
wrangling nor discord nor sign of
displeasure or disappointment at
any time during the session. OBJ
lection has been made since the
convention that HALEY hogged the
delegates" there being four from
that place against two from East
Fork, Smoky, Galena, Sawtooth and
Ketchum. But there are two sides
to this. In the first place HALEY
and the mining camps tributary to
her have more than half of the pop
ulation of the county, and six del
egates could not be divided so as
to give her more than half without
giving her two-thirds of the num-
Der, which was done, but there was,
we feel sure, no pHconcerted plan
on the part Of any of the delegates
to take more than was fair and
right. Moreover, we believe Ketch-
UNI would cheerfully have been
given four Of the six delegates to
either the Pocatello or the Boise
convention had her delegates pro-
posed to divide them in that way.
But we believe it is better as it is.
We believe jealousy begets Jealousy,
and that when the nominating con-
vention meets this end of the coun-
ty will fare better than it would by
arousing proftless and causeless
contentious. II, however, when the
county convention meets any one
section should show a disposition to
monopolize the Offices, it would be
in order for the rest of the county
to combine and defeat the attempt,
and we think it would be done.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

SPEAKING of the possible acqui-
sition of Cuba to the American
Union, the Salt Lake Tribune glee-
fully remarks: "And how the tariff
would tumble off cigars" These
protectionists cannot be consistent !!
If the tariff does not hamper trade
and is not tax on consumers, why
should any one wish to see it tum-
hle off? If it does hamper trade
and Is tax on consumers, why not
let it remain on luxnries as, cigars
until !. IS taken off clothing and
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21
HON. w + McCnNNr1

Hon. w. J. MCCONNELL is re-
spectfully but firmly informed that
the whole world" could not under
any circumstances dump" any
damaging quantity of silver on us
for the very valid reason that it
hasn't got it to dump. Like us it
needs al Of the silver it has al
home, and little more.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

Hon. r. A. PIERCE of Tennessee
is working tirelessly to get the Bland
bill up before the House for a final
vote, and only lacks five of having
signatures enough for his purpose.
This is at least a'brightenins pros
pect for silver.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

SENATOR CALL of Florida, has
introduced a resolution requesting
the President to open negotiations
with Spain asking for Cuba the
right to buy from the mother coun-
try the power of self-government.
This is regarded by some as a
roundabout way of getting posses
sion of Cuba by the United States.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

BLACK horses are beginning to
collect around the back doors OF the
presidential stable in herds, and it
begins to look as If some one OF
them might possibly get inside.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

Iss-s.s Of that Journal, and yet our
Bondocrats and their servants in
Washington would have US believe
there is no interest manifested in
the matter except in silver-produc-
ing communities. The View, by the
way, is the only paper published at
the Cop.t Il that has the honesty,
courage and fairness to give the
silver men hearing.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

sus <IA6alUduC0 VI Tie AIueIlCdIl
people. It was made our standard
of monetary values when the gov
eminent was founded and contin-
ued until fraudulently demonetized
at the instigation of British ennis
saries, Hazard and Seyd.
Because we produce three fourths
of the silver of the world and should
keep its price up in the interest of
our laborers, and not permit its de-
preston by England in order that
she may make greater profit out
of her Indian trade by that means.
Because the loss to our people
caused by the surreptitious demon
citation of our silver has already
been greater than the imagination
can grasp, and this loss will con-
tinue at an ever increasing ratio
until silver coinage is reestablished.
Because the "honest dollar" lie
should be silenced by the restora-
ton Of silver, and the production of
dollar that will measure out exact
justice to capital and laborer, debtor
and creditor alike, by being always
at par and always in circulation,
and because no dollar but the silver
dollar can be relied on to do this.
Because disregard of this just
demand will eventually and most
certainly lead to irremediable finan-
cial disaster if not to civil war.
The reasons above given for free
coinage of silver are not all that
could be mustered. but we think
hey are sufficient to convince any
lisinterested person Of the neces-
,ity and justice of demonstration.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21
Reasons for demonstration.

ASVtA0VAA0
Silver should be remonetized, be-
cause money is the life-blood o.
trade.
Because people must borrow
money.
Because a depleted currency
means a high rate of interest which
cripples enterprise and productive
industries.
Because production should be fos-
tered as the nutriment of the nation
Because a full circulation gives
low rate of interest.
Because q low rate of interest
stimulates enterprise and gives en-
ployment to labor.
Because activity in improvements,
whether of public or private ma
ture, and q constantly employed
people is always followed by the
payment of debts and the redemp.
ton of mortgaged homes.
Because this is what a wise and
honest craftsmanship would encour.
age and promote, and what the plu-
tocrats dread and would prevent.
Because state of Indebtedness
is a state of slavery, and is danger.
Gus to the permanency of republi'
can institutions, and should be
remedied by a sytem of legislation
that would enable debtors to pay
up and keep out of debt.
Because the government sold Its
silver mines to the miner, and its
subsequent demonstration was bad
faith on it's part, as it destroyed the
property the miner had bought and
paid for with the understanding
that it was to be protected and not
destroyed.
Because demonstration was not
demanded by any trade or economic
condition or conditions, nor by any
person or class but the creditor
class, who by that act became bene-
ficiaries of their own wrong contrary
to long established principle of
common law.
Because demonstration invali-
dated contracts previously entered
into and completed between debtor
and creditor in which it was stipu-
lated and agreed that the money
borrowed should be paid in silver
or gold according to the conven-
fence of the borrower, and because
such contracts were then lawful and
proper, silver being recognized in
the federal constitution and by i'm
memorial custom as money-metal
of the nation.
Because all debts are ultimately
paid in the products of labor, which
the act of demonstration discount
ed 35 per cent by placing a pre-
MUM of that amount on gold,
thereby calling for that much more
of the borrowers products to pay
his debts than was required under
the conditions under which his
debts were contracted.
Because 81 per cent of our bust
ness is done on credit for lack of a
fuller circulating medium.
Because common sense suggests
a money increase proportionate to
the increase of population, and the
expanse of cultivated territory-the
reverse of our practice. To illus
trate: in 1865, we had 100000
population and circulation Ct
81 zoe. o6sl 900 IN 1852, 81 have
IS ,i(I 0sFl population and onay 81
6S), COG, coo ia eirealetIHa. Increase
Of population nearly 10 pa eslsE
Increase Of eif'ctais tan IA per cent.
Reees aver nts beea toe nan6y
- tie world aiaca The eagl;ssi TINES
Of which We nave anv record
Because silver rtcIey Ia tbs ..ghs-
ful Inheritance of the American
people. It was made our standard
of monetary values when the gov
eminent was founded and contin-
ued until fraudulently demonetized
at the instigation of British ennis
saries. Hazard and Sevd
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

HES sLLls SvEET's late SILVER
sfeech sas 50 fsvozably regarded
T.. students Of the sahsess he
Eastern states 49,. the National
View, last week republIsaed il lie
fol- by yea0e4s Of thousands of
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-05-21

lead must, when active silver min
ing begins, so far exceed the de-
mand as to destroy the profit OF
mining it. This all should see.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-15

! ~ the county commissioners, h1IpirR
| rem t" stop many leak in the rub.
! ''c expenditures the effect OF which IN
! *1rn III the stta1y reduction OF the tax
IVY. All VIM have had bill. against
h+ county ran appreciate the prompts
~ with which their warrants have
'ten prepared, always within twenty-
four hours after the final adjournment
If tie hhAFd. and tk1n-e through ut the
county, ami they are many, who have
Ind orra>ion To write t. Mr. S~erdfig-
"r concerning public business, will
''Har Wltn+>s tn the prnmpine>s with
which their le tiers have bteu answered
aud When p:s>i1le, thp cnmEitte in-
formation conveyed. Every +xnlnl-
nation nt the tnnduct of the ttftce
made by the grand jury. hp~ re.u|ttd
In renew ed III 4 ulleuuivocnl compli,
men' To the clerk for the complete and
satisfactory condition r: his records.
"h"n tie republicans unanimously
nominated Mr. Swefdfiger for re.elec-
tion they pai1 hitt ,h+ highest conn
p|ime''t In their power, which WIS., Il
few days afterwards enhanced aud
anplitltu when The democratic cnn-
veLtlon refused tn uame candidate
in opposition to him. 1t now remains
for the penrlr If Custer county to ratify
tti* nomination and endorsement bv
giving hiul II solit vote Mt the polls.
During hi~ term of ctf1ce he has
drawn 10 party distinctions, beirg A.
fab'e, courteous and ot,iigiug to nll. In
return let ali uni:e t on him, ana by the
vote given him, show that Il faithful,
tticient ana nh|jgipg official j. arpre-
rated,
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-15

The following letter from, Harry
Busby. the nominte ou the demo CRATIC
tichet for The office of county surveyor,
explains itself, and IL published to sel
Mr.. Butby right IN the estimation OF
his many republican, friends In thI.
county:
TERRY, Mont, Oct. 8th, 1892.
LEO &. HARMON, ESQ.
rrea-. "Iom Carter" Club.
Dear Sir:-Unknnwn to myself, I
WIS nominated for county surveyor on
the democratic ticket at tue democrat
tc county convention. I promptly
withdrew from the ticket, aud do not
with 10 be considered two-sided pol
itician, IS J have always been repub-
ltcan, casting my maiden vote for Jus,
Il: R1aine In 1854. may some day
esk fur the county survey orship At the
hands of the republican ,arty, Tut ~
present an4 busy building up Que Of
MonfanA's finest rnnches. Wishing
the "Tom Carter club and the repub.
lican party SUCCESS am
Yours truly. IT,.
HARRY BCsnY.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-15

Since its frs: introduction Electric
B'tters has galued rapidly In populsr
favor, until now it il clearly iu thu
lead among pune mt dicinal tonfcs ann
Notwithstanding nothing which
permits its use es beverage or intoxi
oant. 1t is recognized ss the best and
llrest medicine for all ailments OF
stomach, liver or kidneys. It will
cure sick headache, indigestion, CON
sttpatton, and drive malaria from the
system. Satisfaction guaranteed with
each bottle or money will be refunded
Price only soc per bottle. Sold by W.
f. Savage. "
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-15
TWO GOOD MEN.
Official Records that viii Stand
the Test IF Severest
Scrutiny.



Rtsunling the r+view 1T the cnndt-
dates placed IN the republican ticket
for the approval of the voters vt this
election we come rext to the nominee
for sheriff.
Edmul.d J. Jones. who the conven-
ti"u hut"red with nu uusnI,,,nu-
nomination 'nr this tt1tce, II now tit1~
i-hlnx the term :" hich The p+np]e of
Custer county elected him three yenr@
ago, OVER Ion' Irvine. the dem"cru,ic
caud1utte. who up to that time had
brtn de+uI"d invinc,bIe. When ut
that time, Mr.. Jones accepted the
nomination Of tile republican party,
the chAuCts for bis &utcr-e were 50
snall that everybody lmkt d rEou his
candidacy ~ a iorl' ri hope. III addi-
ton to the prestige and Influence of
hl- opponent, he han to contend with
the disadvantage Of being uutlicd aud
comparatively unknown. Against
these odds liz niatte Il gallant hrht, !
and was elected by majority 20 small
that the turning of few votes would
have thrown the election against him.
He entered upon the dutie. of the !
office without any previous quaIiticx~ !
ttons, but with determination to do !;
his whole duty, and verify the " irdom
OF the party in hi@ selection. How /
well be hrs done this everyone knows. !
Ills administration has teen without a !
tault. 1n an Office where the latitude |
Is 80 great that extr4vagance can ers~
lily creep In and still be within the let-
ter of the law, be has caused the |
strictest economy to be practiced.
There has been no wild goo.e chase.
after criminals by which large btlls
for mileage could be run up against
the county. No suppositious John
Does OF Richard Roes have been made
the excuse for bleeding til. county
treasury. but where prompt an1 ettici.
ent work In the pursuit of criminals
was needed. Sheriff jones and his ut D.
uties have always been to the front.
In the civil department Of hin office.
the bsr "t Custer county will without
egree that ia the transaction
Of legal business pertaining to the
sheriff.. office, he ia the he-t officer
the county has pve1 had. Neglect.
or ignorance in these mat
ters entail much trnubIe and expense
nn 1ltiEants. aud Hi officer who is
guilty Of neither, but tranancts ri.
bustnt ss with Intelligence, ,romptne-s
md dispatch Is. tn tlt tyts of the IT,
gal fraternity ut least, too valuable IN
ot1lctr to be dispensed with. When
Sheriff Jon's went into the .f11ce he
found that his predecessor had left nu.
books behind him except the jail regis-
ter. Not scratch ot a pen WAS there
to show whnt had been done IN the
oftice during the term, nor IN fact for
any term ot any sheriff since the
county was organized, except that
filed by e. W. Savage. Sheriff Jones
commenced his official duties by open-
ing complete 1ecord Of the transao>
lions OF hIs office both civil aud crtui-
nal, and during his three years. term
be has faithfully recorded the history
IT his official acts, 80 that all NAV nee
thtm This Ia tue act Of a faithful u
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-15

The dedicatoIy- cer. monies OF III :
Worlds Fair building Will be held 1,
Chicago Oct. 20th to 22ud. The Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ut. Paul rail lwa "
will sell excureion tickets ut reduce +
rates for the oc oasiou. For rates, dat. r.
and other details apply to the tick j.
agents or address J. r. Conley, Ass'.>
Genr. Agent, St. Paul.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-15

to-day ends the registration for the
tn-u'ng elec lon. II you fAI! to have
vtur name OIL the list b+fnre 10 O'Clock
Knight, you h"n't v.te.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-06-30
a Too Enterprisipr collector.

There used to be book collector In
this city who was the terror of all who
knew him. He was well to do and a
very learned man. He was great buy
er of books and owned a fine library. but
nobody elses library was safe if it con-
tanned book he coveted. For a long
time his Victims did not suspect him.
He would call. spend an hour or two
among their BOOKS and 90 away. Final
ly one bibiiomaniac, who had suffered
most severely. had his suspicious arous-
ed. Even then he dared not utter them.
SO he went to his lawyer about it.
The lawyer had him make ont list
of the volumes lost. They We're all Of
extreme rarity and great value. Armed
with this list the lawyer called on the
suspected man and introduced himself
as a collector from the west. He had
heard of the gentleman as bibliophile
of authority and wished to consult him
about some books which had been of
fered him before he concluded upon their
purchase or rejection.
what were the books?" his host
asked.
He ran off the titles of several of the
stolen volumes.
"Nonsense!' said his host. Nobody
can sell you them. Iown the only copies
in the country"
Next day the lawyer wrote letter
which resulted in the restoration of the
spoil to it's rightful owner. How many
rare books belonging to other collectors
remain in the collection-for it has
never been sold for obvious reasons-no
one can say.-New York Cor. Pittsburg
Bulletin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-06-30
Soudanese Troops in Battle.

was told delightful story of one re-
cent action in which the Soudanese
troops took prominent part, The en-
envy was under cover not far off, but
the firing line of blacks were blazing
away at him as fast as they could open
and close their rifles. In vain their Of
fcers tried to stop them. The waste of
ammunition threatened to become ex-
tremely serious, and their commanding
officer, a Scotchman who had seen many
fights with them, losing his temper. rode
up and down behind the line cursing
them with every abusive epithet in a
fairly adequate vocabulary of Arabic in
vective, but entirely without effect. At
last one of them happened to turn and
discovered the beloved hey in evidently
a very excited state of mind. He at
once rose, ran back to him, and patting
him reassuringly on the boot he said.
Don't be frightened, hey It's all
right. We're here. Well take care of
you'll"
The Scotch hey, however, was equal
to the occasion. He rode out through
the line, and walked his horse up and
down in front of the rifles. Now" he
said, IF you must fire, fire at mel
After this it is not surprising to read in
dispatches that this officer has twice re-
Gently had his horse shot under him.
Contemporary Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-06-30
A Blue Law Sabbath.

81 was born in Massachusetts," said
he, "and reared in strict Puritan fam
lily. The Sabbath commenced on Satur-
day night, when we children were re-
quired to study the Scriptural lesson for
the next day After an early breakfast
next morning we went at our lesson
again until church time. The morn
ing service was from 10 to II o'clock.
composed chiefly of a long winded SER
mon, during which we We're required to
keep awake, pay strict attention and be-
have ourselves. This was followed by
Sunday school, where we recited our
lessons correctly or suffered severe con-
sequences.
"After q cold lunch at home. for moth
ing was cooked on Sunday, we attended
church again from 2 until 4 p. IN. The
interval between this time and O'Clock
prayer meeting was occupied with re-
hgious reading or reflection. no frivolous
games or diversions being permitted on
this solemn day. AS a special dispense
ton we were given hot tea for supper.
Prayer meeting was out at O'Clock. and
from that hour until bed time we sat
quietly at home reading such thrilling
and interesting works, especially to chill
dren. as Baxter's Saints Rest and
Foxs Book of Martyrs. | used to
sympathize with those martyrs, and
compare their miserable state with
mine. "-Washington Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-06-30
Notions About Sleep.

One of the rudest acts in the eyes of
a native Of the Philippine islands is to
step over person asleep on the floor.
Sleeping is with them very solemn
matter. They are strongly averse to
waking any one, the idea being that
during sleep the soul is absent from the
body, and may not have time to return
if slumber is suddenly broken.
If you call upon "a native and are told
'He is asleep" you may as we'll depart.
TO get servant to rouse you, you
must give him the strictest of orders.
Then at the time appointed he will
stand by your side and call. "Senor!
senor!" repeatedly, each time more
loudly than before, until you are half
awake; then he will return to the low
note, and again raise his voice gradually
until you are fully conscious. = Ex-
change