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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-20
Broke the Record.

Jimmy Murphy broke the world s
ropeskipping record last evening in
fine shape and won his wager to
skip 5000 times in an hour and ten
minutes easily. He skipped 5000
times in fifty-one minutes, going
under the time fixed in the wager
nineteen minutes. He was not very
greatly exhausted at the conclusion
of the feat, either. He stripped for
the performance, wearing only
tights from his waist down and q
pair of tightly laced shoes.
The skips were made, as will be
readily computed, at the rate of
little less than 100 a minute. In
spurt 12O were crowded into a min
ute, which is at the rate of two
second. Murphy showed no ill eff
fects after his exercise. The strain
was felt chiefly in the muscles of
the ankles, which were considera-
bly, wearied by the fifty minutes of
continued jumping. From last
nights performance there is little
reason to doubt that Murphy can
skip 5000 times in an hour.-Vir-
ginia Enterprise.
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Why He Didn't Do the Rest.

When Senator Wolcott was young
he was, as now, attorney for several
large railway corporations. He was
regarded by the gentler sex as a
confirmed bachelor, proof against
all the advances and charms of mat
rimony. A lady residing in the
southern part of the state desired a
pass to Denver.
She wrote to lady friend, who
was well acquainted with Mr.. VOL.
colt, asking her to request q pass
from him. And then, like all wo-
men, she. wrote postscript, which
in this instance was as follows:
P. ST. wish you would also send me
one of those P. D. -corsets; the kind you
wore when was last in Denver. think
they are just too lovely for anything.
The lady receiving the letter, be-
ing in very much of a hurry, and
momentarily forgetting all about
the postscript, Endorsed q request
on the back and forwarded the let
ter to Mr.. Wolcott. A reply came
promptly as follows:
Dear Madam IL inclose pass, as re-
quested, for your friend, Miss. l
would send her the P. d. corset, but have
forgotten her number. Very respectfully,
E. y. WOLcOrT.
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New York year or too before he
dropped dead on the street in Gal

New York year or too before he
dropped dead on the street in Gal
weston, Tex. He said that the thing
happened in the Mexican War, and
if | recollect Alright, at the battle of
Buena Vista. The soldier he re-
ferred to was a Georgian, and Gen.
Bragg said that personally he was
the most abject coward he had ever
known.
"He said that only few days
before the battle he, saw another
soldier slap this fellows face and
the blows were not resented.
"sBut that same man, that per-
spnal coward said General Bragg,
'immortalized himself on the his
toric field Of Buena Vista. The
color bearer Of my regiment was
shot down, and to my surprise, hav-
ing witnessed the face slapping of
a day or two before. I saw this man,
who did not have grit to defend
himself, rush forward, snatchup the
colors, and, dashing to the front,
call on the men to follow him.
"'And that same men was pro-
noted for bravery on the battle
field -
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-20
BRAVE OLD STEPHEN eIRARD.
A Rich Man who Loved Children and
Gave His Wealth to His Country.

A famous and eccentric million
aire was Stephen Girard, but the
world has not yet analysed his
character. In fact, very few men
in history have united 80 many
apparently contradictory qualities.
He loved children most passion
ately, and the sight Of a crippled
or miserable-looking urchin would
bring tears to his eyes. His devo-
ton to the United States never
once faltered, and at every reverse
during the war of 1925 he ground
his teeth and, it is said, swore in
his native French. At length he
offered to dedicate his entire fortune
to the cause, lent the government
S., 100000, and asked the govern
ment no interest till the war closed.
A rich man who loves children and
is willing to give all his wealth to
his country must have great deal
of good in him.
His bravery was of the morally
sublime order. When the yellow
fever scourged Philadelphia, and
the panic had driven away most of
the nurses, he and Peter Helm
worked two months in the hospital
at the most menial offices and
shamed the faint-hearted into brav-
cry. An afliction in early childhood
destroyed his right eye and distorted
that side of his face, so the boys
nicknamed him by French word
that might be translated "wall eye."'
He lost his mother when he was
quite young and his father was
harsh. In short, he was miserable,
lonely child, and fed from home to
be cabin boy at the age of ten.
The romance of his life came to
him in Philadelphia, where he
opened his first store. He was loved
and beloved again. She was singu-
larly beautiful and vivacious he
tactiturn, badly. disfgured and II
years her senior. For a few years
they were very happy; then she
suddenly lost her health, soon be-
came violently insane, and lived in
that condition 80 years in the state
asylum. Their only child died in
infancy, and the sad old man fin
ished his journey alone. His mag
nificent charities have preserved his
name for all time. He was deist
in religion and named his ships
after infidel authors.
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Report Expenses.

General Roberts has made to Su-
perintendent Harroun very elab-
crate report respecting the disposi-
ton and present status of public
school and university lands. The
report is all right with a few excep-
tions. We think the people would
like to know what lands have been
sold and to whom, also the price
per acre of the respective. tracts,
However, these are matters of minor
but there is one thing
which the people ought to know and
which they will know before long;
that is, how much has the handling
of the school lands cost. They viii
also want to know to whom the
money has been paid and in COM
pensation for what services. No
doubt, the Land Commissioners can
make satisfactory report respect
ing the matter and we suggest tina.
it would be advisable to give it i'm
mediate attention. We do not
question Roberts report, as far as
it goes ). but unfortunately he has
omitted very important feature.
He gives us the receipts and loans,
but is painfully silent on the matter
of expenses. It will not inure
much to the benefit of the state if
it has cost the whole appropriation
of $4,000 to disperse $19,86O
among the public schools. Tho
fact that Roberts secretary is work
ing without salary looks suspicious
and people need not be surprised if
it should transpire that the ten
thousand appropriation has been
used up and a deficit of another ten
thousand appears. Gen. Roberts
will do we'll to report on the item of
expenses. Everybody knows that it
is there the steal comes in, if there
be any steal. Possibly everything
is straight, but at all events, a re-
port will do no harm and will make
good reading.-Idaho Enterprise.
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The Matter OF Bait.

The pastor was calling at the
house of Brother Billings and the
small boy was entertaining him
until the parents came down.
"Do you ever 60 fshin'?" inquired
the youngster, who had inherited
his fathers fondness for the sport.
" ] am fisher of men," he re-
sponded.
"Do you carry your bait in a jug,
like papa does?" was the next ques-
ton, and just at that moment
Brother Billings appeared with a
seraphic smile of innocence light
ing up his genial countenance.
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THERE is no telling where the
trouble resulting from q mortgage
will end. An exchange says that
e Maryland farmer mortgaged his
farm to get his wife pair of dia-
mond esr-rings. The wife took in
washing from summer boarders to
pay the interest on the mortgage
and the first day lost one Of the
diamonds in the suds and tried to
hang herself ia the barn, but the
rope broke and she fell on q $3.50
Jersey calf and broke ito back.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-20

The KEYsrokE is the sole representative
OF the Great Upper Wood River. SawtOoth
and Smoky mining regions, and, located
as 1t is in the very heart of the most proR-
ising mining country OF, the face Of the
sent its readersa complete synopsis of all
mining news and developments, as we'll as
matters of local Importance in and about
Ketchun, it is an invaluable guide for cap
itaI and informant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe for it, read
it, and let your friends read it.
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They Must be Dethroned.

| ALI men who have as much sense
even as Thompson's colt which
swan the river to get drink, says
the Winnemucca, New, Silver State,
must now see that both the old
parties are the slaves of England
and Wall street and committed to
the finish against the free coinage
of silver. These parties have be-
come simply the tools Of. the gold
bug oligarcby They have aban-
doned principle for spelfsand the
spoils Of Office. They have become
so corrupt, so destitute Of every
patriotic impulse, of every care for
the people and the country, and SO
completely subsidized by the plu-
tocracy that the, salvation of the
country, the maintenance of con-
stitutional liberty and free institp.
tons in the new world. the hope Of
mankind depend upon their utter
rout and defeat at the polls. Their
rotten party machinery sends out
a sickly stencil all over the land,
breeding disease and death among
the industrial classes, their class
legislature is breeding millionaires
by the hundreds, paupers and
tramps by the thousands. The
money power has entrenched them
in the citadel Of liberty and insult
ingly proclaim their ability and
intention to maintain them there
by means of the money they have
filched from the people. "People be
damned" is their shibboleth. Party
success is the battle cry. Cabinet
positions are put up to the highest
bidder among millionaires to raise
campaign funds with which toround
up. at the polls, these paupers and
tramps they have made, through
vicious legislation. They place their
miserable henchmen in every COM
munity to raise false alarms to
frighten the people by the hypocrit-
ical cry of tariff, free trade, force
bills, airline railroads, irrigation
and every conceivable kind of nom
sense to hold the voters within the
old party lines, so that party rot,
riot and ruin may go unchecked
again for another season. These
leprous parties, these cankers which
have been gnawing at the vitals of
the government for twenty and more
years last past, must be dethroned
and their putrid carcasses given to
the beasts of the jungles and vul-
lures of the air. Every vein and
artery of these two parties are poi
soned with putrifaction, every bone
and muscle are corroded by male
faction, and every lurking honest |
impulse is blunted and stunted by
the virus of greed for power, and
power for greed. Their living bod
les are embalmed in the sublimated
Of plutocracy and the Wall
street bi-chloride of gold until they
stink and shine and shine and
stink like rotten mackerel by moon
light" And yet the people Of Ne
vada are asked to bumbly bow. and
On bended knees worship at their
shrine. 0, ye gods and little fishes.
give us rest.
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What NEXT? Masked hugging
parties are now in vogue. They are
an important feature at church co.
ciablee. By the payment of twenty
five cents, q gentleman. after being
blindfolded, is allowed to hug one
Of the ladies. Oh, myl What fun
il is for the rest Of the company to-
witness the rage depicted on the
countenance Of q married man when
he discovers upon removing tho
mask that he has been huggine his
own wife, and twenty-five cents
gone for nothing except to increase
the church revenue.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-20
How Could She Be CalmP

She was young and she was fair
and he met her by the sad sea waves,
and he wooed her, although it was
their first meeting on the pier. She
seemed strangely agitated.
"Why 80 restless?" he asked po-
etically. Be calm, my angel"
"Calm be blowed !" she replied,
with asperity. :You'd be restless
if you had the sort of feas my land
lady keeps in stock. Ibelieve they
wear shoes with spikes to 'em, same
as base ballers."
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animal similar tribute. The grave
was dug on a knoll, where it could
be easily seen from the family res
idence, and $1,000 monument of
polished granite was placed above
the great racers bones. The mon
ument bears an inscription which
gives the name, age, date of death,
pedigree, etc., the whole surmount-
ed by miniature of the horse
carved from marble. New York
has a regular cemetery for blue
blooded horses. lar
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TOBACCO AND. CIGARS
And Smokers Articles.
Give me trial and l will guarantee entire
satisfaction.
Notice of Forfeiture.

10 NJ. r. EVANS, his heirs or legal repre-
sentatiyes:
You are hereby notified that we have ex-
pended two hundred (2O0) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the SLutty
Cap East and Shmtty Cup West
Eiodes, situated on Trail creek, in Warm
springs Creek mining district. Alturas
county. Idaho, in order to hold said prem
lses e under the provisions of Section A24.
Revised Statutes of the United States, be-
ing the amount required to hold the same
,Sf ,1r the year ending December 81. 1891; that
sne Hle proportion of said expenditure due
lfom You, NJ. r. Evans, is $33 33M, lawful
money of the United States, and if within
inlet inlet days after the publication OF this
.oIce you fail to contribute your proper
;n non OF such expenditure as co-owner, your
interest in said claims will become the
property of the subscribers under said sec
'oh 2324. L. J. BARNARD.
S. J. FRIEDMAN.
halley, Idaho. Jan. IA, 1892.
First publication, Jan. 30, 1892.
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Cemsteries and Monuments for Horses.

Rattle his bones over the stone"
don't apply to the honored and
petted trotters, PAGERS and runners
of the American race course Of to-
day. A horse that has made "good
time" is in no danger of being
dumped into a ditch and q few
shovelfuls Of dirt thrown over his
remains. He is even more reason
ably sure, Of finding an honored
resting place than some of the rep
resentatives of the human species.
When old Hambletonian died the
remains were put in 8 coffin con-
structed by : regular undertaken.
and the funeral was attended by
hundreds of people If Lam not
mistaken there was = bronze mon
ument and : life-size cast'of the
celebrated old horse erected over
the grave. When Ten Broeck dled
old John Harper paid the noble
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Political Ghosts Of the Past.


politics list Of disasters to thu
nominees of the respective conven
tions comes up from memory lik,
the ghosts in Richard III. Mr.
Clay's Alabama letter caused his
defeat. Gen. Cass was defeated By
Mr.. Van Buren's friends because o
the two-third rule which prevented
his nomination by majority in
1874. General Scott was defeated by
the letters written by Alexander III
Stephens. Robert Toombs and 9th.
ers of the South who distrusted
him on the slavery issue and by his
own letters speaking of the ''sweet
Irish brogue" and the "hasty plate
ofsoup." Mr.. Buchanan was elected
by Forney's manipulation of the
American party and Mr.. Fillmore
defeated by his acceptance of a
nomination from the same party.
In 1860 the disasters to the nomi-
nees of the Democratic party, Doug
las and Breckinridge, were manifold
and were due to the condition of the
country on the slavery issue. In
1864 General Mcclellan had never
for a moment a chance against Mr..
Lincoln, any more than Seymour
had against Grant. Horace Greeley,
when he failed to carry North Car
clina in August, lost any chance he
may have had. In 1876, when the
Democratic party in the House and
Senate consented to rattle for the
Presidency with certainty of de-
feat and decide the result against
the protest Of Mr.. Tilden, the result
was what might have been expected.
In 1884 Mr.. Blaine lost the election
by a series Of events occurring on
the eve of the election, among which
was Mr.. Burchard's unfortunate
"threc RS" In. 1888 that result
was occasioned by the dissatisfac-
ton of the Democratic party with
the administration. AS history re-
peats itself, some incident, however
trivial it may be, may decide the
result in the present canvass. Nous
verrons.
One Of the causes of Mr.. Van
Buren's defeat, and, strange as it
may seem in this age, it was never
theless, very patent, was the speech
of Hon. Jack Ogle of Pennsylvania,
exposing the extravaganza of the
President and his mode of living in
the White House. This speech was
published by thousands, and /
found some time ago in the Nation
al Intelligencer the speech in full,
filing many columns, with the
vouchers, showing what had been
paid for wines, brandy, cigars, flow
ers, vasas, table ornaments and,
above all, the gold spoons used at
the table of the President, "while
you, my fellow-citizens, are content
to eat your frugal meals with pew
ter spoons, the President of the
United States, aping the royalties
of Europe, eats with gold spoons.
That is about the style of the speech,
but the country was suffering under
q terrible financial struggle, and it
had great weight. 1t turned out the
spoons were only gold-plated, but
there was no time for explanation,
nor was the country ii a condition
TO receive one, and Ogle's speech
lid its work most effectively.-John
+. Coyle, in Washington Star.
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A Unique Dish on the Menu.
Unto a little negro,

Unto little negro,
A swimming in the Nile.
Appeared quite Unexpectedly
A huge crocodile.
Who-with that chill politcness,
That makes ones warm blood freeze.
Remarked-''I' I'll take some dark meat
Without dressing. if you please
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An Ancient Description of Christ.

| The document of which the fol
lowing is an exact copy is said tt
have been found among the ancien
manuscripts sent by Publius Lentu
lus, President of Judea, to the Ro
man Senate:
"There lives at this time in Ju
dea a man of singular character
whose name is Jesus Christ. The
barbarians esteem him as prophet
but his followers adore him as the
immediate offspring of God. He is
endowed with such unparalleled
virtues as to be able to call back the
dead from their graves and to heal
every sort of disease with a word OF
touch. His person is tall and ele-
gantly shaped, his aspect aimable
and reverend. e
"His hair falls in those beautiful
shades which no united colors can
match, dropping in graceful curls
below the ears, agreeably touching
the shoulders and parting on the
crown like the head-dress of sect
called the Nazarites.
His forehead is smooth and his
cheeks without spot. His nose
and mouth are formed with exquis-
ite symmetry. His beard is thick
and suited to the hair of his head,
reaching to little below the chin,
where it parts in a fork. His eyes
are bright, clear and serene. He
rebukes with majesty and counsels
with persuasive language his whole
address, whether in word or deed,
being grave and strictly character
istic of so exalted a being. No
man has ever seen him laugh, but
all Judea have frequently beheld
him weep.
"When he pleads his tears are SO
persuasive that the multitudes are
unable to restrain theirs from min
Cling with his. He is very, modest,
temperate and wise. Whatever this
phenomon may be in the end, he
now seems to be a man of strange
beauty and divine perfection, in
every way surprising the children
of men,"
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WE HAvE CURED THE;

NERVOUS DE fs8IlKI 4 AlsAs y LINN ESEs
NEW YORK CIF7 October 24th, 1894.
DR. A IT. SlHDEH. Dear Sir:-about three years ego
purcnased OF your electric belts for the OF
nervous debility, witch had in its worst form and
which was undermining my health. Fog years had
suffered from this terrible debiliating drain my vital
forces and did know what Il TO have good
nights sleep, but IN months time after using the
Het felt a much oIger both mentally anu ply
ncalv and in q short time was entirely well.
Yours truly II. SEELiG, 2S7 Bowery.
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What His Son says.

Blaine: .yr. said 10 reporter: we think
father is considerably better. He was dan
gerousy i'll during the forenoon. During
the afternoon, however, he seems to have
rallied somewhat. The physicians have
been here this evening and we now think he
will live through the night, and we hope
for the best Still it must be said that he
he is very dangerously i'll.
These were the strongest statements that
had yet been made by family or physicians
as to the condition of the ex-secretary.
President Harrison, accompanied; by Pri-
yate Secretary Halford, called at the eX-
secretary's residence this evening to per-
sonally inquire as to his condition, and ex-
pressed relief and qualification AT being in
formed that there had been some abate-
lnant of the more alarming SYMPTOMS.
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The Worst Feared.

While the Improvements In Mr.. Biaine's
condition is but slight, and not sufficient to
afford any great amount of encouragement
to his family and friends, the reaction seem
ed to modify the feeling of apprehension for
the immediate future.
A little after o clock both doctors left.
Dr.. Hyatt said Mr.. Blaine's condition
showed a slight Improvement over this
morning He thought there was no doubt
that Mr. Blaine would live through the
night AT the same time he is undoubtedly
critically III, and any complications that
may arise would doubtless cause Il fatal ter
mination.
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pnEUsIATlsn AND LOsT YgGOR.

BRooKIYS, X. Y, October 18th, 1892.
p Dr. A. T. SASDTN, Dear Sir -Four years ago SUI
sered such pain rheumatism that at times it
frnnosajbs for get around and always carried n
cane for support used your belt and felt relief III
one lur gained in weight from that day and it
only a short time until the pains lett and to-day
an well man. always keep my bet near by for fear
there might return, but Us il has now been four
FEARS since cured me, safely say 10 is peInan
,rt a e VOSS Musical Director 359 ST. Marks Place
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A Female FOrger.

Mobile. Ala. December 1s.-On the arrival
of the 12:20 train from New Orleans yesterday
the police arrested Mrs. Annie Murphy step
daughter OF xRepresentative Andre McRae
of Perham Mimi. now OF Spokane. She is
wanted for forgeries amounting of $500 on
the ST Cloud, Mimi, banks through the
Chase National bank OF New York.
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The Constitution is a year, the Southern Farm
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FREE. Address The Constitution. Atlanta. Ga.
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New YORK CRY. Oct 90, 1892
DR.. A. r. SANDfN. Dear sir II report 20 you that
the belt has entirely cured Of rheumatism from
which suffered for fourteen years almost continually
letter carrier ana the long daily trpmps neces-
cary in my rounds, up tho time OF getting the belt,
were painfully gone through with, but thanks 20 your
wonderful invention l walk well IS ever
did and viii recommend YOUR treatment to nil afflicted
The current has also brought bach vigor in othei
wa Ye az you said ii would Yours Ver. truly,
JAMES MEAD, "a Perry ST.