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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-31
People Who Fall Safely.

A fall, as a rule, Injuries drunken
man much less than q sober one,
because the controlling power of the
mind being rendered nil through
intoxication, the body falls as an
inert mass, and thus the chances
of injury are lessened, for, strange
though it may appear, it is no less
q fact that the most numerous cases
of injury arising from fall are
caused by the effort, voluntarily or
otherwise, to avert the consequent
ces, thus straining the muscles and
tendons. Very rarely are injurious
effects from fall known in luna
tic asylum, for the same simple
reason-the mind has no influence
over the action of the body. And
it is a remarkable and we'll known
fact to those who have to deal with
such cases, adds the Boston Herald,
that whatever injuries are so caused
heal much more rapidly than in
the case Of sane people, the mind
having more to do with retardlng
or assisting natures efforts than is
generally known or realized.-Sca'
entific American.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-31
The Cure for Low Spirits.

The best prescription for depres.
sion of low spirits, generally, is
work-work which is all-absorbing.
The poor who drudge for a living
seldom deYelop chronic diseases of
the nerve and the mind, despite tho
greater hardships to which they arc
subjected. How often does it hap
pen that the woman of wealth, who
believes herself to be an invalid,
and is suddenly thrust into poverty,
is able to meet the emergency and
forgets all the morbid tendencies
in the necessity which calls forth
her supreme strength! A certain
way of paralyzing our faculties is
to allow them to waste with disuse.
Employment keeps away the rust.
It keeps the mind and heart alive
to the interests Of the day. It has
been said that the reason why so
many old men break down and be-
come childish is because they aban-
don business, and thus lose much
of their everyday interest in tho
world around them.
It is no uncommon thing to-day
for people who are quite advanced
in life to take up courses of study
and successfully pass through them.
All such occupations serve to keep
the interest alive in something be-
side mere selfishness, and do moro
to ward away the "fumes of dusky
melancholy" than all the herbs in
the old wife's pot, on which our
ancestors relied. There is far less
tendency to brooding now in this
active, work-a-day world than there
was formerly, when people had lit
tie to think upon but their pains
and ills. The daily newspaper, the
railroads and the telegraphs, which
bind the interests of the world to-
gether in q common brotherhood,
give now to even the most ignorant
person but little time for selfish
brooding. The melancholy maiden
with clinging skirts and uplifted
eyes has given place to the ath-
letic woman, with her robust health
and practical nature.-Ex.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-31
The Gay Capital OF Peru.

Lima, six miles inland from Cal
lao, is popularity known as the
Paris of South America. It's women
are the most beautiful and the gay
est; its men are the best educated,
give more attention to the sciences,
and are the most extensively trav-
eled in that continent. Its theatre
and opera are always Of the highest
order; its diamonds are of the pur-
est water, and it shares with New
York the claim of being the best
diamond mart on the Western
Hemisphere. In architecture it is
on Moorish lines ornamented with
the Italians taste and his pencil.
In color, the tone of the whole city
is that of gladness itself; it is as
bright as the sun without being
white. It is hard to realize that
you are looking on adobe walls
when you are in q Lima street; yet
it is SO. This class of construction
admits of great facility in molding,
and, there being no rain to speak
of. is enduring. The lower stories
of the houses are thus built, and
when it is necessary to 60 higher
the upper portion will be of bam-
boo, succeed with mud; then all
is handsomely finished in plaster
of Paris, in which the country
abounds. The furnishing of Lima
house belonging to one of the
wealthy is generally in brighter col
ors than the American of the North
affects. The luxury is great, the
houses being splendid palaces. If
the women are gay, they are ex-
tremely digni6ed they are the most
intelligent of their sex in Latin
America, and are the most charm
ing companions in the drawing
room, where the desire to please is
stimulated by the hospitality of
their tempers. Lima streets are
all well paved, but the sidewalks
are narrow, compelling the passen-
ger to often take the driveway to
pass the man he meets. Club life
is an institution of Lima as of
other civilized communities ;%but
the Lima gentleman is fond of his
home.-New England Magazine.
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Bits of Information.
licago handles 1900 trains

Chicago handles 1900 trains
daily.
Blotting-paper is made of cotton
rags boiled with soda.
Tooth powder is an excellent
cleanser for fine filagree jewelry?
During the Crimean War of 1854
and 1856, $4,000 men were slain.
New York city has an area of Al
square miles; Philadelphia, 129t.
Chinese physicians prescribe cats
meat as a remedy for lung diseases.
In the coldest part of Siberia
the ground is frozen to depth of
62O feet.
A little vaseline, rubbed in once
a day, will keep the hands from
chapping?
It costs nine dollars for a five
minutes talk by telephone from
New York to Chicago.
Before the War of Independence
all the colonies, which afterwards
became states, contained slaves.
On the Isthmus of Darien either
sex can do the courting, with the
natural result that almost every
one gets married.
In manufacturing occupations
the average life of soap-boilers is
the highest, and that Of the grind
stone makers the lowest.
OF the whole length of the Suez
Canal, sixty-six miles are cuttings,
fourteen have been made by dredg-
ing throuh the lakes, and eight
miles required no labor.
Children's clothes can be made
uninfamable by adding to the last
rinse water two ounces of pulver-
ICED alum. A prominent English
chemist says that all children's
dresses should be thus treated.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-31

The KEYsroNf IS the sole representative
of the Great Upper Wood River. Sawtooth
and Smoky mining regions, and, located
as it is in the very heart of the most prom
ising mining country OH the face of the
earth, and leaving nothing undone to pre-
sent its readers a complete synopsis OF all
mining news and developments, as well 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, 1892-12-31
A Terrible Weapon.

A terribly destructive rifle has re-
Gently been invented by Herr Won
Mannlicher, and indications strong
ly point to its adoption by the Aus
trian army. It's length, says the
Spokane Chronicle, is forty inches,
and its weight slightly less than
that of an ordinary repeating rifle.
Its bore is the same as that of the
latest Mannlicher pattern adopted
by the Romanian and Italian gov
ernments, 6.5 millimeters in diam
eter.
The weapon is sighted up to
2,70O yards, point blank to 500
with the "culminating point" in the
latter trajectory at five feet from
the ground. The breech action is
inclosed and guided in a cylindri-
cal tube called the breech receiver
of similar diameter to the barrel
in it's outside coverings. The trigger
mechanism is so constructed that
the shot may be fired in the most
rapid succession or at any deeired
intervals.
AS will be seen, therefore, the
mechanism is simplicity itself. The
rifle will discharge about ] 20 rounds
per minute; and, should the mech
anism for automatically operating
the breech bolt get out of order,
the rifle still can be used as an or
binary repeater.
The possibility of a soldier using
up say, two-thirds of the contents
of his cartridge boxes in a single
minute is, Of course, to be seri-
ously considered and, for this
reason, the rifles bid fair to be es-
pecially valuable on ship board, or
where an abundance ofammunition
is close at hand.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-31
Benefits OF Dancing.

The late Sir Thomas Watson,
one of the most accomplished ply
sicians, and certainly the most
eloquent medical lecturer that En-
gland has produced during the pres
ent century-was in the habit Of
advising young ladies' to take Wig
orous exercise after dinner. Balls
and dances was recommended by
this great medical authority as ad-
mirable digestives, and it would
doubtless have afforded him much
satisfaction to read some of the
statistics which have just appeared
in one of our transatlantic contem-
poraries, from which we learn that
q young lady with well-flled pro-
gramme covers no less than eleven
and a half miles at an ordinary
ball. According to this agreeable
calculation, it appears that walz
of average duration takes dancer
over about three quarters of a mile,
while a square dance causes her to
travel about half a mile. Estimating
that she dances twelve waltzes in
the night, it is obvious that she will
have travelled nine miles at the
close. Four square dances at a
half mile apiece will add two miles
to the reckoning, "while," contin-
ues our sly contemporary, "the in
termission strolls and occasional
trips to the dressing-rooms to re-
pair damages and renovate her
complexion will augment the total
distance by another half-mile."
Unfortunately, it is not always
easy for young ladies to find op-
portunities oftaking active exercise
after dinner. To meet this difficult
ty Sir Thomas Watson used to adj
wise them to play billiards whenev-
er it was possible, or to dance vig-
orous dance, such as "Sir Roger de
Coverley," when they were staying
as guests at country house. The
late Lord Eversley, who died in his
ninety-frst year, used to attribute
his longevity to his habits of play
ing billiards for hours together up
on wet days. He calculated that
during an ordinary game players
accomplished not less than two
miles every hour. Among the
young of both sexes there will be
few to dissent from Sir Thomas
Watson's opinion that balls and
dances have a salutary influence up
on the health of those who engage
in them strenuously upon all possi-
BILE occasions.-London Telegraph.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-31
TOBACCO AND. CIGARS
And Smokers Articles.
Give me a trial and will guarantee entire
satisfaction.
Notice of Forfeiture.


To NJ. r. EVANS, his heirs or legal repre-
sentatives:-
You are hereby notified that we have ex-
pended two hundred (2OO) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the ShNtty
Cup East and Shutty Cup West
lodes, situated on Trail creek, in Warm
Springs Greek mining district. Alturas
ises under the provisions of Section 1924
Revised Statutes Of the United States, be-
ing the amount required to hold the same
for the year ending December 81. 1891; that
the proportion Of said expenditure due
from you, M. r. Evans, is $33 33l5, lawful
money of the United States, and if within
ninety days after the publication of this
notice.you fail to contribute your proper
ton ,9f fsuchsexpenditure as co-owner, your
interest in said claims will become the
property of the subscribers under, said Sec
tiOn 1924. l.. J. BARNARD.
s. J. FRIEDMAN.
HALEY, Idaho, Jan. IA, 1892.
FIRST publication, Jan. 80, 1892.
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SATURDAY. DECEMBER 81, 1892.

hilarating as sleep. Thank God
for sleep, I say. It is one of the
sweetest boons ever vouchsafed to
man. It has done much for me,
and I wish it might do as much for
thousands of business men whom
[ constantly meet.-Dr. Talmage
in Ladies Home Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-31
A Novel Idea.

An instructive and pathetic Gus
tom still prevails in Munich. Every
destitute child found begging in the
streets is arrested and carried to q
charitablein institution. On his arrival
he is photographed, dirt, rags and
all. After being maintained and
educated, when he quits the insti-
tuition to begin life the before mem
toned photo is given him, and he
is required to make . solemn de-
claration that he will keep it as .
reminder of tho wretched state
from which he was saved ard the
kindness shown. The charity has
received many gifts from its re-
claimed waifs.
An exchange tells . story Of .
tramp who rang 3 doctors door
bell and asked the trim, pretty
woman who opened the door if she
would kindly ask tho doctor if be
had ! pair Of old tKousers he was
willing to give away. T am the
doctor, /" replied The plump and
pleasing young woman and the
tramp fainted. !.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

This section was visited by another good rain on Monday night. If the clerk of the weather will only keep up his present lick in the way of rains, our cat tie and sheep growers will soon be wear ing grin from ear to ear. This spring has been remarkable in two respects it has been uncommonly cold and the rains have commenced much earlier than usual. We have heard it asserted time and again, by that often quoted individual ''the oldest settler," that it was never known to rain in May. But the elements, as if to convince him he did not know It all, have given us two rains during the past month. We hope it may continue to rain until the middle of August.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

medica of the travelling public. It de- prives vitiated, brackish water of its hurtful properties and execrable flavor, counteracts the pernicious effects upon the stomach of bad or indigestible food, remedies cramps, heartburn and wind upon the stomach. It is fine defense against malarial disorders. nullifies the effects of excessive heat, cold and damp, relieves sick-headaches, and is an in- comparable cure for costiveness and biliousness. The fatigue of travel often tells most disastrously upon invalids and convalescents, occasionally to such an extent as to ieopardize life. Persons in feeble health, apprehensive of bad effects from travel, will, if provided with the Bitters, be far less likely to have their fears realized.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
Don't Fake Our Word.

But call your druggist to one side and ask him privately which of all the rem edies advertised to cure Rheumatism he would recommend. If heis posted, and conscientious, he will tell you that Drummond's Lightning Remedy is the only one that offers reward of $500 for case it will not cure and for ordinary eases the money is returned when one bottle does not cure. With sensible peo- pie this is the strongest recommends ton. Price $5 per bottle. Sent to any address prepaid on receipt of price. Drummond Medicine Co.,, 48-50 Maiden Lane, New York. Agents wanted.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
SNOWFLAKE, May 23, 1892


 EDITOR HERALD-On the Hath instant our quiet little town was somewhat startled by the announcement that Faith CT Kartchner was dead. The deceased was we'll advanced in years, but has been blind for some time, and subject to occasional fits. He formerly lived in Southern Utah, where he followed the vocation of blacksmith. Father Kartch- ner was we'll and favorably known, wherever he has lived, and leaves wife and numerous children to mourn his loss. The funeral took place on the 18th at i p. m. SUBSCRIBER.
 THE HERALD would be pleased if Sub scriber would furnish it with weekly batch of items from that end of the coun- ty. Try it, friend Subscriber.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
The World Enriched

The facilities of the present day for the production of everything that will con- duce to the material welfare and comfort of mankind are almost unlimited and when Syrup of Figs was first produced the world was enriched with the only perfect laxative known, as it is the only remedy which is truly pleasing and re- freshing to the taste and prompt and efectual to cleanse the system gently in the Spring time or, in fact, st any time and the better it is known the more pop u1ar 1t becomes.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

'.The unterrifed" of St. Johns held a meeting at their club rooms on Saturday night last. The house was crowded and the audience listened to speeches from MT. Estes and Prof. Brown, in which they showed the iniquities of a high pro- tective tariff in a most convincing man. ner. There will be another meeting next Saturday evening at eight o'clock, at which time District Attorney Bunch, Hon. A. F. Banta and Alfred Ruiz, Esq, will address the Democrats of St. Johns. MT. Ruiz will address the Mexican DOT ton of our population in the Spanish language. The public are respectfully invited.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
The Lovers Lament.

 Your face is like a dropping flower,
 Sweetheart! I see you failing, hour by hour,
 Sweetheart! Your rounded outlines waste away, In vain weep, in vain pray, What power Deaths cruel hand can stay !
 Sweetheart! Sweetheart Why, nothing but Dr. Pierce's Favor ite Prescription. It imparts strength to the failing system, cures organic trou- bles, and for debilitated and feeble women generally, is unequalled. It dis pels melancholy and nervousness, and builds up both flesh and strength. Guar anteed to give satisfaction in every case, or money paid for it refunded.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

There were about ,00O head of steers shipped from Holbrook on the 1st to Montana, part of the purchase of Mir. Boice. Another shipment, of a like number, is to be made on the 20th, which will make up the number Mir, Boice purchased from this end of the county. The Aztec Cattle Company sold him 5000 head, which are also to be shipped from Holbrook during the present month
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

It Itappears that there have been some false and injurious rumors started in this county in regard tofhe origin of the late trouble in Gallup between Gregory Page and D. J. Porter, In order to stop these rumors, and set the matter forever at rest, they sent the following to the HERALD, with request for it's publica- ton. Messrs. Page and Porter appear to have agreed to drop the matter and live on friendly terms. and we think it is as little as the public could do, to fol- low their example, since they can poss;- ply have no interest in it.
 GALLUP, N. M., May 24, 1892 To THE PUBLIC.-Referring to our re- cent trouble in Gallup, we take this method of informing all concerned that the difficulty originated entirely over business matters, all reports to the con- trary notwithstanding.
 GREGORY PAGE.
 D. j. PORTER
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
FREE 10 THE AFFLlGTED.

All who are suffering from the effects of Youthful Errors, Loss of Manhood, Failing Powers, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure. Syphilis and many troubles which are the effects of these terrible disorders will receive, FREE OF CHARGE, full directions how to treat and cure themselves at home by writing to the California Medical and Surgical Infirm
 ary, 10299 Market street, San Francisco California. fell 1y
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

The following item is going the loTnds of our exchanges: ". B. Slaughter, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, writing to Wm. Courtenay, of Miles City, says he has started with drive of ten thousand cattle which he will locate on the Milk river. He expects to arrive at the Yel- lowstone, near Miles City, July 15, and cross his cattle to the northern range.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

@S5 1O S25O month can be made working for us. Persons preferred who can furnish horse and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments may be proftably employed also. A few vacancles in towns and cities. B. F. JOHNSON Gs CO.,, 26th and Main St., Richmond, Va.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

From a private letter we learn that Ed. Wright, deputy sheriff at Holbrook, left for parts unknown, and about the same time a married lady took her de- parture for the east. Both, probably, intend taking in the Worlds Fair before their return.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
G. D. GREER, NJ. H. THOMPSON, JESSE I. PITTS.

Hester had rather hard name, and was represented as being a bad man. We were unable to learn the origin of the difficulty. Cosper is said to be a quiet, peaceable, law-abiding citizen. Any one knowing of the whereabouts of any of the relatives of the deceased will confer a favor by sending their address to either of the above jurors, at Luna, New Mexico.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

Joseph Crosby, formerly a resident of this place, came in on the blackboard the latter part of last week from Utah. MT. Crosby is hunting sheep. We are in- formed he wants to purchase 50,00O head and ranches to run them on. Says, however, that our sheep men hold them too high.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

We had splendid rain last Thursday afternoon. There was about half an inch fell during the time and it was not a down-pour, but good steady rain and almost all went into the ground. Two or three more such rains will insure ear ly and good feed.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
LAND NOTICES.
7OTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT PRESCOTT, ARIZONA
 May G. 1892. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice Of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge of Apache county, Arizona Territory, at St. Johns, AriZ., on Saturday, June 18th, 1892, cation No. 3s6 for the south half of the north east quarter and east half of southeast quarter Section 34 Towns hip II north, Range 2S east. continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz:
 Jose Jesus Sanchez, Francisco Sais, W Ten ney Joseph NJ Richey all of St. Johns Apache county, Arizona.
 J. c. MARTIN,
 Register.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

Good beef, just at present, is not to be had in this section, for Glove, money or marbles" Two or three more good showers, however, will change this sad state of affairs.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

Wagons loaded with wool are to be seen on our streets almost every day, on their way to Holbrook or Navajo, where it is to be shipped to Albuquerque or Colorado.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
GREGORY PAGE. D. J. PORTER.
H-A-w

Sam Hester was killed on Sunday, the 22d ult., in Luna Valley, New Mexico, by J. H. T. Cosper. A coroner's jury was at once summoned, who returned the following verdict:
 1t an inquest held at Luna on the 22d day of May, 1892, before the undersign- ed jurors, upon the body of Samuel M Hester, then and there lying dead; the jurors on their oaths do say, from the evidence presented, that We find the de- ceased, Samuel NJ. Hester, came to his death on the 22d day of May, 1892, at Luna, in front of J. H. T. Cosper's resi- dence from a gunshot wound through the heart, fired by J. H. T. Cosper. We further find that the said J. H. T. Cos per did the shooting in self-defense. In testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

Don Solomon Earth and wife came in from Jaralosa, week or ten days ago and have been spending a pleasan time visiting their friends in St. Johns.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

The EsquidIlla pool wagon was camp ed Saturday and Sunday just east of St. Johns. They were short-handed and their horses were about worked down.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

Wm. Phelps was down from Springer vile last Saturday on business before the Probate Court in relation to the settle ment of his fathers estate.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

Across the Deep, to the Far West, On steamboats, cars and stage coaches, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is carried as the most important item in the materia
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02

Crabtree and Perry and Jim Blaine started on the trail last Saturday for Wyoming with about 800 head of beef steers.