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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
4 WONDERFUL FOREST.
Trees Which Have Been Trans
formed Into Beautiful Stone.

From the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad it is not hard to reach one
of the greatest natural curiosities-
the petrifed forest of Arizona.
Much of the nearest point is the
little station of Billings, but there
are the scantiest accommodations
for the traveller. Only mile south
of the track, at that point one may
see a low, dark ridge marked by a
single cottonwood tree. Walking
thither lover valley so alive with
jack-rabbits that there is some ex-
cuse for the cowboy declaration
that "you can walk clear across on
their backs ~ one soon reaches the
northern edge Of the forest which
covers hundreds of square miles.
Unless you are more hardened to
wonderful sights than l am, you
will almost fancy yourself in some
enchanted spot. You seem to stand
on the glass of q gigantic kaleido-
scope, over whose sparkling surface
the sun breaks in infinite rainbows.
You are ankle-deep in such chips
as I'll warrant you never saw from
any other woodpile. What do you
think of chips from trees that are
red moss agate and amethyst and
smoky topaz and agate Of every hue2
Such are the marvellous splinters
that cover the ground for miles
here around the huge PROSTATE
trunks-some of them five feet
through-from which Times patient
ak has hewn them. I broke speci-
men from the heart of a tree there,
years ago, which had around the
stone pith remarkable array of
large and exquisite crystals, for on
one side of the specimen-which is
not so large as my hand-is beau
tiful mass of crystals of royal pur-
pie amethyst, and on the other an
equally beautiful array of smoky
topaz crystals. One can get also
magnificent cross-sections of a
whole trunk, so thin as to be port
able, and showing every vein and
"year-ring," and even the bark.
There is not a chip in all those miles
which is not worthy place, just as
it is, in the proudest cabinet, and,
when polished, / know no other
rock so splendid. 1t is one of the
hardest stones in the world and
takes and keeps an Incompatible
polish. Nicholas.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
All Three Words There.

Mrs. III. is 8 young married lady
and an Episcopalian. Her husband
is not member of any church, but,
as all good husbands should, he
frequently attends church with his
wife. His first attempt, however, to
conform to the Episcopalian form
Of service was so notifying that he
was almost tempted to forswear
church-going altogether.
It was Easter Sunday and his wife
had tried to coach him beforehand,
naturally wishing him to take part
in the service.
Remember now, my dear" she
said, "that the rector will come for
ward and say, The Lord is risen,
and you will respond with, He is,
indeed You will remember that
now, won't your"
swell. I guess l can remember
three words. replied Mr.. H., little
testify.
An hour later they were at the
church. The rector came forward
at the proper time, in the beginning
Of the service, and said solemnly :
"The Lord is risen"
Promptly and distinctly came the
response of Mr.. H.:
us he, indeed PIP Philadelphia
Record.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
A Belligorent Race.

During the seventy years ofChile's
independence, which was won after
a long war with Spain, the Chileans
have fought each other in their civil
wars; they have fought the Arau-
canians many times; they have
fought the Peruvians and fought for
them; they have fought the Boliv-
ians, and, in fact, they have always
been fighting or ready to fight.
Their ancestors began fighting soon
after arriving in Chile, and genera
ton after generation kept up the
fight with the aboriginal race Of the
country. The Chileans, or Chilenos,
or some of them, anyhow, would
now like to have fight with the
United States, as they have felt that
things were dull ever since the end
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
Indians Doomed.

Chief Lot of the Lower Spokanes
gives the following causes of the de-
cline of his race: Our people are ac-
customed to diet of fish, game and
herbs, with plenty of exercise, and
the change to our present diet has
been detrimental to the health OF
our young men. The majority are
now attacked with pulmonary con-
sumption and the race is gradually
dying out. l believe that if schools
were established in our country
where physiological and sanitary
laws could be taught, an immense
improvement in. the physical con-
dition of the Indians would result.
The young men have attended the
Chemewa school, but the change
from the mountainous to the low
land has been fatal to them. We
want schools in our own territory,
and both the loyalty and the health
of the Indians would be increased.
at is sad," continued the chief,
speaking inpressively and empha-
sizing his words with emphatic jest
ures, "to look upon the apparently
men standing around me,
and then to think of my people de-
in health and strength and
dying prematurely. I account for
this by the fact that these men are
educated, and their knowledge Of
and sanitary laws en-
ables them to prolong life, while
illness of our people means death.
The Indians who choose agricultu.
raj pursuits as a mode of living are
doing we'll, and will improve when
they understand it thoroughly. |
am a farmer, as are the majority OF
my tribe. The farmers physical
condition is very good. The appli-
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
Paper Hanging and Other Work
Done to Order.
NOTICE
Of Application for q Permit to Cut
Timber Upon the Public Mineral
Lands-.- -.-UnsurVeVed.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will, in compliance with the Act
ofCongress approved March 3, 1891. apply
to the Honorable Secretary of the Interior
OF the United States for a permit TO cut
timber upon tract of public mineral land
situated about six miles, in a westerly
course, from the town Of Ketchum. Alturas
county, Idaho, 4 miles from sawm:li: on
the left-hand fork of what is known as Dry
gulch, commencing at a stake marked No:
! at a point about 80 rods from mouth OF
said Dry gulch, in westerly course from
stake; thence in southwesterly course
s52 rods to a stake marked No. 2; thence
In course about 20 degrees south OF east
ery course 200 rods to summit of noun
tain to stake marked s. E.; thence east OF
north about 90 degrees, distance OF 252
rods; thence 20 degrees north Of west to
point OF commencement, distance OF Zo3
rods. Also, to cut timber on creek about
t@o miles from sawmill, in a westerly
course. estimated amount of timber to be
about 900 600 feet, and no more.
A. ADAMS.
hetchum, August I. 1891.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
Fine Penmanship.

There are many bad habits against
which young men entering business
life are warned, but there is one
that has never been mentioned, but
which keeps men down almost as
much as liquor. refer to the habit
of writing a good hand. School
teachers and parents both think
they are doing their duty In teach
ing boys to become fine penmen,
but as matter of fact they are often
running their chances for life. If q
good penman occupies clerical
position the chances are very great
that he will never rise any higher.
Merchants like to see their books
neatly kept, and if man satisfies
them in this respect, are very re-
luctant to remove him. With bad
penman the case is different. They
would be glad to have better one in
his place, and when an opening for
promotion occurs the poor writer
will, in most instances, he chosen
to fill the place. My advice to a
young man would be this: As~soon
as you have established your posi-
ton in a firm, begin to deteriorate in
your penmanship and make your
self useful in other ways. If you do
you will probably be advanced, but
;f von are 40 foolish as to write q
copper-plate hand, make up your
mind to stick to your books forever.
Never write better hand than you
absolutely have to.-Exchange.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
No Passes On That Road.

"Archbishop Ryan was dining
with George w. Childs the other
day, 2 remarked q Philadelphia gen
tleman, and the usual Philadelphia
dinner party was present-Wayne
MacVeagh and the rest. There is a
certain dining set in Philadelphia,
four-fifths of whom form almost
every private dinner of prominence.
You give me the name of the din
ner giver and the number of guests
and Ill call the turn on who was
present.
"Well, of course, MacVeagh was
present at this dinner, and the ex-
Attorney-Gener sat next to the
Archbishop. During the evening
the subject of railway passes was
brought up, very naturally, when
the Archbishop said that he had
never travelled on a railroad pass in
all his life, and had never been
offered one. Of course this singular
statemant attracted the attention of
Col. Mcclure, Clayton McMichael,
Wayne Mac Veagh and the rest, and
caused a general smile of wonder
ment.
"'Why. my dear Archbishop. said
MacVeagh, you have missed one
of the real pleasures Of life, as she
is known in Philadelphia
"'The sensation of travelling on
a pass would certainly be new to
me- said his grace.
"T'll have to see George w. Boyd
of the Pennsylvania road about
this, said MacVeagh, 'and use my
influence toward having this over
sight corrected
"Really,' replied the Archbishp,
Il
"Oh, that's all right, interrupt
ed MacVeagh. You can use your
influence to get me pass over the
road you are supposed to control
in a measure
"Ah, my dear sir, retorted his
reverence with mock lugubrious
look, Il have no control over OF
influence with the managers of any
road you are likely to travel. -
New York Herald.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02

The KErsruFE is the sole representative
OF the Great Upper Wood River. Sawtooth
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earth, aud leaving nothing undone to pre-
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matters of local importance in and about
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craft and position. Subscribe for it, READ
it. and let your friends read it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
FRANkLln's BOOKS.
How the Philosopher Loved the Vol
umes He Collected.

It may interest you to know what
BENJAMIN Franklin thought of
books. We cannot all of US, or any
of us perhaps, become the remark
able man that he was but there is
some profit to both young and old
in knowing what so great man
great in q large variety of ways
relished when he first began to read.
He tells us in his autobiography
that from his earliest years he had
been rassionately fond of reading,
and had spent all the money he
could procure for books. The par
ticular books he read cannot all of
them be had now, nor is it necessary
that they should be, though Bun
yam and Plutarch are still in date.
But l will let Franklin tell his own
experience. He says:
"My first acquisition was Bun
yan's collection in small separate
volumes. These l afterward sold
to buy historical collection of r.
Burton, which consisted of small
cheap volumes, amounting in all to
about forty or fifty. My fathers
little library was principally made
up of practical and polemical the
ology. l read the greatest part of
them. / have since often regretted
that at time when I had so great
thirst for knowledge more eligible
books had not fallen into my hands.
There was also among my fathers
books "Plutarch's Lives" in which
l read continually, and l still re-
gard as advantageously employed
the time devoted to them. | found,
besides, a work of DeFoes, entitled
"An Essay on Projects" from
which, perhaps, l have derived i'm
pressions that have since influenced
some of the principal events of my
life."
Franklin was kept from his ar
dent inclination to go to sea by his
love of books, and when he was ap-
prenticed to learn the printers trade
he had his fill of them. He used
to sit up nearly all night sometimes
to finish reading an interesting
book, so that he might return it the
next day and secure another more
easily. 1t is curious that Franklin
should have read one Of De Foes
minor works and not have read,
when a boy, "Robin Crusoe." But
he was more mature reader than
most boys of his age are. He read
Addison's "Spectator" before he
was 16, and when he was 16 he read
a book on vegetarianism, which
gave rules for practising it. AS his
brother was paying his board at
that time, he thought he would try
to board himself in the vegetarian
way and economic. He therefore
asked his brother to allow him all
his board money on condition that
he would board himself.
This offer was accepted at once,
and so by adopting a diet of rice,
hasty pudding and potatoes Frank
lin saved half of the sum allotted
him, which went into fund for the
purchase of books. There are a
good many more incidents in
Franklin's early career that are in
teresting to both boys and grown
persons, but I will not stop to write
about them here.-P. T. Barnum
in Harper's Young People.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02

ing of the last civil war and the
downfall of Balmaceda. They are
able to boast that they put $4,000
fighting men in the field in the last
war with Peru, and that they made
the Peruvians suffer, even though
the Peruvian army was bigger than
the Chilean.-N. Y. Recorder.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho,
No Rlll

LlHu Uf1Ce at Haley, IHdIlO,
May 5, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
10. lion to make final proof in support OF ms
eelaln; and that said proof will be made be-
iore M the Register and Receiver at Haley
idaho, on June Is, 1891, viz: Abilah
h,1uams, for the SW "a Sec. IL and w a NV
Sec IA. TIP. ~, r. II E.
he names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
.al'iyation of, said land, viz: II. NJ. Stew
' ufI' John Monks, Frank Mats. of ketch-
IIai Iini Idaho; Louis Bourgeois. Of HALEY,
w. T. RILEY, Register.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02

Taking the latest official enumer-
atoms, the twelve leading cities
stand in this order: London. Paris,
New York, Canton, Berlin, Vienna,
Toxic, Chicago, Philadelphia, St Pc
tersburg, Constantinople, Calcutta.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02

ances for catching salmon in the
Columbia are so effective that We
seldom see any in the Spokane river,
and fishing has nearly died out. -
Portland Oregonian.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02

There is Z law which prohibits
the pasting Of an advertisement on
the United States flag.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02
WHY .
Royal Baking Powder is Best.

"The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure,
for / have so found in many tests made both tor
that company and the United States Government
~ viii 90 still further the facilities that company
and for other reasons depenoent
and the method OF its Pfepauoo
ssthe Royal Baking Powder IS undoubt-
edly the Purest and most reliable
baking powder offered to the public.
"FIENRY A. MOTT, PHI q.
Lat
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-02

PERSONS with tender feet will be
interested in a new in-sole for boots
and shoes. It is made of hollow
india-rubber, inflated with air or gas
under pressure, the external pro-
tective covering being canvass, silk
or other similar material. inserted
in the shoe it relieves the pressure
Of tho leather against all tender
parts Of the foot.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
MILITIA APPROPRIATIONS.
items Which Adjt.-GeH' Dyer Desires
the General Assembly to Authorize.

Adjt. Gen. Dyer has sent the following
communication to Representative Hiram
Kendall, chairman of the committee on
militia:
81 have the honor to forward herewith
three resolutions which l respectfully ask
may be presented to the House and re-
ferred TO the proper committees.
THE resolution appropriating the sum
of 1900 is to provide the Naval Reserve
Torpedo Company of Bristol, now attached
TO the Rhode Island militia, with suit
able uniform similar to that worn by the
Massachusetts Naval Battalion and esti-
mated to cost S25 per man This company
Is one which the State has every reason
to be proud of, and is at the present time
provided only with the white duck work
ing suits suitable only for summer wear.
''To uniform the fifty-four men, exclu-
sive of overcoats, will cost, / estimate, the
sum of $3.50. The balance, 81 $50. de-
sire to apply to the unforming of the
company of naval militia to be located at
Newport with the same white suits as the
Bristol company now has, and the same
cloth uniforms asked for in this resolu-
ton. The company in Newport is not yet
organized, waiting only for the favorable
action upon the part of the General Assem-
bly, TO make ii an accomplished fact.
THE resolution asking for 1910 il to
complete the uniforming of Capt. Ely's
machine gun battery, which can not be
done out of the uniform appropr iation
passed two years ago, as that appropria-
tion is practically exhausted.
THE third resolution is in the nature of
an urgent deficiency bill without which
do not see how the militia can get along
through the present year. 1t is
TO cover the sum of SS15, balance
of armory rents of 1891, of g, 900
amount of armorers' pay for 1891,
and y, 900 the amount of last years unpaid
bills none of which could be paid out of
the appropriation made in 1891 as that was
exhausted directly after camp and these
bills have had TO wait until the present
appropriation was passed and were then
paid from 1t so that we actually begin this
year rs we have every other with u def
cheney staring us in the face, and which
has reached such proportions that this
Office feels that IL can no longer explain
and excuse the delay To persons who per-
form work for the State and furnish sup
plies for the State and expect TO he paid.
The items of the last amount quoted,
$1,000 taken from the adiutant generals
report of 1891, are as follows: Subscrip-
tions military iournalsl. 500; inspection
expenses Or. l. NJ, 500; express wagon
at camp, $50; naval reserve (supplies),
s354,63; supplies, 1913; rations and forage
at camp, Sl,2'3; express, quartermaster's
department, s95.57; additional clerical
work. sl00.g6; total. S2,OOs.66
! shall be glad personally to explain any
of these matters IL your committee desires
me To do SO. The urgency of the passage
of all of them is very great.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
The storm In This City.

The storm commenced early yesterday
morning with a few fieecy flakes of snow,
but soon changed into a bowling north
easter" as the day progressed. At night
the big flakes were settling down over the
landscape in monotonous succession, and
in some places buried the familiar land
marks beneath the white blanket On
the railroads, however, the storm had but
little effect. the trains being but slightly
delayed, but the telegraph wires and the
telephones suffered.
The Union Railroad Company ran its
electric cars on the Pawtuxet line on time
yesterday and last highland at noon to-
day they had made all the trips on time
and without difficulty. Supt. Potter was
much pleased with the manner in which
they worked in the storm. The electric
snow plows were run all night, and this
forenoon at intervals and worked well.
They consist of a car large enough TO carry
the wefkmeH with serapefs which throw
the snow on both sides and can run
through heavy drifts with perfect ease.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
SWIFT, ARMOUR, MORRIS
Combine With the Great Chicago
Stock Yards Company
TO CONTROL DRESSED MEAT.
The Engagement Ratified mt N Stock
holders Meeting in Jersey City Yester-
day-A Corporation with "a Big Busi-
ness and an Amazingly Long Name.

CHICAGO, March 2.-1he Chicago juno
tion Railways and the Union Stock Yards
Company of New Jersey, which is the full
name of the big Union Stock Yards Com
pany of Chicago, held special stock
holders meeting in the Fuller building,
Jersey City, yesterday. The Chicago
company is organized under New Jersey
laws. and is obliged to hold its meeting in
that state. President Fred II. Winston,
ex-minister To Paris, came on from Chi
cago TO preside.
The meeting was called for the purpose
OF approving OF the recent action OF the
directors in entering into an important
contract with Messrs. Senft, Armour *
Morris, the monarchs of the dressed meat
trade. These three men control about
one-half the stock yards business i'm Chi
cago. The agreement which the company
has made with them provid, IS that for ff
teen years from July /, 1891, the onree
cattle kings are TO give all their business
OF slaughtering. packing, canning and
handling at Chicago, or within 200 miles
of Chicago, TO the Union Stock Yards
Transit Company, which is subordinate
company TO the main corporation.
After the ratification of the contract the
stock meeting adjourned. subsequently a
directors meeting was held at the New
York Office of the company in Aldrich
court. Among others present were j. y.
Adams of Boston, j. Phelps aud j. III.
Prince of Boston, some minor details in
the way of carrying out the new combina-
tion were arranged for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
BEN BUTLER AND JEFFERSON DAVIS.
To Save Him Discomfort the General
Would Have Hanged Mr.. Davis.


In Ben Buffers book we come at last to
the days Immediately preceding the war,
to the stormy Democratic Conventions, in
one OF which Mr.. Butler voted for Jeffer-
son Davis, then unsupported OF his com
ing conduct. Gen. Butler took tea with
Davis just before the break. He tells this
OF the interview:
" | asked him how he could Justify him.
self in joining the South in breach OF his
oath ofallegiance TO the United States. He
answered: My first oath of allegiance is
TO the State OF Mississippi, and my al
legience 10 the state OF Mississippi over
rides any allegiance 20 the United States
"Then,' / said, I suppose IL Missis-
sippi votes to go out OF the Union, you 90
with her?'
90 Yes, must 20 with my State
"The interview was "a serious and sal
one. lie said to me: 'Will you go with
us?'
"'No; shall so with my state because
OF my allegiance TO the United States
"'ls Il possible, them said he, with
some tremor in his voice, that we shall
meet hereafter as enemiesP
"'That depends upon yourself; il would
be 10 my great regret
1--WE snook hands and parted, and
never afterward saw him, which was
piece OF good fortune TO him; for if we
had met while | was in command OF thc
United States army, he would have been
saved great deal OF the discomfort which
he suffered by being confined in prison."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
Cotton Market.
Or-oTFu ny u NrrnrN
Chicago Grain Notes.
oroIaD ~ A. p. "

LONDON AND LlyERPooL--Wh heat mark
cts quiet and Unchanged.
CUTC AGO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
American Mechanics.

Lincoln Council No. IA, Order of United
American Mechanics, was instituted on
Smiths Hill last night. The following
officers were installed by State Councillor
vice-councillor, G.. A. Ward; senior ex-
councillor. C. +. Slocum; junior ex-coun-
cillor, Ralph Mayor; recording secretary,
Arthur ID Mowry; financial secretary,
William L. Winters; treasurer, Samuel
Clidden: inductor Chester Whithams; ex-
aminer, John ID. Wilcox; inside protector,
w. +. Hopkins; outside protector, Charles
Mclaughlin; trustees for six months,
Charles II. Holt for twelve moths, &. f..
Slocum: for eighteen months, Albert Pratt.