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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-04-23
A Curious Paradox.

Which is the heavier, a pound Of
feathers or pound Of lead? This
was a favorite question with School
committeeman" of the olden time.
and the first rash answer used al
most always to be "a pound Of
leadv" Then from the older pupils
would come the reply, "Both alike"
If this question were asked to-day,
our. .old-time querist might receive
decided surprise. For the Mound
Of feathers could easily be proved
TO be the heavier. A simple expert
ment is all the evidence needed.
With any accurate scales weigh
out pound of lead, using any or
dinary shot for convenience. Pour
the shot into one of the pans of
balance.
For the feathers a light muslin
bag will be needed, and care must
be taken that feathers and bag to-
gether do not weigh more than a
pound. When the bag of feathers is
put into the other pan of the balance
the beam will, after a fow oscilla-.
tions, come to rest exactly level.
So far the verdict, "Both alike"
seems to be proved. But place the
balance Upon the receiver OF an air
pump, with lead and feathers undis-
turbed., Cover the whole with the
glass bell jar and exhaust the air.
Slowly the feathers sink and the
lead "kicks the BEAM" The pound
of feathers is heavier, than the
pound of leadI
The truth is that what we called
a"pound" was not suchin fact. For
the atmosphere buoys everything
within it in proportion to the bulk
of the object, and the feathers, being
of greater bulk than the lead are
supported by the air to a consider
ably greater extent than the lead.
Removed from this supporting me-
|dium, their true weight is made
evident.
Charles Reade propounds sim
liar question. In one of his novels
Ia Jewish trader is made to ask:
(which is the heavier, pound of
feathers or a pound gold?" After
awhile he explains, to the satisfac-
ton of his audience of miners, that
the feathers are the heavier T
Gold, he says, is weighed by troy
weight, while feathers are weighed
by avoirdupois; and as the twelve
ounces in pound of troy contain
but $3.50 grains, while the avoirdu-
pois pound contains 1000 grains,
the pound of feathers is, of course,
/ ,24O grains heavier than the pound
of gold!
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-04-23

The KEYSTONE 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 prons-
lslng mining country OIL the face Of the
earth, and leaving nothing undone to pres
sent Its readers complete synopsis OF all
mining news and developments, aswell a.,
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. E
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-04-23
STORIES OF THE DIAMOND MINES.
A Lucky Zulu who Got @76, 900 for
Restoring q Lost Gem.

Working by electric light In the
desert of Africa, with power fur
nished by coal costing $50 a ton
was the novel subject discussed yes
terday at the Leland by George D
Longstreet, an English mining en-.
gineer. During = long residence in
South Africa, Mr.. Longstreet trav.
eled as far into the interior as Liv.
ingstone did, visited a number ol
places which have never been seen
by q dozen white men, and in many
regions found that he was the first
white man the natives had seen.
"The control of the diamond
mines by the Rothschilds," said MIR.
Longstreet, "is entirely due to the
over-capitalization of the original
companies. Some of them were
capitalized as high as $25, ,0OO, 900.
They are now limiting the produc-
ton of gems to the demand. Dia-
monds will never go down inIprice,
and the days Of romance inISouth
Africa diamond mining ase past
forever. In early days ths mines
were divided into little allotments
of thirty feet square, and each of
these was sold to a corporation for
$5OO,OO0-a neat sum for little
land scarcely large enough to put
q cabin on. / have seen working
for one company and in one mine
as many as 10000 naked Zulus,
whose work, oddly enough, was
carried on with electric light within
year after it was invented. In
those days our chief difficulty was
to prevent the thefts Of the work
men. We had an overseer for every
five men, and yet the beggars man
aged to steal large numbers of dia-
monds. These Zulus are born
thieves. All the tales of Rider Hag-
gard, whom / knew in South Africa,
I have heard often from the lips of
the Zulus.
"The mines are four in number,
the Kimberley mine proper being
one of them. 1t is 700 feet deep, and
the 10000 men at work in it look
like mere pigmies. 1t was origin
ally all one hill, formed by some
gigantic volcanic action from be-
low. Long before the chimney was
dug, few diamonds were washed
from this hill into the streams,
where they were discovered. At
Kimberly the diamonds were imbed-
ded in a strange, hard mud, which
had to be blasted with dynamite
before it could be brought up. 1t
had to remain year before the pre-
cious stones could be secured. We
could not use crushing machines,
for they would crush the diamonds.
"The most beautiful diamond by
far that l have ever seen was the
one found at Kimberley by little
American named Porter Rhodes. I
paid f5 just to look at it. The
sight was liberal education for
a diamond expert. He afterward
sold it to the Countess of Dudley
for $5OO,OOO. It was lost once be-
fore it left Africa, and Rhodes pre-
sented the Zulu who returned it
with a reward of $75, 5,000.-Chicago
Tribune.
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They Can't Quit It.

"Why do you work so hard when
you already have more money than
you can spend?" a Brooklyn mill
ionaire was asked the other day.
Habit, Isuppose," said the mill
ionaire as frankly as he had been
questioned. Then he leaned back in
his chair and thought. Finally he
repeated with the air of man who
had looked over the ground and had
come to conclusion: eyes, it is
nothing but habit, but l can't break
off paoney-making now. Primarily,
we all set out to make money for
two reasons. Firstly, we want to
secure existence. Secondly, we de-
sire to secure pleasures and luxu-
ries. But while working for these
purposes men become acquainted
with great projects, and problems
and schemes, and industries, and if
they are earnest men, who have
more than selfish interest in the
business world about them they
soon become absorbed in those
things. l don't think so meanly of
our rich men as to imagine that they
cling to their business on account
Of the money it brings them after
they have already acquired more
money. than they can spend.
"But there is a pleasure and excite
ment in holding the rudder of a
great enterprise and sending it
boldly ahead through all kinds Of
weather. Does the old sailor love
the sea because of the dollars he ex-
poets to make? Not he. He loves
it because his life work has been
identified with it. My work has be-
come my pleasure now, and I could
not bear to leave it long. This is
like a big machine here, and it is q
great and constant pleasure to see
how smoothly it runs, and to put
my hand down and adjust it when
necessary Brooklyn Eagle.
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ten seconds, then asked

nearly ten seconds, then asked
blankly: "Beg pardon, were you
speaking to me?" Still another,
when handed the ring, instead OF
passing it along, began nervously
to putt on his own finger, and was
only aroused by sharp little pinch.
But most of the small contretemps
incident to a wedding can beasuc-
cessfully hidden from the kHowl-
edge Of the guests, and it is not
until the bridegroom is let loose at
the wedding reception that the
bride really begins to get fidsety for
fear "he will do something dread
full" fear which is often realized.
New York News. aa 5sfls "a
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-04-23
VINO WERE THE -HEsslAns 2"
Some Light on the Subject From
the Pages of History.

~ASSSAe~~ASS
used in this country. was first in
tended to signify a mean-spiritet
man, who for money hires himsel
to do the diIty work of another ane
his fighting. The word with these
meanings was never recognized unit
after the defeat of Burgoyne, ane
the peculiar infamy which attached
to it is derived from the supposed
voluntary employment of the Hes
sian soldiery by Great Britain
against the Americans.
That there was no such voluntary
employment is historically true
and the reproaeh which has been
so long connected with the word
Hessian in this country is as unde.
served as it is unfounded, for the
Hessian soldiers had no more op.
ton in their employment to fight
against US than had our negroes to
work our rice and cotton fields be.
fore the war. AS men they were
honest, industrious and peculiarly
domestic, and would have given
half they were worth of years OF
labor to have remained in tbefr
fatherland.
To England alone belongsthe dis
grace and infamy enticipe the rulers
of these men by larse subsidies to
compel their subjects to fight her
wars.
The facts are these: s
On February 16, 1776, Lord Wey-
mouth laid before the House of
Lords treaty with the Prince He's
se-Darmstadt, dated January 5,
1776; second, a treaty between
George III and the Duke of Bruins
wick, dated January 8, 1875, and
third, a treaty with the Landgrave.
of Hesse- Cassel, dated January Is,
1776, for the line of troops to the
number of II 800. After arguments
pro and con, and after much oppo-
sition, the treaties were ratified.
Brunswick furnished 4,0S4 men, for
an annual subsidy of Els, 5,519; Hes
se-Cassel, 1000 men, for 9l0,281 /;
ssc-Darmstadt, 6SS, for SO, 900; !;
Prince of Waldeck, go men on
about the same terms. The King
of England further agreed to guar
antee the Dominions Of these vari-
Gus Provinces against any foreign
attack.
To the Englishman belongs the
terrible infamy and disgrace of hir,
ing men of an alien race to slaugh-
ter men as noble as themselves, and
related by ties of blood and speak
ing the same language. But to the
Landgraves of Hesse- Cassel, Hesse-
Darmstadt and Duke of Brunswick
attach deeper infamy and dis
grace more damnable for the man
ner in which they obtained posses
sion of their subjects. They tore
them without warning or an oppor-
tunity for leave-taking from their
families and sent them to a foreign
land, and many to their graves.
Such were the foreigners to whom
we, in our ort-sightedness, have
attached all the brutality and fiend-
ishness which obtained with Eng
lands King, and which grew rank
and foul in the lives and acts of
those German Princes. Late though
it be to do justice, yet let US en-
deavor to divest the name of Hes
sian of the indignities which have
surrounded it, and retain only our
memory of hatred for those en-
bodiments of human demonism
who forbid their subjects to lift un-
willing hands against men whom
these subjects would have gladly
protected Charleston Is. c. News
and Courier.
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"Thompson doesn't brag ahes.s
that bright boy Of his any more
MOP" "Isn Z he bright any mofe1"
"WeA, he says about the same sort
Of things all the time, but he's got
TO the age when they're saucy 20 :
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Teacher er-Do any Of you know
where Madeira is?
Tommy-Yes, | know. There is
SOME in = bottle in pas desk.
Texas Siftings.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
FIRE and WATER!
Reap Your Harvest While You May !

On June Both visited by which destroyed our
entire fourth floor This itself would not have enaed
great loss the fire couned to that floor alone
along with 1t all goods therein but the greater damage
caused by the immense quantity of which
ing down in torrents damaging thousands Of dollars worth
fine Furniture and Carpets
Thanks to many friends who gathered the the
goods quickly taken from the burning and soaked
building to safer quarters and while the goods
in it will require critical examination to detect the
least damage But they all go in this se every article
be sold in the next thirty days allow begin the Fall
son with entire stock In just week from the fire
we have taken inventory adjusted loss with the in
suTance companies put ourselves in working shape and
nounced our intentions Of starting again full blast
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
NY now. Delay may mean disappointment to you.

An Of our Ladies' Suede Oxfords in
black, tan and gray, B, G and ID widths
regular price, 80; cut price $1S3.
200 pairs Ladies genuine Russian Calf
Oxfords, all sizes; regular price, 3d. cut
price, $50.
One lot Of Ladies' finest handmade
French Kid Oxfords, A, Bed, Il widths
regular price, SO; cut price, $l.95.
800 pairs Ladies' Wine and Russet
Goat Oxfords; regular price, $2i cut
price, S125.
Ladies' Russet Goat button boots ;
about 75 pairs left regular price 50; cut
price, $i.S5.
All Of our Ladies' 50, 1926 and 81 80
Black Dongola Oxfords 60 now at $3.50.
Ladies' S125 $3.50 and $1.75 Oxfords,
what's left Of them 60 now at 81.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08

Ladies' 50, 80 Patent Leather Oxfords
just 80 pairs left, 90 now at $1.4S.
Ladies' "glove-htting" hand-turned
feather.weight button boots, all widths
regular price, 49, so; cut price, 81
All our Ladies' custom made French
Dongola hand-turned button former
prices, $4, $3.50 and $5 now $298.
At $19s your choice of our Ladies'
50 80 and SO extra light weight dongola
button, @ different styles, all widths.
At 81. As Ladies' flexible sole, soft don
gola button, especially adapted for hot
weather, worth 1925.
Misses Russian Leather and Russet
Spring Heel Oxfords regular price, ST. so; (;
cut price 80 cents.
Misses fne dongola heeled and spring
heel Oxford regular price, $140; cut
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
Personal Events.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eagle are now
guests at the boarding house of Mrs. g.
V. Wise.
Colonel James ]. Gegan is recuperating
~ Atlantic City where he is eniovinS
three big meals day, plenty of salt air
and frequently an ocean bath.
William II. Clark, who reached home
last week from his long tour Of the wild
and woolly west, is now in excellent
health and is able TO resume his duties as
secretary and treasurer of the New
Castle Water Works Company
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Whitnack have
gone TO Woodland Beach for fortnight :
visit.
Henry C. Clewell one of the oldest
business men Of Nazareth, Pa. is spend-
ing a few days here as the guest of hi.
son, Charles H. Clewell. Mr.. Clewell bas
lost little Of his youthful activity
Miss Lille Palmer Of the Quake ciey
u the guest Of her cousin. Miss A5olsiS,
Foster Of Orange street. ''''''
Miss Sallie Perry of Philade'lnbis who
has been visiting Miss Alice Wiiisrs =,
orange street, has returne d home
Harry Heathers, relief onerator ~ .,,,
Delaware division, who is nj Inc statior
IN TINS city as night operator for IN,
coming fortnight, Is said ia he ~,
youngest relief operator ON the road.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08

price, 95c.
Misses and Children's Red Goat Ok
fords, about 100 pair in all; regular
price $l.40; cut price, 90c.
Misses Red Goat and Russet Goat But
ton Boots; regular price, 81 cut price,
$135
Mems SO Patent Leather Shoes. Mems
SO Kangaroo Shoes; cut price, $3.95
Mems 50 Kangaroo Low Shoes; Mems
Patent Leather Low Shoes; cut price,
$3.50.
Mems $3.50 Kangaroo Low and High
cut Shoes; your choice now, $2.45
Mems $3.50 fine calf hand d-sewed Ok.
fords, 3 styles of toes; choice, 49,
Mems 50 " calf and dongola Oxfords /;
every pair warranted; now $125.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08

The Board OF Education TO Meet ana
vote for Leader of the Youth.
Welded at the Parsonage-Ten Cents
on the s1oo Taken on.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, July S-City Council
has placed itself on record and has glad
dened the hearts of many citizens by re-
ducing the tax rate from SO cents TO "
cents on the 800 The condition Of
the city treasury now Is such that this
reduction could be easily made without
any evil effects The rate has been 80
cents for nearly two years, it having been
lifted" from 72 cents by the old Council
The latter has been the fixed rate
since the splendid fire apparatus was pur-
chased six years ago and the city
was bonded for payment Of the same. BY
careful management the bonded indebt-
edness has been paid by annual install
ments until cleared entirely away Last
year, however, new demend came upon
Council The public schools Of the city
had been receiving only So 000 annually
out Of the taxes collected, while the
charter allows them $4,000 Being in
financial straits, the Board Of Education
made demand upon Council
for the full allowance provided
by the charter for school purposes. This
allowance was made and up went the
tax rate TO 50 cents Last winter the
last payment and interest on the bonded
Indebtedness Of the city come due and
was promptly paid, thus lifting a great
load from the city and her taxpayers
With the great debt entirely cleared
away Council thus saw its way clear TO
~
800, W
The maximum value of property as
rated on the books Of the city assessor is
81 800, 600, This includes the property
that is contiguous TO the common farm,
thus being in the city limits, and ON which
heavy rebate is allowed according TO an
act Of the General Assembly. The as
sessment this year win bring in So 600
for school purposes, or "A cents ON the
$780, and $4,000 for the city, or 20 cents
on the 800
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
camaen,s Four Hnndrea.
spsoial corrsspondsnee Evening Iourna

Special Correspondence Evening journal.
CAMDEN, July IA large party of
Camden's select 400" will 20 to kits
Hammock in few days for a stav Of
two weeks. The party win include Misses
Florence Caulk, Katie Ellison. Maize
Towndsend, Mary Cooper Bessie Lowber
Lizzie Hynson, Lille Mast en- and Mollie
Taylor. Miss Mahle Boot.hbv of Phila.
delphia, who is the guest of Miss Ellison
will accompany the perty. It will b,
chaperoned By Miss Annie Matthews.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
DOWN GOES THE RATE.
City Taxpayers Relieved BY
an Important Reduction.
no ELEor A sUPERNTENDENT.

The Board OF Education to Meet and
Vote for Leader Of the Youth.
welded at the Parsonage-Ten Cents
on the s10o Taken on.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08

Beginning unprecedented
have oneo n S
I'VE
that a YOU SWEEPING REDUCTIONS
A. H. SOMERS RELIABLE SHOE HOUSE,
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
ThIncl WORT, Kno..,.

tleaoquartefs Tor fresh bananas. Thomson.
es" crop fancy n o. Molasses. J. /. Boyle's.
- a iresh supply Of new mackerel. Thompson's
Ns9 the teas.coDee and pure spices at Boyle's
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
A Happy wedding Party.
Special Correspondence Evening Journa

There was a very pretty wedding cere.
moly at the M r. parsonage last even.
ing, when Harry McNally and Miss Ida
Ferguson were united in marriage by
Rev. I. 4. Martindale, d. ID. Miss Annie
Ferguson was bridesmaid and Frank
White best man. Immediately after tho
ceremony the party was taken TO
the future home Of the couple,
on Vine street, where re-
ception was held. The bride and brides
maid were attired IN cream Henrietta
and both looked charming as they stood
in the parlor Of Mr.. and Mrs McNally's
future home and received the scores OF
guests. The bride and groom received
many handsome presents.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
serrice. nr tha -

Bishop Coleman viii preach at Cape
Henlopen City on sunday morning and
evening. The services will be held in
the Henlopen House.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
incidents Of The Day.

The report that the Mechanic s Bay
Club had sent 800 pounds Of trout to
fhlladelphia yesterday and realized from
the sale thereof sufficient amount to
pay all the expenses Of their trip, was
stoutly denied by prominent member of
the club last night.
Although the strike Of chorus
singers in 'Pinafore" was stil
on last night the solo singers
turned out in full force and sang
with much spirit. It is thought that ali
the differences viii be settled and re-.
hearsals viii be resumed ON Monday
night.
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
LooII. JIG q Jone. vIetorr.

This evening the Board Of Education
will meet and wrestle with the problem
Of who shall direct young America in this
city as the superintendent of the public
schools for the ensuing year. The meet
ing will doubtless be a spirited one, but
It is now firmly believed that Professor
Jones will be reelected The objection to
him viii be very slight II is said If
there is but one ballot taken, IL will be
as follows; Jones, 6; Raub. 2; George, /
Evening journal., 1892-07-08
Youna Non on q Tnnr.

William j. Hofmann. Thomas D. Wise
William Hudson, Franklin H. Gulick and
Marvin Gray left yesterday for New
York city to take in" Gotham as a sum
mer resort. They will visit all the points
Of interest there and spend several days
IN Boston, Ocean Grove, Long Branch
Coney Island, Central Park, Narragan.
sett Pier and many other famous Eastern
Watering places
The advocate., 1892-05-25

tured by the Nebraska Binder Twlne
company iS inferior 10 ours. They have
the same kind Of machinery, and we be-
lleve use nothing but pure American
hemp in the manufacture of their twine.
We write this letter to do justice to a
rival concern, and IL is only fair to the
Nebraska factory that you publish this
letter. Yours truly,
THE EMPIRE CoRDAGE COMPANY,
By BENZ. Gratz, Vice President.
st. Louis, Mo-, May 10, 1892.
The advocate., 1892-05-25
AMERICAN HEMP BINDER TwINE.
he Editor OF THE ADVOCATE,

To the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE.
In THE ADVOCATE of the 18th ls .
letter signed by farmer who has used
"Rsd Elephant" binder twine three years,
giving eighteen reasons why farmers
should use "Red Elephant" twlne, manu-
factured by this company.
In reason No. y, the farmer states
that go Red Elephant is the only pure
American hemp twine." He also states
that " Red Elephant is the only single
ply American hemp twlne he ever saw
that was good binder twlne."
We wish to state that we have no rea-
son to suppose that the twlne manufac-
The advocate., 1892-05-25
The Kansas City Times thinks "the

The Kansas City Times thinks "ths
sub-treasury advocates were unfor-
tunste in their reference to the
whiskey business to further their
plans" Not 80 unfortunate as the
Times may imagine The Times is
unfortunate in not knowing anything
about it, and in accepting the mislesd-
ing statements concerning it which
are furnished by government officials
for the information Dof United States
senator's.
The advocate., 1892-05-25
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.

Several of our papers are quoting
from the Commoner as follows:
AS DIR. McLsllln, editor OF THE ADVOCATE,
W. d. Vincent, editor of the Clay Center Dis
patch and secretary Of the Peoples party state
central committee, s. W. Chase, chairman state
central committee, E. II. Snow, state printer.
and many others have said, 81. N. Ives would
make a strong candidate, and good governor
II elected.
We do not undertake to speak for
but one of the parties above named,
but 80 far as we are concerned there
is a mistake somewhere. We have
never made the statement above
quoted
The advocate., 1892-05-25

The Kansas City Journal remarks
that "all the cry against the tin plate
industry was raised for campaign
purposes" 1t might with equal
truth and propriety add that all the
cry in favor of the tin plate industry
is raised for the same purposes. Both
statements are eminently correct.