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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
The Derby Hat.

If the derby hat is to be crowded
out by the easier and softer styles
of headgear, there won't be much
regret over it's going. In spite of
its advantages as q cross between
the silk hat and the slouch, it has
never had the merits of either of
those styles. 1t has always had
the discomforts of the silk hat with
out having its dash or beauty, and
it has not been much dressier than
a neat soft hat, although it has al
ways been more uncomfortable
1t is bad thing for a hot day, and
it isn't much for q cold spell, and
heaven help the man who wears it
in the morning after q banquet.
The tendency now is to easy hats,
and it ought to be encouraged.
Men have laughed q great deal at
woman's slavery to fashion, but
they have never been able to point
to q more forcible illustration of
that slavery than their own adher-
ence to the derby hat supplied.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
Bank of England Notes.

Bank of England notes are made
from new white linen cuttings
never from anything that has been
worn. So carefully is the paper
prepared that even the number of
dips into the pulp made by each
workman is registered on q dial by
machinery, and the sheets are
counted and booked to each person
through whose hands they pass.
They are made at Laverstroke, on
the river Whit, in Hampshire, by q
family named Portal, decended
from q French Huguenot refugee,
and have been made by the same
family for more than one hundred
and fifty years. About 1860 q large
quantity Of the paper was stolen by
one Of the employees, which caused
the bank great deal Of trouble, as
the printing is q comparatively
easy matter, the great difficulty
with forgers being to get the paper.
They are printed within the
bank building, there being an elab-
orate arrangement for making them
90 that each note Of the same de-
nomination shall differ in some
particular from the other.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
Siberia Not q Desert.

It is q mistake that Siberia is
desert, or a glacier, or mountain
fastness, or incapable of being
made habitable. The valleys are
level plains, and said to be as fer
tile as the wertern portion of the
United States, and it is not unlike
the west in the variety of it's re-
sources-in minerals, timbers and
in agricultural facilities. It is .
marvellous treasure trove of stored
up opportunities. It's wealth is
practically unlimited. With the
advantages of railroad communica-
ton and telegraph lines q vast
country is added to the world OF
civilization. The cultivation Of the
land and the introduction of all the
elaborate machinery of enlightened
life will, as scientists depict,
modify the rigors of the climate,
although in southern Siberia even
this obstacle does not exist
ford Globe.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
Physical Culture and Long Life.

According to leading medical
journal, out of 5000 soldiers who
were examined recently by sur
geon nearly 80 per cent were found
to be suffering from heart trouble
as the result of forced exertion.
This leads that journal to the con-
clusion that athletic sports are not
conducive to longevity, and it points
as proof to France, where there is
no craze for muscular development,
and where one finds more people
over the age of 60 than in England,
with its rage of physical culture.
It would seem, however, that the
distinguished editor Of the journal
in question confounded the rage
for display" athletics with that
for general physical development.
It has been long noted in the
gymnasiums that those who train
the most persistently give out the
quickest. The cause of it is that
they develop the muscles at the
pense of the nervous strength. But
there is moderation in both which
means better health and longer life,
and to the majority of those who
enter gymnasium work that is what
is sought rather than" record break
ing'' capabilities.-Boston Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03

A horse trainer is authority for
the following: "There is more good
work in horse above ten or twelve
years, year for year of his life, than
in any year under that age, always
provided that he has not been
ruined or broken down. refer to
kind and sound animals. Yet no
one wants to buy a horse over 8
years old. That is their teeth will
tell their ages up to their eighth
year, but not beyond. A horses
ninth year is like a widows for
tieth. A great many horses are
brought here from the country
when only 8 or 4 years old. They
are really fit for nothing for fully
two wears"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
A Barometer In Stone.

One of the most curious stones
in the world is found in Finland.
It is a natural barometer and actu-
ally foretells probable changes in
the weather. It is called semakuir
and turns black before an approach
ing storm, while in fine weather it
is mottled with spots Of white.
For 4 long time this curious phe-
nomenon was . mystery, but an
ANALYSIS Of the stone shows It to Be-
! fossil mixed with clay and con.
tainine portion Of rock salt and
nitsr. The salt absorbing the moist
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03

The KEYsronE is the sole representative
OF the Great Upper Wood River. Sswtooth
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 complete synopsis Of all
mining news and developments, as well ~
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, 1892-12-03
Mr.. Edison on Baldheads.

Edison maintains that bald-pated
people die young, while people who
arc we'll rooted with hair live long !;
and he believes that, as he himself
has fertile scalp, he will live to a
ripe old age. We can name num-
erous persons of.eminence whose
locks began to fall long begore they
reached middle age, yet who lived
to be as old as Mr.. Edison himself
will be when he is on octogenarian.
What does MI. Edison know about
the badness of the three Adamses
or about the locks of Jefferson,
Hamilton, and several of their COM
peers? Can he tell US whether the
Father of his Country wore artific-
ial hair? Did he ever see q man
adorned with toupee, to say moth
ing of peruke? We forewarn Mr..
Edison that, in ransacking history
for facts bearing on baldheadedness
it is necessary to proceed with eau
ton. He will find, by the illusions
of ancient and modern authors to
the habit of wig wearing, that very
many notable men have had very
much less hair atop than they were
credited with.
Let Mr.. Edison go to the city of
Washington and look down upon
the heads of of the members of the
United States Senate. He will see
Senators there who are as lively as
crickets, though they have been
more or less bald for the greater
part of half-century. Let him
then 60 abroad and find out for
how many years Gladstone's hair
has been growing ever sparser, or
Bismark's, or q hundred other
great men's.-New York Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
The Uses OF Honey.

A writer in the Horticultural
Times expresses surprise that honey
is so seldom seen on the tables OF
the people of this country.
"Honey," he says, "is at once val
liable medicine and food. Foul
air, improper ventilation, sudden
changes of weather, the exposure
of lungs and throat to damp at
mosphere, are the source of no end
of throat and bronchial troubles.
A free, regular and constant use OF
honey is probably the best medicine
for throat troubles there is. 1t is
the most wholesome and econo-
mical substitute for butter, being
as rule half the price of that ar
ticle. Honey is of more service in
our cooking than many people i'm
agine. Those who indulge in q
glass of grog and hot water on cold
winter nights should try the effects
of a spoonful of honey instead OF
sugar. The change will surprise
them. Honey may, indeed, replace
sugar as an ingredient in the cook
ing of almost any article of food.
In rice-puddings the writer invari-
ably uses honey instead Of sugar
the flavor is much more delicious
For preserving most kinds OF fruit
honey is far preferable to sugar, as
it has the quality of preserving fol
a long time in a fresh state any
thing that may be laid in it OF
mixed with it, and preventing itf
corruption in a far superior man
ner to sugar. For many medicinal
purposes honey is invaluable. II
town residents who may be jadee
and look careworn after the excite
ment of late hours, when the Skin
becomes dry, red and harsh-looking
try the effects of rubbing gently
thin coating of honey on the fac
before going to bed. It is one Q
the finest cosmetics in the world.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
China's Fruit-Stone Jewelry.

Nothing is wasted in China. The
stones of various fruits and the
shells of nuts are cleaned, dried
and carved into ornaments of the
most graceful kind. Among the
stones used are the olive, plum,
peach, lai-chee and cherry; and Of
the shells, the walnut and cocoanut.
The stones are selected with care !;
each must exceed certain stand
ard of size, proportion, hardness
and weight. They are dried slowly,
and at such a heat as not to crack
or sprout, and are then ready for
the carver.
The designer makes a rough out
line of the future group picture and
hands it over to his boys or ap-
prentices. These work with great
rapidity and soon block out the
design, cutting through the hard
ligneous tissue and then extract
the kernel. A second treatment now
takes place to dry the interior of
the stone, as we'll as to prevent the
fine lining of the interior from un-
dergoing decomposition. This COM
pleted the designer sketches Sec
ond outline and also indicates by
his pencil or brush where the sur
face is to be lowered, fretted, made
into leaf work or arabasquery or
be cut altogether away.
The work is performed by the
subordinates, as first. The designer
then does the finishing touches,
after which the assistants clean,
polish and oil the perfected carving.
The stones are sold in this shape
to quite large extent, but more
largely in other forms. Among
these may be mentioned buttons,
watch charms, sleeve links, ear
rings and brooches, and when
strung together, bracelets, anklets,
necklaces, watch chains, rosaries
and official ornaments. The price
of stone varies greatly with the
workmanship and the fame Of the
carver. Some may be bought as
low as 10 cents apiece.-Jewelers
Circular.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
Tales OF Strength.

Alter the OpbuISu OCOuPosaOA VI
the Grand Canary = certain enor-
NOUS stone was for q long time
pointed out as one of the instru-
ments of the Gaunche atheletic
courses, says the National Review.
The natives had been able to lift it,
set it on their shoulders and even
throw it over their heads. Their
degenerate posterity and the Span
iards could not raise it from the
ground. Tradition has immortalized
one Adargoma of Grand Canary,
who could wrestle for two consecu-
tive hours, and having been thrown
undermost in o certain contest got
his antagonist between his legs and
arms and squeezed him go that his
bones began to crack. The native
was subsequently sent as prisoner
to Spain, where he astounded the
people by his performances.
One day, in Seville, he was visited
by a brawny youth Of La Mancha,
who was anxious to try bout with
him. "My good friend," said Adar-
gonna, Gas we are going to wrestle
together it is only reasonable that
we should begin by drinking some
thing" A large bowl of wine hav-
ing been brought, he took this in
one hand and continued to address
the challenger: off with both Of
your arms you can overpower one
of mine, so as to hinder me from
drinking every drop of this wine,
we will try our strength together.
If not you may return to your
home" The struggle took place,
and Andargoma by degrees drained
the bowl in the coolest manner
without spilling drop of the wine.
His one hand was more than 9
match for the two.
It was reckoned nothing out of
the common for man to take an
untethered OK by the horn with one
hand and slay it with the other. A
certain native-born priest Of Grand
Canary in the seventeenth century
showed that he inherited some of his
ancestors vigor, for one day, hear
ing that an enraged bull had broken
loose and was in the street, he ran
out, and, grasping it by the leg.
threw it down and so held it until
it's owner was able to secure it.
This doughty son of the church be-
fore his death chanced to have one
of his legs amputated for cancer.
It was then found that his thigh
bone was solid, with no trace Of
marrow. It must be confessed, /,
however, that the relics of the Can
arians now found in their burying
places do not bear out the inference
that this was national character
istic, though their Dimensions are
certainly testimony of the strength
and size Of their late proprietors.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
TOBACCO AND. CIGARS
And Smokers Articles.
Give me trial and will guarantee entire
satisfaction.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To N. r. Evans, his heirs or legal repre-

TO N. r. EVANS, his heirs or legal repre-
sentatives:
You are hereby notified that we have ex-
pended two hundred (2Q0) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the Shutty
Cup East and Shatty CmP ~ est
lodes, situated on Trail creek, in Warm
Springs Creek mining district. Alturas
county. Idaho. in order to hold said prem
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, NJ. r. Evans, is $33 1873, lawful
money of the United States, and If within
ninety days after the publication OF this
notice YOU fail to contribute your proper
ton of such expenditure as co-owner, your
interest in said claims will become the
property OF the subscribers under said sec
ton 1924. l.. ]. BARNARD.
S. J. FRIEDMAN.
HALEY, Idaho, JAM IA, 1892.
First publication, Jan. 80. 1887.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03

ure turned black when the condi-
tions were favorable for rain, while
the dryness of the atmosphere
brought the salt from the interior
of the stone in white spots on the
surface.-New York Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03

THERE are 13 stars, 13 letters in
the scroll held in the eagles beak,
13 marginal feathers in each wing,
Is tail feathers, Is parallel lines in
the shield, Is horizontal bars, IL
arroWheads in one foot and Is let
ters in the words 4quarter dollar.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-12-03
Lead as q Tooth Filling.

DR.. S. S. Davidson, of Ottawa, in
the Dominion Dental Journal, says
"On June 14th a physician prac-
ticing in Ottawa, and well known
for his hunting propensities, came
to my office to have lower wisdom
tooth treated. After this was ac-
complished he asked me if there
were any other teeth in that vicinity
that required treatment. Examin-
ing the second molar, I found what
l thought to be an amalgam filling
in the grinding surface. remarked
that the filling in this tooth was
still giving good service. He de-
clared he never had a tooth filled,
and never before had required the
services of a dentist. Upon closer
examination I found the cavity
filled with a grain of No. 4 shot.
This had been jammed in so hard
that it completely stopped the open
ing to the cavity. Around the edge
an oxide had formed, and to all
appearance was preserving that
tooth as we'll as the most careful
gold filling. The only way the
worthy doctor could account for it
was in eating a tempting morsel OF
wild duck, of which he is very fond.
The shot being embedded in the
meat had crowded into the cavity
unknown to him and there remain
ed. Strange to. say he would not
have it removed and replaced by a
more costly filing, remarking"That
is good enough for me"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-04-21
DEATH OF MIR. II. b. WALLACE.

Mr. H. B. Wallace, familiafly known as
Bird Wallace, died at his nome ia this
place on last Tuesday morning at A o clock.
The immediate cause of his death was
pneumonia. He was in the 18th year of
his age. he raised large family, most of
whom, with his widow, survive him to
mourn his loss. He came to Marietta
about fifty years ago from North Carolina
He was mason by trade and took large
contracts. When the w. & A. Railroad
was being built, he did large amount of
the mason work at points between Atlanta
and Chattanooga. Nearly every business
house in Marietta was built under his con-
tract He was e joint contractor in build,
ing the rock wall around the National
Cemetery, structure that will remain all
NEST as long as time itself He built the
county court house before the war and
| after it was burned he contracted for and
erected the one now used for this purpose.
He was a member OF the Methodist Church
and acted well his part in life and has now
gone to his reward, which the Righteous
Judge will give him for his faitnfulness and
loyalty to His cause.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-04-21
ANOTHER EPISTLE
FROM THE LEARNED DOCTOR.

Editor Marietta Journal There is an
unwritten code among gentlemen, that
there are some kinds of personal abuse
which 1t is wisest never to indulge in,
that gentleman cannot rightly descend
TO, that you have been guilty of that
lnlquitous kind, an impartial public will
hardly deny.
You charge me with having misspelled
one word, was cultured man, scholar,
savant, never guilty of similar mis-.
take?
You also call me a. Learned doctor. .
ana am just as much of ore as you are a
learned editor"
would you be, by the side of the editor of
the New York Sum- or what kind of
showing would the Marietta Journal have
in some circles of cultures for instance.
Boston 1.-The Hub of the universe and
the home of American scholarship? All
first class papers declare that their co.'s
umns are not open to personal abuse, can
you affirm that you did not break this.
the brightest law il the decalogue of iour>
nalism, in your attack upon me last week.
/ think not, and / think too, if YOU are
fare and will allow the public to Judge,
you will find out, that you are not altos
gether brilliant critic without reproach,
or fear, or mistakes.
wrote You before a short political
article, which you answered by personal
riGicule, and though you are a LEARNED
editor after you have so demeaned
yourself, cannot consider you "a foeman
worthy ofmy STEEL
G. i sEwELL
| We publish the above without much
comment, perfectly willing to let an
impartial public judge" as to who was
the offending party,as the doctor suggests.
The doctor, however, reminds us of the
little boy who hit his little playmate on
the head with hammer, and the little
fellow protested by shollering. The boy
with the hammer called out to his mother:
Mamma, make Bill behave himself
every time l hit him with this hammer he
hollers r.
The doctor took pleasure in hitting us
on the head with his political hammer
but he didn't like the way we hollered
the wholesome comparison" he wanted
to make against the political consistency
of others. not being so wholesome" when
compared to his own political record ;
therefore, he appeals alphabetically TO
the public 10 judge" between us. So
mote it be-
We trust if the public has any tears to
shed, it will shed them now.
We tender, to the doctor, our distins
guished consideration. and, in.the lan~
guage of old Rip Van Wrinkle, "May he
live long and prosper" So ends the
evening lesson.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-04-21
SPELLING 3D."
AT the Court House, Thursday evening,
April q, at 8 o'clock. Admission
25c.-For the benefit of the
New Baptist Church.

Music-lst: Vocal-Quartette by Misses
Annie Seals and Leila York, Messrs. De.
Witt Cole and Will Springer, Miss Maggie
Hair.
End. Instrumental, Piano.-Miss Nav
Gober.
3rd. Vocal Solo. Miss Florence Bar,
nard.
4th. Vocal Duo.-Miss Annie Seals and
Mr.. Dewitt Cole, Miss Maggie Hair.
List of Spoilers. Captains, Hon. A. S.
Clay and Mr.. j. a. Boston, Sr. Messrs
D. W. Blair, R 81. Earle, H. G. Coryell,
J. 7. Brantley, w. s. Cheney, DR.. N. N.
Gober, B. R. Legg, C. NJ Crosby, w. l..
Sessions, j. W. Lewis, A. NJ Dobbs, J. R.
Greer, J. B. Glover, DR., Wallace Buttolph,
Dewitt Cole, Judge J. M. Stone. @. d.
Phillips, Judge w. NJ. Sessions, T. d. Pow
err and H. G. Dobbs. Miss Willie North>
cult, Mrs. Robt. Hancock, Mrs. G. f. News
ell, Mrs. L. E. VIM, Misses Addie Win,
tiers, Annie Towers, Mary Howeli, Maggie
Hair, Jessie Montgomery, Georgia North
cult, Leize Glover, May Gober, julia How,
ell, Lena Sessions. Minnie Boston, Marielle
Nesbitt, Linda Nc Kenney, Alena Barnard
Florence Barnard, Mrs. A. B. Springer.
Words given out by Prof Stewart.
Reference com mittee-Prof Sanford
r. N. Holland and Campbell Wallace.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-04-21
MILFORD.

Rev. John M. Williams filled his regu
lar appointment here Sunday last. An
unusually large congregation listened to
his sermon, all being impressed with the
earnestness and iervor of the preacher,
who eloquently reminded all of the im-
portance of living better lives, and being
prepared to meet the risen Lord. Several
came forward and asked the prayers OF the
church, and Mr.. Marcus Ball was received
into the church.
Mr. John Hicks objects to "K. n E"
referring to his mules as lazy. He says
he does not keep that kind, but if there is
doubling Thomas" he would respect
fully refer them to a merchant of Marietta.
The Misses Keheley, of Griffin, are Wis
ting the family of Mr. George Henderson.
There was quite en- interesting singing
at MIR. Hen1erson's Sunday evening.
The two young men who went snipe
hunting in the direction of Powder Springs
have returned, but without any snipe.
Troup Harris, of Atlanta, is visiting his
uncle, MIR. Hugh Harris.
Mrs. Taylor, who has been on visit to
her son at Edwardsville, Ala, has return,
ed.
Picnics and red bugs are nearly ripe.
There will be meeting of all concern,
eel on Saturday next, to clean off the grave
yard at this place.
Mr.. d. M. Warren is adding to ane
otherwise improving his residence.
NAMRETAw.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-04-21
SANDY PLAINS.

Busy planting cotton Some corn will have to
be planted over on account of washing rains
Mrs. White, wife of W., H. White died Friday
She leaves husband and six children
Mr. Tom Blankinship's store house was broken
open last Monday night week and some meat and
lour we're stolen and on Wednesday night it was
burglarized again and good deal of goods were
carried OFF. His dwelling was also entered, while
he and family were from home, and the thief cut
the lock out of trunk with pocket knife and
took one hundred dollars in money, all he had.
No clue.
One night last week Mr.. N. E. Knight had stolen
from his house ten gallons of syrup No clue to
the thief.
Rev. D. J. Maddox preached Saturday and Sum
day here to large congregations
splendid Sunday school at Sandy Plains AZ in
number and likely to increase.
singing at Oakland Sunday afternoon. Every
body invited.
Mr.. Dudley Maddox and Mr.. N. E. Knight have
got to be God-fearing men, they have had light
ming rods put on their houses.
Mr.. Tom Blankinship has closed his store at
Walkers crossing and moved it home
Mr. w. II. Richols is smiling over ten pound
girl. PLow Boy.