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Should Be Erad1cated.

The sweating system is to be
investigated by this Congress,
thanks to the humane effort of Hon.
Sherman Hoar of Massachusetts,.
Rev. L. A. Banks describes a "sweat
shop" in this way: "Here is a
house of two rooms. There is no
light except from the end of the
room, which contains twenty-three
people, men, women and little girls.
Lam satisfied that some of the girls
are not over II or !3 years old.
One of the women has a little baby
which, though almost naked is cry
ing from heat and poisonous air.
The place does not look as if ithad
been swept for weeks. The cloth
ing (which they are making up)
both finished and unfinished, is
piled up in every direction, and
workers walk over it with their
sweaty feet, for they wear only such
clothing as is absolutely indispens-
able. The men were all smoking.
One filthy water closet suffices for
Fall of these people. The stencil o1
the place was sickening in the ex-
treme." There are $50 of these
"shops" in the city Of Boston alone,
and it would be we'll to have an in
vestigation and inquiry to know
whether the government may not
intervene to prevent such wholesale
debauchment of laborers in this
country. That the laborers so
abused are about all foreigners does
not signify. 1t is but one step from
foreigners to natives, and if the
practice is to be tolerated, that step
will be taken. Our idea is that So
ciety has a right to protect itself
against the production ofa degraded
and criminal class even at the risk
of curtailing the profits of usurers,
and that that right should be ex-
ercised.
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Science ana Bread.

Wheat and water contain all the
elements necessary for man, and for
the hard-working man, too. Where
is the man that can exist on our
present white bread and waterY
There is an old joke about doctors
being in league with undertakers !;
It would rather appear as if the
naillere and bakers were in the doc
tors pay. as, if it were not fer them
and for the white bread they are 80
Jealous in producing, the doctors
would have less to do. Separating
the bran from the -four became
fashionable at the beginning Of the
present century. This fashion Gre
ated the dental profession, which,
with it's large manufacturing indus.
tries, has grown up within the last
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BURIED TREASURE.
A "Reminiscences Of Early Days in
San Diego.

Tuesday, and | will never forget the
time he and / plowed up a good por-
ton of North island for buried
treasure" said Water Commissioner
Jack Elliott the other day. "Away
back in the forties Jack Stewart and
a man named Hammond were each
agents for two Eastern firms of hide
buyers and had their hidehouses at
La Playa. The companies would
send out ships once year with sup
plies for this territory and return
with cargoes of hides. Hammond
always had lots of money, which
he loaned out to ranchers. If a
man wanted 5000 or $4,000, or even
q larger sum, he would call on Ham
mond, say to-day. Hammond would
tell him to come back tomorrow
and he could have it. During the
night Hammond would leave the
hidehouse and be gone probably
three or four hours, but he always
had the gold the next day. One
morning he was found on q pile OF
hides with his throat cut from ear
so ear, and his murderers were never
detected. A search was made for
his money, but it was never found.
When / came to San Diego in the
sixties Jack Stewart told me all
about it, and knew that Hammond
had lot of money buried some
place; that one night he had buried
lot of gold on the hill back of the
house in an old sack that had blood
on it from the hides, and the coyotes
had dug it up. After that he used
to get in his boat after night and
pull straight across to North island,
and it was impossible to follow him,
as he had quick ear and steady
hand with a rifle. Well, Jack and
l thought over the matter and con-
cluded to make a search on the
island. We got boat and pulled
straight across the channel, and
there, hanging down ten-foot bank,
was a rope or part of a ship rigging.
We scrambled to the top and found
stout oak stake driven in the bank,
to which the rope was attached, and
which Hammond used to climb up
the bank with his money. There
was no sign of trail on the island,
80 we went back to La Playa. | got
a team and a wagon and loaded up
with camp supplies and plow, and
we drove clear around the head Of
the bay and back on the island.
We went into camp and started to
blowing, end turned over the whole
north end Of the island as deep as
the plow would go, about twelve
inches, but without success. / am
satisfied that the treasure is there
and will be discovered some time,
and will probably be called the
treasure of some bold pirate" con-
cluded Mr.. Elliott, as he turned to
his desk and continued the pleasant
task of figuring out water rates to
suit everybody.-San Diego Union.
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Why City Men are Bald.

DR.. Rudolf Lessner of Vienna has
published a treatise on badness, in
which he protests So strenuously
against prevalent ideas as to the
proper care of the hair that he
has stirred up widespread discus
sion among physicians, BARRIERS and
baldheads on the continent.
In his introduction DR.. Lessnor
remarks that badness, although
most common in the centers of CIV
ilization, is not symptom of a
strong or active brain, and he refers
to the heads of Schiller, Liszt, Ma
kart and a hundred other famous
men to support that opinion. Bald
ness, moreover, is not hereditary,
for were it so women would be af-
flicted equally with men, while in
fact women of 30 or 40 years are able
Usually to do without false hair.
After observingth Gypsies, farm
peasants and laborers, who brush
and comb their hair with their fin
gers and rarely have it cut, seldom
are afflicted with badness, DR.. Less.
ner makes his principal point, that
the frequent cutting and singeing
of the hair are the principal causes
of baldheadedness. "Long hair"
he says, "is longer lived than short
hair. Actors, singers and artists
who affect long hair seldom become
bald early in life. Free, uninter-
rupted growth strengthens the roots
of the hair, while frequent cutting
dries and splits it. The sharp air
pierces to the scalp Of closely
cropped head and chills and loosens
the roots"
A proof of the truth of that the
ory is the result of the difference
between the hair dressing of men
and women in cities. While the
former 60 to the barber every three
or four weeks, comparatively few
of the latter get their hair cut, and
they are shampooed only once in
two or three months. Against SINCE.
ing, q practice long common on the
continent and introduced in the
United States within the last few
years, DR.. Lessner is more strongly
prejudiced than against frequent
cutting. It renders the hair dry,
brittle and weak. and leads to bald
ness.-New York Sun.
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At WEST POINT.
Lights and Shadows of Uncle
Sans School Of War.

Probably no spot upon the his
toric Hudson is more interesting
to an American than the military
school at West Point. AS one stands
in the center Of the wide stretch of
plain, fringed with gray buildings,
barracks, chapel, library and Off
GERS quarters, and looks beyond
these to the circlmg hills that seem
to shut in the spot from the outer
world, he is conscious of two d.
rectly opposite feeiings-one that
these hills are closing in upon the
young cadet, emphasizing the iron
hand with which he is ruled from
reveille in the morning until taps
at night; the other that here is the
lair of some conchant animal wait
ing to spring upon the overventure-
some intruder.
But as one becomes better ac-
quainted with the inner workings of
West Point life he gradually forgets
that for which all this is training.
War and its awful possibilities grad
ually slip into the background, and
the interest becomes centered in the
dolly routine of the gray-coated
figures who meet the eye on every
side.
Now a line of these figures moves
with quick, even step along the walk
in front of the officers quarters !;
now q group Of three or four pass
across the open plain; now the red
lining of a dark cape flashes in the
sunshine, and now a solitary gray
figure stands ut the entrance to the
hotel driveway, waiting until his
friends, who are guests at the hotel,
shall see him and join him there,
for beyond that gate he is not al
lowed to 60. Should the tempta-
ton prove too strong and should
he yield to it he runs a risk in the
way of marks and solitary confine-
ment which only the initiated un-
derstand. If, however, he be not
found out he goes scot free.
1t might seem that system based
upon such strict surveillance, with
possibilities of spying on the one
hand and cheating on the other,
would lead to manifold deception.
On the contrary it develops unique
code of honor. If a cadet chose to
evade the rules which concern only
himself and to take the accompany
ing risk, his fellow cadets would
never betray him, but if he should
attempt to cheat at examinations
or wherever the question of rank or
promotion is involved, they would
cut him until his life became bur-
den.-N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
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ing the silver question. The effect
upon their colds was very satisfac-
tory.-N. Y. Record.
Bits Of Information.

Physicians head our list Of sui
cides.
The word "shoe" occurs thirty
one times in the Bible.
Turkeys have been known to live
thirty years in Indiana.
Teeth with a tan tinge are strong
er than pearly white ones.
Ohio contains rs, 5,498 pensioners
more than any other state. m
The ostrich covers from eleven to
fifteen feet at every stride while
running.
Of all existing languages Chinese
is spoken by the greatest number
Of people.
The center Of population in tho
United States is twenty miles east
Of Columbus, Ind.
The forest area of the United
States is now estimated at a little
over 481 ,00O,O0O acres.
The length of an inch is supposed
to have been determined from three
grams OF barley placed end to end
lengthwise.
When. "the West" is spoken of it
means the geographical area be-
tween the Alleghanies and the
Rocky Mountains.
Investigation establishes the fact
that during leap year there are al
most invariably far more marriages
than during the year preceding.
A camel of the largest size has
been known to drink from thirty to
fifty gallons of water and then travel
without any more for twenty days.
The month Of February, 1885,
was known among the lovers of the
curious in nature as the "moonless
month" from the fact of it having
no full moon. This can only occur
eight times in a century.
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French Bank Bill.

All bills are issued by the Bank of
France, which carries on the whole
process of manufacture, including
even that of the paper on which
they are printed and the ink used.
The paper factory is at La Ferte-
sous-J ouarre, where linen rags are
so treated as to produce a paper of
peculiar quality. This special
paper is made, inspected, cut into
sheets and sent to Paris under care
Of two of the bank officials who are
held responsible for every sheet.
The sheets are packed in bundles of
1000 in each and are printed in the
basement of the bank building in
Paris.
A series of bills consists of 1000,
and twenty-five series, lettered A, B,
C, etc., and tied up together under
the name of an alphabet" After
each operation the bills are verified
by women, who sign their names
on the bands placed around the
bundles. AS there are nine opera
tions there must be nine verifica-
tions, and the final verification is
repeated by fresh set of inspectors,
so that nothing can be overlooked. !.
After the bills are complete they
are delivered to the secretary of the
bank, who examines them and gives
receipt for them, discharging the
head of the printing department
from further responsibility. They
are then placed in the vaults, and
are withdrawn for issue only by
orders of the governors Of the
bank:-La Genie Cevile.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-02-27
the bloobaounb MAlienEo.
He 70 Not Only Not Ferooious, but
Does Not Look SO.

One of the loveliest dogs evel
bred, one Of the gentlest and most
loyal, has by some curious misap'
prehension of his qualities fallen
into such disrepute that the legis-
lature of the State of Massachusetts
has enacted a statute which makes
it a misdemeanor for any one to
keep a dog of this breed within the
Commonwealth. This is the blood.
hound, which is generally supposed
to follow the trail of men, and
catching them, to rend his human
victims limb from limb. If this
were the characteristic of the dog
should not blame those who have
contributed to his disrepute. But
as matter of fact q well-bred and
well-trained bloodhound would nc
more think of jumping upon and
biting his quarry than would q
pointer spring upon the pheasant
or partridge he had scented. His
business is not to kill game, but tc
find it. / have seen q man-hunt in
the hills of Vermont, the only place
where the pure English bloodhound
is bred, and when the dogs came uT
with the men they had trailed they
only showed delight at their sue
cess, and, by their cessation from
barking, indicated to the huntsmar
that they had found their game.
have heard it said that Mrs
Stowe, in her "Uncle Toms Cabin,
did much toward bringing upon the
bloodhound his disrepute. To sex
if this were so l read over Mrs
Stoves book recently and was sur
prised to find that she only once
alluded to bloodhounds in all bel
highly colored narrative, and never
a single time brought them on tbe
scene. She had other objects in view
without going out of her way to ma
lign family of dogs. But those
who dramatized Mrs. Stoves story
used the bloodhound with great re
alistic effect, and none of the wan
dering troupes which have playet
this drama has been so poor that j
has not had e. pack of dogs. But
have never known troupe to have
pack of real bloodhounds. Instead
they have mongrels of various
kinds, but always mongrels tha
looked savage and bloodthirsty
The bloodhound is not only not saw
age, but does not look 80. On tn
contrary, he is amiable in disposi
ton and has a singularly dignifie'
benevolent expression.-Christia
Union.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-02-27

The KErsroxE il the sole representative
OF the Great Upper Wood River. Sawtooth
and smoky mining regions, and, located
IS II Is IN the very heart Of the most pron-
islng mining country On the face OF the
earth, and leaving nothing undone to pre-
sent It's readers a complete synopsis OF all
mining news and developments, as we'll ~
matters OF local importance in and about
Ketchum, 1t is an invaluable guide for cap
ital and informant to the settler of eyery
craft and position. Subscribe for It, read
it, and let your friends read it.
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deal with, the whole process of d.
gestion being complete in eighty
five minutes" In the French hos
pitfalls an apple poultice is applied
to inflamed eyes it is probable that
such fruits taken as food also serve
as allayers Of inflammation in the
stomach and other alimentary or
gans. This is peculiarly true of
cranberies and grapes.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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He Addressed the Court.

An amusing incident occurred in
the Circuit Court at West Point,
Miss, last Monday. A negro boy
being tried for stealing two pairs Of
trousers, and having no lawyer,
Judge Campbell asked him if he
desired to speak. He promptly re-
piled in the affirmative and "fired. !"
"The boy Stood on the Burning
Deck" at the Judge and jury.-At-
lanta Constitution.
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1nyalu.bls Feed Qualities Of Fruit

Very excellent authority says
ssIt Is . fact that such fruit a. the
apple, the pear and the plum. takes
when ripe without sugar, diminish
the acidity Of the stomach rather
than provoke it. The vegetable
sauce and juices are converted into
alkaline carbonates, which tend to
correct acidity. A good ripe apple,
raw. is one Of the easiest Of vegeta-
ble substances for tho stomach to
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-02-27
Astronomical Item.

Mother-Johnny, you ought to
be ashamed Of yourself. Here you
are in bed yet, while the sun has
been up for hours.
Johnny-Yes, but the sun is warm
when it gets up, while l am always
cold when / get up. There are diff,
ferent kinds Of sons. aud you have
got them mixed up.
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Good Advice From Two Sources.

swat on the Lord and keep His
wav. and He shall exalt thee to in
herit the land, +"
"Watch your hat and overcoat ;
tho proprietor is not responsible for
them"
These are the inscriptions on two
placards that hang near each other
an the walls Of . Philadelphia lunch
house,- Philadslphis Pfess,
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Notice for Publication.
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho,
Nav ( 1891


May 5. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
lion to make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof will he made De-
lore the Register and Receiver at Haley
Idaho, on June Is, 1891, VIZ: Abilan
adams, for the SW 4 Sec. ii and W u NV
4 Sec. IA. Tp. 4 ~. 4. II f. :.
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of. said land, viz: Fl. NJ: stew
art John Monks, Frank Mats. OF ketch.
yum, Idaho; Louis Bourgeois, OF HALEY
W. T. RILEY, Register.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-02-27
Give the Boys : Pension.

ut seems to me that the govsrn-
msnt ought to pension all sons ,of
veterans who were born since The
war"
"Why?"
"Think Of the risk the poor boys
ran ! Iftheir fathers had bean killed
they might heve not bsen born.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-02-27

two generations. It has. reached
it's present magnitude only because
our food is Systematically deprived
of lime, of salts and phosphoric
acid, the creators of nerve, bone and
tissue, which especially are so sig-
nally absent from our modern white
bread. English Physician.
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What II Coming.

Electricity is coming to beA great
force in mining. Take, for instance,
mine situated above the timber
line where all the ore has to be
packed down on jacks and the fuel
carried up in the same way.
There are many mines where the
cost of coal alone is over 500 per
day, or $4,000 per year, a fortune
in itself. The current has changed
all that and the dynamo run by the
mountain stream does the business.
But we have not yet done more
than passed the threshold. The day
is dawning when all our rooms will
be heated with electricity and our
cooking done by it also. The inven-
ton is already in the patent Office,
by which prepared carbon placed
in hollow iron tube, hermetically
sealed, is touched by the electrodes
on either side and in a few minutes
becomes red hot or the heat regu-
lated much easier and better than
in the present radiator. This is the
germ plant, for the rest is only the
improvement. A hollow table Of the
most elegant design filled with this
carbon can be put to the wire and
the cooking done with the utmost
convenience. The fire is started
and shut off in an instant.-Ex.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-02-27

If you should see yourself - 9th
ers see you you wouldn't trust Yo1r.
self with your own pock ketbook
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-02-27

THERE are two roads, and only
two, through life. One leads up q
long, steep hill whose summit can
only be reached by a lifelong effort;
but glory, honor and fame await the
successful climber, and every boy
Of ambition will pursue that road
in spite of the discouraging steep
ness of the ascent. The other leads
down long slope, strewn on both
sides with flowers. At its base,
which any one can easily reach
without struggle or an effort, are
countless wrecks and nameless
graves. The aimless, the sluggard,
the gluttonous and the vicious find
there common destination and .
common fate-inglorious oblivion.
Strive upward, boys; don't drift
downward, like inanimate things,
hnt climb
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1892-03-07

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