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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
HISTORIC GOLD CUP.

The British Museums Latest Aeguisiti0A
james I.'s Gift to SpAnisrd.
James I. was monarch always hard
up, but exceedingly lavish with other
peoples "bawbees." Although he has
now happily been defunct for over two
centuries, says the London Telegraph,
his generosity with goods not his
own has, according to the report of the
trustees Of the British museum, Just
cost the country and several patriotic
Englishmen the sum of GS, 900. While
ne wss king Spanish an.as----ss-.-
came to England to conclude peace,
and among the presents James award
ed him was the royal gold cup, an ex-
ceedingly valuable vessel. fashioned in
France in 1891 by command of the due
de Berry, as a gift to his nephew,
Charles VI.
1t is supposed to have come to Eng
land in return for money lent to the
French king to carry on his wars; at
all events it is found in the inventory
of the royal chattels of Henry VI. and
remained in the possession of the
English court until James generously
gave it away. 1t is covered cup or
hanap of gold, with ten subjects from
the life of St. Agnes wildly portrayed
in translucent enamel round the out
side Of the bowl and cover; within are
two medallions, also enameled, the
one with another subject of St. Agnes,
the other with half length of the
Saviour. On the lower part of the foot
are the four evangelistic symbols in
enamel, and the base is formed of q
cornet of leaves and pearls.
The Spaniard gave up the cup to a
convent, where it remained until 1883,
when the abbess sold it to Baron Pichon
of Paris, from whom the Messrs
Wertheimer purchased it for $4,000
The last-named gentlemen agreed tc
let the British museum have it at cost
price, and the late S. Wertheimer ever
subscribed $500 to enable them to ac
quire it. The treasury gave fa,s3t
and the remainder was made up by
private subscription.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
ONE OF THE FAMILY.
A Street Scene Tint Would Have De
lighted the Late Henry BerRh.

lighted the Late Henry BerKh.
1t would have done the heart of the
late Henry Bergh good if he had wit
messed scene at Thifty-fourth street
and Third avenue the other day; says
the New York Herald.
Lying in the dirty black mud in the
middle of the streetwas adignified dog
of the Newfoundland species
Standing over him in sorrow was an
elegantly dressed young man.
Come on, old man, get up. Get up,
that's a good fellow" pleaded the
young man, while the dog feebly
moved his tail and rolled his eyes to-
ward his master, but did not move.
Then the youth acted.
Dropping book. which he carried,
into the mud he stopped and lifted the
undiscovered dog in his arms and
carried it 10 the sidewalk, depositing
it by the side Of building.
His clothes were besmirched, the
bosom of his shirt and his cuffs were
soiled, but he paid no attention to his
appearance. He thanked an urchin
who handed him the soiled book and
then hailed cab.
"You see, he's an old dog" he said
to me apologetically, noting my inter
est in the episode.
Hes one Of the family, you know.
I just brought him in from the coun-
| try, and the rattling and jolting of the
ears must have acted unfavorably
upon his heart, because he gave out
and fell right where you saw him.
Poor old fellow.'
well, good day. sir" and he again
raised the animal carefully and de-
posted it in the cab which drew up.
''Say, some of dem dudes would've
given de dog de cold shake" COM
mented a gamin as the cab rolled of.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
The Meaning of "Ciosure."

This word about which we are hear
ing so much came into Legislative use
in the British house of commons in
1887, and is applied to rule which
cuts off debate and prevents further
discussion or motion by the minority.
bringing the question to direct and
conclusive vote. The French word
eloture is often employed to express
the same thing. 1t is really an en-
phatic and decisive way of saying:
Come! we have talked enough about
this matter; we must decide II now"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
A Rare Tropical Flower.

flower lately discovered in the
isthmus of Tehuantepec is white in
the morning. red at noon and blue At
night, and is called the chameleon
flower in default of any botanical
name. 1t is probably species OF the
hibiscus mutabilis- The colors do not
pass abruptly from one shade to the
other. but change gradually from the
white of the morning to the pink and
rcd and thence to the blue ut night
The Tehuantepec tree grows to the
size of guava tree and gives out a
slight perfume when the flower is Of .
red color.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

NJ. Uanemann, a well-known Rus
sian engineer, laid before the minister
Of public works at st. Petersburg re-
Gently plan of trnneling the Neva-
According to the Revue Francaise the
tunnel is to be circular, its diameter
being II m. and it's length 1S5 m
Altogether the tunnel would much re-
semble that under the Thames. NJ.
Hanemann intends four-story con.
struction, the upper one containing
duets for electric wires; the second
contains passageway for pedestrians
the third a wagon road, and the fourth
to be used for rapid electric transit.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
Abo,l.h,nx One cur.. Of the Orient.

The maharajah of Mysore has de-
cided, if possible, to put an end to
marriages between children, or rather
infants in his kingdom. He issued an
order recently forbidding girls under
eight years and boys under fourteen TO
marry. In the future no man aged
fifty or more dare wed girl under
fourteen. The edict has aroused much
opposition in Mysore, but the ruler is
said to be an energetic man and capa-
BILE of executing regulations which he
is pleased TO promulgate.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

The KEYsIosr IS the sole representative
Of the Great Upper Wood River. Azwtooth
and Smoky mining regions. and. located
rs it is in the very heart Of the most prom
ising mining country OH the face Of tie
earth, and leaving nothing undonc TO pre-
sent its readers complete synopsisof Al
mining news and Developments, ~ veil -
matters of local importance IN and aboaG
kctchum, II is an invaluable guide for esp
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, 1893-12-02
THE HEIDELBERG TUN OUTDONE
A Cask Made 1t Munich Which Knocks
1t Out OF Sight.

1t Out of Sight.
That monster wine vat, the famous
"tun of Heidelberg" which we have
been taught from childhood to consider
the most gigantic receptacle for liquid
ever made of wood and bound with iron
hoops, has at last, says the st. Louis
Republic, been excelled in the shape
of giant cask built for the Blatner
Brewing company of Munich. The
old Heidelberg tun was built during
the three years ending with 1891. 1t
was composed or oak beams each o
inches square and ~ feet long, and
had diameter of even Is feet. The
figures for the exact weight are want
ing, but the item which tells US that
the iron of the hoops alone weighed
II 200 pounds is quite suggestive of the
great weight of the vat Nearly 2G0
years after the first tun was built a
second, of much greater proportions,
was constructed. Heidelberg tun No.
2 was SO feet long and "a feet in diane
ter and had a capacity of 500 hogs
heads. In 1926 Stretton e. Co., the
London brewers, constructed beer
vat at their works in Nuremberg
which was 96 feet in diameter and "a
feet deep. The day this stupendous
affair was finished the brewing COM
pany gave dinner to 1876 customers,
all of whom were comfortably seated
in the vat.
The Blatner cask, but recently fn-
ished, is los feet in diameter and 81
feet deep. 1t was inaugurated with a
ball in which 275 couples took part,
and at one time, it is said, there were
500 people on the floor of the cask, not
counting the walters, musicians, etc.
Beside the above no inconsiderable
floor space was taken up by the stage
erected for the orchestra, the two
pianos and fine dining table.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

Lately the employees at the Philadel-
phia geological garden have been
amused by the antics of some queer
little animals which are not on public
exhibition. The newcomers are white
and black Japanese waltzing mice,
seven in number. When let out of
their cages they wink at each other
and step gracefully forward with a
movement which some Of the bcholders
declare is bow. Head Keeper Man
ley whistles 'Annie Rooney" and the
mice skip away in pairs with queer
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

pire. The title dates back to Fred
erick, the Elector Palatine, who held
the office stated, but for ages after his
time its duties were performed by
deputy. They do not relate to the
treasury, but to certain matters con-
nected with public ceremonies. twas
originally the right of this official to
carry the crown before the emperor At
the coronation and TO distribute coins
rs largess among the people during
the ceremonies.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
Of the Great Upper Wood River Mining Region

whirling motion. When he strikes up
''The Bowery' they revolve SO fast that
nothing can be seen but little gray
balls. "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-a causes
them to ''swing corners and dance
"ail hands around" Once the owner
ventured to play the dead March"
while they were dancing. With a
whisk of their tails the little rodents
ded to their cages like man pursued
by q nightmare.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

One of the minor titles borne by the
sovereigns of England ever since the
accession of the house of Hanover is
Sacri Romani Imperii, Archi-Thesaur-
US, arch-treasIrer of the Roman en-
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02
; Notice of Forfeiture.

To ]. r. TULLY, his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended the sum of one hundred {100) dol
lars in labor aud improvements upon the
YOUNG AMERICA
lode mining claim, situated in Little Smoky
district, Alturas county, State of Idaho, in
order to hold said premises under the pro-
visions of section 1924, Revised Statutes of
the United States, being the amount re-
quired to hold the same for the year end
ing December 81, 1892; that your proper
ton of the same is $40. being one-tenth; ;
and if within ninety (90( days from the
service of this notice, or within ninety (9o)
days after this notice by publication you
fail or refuse to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure. including costs of
publication, your interest in said claim
will become the property of the under
signed under the provisions of said section
2S24, JOHN GORMAN.
First publication, June Il, 1898,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-02

JAMES JUDGE, = Proprietor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08

the METALS weight, themes aud valu,
II is something like taking grist to a
mill and receiving back the product Of
the grain, except that In the case Of the
government no toll il 10 he taken out.
When this ls applied 10 silver bullion
only we have a full ami expressive
dehnitloD VI what Ia meant by Gree
silver.p
Itis asked how the government Ia to
be "made even" by such proceedings,
working up metals into coins and 70.
turning the full quantity to the "cus.
toner" without deduction o. charge.
This question Ia easily answered-
would answer itself II the ones who
ask 1t would only stop to think for a
short time. In this country the gov.
crnmsnt has no separate existence from
the people; Il is simply on agency
which they establish and support for
their own convenience and safety. II
has nothing but what they give It md
pays out or does moi pay out in &C.
oordance with their directions. II
they elect TO have a mint perform the
coinage Of the country without direct
charge upon themselves therefor, there
Is no power on earth TO prevent that
thing being done. The government
being sustained by them Ia any event,
even II It were a distinct and separate
entity II would have no right
to complain; but as 1t IL not, there Ia
no place or function from which n
could emanato. Besides,
the government, without being lnvidl.
Gus or discriminating, must foster Ger.
tain Industries " not enterprises. II
Ia to aid tho Pacific railway because
u had become necessity TO the coun.
Try and demanded too much Of an In.
veslment for private capital unaided
10 make the venture; and agriculture
Il made lite special watchcare-seeds,
plants, documents, etc., being sent
rect to all Rpplicauts--and having n
peclal executive department. SO let
be with mining and coinage. Utah
las done a full share In the cause by
xsmpting mines and the products
hereof now let Uncle Sam do the
eat by granting the petition OF his
elbow iaborer- In tho national vine.
ard and establishing such aids In the
'hy Of free coinage or unre.
Iricted collage or both aud Just
altos as from his vantage ground msy
q deemed equitable, Just aud proper.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08

ounces Of unco ned ~ n bars.
In all, there Is ,arly 1850 tons Of ell.
yer slowed in the mint vaults. The
stock OF gold u said to be lower than 4
has teen for many years.
Assoon as the new superintendent
took charge, the inevitable rush OF
oiiic'-seeHers began, many Of the callers
being women. He hal twenty-oight
positions to be filled by females and on
the frst day there were $50 applicant!
IL IL not such n difficult matter to die.
pose OF male applicant Ne a female, at
least that Is wnat those who have
passed througs the ordeal saw 20 it Is
useless TO try 10 even Imagine what
MI. Daggetps experience mus, have
been--afe being, perhaps we ought to
say IL IL not alone the swarm but
the character Of the applicants IN
some cases that causes NUxaiion
and annoyance; thee present oil sorts
Of endorsements and recommendation
from penmanship to personal appear.
anoe and from years aud character
which are both doubtful 10 those which, |
one way or another, are not at all
doubtful. Ono OF the applicants was
the once notorious but nearly forgotten
Laura ID. Fair. She vas listened TO
aitentively and politely and then given
to understand that she could not be
graufied. We should think not.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
A DESERVING DEED uSREwaRprp.

All the trials, vlcissitudos and nd.
ventures connected with the uudying
name OF Abraham Llnc1lu will pro.
oaoly never be told, "a voluminous ~
such rccitals are anu have been. Now
ami then one comes to the surface that
had lain In tho depths OF past events
ever since It's occurrence and our
minds are again turned 10 the remark.
able man and those who were asso.
clated with him, with a freshly.
awakened Interest. A story IL now
told which II ttue--as II seems
TO be - should cause attention
TO be diverted for time from the man
himself To Tho one who rendered him
an inestlmAble service. weare told
that Col. w. A. II. 5lllo.ays In May,
1858, rescued President Lincoln from
u disabled steamer on the Potomac IN.
dor nro from Confederate battery,
and rowcd him to the Maryland shore.
This adventure OF President Lincoln Is
not generally known, but II the tale b.
true, Mr.. Sillowaye should not be- al.
lowed to DO In want Of money to pay
his rent In u poor room In Boston,
where he Is now said 10 be- and IN i'm.
minent danger Of the Tewksbury
II Ia conceded to DO
shame that such q situation should
AVIAN La IatHaI .,fs fkNa ..lG.f ....a A.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
GREE cOINAgE.p Ere.


Referring to a recent article ia the
News showing that the talk regarding
silver was engaged In by many who
know nothing whatever Of the merits
or dement's OF the subj had a
vague idea, perhaps, that 1t meant
"moro money" anu that many Of
those who spoke so glibly OF "iree sill.
ver" had no comprehension OF Its
signliicAnce-we art asked by one who
wants to know TO cease criticism aud
ourselves give the Information. Ithas
been done In these columns many
times, but as the subject Is an important
one aud there are evidently many who
honestly desire Information that they
may be on the right side, 1t Will not be
improper to speak Of II again.
"Frte coinage" and "fres silver'' are
not necessarily synonymous terms; the
former includes the latter while the
latter stands by and for itself Gree
coinage" unqualified Ia the conversion
Of bullion or ingots OF either gold or
silver into coins OF the realm with no
charge or seignorage by the govern.
ment upon the owner; 1t also has re-.
ference to there being no restriction
as to amount or limit, the one who
presents ether metal at mlut having
the right to receive In return therefor
as many dollars as are represented by
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
DUTY AND RED TAPE.


A curious dilemma, in which a
Canadian official was recently placed
through the fact that his religious
scfuples conflioted with the duties de-
volving upon him ~ n public man,
has furnished theme Of considerable
amusement TO the secular press Of the
East and has not altogether escaped
comment from sectarlan writer's. II
appears that tho mayor Of Montreal,
like the lord mayor Of London.
Ia an ard, mt and loyal Roman
Catholic, ana also like that WORTH
lie declines TO let any official require.
meuts lead him into actions which bis
religious supe-iors might crltloise. 80,
when an Italian wAuhip arrived al
Montreal the other day, the conscience
Of Mr.. Mayor was stirred by conflict
Of duties; for on tho ono hand 1t was
nis official duty 10 receive this guest,
with the officers II bore, with proper
honor, and extend 10 the latter the
hospitalities OF the city; while drawing
him tho other way was his loyalty 10
the pore, whose relations with Italy
arc somewhat strained, to put It
mildly. : Finally the pope won, and
tue mayor printed n letter In the news.
papefs In which ho said, In effect, that
Italy had treated the pope badly, and
that he, rs a devoted supporter, could
not forgive such treatment, aud there.
ioro could not receive or take part IN |
any Inequalities extended TO the
vessels officers and crew.
This would seem 10 have carried
satisfaction TO the perturbed bosom Of
the doughty official, but It had the
effect VI raising mild hurricane
among his fellDw.cltlz,ns. The
Springfield Republican, which dis.
cusses the subject at some
length, asserts that while the
people went TO work and gave the
visitors the warmest kind Of a recep-
lion, they also took occasion to vote
Ihoir mayor small.minded bigut.
sim, the Italian admiral came very
near sailing of In anger, over the
mere matter Of salute. His vessel
nrcd u salute 10 tho city when she
anne to anchor, but the city did not
'eply, the reason given being because
q rcd tape. Technically Montreal Ia
lot saluung port. Ships coming by
Quebec are sAluted, and the gunpow.
Ter thus burned is expected TO last
hem until they come down the
liver again. Unfortunately for
his eHcu,e for Ignoring the vessels
'alute, It has been the practice for
Montreal to salute every vessel when
here was any preIext for 40 honorlng.
The Italian admiral found this out,
md notified the acting mayor and the
ocal military authorities that n his
was not returned before
unset Of the following night, he
hould sail away from Montreal and
VI his government settle the matter
With the government at London. The
onsequenco was that he got his salute,
nd all became serene. These being
II the facts, II appears that II there
lns some bigotry, there was also n
God deal OF ceremonial nonsense Ia
he Incident.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
SUNsPOT ORCOMETl

And now from scientific circles out.
side comes the announcement that our
sunspot Is comet. Very well; comet
or tho other thing makes no difference
so far rs this discovery Is concerned,
that honor aud its giving out to the
world belonging to Mr.. Hesse and the
NEWS Jointly. 1t has been claimed
In astronomical circles q good many
times that the sun was fed by the bril-.
liant tramps who infest the planetary
regions, and II Is not unreasonable to
suppose that among the many msteoric
minnows he now and then captures a
colneiary whale. 1.-THE great spot now
Visible ON the suns countenAnce be a
comet which he Is iu the act Of de.
vouring, and this shall be fully estAb.
lished, II only goes TO show that the
leas We pretend 70 know about what
goes on outside our sphere the less We
viii have to account for.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
WOMAN OFFiCI.sEEKERs.

The San Francisco mint underwent
aohange ofsuperintendency on the sis.
ult., eX.LieutenAnt Governor John
Daggelt succeeding General Dlmond.
II sounds like simple enough matter,
but Il was attended with u good deal
OF cerenony nevertheless. Tho mint
is no small affair and the amount Of
wealth which 1t contains l. always
very large, Of course much more so
at some times than at others. On this
occasion the coin had all been counted
up and everything placed in readiness
for the new management, which at
once gave receipt In full. IL was
found that in coin aud bullion there
was the immense sum OF s5S, 2B,5li0l
Ia the vaults OF tho mint. OF this
amount $3.50, ll6, $4,000 was In silver
coin; ss,7O7, 200 In gold coin; ssi79 %
In currency, and the rest In bullion,
principally silver, OF which there was
II, 800, 900 ounces purchased under the
sherman act.
We are advised by San Francis GO
paper that the ceremony Of sealing the
vaults took place In the afternoon OF
The previous day. In one vault WAS
piled SCI 100000 Ia silver dollars, or
$50 tons VI coin. A paper setting forth
the contents OF the vault was pasted
over the door and the facing ~ that
II can never be opened without tearlug
the paper. This was signed by the
new superintendent and w, l.. Nor.
gan and A. A. HhseSns, agents Of tue
treasury department, representing the
bureau Of the mint at Washington. In
ono corner Lyman IL, Clement, tue
cashier, placed the seal OF General
Diamond, anl In another Supenn,eu.
dent DIggett placed his zeal. In oaca
Of the other corners tina treasury
agents placed their seals. The next
vault sealed up contains 81 ,Oll,O jl in
silver dollars, aud the thru, II 800, OOJ
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08


~" Agricultural college oi U,Rh
ls a Ietfitorisl Institution having
hVe full departments Of instruction,
VIA Agricultural, Domestic Arts. Me.
chanlcal En- yineerlng, Clvil Eng nser.
Ing anu Commercial Course, Jour OF
lhese being four years' courses. All
departments are equipped with appar.
alus Tor Illustration, while practical
exercises, either on the farm, In the
dairy, In the cooking, cutting, sewing,
IAunufy rooms, In shop work, In wood
ana iron, and In foundry work, to.
gethor with other means oil Illustration.
are Joined 10 the class room instruction.
~ hrst students entered Sent, mbrr,
1890. Last year II enrolled 800. rhe
lali te'm opens September 5tn. For
Information address
J. w. SANBoRN.
LHgan, Utah
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
THE SIZE OF CONGRESS.

The Congress which assembled yes.
terday, according to the figures made
up, is the largest legislative body that
has ever convened In Washington.
The Senate has the same number Of
members as It had In tho Finy.second
Congress- that lie, It will have when all
the members are admitted, but there Is
gain OF "a members ia the House,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08

under the operation Of the new ap.
porilonment, making total member-
ship in tho latter body Of $50. The
fret apportlonment OF the members Of
the House according to population was
after the census OF 1890, when one
member was assigned to each 80, 900 Of
population, producing House OF 1o5
members. The present hpportionment
Is on basis OF l7s, 9Ol population to
each member.