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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-06-10
Gentiles Never Admitted.

The interior OF the mormon teIn-
ple has an air of mystery about 1t,
saws a writer in Harper's Weekly.
Up to date none but the faithful
have been admitted to its sacred
precincts, and as none OF the IN
ouisitive Gentle reporters are al
lowed to enter, the newspaper de-
scriptions of the inside are inaccu-
rate and chiefly the result of-the
imagination of the ubiquitous
scribes. AS a matter of fact there
are portions of the interior which
are as sacred as was "The Holy OF
Holes" in the days of the temple
constructed by the wise son OF
David.
The basement is divided into
several apartments, the larger one
being 57x35 feet, containing baP-
tismal font. The floor is tiled with
marble, polished to the hi ightest de-
gree of perfection, while the ceiling
is of a sky blue tint. The font is
of bronze, and, like that in the tenn
pie at Jerusalem, rests on the back
of twelve oxen, also of bronze,
which stand with their faces to the
east, west, north and south. Grand
and impressive as this apartment
is it is mediocre when compared
with some of those on the upper
floors. One in particular is deserv'
ing of special mention. Resplend'
ent in blue and gold is this magic
chamber, while the floor is of blocks
of wood not more than an inch
square, brought from all portion'
of the world by the missionaries
sent out by the church. Another
apartment adjoining is still more
beautiful. White and gold are usee
and the effect is to dazzle the eye
The tapestries are all of the pures'
white, and are rare and costly
All the basins and ewers are OF the
finest onyx, delicate in tint, and II
such profusion that the sight woult
drive a dealer in this product In
sane with envy. To be permitted
to look upon the magnificent worl
for an hour is said to be worth a yea
of ones life and trip across tn
world.
The beehive is the emblem o
the Church, together with claspe'
hands and the motto Holiness t
, the Lord" Every handle of doc
and window has this design, al
having been especially made tor tn
| purpose. In the basement all tn
+ fixtures, including the locks on tn
, doors, the bolts and hinges are &
| brass. On the first floor they ar
J of plated gold +; on the second tlool
, plated silver; on the third, old 81
yer, and above that of bronze. Th
woodwork is of oak, all seasone
and massive in appearance.
The cost of the temple is a ques
: ton which even the most astu'
! follower of Brigham hesitaes to al
swer. It has been estimated all tn
way from 5000, 900 to $4,000, ,O0'
!. The latter figure is believed b
those who are in a position
know to be the correct one.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-06-10
GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.


To john w. PLArr, his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that have eI-
pended the sum Of five hundred (5OO) DOL
lars in labor and Improvements upon the
DEER TRAII. lode mining claim
situated on the Smoky divide, about twen-
ty-two miles from ketchum, in Warm
Springs Creek mining district. Aturas g1a.
county. Idaho. as required by section 23A.
Revised Statutes of the United states. be-
ing the amount required to hold the same
for the wears ending December 81, 1887, to
December 81, 1891; that your proportion o.
the same is $3.50, being one-halt; ana II II
within ninety (9l days from the service OF OF
this notice. or within ninety ~ days a1ter
fuse to contribute your proportion OF such
expenditure as co-owner. youreinterest IN
said claim will become the property OF the
undersigned under the provisions Of S&ad
section 1924. FRANK J. LEMON.
Ketchum.. Idaho. July g. 1892.
First publication July 80. 1892.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-06-10
Strongest Animals Are Vegetarian

Vegetarians say it is q popular TAI
lacy that meat is needed for
strength. One exponent Of tho faith
saws It is . fact that the strongest
animals in the world are vegetarian
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-06-10
EARTHQUAKES Foretold by Animals.

An Italian writer on the dreadful
catastrophe which occurred on the
island of Ischia, mentions those
prognostications of an earthquake
which are derived from animals.
They were observed in every place
where the shocks were such as to
be generally perceptible.
Some minutes before they were
felt, the oxen and cows began to
below, the sheep and goats bleated,
and, rushing in confusion one ON
the other, tried to break the wicker
work of the folds. The dogs howled.
the geese and fowls were alarmed
and made much noise; the horses
which were fastened in the stalls
were greatly agitated, leaped up
and down and tried to break the
halters with which they were at
tached to the managers; those ON
the road stopped suddenly and
snorted in a very strange way. The
cats were very much frightened and
tried to conceal themselves, or their
hair bristled up wildly. Rabbits
and moles were seen to leave their
holes birds rose as if scared from
the places on which they had
alighted, and fish left the bottom
of the sea and approached the
shores, where in some places great
numbers of them were taken. Even
ants and reptiles abandoned, in
clear daylight, their subterranean
holes in great disorder many hours
before the shocks were felt. Tho
dogs, a few minutes before the first
| shock took place, awoke their sleep
| ing masters by barking and pulling
them, as if they wished to warn
them of the impending danger, and
several persons were thus enabled
to save themselves.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-06-10

Many of the South Sea Islanders
believe that Paradise can b inher-
tied only BY persons Of perfect phys
ical forns. Where this belief pre-
walls Z man will die rather thAA
submit to amputation.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-06-10

Confirmed bachelors will do well
to read Dr.. BENJAMIN Rush's deini-
ton of life Hithest vita, written
not long before his death. "Celiba-
|ey." he said, is = pleasant brsak-
fast, a tolerable dinner, but very
bad supper"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-06-10
Fer Sale Cheap.

ASfrat-class hand Fire Engine, complete
without hose. Apply to
VIZ. o. GoxH1INo, 6ec'y.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29

phosphoric acid, and of course these ele-
mehts cannot be produced by the State.
If the orange growers were willing to
substitute Florida phosphate for other
sources of phosphoric acid, and II the
phosphate cost nothing to mine and pre-
pare, the price of the COMMERCIAL feftil-
izer could not be reduced to such an eX-
tent as the Times Union intimates that
it should for the reason that the other
elements, potash and ammonia, are fflofH
essential and expensive.
Some orange growers have expert
mented with the phosphate rock in it's
natural state, except that 1T was finely
ground, and the experiments were not
at all satisfactory. In fact the imme-
diate results were nil, although Of course,
it is possible that the phosphoric acid
contained in the rock will become SOL
uble in time and be beneficial The
chief cause of these unsatisfactory re-
suits was that the phosphate was applied
and expected to do the work of a COM
plete fertilizer.
The orange growers Of the State, after
years of costly experience have come to
the conclusion that the cheap fertilizers
are not the cheapest, that instead Of
cheaper fertilizers they want let ter ones
The material used in com pounding fer
terlizers are staple articlcs-they have
fixed commercial value, and when an
article is offered tiller Of the soil which
is alleged to contain the usual percent
age of these elements of plant food at a
price less than the commercial value of
the material, he should view it with dis
trust, or if he does not, and is persuaded
into the use of it and results are not sat-
isfactory. he has only himself to blame
for trying to buy dollar worth of
phosphoric acid, potash or nitrogen for
fifty cents.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
AND THIS is FLORIDN

Jacksonville, without any apparent
effort, raises from thirty to forty thous-
and dollars to be offered as a purse to
induce pair Of sluggets to come to the
metropolis Of Florida and bound each
other until one of the pair goes dowh.
Truly this is something to be proud of.
Sweet thing for future generations to
contemplate with pleasant recollections
of the enterprise and wisdom Of their
ancestors. They will forget-if the fact
is ever recorded on the pages of history
or passed into tradition, that these enter
prlSing fOrerathers refused, or failed, to
raise like sum, or even the half of il,
for an exhibit at the greatest exposition
on earth, and which would have In
duced honest people to come to Florida
and make homes and assist in the devel-
opneht of our State These would have
used the strength the Almighty has
given them as he intended 1t should be
used-for the benefit of mankind. The
other fellows who have been induced to
COME to jacksonville USE their strength
in entirely different way:
But what's the odds? If we need
stiggers of course We can afford to pay
$4,000 head for them. They come
high, but we must have them. Settlers,
homemakers, people who might assist
in making Florida the grandest state in
the Union. we Can do without. Our
thousands Of acres of fertile land are
now occupied by the lowing kline and
the ubiquitous razor backs. Why dis
possess them? We will pay twenty
thousand dollars apiece for sluggers and
talk of the advantages of Florida as d
place for prize fights, and keep as mum as
one of our famous bivves on thesubject
of the advantages We can offer for those
In search Of homes.
And this is Florida! EnterpriSing,
progressive Florida! Shades of the de-
parted pioneers who struggled to de-
Velop the Land of Flowers, protect us
from another such exhibition of enter
prise on the part of your ''successofs.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
SECRETARY MORTON AND EXPERT
MENTAL STATIONS.

The Secretary of Agriculture, iii his
report just submitted to the President,
regrets the vague character of the De-
partment organization, which he says
Golfers opulent opportunities for the
exercise of the most pronounced pat
ernalism," but he adds that there are
many proper ways in which the Federal
Government may legitimately serve the
cause of agriculture. He devotes con-
sidera BILE space to review of what he
regards as an anomalous partnership be-
tween the Government Of the United
States and the governments of the re-
spective States for the conduct and en-
enlargement of State agricultural col
legeS and experiment stations. Refer
ring to the sum appropriated for the use
of State experiment stations, he says:
"This appropriation is unlike any other
public moneys legislated out of the
Treasury of the United States because
there is no officer of the United States
authorized to direct, limit. control, or
audit it's itemized expenditure. He
suggests that the stations should be en-
tirely divorced from the Department and
the sum appropriated charged directly
to them, or that the Secretary should
have some power to direct and restrain
their disbursements so as TO insure
legitimate expenditure Of the same. He
adds that in view of rumOrs that have
obtained credence in some OF tbs States,
and Territories to the effect that moneys
annropria ted to the stations have been
diIer,ed from their legitimate public
purposes, athorOugh investigation should
he made to demonstrate either the truth
or falsity of such reports.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
LET US GIVE THANKS.

Tomorrow is the day set apart for
general Thanksgiving. This custom of
appointing one day in the three hundred
and sixty-fve as a day of thanksgiving
since our Government had an existence,
and doubtless is exactly suited to the
needs of the natiOn-a nation of huStlerS,
people who are too busy during the three
hundred and siXty-four days of the year
to think about giving thanks or anything
else except their undivided attention to
the matter of accommodating the omni-
present dollar. So this one day is Cod
send to them they can give thanks all
in lump for the blessings bestowed
upon them in piecemeal during the year.
1t is also time-honored custom, when
editorially discussing the approach of
National Thanksgiving Day, to say that
"our State has much to be thankful for"
This year, observing the time-honored
custom, we reiteraUe the expression with
emphasis. Florida and her people should
indeed render thanks or be reproached
with being the most ungrateful people
on earth.
While we doubtless have received many
things worthy ofour most earnest thanks,
we should be especially grateful for the
absence of those conditions existing else
where, which would have detracted so
much from our prosperity and happiness.
We should give thanks that the pestilence
that touched our northern border with
it's devastiug breath, passed us by. We
should bow our heads in humble &C
acknowledgement Of the Divine favor in di-
verting from our State the deathdealipg,
MISUNDERSTANDING gales, which brought
death and destruction to other sections.
On the other hand we should give
thanks for most abundant harvest,
peace, prosperity and good health.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29

WE have received the handso me CO.
page illustrated catalogue of the Glen ST. Mary
Nurseries. The catalogue describes $50 varieties
adopted to the requirements OF the different
sections of Florida. The "List to Aid Selection"
ofvarieties of peaches is of especial ineregt and
value. Every horticulturist in the State can
procure copy of the catalogue by addressing
Mr.. G. L. Tabor at Glen st. Mary a.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 1898.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-They Have
Come to Pass; Soil and Air in Relation to
Agriculture; Ammonia Insecticide...
Some Points about Gardening in Florlda
To Prospective Settlers.
HE Sawed Wood"-Better Transporta-
ton: He Cultivates Homeseekers; The
Orange
Self Fertilizing Pears; Is this a Cure for
Blight; The Family Table in Florida....755 755
Agricultural Education.......................
Why do they
FLORAL DEPARTMENT - Gloxinias and
Ferns; Perfume of Jasmine; Who Will An
syer: The Mimuus; Cassava Canes for Rus
tic w Ork..
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT-Molle's Prob
lem Three Little Words: Preserved Green
Ginger 1t is we'll to Remember: Comfort
and Decoration; Attractive Towels; Ora
ham
POULTRY DEF ARTMENT-The Langshan. 1853
EDITORIAL Cheap Fertilizers; Let US Give
Thanks; And This is Florida!; ecretary
Morton and the Experimental Statlons...76O
OUR HOME CIRCLE-Robert Macaire. ....764-765
The PuZZler
FLORIDIANA
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
EDITORIAL CHAT.

SOME people wonder at orange gluts.
If they will read the little item in another place
in this issue in reference to single days ship
ment from Jacksonville, we think their wonder
ing will cease.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
G HEAP FERTILIZERS.

The Times Union in recent issue
speaking of the manufacture of cheaper
fertilizers in Florida by utilizing the
phosphate rock, says editorially:
'In the early days of the phosphate
industry in Florida, when we were still
flushed with the excitement of the dis
cOvery, and even down to the end Of
the land specializing period, it was con-
fdently predicted that the mining Of
rock and pebble phosphates here would
revolutionize the commercial fertilizer
business in this State - that fertilizer
factories would spring up in all parts
of Florida by the dozens and scores,
and that the reduced cost of these arti-
Giles would lead to wonderful increase
in their cOnsum ptiOn, and therefore tC
more intensive farming and larger
Profits.
this prediction has not been fulfilled.
AS the Times Union remarked yester-
day morning, our farmers are constantly
buying back the rock that our miners
send out-and at largely increased
cost because Of transportation charges
going and coming, and the expense of
manufacturing. AS far as the Times
Unions knowledge extends, there are
only one or two manufactures Of COM
mercial fertilizers of any considerable
size and Importance in Florida. There
ought to be a score or tWO-certainly
others at such points as Fernandina,
Ocala, Gainesville, Palatka, Tampa,
Barlow, Titusville, Sanford, etc. We
bring into the State every year tens of
good prices for livery high prices,
some people think. The expense is a
heavy one On the farmers and fruit
growers, and some means ought to be de-
vised for lifting at least a portion Of it
We quite agree with the Times Union
that there should be more fertilizer fac
tories in Florida (and in fact more fac
tories of every kindD but at the same
time we would remind our cOntempOr
airy that very little of the material that
goes to make up first class article OF
commercial fertilizer can be procured
in the State. Those who predicted
when we were still flushed with the
excitement of the discovery" Of phos
phate that the mining of this materia
would revolutionize the commercial fer
tiliZer business were certainly very poor
informed prophets. While we have NJ
STATISTICS to prove the assertions we fee
safe in saying seven-eighths Of the fertili
ger used in Florida is applied to the or
ange groves in the Southern portion Of
the State. Now in the Florida phOS
phate there is but one element of plan
food, phosphoric acid, and while we dc
not wish to say one word against a Flor
ida product or to cripple in any way {
Florida industry, we are obliged to con
fess that the phosphoric acid derived
from the phosphate rock is not popular
among orange growers-thOse who use
the bulk OF commercial fertilizers i'm
ported or manufactured in the State. II
other words the orange growers prefer
to use a fertilizer that derives this ele-
ment from other sources than phosphate
rock.
VTliIe +hic one Observation-Disclosures
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29

FLoRIDIANs Ct course take the usual
amount of interest in the Hawaiian squabble
but they think (at least some of them do) that
if there is any annexing to be done by the United
States that the Queen of the Antilles should be
given chance.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
TERMS.

ADVERTISING RATES.
Rates for advertising furnished on application,
by letter or in person.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29

Mr.. SUTTON tells in another column how
he sawed wood" and he has sawed to advan
tage. Others have been engaged in the same &C.
cupation Some were bold enough to say that
hay could be made in Florida-th9y were
sawed off at the KIN e. like Mr.. Sutton and
wasted, 1t is now their time to laugh. This is
only a sample there are many similar cases.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29

The Minneapolis Bulletin of several
days ago says: cat the auction sale this morn
ing a car of Florida oranges we're sold for 3.
Presley Co. The fruit is about as fine as Flor
ida can turu out, which is saying good deal for
it. The crop is enormous one and there will
be no trouble to place it either, owing to short
crops Of other fruits.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24
Welded FOR A YEAR ON TRIAL.
Queer Marriage Contract Entered Into by
Young People of Opposite Faiths.

(san Francisco Examiner)
A case that was tried in Judge Con-
lan's department Of the Police Court
few DAYS ago was the means OF making
public one Of the most peculiar mar
rlages on record.
The parties TO the marriage were Ed
ward NJ. Elkus, a clerk, who lives at
No 1928 Pacific avenue, and Miss Lille
Mahoney, daughter of d. +. Mahoney. a
plumber. living at No. 14l9 Larldn street
About six months ago the two. APP
reared before notary public and signed
a contract agreeing to enter into the
married state for the period OF one year.
The case in the Police Court was that
of T. NJ Elkus, who was accused by "
the father of his wife of bombardlng ms
domicile with stones. There had eVi-
IDENTIFY been a mistake made, Tor EIkus
proved conclusiyely that he mad not
bombarded the house, and the Judge as
missed the charge.
MIR. and Mrs. Elkus had known each
other a long time prior TO their singular
marriage They had deep anectlon lot
each other from the earliest GAYS a. on
their acquaintance. but encountered de-
termined opposition 10 their union IRON
their respective fathers. The opposition
IVES doubtless due to the fact that Elkus
is a Hebrew while MISS Mahohey was uiie
daughter of Gentle.
Station and financial standing cut no
figure in the affair, because both FAM
lies are eminently respectable ana the
father OF the young man Is wealtny,
while Mr. Mahoney is well TO 90. Inc
Young husbands father admits that ne
never saw the lady but once, and he dld
not take the trouble to inquire into her
family or antecedents. Determined as
was the opposition, and hard as the OLD
people tried 10 keep the young Iolks
apart they managed to carry on their
courtship until, seeing that 1t was use
less to hope for the parental consent.
they concluded to make runaway match
" roreseeing that difficulties might arise
~ they tried to get married In the CON
yentlonal manner by minister or a
Justice of the peace. the young people
determined to enter into contract mar
Rage. But the queer part OF 1t all was
that they wanted the contract TO be mace
binding upon them for the term OF one
year only. -, H. a..
An obllging notary was found VINO Is
also an attorney-at-law. He Thought the
one-year document would hold them as
man and wife for the desired length or
time. and they signed it. after when the
notarial seal was affixed.
The Supreme Court has decided tnat
marriage is a civil contract, no matter
in what manner II is solemnized, put II
is a question whether they viii recognize
"a valid a marriage contract such as that
which binds Mr.. and Mrs Elkus.