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The herald., 1893-02-19
A Perpetnal sacred Fire.

In the peninsula Of Abeheron, former
ly belonging to Persia, but now part of
Russia, there is a perpetual or rather
what the natives cali an eternal sacred
fire, which is known to have been burn
ing continually for more than 1000 years
1t rises from an irregular orifce of about
tweve feet in depth and 1870 feet square
The flames, which are constant, rise to a
height of from six to eight feet, unac-
companied by smoke or disagreeable
smell, waving back and forth with the
wind like field Of golden grain. n.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The herald., 1893-02-19
The Sign of the Three Balls.

The three gilded balls used by pawn
brokers are the three gilded pills which
the Florentine banking house of the Medici
assumed as their arms when they became
wealthy. The founder Of the family had
been a medicus; bis children went into
banking and got rich; they assumed the
canting coat of arms of the pills, and hung
them out to show where their bank was
their business being largely in the nature
of pawnbroking. Their rivals caught on
to the idea and hung up three golden
balls, and so their successors, having given
up banking, retain the balls as the emblem
Of the pawnbroking side of the business. -
New York Sun.
The herald., 1893-02-19
How Swiss children Go 70 s,oo,.

You have seen pictures of Swiss cot.
tages, have you not? And are they not
prettyp These Swiss people are very ar
tistic in their tastes, and even the poorest
Swiss is neat and tasteful in his home life.
Many Of the ways of the Swiss are as pretty
as their fanciful ideas of building houses.
A Swiss mother believes that her child
will have bad dreams unless it is orooped
TO sleep. And So bending low over the
drowsy little ones couch, she sings sooth-
ing songs of green pastures and still waters
until the little child has breathed Itself
peacefully into the land Of ofNod.-Exchanae
The herald., 1893-02-19
The SAFEST plnoe in a Storm.

The safest place in thunderstorm is
said to be under small tree or building
or the open space, the signal of danger
being the loud, reverberating thunder
claps, which indicate that the lightning
y not far off, and that the next bolt is
Esbie to strike somewhere In the neigh
sSzhcod. -Dalkinaz Hsrals,
The herald., 1893-02-19
Heads of the Treasury Departrns snt

The treasury department, with a secrs
tary of treasury at it's head was estab-
Hshed on Sept. Q, 1889, Alexander Hamil-
ton was the first secretary of the treasury.
The first western man to hold this Office
was Thomas Ewing, appointed in 1871.
Since that time secretaries of the treasury
have been chosen with little reference to
state lines. The southern states, however,
have been called upon TO furnish less than
their quota in this department.-New York
Gnn
The herald., 1893-02-19
Two RemarknhIs Eohoos

In cave in the Pantheon the guide. by
striking the flaps of his coat, makes a
noise equal to that produced by firing a
12-pound cannql In the cave of Smellin.
near viborg, Finland, stone thrown
down certain abyss makes areverberatipg
scho which sounds like the dying wall Of
snne wild anirrol --Rnzton Gloha
The herald., 1893-02-19
NAN yersus tieA.

"A flea can jump straight upward and
vault over a barrier 600 times its own
height. If a man could display as much
agility he could clear wal; amile high
at a single bound. If he could jump as
far forward according to his weight as al
flea can he could make a} trips around
the worldsat one leap ST. Louis Repub-
The herald., 1893-02-19
A Liberal Rebate.

She-How much do you love me?
He-Two hundred and forty-three dol
lars worth, excluding one-half the ice
0rsam bill and carriage hire.-Kate Fields
Washinp pton
The herald., 1893-02-19

Charlotte, N. c., boasts of double
faced potato. One side is claimed to be
sperfect representation of bear, and
the other, it is said, is fair mold OF o
calf.
The herald., 1893-02-19

The game of football played in Ameri-
can colleges and schools is not nearly so
harmful and dangerous as that which is
played in England.
The herald., 1893-02-19

st. Charles, Mo-, during it's existence
has been under the dominion of three
hags-nanely, Spain, France and tho
United States.
The herald., 1893-02-19
Papa,s Bov Has .,ro,vn TIN.

An advertisement appears in western
paper which reads thus: ''If George
William Brown, who deserted his poor
wife and babe twenty-five years ago,
will return, the aforesaid babe will
knock thestufing out of him. CHARLES
ton News and Courier.
The herald., 1893-02-19

Somebody says that Snoring is the
spontaneous escape Of those malignant
feelings which the sleeper has no time
to vent when awake"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
How to Do in Hard Times.

Once upon time two frogs, who had
been living in comfort and ease in cool
pool of water, were accidentally scooped
up by pious milkman in bucket of
water which he poured into his can in
order to give his milk more body and
thereby increase his revenue. The frogs
were astonished to find themselves in an
unknown element in which it was not
possible to support life, and they had to
kick vigorously In order to keep their
heads above the milk. One Of them be-
coming disheartened by being shut up in
the dark in an element entirely new to
him, said: "Let's give it up and go to the
bottom; it's no use kicking any longer"
The other said: "Oh, no! Let's keep
kicking as long as we can, and see what
the outcome will be. Maybe things will
change presently" So one frog gave up
and went to the bottom. The other kept
kicking, and when the milkman got to
town and opened his can the frog had
kicked out lump of butter large enough
to float him, and he was sitting on it COM
fortably. Moral: In hard times never
give up but keep kicking Blackfoot
News
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
The Great Yukon River.

cit is almost impossible" writes Fred
erick Funston from Alaska, "for one not
acquainted with the vast extent of this
northwestern country to realize the great
distance between the outposts of civiliza-
ton and the enormous volume of these
Alaska rivers. 1t will surprise the average
citizen, who reads in his old dog cared
geography that the Mississippi is the
largest river on the North American Con-
tinent, to learn that it is actually bah
bling brook beside the mighty Yukon,
which, next to the Amazon and the Nile,
is the largest river in the world. The
Tanana, river which very few people
in the civilized world ever heard of, Is a
solid mile from bank to bank, with cur
rent like the st. Lawrence at the Rapids.
The Koyukuk, another unknown tribu-
tary to the Yukon, is larger than the Ohio,
and the Porcupine is larger than the
Hudson. l venture the assertion that the
Mississippi. below St. Louis, if turned
into the Yukon below the mouth of the
Koyukuk, would not raise the stream six
inches, and have been up and down the
Mississippi good deal myself. kan
sas CITY Star.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
How Not to Take Cold.

A little bit Of really valuable advice
for this season of the year: Keep your
mouth shut. If people would only do
this they would avoid colds and coughs,
and oftimes serious illness. The prescrip-
ton is very simple one, and not even
the merit of originality can be claimed for
it; but it undoubtedly is efficacous. Mr.
Catlin, the celebrated traveller among the
North American Indians, discovered that
they were free from many of the diseases
which afflict civilized nations, and he at
trlbuted this exemption to the practice
of keeping their mouths closed at almost
all times, except when they are eating or
talking. The mothers teach the children
this from earliest infancy. And does it
not stand to reason that it is better to
breathe through the nostrils the chilly
air when leaving heated room for the
street, or even when going into cold
passage, than letting it go straight to the
lungs in an ordinary way? Mr.. Catln
declares that "Shut your mouth" is the
most important motto which the human
language can CONGREGATIONAL Educator.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
The Rockefeller Sisters.

The two wealthiest helresses in Ameri-
ca are the Rockefeller sistsrs, Alta and
Edith, the unmarried daughters of the
Standard Oil King. These young women,
should their father die to morrow, would
each have an Inheritance of $35,OOO,O0O.
John D. Rockefeller's fortune is estimated
at $140,000,0OO, and it is increasing at
the rate of s15.00O,oOO every year.
Alta Rockefeller is not quite twenty.
four years old and her sister Edith is two
years younger. The share of each under
her fathers will will be more than double
the magnificent fortune held by Miss
Helen Gould. Miss Gould's wealth is
estimated at $15,0OO,O0O.
The Standard Oil magnate has four
children. The oldest dau5hter, Bessie, is
the wife of Professor Charles Strong of
Chicago. She is twenty seven years old
The youngest Of the four is John D. Jr.,
who has just reached his twenty first
year, and who is being prepared to take
his fathers place and look after the vast
interests Of the Rockefeller millions.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
A Story Of Chicago.

A year or SO ego four of Chicago's rich
men met casually at luncheon in restau
rant. During the meal one of them re.
ceived a cablegram from a Chlcagoan in
Europe. 1t announced that FIVE inestim
ably precious pictures were to be sold
and that they might be had for Chicago
if quarter of million dollars could he
cabled that day. The four at once said
$50 be it," and before they rose from the
table the $250,o0O had been cabled to
Paris. When the pictures came the four
met again and the question arose as to
their division among the purchasers
But five pictures are not easily divisible
among four men. So one said, "Lets give
them to the Art Institute" and the others
agreed.
Is it any wonder that town whose
citizens have such concern for its glory
such public spirit, such lavish generosity
in the public interest is growing great al
a rate unmatched in the history of cities
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
oRIGIN OF LYNCH LAW.
It Began in Virginia and Was Not
Violent or Moblike.

LYNCH law had its origin in Virginia,
according to the conclusions of gentle
man who has been investigating the early
history Of that State. 1t was not mob
law as it IS now understood It was or
derby, methodical and fair in its processes,
and was strongly opposed to violence or
mob rule. Its distinctive feature was
simply that its DEGREES and findings were
executed sternly and swiftly upon the spot
of their delivery.
Charles Lynch, whose name IS associated
with the summary proceedings now
known as acts of "lynch law" was a rev.
olutionary soldier, and after the war end
ed took up his residence in Pittsylvania
county. The region in which he lived be-
came at one period of the Revolution in
tested by bands of Tories and outlaws,
whose depredations upon the defenseless
people extended from the lower parts of
North Carolina and Virginia to the passes
of the Blue Ridge and the headwaters of
the James and other mountain streams.
Deserters from both armies added strength
and semblance of organization to their
operations. Wherever they appeared the
terror stricken inhabitants were plund
cred, harassed and mercilessly subjected
to every variety of insult and outrage.
A remedy was needed for this insutferable
state of affairs, a remedy that should at
once strike such terror to these miscreants
as would relieve a community already
suffering from the effects of hostile inva-
sion. Colonel Lynch was the man to take
the lead in such an emergency. He sue
ceeded in organizing body OF patriotic
citizens, men of known character and
standing.
Having laid his plans before them, and
securing their approval, he at once pro-
cceded to put them into execution. AT
the head of his followers he promptly got
upon the track of the unsuspecting enemy,
captured many, and caused the others to
flee from the country. When any of these
outlaws fell in his hands they were not
taken at once to tree and hanged or tied
to stake and shot, as it is now done I'm
der the perverted system of the present
day. This was not according to the code
of Colonel Lynch and his followers.
So far from such lawless procedure
jury was selected from Lynch's men, over
which he presided as Judge; the captives
were tried separately, the accused allowed
to make his own defense and to show
cause, if he could, why he should not be
punished. If found guilty the punish
ment was inflicted on the spot. The gen
eral impression has been that in all cases
of Lynch law the penalty was death. This
is mistake. A writer who knew Colonel
Lynch we'll was assured by him that he
never willingly condemned criminal to
capital punishment; that prisoners were
frequently let off with a severe fogging
and then liberated on condition that they
would leave the country.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
Don't Bore People,

There is nothing so certain to. make
you disliked as to tell your troubles to
friend. Prosperity means friendship,
but don't you take it into your head to
retail your troubles, or you will soon dis
cover that your company is not wanted,
and the people who once bowed to you in
pleasant recognition, now walk on the
other side of the way, with cold and
stony glare that looks over your head or
through your body, but never meets your
eye as of yore.
The people are not hard hearted that
turn the cold shoulder to you. They are
only averse to knowing of any more mis-.
cry than they already have to bear
Home Queen.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
No. $50.
Application for a Patent.
L. S. Land Office, HALEY, Idaho,
a. 1yQt

Z. 5. Land Office, HALEY, Idaho,
March o. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that Nicholas {
Sullivan and Erik Anderson, whose post
office address is Ketchum, Alturas COUNT
Idaho, have this day filed their applicatlm
for patent for 1lS7.S linear feet OF the
"TRAPPEEs'
mine or vein, bearing lead and silver ore
with surface ground six hundred feet u
width, situated IL Warm Springs Cree,
mining district, County of Alturas, and
State OF Idaho, and designated by the heiu
notes and official plat on file in this once
as Lot No. 49, said Lot No. So being DE-
scribed as follows, to-wit: .
Beginning at discovery point thence
$50 4o' W 237 feet to fir post marked, I W
central end Trapper lode;;" THENCE \
~ w 1918 feet to corner No. l, ldeli',H.s s
with corner No. of ''Ophir" lode, LOT ~.
%; thence S 800 so L 500 feet to eo COZ 9sa
No. 2, whence Z. S. NJ. NJ. No. bears !, w ~
To- 6O6.7 feet distant; thence N COO 10 j. w
feet to n w corner of sullivan" lode, w
surveyed, and corner No. of TIP lop
lode, survey 927, I'LL feet to corner ~ !,
thence n 22o 30 w 600 feet to corner NJ Nv
thence s $50 27' w 1873 feet to corner y. Nv
|, the place of beginning survey. OF eAle nv,
boundary of this claim, embracing an a ~.
OF 1867 acres applied for. No col'''N'
magnetic variation lSo so +. Iii,
The location Of this mine is records .u,r
the Recorders Office of said Alturas coun''
in Book e " of Quartz Claims, paEsr,n
The nearest known locations are the NJ
Top, Sullivan" and "Ophir' lode cl srssy
Any and all persons claiming advsis' q,
any portion of said "Trapper IN inln ,ls i
surface ground are rcutlired to nle W.
adverse claims with the Register 9, II,
United States Land Office at HALEY, ~ NJ NJ
State of Idaho, during the sixty aas .; h
Rod Of publication hereof, or they W. W tbs
barred by virtue of the provislonsso,.s
statute. w. I. RILEY, kegls;ng
1t is hereby. ordered that the fo re NIB
notice Of application for patent ", r rc,,.
lished for the period OF sixty days l Tn
a weekly newspaper published at KetcDu"
Alturas county, Idaho. n.,;eter
First publication March I, 1871
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
The Social Whirl in Arizona.

Arizona is coming to the front in soci-
ETY. matters. We scarcely recover from
our establishment at the startling details
of the Moqui snake dance when the Ma
vajo corn dance is flung before the be-
wildered public, and as it gasps for breath
the scent of the Tucson onion social fills
its nostrils, while quickly following its
mouth is filed with Prescotts pumpkin
pie party, with outside districts yet to
hear trom.-Prescott Morning Courier.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
Vanderbilt's Luxurious Home.

The approaching completion OF Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt's new home in New York
is the occasion of diatrlbes anent this
rich mans princely extravaganza ana tue
luxury in which he lives. Mr.. Vanderbilt
has not mentioned to any one, and ne
one has mentioned yet in his behalf, one
reason why an architectural detail, beauti-
full in itself and involving great amount
of labor, was decided upon by him. Pend
ing approval of some plans, Mr.. Wander
bilt learned that little army of workmen
had been disappointed in their expecta-
tons of employment on account of the
abandonment of the project, which en-
tailed great trouble in the preparation of
stone aud brick.
!. The millionaire at once looked into all
the plans anew and ordered the employ
ment of the multitude of mechanics who
heretofore had been idle. Thus it came
about that depression in the labor market
was responsible for some architectural
features in palace. Cornelius Wander
bits characteristics are made manifest
throughout this great structure. His ser
wants will only be little less magnif-
Gently housed than himself. There are
suits, elegantly appointed and furnished,
given over to their exclusive use. They
have their own library and smoking
room. and dwell in all respects like
persons Of elegant leisure. They are man
aged by functionary who, nominally
the steward, is in reality a high chamber.
lain of the household. Mr.. Vanderbilt
himself is not acquainted with the names
or personal appearance of half his own
servants.-Globe-D Democrat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30

"Why don't you run a paper like
that?" said one of our merchants,
throwing down blanket sheet dai.
ly. "Why don't you run store
like that?" said the publisher of the
country sheet, as he turned to full
page advertisement that brought
the city publisher $3.50 an issue.
Just then we presented monthly
bill of IS, and the merchant began
to talk of economizing by cutting
down his advertising.-M Montpelier
POST
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30

The Chinese make some very ef-
fective laws. If bank fails. ali
the officials are beheaded-so bank
failures are rare events in that
country. If a Chinese goes crazy,
they are beheaded-consequently
the people studiously avoid losing
their wits, in order that they may
not. lose their heads.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
A Negro Exclusive Law Suggested

Now, what are we drifting to?
In Salt Lake City we know of two
white women, both of them seem
ingly intelligent, prepossessing IN
appearance. One is the mother OF
a little white boy, the other the
mother of beautiful little white
haired, blue-eyed girl, whose fathers
were white men. These little inno-
cents are now learning to call two
hurley black men papa! On God
forbid that we should ever have
seen these evil effects of unconstitu-
tional enactments. These are facts,
say nothing of the dastardly rapes.
Then what must we do? We must
REPEAL THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, en-
force the Chinese exclusion law and
add the negro race as a menace to
civilization and to evil society and
include them as such to be excluded
along with the Chinaman. The
negro must go Silver Star.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-30
LEGAL
appreciation apple for ! ps,,ss
-,hESLBLISAED Nor,n

- $50.
No. 22s. -.
UslrrD STATES s' I1s so1lea-
Ma. HALEY Idaho, septe os55Iss
n Notice is hereby given tba, 3 IL
DB!oiiiarhide, Lewis c. po ,laI Aless,a
PdInkham and Albert Gr;niasr hide
once address is Ketchum1u y. u, Who's
Idaho Territory, have H. aIIturase s ~
application for a patent t fni day ii e s9se.
linear feet of the 'or hhiteen5 si "
EAST SIDE,
!lodee, mine or vein. bearn
Situated i in Iitt SIX hundred e sslfa,
county ood OF Alturas and ier 1i,nlns ass
ana designated by the field , noIy OF lJ,SI
cial plat on file in this ofsc " 'lOtes ana.
hfty-Seyen, said lot No s. las as lot MNS
as follows, to-wit: - oeing desc
Beginning at the discovo,,
thence north 40 59' 4On wsss s'aae, rum,
POINT pom on north end of claim aim. Us feet
49O 10 west POP feet to east sid, ,Ihenc. sSss
lode to a post set in earth a sue lneoi n.y.
corner cor ta No; l. thence north 4s ssC Is
ieet LOT 10 northeast corner of Claim eas
m IN earth and stone mound ei ann POSI-
thence south 40 So 41N ess ,ofner " !
cending and quarterins b Idss 80 feet )
10Y feet, descending on WarrniSSi to III.
SIDE to southeast corner Of oiSsp?flngss,s,
IN earth and stone mound eaaln post !,
thence south 400 45' west TX 'eefner No
ing small ridge 655 feet ON Ia Ior zee, ascai
rue ea ~ Soathwest corner of claim U ing BIZ
~ ne earoh ana stone mound corn.l post S
.nenee north ass IS west $50 feet epla !. 10 /
70 ridge 459 feet, descendino ~ saJ acendaa
ing hillside on Little Smoke si ii.u !alsrsI
corner No. of survey M e EN- ,.hlttsst
lntersect corner No. 3 of sn U.v Igli II
ana angle Ill west side line Of , Oleyy No q
site discovery, corner No /. ,S SiaiM Olp
400 32' west 2S2 feet, descendiin ~,ellee nOlt
terlng hillside along east Side u and qua
6lO to corner No. / of claim - slfvsyN
oeginHlng; magnetic variation l so pace
containing 1886 acres. i'' " ess
From corner No. l east side T. Q,
Nc; 4 bears south $50 lb' west qS y, : : !.
!, Inc location of this mine is raat re,
the Recorders office of Aims olued
Idaho Territory. The adi0ininaasS y count
bunker Hill, " Isabella, !" fo Na9s .
"A, Any and all persons claiming adr.,,,
az any portion OF said " East Side l lode NJ
or surface ground are required to I fIs "a, ny
adverse claims with the ResiSt ~ "' !. IN
United States Land Office at IIaiIav u = !
county OF Alturas aforesaid dnS;,.l u !
sixty days period of publication 5aa
they Will be barred by virtue ii ''t tT'
Visions of the statute. " 'Ne
II. o. BILLINGS, Reeista,
1T is hereby ordered that TIM f6rsus,
notice notice OF application for patent Be- ~ y
llshed for the period OF 80 DAYS tSr r y y
secutive weeks in the keystone ' w.. =
newspaper published at Ketchum M SssI
III. 0. BILLINGS Paa ta'll
"A. j. P1NkHAM. Atty for Cls imsr,s i
First publication, Sept. Il I'M u
First republication, August 70 ia