The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-08-19

clans IN sndt malauy OF her insanity, ant
after being confined there for six weeks
came out and depicted the horrors of tn
institution to the public. Subsequently tn,
same lady made trip around the worIt
IN an lncalculable short period of time
Now, ask you candidly, what male re
porter IN this whole vast country coule
have remained in durance that length o
time and not become legitimate inmat.
lor the want OF his customary cocktail,
Why tive minutes after his incarceration
ne would have been inquiring of his keeper
what his private opinion was of the do
nestle policy of the Pcruvians," .sno
necessarily for publication, of course. bu1
merely as guarantee of good fifth" etc
Let me tell you in this the 18th century
the woman journalist is not blue stock.
ing" she is genuine good fellow and
nets as she does in politics, and because Of
her professional duties she is neither nm.
ntted nor unsuited for a housewife and
helpmate; par example, myself can boil
eggs. VI course it IS automatic that the
woman OF Europe and the effete East has
the advantage Of her sisters of the West,
oo!n IN education and culture. but it is
written that "weIl get there and, to use a
both feet"
WIN you wielders of the mighty pen per-
NIT your memories to take YOU back a few
years? Why, such thing as q woman in
the precincts of the sanctum was unknown.
put this Is the age of electricity and steaE.
ana the editor who is unable to say to his
oey1i: give this assignment to Mrs. Jones
aHu tel ner want q column for the morn
ing and want it bright and snappy," is
poor indeed. and to be sympathized with.
Inc woman in journalism must and will
De recognized. Why, it is liberal education
70 attend meeting of the Sorosis, which
was originated by literary women, and it
takes weeks to digest thesis written by
any one OF them, and the same can be said
OF the dinners given by this club, which
are par excellence" the menus of which
prove these same women to also be gour-
NETS (gourmays).
Again, is there one of you Lords of Gre
alton" that can handle an irate subscriber
like woman and send the same away, re-
Jolcing that he or she has had no satisfac-
ton Whatever? But the woman can. and
she is proud of it.
And now. in conclusion, permit me to
quote Tom Hood, and say to you, my CO.
''Take her uprtenderly,
Lift her with care"
because she is, in the majority of cases, a
bread-winner nobly striving for the higher
life and needs your assistance, and besides,
she's liable to fight back. She is not q
myth, but stern reality; not a fleeting
shadow. but a genuine composition Of
flesh, blood and pttticoats. She is here,
brought her knitting, and come to stay.
The next number on the pro-
gramme was a song by the glee
club. The words, apropos of the
times-composed by Prof. C. W
Stickney and sung to the air of
Marching Through Georgia. l."
Capt. James Gum, of the Boise
followed with an able pa
the Press be Subser.
Went to Party?" The Country Pa
per and It's Subscribers" was the
subject of an excellent paper read
by r E. Lockwood, of the Weiser
Signal. After more music by the |
Glee Club, Mr.. George Chaplin, of
he Idaho Falls Times. read an in
'tructive paper entitled Foreign
Advertising and the Necessity of
Uniform Rates." The entertain
nent closed with the following
original poem by James H. Wallis,
EDITOR of the Montpelier Post, rem
lering in pleasant rhyme the
hanks of the Press Association to
he people of Ketchum.
he pencil pushers of the State, before
they say farewell,
most nobly we'll;
70 effort has been spared to make our visit
one most gay;
nd we'd ungrateful be if We did not this
tribute pay.
UGH scenes as these mako each ones life
worth doubly living for; /,
hey brighten up the path that seemed to
us most dark before;
hey teach Us that this world is not 50 bad !
as some folks say,
ut that it can be pleasant here, and
heavy hearts made gay.
Ell not forget when We return to tell
the people there
hat large-sized hearts tho good, kind /,
folks up here in Ketchum wear:
e II let them know the welcome that you
gave us when we came; :
aat all the time we've been with you that :.
welcome was the same.
nd now that we'll soon leave you, we one
hope to you express
hope we trust you'll see fulfilled to stop i
our sad distress;
nd that is, before you'll gaze upon Octo- 9
bcr'S sun,
quill hear the cry: "silver redeemed at !;
ratio 16 to l.
Wednesday morning the party
ere taken to Guyer Hot Sulphur .
brings, and visit to the smelter.
be afternoon was devoted to bus
ess, and the following resolutio ms
the silver question were passed
SILVER TALK.
"The Idaho Press Association. !
regular annual session assem- :
cd, desire to add the weight of Q
cir united and unanimous belief y
the expressed view, now rapidly =
coming a fixed certainty within y
. United States, that the silver .
etal Of the world is entitled to a q
rmanent home throughout the a
1gth and breadth of Great Amer
!, regardless OF the wish or fiat :,
the gold-holding creditor nations u
yond the sea; and we believe o
at this can, and should be safely
ought about, because: q
First-The two royal metals = :
ssess exactly equal and identical ..
operties of indestructability and pl
1er attributes necessary to perfect az
,diums of exchange, and As
Second-Because the two are AZ