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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
Ticklish Position Of q Lion Tanner.

From Bordeaux comes the report
of tragic scene which occurred in
a menagerie there. While Alexiano,
the owner of the lion, was in the
cage of the lion Brutus and the
lioness Marquise-both exceeding
ly dangerous animals-an intoxi-
Gated person among the spectators
began to indulge in semisavage
whoops and shouts. The brawler
was silenced by coercion for a time,
but began his noise just as the
tanner had his head in the mouth
of the ioness. The animal, which
was in very excited condition,
became more so on hearing the
shouts. and half closed its ponder
GUS Jaws on it's master.
There was cry of horror through
the menagerie. and it was fully ex-
pected that the tanner had been
mortally injured. Alexiano, how
ever, drew his head out all right,
and it was seen that blood was
flowing from two deep wounds in
his face, one near the left eye and
the other in the right jaw. The
lioness began to below. Alexiano
whipped It on the sides, and then,
with amazing intrepidity, bent
down, opened the animals mouth
and again put his head inside it,
drawing it out amid loud acolama-
tions. The drunken person who
had nearly succeeded in causing the
tanners death became sober enough
to understand the seriousness Of the
situation, and prudently retreated
before the spectators had time TO
chastise him.-London Telegraph.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
A Ventriloquist Abroad.

"There was = very mad conduc-
tor on the eastbound train the other
night" said John D. Paterson a
Kansas City man. "The car was
crowded, and / shared my seat with
q st. Louis drummer, who was bent
on having a good time at the ex-
pense of his fellow passengers. AS
the conductor came along q dog
under our seat commenced to snarl
viciouely. The conductor looked
hard at the drummer. No dogs
allowed in the coaches take him
into the baggage car he said. Not
my dog,' replied the drummer, as
he made vicious kick. The cur
went bowling under the seats the
full length Of the car. The passen-
gers became interested. The con-
ductor, porter and brakeman made
search for him. He continued to
run and howl. The passengers
Joined in the search, but no dog
could be found, and the quest was
finally given up.
. "Just as the passengers had set.
tied into doze the dog set up q
heart breaking, ear piercing howl
The search was renewed, but with
out success. AS we pulled into
Bunker Hill the dog got under the
wheels, and his death song was
something appalling. The con.
ductor was overjoyed. He got OF
and looked for the fragments Of the
dog. The drummer alighted, and
as the conductor called all aboard
he put down his grip and filled that
train from engine to sleeper with
dog fights. He was ventriloquist
The conductor was 80 mad that he
forgot to take up tickets for forty
miles. st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
Horrible Japanese Punishment

Alfred J. Clode was for seven
years the city editor of the Jspan
Gazette of Yokohama. He came
to America eight years ago, and for
seven years has been q resident
farmer of Pierce county, in the
Lake Tappa district.
Mr.. Clode tells of the punishment
of an incendiary who was sentenced
to death, his crime having been
thoroughly proved. The condemned
was deposited in hole in the earth,
at a sufficient depth to leave only
his head above the ground. He
was securely strapped down so that
escape was impossible. Above him
was erected = placard on which his
offenses were set forth in full, also
the verdict of the court condemning
him. Beside the hole was laid q
common carpenters handsaw, and
request was made of every passer-
by to. take the saw and assist in de-
capitating the offender by q few
strokes of the same. OF course the
| populace shrank in horror from
such thing. and at the end Of two
days the public executioner, accom-
panied by long retinue of servi-
tors, came to the spot, sawed the
head off, impaled it upon q tall
pole, and then it was born about
the city with great pomp as q warn
ing to others, and many charms
were invoked during the passage
Of the procession to Danish the fire
ldevil.-Tacoma News.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
ID e cO1NpY IDAHO SATURDAY JANUARY 21 1898 NO. g..

hand in reconstructed adornments.
More than one pair has been made
up into sleeve-buttons and pre-
sented to = member of the sterner
sex, and others have been fitted
with pins and used by their fair
owners as hat or hair pins. The
best Judges in these matters doubt
whether earrings, as such, will ever
become popular agsin, and it is
very unusual for young ladies now
adays to have their ears pierced at
all.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
The Passion Play.

The play With the greatest num-
Der Of speaking parts is the "Pas,
sion Play" which is performed
every tenth year at Ober.Ammer-
gap, . little village Of | ,349 inhab.
itants, forty-9ve Hes southwest q
Munich. Seven hundred actors are
required, who AA belong to tho vi
lage. It is held in . largs open
air theater, which accdmmodates
5000 spectators. II ID the only ex.
listing specimen Of. the medieval
mysteries Or miracle plays which
we're general in this aud other coRn-
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
Bidding for Office.

Judging from the following state
ment Of one of the candidates pub
lished in local paper there is con-
siderable rivalary for the Office OF
postmaster at Sisson, California.
says the Oregon State Journal:
Some surprise has been evinced
that I should aspire for the post
Office. It is not selfishness that
prompts me to seek the position,
but an earnest desire to give the
people the best postal service pos.
sible. It is reported that my op'
ponent intends giving to each pur'
chaser of twenty-five cents worth
of stamps nickle-plated parlor
stove if he should receive the ap.
pointment. If | receive the ap.
pointment shall print all my own
stamps and cell them to customers
at ten cents a hundred regardless
of denomination. | shall employ
the best looking male and female
assistance obtainable. Their duties
will be to write missives to people
who constantly expect letters and
never receive any, and to serve
patrons with free oysters and ice
cream at noon and evenings. Ha'
vana cigars will be found at the
stamp window. The Office will be
open every day except during the
fishing season, when mail will be
delivered promptly once a week
I shall ignore the four-pound limit
and accept for mailing trunks
valises and all kinds of machinery
that will go into the mail car. Tht
rates of postage on the above, which
comes under the head of third class
matter, will be one cent on th'
ounce, t. o. b. Money orders issuee
must be paid for every. sixty days
unless special arrangements ART
made. Live stock and children
may be mailed at pound rates
that is male live stock and children
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21

The KEYsroxE is the sole representative
of the Great Upper Wood River. Sawtooth
and smoky mining regions, and, located
a. it is in the very heart Of the most prom
ising mining country OH the face OF the
earth, and leaving nothing undone to pre-
sent its readers complete synopsis OF all
mining news and developments, a. well as
matters of local Importance in and about
Ketchum, it is m invaluable guide for cap
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, 1893-01-21
uAeeIMe on FACTS.
A Miserable Habit Which Should
Never Be INDUCED In.

Did you ever hear man and his
wife quarrel?
We have. In fact. we have just
been listening to very animated
discussion between one of the mat
ural protectors" of lovely women
and the partner of his joys and
SORROWS.
It began about a pair OF boot
lacings.
He bought them.
She said they were not quite long
enough. He said they were. She told
him she knew, and he remarked
"Yes, of course, she always knew
everything p
After that things were extremely
lively. The war of words ran high.
The very flies on the window stop
ped buzzing to listen, and no doubt
took sides among themselves.
The husband called the wife q
| liar, q tattler, woman of doubtful
character and various other cpl.
thets not pleasant to listen to.
She retaliated by informing him
that he was a cheat, rascal, q
scamp and a betrayer of female in.
nocence.
And both bore this torrent o1
abuse and neither boiled over.
And why? Simply because these
things were not facts and each
party knew it.
But presently Mr.. Hicks over
stepped the bounds and told he'
that Mrs. Mix, who was her mother
had been in the poor house. And
then the blood Of the Mixes rose,
and she made plunge for her hus
bands foretop, and informed him
that she would as lief be in the poor
house as to rob graves for living
| Which was a spiteful fling at the
memory of Hix' grandfather, who
was supposed to have supplied
medical college with subjects" oc
casionally.
After that the twitting on fact!
became general, and in the ensuing
five minutes we learned more of tn.
personal history Of the Hikes and
! Mixes than we ever knew before
though they had lived neighbors t.
us all their lives.
Now, what is the moral?
Simply this: Avoid twitting OF
facts. Nobody likes to be tauntet
with misfortunes which they cannot
help. Least of all do they like be
ling twitted with the faults of theil
relatives.
/ Little minds are fond of twitting
i You have all heard the story o
the man and wife who quarrelee
and we're divorced because he wa
worth 124 cents at the time of thei
marriage and she was worth only
IL, and could not bear to be tolt
that her husband had raised her tx
wealth by marrying her, and thu
he might have married a woman
with as much as himself.-S. +
Rullatin.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
Socialism Suited Hum.

ton of social reformers once waited
upon = member Of the Rothschilds
family in France to point out the
iniquity Of his possessing so much
money. The gentleman interviewed
listened with marked attention to
the forcible arguments used by the
visitors in support of their conten-
ton. Indeed, much to their sur
prise, he frequently interrupted the
proceedings by such CALCULATIONS
as /" Hear, hear, ""Well said," and
the like. Finally, and apparently
in all seriousness, Baron Rothschild
inquired Of the deputation what he
was required to do.
1--WE consider" said the spokes.
man Of the party, "that your wealth
should be divided equally among
! the people of France" There was
q momentary silence. Meanwhile
Baron Rothschild bad bean busy
iotting down = number Of figures,
|'drawing now from his pocket Z
handful Of coins, presented each
member of tho deputation with
franc piece, remarking at the same
time: Gentlemen, that represents
the precise sum each individual
would receive w9re your wishel
carrisd out. You have, therefore
| no further grounds Of complaint
Any other French subject sharing
your views will receive one franc
each by personally applJ ring for tn
amount. ? Chicago Post.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
DIAMOND DRunkARDs.
People Whose Cravings for the
Gems Amounts to Disease.

The dealer in precious stones was
a youngish-looking man with twink
ling black eyes. hair of q kindred
tint, and q cleaning diamond in
his satin cravat, says the St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
eDo you know" he said, "that
there are thousands of men and
women in this country who are VIC
Tins of the diamond habit? They
are known in professional circles
az diamond inebriates.'
"Right here there are men and
women by the score who would
gladly sacrifice their chances Of
happiness in the next world for the
possession Of the cleaning baubles.
"You will find them-that is to
say, the gall-dressed ones-stand-
ing in the shops of the fashionable
jewelers. lingering and bargaining
for one or more of the loose stones.
Outside, others with pinched faces
and cheap clothes crowd about the
show-window and feast their eyes
on the diamonds displayed behind
the glass.
"Let one of the drunkards-for
in their own peculiar way they are
drunkards-once get possession OF
a valuable stone and you will find
that he will sacrifice almost all his
earthly possessions before he will
part with it.
"I've known actors, athletes and
gamblers to positively suffer for
lack of food when big diamond
studs adorn their fronts. The men
are as bad if not worse than the
women in this respect.
81 know a broken-down actor of
the old school. In his prosperous
days he acquired the diamond habit
and invested the bulk of his earn
ings in diamonds and emeralds.
When the dark days come he was
forced to part with his expensive
collection.
"a year ago all that was left to
him was one choice solitaire, worth
at q low estimate close on to $1,000.
This had been the pride Of his col
lection and he had resolved to hold
| on to it, come what would. | have
seen times in the last six months
when that man has lived on one
cheap meal day, but the beauti-
full stud still adorns his weather
stained bosom.
every day he saunte's up Broad
| way, stopping for twenty minutes
| or more before the windows of the
| diamond shops that line the way
His only amusement is to make a
| mental inventory of the stones dis.
played and his own. If the result
proves satisfactory CLEAN of tri.
| umph kindles in his eye and he
| moves on with q springy step and
a light heart.
"If, on the other hand, his dia.
| mond fails to compare favorably
with it's rivals he heaves sigh and
shambles off with the air of a thor.
oughly-broken man. | tell you, to
me there is something very sad and
pathetic in such spectacle. AL.
though l profit by their madness
really pity the diamond drunkards
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
Notice of Forfeiture.
TO NJ. R. EVANS, his heirs or legal repre-

To NJ. R. EVANS, his heirs or legal repre-
sentauves:
You are hereby notified that we nave ex-
pended two hundred 900 dollars in labor
and improvements upon the ShMtty
Gun East and Shutty Cup cSt
lodes, situated on. Trail creek, in Warm
county. Idaho, in order to hold said prem
ises under the provisions of Section 1924,
Revised Statutes of the United States, be-
ing the amount required to hold the same
the proportion OF said expenditure due
from you, n. r. Evans, is $33 ssY, lawful
money of the United Statea, and II within
ninety days after the publication OF this
notice you fail to contribute your proper
ton OF such expenditure rs cozQwper, your
interest in said claims sill become the
property Of the subscribers under said Sec
'l0n S''4' !. !. FPRRiEbM1N. PRhhArn
HALEY, Idaho, Jan. IA, 1892.
First publication, Jan. 80. 1892.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21

This is one of those simple things
which. few people know Of: II you
are in Pullman car get . pillow
from the porter, put it on your lap
and place your writing material on
lit. The elasticity of the pillow will
insure gmoothness. Where > pill
low cannot be- obtained use yopr
coat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21

Momens sund1r tusnty and ouer
seventy 'tell thair aee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
KANSAS RAILROADS.
A Kick Certain Over Their Assessment by
the State Board.

the State Board
TOPEKA, Kan, July S--The state
board of railroad assessors will COM
plete the work of assessment and valu-
alton this afternoon or Monday, but,
owing to the large amount of clerical
work to be done, there will be no means
of knowing the aggregate valuation for
some days. but it is certain that the
assessments will be raised considerably
and trouble is sure to follow.
Schedules so far completed by the
board show that the total valuation OF
the Missouri Pacific's 2, 134 miles of
main track is SIC, 345, 225, and the valua-
ton per mile from s.. coo TO $40, 600, the
latter figure the valuation of the main
track between Kansas City and Atchi-
SON The 1,161 miles OF the Union Pa
ciic track are valued at from 81. 900 to
$40, 600 mile. Total. Sc. TS4. 49, The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas is valued at
from "a, 500 to IS, 600 per mile for its 36S
miles, a total of 81 ,975, 500 The Kan
sas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern is
assessed at from 81. 600 to 81. 800 mile.
or s130. 125 for its 172 miles of main
line The above are the only roads
upon which the total valuations have
been carried out.
ne salQS per UlllS Is only given dS
follows: Rock Island. LOGO miles. as
sessed by counties at from 81. 200 to
$1,000 per mile. average about $500;
ST. Louis & San Francisco, 429 miles,
valued at from 1900 to s., 600 per mile,
average $1,000; Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe. 2.644 miles. valued at from
"a, 600 to $4,000 mile. average Sc, coo;
Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis,
$50 miles. valued at from 81. 900 to 80. 900
mile, average $500; Hutchinson &
Southern, 81 miles. at IS. 500 mile;
Dodge City. MonteZuna & Trinidad, 26
miles. at $500 mile
7 he side tracks are assessed in three
ella sses-where the main track is under
50, 600 per mile. 1880: where the main
track is over $500, -. 500: others, 81,
100. Locomotives are valued at from
IS. 200 to So. 80, Pullman ears at 81, 500.
passenger coaches at $1,000, combina-
ton baggage and mail cars at 81, 500,
box cars at $3.50, cattle cars at $3.50, coal
and fat cars s160, ca booses at $500, re-
frigerator cars at $500 and fruit cars at
S450
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
LONE ROBBER SENTENCED.
Sam Wilson VIII Study Prison Rules an
Eixings for Fifteen Years.

Sam Wilson VIII Study Prison Rules ano
Fixings for Fifteen Years
UNION, Mo-. July 3.-The lone train
robber, Samuel 4 Wilson. against
whom an Indictment for robbery in
the first degree was found early in the
week by the grand jury of Franklin
county for holding up the Missouri Pa
cifc train at Pacific. Mo-, about
month ago, was arraigned yesterday
morning. Acting on the advice OF his
attorney he threw himself on the
mercy of the court and pleaded guilty.
The bandit was Immediately sem
fenced to fifteen years at hard la Dor in
the penitentiary. The long sentence
was a severe blow to him, as he had not
expected more than ten years and had
hoped that he would get only five. His
only hope now is that Gov. Stone will
pardon him He said that after the
robbery that if he had known what he
knows now he would never have sur
rendered himself. Instead of return
ing to his home he would have gone
east. and he never would have been
captured
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
ROBERT P. PORTER RESIGNS.
Doubiy Remunerative Field in New
York Calls for His Services

A Doubiy Remunerative Field in New
York Calls for His Services.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Hon- Robert
P. Porter. superintendent of the CEN
sus, has resigned. to take effect i1nme-
diately.
Mr. Porter has been DESTROYS of sever
ing his connection with the Office for
over a month, and recently completed
certain business arrangements with q
New York enterprise which demands
his early attention His remuneration
in the new field. it is said, will
be double what he received at the
head of the census bureau. namely. &c.
0Oo 1t cannot be learned with what
concern Mr.. Porter will identify him
self Most of the census is so far adj
vanced as to be practically completed,
and Mr.. Porter feels that ne can with
propriety retire from the Office.
The bureau will hereafter be in
charge of Clerk Wardle. who has had
the experience of directing the work
temporarily during the last two CEN
suses. In case the president should ap-
point a successor to Mr.. Porter. Mr..
Marbles chances for promotion are
said TO be good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
ADDITIONAL DrsPATCaEs

ROBERT P. PORTER, superintendent
of the census, has resigned.
REV. NJ. c. PETERS, of BIoomingdale
church, New, York, bitterly scored Gov.
Altgeld for pardoning the anarchists.
THE public debt statement for the
month of June shows a decrease of ST.
250,O0o
GEN. WARNER, chairman of the BIZ
metallic league; will probably call
meeting, to be held at Chicago on July
25, to consider the situation.
THE feelings of DR.. Hassler, the COM
missioner from Paraguay to the worlds
fair, have been soothed and he has de-
cided to again uncover the exhibit of
his country.
CHARLES MCCLURE. the train robber
captured at Omaha, has been sent to
the penitentiary for fifteen years. He
turned out to be an old Missouri con-
Wet who was once sent up from jack
son county.
AS a result of the German elections it
| is now assured that the government
has a safe ma ority in the reichstag and
will be able to pass the army bill.
THE wife of Maurice Barrymore died
at Santa Barbara, Cal, recently.
| A FIRE at Park place and Church
street, New York, destroyed property
valued at s1O6, 600.
| The late A. j. Drexel left property
valued at $50, 100000. The prin ters'
home and other charities are remem-
bered in the will.
HARVARD defeated Yale in the base
ball game at New York. Score, to 4.
THE Peary ship Falcon left Brooklyn
on the I'd for the Arctic regions.
| The Empire Manufacturing Co.,
burned out at Keokuk. La.
A HOT fight was on between the city
authorities of Austin, Tex, and Joseph
Nalle, president of the Water and Elec-
trio Light Co., and the council refused
to pay his bill in full. Nalle immeoi
ately issued orders to shut off the light
THE eighth annual convention of the
socialist labor party of the United
States opened at Chicago on the I'd
| Mr.. GLADSTONE slipped and fell while
descending staircase in the Petersham
residence of the earl of Dysart, with
whom he was visiting. Beyond sprain-
ing one of his ankles he was not Sc
riously hurt
| EX-SENATOR JOHN 3. HENDERSON has
written a letter to Secretary Carlisle
setting forth at great length his views
| for single gold standard
| REAR ADM. MARKHAM has submitted
the official report of the terrible dis
/ after to the Victoria, showing that the
accident was due to the error Of Vice
Adm Tryon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06

: THE report that the German govern
ment was about to stop the export of
hay and other fodder proves to have
been well founded. The federal coun-
Gil at its meeting decided to prohibit
the export of fodder. The step is in
tended to prevent the execution of large
orders for hay from France. The lib
eral newspapers criticise the measure
as a sop to the agrarian interests and
blame the government for not at the
same time suspending the import duties
on fodder and cereals.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
StudEinR Taxation.

BERLIN. July st is understood here
that the United States legations in
Europe have been told to study and re-
port on existing systems of taxation in
order that the Washington government
may select the least oppressive and Of
fensive to cover the deficit which will
result from the reform OF the tariff a
member of the Berlin legation was ex-
aiming the Prussian, and is inclined
to favor the adoption in the United
States of tax similar to the direct
property tax, recently approved by the
landtag. The Weather classes in
Prussia, he says. do not complain bit
terly of the new tax and the poorer
people consider it equitable The rich
men N America. however. he thinks.
would resist stubbornly the introdue-
ton of the tax
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
Clippings.

The AK used by Gladstone in chopping
trees is TO be exhibited at the worlds
fair
1t IS said that Nebraskan. anxious
TO sacrifice himself for a federal salary,
and constitutionally averse to petitions,
recently wrote a confidential note to
President Cleveland inclosing photo
graph as guarantee of good faith
After giving minute description of
lis physical charms and fascinating adj
dress. he closed with this touching
percration: IF you have any offices
hunting for man of my style, touch
the button and I'm with vou,'