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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-19
Named after . Dutch x.yis.t.r.

Cape May takes its name from Carn-
lius Jacobus May, = navigator eu1-
ployed by the Dutch. West India conn
pany, and beneath the name lies the
half-fc1gotten historic fact that the
region abont the point was purchased
Of the Indians by the Dutch IN 1850, =
period very close to the time when the
Indians wiped out IN blood the earliest
Swedish setAlemsnt Of Dwsndndaa1 on
sothdrsaide oi DelaWsrea hsy. The
decd given 1t the origi4N purchase Of
the Cape Nay territory j. stiu pge.
served st Albany. 20 :
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-19
rha Usual Reea:t,

The house at Morristown occupied
by Frank Stockton. the story writer,
once had the repute Of being haunteds
The owner was about completing the
sale Of the house to . lawyer when .
word was dropped as to the unsanny
Legend touching the place. apd the
would,be purchaser Immediately de-
cIined to proceed further with the me-
ROTATIONS. Mr.. Stockton, however,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-19
A RUNAWAY TRAIN.
It Couldn't BE Captured. and Finally Bile
Up Town.

A RUNAWAY. TRAIN.
It Couldn't BE Captured. and Finally Blew
Up . Town.
A Denver & Rio Grande engineer, says
the Pittsburg dispatch, relates an ex-
citing incident of railroading in Colo
RADIO. The Denver & Rio Grande and
the Santa Fe lines run parallel from
Denver south to Pueblo. From Denver
to Palmer lake, sixty-seven miles, the
road makes an ascent of two thousand
feet, and from Palmerlake to Pueblo the
descent is two Thousand feet in about
the same distance. At several points,
notably ten miles south of Palmer
lake, the grade is something terrific.
At q point six or eight miles below
Palmer lake there is a siding where
cars are occasionally set out when a
train is too heavy to make the summit
OF the divide. - -.
. A Santa Fe freight running from
Pueblo to Denver, had made this sid
ing, said the Colorado railroad man in
relating the story, and was doing some
switching. Two box cars with brake
man on them were left on the main
line while the engine and remainder
of the train were on the side track.
The cars started down the hill and the
brakeman ran to the brake on the first
car, expecting to stop them with one
or two turns on the brake wheel. The
brake chain was broken. He ran to the
second brake. The brake rod there
was uncoupled; nothing remained to
hold the cars. BY this time the un-
manageable cars were going down the
hill at the rate of eight Or ten miles an
hour. The brakeman jumped. AS the
cars slid down the grade their speed
increased with every turn of the
wheels.
A glance at time card showed the
train crew that No. 8, the Pueblo ex-
press. had left Colorado Springs.
There were but two telegraph offices
between the flying cars and the fast
express in a distance of twenty miles.
But one thing was to be done-thc en-
gine must catch the runaway cars.
Away they went, down the hill. It's
never necessary to work steam going
down that grade, but the engine was
wide open. They were backing her,
and 1t seemed every moment as if the
tank would jump the rails. Soon the
cars came in sight. A ncrvy brake
man climbed over the rear end of the
tank. lowered himself onto the
swinging brake beam, and stood ready
to make the coupling. They passed
Hustled running sixty miles an hour.
The bumpers at last came together.
but the brakeman could not make. the
coupling. Again and again he tried,
but every time failed. Four miles
away the little town of Fountain could
be seen as they shot around the point
of the foothills. The engine was
screeching as if she were alive.
A man stood on the depot platform.
He gazed a minute up the hill, made
dash for the switch, and threw it
and No. aud her half-hundred pass
engers were safe. Steam was shut
off and the engine slowed down. A
quarter Of mile ahead the two box
cars took the spur and ran the length
of the long track. Then half the town
was in ruins. The cars that the train
crew had been chasing and humping
into for ten minutes were loaded with
dynamite.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-19
~ olsese Piece q wroasht Iron.

The oldest piece of wrought iron in
existence il believed to be . roughly
fashioned sickle blade found by Bel
zoni in Karnac, near Thehee It was
imbedded IN the mortar under the base
of , Sphinx, aud on that account is
known as the Sickle, Of the 6phinx"
It Is now IN the British museum, and
is believed TO be nearly tour thousand
years old. ~ -
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-19

The KEYSTONE is the sole representative
Of the Great Upper Wood River. SAwtoothl
and Smoky mining regions, and, located
as it is in the very heart OF tho most prom
ising mining country OF, the face Of the
earth, and leaving nothing undone to pre-
sent its readers a complete synopsis Of al
mining news and developments, as well a.
matters Of local importance IN and about
Ketchum, it is an Invaluable guide for cap
ital and informant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe for 1t, read
it, and let your friends read it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-19
KETCHUM ALTURAS COUNTY, IDAHO SATURDAY 18s

cheerfully took the house, ghost and
an, and perhaps he was q little disap-
pointed when the trimming of some
trees about the caves put to fight the
legend of the place. It was discovered
that the squirrels were accustomed to
leap from the trees to the roof and use
the water trough as . runway. The
sound Of their scampering had been
mistaken for that of Rhostlv feet.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-19
PROFESSIONAL.

wM. HYNDMAN.
uropNEY-AT-LAW,K Ketchum. Idaho.
pp.octices in all the Courts and Land
otices in the State.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-05-19
s54A-Asz-z ef= -t- ssf ~
PORK, MUTTON,
BUTCHERS SUPPLIES, Ere.

Prompt attention given to town and
country orders. !
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- -Gencral Dealers in
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
A HARD TASkMISTRESS.


Tho Late Rosina vokes Took Her Art
p Rather Too Seriously.
The late Mrs. Clay, better known as
Rosina Vokes, was hard taskmistress.
She took her art both seriously and
rigidly and demanded the same from
Others. A young American girl during
one time connection with the Nokes
company suffered extremely from felon
OH her finger. Every movement of the
arm gave her pain, and she was at
length obliged to evade her required
participation in "A Game of Cards, "
where the players clap hands, the one
against the other. "You shirked your
part last night, Miss Blank" Mrs Clay
took occasion to observe the following
morning.
II did," acknowledged Miss Blank,
for my finger is in such condition,
as you see, that present use of it is i'm
possible. "
"You will not shirk your part to-
night, however," remarked Mrs. Clay,
with All ominous CLEAN in her eye. The
young American knew only too well
that further remonstrance would prob.
ably result in her dismissal, so nothing
more was said. That night, according
to orders, she, with infinite pain, clap
ped hands briskly. At the first touch
the blood gushed from her suffering
finger; but, although her partner was
Mrs. Clay, neither reference nor apology
was made by that exacting star either
then or afterward. Still it was splen-
did training" said the young actress in
later years. But to impartial, unprofes-
sional outsiders such training" smacks
Of tyranny. New York Advertiser.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
Speeches From Notes.

1t is usually supposed by the lay
reader that the greatest speeches made
in congress are the result of long prepa.
ration and are delivered from voluni.
nous notes. This is not always cNrrect.
The preparation may be all right, but
in many cases notes do not exist at all.
This may be illustrated from little
conversation l had with ex- Congressman
John M. Farquhar. He was booked to
speak at reunion of veterans. Half an
hour before he was announced to take
the platform l approached and said:
"Mr. Farquhar, l shall bel glad to get
an advance copy of your speech.
my dear SIR" he replied, 81 never
wrote speech in my life and never
shall. never spoke from notes but once
in my life. That was when was in
congress, and my speech occupied over
four hours. My notes consisted of five
words scrubbed OH piece of paper.
have kept that piece of paper, and when
have joined the majority it may be
considered an interesting souvenir to
somebody"
thought 80 too. Buffalo News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

The biennial report of the officers
of the State prison at Windsor shows
that the whole number of convicts in
prison from July /, 1892, to June 80,
1894, was 1875. The average mum,
Der daily was Io4. The maximum
number at any time during the two
years was I25; the minimum SS.
The income for the two years was
$26,7S4.75, the expenses exceeding
it by $6,I50.23. Superintendent
Cakes states that the prison popula.
ton was in no way affected by the
epidemic of typhoid fever which
prevailed in Windsor.
There were thirteen commitments
from Windsor county. Chittenden
county leads with twenty-one COM
mitments.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
His Heart Bowed Down.

He accosted me as | came out of the
postotfice on Broadway and wanted to
know whether the Broadway cable was
the only one now at work. l said there
was another on One Hundred and TWEEN
ty.ffth street, running up to High
Bridge and was about passing on when
he grasped me by the arm and said in a
whisper:
(Which is the wust?"
There's no choice" said / shortly,
preparing to cross the street.
"Then these New York newspapers
are blamed liars, b'gosh, and ! don t
keer who knows itr' said he
whats tho natter" asked, with
interest.
Eve been readin nothin lately 'cept
bout accidents by the deadly trolley and
the bloody cable, and I've been ridin all
over Brooklyn without seein durn ac-
cident and spent 80 cents on this line
without so much as seein newsboy
hurt. 1t ain IT fair, that Is what it amt. "
And he shook his head sadly and crossed
over and took Fourth avenue horse car
up town. New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
Hon, w. H, H. Bingham Dead.

Hon. w. II. II. Bingham of
Stowe, VT, died Friday morning of
parcsis.
Mr., Bingham was born in Fetch
er Vt, April IS, 1873. lie re-
ceived his education in the schools
of his native place, and at the st.
Adams Academy, and was admitted
to the Bar of Washington county in
1896. Mr.. Bingham deservedly OBJ
tanned Il very high local reputation
as business lawyer and collector,
which brought him into intimate re-
lations with nearly all the merchants
and business men of his vicinity.
He served four terms as State Attor-
ney for Lamoille county. Mr.. Bing-
ham has always been identified with
the National Democratic party. In
1883 he represented Stowe in the
Legislature, the same year was elect
ed County Commissioner, and in
1862 a member of the Council of
Censors, and was its clerk. From
1853 to 1857 he was Pension Agent
for the Eastern Department of Yer
mont. A member of the last Con-
stitutional Convention in 1870, he
was appointed in 1873 one of the
directors of the State Prison and
House of Correction, and for IA
years served in that capacity. On
three occasions Mr.. Bingham was
the Democratic candidate for the
Chief Magistracy of Vermont, and
was selected twice as Congressional
candidate from his district.
Mr. Bingham was for many years
director of the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Montpelier,
and for 10 years its president. He
was Director of many banks, in
surance and railroad companies, and
at the time of his death was Direc-
tor of the Central Vermont Railroad,
the National Life Insurance Com
panv and the Waterbury National
Bank. He also organized COM
pany, of which he became president,
to erect a magnificent hotel in the
village af Stowe, near the base of
Mt. Mansfield. He was always
known as Gov. Bingham, though he
never held that office.
Mr.. Bingham married, July 81,
1898, Orpha r., daughter of Riveri-
lis Camp, Esq, a prominent citizen
of Stowe, who died in November,
1891.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
PERSONAL.

Editor Joseph Pulitzer of the New
York World has purchased "Chat-
wold," Bar Harbor villa, for $685.
600.
Vice President Stevenson has ad.
vised the State Democratic Commit
tee of Missouri that he will make
four speeches in that State during
the campaign.
Miss Jessie Alderman arrived in
Chicago Thursday. She has COM
pleted the longest journey ever made
by woman. 1t has consumed seven
years and she has travelled 10000
miles.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich of Boston,
the well-known poet, and Hon. II.
l., Pierce, ex-Mayor of Boston, are
at Vancouver, b. c., and will leave
on the steamship Empress of India
for the Orient.
Miss Frances E. Willard, worlds
president of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, who went to
Cincinnati to address the State con-
vention, is seriously i'll. She con-
tractcd severe cold, which has set
tied on her lungs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
The Ballot Law.

1t is perfect nonsense Tor anybody
to argue, as Gov. Woodbury. does,
that the law DISTINGUISHES anybody
whose vote is of any good to himself,
to the state or anybody else. The
man who is incapable of voting
straight under the present simple
form of the ballot or who will not
give the care requisite for it, is not a
man who will vote intelligently at
all.-Reformer.
He Gov. Woodbury. is inclined
to believe that from 5 to 10 per cent
of the voters of the State are practi.
cally disfranchised shy reason Of
their Discrimination to submit to such
an elaborate SYSTEM" This is about
like saying that more than 10 pei
cent are disfranchised because of q
Discrimination to 60 to the polls
Must the polls therefore be carried
to every voters house? Weighty
objection, this.-Springfeld Repub'
llcan.
1t is unquestionably true that il
many towns the law is much more
bother than profit-probably in some
there is not the slightest need of q
secret ballot. But in Rutland, at any
rate, the need for something like
what we have is very great. The
gain in order alone was an inexpress.
ible relief, and a thousand advantages
have been found in the new order OF
things.-Rutland Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

81 am glad to be able to say, chill.
dren,' remarked the benignant old
gentleman who was addressing the
Waits Mission Sunday school, "that
] never swore an oath in my life.
never drank a drop of any kind of
intoxicating liquor. | never took a
chew of tobacco, never had cigar
in my mouth, never smoked pipe,
never went to a theatre, and never
saw the inside of a circus tent"
He stopped moment to take
breath and a boy in the front seat
spoke up:
~ guess you must "a come to town
on the last load, didn't ye;"-Chica-
60 Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
AFRAID NOT He
He Merely Wanted His Wife to Hold tho
Light For Him.


At . O'Clock Tuesday morning, when
all the people living on College avenue
were fast asleep, there was commotion
In ono Of tho beautiful residences along
that thoroughfare. 1t was the home Of
merchant, and the commotion broke
loose in tho sleeping apartment of him
self and wife. She started it.
She awakened suddenly and thought
she heard some one trying to break in
down stairs She shook her husband, and
after some time had elapsed succeeded
In making him realize the situation.
They both listened. There was some
noise, sure enough, and q cold SILVER
crept down his spinal column and even
to his toes.
He determined not to get scared,
though his teeth were slattering, so he
announced that he would 20 down and
investigate.
Aren't you afraid, DEAR" nervously
asked his wife.
He took out his revolver, struck a
match, lighted lamp and then looked
at her in disgust
"Afraidl Well, hardly. Inever saw
the man yet was afraid Of Now, don't
make any noise, but come on"
The little woman started in astonish-
ment do you want me to 60 too?'
"Do I want you to 90: Why, of
course I do. You must go ahead and
carry the light SO can see to shoot Do
you think could hit burglar in the
dark? Hurry up, or hetll be gone"
And that man made the little woman
go ahead with the light while he held
the revolver over her shoulder at full
cock They traversed the house from
garrett to cellar, finally found II. stray
dog scratching at the back doSs and
came back to bed. He sat up for an
hour telling her what he would have
done had there been burglar there -
| INDIANAPOLIS Sentinel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. Io-Funeral of
Oliver Wendell Holmes at Boston.
Severe storm on the MassachuSe is
ast.--Many shipwrecks.
Nine persons killed and IA injured
by the fall of partly finished build
ing in New York.
THURSDAY, Oct. II-Miss Almira
l.. Hayward, librarian of the Cam
bridge, Mass, public library, killed
by falling through hole in the floor
of the reading room.
Senator Hill begins the campaign
in New York state with speech at
Syracuse.
The steamer Majella wrecked off
Massachusetts coast and six sailors
lost.
FRIDAY, Oct. I2-Timothy Clark
of Manchester, n, H., veteran
soldier, roasted to death III bed.
Seven masked men hold up train
near Washington, d. c., and secure
about $4,000.
SATURDAY, Oct. I3,-Ten-year-
old boy caught in shaft and killed
at Lynn, Mass.
Rumor that China has proposed
peace negotiations denied.
SUNDAY, Oct. I4-Nineteen per-
sons injured and $4,000 worth of
property destroyed in railroad
wreck in Louisiana.
Mormon missionaries tarred and
feathered in a New York town for
making converts.
MONDAY, Oct. I5-Half of the
looms at Fall River started; many
weaverS shut out.
TUESDAY, Oct. I6-Million dollar
fire at Houston, Texas.
Miss Mary E. Bartlett's suit to re-
cover $4,000 for breach of prom
Use against the Henry J. Bigelow
estate begun at East Cambridge,
Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
VERMONT.

The Willard Creamery at New
Haven was burned last "Wednesday
afternoon. Loss $4,000; partially in
surcd.
Work is progressing well on the
water works at Hyde Park. A large
amount of ditching and pipe laying
has been done.
At village meeting at Montpe-
lier Friday it was voted 90 to 81 to
instruct the representatives to the
Legislature to secure Il city charter
for the village.
Allen Burroughs, one of the oldest
locomotive engineers in that part of
the state, died last week at St. Johns
bury, aged 63 years. He began life
on the engine over 40 years ago on
the Passumpsic railroad.
' The Vermont State Medical So
ciety held its annual meeting at
Montpelier on Thursday and Friday
| of last week. Among those taking
part in the discussions was DR.. ).
Richmond of Windsor.
Ex-Gov. Carroll S. Page sails in
the Cunarder "Campania" from New
York this week Friday for few
weeks travel among the calf skin
tanners and hide dealers of Europe.
He has for a fellow traveller, Senator
Proctor, who goes abroad to secure
a much needed rest.
During the past season the Ben
nington Water Company has expend-
ed about SIS, 900 in completing the
extension that it became necessary
for it to make to be sure of a suffi-
cient quantity of water to supply the
village. Nearly 700 pounds of dyna'
mite were used in blasting through
the rock met with in the cut.
A reunion of the members of the
Twelfth Vermont Regiment in the
War of the Rebellion will be held
October 80, 1894, at seven o'clock in
the evening at the hall of Brooks
Post G. A. r., in the Blanchard
Opera House Block, Montpelier,
Vermont. All old soldiers of the
regiment are requested to report and
register there. The exercises of the
evening will consist of banquet and
an address by Lieut.. Col. Roswell
Farnham.
The Lyons Granite Co., has near.
" 200 men at work at its quarries at
West Dummerston, the largest num-
Der in its history. And it has orders
enough with its $1,000 Montpelier
job, the Chicopee dam contract AND
its work for Springfield and Troy, tc
keep things rushing until winter
This is a pleasant story to tell foi
these times and there is no mistakine
the fact that the business revival i,
upon us.-Brattleboro Reformer.
Representative Bingham has in
troduced bill in the legislature tc
incorporate the Bennington Electric
Railroad company. The provisions
of the bill allow the company to ex'
tend the road into the towns of Pow
nal, SALISBURY and Woodford. The
capital stock is fixed at $Ioo, 900
divided into 1000 shares. The per-
sons named as incorporators are Z
!. Larrabee, A. B. Valentine, |. Z
Gibson, l.. F. Abbott, H. S. Bing
ham, n. M. Puffer and E. w. Brad
ford.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17
THE NEW SPIRIT OF THE AGE.

With last weeks issue of the
SPIRIT OF THE AGE Mr.. William ID.
McNlastcr ended his laborS of thirty
four years as its editor. During this
extended period, with steadfast adj
hcrence to the democratic party he
has fcarlcssly striven to widen its in
hucncc and to disseminate its ideas
and principles among his neighbors
and all coming within his reach.
For this the democracy of Vermont
is greatly in his debt. Now his work
in this field is done, and he lays
down his pen with something like Il
feeling of sadness which would nat
urally come to every one who sur
renders to others the work with
which for years he has been connect
ed Mr.. McMaster turns to lighter
duties, but. it is to be hoped, not
with the thought that his services SO
freely and unselfishly given to the
cause to which he was devoted have
been in vain. or that his ability has
been passed unrecognized. Con-
SiStcnt and courageous always, his
pen will be sorcly missed by his CO.
laborerS of the democratic press.
To-day the SPIRIT OF THE AGE
begins life over again after half a
century of conscientious labor in its
chosen field. The announcement of
the change from the old management
to the new was made last week by
the retiring editor, to which there is
nothing to add.
Regarding the politics of the new
SPIRIT OF THE AGE few words
will be sufficient. 1t will not depart
widely from the even course it has
constantly and untiringly pursued for
so many years under former editors
strong in the democratic faith, but in
thick-and-thin support of candidates
it does not believe. By indepen-
dencc in thought, and with a pen
free to criticize or commend, surely
more is to be accomplished, and to
some extent therefore there will be a
change in policy. The paper will
support. to the best of its ability,
without appeals to partisan prejudice,
those whom it believes to be the best
among candidates and what it con-
siderS as best furthering the interests
of the town, the county, or the state.
First of all the SPIRIT OF THE AGE
will be a newspaper. 1t will print
the news, only the news, and all the
news land to the steady improvement
of the paper in this respect the best
efforts of the management will be
directed. 1t will do everything a
clean, progressive journal can do for
the encouragement of local enter
priSeS and for the furtherance of the
business interests of those whose
patronage it seeks.
In return the new SPIRIT OF THE
AGE will modestly ask for a little
recognition from those most interest
ed, and for praise if deserved.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-10-17

The territorial area Of Japan is about
one.twenty- fourth that Of the United
States, not counting Canada, which is
likely some time to come in, and it sup
ports 40, 600, 900 people, At this rate it
is computed that the North American
continent would sustain population Of
1000, 900, 600. How soon that limit is
to be reached may be RENTED to the
prophets and the statisticians, but it
will come some time without doubt, re.
quiring an increasingly wise type of
statesman and politician on the way if
we are to hold together and carry out
the destinies which seem appointed to
u.s. New York Tribune.