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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22
OLD SOL KNOCKED OUT.
The Photographer Has No Longer Any
Need for His Services.

The Photographer Has No Longer Any
Need for His Services.
Old Sol has long been unnecessary in
the taking of photographs. n
Up to the present time, however, he
has probably exulted in thinking that
his uncertain services must be had to
print the photograph.
But again the old chap has been
given the go-by, says the New York
Advertiser, and he is not now neces-
sity at any stage Of the game. He may
sulk and hide his face or pop it out
from behind the clouds momcntarily
as much as he pleases, but with pho
tographers he no longer "cuts any
ice"
Electricity has scored victory over
the old chap, and it is practically q
knockout in this particular line.
Before pictures have been taken in
the daytime by the aid Of electric light
and at night by flash light, but to get
a proof printed one had to wait until
the next afternoon anyhow and some
times longer, all according to Old Soils
humor.
Now one can go to his photographer
providing that gentleman has the
proper apparatus-at any time, even at
midnight, and sit for his photograph.
Not only that, if he is willing to wait
half an hour he may receive nice, soft
print from the negative.
The apparatus consists OF an ordina-
~ camera, forty-five hundred candle
power arc light for the taking, SIX
thousand candle power arc light for
the printing.
Instead of sitting in the open room
the subject sits in . sort Of canopy, the
sides and top being white and st the
back the ordinary background.
Instead,of having the Hight shine d.
rectlv On the subject II shinea away
and Is reelected softly back from the
white sides.
watches were held for the test, and
a six-second exposure was made. The
plate wss then developed and dried
quickly, coming out good and clear. 1t
was then taken to the printing room,
and after ten minutes under the influ-
ence Of the powerful are Hight the pa
per and negative were taken from the
box. The print was remarkably soft,
clear and hccnrate.
lAll the time taken from The snap Of
the camera untH the print wsb Anfshed
was thirty-two minutes, and ordinary
msteriKb only were used.
This reaegntes Old Sol . the feAra
hnclk nuanbef = poto&1eH4 hers 4liiisktr
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22

It appears from the annual report Of
the photographer of the British navy
that two hundred rocks and other dam
gerous objects to navigation were dis
covered during last year-twenty-si six
by surveying vessels, thirty-fve by
other ships belonging to the navy,
twenty-five by British and foreign ves-
sells, one hundred and Ave were report
ed by colonial and foreign govern
ments and thirteen were discovered by
vessels striking on them. The resur-
veys OF Spithead, Pembroke and Plym-
outh sound have been going on, and
serious Obstacles were discovered at
the Welsh port, while at Plymouth it
turned out that the depth in the main
anchorage was veay much less than is
shown On the chart, SO that the largest
ships would be certain 70 touch bottom
IN some places If the water sank to its
lowest level Dredging has therefore
bean undertaken.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22

The KsYale1s =. - 1gJs ]! J l.. J.
q ths Great up9es = ee lE e1
and esAsays mining fsts6 -
utt MMthg sssy h1u1t q tno nuge :
isaag 1diiiiiiihig Il coaaty q. 66ess6essa The
earth, and leaving aethiaGs n4donAfe -
sent 'its readers complete synopAsef 81
mining news and devsa6pA Atnts, esMe1es
matters Of local import t1ncc az ana
,Ketchum, It Il IN invafuable guide lot ~
ital and inf0rnasl1t TO the settler Of Fesy
craft and position. subscribs 3orit;ssaa
It, and let your friends HeadH.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22
rrsmpins for . Purpose.

An amusing story is told Of the late
Prof. Henry Morley. Some years ago
when the sslumming" boom WIS occu-
pying general attention he was nc
costed one day by peculiarly ennaciat-
ed and ragged individual, who solicited
aid in moving terms Prof. Morley,
who was never proof against such Pc
titions, responded with = silver coin.
''Thank you, Prot. Morley; I'm much
Obliged" said the man. 'You know
me, eh?'' ''Yes, attended your lee
lures at Kings College in 1850. Dear,
dear, I'm sorry to see you in this state. !"
'sNot at all, my dear professor, 1 am
doing some articles for my paper. and
the editor insists on my making my re-
searches in eharacter. Win yca dine
with me tonight" and he handed >
card bearing well known name.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22
"A LOST PEOPLE.


The Relies OF Lost Raee DAssovsseA q
tho Coast q brittany.
A lady whose home is in the south 61
France: writes 0f avisit she made re
Gently tosn island on the coast OF Brit
tany. Those Of you who have read thu
story of King Arthur and his knights
will remember that they started out
over the sea in pursuit Of the dragon.
In this-the MorbihAn sea-is q nttlc
island which can be reached from The
mainland only when the water b
smooth. The sole inhabitant IL . Bro
ton shepherd, who lives In . little hut
and spends his time in caring for his
sheep. The party landed and were met
by the kind-faced old man, who led
them over the grassy slope where his
dock wns feeding. and Allowed then
the way around . bill, On the eaAt dde
Of which they found the entrance to .
tunnel. - ,s.,as sas
This extended come distance, and its
floor, sides and roof were made Of Inn
mense fat pieces Of stone, covered with
hieroglyphs and figures, looking
somewhat Ike wreaths and again like
coiled serpents.r AT .tha end ct this
unnel was hall, also hoored, roofed
and walled with the same curious
stones, and In tha center was an aafer
and ! stone upon which, It = tAouIht.
that thurman sacrifices have been offered.
The strangsAt part IL III y that no
stones mon roclks like those used in this
tupnel can be found on the ialand. end
st no p1ace nearer than . hundred
miIes inland. Who bruuxht thenif
How did they comet There isAol record
kftr-at least none has hen found ~
tell who these people were. o. amp
thing about them s4.4
They must have lived many centuries
ago. but have vanished entirely, ret
their work Is as perfect sppassntiy =
when first built
II n Thought that they 'm1y have
been Druida, who cana hare when they
left Great Britain; others, aGain, ,hAink
that they were wogs11ppers of the ser-
pent god called HpA. ,But Il h con
lecture. An No know u that tbs
stones ARE here, strangely carved, skill
fully put togefher, but 81 thsk b1ild<
ers tAetrsi 4 20 tEace.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22
RecoRO BREAKING.

The Rage for It Il 0rntaAe4 at The Cost
Of Many shortsaed Lives.
A bicyciist Has accomplished the ex.
traordinary feat Of riding from the
most northern point Of Scotland to the
extreme southern point Of England in
eighty-six hours and fifteen minutes.
The most remarkable part of the act is
included In the fact that he per-
formed his task without indulging il
one moment Of sleep. He was three
days, fourteen hours and fifteen min
utes without reclining or resting or
ceasing his active movement Of pro-
pulsion, except for the very briefest
moments
The English Lancet points out that
the modern rage for record breaking is
gratfded 1T the cost Of many shortened
lives. The healthy heart will beat 106,-
600 times in twenty -four hours, accom-
plishing work equal to lifting 12c tons
one foot. But it has recently been shown
that cycling tells severely and specially
upon the circulation, and that the
number Of strokes Of the heart Is
doubled during such active exercise as
that to which the rider subjects him
self. The lowest estimate, therefore.
OF the work Of the heart of the record
breaker just mentioned would be cl2-
600 beats, with work done of 224 foot
tons. This, maintained for the specified
time, was equal to more than $50 tons
without repose.
Setting aside the physiological bear
ings OF the performance, in suggesting
that there is something in persistent
motion Of the blood, sustained by yo-
ition of resolute kind, which pre.
vents the nervous system from passing
into that passive or negative state to
which the term sleep is applied, its
practical lesson bears on the ultimate
influence OF extreme exercise on the
bodies OF young men who make them.
selves the victims of self-inficted in
jury. Apparently the athlete is none
the worse for such feat as this. but In
reality he will have to pay severe
penalty for thus outraigying nature.
These violent strains bode in~the end
the certainty of premature decr1ptitude.
Toward the goal of death the best
heart can only perform certain meas
ure OF work, and whether that be done
by rapid or slow process determines
the length OF the days in which it is
done. Theoretically, these young COM
petitors, who otherwise might be dcs-
tined for long and active existence.
will succumb and break down long
before the sun of their life has
reached its meridian, and the Lancet
states that 80 far this has practically
been the fate Of all those who have
endeavored, under the applanse OF
their unthinking comrades, to do what
nature has not constructed them for
doing without risk.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22

A good story = told about : tzansac-
ton In pigeons IN which . crafty dealer
ovetreacRed himself A Philadelphia
man went to : dealer TO purchaSe :
dozen hofning psge0ns, and waa both
surprised and delighted st tie ex-
tremely low price aekdd for the birds.
The hasgAln wes finally concluded, and
tho ptgcons deliyesed. Two weeks
later Tho 4entleman happened to b
passing, when the dealer stopped, him
and asked how the birds were Rettanx
en-. 81 don't know" replied the een-
tI1nRA. .sI hkve not vt heard 6rom
my fkinndh r *Tcur fk11nd9s ssYee; I
b@pg1t ttn 5ofa = ~ = anl Esna>
eieeo,n z Tia ~ lsll:i dism.y.
fnd 1l Z - le. - I'D
1aif1 ~ t. IA ~ a ia hrde -
~ Us Y, ~ 49, G. -
- 1G 80 81 5sE. lIii
eea - s. - : clear ease o.
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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22
LOST His RED SUTTON. !

Country DeGrsded Rank.
In . telegram from Pekin, published
by the Chinese Mail, it Is said that an
imperial .edict has been issued an-
nouncing the degradation Of fsui Kwo
Yui, the former Chinese minister to
the United States, Spain and Peru,
from the post OF ..Tso Shu Tszs'--
senior deputy supervisor Of instruction
Ito that Of Chung Wan""-under secre-
taryship of the Hanlfn college -as well
as the sdeprivation o6 thered button OF
second rank, which he had been hon
oeed by the empexor on the occasoA Of
his being accredited to the courts Of the
United States, Spain and Peru.
The issue Of this edict has been tho
result OF .Yui's incompetency in the dis
charge Of the duties Of ITO Shu Tsze, !"
rs well as of his failure in passing the
recent special examination for promo
tion among the members of the HAp)in
college. This special examination wss
instituted at the instance of the board
Of censors with q view to classifying
the members Of the Han1in college and
to investigate their special conduct,
and also for the purpose Of recommend
ing promotion. Consequently the per-
sons examined have, after due examin-
alton, been divided into three glasses.
Those Of the nrst two. classes have
either received their promotion or ap-
propgiate imperial rewards of silk
pieces, but Tsui Kwo Yui, who
stands first IN the third class, has lost
his red button, and has spffersd the
above-mentioned degradation in his
ofRcf1l rank.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22

defeated all their Vaccinations, then
carried dismay into their ranks by ap-
pearing suddenly before them at the
head of an immense host Of warriors.
All his former opponents are either
dead or in exile and now the ameer
promises the interesting story OF how
his adroitness foiled all their best-laid
n1anA
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22
JUST WHO THE BABY IS.

Pedigree OF tho Infant Prince Barn 70 the
Duke anf D6chess OF York.
The infant prince who has just been
born into the line of succession to the
throne has of course NIL the ancestry
OF his illustrious 4hther, aud is on his
mothers side, through the duke Of
Ieck, sprung from the reigning house
Of WurtemDerg ana from the early
kings Of Prussia. Though not de-
scended from the elder branch Of Stu
art, he is distant cousin Of the prin-
cess of Bavaria. who is now the head az
that line, and he is also distantly re-
lated TO the car OF Russia.
He iaherits no title, her majesty hav-
ing some years ago decrecd that the
style OF royal highness should belong
only to her own children and the chill
drcn OF her SONS. No English SOW
ereign before Queen Victoria ever lived
to see great-graDachild. Indeed,
none between Edward Eli. and George
!. even saw grandchild, with the ex-
ception Of James IL. who survived the
infants of his daughter Anne.
Concerning the new prince the Leeds
Mercury alsosnotes that he Is at the
same time third cousin to his father
and second cousin. twice removed, to
his mother. The duke of Kent and the
duke Of Cambridge, sons of George III,
were brothers. Their respective chill
dren, Queen Victoria and the duchess
of Teck, are first cousins In turn the
prince OF Wales and the duchess Of
York are second cousins SO that the duke
OF York and the new prince are, as has
been stated. third cousins to each other.
On the other hand. the duchess of York
is second cousin, once removed, to the
duke of York, and therefore second
cousin, twice removed, to his con, the
newborn prince.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22
PROFESSIONAL.


Ketchum. Idaho.
ATppv.act;ces Tpvt; in all the Courts and Land
nasces ~ in the State.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-22

MISCELLANEOUS.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-14
TO MAKE WORK FOR THE UN-
EMPLOYED.

A new plan to combine capital and
labor in the development Of industries,
and the equitable distribution of the pro-
ceeds of their joint effort is outlined by
a local economist, which he thinks will
furnish profitable employment to many
mechanics and laboIers. The method of
proceeding is as follows:
Vacant lots and building materials of all
kinds Count as capital. Labor puts build
ing materials into the form of a house on
the vacant lot; house and lot Will be sold
to the best adva mage and the proceeds d.
vided. II there is profit over and above
the cost it will be divided among the con-
tributOrs of either capital or labor. or
course to make this plan work there is to
be an agreed market price both for lot and
material, and for labor. This price being
arrived at. all parties could take chances
as to profit or loss. The plan might APP
parently be adapted to other industries.
1t is not easy 10 place limit to its opera
ton provided the Tive and let live" priu-
ciple prevails. 10 the way proposed goods
can be put upon the market and sold for
what they are worth in the Inarset
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-14
THE END OF THE INCIDENT.

The time has come to close the book in
which the account of the Hawaiian incl
dent is written. There is nothing but
dregs left, and il the specimen thrown up
by the CORES pOndence between Gresham
and Willis is a fair sample the country
wants no more OF them. Most nations find
it well in some period Of their career to
paste two or three leaves of their day
book together and pass them off on the
historian as one. That Gresham and Will
lis should fall out is quite natural. There
was a good deal that somebody had TO
stand the blame for and neither felt
strong enough to shoulder the entire load
That Gresham should not have let Willis
know whether Mr.. Cleveland Intended to
use force to place the deposed Queen on
the throne is not surprising, since Gresham
did not know himself what Cleveland
might take it into his head to do. But that
the lack Of that knowledge placed Mr..
Willis in false position is evident. If be
had not supposed that his gun was loaded
when he asked President Dole to make
room for the Queen he would not have
made the request. Il is not known that
Mr.. Cleveland's diplomacy ever outwitted
anybody, but it has certainly made two
quite capable men seem foolish.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-14
FORESIGHT AND HINDSIGHT.

The Nanalmo Free Press is congratu-
latiDG the country il represents on having
the most valuable coal mines in the world.
But the Press is aware that great natural
wealth is a dangerous possession unless
adequately protected. Consequently it
urges the IF cessity of fortifying Nanaimo,
the coal center Of Vancouver Island. The
London Times has had its comprehensive
eye upon the same point. The Press says:
The value of our coal fields. and the impor-
tant part they are destined TO play In the race
for naval supremacy, are now being aPpre-
ciated by the British authorities, for the utter
auces of The Times may be almost taken as
semi-offica The superior quality of the coal,
and the fact that our coal mines are situated
on The coast of a magnificent ocean highway,
makes them of paramount Importance and
would be the objective point for Great Britain
TO hold and the enemy TO obtain. Hence the
great necessity that exists that mines of such
intrinsic and strategic value should be prop
erly and effectively protected.
The little strip of territory lying be-
tween the State of Washington and
Alaska has become vtaN point in the
British Empire. 1t is through this strip
that the Canadian Pacific Railroad reaches
the Pacific Ocean and thus maintains for
England second route to India If by a
ombination Of hostile forces the Suez
canal should be closed to her vessels. A
little firmDess would at one time have
made British Columbia American terri
tory, but to-day if Congress should offer
81, 600, COO, COO for this preserve it would be
declined with thanks.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-14

ors as well nigh sinful. The TRANSMITS
sssippi Congress may ponder our difficult
ties of transportation as illustrated by
this incident. Were there good distribu-
ton. through cheap and efficient trans
portation, this sacrifice would not need TO
be made. The point TO be cogitated is,
how can the service be improved perms-
nently and be freed from fluctuations, eX-
tortions and Determinations. An i'm
meBse change for the better permanently
would result from the opening of tue
Nicaragua canal. That highway would
regulate much in transpor tation through
the Government taking control. On this
improvement the congress will doubtless
pass satisfactory resolutions.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-14
NOT A MATTER OF CHARITY

An advocate of the speedy construction
of the Nicaragua canal thinks that as the
canal will be OF as great advantage TO the
people OF the Eastern States as to the
West considerable part of the cost should
come from the East This is putting the
canal on the basis of charity. Subscrip-
tion to its stock is represented SIS kind
of duty to which each should contribute in
proportion to his means. No large en- ter
prise can be conducted on this principle.
Men may contribute to the fund for the
unemployed from sense of duty. but
when they come to large investments the
prospect of returns is the chief considera-
ton. If the Nicaragua canal is not built
by the Government, as it should be, it
must be so presented to individuals as to
recommend itself as an investment
When that is done New York will be
ready TO invest
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-14
PRICES AND WAGES.

Concerning the inevitable result OF a
tariff for revenue only the Portland Ore
gOnidR says:
American industry can survive loss OF pro-
lection. 1t must. Too much capital is ill.,
vested In industrial plants in this country. Ii
cannot be Withdrawn and no other employment
is ready for ii. Industry will have 10 adjust
Itself to changed conditions and go on. The
only way 10 make the adjustment is 10 cut
wages 10 meet the cut of prices by foreign COM
petition. Labor must endure this cut, just as
capital must submit TO the necessity OF staying
10 business There is no other employment for
il and II cannot starve. Price of labor will go
down as certainly as price OF product goes
down. They are ineXOraby connected.
The debates in Congress on the tariff
indicate that the advocates of the Wilson
bill are preparing for the industrial condi-
ton the Oregonidn points out as inevta BILE.
Their theory of free raw material and a
large export of manufactured goods can
only be based on a sufficient reduction in
the labor cost of manufacture to meet that
factor in the cost of foreign manufacture.
The theorists who are telling American
workingmen that they can compete with
Europeans and retain their present wages
will have much to answer for when the
WuIh ibRlueu HUu tHelT wages cut 10 the
European standard. The proposition is
prepOsterOus. A large part of our most
efficient wOrkmen are Europeans. They
come over here and work in competition
with Americans. They are not allowed
by labor organizations to cut wages. If
they cannot do as much work as the
Americans they are not wanted. Europe
has made study Of cheap labor. Below
a certain standard of money the laborer is
inefficient. He is worth less TO his
employer than better fed and better paid
associate. But beyond the point which
maintains physical efficiency better living
is regarded as a waste. A love of luxury
may be gratifed. but the capacity of the
la borer is not materially improved. 1t has
been the boast of the United States that
labor was raised by liberal wages above
the bare standard OF efficiency. The
industrious and temperate wOrkingman
has been enabled to maintain a comfort
able home and acquire property. His wife
finds occupation in his home and his chill
dren attend school. He may live and
maintain his efficiency as a workman with
out these Injuries, but he will miss them.
SO will society miss the intelligent and
conservative lsbOrer from its ranks.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-14
PLUMBERS PLEASED.
Two Large Firms Sign the Baltimore
Resolutions

The dispute between the Master Plumb
ers' Association and two large supply
frms-Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson and
W. W. Montague d CO.-has been settled.
and now these houses are receiving their
old share of patronage
Most interest was attached to Holbrook
q Co., as that b ouse dealt extensively in
plumbers materials, and persistently re-
fused TO come 10 the associations terms.
Until recently San Francisco was the
only large city in the United States which
did not have a law in operation made by
the master plumbers. The association, a
powerful organization of manufacturing
and merchant plumbers, have had an agree
ment with wholesale hardware firms bind
ing them to sell plumbing materials only
to themselves. In this city nearly all the
hardware houses signed the agreement,
excepting the two mentioned.