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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-10-20
BOILER PLATE CofFiNS.

AAAVO9V8ASA4 -
Grave Robbers.
During the past few weeks Washing
ton has been canvassed by the agent of
one of the most peculiar pieces of
funeral paraphernalia ever invented,
says the News Of that city. It is bur-
glar and fre-proof coffin, with SO many
strange adjuncts that person seeing
it for the first time would throw up his
hands in holy horror at the audacity OF
the inventor and the admirable nerve
of a manufacturer that will place such
many ghastly features in connection
with these cofins and the almost
blasphemous talk of the enterprising
agent, this city has proved to be q
lucrative field for him to work, and
now q number OF citizens are equipped
with the strangest burial appliance of
the decade. The description of the
coffin, as given by the agent, is as fol-
lows:
Primarily the coffin is FIRE and bur-
glar-rvoof. The case is made out OF
boiler iron hardened with old bone,
spruce bark and leather, which forms
an enamel that cannot be penetrated
by chisel or drill. 1t is put together
WITH arc,e iron and flush rivets. The
locks are all on the inside, 80 oon-
structed with hooks and staples with a
spring behind them that when a pin is
drawn out from the outside the bolts
spring down and lock automatically
and the coffin is then locked 90 that it
cann6t be opened from the outside.
The only person who can unlock the
strange coffin is the person inside"
There are two grades of cofins-
those for vaults and those to be in
tered in graves. The coffin to be
placed in a vault is equipped with tor
pedoes that can be exploded from the
inside. The theory of this is that in
case person is buried alive he can
throw back the bolts, explode the tor
pedoes and warn the sexton, and thus
escape. The coffin to be placed in a
grave has attached q strong spr1ng and
arm. In case the person inside finds
that he wishes to get out, all he has to
do is to throw back the spring, and this
arm is thereby released and cuts its
way to the top, exploding torpedo
and warning the keeper of the grave
yard.
These coffins are sold at so much per
pound, and the first purchaser does
not have to pay anything down. He
simply gives a written guarantee to
the manufacturer that he will pay for
the coffin from his estate within fifteen
days after death. or, failing to do this,
the manufacturer can claim his body
to do what he may wish with it. The
coffins were originally invented at
Ypsilanti, Mich, and the invention was
due to necessity. At the time that the
company gained its inception Ypsilanti
and Ann Arbor and other Michigan
towns were being overrun with grave
robbers. 1t was to counteract the ef-
fects of this that the cofans were made.
The scare had become so bad there
that the people had got IN the habit of
placing 2 body in . 41eeiving vault
guarded By an armed sd kry. Then It
was this seompany beganoperstiona
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-10-20
Whore He Drew the Lins.

You have called me pitiful sneak,
cir, = coward, poltroon, . small souied,
,niserly overbearing brute" said the man
on the north side Of the line fence, re
removing his coat and rolling up his
sleevss. " don't allow any body on earth
to talk to me like that" he added jump
ing over the fence aud knocking his
quarrelsome neighbor down, ''except my
wife"
The herald., 1894-10-17


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The herald., 1894-10-17
THE RUNNING TURF.
Results of Yesterday's Races on Eastern
Tracks.

Results of Yesterday's Races ON Eastern
Tracks.
OAKLEY, o., Oct. 16.-Seven furlongs
Henry jenkins won, Tremonis second,
Two O'Clock third; time. 1:28M.
Six iurlongs won, Staffa aec-
ond. Picsroon third time. 1:1614.
Mile and an eighth--Lehman won,
Buckwa second, Plutus third; time,
1869.
Eleven sixteenths OF a mile-Islin won,
Basso second, Ellsworth third; time,
1:081s.
Mile and 70 yards-Pearl Song won,
Darevella second, Sister Anita third
time. 1:47I.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16.-One mile
Pestilence won, Miss Baughman second,
Mean Enough third; time, :52.
Six furlongs-Chenoa won, Jack
Bradley second, Belle T. third; time,
1:241a.
Thirteen-sixteenths of mile-Oneida
won, Robert Latta second, Winifred
third time. :2924.
Four and q half furlongs-Ray won,
Paddy Flynn second, Alright third
time, 0:5S1a.
Six furlongs-C -Chartreuse won, Yo-
semitic second, John Bickey third;
time, :2l4.
HAWTHORNE, Oct. 16.-Six furlongs-
James V. Carter won, May MCCARTHY
eecond, Little Nell third; time. l is.
Five furlongs-Tim Murphy won, Pc.
destrian second. Senator Irby third;
time, :0214.
Mile and eixteenth-Major McLaugh.
lin won, Woolaey second, Perry third
time, BIZ.
Six furlongs-Montre won, Leo Lake
second, Midas third; time, :l534.
Six furlongs-Radiator won, Gold Bug
second, Rico third; time, 1:l6.
Six furlongs-Dockstade won, b. F.
Ely. jr., second, No Remarks third time,
1:18.
Mile and quarter, hurdles-Jim Nor
vel won, Tyro second, Japonica third;
time, 2:2l.
The herald., 1894-10-17
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptabV, and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; eifoctually cleansing the system
dispelIing colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid"
news, Live: and Bowels without weak
sning them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and ST. bottles, but it is man
afactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
md being well informed, you will not
ecept any substitute if offered.
The herald., 1894-10-17

Yesterday was in more than ons re-
spect an ideal day. and consequently
everyone who could by any possibility
put business cares aside turned their
faces toward Agricultural park.
During the morning and in a lesser
degree during the latter part of the day,
the miscellaneous exhibition in the pa
yilion attracted a large number OF visit
ors. Many additions had been made
since the day previous, and an air OF
completeness made visit to the pavil'
ion, with its quiet albeit sufficient deco
Yations, an enjoyable prelude to the
racing programme.
OF course all our country cousins Wis
tied the live stock. The poultry at
tracted many OF the ladies, for somehow
the care of poultry seems to fall within
the province OF the fair sex.
When the first bell of warning rang
out from the track. however, there was
rush to obtain good seats on the grand
etsnd or obtain favorable points of van-
tags for viewing the several races on the
programme.
The herald., 1894-10-17
SMALL BUT CHOICE.
Tho Miscellaneous Display Attracting
Increased Attention,

Tho Miscellaneous Display Attracting
Increased Attention.
Despite the fact that the racing is the
main attraction at the fair, it is by no
means the only one. While the visitors
to the pavilion and to the several out
side stock exhibi.s did not occasion any
inconvsnient crowding, yet their portion
of the fair was frequented very largely
by the country people, to whom many of
the exhibits ia revelation.
The vegetable, fruit and flower pros
ducts arrest attention Immediately on
entering the pavilion by the brilliancs
of their coloring. A closer examination
is calculated to satisfy the most critical,
for in every instance both fruit and veg.
stables are large, and in many instances
remarkably handsome. Fisher Bros, of
Compton, make display of pumpkins
and Hquashes that caused the eyes of
eastern visitors to bulge yesterday.
Some OF the pumpkins weigh l64 pounds
and are of excellent quality. These
were grown without irrigation and the
exhibit is all the more interesting on
that account.
Santa Paula looms up with onions
that weigh four pounds each, and q
miscellaneous array of vegetables and
fruit.
The exhibit of c1t flowers and chrys.
anthemums by Mrs. o. w. ChiIds is a
truly charming one. A curious plant
known as the toadstool cactue is in this
exhibit also, and provokes good deal OF
comment.
One OF the most interesting exhibits,
perhaps, is that made by Chino. Prac-
tically there 10 a perfectly fitted labora-
tory for testing beets. and the immense
sugar factory at Chino, while having
everything on larger scale, has not a
laboratory more perfect in detail. One
may there examine at leisure one of the
The herald., 1894-10-17
CENT|NELLA WINS THE GREAT CITRUS HANDICAP
The Unexpected Happens and the Talent Again Put in the
Background.
Second Day the Sixth District Association Fair Attracts
Immense Crowd

Order the Judges Awards to Be
Friday
The herald., 1894-10-17
AT CUMBERLAND PARK.
Several Good Raoos ON the Programs
YcBterday.

Several Good Raoos on the Programme
Yesterday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 16.-The 2 20
class pacing, purse $500 (unfnished from
Monday)-Venture won second. third
and fifth heats. Time, 2:11I, 2:10AH 4
2:121a. Angie D. won fourth heat !;
time. 2:1l1z. White Line won first
heat; time, 2:091a. Guerita and Brook
side also started.
The 2:15 class, trottlng, stake $4,000
Diminished from Monday)-W. W. Ford
won in three straight heats; time,
2:10A, 2:0S34, 2:0931. Mocking Bird,
Prince Hirschel and two others also
started.
Melrose stakes, $4,000. trotting 2.year-
olds, eligible to the 80 class-Impetus
won first and second heats and race !;
time. 2:15M. 2:15A. Oakland Baron,
Scourine and two others also started.
The 2:15 pacing. purse 81, ,500-Ruben-
stein won in three straight heats; time,
2:15A. 2:134, 2:1214. Direction and
Lizzie Moe also started.
The 2:23 class, trotting, stake $1,000
Alsr won in straight heats; time. 2: Ia.
2:14, 2:1414. San Mateo, Maudie and
three others also startod.
The 2:l5 class trotting, purse $500
Helsn Lsborn won in three straight
heats; time, :15. 2:1134, 2:l5M. Meer-
man, Pat My Boy and Laura G. also
started.
The herald., 1894-10-17
Pool Selling,

Pools will bs sold every evening DUR
ing the race meeting at 1875 w. Second
street, commencing Saturday Oct. 18th.
All betting privileges entirely under the
management of Messrs. Qlrkee & Fitz-
gerald OF Los Angelica, which will insure
the public fair and honest treatment in
avery partiguler
The herald., 1894-10-17
"A Zig Football Match,

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 16-- November
10Th has been fixed no the date for the
big football match batween the Univer-
sitv OF Pennsylvania and Princeton.
The question OF aelecton of grounds hss
not been settled. The game will be
played either i'll Trenton, Princeton or
Philadelphia.
The herald., 1894-10-17

/. II. Mulholland's b Osito by Nc Kim
ney-Othello (Durfee) .................
R. Il. Browns oAl-Ki, McKinny Martha
G. w. r. Fords b Montedia, by Redondo-
Jessie Ballard (Hodges) 3
Time, 2:34, 2.4ON.
The herald., 1894-10-17
Professional Football.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Baltimore won
from Washington in the profession oil
football game here today hy score Of
10 TO
The herald., 1894-10-17

Epery voter aohose name IS not on The
great register Of 1899 should reg ster at
once Registration closes on the 2@d Of
this month.
The herald., 1894-10-17

The Gold Reserve.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.-The cash bal.
ance in the treasury today was $l16,-
OIL, III gold reserve, $50, l50,69
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16
Newspaper Thieves.

The practice of stealing copies of the
morning papers from the doorsteps OF
subscribers has become very prevalent
of late and is source of much annoy.
ance to the patrons of the PRESS. Two
of these petty thieves have been caught
within two weeks and we are DESTROYS
that more of them should see the inside
of the station house. We will pay $5.0
to anyone who will watch for and catch
one of these thieves or who will furnish
us with evidence that will enable us to
see that they are properly punished. II
often happens that people allow small
boys to go out mornings to sell papers
and the youngsters think it much easier
to pick the papers up from doorsteps
than to buy them. But the trouble is
not wholly confined to children and we
are bound that it shall cease if possible.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16
MANSON G. LARRABEE, 246 MIDDLE ST.
Connecting SaIesrooms. -
MARRIAGES.

In this city April 18th, James Downey. aged
80 years.
Funeral services on Wednesday afternoon at
2 O'Clock from his late residence Vine street.
In this city April 10Th. George H., only son of
John j. and Margaret E. Murphy age years,
months and 8 days.
Funeral from parents residence 191 Con-
greSs street, Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
In this city April 14th, Peter, son of Michael
and Della Flrherty, age years and 8 months.
Funeral from the parents residence. 50 Cen
tire street, this afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock.
In this city April 18th, Neal Potter, infant
son OF James E. and Sarah P. Marrett, aged 3
days.
In skowhegan. April 1, Edmund Sampson
and Mary Messard.
In skowhegan, April 2, Thomas Conroy and
Adeline Bison.
In Maxfield. April 2. George S. Halloran of
Rowland and Miss Alma B. Dewitt of Maxfield
In North Brewer, April S, Robert l.. Sargent
and Mrs. Rena F. Guptil
In Bangor. April 5, Hans Christensen and
Miss Bertha V. Grindle.
In Mechanic Falls. April 4. Forest Brown and
Miss Mary Harper of Poland.
In Phillips. April 4, Walter s. Hodges and
Miss Estella NJ. Calden.
- In Waterville, April 8. Herbert H. Pope of
Vassalboro and Miss Nettie b. Fitzgerald of
China
In st George, April 8, Charles Rowlands and
Miss Mary A. COltart
In Veazie, April l, Charles C. Inman and Miss
Rose Sheedy of Bangor
In Pennington, April 5, Saml +. Mosher of
Pennington and Mrs. H. NJ RamSueli of Phil
lips
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16

Hear any body say Fractions" and
your mind runs back to the old school
house where fractions drove you mad. !"
Certain musical tones alwas suggest ex-
periences of long ago when you first
heard those tones. Some perfumes al
ways bring before your mental vision
certain people who have used them in
your presence.
Say ''49' in some peoples hearing,
and away goes their memory flying back
to the early California scramble of 1S49.
Say ''Silks" and who in this commu-
nifty doesn't instantly think of J. R. Lib
by, or rather of his beautiful and rich ar
ray of silks such as he mentions in our
advertising columns?
Not the Liberty Silks, however, be-
cause they have no back associations.
they are new, pert and charming. Read
what Mr.. Libby says of silks.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16
THE PRESS PORTFOLIOS.
America Photographed No. 10 Is the
Latest Arrival.
A Special Offer to Those who Have Not
Yet Taken Any of This series-Now Is the
Time to Catch Up With the Rest.

No. 10 of America Photographed has
been received and all who desire it can
get it today. The list of views con-
tanned in it will be found in our adver-
Using columns. We have decided to
make liberal offer to those who have
not yet taken any of this series so that
they may catch up even with the others
and be able to take the numbers as they
come out. For $1.00 and only two cou-
pons we will supply the first ten num-
bers of America Photographed to any
who desire them. They will be sent by
mail free of charge for this amount, from
the Office of publication, but if desired
they will be mailed direct from this Of
fee by return mail if, II cents extra is
sent for postage. For all succeeding
numbers two coupons each will be neces-
sary as in the past. This offer means
also that any one who purchases No. 10
for 10 cents and two coupons is entitled
to buy any of the other numbers al
ready issued, at the time they get No. 10,
for 10 cents each without any coupons.
This will enable all to complete their
files up to date and start even again.
The series is now just half completed
and it is good time to even matters up.
Two parts of Famous Paintings of the
World-Nos. 8 and 9--were received last
week SO that we can now furnish the
first nine numbers in this series. One of
the finest reproductions in No. 9 is
'sBeech Woods by F. Ebel. Mr.. Ebel
has never before SO happily put upon
canvas SO much of landscape purity and
sylvan beauty as in the picture here re-
produced. The reproduction "A
Bearer of Dispatches is of painting
illustrating an actual occurrence in the
Franco German war. This painting was
exhibited at the Worlds Fair. "Sheep
in Pasture is from a painting by Anton
Mauve in the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. On another page is given two ep-
cravings, one of a princely little fellow
Graded in a luxurious hammock and by
the side of it one of another little shaver
grotesquely clad in cast off rags. Happi-
ness and misery are here contrasted and
as the writer of the description says, in
the two pictures there is whole sermon
for the Children's Aid Society. Another
beautiful reproduction is of IA North
Wind, Norway from the Norwegian ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16
DEERING.

The Deering Shakespeare Club will
meet with Mrs. Elizabeth A. Robbins Of
Ocean street this evening, to begin the
play of Cymbeline. We congratulate
this club and the Woman's Literary
Union on the election of Mrs. Robbins al
vice president of the w. L. U.
Mr.. Van B. Bray of Stevens Plains av'
enue has hen that presents to the Bray
family eggs of enormous size. Mr.. Bray
recently gave us several specimens. The
largest was marked 81 inches by Z; and
the others were nearly as large.
Miss Margaret Cheney is reported bet
ter.
Westbrook Seminary opened last Tues
day.
Arthur Cheney has been visiting his
grandparents on Maple street.
Mr.. Walter Coleman of Pleasant street
has returned to Harvard.
Some of the children, with chsldren's
faith. have been already talking OF cele-
brating May day.
Mr.. James Bell has partially recovered
from his late illness.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16
DEATHS.

In this city, April IA, Ann NJ. widow of the
late David II. Wright, aged 81 years month
70 days.
Funeral this Monday afternoon at 2 80 o'clk,
at the residence of her son. Rev. A. III. Wright.
No. IS ST. Lawrence ST. Burial at Oford. N. III.
In this city. April Il. John c., only child OF
William and Margaret Hoadley aged 3 months.
Funeral this afternoon at o'clock from
parents residence. No. 30 Cedar street..
In this city. April H. Thomas W.. son of A. G.
and Sarah A. Todd. aged % years months.
Funeral this afternoon. at 230 O'Clock, at
his late residence. No. % Park street.
In this city, April 10, Peer H. Doyle, aged
80 years.
In tn S city, April IA, Martin Hyer, aged "a
years months
Funeral this Monday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock.
from his late residence, NO. 25 Mechanic street.
At Greeley Hospital, April IL, Mrs. Abby E.
Bragdon. aged 60 years.
In Minneapolis Mimi, April IL, Mrs. Emily
S. CroSman LOring. native of Portland. wife
of Charles M. ..oring, of Minneapolis
In Bangor April 4, Mrs. A. 2. Fairbanks,
aged 60 years.
In South Brewer. April .. Mrs. Clara r. Good
win. aged 80 years.
In Lee, April 8. C. A Hanson, agedi59 years.
In Oldtown, April 5. Sarah w. Hunt, aged SO
years.
In Bangor, April 5, Mrs. Hannah Price, aged
Go years.
In South Hope, April 3, Lavinia S. Crabtree.
aged So years.
In Boothbay, March g. John s. Richards, aged
81 years.
In Westport. April g. Benjamin Hodgdon,
aged 76 years.
In Searsport, April 3, Frank W. Nichols, aged
20 years.
In Swanvile, April 4, Henry r. Harvey, aged
60 years.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16
Missionary Meeting,

The Auxiliaries of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society of Portland and
vicinity will hold their quarterly meet
ing with the society at West Portland
tomorrow, the 18th at pm.
Miss Mary A. Danforth, of Colebrook,
N. H., who has been in the work of the
society several years in Nagoya, Japan,
and whose home and school was in that
region, and suffered the dreadful ex-
perience of the earthquake visitation,
will be present and speak to the ladies.
1t is expected that Mrs. Ross, Confer
ence secretary, and Mrs. Chapman, secre-
tary of Lewiston District, formerly in
the work of the Oregon Conference, will
be present.
Members of Auxiliares and their
friends are cordially invited to attend,
Horse cars leaving postoffice at 9. &c
will pass the church.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16
YOUTH AT THE RElNs.
Harry Nelson Drives Mr.. Henry Coffin g
Horse Five Hours While Owner
and Police Pursue.

The sunshine of yesterday was won
derfully attractive to young Harry Mel
son, 70 nth of twelve or thirteen years,
who lives at No, 200 Congress street. II
filled his soul with a bounding desire for
a larger sphere of activity than his own
short legs could command. 1t happend
that while little Harry was in this frame
of mind, he CHANGED to pass High street
church.
A short time before Miss Coffin,
daughter of mir. Henry Coffin, of Deer
ing, had driven to church in her father s
carriage, and had left the team standing
outside while she joined the worship
pers within.
Young Harry was exactly suited with
this team, and decided to borrow it. 1t
was about IL o'clock in the forenoon
when he drove away from the church.
The horse was in good spirits and the
youths sensations were both novel and
Intoxicating. It is to his credit that he
at once bethought himself of his friends.
First one boy and then another was tax
en- into the wonderfully provided equi-
page. and driven about like million
aire. No streets were too good, no
speed to great for young Harry's friends.
For five hours the boys drove about,
while for part of the time Deputy
Marshal Sterling drove in pursuit of
them but did not succeed in catching
the runaways. Finally, the boys drove
to Deering and past Mr.. Cofin's house.
Then the team was recognized and son
of the owner stopped the team.
Young Nelson was seized and brought
into the police station, where he was
locked up.