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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-10-27
SKILLED IN soF1 PHRASES.

Tho Honest Tramp Who Had Never Seer
Better Days or Better Surroundings.
The tramp, whom the lady of the
house had admitted to, the kitchen
table and was giving 9 dinner of her
own cooking, was sucha pleasant-look-
ing fellow that she became quite inter
ested in him. After busying about
awhile she ventured into conversation,
saws the Detroit Free Press
s.You have not always been in this
business, have yoa9r she asked. :
mo, madam" he replied briefly.
s.Ah, I thought SO. You have seen
better days, then?"
He looked af the fine piece Of pie and
big glass OF cold milk she set down on
the table for him to finish ON, and laid
down his knife and fork. @
1T you mean BY better eaye,
.madam,r he gaid 'thAt Thave nd 4
ways been tramp, will reply Yes,
bat il you mean by better days that
have ever had pleasanter surroundings
than the present, or TINT I have sur
rounded pfeasAnter things" and he
blushed, Il will say emphatacally that
have not" and the good woman was
SO pleased that she almost wanted %
take him a. permanent boarder.
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England's State Plate.

England's coAection>of plate for use
at state occasions at Windsor castle IL
something fabulous in valne. It's dis
play surprised even Russia's crown
prince himself. 1t it generally reck-
oned to be worth about 81, 600, 600, and
It is no unusual thing at . state BAN
quet at the castle to have plate TO the
value OF. half q million in the room.
There are two state dinner services,
one of gold and one of silver. Efss
gold service was purchased by George
~, and will dine 120 parsons. The
plates alone Of this service cost over
a12, 600. On state occasions there Nare
usually placed on the dining table
some very beautiful gold flagons, cap
tured from the Spanish Armada, which
are now, Of course, Of, priceless value,
while the great silver wine cooler,
made for George W., aud weighing
1000 ounces, always adorns one corner
of the apartment. AS sideboard. orna-
ments, there are pretty tribes. in the
way Of 8 peacock Of precious stones,
vafued 1t s50, 900, and . tigers head
from India with . solid ingot Of golA
Tor its tongue ANA diamoAd teeth. 4
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GENTLEMAN BROWN.
A Benevolent Dog Who Cared for III
Vagr3nt Brothers.

A Benevolent Dog Who Cared for His
vagrant Brothers.
Brown was simply large dog, who
was SO strong, SO fearless, so intelli-
gent, and SO active in affairs that he
was considered the champion of the
town. He could thrash any dog round
about and always did it when it was
necessary.
But he was extremely kind and be-
nevolent. He showed great kindness
to tramp dogs and protected many
wretched little vagabond and saw him
safely out of the town in a good condi-
ton.
One day he brought specially bad
specimen home with him. He came
into the house and into the dining
room, where the family were at dinner,
the wretched little tramp dog at his
heels.
He looked up at his master, wagged
his tail, asking for something to eat.
A plate of food was set down and the
little dog snatched at it ravenously.
Brown seemed to think that was all
right. When the little dog was through
he asked for another plateful and had
his own dinner.
He kept the little dog for quite
awhile, always permitting him to eat
first. At night he took the dog into
his kennel, himself sleeping on the
outside.
He was not at all intimate with the
dog, treating him as visitor, not at
any time as friend. The tramp final
" went on his way. strong and well,
and as plump and sleek as any dog
need be. What was said between these
two dogs, both at meeting and parting,
would be very interesting to know.
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about you, too" With that she rushed
out and slammed the screen door. The
last seen Of her she was walking rapid
~ up the street. When she had left
the clerk said that was only an example
Of what took place every day. why"
he said, s'a woman came in to the
store the other day and complained
that we did not put enough mucilage
on our stamps, and then got perfectly
furious when told her that we did not
make them ourselves I'll tell you"
he continued, sssuch women are awful
ly hard to get along with"
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GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.
Notice Of Forfeiture.

n
To JOHN w. PLATr, his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that have e1-
pended the sum Of five hundred (5OO) dol
lars in labor and improvements upon the
DEER TRAIL lode mining claim,
situated on the Smoky divide, about twen-
iy-two miles from ketchum, in Warm
Springs Creek mining district. Alturas
county. Idaho, as required by section 1924
Revised Statutes of the United states. be-
ing the amount required to hold the same
for the years ending December 81, 1887, To-
December 81, 1891: that your proportion o.
the same is $3.50. being one-halt; and II II
within ninety (s) days from the service eetor o.
this notice by publication you fail or re-
fase to contribute your proportion OF such
expenditure as co-owner. your interest IN
said claim will become the property OF tne
Undersigned under the provisions ,}nM o. Sa'o
section 1924. FRANZ ;; LEMVN.
Ketchum.. Idaho, July q. 1882
First publication July 80. 1892.
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A STONE SHIP.

The Mygterious Formation Seen ON the
Pacific Coast.
The mystery of the strange bark that
three ship captains have reported
stranded on q reef fifteen miles west of
the Straits of lie Marie, with all masts
and rigging standing, seems to be
solved. A few days ago, says the San
Francisco Call, a vessel reached Lodnon
and reported having passed within q
short distance of the deserted bark, and
interest was renewed in the thrice-re-
ported stranded vessel. All agreed in
saying it was an iron ship. and most
likely of German construction. 1t was
bark rugged, and had black painted
portfolios. Shipping and insurance
men have been trying to determine the
name of the wrecked bark, but without
success. No vessel of its description
should be anywhere in the vicinity of
the Horn, and none is overdue at any
port that would pass within thousands
of miles of the spot.
1t is not likely that it could be taken
for the Crown Of Italy, which ran on
reef in the Straits of LIE Marie about
VWO dAO u HULL years o8O' Ao "oo .
full-rigged ship, and when it struck
most of her masts went by the board.
A few days afterward the sea was
strewn with wreckage, and nothing
was again seen of the wreck. A few
days ago the British ship, Cedric the
Saxon, arrived in port from Swansea,
and it passed close to the spot where
the mysterious bark has been seen.
Capt. Rees tells story which further
complicates matters. He says the so
called bark is nothing but a rock, al
though its resemblance to a ship is so
striking that he made an entry in his
log to the effect that ship was strand
ed, with all the rigging intact. He says
that he was out fifteen miles when he
first saw it, and was sure it was a
wreck.
AS he approached it he found it was
a huge rock sticking out of the water.
1t was only about half mile away, but
even then it's resemblance to a bark
with painted ports was so striking that
all hands had to be called for an opin-
ion. The puzzle to the sea captains
who have rounded the Horn dozens OF
times is that the strange rock has new
er been seen before.
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nn9ana Treasure In italy.

Buk1Q0 14Nssuk0 ~ ASNAy' sesE
For centuries it has been the, belief
sof the common people of. Genos that
treasures were hidden in the bed Of. the,
Polcavera, q streAl11, that runs by
city. Recently carter, in digging 1d(
sand ii the bed Of the dried-tp torrent.
came. upon hidden treasure, OF whis,l
60 far coin OF the face value OF sixty
thousand francs has keen found, and
the supply Is mot yet exhausted. By
the Ita1ian law half Of this goes to the
state and half to the Ander. The value
of the coins Is far beyond the sum men-
toned; many Of them are rare and Of
great artistic value. They are eAiefl1
gold, and belong to the period betweeq
1890 and 1550-that is, the reigns of
Louis X1., Charles VIII, Louis XII.
and Francis l., and are all either
French or GenoeAe. The GenoesA
ducets are specially rare aud win fetch
high, prices The search for treasura
+ going on under police supervision
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Notice Of Forfeiture.

10 J. P. FULLY, his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that have e1'
pended the sum of one hundred lOo) doi-
lars in labor and improvements upon the
YOUNG AMERICA
iooe i. mining claim, situated in Little SMOKY
osStrlct, olSt Alturas county, State Of Idaho, IN
r;ier ,;.; TO hold said premises under tne pro.
~ stIsl0ns OF section 1894, Revised Statutes Of
me me United States, being the amount re-
talled to hold the same for the year END
tik ,;o. uesenbcr 81, 1892; that your proper
sNS sva 9 q the same is $40. being one-tenth; ;
M sar, within ninety (90l Aayy from tie
s,c sIsslce OF this notice, or within ninety (0O)
~. after this notice by publication you
as OF refuse to contribute your papportiOn
prh,;. h,;ch expenditure. including kpsts Of
sws;IHlnSSss.on, Mi cation, your interest ia said eaein
asa.d d%e Ded., s tss property Of the nder-
r... JOHN 90RAAN.
1Hss publication, June II, i166.
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The KrYSronB Il the sole rsptessnt ntsttFe
Of tbs Crest Upper Wood HlvS zwtboth
anu Smoky mining regions, and Hcetsd
as It is in The very heart Of the np9t rsosn-
lsing mining country on the face Of TIM
earth, and leaving Nothing undone 70 pre-
sent its readers complste synopsis 3 a
mining news and elopments, a. well -
matters Of local Importance IN and -aboae
Ketchum,it is an 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.
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with turpeptine, sand, gum, itharge
and certain Aother substances, pressing
it and afterward drying ~ But these
shoes are less tough and elastic than
those made Of thin sheets Of paper laid
one upon another. These Ahoes are
fastened to the horses feet either by
means of nails or with kind Of glue
made of coal tar and caoutchouc.
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HANDY TO HAVE AN UNCLE.
How . Young Man Got Himself Out q 4
-. DlssgReeable ecrape.

NOW . xO0n8 Ian Got aSmoeH O0S q .
-. Disssreeeble ecrape.
A young man employed at the court
house found himself in IN embarrassing
position the, other night, says the Gin
cinnati Times-Star. He had IN en-
gagement to take . couple Of young
ladies to one Of the suburban resorts,
and in donning his best suit4forgot his
pocketbook, which peacefully reposed
in his everyday clothes. When he
boarded q street car and the conductor
demanded fare he became painfully
aware Of his unpleasant situation. He
managed to find q dime and street
car ticket N his clothes and this afford
ed temporary relief. Bat the young
lsdies were new acqnaintances and he
could not well explain the situation
and secure temporary loan. Besides
young ladies hardly evst carry pocket
books for such emergencies. And he
in vain looked around for friend who
would accommodate him When the
post ohace was reached , novel idea
struck him. wen take another car
here" he aid. II promised to mail
two important letters for my sister,
and she'1anever, forgive msi If neglect
the 1lktter.r So they got on the car
and the young man dashed into the
post office and on to the pearest pawn
Shop. He carried . gold watch and
soon had loan on It, borrowing .
cheaper watch TO wear unta he re-
deemed his own tt1ef1s<A .Nhsn
hurried back, and ~ fh5 youSg u6tlies
were patiently waitinG 10 Qh not tea
them abont any trouble to get stamps.
The young ladies Thanked him for :
xefv pleasant evening On their return,
!; but they viii not know every{6ing nm
til they rad thas. srhS witch was, o1
oonrse, rSdeened the NIT day.
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Of the Great Upper Wood River Mining Rsgion.
SOMETHING new,N CHEMISTRY.
Beef Preserved and Kept Pure by Per-
v uHeation 6E O1one.

Beef Preserved and Kept Pure by . Per-
AHeatioa sE Oxone.
A writer in Minneapolis newspaper
relates with great circumstantiality
how . party Of diners in q hotel were
surprised and just . little horrified to
learn that the roast beef they had eat
en- was twenty-one days old, and had
been lying exposed 70 the SUI that
length of time. They were 5Qfed
when they were informed that the meat
had been subjected to . permeation of
ozone, and by this means preserved
as we'll as purified"
The diners will probably learn be-
fore they gain the information from
this column, says the New York Mail
and Express. that they encou'A4~ed
something entirely new in chemical acl
ton, and if any one Of them has the
courage to try it he can very readily
prove the assertion. Ozone is one OF
the principles of oxygen. Prof. Loew
says it is one of the greatest oxidyzers
known, or, rs he once expressed it, "a
sublimation of that portion of our at
mosphere which supports life, and at
the same time helps burn us up" DIR.
Julius Edmund Doetsch, who died
about ten years ago, claimed to have
been the inventor of an ozone-produc-
ing apparatus which would ''age" any
dead or living thing brought in contact
with it. He took two gallons of raw
spirits fresh from still and by rum
ming a current of pure ozone through it
caused the liquor to taste and smell
precisely the same as the very same
quality of liquor with an actual age Of
ten years. DIR. Doetsch believed that if
living animals lived in an atmosphere
of ozone they would become old men
and women at the age of ten and twelve
years. He proved that to treat animal
meat with the pure gas would have the
same effect on them as though they
had been exposed to the atmosphere
we now breathe for as many days as
there were half minutes in the artih-
cial process.
Loew and Doetsch are authorities on
chemistry. The western writer may
be or he may not. At all events he ev-
identity knows more about eating din
ner than he. does about ''ozone." He or
one of his friends can try the effect of
it by shutting himself up in a small
room and breathing the pure gas for
twenty minutes. If the Doetsch theory
is correct, little wrinkled old man,
bald headed and decrepit, will come
out to announce in piping treble that
ne has aged forty years in twenty min
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TRADE UNIONS IN ENGLAND.

Over q Million Members In 500 Bodies
Their Incomes and Expenditures.
One of the leading features of re-
cent issue of the Labor Gazette of Lon
ion is brief summary of the statistics
Of trade unions for the year 1892, given
pending the issue of fuller details in
the report of the chief labor corre-
spondent, now in the press The re-
ports of 500 separate unions have been
dealt with, 432 of which are registered
and III not registered, while 1O5 have
branches numbering in all 7,3O8, max
ing up an aggregate of 1927, 367 mem
tiers. The total income of these socie-
ties dealt with was about $4,000, 900
and the expenditures about 5000
less; 298 societies, with membership
Of 745, ,64s, paid unemployed benefit to
the amount of nearly $1,000, 600; 30s
societies, with I, 103, Gal members, paid in
dispute benefit s., SOC, 600; 1913 unions,
with 5S5 ,389 members, paid In sick al
lowapces over 81, ,OO0, 900, and 50 unions
paid as accident benefit to disabled
members 5000 For the purpose OF
comparing 1892 with the previous year
only 3S1 unions are available, that be-
ing the number supplying returns for
both years. The increase Of member
ship on these 3e1 unions during 1892
was 81, ,16l, or little over 8 per cent.
upon the membership Of 1891. The to-
tai income of the 381 societies showed,
however, an increase Of 21.9 per cent.
There was also a very considerable rise
in expenditure, amounting, in fact, to
nearly Al per cent. upon the outlay Of
1891. The chief share of this increase
was due to heavy demand upon the un-
employed and dispute benefits, which
in.1sae absorbed 81,900,0oO more than
in 1891.
Particulars are also given with re-
gard to cooperating farming in Eng
land and Scotland in 1891 and 1892.
Forty-seven societies have made re-
turns, showing that total Of 4,69a
acres was being farmed In 1893, an in
crease of 121H over 1892. The capital
employed in. 1893 was $450, 900, IN In
crease Of s29, 900 over 1892, and the net
loss sustained amounted to q, 100, as
compared with s., 41Oin 1892.
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BEAVER FARMING.
A Unique and Thriving Industry
= Of North Dakota.
The Ani1als OAtsiaed fre0 Trsppsrs
and CenAned In Poads Where They
Multiply Very Rapidly-How
They Are Dispatched.

The industry and sagacity Of the
beaver have often been commented
upon. But those qualities have not
prevented this animal from being
looked upon as q fair object OF capture,
SAYS the New York Ledger. Its fur is
valuable, and, therefore, it is much
sought after by trappers- Still, it may
surprise some people to know that in
one part of this country, ct least, there
Te men who raise beavers sor the mar
kt just as they might do corn or cat
Tie. IT is in Mclean county, N. D.,
tnat oeaser farming is largely carried
on. the s>;f is very poor and is not
adapted. as ar> other parts Of the state,
to wheat growing 41~--M;.aao,ri river
runs along the western border or7s.,a
county, and numerous streams flow
into it from among the hills to the
north and east. Cottonwoods and elm
trees grow on the banks OF these
streams, and it is there where t41
beaver farms are situated. A man whO
intends to start this industry purchases,
say, ten acres Of land through which .
stream runs. A dam is built 1T a point
where the stream is narrow and the
banks are steep. All that is needed is
to fell few trees across the bed Of the
stream and fill in with dirt and stones.
This helds the water back SO that two
or three acres of land are flooded, thus
forming pond. The next thing to be
done is to erect fence of wire netting,
from two to three feet high, along the
banks Of the stream and around the
pond, inclosing all the trees that can
possibly be taken in. -
Generally colony Of from twelve to
sixteen beavers is put on the farm.
They are, Of course, obtained from
trappers. They are placed in the pond
in the spring and soon become accus-
toned to their surroundings. In q few
days they begin to build their huts of
mud and sticks and to show their
wood-chopping abilities on the trees.
There is no return from the outlay the
first year, but by the fall Of the second
year the colony has largely increased
in number and the farmer looks for
ward to having regular income. It
is on the last day of October or ON the
first day of November that the harvest.
SO to speak, begins. First the ponds
are drawn of by means Of foodgates
that are covered with wire netting to
prevent the animals from slipping
through. The houses of the beavers
are thus left exposed, and the farmer
goes from one to the other, tapping on
them with Aclub. Beavers are readily
frightened, and the noise causes them
to run out. They can only move slow
ly and are soon caught and dispatched.
The beavers which formed the original
colony are spared, and then the flood
gates are closed and the pond is filed
again. The beaver skins are dried,
prepared and taken to market, the fur
being used in the manufacture Of coats
and capes and trimming garments for
women. A good deal Of beaver fur
goes to China, where it is made into
shoes for women who can afford the
luxury. ~sA9atefa~
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PREHISTORIC MARKS.
Gigantic Footnarks Found In . TEX:
Canyon.


Gigantic Eootnarks Found In . Tsx>..
Csnyon.
In the Palo Duro canyon lying north
or Amarillo, Tex, the haclik >eway Of
. large piece of alluvial earth hs> re-
Gently revealed singular tracexk pre-
historic life. This, says the Philadel-
delphia Times, consists Of the unmis-
taxable trail of some large animal GO
ing over the rocks, followed by ~.
other, probably Of the human 10 or
at any rate Of . gigasRgtsi1f,ormsar;s CAN'T 1formar i the -
the ape. That it sae , lorms1 .s;s - sne
more likely. "A >sne monkey tribe, se1-
aa.4 @ - 49, Smallest families, is not
top. to,'sa - T6is continent or in South
SRI first animal, judging from ~
marks it left on the impressionable
rock, was of the reptile family, foftits
tail. soft underneath, though weighted
Wit scal 3tnf6ciently to make it
Ee1vy AA1 to drag an inch and q
yhxH broad, smooth trench,
by which it assisted it
Set Of The true alligator type.
VI bWeen. These claws were
n60rly ave hes long, and were evil
IDENTIFY intended to aid thesnreature in
climbing on land, as it's webbed men,
brane served itfor SWIMMING Sin~water.
But more curious are the marks of
the animal which pursued it. These
are of two hands, nearly three times
the size Of the ordinary mans hand,
and those of two active feet, both
hands and feet possessing five MEM
bers, though all of equal length, ex-
cept the thumb. This, while shorter,
is yet longer in proportion by half an
inch than is found in man of to-day. 1t
was also of unusual strength, sinking
much deeper than the rest Of the hand
into whatever it seized upon. The nails
are curved and very powerful, those of
the feet being particularly So grasping
the rock firmly.
Another singular thing is the position
Of the marks. They are carved in
rock standing nearly perpendicular to
the bed of the ancient river nine hum
dred feet below, and which must once
have been as wide as the Mississippi,
and of current sufficiently strong to
have cut its way through these granite
rocks. This position of the remains
would indicate that the reptile turning
up from the stream was pursued by the
other animal, and probab bly, killed on
land. This part OF the country is pro-
nounced by geologists to be among the
most ancient formation of the con-
tinent.
The rock on which these marks are
to be found is about one hundred and
fifty feet below the surface Of the
earth, and is only to be reached by one
swinging over the side of the precipice.
They were discovered by an amateur
geologist, who, noting the fall of the
soil, went down in the hopes Of adding
to the rich antediluvian spoils this
singular chasm has yielded. Plaster
casts have been taken Of the prints.
and will be forwarded Ito the state
museum at Austin. The marks are
plainy visible from ledge some atty
feet down the side of the canyon, and
have been viewed by all in that section
interested in such matters. .0o