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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04
STRANGE PICTURE OF AMERICA.

Opinion of q Well-Known Swiss Writer-A
Mixture Of Truth and Fiction.
A well-known Swiss writer, who Wis
tied the worlds fair and was then
forced to remain here for some time on
account of illness, has joined the long
list of foreigners for whom america"
has been favorite subject for ''disser-
tation." In recent issue of the Neue
Zuricher Zeitung, one of the most fa-
nous Swiss journals, under the head
line, "What is American" he wrote:
america is a land compared with
which Europe is only q peninsula;
the United States forms country COM
pared with which the European king
doms are pygmies. America is the land
of unmeasured distances and dimen-
sions; the land of dollars and electric
ity; the land where the prairies are
more extensive, the rivers mightier,
the waterfalls deeper, the bridges
longer, the lightning expresses faster,
the catastrophes more terrible than in
any other country in the world. 1t is
the land where in a single railroad acci-
dent-and one occurs every few days
more people lose their lives than in
Europe in a whole year. It is the land
where the houses are higher, the jail
birds more numerous, the rich richer,
the poor poorer, the millions greater,
the thieves more daring, the murder
ers more shameless, the educated few
er, the teeth more generally false, the
corsets narrower, the diseases more
deadly, corruption more general,
the summers warmer, the
winters colder, the fires hotter,
the ice thicker, time more precious, the
men more nervous, than in any coun-
try in our pastoral Europe. 1t is the
land where the old men are younger
and the young men older, the negroes
blacker, the whites more yellow, than
in any other place. It is the land of
immeasurable natural wealth. In
short, it is the land Of extraordinary
contrasts, of strange extremes, of nom
sensical pride, Of reckless money-hunt-
ing, of senseless craze for gain-the
land of the colossal and the pyramidal
-of course, in the opinion of Ameri-
cans. How many have gone from our
peaceful home to the land of false hopes
to seek riches, fortune and better life,
and have been lost-either in the gut
tiers of the great cities or the sands of
the prairies! How many have been
glad, when poor and deserted and
broken in heart and soul, to sail back
to their native landr'
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04
Travel ON the Red seA. s

In the waters Of the Red sea the ces-
sation of the engines on . steamer
for an hour means extreme physical
suffering for passengers, for day it
would involve absolute torture. The
wind which prevails every day is hot.
asphyxiating blast, and its continuous
directions are from north and south
toward the center. As result, every
passing vessel 10 subjected to two days
Of almost intolerable hest, followed by
two days Of comparative oom4oxk
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04
PROFESSIONAL.
xyu. HYNDMAN,

TroRNEY.AT,LAAW, Ketchum. a Idaho; !;
A Practices in all the Courts ana Land
ns,ces in the State.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04

MISCELLANEOUS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
MRS. LEASE A MASON.
Says She knows All Secrets and VIII In
itiate Other Women.

Il oPEKA, Kan, Feb 20.-Mrs. VI. l..
Lease announces that she is mason in
good standing, a knight Templar and
"A member of Hugh de Payne com
mandery of Fort Scott. She wears in
a conspicuous place knight Templar
charm with the keystone and other in
sigma of the order and declares she is
as much entitled to display it as any
male member of the order. She has
talked with number of masons To
whom she has demonstrated that she
knows all the signs, grips and pass
words of the blue lodge and chapter,
and she claims that she came into poses
sion of them in a legitimate manner.
Speaking of her membership in the or
der she said:
IF masonry is good for men IL Is better
for women, as we are more in need OF protec-
tion than men. Once by giving a sign OF the
order ! was saved from personal violence, and
from that moment / resolved 10 give To all
deserving women the advantage OF masonry
that l enjoy. l have other plans for my future
aside from politics and the lecture field l
propose TO devote large share OF my time
10 initiating women into the secrets OF masonry.
As am thoroughly informed in the details OF
masonic work 10 a high degree IL will not be
necessary for me 10 obtain the permission OF
any masonic body before beginning work
In this field, and II the men decline 10 recognize
my converts TO masonry we can act indie
pendenty OF them and time will force them 10
cooperate with us"
While Mrs. Lease admits it Is con-
trary TO the laws of masons To- initiate
women into its mysteries, she insists
that she became mason in strictly
1
particulars OF the manner in which she
acquired the secrets of the order. Mrs.
Lease challenges any mason 10 test her
knowledge of the secret work of the
order. The masons, of course, deny
her claims and say that she is not a
mason, and that if she has obtained the
secrets of the order it was by undue
means.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
WANTS ANOTHER CHANCE.
Prende rGast's Attorneys Apply for "A New
Trial.

IPrende rsasts Attorneys Apply for a New
Trial.
CHICAGO, Feb. l6. -Proceedings were
begun in Judge lrentano's court
"Wednesday for a new trial for Prender-
CAST, who was convicted of the muir
der of the late Mayor Carter II. Harri-
son. The grounds for motion
for a new trial. containing nine
teen reasons, based on the asscr-
Ition that the verdict entered was
against the evidences; that the evidence
did not establish the guilt of the de-
PENDANT beyond reasonable doubt;
|that incompetent evidence was present.
ed by the prosecution, that the court
erred in his charge to the jury, and
|others outlined in detail, were duly
| fled.
For the state the jurors made cumu-
lative affidavits denying that they had
|conversed with persons outside of the
bailiIfs having them in charge
when they were taken out to
vote on the day of the last cleo
ton. States Attorney Kern denies
in the affidavit presented by him
that medical experts were employed to
Examine Prendergast in regard TO his
insanity. Among the affidavits was
one presented by A. Gordon Murray,
who was one of the jurors that found
Prendergast guilty, in which he de.
clares that he had none other than n
aocial relationship with Carter Har-
Iwison
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
A CRIMINAL WITH NERVE.
His Bold Escape from Officers Only to Be
Rearrested.


BUFFALO, y. Y, Feb 30. Leroy Har-
ris, alias William II. Clark, was being
arraigned in the United States court
Saturday afternoon on charge of forg-
ing postal department money orders
when he suddenly drew a revolver and
cried out: Hands up, gentlemenw
Two deputy United States marshals,
Inspector Lawrence Letherman, of the
postal department, United States Com
missioner Fairchild and United States
District Attorney Mackey were in the
room. The three first named were
armed, but all complied with the
order of the prisoner and five
pairs of hands were pointed heaven
ward. Harris stood near the door,
which had been locked To exclude re-
porters, and kept the officials covered
with the revolver in his right while he
unlocked the door with his left With
parting curse and command to re-
main IN their submissive attitudes Har-
ris jumped into the corr idor and locked
the door, leaving his captors prisoners.
Deputy Marshal Watts, one of those
whom Harris locked in the room, threw
up the window and fired five shots at
the fleeing figure of Harris as he ran
down Seneca street, but did not hit
Harris or, luckily, anyone else. The
door of the room was forced and the
officials gave chase, but Harris escaped
in the crowd on the streets.
The police department was called
upon for assistance and men were post
ed in all parts of the city, and descrip-
tons of Harris were sent to all sur
rounding towns. Capt Stewart, in
spector of the post Office department,
kept lookout at Niagara Falls, Ont,
and on the arrival Of Harris there cap
tured him without struggle. and
without waiting to secure eXtradition
papers Immediately boarded a train
for Chicago. 1t is probable that this
may cause international complications.
The crimes for which Harris is wanted were
committed in various parts OF the country On
January he went into IA post ONCE in Con-
neeticut and told the postmaster that he
was q postal inspector. After examining
the books he said he would like n guam.
THY Of blank money orders and advices.
These We're given to him and he departed.
Soon he began his fine work with forged orders
and advces from which he secured a3, O00 Tho
offices at Decatur. aurora, Joliet, Bloomington,
Peoria and La Sale in Illinois mad paid out on
forged orders 500 each; Fort Wayne, Ind, u
like sum; Valparaiso, Ind, AGO. and several
other offices 1920 each.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
Five DROWNED.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Feb. 20.-T. r.
Parnell sheepman of Fobry county,
arrived here sunday and brought news
of the drowning of ranchman
named Frank Randall. together
with his wife and three chill
dren, in the Rio Grande river at
point near Prisido. San Vincento,
Mexico. The river is easily forded at
that place. but in some manner the
wagon in which Randall and his family
were crossing was upset, and before
any of the occupants could get from
under the box they were drowned. All
the bodies were recovered.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
PLOT TO BURN THE FAIR.
The Illinois Building at jackson Park
Partly Destroyed.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 Another of the too
frequent worlds fair fires broke out
Sunday afternoon in the east wing of
the Illinois state building. 1t was un-
doubtedly of incendiary origin but
prompt response on the part of the fire
department prevented its doing dam
age TO any great extent The loss on
the building is nominal, the structure
having been sold TO contractors for
81, ESQ. Joseph HALIFAX, fireman, fell
80 feet from the northwest corner of
the building, but escaped with slight
injuries.
No one could say definitely how the
fire was started, but all of the officials of
the fire department and the guard were
satisfied that it was incendiaiy, and
that it was part of an organized plan
To burn all the fair buildings. Col.
Edmund Rice, commandment of
the Columbian guard, said the
incendiary business had gone to
far ut isn't a haphazard tramp
outbreak" he said, ''as some people
seem TO think. These fires are all
planned and carried out systematically.
If we get an alarm from one part of
the ground we are almost sure TO have
alarms from different places AT dis
lance from each other. IL
was guessing, though, ] should
say il is some man or men with n
malicious determination to destroy
property just for the sake of destruc-
ton, just as these people throw bombs
for the sake of injuring somebody" 1t
is the belief of many that the peristyle,
collonnade and Agricultural building
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
LONDON ALARMED.
Anarchist Literature. Advising the BurrS
ing of tho CITY, Circulated.

LONDON, Feb. 15.-The Pail Mall
Gazette states that villainous an
archist leaflet, printed in London, in
French, is being circulated. The leaflet
announces that its authors threaten
to destroy the bourgeois unless their
demands are conceded, and implore
their comrades to execute justice upon
their bourgeois enemies of all ages and
of both sexes Another leaflet rails
against society in England. 1t is
printed in English and urges the desir-
ability of setting fire to London
in hundred places in order
to monopolize the attention of
the police while the anarchists loot
the city. The Pail Mall Gazette adds
that there is no reason why the same
atrocities as were perpetrated by for
eign anarchists at Chicago should not
occur here, SO long as the British public
tolerate anarchists, who, daily ard
nightly, are preaching Wholesale muir
dor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
DR.. ENGLISH DEAD.
He Was Abraham Lincoln's Close Friend
and Roommate.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 20.-Dr.
Revel Warton English, aged 81, ma
tive of Kentucky, died Saturday of old
age. DIR. English served three terms
in the Illinois state legislature, and at
the time was a close friend of Abraham
Lincoln, the men rooming together.
He was delegate from Illinois to a
large number of democratic national
conventions, and for many years was
chairman of the Illinois democratic
state committee. Shortly before Lin
coin was chosen president DIR. English
was instrumental in preventing duel
between him and Gen. Shields.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
FOUR KILLED IN THE FIGHT.
Desperate Battle Between Omcers and
Illicit DistiIIers.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb. 90 "A few
months ago Ham Collins. of Pocahontas
county, with three companions named
Jones, Francis and Murdaugh opered
an Illicit distillery in cave near the
Pendleton county line. Deputy Mar
shall Rollinghood, with two special dep
uties, raded the place four days ago.
In the fight that ensued Jones and
Francis and the special deputies were
killed and Collins so badly wounded
that he was traced miles through the
snow by the blood from his wounds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
SIX MORE DIE AT KEEL.
Death List of Brandenburg Explosion Vic
Tins Is Increased.

KEEL, Feb. 30. Six of the men who
were injured by the explosion on the
cruiser BrandenDurg died Saturday
morning at the military hospital. This
makes forty-five deaths from the acct
dent. 1t is learned that the main pipe
of the starboard engine burst while the
indicators were showing that the en-
gines were developing only 1900 horse
power. 1t is said a much higher pres
sure had previously been used.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
KILLED HER SISTER.
Patty Powell Shot Dead by Being Mis-
taken for n Burglar.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. IA special to
the Post-D Dispatch from Paducah, KY,
says: At Bandana, Ballard county,
Wednesday night, Ida Powell. aged
30, thought she heard a burglar at
the window and drawing a pistol
from beneath her pillow fired. A cry
and fall followed. Investigating, she
found that she had shot and killed her
sister Patty, aged %, who had risen
and gone To the window for some per-
pose. The two had been sleeping to-
rether. and Miss Ida had not missed
hSi sister from her siis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
MANY Lives Lost in German storms

BERLIN Feb. TO- Six fishing boats
belonging TO Rinderort on the Baltic
|sea, were lost in Mondays storm and
men were drowned.
Eighty crafts of various descriptions
were sunk in the River Elbc. At AL
|toona, on the Elbe, below Hamburg.
eleven persons were drowned. Eight
foresters were killed near Ziegernort,
In Ponerania.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
HELD UP THE MAIL. CoACu.
Masked Men at Bricevile. Mo-, Secure q
Large Amount of Money.

PIERCE CITY, Mo-, Feb. 1.-Two
masked men held up and robbed the
mail stage Tuesday morning at B,ice-
Vile, Az miles south of this place.
They covered the driver, Sam Allen, with
two Winchesters and ordered him to
turn over the mail bags and n large
sum of money which he was bringing
from Rocky Comfort to deposit in a
bank for the merchants at that place.
They made Allen take out his knife and
cut the straps. They secured two vail.
liable registered mail packages
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
Burned to Death.

SAN Francisco, Feb 16.-Japanese
advices say: Fire at Kagoshima on Jam
uary "a destroyed 500 dwelling houses.
Four men were burned 20 death.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
Two Men Killed.

BRUSSELS, Feb. TO- While gun tests
were being made at the powder factory
| mt Liege cannon exploded, killing
two men aud iniuring several others
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
To Make Be,ter Citizens.

The United American Mechanics, in
state convention NJ Lancaster. last week,
urged the school snperintendentso of Penn
sylyania Ia have the Constitution of the
United States taught as a regular study.
The incoming officers were authorized tn
have printed and distributed 2gD copies
of the school cases a; Riverside and Gal
li;zin. In these schools Catholic nuns
were employed and the American Me
chanis-, brought suits against the school
boards 10 compel them to discharge the
nuns.
The election Of officers resulted IN the
choice OF Robert w. Crane, of Philadci-
phia, as State Councillor; Charles H..
johnson. Willxesiarrc, state Vice Coun-
cilor; and John w. calyer, Philadelphia,
State Council Treasurer. The recon-
mendation Of State Councillor Kerr Ia ap-
point three Special Deputy State Council
ors, one for each district, was approved.
Their duties were outlined, and they will
not conflict with the regular Deputy State
Councillors.
All Of the recommendations for the ad-
vancement of the order were approved.
Among them is one providing for the eel
ebration of the anniversary of the found
ing Of the order and patriotic holidays.
The next convention will meet at Me
keesport.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
Two Conundrums.

y handsome and bright young wo-
man from Cleveland is spending the
summer in Buffalo. One evening this
week she was at gathering of young
people, and some one asked:
''If you were going to dam the Mis-
sissippi river how would you do t?'
The answer was: "Why, dam it
you can't"
The next evening she was invited for
a trip down the river with party.
Her escort was "A young man who was
not at the gathering of the previous
evening. He proposed conundrum
''If you came 10 "a river when both
tine ferry and the bridge were away,
how would you cross?"
The young womam's thoughts were
partly engaged with what he was say
ing and partly with other things, and,
thinking of the other conundrum, she
hastily answered
"Why, d-n il, you can't"
His surprise and her CONSERVATION
were sight 10 behold. The balance
of the evening was mostly spent in ex-
plantations by the young woman.-
Ba6dto Express.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
Woes of the Famous.

Nero had bulging eyes and was very
near-sighted.
De Foe had more than one dose of
Newgate and the pillory.
Spenser, the poet, suffered the ex-
tremes of poverty and neglect.
Cowper was all his days overshad-
DIVIDED by the gloom of insanity.
Julius Caesar had weak digestion and
was subject TO epileptic fits.
Cervantes was always poor and con-
stantly annoyed by his creditors.
Milton was blind in his old age and
often lacked the comforts of life.
Mary was rendered unhappy by her
marriage with Philip of Spain.
Peter the Great was half crazy most
of his life through drink and rage.
lie Sage was poor all his life. In old
age he was dependento on his son.
Mohammed was an epileptic, and
his visions were those of a diseased
mind.
Gibbon had the gout. He became
so stout that he could not dress him
self
Bacon was avaricious, and his
greed for money finally led to his dis
grace.
Tasso was miserably poor most of
his days. His miseries finally drove
him mad.
Selden was once committed to prison
for his attacks on the divine right of
kings.
Palestrina lived in extreme poverty
most of his days, and finally died in
great want.
Charlemagne had an ulcer in his
leg that gave him much annoyance for
many years.
Johnson was near sighted and his
face much disfigured by scars resulting
from scrofula.
rs il true that your bride is very
hard of hearing?'' sit is. Why, when
/ proposed to her | had to shout so
loud that all the neighbors ran out and
congratulated me. ."-TGd-Bas.
Tommie's Father (sternly y" What
were you fighting that bad boy for,
Tommie ~ Tommie-''ro keep from
gettin' licked"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
Reduced Corn CroD.

The " y BIoTid prints reports ON the
condition of the corn crop from nearly 100
correspondents. These reports cover the
states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Ken
tucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
South Dakota, which includes the great
corn belt of the United States, and in an
average year produces 20 per cent. of the
crop.
The government makes the yield this
year |, LOO, ,OO0,OOO bushels, hut most all of
the corn authorities say this is too low,
and the reports indicate that they are
right. About two-thirds OF an average
crop, or in the neighborhood of ,3oo,Oo1,-
OOJ bushels, will be harvested in this year.
The greatest reduction has been in the
states west of the Mississippi, and there
the loss has been heavy.
Nebraska, which raises more than
lj00DO.000 bushels of corn in a good year,
reports only I2,Ge00OO bushels. But the
states east of the Mississippi, where rain
is "a more certain quantity, pull up the av-
erage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming 80 well
known and 30 popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise.-A purer medicine does not ex-
ist and il is guaranteed TO do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all
diseases Of the liver and kidneys, will
remove pimples, boils, salt rheum and
other affections caused by impure
blood.-Will drive malaria from the
system and prevent As wen as cure all
malarial fevers.-For cure of headache,
constipation, and indigestion try Elec-
tric Bitters.-Entire satisfaction guar
anteed, or money refunded.-Price soc
and Sl.00 per bottle at J. n. Snyder's
drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03

One year ago. Mt. Pleasant was BOOM
ing with speak-easies. To-day they have
license and the inhabitants are scrapping
Ia get water. Mrs. Jacob Fell and Mrs.
Mary \. Myers had a slight misunder-
standing, recently, because the former
refused the latter a bucket of water from
her well. The argument became some
what animated, when Mrs. Fell whacked
the other member of the 100 over the
head with IA club. For this breach Of
propriety she was required to enter 500
bail for court
The Korean flag is white and bears in
the centre sort of ball, one half blue
and the other red, typifying the two
elements of creation, the male and the
female. In the corners are strange and
complicated blue characters invented by
a Chinese Emperor few thousand years
ago.-Ne,c York SsH.
Have you seen Devlin's Brussels Car
uets at 30 cents per yard. in any pattern !?
lace Curtains lower than jobber's prices.
Prices guaranteed on any article,-s0 and
81 Franklin ST., Johnstown, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
A Hen That Reared Pups.

This summer might be seen at Green
head, Lempitlaw, near Kelso, the
extraordinary spectacle of hen be-
slowing maternal care on "A litter of
three Dandie Dinmont pups, the
property of Mr.. John Wait, forester.
Ii seems that the pups had been deserted
by their mother, and i'm the course of
their aimless wanderings had come in
to contact with a broody Orpington
hen, the result being that the hen be-
gan 10 90 about with and look after
them. When she sat herself down, the
pups climbed over her back and
crawled under her wings. just like 80
many chickens, and were apparently
as much attached to their feathered
foster-mother as the latter was to her
canine family.-LORdOn Anstcers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
Ideal and Real.

II love all that is beautiful in art
and nature" she was saying To her
aesthetic admirer II revel in the
green fields, the babbling brooks and
the little wayside flowers. / feast on
the beauties of earth and sky and air.
They are my daily life and food and''-
"Maudie ~ cried out the mother
from the kitchen, not knowing that
her daughters beau was in the parlor
"Maudie what ever made you go and
eat that big dish of potatoes that was
left over from dinner? told you we
wanted them warmed up for supper.
declare if your appetite isn't enough To
bankrupt your pa."-LOndon Tal-Bds.