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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-09-21
THE SEM ISLANDERS.

A Race That Livo0 Upon . Very Primitive
Fare.
The Sein Islanders rarely eat any an
imal food except fish. As it il brought
in, the women salt it and lay it out to
dry on the quay wall or on q conven-
lent rock, 80 that before the winter
they have made = large provision.
Dried conRer is especially esteemed.
Their ordinary cooking Is well adapted
to keep in check too eager appetite.
Potatoes and their skins, with . layer
of dried fish dropped upon them during
the boiling, il an all-the-year-round
dish, which is considered one Of the most
satisfying and economical The COM
mon drink is water or cider. Fresh
water il precious, for much of that
which is used il brought over from the
mainland.
The women have q mode Of baking
bread which is probably one of the
most ancient still practiced BY man
kind. A thick layer Of live embers
having been spread upon the forepart
Of the hearth, . circular iron plate
foot or more in diameter Is pressed
down upon ii. Upon this the dough.
made into the desired shape Of the
loaf, IL laid. Over it II placed . convex
iron cover; then = fre Of dry sesweed
is made upon this The seaweed burns
slowly, and supplies just tho heat
that is needed. In every house
there il all that is requisite for baking
in this manner, for although in sum-
mer there is . regular supply of bread
from the mainland, the furious cur
rents of the Raz and the westerly gales
may keep all communications inter-
rupted for weeks together in the bad
season. It is true that there 10 tele-
graphic cable, but the means Of feed
ing people by electricity has yet 70 b
discovered.-Templ Bar.
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Royal College of Physicisns.

O~e-~o~ >>JOe~e~es~
In the tenth year of the reign Of
Renry WILL, on September %, 1918,
"John Chambre, Thomas Linacre, Fer
dinand de Victoria. Medicorum Nos
trorum, Nicholas Holsack, John Fran
els, Robert Yaxley," were granted let
ters patent giving them the privilege
Of admitting men to practice medicine
in London and seven miles around
This was tie original foundation Of
the present Royal College OF Physicians
Of London. The Arst letters pstent
having apparently been inadequate for
the purposes intended, In the four4
teenth year Of Henry Will . statute
was passed enaeting that no person
save graduate Of Oxford or Cam
bridge should practice in England. un-
less he had license from the presi-
dent Of the college Of physicians afore-
said and from three Of the ''slects," :"
who were chosen from among the fell
lowA-Gentleman's Magazine.
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nanea the I.iaGuises.

The late Prof. Stephen =. Young, Of
Bowdoin, WAS an accomplished lingai4t-
One day he was on . train bound Tor
Bangor to Brunswick, Me-, when the
conduc4Ur who knew hlAf entered his
car to ak him TO come out to the sec
ood-class coach to try and hnd ont
where certain stupid foreigner uas
eoine. The conductor had attacked
him IN I'll tho foreign lingo he could
unaafer, and could get no other reqponss
tfaN : s6Gd1d i&ar& P1oa Young hohy
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Feline. The Younger One - Il
wonder II I will lose my looks, too,
when I get to your age?" The Elder
Oue-''You would be lucky if you did. "
Washington Star.
At just right about the hips" Tailor
They're al right-what you need
il something more ip the pockets
Chicago Record.
old Cashly giving his son check)
Now be careful, my boy. Remember
. fool and his money are soon parted. +"
Spendau Cashly-''Yes, sir, and thank
you for having obliged me 30 prompt
ly."-Tit-Bits.
"A Choice.-AI have finished your
portrait, Mrs. De FASH" said the art
ist, "all but the coloring Of the face. +"
''And why do you not finish that?" II
wanted to hear from you as to wheth-
er you preferred me to have you look
healthy or merely interesting. "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
-"Do you think, sir" said the girls
mother, that you have the patience
and forbearance to be q kind hus-
band?" Madam" replied the young
man in earnest tones, II can put q
fourteen and half stand-up collar on
. number fifteen shirt without saying
. single strong word" And she con-
sented to the match 1T once.-House-
hold Words.
-"I'm in = quandary." said the emf
nent official. "What's the matter?"
inquired his wife. '"They are talking
about having . prize fight right under
my very nose. I've got to do some.
thing, or the law and order element
will be after me-" well. issue proc.
lamation forbidding it." ''Yes-and II
] do that may be they'll go and have
the prize fight somewhere else.
Washington Star.
-"Augh-waugh!" It was the baby.
He had repeated. the remark sixty
times in the past hour. Mr.. Newleigh's
hair, such as it was, stood on end.
"Gwow ahwb wowbkgwow filwaugf!''
added the baby, while people living
across the street got up and closed
their windows. Mr.. Newleigh took a
milestone out of the table drawer and
Q1OU0Q his V00Cus xO Vul0Ap AC
groaned, burying his face in the pill
lows, "that I should grow up to be-
come the father of a union depot train
crier!"-Rockland (Nfe.) Tribune.
My doctor is . real joker" said .
Lewistown lady. II didn't know that
my talking bothered him when he was
writing prescriptions until yesterday.
He never mentioned IL, and l always
asked him all sorts Of questions while
he was writing them out. Yesterday
he examined me, and sat down to write
something. Ikept talking. Suddenly
he looked up and said: How has your
system been7 Hold out your tongue.
put ont that member, and he began
to write. He wrote and held out my
tongue; and when he got through he
said: That will do But said ], you
haven't looked at it. NO. said he, I
didn't care to. only wanted to keep
it still while wrote my prescrip-
ton"
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The epigrams Of voltaire. the French
philosopher, were often ruthlessly sar-
castle and severe. He could, however,
exercise tact and gentleness, and, d Il
usually the case with brilliant persons,
those qualities became him wonderful
II we'll He met the famous statesman
Turgot, and cordially. inquired about
his health. 1T T. as you see, replied
Turgot. II am tor1nente with gouk
l can hardly dfag my feet about" /" .'You
remind me- Of the statue Of Nebuchad-
nezzar. N. Tur2ot." Yea !" assentsd
the invalid, sadly. you ere right, poet.
the statue had feet Of clay And. :
head Of eold.~ cried voltsirs, wainly.
s.Remember that, : Aead q toadl
Youth's Ccmr onion.
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ANIMAL VISION.
RvsdenoeG That Discriminatioh II Color
II L6Ok1Ux.

Hv1demoe0 That DiecrimanAta0A II CoaoEo
II LSSk1Ds.
There is little positive evidence that
the larger quadrupeds, oxen. deer, the
felidae, or dogs, have much sense OF
color; and their power of vision in Its
wider sense varies SO greatly In di6er-
ent species ~ to suggest that the men
tai factor in sight is often 20 little ex-
erted for the main purpose Of discern
ing objects as to leave its more special
lied use for distinguishing color very
imperfectly developed Domestic ami
mails which see bright colors other
than green in large masses more fire.
quently than wild ones, might be sup
posed to exhibit the consciousness OF
such differences in the most pro-
nounced way. Yet it is next to impos-
sible to cite an instance in which dog
exhibits curiosity rs to color, or iden-
titles an object by its hue.
The writer has seen . setter refuse
to retrieve q black rabbit because it
apparently thought its master had
shot black cat. But . house-livinG
dog shows no preference for red car
pet or rug over q blue or variegated
one, and expresses no surprise or curi-
ositv whether its master wears red
uniform or . black evening suit Do
mest,c cattle are so far affected by vio-
lent contrast of white and dark that
the presence of black, white or very
clearly spotted animal in the herd
sometimes results IN calves being
thrown Of the same color or markings-
But though red is said to irritate bull,
and to excite hunters by association OF
ideas, the latter statement rests partly
on surmise. They are equally excited
by the sound or sight Of hounds, or OF
. number of riders, whatever the color
of their coats None Of the cats.
whether wild or tame. shows any par
tiality for bright huea; and among all
the stratagems used from time imms-
morial BY hunters. the use Of color :
lure for quadrupeds l. notably ab-
sent London Spectator.
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1hA Ksxsross = ths sols unprecedented
u t6s Crest Upper Woed River. S4wtooeA
aad Dmoty mining regions, and. looa5(d
- it i In tho veey heart Of the most pa0l
isina miniag country on the facs o< <aas
Aasth, and saving nothins undoue toYes-
sent it, readers coMplsts gynopsis Of q
mining news and developments, Is veil -
matters Of local importance n ard sbcR
Ketchum, It Is IN invalasbls guide foreaP-
ftai and informant to tire settler Of eveU
craft and position. Subscribe tor It. sssd
it. and let your friends read It.
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GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.
1e JonN w. PLArr. his heirs or assigns

10 JonS W. PLArr, his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended the sum of five hundred (50O) dol
& ,sis IN labor and improvements upon the
DEER TRAIL. lode mining claim.
situated on the Smoky divide, about twen-
ty-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
{Sr the years ending December 81, 1887, to
december 81, 1891; that your proportion OF
aie We, same is $3.50, being QUE halt; and II
VIM! withln ninety (9) days from the service OF
Mis = notice, or within ninety (9) days after
tAls notice by publication you fail or re-
ause 10 contribute your proportion OF such
expenditure as co-Owner, your interest in
sala claim will become the property of the
section 1924, FRANK ]. LEMON.
Aetchum.. Idaho, July g, 1892.
FIRST publication July 80. 1892.
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THE LEGION OF HONOR.

Nsa Were Aaaagsa With Toys, Declared
Bonaparte In Founding It.
But it is not difficult to understand
the popularity Of . measure, passed 1t
about the same time, for establishing
tho now well-known Legion of Honor.
It is certainly true that the desire for
social inequslity-that is, for personal
distinction - II the strongest single
force in calling out human energy. The
passion for pins. badges, ribbons and
personal decorations Of every sort is
well-nigh universal It gratifles the
sense OF achievement among men who
are able, and datters the vanity of
those who are not To this passion, in
itself not necessarily ignoble, the 6rst
consul determined to appeal for fur
ther support Every new institution OF
importance 80 far created by him
might, with no great ingenuity, be
turned into prop OF autocratic gov.
ernmeut Priests and emigrants were
now alike natural allies Of Bonaparte,
the constitution had been virtually
superseded, the troublesome senators,
trlbunes and Legislators either dis
missed or else warned and called to
order, while the surrounding nations
one of them kingdom-were, in rela-
ton to France, like the sheaves bowing
to Joseph's sheaf
The foundation of the Legion of
Honor was a measure easily manage
able in the interest of any government
which might control it. Roederer de-
clared in its support that the great
deeds of the nation made it essential to
revive the sentiment Of honor. An
article of the constitution guaranteed,
in the name of the French people, .
recompense to its armies. This simple
phrase was the sanction chosen for the
erection Of . corporation which, like
the orders of absolutism, might inter-
mediate between the people and their
magistrate in order to lend the same
mystery which ever surrounds any
monarch who is the fountain of
honor" The republicans saw the trap,
and resisted sturdily, even in the coun-
Gil Of state, but to no purpose.
The law was passed on May 10, 1902;
the ranks were constituted, and the
decorative badges determined. Every
member swore to resist any attempt to
restore feudalism in all its attributes,
and consciences were thus quieted.
Right and left the men of science, Of
art, and OF literature appeared with
their ribbons and rosettes; the nation
applauded. and Bonaparte's opinion
was justified. ''You call these toys!
Well, You manage men with toys" he
declared while the project was under
discussion. He proved to be right In
all monarchical Europe no decoration
is more eagerly sought, to this day,
than is that Of the Legion of Honor in
republican France.-Prof Sloane, in
Cnnturv
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LEADER OF THE HUNT.

How the Omaha Indians Chose Their
Chief Huntsmsn.
The Office of leader of the hunt was
held in great honor because ofits grave
responsi baities, which demanded q man
of high character and recognized abil-
ity. He must be of undoubted valor,
. good hunter, msn reverent and
juat. The entire tribe was placed un-
der his control, the principal chiefs
acting as counselors, but complying
with his Instructions He directed the
march of the people, and selected their
camping plsees; he chose and dis
patched the runners in search OF the
buffalo, and organized and directed
the hunt when the game had been
found. IT the tribe encountered en-
emies, he was the leader OF the war
r,ors, taking his place at the post OF
greatest danger, and he was held re-
sponsible for everything that occurred,
from the successful pursuit of the buff
falo, and the health and welfare of the
people. down to the quarreling Of chill
dren and dogs
He who desired to fill the Office Of
leader was required to procure buf-
falo-hide from which the hair had been
removed, . crow, . golden and bald
headed eagle, q shell disk. . quantity
Of sinew for thread, red-stone pipe
with it, fat stem ornamented with
porcupine-qu quill embroidery, and ket-
tie. These he presented to the Hun
ga-gens. through tho keepers of the
two sacred tents, after he had been ap-
pointed to the Office by the chiefs If
there was no candidate for the posi-
ton, the chiefs appointed man from
. sub-gens of the In-kae-tha-baeg gems.
Alice C. Fletcher, in Century.
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TRADE IN HONG KONG.


Co0negsoAl Y1oGroao lh The 0feoe Chh-
nsse 1ntfepot.
It Il only ffty-two years since Hong
Kong was occupied, - Singapore had
been thirty-three years previously,
under the idea that 1t might be made
IN emporium Of trade. It vas then .
barren rock. To-day It contains Z
quarter Of . million Of inhabitants; It
is the entrepot of . trade estimated at
forty sniAion pounds, and there pass
through It annua1ly seme fourteen uiiil-
lion tons of shipping. But the essen
tial condition under which this prog
ress has been achieved, and under
which only it cen be maintained, is ab-
solute freedom Of the port II you tax
trade you drive It away, for the island
IL only IN entrepot. The trade 10 the
trade not Of Hong Kong. but .ef the
south Of China and Japan. II IL be-
cause their trade is free. while Saigon
il heavily taxed, that Hong Kong has
beaten tho latter - depot for thu
trade even Of French Indo- China.
Nine-tenths Of the population are Chi
nese-who occupy every walk Of life.
They are bankers, boatmen, domestic
servants, merchants, storelkeepers and
clerks; but the great majority are en-
ployed in the porterage Of cargo and
incidental labor at wages Of less than
one pound . mouth.
You cannot get blood out Of q stone
nor revenue from granite rocks; nor,
obviously, can you extract much, here,
from the working class The annual
revenue of two million dollars IL de-
rived, accordingly, from house and
land tax, stamps, licenses and similar
.imposts; and it represents probably
the limit Of discreet II not Of possible
taxation. Nor has her majesty's treas
ury, to do it justice, pretended to .ap-
ply here the extreme principles Of self
maintenance without self.government
which it persists in asserting in tho
straits. The Hong. Kong garrison II
larger than that Of the straits; but Il
is 20 admittedly maintained for In
perial purposes, and the colony itself
is 20 small that it would have been
gratuitous to convict it Of duty
which it could not fulfill It was
mulcted, however, in it, degree. It
had paid, previously. twenty Thousand
pounds year. This was raised, in
1890, to forty thousand pounds, and il
was required, moreover, to provide
Notifications which have cost one hum
dred and twenty thousand poundA-
Fortnightly Review.
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They Have Divers Duties Bssi dss Catch
Ing CrinAlnals.
The little towns and smaller cities
Of Spain have . very effective system
Of night police. These Spanish public
wstchmen are clad in long black
cloaks and wear on their heads each .
black and red cap. In one hand 10
lantern with colored glass. In the
other = kind Of lance.
''Sereno'' Is the name this policeman
goes under, and he gets the title from
tho cry he il obliged to utter 1T every
few steps: ''Sereno!" which means
dne. The phrase refers to the state Of
the weather. II the weather is cloudy,
he would call out: ''Nublado;" If it Is
rainy: "Lluviendo." Under the blue
sky Of Spain. however, it Is generally
''sereno."
An extract from the municipal regu-
latious Of . Spanish town details the
duties OF the serene in this wise: HE
must perform = certain number OF
rounds in al the streets, lanes, pas
sages and alleys ON his beat, and call
out in loud voice the time and the
weather - he goes along. He must
lend assistance to citizens who request
his help for any reasonable cause. and
90 for the doctor. chemist. midwife or
clergyman. In cases of robbery, a.
sault or fire he must hurry to the
scene Of tho occurrence - soon - he
hears the signal He must pay par
ticular attention to such houses - are
pointed out to him and report TO his
superiorA"
Each '.sersuo' supervises certain
small territory, ''dsmarcaeion," - it
II called. He has three or four
subordinates, who act under his orders
and arc known as ''vigilanta." Each Of
these fellows has charge Of block OF
ten or fifteen buildings, and besides
having police duties he acts - , sort
of porter to his houses, carrying the
keys to them all and being alone able
to open the doorA In the Spsnish
towns ten o'clock is the signal for
closing, and after that time the only
way the lodger can ket inside his
dwelling il to summon the ''vigilaut /"
To do this hs must clap his hands three
times, and then the 'Vigilant'' hurries
up armed With hfs bunch OF keys 30
also II anyone desires 70 60 out dur-
ing the night he elaps His hands st
the window and > ''vigilant" sppearA
When . street beawl occurs O m
attack u made, either ''serenor OF
''vigilant'' blows his whistle at the
Asst cry Of help and chssss dR in th
direction Of tho sound Up come the
other o0esrs on the run, al blowing
their whistles losd1j. 1.-THE criminal
eets away the whistles sre blown In =
1eeuliar manned. signaling in inst
what dfrection ke Has eonG The
oatse sfng1 e 's1eren1Gr and 44vfg1-
lontr tffs up H. 1i4Aaa. AID IN = Nv
mpGhaafi . wid6 eorn6d = formed 81
tn s1Ftoundir1 e1reskA which II
nine eas1A ont Of tn 1p1a 3 tAN ayil-
dpe1ss <Nptpeo Hifkln : 1hy4npqaqts.
1A61s s,lssi ~ ) "a lfIsa{ly o. ~
hone a IT, 1lae toI1k =
ev1< ~ gstly upder
= - lei eq ~ ~ vai3oe
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ALASKAN MISSIONARIES,
Thar Lives run ol Uon0eeu, ouf.
1ok1nGo ond HAx11hlpA


Many volumes could b written
about the d&ngerA su&srings and
hardshlps Of Christian missionaries.
Sometimes the hardships are more
dihaeult to bear than the dangerA It
Il thrilling and inspiring to be always
ready for martyrdom; but to suffer
steadily from bitter hardships, with
ont the spice Of danger from human
enemies, ID harder, and quite - de-
serving Of the crown of reward.
The missionary In the remoter parts
Of Alaslka knows what these hardshtps
are. Mr.. Prevost, . missionary to the
Tanana Indians, has perhaps the larg-
est missionary ''parish" in the world.
1t covers more than ono hundred thou
sand square miles; and Mr.. Provost
Has travelled, with dogs and sledges,
fifteen hundred miles on one trip to
preach the Gospel.
With dogs and sledges, we say; but
this does not mean that the missionary
rode. He ran behind tho sledge, for
the dogs hsd enough to do to draw tho
food, clothing and blankets without IN
sdditional load Of human beings
''Of course" said Mr.. Provost. in Civ
ing an account Of his work during .
visit to the state of Washington, ''there
Is handle on the rear of the sled, and
we can take hold of that in order to
keep up with the dogs, which make
shout TWENTY-FIVE miles day"
Like the apostle, this missionary
might truly say that he had not run in
vain, for the Indians give proof of hav-
ing heard him, attentively. On one
occasion . party Of Tahana Indians
travelled more thsn three hundred
miles with sleds and dogs, in order to
bring to the mission station 1t Fort
Adams the dead bodies of q woman and
child, that they might receive Chris
tian burial. Other Indians have jour-
neyed four hundred miles in order to
receive religious instruction from Mr..
Provost.
This missionary has induced these
boreal Indians to build houses and
adopt some Of the ways Of civilized
life. He has . printing press, sets hia
own type, and issues . newspaper
twice year. This is twice as often ~
he receives any news from the outside
world. He did not hear of the last
presidential nominations until eleven
months after they hxd taken place.
Although the missionary welcomes
hardships, he ID not averse to using the
resources Of civilization in the propa-
CATION of the Gospel There are two
thousand miles Of navigable water, in
summer. in the Yukon river. in hia
parish" and he has hopes Of obtain.
ing an electric launch which will en-.
able him to mako more rapid journeys
in his work.-Youth's Companion.
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10 J. P. FULLY, his heirs and assigns:
lou are hereby notified that have ex-
k~noed the sum of one hundred 1907 dol
A"'' IN labor and improvements upon the
YOUNG AMERICA
."de ~ mining claim, situated in Little Smoky
sstllct, o-sal Altqras county, State of Idaho, in
S;Ser 70 hold said premises under the pro.
shs vhss'Gns M OF section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
on; "s United States, being the amount re-
1Hu.reo ~! 70 hold the same for the year end
tik t;1, december 81. 1892; that your propor-
sMd va 81 9i the same is $l0 being ne-tenth ;
serv;na M ~ within w TN ninety (9O( days from the
deva ds,ce 60 OF this notice, or within ninety (9O)
Sf;ys f. after this notice by publication you
A. " s. ot refuse to contribute your proportion
nrhin SIcn expenditure. including costs OF
erS;uT''Scation. r;u your interest in said claim
sirneSe JSecome com the property Of the under
1SI ohder the provisions of said section
JOHN GORMAN. E
f1rst publication, June II, 1888.
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aSe By NO means averee to ''tipa"
TWENTY-FIVE yeafs o3 .sss~ioe puts .
man On the penson list, the pension
being not LEES than forty cents day,
seonsiderabhe sum In sunny SPAIN
n. 7, World
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1atisaed With One Eye.

The Beyreuth newspapers record =
new sample Of meanness. An inhabi-
tant of that city was afflicted with .
cataract in both eyes. He contracted
with skilled physician to have two
operations performed-one on each eye
for fifty pounds stef1ing. The FIRST
operstion proved very successful, but
when the doctor offered to operate also
on the other eye the patient refused,
declaring that he could see as much ~
he wanted to see with. the one eye, and
rendered half of the amount stipulated,
i. e., twenty-five pounds sterling. The
physician, however, says thst he 1xed
the price as low as he did in considers
ton of the quantity Of payment to be
received, not In consideration Of the
quantity Of work to be done, and the
unique dispute is now before the courts
awaiting Solomonic settlement.