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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-05-25
THE COLONEL AND THE SNAKE.

Shocking Outcome or tho Professors Ex-
pertinent In Natural History.
A weli-l5nown professor of natural
history and an amateur taxidermist, re-
siding in northern suburb of Chicago,
was in the city to look at some South
American snakes procured for him by
local dealer in foreign animals The
reptiles, says the Times Herald, were
all that the professor desired. The
purchase was made, the snakes were
chloroformed and the professor placed
them in a blue cloth bag he had car
ried with him for the purpose. He then
went to the northwestern depot, took
seat in the smoker, placed the bag be-
side him on the seat and proceeded to
enjoy cigar and the afternoon paper.
On the same train quartette of Chica
go business men usually meet for
quiet rubber on their way to their sub
urban homes. They happened to have
their seats on the other 81 e of the aisle,
from the professor. On the opposite
side facing the professor, one of the
players called the colonel had his seat
The colonel is known for his weakness
for Kentucky juice and carried his us
ual allowance on this occasion. The
play started and SO did the train. All
of sudden, as the colonel arranged
his cards, he happened to look over to
the professors seat; he was observed to
start, and was evidently disturbed
about something. This was repeated
several times during the journey, and
the colonel. was playing In bad luck
and had to stand the joking Of his fell
low players.
Three OF the players had now reached
their stations and said good-by to the
colonel, who had little further to
travel Suddenly peculiar hiss was
heard. The professor started up, looked
at his bag for = second and then with
practiced hand caught the head Of =
snake protruding from = bag.
The colonel had been an interested
witness Of the incident, and feeling
of relief seemed to pass over his face.
Turning to the professor he said: $50
it is real live snakes. Good God, I
thought surely had them; why in
thunder do you carry such beastly YER
min around with you7" The professor
explained the reason and that probably
one OF the snales had not been su1fi-
cient1y chloroforned
The colonel has had to stand good
deal Of joking sincs then and bas been
inviting his friends to his favorite 1is-
pensary.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-05-25
Notice of Forfeiture.

40 >. +. FULLY. his heirs and assigns:
iou are hereby notified that have ex.
pended the sum of one hundred (1QO) dol.
'afs IN labor and improvements upon the
YOUNG AMERICA
d;ae due mining claim, situated in Little Smoky
ardan, Sdtfnc1, alturas county, State of Idaho, III
yiIer vis;an 10 hold said premises under the pro-
lhe United States, being the amount re- =.
in.. iHu.rea n to hold the same for the year end
s tipn december t 81, 1892; that your proper
and eroa q 81 the same is $40, being one-tenth I;
service r ~ W wltllin ninety t90) days from the
dsrv,ce d,ra OF this notice, or within ninety (9O)
iaiI HaYs 81 after this notice by publication YOU
Of nf so vi Ieluse to contribute your proportion
nuhl;oai SHcn expenditure, including costs Of
vii xi;lHIita1lon tn your interest in said claim
signed under tine tine PROPERLY Of the Under under.
r- JOHN GORMAN. +
rirst publication. June H. 1888.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-05-25
PROFESSIONAL.

wM. HYNDNEAN,
rTORNEY-AT-LAW, Ketchum. Idaho.
A PRACTICES in all the Courts and Land
Offices in the State.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
KANSAS NOTES.

Irrigated land adjacent to Great Bend is sell
ing at $50 per acre.
Smith county doesn't want to pay up for the
seed grain it got Of the state last spring.
Kafir corn viii be Kansas staple crop in a
few years, Look out for it, it's coming.
The Colby Tribune foreman set his employer
a good example by getting married the other
day.
Resubmission is getting a steady boom from
newspapers in the rainbelt. The arid regions
is ahead, as usual, having quietly adopted local
option.
The only prohibition statute in working order
at Topeka is the ordinance prohibiting the joint
keepers from blocking the sidewalks and alleys
with 'empties."
Go to- can it be possiblei The Topeka Capt.
tai has at last recognized in Senator PETER an
irreproachable statesman. This is a case Of
better tate than never.
The recent death of a Kansas preacher who
had expounded Nethodism for seventy years
proves conclusiyely that that particular form OF
religion Is not antagOnlstlc 20 longevity,
twas a cruel blow the New York World dealt
Topeka when it said shat medical colleges
should not be established in such small villages
as Topeka" To be called a village Just after
counting out nearly 1000 people is Illuminating
very.
Many of the best defenders OF Boss Leland are
Kansas republicans who few years ago wera
astgide of his neck because they failed to receive
snne Office at his hands. Now theg have an
office and have changed the shoe to the other
foot Kansas City World.
In the death OF Robert Hay, at Junction City
last Saturday. Kansas loses coed man and a
learned geologist, and an enthusiastic worker in
the development and resources Of the state. At
the time Of his death he was geelogist to the
United States irrigation commission.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

show signs Of improvement. Their
products, instead of being a means of
enFiching the merchants and manufac-
turers Of Europe, are being utilized at
home and sold at prices that drive the
European out Of business in the mar
kets of the far east. It may be but a
few years, possibly months, before the
manufactured products of China, in
company with those from Japan, viii
be invading every civilized country in
the world. China and Japan represent
about half the population of the earth,
and what effect their alliance will have
upon the political aud industrial world
is a question hard to answer.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
TIE MEANING OF CHR1srmAs.

What profound emotions of gratitude
should swell up in every human heart
at the meution of this now well-nigh
universal holiday! But it is to be feared
that the vast majority Of these who OBJ
serve it have no true conception of its
meaning. Even many of those whose
idea of it is that it is time to bestow
and receive gifts do not fully cOmpre-
bend what is meant by this hallOwed
and common custom.
Christmas not only commentaries
the birth of Christ, who gave His life
as a ransom for a sinful world, but
typifes the inefable gift of God, who
$50 loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whosoeVer be-
lieveth in Him should not perish but
have everlasting life" Paul tells us
that salvation sis the gift of God," from
whom, as James says, is "every good
and perfect gift" Paul also declares
in writing to the Ephesians that when
Christ assembled upon high He sled
captivity captive and gave gifts unto
men,"
What are some of these gifts which
are thus typifed and intended to be
commemorated by the custom Of gift
giving in Christmas tide? "Peace on
earth, good will to men" is the boon it
brings to mankind as a whole.
The coming of Christ was the mani
festation of God to men. There is no
full revelation of God anywhere save
in His inearnated Son. He is the full
ness of the God-head bodily. Christ
was the ideal man, called by eminenGe
"the Son of Man" In Him we mark
the fullfllment of all human capabili-
ties. By him is reconciliation of sinful
man and an offended God, Faith in
Christ cruciied- the gift of infnity to
man-is the secret of salvation from
the consequences of sin. The gift of
everlasting life is to be had for the
taking.
Christmas, as a cOmmemoration Of
the birth of Christ, without reference
to His sacrifcial atonement, would be
meaningless. True, He taught grand
lessons of love and duty, and of self
sacrifice for the good of others, but the
sublime climax of all these teachings
was His sufferings and death on the
cross on account of the sins of man
kind. This has been aptly called the
tragedy of the wOrld-a tragedy in
which every human soul has an inter
est, because it provides for human
wants-a balm in Gilead, a fountain for
uncleanness, redemption from sin, and
a joy forever.
These personal and spiritual gifts
are not the only advantages that have
been conferred upon mankind by the
coming of Him whose birth is celebra-
ted at Christmas. The world as a
whole has had an uplift in direct ratio
as the lessons of His life and death
have been revealed to it. Genuine and
helpful civilization waits on Christi
anity.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
VOICES OF THE BELLS.

Listen to the Christmas bells!
While all the world is praying,
They are peaIng, swelling telling,
And this is what the bells are saying:
We are the voices Of vedas and sagas,
We are the tongues Of prophet and priest.
We are the lips Of the sibilant sleepers
Who dreamed of a star in the purple east,
Hard by the gates of the mystical morn
When the Christ was born.
We are the prayers OF the wandering magi
On Syrian deserts all level and lone,
We are the chorus of JudRan shepherds,
We are the notes that from heaven we're blown
From the golden th.oat of an angels horn
When the Christ was born.
We are the teardrops Of grief and OF sorrow,
We are the echoes Of yesterday S pain,
We are the jubilant voice of tomorrow
LO, peace on earth Let thy good will reign
So our lips break silence on Christmas morn
When the Christ was born.
Chicago Times
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

The invasion of the Japanese manu-
faeturer is causing the American mer-
chant kings lots of anxiety. Goods are
being sold at wholesale in San Fran
cisco for less than they can be manu-
featured in this country. As long as
the American people submit to the
single gold standard Japan will prosper
at their expense.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
The pfake-Un of Conrress.

There are 238 lawyers in congress, Al
farmers, p editors, d manufacturers, /
railroad manager, > steamboat owners,
"A teachers and college professors, %
bankers, 20 merchants, 1 house builder,
3 clergymen, z who say they are zen
gagged in business" doctors, archi-
tect, music teacher l owner of oil
wells, miners, , insurance agents, /
theater manager, manufacturer OF
10, 3 civil engineers, 9 lumbeFmen, 2
owners Of stone quarries, , real estate
agents, l pharmacist and l steamship
captain.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

IF all the American gold that is cir
Oulating in Europe was back on this
side of the pond, it would take consid-
cradle stretching even then to make
the per capita circulation reach the SD
the gold bugs claim it now is. The
true circulation for the United States
cannot possibly be reasonably figured
to be in excess of S. per capita.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

For a new man Senator Thurston is
developing considerable gall. He IN
troduced a bill in the senate the other
day providing for the sale of the gov
eminent interest in the Union Pacific
and Central railroads on June 1, 1886,
nc bid to be received for less than 90
per cent of the governments interest,
It now becomes apparent, through this
bill, why the Union Pacific let such a
valuable man as Thurston go to the
senate. He is still in their empty.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
SEALED PROPOSALS.

CEALED proposals will be received by the
~ board of education of district No. I. on and
prior to December 30, 1895, for the construction
OF a ditch from the city waterworks engine
house to the school house, and the laying OF a
three-inch pipe to connect the exhaust pipe Of
the watorWorlzs engine to the heating pipes Of
said school house. Specifications for the above
work may be had upon application 10 G. =.
SWarts, president of the board of education,
The BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

1 have decided that we will have stock.
ings hung up every year. And here's q
child that needs a home, and, thank
heaven, I've a home to give her"
The child sighed and stirred and then
suddenly sat up.
"Did he Gomez" she cried eagerly,
with a dazed look at the bursting
stocking, and the old gentlemen beside
her gathered her up in his arms and
said:
ayes, my little one, he Camem
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

The Red Cross society will take mil
lions to the relief of the suffering Ar
menians. In view of the almost starv-
ing condition of thousands of American
men, women and children, it would
look as though the society, like Thomp-
sons colt. is swimming the river to get
a drink.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

WHILE things financial and political
are about as bad as they possibly could
be, no one need be discouraged. The
people are slowly awakening to the con-
dition to which the have been legisla-
ted, and it isn't going to be many years
before a healthy demand for genuine
reform will be ineuguar8ted. 1t will
be the many against the few, and if the
few are wise they will stand from under.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
RISE, HOLY MORN.

Tho time draws near, the birth OF Christ;
The morn is hid; the night is still;
The Christmas bells from hill to hill
Answer each other in the mist.
Rise, happy morn rise, holy morn
Draw forth the cheerful day from night
Ring out the darkness of the land!
Ring in the Christ that is to be
-InnnNsnn
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

The new town of Fitzgerald, which
has just been established in south
Georgia by a colony of northern immi-
grants, promises to be a small-sizsd
wonder in town building. It is three
months old and has 1900 inhabitants
already. Its promoters expect to lay
claim to population of 10000 within a
few more moaths. 1t is the center Of
the grand army colony which is set
Ting in Wilcox and Irwin counties,
Georgia.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

The Cuban insurgents have found
their winning gait, and, if some cOun-
try would recognize them as belliger-
ents, it would be only a question of
time until their freedom from the
Spanish yoke would be assured.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

CENSUS figures would indicate that
the American people are getting close
to the danger line of pauperism. Fav-
orable financial legislation is all that
can save them, which should make that
issue the paramount one.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

CLEVELAND wouldn't let such an IN
important matter as the Salisbury
correspondence interfere with his
duck hunting. That isn't how he earns
his salary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

Now THAT the Sultan has allowed the
extra guardships into the Dardanelles
the question arises how will they pre-
vent the slaughter of the Armenians
hundreds of miles into the interior of
the Turkish domain.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

IT is reported that corn is being very
generally used as fuel in central Iowa,
the farmers claiming that the prevail
ing price would not repay the cost of
husking and marketing.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

CARLIsLE's method of conducting the
treasury is to be Investigated. An i'm.
preston prevails that he has been
holding back appropriations in order
to make better financial showing.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
Make Yourself Strong

If you would resist pneumonia, bronchitis, ty-
phOid fever, and persistent coughs and colds
These ills attack the weak and run down sys-
TEN. They can find no fO0thOld where the blood
is kept pure, rich and full Of vitality the appe.
tite good and digestion vigorous, with Hoods
SarsapaTiila, the one true blood purifier.
Hoods Pills cure liver ills, constipation,
biliousness, jaundice, sick headache,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

SIxTY-THOUsAND Armenians in less
than year isn't bad record for the
sporty Turk, OF a discredit to his
Workmanship,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

IF the government had the land it
has so foolishly granted railroads, its
value could buy or build as good and
as many systems.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

The Baysrd impeachment resolution
was only a congressional way Of at
tracing attention.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

The probable reason Secretary Car
Isle held back his report was because
he was ashamed of it.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

The japanese are acting as tutors
to China and already the huge and
Tricky peopled empire has began to
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20

CONGRESS is working hard to keep
from doing anything.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-12-20
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

A MERRY Christman to all our many
readers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-12
Correct.

Here is n somewhat new story Of the
Niagara falls hackman:
Two tourists, lady and gentleman.
stopped off mt the falls between trains.
A hackman engaged them for u brief
tour of sightseeing The time actually
consumed was 90 minutes. The hackman
said he must have $40. The gentleman
remarked that it was an outrage The
driver explained that he had been of
great assistance in pointing out the
places of interest and stood firm. The
gentleman prepared to pay under pro-
test.
Unfortunately for himself, he handed
the man $50 bill
do you pay for the lady also!" asked
the hackman promptly.
do pay for the LADY," repeated his
fare in establishment. "Of course do.
What do You mcan:"
'Thcn there will be no change, " re-
piled the hackman. My charge of $40
is for one person, $50 for two persons.
Tho amount you have handed me is ex-
actly correct. Thank you, sir. '-Buffa-
10 Express.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-12
Tho Sultan on Racing.

did you ever hear the story of how
the Prince of Wales asked the sultan to
go and see the Derby run?" asked On
hndo Jones at the Aragon Last evening
"Well, it was this wise: The race for
the Derby was about to be run, and as
the sultan was then visiting England
the prince sent one of his lords in wait
ing to inquire if the eastern potentatc
would not like TO go and witness the
classic contest The son Of tho moon
and stars was seated propped up by
cushions smoking placidly when the
royal emissary was ushered into his
presence.
" His royal highncss bids me ask
Your majesty if it would please you to
witness the race for the Derby?' said
he, bowling low.
Does his royal highness mean that
should go and see a horse racer in
quircd the sultan blandly.
He does, your highncss.
Tell the prince that 1 cannot do
so. replied the ruler Of the faithful.
Why should want to go? All men
who are not fools know that some horses
are swifter than others. ''-AtIanta
journal
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-12
AN Arizona Compromise.

After supper Mr.. Jobworth repaired
p the veranda of the "hotel'' and tool,
seat next to Three Fingered Jack.
Have cigar, said Mr.. Jobwcrth
pleasantly.
'Thpnlls" said Jack CURLY, acce9t
ing the cigar, which he broke in half
and crunmcd into his mouth. "I'n,
nearly dead fer Chew
Mr. Jobworth withhold Il match and
continued:
"Whilc here i'll Arizona thought I'd
look up all old friend of mine Mr.. .Jer-
rold Smith. Do you know any man by
that name?"
Tall duck, with watcry gray eyes
and wart OH his chimp"
1.-The very same, said MIR. Jobwortll.
"Where can ho be found?'
"I-don 't-adzactly know" said
Jack, meditating "You see, Jerrold
rode away with Tombstone Wilson S
boss erbout two weeks ergo, an he hezn't
been very prominent since fer good rea-
SOIL Hoss thieves air unpopular. -
Is Jerrold horse theft" exclaimed
Mr. Jobworth aghast
"Thet's what. He wuz arrested fer it.
100, Dut the d1nged old Jedge gev him
the benefit Of tho doubt an actooally &c
quilted him."
Il have no doubt he was Innocent,
said Mr.. Jobworth warmly.
Innocent BIO derned!' retorted Jack.
How kin he be? Didn't we hang tho
jedgc fer lettin him go?''
Gracious !" CIRCULATED Mr. Job
worth What did they do to Jorrold?"
"Oh, nothin You see Tombstone got
the jedge's hoss, an he's satisfied. -
Harlem Life.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-12

WHEREAS, A DEED OF TRUST WAS
Wy executed by the Roanoke and New York
building and Investment Company to Cbas H.
Remer and Frank u. Wilcox, truetces, dated
october d. 1892, and recorded In the clerks Office
or the Hastings Court for Roanoke city in deed
book 81 page Is to secure II bond executed by the
Hoanoke and New York Building and Investment
company Tor the payment or $500 TO the Central
CITY Building and Loan Association OF Syracuse,
~ :, the said trustees having resigned and the
Hustings Court OF Roanoke city on the 5th day
OF July, 1885, appointed z. IL. Vines trustee in
place OF said Rcmcr and Wilcox trustees after
legal notice to all parties In interest and default
having been made in the payments mentioned in
SAID deed OF trust for more than elk months and
being required by the beneficiary shall proceed
to sell at public auction to the highest bidder on
THE It'll AUGUST, 1925, AT $50 O'CLOCK A.
M; on the premises the property conveyed by
eaid deed, to-wit: Lot q, section a. as shown by
the map OF the Roanoke and New York Building
and Investment Company on file in the clerk'a
once or the Hastings Court for the city of Roam
oke. The amount due is $594.95 as OF July /,
1895 and costs OF sale.
IERMS-Cash. &. Ii. VINES.
u lbs Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-12
LEGAL NOTICE,

TkuSTEE AND COMMISSIONERS SALE
by virtue OF deed OF trust executed to
George w. Thomas by Chas. e Moore, bearing
poses set forth IN said deed OF trust and by yir
the OF q decree entered in the Hastings Court of
the city or Roanoke at its May term, 1896 In the
trustee, OF al, the undersigned will, "a commits.
sloner OF SAID conrt cell ut public auction on the
premises IN the city OF Roanoke At 10 O'CLOCK
a. NJ. On TIE - OF AUGUST, 1895 the
following lot OF land with the improvements
thereon, being the same property conveyed in
the ABOVE mentioned deed OF trust and bounded
and dCscrihed As follows:
beginning mt point on the south eide of
shenandoah avenue TO feet east OF Tenth street
thchce along shenandoah avenue In an casterly
erection ~ feet to apoint, thence in "A southery
direction between parallel lines 100 feet to the
land OF the Norfolk and Western Ralrosd Com.
pany, and being portion OF lot No. ., section 49,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-12

WHEREAS, A DEED OF TRUST WAS EyE
cnted by the Roanoke and New York Build
ing ana Investment Company TO William E All
Dott ana James K. l}atchford, trustees dated Aug
nst ~ and recorded in the clerks Office OF the
nuetlngs Court for Roanoke city, in decd book
a, page 1872, to secure bond executed by said
company for the payment OF 5000, to the Central
Sity building and Loan Association, of Syracuse
n =, the SAID trustees having resigned, and the
hustings Court OF Roanoke city, on the 9Th day
OF July, 1873, appointed G. II. Vines trustee, in
piace OF SAID Abbott and Ratchford, trustees
after legal notice to oil parties in interest. and
e. having been made in the payments men
toned IN said deed OF trust for more than six
mouths. and being required by the beneficiary |
email proceed to cell at public auction, TO the
highest bidder, ON THE It'll OF AUGUST, 1875
Seyed In said deed, tO.wit: Lot No i, AZ shown
i ny the map OF the Roanoke and New York Build
n lIg an a, investment Company, on file in the
clerk Office OF the Hustinge Court FOR Roanoke
city. The amount due lie s594.9i, us OF July, 1895
TEhMS-Cash. G. II. VINES,
Utus Trustee