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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01
THE TOHBRS OF PARB
A Near vlow a. tho WosA1nG
Glasses Of tie Tfonhb Capital



In order to study the working clansos
thoroughly n. Henri Leyret, literary
man, started business - = marchand
de vim, or publican, in one Of the most
crowded districts Of Paris, says writer
in the London Telegraph. He has ezn-
bodied his experiences - magtroquet
in a book entitled: "En Plein Fau-
bourg," which has lately been pub
lished by Charpentier. N. Leyret,
after having denounced the bad drink
supplied to the working classes mot
always through the fault OF the public
ans, but, rather, due to the wholesale
merchants gives it - his opinion that
those who live by the sweat Of their
brow have an aversion to debt. The
bad payers and those who want drinks
chalked up are the exception, and It -
needless to say that they are the idlers,
the loafers and the confirmed drunk
ards. These men neglect no opportu-
nifty of sponging or of obtaining drink
on credit, without the least intention
of paying for the absinthe Or wine sup
piled to them. As rule the laborious
people avoid the taverns wherein the
loafers assemble. The author also IL
ludes to q discussion on ZolA which he
overheard. One OF nus cus.ome1s " =, .nc
gazing at.a portrait OF the novelist,
maintained that the working classes
had been ibeled in the "Assommoir. !"
rs the WORKMAN asked tne sn.'-
zolalst, TO oe representeo Is On e.el-
nal drunKaro OecAuso, no u:1uAs = -
now ana tnenf NE ilssones
piauded TINS speech, ou. eno'l,s. !. LII 4.u
stood up Ior 1ola' e1yns .:.4'~ 49, !. = -.s ...s
noVelis1 nao e.askeia'4 ...s D.s,'.- =.
aone IN the lnseres. "a Su0 ~ ..1i.s A4h
classes wnose vlce: "oo ~ s0 s''4 -
uteo 70 'io ooui oo1 ....-4,
drlnker O. curious tyPe 1nls n..u
was one OF .ne yes. 1.ipouSe. - -. s
distrlc.' aoo "nen souel w. neve. o:" o.s
OF work. ror "ee1s ne wouaa w "a -a.. s.n
from coucnine elees - .-o ss
1alry' out' suooen,y los '..ne s1l A's 49,
resolutions, "ouiu .:ua Sa-s..-. ~. -. - .s..-
carouse on nl' Aa.o o,,-.-ss
gong 70 oeo untn NC il1u s~sAo"Uu
t"enty-lour k,asSce " oo:.A re ~"
coPlous arauen.s - w ".n1 ~ - s", s."ss.
Inc au.lor noe.s ss~s :: Wy. ers.s15.
1auoauilen "orA.n1n = 5e:-1-:-
more given 20 ea1lne snAn ,nAa. ls.
he eats HeAt, Il po1sloio' ~ - -
ana o1nner' tne .o,"er IN nea. os .,.s .ns
more suDs.sne II. - s.-s.ssa - -
aoout tne .u.ules anu .ns a aha,, ~ =. - -
oylnR stlaisn' ou me- ~ 'A-
longer s'ronK uuoosn ~ w.. ~.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01
SWELL PEOPLES SERVANTS.


xhslr MastsrA
II wonder II I'm more Of . snob than
most people, /" remarked little Mrs. Cam
dour, con1ldentially, to the New York
Tribune man, "for ! nust plead guilty
to being dreadfully afraid Of smart
servants! The only set Of individuals
! before whom actually quail are the
ladies' ladies and the gentlemenb gen.
tlemen. With their masters or mis-
tresses can hold my own fairly well;
their1Eealth and grandeur do not over
awe me bit. But the servants dis
tinctly depress and in way humilate
me, for / feel SO vexed with myself that
have so little self-respect as to mind
them. Nevertheless, 4 do, and l fancy
. good many other people 40, too'
Il they have the frankness to acknowl-
edge 1t. The other evening, Tor IN
stance, we were dining At the M1dases
and began to feel uncomfortaD Die as
soon as we left the cab.
Wait unth we are INSIDE OF the
house., said to the driver, feellng
guiltily conscious thAtsl wanted the
footman to see that we did not arrive
in the bus
'WhyY inquired my husband, inno-
Gently (men are 90 stupid, they never
suffer from these aristocrats OF the
kitchen).
"'Oh,' I answered, feebly, perhaps
It's the wrong night, Or Why can't
he stay" exclaimed, petulantly.
Why, certainly, Tessie, it you want
him to; don't mind said poor Jack,
bewildered.
s.Inside the door was another foot
man and Mrs Ms own maid. who
looked critically at my homemade
gown and shook out my skirts with
proud humility. You know the Midas
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01
CANNoNs or STONE.

Defensos Of the Fortress Of Malta Cut Out
Of the Living Rock.
The most wonderful cannons on
record are those which are described
by Bvrdone, whose travels in Sicily and
Malta won well-deserved renown
toward the end Of the last century.
Many facts and stories he recounts that
seem strangely old-world to us,
though the date is little more than one
hundred years ago, 80 grandly did the
French revolution transform Europe.
Malta was full of wonders, more Or
less droll, while the knights held it,
but nothing equaled the stone guns.
Everybody knows that the fortihca-
tions were cut ont Of solid rock, but
Brydone was right in saying that ,
kind of ordnance used to defend tlsm
was unknown to all the world best1cs.
AS we understand his description, the
knights left . great block OF stone
where they followed out m embrasurc
in the cliff, which afterward they
shaped and bored in the form Of :
gigantic mortar. These engines con-
tained : whole barrel Of gunpowder.
That shoveled IN, they plugged + with
q great piece Of wood, fitted exactly to
the borc, - wedding, and loAAsd up
with cannon bo1lG, shells Ard other
deadly materials
About fifty Of these remarkable guns
commanded tho Spots which : hostile
ship was most likely to approech-
"The mouths Of some are -xtx 16ot'
= <1.>w arA m1a1a t<H4 khxn0 AGna
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01
CERTAIN s,Ros NOT NJuRlous.

roDuaer DnJ1eesos RekAyaIne 1oms ef the
EsetAsrsa Tsfbe Dassipaaed.
Dr.. C.. Hart Merrism, chief Of the
division Of ornithology Of the agri-
eaatural department, has been for
sevs1sl years engaged in examining
and analyzing the contents Of the
stomaehs of birds, showing in sew
eral notable instances that popular
ideas regarding the injurious effects OF
certain birds were wholly mistaken
and that they have been the victims OF
aa unjust persecution This has been
found to be especially the case with
hawks and owls, for the slaughter Of
which many states give bounties.
Pennsylvania IN two years gave over
500, 900 in hawk and owl bounties. Ex-
aminations Of the stomachs OF these
birds prove conclusively that 95 per
cent. Of their food was field mice, grass
hopper, criclkets, etc, which were In
hnitely more Injurious to farm crops
than they. The crow also Is not SO
black ~ he has been painted by the
farmers- The charges against the
crow were that he ate corn and de-
a&xoyed the eggs Of poultry and wild
birds. Exsminstions Of their stomachs
allowed they eat noxious insects and
other animals, and that, although IS
per cent. Of their food il corn, It is
mostly waste corn, picked up IN the
fall and winter. They also eat ants,
beetles, csterpillars, bugs, dies, etc.
which do much damage In the case ct
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01
oooM or the CONSIDERATIONS.



rr,r11nana1e Isnenan.
T,ha <n.,r1.ornn II s,vhicrah wera triel1
u MY. Iae6. the eirht consDtrators ar-
rt.,lliened a. beanne lcotsnceaned II the plot
ae.ine4 the ~ of tie heeds of the
.oaaeanrnent - : nlaee AZ faatfna atinS
snd nerhana morbid interest. writes
MN nrorirs ,n Centurv. INIT Il was
0unl1v opened 70 thones who could pro-
sc,are i,asees frcan the president OF the
onurf. The room IA which the trial wss
he3d - un1t ,of the great United Statea
ax,enal eetablishment, attached to
which In the penitentiarv IN which the
eonspirnAors were confined. It il on
the banks Of the Potomac, in the sub
urhs Of the citv. Entering IN old
fashioned brick building. one was
shown into ! large, bare room on the
ground floor. where sat . couple Of
eta6 ofacerss receiving the credentials
Of those who applied for admission.
Thev sent these ND to the court, where
-.n ,o1Boer insnected them. and returned
them - satiefactorv. With the desired
card ~ admiasion.
A-na,,rvv 0ioht of stairs brourht the
v;.,Aor - : emall chamber in the second
storv where. : lot al orderlies were
lorro;no about and an officer inspect
a o,,e,e ~. After another flirht of
.t.;r. another insnection Of the pass
r,erroitted one ia enter the courtroom.
rhtch w.a n tha third story. twas
an .nartme,t abont twenty-five feet
vide and thirty feet long. the entrance
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01
WEAPONS INDIANS FEAR.

They Don't Like to Face Tslescopia
sights and Heavy Bullets.
Indians sometimes face light fire.
arms with great courage, but they fight
shy of the attentions of any weapon
that sends large projectile," said Col.
F. A. Blake, who has had wide expert
ence on the western plains "The rush
and scream of the heavy bullets fright
ems them, and they prefer to keep away
from their range. To that not unrea-
sonable prejudice is due the fact that
the buffalo hunters of the early '70s,
who in following their business were
constantly exposed to the attacks OF
hostile Indians, were molested COM
paratively little by them. The long,
heavy rifle, with its telescope sights
and the knowledge Of the deadly GER
tainty Of the buffalo hunters aim, IL
most invariably served to make the red
man keep his distance, and set him tenn
porarily free from the notion Of scalp
bunting.
Zone buffalo hunter by the name Of
Murdock, that / knew, was creeping
upon . herd on the Staked Plain when
he spied = band Of Comanches riding
toward him. He instantly leveled his
gun upon them as warning that they
should not approach too near. Check
ing his warriors, the chief Of the band
pointed with his hand to q buffalo in
the distant herd, then mentioned in the
Indian language that the hunter should
al1oot t. Murdock fred Is the chief IN
dicated and the buffalo fell. The In
dians gave = loud How OF approval,
waived their hands. turned their ponies
and swept ON past the hunter, leaving
him to pursue his shooting od the buff
fa1nl 1sur1n1,l ank1ff y
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01
HOW HISTORY is MADE.

A Curious Story Of Recent Important
International Episode.
The following interesting little story
appears in = London weekly paper
called Society:
Talking of the present ministry, let
me give the true story of Sir E. Greys
making the grave statement in the
house of commons. A friend of mine,
q rather brilliant man, was called upon
by the editor of weekly paper to write
the leader for him. The editor had not
yet got thoroughly over his influenza,
and the friend agreed to it. He wrote
the leader on the French aggressive
ness in Africa, sent it to the printer,
where it was set up and forwarded to
the editor. The latter, not approving
of the subject, transmitted the proof,
and said: Ny dear boy, you agreed to
write on Armenia, not Africa. This is
Of no interest to the general public.
The wires about the French on the
Niger and the reported march on the
Soudan are probably pure inventions.
In any case, the attack on Sir E. Grey
for his vague generalities is hardly the
thing and so on.
''My friend simply took the proof,
and writing on it: This is going into
an important paper, and is the true
feeling OF the English people, popped
it into an envelope, and sent it down to
Sir E. Grey at the house OF commons.
It was posted in the Strand at 4:15 p.
M, and would be delivered at West
minister probably about $50 p. m. At
8 p. m. the meeting of the cabinet was
hastily convened by Sir E. Grey, and at
10 D. m. he made the statement which
The following morning came the edit
orial wire to my friend: I see the Inn
portanee Of your article how and shall
use it. :"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01
coLoRED LIGHT ON PLANTS.


Benefit.
Although the store Of human knowl-
edge on the subject Of the attributes of
colors is gradually growing, and we
have even gone SO far as to differentiate
the sounds caused by the falling OF q
ray of sunshine on cloths of various
tints, comparatively little is yet known
of the physiological effect Of color on
human beings. The votaries Of the
ssblue glass craze" which came into
vogue some years ago, who firmly be-
heved that q bath in 9 flood Of colored
light was the finest restorative that
tired and ailing humanity could have
recourse to, may possibly have been
wiser in their generation than those
who derided them. Whatever the ef-
feet Of colored 1ighton individuals may
finally be determined to be, its inf1u-
ence ON plants is now unquestionably
proved. The use OF glass Of q green
tint has for half = century been one Of
the peculiar characteristics Of the plant
houses at Kew gardens, near London.
In 1889, the experiment was made of
substituting white glass for green in
the east wing Of the tropical fern
house. This was the result of the OBJ
servation OF the successful cultivation
by an amateur hort rticulturist Of ferns
with full exposure to the light. Tho
Improvement In the growth Of tn
plants was remarkable. In 18o2 por-
ton Of the west wing was also RS
glazed, and the new temperate fern
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01

~ - - -
Ch,..4evr s. CAieaeo.
Thsra. -. : na4hetie aeene q China.
4cvr the n4:fer nioht when the vvife 81
H;1 rnrr s,,d he7 vonnce.t .on.s Noo,.
nhew lat for tha Flo,rerv kincdom.
r.va- :, ~s1,rr - Amar;ca eavn the
ch;caco Timee-Her.1d q was known
.lcrr C1arlr .4,,oot ~ .aver.1 d.va That
Mn Inno m. - start m her lono
iournev that nfrhf and 10 shovv their
respect for her : large number of Chi
namen were on hand to see her depart.
The hn.band. 81 stoical as a statue.
stood among the crowd on the side
walk a the carriage containing his
wife and child was driven away. Fook
Kim. the fye-year-old boy OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Lung, thrust his little head out OF
4 second-story window and in pure
English cried out: ..By-by, mamma"
In the carriage sat the heart broken
mother with handkerchief pressed to
her eyes. She glanced up at her little
boy, who was standing on his tip-toes
at the window blowing kisses ut her.
The husband also looked up as he heard
the voice: "Bv.bv. mamma" With n
pitiful cry the little woman sank back
in the carriage. her face buried in her
handkerchief. The driver whipped up
the horses and the carriage ratified
awav to the Northwestern depot.
Hin Lunr and his wife decided some
time 400 to senarate. What the trouble
Is between the couple could not be
learned. It is said that Hip Lung Law
shed too much attention on white
women to please his wife. and after
much pickering thev agreed to part.
Hip Lung is reported to be worth one
hundred and fiftv thousand dollars.
and the renort in Chinatown is that he
oave his wife TWENTY-FIVE Thousand dol
lars to 90 back to China. She was
given the Youngest child and the father
keeps the eldest.
Mrs. Hin Iunr is the daughter of,one
Of the wealthiest families in Canton.
full olive comnlexion and features that
hesneaL the rent1auoman of China H.
has been said that she waa the hand
someat Chinese woman n the
Tinted States. Tcol< Chew the hov
Julv 4 1852 he was asleen when he
WAS carried into the CARRIAGE
Ahont ha1f-nast n;ra ,,clocl. +ba cor.
riaoe was driven to Hin Tmnr,s nlace.
Bundles and baskets were ouicklv
placed on the drivers seat. and ten
minutes later some one went upstairs
and told Mrs. Lung that all was ready.
She pressed her little how AGAIN and
a. AA, -
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01

-. rrrsroxr is the legal nswspaper 6
vnv sn,fnes Creek, Wood River and
:. tooth Mining Districts.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
One year Postage Prepare 80 80
Six months -
Three months r.
One month *
Single copy
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
.averti,ing rates furnished on application
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17
Washington County Railroad.

1t doesn't look now as il there would be
Maine voice raised in opposition to the
Washington county railroad plan, as put
forward by Washington county men. No
one has any personal feeling against Col.
Green, but the down-east people feel that
they have given him time and opportu-
nifty enough and now ought to take
affairs into their own hands.
Senator Ames, of Machias, says: "The
county OF Washington realizes that it
must start its own road and put in its
money literally before outside capital
will consent to join with us. We have
reached that point where We are ready to
make pretty liberal present to the righ
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17

OF her causes, are starting up, though
perhaps on smaller margins than before.
70 offset in some degree the general re-
duction in wages in this branch OF IN
dustry, all mill owners are disposed to
give their operatives all they can ana
to submit to them the details of produc-
ton, and there has been a disposition on
the part of the operatives to accept the
reducti ion the manufacturers have found
..s,,,,.,sl, 10 maae. Tilst there mas been
no strike in Maine is a matter of CON
graduation
RAILROADS AND STEAMBOATS,.
OF the transportation lines, the great
railroad dominating the State in that
sense very wisely made such reduction
of expenses as to enable the managers to
show very gratifying improvement,
both in the increase of traffic and in re-
ceipts, and there has also been an in
crease in the number OF railroads-the
Bangor & Aroostook and the Wiscasset &
Quebec.
The steamship lines along the coast to
the maritime provinces and to Boston
and New York have seen a steady in
crease in business, and are now arranging
for larger and more powerful steamers,
with the prospect that one or more
freight coastline steamers will be built.
Almost all the business men of Maine
feel encouraged to hope for large and
prosperous business the coming season.
Stores and warehouses are being enlarged
and improved, and new ones erected.
The erection of many new blocks and
buildings, new summer hotels, and i'm
provements made on old ones, is the rule
all over the State. Maine may be re-
garded as having prosperous outlook
for advancement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17

The board of county commissioners
]. NJ. Hutchins, F. B. Aiken and 2. W.
Richardson-and County Treasurer James
F. Davis, have issued their report for
1894, showing statements OF the taA' the
financial condition of the county and
Jail report.
COUNTY TAX FOR 1894.
The statement of county tax for 1894 Is
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HANCOCK COUNTY.
REPORT OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS AND TREASURER.

r,r>-.>-cr,r ~o~DrTION OF TIVE COUrN-
Ty-LAST YEARS TAX-RESoURCES
AND l,lAbtl.llIEo-JAIL STATISTICS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17

Total TAX a,-te--
ed. $23 10000
TREAsURER's REPORT
The treasurer's report in detail, as eX-
amined and approved by the county COM
missioners is as follows:
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COUNTY NEWS.
For additional County Ners see other pages
West BrooksviIle.

West BrooksviIle.
Week of prayer meetings at the Con-
gregational church We're we'll attended.
All in this neigh borhood have improved
the fine sleighing by getting out their
years wood.
Mrs. Andrew Wescott has returned
home and opened her house after an alb
sence of five months.
Those engaged in smelling, on the
Bagaduce, are doing fairly we'll; getting
large catch and fair prices.
Miss Clara w. Tapley has secured re-
munerative position in the Orange
Mass schools. Miss Tapley is an ex-
perienced teacher.
Robert r Tapley, who has been in st,
Peters hospital Brooklyn, \. y, for
several weeks, with broken ankle, will
soon be able to join his ship.
Two young men by the name of Per-
kins, broke through the ice while fishing
on "Jonsons Bay one day last week.
After cold ducking they were tished out
BY Charles Jones.
Thirty years ago II was not an I'M
common thing for one, coming i'll from
off shore on to soundings, after hard
mort breeze, to fall in with
.Jersey-man" who had lost his reckon
ing but, here on dry land, with SO much
to note the time by, it is not commonly
done One Sunday morning recently
certain prominent deacon and
farmer of this place, arose early and
after doing upthe chores about the stable,
hitched up his team and started for the
tin-shop to have some repairing done
Half way there, seeing many people trav-
cling towards the church, he hailed an
acquaintance, who was standing near the
corner, and asked him where the crowd
was going. "Going to meeting" replied
the captain. "What meeting?" asked the
deacon. "Why; the Congregational meet
ing, of course; are you crazy, deacon, or
are you trying to make a fool OF me?"
Calling the captain nearer, the deacon
asked in a low tone if it was not Satur-
day, and upon learning it was Sunday he
turned his team about, and started for
home to stop any work that might be
going on within doors.
Jan. u. Johnson.
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Johnson

West sullivan.
Miss Mary Mattocks is visiting friends
in Somesville.
1t is expected that there Will be high
school here soon,
There will be special services in the
church throughout the week by Rev. j.
A. Weed.
Messrs. Hooper and Havey returned
from a business trip to Philadelphia
Saturday.
Roscoe Springer has finished his COM
mereial course at the Bangor business
college and returned home on Saturday
last.
A very successful term of school closed
Saturday. The school has been taught
by Frank c. Burrill, of Corinna, and Miss
Colby, of Hancock, assisted by Miss
Bertha Havey, of West Sullivan. Mr..
Burrill viii teach the high school at East
Sullivan.
Jan. H.
SmithviiIe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo have returned for
the winter.
Frank Smith is travelling in the Aroos-
took county.
The new hall at No. was dedicated
New Years eve.
Henry Guptill has returned to Sullivan
to resume his work there.
Miss Ella Smith left for Bass Harbor
last Monday. She will teach the winter
term of school.
smithville dramatic club presented the
drama My Brothers Keeper" At -.oye-;
hall Saturday evening.
Albert and Persis Smith, Seth and
Maggie Cleaves, Russell and Susie
Wallace are attending the winter term of
school at the village.
Jan. IA.
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If it were not so childish and out OF
date could take real good cry" said
the woman with short hair Nv hat is
the matter, dear?n Il wore my hus-
bands vest down town shopping yester-
day by mistake, and there We're three
great big cigars sticking out of the top
pocket. ! never noticed 1t TIL l got
home
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17

The above statement shows that the
balance in the treasury at the beginning
of this year was %, 1872 10 more than last
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17

The laundryman, with few conclud-
ing gestures, hung the shirt up on the
line. "Well, how do you feel?' sighed the
buttonholes to the bosom. Il feel COM
pletely done up" answered the bosom,
wit heave; "how is it with you?' "Oh,
we're all worn out" groaned the button
holes