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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-09-07

leader, that in this way he might for
get the object Of the meeting.
He kept it up for fifteen minutes or
more and then the leader held up his
hand for him to stop and he looked
around nervously, expecting to see the
man returning with the rope; and
that's what he did see, but the leader
stepped out and beckoned the man to
one side.
''That's all right" he said reassur.
ingly to the prisoner; then he turned to
the crowd. Boys" he said, 'you
have heerd this man maxim speech
here for the last fifteen er twenty min
utes, and in all that time he amt said
dern word about free silver ner the
Wilson tariff bill, and l. move you now
that we give him fifteen minutes to git
out. Thar must be some good in him
and we ought to give him a chance to
let it spread. All in favor of that mo-
tion say aye;" and with q unanimous
vote those wild and wOolly Texans
gave that horse thief another chance
for his white alley.
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POOR 10 ON A WHEEL.
Bicycles at Last Introduced Among Re
Men of Indian Territory.

Bicycles at Last introduced Among Red
Men of Indian Territory.
The other day a strapping big Indian,
smelling of campfire smoke and whisky,
walked into bicycle store on Delaware
street. For long time, says the Kan
sas City Star, he gazed at the bicycles
ranged down both sides of the room,
then he pointed to one and said: ''Me
want" After long dicker he bought
secondhand wheel for fifty dollars,
every cent he had. He had return
ticket to the Indian territory, and he
borrowed a dollar from the bicycle
man to 'eat with" going home. Then
he pushed his bicycle out of the door
and up street. There are now many
Indians riding bicycles down in the ter
ritory. At least thirty are in use at
Talequah, and the towns of Musko-
gee .Vinta and Sepulpa and many
others have riders. Imagine an Indian
war with this new state of affairs. A
little handful of men-they are always
little handfuls-are crouched behind
the ruins of their wagon and the bodies
of their dead mules selling their lives
dearly. just out of rifle shot there cir
cles about them on bicycles band of
fierce and bloodthirsty Indians with lit
tie caps with green visors and trimmed
with eagle feathers. When every
thing looks darkest the whirr of the
wheels is heard in the distance and a
troop of United States bicyclery dashes
up, the steel of their machines glinting
in the sun and with ringing cheers
charge in pursuit of the retiring Indi-
ans, who pump away across the prairie
ut full speed.
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Keeping On Appearances.

It is difficult. says The Lady, to be-
lieve the assertion made by a contem-
porary to the effect that man in Lon
don makes handsome sum by lending
out to smart brides and brideg-ooras
Bank of England note for one
thousand pounds, which note figures
as among the presents as the gift Of
the lady's father (being carefully
watched by special person told of
for that duty alone), and is then re-
turned to its owner, plus fee for the
loan. No doubt it is, unfortunately.
true that the keeping up OF appear
ances" necessitates many unpleasant
expedieats in these extravagant days.
but really the enterprising person who
discovered the latest society ruse"
might have invented something neater
What would happen, we wonder, if
some wedding guest, possessed OF un-
usual aptitude for figures, were to carry
in his head the number of that note
from one wedding to another? And
how do the happy pair dispose OF sub
sequent questions as to what they have
done with the handsome present?
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COWBOYS BECOMING EXTINCT.
Rapid Decadence of the Genus That Made
the Wild West Famous.

Rapid Oecadence of the Genus That Made
the Wild West Famous.
The cowboy, like the buffalo, is fast
becoming extinct. In the dawn of the
new century now approaching he will
be regarded as curiosity. Ten years
hence, says Lippincott's Magazine. he
will almost have attained the dignity of
tradition. History, which embalms the
man in armor and exalts the pioneer,
holds a place for him. The niche may
be modest one. bat he has his part in
conquerlng new country. and no I'M
partial record of western evolution can
omit his picturesque figure. Before
civilization devours his identity let us
likeness and garb.
Dwellers in the long-settled COM
munities scarcely realize how great a
change has come over the far west dur
ing the last decade. Ranches there
will always be-ranches for grain, hay
fruit and blooded live stocls-but not
for the rearing of range cattle. Yet
the time is in easy memory when there
was craze over the cattle business,
WHICH, VIC COWOOJ W-S iAIAt5 db LOdEC {
City, when hundreds of educated young
men went west to share the hardship
of herders. To-day the cattle ranches
are deserted or mortgaged Or turned
into farms. A more advanced intelli-
gence has penetrated the possibilities
of irrigation and water is reclaiming
the Wilderness once given over to the
long-horn steer.
The decline of the cattle industry has
been as amazing and rapid as was its
rise. The business is not simply suf-
fering from stagnation; it has almost
ceased to exist. Early in the eighties
beef steer running on the range rep
resented forty dollars; one-fourth that
sum would pay for him now. Thirty
dollars was the average price for a cow
with calf at her side; now whole
herds are disposed of for six dollars q
head.
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attraction later, and the pain is equal
O having all ones teeth ulcerating at

extraction later, and the pain is equal
to having all ones teeth ulcerating at
once.
A prominent dentist stated, when in
terviewed upon the subject. that he
had had several cases of that kind. cit
comes" he said, "from an abnormal
current of air, from fast RIDING, strlk-
ing the gums, and if the popularity of
the bicycle continues it will develop a
new feature in dentistry. At private
meeting of several dentists the other
evening we found, upon comparing
notes, that these cases are increasing.
The only preventive is difficult one
to follow, and that is. always ride with
the mouth closed. The same effect,
however, is caused by an unnatural
draft of air, as, for instance, sitting in
front of an electric machine for long
period. have had several cases OF
that nature from hotel stewards and
their assistants, whose offices are gen.
orally situated in the basement, where
change of air can be brought about
by artificial means"
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BICYCLE RACING UNPOPULAR.
Meets In Country Places Draw Only
Small Crowds.

Meets In Country Places Draw Only
Small Crowds.
Bicycle racing in America is not pop
ular sport, and it never has been. It
occupies rather better position in the
popular view than lawn tennis, but
cannot compare with baseball or prize
fighting. 1t has always been hard to
get a crowd at cycle meet, even in
the days of pure amateurism, when
every man brought out his friends and
acquaintance. Perhaps if cycling were
as dangerous as football and men were
MANNED and killed at every meet, more
people would pay to see the fun, for
Americans have deal OF the Roman
in their makeup; or if men fell off
their wheels in dead faint, as is so
often the case in boat racing, or if
quasi team racing could be introduced;
either foot on the saddle of a bicycle; in
fact, if any scheme could be evolved
which would add more noise, bluff or
spread-eagleism to the business cycle
racing might become a success fnan-
cially; but at present, outside of few
enthusiasts who really understand the
skill and speed of the game, the average
cycle meet audience might be at
tending funeral or a suttee, so far as
one could Judge from the solemnity
which they exhibit. Once in awhile, to
be sure, when well-known favorite
or couple of them make game finish
or produce burst of extra speed in an
effort to catch the leader of handicap.
there is howl from club members or
other misguided enthusiasts; but, as a
rule, those who have spent their time
and money to see the grandest sport on
earth sit like animated manikins, with
apparently no appreciation of the fact
that they are watching the greatest
speed-producing combination in the
world-good bicycles and well-trained
ofh1ofoa
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SOME GOOD IN HIM.

How the Prisoner Succeeded In Impress-
Ing His Captors by q Speech.
The Texas court had convened at the
foot of telegraph pole and the horse
thief was watching the proceedings,
says the New York Sun. Presently the
Judge turned to him.
s.Seein'," he said, ''as how the boys
come Of in hurry and forgot the rope
and it's goin' to take some time fer the
man to git back that's gone after it,
p'r'aps you like to make few remarks
to entertain the. crowd and git yer
mind often the main objeck NV yer
bein' present on this occasion.
Il amt much of q speaker" " replied
the prisoner, .sbut I'm willin' to please,
and as used to be an exhorter before
1 got the Texas habit reckon might
make a try st it. !"
.'Well, go ahead; you've got few
minutes and the choice of subjeclks.
Considerin' yer doin' it to please as, we
wont be too perticlelar."
Cant you make it q few years, "
smiled the prisoner.
ssWe,d like to, but the obieek Of the
meetin' wouldn't git fair shake. Be
sides, we've been to good deal Of
trouble to git you hero and we amt
got time to waste THAT arWay. You
fetao ahead and make the speech and
make her lively, fer the boys may Rit
- Stootin, be1oee tho rope Rits here.s
Ehns Inexperienced, thp phone1 tool.
- 1lnes = = il6of ssroaA f6s md
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REFORM IN DANCING.
Planned to Have . More Uniform System
Throughout tho Country.

Planned to Have . More Uniform System
Throughout the Country.
At the recent meeting of the National
Association of Dancing Masters a
movement has been started to establish
a uniform set of dances for the entire
country, so that a dancer will appear
to as much advantage in one city as
another and will not be embarrassed
by the difference in the style OF steps
or by any sectional pecrliarities. 1t is
somewhat remarkable, says the St.
Louis Republic, that this idea has never
before occurred to, the dancing mas
ters, but now that it has been agitated
it should be pushed forward until it is
successfully carried out. Americans
are recognized as far and away the
best dancers in the world, partly be-
cause they are naturally graceful and
agile, and partly because the national
style of dancing, while it differs in par
ticulars, is generally of nature to en-
able a reasonably graceful man to
make good appearance on the floor.
But while man may be good dancer
in New York he may make sad mess
of it in Chicago or New Orleans, and
vice versa. Not that the general
principles of dancing are not the same,
but because in different localities
certain apparently trifling peculiarities
of step are allowed to creep in which
confuse a stranger and often throw
him out of step completely until he
has mastered the local style. The ST.
Louis man finds that he has trouble in
dancing with the Pittsburgh girl, and
the Kansas City man confesses that il
requires good deal of patience tc
master the unaccustomed movement Of
the young lady from Boston. All -four
parties may be the most graceful and
accomplished of dancers, but there is
in each case that little distinguishing
popularity, that bit of ''local pride,
as it might be called, which is annoy.
ing until the parties have danced with
one another often enough to accommo
date their steps each to the other. This
is one of the difficulties in the art o1
round dancing which might be easily
remedied by an agreement among the
dancing masters to conform to the
same steps and to popularize the same
general styles of dances.
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GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.

70 JOIN W. PLArT, his heirs or assign

70 JOIN W. PLATT, his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended the sum of FIVE hundred (5O0) dol
ars IN labor and improvements upon the
DEER TEsAsI lode mining claim.
ntualsd on the Smoky divide, about twen-
F-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
rug the amount required to hold the same
ior the years ending December 81, 1887, to
!p,ecemher 81, 1871: that your proportion OF
ue same is $3.50. being one halt; and if
Nitmn mitmn ninety (9) days from the service OF
s aus notice, or within ninety l9l days after
tnls notice by publication you fail or re-
1use 70 contribute your proportion OF such
expenditure as co-owner, your interest III
salG n claim will become the property of the
Undersigned under the provisions of said
seGtion 1874. FRANK J. LEMON.
Ae1chuln.. Idaho Jul, 20. 1892.
First publication Jaly 80. 1902.
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"RABBIT DOGS"
Vigorous Plsa Against Their PerseeutSoG
by Florida Legislator.

Vigorous Plea Against Their PersoeutSoA
by Florida Legislator.
Among the amusing discussions du~
ing the legislative session at Tallahas-
see was that on q bill Of Sullivan's Of
Escambia, providing for the prompt
slaughter Of rabid dogs. The reading
clerk, says the Florida Times Union,
had just read the title when IN old
gentleman, . representative from ono
of the interior counties, arose and with
great gravity and dignity said:
''Mr. Speaker, l am opposed to that
bill. 1 am opposed to it because don't
zee why rabbit dogs should be killed
any quicker than any other kind Of
dogs. I've got rabbit dog. He amt
much on looks, but tell yon, when
that dog gets on hot trail in the
broom sedge and 1 little later you hear
his voice a-yelping in . high key and
the yelps gettin' fainter and faintax.
till by and by you can just hear 'emdown
IN the hollcr, and you go there and you
zee the little beneh-legged yeller rascal
barkin', his eyes bright and his fors-
head wrinkled with excitement. under
. sartin tree, jes' get You = pole and
meat Is yourn for dinner"
There was breathleas silence during
the eloquent appeal for the rabbit dog.
Whea It had heen concluded others rose
mp and paid glowing tributes to the
qualities of the rabbit dogs they owned,
until ono would have believed that =
thing neceesary tQsa manh eand3daey
In the state Of Florida = 4xoteGlAeb
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The KxYsToxK is the sole repFeeea tattys
OF the. Great Upper Wood River, SawseaAh
and Smoky mining regions, and, located
% it is in the very heart Of the most prom
isine mining country o., the face of tho
earth, and leaving nothing undone 10 pre-
mining news and developments, as we'll 40
matters of local importance in and about
Ketchunn, it is an invaluable guide for cap
ital and informant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe for it, read
it, and let your friends read 1t.
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Notice of Forfeiture.

40 J. r. FULLY. his heirs and assigns:
iou are hereby notified that l have ex-
pended the sum of one hundred 1907 dol
Aa'' III labor and improvements upon the
YOUNG AMERICA
,Eee mining claim, situated in Little Smoky
rSSnlct, Alturas county. State of Idaho, in
p;Ger v;s;en 10 hold said premises under the pro.
H. nhIs'qns OF section 1924, Revised Statutes of
.he United States, being the amount re-
EuiiEu 10 hold the same for the year end
~, AZ december 81, 1892; that your proper
sea oii % 81 the same is $40, being onetenth !;
,mu s.rr;n. IL within W ninety (9O) days from the
d,ice da,a OF this notice. or within ninety (90)
HSays Say after this notice by publication you
nf .Ha or refuse to contribute your proportion
nnhih Sach expenditure. including costs of
wi;IT'ittaton, w;I ton, Your interest in said claim
signed SSecene u the property of the under
N5a under the provisions of said section
JOHN GORMAN. 4
FIRST publication, June II. 1893
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PEsT-KlLLINo INSECTS.
The Ichneumon Flies Which Do Away
with Caterpillars.

The Ichneumon Flies Which Do Away
with Caterpillars.
A family of insects that are immense
ly valuable in killing the caterpillars
that prey on the most luxuriant trees
in the city, and in many cases have
made them almost leatless, are the
ichneumon flies. In appearance these
insects are not unlike the mason wasps,
with their slender waists and torpedo
like bodies, but they are perfectly
harmless to man, though terror to
the caterpillar.
The webworm, says the New York
Tribune, is one of the pests of the
parks. This caterpillar is grcgarious
in it's habits, and spins big web
around the leaves it intends to eat.
This is no doubt spun as a protection
from the worms enemies, but Trib-
une reporter the other day noticed that
an ichneumon fly had forced her way
in. and every second one could see her
dart out her ovipositor, or egg-laying
tube, and puncture q worm, who would
squirm up. but the mischief was done.
An egg had been laid below the skin,
turns into chrysalis that egg will
hatch and gradually eat the pupa.
Another of the ichneumon flies was
seen stalking the big and ugly-looking
caterpillar of the golden moth. The
fly actually crept up to her victim on
tiptoe along a small twig, for the cater
pillar in self-defense can emit an acrid
green fluid, and as it can swing around
with great force, the fly has to be eau
tious. In this case the fly was success
full. She got within striking distance
and the next moment the big caterpil-
lar was writhing in rage; but the egg
had been laid successfully, and the fly
was out of reach, searching for another
victim.
A big species of the ichneumon fly
can often be noticed crawling along the
dead limbs of the trees. Watch one
stop. She has heard worm boring its
way in the center of the bough she was
walking on. She is busy at once
driving her needle-pointed ovipositor
through the wood, and it is always
with unerring aim. AS soon as the
borer is struck an egg is deposited.
The chief victim of this most useful fly
is the elm tree borer, that is doing in
calculable mischief through large re-
gion of this country. This pest was
imported into this country only few
years ago, but has already made great
inroads into the naples, sycan1ores and
elms.
Prof. w. Beuttenmuller, the entomol-
ogist for the American museum of art,
remarked recently that probably there
had never been such pest of insects
injurious to every sort Of. plant as this
year, but at the same time insects such
as the ichneumon fly and lady-bird, who
prey on these bugs, have increased
wonderfully.
Another probable reason why the
ravages have been so bad this year is
that the ordinary number of birds to be
found in the parks all through the
summer has greatly decreased, owing,
no doubt, to the severe frosts in the
southern states last winter. which
killed thousands of birds that make
Z their southern homes in the region
above New York.
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DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIRLS

How They May BE Distinguished by the
Young Men Of the Period.
1t has occurred to me. says a writer
in London Truth, to compile Guide
to Girls" for the use of young men who
are beginners in society. To give some
idea of the scope of that work, I sub
init the following extracts:
"Not exactly pretty, but such good
daughter"-Plain beyond description.
and as tenacious as a barnacle. To be
scrupulously avoided.
"Knows everyone and goes every
where" = Middle-agcd and unprepos-
sessing; has been hawked about for
years. Not only knows every body, but
knows more than they do themselves.
$50 clever"-Clear eyes, high fore
head, masterful. Talks pretentiously
upon pretentious subjects.
Every artistic Untidy, unwhole-
some, unkempt; voice which sounds as
if it had come from her boots. Too much
..soul" and too much body" To be
well shaken before taken.
$50 good-natured" Chatters unceas-
ingly: agrees with everybody. Looks
stupid and amiable. but Is shrewd and
selfish.
..An heiress"-Imperious and super
cilious; forehead generally shiny.
Needs fortune and more to make her
not only presentable but bearable.
ssWrites"-Affects = far-eway, preoc-
cupied air; dresses curiously, and talks
riskily. Depreciates the work Of
others, and by inference maGnides the
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-21

As rule physicians of eminence in their profession have strong antipathy to pro prietary or so called patent" medicines. Many times this aversion amounts to strong prejudice. But when remedy, from pos sessing unusual merit, attracts conspicuous attention by effecting remarkable cures of well known cases of confirmed disease, and thereby attracts the attention of the observ ant local practitioner of the neighborhood, if he be an honest, conscientious man and not too strongly prejudiced, such notable cures are apt to set him thinking; and if he be of an independent and liberal turn of mind he IS apt to try the preparation that has wrought such wonderful cures. If after careful test 1t proves superior to the usual medicines in use by him in such cases, he is apt to fall into the habit of pre- scribing it, at least when other means fail
 Such was the course pursued by Dr. E. c. Bayly, of No. 4I2 East Bradford St.. Decatur, Ills, whose portrait is printed above.
 Thirty years active experience in the practice of the healing art entitle Dr. Bayly to speak as one of authority. Dr. Bayly is one of those independent, fearless consci- entious physicians who believes in giving his patients the benefit of the best remedial agents with which he is acquainted, regard less of what his brother physicians may think or say of him for having perhaps vio- lated their narrow minded code " of pro fessionai ethics. He became convinced of the superior merits of Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines from personal observation, and he is honest enough to say so The follow ing is his unsolicited testimony in their behalf He writes:
 "I have prescribed Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets in my practice for many years, and 1 cannot now call to mind a case that was not benefited, and in most instances perfect cure resulted.
 MT Hall had a scrofulous enlargement for years, and his family gave him up to die I ordered Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to be given him three times daily, with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as his case required and as he said ('it almost made a new man of him )-eflect-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-21
Pratt City Gossip.

Pratt City, April 20.-(Special Core spondence.) .)-The business men of Pratt City are talking of calling a mass meet ing of the citizens and taking steps to- ward securing a separate exhibit for the city at the Atlanta Cotton States and In- ternational exposition. All needed to se- cure it is little united effort.
 The funeral of Tommie Hey, the 13- year-old boy who was killed at mine No. at Pratt mines on Friday last, occurred today. The funeral was sad one, and almost the entire population attended All work at the mines was suspended on account of it.
 The Age-Herald is exceedingly popu- lar with Pratt City people,
 The building boom has struck the town and many new houses are going up.
 The Epworth league will give social and supper on Thursday evening.
 Several scraps" occurred while the men were at the pay station yesterday. None of them resulted seriously, how ever
 Mrs. J. B. Aird is rapidly recovering from serious illness.
 James Taylor has purchased the livery business of Culpepper & Harris.
 Sunday is day of rest with our people and the major portion of them, after hearing a good sermon at the church of their choice. remain quietly at home and read the Sunday Age-Herald-and very commendable in them 1t is. too.
 It is rumored that new paper is to be started here soon. Whether of a polit- ical or industrial nature the deponent saieth not.