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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09
COL. KNOX,


in sledges, and 1900 miles ON wheels.
Though interesting in many ways, it
was not altoether an exhilarating trip,
was not altogether an exhilarating trip.
reach Paris from St. Petersburg.
After he first acquired the taste for
travelling and for adventure in foreign
lands, Colonel Knox visited about every
known country. In 1875. after win
ter in Spain, Algeria and Morocco, Col
onel Knox returned to New York to
prepare for voyage around the world.
He began this in 1877, going to Japan,
China, Siam, Java, India and Egypt
once more, reaching Paris in time to
serve as a member of the International
jury at the Paris Universal Exposition
of 1873. Perhaps the opinion of king
should not have more weight than that
OF any other person. Nevertheless, the
king of Siam wrote to Colonel Knox
that "The Boy Travellers in SIAM was
the best account ever published of that
Kingdom, and conferred on him the dec
Grafton Of the Order of the White Ele-
phant in recognition of its merits. Col
onel Knox was the first American to re-
ceive that honor.
Among Colonel Knox's more famous
works are Camp Fire and Cotton
Field" Southern Adventures IN Time
OF War" Overland Through ASIA"
Underground. or Life Below the Sur
lace, "Backsheesh, or Life in the ORR
ent. John, or Our Chinese Relations"
The Voyage of the Vivian to the North
Pole" Lives of Blaine and Logan"
decisive Battles Since Waterloo"
Dog Stories and Dog Lore" Life and
works of Henry Ward Beecher." His
most pleasing and entertaining works
lor boys were two series of stories
hrst, THE Boy Travellers" descriptive
o' adventures in China. Japan, Siam
ana Java. Ceylon, and India, Egypt and
The Holy Land, Africa. South America,
on The Congo, and in the Russian En-
pre-. He was qualified above all other
men to handle these difficult topics, and
now he did 1t is attested by the admira-
'ion of every real boy in the land. The
second series was grouped under the
'iiie Hunting Adventures on Land and
sea; the Young Nimrods in North
america and the Young Nimrods in
Europe, Asia and Africa" These books
are we'll worth reading, even when one
mas passed the period of big magma
,Ion and love of outdoor life Colonel
Nhox entered the youthful spirit of his
>ssh as completely as il Re were boy
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

- OLONEI. KNOX
H. the wellkuown war
/1S correspondent who
IL, * died in New York
- ~ , recently was a New
= VIZ Hampshire lad even
y a w to the time of his
NJ u death-2n old sort
sV of boy, but very
lively one In his
boyhood days All
his leisure time,
hnd he lad not much OF it. was devoted
10 reading books of travel and adyen-
ture. and he longed to be in Africa. the
holy land. or some remote spot of tho
world. following in the footsteps Of
some great traveller or historic hero,
reading whose experiences had fired
young KnoX's imagination II was
clear that farming had no charms for
him. and he seized the earliest oppor-
tunitN of abandoning the occupation
lie saved little money out of his
wages rs farmers hired boy and con-
timed to improve himself by study and
BY going to school, When IS years
Old he held the responsible position of
principal of an academy in kensington,
\. II. Gold had been discovered in
Colorado, and Thomas ". Knox wendell
his way thither. He soon found the
occupation of gold digging hard and I'M
certain, so he went to Denver. and
there becaine a reporter, and afterward
city editor CT the Denver Daily News.
When the civil war broke out Colonel
KNOX became war CORE spondent in
the field for the New York Herald He
Was volunteer aid in two campaigns,
and received commission as leuten-
ant colonel on the staff of the governor
OF California. He was wounded in n
shirnish in Missouri, and at the close
of the war went to New York to become
the title of Camp Fire and Cotton
Field some of his letters from the seat
OF war were republished in 1865.
Colonel Knox Joined the regular staff
OF the New York Herald, and under it's
auspices made his first journey around
the world. In 1866 an expedition was
sent out by an American company to
construct telegraph line through
northern Asia. Colonel Knox accom-
panied it. He travelled by way of Pa
cifc ocean, kamchatka, northeastern
Siberia, the Amoor river, Mongolia and
Chinese Tartary. Three thousand five
hundred miles of this journey he made
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

wears, seen but once. AS for the men,
they don't know anything at all about
1t. She is remembered by them, not
for the gorgeousness or simplicity OF
her attire, but by what she said and did
during the evening. Her salon-if Il
New York drawing-room may be so
designated-is much sought after, and
she will be an invaluable aid to her hus.
band in his new duties.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

fifteen branches in various parts of the
union. It's membership also extends to
India, Mexico. Germany, England and
South America. 1t is composed largely
of nongraduates, which consist of the
wealthicst class of Vassar students
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09
SYMBOLIST AND POET.
PAUL VERLAINE'S GENIUS WAS
CROWNED WITH SUCCESS,
lie Was Addicted to Worldly Excessea
However, and His Recent Death Iia.
brought Sigh OF Relief to France.
Ills Best Works,

It'll the death o.
Paul Nerlaine a
few days ago the
most remarkable
figure in the liter
airy history of our
time has passed
away. He was al
most unheard of in
America; in Eng
land until he went
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

three years Of this distinguished ser
vice he returned to Berlin and took the
post that had been occupied by Won Blu
low as secretary of foreign affairs. He
is a great favorite with the emperor.
who gave him his present eminent po-
sition in recognition of former able SER
vice and as mark. too, of personal af-
lection.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

himself. which lie was in heart and af-
fectlons 10 the last. The latest work
was "a Life of General Grant for Boys"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

self played in the cast as Creon. "The
Real Japan" remains, perhaps, his
greatest permanent literary work,
though his Peoples and Politics of the
Far East is an authority on the pres
ent conditions in Asia. MI. Norman
has visited nearly every country on the
globe and all but six states in America
and yet he is under 40 years of age
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

MRS. GEORGE HUNT PRENTISS.
One of its aims Is to sustain interesVin
the old college, but it's chief purpose is
to educate at Vassar young women
whose pecuniary conditions preclude
their paying for college education.
The graduate promises to return, when
she can, the money advanced. This
platform at once elevates the position
of those aided and helps to keep the
treasury replenished. Mrs. Prentiss is
deservedly popular with the society,
the most important branch Of which "a
the west is that OF Illinois,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09
THOMAS GREENWAY.
THE LEADER OF TIE MANITOBA
LIBERALS.
He Has Drhed the Imperial Authority
and May Soon Lead the Manitobsns
to Republican Form OF Govern
ment.

F Manitoba rebels
against British rule
and sets up an in
dependent govern
ment OF its own,
which is by no
means unlikely, the
man who will lead
the revolutionists
will be Thomas
Greenway, premier
Il. 4 4
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

A peanut oil mill is to be established
in Norfolk, Va. with a capital of $40,.
600 and an estimated capacity of Acc
gallons a day.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

If you are not against the saloon.
what are you doing in the church,
Rams Horn.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09
THE LATE COL. KNOX.
EvENTFUL CAREER OF GREAT
WAR RESPONDENT.

He First Won DISTINCTION rs u Member
of the STAFF OF the New iorl. Herald
His Journey Around the World-His
Literary Productions.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

The commissioner Of Indian a.
fairs has been doing . little shop
ping at Chicago this week for the
mobile red men. and their families.
The bill was q small one, only $l,-
100000. In the list Of miscellane-
Gus articles purchased 10 mentioned
5000 boxes Of shoe-blacking-think
Of it-shoe-blscking provided for
dude bucks and their squawe while
thousands of white people In the
land, delicate women and little
children are permitted to 60 without
even 4 pair Of shoes 70 cover their
feet. The nations poor should b
wards Of the Government - we'll
% the brawpy Indians who arc fast
demonstrating that the scheme Of
civilizlng them il proving IN ex.
pensivs thing for Uncle Sam. The
next order Of Mr.. 10 and Mrs.. Lo
TO the commissioners Tor supplies
viii doubtless call Tor mopstechs
pemads end oomplsxion masks,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

In the last year of the Confsder-
ate war there was always q great
rustling to get rings for marriage
ceremonies, from the fact that the
jewelry stores were all closed and
the jewelry spirited away to avoid
being forced at the point of the
bayonet to sell it for Confederate
money. There were many instances
where friends donated their we'll
worn gold rings to be used as the
sacred pledges. On one occasion, it
was said, when a southern belle was
being united to brave Confederate
officer and no gold ring being pro.
durable, that the groom pledged his
troth by placing key ring on the
finger of his fair bride.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

It il somewhat astonishing to
find an English newspaper solemn
ly asserting that Queen Victoria's
physician has been urging her to
learn to ride q bicycle.-Inter. Ocean.
If Queen Victoria tries to ride a
bicycle she'll get there. Vic isn't q
thew woman" and wouldn't look
q bit pretty on a wheel, but any
woman who can retain her equilib-
rum for fifty-nine years as ruler Of
Great Britain can manage to keep
her balance on the "bike."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

The New York Herald publishes
tho following reply to the query. Why
physicians use Latin in writing their
prescriptions instead Of English:
In tho nrst place, Latin = moro exact
and concise language than English, and,
being dead language, does not change,
- I'll living language do.
Then, again, since very large part Of
all drugs 10 use are botanical, they have
in the pharmscop@ia the same names that
they have ~ botany the scientific names.
Two.thirds Of such drugs haven't any
Enelish names, and 20 couldn't be written
in English.
But suppose doctor did write pre-
scription in English for IN uneducatsd
patient. The patient reads it, thinks be
remembers it, and % tries to get II dlled
from memory the second time. Suppose,
for instance, II called for iodids Of potas-
sium, and DO got il confused with cyanide
Of potassium. He could ssfeiy take : num-
Der Of grains Of the first, bat one grain Of
the second would kill him..
That's IN extreme case, but il will serve
Ter IN illustration. Doa't you aee bow the
Latin h protection and safeguard 70
the patientl Prescriptions il Latin hs
can't ysad, and consequently does not Try
to remembef.
Nov for dnsl reason. Latin y . Ian
guags that b ussd b. scientiac ms1 tn
world over, and 10 other lasguage =.
Yen can get Latin pesscsjpt1oQ 6ll6d b
apy onuntyy O. the fape Of tho earth whore
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02
Notice 0f EOp.feitou-o.

TO RICHARD C. WEST. his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that We have q.
pended the sum of one hundred 100 dol
lars in labor and Improvements u,on The
Star Of smoky
lode mining claim. situated on tributary
Of Carrie Leonard gulch. nearly opposite
the town Of Smoky. and adjoining the a.
elaide lode in Little Smoky mining district.
Blaine county. state of Idaho. - requires
by section 2S24. Revised Statutes OF the
United States, being the amount require
to hold the same for the year ending ut.
cember 81, 1886; that your proportion Of
the same is $lG.6635. being one.sixlh; ana
if within ninety co., days from the sers'cs
of this notice. or within ninety 80! CAV
after this notice of publication you fsii OF
refuse to contribute your proportion o.
such expenditure as oo-Owner, ineludine
legal costs Of this publication, your lnNr.
est in said claim will become the properly
of the undersigned under the provls'os'
Ut said section 1921.
FRANCIS T. COLLlAS
DAVID 4. JONES.
Ketchum. Idaho, February u, lS6.
First publication, March 7, 1896.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

Rev. William Cleveland, Growers
big brother, was retired from the
pastorate of the Presbyterian church
in a New York country town, it is
claimed, because he was q Democrat.
Some Of the members felt sorry for
the old man and gave him . dona-
ton party 40 balm to his wound
ed feelings. The people will retire
Grover next fall because he's not a
Democrat and there wont be any
donation party either.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02
Notice Of For ieieure.

TO A. Il. RUGGLEs, his heirs and legal rep
resentatives:
You are hereby notified that have e1.
pended one hundred 100 dollars in labor
and improvements upon the
IDA 1AO
lode mining claim, situated on Boyle
mountain, in Warm Springs Creek mining
district, Blaine county, State of Idaho. in
order to bold said premises under the pro.
visions of Section 1924, Revised Statutes ii
he United States. being the amount re.
luired to hold the same for the ycur ending
December 81. 1885; that your proportion Of
the same is $l6.6G3s. being one-sixth; and
il within ninety (90l days from the service
Ut this notice. or within ninety 60 days
after this notice Of publication you fail "
refuse to contribute your proportion OF
such expenditure As cO-owner. including
legal costs of this publication. your inter.
est in said claim will become the properly
Of the undersigned under the provisions
Of said section 1924
MlLT. MOURNING.
Ketchum, Idaho. March II, 1896.
First publication, March Ii, 1885.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, the
daughter of Chief Justice Salmon
P. Chase and once q social queen
of the National Capital, is living
quietly at Edgewood, the country
home of her distinguished father
in the suburbs Of Washington city.
After her marriage to Senator
Sprague Of Rhode Island and until
the baneful influence of Roscoe
Conkling crept into her life, she
continued to DO = shining light in
Washington society. Then came
domestic troubles aud . scandal,
involving her own virtue and the
habits and conduct of her husband,
followed later BY financial diff
culties which swept the old Senator
into insolvency, and FILTERED away
his vast wealth. With the divorce
of the unhappy couple Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague disappeared from
Washington society, retiring to
Edgewood, and the ex-senator after
vainly endeavoring to retrieve his
lost fortune died in comparative
poverty. The old place was beav-
lily mortgaged, but friends of Mrs.
Sprague and her father raised suf-
ficient funds to pay off tho debt.
The erstwhile brilliant leader of
Washington society is now engaged
in truck farming add raising chick
ems to supply the Capital city mar
keta.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02
Notace OF Forfeiture.

To LEO STITCH. his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that /! hsvs i 81
pended the sum of eight hundred ~ 1eSps r
lars in labor and improvements upon ".
True Friend and Truo Fries~
Fraction.
lode mining claims. situated on the ! 49,
Fork Ut Wood river, about five miles ! !lE"
Ketchum, in Warm Springs Creek MIMI" -
district, Blaine county, state Of ioaD" ,. ~
required by section 1924, Revised otsu.~ ~.
Of the United States, being the smoun .rS.
quired to hold the same for the year ~, -
ing December 81, 1892, 1898. 1884 anu ; ~,
that your proportion of the same is ;cssv
being one-quarter; and if within . nn'' ~
days from the service OF this no!!se' ~ Is
within ninety days after this nouc ;hr,s
publication you fail or refuse 70 con!.'. 81.
your proportion of such expenditure .c w
owner, including costs of publication, H. H.
interest IN said claims viii beeons he
property of the undersigned u"os'
provisions Ut said section 234. xcrp
ROBERT kONINo1"'
Ketchum. Idaho, Jan. 2. l&o.
First publication, Jan. 4, l0so.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

Methodists are contemplating
changing that part of the church
discipline which condemns dancing,
card playing, theater-going and
similar amusements. This will be
. topic at the approaching General
Conference. The section of the
church discipline which it is pro-
posed to alter will omit ell reference
to dancing.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

Cripple Greek has had another
conaagration which destroyed about
all that was left of the town after
tho big fire last Saturday. Five
persons were killed by explosions
and about II injured, several Of
whom will die. It is supposed that
both fires were tho work Of incen.
diaries. One man was seen setting
fire to q mass of debris and was
shot dead in the act.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

The Wool Growers of Montana
held q convention last week and
adopted resolutions, commencing
the five senators for their courage
ous stand for silver in the defeat of
the Dingley tariff bill. There is
patriotism for you above personal
interest. Something that would be
we'll for McConnell and his wild and
woody gang to reflect upon.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

A dispatch from Cape Town,
April 10Th says President Kruger
late last night commuted the sen.
tences to death of John Hays
Hammond and all his associates.
The American residents are jollify-
ing over this, and Kruger is the
man of the hour.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

A silver meeting Was held in Den.
yer, April 28th, the object being to
secure the signatures Of at least
10000 Colorado citizens to pledge
that they would support no presi-
dental nominee who was not for
silver at rs to /. The new organi-
cation will elect 70 delegates to the
national silver convention in st.
Louis. About 1900 signatures were
secured at the first meeting.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

A late special from Boise to the
Salt Lake Herald says: The eenti-
ment among members Of the Dem-
ccratic state central committee Il
strongly in favor Of fusion with
tho Populists. The only trouble
will arise over = division Of the
Offices. The Populists claim they
should have the lions share, 40 the
Democratic party is the third in
the state in point of voting strength.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

The California editors arc oil
right. One hundred and thirty-one
of them have boon catechised on
the silver question, and more than
100 are willing to fight for the cause
Of bimetallism, even though it Or
rays them against the old parties.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02
Rich
Red BLOOD

= tho Foundation OF the Wonder full Cures
By Hoods Sarsapar1lla.
That - why the cures BY Hoods 6az-
ooparilla are CURES.
That = why Hoods 6arsaparilla cures
the ssvsrsst cases Of 6crofula, Salt Rheum
and other blood diseases.
That u Why II ovsrcomes That Tired
Feeling, strengthens the nerves, gives
energy IN place Of exhaustion.
That a Why the sales OF Hoods 6a1-
saparilla have increased year after year,
until It now requires for ito prod uction
the largest laboratory In the world.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

Eleven elk that have been broken
10 harness and trained to drive
single double and tandem are owned
BY two men Of Columbia Falls,
Mont, They were captured about
. year ago, and we're easily tanned,
being now - gsptle - horses. They
were taken BY hunters on skis.
When m elk was located it Was
driven down tho mountain side into
tho deep snow in tho valleys and
there ropsd and made captive. The
owners have bad offers ranging from
600 to 1850 apisos for the animals,
but none Of tho herd 10 for sale.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

Governor McConnell's famous
in San Francisco, in which
he acknowledges his hostility to
silver, has even disguised some of
the republicans, An open letter 70
his "Excellency" from "a silver
man" appears in the HALEY Times.
It gives the tricky governor fear
full poke somewhere in the vicinity
of the fifth rib. The writer says:
If you want the support Of the voters OF
Blaine county in your senatorial asptra-
tons, We must have something different
from you than your late interview With
in San Francisco. We woat
support man who says practically n
advance he will desert the interest Of oil.
yer free coinage ct the demand Of East.
ern manufacturers. Please take notice.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02

The Pocatollo Tribune, (Rep.) q
Dubois paper, and a advocate Of
free coinage, says the goldbdgs have
determined upon tho overthrow Of
Senator Dubois. The Republican
papers Of tho state that entertain
strong silver sentiments arc cham
pions Of Fred Dubois, while the
papers that are booming Mcconnell
have declared that they would do
nothing for silver, and will support
an out-and-out angle standard man
for President If nominated by the
Republican National Convention.
In other words they will stand By
their party II the heavens should fall
in consequence. The Republican
party In Idaho 10 therefore divided,
Dubois representing the silver ele-
ment and Mcconnell the gold Gle
meut. The Pocateilo Tribune says
at now remains for every voter
in the State to stand manfully BY
Senator Dubois in his fight for sil-
ver, aud adds that 1.-THE goldbugs
have found an ally in Governor
Mcconnell, who, for tho sake of his
own advancement, 10 willing to be-
tray Idaho, and 10 willing, at any
cost, to defeat Senator Dubois. !"
The Tribune closes ito comments 40
follows:
mot Z man shoald be elected at
the primaries on May I'd who is
not known to be heart and soul
with the great fight for silver which
Senator Dubois is now leading, and
when the convention of May 9th
meets not q single man should be
elected who is known to be q friend
to Governor Mcconnell or Senator
Shoup. Idaho has never before
had such an opportunity to make
her voice heard in the nation. Sen.
ator Dubois should head the dele
CATION to the st. Louis convention
and back of him should be dele
CATION solid for silver. Mcconnell
and Shoup are both allies Of the
goldbugs in their fight against Du-
bois. and if the people of the State
of Idaho allow the State conven-
ton in Pocatello, on May 18th,
to be controlled by the opponents
of Senator Dubois, they alone will
be responsible for the claim that
will then be set up that Idaho has
repudiated silver. This is fight
that involves moro than men, and
We do not believe that the people Of
this State are 90 blind as to permit
tho gold bugs to reap . victory that
will sound the death knell of silver.
But if they would win = victory for
silver, they must guard the pri.
maries. The Mcconnell men must
not b permitted to control the
convention of May 9th, be-
cause such control will aid him in
controlling the State convention of
May 18th, and We warn the voters
Of Bannock that Shoup il an ally
of Mcconnell in this fight against
silver which is being made under
the cover of a fight against Senator
Dubois"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-05-02
The McConnsll gsng have repudi-
ated silver aud tho fight has begun.

Theodore Durrant 10 studying Law.
He has hopes Of completing the
course in time to conduct his own
defense when he geta Z new trial.