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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-08-15
ThroO Climates. /.

Abyssinia, according to NJ. Marcel.
a French traveller, has three climates.
according to the altitude above the sea-
In the low country, or valleys. dates.
indigo. cotton and other tropical plants
flourish, elephants, lions. giraffes, ze-
bras and gazelles abound. The inter-
mediate zone recalls the climate Of
Sicily or of Andalusia in Spain. There
10 good pasture for flocks and herds
in the highest region.-Chicago Chron-
{olo
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Siberian Railway Stations.

There arc to be about eco railway sta
tions distributed over the new Siberian
railway. The rolling stock will COM
prise 1000 locomotives, 5000 passenger
cars, and $4,000 goods wagons. The
passenger traffic will be almost exclu-
sively confined to third OF fourth classes
and the tariff will be very low. The
work in connection with this great un-
dertaking is being pushed on with much
energy, and is expected to be completed
in six years.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-08-15
Dtrto Cella.

There arc many birds of which the
male and female have the same call.
such ~ the raven, the rook, the New
Zealand parsons bird and the gull,
and to the highly cultivated musical ear
difference In pitch may Be perceived
which would escape the ordinary OBJ
server. With the true soDgsters there
10 little difference in the vocal organs
Of the two sexes, although the males OF
most species sing better and more con-
tinuously than tho fenalea- Chicago
Chruniole.
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WHEN THE AXLE BREAKS.

Tho Device Used on . Ponderous Truck
when It Became Crippled Down Town.
When buggy wagon or other com.
paratively light vehicle breaks a rear
axle, near the hub, where axles usually
break, the driver usually gets plank
or light stick of timber, makes one
end fast under the forward part of
the wagon, and lets the other end trail
to the rear, as a support for the broken
axle. It doesn't lift IL quite to it's or
binary level, but it raises it high
enough, and with the axle thus sup
ported the driver goes to the repair
shop. The other day one of those inn
mense four-wheeled trucks used for
carrying iron beams and columns APP
peared downtown with broken rear
axles, broken at the hub on the of side
of the truck.
A piece OF plank OF = light stick Of
timber wouldn't do for q ponderous
truck like this. Two heavy planks had
been set on edge, with blocks Of wood
between them At suitable distances
apart, and then the planlss had been
bolted together with bolts running
through the blocks. The two planks
thus held on edge were stout enough;
they were secured to the forward end
Of the truck. trailing TO the rear in the
usual way; the broken axle rested upon
them at pretty near it, usual height.
The wheel now In disuse was slung
with chain under the long high beams
OF the truck.
While the combined planks were am
ply strong to support the axle, still the
pressure upon them was tremendous.
and the square corners had been worn
of and the planks had been worn away
on the under side until they were
cointed at the ends, thus bringing n
long surface Of wood on the under
edges Of the planl1s in contact with
the pavement. As the four big horses
moved on with the great truck there
was q faint odor of burning wood in
the air, and now and then little trace
OF smoke fioated out from under the
ends of the planks, from the charring
Of the wood there by friction, an the
planks were drawn along the stone
pavement with the great weight Of the
truck upon them.-N. Y. Sun.
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TO MEND KITCHEN UTENSILS.
A Few Useful Hints TO Amateur In
Tinker1nG.

-
Tinkering.
It sometimes happens that granite
saucepan or chatting dish gets fall,
and in this fall = bit of the granite
enamel is loosened and finally peels of.
The dish is of little value, for hole viii!
soon cnsue. Granite is supposed to be
unmendable, but we have proved that it
can be mended. II the granite is not
weakened all around the hole a copper
rivet, such as are used by harness
makers, may be used 10 fill up the breaF.
There are different sizes of the rivets-
they come with a small head. something
like carpet tacka The rivet proper is
slipped through the hole in the granite
and then over the end that passes
through Is slipped = copper washer
(which comes with the rivet), then with
few taps Of tack hammer the rivet Is
fattened down on the washer. This
cfrectually mends the break in the gran
ite and makes it practically as good as
new.
If only a very small hole is found a
bit Of copper wire il used to mend IT,.
The wire Is slipped through the hole,
after being cut the right length. and
then with tack hammer it is fat
tened on both sides of the granite YES
sci which il being operated upon.
The process is so simple that even Q
woman who il doing light housekeep-
ing" need not fear to undertake 1t, pro-
vidinR she can strike . straight blow
with hammer, which women are not
supposed to be capable of doing.
Though it may be among the new wom-
en- there may be found few who can
do this. The only thing to be avoided
is striking promiscuously upon the
granite surface, and 50 scaling more OF
the enamel off. The mending is almost
as simple as the old method OF putting
rag into hole to mend 1t.
1t once happened that high wind
played havoc with q paper tub, and.
after rolling it around promiscuously,
it threw it against stone and virtually
wrecked it forever. It also happened
that the tub belonged to a woman who
had some original ideas, and she
straightway went to work to demon
strate that although ventilated it was
not wholly Beyond repair.
She secured some putty and put
it over the hole and smoothed it down
carefully until it was about the came
thickness of the paper mache itself.
at which the tub was made. In case OF
an article needed for such use it might
be we'll to paint it all over and then
it might be decorated if desired. have
seen this paperware decorated with mas
turtiums, and it really looked pretty.
An occasional coat of paint would do :
good deal toward making such utensils
astin1.-Cleveland Leader.
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go
suggesting that the people are more or
less crippled. The cheaper machine
made American shoes are coming into
the market in great numbers, and the
evident superiority of their shape leads
shoe dealers all over the metropolis to
advertise American shoes. Even when
Americans take old shoes to the best
shops to be used a. patterns The result
il not succes ful Cincinnati Enquirer.
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.
Clear view-.Papa, what is pos.
thumous fame?'' ut Is getting what
you want after you have ceased to want
Chicago Record.
Friend What did you ind the
most difficult thing when you wrote
your first verses?' Poet-"To find
some one who would let me read them
to ohim."-Fliegende Blaetter.
DE only trouble bout er mans be-
ing good-natured oil de time," said Un-
Gle Ebcn, sis dat he's i'ble ter git sorter
easy and satisfied wifi 'imself, same ez
he is Wit ev'body else."-Washington
Star.
--Alamma-"I don't like the idea OF
that young Harris hanging around
Jenny so much. He hasn't q cent ex-
cept his little salary" Papa-"Yon
needn't worry. They are both too busy
talking about BICYCLES to have any time
for Observation-Disclosures jour
Ial.
Pretty Housemaid-"An' 80 you
were at the O'Fraherty wedding?'
Coachman-"I wor." p. H.-"An' who
was the best man?" Coachman-''It
wor Dennis O'Toole. l seen him wallop
three of the biggest chaps in the room
afore the plisintries wor over."-Mel-
bourne Weekly Times.
"A Wonderful Memory.-"I always
like to see little children. They remind
me of the day when was boy myself .
said Judge Peterby to Miss Elderly, an
aged maiden lady. ''Can you remem-
Der as far back as that?" asked Miss
Elderly, sarcastically. "Yes, indeed,
have a wonderful memory, Miss Elder
ly. Why, / even remember seeing you
when you were only IS years old" re-
piled the judge.-Tcxas Sitter.
Clothed for All the Year Round
"Just look al that young woman" said
cr,,sty old fellow to me this morning
"She Is dressed like a supreme idiot
Why, she represents the four seasons.
She is practically bare headed-that is
summer: she has fur shoulder cape,
that is winter; she has q silk
shirt waist-thnt is spring; and a
cloth skirt--that Is autumn. This
combination is conducive to a wooden
overcoat with silver handles; but then
some women are tough."-Albany Even
ing Journal.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
MAxWELL'S REPORT.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Makes His Annual Statement.

Makes His Annual Statement.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-R. A. Max
well. fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral, has made his annual report to the
postmaster general for the year ending
June 30, 1896. The principal divisions
OF the department under his care are
appointments and inspectors. The re-
port shows that the total number of
postoffices in operation in the United
States is 70,36O Of these 66,725 are
fourth class offices and 1855 presiden-
tial, being an increase over the last
financial year Of 296. During the year
2,046 postoffices were established and
1,750 discontinued. The total number
of appointments for the year were H.
$50, and the total number of cases ac ted
upon 1882. The registered matter in
the postal service handled during the
last fiscal year 1881 900 pieces of regis
tered mail with the loss of only one
piece III every 1924. Mr.. Maxwell
points out that there has been de-
crease in the number Of postoffice and
mail burglaries and robberies owing to
the killing and arrest of many despera-
does engaged in the business. During
the year there were 2,074 arrests, Of
which number 15S We're postmasters.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
STATES HIS POSITION,
Thacher Is Against Free Silver But VIII
support Bryan.

support Bryan.
ALBANY, N. ", Sept. 2l.-By max
ing an official statement of his position
upon the financial question and by de-
claring in that statement that he is un-
alterably for gold, John Boyd Thacher,
Democratic nominee for governor, ere.
ates one of the most curious situations
ever known in politics in this state.
The statement was addressed to the
chairman of the state committee. 1t is
believed that this course is approved
by Senator Hill, William F. Sheehan
and others not in attendance at the
state convention and is intended to try
and fend off any nomination of sec.
Ond Democratic ticket at Brooklyn and
enforce fight at the polls upon state
issues leaving the national ticket out Of
the question. Mr.. Th:cher declares
that he is against free SILVER but will
vote for Bryan and Sewall for regular
ity and fight the campaign on state is
sues Only
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
McKane Will stay in Sing Sing.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Notwithstand-
ing the many rumors to the effect that
John Y. McKane is to be released from
Sing Sing, information comes from a
source near to Governor Morton that
such is not the case. The governor has
determined that he will not issue a
pardon to McKane during his term of
office, and that McKane should serve
the full term for which he was sem
fenced
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
:. lin the Political Situa-
.ion From a Republican
Standpoint.
Es They Can Claim 274 Elec-
,oral Votes and 64 Are
Doubtful.
lmocrats Claim Missouri by
s5 600 and All but Two
congressman.

4rHrys, O., Sept. 2l.-General Gros-
or has given out a table of estimates
[be nrobable result of the presiden.
election at the request OF certain
Iubers of the press in the East. He
y: >, 90
EThe New England states, with 39
ktoral votes, will go to Mckinley, so
bad my table as follows: New Eng
80 New York 36, New Jersey 10,
ryland s, Delaware 3, Pennsylvania
fWest Virginia d, Ohio 23. Indiana
Illinois "a, Michigan IA, Wisconsin
Iowa l3, Minnesota ., South Dakota
Kentucky l3, Oregon 4, Washington
california 8. Total, 27S. Here is a
N of 27S votes, or "a more than suffi-
bt to elect. | come 10 some states
6ch
Are Still In Doubt,
hely: Kansas 10, Nebraska 8, North
folina II, North Dakota B, Wyoming
Total 35. OF the remaining states !:
hisiana s, Tennessee IL, Missouri II,
las Is, Virginia IL. Total "a. One
more of them are within the line of
|sibility. / might almost say reason
b probability. l concede to Bryan
b Watson or Bryan and Sewall Ala
ha IL, Arkansas s, Colorado A, Flor
4, Georgia l3, Idaho 3, Mississippi
Montana 9, Nevada 3, South Caro-
h 8, Utah 3. Total 70. These are
|ctically sure for the opposition, al
|ugh there may be possible dispute. I"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
GOES TO DELAWARE,
Candidate Bryan Sundays Quietly In
Washington.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l-Candidate
William J. Bryan spent Sunday in
Washington as the guest of G. 7. Bride
at his residence on Capitol Hill. Mr..
Bryan left the city by the Pennsyl-
yania railroad at 10 p. m. for Baltimore
This course was necessary in order that
he might catch the 6 10 a. m train
from that city which will enable him
20 reach Dover, Del, in time to speak at
p. IN. He was accompanied by Ma
tional Committeeman Josephus Dan
iels of North Carolina and by the Gen.
eral Kennett, the chairman of the Dele
ware state committee, and John
Salisbury Of the reception committee
from Delaware appointed to escort him
into the state.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
VIII Have a Big Week.

CANTON, O., Sept. 2l.-Major Nc
Kinley spent the day entertaining
few friends at dinner, glancing over
his mail and resting. Commencing
Tuesday there will be meetings on the
Mckinley lawn every day until Oct. 0
and number of appointments beyond
that date have been made. For this
week alone there are 30 delegations an
nnupcad
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Woodenware Factory Burned.

TRAVERSE Cry, Mich, Sept 21.-
Fire occasioned loss of about $780,
to the Oval Wood Dish company, whose
factory is the largest of the kind in the
world. Two hundred hands are thrown
out of work temporarily. The whole
plant was covered by $4,000 insurance,
a large portion of which was upon the
part destroyed.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Odd Fellows in Texas.

DALLAS, Te,. Sspt. 2l.--The Sover-
eign Grand Lodge /. o. o. +. is in ses-
sion here. The hotel corridors are
swarming with delegates from both
sides of the Atlantic ocean Wednes-
day the grand parade will embrace the
sovereign lodge and minor lodges from
every city in Texas and several in the
Indian Territory and Northern Louis.
ian
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Would Send Armenians to America.

LONDON, Sept. 21.-Lady Henry
Somerset writes from Marseilles an ap-
peal to The Daily News to collect the
funds to send the refugee Armenians to
America. The Daily News also prints
an appeal from Miss Frances Willard to
her sisters in America on the same SUBJ
ject, and in an editorial the same jour.
nal rejoices to be able to assist in such
a project.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Located an Anarchist.

ChicAGo' Sept. 2,.-Joseph Bestman,
oy the police to be an anarchist,
az 10 sedswick Court three years
.his fail trunk containing suffi.
n' dynamite to have destroyed an
VI r'operty in Chicago aad to have
pen the lives of hundreds of citizens.
s.inan was not found, but the police
.'yed information in the afternoon
ne Is livlng in Dallas, Tex, and
n - :. 'ne chief of police there to arrest
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
DYCHE AFTER SHEEP.
The Kansas Professor on Track of Some
Rare Animals in Alaska.

i i ~
Rare Animals in Alaska.
LAWRENCE, Kan. Sept. 2l.-Profes-
sor l.. l.. Dyche, from whom no word
had been received zee July II, was
heard from today i'll letter dated Knik
river, Cocks inlet, Alaska, Aug. l.
Dyche said he was in an Indian camp
within 20 miles of some big horn white
sheep, of which he wanted some speci-
mems, as there are none in any museum
in the world. The explorer did not say
anything about coming home, but said
he expected to be out of that country
before a letter from home could reach
him. Whether or not he is still in
search of a new route to the north pole
is still mystery.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
THE ALGER PARTY.
fes Tor Speeches in Wisconsin and
Minnesota Named,

PES ior Speeches In Wisconsin and
Minnesota Named.
pHlcAGo, Sept. Gl.-The General AL.
party made up of Generals Alger,
FSies, Sigel, Mulholland and Corporal
pner, who are to make tour of a
|moer OF the western states for the
Fpose OF addressing old soldiers in the
|erests OF Major Mckinley, will leave
|lcaso Tuesday morning, the 22d, and
y at kenosha, Racine and Milwau-
4 The 23d they will visit Madison
La Crosse. The Gath, West Supe-
ana Duluth, the 25th, st. Paul and
4, the 26th, Willmar, Sioux
|,is 4 and Sioux City, 2Sth, Dubuque
4 Des Moines, 18th, Council Bluffs.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Mining Engineers Meet.

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 2l.-About 100
members of the American Institute of
Mining Engineers have arrived here on
special train from the East to attend
list meeting of the institute which will
occur In this city,
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
FOR THE INDIANA.
Prominent Hoosiers Will Present the
Ship a Silver Service and Library.

Ship a Silver Service and Library.
New YORK, Sept. 2l.-A party Of
prominent citizens of Indiana arrived
at the Fifth Avenue hotel during the
morning. They came here for the pur-
pose of presenting silver service and
library to the United States battleship
Indiana, which is now lying off Tomp-
kinsville, S. l., under the command of
Captain Robley ID. Evans, better
known by the cognomen of Fighting
Bob" The silver service will be for
mally presented by Governor Mathews
to Captain Evans, but it will be re-
ceived by Assistant Secretary of the
Navy McAdoo.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Umtigezas Has Surrendered.

LONDON, Sept. 2l.-A dispatch to The
Times from Fort Salisbury, Matabele-
land, dated Saturday, says that Major
Janner has completely beaten Umtige-
zas tribe, numbering 5000 men at
Fort Charter, and has captured all his
stronghOlds. UmtigeZas surrendered
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Injured Nine.

BUTTE, Mon, Sept 2l.-By collision
between the Union Pacific express from
Salt Lake and the West and mixed
train on the Montana Union, bound for
Anaconda near Rocker, four miles west
of here, the engines of both trains and
express and smoker of the Union Pacific
were wrecked and nine persons hurt,
none seriously.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Another Massacre Reported.

LONDON, Sept 2l.-A Constantinople
dispatch to The Daily News: The
United States legation has received
news from one of it's consuls of seri.
Gus massacre at Ehin, in the vilayet of
kharput
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Coxey Will Run for Congress.

COLUMBUS, o.. Sept. 21.--J. S. Coxey
of commonweal fame, who was turned
down by the fusion congressional con-
vention in his district, has bolted the
fusion ticket and announces that he
will run independent for congress.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
VIII Destroy Pubic Buildings.

LONDON, Sept 2l.-A Brussels dis
patch to The Chronicle says that the
authorities of Rotterdam 20 received
an anonymous letter Threatening to ex-
plode all of the public buildings there
unless the Irish prisoners Kearney and
Halnes are liberated.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Nubar Iasba Donates.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Daily News
announces that Nubar Pasha, the well
known Egyptian statesman and for
merly president of the Egyptian coun-
Gil of Armenians, has donated e46 to
the Armenian relief fund.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
discovered a Fresh Plot.

ApRiD, Sept. 2l. -Adyices from
II a IA IN the Philippine islands re.
snria sne discovery of fresh plot co
aa plise the garrison there, to seize the
snera, a@rters n, and to murder Captain
n hlanco. A hundred persons
a '0eil arrested for completely in the
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Fire at Ogden, Utah.

CGDEN, Utah, Sept. 2l.-Fire broke
out in the warehouse of Fred j. Keisel
& Co., and destroyed building and con-
tents. Loss $4,000. At midnight the
fire was still burning and other build
inps Threatened
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
Stole GOldOre.

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 2l.-A special to
The News from Telluride, Colo, says
Nine l00-pound sacks of gold ore, valued
at $4,000, was stolen from the powder
magazine of the Tom Boy mine where
it had been tempOrarily placed.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-09-23
INNATE FROM MISSOURI
he Chairman Cook Figures Out $4,000
Majority for Bryan.


T. LOUIS, Sept 2l.-Chairman Cook
the state central committee has sent
PORTS to the Democratic headquarters
Washington as to the political situa-
b in this state. These reports are
bed upon polls made in various parts
the state and estimates made by COM
1ttees where polls had not been com.
eted. The state committee figures
a plurality of $4,000 for Bryan.
BON the same basis the congressional
hmittee of Washington has made
(hputatiOns as to the congressional
ftrlcts and believes that all but two of
Democratic nominees for congress
] be elected.