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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27
Why DON'T " woeeLEa

1Ae D0StA's balance Must Have Changed
oases Cessnbas.
A New England scientist says there's
going to be the dickens to pay II the
rest Of the United States continues to
cart away granite and marble from the
land of the Pilgrims and Puritans-
1T Is not unlikely" says he, ''that
the equilibrium of the earth Il already
considerably disturbed. and that we
shall shortly feel pronounced wob-
ble."
OF course, If there Is to be . wobble
anywhere we would prefer 1t in New
EnGl1ud, but perhaps the outlook is
not 20 desperate CO 1t hrst glimpse.
The summer rush Of people to the
White mountsins, BAr Harbor, New
port and . thousand other. New Eng
land summer resorts must in . very
great degree restore the weight which
existed before there were quarries in
New England.
And there u another thing. It is
computed that there were in the west
ern hemisphere. when Columbus set
foot on It, not more than 1,000, 900 hui
man beingA
There are now, 1t . very low esti-
mate, 1oi, ,000, ,ooo.
These 100, ooo, 900 Of additional per-
sons have increased the weight Of tho
western hemisphere some s,o0o, 900 Of
tons, in tho roundest Of numberA
Surely there Il IN opportunity for .
wobble in this state OF affairs, and we
ought to Be conscious Of 1t by this
time.
II there has been NO wobbls IN ex-
planation should be demanded.
Some man Of scienee should Tiss to
tell ~ why We don't wobble.
Nothing Il more dreadful, says the
Buffalo Courier, than this uncertainty
when and where the eommotion Will
begin. Probably only those who are
holding 70 the ear stxsps s* The time
wu beep tlsstr -. 4.-- .--.s.:
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27

signs:
nanSo, lou are hereby notified that l have ex-
~ued the sum of one hundred (lOO) dol
' 1" labor and improvements upon the
-, WELLINGTON
ue sS"n1 mining claim, situated on Rear gulch,
in w Woa5re m5re miles northeasterly of Galena.
countU mvoq River mining district. Blaine
Rev;.yya; Ri.y; Idaho, as required by section 1924.
Inc iea tha statutes of the United States. be-
for the the amount mount required to hold the same
that ue ue year ending December 81, 1895;
bsi".y bis your proportion of the same is $50
from tSa Sae half half and if within ninety days
nina,vu we service of this notice. or within
Won AZ niays after this notice by publication
port,nn M la, g or refuse to contribute your pro-
incudnS.i Si such such expenditure as co-owner,
Your mtg legal costs of this publication,
prcnsrte m interest in said claim will become the
proyls;cys, prly y. OF the undersigned, under the
''As OF said section 1894.
Esum, Eea, Idaho, January ii. 1855.
' publication, Jan. ls, l9o6 G
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27

It is said that the smallest piece OF
painting in the world has recently been
executed by . Flemish artist. 1t Il
painted on the smooth side Of . grain Of
common white corn. and pictures mill
and miller mounting stairs with :
sack OF grain ON his back. The mill IL
represented as standing on terrace,
and near it Is = horse and cart, while .
group Of several peasants are shown In
the road near by. The picture Il bean
tifully distinct, every object being fn-
ished with microscopic fidelity yet BY
careful measurement It II shown that
the whole painting doss not cover .
surface OF baN ~ inch square. :.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27
MOST SAVAGE OF SPIDERS.

The 1afantu)a Endowed with Enough
Courage to Attack Larger Enemisa.
The tarantula is large burrowing
spider which dwells in a shaftlike hole
it sinks in the earth. It's appearance Is
most repulsive, and inspires anyone
who examines it with q feeling of pro
found disgust AS it stands, It fire.
quently covers an area as large rs the
palm of mans hand, and over its body
and legs there bristles thick coveriAg
Of red-brown hair. 1t may be said that
its home is in many lands, but its great
est size is attained in tropical and scui-
tropical countries. In the south of Eu-
rope, along the Mediterranean coast, it
has been known for centuries as the
''mad spider" because the symptoms
following it's bite are similar to those
Of hydrophobia. There the peasantry,
especially those of Sicily, regard it
with mingled feelings of hate and su-
perstitious dread. They will tell you
that the only chance of recovery from
its bite is for the patient to commence
dancing without delay and to continue
until he falls senseless from exhaustion
"a remedy which, ridiculous as it
seems, has something to be said in its
favor, when we know that the one
danger to overcome is the tendency to
sleep, says Chambers Journal. AS long as
this can be successfully avoided the pa
ticnt is in no danger; but if he give way
and allows himself to fall into stupor,
then he is likely to succumb, even from
the comparatively mild poison of the
European variety.
It Is in the tropical countries Of
South America, however, where all
forms Of insect and vegetable life at
tain their highest development, that
this great spider is most deadly. And
further north, in the provinces of Mex
leo, where it is quite as numerous,
its poison is only q slight degree less
dangerous. There we have met it
everywhere and studied its habits. In
the orange orchards, the vineyards and
the open prairies we have watched it
attack enemies many times it's own
size, and marveled at the ease with
which it overcame them. Even it's own
kind are not exempt from its fierce on
slaught, and we remember once seeing
pair of them meet on the upturned
root of fig tree and fight duel to the
death-the death of both. OF man it
seems to have no fear whatever. and
will attack without hesitation either his
hand or his foot, if they come within
striking distance. In doing so it stands
upon its four hind legs. It opens wide
its enormous fangs until the mandibles
protrude in a straight line from its face;
then, with all the muscular force it is
of. launches itself forward,
sinking them with vicious thrust
deep into the flesh of the enemy.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27
The Skeptic.

"Yes. kissed her when she wasn't
expecting any thing of the kind"
Lemme see; young man, young
woman and nobody about; and the
young woman not expecting to be
kissed. Nm. Ha! Pooh!"-Indian.
apolis Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27
THE COLONEL AND THE SNAKE

Shocking Outcome Of the Professors Ex
psrimens in Natural History.
A well-known professor of natura
history and an amateur taxidermist, re
siding in q northern suburb of Chicago
was in the city to look at some South
American snakes procured for him by
local dealer in foreign animals. The
reptiles, says the Times-Herald, were
all that the professor desired. The
purchase was made, the snakes were
chloroformed and the professor placed
them in blue cloth bag he had car.
ried will, him for the purpose. He then
went to the northwestern depot, took a
seat in the smoker, placed the bag be-
side him on the seat and proceeded to
enjoy . cigar and the afternoon paper.
On the same train q quartette of Chica-
60 business men usually meet for q
quiet rubber on their way to their sub
urban homes. They happened to have
their seats on the other si'e of the aisle
from the professor. On che opposite
side facing the professor, one of the
players called the colonel had his seat.
The colonel is known for his weakness
for Kentucky juice and carried his us
ual allowance on this occasion. The
play started and so did the train. All
Of sudden, as the colonel arranged
his cards, he happened to look over to
the professors seat; he was observed to
start, and was evidently disturbed
about something. This was repeated
several times during the journey, and
the colonel was playing In bad luck
and had to stand the joking Of his fell
low players.
Three Of the players had now reached
their stations and said good-by to the
colonel, who had little further to
travel. Suddenly peculiar hiss was
heard. The professor started up, looked
at his bag for second and then with
practiced hand caught the head Of .
snake protruding from bag.
The colonel had been an interested
witness OF the incident, and feeling
of relief seemed to pass over his face.
Turning to the professor he said: $50
It is real live snakes. Good God, I
thought surely had them; why in
thunder do you carry such beastly ver-
min around with you?" The professor
explained the reason and that probably
one of the snakes had not been sufa-
ciently chloroformed.
The colonel has had to stand . good
deal OF joking since then and has been
inviting his friends to his favorite dis
pensary.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.

Each 0Soot Nation Has One 000 GxpoBa-
Dspts with 1t Secretly.
Every great power has its own special
high explosive with which its shells are
filed. All the high power explosives,
however. are in a more or less expert
mental stage, and wet gun cotton Is
the material upon which most reliance
is placed. says the New York World.
There is no doubt Of the efficacy Of
the tremendously powerful explosives
which have recently been invented, so
long as they can be exploded among
the enemy. When subjected to the
enormous impact which is necessary to
obtain the required velocity of two
thousand feet per second, or there
sbouts, they are almost as likely to ex-
plodes before leaving the gun as after
ward. If this difficulty is overcome the
next question is to prevent theshell
from exploding before penetrating the
object which it is fired.
The French pin their faith to melin-
ite, which has been very thoroughly
tested. Shells filled with this compost
Gon have been fred through ten inches
of armor without exploding. The shells
in this instance left the guns muzzle
with velocity of two Thousand feet
per second. The English are doubtful
of the safety of melinite and use COM
position called lyddite. It gets its name
from Lydde, in Wales, where it is man
ufactured. The lyddite shells have
been successfully fred through Ave
inches of armor.
Ecrasite is used by Austria. It's COM
position i. secret Known only to the
two inventors, who are Austrians. This
explosive has been found to have es-
pecial destructive power when used
against cart works.
Sweden has decided upon the inven-
tion Of q Swede, which is called bellite
While 1t has not as much explosive
force as many of the other compost
tions, yet it is claimed 10 be more stable.
Its powers Of preservation are also
much greater. The United States has
been making exhaustive trials of a gun
cotton known as emmenrite. The air
guns of the Vesuvius were designed for
discharging emmenrite shells, but they
did not prove satisfactory. Recently
emmenrite has been successfully fred
from q high-power gun with velocity
Of over two thousand feet.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27

''nosing up"
All this is done to musical accom-
paniment-I suppose . negro always
sings when he worls-but the songs of
the screwmen are different from those
of the truekmen, and the air that goes
with the jackscrew is not the same that
Is sung when the screwmen are placing
the bale in position.
These stevedores have work only
about six months in the year. but while
they are at it they receive good pay.
They work by the piece-that is, SO
much money for storing away SO many
bales, and the foreman, who gets the
job and selects his own associates, gets
one-half more than they.
During the cotton season, for 70 or II
hours work, he will average 81. so day
and they s5, if they are skillful and en-
crRctic. The truckers are paid by the
hour, and make from las to 91.5o.
Between seasons the screwmen en-
gage in other occupations. cultiyetin9
gardens, doing plantation work, or fol-
lowing any trade that they may have
learned; but they are universally re-
prded Is superior beings, like bull
ARhters in Spain and baseball players
in the United States
A bale Of cotton weighs from 40 =
500 pounds, and skillful packers can
get from 1900 to 1o,ooo bales IN = 1900.
ton ship. The number OF bales = 1hip
viii carry increases rapidly With its
tonnage. For example, : 1,ooo-ton ship
win carry b,0oo bales; 5 |, ,Boo.t6n ship,
e,Oees : Aooetoa ship, u. 90, ana ) S,0ooL
ton shin $4,000 belea L.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27
PROFESSIONAL.

sH wyG. uYNDMAN,
-nopNEY-AT-LAW.K Ketchum. Idaho:
iTpnu..ct;ces in all the Courts and Land
ne,ces ~ in the State.
The Press., 1896-10-22
Hetty Greens Advice to Women.

For the benefit of women with small sums of money to invest Mrs. HC.ty Green, who is tlo richest woman in Amer ica, gave the following statement to a New York World reporter:
 II would advise any woman with $500 at her command to invest it in real estate. She should buy the real estate at auction on occasions when circumstances have forced the sale If she will watch for such an opportunity, it will surely come, and she will find that she can buy parcel of land at one-third it's appraised value.
 Il regard real estate investment as the safest means of investing idle money. It docs not always bring steady interest, Lut it is less likely to depreciate in value than stocks, which are always somewhat uncertain. A woman with tact and abil- ity will be on the alert to learn of mort gage about to be foreclOsed. In such cases she should negotiate with the owner of the property and give him enough to clear his debt, thus saving him the costs of sale Many a woman has profted by an oppor- tunity of this kind.
 "Of course, if a woman has $500 in cash and wishes to speoulate,e she may branch out more broadly. and take greater risks, with the prospect of greater returns. But she should bear in mind that real estate is the collateral to be preferred to all others. !"
The Press., 1896-10-22
The Philosophy of Gc.wrs.

Lillian Bell discusses "Tbn Philosophy of ClOthGs' most in cresting!y in Ladies' Home Journal. ShO declares that there is a hOllOwnoSs about having a man lrnise your gowns when you know he dD"sn't know what he is talking about. When a man praises your clothes, he is always praising you in them You novcr will hear man praise even the good dressing of @ woman whom Eo dislikes. But girls who positively hato another giEl oft>n will add, but sho certainly does kEov how to dress.'
 And so the experienced woman wears her expensive clothes for Otlcr women and produces Ter effects for mGn. She wears scarlet on a cold or r. V day, and tho eyes of the men light up :acI they see her. It makes her look cht 2rful and bright and warm She wears gray when she wants to look demure Let man be- ware of a woman in silver gay. Sho looks so quiet and dovelikG and gentle that she has Gisarmod him before she has spoken one word and ho will snugglo Gown beside her and let her turn his minI and his pocket wrong side out A woman couldn't look designing in H. iLht gray if sho tried He dotes upon the girl in pale blue. Pale blue naturally suggests to his mind the sort of girl who can wear it, which is gen erally blond with soft, fluffy hair, fair skin and blue Cyes-app0aling, trustful, baby blue eyes
The Press., 1896-10-22
SsESsORS' NOTICE.-The inhab

A SSFSSORS' NOTICE.-The inhahi- "A tants of the town of Stafford liable to pay taxes are notified and required to return to the assessors or town clerk on or before the 1st day of November next a list of all property owned by them on he first day of october, 1896. All per sons liable to pay taxes must give in their lists and make oath to the same on or before said 1St day of November, or the assessors are required by law to add 10 per cent. thereto.
 Attention is called to the following act passed by the last legislatures:
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep reSentativeS in General Assembly convened:
 Section 38O9 Of the General tatuteS, as amend Pd by chapter LXXXIV of the Public Acts of 1889 is hereby amended to read as follows: Each resident of any town liable to give in a list and of November, annually, give in his list made and sworn to as hereinbefOre prescribed, making a description of all real estate, each parcel being separately described, and if he shall refuse or neglect so to do the assessors shall fill out list for him. putting therein all property which they have reason to believe is owned by him, liable to taxation, at the actual valuation thereof from &he-hes5t attenuation they can obtain, and add thereto ten per centum Of said valuation, and in said list they shall make a separate description and valuation of each parcel of real estate.
 Approved June 28, 1895.
 one of the assessors will be at the post office ford Oct. 29, at the post office, StafOrdv1lle, Oct 31, at H. S. Abels store, Stafford Springs, Oct 2e and 31, from a. m. to p. m. for the purpose of receiving said lists
 -. HANNIBAL ALDEN, l
 w. P. AMADON, assessors CHAUNCEY ORCUTT,J
 Stafford, Conn.,, Oct. 10, 1896
The Press., 1896-10-22
MANSFIELD. GurleyVilie. (COrreSp0ndenCe.l

Mrs. Henry Fisher, of Wilmington lioI- low, has been staying with John Fisher since the death of his mother, Mrs Han nah Fishcr.
 Alvarado James, from Westerly, R l., has beon visiting relatives in GurIeyville.
 Rev, George w. Anderson, from Prov idence, R. l., preached in the NJ. E.. church Sunday, text, Acts 3:1o.
 Rev. Joseph Richardson, the Eastforti evangelist, who has been holding revival meetings in the NJ. F. church for the past three weeks, has returned to Eastford. Rev. G'orge W. Anderson from ProVi- dence, RI, will take charge of the mCe . ing8 this week.
 Mrs Arvila Durham is on the sicl; list.
 L. L. Simond5, from Springfield Mass. spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs $. P. Uhaff..",
 Mr. Hannah Nichols has been enter taini t4 her granddaughter from Lebanon
 GrIon Parker, who has been in pool health for long time, is now worse
 Mrs. Amelia Payson, of Lebanon, is with her mother, Mrs Hannah Nichols
 John Yeomans and family, from Hope, dale, Mass, have been the guests of his parents, MT. and Mrs. s. D, Yeoman5.
 Mrs. Caroline Jacobs, mother of Mrs o. H. Conant, had a shock Monday morn | ing, and now lies in an almost uncOn sciOuS condition.
The Press., 1896-10-22
WOmen's ClOaks

Several hundred new garments collected yesterday in New York.
 Details tomorrow, but you can buy them to-day after 10 o'clock.
 Second floor, takc elevator Last lot of Stearns Silks are now on sale.
 2O-in. Black Taffeta Silks, 59c yard, usual price 75c.
 24-in. Black Taffeta Silks, good weight and rustic, 79c yard, usual price $l. 20 in. Black Satin Rhadamr, 49c a yard, usual price Csc.
 A-in. Black Satin Rhadamn, heavier and richer, 69c yard, usual price $l. 20-in Black Gros grain, G9c a yard, usual price $1.
 4-in. Black FailIe Franchise, heavy weight, 89c yard, usual price $125. 22in. Black Peau de Soie, one of Stearns best grades, $130 a yard, usual price $1.75.
 22-in. Black Crepe Armure, a beautiful mourning cloth, 9Sc a yard, usual price $1.25.
The Press., 1896-10-22
CANES AND MU5TACHES.
Some Expectations Connected With the
 Show Business.

Show Business.
 "Where did you get that fuzz on the up- per lip, old mani" asked the reporter as the comedian came in with heavy stride.
 "What? This would be mustache? The doctor ordered it.
 1.-The dOctOr-what fOr?"
 He told me that a mustache was bene- fcial to my eyes, and my eyes have been 30 bad of late that could see nothing but my salary. So 1 am getting a mustache, and, on the level, my eyes have been helped considerably. 1 can read signs now that 1 couldn't blink at before and when 1 look into the newspaper now 1 can read every ad. of Good comedian wanted with out glasses. Bad thing, though, in ono way. They want black faced comedian at So and-so's house, and when I asked for the part they said I would have to cut off the mustache. Queer superstition, that a black faced man mustn't have any hair on his upper lip.''
 "Custom of the, house though" said the advance agent. "They want only smooth shaved men, and there isn't an employee of that theater has mustache or beard"
 ''Old Jim Bailey of the Barnum & Bai- ley show" broke in the ex-circus man, "had whim in the government of his people that was peculiarly his own. He would not engage Q man who carried a. cane and would discharge any employee who acquired the habit of carrying one. Straight goods. He fired some mighty val uable men for that"
 Wherefore was this thus?' demanded the proprietor.
 "Why," explained the ex circus man,, "Bailey said that it was thisway: "A man who has cane has its care always on, bis mind. He comes into the office and sets that internal cane in the corner. Then, if you want him to do anything, to go any where, to get any sort of move on him, it's always, "Wait till I get lny cane" He loses enough time in hiding that cane where it won't be stolen and digging it up again and generally chasing after it to do large part of days labor. ''.
 That must be the reason" said the ad- vance Agent. that Bailey turned me down in 1888. I remember that was carrying 0 young tree when went to see him for a job"
 "I once knew a fine old manager" said the comedian sententiously "who would not employ a cross eyed man under any pretext. He said that a cross eyed man might be all right, but he didn't look straight"
 And the meeting adjourned amid riot and confusion.-Chicago Times Herald. :
The Press., 1896-10-22
SOMERS.

Samuel A. Davis has hrnght Clarence Eit,b, . ;u;,;t,o, ; l,rd. p"r5ous, of En- field is moving it this week onto the sight of the barn destroyed ny lightning list spring.
 Miss NrtLiA Worthiugton returned to Waterbury last Friday. ..
 Mrs. Am"s Kellogg. of Mt. Holly, N J., is visiting hcr moti,er, Mrs. D. C.. Pras"
 Mrs Wm. K,bbo has returned from a visit with her daughter in New Britain
 Mr and Mrs. II. J. Shaw are wishing his sister in Northampton, Mass.
 Mrs Carrie Y. DoanA. of Cleveland, Ohio, was in town the early l'art of last week for few days the gust of her sister, Mrs. Samuel P, IIuIlburt.
 Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Bowers, of Spring field, Mass, were guests nv'r last Sum- day of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pom"r0y.
 Mrs. Daniels, of Utica, N. Y., is visit. ing at Dr. Wm. B. Woods.
 The Somers students at Monson Aca' emy were at their respective homes over last Sunday.
 w. o. Collins, of Springfield, was il town Sunday.
 The board of selectmen met at tht town clerks office yesterday for the pur pose of examining the qualifications o electors and administering the el"ctor oath to those qualified. They will alst meet Monday, Oct. 18th, and Monday Nov. 2d, from d. m. to p. m. to admi those whose qualifications do not matur till after the 2Gth and down to electio day.
 The stars and stripes wave at tn Center and also at Somer3vlle bearin the names Mckinley and Hobart.
The Press., 1896-10-22
DIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro-.

H. bate Court, October 18th, 1896. '5'
 Estate of Joseph LCcke, late of stafford, In said district, deceased
 The ndministrat r having exhibited his ad- mintStratiOn account with said estate to this cOu"t for a low nee, 1t is
 Ordered-That the 295h day Ot Octobrr. A.. D., 1S96 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at he Probate Ofi"a in stafford, be and the same i5 assigned for hearing on the allowance of said admins tratlOn account with said estate, and th1S court dire ,'S the administrator to cite all persons = tereStnd herein to app"ar at said time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper hav- ing CtrcU liOH in said district, and by posttng a copy on the public SignpOst in the town Of tai ford, where the deceased last dWPlt / MANtIS B. FISK. Judge.
The Press., 1896-10-22
SMITH x MURRAY.
Autumn Dress Stufs.

Dress goods elegance, dress goods i.x- clusiveness, dress goods democracy there isn't such another collection of textile beauty in any one store simply beeauee no other store has an outlet that jul 'titt"s such gathering. Educated tastes dress goods wizards-control the tex tile inflow.
 A word of fashionable stuffs that are most temptingly priced:
 44-inch Illuminated Etimine Suiting, the most desirable novelty of the season, all new shades, imported to retail at $1.25. Sale price, 75c.
 Six New and Stylish Novelty Suitings, in a silk and wool fabric, regular $1 quality. Sale price, 75c.
 40-lnch all wool Novelty Suttings, exceedingly handsome goods At 373c. Rear of main store