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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09
Fifteen Days in Jail.

In the police court yesterday morn
Ing Henry Mitchell, the youthful chick
en- steeler, was given fifteen dava in
jail and white man was fined 81 so on
the charge OF drunkenness.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09

Ing to the city governments, and his
good counsel and advice has on msny
occasions been given to the advantage
and interest Of the city.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09
w. w. Parma & 90

If you want the best bicycle for the
money coll at Yoss- Forrer Co. Gimi.ea
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09
Local Bits.
News of People
and Events.
Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.

WHY pay so cents per pound for tak-
ing powders, when you can buy Hoe
Cake at 10 cents?
The public school at Vinton will close
to day. An excellent literary pro-
gramme will be rendered by the
children.
WE are not <A in 1t; that Is why
we sell coal go cheap. Try
our So rs coal. ~. Ii. WILKINSON 81
Co., 1O3 Third Sts.w. phone 2IO.
The celebrated silver tongue male
qusrtette, Of Lynchburg, assisted by
talent from Hollins. Virginia College
and Fincastle, will give musical at Y.
M: G. A. hall Friday night at 8 p. m.
Admission 25 cents,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09

The Bicycle Built Like a Watch. ,
Yost-Forrer Co. (limited.)
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09

WHY not ride the bicycle built like
wasch?"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09

SEE that ladies' Columbus wheel at
Yose- Forrer Co.'S.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09
v ash Goods !!

Dimities at 1oc, 12Hc
and I5c.
Fine Corded Swiss Null
at I5c.
Chameleon MORE, just
the thing for waists, at
IOc.
Figured Piques at 1oc.
Figured Organizes at
12H and I5c-
Percales, SO inch wide,
at Sc, 1oc and 12Hc.
Few more pieces 12Hc
Zsphyr Ginghams, at Sc
per yard.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09

WE are not
we sell coal
ourS3 rs coal.
Co. , 100 Third
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04
EARLY HISTORY OF CAST STEEL


How ths sseret Of Its na.sfasturs was
Revealed to the World.
The history of cast steel presents q
curious instance Of manufacturing
secret stealthily obtained under the
cloak OF an appeal to philanthropy. The
main distinction between iron and steel,
as most people know, is that the latter
contains carbon. The.one is converted
into the other by being heated for a
considerable time in contact with pow
dcred charcoal in an iron box. Now steel
thus made is unequal. The middle of a
bar is more carbonized than the ends,
an the surface more than the center.
It is, therefore, unreliable. Neverthe-
less, before the invention Of cast steel
there was nothing better. In 1880 there
lived in Attercliffe, near Sheffield,
matchmaker named Huntsman. He
became dissatisfied with the watch
springs in use, and set himself to the
task of making them homogeneous.
"If," thought he, "L can melt q piece of
steel and cast it into an ingot it's COM
position should be the same through
out" He succeeded. His steel soon be-
came famous. Huntsman's ingots for
fine work were in universal demand.
He did not call them cast steel.
That was his secret. About 1910 a
large manufactory of this peculiar steel
was established at Attercliffe. The
process was wrapped in secrecy by
everyone within reach. True and faith
full men were hired, the work divided
and subdivided, large wages paid, and
stringent oaths administered. 1t did
not avail. One midwinter's night, as
the tall chimneys of the Attercliffe
steel works belched forth, traveller
knocked at the gate It was bitter cold.
the snow fell fast and the wind howled
across the moat. The stranger, ap-
parently a plowman or agricultural
laborer seeking shelter, from the storm,
awakened no suspicion. Scanning the
wayfarer closely, and moved by motives
of humanity, the foreman granted his
request and let him in.
Feigning to be worn out with cold and
fatigue, the poor fellow sank upon the
floor and soon appeared to be asleep.
That, however, was far from his inten-
tions. He closed his eyes apparently
only. He saw workmen cut bars of steel
into bits and place them in crucibles in
furnace. The fire was urged to it's ex-
treme power until the steel was melted.
Clothed in wet rags to protect them
selves from the heat, the workmen drew
out the glowing mold. Mr.. Huntsman's
factory had nothing more to be dis
closed. The making of cast steel had
been ACKNOWLEDGMENT Age.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

We'll Eamed.-"Why do you refer
to the trees ~ ncrobats 2" because
their limbs are always in the air."-De-
troit Free Press.
-Bob-"Ah, Jack, did your rich uncle
remember you in his will?" Jack
Eyes. He inserted clause requesting
his executors to collect ct once all the
loans he had made me-"
Where He Drew the Line.-"Your
friend, Van Dooze, is q great practical
joker, I believer" Eyes; but he isn't
my friend any more" whats the
matter?" II played joke on him the
other day. Chicago Record.
-Pastor-Do you ever play with bad
little boys, Johnny" -Johnny-"Yes,
sir" Pastor-"Im surprised, Johnny!
Why don't you play with good little
boys?" Johnny = "Their mammas
won't let 'em!"-Chicago Record.
1t was a very cold morning, and
Bobby came rushing into the house
very much excited. "Mommer," he
cried, there's something the matter
with me. Please send for the doctor.
I'm breathing fog!"-Harper's Round
Table.
The locksmith came out. looking
xnobby, with big rose in his button
hole. His countenanee was screwed
into smile, but none knew the key to
his happiness. just then creditor
appeared, and the locksmith, making
a spring, bolted down the street. where,
after securing shelter, he barred him
self in.
"A certain precocious baby had been
keenly watched by his fond mother,
who wanted to discover the first signs
of future genius. If he scratched the
furniture with a pencil, he was to be an
author; if he opened book and made
a noise with his mouth, he was to be p
preacher; if he initiated some action OF
an older person, he was to be an actor.
One day he had been forcibly emptying
the pockets of his 'big brother" who.
struck with an idea, ran to his mother
and cried: "Oh, mamma, know what
the baby's going to be-a pickpocket!
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04
VANISHED TOWNS.
Senator. ahormaHe Book Rana1la
Singular circumstances


A century hence the traveller from
afar looking for this or that town in
the oil region Of Pennsylvania or in the
west, in which an ancestor on one side
or the other was born, will have Job
of 1t. He may have read glowing de-
scriptions of its prosperity and progress
when the oil business was booming or
when the real estate agent proclaimed
it as good as fortune to secure some
corner lots. A few years ago town in
southern Kansas, founded by English
men, was known on both sides of the
sea. To-day nothing remains of 1t save
the beautiful church. When last heard
from farmer had fenced in the public
square as pasture and pen for his hogs.
A century hence the traveller will hunt
Harper county long before he finds the
town of Runnymede.
In the first volume of his memoirs
Senator Sherman gives an account of
his ancestors, and particularly of Ed
mond Sherman, a cloth manufacturer
and grim Puritan of considerable repu-
tation, who once lived in Dedham, Es-
sex county. England, where he was born
in 1888, and who died in Dedham, Nor
folk county, Mass. He came to this
country in 1854. The senator adds:
when in London in the summer of
1889 concluded to make visit to the
graves of my ancestors. / examined
Blacks Universal atlas to locate Ded-
ham, but it was not to be found.
made inquiries, but could discover no
one who knew anything about Dedham,
and concluded that there was no such
place, although had often read of it.
I was compelled, therefore, to give up
my visit" But Senator Hoar, through
lis mother, a descendant of Roger Sher-
man, more fortunate, or more persist
ent," found the place, 'and verified the
accounts we had of our common ances-
tor"
Dedham is 1.-TWO or three miles from
Manningtree, more modern town on
the line of the railroad, which has sub
stantially obscured the ancient and de-
cayed village of Dedham.' Manning
tree, as shown by the atlas, is near the
mouth of the River Stour, and the bor-
uC1 I'll ISsSCA dAO 0uAOAAs AO A14C VIVA
,f Dedham. near Boston. is named after
the English village. 1t is the capital
If Norfolk county, and, as one may see
in the Postal Guide, there is q Dedham
in Hancock county, Me-; in Douglas
county, Wis.,, and Dedham is the capital
Of Carroll county, Ia. The.name Of all
these places can be traced back through
New Englanders to that ancient and de-
cayed village of Essex, and yet one of
the foremost American statesmen,
whose grandfather and grandmother
were Connecticut Yankees, could not
discover from any book or person in
London that such place as the English
Dedham existed. 1t was Senator Hoar,
a Massachusetts, man. who either
through fortune or his persis-
tency in searching found it = and
secured a lot of photographs of
the principal points in it SO that
if it should be lost again it might
be identified. It is a curious comment
on the Londoners that they did not
know of the existence of a village whi1i
cuts 40 important a figure in the history
of English-speaking men until it was
pointed out to them by an inquisitive
old Yankee.-Pittsburgh Times.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04

The Ks1sTo1r b the sole reGreesrt stese
q the dreat Vppsr Wos6 River. sswtqoth
and. SnokI nainias' .regiens,. and, bc4119
a. It II in thu veg1 heart 81 the mott peen
idng mining country on ths faos of tas
earth, and leaving nothing undons % pee-
sent its readers oomplets synopsA sf ~
mining news and developments, A. val -
matters Of local importance In and absue
Ketchum. it Is an invaluable guide for cer-
ital and informant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe for it, resd
it, aud let your friends read It.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04

10 JOIN ". PLATT, his heirs or assigns

10 JoHS ". PLArr, his heirs or assigns:
You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended the sum Of five hundred 5000 dol
isrs IN labor and improvements upon the
DEER TRAIL. lode mining claim,
situated on the Smoky divide, about twen-
V-two miles from ketchum, in Warm
Springs Creek mining district. Altnras
county, Idaho, as required by section 1874,
revised Statutes of the United States, be-
ing the amount required to hold the same
,9s m The years ending December 81, 1887, to
december 81, 1891; that your proportion OF
IN me same is $3.50, being one-halt; and II
Nun xilhln ninety (9) days from the service OF
ui uis notice, or within ninety (9) days after
this notice by publication you fail or re-
ause TO contribute your proportion OF such
expenditure as co-owner. your interest IN
said claim will become the property OF the
section 1924, FRANK ]. LEMON.
Aelchum,. Idaho. July %, 1892.
FIRST publication July 80, 1892.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04
MEN WORSE THAN APES.
Revolving Customs Of Some Of the Africaz
Tribes.

Revolving Customs Of Some Of the African
Tribes.
The cannibalism of the black secret
society known as the Human Leopards,
in the country near Sierra Leone, dis
closed by the recent trial, brings forci-
bly, before us the difference between the
East African and the West African hab-
its of eating human flesh. The Sherbro
cannibals waylaid and killed their VIC
TINS and afterward feasted on their
flesh. The cannibalism of the east
coast is of very different kind. The
flesh of the old people-the grandfather
and grandmother of family-is dried
and mixed with condiments and por-
ton of this is offered, with dim sort Of
sacraJnental meaning, to travellers who
become guests of the family. To re-
fuse it would be deadly insult. Toac-
cept it is passport to the privileged
position of q friend of the house. Many
of our travellers in East Africa have
eaten thus sacramentaliy of the an
cestors of some dark-skinned potentate
The cannibalism of the west coast is,
as has just been seen, of more horrible
kind. The Sherbro case seems to be
connected with fetichism, the worst de-
velopments' Of which are peculiar to
that country; but there is hideously
genuine appetite for fresh human flesh
still existing among the negroes Of
West Africa. This cannibalism mani
tests itself in refinement Of gluttony
whicn has its mild analogy in the tastes
of Europeans. Young boys are brought
from the dark interior, kept in pens,
fattened upon bananas and finally
killed and baked. To these Thyestean
feasts come not only the savage chiefs
of the interior, but also, it is whispered,
black merchants from the coast. Men
who appear at their places Of business
in English territory in broadcloth and
tall hats, who ape the manners Of their
white masters, are said to disappear an
nunlly into the interior, where, we arc
told, they might be seen, in naked saw
agery. taking part in the banquets Oh
plump boys, in which they delight.
Be this al it may, somehow the native
Of the west coast and its Hinterland is
unlike the East or South African native
in the deep-lying snvagery and the ex-
traortlinary facility for returning to II
which are his leading and very unpleas-
ant characteristics. The subject claims
the attention Of the snthropologist, and
certainly suggests curious reason for
questioning the relationship- Of the
black man and the ape Or the gorill&.
neain0 dat f3ae rnce " mouley8 seems
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04
A NEW SIR WALTER SCOTT.

LineaI Descendant and Namesake Of the
Great Author.
The old home of Sir Walter Scott, Alb
botsford, is now presided over by his
great-granddaughter, Mrs. Maxwell
Scott. In sequestered corner of the
ivy-walled garden at Abbotsford stands
a sundial. Shadows gliding across its
time-worn face have silently marked
the hours since Sir Walter Scott, then
in the midst of his financial troubles
and harrassments, carved with his own
hand upon the stone: II will work
while it is day."
Sir Walters daughter, Sophia, mar
ried John Lockhart, the historian.
They had three children, the youngest
Of whom, Charlotte, married James
Hope, Esq, who, by act of parliament,
took the name of Hope-Scott. They
also had three children, the eldest of
whom, Mary Monica, my hostess, was
sole heiress of Abbotsford and other
large estates, the other two children
having died. In 1874 she married Hon.
Joseph Maxwell, younger brother OF
Lord Herries, OF Everingham Park.
whose title and estates he will inherit,
as Lord Herries has no son.
Mr.. Maxwell also legally took the
name OF Maxwell-Scott and the first
child was named Walter Scott. Upon
this suspicious occasion the queen tele-
graphed, with her congratulations:
"He shall be knighted Sir Walter Scott
when he is 81" This boy II now 10
years of age and has six rollicksome
brothers and sisters. Walter il des-
tined for the army. Malcomb for the
navy. Then follow Josephine, II years
old; Alice, IL; Michael. ten; Margaret.
seven, and Herbert, two.-C -Cosmopoli-
tan
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04

m, IDAHO, SATURDAY. JANUARY 4, 1896.

quired to give the Christian name An
tonic or Anton to each ffrst-born child.
according a. It turns out to be girl or
boy. The marriage Of each nephew and
niece Is also to be celebrated on one of
the st. Anthony's days, either January
II, May 10 or june 13. Each is further
required to be married before the end Of
July, 1896. Any nephew or niece re-
manning unmarried to an Antonio or an
Anton after that date forfeits half Of his
or her share Of the property Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04


40 !. T. FULLY, his heirs and assigns:
lou are hereby notified that / have ex-
pshded the sum of one hundred 100 dol
lars IN labor and improvements upon the
YOUNG AMERICA
aHie d;l mining claim, situated in Little Smoky
sslrlct, n1s, Aituras county, State of Idaho, in
S;aer vi. TO hold said premises under the pro.
she .Gns ms; OF section 1924, Revised Statutes OF
rG nn;,d United States, being the amount re
spi Hu.feo e to hold the same for the year end
siS t;n, december 81, 1892; that your proper
.nd I y ~ the same is $40, being one-tenth ;
sesr;n. saa II within ninety (9O) days from the
days after this notice nv % nnblication YOU YOU
,au .; or refuse to contribute your proportion
nnhl;n hslacn. expenditure, including costs Of
viii rwl;IHIi'sSatlon, cation, your interest in said claim
sianaS M SSecome the property OF the under
BA. '''0 plovi1tH1s hnMN ~ nnWn nei1 s1cs.o' ~
rfst publication. June II. 1893.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04
TOASTED TO A TURN.

Sister Caroline Got Even with the Man
who Had Desptsod Her Love.
There was scene and sensation
at the Calvary Baptist church (coloreD
on recent Sunday. A covenant" or
experience meeting was in progress,
and Sister Caroline, of some so sum-
mers, had the floor. She began in the
usual orthodox form of telling her ex-
perience, but shifted to a recital of
her personal grievance against Brother
Jackson, whose arrival with his bride
upon his arm had turned the course of
her remarks. The way she roasted him
was highly entertaining, if not edify-
ing. Rev. Mr.. Parish attempted to call
her down, but she insisted upon having
her say out. Unable to control her, he
sought to overcome her harangue with
song, and SO gave out a hymn. For
awhile the sisters voice could be heard
above the united tones of the congrega-
ton. She continued to talk against the
overwhelming odds until her voice gave
way under the strain and she fell ex-
hausted in the seat.
Here is the way she began her ex-
perience recital:
II praise de Lawd dat he has lowed
me to lib to see dis day. De great AL
mighty is er mercifn God. He is a
just Lawd, an will not stand round an
see eny oh his poor creeters suffer
wrong. De Lawd has been berry helpful
to me. He has fed me when I wuz
hungry, an I have been naked an he
clothed me. He hab put money in my
purse" Just then Brother jackson
appeared with his bride and the sister
changed the key of her discourse.
"Oh, Lawd, I thank thee that thou
has been SO good to me. ! thank thee.
oh, Lawd, that thou hast 'nabled me to
feed Brother Jackson, who done got
married to another in violation eof his
promise to marry me. thank thee
that thou hast 'nabled me to give him
six shirts and has helped me to raise
de eight dollars for him to buy pair of
new shoes. Oh, Lawd, thank thee
that he hab ibed ia my house a whole
year without payin' board. thank
thee, oh, Lawd, that raised, by thy
help, the money to send Brother jack
son ter Chicago. And now, oh, Lawd,
he hab come back an school have be-
gun, he has not kept his promise to
marry me. But, oh. Lawd, how CRATE
full am dat can say dis bright day in
de language Of de pharisee, that I am
not as other men am No, Lawd, your
own Caroline am still 1ibing in hopes
oh an eternal salvation, an If it il pos
sible, Lawd, pray thee to save Brother
jackson, for berrily, I say unto him,
we know not what ye do"
Naturally the congregation was con-
vulsed, and Rev. Mr.. Parish, after in
effectual efforts to quiet his sister, thus
addressed the congregation:
Brethren, we cannot permit ourmis-
guided sister to 60 on. Sing the long
meter doxology and keep singing it un-
til she takes her sest. ."-Louisville
Times.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04
Has Done with Pixsonholes.


An Inquirer man called on the head
of big business house and found him
self seated at q roll-top desk which was
absolutely clear Of papers. I'm glad
to find your desk clear" the newspaper
man remarked; '.you will have plenty
OF time to talk to me". Yes, I've
cleared up everything for the day sVas
the reply, .and have determined to do
away altogether with this desk. I
haven't time for details sor Paeeonholes,
and have ordered glass-top fat desk.
on which will handle the mail a. l al
ways here. But every matter is EVENT.
ually to be attended to by some one in
the establishment, and as read l turn
she communications to the man who will
look after them. BY this means I am
almost at liberty to give my attention
to the 101 questions which arise IN q
days business, and which are submitted
t. me for final settlement. That glass
topped dcsk without pigeonholes ought
to b worth Ave years Of life to me. -
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-01-04
BoMesHELL, AN ARTILLERY DOG
No Saved Two Little Childrea from Be-
rious Danger.

rious Danger.
While gun was being loaded, Bomb
shell would sit on the parapet and
watch the operation. That finished, he
would jump up and look out to sea over
the range, and then scamper down
from the parapet and follow us into the
bomb-proof.
AS usual, Bombshell was on hand to
see the test of the new big gun.
He superintended the loading, and,
while was aiming the gun, he looked
over the range as carefully as did the
lookout; and from his air of RESPONSE
bility one might have supposed that to
him had been intrusted the duty OF
seeing that the range was clear.
But when we started for the bomb
proof, instead of following us, as was
his custom, Bombshell remained on the
parapet, looking out to sea and shifting
the air. In q moment he dashed of
through the bushes which covered the
narrow beach between the parapet and
the sea.
Though thinking his actions peculiar,
was sure that he would not remain in
front Of the gun, because he had done
go once, when quite young and mex
perienced, and the burning grains OF
powder-which are always thrown out
by the blast of gun buried
themselves in his skin, burning him
badly. He had never forgotten th;e.
Certain that he would take care OF