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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-26
QUEEN VICTORIA.
Queer and Interesting Facts About
England's Ruler.

The queen is barely 5 feet tall,
but she wears No. 5 shoe, made
in the style Of the ordinary congress
gaiter. The heels are less than one
half inch in height, and the CATERS
are fiat and broad. Their only or
namentation are tips of patent
leather, she has no fancy for new
shoes, and wears a pair of CATERS
until, they are literally worn out.
She pays but 20 shillings pair for
them, or trifle less than S..
: Twenty-Five physicians are en-
ployed by the queen to look after
her health. Most of them receive
a yearly retaining fee of 5000.
These include physicians, surgeons,
dentists, oculists, and chiropodists.
None of these act singly. If
small corn appeared upon one of
her majesty's toes it would result
in a consultation of chiropodist,
surgeons and physicians. The brain
of one man is not deemed sufficient
to evolve a cure for the tiniest i'll
affecting Victoria.
The queen owns 600 houses, not
royal residences, but rent-yielding
property. These represent portion
of her private fortune. Osborne
house, on the Isle of Wight, and
Balmoral, her Highland palace, are
also private property. The first of
these she will leave to her widowed
daughter. Beatrice of Battenberg,
and the Highland home tothe Duke
of Connaught. ~
Osborne and Balmoral are main
tanned by the queen at her expense,
but the crown maintains a great
number of royal palaces for her at
a considerable yearly expense.
Some of these are Buckingham
palace, Windsor palace, the White
Lodge at Richmond Park, st.
James palace, Kensington palace,
Hampton court, Kew palace, Penn
broke lodge, Holyrood palace, the
Thatched cottage and Sheen cot
tage, Richmond park, and Bushby
house in Bushby park.
Many of these the queen never
occupies, but they are maintained
year after. year just az if Victoria
would move into them the next
day. Kensington palace, for in
stance, has cost on an average more
than $4,000 a year for the past
eight years, and every penny of the
sum was practically wasted. Yet
to relieve the hundreds of thousands
dying of hunger in India the queen
gave $500.
Four yachts are maintained for
the exclusive use of the queen.
They cost originally $685. 900.
She only uses the newest of them
for two or three days in the year.
TO maintain it the crown pays $685.
900 annually. ..
One thousand functionaries are
employed in the Queens household.
Whenever she moves from one pal
ace to another many of them &C
company her. The nominal head
of this army is the lord steward,
who receives a salary of $4,000 a
year. His office is a sinecure, as
be does nothing but appear at court
on state occasions in a gorgeous
uniform.-New Orleans Picayune.
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LEGAL.
Mining Application NJ -

TT - alu
q. tru y. 5. Land Office. HaiIsv =,
:, Notice is hereby given HI tbsi l@i
$3.50 ~ oVu, nose postofhce address is Gn1ss B.
i fa county, Idaho, Fred Piili;4s
JAlnes r p halhey, by their attornss ~
Ch Iii soI n' Whose postoffice sSsaha
omui;ns ~ Guster county, Idaho, hsseas
aptncation ior patent for 1850 1--we 1--we had
Of Oft the ''a'e ground as shown on ss a. r.!
sold Bible BacL. ="
lode mining claim posted on a.
ne4rInS slIver AND other mineral. ehih
y, -, Isst tork mining district, Gust hsaa
", idaho, and described in the o,ssi ssss
ana ne!d notes on file IN thi, oma PIT
viz: e''' variation at is0 is E., a, i eil,sss
Beginning at discovery s0;..
onunr s Si o. a, ana running IRON ss,, sac
.oseiy "a AZ us feet to cents, d.
corner No 1, whence u nv lett
ment No bears n SIC aT NJ a Aons.
distant; thence N $50 e hs5 se SsoI.6 is.i
No 2; thence 8 20 Az l5| w 'e st, 70 COME,
corner No 3; thence s $40 IS, ETieet q
to corner No 4 thence s so W ooia1z!sts,
corner No S; thence n $50 N, " ny ieet 70
to corner No 8; thence N re ,a aSoSs iesi
feet to corner No l, the place Of IA
the survey OF exterior boundsrisoe sinnias
ode mining claim, containing - sso VI SAID
No confiicts. Survey HOS. '''0" aesss
The location of this mine is -s
the County Recorders Office e 81 9 IN
county, Idaho, ON page S54 Of Poos ca,i.r
Record OF Quartz Mining tJs;a a. Of
nearest known mining claims srs ~. lie
ton lode on the north, The IdsIas ne tfse-
the west aid the Native Metal In,i. lode Gu
south. 'oue On Tue
All persons holding adverse cls;r.,
70 are required To present the nam. t ns'e'
TINS office within sixty days from th se s
day Of publication hereof or ~ 4e niN
barred by virtue OF the PROVISIONS W WIN \. e
statute. 3A0ns VI lie
1t lis hereby ordered that the to,....
notice of application for patent Hesolhs
hshed for period of sixty DAYS ian ple-
secutive weeks in the KETcHrm Kr vn con
a weekly newspaper published al Ke,SiUns,i
Idaho. w. II. BkODHEAn
First nuhsoo,ir,, NJ, Register.
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Mining Application No. Az.
U. S. Land Office, HALEY, Idaho.l

s.. Land Office, HALEY, Idaho!
March !, lss5.
Notice is hereby given that James D.
Wood whose pOstufhce address is GUldbUs,
Custer county. Idaho. and Fred Phillip,
by his attorney-in-fact, l.. ii. Johnston,
whose postotiice address is Challis, CusItr
county, Idaho, have made application iOf
"A patent for 635 linear feet and suTlate
ground, as shown OH the plat Of the
"FKACIION"
lode mining claim posted on the claim
bearing silver and other minerals, sitCsl.
i'll East Fork mining district Custer c0uh'
ty, Idaho, and described Oh The official plAI
and field notes on file i'll this office with
magnetic variation at $50 IS t., Us follows,
viz:
Beginning at discovery point Of said
mining claim and running from said dir
covery n lao 22' " 40 feet to center north
erly end line; thence 80 To- w JU0 feet 10
corner No / whence L. s. NJ. NJ. No bears
S $50 IL w 1884 feet distant; thence ~,
lao 42' f 1918 feet to corner No 3; thence
\ 7yo lO> W SD feet to corner No 1 thence
n lao ~, w s35 feet, the place oil beginnIhs
ursvey of exterior boundaries oil clalh'
containing 9.COG acres. No coLfiicts. sur
vey lilo.
The location of this mine is recorded IN
the County Recorders office Of Custer
county, Idaho, on page 3e6 Book d Oh
Record OF Quartz Mining Claims: ILs
nearest known mining CLAIMS are the ~.
rolese lode Oh the east, the U.d Bible Ba.A
on the south and the Idaho lode Oh The
west.
All persons gliding adverse claims there.
to are required to present the same before
this office within sixty days from the hi's
day Of publication hereof, or they VIII
barred by virtue of the provisions oi 'is
statute.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoLhs
notice of application for patent be pun.
lished for period Of sixty days ten evn'
secutive weeks in the kLTCHuh kEisiosi'
weekly newspaper published at ke!,HO"'
Idaho. W. ii. BkODHEAD,
Register.
First publication March Is, l6sJ.
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"Oh, mamma" said Flossie, in a
frightened tone, as her little baby sis
ter leaned forward and grasped her
fathers cigar, which she attempted
to put In hermouth, "wouldn't it be
dreadful if Bessie turned cut to be
q new woman?''-Harper's Bazaar,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-26
Notice of Forfeiture.

First publication, March 10, lo'5.
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certificate was made prior to the passage
of this law, and he shall be DESTROYS of
securing the benefits of this Act, such 10.
Gator or his assigns may file an additional
certificate subject to the conditions of this
Act and to contain all that this Act re-
quired an original certificate to contain.
Provided, That such amended location
does not interfere with the existing rights
of others at the time when such amend
ment Is made. . e,.s ..s.
SEC. 8. Within go days after any time
set or period allowed for the performance
of labor, or making improvements upon
any lode or placer claim, the person in
whose behalf such work or improvement
is performed, or some person for him
must make and record an affidavit in
substance as follows:
State of Idaho, county Of. 49,. SIS.
Before me, the subscribed personally,
appeared ........, who being first duly
sworn, says that at least 80. :. dollars
worth of work or Improvements were per-
formed or made upon -. claim, situate
in. =. mining district, county of 5000,
state of Idaho; that such expenditure was
made by, for, or at the expense of ......
owners of said claim, for the purpose Of
holding said claim.
Signature, -. $500.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of, So, 1884,.
-. 4
. The fee for administering the oath and
recording the foregoing affidavit, when
taken before the county recorder or dep.
uty mining recorder, shall be 50 cents;
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"Why, mother" said Farmer Gray
to bis wife, what be you lookin'
at Johns bicycle so long for?"
u was a wonderin', Silas," said
she, "if l could have one of them
ERE things that tell how fur you go
hitched to me somewhere. I'm
Gurus to know how many miles l
travel in day doin' this ERE house
work. New York Tribune.
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Bound to Have One.

"John," said Mrs. Atwood thought
fully, Everybody in society appears
to think an awful lot of genealogy
these days"
"Jennie what?" exclaimed John,
looking up from his evening paper.
"Genealogy," repeated Mrs. At
wood. --
whats that2"
81 don't exactly know" replied
Mrs. Atwood, 'but I think it's a
tree of some kind. At least, I
heard some ladies refer to it az a
family tree"
"Well, what of it?" he asked.
"Why, it seems to be a sort of
fad, you know, and every one who
is any one has to have one, 1 sup.
pose"
Buy one, then," he said, irri.
tably. BUY the best one in town
and have the bill sent to me, but
don't bother me with the details of
the affair. Get one, and stick it
up in the conservatory, if you want
one. and if it isn't too large"
but don't know anything about
them"
"Find out, and if it's too big for
the conservatory, stick it up on the
lawn, and, if that amt big enough
I'll buy the next lot in order to
make room. There can't any of
them fly any higher than we can,
and, If it comes to question of
trees, I'll buy whole orchard for
you"
Still she hesitated.
1.-The fact is, john" she confessed,
at last, II don't just know where
to 60 for anything in that line.
Where do they keep family trees
and all such things?"
'"What do you suppose l know
abou: it?" he exclaimed. you're
running the fashion end of this es-
Enlistment, and l don't want to
be bothered with it. If the florist
can't tell you anything about it,
hunt up frst-class nurseryman
and place your order with him."
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hotel yesterday The truth of the state ment of the stay-at-home in answer to the queries of the frequent visitor sug- gested first-class opportunity for bit of insight into the unfortunate element which pervades the streets and avenues of the city daily.
 Naples is celebrated for it's thousands of mendicants. Florence, her sister city is by no means lacking in them. No fairer cities adorn the Eastern conii- nent, yet the presence of hundreds and thousands of vagabonds, beggars and unforturates on the principal thorough fares of the cities but serve to dim the lustre, and the blot grows instead Of dl- minishing the more on= sees of them.
 Birmingham has her share of mendi- cants and they are here to stay. There are all kinds of mendcants. old and young, male and female, white and black some of them unsightly while oth- CTS of the unfortunates are not uncom=ly to look upon. There was tins when there were to be seen on the streets and avenues of this city d formed persons whose very presence would cause men to shudder, and women to fall i'll, and yet they were allowed to roam without mo- Iestation Thes=, fortunately have dis appeared. Now for word or two about those to be seen daily in this city.
 The Legless Fiddler.
 First, is the legless fiddler. His name is Hiram Weidman. A few years ago he was an -bod=d man and made a good living for his family. An evil day came and he was picked up at the rail- road crossing a maimed and crippled man. After the physicians and surgeons had finished with him he was minus both legs and a cripple for life.
 He dlsapps sared from the streets of the
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SCHOOL DE Ml-lc hMn IHEnRY

We wish to call aLYsnItion to an in:ti- tutiorl of which Birmingham and, indeed. all Alabama should be proud.
 Miss Daisy Woodruff Rowley, last year Abolished the School of Music and The ory. &ixty-five pupils were enrolled the inst term, and the membership has con- tinued Ito grow uni lil the school now ranks with the best music colleges in this or any city.
 We have re'cl lived one of Miss Rowlett's s circulars, s:iLlng 1iolth the music course which will be pursued
 This ca alcgue gives evidence of care full compilation and even cur'sory glance will show thai the methods em- ploy.fd by Miss Romley are equal in posrt of tfpohough ard systematic training to any music school in America or Europe.
 This is ret ovorrating The School of Music and Theory, for the principal Miss Rowley has made the study of music and theory her life work, and recently spent three years at the Royal Conservatory fin Dn sden, Germany.
 Miss Rowley has added a vocal de- pantmerlt. which will be in charge of Madam EmdIie Von Navarra. of Vienra. Austria. with a 'lechrical course of study exttnding through four years.
 In January 1898. tltis school will be in- corporaIed. and degrees will be given upon completion of spcified work.
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FORT PAYNE.
An Attempt to Rob Postoffice-S FE- tered by Burglars-Circuit Court Con-
 venes-Foundry Resumes Work

Port Payne, Ala. July 31.-(Sp sciaI.)- Prof. J. q. Jacoway and Hushell Tay,or, Of Trenton, Ga, are visiting relatives here
 Circuit court convenes next I,ndsy, Aug. ?. Docket light.
 pr. r. P. Gale has gore north where ha will lccabe and continue the practice of medicine.
 An attempt to rob the postoffice al this place was made Thursday night by breaking one of the postofiea boxes. The same night some one broke into the store of Vim Tibbs and tcok a rair of sho S. No clue to the guilty party can be f-urd
 The Fort PayEe stove foundry will re- sume work next Mc-day.
 The Alabama pottery works are now in full blast and ID doubt a p-efitabta business will result from ena' gies of Mesars. II. T. Pcp4 and B F. Kiddsr.
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saving away aft the tune the COW eyi- dently must have died on
 .I can't kick,f he said and continued his saving.
 The Blind Fiddler.
 The blind fiddler is a recent importa- tion, having come to Birmingham only a couple of years ago. His name is Robert A. Jackson, as he will politely Inform you should you ask him. He is a native Ala bamian. was born in High" Jackson county fifty years ago. He is by no means a grumbler at his hard lot, being of a philosophical turn of mind. Should you ask him he will tell you that he was only months old when by an unfontun- ate accident he lost the sight of both eyes. He fell in fire and when taken out had lost his sight. In later years he was taught the art of making music with a fiddle and bow, and soon became an adept. When he had reached the age of maturity he attempted to earn liveli- hood at teaching violin lessons. but his inflrmity was 8. bar and he was forced to take his fiddle and go upon the highways and earn living.
 While on tour Of the Lone Star state he settled down in Texarkana and there marr!ed. The result of his marital life was a. bright little girl. Tine mother ded and the child is now in kindly hands at Pratt City Ask the blind minstrel how his liitle daughter is and his face becomes bright and he seems to forget for the time his irifirmity and he speaks cheeringly of her. His address betokens good breeding. and he is not at all disagreeable to con verse with. as
 How is business with you today. MT. JackSon?" asked the reporter
 Out of sight" replied he and he con-
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Sacred Concert at East Lake Sunday by Chace's band, Phil Menloli, director. aug1tf
PANTS
Absolutely Necessary if This Postmaster Con-
 tinued in Cfice

The following is undoubtedly a true bill, as it vas written by the editor of the Washington Times, who was private secretary of Wana maker when the latter was postmaster general:
 No man in pubic office ever received a greater number of original letters than Jonn Wanamaker; also, he received q m ore begging letters from self-appoint5 q Chris tians, who had h. card of his phil anthropy The following letter is from a postmaster living in a small town in South Carolina:
 I understand that you are a phi an thropist a s well as a shrewd busines ss man. I am postmaster here, ard want 10 be reappolnted. 1 can't. however. fill the place unless you send me a pair of pants The pair 1 have on have b?en half-soled so often they can't be resoled any more.
 Tn my intervals of leisure (which is a about all the time) 1 sit in front of tlas office OF top of flour barrel and sav h n ladies inquire for mail ] treat them with the utmost deferenee, retreating backward before the em. ,t4s
 There Is another man here looking for tho place. He don't know d. thing. but hehasa gpol pair of bre eh $. and if you can't send me a pair you can treat this lettsr as my resignation. ard give the office to him. '"--Piltsburg Dis. patch
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Go to your doctor for

Go to your doctor for advice; he is the best man to tell you what medicine you need. Go to your drug gist for your medicines; he knows more about drugs than a dry goods man.
 Stick to your doctor and to your druggist if you are a sick man, 6m don'f go 70 your d,nggtst for a6vice. If your doctor tells you to get Scott's Emulsion 1t is because he knows 1t to be the remedy in all conditions of wasting, the one reliable, permanent preparation.
 Get 4e6at ya1 aSk for.
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fiddler were the principal figures. I say the principal figures because the man got the money and The woman got left
 Three elegantly dressed women pass
 the corner where I was standing The lone woman was seatfd at the corner of the Florence and the blind musician sat fsw steps away up Sine street. As the trio of beHufies sassed ;ila c.ria-r he dress of one of lthein swept the bedraggied skirss of the unfortunate woman. Not a look of sylnpathy d.d siie ge, from either of them. But look, they actually opp d and fc, of them gave He blind mus cain nickel each. l thought woman. lovely
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city for "a time, and reappeared in an invalid's chair with a fiddle and bow in hand. He had been transformed from q workman 10 a fiddler. While minus both lower limbs he was not unsghtIy and when he would tune up his fiddle rosin his bow and with his b=st ahility draw from the strings old, familiar tunes the nickels would rattle in his little tin box. No matter if he did dand office business or made a water haul. he never was seen to change coun- tenance.
 "How's business, MT. weidman?" asked the reporter. as the legless fiddler was
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woman, how inconsistent thou art. asked myself why they did not divide their charity and give the woman one nickel and the man the other. I guess hhey had a right to do with their money as 1hey saw fit"
 The Blind Miller.
 The Blind Miller is another periodical visitor to the streets and avenues of the city. Some people say he has amassed a large sum of money by grinding out manufactured music from hand organ. but the correctness of lhe assertion I would not dare to attempt to verify. He has all of the latest tunes, and some of the oldest, too. for that matter All is gIist that comes to his mill, and he con- Ginues to grind.
 All of the above are white There are a number of black mendicants in the city, however. One in particular I recall to mind, for many time and oft in the early morn has he made my life miser- able by locating himself underneath my window, and despite all my efforts to drive him away. would, with his hand instrument of toqture, grind out Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?" Oh, how I wish some kindly person would come along and give him the desired in- forma ton in order that he might go and find him and set his troubled mind at rest. But the friend for whom I longed never came.
 A long time ago the city was aceursed by the presence of a blind negro who had for a companion lad, also of dark color, who had voice win a screech in it like an old rusty door. The grindolet they used was paralytic and the boys voice was perfectly attuned to it. The stone of sorgs in their reper 5oire was linn ited to two-sthe song and Jhe chorus. The blind bard had good voice--but the boy-heaven forfend. It was worse than month in Dry Tortugas. You could not drive them off. It was folly to try. The bard, fortunately, was addicted 10 gam bling-he could ses excellently well at night, butt was blind as bat by day. One eve while gambling with another of his race he was caught working "horses" and 8, '.razoo" was soon fiourishing in the air. A fight, the police court the next day, and, Bless the Judge" 1he bard was ordered to leave town on pain of do- ing time on the rock pile. He left.
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A CHANGE TO SAVE.

q can save you s5.ooo. MT. Money bags"
 How SOP? 5 Well then, say you give your dangh- ter s50oco as marriage portion
 WHIP"
 well, I'll take her for forty-nys."--- 1Iarper's Bazar.
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THE LEGLEss FIDDLER.
tinu,ed his m.edly.

tinued his medly.
 DO you know my tin box is a chrono- meter?" queried he Of the reporter.
 well, no. don't see how it is," replied the reporter.
 "In tell you" he said, when the niekles fall regularlysI know the people are doing we'll. but when they come few and far between 1 know times are hard. Quite philosophical" thought the re- porter as he moved away.
 The Armless Fiddler.
 The latest acquisition 10 the mendieant ranks is man with only one arm. He, too. is a fiddler. You will ask him how he manages to make music with fiddle and bow. having only one arm. Iwin tell you. He places the bow under his knee joint, grasps the fiddle with the single hand and by a swinging motion of the body forces the strains from the instrument. The music is by no means meodious. yet it is the best he can do and he deserves all the nickels he receives during the day. There is rot a day 1aborer in the city who works as faithfully or hard as he does, still he never has anything to say, but continues his saving. Where he csrGe from the reporter could mt learn. as the man was too busy for Interruption.
 Jli.1c n s CT
 There is lonely looking female. blind. too who sits patiently all day in one spot, a placard on her breast and without a. word to say to any one. She really PX- cifes one's pity. A" times when the nick els do not come fast enough she consoles herself by hunrming an almost inaudible tune-a song without words.
 '.By fhe way. this reminds me of an oc- currence I witnessed a day or two ago, in which this lon- woman and the blind
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Malone Boot 6 Shoe Go. i3 the place to buy your Shoes.
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GARDENERS!

Lapdreth'sneW-crop Turnip Seed just received Ellis Drug Company.
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Dancing at East Lake five nights a week. Music by Mon- tanO'S band. augltf