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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-03

mond, any person OF Intelligence should
he in u position to distinguish "tlint"
or Caa>tz from diamond
Diamond never appears In thorough
~ rounded forms like ordinary pehhu
for ii is 100 hard 20 be In the ieas
degree warn by contact with its neigh
bors in ~ grave, bed Il always has
distinct crystal form which In moM
,rsta 81. some Resemblance to ono %
the forms figured In .. II Is never ii
the least decree like the crystals OF
quartz figured ia 3, which, however
are the ones most frequently COMPOUNDED
with it, Most of the Wisconsin dia,
WCnds resemble the second crystal tn
Of Fig THAT is to say, they are dodo.
cahedrons or twelve faced crystals,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-03

Crystals OF nearly all minerals are
bounded by plane surfaces, that Ia to
say, their faces are Hat. The diamond
however, is enclosed by distinctly
rounded surfaces as s indicated In
figure 2.
The one pr perty OF the diamond
which makes II easy OF determination.
Is its extraordinary hardness. which
exceeds that OF any other substance
known. Put In simple language the
hardness OF substance may be de-
seribed as It's power TO scratch other
substances when drawn across them
TO compare the hardness OF two sub
stances we should draw an angle OF
one across a surface OF the other under
moderate pressure OF the fingers. and
note whether a permanent scratch ID
left on the surface. The harder will
always scratch the softer, ana IL both
have the same hardness they may he
made to mutually scratch one another.
Az diamond is the only mineral harder
than emery, 1t IL tho only one which
when drawn across a rough emery sur
face will not receive a scratch: though
ruby and sapphire, when are but purer
forms OF emery, would not be scratched
with ease Amy stone which takes no
scratch from an emery surface should
be referred 10 jeweler for examine
tiGn. Messrs. Bunde Upmeyer, the
well-known Milwaukee jewelers., will be
glad 70 exhibit the Saukville and Bur-
ington diamonds to those Interested
as we'll as 10 examine stones brought
10 them for the purpose.
Not all jewelers., especially in the
smaller towns. are familiar with the
appearance Of the rough" gem stones. |
though they should be able 70 compare
the hardness with sapphire or ruby. |
which la all that Is necessary in order |
70 determine the diamond Many peo-
pie have ignorantly supposed that hard
ness III the same as toughness and that
diamond can not be broken on an
anvil Diamonds are. however. quite
brittle and are shattered by only q
moderate blow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-03
Wisconsin Diamonds.

Aeem to it. While the prospects Of
success ale not so great that men
should be advised To devote their time
TO a search for diamonds, much might
be gained by encouraging children to
use their Saarp eyes in searching for
CLASSY stones which have distinct angles
ON the surface, Probably ninety-nine
out Of every hundred. or perhaps ali
hut one in a thousand, of the stones
collected would be pebbles If the COM
mon and valueless mineral quartz, but
II attention is given to the few state
m|N,S made below caneernng the dta-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-03

last glacial epoch. On the accompany
'ng map this kettle moraine. In which
diamonds are most likely to be found,
Is indicated by the dotted band. The
approximate directions OF movement OF
the ice which brought the material
composing these ri iges. is indicated by
the arrows. The lobes or tongues Of
the glacial Gaping. which occupied the
areas where now Lake Michigan and
Green bay must have carried all the
diamonds thus far found, with the ex-
ception OF those Of Plum creek. The
latter were either washed down from
the neighboring moralne by the stream
In which they we're found or were car
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-03

ried there by an earlier movement OF
the ice, whose limits are indicated by
the narrow dotted line on the map,
The original source Of all The VISION
sin diamonds IL probably 10 the north
eastward IN the Canadian wilderness
There can be little doubt that da-
monds will occasionally be found In
Wisconsin. They should be sought for
especially In the towns which lie upon
the kettle morainc" fsee map, though
they may be found anywhere within the
giacated area or In stream beds adj
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-03
UNAVAILABLE.

And YOU never make mistakes in
spelling, | suppose" said old Bullion
70 the young man who wanted to be
his private secretary.
Never said the young man, with
superior smile. i should say not,
sir
Well, then" remarked old Bullion,
turning to his work, you wouldn't do
al all | don't want any young man
to work for me who knows more than
do myself '-S omeryille Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-03
HIS ANSWER.

And finally he raised his eyes
Those eyes Of soulful blue
And 10 the newer woman said.
I'll be a brother to you"
Detroit Tribune.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
CUNNING OF ms LEFT HAND.


Some 81 the Aavaatages PossesseA ~
the Amhidextrous.
Ambidextrous men and women, or
those who can use either right or left
hands with equal facility, are not near
" % frequently met with as might at
drst be supposed;. in fact, they are
quite rare. This double faculty is, how
ever, much more frequently met with
among butchers and sailors than in any
other walks Of life. Left-handed butch
ers are numero:s, a. . walk through
any Of our large market houses viii
quickly demonstrate, but It II > very
interesting study TO watch any Of them
who viii cut, chop, saw and handle his
meats once changingit from one
side to the other ON the block or chang
ing his own position.
In view Of TIE many advantages de-
rived from the ability to use both hands
equally well. many people have often
expressed surprise ut the action Of ed
ucational authorities in insisting on the
use Of only the right hand, instead of
trying to develop an equal sl<ill in the
other. They oil stick to the right-hand-
ed Idea, kowever. and "a old resident o1
FyanlkfoEd, noted for AisambidextrouD-
nssa. n still monrning the loes Of prise
at school through the use ef his lsft
hand In writing, althnneh iAe WAS equal
II alill4ul - . pe1nan ~ his gS9hA
The bemeote ds1tee1cQn ~ ~
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30


mile long. from which 4, 900 hooks hang
by smaller Tines. AT each end OF the
trawl is q keg-hoat. The kegs OF DIFF
ferent vessels are identified by dis
tinctive little flags, and marked with
the vessels name. The kegs are an
chored. and that part Of the line to
which hooks are attached rests oh the
bottom. On forenoon in fine. wsstAEr
the dories will "under-run" the tr4wh
will begin taking them up at one-end.
and As fast as they take fish on the
hook, will rebait and throw the line
over, hook by hook. But in the evening
they take up the entire -trawl, return
with it to the vessel, bait up aboard, aAd
Get the trawl again.-Gustav Kobhs. h
st. Nicholas. fftat seS =
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
ODD WATERMELON CONTEST.

one Darlky Devours Six and Captures
the Half-Dollar Purse.
The birthday of American independ-
ence this year was celebrated in At
lan<e with a "nigger jubilee" The
town was given over to the darkies,
and the principal streets wore the as
pect of wire grass town in the turpen-
tine regions Saturday afternoon.
There were many strange scenes
where the darkies had gathered, and
strongest Of these was the watermelon
duel, which was witnessed at noon just
In front of the Kmball house. Here
travelling salesman had gathered
lot of excursionists from Athena He
proposed to give half dollar and fur
nish the fruit to the negro who could
eat the most watermelon in ten min
utes. There were three entries. The
negroes were each given melon to
start ON and were allowed to cut it as
they wished. The word "go" was given
and the three men began to devour
melons with the ferocity of a steam
engine. One of the men had cut his
melon In circular form. These he
would break into segments, which he
would appear to swallow, rinds in
cluded.
Another dArky. with . cavernous
mouth, had his melon in horizontal
slices. He would grab these with light
ning-like speed, swipe it quickly across
his mouth, allowing the seed to escape
ON one side and the husk to come out
ut the other.
At the end of I'VE minutes two OF the
contestants had called enough" Each
one had eaten four melons. The other
darky continued until he declared that
he could eat no more. He had been go
ing into the red meat for seven minutes
and had scored six melons.
II was remarkable record, and the
half dollar was awarded him. This the
negro put in his pocket and walked on,
apparently feeling better for his huge
meal. "Dat nigger sho' am in heben," :"
said an old darky who had been watch
inx the contest. Dem sebeD millions
am ernu6 ter glib him religion de res
nv his nacherl Life. Atlantis Constitu-
ton
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30

~ 1h4sssksA = ID - ssekseanaalass
bk III OtsaE Vp4e Weed Atvw, eewsuueA
ahd 1mh&t hd1ni1k t6Gions, and. 6oatsA
q It 3 81 1Es veg 6ssrt q The most prem
ising mining count&y on tie fAcs o& ths
earth, and leAvine 1oahing uadona - pc.
sent its readers . compasts syoopsis Of al
mining nea5 md develcpmsnts, - ven -
mattefs u local importance In and about
Kstchum, it il an invaluableeuide for cap
ital and informant to the settler Of every
craft and position. Subscribe for It, read
It, and let your friends read It.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
/. Neiice of Forfeiture.

signs:
n.aSo, lou are hereby notified that have sx-
.ueo a., sc tne sum of one hundred (100) dol
" ~ labor and Improvements upen the
=, WELLINGTON
ss sSon1 mining claim, situated on Rear gulch,
Il "; Wod n5fe miles northeastsrly Of Galena.
cour,v MUG Kiyer mining district, Blaine
S.,;.a Ss1.ya Idaho, as required by section ma.
ins ea ,Ss Statutes of the United States. b.
ios us t amount required to hold the same
that we We year ending December 81, lo06 !;
Se;n.y Sas your proportion Of the same 70 go.
isOn TIN tSSee,aali; malt. and il within ninety days
nin.t. e service of this notes, o. within
yor Says after this notice by publieat1on
por,,nn r ,ai g Or refuse 70 confribufs your pro
hcluS;noot hldI ot sue, such expenditure . ee.ownn,
yeur r;ag ;ag legal costs Ut tina puhl3eatann,
prop.,ttse @ Interest in said claim will 6scolno q
pser;s;yc OF the undersigned, undGg tha
oas 1t said sectioa 3a9l.
Ieteh.~ JOHN CAREY.
@Sem, @m, Idaho. January Il, ~.
peelicatieas Jsa. =
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30

tas, are worn, and reindeer vest be-
meath them. The trousers are Of rein
deer akin also. Two pairs of heavy
woolen stockings are worn, and
the child who puts these ON when they
are damp il sure to have trouble with
hia feet Around the feet peculiar
grass, well dried, II carefully bound,
and over all this goes the shoe. Buttons
and hooks and eyes are scarce in lap
land; Al clothing is fastened by strings,
and It il dreadful to think of oil the
hard knots' that Lap children have
fumbled over while too sleepy to bs
amiable.-Moderator.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
Notice of PublicatlO1.

10 =; W. Watlington, A. H. Rahm and
Nelson +. Kiinball, your heirs, devisees
aud assigns:
lou are hereby notified that the under
:vaed has expended $l00, in the year 1895,
~ "0or and improvements upon the
=. MEXICAN
.oos mining claim in Warm Springs Greek,
IA ~ boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
aiuAno, IN order to hold said premises un-
ger me provisions of section 1894, Revised
Atules OK the United States, being the
saount required to hold the same during
s;sl saa Tor said calendar year 1885, and II,
~ Tisnsn ninety days after the expiration of
n %s publication OF this notice, which will be
Ruolished for ninety days, you fail or re-
Se ,;~n 70 contribute your respective proper.
sS"n Sns oi such expenditure az co-owners,
.s;S .;SSSroing to your respective interests in
s-,im 'a siaim viz: B. W. Watlington. one
f.ss.s f.esnth, 1925; A. H. Rahm, one-six-
;shh.ns ,s;shsns !S:25. and Nelson F. Kimball, one
r;Ii r;IIiSS, :, 4ix5O, your interests in said claim
sr.x .u W De forfeited to and become the prop
h,:9 ~ tne undersigned, under and BY vir-
VI said section 1924.
p. EDWARD BRISBIN.
First publication, Feb. Is, lS0e.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
THE GLORIOUS REDWOOD.


Grandeur of the Forest Kings Of the
Pacific Coast.
The redwood is the glory of the Coast
range. It extends along the western
slope, in nearly continuous belt ten
miles wide, from beyond the Oregon
boundary to the south Of Santa Cruz,
. distance of nearly 400 miles, and in
massive, sustained grandeur and close
ness of growth surpasses all the other
timber woods Of the world. Trees
from 10 to Is feet in diameter and 800
feet high are not uncommon, and few
attain a height Of $50 feet, or even 400.
with diameter at the base of Is to 20
feet or more, while the ground beneath
them il garden Of fresh, exuberant
ferns, lilies. gaultheria and rhododeu-
dron.
AS timber the redwood il too good to
live. The largest sawmills ever Quilt
are busy along it, seaward border;
with all the modern improvements" /"
but 80 immense il the yield per acre it
will be lone ere the supply IL ex-
hausted. The big tree is also to some
extent being made into lumber.
Though less abundant, 1t Is. fortunate
~, less accessible, extending along the
western flank OF the Sierra in par
italy interrupted belt about $50 miles
long, 1t height Of from 1000 to 5000
feet above the sea. The enormous
logs, too heavy to handle. are blasted
into manageable dimensions with gun
powder. a large portion Of the best
timber 10 thus shattered and destroyed.
and. with the huge knotty tops, II left
in ruins for tremendous hres that kill
every tree within their range great
and small.-John Muir, in Atlantic.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
HISTORIC FURNITURE.

The PFesident's Desk Made fro1 T1n-
bef Of the Ship Rssolute.
II the thousands who have occasion
to sit in the presidents reception room
waiting their turns for audiences only
knew it they might make the time seem
less monotonous by contemplating the
chief article OF furniture. Many Of
these visitors are anxious to 90 to for
eign parts. The massive desk which
occupies the center OF the room has
travelled farther than any Of the cantli-
dates will. 1t has circumnavigated the
globe by q route which no human being
has followed. The president sits be-
hind it and writes his messages to con-
gress. He may use plain words about
Great Britain's occasional lapses Of
comfy and OF good faith. He may lay
down views upon the Monroe doctrine
which will cause British statesmen to
grumble. He will never write upon
that desk declaration of war against
the other great Anglo Saxon nation. II
he should contemplate such thing the
desk would creak and rock like q
wooden ship in a grinding ice pack
With it's massiveneee and wealth of
carving the desk gives no indication of
its historical origin. Schoolboys know
that Sir John Franklin went to dis
cover the north pole and never came
back. The good ship Resolute drifted
and drifted in the Arctic ocean currents,
spared from destruction in some mys-
terious manner, until she reached the
waters Of the adventurous American
whalers OF the shores Of Alaska. She
was boarded and claimed by those who
found her. When the Resolute reached
San Francisco the United States bought
her, repaired and refitted her, manned
her with an American c. Nv and sent
her to England with international COM
pliments. Twenty years ago the old
ship was broken up. From the sound
est of the timbers was made q hand
some desk by the direction of the queen,
to be presented to the then president of
the United States. That is the desk
which stands in the reception room at
the white house and upon which the
state papers of six administrations have
been written. Few of the presidents
visitors know it.-Wazhington Cor. St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
CANADA IN WAR.

ACaAoalan Says E1elaAd Should Make
. Naval Harhor I'm Hudson Bay.
The. recent talk of the possibility Of
war between the United States and
Japan has caused considerable specula-
tion here on war in general, and there
has been some discussion as to what
means should be taken for Canada's
defense in the case Of war. A Canadian
writing to the press on the matter says:
THE question arises in connection
with this subject, to what extent can
the imperial government aid the peo-
pie of Canada in time Of war with our
closest neighbors, should such calam-
lily happen? A glance At the may shows
that SO far as Ontario is concerned.
which is the keystone of the dominion,
NO defense from that source is possible
at present. The mi&htiest feet that
England might dispatch could get NO
nearer than Montreal and the idea Of
sending effective gunboats by way Of
the canals would hardly be entertained.
"But there II . point ut which On
tario might be reinforced with tremen-
dous advantage and that is upon the
northern coast bordering on, Hudson
bay. We're a harbor provided at that
point to which naval chips could hnd
access, and railroad communication
from the same connected with the gem
eral system Of railways in the domin-
ion, route would be established
which at the proper season Of the year
might cradle the British navy to rem
devious at the very center of the conti-
nent, and troops and munitions of war
could be dispatched thence with great
rapidity and efficiency to every prov
ince east of the Rocky mountains and
west Of Quebec.
Central Camada can be reached and
protected by an adequate naval force
in no other way, and it Is well worthy of
the consideration Of the imperial and
the dominion governments whether .
naval depot should not be provided on
the seacoast of Ontario within the near
future. A study Of the map of Canada
will show this as q pertinent suggestion.
The government of Ontario will evident
ly be justified IN calling the attention
Of the imperial authorities to this as
pect Of the case."-N. Y. Sun.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30


The american fishing vessels are
schooners. You can tell them by the
dories which, when not in .use. are
"nested"-set one inside the other-on
deck. An ordinary ships boat usual
" has = ring in the bow and stern. into
which the ropes by which it Is hoisted
aboard are hooked. A dory. however.
has long eye in the painter (the rope
ct the bowl, and In the stern . "becket"
"a loop formed BY passing . rope
through two hole4. There are ave
doriee to the average hshing vessel and
two men to dory, besides the captain
and tae cook, who remain aboard while
the dories are ont. The hrst thing the
dories do II 70 run their gsar"-set
their travis. A trawl is line, about a
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
A Regiment of ChiIdren.

The infant regiment with which the
youthful king of Spain has been pro-
vided to amuse himself was recruited
among the Miquelets of St. Sebastian.
It has four hundred members, the limit
Of age being from five to eight. They
are equipped with real rifles, on re-
duced scale, of course, made expressly
In the royal factory, and they wear a
blue uniform and red cap. Everything
Is complete-pioneers, band and drum
mers. The corps is divided into six
companies, each with it's captain and
sabalterns, and the organization is ex-
actly the same as in Q regiment Of the
linz
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30
Mahogany Railroad Cars.

A new train for the queen Of six
carriages is now in course OF construc-
ton at Swindon, England, and its elab-
crate internal and external decoration
10 engrossing the attention Of the most
expert artists employed by the Great
Western railway. The only wood used
II mahogany, and the doors of the
queens carriage are SO contrived as
to allow OF the entrance of two attend
ants, one st either side of her majesty.
It Is also arranged that the approach
to the royal salon is to be on level
with the platform. 30 as to dispense
with any necessity for steps.-St. Louis
obe-DemOcrat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30

Pushing the PAnon1 O
The Panama canal project - oelne
pushed with cdnsideraole energy: snu
X looks % though there were good rear
.on. for the faith Of the men who have
chsrra OF it that the work win be car
ried to completion" said Victor VII.
quain, United States consul-seneral
Il Panama. recently. "There areabout
5000 laborers employed ON It, the ma
jority Of whom are Jamaica negroes.
on the Pacific side splendid wharf y
being constructed a* cost OF $l'OoU'-
600. About one-fourth OF the csnai -
completed. and 1t has been Demon
strated that the entire Work can - % M
ished at a very ressonsble expenditure.
me company, it IL said, has funds
enoueh to continue work for two years
more. Ny own belief Il tha* II: rlti-
mate conpletion Il . certainty -
txuft Free Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30

One Of the big ship-owners OF the
east saw his vessel reported the otner
day. It was bound for the other % saoe
a the world, and, having . valuable
caroo. he was trife anxious about u.
e. ha rot out his charts, and taking
the renorted latitude and longitude, ne
fonnd. much 70 his surprise, that the
.hin was In the middle Of the desert OF
sahaxa. sWell," said he, with sign
al reliaf. ..she certainly viii not SINK
thAee!"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30

0aeysae Triumphs Over the Herse.
The fnal triumph of the bicycle Sver
the horse II foreahadowed. il it has not
actually been accomplished. on . big
farm near Wellington. Kan. Ono Of the
young men 10 an expert bicycle rider.
and he usually rides his machine wien
driving the cattle to pasture or to the
barns. He 10 able to scorch around
over tho level prairie and control the
herd with great ease. Maybe the COW.
boy and his broncho arc soon to bs but
. smsmosy Of The picturesqus past.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-30

Prot. tanker. the famous orientalist,
one day received the copy OF an inscrip-
ton which . friend and admirer Of his
declared he hsd found In . medieval
tome. The sender asked him TO de-
cipher the mystsrious extract. prom
ising to forward the valuable old map-
uscript - soon a he got il from its
owner, Z relative Of hin. The inscrip-
ton ran - tollowss