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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-23
The Queens TelepAonist.

A new Office has just been inaugurated
at Windsor castle in connection with
the household of the queen. It is that
of court telephonist, and the respon-
sibility of the position may be con-
ceived when it is borne in mind that the
queen does not herself speak over the
telephone or place her ear to the re-
ceiver, deputing that to the newly ap-
pointed court telephonist, who, accord
ingly, becomes initiated into every
secret and confidential matter that
posses over the wire between her maj
esty and her ministers and officials.
The court telcphonist, who will rank
with Mr.. Hiley, the court telegraphist
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-23
Coffee In P,al Form.

Take a pill from your pocket, drop it
into a cup Of hot water and in the twink
ling of on. eye you have coffee as black
as your hat and as strong as you can
drink it. That sounds like fairy tale.
but it is true. This new preparation
of caffeine, which is to do away with
all the boiling and clarifying and fuss,
which makes the coffee barely worth
making, has just been discovered by
two chemists. If their expectations
are realized the making OF coffee viii
be simply the matter Of . compound
pellet, containing the coffee ingredi-
cnts. along with the milk aud sugar
Cincinnati Enquirer. ...~---.-
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-23
KETcHUM, IDAHO, SATURDAY. JANUARY %, 1897

poison the blood contains another sub
stance that ncutrnlizes the toxic prin-
ciple. To ascertain the effects of heat
upon the poison, a portion of yiper's
blood was heated to 5SS c., and main
tanned at this temperature for quarter
of an hour. Guinea Pigs inoculated
with this blood not only did not die but
were proof against inoculations of fresh
blood, which would, if at first employed,
cause instant death.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-23
Peculiaritiss Of . vlper.s Blood.

The opinion has prevailed among
scientists that the viper which resists
inoculatioms Of its own venom was ex-
cmpt because it was accustomed to the
poison. They have found that the
blood contains the same poisonous
qualities as the venom itself. and from
this drew the coneiusinu. But it HAS
been discovered that IN additio0 to the
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-23

Rain water should never be kept il
copper or lead lined cisterns, as the
Contained carbonic acid and other
gvtes powerfully affect these metals.
Very pure rain water will remove zinc
coating from eaivauizcd isop.-Cbt
cagc Tribune.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-23
Notice of Forfeiture.

signs: AeA A' Va 40
nenSc, nSu are hereby notified that | have ex-
tarS s.; tne sum of one hundred 400 dol
'' Ill labor and improvements upon the
!, WELLINGTON
sbon. ue mining claim situated on Hear gulch,
in Wee lilree miles northeasterly of Galena.
count, mUod River mining district. Blaine
kevisssii kssi Idaho, as required by section 1924.
inc eu ,ba Statutes of the United States. be-
for tbe rue amount required to hold the same
that VIC re year ending December 81, 1895 /;
beinaF your proportion of the same is $50
from tHn Iale half; and if within ninety days
ninatn. .ie service of this notice. or within
You az uHays after this notice by publicatiO
porbnn aii or refuse to contribute your pro-
incnJnin inJn OF such expenditure as co-owner.
Your ins legal costs of this publication
pronera,te interest in said claim will become the
proyIs;cH OF the undersigned. under the
DIVISIONS of said section 1924.
Ketnbu JOHN CAREY.
MSam, Ms, Idaho, January II, 1885.
s' publication, Jan. ls, lao6
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-23

FOREIGN and Domestic Fruits
Kept constantly on hand.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01
The Massacre Of selo.

The worst massacre OF recent timer
took place on the island Of selo on
April p 1892 When the Greek war Of
Independence broke out In 1922 the
Turks. TO secure the obedience II
soio. sent a strong garrison into the
island. and seized nine,y-hve Of the
principal Greek merchants as hostages
At the cui Of March a body Of Sa.
mlans landed In solo. and supported by
the peasantry. drove the Turkish gar.
rison into the castle. but on the iith
OF April the Captain Pasha arrived
with 1000 troops. and the insurrection
collapsed. Then commenced the mort
horrible massacre recorded In modern
history. The island was given up "a
the tender mcreles OF the Turkish sol
dlery. and is Inhabitants were prac'
tically cxterminated. the m,n and boyl
we're slaughtered on the spot. and th'
women sent into slavery. Early II
May the Greek hostages were hanget
In spite ~ the vigorous protests OF th'
British ambassador az STEAMBOAT. an,
al the same time 500 prisoners. VIII
had been detained In the castle. wer'
siranrled. When the Turkish troop
had finished their nendlsh work onl!
900 Of the original 10000 or $1,000 In
habl,an,s Of scio were left In the ls
land. from which almost every trae
OF civilization had been enaced.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01
LATE FASHION NOTES.

Molrc yclcuri and printed foularll
are used In iash.oulng modlsa para
soils.
Corn-tlue and yellow seem 20 be "a.
'cred by mllllucrs. separately and Ia
combination.
Tae most exclusive London tallors
are ualug black satin trimmings on
tweed cat and JACKIE; suits.
Chlra-hlue satin ribbon and black
ostrich tips trim handsome Lcrhorn
hat dcslgred Tor June bride.
Dressing sacks OF Persian lawn
Csmhrlc. nains0ok. aud tlmlty
trimmed with lace or embroidery. and
narTcg ribbons are IN demand.
Canvas Is SIN very popular and
reems sttuily to resist the invasion o.
douhlc-iaoed cashmere and mohalr-
two rivals q canvas now In the fed
For washing madras curtains bran
water "a excellent The proportion,
used are about a pallful Of bran 10 .
washtol.Cr full Of water. Doll half an
! cur. strain part Of Il. and use 10 was,
q rialns, letting what remains con
tinue to boil Then strain and use foD
rinslng. Shake the wrinkles on, o. M
curtains as much rs possible whc.
hanging them un 20 dry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

be made from the tough young SAP
mngH. Each day saw them painfully
aud slowly advancing upward. but each
day told upon the hungry and suffer
ms people. In the aerial prison. As the
days passed by the workers made few
erish haste, Sometimes. when the
winds were still. they could hear the
cries OF anguish and distress boating
out upon the stlll air. Then they would
see the glaring eager eyes. AZ the de-
spairlng creatures hung over the procl-
plce and shouted for aid. AZ times the
steady monotone Of the workers would
be broken by a shrek. and. Glancing
upward. they would see between them
and the sun the body OF some one Of
their demented kndItd. who had hurl-
ed himself into the abyss. AZ last the
workers reached the summit. but 90
their horror not one OF their klnsmen
was left strowed about In an man
ner Of shapes were the remains u their
loved ones and friends. Their famine
stricken faces would have told the
story Of their death II u had 40, al
ready been known. Sadly. and after
the barbaric rites OF their people. the
remains were committed to their final
rest and their companions returned TO
what seemed hopeless lives below. The
tradillon continues to relate how men
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

A piano on an entirely new principle
Is announced from Germany. The
strings are stretched across the sound.
ing board as In the ordinary plano
but the entire hammer mechanism h
absent. Instead, the depressing OF the
key puts In action a magnet which au.
tomatlcally attracts and releases the
wire. thus producing vibrations with
out the metallic stroke which accom-.
panles the sound In the common type.
The resulting effect upon the tones In
said to be very remarkable The high
notes resemble those Of an aeollan
harp. The middle and lower notes are
like a cello or an organ. Il responds
readily to every variation In power
aud expression. A note can be sound.
ed Tor several minutes without varylns
In quality. So radically different from
all existing instruments are the effects
that a new st,le Of music Ia needed "a
bring ont its capabilities. George n
waldron In The illustrated American
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

eral miles As the information IL rs.
ually repeated by all the drummers
who hear Il. a whole district knows %
an event a very few minutes or hours
after Il has occurred. This system OF
telegraphing Il most interesting.
Though different tribes and rarts Of
tribes have their own codes. there
seems 20 be some method running
through all the codes. Tor when inter-
rogating a drummer on the subject
Of another chiefs signal he often re-
piled that he had never heard that par
ticular drum or would. Of course. know
H. I'VE were by means OF these
drums" Capt Hlnde continues. able
TO keep up a constant communication
day and night with our allies and ma
tlves torsmiles round the camp. Every
evening some member OF our company
would amuse himself by rapping out
abuse az the enemy. which was re-
turned with Eest from the hostile camp.
Occasionally a friendly gossip would
be kept up. one side telling the other
news Of lts respective harems. what
food they. had to eat. and how many
hours the chief had slep, that day. The
native instinct for boastlng and exag-
geration generally became a prcdoml-
nant feature on these occasions. and
the conversation would almost inyari.
ably degenerate into a lying match.
each drummer trying 10 cap his oppO.
nents last message. Everything that
happened was 80 well known N bQsh
camps that by simply telling a piece Of
neSs 20 one servant Il Immediately
spread throughout the whole Arat
camp"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01
xgsU

the suburbs. For many years the peo-
pie OF Budapest have been anxious 10
have a railroad through beautiful An
Grassy street. but. for apparently valid
reasons. the Minister Of the Interior
perslstently refused 90 give his con-
sent to any such project The original
proposition was that horse railroad
should be constructed. but the Minister
promptly vetoed H. His argument
was that Andrassy street was mainly
used a. a public promenade. aud that
its beauty and usefulness would be
lessened by the introduction Of
horse railroad.
Five years later--in isS7-the pro-
feet OF an electric street railroad with
an underground current was preached.
but when the Minister who was then
in once heard Of Il he refused to sane
ton Il. and on the same grounds as
his predecessor.
Finally the project Of an under
ground electric railroad came 10 the
front, and. after some delay. the ne
cessary consent OF the authorities was
secured. According 10 this new plan
a road vas 10 be constructed beginning
at the Gisella platz and thence passing
nnder the waltzner boulevard and An
Grassy street 10 the stadtwaldehen.
The greatest thoroughfares In the city
would thus be threaded. or. rather. I'M
dermined, and a ready means Of traa.
sit would be secured from one import
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

ant point to another. This plan was
adopted January p. 1894. and there
was a distinct stipulation that the
road should be In working order by
the time Of Hungary's millennium. IN
1896. Quick work therefore was neces-
sary. for the task was gigantic In its
way. and not 90 be easily accomplished
within two years
Actual work was begun on August
Is. 1894. and u was kept up without In
Permission an the completion o. the
road. The line was laid with two rails.
the entire length being $500 meters.
Along the route there are eleven sta
lions. at which passengers set on or
on. Nine Of these stations are under
ground and two are In the open air
Everything appertaln'ug 20 the work
Is OF the strongest ard most durable
material. and the utmost palms have
been taken TO Insure Cor the passengers
comfort and safety Llrhts ere scat
tered freely through the tunnel. some
being used as danger signals. Thus a
red light shows that the train Is 20
ston ana a white light that the road T.
clear. In case the lights get ont Of or
der telephone can be used. Tor each
station IS provided with a telephone.
The carriages are spacious. luxur-
lous and are constructed after the
most approved models They are
twenty In number. fourteen Of which
can be used s'ugly
The road was finished at the ap-
pointed time and has been running
since then from 6 a. m. 20 a. m.
Trains follow each other In rapid sue
eassslon. and during the busiest time
OF the day there is only two minutes
Roadway. From the start the road has
been popular. which ls proved by the
fac, that during the hrst ave months
the number Of passengers amounted to
1891 $40. The capital Of the road Is
]. 600. 900 forms. OF which 1000 lor-
lns are kent as reserve fund.
The government. or municipal, con-
cesslon lasts Tor ninety years. IN 1870,
however. the concession 90 the Buda-
pest Electric Railroad Company viii
lapse. and then the franchise OF the
present road will revert 10 the city OF
budapest. Until then the Franz josef
aud the budapest Electric companies
will apparently work together.
In regard TO the management OF the
new road some rigid rules have been
laid down. Thus, Il was enacted that
during the first fifteen years the fare
Of each passenger shall no, exceed ten
lkreusers. After that time change
may be made II the interests OF the
road or the passengers require IT,
n the road sueeeods-and there
seems TO doubt abou, 1.-THE city OF
budapest viii share In the success. Ac'
rordlng to the terms Of the concession
budapest is TO receive no taxes from
the road for the arss twenty years. bat
after that time Il IL to receive one per
cent OF the gross receipts between the
twentieth and the thlrtleth year, two
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

from other tribes. generations after
ward. found the pathway hewn with
so much toll and care and came and
settled among the Aya-Supis. Gradu-
ally intercourse sprang up with the
outside world. From the Moqui VIII
lagos they obtained seeds OF many
kinds and grew from year to year into
semi-civillzed pursuits All traditions
have more or less foundation. though
sometimes and. Indeed. often. II Is
very meager II rs possible that the
narrow defle which Is now The happy
home OF the Aya-supis was the result
Of one OF those fearful earthquakes
which In times past were not at all I'M
common In these ATTITUDES. The mesa
above Is covered for miles around with
/ debris and volcanic deposit, indicating
mighty earth disturbance at some
time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01
PERSONALS

Rev, John Mcneil, the evanrclls,.
was a railway porter Tor years bcfor,
be became a preacher.
c. W Walton. justice OF the suprcm
Court Of Maine. will soon retire after 4
service Of forty year,.
Mrs. Laagtry possesses a dresslnr
has which Is, perhaps. the costllcst o.
iis kind Il Is adorned with gold and
ieweled fittings and cost $500
John bryan. an ohioan. will cstab.
fish a public school Tor farming on the
Miami river. near yellow Springs
Greene county. lie will devote IS,
acres to the proite,. hoping to correc,
the tendency OF people to rush TO the
larger cities.
William schorek Of Fine Grove
Wis. who has been town treasurer Coz
10 years. has recently made the frf'
mistake In his books. and even this
one Is one OF very little Importance
lie f. 50 years old. and the towusmcs
intend to keep him In once for n,
rest Of rs life
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

sr sixty feet There appeared TO be
something wrong. a. the ship sWayed
nrst to one side and then 20 another.
and appeared a. II Il would return TO
he ground. After several similar oN-
perienoer the ship seemed 10 be IN the
rlrat position for its fight. end. the
ropes being cut. Il rose rapidly to an
attitude OF fully 800 feet, amid the
,hSgrs Of all who were so fortunate as
n witness the ascent The news
unread like wildhre from the safes ~
ne front entrance 10 Vanity fair. a
lone distance away. and out Of every
1ulidlng on the grounds came men. wo-
men ana children 10 see the air ship.
rhey saw Prot Barnard turn the ma.
chine IN various directions. az he had
told the people who were present when
A. left the grounds he would DO. There
vas a good wind from the east AZ TINS
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

out his aid. he found that Il was shout
70 drift into current. and ne waa
Obliged to resume propelling In order
10 get out Of Il. The ship has an air
chamber shaped like a cigar and 90 feet
long by Is feet In diameter. Il Is made
OF silk and cotton and filled with hy-
drogen gas. This chamber IL confined
In a network Of small rope which holds
the metallic framework and aoroplanes
underneath. The seat IL made on the
order Of bicycle frame. and from this
the operator controls the wings or
aeroplaues. on either side. The two
propellers. OF screws. extend In front
Of the operator. acting on the prlnci-
pie Of an auger. In guiding the air ship
the operator moves the screw from
right TO left In the direction he wishes
TO 20 ard ascends or descends by rails
/ Ing or lowering the side wings. Prot.
Barnard does not claim all the credit
tor his invention. as he IL using. by
permission. several features employed
by other experlmenters In aeronautics.
The aeroplanes are frames OF a light
wood and covered with a cotton fabric
The other frame work Is OF metal and
the parts were made In Nashville. New
York and Connecticut and shipped "a
Nashville. where they we're put iogeth-
er by Prof Barnard. The greater par
OF the air ship he made himself without
any assistance and during his spar,
time. Prof. Barnard drew the plans o
the present ship about ten years ago
and they have been changed only In
few respects. the alterations 1eing II
, the supports and mechanism.
. Prof. A. w. Barnard was horn Il
, Massachusetts IN 1865. He attends
Y the common schools then the mill
b tary academy at Albany. n. Y. He ha
. a good record az an amateur athlete
e Ills first formal engagement In Y. n
q c. A. work was at Tonawanda. n. Y
4 az physical director. For two years h
}. vas physical director and general &c,
j. Rotary for the Auburn. n. Y. assocli
e ton. lie went TO Pawtueket. r. l.,
T. 1891. and later TO Nashville. Tenn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01
10y rhllIp III Of sr.I. DIED.

Philip III. OF Spain, who died on
March a.. 1891. OWED his death to the
rlgid etiquette o. the spanish Court.
because. being intentionally warm a.
be sat too near the Gre. Il took 20 Iona
TO send a messenger to tell a messon'
ser TO inform a gentleman In waiting
"a instruct a chamberlain to take the
necessary steps to remove His Majesty
to a cooler distance. that he fell IN and
expired.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

The visiting card Of Sir Jofeph
Banks. p. n. s.. opens up an awful
prospect Fancy hansen with a map q
the north pole on his card. Mr.. ileuni-
ker-Heaton with a postage stamp. and
80 on ad nauseaml lis an Ingenious
effort OF the inveteraie bore Young
Mr. Banks. who had lots Of money, de-
termined 10 accompany CAPT, Cook
round the world. Soon after his return
the young scientist visited Iceland aud
brought away with him a rich harvest
Of knowledge and specimens Ne new
er forgot Iceland and he was deter
mined that other people shouldn't for
get Il. either. The little map Of Iceland
seen on Sir Ioscph's card was printed
Ia colors and a white ground be
Strand.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01
.rw MUSEUM ron EoyFT.
,.,,. a, the rhlus. Deposited '
,he Foundation stone -,

sor,. NJ the ThinEs pfP'A
, the Foundation STONE mn.
Tn. foundation stone Of the new .,, lua
seum destined to contain the ma nS'S nnv
collection Of Egyptian aniiqniuie. nv Nv
a, glzeh was laid on the let ihs- y,
,ho Ihedlve. the ceremony beins ~
tended by the ministers, high o ,.',,oS
dlplomntic corps and G few nv w..
European residents, says CaiIO "a An
resnondept OF the London Times 49,. AZ
Egyptian monolith eoheF " w,s
twelfth dynasty. about $500 D. - 81.
used 10 hold a box containing ~. ~, ~
LOWING objects: "The proces-yerna' y,
the ceremony In French and AIas' ,'.. /,
account OF the finding OF the cum
bronze medallion portrait Of the Ane.
dive bearing on the reverse the l ..',s
Abas Hilmi H.. khedive' N ,,-la,n
Fohmy Pasha. prime minister il4. .,i,e
Fahlry Pasha. minister Of puu'''
works and instruction; }. dc MOI So,
dlrector-general Of aniiQuilies' Ia 49,
Dourgnon. architect. specimens OF cu.,
rent coins. photographs on paren i,,,..'
OF the plans and facade OF the npi,u, .,s
an ivory meter measure. a copy o' ~,
building specifications, and copies ~
native and European journals publish,
ed at Cairo. The ornamental design o'
the proces-verbal represented Two " ,
Ions ON which. after the names o,
Champolllon and Marietta. inscribed
AZ the chiefs among Egyptoloslsu'
were those Of Rosellini. Nestor lho'e'
Lepslus. DE Rouge. Brugseh, frihse
d'Avcnnes, Chabas. Lieblein, Matpeio'
Dumichen. Lcpage. Renoui. ureo.N'
Lanzone. Naville. schlaparelii. Er'
man de Morgan. Lenormand' fleite
The only English names Inscribed on
the document we're those Of Birch and
Goodwin. The Golfer. after being low
cred into an underground cavity OF ma
sonry. was finally covered with 'ars'
cubical block Of stone. Comment hal
been excited al the exclusion Of suci
eminent names as those Of belf'ni
Young. wilkinson. Petrie spiegelberg
sayse. from the roll Of Egyptologis;
deposited under the foundation ston
OF the new museum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01
TIE nRrAr rAaLE-owL.
Far and Away the LarEcs, aud Noblest
Of IT. Kind.

Tar aud Away the Largest aud Noblcst
of ~. Kind.
Eagle-owls are far and away The
largest and uoblost OF the owl kind.
Their soft. fluffy feathers. which add to
their apparent size and give them their
noiseless flight, are notified brown and
barred with a clean. creamy white
their large. round eyes showing mag
nlficent orange iris. would give the
birds solemn look were Il not Tor the
jaunty. coqucttish horns that rise from
the crown OF tho head. They we're
once abundant In Europe. but their In
satiable poaehing proeliyities made the
gamekeeper such an inveterate foe that
In many places they are now extinct
Capercaillle. grouse, partridgos. rab'
bits. and hares came equally welcome
TO their clutches. They stu thrive u
the wooded and mountainous feg,oni
OF Norway aud Sweden. where thei
wierd. gruif boot. 'Boo-hoo! boo-hno!
scares the night traveller and gives ris
to many a hunting myth Owls hav
always been regarded % birds u ba
omen. except among the Red Indian
Of this country reputation owinl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

per cen, betwseen the thirtisth and
the fortieth year. three per cent be-
tween the fortieth and the hftieth
year. four per cent between the fftleth,
and the aIxtieth year and Ave per cent
thereafter. Furthermore. Il is enacted
that during the first twenty-five years
Of the concession no other line shall be
built from the interior OF the city TO
the suburbs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-07-01

Brigadler-0eneral zenas n. Bliss,
Eho has been promoted by President
Mckinley TO a INDEPENDENTLY. IL
me Of the most popular ofheers OF the
lrmy. lie has been a soldier from his
Teriest boyhood. He entered West
Point academy In 1850 and came out OF
h four years later a second lieutenant
ais first assignment was with the Six
zenith Infantry. He saw some army
post life In Texas. and In 1861 Joined
he command OF Colonel Reeve near
San Antonio. His FIRST year In the war
vas spent % prisoner Colonel
Reeves men were overcome by a SUI
perior force OF rebels. Released In
ls62. he was made a colonel Of the
Tenth Rhode Island Volunteers aud
later = colonel Of the Seventh volun-