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ANIMALS IN HISTORY.
important Part That They Have
Played Since the Adam Incident.

important Part That They Have
Played Since the Adam Ineident.
Ever since the serpent's entrance into
the Garden Of Eden, where he became
the disturbing element, birds, beasts
and reptiles have played an important
part in the worlds history. says Lip
pincott's.
According to the Moslem creed GER
tain animals besides man are admitted
into Heaven. Among them are
Balaam'a ass, which reproved the dis
obedient prophet; Solomon's s ant, which
rebuked the sluggard; Jonah's whale,
the ram Of 1smael, caught by the horns
and offered in sacrifice instead Of
Isaac: the dog Kratim Of the Seven
Sleepers of Ephesus; the camel Of
Salek, the cuckoo Of Belkis, the OF Of
Moses, and Al-Borak, that conveyed
Mahomet to Heaven. Sometimes the
ass on which our Saviour rode into
Jerusalem and the one on which the
Queen Of Sheba appeared when she Wis
tied King Solomon are added to the list.
These animals were said to be gifted
with the power Of speech. Balaam'sass
spoke Hebrew to his master on one oc-
casion. the AliBorak of the prophet
Mahomet spoke Arabic. and, according
to Greek my thology, Arion, the wonder
fu horse which Hercules gave to
Adrastos, spoke good Greek; Xanthos,
one Of the horses of Achilles, announced
to that hero in Greek his approaching
death, and the black pigeons gave the
responses in the temples Of Ammon
and Dodona.
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A KINGS GIFT.
Wedding Present of George M. lnn
Boston Museum.

Wedding Present Of George M. lnn
Boston Museum.
Studded with hundreds of damonds,
great and small, lies in glass case in
the Boston Museum of Fine Arts the
wedding gift of George III. of England
to his bride, Queen Charlotte, says the
Globe. Very recently this superb ad-
dition to the treasures of the museum
has been procured through the death of
the Lady in whose life possession it
was invested.
This magnificent and historically iA-
teresting relic is q chatelaine watch.
with belt clasp, band and pendants, ell
of the finest gold and thickly incrusted
with jewels. 1t was presented by King
George to his queen at their marriage in
1861, and by her was worn, no doubt, at
many gay and social function Of state
ceremonial.
The ornamentation of the watch and
tts attachments are in the highest de-
gree elaborate. The clasp, which il
generous in size, bears in its center,
within an oval of 1apis lazuli, the queen
consort's crown, resting upon cushion.
the whole wrought in diamonds. On
the band below the clasp, on a similar
background, are daintily enwrought,
also in diamonds, the royal scepter, sur
mounted by its cross, and the rod of
equity, tipped with the dove. The two
rods are crossed and ore united at the
point Of juncture by a delicate ribbon
OF diamonds. Upon the watch itself,
again, appears upon background of
blue the monogram &c. r." surmouut-
ed by . nsown, Nlso wrought in pre-
Goue stones.
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A 11ouse's Century nun.


A wheelman Of Corunna, Mich. has to
thank . mouse for the addition Of %
miles to his cyclometer record. Gays the
New York World. He hang his bicycle
from his cellar ceiling. the other even
ing, not far from swinging shelf.
where food was kept A mouse bent on
supper reached the shell, and when he
had sampled the viAnds leaped to the
tire Of the front wheel That immedf
ate3y began to revolye, and tie mouse
materially ran to the highest part Of -
= could stay on the top of the tire and
Il couldn't get enough foothold to jump
to the w0ll. SO 1t ran round and round
Che revolving whsef. and the next morn
fnf w4a found, almost exhausted. but
stall ra1ains, With - na1leo 70 it,
1redit
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-11
HUMAN ALARM CLOCK
lGog Martyr. - Iona0n, 1Gakes . Lav.
in9 ~ AvgnlEan9 People.

1gDg 1E9rtyrs - Lon4On, Makes Lav-
ing ~ AwnlanG People.
Up q three1o'clock in the morning,
on to rouse the early laborers. tramp
Ing through the poorest streets in all
sorts Of wea4her-thA il the work OF
Meg Martyr Of London, night watch
man, says an exchange. She goes from
house to house armed with long bam-
boo rod. Upon the windows OF her
customers she bangs until, al she puts
1t: "They oilers an swear; then know
they're awake right enough" Steve
dores. dock laborers and factory hands
are her customers. Her little girl helps
her, and between them they earn about
% shillings week.
Meg used to work in rope factory
for the noble sum Of "six an six" q
week for ten hours work day, which
being interpreted means weekly in
come Of $3.50. It is sum which does
not provide one with the comforts of
and, upon 'the advice of
leaders in the Women's union, Meg
stirred her associates up to demand
higher wages. The demand was re-
fused and the women went on strike
that lasted 13 weeks in the dead OF
winter. Then the employer gave in
and the women were allowed nine shill-
ings a week-$2.25.
But Meg was not permitted to enjoy
the fruits Of her victory long. When
she knocked down foreman for in
sulting her, her activity in leading the
strike was punished and she was dis
missed.
Now she 10 her own boss, but she Is
still active in the Women's union. She
has the cause OF the women workers
80 keenly at heart that she has become
an authority on work and wages in her
district. She attends night school to
learn to read and write. in order that
she may more effectually help in the
great war of labor against capital, In
which she strongly believes.
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from the dead boys partner. When it
was refused the teamster took il from
the pocket Of the corpse. When the men
at7camp heard Of it they 1t once held .
meeting and there was talk Of lynching.
but 1t Last they gave the teamstcr Ave
hours to sell his team and leave. He
tried to board ship, but the captain r.
fused to have him, and ~ last he took 70
the woods until he could get boat 10
juneau This h sample OF frontier
justice. Any man caught stealing II
shot on the spot; you can leave your
clothes and provisions by the road with
your name attached and be sure Of find-
ing them when you return.-Dyea Cor.
Chicago News.
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eERNHARDr m SULLIVAN.

First and Last AUDoA1AAoA 81 Sarah
IN A Indiana village.
Ibid you ever hear about the hrst,
last and only appearance Of Sarah
Bernhardt in Sullivan Ind. 2" asked 4
theatrical manager tho other day. Sew
eral of his friends who were chatting
with the manager said they hadn't and
asked for the story. says the Chicago
Chronicle.
"Well, it happened . number Of years
aga" Began the story-tener. '6arah
and her company wers GOING from
Indianapolis to some other city. Some
way ar other they missed connection
and had to stay all night at Sullivan.
The manager cussed and swore. but
didn't succeed in devising any way 70
get to the city where they were to play
that night. The manager swore that
the night shouldn't be lost entirely and
that they would play right there in Sui
livan. Sarah fumed and raved, but
there was no help for It: she was under
contract to play every night.
"They borrowed all the furniture in
the town and fixed up the stage of the
little town hall as best they could. Lit
tie dodgers were printed and scattered
over the country. It was announced on
those little bills that tho divine Sarah
would appear in Sullivan for one night
only, making her first and last appear
ance. That night the hall was packed
to the doors. People with their hair too
long and their trousers too short were
sitting on the backs of benches and
standing in the aisles by seven o'clock.
At eight o'clock Sarah came and reached
the stage by back entrance. Stepping
to the curtain she pulled one corner
aside and peeped out 1T the crowd. As
she caught sight of the audience she
dropped the corner of the curtain like
q hot potato, exclaiming: Ny look
at the Indiana
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THE QUEEN BEHIND THE FINGER.

Lillan Dell Gets Her First Taste ef
Real Liberty In England.
Miss Lillian Bell. who is narrating her
impressions Of the old world and its
people for the Ladies' Home Journal,
writes from London: II have seen the
houses Of parliament and the tower
and Westminster abbey, and the
worlds fair, but the most impressive
sight lever beheld is the upraised hand
of q London policeman. never heard
one of them speak except when spoken
to. But let one little blue-coated man
raise his forefnger and every vehicle
on wheels stops, and stops instantly;
stops in obedience to law and order;
stops without swearing or gesticulat-
ing or abuse; stops with no underhand-
ed trying to drive out Of line and get
by on the other side; just stops, that is
the end Of it. And why? Because the
queen Of England il behind that raised
finger. Why, London policeman has
more power than our president. Even
the queens coachmen obey that fore
finger. Understanding how to obey,
that Is what makes liberty.
II am the most famboyant of Amer
leans, the most hopelessly addicted to
my own country, but must admit that
I had my first real taste of liberty in
England. will tell you why. In Amer
lea nobody obeys anybody. We make
our laws, and then most industriously
set about studying out plan by which
we may evade them. America is suf-
fering, as all republics must Of neces-
sity suffer, from liberty in the hands
of the multitude. The multitude are
ignorant, and liberty in the hands Of
the ignorant il always license"
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TX
signs: 'AA' sner neirs or as
penS.a Sa are =. hereby notified that | have ex-
lars ;s ~ .he sam Of one hundred IOO) dol
'Aoer and improvements upon the
,oa. WELLINGTON
s about unstbblng tblnIg claim, situated on Bear sulch
in Wood ies plles miles northeasterly of Galena'
county 'q 1d.Ser liver mining district, Blaine
Revised sSaano, S,o as required by section 2a24
Ing . the Statutes of the United States be.
for iiLs ths smount required to hold the same
that yor, year ending December, 81. la06 !:
leins' '0us ous proportion of the same in S6o
from tba e nait; and if within ninety dnvr
ninety d. dsr. service Of this notice. Or xith{n
you faiI HiIAys Us alter this notice by publication
psshonu on 81 Or refuse to contribute r,. YOUR nro-
lncludhinooi o. such expenditure a. So.ov,nsr eN T
yo0r ris isftrI lesal costs Of this publication.
propert,vs e IN said claim will become ths
Of said section 23N
son, Idaho, January nIH Il. una11 iaos
pseliessiou, Jan. Is IT,,
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1u,,.h,>~ - Falling STARS.


Would you know the origin of the Gus.
tom OF making wish when . star faiis
II %. YOU need not travel an the way
to Galicia. . province northeast OF
Hungary. whence 1t CONES There =
II believed BY the peasantry that when
! star falls It reaches tho earth m 2
form Of beautiful woman WIN long
elittering. blond hair. Every handsome
youth she meets in her wandertngs Pc
comes the victim o. the stafland beauty
because she has the power ct magic
AZ least that II what they CAL + ~
oalicia. Having bewitcAed her yietann
~ encircles him In her arms and tAeh
eloswly St1angiss him g de.th. lfcer.
't4in WugD ~ - III .1. s i Iii !
nv star lnl11y ~ woa1nn - no pcwef
3 1arln 4l1k 5tSeslsr 80 49, \
6elFhia RseoA
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.sueMARlNEExpLoR LoRER'' OF leso

Comhanot1o0 Diving DoQ AAA scat
MaAe ~ Dasnsseble Men.
A patent was granted February IS.
1880, for q diving apparatus called the
submarine explorer, TO 6eWall Short
and Noah Bradford, Of Baxnstable. The
description Of the invention was - fol-
lows:
This diving apparatus consista oS .
hollow buoy which doats In the wssef,
and is in form like IN inverted bell.
Both ends Of this buoy, or ball. are open.
It must be made Of light materials and
covered with leather or other sub
stance, 20 a. to render 1t impervious to
water. There 10 platform, or seat,
around il on the inside, to accommodate
the assistants. To the lower end OF the
buoy Il attached flexible water-tight
tube, which may be two feet in dame
ter, and must extend nearly to the bot
tom Of the water.
The tube IL distended by strong iron
rings and sunk by means OF weights;
its lower part terminates in water
tight dress, fitting the legs and arms,
and kept distended like the main tube,
by suitable rings; Light II admitted
through openings occupied by strong
panes Of glass. The whole apparatus
thus forms bag open ct top. but
closed below. It is to be moored in
secure way, and to be OF sufficient
length to allow 1t to rise and fall with
the motion Of the water, without dis
turbing the operator.
A wind1ass IL provided, which crosses
the floating buoy. and u necessary to
draw the diver up when necessary; an
air tube to force air down and n.y.
draulic tube to pump any water up
which may accidentally enter, are Also
appended.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-11

The American frigate Constitution
was . BEAUTIFUL ship, and wherever she
went excited the most favorable com-
ment. After the war OF 1912 she was
visited by an English officer OF high
rank, who, after making IN inspection,
said: "This 10 one Of the finest frigates
ever saw, II not the finest; but must
say that her wheel is clumsy and ugly,
and unworthy Of the vessel The Yam
kee captain replied: -sir. that wheel
is the only English thing In the ship.
During her action with the Java her
own wheel was knocked to pieces by 2
shot. After the Java was captured we
took her wheel and fitted it to the Con-
stitutton. and, although Ne think It .
ugly as you do, We have kept Il - ?
tronhy."
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These snakes are sold in the ma<kets,
where / bought one that died ON the
voyage from Rio Janeiro to New York.
"a scientist, to whom spoke OF these
snakes, told me that no snakes are real
~ dangerous to man. BE said that
never had q snake attacked . man un-
less the man had first attacked It The
reptile Is defensive, but not offensive,
and has no desire to pick quarrel. But
If you tread on snake the thing cannot
know that your intentions are not IN
imical to Its welfare. So I always
avoid snakes-"- Chicago Times-Heram.
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nent ~ &iA4 eun.

The Aostesing WasAin9ton monument,
solid 9 It %, cannot resist tha heat Of
the sun. poured on its southern side
on . midsummer's day, without slight
bending of the gigantic shaft which Is
rendered perceptible by means Of q
copper wire, 174 feet long, hanging in
the center Of the structure, and carry
Ing plummet suspended in q vessel
of water. At noon in summer the apex
of The monument, $50 feet above the
ground. u shiftaA, by expansion Of the
stoae. . few hundredths Of an inch
toward the north. High winds capee
perceptible motions 81 the plumtneA
and in sti1l weather perceptible ~se,A-
tions Of the crust Of the earth, other.
wise unperceived, are regfstered 6y Il.
--Youth's Companion.
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14etFffesqrAiA II TIA se|4 zapFs tesjye
o{ a0xnaA upQaE Wnna 1f1nR. oa1E1ooze
1as0n1kt aiAfd1 4eeieos, a1ds ooeo1o1
- Aas1t1g19vy g pvs tft
islnx 1llnt eoeatfy d ~ taka 4 ~
earth, ard leeFip& aothdne up1qne - ~
ssnt Msreadsrs cemplsts synopsis Of al
mining heNs md d11elopments. = ven -
nattefs 81 local importance IA and apoat
Ketohnn, IL is.an invalnabls guido for cap
ital and informant to the settler Of every
craft and position. Subscribe 4or II, seoA
1t, and let your friends read It.
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and rendered material assiatance -
the girl in her efforts to o1t away.
Disguise was, of course. necexsary eAnd
Miss Alongha adopted the coftume o.
. nun, in which she was smuggled on
board vessel bound for this country,
where she arrived salely. She lost 60
time in getting to Berkeley, Cal. where
her mothers brother resides. Mis-
Alongha comes of rich and aristocr1t-
ic family. She is highly educated.
speaking duently Armenian, Greek,
Turkish, French and other languages
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Notice of Publication.

40 .; ". Watlington, A. H. Rahm and
M nelson !. kilnball, your heirs, devisees
lou are hereby notified that the under
;s ;suso mas expended $l00, in the year 1895,
= '' '-a't ana Improvements upon the
MEXICAN
.Sae :. . mining claim in Warm Springs Creek.
Il Ja.s boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
dasao, IN order to hold said premises un
S,. s., .ne provisions of section 1924, Revised
Fs s,aau OF the United States, being the
s,sGans ana required to hold the same during
si,h;p civ ,ot said calendar year 1895, and IL
IT, h.nan nn.e ninety days after the expiration of
orhl; M Rotonsatlon Of this notice, which will be
{us. {usnsa - lot ninety days, you fail or re-
lions - contribute your respective proper
acra,a; as ~ such expenditure as co-owners.
asid d1nS o1aS 70 your respective interests in
sistssnssllm ,slm VIZ: B, W. Watlington. one
tsen,h tshn, N 1925; A. H. Rahm' one-six-
siybsh ~, 10; and Nelson F. Kimball. one
v|1 =, s1;oC your interests in said claim
srtv m w " tpffelted 70 and become the prop.
tue of ~ 10. .ne undersigned, under and by viz
" sad section 1924.
FIRST publication, Feb. Is is98
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PLAYING A FUNNY GAME.

why the Lambs Are Alway0 FIoooeo
ON the stock Exchange.
The use OF chips and counters 10 .
great convenience in such games ~
poker, faro and the like, says the Arena.
The business, so called, Of the stock ex-
change in Wall street and elsewhere II
carried on by the use of tokens or bits
of paper designated az bonds and stock
certificates, which are supposed to en-
title the holders OF them to certain divi-
dends to be declared by managers OF
railway and other corporations or to
certain interest installments payable at
stated times. The croupier at faro guar
antees prompt payment in cash to the
chip-holders at the end Of the game. The
seller of stocks and bonds in the game
In "the street" guarantees nothing ex-
cept the title and genuineness OF the
chips. The purchaser buys under the
rule caveat emptor as to price and value.
The value of his purchase depends
upon the volume of railway traffic,
transportation rates, the state Of the
money market, the ability. the honesty
or dishonesty Of corporation managers,
the manner in which corporation re-
ports and accounts are made and kept,
whether these reports and accounts are
fair or cooked" whether the officers
wear smoked glasses" and the like.
Now, it is plain that the so-called
"lambs" are at q dAdvantage in this
business. or game. In faro the "splits"
civa the dealer a small percentage of
advantage. but this the player under
stands and may calculate on; the con-
tingencies and rascalities in the stock
dealing game, however, are incalcula-
HE
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IN THE oARs OF 4 NUN.

Aow m AxRon1an Girl SueooeAeA -
Escaping fron Turkey.
Warned by the terrible fate which
befen her beautiful young sister. Rosa
Alongha, young Armenian girl some
months ego determined to escape from
Turkey or die Her sister, say4 for
eign exchange, had been forced to enter
the harem Of Turkish Official Of high
rank, this being the elimination Of
much persecution. Then it was that
Rosa determined on hight. Well know
ing that once in the United States she
would Be safe from Ill danger, she en-
desvored to secure passport to this
country. In t11ershs was unsucceAsful,
whereupon she took refuge with the
wife Of the British amnssador at Con-
.stantineple- The American consul
then also internsted himself in the ear
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ABOUT TREE RiN@a

Correctness Of the Theory That TAeS
Denote Age Proved.
Although. forestry experts in En-
rope for more than century have held
the theory Of determining the age Of q
tree by the ring markings to be abso-
lately reliable, many attempts have
been made in this country to disprove
it. To give its official support to the
theory the forestry division of the de-
partment OF agriculture has just il
sued pamphlet or ''rhe Annual Ring"
These yearly rings, in addition to be-
ing sufficiently well defined TO be read
lily counted, are alternately banda OF
lighter and darker colors, the former
being the ''spring wood, /" as it is known
to forestry experts, while the latter is
the 'ssummer wood" The rings in
tree grown in I park or under general
ly favorable conditions are in marked
contrast to those in trees which were
hampered when young-so marked, in
deed, as to readily be noticed. In width
the rings vary from one-eighth inch to
three-eighths inch in hardwoods to
from one-twentieth inch to one-eighth
inch in conifers.
In the determination Of the age Of
tree or of particular section it is de-
sirable to make clean. smooth cut;
and in trees like poplar and willow, and
even in birch, it is most convenient to
cut out the particular cross section and
allow it to dry before the counting -
attempted. In many woods, if of thrifty
growth, clean saw cut is sufficient and
the aid of the knife may be dispensed
with. Generally magnifying glass Of
some kind is helpful and in many cases
indispensable, while with extraor-
dinary specimens even compound mi
croacope will be needed.
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Spanish and DronoA svvorAsvvomnn.
Spanish and French women of TIE
higher class are usually expert swords
women They are taught to fence -
carefully and accurately ~ their BROTH
ers, and there are numerous schools In
the two countries where youug women
are taught not only to fenst, Uut to
handle the broadswefd. II IL consid-
cred ons of the hest possib1e 1oxins o1
athletic exerciae.
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The .eDlaelk Death.''

An eminent Swiss specialist, nr.
Yersin, pnpil Of Pasteuf, declares his
conviction that the plague which has
prevailed In southern China sinee 1894,
and in Britizh India since 1896, II the
genuine black death of the middle
ages, and that it win In al probability
reach Europe in = year or two.
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llnrnr HERCULES
My.n. @ Gas and Gasoline
power ,..: ENGINES nc me ), :.

- ".10 Have fewer parts, and Ase
therefore less likely to get out
kodoe thaA any other gas or gasoline engines now
,oIh. Juot lxht ths burner. turn the wheel and V
~ IL day,
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:, tho latest styles aud patterns.
Miners SuppIies,& &C.

eor.,eo and Domestic Fruits
Kept constantly on hand.