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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-12
AMERICAN TOURISTS IN EGYPT.
why They Went to the state Raj
Given by the Khedive.

why They Went to the state Ban
Given by the Khedive.
Official circles in Cairo have beeA
chuckling over an incident connected
with the state ball given at Abdin pal
ace by his highness the khedive, the
facts of which leaked out of the bureau
of the grand master of ceremonies and
found their way into the native news
papers. Three weeks ago the grand
master sent word TO each diplomatic
representative in the capital that the in
vitations this year would be limited TO
members Of the diplomatic corps. ofa-
cials of the Egyptian government, for
eign princes, dukes, marquises, counts,
senators, ETC., and that tourists could
not be asked.
The grand master probably had never
thought how this message would sound
to the representatives OF republic like
the United States of America. But the
message was official" and for time it
looked as if that important section OF
winter visitors, the Americans, would
be entirely overlooked. But the Amer
lean diplomatic agent and consul gen.
eral, Frederick C. Penfield, thought
differently. In consequence, polite
note was addressed by him to the pal
ace, stating that his country had no
titles of nobility, but as his compatriots
were all sovereigns - ranking with
kings and queens-he would like to have
as many as possible asked.
1t is said there was conference OF
the authorities at the palace, at which
the status Of Mr.. Penficld's country peo-
pie was discussed, the result being that
twice as many as ever before were com
manded" to attend the ball, and each
was heartily received by the khedive,
whose prineely eyes twinkled as he
greeted each well-dressed sovereign
from the states. 1t was decided coup
for Mr.. Penfeld, and approved his abif-
ity always to do the right thing at the
right time. The presence OF 40 Ameri-
cans at state ball, even in the land Of
the pyramids, was a novelty. - Cairc
(Egypt) Sphinx. .s,ssl. i -,
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Wine IN PAPER.

The biggest item of incidental loss in
ocean traffic during the stormy seasons
of the year is that of breakage in the
wine stores. No matter how securely
the bottles are fixed in the bins par
ticularly heavy sea striking the ship
in certain spot or continued rolling
and pitching will cause great loss in
costly wines that were never intended
to wash the floor or the walls. A French
firm is going to do away with this old
time source of annoyance and COM
plant. After years Of experimenting
it has succeeded in manufacturing pa
per bottle which will not break and
which has the advantages of the ordi-
nary glass bottle. In the home, too.
such bottles would be highly appreci-
ated.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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GEN. CUSTER'S HORSE.
Dead Several Years, But Items AbOv
Him Still Fl0urfsh. a-

Dead Several Years, But Items About
Him Still Flourish.
Almost every day newspaper readers
see a paragraph telling how the govern
ment takes care Of old Comapche, Gus
ter's horse, the only survivor of the
Custer massacre. The paragraph al
ways tells how, by special order of the
military authorities, Comanche is pro-
vided with comfortable stall, fitted out
especially for him, in South Dakota.
No one, SO the story goes, is allowed to
ride him and he is not permitted to do
any work whatever.
Then, as one writer put it feelingly q
few days ago: "Riddled with bullets
and SCARED by saber wounds, his body
speaks eloquently of the perilous duty
once performed in his % years of sery-
ice under the government. He will go
down to history holding about as proud
a place as that accorded to the gallant
black charger that once carried Gen.
Sheridan to the field in time to save
the battle, 20 miles away"
Once this all might have been said
with every indication of truth. The par
agraph, however, with various additions
and changes has made the grand
rounds just as regularly as the good old
sea serpent story. Still there must be an
end to all things, and the Comanche
paragraph ought to end after this let
ter:
II mail you to-day picture of Comanche
as he appeared in life. We do not possess
any photograph of him as he appeared In
his stall. He died from old age at Fort
Riley. Kan. November Z. 1891, and was 81
years old. He belonged to the Seventh
regiment Of United States cavalry, and was
cared for with great tenderness by the
regiment. Upon his death he was skinned
and mounted by Prof. Dyche, of this uni
yersity. and placed In our museum.
''F. H. SNOW,
Chancellor University Of Kansas"
Thus it will be seen that, according
to the newspapers, ComaDche, though
dead, still liveth. Perhaps it is because
the man who writes the paragraph
has not yet learned to distinguish be-
tween a stuffed and live animal.-De-
tnoit Free Press.
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REMARKABLE LIGHT.

Method of Producing = Flame Which
Cannot Be Blown Out.
The remarkable light which has been
brought forward in Germany, and
known as the Durr light, is declared to
be equally capable of use for interior
illumination. 1t is originated by auto
matte evaporation and over-heating Of
the vapors from ordinary lamp petrol
Gums; the vapors being converted into
gas, when burned, yield light of from
$500 to $4,000 candle power.
The apparatus consists of tank con-
tanning the supply of petroleum, which
to avoid all danger of fire from the
fame. The oil is conducted by drops
into burner Of special construction,
after the latter has been heated for
about five minutes by means of oil
which is burned in small heating pans
furnished with the apparatus. Be-
hind the burner from which the flame
issues there is a second burner, which,
after the heating of the pans has been
removed, continually produces the
vapors and heats them to a high tenn
,perature, at the same time completely
surrounding the first burner with a
strong fame. This arrangement is said
to make the extinction of the light an
impossibility, even in the strongest
wind.
Fresh cir is drawn in between the
burner and the external cylinder by the
force of the flame rushing out. and, by
using this air in the burner, smoke
less fame results. The oil used is or
dinary 1O0-proof coal oil, the consump-
ton of which is about one and three
fourths pints per 1000 candle power
poi1roo1 Review
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WASHINGTON TYPES.
Impressions of the Capital That Are
First Made Upon Visitors.

Impressions of the Capital That Are
First Made Upon Visitors.
The first note that strikes visitor to
Washington-that is, a visitor from the
north-is that the south has been
reached. Evidence of this is present
on every side, and it continues to accu-
mulate SO long as the visit lasts. At
the railway station, in the street cars,
in the hotels, even the houses to which
one goes, this note of the sunny south,
with it's polite and amiable people, and
most of all with it's children of a former
slavery, is ever present. That this
should strike one on first coming is not
so strange, but that the conservative
person who thinks about what is seen
should have this note always present
in his mind, it matters not how fire.
quent may be the visits, shows that it
sounds true and has certain kind OF
abiding melody.
It must not be understood that all
that one sees in Washington is of tho
south. Fifth avenue, Chestnut street,
Picadilly and the Rue de la Paix have
sent many of their best fashions to the
American capital for the benefit of the
people Of wealth and fashion there. But
these carefully clad people, when they
promenade, keep themselves tiresome-
ly near to Connecticut avenue and Scott
circle. The others, the men with the
wide-brimmed, soft-crowned hats, the
men who punctuate their politeness
with many graceful "sirs," they are
everywhere. And glad are those who
like an old-time gallantry to see them,
too. -.. ..... ...- ......-.... a... s.~.r
But there are others besides. For
them we choose another paragraph, for
fear of ofense to those we admire most
heartily. These others are the dark
les. They, too, are everywhere. AL
ways smiling, nearly always polite,
they give the bit of color to the street
scenes without which no town can be
picturesque, none cosmopolitan. They
are the household servants of the city,
and in great measure the laborers as
we'll. They are property owners, too.
and the CHANGES are nine N ten when
a tumble-do,vn rookery is found stag
gering in the goodly company CT man
sions, that the owner of it is negro
a negro Of abnormal independence and
foresight, or an unfortunate lame duck
with title that will not pass scrutiny.
Yes, the first note and the abiding note
of Washington is that it is the very
south, with all that the south implies.
-Leslie's Weekly. -s....
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DOGS OF WAR IN, REALTY.

German Army Training Great Danes
to Drag Soldiers from Bicycles.
To Let loose the dogs of war is TO be a
vertiable military maneuver, for dogs
are now being trained by the German
army to do actual battle. The bicycle
is responsible for this. Since it's intro
ducaon into the armies of Europe, Ger
man officers have been considering the
best method of securing it, and the re-
suit has been decision to train dogs to
drag bicycle riders from their wheels
The Great Dame has been selected for
the purpose, as his size and strength
make him a powerful and effective an
tagonist. Ia
At Berlin there are now 1000 of these
great dogs in training. Every day for
the past three months they have been
taken to the parade ground and been
given lessons in distinguishing the Ger
man and Austrian uniforms from the
French, italian and Russian, for it is
necessary that they should discrimin
ate between friend and foe. Then they
are taught to rush upon a bicycle
mounted enemy and dismount him.
When it is remembered that nearly
all the armies of Europe have adopted
the bicycle, the necessity of the best
method to lessen their effectiveness can
be appreciated; and the German army
officers believe they have discovered
the method
The lash is used in training the dogs.
II they make a mistake they are pun
ished and if they do well they are re-
warded with caresses and dainty
morsels.
Under this treatment they soon learn
They are taken to the field of operation,
where cyclists are gathered, and are
urged to attack the riders, who are
padded against harm. After this lesson
is learned they are turned loose among
soldiers wearing various uniforms, and
Hhen they attack German or Austrian
they are whipped, but when they at
tack others they are rewarded.
After few days training of this sort
they learn to distinguish between
fricpd and foe, and the practice after
that is only to perfect them.
1t is conceded by military experts
that an advancing line of armed bicycle
riders could he thrown into utter con-
fusion by a much smaller number of
these trained Great Danes. But if both
sides have the dogs-as they viii if the
present plans are carried out-then it
will be dog fight dog, and battle of
brutes that must be first decided be-
fore the human combatauts measure
skill and courage.-N.- Y. Herald.
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IS THE EARTH MELTED lNsIoEq
Latest Theory IL That 1t II Solid Ex.
.cept in Small Spaces.

Latest Theory IL That 1t II Selid Ex-
.cept in Small Spaces.
Until very recent years the fact had
hardly been questioned that by far the
greater part OF. the earth's interior was
in the condition Of fluid or molten
mass, the volcanic manifestations ex-
hibited on the surface, the rapid rise
of temperature that is found as we pro-
ceed from the exterior to the interior,
and other considerations pointing al
most irresistibly to such conclusion.
Indeed, common belief was that all
that was solid centered in q crust of
some 50-1O0 miles thickness floating"
on the fiery magma OF the interior.
At the present time, after the bril-
liant mathematical expositions of Sir
William Thomson Uord Kelvin) of Prof.
George Darwin, of Prof. Simon New
comb, and of Mr.. Rudski, this doctrine
of terrestrial fuidity is hardly longer
taught. A few there are who yet lin
ger with the old theory, but the great
mass of educators and their pupils have
settled down to the comfortable con-
viction that our planet is as solid or
rigid as ball of glass or steel-in fact,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-12

twice as rigid. according to che deter
limitations Of NJ Rudski.
The doctrine of solidity does not, how
ever, involve the assumption of equal,
but Of average, solidity. Again, It Is not
implied that because the earth is virta-
ally solid to the core, local areas OF
liquidity or fuidity do not exist
1t is upon these pockets" or areas
of molten material, theoretically as
sumed to exist, that the geologist large
ly relies to harmonic his facts ICON
cerning earth movements, etc., with
those of the mathematical physicist;
they are to the entire.mass of the earth
what the air spaces are to the block Of
ice.-Boston Globe.
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of the Great Upper Wood River Mining Region.

although he might be allowed to sell
ms goods from the station platform.
from that position he would be an ad.
vantage, and might add to his list OF
wares drinking water which one might
feel assured contained no typhoid
germs. The iced water. tank on Ameri-
can trains is more and more left un-
used by wise travellers. But the transfer
agent, who walks from car to car to
arrange FOR the delivery of baggage, will
always be convenience under our pres
ent checking system.-Lewis Morris
lddings, in Scribners. E
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-12
~~c Colony In Maine.

Unlike most of the African seteAe-
ments in Maine, the negro colony al
warren did not originate from the un-
a.rground railroad or the anti'slavery
proclamation; it antedates Maine ~
mission to the union, and sprung Iru.l'
a single colored man named Amos le
ters who came from Plymouth, Mass
in 17s7 or thereaborts, and his wire
sarah. a slave from Guinea, brougn. 70
Damariscotta by sea captain. Inc
nrogenv of this pair had increased TO oo
,,oo1,Ie in 1880, but their nunbers have
.,5nce dwind.ed down to SO. !ney De-
came successful farmers, thear LOCKS
srd herds increased, and one OF theen
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-12

The KEssroar is the sole Representatives
of the Great Upper Wood River, SawtootA
and Smoky mining regions, and, located
as it is in the very heart OF the most proR
ising mining country on, the face of the
earth, and leaving nothing undons 10 pre-
sent it's readers a complete synopsis Of Al
mining news and developments, as veil ~
matters of local importance IA and abeaAt
Ketchnm, 1t Is IN invaluable guide for cap
itsl and informant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe ior il. READ
it, and let your friends read It. ....
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-12
LONG ISLAND TIMBER.
Celebrated for Its Oak, Walnut, But
ternut and Chestnut.

ternut and Chestnut.
An interesting fact not generally
known is that Long Island produces
better working timber than any other
part of the country. Its oak, walnut
ard butternut, for furniture and indoor
fittings, outrank that of all other To-
calities in beauty of grain and durabli
ty. Its poplar and whitewood are hard
er and heavier than the same wood pro-
duced in the western states.
Another wood worthy of note is the
white oak. Like all the native woods,
ite grain Is exceptionally handsome TAX
ing all sorts of curls and waves, and its
irregular lines strongly defined, pro-
ducing A fine effect when polished.
Trees that have attained great age
are notably rich in mark:Rg, as was
found in the Bryant oak, an immense
tree on the poets estate at Roslyn,
which a few years ago was undermined
by springs at its root.
The tree was stored away to season
and preserved for the family's use, to be
made into furniture. On learning that
it had been landmark for over a
century and favorite with marry old
residents, Miss Julia Bryant presented
one of the long arms to an old friend
and neighbor, who bad the wood con-
verted into small articles for library
use, such as paper knives, pcnholders
and inkstands. These were sold at
fairs for the benefit of the Home for
Triendless Children, a county institu-
tion that Mr.. Bryant had been greatly
interested in.
A wood not as we'll known or apprec.-
ated by shipwrghts as it should be is
the Long Island chestnut. 1t has proved
more durable than white oak. The old
slcop Idlewild, built over 30 years ago
and always in commission, is timbered
entirely with chestnut, and not an inch
OF this wood has needed attention.
Long Island is also noted for its yel-
low locust and black walnut, and there
is none finer in any part of the country
than those found on the north shore.
An amateur geologist accounts for this
by the fact that large amounts of silica
arc in the clay underlying the surface
soil, and that doubtless this quality in
their earth food gives Long Island
timber it's superiority in beauty and
durability and explains the hardness SO
wearing to workmen's tools.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
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accumulated a fortune of $4,000. They
have been good citizens on the whole,
the burglar, Joseph Henry, recently
sent to prison, being the illustrious de-
scendant of long line of honest and In
dustrious Peterses-the mischief, per-
haPs, being due to the notoriously lib
eral admixture of Knox county's white
blood in years agone.-Lewiston Jour
nal
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-12

There is too much service in our
sleeping and parlor cars, or perhaps one
should say, too many servants for the
amount of service performed. Either
the porter or conductor might be abol-
ished, and the man who is left should
keep reasonably out Of the way. The
newsboy, with newspapers, books, fruit
aud candy, would not be sadly missed,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-12
MEXECAN

I"oe Or e mining claim in Warm Springs Creek,
"a pSouller, mining district, Blaine county,
5os oaaU ~ IN order to hold said premises un-
Sta..e e., ue provisions of section 2324, Revised
"outes s%cr OF the United States, being the
",,9uht omS required to hold the same during
~itL; viii LOT said calendar year 1895. and if,
tLs LIIm ni,I.h ,nI.hety days after the expiration of
nnb E;upl'Gatlon OF this notice, which will be
hfuoi.shed frua for ninety days, you fail or re
tions W contribute your respective proper
acnass! S.as ol such expenditure as co-owncrs,
ss;S s;Si'p1lg ~ 10 your respective interests in
siytoonanim eiaim VIZ: b. W. Watlington, one
taautI tregIntn, S.25; A. II. Rshm, one-six-
eishth ihti' 20. 20: and Nelson F. kilnball, one
viii u. $lZ;oo, your interests in said claim
srty nt De forfeited 10 and become the prop
msy tps @ OF the undersigned, under and by viz
PUG oi SAID section 2324.
M EDWARD BRISBIN.
fHSt publication, Feb. Is, 1886.
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Ancient Archery.

The Cretans are said to have been the
first people to practice archery, they
having learned the art from Apoiio;
Three of England's kings and two royal
princes were killed by arrows. Harold
and his two brothers came to their
death by arrows shot from the cross
bows of the Norman soldiers. William
Rufus was killed by an arrow shot at
deer, and Richard l., who revived
archery in England, was finally slain by
an arrow. Three great battles of Eng
fish history, Crecy (1346). Poictiers
(135e), and Agincourt (1415) were won
by archers. In those days there were
men who could shoot an arrow from 300
to 500 yards, and Robin Hood is said
~ have shot from 600 to 800 yards. Ken
Won college, O., included archery as one
of the courses of study about three
score years ago.-Chtcago Chronicle.
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signs: go Aei ''eAi' "a "S
pAnSua nSu are hereby notified that haye ex-
lars T., IN 'ne sum of one hundred e1Oo) dol
''' III labor and improvements upon the
!, WELLINGTON
Se abontn mining ,Lg claim, situated on Bear gulch,
in WaaIe an9ee miles n9rtheasterly of Galena,
countU voq RIVER mining district, Blaine
Revissssss Idaho, as required by section 1924,
Ing the the statutes of the United States. be-
for the the amount mount required to hold the same
that VIC yo year ending December 81, 1895;
beinss sOur o proportion of the same is $50
from tba bae, half; half; and if within ninety days
ninety e d." service OF this notice, or within
porptnsn, r ts,l or refuse to contribute YOUR pro-
inldi includinosi 81 such such expenditure as co-owner,
properttt,Ss IN said claim will become the
proyiissic%n Of the undersigned. under tie
'S''hS ot saiG sector 1904
Tun, Tira, Idaho, January IA, 1896.
Ase publication, Jan. l8, 1896.
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~ D, W. Watllngton, A. II. Rahm and
% nelson F. kiuball, your heirs, devisees
:; loG are hereby notified that the under
;$nsThtu - T has expended slOO, in the year 1895.
III iaOor and improvements upon the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
He Will Be ResentenCed by
Judge Bahrs Next
Wednesday.
At Present He Rests in Igno-
rance Of the --latest Deci-
sion in His Case.
The Defense Is at a Loss for Means
by Which to Further Prolong
His Life.

Next Wednesday morning Theodore
Durrant will again hear the words OF
Judge Bahrs setting day on which death
will come to him by the hangman's moose.
District Attorney Barnes has given the
murderer's attorneys notice that a motion
will be made to have the prisoner brought
into court that day, and this, it is thought,
will be MS last visit TO San Francisco.
Over in his cell at San Quentin the con-
demned man is resting in ignorance OF the
decree of the Supreme Court that leaves
for him so few days in this lie. No one
called upon him yesterday. He is yet
hopeful, it is said, bat his attorneys are at
a loss as TO what to do to further prolong
his days. AS soon as Judge Bahrs has
named a date for the execution 10 take
place Durrant Will be placed in the death
cham Der and closely watched that be may
not cheat he Callows and justice.
Attorney Louis Boardman, who is asso-
ciated with the defense, consulted several
hours with Mrs. Durrant yesterday. In
consequence the mother OF the accused
did not go to tell her son of the fate that
awaited him in the near future. No def
mite plan to attempt TO Illustrate that of
the prosecution has yet been decided upon
by the attorneys representing the defend
ant. In all pro obability an appeal from