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ouestions Of veracity.

II 10 not wise to accept the assertions
of historians as being always beyond
question. They have made many er-
rors. Mary OF Scotland was not beau
tiful woman; Richard III. was not a
cripple, and no more is the famous
Round Tower" anything else but mill
erected by some OF the early colonists.
It is also not advisable to buy curios un-
less their authenticity can be absolute
" established. There is story off six
teenth century traveller which is apro-
DOS in this connection. He had visited
q French monastery where he was
shown what was asserted to be the skull
of John the Baptist. With some sur
prise the traveller said: "Why, the
monks Of - monastery showed me
the skull of John the Baptist recently"
"True," said the exhibitor, not whit
disturbed: "but those monks only pos
sess the skull Of the saint when he was
. young man. while ours is his skull
when he was well advanced In age and
wisdom"
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KITE FLYING.
Pheasant summer Pastime That Hes
NendeFed Invaluable Aid
to 1eience.

One Of the most noticeable move
meuts of the present time in popular
science is kite-flying. while its practice
N a pas,ime is having large increase
Its interest to our reader. however. Is
almost wholly in its scientific aspect.
says Appleton's Popular Science Month
ly.
To the question: What Is really the
use OF all this practice with kites? Mr..
Fl. H. Clayton. superintendent al Blue
Hill observatory Tin the suburbs OF Bos-
ton) once replied nearly as follows:
''We are living in an atmosphere OF
which we practically know very little.
Our position is Ike that Of crabs at the
bottom of the sea. Ii il expected that
such knowledge will be gained in these
aerial explorntions>a as will enable the
meteorologist TO predict ho; and cold
waves and the various kinds Of storms
more accurately and much earlier than
has been done heretofore. The 0bserva
tions have already become serviceable
in this direction. while the knowledge
guined has modified opinions found in
the text books"
Truly there are mountain tops th rec.
four, and nearly six miles high. but
these are remote or inaccessib be: be.
sides. the atmosphere enveloping them
is mainly Of the same stratum which
rests upon the surface of the earth else
where. only iaAle rarefiekl. chilled and
broker in upon slightly in storms. " when
the stratum is shallow. by rie more
rapidly flowing stratum next above; So
that usually what may be found on the
mountain peaks is merely the crest OF a
biilow Of the lower atmosphere.
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BETTER THAN EYES.
How an English Librarian was Aess
g Detect Bogus Man1scFa0ss
with His Fingers.

The manner in which the late Dr. d
o. Coke, librarian Of the Bodleian
library at Oxford for many years. dis
covered the falxeness Of the Gospel
manuscripts gotten up by Constatlne
Simonides, which deceived all the Ger
man professors, is told in the old gen.
tleman1 own words in . recent number
OF the Spectator. II was his delieate
touch THAT helped him. - he did not
look at page of the manuscript. Hs
told the story as follows: "Inever real
ly opened the book. but held # n my
hand and took one page Of il betwee1.
my finger and thumb white listened
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HE KNEW THE SONG.
the school Children
Did Also.

Patriotism IL at . premium nova
days. It il not only at the theaters that
patriotic airs stir up warm feelings and
expressions Of feeling, says the New
York Times. The scholars and even
the committeeman in the public schools
are just bubbling over with it. So it
was At one of the Brooklyn schools one
day last week that Waiting commit
teeman came in to hear the children
sing, and was pleased to recognize 2
familiar national tune, and the children
sung it all through without books and
correctly-not word wrong.
It was america" and from the time
the first words, my Country. 'Tis Of
Thee" began to the end the committee
man could be seen fairly expanding
with joy and pleasure. As the last
words sounded he rose to his feet beam
ing with smiles.
'schildren," he said. '.you don't know
how much pleasure this has given me.
/ am glad there is one school in this
city where the scholars know the words
Of the Star Spangled Banner.
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THE PURITAN.
she II without Doabt the Finest
Fighter In the Navy, Her Men
and O0cers All Agree.

One OF the warrant officers of the
United States monitor Puritan. which
il with the blockaG:ng squadron of
Cuba. gives in letter to friend in this
city some interesting observations on
the Puritan's work, says the New York
Sun.
I'VE are all convinced" he writes.
"that the Puritan, under the proper cir
cumstances. Is the finest fighting boat
in the navy; but she has her restric-
tions. There is no question about the
high defensive qualities of the moni-
tor type for harbor work. Our low free
board makes us . small target for the
enemy, and our l2-inch gums make US
very dangerous 10 an enemy. Capt.
Harrington and Lieutenant Commander
]. Russell Selfridge have worked our
crew into fine condition. and there is
no question as to the loyalty OF the men
or their skill with the big guns. Our
low freeboard, however, precludes any
possibility of our coaling at sea with
safety. and az our coal capacity IL COM
paratively small. unless lee is af-
forded. SO that the monitor may open up
her deck seuttles with safety. we must
return to q coaling station. Such was
the case of MatanZas. where there is
an open sea to windward and no protec
ton. The Puritan did good work Al
Matanzas. az you probably know. and
our guns were very effective. notice
that some of the newspapers comment
ed on the fact that our fire was slow.
This was according to orders to prevent
waste OF ammunition. We didn't want
the gun captains to throw away shots
carelessly in their first brush. Every
thing on board moved like clockwork.
and our men beha we'd xplendidly."
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DISGUISED BY HIS BEARD.
A Long Absent New YorkeP's Mother
Mistook Him for q Tramp and
His Wife for q Masher.

"The detectives who recaptured Jail
breaker the other day in spite of 4
recently grown beard, recognizing
him from a description of him as he
appeared over two years ago. deserve
credit. in my opinion" said New
Yorker lately. "My mother, and, later.
my wife did not know me after a sep
aration during which ! had stopped
shaving. My mother not only re-
pudiated me, but added insult to in
jury. She and my father were at
New Jersey seaside resort when re-
turned from a vain attempt to make
my fortune in the west many years
ago. On my reaching the place ] asked
for my father. AS he bad not finished
dinner, my mother appeared in his
stend. On seeing me. without giving
me time to speak, she returned precip-
itatcly to the dining-room. followed,
entering the room in time to hear her
say:
Andrew. there's very shabby-look-
ing man who wants to see you. think
he wants to borrow money.
"My wife never saw me with beard
until her return from England, where
she had spent the second summer after
our marriage. l was not on the dock
when the steamer arrived, and my wife
started up the street to go to my tenn
porary bachelor home. ] met her at
the second corner and took of my hat.
She bolted into the middle OF the road
and looked around for a policeman.
My beard was prematurely white on
the cheeks. and az I was better dressed
than on the other occasion spoken OF
she mistook me for an elderly masher.
She made me shave the next day."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
BORROWED Fl<v4a GAMBLERS.


It was Z lively game of poker, says
the Chicago Chronicle. The bets at the
start were not large. because heplay-
ers did not have much money. The
scene was in the old reporters room
in the city hall and the players were
night police reporters. One was named
Peckham and another Jekill.
II was Peckham's deal. All dropped
out but JekilI. who drew two cards.
Peckham did not draw any. The bet
ting was fast and furious. Each player
put up all the money he had in his
pockets. Then each borrowed from his
friends.
.l've got q good hand" said Peck
ham.
$50 have l." replied Jekill. "1'd bet
more money If / had it"
$50 would l." said Peckham. "Let's
leave the hands here and 60 out and
borrow" IS
Gambling houses were running IN
Chicago 10 those days. Peckham went
to Hankins' and Jekill to John Con-
don's. Each told what his hand was
and each gained supporters. A crowd
went back to the city hall, among them
being some OF the most prominent gam
blers in town. Bets were made In
larger amounts.
When the call came II was found
that Peckham had straight flush In
spades with king at the top and that
Jekill had straight flush in diamonds
headed by queen. The gamblers said
they were the two most remarkable
hands in one game they had ever seen.
Peckham, the winner. gave the party a
supper at which wine flowed freely.
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Notice of Forfeiture.


= signs:
nonS aSu are hereby notified that have cx-
tunuta the sum of one hundred 1907 dol
N'' In labor and improvements upon the
WELLINGTON
:uue aSOnI mining claim, situated on Bear gulch,
il W ulIee miles northeasterly Of Gulena.
copr "uod River mining district, Blaine
PSStay, Psu;ay Idaho. as required by section 1924,
iny eu th Statutes of the United States. be-
tvss ,Ie ,hs amount required to hold the same
sS,t as year ending December 81, 1895 /;
6s;nay Hs your proportion Of the same is $50,
iroms tSn Sne half. half; and if within ninety days
pInatae I sle service of this notice, or within
sSm HHays after this notice by publication
Sor,,nn ,sh or refuse to contribute your pro-
inclnS;noi inln u such expenditure as co-owner,
yont nt;.g ;ag legal costs of this publication
pronsr,te M interest in said claim viii become the
pssr;.y OF the undersigned, under the
ons OF said section 1924.
kAA.h.. JOHN CAREY.
fmnnm, Idaho, January Ii. 1855.
''fss publication. Jan. lS. l330.
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glance in that direction he could
hardly believe his eyes. There was the
[tigress Sinking of with her tail very
much between her legs and sneezfng
most violently and making the most
piteous grimaces. The truth dawned
upon him like fash Of lightniug-in
the operation of shaking him hie snuf-
box had flown open from bis waistcoat
pocket and the tigress had received the
contents thereof full in her face.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09

Tie KfYsrosr h the sole rsprsaents4vs
AT thu Great QaQs1 M0M River. aa1tooEh
and Rmok1 piping rsgioRs, end. boosted
% q . in she very hsert Of the most prom
lsing ninin8 country GA die fscs Of The
earth, sad leaving 4atIine undope 70 Prs-
sent it, zeaderssa .camplete sypopsissof AZ
mining news snd Developments, % we'll -
matters Of local importance IN and about
Ketchuus, it Is an invaluable guide for cap
ital and informant to the settler OF every
craft and position. Subscribe for It, read
1T. and let your friends read It.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
Pianoforte In Historx.

The earliest known mention Of the
pianoforte was in playbill dated May
16. 1867. The piece announced was ''The
Beggar's Opera" with Mr.. Beard al
Capt. Macheath, Mrs. Stephens as Mrs.
Peacham. and Mr.. Shutter as Peachum.
The principal attraction was given
thus: "Miss Buckler will sing song
from Judith accompanied by . new
instrument called pianoforte."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
Of the Great Upper Wood River Mining Region.
KETCHUM, IDAHO, SATURDAY. JULY 9. 1898.

looked upon by many as divine insti-
tuition. directly sanctioned by the Bible.
The famous slave-trading. captain. John
Newton, afterward to be Rev. John
Newton, of Olney. hymn writer and
friend of Cowper, did by no means see
it to be his duty to change his profes-
sion Immediately after his conversion.
though he ultimately became an aboli-
zionist; be carried on slavetrading for
years after be was devout Christian.
giving thanks in the Liverpool churches
for the success of his last venture. and
imploring Gods blessing on his next
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09

40 B. W. Watlington. A. H. Rahm and
Nelson F. KimbaIl, your heirs, devisees
and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the under
signed has expended $lC0, in the year 1895,
Az iabor and improvements upon the
MEXICAN
lode mining claim in Warm Springs Creek,
p5 q5 boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
asoaho, III order to hold said premises un.
yer The provisions of section 2324, Revised
statutes of the United States, being the
ahlount required to hold the same during
ntu Tor SAID calendar year 1905. and If,
.lin Nialin ninety days after the expiration of
',ae publication of this notice, which will be
tiupiished i for ninety days, you fail or re-
,ase ,;' 10 contribute your respective proper
nous OF such expenditure as co-0wDers,
saiS ssaaisS9foing to your respective interests i'll
s;su 81 Claim viz: B. w. Wutlington, one
,,nseenth, 6.25; A. II. Kahm, one-six-
si;.h.h' s;'s' s6.25. and Nelson f. kimball, one
vShsh, s,s,i MIG, your interests in said claim
.,, ".n De forfeited to and become the prop
,us s g et the undersigned, under and by vir-
'ue Oh said section 2324.
EDWARD BRISBIN.
rlrst publication. Feb. Is. 1895.
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First Run en = mask.

The first "run" on banking tnstitp-
tions in London was in 1867. Many
Lombard street goNsmiths and bank
ers had lent out the money intrusted
to them and. being called upon FOR
payment, were unable to meet the de-
maud. A crowd ct creditors and others
assembled and riot followed, in which
four bankers were hanged at fheir own
doors before order could be restored
and the angry creditors persuaded that
they were not being rswfndled.
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Dnu9eA ont . Fiees.

An ol5cer Of the Bengal ldncers, who
was seized by ! tigress. owed his escape
to . curious accident The tisress
sefsed him BY the treast Of his coat
and shock Aim till hs became un4on-
seious. On rscoseribg Be heafd :
strange noise ~ . Httle distance. ~
il somebody was snffFiss violently. Il
was tho tersas herself He sloMly
turued asuuud and ivs . fustvs
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to the rascal's account OF how he found
this most interesting antiquity. At the
end of three or four minutes handed
II back to him with the short comment:
Nineteenth century paper, my dear
SIR and he took it away in hurry and
Gid not come again. Yes, I was pleased.
But have handled several ancient man.
'uscripts in my time aud know the feel
OF old paper"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
HUNGER Stones.

"Hunger stones" were seen In the
Rhine last winter. They appear only
when the river is very low. and the date
OF their appearance is then cut into
them. They are believed to forebode
year Of bad crops.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
Enxliah Diet.

A London correspondent OF . London
pager says: English Diet affords an
example OF the antiquated mode OF life
in England. Nothing could be more
primitive than the preparation OF Eng
lish dishes. They consist Of huge, tat
piece Of bullock, sheep or pig. Il the
meat il lean, ~ in poultry, fat Is sup
piled by bunches Of bacon. The motto
of these conservative islanders il:
What our forefathers did and douzfshed
on - good enough for ns.'s
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TnssAleU.

TruA3es will seon be cultivated Oh
scientific principles and are likely to be
come cheaper. u. Chatin. who discov-
cred that the tfu1le II = mushroom. has
annouuced to the Academic des 6ciences
II Paris that Due de Lesparre. brother
Of Due de 0ramont. haa found out how
ID Rermihatls. and % what leaves IT.
a0ores ysill 1eepEne fruitful
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Anthracite In North Carolina.
Anthracite coal discovered at his
toric Kings mountain. North Carolina.
shows an analysis Of os per cent. Ut
carbon.
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Latest Things In Gloves,
A glove has lately been patented With
elastic webbing In the sides of the fin.
gers and thumb. to stretch as the glove
Is pulled on. thus making it ft any sized
hand.
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Hospital for Trees.

There is hospital Tor trees on the
banks Of the Seine in Paris. Trees
which grow sick along the 'boulevsrdS
are taken here to recover.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-22
ValuabI to Women.

Especially valuable to women is Browns
Iron Bitters. Backache vanishes, headache
disappears strength takes the place of
weakness, and the glow of health readily
comes to the pallid cheek when this Won
derful remedy is taken. For sickIy children
or overworked men it has no equal. No home
should be without this famous remedy.
Browns Iron Bitters is SOL. by all dealers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-22
The Coming of Baby

When baby comes to the house real
happiness comes The care and anxiety
count for nothing against the clinging touch
of the little hands and the sound Of the
little voice. The highest function given to
human being is bringing healthy, happy
children into the world. Over thirty years
ago the needs of women appealed to DR..
Pierce, now chief consulting physician to
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
of Buffalo, N. Y. The result of his study
improved by thirty years CT practice is
embodied in DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t strengthens, purifies and makes
healthy the organs distinctly feminine.
1t gives weak women the strength and
health necessary for the production Of heal
thy children and it makes the bearing Of
these children easy. 1t is sure to cure any
weakness or arrangement peculiar to
women; stop pain, soothes inflammation,
strengthens, purities, invigorates.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-22
Continued on page 10.
Are You Weak?

Weakness manifests itself in the loss of
ambition and aching bones. The blood is
watery; the tissues are wasting-the door ia
being opened for disease. A bottle of Browns
Iron Bitters taken in time will restore your
strength, soothe your nerves, make your
blood rich and red. Do you more good
than an expensive special course ofmedicine.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
WILL TRY 1T.
Supt. COsgrave Encourages the
B. of T. Committee.
Will Recommend Three Months Trial
of the Desired Change in c. &
N. W. Train Service.

President Shoemaker, Secretary
Chapman, and L.PatteIson, R.D.Hub-
bard and +. M. Currier, of the board
of trade committee on railroads. held
meeting TUESDAY. afternoon at The
Saulpaugh with Superintendent Co.'S
grave, of the Wincna and St. Peter
division of the Chicago & Northwest
ern road. The committee presented
the desire of our citizens that Manka-
to be made terminal point for pas
senger service instead ofWaseca, show
ing what great convenience it would
be to our citizens and to the travel
ing men who reside in Mankato. At
present there is great delay at Wa
SEGA.
Mr.. Cosgrave wanted some assur-
ances that an increase of travel would
result, and the committee and Off
GERS of the board gave such assurances
as were possible under the circum-
stances. Mr. Cosgrave said that he
would recommend to his company
that the proposed service be given
trial for three months. He said that
a change Of time is proposed to be
made soon, and that train would
leave Mankato at 11:45 a. M. to con-
meet closely at Waseca with trains
going south.
The sleeping car complaint was
brought up, wherein the rate from
Mankato to Chicagois fifty cents great
ter than fromWaseca to Chicago. Mr..
Cosgrave said that his road had moth
ing TIC do with this, as it is a matter
solely with the Wagner Sic eping Car
Co., but he saw the justice of the
complaint.
The meeting was a very satisfactory
one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
DOLLAR A BUSHEL.
Wheat Jumps Up in the Local
Market.

Wheat took jump Tuesday of
three cents busheli over Mondays
quotations. No. 2 is today bringing
1.02 and No. l is bringing S1.O5 in the
local market. Flour has advanced in
proportion and is today selling at
S1.65 a sack, against SI.40 some time
ago.
The farmers have some spare wheat
on hand, as the local dealers are TAX
ing in some wheat. They are
probably congratulating themselves
on having put in an increased acreage
of wheat this year, in anticipation of
higher prices for some time to come.
1t had been some years since wheat
has reached the dollar mark in Man
Kato, and if the prices should be main
tanned it would mean tens of thou
sands of dollars in the pockets of Blue
Earth county farmers. The last time
the wheat in Mankato was quoted at
a dollar or more was in May, 1891,
when No. hard reached S1.O1. This
was but for one day. and dollar wheat
has not been known since.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
SPRING ISLAND.

Spring Island, April 27-Mrs. Nc
Call took trip to Eagle Lake Mon
day. She found the roads anything
but smooth.
Fred Williams is at home again.
We have not heard how long he in
tends to stay.
Mr.. Leavitt is putting in tank in
connection with his windmill. The
mill itself still shows the effects of it's
tussel with the gentle zephyrs, but
Mr.. Leavitt expects soon to repair
damages.
Grain is coming up well all over the
country, but we have so much cold
wind that the trees are slow putting
out their foliage,
The voice of the Bob White is be-
ginning to be heard in the land.
School closes this week and the eX-
ercises are to be held in the school
house Saturday evening. Any Of the
friends who care to hear regulation
country school literary are most cor
daily invited to attend. Curtain
rises promptly at eight o'clock. Sew.
eral new stars are to make their de-
but Come early and get seat.
Ladies will please remove their hats
and those who object to sitting "three
in seat" will please bring a chair
with them. All who have neighbor-
hood quarrels or personal grudges are
requested to leave them at home Tor
the evening.
Spring Island is to have trial of
the Free Travelling Library" and
the people are anticipating great
deal from it. The books are expected
this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-29
SELECTING A PRESIDENT.
Mayor Pau Will Fill the B. P. w. This
Week.


Mayor Pau will be called upon very
soon to appoint a president of the
board of public works, Capt. Burgess
term expiring May 1st. Mr.. Pau
states that he intends to settle the
matter this week. Thus far he has
received but two formal applications,
from W. B. Torrey and J. E. Porter.
Both are Democrats and gentlemen
of ability. While he has not applied
for the appointment, it is known that
V. Walters would like to have the
appointment. 1t is also probable
that Capt. Burgess would like to sue
coed himself, but whether a Republi-
can will get the Office is matter of
some doubt. Capt. Burgess has filled
the office to the satisfaction of all.
and the mayor could certainly do no
better than to retain him, so far as
the efficiency of the service IS
concerned.
Mayor Pau has given no intima-
tion as to whom he will appoint, but
many believe that he will eventually
decide upon Judge Porter, although
there is no authority for such an as
sertion at this time.