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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-05
FINER THAN MARBLE OR ONYX.
A Mountain Of Beautiful Stone Discovered
In Utah.

A mountain OF beautlful stone discovered
In Utah.
A number of years ago old man Wads-
worth, one of the earliest settlers in
Springville, Utah county, made dis
covery of a mountain of stone of pecul-
lar character, about eight miles up
Springville canyon. His earlier expe-
rience led him to believe that some day
the deposit would prove of great value,
but on account of the undeveloped con-
dition of this country at the time of
the discovery nothing was done with
it, and its existence attracted but little
attention.
just recently, says the Salt Lake
Tribune, a party of Springville men,
made up of John Hafen, the artist;
John V. Wadsworth, a son CT the dis
coverer; John Tuckett and Charles
Jaske, started to investigate the de-
posit, and found that it covered large
territory, on three quarter sections of
which they have located. Samples of
the stone were submitted to Or. Tai
mage, who pronounced it concretion-
ary limestone. 1t is of grayish brown
color, showing the most beautiful va
riations on accout of the presence of
sedimentary sea shells, and when fn-
ished it is superior to either marble or
onyx in appearance. In character it
is little harder than marble, but not
quite so hard as onyx, and so far as
prospected is entirely free from any
iron.
The opening up of this deposit gives
further evidence Of the extent and va
ricty of the wonderful deposits of valu-
able stone in this territory. The quar-
ries, it is said, can be opened up to any
extent, SO that stones of almost any di-
mensions can be taken out, and on this
account the deposit may prove of great
value as means Of securing large pill
lars, while the general run is adapted
to all decorative uses to which marble
or onyxcan be put. The locators are
taking the preliminary steps to form
company and develop the quarries.
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BICYCLES ARE UNROMANTlC.
Love Making Is Out of the Question When
Riding on q Wheel.


Riding on . Wheel.
II the virtuous lady who fears that
bicycling is demoralizing to young
couples knew how hard it is to con-
verse even with ones companion on a
bicycle, to say nothing of gazing into
his eyes, and if she were aware that
one squeeze of the hand might result
in a dangerous somersault over a rear
ing bicycle, and that only experts can
ride near enough together to be very
confidential, and then only when both
wheels are geared exactly alike, and
that the attention of both tete-a-teters
is even then concentrated on keeping
pedals from clashine, she would real
,ze that a bicycle trip discounts walk
ing, driving, horseback riding, or even
sitting in room, for difficulties in the
way of spooning. The only way to in
dulge in desperate Irritation when
bicyling, says the Philadelphia Times.
is to get off your wheel, and even a
lady of great religious ferocity, COM
bined with suspicious intelligence, does
not have to be told that it is not neces-
sary to buy bicycle nor, indeed, hire
one for the sake Of sitting on bench
by the lake with loved one or wan
derinQ through secluded paths of the
park. 1t is a great deal easier to firt
at tennis or badminton or golf or cro-
quet. And far easier to keep ones
temper.
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pleasure trip to the far northwest in .
big prairie schooner, built expressly
for the trip, and fitted with most of the
conveniences and comforts of a sum-
mer cottage. The wagon is Of more
than ordinary size, even for a prairie
schooner. The bed Of the wagon is
foored over, and on thisSis constructed
q substantial house of canvas, with
strong wooden framework. 1t has win
dows in the sides and doors at each
end, and is compactly and cozily fitted
The wheels are low and have very wide
tires. In this conveyance the people
will travel over the prairies and the
western trails, as fancy dictates, just
rs house boat party lazily drifts
among the Florida bayous.
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NIAGARA Ar WORK.

The Great Fails - . Generator Of Elec-
tricity.
The first of the fivethousand horse
power dynamos Of the Niagara Power
company has been turned on and the
success of the great operation has been
satisfactorily demonstrated. The ex-
pertinent was made in the presence OF
one hundred and fifty members of the
American Institute of Engineers.
AS certain parts of the machinery
were not yet completed, says the Phila-
delphia Record, it was thought best
not to run the dynamo with the full
load of five thousand horsepower, but
upwards of three thousand horsepower
was developed, and it was demonstrated
to the satisfaction of all the experts
that all that has been mapped out for
this mammoth enterprise will be full
filed to the letter.
After the test the electrical engineers
were enthusiastic over what they had
seen.
DR.. Louis Duncan, president of the
American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers, said:
"What we have seen here to-day sets
at rest any doubt that might hitherto
have existed in the mind of any man as
to the success of this undertaking. It
is certainly the greatest feat of elec-
trical engineering in the world, and
the test to-day is demonstration that
it will prove all that has been claimed
for it. The machinery worked mar
velously. well, better than any steam
machinery. In fact, there remains
nothing more to be done in the way of
demonstrating the complete success of
the work except transmission. 1t is
only necessary now to increase the
dynamos and the power is ready. Mag
ara has at last been harnessed, and is
now waiting to be hitched up"
The question of the transmission of
the power has been thoroughly dis
cussed here. 1t is the opinion of all
the engineers that the power will in
a short time be sent to all points within
a radius of twenty miles from the falls.
They say the question of transmission
has been demonstrated in other coun-
tries to be successful. 1t is the general
opinion that in brief period power will
be sent from here to all the surrounding
towns for less money than it can be
produced locally by steam.
1t is estimated that twenty thousand
horsepower can be sent to Buffalo,
twenty miles away; twenty thousand
volts pressure over three wires fve-
eighths of an inch in diameter each.
An idea of the tremendous force may
be had when it is stated that, if prop
erly applied, the power which passes
through these wires would snap eight
or ten of the cables used on the Broad
way cars as it they were made of spool
cotton. 1t is a power equal to that of
forty railroad locomotives, and force
sufficient to turn all the wheels in the
city of Rochester, and when the plans
of the company are completed, which
comprise utilization of four hundred
thousand horsepower on the American
and Canadian sides, it is estimated that
there will be sufficient power to turn
every wheel, light every light and run
every trolley car within radius Of two
hundred miles of the falls in the United
States.
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NEGRO MORTALITY IN CITIES

Colored Population In Towns Only Kept
Up by Recruits from the Coantry.
DR.. De Saussene, of Charleston, s. c.,
has been collecting statistics to deter
mine the mortality among the southern
city negroes. 1t is well known, says
the New Orleans Times Democrat, that
their death rate is very large, but as
the statistics of births are deficient it
has not been possible to determine as
yet whether the negro population can
maintain itself in the towns, although
there has been strong belief that it
could not and that the negro population
of the cities was kept up only by draw
ing from the rural districts. This DIR.
De Saussene now shows beyond ques-
ton.
In the fourteen years between 1880
and 1894 the deaths among the negroes
In Charleston exceeded the births by
5,426, that is, there were three
deaths for every two births. The
Charleston negroes are decreasing at
the rate of 3SS year, and the
negro population Of the city would
completely disappear in a couple of
generations if it were not recruited
elsewhere. The Charleston mortality
is a little less than that of New Orleans,
and allowing for this difference and the
larger number of negroes here, in order
to keep up it's colored population New
Orleans must draw 1854 negroes every
year, or Is, $40 every decade, to prevent
an actual decrease.
The heaviest mortality among the
negroes DIR. De Saussene finds among
the children. Out of every 1000 white
children born in Charleston, 207 die be-
fore they are one year old; out of every
1000 negro children, 564, or nearly
twice as many, are killed off. In Sa-
vannah the mortality among negro
children is nearly three times as great
as among the whites. DIR. De Saussene
explains these figures by the negro ten
dency toward immortality and vice, and
the disposition to consumption, which
is carrying them off by the thousands.
These facts viii explain what puzzled
the statisticians a short time ago, why
the negroes increased so rapidly in pop
ulation during one decade and SO s. iowly
the next. The growth of the southern
towns and the large immigration of the
negroes into them have scarcely affected
the increase of the colored population.
In the country districts their death rate
is much nearer that of the whites. be-
ing only 90 per cent. higher, whereas
in the cities it is from 65 to lis per
cent. more.
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the document returned to him, was
sick At heart. The report would have
to be placed in the archives, and his
majesty's opinion would probably fol-
low him into history. He therefore re-
solved to petition the tsar to be merci-
ful enough to revise his somewhat
rigorous appreciation" of his servant.
Alexander III. had a hearty laugh on
reading the petition. Then, aeizing
the report, he effaced the offending
words, and, instead, wrote underneath:
what q philosophers
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-05
BICYCLE in uove.MAKlNG.


Extraordinary Number Of "scorchsrs
Who Are skillfully Captured.
"All our best racers are getting mar
ried like winking; in fact, there is an
epidemic of marriage going on among
them just now!" That is the testimony
that comes over from London, and it
would seem to be an undoubted fact
that throughout England and France
at least the wheel is rapidly augment
ing marrying and giving in marriages.
The London County Cycling club has
recog gnized this tendency and has pro-
vided for it by offering prizes for the
seasons racing that gentlemen COM
petitors may find acceptable and suit
able to present to their wives.
The trouble is, says the New York
World, that while cyclist is still in his
salad days and before he thinks of mat
rimony, he is greatly interested in
racing, and delights in posing as
champion ''scorcher" for the benefit of
lady cyclists who are there to view. If
there is anything wheelwoman ap-
preciates it is a man who is strong,
powerful and enduring on his cycle,
and who can put up century at very
nearly record speed. The men who can
do this the best are the favorites for
women to ride with. Long trips, the
participants being a man and girl
alone, naturally follow, and after few
of these an engagement results.
After marriage the '.scorchers" begin
to subside and their pace becomes much
gentler. Several of the leading cycle
clubs of London have lost many of
their swiftest members through mar
riage. In an attempt to do something
to break this tendency the prizes for
the one-hundred-,nile race which is to
take place in London on the Herne
Hill track have been so designed that
they can either be used as clasps for
gentlemen Or as brooches for ladies. It
is hoped that the married women de-
sirous of acquiring these will force
their husbands to practice and enter.
The effect of cycling on the matri-
monial market in this country has not
been especially marked here, but it is
likely to be within few months. That
is, if one may judge from the number
of engagements that are probably ''on"
at tne present time. Claremont and
the Casino in the park have countless
couples who dismount shyly from their
wheels and come into the restaurant
each evening with a 'sDon't speak to
us; don't look at us, please style.
Daisy Bells bicycle that was built for
two never panned out half SO well as
these two solitary wheels that scurry
around through the darkness of New
York in pairs
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Time to Eat Them.

A brace of pheasants were once for
warded by theatrical manager to one
of London's best-known and ablest
play tasters. He did not know what to
do with them; it seemed foolish fuss
to send them back, and yet. So he
told his editor what had happened, and
asked his advice. "How long have You
had them?" asked the editor. Eight
days, he answered. 'Then eat them
up quickly, or it will be worse than .
case of bribory; it will b bribery and
corruption"
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0 MRS. MAHIos ByBEE, her heirs or as

40 MRS. MARIos BYBEE, her heirs or as
signs:
y ou are hereby notified that have ex-
Pehded the SUM of one hundred lOJJ dol
1ufs Iii labor and improvements upon the
WELLINGTON
.due mining claim, situated on Bear gulch,
ihoout a. W three miles northeasterly of Galena.
~ Wood River mining, district. Blaine
iounty, Idaho, as required by section 2<324.
aef.Sed Statutes OF tie United States. be-
ifns the amount required to hold the same
tIf tI 'he year ending December 81. 1885 !;
tI tn'aI your proportion OF the same is $50
fHe'iig one ila!f; and if within ninety days
noili ai The service uf this notice. or within
ninety Gays alter tails notice by publication
,ou lail or refuse to contribute your pro-
poItioii uf such expenditure us co-owner,
r,ne'uaing legal costs Of this publication,
yuur n interest in said claim win become the
,poperty OF the undersigned, under the
PROVISIONS OF said section 1924.
JOHN CAREY.
Aetchum, Idaho, January IA, 1895.
FIRST publication, Jan. Is, 1886.
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writer in the Pesther Lloyd says
that there are two souls animating the
German emperor, which are struggling
for the ascendancy. "One is the soul
of his ancestor Frederick H.. and is in
fuenced by the entire history of his
house. This soul, had it alone inspired
the emperor, would have made him
conservative, self-centered, religious
and, on the whole, one-sided prince.
regarding himself as summus episcopus
Of his comntry's church, as the absolute
chief OF so many legions, and also as
the despotic master of men, like all
Prussian kings before him." The
other 10 the soul of modern absolutist.
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Notice of Publication.

10 d. w. Warrington. A II. Rahm and
Nelson 7. kinbail, your heirs, devisees
aud assigns:
-. You are hereby notified that The under
ssiehed has expended 500. in the year 1885.
III TABOR and Improvements upon the
MEXICAN
iode mining claim III Warm Springs Greek,
OF Boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
i0aho, III order to hold said premises un-
Gef 1e the provisions of section 2324, Revised
etaiutes OF the United States, being the
amount required to hold the same during
Aha Tor said calendar year 1895, and it,
Within ninety days after the expiration OF
ise publication OF this notice, which will be
puoilshed for ninety days, you fail or re-
iuse TO contribute your respective proper
lions OF such expenditure as co-owners,
aes9rdiiig to your respective interests in
saia claim viz: Z. W Wathngton, one
sixteenth, S6.25; A. Ii. Rahn, one-six-
teehlh, S6.25 and Nelson F. kimball, one
sighth, $3.50, your interests in said claim
.Mli pe forfeited TO and become the prop
t ttaty ot the undersigned, under and 10y yir
tile OF said Section 2324.
EDWARD BRISBIN.
FIRST publication, Feb 10, 1886.
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native OF the Great Upper Wood River Mining Re


and each visit has increased our rever-
ence for nature as we stood in the pres
ence of this wonderful expression Of
her power. No one who has not seen
the Drayton oak can form q true idea
of the majestic beauty of the live oak,
the most beautiful of the fifty species
of oaks which grow within the borders
of the United States, or of all that ma
ture in supreme effort at tree grow
ing can produce.
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A1nondod.
The auuotatioua which the late tsar
was In the habi& Of ie<ting down on the
margin Of documeuts sent to him
for Inspection sanA sometimes have
brought despair into he-hearts OF the
Russian o4Rca1lA The Westminster
Gazette reports . ease in which the
tsar saw at to change his written
opinion, Or rather the form Of its ex-
preston. After reading . very long
report from certsin high functionary,
the tsar seized h1s pencil and wrote:
"What fool!" The official, on having
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-05
A Pnlrie Schooner.

Anovel adaptation Of the house-boat
idea to overland pleasure has been
worked out by . wealthy Kansan. Wits
his wife he started from his Kansas
home week or two ago on summer
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Huge Trees In Mexico.
A huge cypress tree in Tmlle, in the
state OF Oaxaca, Mex, is 154 feet in cir
cumference.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-03-25
THEY'RE AL TO COME HOME
All our Naval Officers at Havana to be
Withdrawn and the Hulk of
the Maine Abandoned.

WASHINGTON, March a4.-The navy
department has arranged for the prac-
teal withdrawal of all it's naval of
ticers at Havana and the aban-
donment of the wreck of the
Inflated Maine. Capt c. ID.
Sigsbee, Lieutenant-C commander Rich
ard Wainwright, Surgeon l.. c.
Heneberger, Paymaster Ray, Chaplain
John Chadwick, Chief Engineer Charles
L. Howell and naval cadets j. A.
Holden and W. I. Cluverius. who have
been in Havana with the wreck. will
return very soon.
In the event of the abandonment of
the wreck il is more than likely that
the navy department will arrange for
its complete destruction by the use of
dynamite or torpedoes. In its present
condition it is a dangerous obstruction
to navigation and il is not believed any
opposition will be offered to it's re-
moval.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-03-25
ROADBED WAS UNDERMINED
Accident to Detoured Baltimore 4 Ohio
Train Near Frszeysburg, o.
No One Hurt

COLUMBUS, O.. March 24.-A special
to the Dispatch from Frazeysburg. O..
says;
On account of high waters on the
baltimore & Ohio railroad between
GAINESVILLE and Newark, Baltimore &
Ohio passenger train No. l05. with four
cars, was running to Newark over the
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley and
Pan Handle as second q.
About three miles east of Frazevs-
burg high waters had undermined the
roadbed for 200 yards. The train
struck the hanging track at the rate of
- miles an hour throwing the engine.
Pullman and day coach from the track
The train was running in reverse order
the engine being coupled to the Pull
man. No one was seriously iniurned
but few received cuts and bruises
Passengers and crew were brought to
shore in boats.
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Louis klopsch, of the Christian Herald,
Reports Progress of the Relief
Work In Cuba,

NEW YORK March 2i-Louis klopsch.
publisher of the the Christian Herald
who is directing the distribution of re.
lief supplies in Cuba. telegraphs to the
World from Havana:
The American relief work in Cuba
is in most excellent condition. Here
tofore the utter inadequacy of supplies
from American sources made operations
on large scale impossible. To-day
there is enough afoat for 80 days re-
quirements.
''On the arrival of the next cargo, due
Thursday, every known center OF desti-
tuition will Immediately be provisioned
for ten days. and 100000 men and WON
en- will be sustained by Americas prac.
teal sympathy. pending an official
statement of actual needs hereafter
The starving people look to America
as their only hope. and bless its people
for the good already done.
When Americans die they say
Peter will not wait for them to knock
at the heavenly gate. but will open it
wide before they knock"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-03-25
WAR CLAUSE IN CHARTERS
An luminous Sign Furnished by Englisl,
ship Owners i'm Demanding
the War Clause.

NEW YORK. March "a .-The Evening
World says: An ominous sign that the
strained relations between the United
States and Spain will result in war is
furnished by English ship owners, who
have cabled to their agents here that
all charters must contain the war
clause. This clause, which is posted in
the maritime exchange. is as follows:
1T is understood this steamer is to
be only employed in strictly neutral
trades, is not to carry contraband car
go or trade with ports declared under
blockade; also in the event of war he
ing declared by or against Great Brit
ain by any maritime power this charter
is to be null and void at the end of the
then current voyage"
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A Caiifornis Train Robbery-Fxpress Car
Blown Up and Registered Mall
Pouches Killed.

TRAvER, Cal. March e4.-North
bound passenger train No. Is on the
Southern Pacific railroad was held
up at the Cross Creek bridge. four miles
south of Traver, Tuesday night. about
iO.55 o'clock. by two robbers. The men
boarded the train at Goshen, and, soon
after pulling out. climbed into the en-
CINE and compelled the fireman to cease
firing.
When the train reached Cross creek
the steam gave out and the train stop
ped The express car was then blown
up with dynamite. 1t was completely
demolished.
The mail car was then entered. and
the mail pouch containing the through
San Francisco registered matter was
cut open and all contents taken. No
ono was injured.
The robbers had buggy in readiness
near the scene, and they left in this.
going north. They were heard going
by Harry Burk's saloon. in Traver. at a
lively pace.
1t is not known how much was taken
by the robbers from the express The
train was local from Los Angeles and.
as rule. does not carry a great deal of
treasure.
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FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
First Regular SESSION.

WASHINGTON. March 23.-Anticipated
discussion of the Cuban question was
the magnet which drew an unusually
large crowd of interested spectators to
the galleries of the senate
On the senate floor interest was no
less than in the galleries.
The chamber gradually filled during
the disposition of the routine business
until every senator at the capital was
in his seat
Very quietly and with no attempt to
produce effect. the bin providing for
the relief of the survivors of the Maine
disaster was presented TO the senate for
consideration.
Mr.. Hale Me J, chairman of the naval
affairs committee. reported the bill
favorably, and asked that it be placed
at once upon its passage.
The bill was read. and without a
word of debate was unanimously passed
without amendment
Then. in accordance with notice given
Tuesday, Mr.. Gallinger IN. H. J. who re-
Gently visited Cuba, was recognized for
speech on the condition OF the island.