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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-10

The HALEY public school has an
.nrollment of 223 pupils and en-
sIov. five teachers.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-10

Tho Idaho Volunteers are to be
,0nt in service.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-10

r.o;n six times week once more
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-10

Knox Taylor, manager for the
re |. Co., has sold the large pump
situated about one mile below the
S q Star mine, at Smoky. J. J..
hoWley was the purchaser, who will
move 1t down on the Malad river
where 1t will be used for pumping
wafer Into ditch which covers his
aaad on Camas prairie. The mill is
sa !G 10 be the largest in Idaho and
, uil pump water nearly mill
snfough three-inch pipe.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-10

NJ Bert Butler (beg pardon we mean
MR. Butler, PHI. 6. with his charm
aug young sister, Miss Madge. took
as SPIN up from Haley Thursday
Ip,'etnoon to make US q social call
. ners is the same genial, courteous,
sOung gentleman that he was when
=, as ia him two years ago, just prior
Minis going off to the Indiana State
m o.s School, where he recently
tS;;auuated with the full honors of
ra;. olass' he will leave for Valpa-
. a,so' Ind, on the 22nd inst, to
a;ccept position in one of the lead.
MsS afug stores in the city. Miss
nv huge WILL 60 on with her mother
mo, month to enter the State Nor
an an, - scnool at that place and take
mental music, ''
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-10
A..t;on H0usokoepefS!

Attention, Housekeepers!
N Clarke, from Bert Perrine's
W." W. Rlue Lakes Fruit Farm,
fs .. w. in Ketchum every Thursday
WV i,h q variety of fruit.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-10

MILFORD Woodruff, President OF
the Mormon Church, died in San
Francisco the End inst. He was in
his 92nd year. President Woodruff
was one Of the original 147 pioneers
who settled in Salt Lake valley in
1847. He had four wives and III
children, and "a grandchildren. His
remains reached Salt Lake Sunday
morning. The funeral took place
Thursday.
The times., 1898-08-03
The Army Hospital.
(From the Florida Times-Union. }

The hospital, both for the field and the camp.
has been an integral part Ct the equipment OF
the modern army. In later years the regima antal
hospital has been regarded as the standard; the
brigade has also had its place, but in this az in
other branches of the service of war, govern
ments have to consider the al-important ques-
tions of economy. The result Of years CT study
AMI experience by army, medical and admins
nemical unit is the division hospital. Naturally
the equipment for The h sptal of an army is much
greater than for proportional mass of any other
branch Tentage is required in grea7er ahuild-
ance, and medical supplies, hospital furniture
and other necessities dema lGei. which the
soldier in health does not need. Transportation
for these equipments is far grelt.r in prolor'io
to the number to be cared Tor than in ans other
branch of the service. In add ton to the diy;-
sion hospital, the corps hospital is Part of the
system, and. while tine eiui .ment .rd anlhu-
lance force and physicians are thoroughly organ.
lied. it is used reserye 1t times WHEN The
capacity of the division departments OF the cofns
is exhausted
An integral part If the hosotal system is TIE
ambulance CORPS The modern r,iitary hosp'. al
insists that the care sf t1e SICK az younde d
shall he branch of service distinct Ind sen
arate from every other branch and il is recruited
from the regular forces, ienan ling slnnt 3 rtr
cent OF the enlisted forces for III. exclusive trre
OF the sick. This branch is undar The ,liret tion
OF the commanding officer. rs distinctly as tie
men of regiment subject to tile orders of
the colonel. 1t cannot be disturbed from the
performance OF its regular duties and cr take
orders only from its proper Officers.
The times., 1898-08-03
THE TIPPING SYSTEM.
Vain Efforts of Hotel Landlord to
Destroy 1T

Mr.. Tilly Haynes is the~prop-ietor of
popular hotel in New York and another
in Boston. An experience abroad indue-
ed him to attempt TO suppress the fleeing
of walters. After tipping all the servants
who had done anything for him at
Milan hotel, he was surprised when ne
was ready TO leave TO find himself sur
rounded by some twenty servants whom
he had never seen. waiting for their
tips. AT Geneva, after that" he says.
II asked the hotel proprietor where we
stopped why they kept up this practice
of permitting their servants TO solicit tips
from their guests. He said that they had
talked of stopping il, but concluded not
to, for by this system he paid no wages
to any of his servants, except the head
waiter and the chief cook II more help
is wanted. he said. all he had 10 do was
TO ring a bell and more would come in
who were glad to take the chance of get
ting what they could out of the public.
| asked him how he was sure that the
walters would not waste the supplies, and
he said that the head waiter, being on a
salary, would look out for that.
We'll, came home mad with the
whole system / determined to stop ii in
my hotel. So had printed on the bill of
fare, in large type and with TWO hands
pointing TO il, the statement that walters
were paid literally by the hotel, that
they were expected TO render satisfactory
service, and if anyone failed to do 50. it
would be a favor If the number of the
man. which each one had 10 wear, were
reported to the head waiter or to the
proprietor. In the course of two or three
days / noticed that the walters were
looking pretty sober and were talking
quietly TO themselves. II was not long
before two of the Oldest came to me in
my office. 1t would have been a sight for
an illustrated paper if they could have
been pictured just as they looked.
. What is it2' 1 asked them They
bowed and hesitated and looked confus-
ed. Then they said that they were a
committee of the walters TO come and see
me about the notice printed on the bills
of fare. 1t is jus little we git, they
said, only four or five dollars a month.
sab. It's JUS enough to do up de white
vests with an pay for de cigars. They
said it over two or three times. / saw
that they had an excuse and like Crock
etts coon, it would be best for me to
come down. I asked them how many
there were of them. They replied that
there were forty on the sides, besides
three head walters. Now 1 said to
them, you are getting $40 a month and
your board. After this your wages will
be raised TO s25 per month and your
board That was 500 month. or $500
a year. So they went back TO work, and
the notice remained on the bills of fare,
but found that it was impossible TO stop
the tipping. The guests who wanted to
be served particularly well would not give
the tip directly, but would leave ii under
a plate or napkin so that the waiter
would get II.
This went on for about year and
half 1 don't doubt that the walters got
more than 50 a month apiece out of il be-
fore 1 tried to stop the practice. But the
reason I could not stop it was because
the public would not help ma"
The times., 1898-08-03
THE CUBAN SITUATION.
n Correspondent Believes IL Il Mix
ed with Ohio Politics


To the Editor Of The Times:
1t is unfortunate that an unsvn,na.b,,,;,,
i and hostile Administration shoul5 ba
charged with carrying out the wishes Of
the American people with regard to Gu
ban freedom The position of the Admin
! istratioA prior to the opening Of hostiIi-
ties was decidedly anti-Cubau. Events
nave but intensified that hostility. The
shup TO the Cubans at Santiago. as Shaft
er declares. was the act of Mckinley
fear that Ohio politics plays no mean
part in this matter. Mckinley and Ha,r,
are sitting down on Foraker. even in San
tiago.
The civilities shown Spanish officials
and residents OF Santiago augur i'll fa-
the .'shirt-taiF' insurgents in Cuba a,5
mere at home. This Is small business bu-
II goes as craftsmanship There is no an
parent intention to give Cuba 10 those
Ior whom the war was projected.
The Cuban patriot will benefit bpt 1f,.r,
by the change Of masters poo- gu
ne wanted to be his own master. but he
won't be. if Mckinley can prevent it.
Ine differences between Spain and ba-
one-time Cuban subjects were nor s.,..,,,
nor racial. but sprang from tyrannicaI mai
administration On Tie other hand the
dinerenees sure TO arise and a,rellI,, j.,
evidence between tae Cniied States s,5
the Cubans will be social and racial r,tb
er than governmental.
me Cuban question II furnish anot7-
er and a historical test of Amer;can char
4cter No country since Ca. thaSe has az
quired such reputation for bal fairh -
ours.
Fundamental principles vital TO the
happiness OF mankind. and anuaciate,I bv
Il. or by the people hang from every
scafold OF public opinion in the land Sol
emn treaties. entered into with The weak
nave their place in the public archives,
but they are more honored in tha breach
than in the observance
II the present policy OF the AdmIEiStr.t
ton keeps, and il IS an American poIicy.
you invite every Spanish soldier and n
habitant 10 remain in Cuba upon the con-
clusiOn OF peace. to control under A pie
biscite, the initial steps to stable soy
ernment,' and afteFWard 10 take thefE
old position as under Spanish r1l4. for it
is indisputable that a hundred and fifty
thousand men in Cuba OF one mind CON
troll the future of that island. IL Blaaco
were wise he would surrender upon the
sole condition that his men se5tls in Cuba
and share in its rights of citizenship
Spain offers no attraction fo- underpaiI
underfed soldiers, who have suSsa.ne.: her
cause in the colonies. Their fOrC.tnes lie
with Cuba Or if Blanco joins arms with
the insurgents, d0ubly inSurgent. now
that they are ostracised by US. he could
give US a pretty fight for Cuba libra. In
peace or in war. BlancO is in position to
be the master of Cuba. 1t will be 10 our
credit if the purpose of the war IS fully
satisfied, European threats. Ohio politics.
land greed and race prejudice TO the con-
trary notwithstanding.
W. J. MCCALL
The times., 1898-08-03
Maxim on our Gunners,
(From the St. James Gazette.)

tflOm Ine St. IsintS N3ZeIte.l
During the last few years ! have noti. cd num-
Der of paragraphs and letters relating II the
alleged abduction and employm nj OF BTiti-h gun
ners on the American ships. II appears to the
writers OF some of these that the wonderfully ae-
curate shooting which proved disastrous to
the Spanish fleets both at Manila and Santiago,
can only he accounted for on the hypothesis that
English gunners were employed
1t is very curious how we Americ rs LOOK upon
the same subject from diametricdlly opposite
standpoint The wonderful accuracy of FIRE
seems to US to point to the fact that our naval
authorities had taken great care IN selecting the
gunners and that every behind big gun
must have been genuine American. The very
fact that our losses were so small as compared
with those of the enemy would seem to point
in the same direction.
| have nothing but admiration for the SKILL
of English gunners, and there Is question that,
with the single exception of Americans, they are
the best in the world: but it must be remeul-
bered that Americans have given much greater
attention to the question of accuracy of fire than
any other nation, and that they have various i'm
proyements in the mountinss OF their guns which
enable them to be fired with greater accuracy
than is possible in other countries When | was
in Washington several years ago the naval aU-
thorities told me that in of war the SUI
perior accuracy of fire would be so great
to be most important factor in the struggle
Is not this accuracy due in some mesure TO the
fact that the very large guns in the American
navy are trained by electricity, which enables 4
species of telescope sight 10 be employed watch
IS completely impracticable with guns trained By
hand9 HIRAM 5. MLAXIM.
The times., 1898-08-03
Rich. But Not Degenerate

In the last three months it has been
conclusively proved that an American
society or club man is something be-
sides a tailor-made suit of clothes and
a monocle. In half the regiments of
the volunteer army there are young
fellows who are accustomed to lead CO.
tillions and live in luxurious bachelor
apartments when they are at home.
This contingent is not confined to the
ranks of Roosevelts Rough Riders, al
though the fame of that regiment has
arisen partly from its picturesque com
bination of cowboy. aristocrat. expo
liceman and tough. 1t is scattered all
through the volunteer service.
One of these young men of wealthy
antecedents and college education, who
is now campaigning in Cuba. wrote
home not long ago, and told some of his
experiences. He says of his wardroba
that it consists of a pair of shoes.
trousers, a shirt and a hat, and adds
that the trousers are so full of holes
that he would not be able to walk on
the Bowery in his present costume
without being arrested for violation of
a city ordinance. He has not had a
wash for ten days. He is tanned a
fine chocolate color, and says that he
looks like a Spanish pirate. I'VE Rough
Riders he says, ARE about the tough
est looking lot of men you ever set
eyes on, all typical hoboes. and strange
to say, the Eastern contingent looks
worse than the Western"
The particularly hopeful sign of the
present generation of the American
leisure class is that so many of the
young men take to '.roughing it',fin ona
way or another. Hamilton Fish served
some months as a brakeman, because
he wanted to learn the railroad busi-
ness. Many rich New Workers have
tried cowboy life in the West The
modern young man of wealth has
a great deal of superf1uous energy that
he needs TO use up in one way or
another. He is not anaemic: he is not
too fond of personal ease and luxury
He goes in for athletics, for bus ness
beginning at the bottom round), for
fighting in Cuba. for anything that will
make him feel that he is a man among
men. and that his wealth has not taken
any of the essential strength and vigor
of a man out of him. There is no es-
pecial danger of the Republics going
to seed, after the manner of old Rome,
while this state of things continues.
The times., 1898-08-03
Army Supplies.

The report of Inspector General
Breckenridge that ''it was seldom that
the supplies were brought up to the
fighting lines" in the Santiago cam
paign is the severest indictment of the
Administration system of army ap-
pointments that could well be made.
All the world knows the Importance
of having the right man at the head of
any military operation. Hundreds of
brave men have been sacrificed in every
war of history simply from lack of
competent leaders. 1t is generally rec
ognized that the men who plan and
execute a campaign must be men of un.
usual ability and strength of character.
But there are some people in high
places who do not seem to understand
that it is quite as necessary to have
competent men at the head of the sup
ply department.
This is a department which has
arisen with the practice of civilized
warfare. The savage armies of pr
meval centuries did not bother them
selves about supply trains, and field
hospitals, and the hundred and one otEer
The times., 1898-08-03
MILITIA STATUTES.
what Ihey Require of the Defend
erS of the State


1t Is strange fact that the Federal
statutes relating to the militia organiza-
tions Is more than a hundred years old.
according to the discovery made by the
Chicago Times-Herald, which says .hat
II the State soldiery were organized, ac-
coutered and equipped according to the
strict terms of the United States law reIa-
i've to the militia, they would be funny
looking warriors. The fighting strength
OF the nation would be imposing in point
Oh numbers, If not in appearance, if re-
crulted under the statutorial provisions,
as every man between eighteen and forty
hve years Is liable to be called upon.
Inc law on the subject is log years old
truly this country cannot be charged
with unduly seeking trouble when it has
gore along for more than a century with
out tampering with the law for military
organization. The statute enacted in 1892
sun remains of full force and effect. os-
tensioly. although really not the slight
est regard is paid it. Some day cor
rect-mlnded citizen with a veneration for
the antique will procure the useful in
Junction or the equally potential manda-
mus directed to the proper War Departs.
ment Official, and we shall then have an
army whereof the like has not been
known since the days of Yorktown.
READ the provision of the section of the
statute relative TO the character of arma-
heht Tor our country's defenders:
Every citizen shall after notice of his
enrolment be constantly provided with
good musket or firelock of a bore su5fi-
cient for balls of the eighteenth part OF
a pound, sufficient bayonet. two spare
lihts and knapsack, a pouch with a box
therein TO contain not less than twenty
iour cartridges suited to the. bore of his
musket or, frelock: each cartridge to
contain a proper quantity of powder and
paii' or with a good rifle, knapsack, shot
pouch and powder horn. twenty balls
suited TO the bore of his rifle. and a
quarter OF pound of powder, and shall
appear SO armed, accoutered and provided
When called out to exercise or into SER
vice, except that when called out on COM
pany days to exercise only, he may ap-
pear without knapsack.
In order that the defenders need not be-
come despoiled through legal process of
the means to do battle for their country
the section further provides that all
arms, accouterments and ammunition
provided for by the act shall be exempt
from all suits, distresses, executions, or
sales for debt or for the payment of
taxes
Each commissioned officer OF militia
shall be provided with a sword or
hanger, or spontoon"
Another section. of the law says that
every abie-bodied male citizen of the
States. being Of the age of eighteen years
and under the age of forty-five years.
shall be enrolled in tha militia.
1t is long call from muskets and fire
locks with powder horn, twenty bullets
ana two extra fiints. to -Jorgensens
and Winchesters with cartridge belts and
hundred rounds
The times., 1898-08-03

with good politics" and 'tsound busi-
ness methods" as those things have
been taught in the Hanna academy of
practical political science
We are very much afraid it is due
to Day and Edmunds that a question
the remotest mention of which was not
ties of the occasion has been deliber-
ately made a subject for outside discus
sion and interference. We do not W sh
to be unjust to anyone, but we are un-
able to escape the deduction that it
was done with the understanding and
intent that ii should at least weaken
our hold upon the Philippine Islands.
Nothing but some such or equally
strong reason could have induced the
Administration to offer concession in
principle. even if not in terms, which
was not required and was highly i'm
prudent, as involving an admission
that, whatever rights of conquest or
equity we may claim in the Far East,
are in posse and not In esse 1t is
that feature of the Day-Edmunds con-
fection that hath bad taste If Spain
should pretend to accept the terms pro-
posed, it is the thing that will put the
President into the hole of Spanish di-
rlomacy again, and he knows. or ought
to by this time, that it is a deep one.
dark, muddy and full of snakes.
So we are minded to observe that
there must have been an attractive
domestic consideration in sight to
induce the Administration to sur
render the impregnability of the
American position in the Philip
would in part account for the
bIunder There have been conferences
at the White House which we'll might
lead to such thing, under the Mach
iayelian touch of one of the deepest
and slyest attorneys for syndicated
monopoly interests this side of the
Judgment
Spain. as usual. is reported to be
finessing for time, grasping at straws
of any sort. and no one can tell what
may happen in the immediate future.
There is a bare chance that Sagasta
may be forced to reject the conditions
proposed. That would be a happy
thing. for it would at once relieve Mr..
Mckinley from any necessity to re-
peat the mistake he has made in open
ing the way for the PHILIPPINES to slip
from our grasp. But if the contrary
should happen. and the Spanish gov
ernment should display wisdom enough
to seize the advantage gained for it.
largely perhaps through the friend
Illness and interest Of the Vatican. then
American politics for the next two
years would promise to be as tropical
and feverish as Santiago or Manila
Closer discussion may wait upon
events, but will not need to wait long.
The light of the kitchen cabinet. now
apparently in process of reconstruc
ton, is not hid under a bushel, but
blazes from a candle stick of political
dyna mite
The times., 1898-08-03
POOR coNsuLs.
American Interests Not Protected I'm
Foreign Countries.

At Minneapolis the Young Mems DEM
oorauc Club was addressed by Judge
canty, of the State Supreme Court. He
ney through Mexico and Central America,
and spoke of his impressions of the rele-
tons of the United States with the South
American republics and the ineificiency of
the United States consular service. Many
interesting incidents which came before
his notice while on his trip were related,
and from many of them he was able to
England protects her citizens in foreign
countries as compared with the weak
policy of this country. The speaker said
in part:
II was down in Honduras a year ago
last Winter and found 1t to be the uni
versal complaint among the Americans
that they had no protection. l was
struck by the exceedingly bitter manner
in which Americans of intelligence and
character complained of their precarious
condition, caused by the cowardly and pu-
Grille conduct of our Government In fail
ing TO protect citizens of the United
States in those countries. They were con-
tinualiy contrasting the security which
the Engiishman and the German enjoyed
with the condition in which they were
themselves. Many times have / heard
such expressions as, I would rather be a
Relize, negro down in this country than
the proudest American that lives
The cause of this woeful lack of eff
cheney in the American consular service
is the fact that we fill these positions
every four years with lot of politicians
who have neither the character, training
experience nor ability for the positions
They do not go there for the purpose of
doing the country any good or for the
purpose of earning their salaries. They
so there to draw their pay. II the posi-
tion is not of sufficient Importance TO pay
a politician 10 go there and hold the Of
flee four years, we give it 10 some resi-
dent American who is doing business in
the country and who is absolutely under
the thumb of the local government and
who dares not protest against anything
that is done inimical TO American inter
ests.
I'm .censuring our weak consular sys-
tenn | do not want to be understood as
charging one political party with any
more blame than the other 1t seems
that each of the political parties in this
country for many years has We'd with the
other to see which could Get the poorest
lot of politicians TO fill our consular posi-
tons,
The times., 1898-08-03

A great deal has been said of late con-
cerning the perishable character of the
paper now in use. 1t is claimed that there
is so much wood pulp and so little rag
in the paper that it Is likely to fall to
pieces within a comparatively short time,
SO that the preservation of fine editions
of books, and of rare volumes, will, in
time. become impossible The London So
ciety of Arts appointed a committee re-
Gently TO investigate the subject. The
committee reported that while the COM
plants were exaggerated. modern paper
was distinctly inferior to that used by
our forefathers; and it was recommended
that certain standard should be set I'D
for paper used in valuable books The
committee intended to have its report
printed on this kind of paper, which was
to contain al least seventy per cent of
rag. They had to induce a paper maker.
as personal favor, to make this stock
to order.