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The times., 1898-04-03

Mr.. Philip Baer arrived in the city last
night from New York, where he has been
singing with his own company the past
two months. Mr.. Baer Will remain in
the city until after Easter at 500 Ninth
Street northwest
The times., 1898-04-03

A wedding to take place In the early
Spring win be that Of Miss Mary Long
d.ughler of the late Capt. Long, U. S.
A, and Mr.. William Duval Brown, of
Muncic Ind, which will be solemnlzed at
the Swedenborgian Church, on Corcoran
Street
The times., 1898-04-03

Miss Eleanor McCracken, of Freder-
icksburg, Va, who has been visiting Dr.
and Mrs. ]. Wesley Bovee for the past
lhree months. returned to her home last
week.
The times., 1898-04-03
Smart Easter millinery.
All hats trimmed free.

a lot of flowers, Lilacs, Mignonettes,
Carnations, and all kinds of foliage
for trimming, which is worth 25c., 1Sc
we offer tomorrow for only......... GoC
The times., 1898-04-03

Choice of a new line Of Easter
Hats-fine quality Leghorn Flats.
which if we asked a dollar you would
agree were very cheap, We will put
on sale tomorrow as a special ia
Easter Offering at....................so W
The times., 1898-04-03
$40 suits, Sl2.9S.

Finest imported Tan Broadcloth and
Navy and Black Cheviot Manufactured
Suits, which are all lined with taffeta
silk, both jackets and skirts are lined
throughout with handsome black or
changeable taffeta silk-which are
regular $50 value.-win go as a special
value for Easter at $129S.
The times., 1898-04-03

The ladies' sizes are in dark OK blood
and the childrens are in tan and choco-
late. This same quality never before
any store-in fact, we will show you
the same in our own stock at that
price.
The times., 1898-04-03

A very pleasant entertainment was
given last evening at No. 100 f Street
northwest, for the benefit of Trinity Col.
lege of NOtre Dame. Among the fea-
lures of the occasion We're the solos and
dances of Mr.. Thomas Stretch, whose
song, The Battleship Maine" was re-
ceived with enthusiastic applause Quite
a handsome sum was realized for the
college, and the entertainment, apart
from its financial success, was, socially,
a charming affair.
The times., 1898-04-03

AS a special value for Easter we will
offer you the choice of lot of Ladies
Stylishly Trimmed Hats, with a smart
find only in high-class work, and which
our own trimmers know so well how
to impart to their creations-which
cannot be duplicated for less e0 QS
than s., for only y.................'p - 30
The times., 1898-04-03

Monday we will offer a lot of fine
Dress Skirts, consisting of Surah
Serges, Novelty Figured Black Goods
and Figured MOhairs-lined with per-
caline and velvet bound-which are
regular s. yalues-for only $3.50.
The times., 1898-04-03

Mrs. Vrooman, the daughter Of former
Commissioner Of Pensions Gen. J. c.
Black. entertained eight ladies at lunch
con at Rauscher's yesterday The green
parlor, in which the dainty feast was
served, was artistically set with palms
and the floral decorations were in pink.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
ONE OFFICIAL FAVOR.
Her Husband During His
White House Days.

All during Mr.. Cleveland's two terms
as president, Mrs. Cleveland's most in
innate associates were those whom she
knew before marriage, says writer in
the June Ladies' Home Journal. One
of them was the wife of clerk in the
treasury department. who lived in one
OF the most modest little homes in
Washington's most questionable dis
trict. This made no difference to Mrs.
Cleveland. Often the white house car
riage called to "pick up" the friend for
drive. Another of her intimate friends
in Washington was a young woman who
taught music to support herself. Mrs.
Cleveland obtained many pupils for
her. Another was the wife of strug-
Cling lawyer. and each week bouquet
of white house flowers came to cheer
the home of the friend Of schoolgirl
days. A fourth was the teacher Of .
small kindergarten, who, when the
Cleveland children reached q suitable
age, transferred her school to the white
house, and the children and grandchil-
dren Of the cabinet members, and Of the
OF Mrs. Cleveland's friends,
and of the friends of the president, be-
came her pupils. The only "official"
favor which Mrs. Cleveland asked Of her
husband while he was president was the
to Office OF the husband of
her college roommate.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
REMOVED HIS PET.
By . SurHeon In . Novel
Manner.

There Is an eminent surgeon con-
nected with one of the local hospitals,
a man in fact with worldwide reputa-
tion, whose enthusiasm led him to do
a rather astonishing thing one day not
long ago. says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. A patient who occupied private
room in the hospital in question was en-
tertaining friend who had dropped In
to cheer the sick man up bit. Now
the visitor wore upon his forehead .
small wart. The excrescence was not
an ornament, certainly, but neither
was it much of an annoyance to its
wearer. He was perfectly satisfied to
let it stay where it was. The eminent
surgeon happened into the room to look
at his patient, and noticed the wart on
the visitors brow. He electrified that
gentleman by bluntly exclaiming:
Better have that wart off," The
man was too surprised to do more than
stammer: mo, thank you!" "Oh,
yes" said the surgeon: "you want that
off," He called in a couple Of nurses,
who were directed to hold the patient
during the operation. Whipping out
his knife, he dipped it into an antiseptic
fluid, and promptly sliced of the ex-
crescence. It looked for time as II the
subject would have to remain in the
hospital, to be treated for nervous pros
tration, but he recovered eventually
and went home rather pleased with the
result.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
silver nF1t.

An old Scottish dame rather too fond
of the mountain dew" was one day
"unco' drouthie," and without funds
wherewith to provide "a drappie." She
thought there was a chance of getting
1t on credit, 80 summoning her grand
daughter, she said: "Lassie, gang
round to Donald McCallum and bring
me a gill. Tell him I'll pay him i the
morning" Back came the child with
a refusal. Donald declined to part with
his whisky without the cash. Eager and
irritated, the old woman cast about for
some means of raising the wind" and
her eye fell upon the family Bible.
"Here, lassie," she said, "gie him this
and tell him to keep it until bring the
siller." Oh went the little girl, but she
soon returned still carrying the Bible.
Donald was obdurate. "He says he
maun hae the baubees first, granny"
In anger the disappointed grandmoth-
er threw up her hands and exclaimed:
'Losh. did onybody ever hear the like
o. that! The man will neither TAX my
word nor the word o God for gill o
whusky!"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
LOOKS OUT FOR RAr1oNs.
A Ships Dos That Always stores On
. supply OF Bones for . Long
Sea Voyage.

Aboard the Portuguese bark Indus
tria, there is an intelligent little mon
grel dog. which always attracts atten-
ton among the people at the Point
whenever the steamer comes there,
says the Philadelphia Record. They
call the animal "Scavenger." by reason
Of his peculiar trait of gathering to him
self all the old bones he can find and
boarding them up to serve ~ food on
his long voyage home to Lisbon. The
Industria pulled into Point Breeze late
ly and the dog was ashore before she
touched her wharf. Scavenger was Inn
patient to get after his bones. and when
the opportunity offered he jumped from
the stea mer to tug, thence to lighter
and from there to the shore. He found
a good likely bone by the time his doat-
ing home had tied up to the wharf and
hurried aboard to hide it. His great sa-
gacity leads him to the most out-of-the-
way parts of the ship, where he knows
his treasures are not likely to be found
and disturbed. All week Scavenger was
found as busy laying In his stores AZ
the men were loading the cargo Of
oil, and had kept this work up until the
last whistle blew. One Of the workmen
who watched the dog expressed the
opinion that Scavenger had not less than
$50 bones stored away aboard ship.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
RAT WITH A WOODEN LEG.
How IN Inventive and HunaAo Phlls
oaelphla Boy Fitted Out
Hls Captive.

A rat with wooden leg II . curi-
ostty. a. curiosities go nowadays. Yet
such an animal can be seen any day At
the residence Of q man named Dugmore,
IN the southwestern section Of the
city. reports the Philadelphia Times.
About month ago Willie Dugmore, .
lad of IL yeara, found the little rodent
in . trap in the cellar. His first im-
pulse was to brain the pest with a
baseball bat. but the rat looked at him
SO p!eadingly that Willies heart was
touched, and he decided to take the trap
TO an adjoining vacant lot and iberate
the animal. This he did, but instead of
xcampering of. as he expected, the rat
limped painfully up to him and began.
TO lick his hand. Willie then discovered
that one of the animals legs had been
almost severed by the trap.
Taking the rat home, he cut the leg
of and then bandaged the wound, using
as liniment little vaseliue. he then
put the rat into a cage and nursed it
for week. BE then removed the band
age and found that the wound had
completely healed. The rat was, how
ever. unable to walk. and Willie de-
cided that he would make for 1t an ar
iifcial leg. Going down to the cellar,
be obtained piece OF pine, and after
some whiting succeeded in making a
leg. This be fastened on with string,
and was delighted to see that his plan
was entirely successful. Thsrat is now
the family pet and can be seen any day
hobbling about the kitchen or teasing
little Irish terrier, Of which it has
made q lifelong friend.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
RED CROSS IN A GREAT WAR.
The French Show Their Gratitude
for Aid Extended IN the
Trouble Of 197O-71.

According to the Figaro of Paris the
French Red Cross has recently opened .
subscription for the benefit OF the future
wounded OF the Spanish-American war
and has headed it with contribution Of
Sc, 900 francs. ITO speak frankly" says
the writer of the article, I'VE owe this
action to foreign nations, for they all
showed an admirable generosity to-
ward our wounded during the war Of
1901. The United States sent us at
that time 600, 700 francs; Canada, 300.-
900; Spain. 10000; Italy, 10000; little
Denmark, 100000; the Argentine Re-
public, 100000; Chill, $1,000; Peru, co.
600; Russia, $4,000; in all about 3,0O0,-
600. Our Red Cross. having spent more
than 12,50o,o00 francs for our wounded
during the fatal year, had still remain
ing in its treasury more than 1000, 900
francs. At present the society has on
hand 5000, 600 francs. It sent to Spain
&c, 900 francs for the wounded in the
Carlist war, 2o7, 600 in the Turco- Rus
sian war, 10000 for the wounded in
Tunis, $4,000 for Zonquiu, $4,000 for
ali 100000 frames
since the war with Germany. The pres
dent Of the society Is now Gen. Fey
rier."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
THE GINGER HABIT,
When Once Formed 1t IL an Exceed.
inGly Dincult Thing to
Get Rid OF.

"What Is it am chewing?" asked tho
man coming out Of the drug store in
response to a query from his COM
panion. "Why, it's ginger root, and 1t
IL fine thing to nibble on between
meals. It is great tonic, too, and di-
gester. Will you have.a nibble?" and
he extended bit of the root to the
other man.
Thanks. no." said the other. 'How
long have you been doing it2"
"Couple of years, or such matter"
"Have you tried to quit it since you
began?"
'SOf course not. Why should II"
Suppose you try to quit"
"Why?"
. Simply to test the strength Of the
ginger habit. l had II once. A friend
of mine talked to me just as you are
doing. and I, thinking it was harmless
kind of thing, bought nickels worth
and tried it for Indigestion, 1 think 1t
was. Anyhow, whatever it was, tried
the ginger. and before I knew what I
was about it was as necessary for me
to have ginger root to chew as it is for
a tobacco cbewer to have tobacco. Its
stimulating effect had become need
l had to meet, and as soon as felt the
force of the habit I,proceeded to break
myself of it. did it, as any habit al
most may be got rid of, but want to
tell you it was no easy job, and II you
doubt me, just you throw that away
you have and try going without it for
wAakW
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
BARGAINS IN CLOTHING.
to Buy and Wear ut . Mini.
mum Expense.

For some reason which we cannot un-
derstand there is, perhaps, as much ig-
norance as to what constitutes valu-
able bargain in clothing as in any other
line that could be mentioned. There is
no one item, except food, on which men
bave to spend as much as on their
clothes. While this is true, most men
exercise so little caution or judgment
in purchasing clothing that large ratio
Of loss to the consumer is the result. 1t
is a standard of civilization, when we
ind men anxious to dress well. To do
10 at minimum expense il the highest
art, says the Textile Manufacturers'
Journal. ts
The first qualification that the buyer
must insist on is fast color. In pur-
chasing foreign-made article be must
bear in mind that the color particularly
i. liable to give him trouble. A color
that stands very well in Europe or Eng
land. that does not give way under
.eaden skies or foggy atmosphere, viii
soon succumb and look cheap and mean
in the warm, clear atmosphere and pure
sunlight Of our latitudes.
A maker or seller cannot deceive
buyer as to cut and ft if he has his eyes
open. II man has ordinary taste and
uses the faculties Of observation to no.
,ice the cut that looks neat and natty,
and vet not loud or extreme, be will be
able, when be buys a suit for himself, to
hit pretty near the mark.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16

A peculiar incident occurred short
time ago to . Scotch express, which re-
ally caps the story Of the mouse which
got into the brake apparatus Of train
and soon brought 1t to . complete
standstiu. While on steep incline q
mile or SO from Invershin the train
suddenly slowed up and eventually
stopped. After an examination it
transpired that myriads OF midges had
been swarming near the ground, and,
being crushed by the wheels Of the
train, had left the rails in very Shiny
condition, preventing the engine from
gripping the rails, and 90 stopping it.
several lodges were tried.
among them that OF throwing earth
along the line. the train was unable to
proceed until it was divided into sec
tions and drawn up the incline piece
meal. This incident caused = delay Of
nearly IN hour.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
QUEER INSURANCE CASE.
The House Was Set on Fire By the
BatAtub, and the Bathtub
by . Poultioe.

Fire insurance companies have to
deal with many queer cases." said .
travelling agent Of one of the Hartford
(Conn.) companies to Washington
Post man. II have just been told the
story Of case that came under the
notice OF our company not 20 long
ago. and which was certainly one OF
the strangest fires in history. The
story is perfectly true and is vouched
for by men OF integrity. It was in a
western city and the house was set on
fire by bathtub and the bathtub was
yet on fre by pol1tice. The owner
was suffering from bad cold, it zee ms,
and acting under the doctors orders
his wife prepared poultice for his
chest. When she started to apply it il
was found to be too strong, too hot,
having been heated in the oven. So
the wife took the poultice to the bath
room to cool. She placed it on the
tub. which was very fine affair, be-
ing lined with celluloid instead of the
customary enamel. Well, the heat of
the plaster set the inflammable cellu-
loid on hrs and the bathtub was soon
a mass OF flames. The room caught and
the house was partially destroyed, for
all Of which the company had to pay.
Everyone knows how celluloid burns
and 80 the company did not contest the
case"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
Steered Him Wrong.

Heard good one when / was in St.
Louis" relates the fat drummer with q
penchant for story telling. "You know
that the st. Louis and Anchor line failed
some time ago and many of its assets
were sold at auction. Among them was
the magnificent looking water pitcher
that the people Of Baton Rouge had pre-
sented for use on the boat named after
that city. The story told among few
of his acquaintances by an old river.
pilot was that 1853 citizens Of the town
contributed q silver dollar each, that
these coins were melted down and out
Of the material the pitcher was made.
It bore appropriate inscriptions and
had some additional value because Of
its associations.
Those who had been posted by the
old pilot kept quiet and at the sale were
on the lookout for the pitcher. It was
run up to $40 and knocked down to .
friend of mine."
"Made a good thing Of it. didn't he7"
II should say not. There wasn't .
grain Of anything but pewter in the
pitcher and now my friend 10 impa-
tiently camping on the trail Of the
old pilot.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
A PROPHETIC NAm.


The name of Lake Pontchartrain bear.
In 1t . curious prediction, ~ itwere, oi
what should be witnessed on it at the
present day. almost exactly 200 years
after Iberville named it, says the New
Orleans Picayune. Count tPontchartrain
and Count de Maurepas were two min
listers Of Louis XIV, under whose aus
pices Iberville and Bienville sailed from
La Rochelle. in France, In 1868, to e.
tablish the first colony in Louisiana
and Iberville, in honor OF these patrons
Of his enterprise. named Lakes Maure.
pas and Pontchartrain. Pontchartrain
il a combination of three distinct
French words, viz: Pont, meaning
"bridge," char, meaning "car." and
train, meaning "train." The prediction
in the name lies in the fact that at pres
ent, in single glance, one may see on
Lake Pontchartrain, where the North
eastern railroad crosses It,, "pont''
(bridge), q "char" (car). aud ''train"
(train), thus interpreting the prediction
name Of Lake Pontchartrain into Lake
with bridge, q car and = train Of cars.
Equally noteworthy is it that the word
Pontchartrain, a. here elucidated, con-
tains 4 very clear prediction Of the dis
covery of steam power, the invention
OF the steam engine. and the utilization
of the locomotive and the steam rail.
road train az q means Of transporting
freight and passengers in the day Of en-
lightenment of the nineteenth century.
In fact in the single word Pontchar-
train. as given by Iberville to the Lon
isiana interior lake near New Orleans.
was involved q prediction, unconscious
~ proclaimed by Iberville, Of "a vision
OF the future and the world that was to
be-" The world Is crowded with Hora-
tios OF the Hamlet variety, whose dim
fails utterly to grasp the
number Of things that are
In the heavens and upon the earth.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
HOT WATER WELLS.
In Some Cases Temperature Rises
Twenty Degrees IN q Single Night
cause Of the PhenOmenoa.

The wells in parts OF Arizona have re-
Gently become producers of hot water,
and apprehension is felt by many Of the
residents Of the region affected that
they are about to become participants
in q grand volcanic drama. In some OF
the wells the temperature Of the well
water rose 20 degrees in single night.
In few the phenomenon disappeared
soon after it's appearance. In a major
ity OF the cases, however, the wells fair
ly steam from their newly-acquired
heat. The first known Of this curious
state of affairs was q report that the
wells at Maricopa, on the Southern Pa
cific railroad, 80 miles south of Phoenix,
had suddenly become hot, says the
Omaha Bee.
1t was four days thereafter that the
phenomenon first was noticed q dozen
miles west OF that city. A test at one
well showed a temperature of nearly
100 degrees. No difference is noted in
wells in the immediate vicinity Of
Phoenix.
The line of subterranean heat wave
follows the general direction of the ST.
ezra Estrella mountains. q volcanic
chain lying Immediately south of the
Gila river. Thenceitappears to continue
on in the direction of the Harqua Hala
near which are number of
large and modern volcanic cones and
hills of drifted volcanic ash. Further
to the east the lava flows are so geolog-
really modern as to have overwhelmed
in a number of places the cliff dwellings,
of the ancients.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
PLAYING MARBLES.
to Become Proficient Should
Indulge In the Game.

II foreign nations would become pro-
Acient with the formidable guns of mod
ern warfare Lieut.. Wilson recommends
to their ministers the introduction Of
the American and English game Of
playing marbles. The great projectil.
throwers and shell distributors are no
longer sighted as Of old. when the gun
ners Of hostile ships frequently pushed
their ramrods into the portfolios of the
enemy. Hours probably before the
eager captains come within range dis
tance the junior officers Of the American
vessels have figured out the problem
which IL to direct the men who handle
the .breech-loaders. The density or
rarity Of the atmosphere, the prevalence
:: he wind. the height Of the sea. are
all taken into consideration.
Lieut.. Wilson contends that playing
marbles steadies the nerves Of the pros
pective naval cadet while he Is plodding
through the primary grades at school.
The sport promotes spirit of calcula-
tion Of distances which IL Of incalcu-
liable value when hostile fleets are
for battle.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-16
COMPARING NOTES.
Faults Which . Polite Couple Found
with OAe Another Cause
q Goodness.

"Why can't women be natural?"
growled Bumpley, according to the De-
troit Free Press. "They make me think
Of lot Of bluejays with their clatter
and their pluming and their efforts to
improve on nature. They can think of
more crazy plans and develop more un-
mitigated nonsense than so many in
spired imps. Look at your hair, Mrs.
Bumpley, plated and twisted and futed
and banged till it looks no more like
what it does in its normal state than
junk pile looks like any of its original
elements. And those sleeves and those
three-story heels and that stiff-necked
collar. Honestly, ii men compelled you
to rig up in that .barbarous fashion
you'd inveigh against them as brutal
savages."
"Oh, don't know" said Mrs. Bump
ley, who is very matter OF fact; "con-
template your own hair. Looks as
though it were laundered down on top
and nodded over puff combs on the
side. The shoulders of your coat are
built up as though you were trying to
palm yourself off for a prize-fighter and
the way that your mustache is twisted
up at the ends makes me think of
French dancing master on reception
night"
Then Bumpley grew very distant in
his manner, arranged to go downtown
at once, told his wife not to sit up for
him and said that If she had one fault
above another it lay in her irrepressible
disposition to grow personal whenever
she entered into debate.