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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
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Those who have accepted the incon-
s;stant name of Welsh rabbit for toasted
cheese ON the assumption that IT was .
corruption of Welsh .rorebit." will have
To revise their view. According 10
writer in MacMillan's Magazine. welsh
rabbit is q genuine slang term, belong
ing to q large group which describe IN
the same humorous way the specia! dish
or product of q peculiar district For
example,: An Essex lion il calfa
rieldane duck Is a baked Sleeps head;
Glasgow magistrates. or Norfolk
capona, are red herring: Irish apricots
or Munster plums are potatoes; Grave
send sweetmeats are shrimps.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
4 SENSIBLE HEIR.
ne W0o Anxl6as to Keep 0aleA 1A
DDAto Of MOney.

He Wa0 Anxi60s to Keep rata IN
spite - Money.
A pretty story II told Of young
clerk In, a-dsy gosds.stors who has re-
Gently como into possession Of large
fortune through The favor Of IN odd
gentlsman di1tantly related - him.
says the Youths Companion
The young fellow listened with
auaxement to the. news impaired to
him By hissemployer and the old gen
Aeman'sexecutor one sfternoon.
Il suppose must not expect your
services ~ clerk any longer" said the
dry goods merchant, With . smile. II
shail be sorry 70 lose you.
"Oh, shall stay my month out, OF
course, air. said the boy promptly. Il
shouldn't waat to break my word just
because I've had- some money left me :"
The two older men exchanged
giances. The money referred to was
nearly $500, 900.
"Well." said the lawyer, stroking his
mouth to conceal his expression, Il
should like an hour of your time be-
tween ten and four tomorrow, my
young friend, ~ Il will be necessary for
you to read and sign some papers."
~Yea, sir" said tho clerk. Il always
tske my lunch at = quarter before II
III take that hour for you instead to-
morrow. II eat . good breakfast, l
can get along all right till nix o'clock"
The two men again exchanged
glances, but neither said word to
spoil the boys Inconsistencies that he
was taking his good fortune In An un-
usual way.
"Well." said the lawyer, when the
door had closed on the modest heir to
Thousands. 'all can say is, II that boy
ever uses his mouey to anybsdy's disad-
vantage. miss my guess!" And the
year that has elapsed since then has
zone to prove the truth OF his words.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
AN oLo GROWS TREASURES.
Like . MaoeR He aoarAeA aDA 0loaeeA
Over Then.


Ovee Then.
One day while watching saw crow
crossing the Don valley with something
white in his beak, writes Ernest Seton
Thompson in Scribner's. He flew to the
mouth of the Rosedale brook. then took
. short fight to the Beaver elm. There
he dropped the white object. and. look
ing about, gave me chance TO recog-
nize my old friend silverspot. After
minute he picked up the white thing. .
.hell-And walked over past the spring.
and here, among the docks and the
skunk cabbages. he unearthed . pile
OF shells and other white, shiny things.
He spread them out In the sun. turned
them over, lifted them one by one, nes-
tied on them A. though they were eggs.
toyed with them and gloated over them
like 4 uiser. This was his hobby, his
weakness. He could not have explained
why he enjoyed them. any more than
. boy can explain why he collects post
age stamps, or girl why she prefers
pearls to rubies; but his pleasure In
them was very real. and after half an
hour he covered them Ill. including the
new one. with earth and leaves. and
dew on. I went ut once to the spot and
examined the hoard; there was about
\ hatful in all. chiefly white pebbles,
clam shells and some bits of tin, but
there was also the handle of . china
cup, which must have been the gem OF
the collection That was the last time
saw them. Silverspot knew that
had found his treasures, and he re-
moved them At once; where. never
knew.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

SleagAt OF aaAA for he Pastor.
Many years ago, when Hon. Joseph
Marsden lived in Hawaii. he attended
church on Sunday morning in Hilo.
Mr.. Marsden was then noted for his skill
In legeraemain. When DIR. - passed
around the contribution bag ut Sum
day service Mr.. Marsden held up .
ten-dollar gold piece between his thumb
and forefnger no that DIR. could
plainly zee it. He then placed his hand
over the bag. paimed the gold piece.
and dropped in silver quarter. Dr..
returned to the table with his coll
lection. After the service he emptied
the bag on . table. but could not and
the ten-dollar gold piece. He shook the
bag repeatedly. turned over the small
pile OF contributions. got down on the
.aoor and looked under the table. walked
down the aisle. looking closely 1t the
cracks in the hoor. felt in his own
pockets, fearing that he had made some
mistake, and then went home wonder
ing 1t the strange loss Of the gold piece.
Some time afterward the deceiver quiet
y sent the gold piecs 10 the church
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
AMERICAN SCHOOL At ATHENS
Crisis 01 Politaeai Affairs HAD . DAA
Eject on Il.

AMERICAN SCHOOL At ATHENS.
Crisis se Pelitaeai Affairs HAD . DAA
Effect on II.
In q year Of war and rumors OF war
an archaeological explorer finds his oo-
cupation well-nigh gone, says Litera-
ture. Throughout the long drawn crisis
Of the past spring and summer both the
Greek government and the Greek peo-
pie behaved toward the foreign repre-
sentatives Of science in their midst with
extraordinary courtesy. detaching them
almost entirely from the feelings Of ir-
ritation or resentment which were man
ifested toward the European powers.
But with one-half of the available
peasantry drawn of for the fighting
line and reserves. and the other half
able to think and talk of little but war.
It was naturally difficult TO effect ex-
cavaions during the spring.
Thus the American school In Athens.
which had planned for last spring the
opening Of the campaign which 10 to
uncover Corinth, only did about .
weeks work. The government was too
busy to proceed with the promised ex.
preparation Of the site, and finally the
directos. Mr. Richardson. bought for
himself a small tract east OF the tenn
pie. and there came quickly ON the re-
mains Of stoa. which seemed to indi-
este the proximity Of the agora Of the
city. Eut the work was not proceeded
with. II is to be resumed in March.
ii the appropriation has by that time
been duly carried through. but the great
depth Of the coil will entail great ex-
peuse.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
ANCIENT GLOVES.

AaAe .of CAieken Slkin aAA Wssa ~
Night IN the Slxtee1th CsatuHy.
The wearing Of gloves IL more an
eient custom than It is generally
thought to bs. Homer speaks OF gloves
and tells Of one who wore them TO pro-
sect his hands while working In his gar
den, says the New York Tribune. The
use Of some coverings for the hands
WA. known TO the ancient Persians and
Old Testament writers also mention
them. They were in such common use
among the Romans that they were worn
even in the Wild country by the Britons.
St. Anne. the mother Of the Virgin
Mary. was, It has been said. = knitter
and manufacturer Of gloves. for which
reason the glove-mal<ers Of France long
ago made her their patron saint. At
one time gloves had certain meaning
attached 70 them, and were chosen to
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
Rip A TOWN or RATS


The Ingenious yoAsns sf . AaiAs
Nobody has seen or heard OF rat
about Castine, Me-, since last summer,
saws the New York Sum. In July, when
the whole town was overrun with rats
and everybody was in q panic over
their destructive work, . coasting
schooner came there for wood, and the
captain sold Ben Wardell a receipt for
killing the animals. For a week or two
Wardell went from house to house sell
ing u yellowish gray powder, which he
offered to give away II 1t failed to de-
stroy the pests. Then the rats began
to die. Their bodies were found in out
houses and cellars and in bitches by the
roadside. The smell was bad for a
time, but the rats were gone and not
one has been seen since. The compo-
sition OF the powder remained secret
until Wardell enlarged his business and
began to sell it in other towns. The
Castine druggist was naturally anxious
to know what killed the rats. and made
note OF the articles which Wardeli
bought. BE never asked for any kind
of poison. but the drug vender believed
that he purchased more calcine plaster
than any ordinary man had need OF
using. He mentioned it to Wardell one
day, and the secret was out. The rat
killing powder waa composed OF Indian
meal and caicine plaster in equal parts.
The rats ate the mixture for the meal 1t
contained. Then they bad \ great
thirst. The water caused the mass to
harden in the stomachs OF the rats.
after which their digestive functions
ceased to operate aud the rats starved
90 death.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
PECULIAR CHINESE CUSTOMS.
The reuag Are Buried With Few rs~
neeal Rites.

neF0l Rites.
The customs Of the Chinese in the
matter Of death and burial are certain.
" peculiar. Infants are buried sum-
marily without cofins, and the young
are inferred with few rites; but the IN.
nerals Of the aged Of both sexes are
elaborate In proportion to the number
Of the descendants and 10 their wealth.
When q. childless married man dies, his
widow may perform AL the duties of
> SON toward him, may remain in his
house. and may edopt children to rear
a. his heirs. and ~ worshippers Of the
family names. II his widow purposes
marrying again, young male relative
may. with the consent OF senior mem
bers Of the elan, undertake the services
expected from son. and may inherit
the estate Of the deceased. When one
II about to die, he il removed from his
couch to . bench. or to . mat on the
floor, because Of belief that he who
dies in bed will carry the bedatead ~
Q burden into the other world. He 10
washed in a new vessel. In warm water,
In which bundle Of incense sticks II
merged. After the washing the vessel
and the water are thrown away togeth-
er. He II then arrayed in q full suit
Of new clothing. that he may appear
At his best. He breathes his last in
the main room before the largest door
In the house. that the departing soul
may easily And it's way out into the
air. A sheet of spirit money (brown
paper having patch Of gliding on one
surface) is laid over the upturned face,
because II is said that if the eyes are
left uncovered the corpse may count
the row Of tiles in the roof, and that
in such case the family should never
build 4 more spacious domicile.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
bLooDHouNos OF THE SOUTH

Formerly Used to Catch Slaves, Lat
terly to Pursue Criminals.
The bloodhound In now used only In
the pursuit Of criminals. Every south
ern penitentiary has brace or mors
Of them. They are not infrequently
part Of the sheri4f's outfit. The breed
IL not always pure, but the dogs serve
their purpose better than fairly well.
Their keenness Of scent il one of the
most remarkable things in nature.
though it is of value chiefly in the more
thinly-settled region. It seems incred-
ible that the mere temporary pressure
of . mans boot or shoe upon the ground
should leave = traceable scent for -
hours. provided that there has been no
rain, but there il no doubt that it does.
Sometimes in the south q murderer
breaks jail. Until the universal intro
duction Of chilled steel cages this was
not . difficult matter. Dogs are tels-
graphed for at . distance probably OF
$50 miles. They arrive . day after the
escape. They are led in leash to the
point where the criminal il supposed to
have made his exit and uncoupled.
They take up the scent instantly and
follow it rapidly. The man must have
crossed much water or confused his
trail with the hurrying footsteps OF
dozens OF others to throw him OF.
Always supposing that "a hours ID
the extreme limit Of "law" allowed the
fugitive. the bloodhounds are the best
means of efecting his capture. Having
far to travel. they do not bay. They
have no breath to waste.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

Ts B. w. Watlington. A. H. Rahm and
Nelson +. kilnball, your heirs, devisees
aud assigns:
You are hereby notified that the under
signed has expended 500. in the year 1895,
An labor and improvements upon the
MEXICAN
lode mining claim in Warm Springs Greek, i,
or Boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
Idaho, in order to hold said premises un.
der the provisions of section 1924, Revised
Statutes of the United States, being the
amount required to hold the same during
and for said calendar year 1895. and If.
within ninety days after the expiration of
the publication OF this notice, which will be
published for ninety days, you fail or re-
fuse to contribute your respective proper
hSns of such expenditure as co-owners,
according to your respective interests in
said claim. viz: b. w. Watlington, one
sixteenth, 1926; A. II. Rahm, one-six-
teenth, $625. and Nelson F. Kimball, one
eighth, $l2 so, your interests in said claim
will be forfeited to and become the prop
srty Of the undersigned, under and by vir-
Tue OF said section 1924.
EDWARD BRIsBIN.
First publication, Feb Is, 1885.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
srR,cT BOARDING SCHOOL


Three callers q Year a4 Twe0ty Aan~
vtes = can eoR Carl Sta1eAss.
The young fadics If. the normal
school in Winona were lately thrown
into . furry Of excitement, says the St.
Paul CAinn.) DispaAch. They were
called into one OF the recitation-rooms
and put through rigid examination
about the number OF callers each had
and description Of each caller. They
were told that It was highly improper
to receive . caller from out OF the city.
and that many Of the young men OF the
city were not proper parsons VITA
whom to associate.
It was also oensideeed highly I'M
proper to receive . can which was OF
more than 20 minutes' duration. In al
over . dozen questions were required to
be answered, all Of which were In regard
to the subject Of gentlemen callers.
A number Of rules were given to the
young ladiea, which they were told they
must obey. Among them was one for
bidding the same young men 70 cal
upon them more than three ttmes .
year. and then the call must be purely
formal and not exceed is or 30 minutes.
The young ladies were also requested
to furnish list Of their callers and
their characters, and - to the general
subjects Of conversation when calling
or riding. and II the landlady where
they boarded approved Of the young
men. ..s.s.s
Some Of the young ladies are indig-
nant, and say they viii not submit TO
such rules, while others believe they are
all right. and propose 70 follow them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
Received ner sailors.

For the first time In history Queen
Victoria has held reception tor ssme
Of her sailors. The AFFAIR took place at
Osborne house after the return ct the
cruiser st. George from three-years'
stay in South Africa. Tn. crew had
had much fighting to do while there,
and after the ship reached Portsmouth
- officers and 2s4 men were presented
to the queen personally.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
ora s,a.~ Revsvea.

Slang Is sledom new. mot 30 worse"
flourished briskly for . few months and
has already fallen into well-deserved
oblivion. Doubtless II seemed new for
. time. Yet q letter written by bril-
liant English magazinist. Samuel Phil
lips, In is4s. published for the first time
in Mira. Oliphant's history OF the house
of Blaekwood. contains this sentence:
.'One hundred pounds for . weeks
work. Not 20 vvorse!"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

.how the eharae&sr or occupation Of tho
wearer. There are records OF gloves
being ordered for grave and sptrtsuai
men, About this time, the sixtecA
century, gloves made Of chickens skins
were used by both men and women for
whitening the hands ind ~ees worn =
n{Rht.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
Pr>se,o Dtsee~raee~e.t,

Double suicides have received Q set-
back in France. A young man 6red two
bullets from q revolver into the body OF
his mistress and then shot himself With
out killing either. The woman sued
for damages and recovered > verdict
for 5000 francs.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

A Georgia editor makes this bid for
public favor: "Get hrst-class newspa-
per while you are about 1t. Our coutem-
porary. over the way. keeps this notice
at the head Of his journal: Entered at
the post-ofiiee N second,class matter
You don't want that Kind Of . newS-
paper. do your
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

9heKxyoaaae.eAe so|e ~ Ae&1eo
6 - aeoAs 0ap9 NEeeA 1a~9. osNeoeo1
anl .1mekI .anlnG tsliees anA tsoa1ta
= III = - ~ ks1ft " P4ss 80
as&ne mining country On the faos ok thD
eexth. md d1ssNiae notAlng unAene 70 pre-
,entits readers coQasss syoopsas Of al
mining news and deveaopzRsnta =, 2 well =
matters Of local importance IN and abeee
Ks4cAun, II h ~ invaleahasGa fer saS-
iAaf and informant 20 the seefaee ee~Svef1
craft and position. 6ubsortbs eee y. -
It. and let your friends rssd It.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
After q Long fight.

At last. after a quarter Of q century.
there seems to be disposition among
British legislators to give the deceased
wife's sister bill real chance. 1t -
stated that It will be taken mp, and
passed 1T the next session OF perlior
meut. thus taking away from the Brit
ish humorists one Of their oldest stand
hvQ ~
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
o~e neyeeee peelsreA Legal.

Lawyers in England have no legal
right to '4get their names In the paper. :
according to recent decision OF Jus
tice Hawkins. The suit OF . Birming-
ham lawyer Who had sued two newspa-
pers Of that city for conspiracy in pur~
poeely leaving out his name wheneveF
Il ty5od caaas Was dismissed before a
vsnt - TIE jury
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

Clever sickness, . common disease
which often ruins clover crops, has
caused 0eTmAa scientists to make ex-
perimsnts. They have succeeded n
rsttiu9 cultqres Of the bacteria that
nroduce the disease. They expect that
eoou fasusss astsll b sole q, ,inoculats
11haie,laua Anst - > human beinE nay
be frosted. -
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
A Chsneea Dante.

At q recent lecture delivered In Ger
many . missionary named Eichler read
extracts from . Chinese book Of the
eleventh century. which presents some
striking points Of resemblAncs -
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

Cost >f Elephant TraAsDoesatseo.
Elephants ON Indian railways pay At
the rate of six cents mile. The bag
gage cars have compartments for doess
cets, guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

The Acaas elastica. which II cultivated
in Brazil, Bolivia and the 0uianas, grows
abundantly in Tonquin. end. - labor 10
cheap, II IL hoped that . new and pro-
lific rubber Aeld will be opened up IN
that country.-Cineinnati Enquirer
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

wooApeekeps Are lnausestoas.
Woodpeckers IN Ca1ifornia Win carr
lcosus % miles TO sfore IL their nests.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

Aateeo In Mexaeo.
Among the natives Of Mexico there
are. according to Lumholtz. abonS Ass.-
600 survivors of the Aztec race.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26

rendulum eloc1n were inyeato0 a1tsf
Calico stood observing the lamp In >
church swioginf % and &ro.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-09-17
FUSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED
The Three Conventions at EIlens-
burg Nominate IA Ticket.

Ellensburg, Wash, Sept l2.-The tick
ct nominated on Saturday by the three
conventions, democratic, populist and
silver republican, is as follows:
For congressman at large-James Ham
ilton Lewis, democrat, OF Seattle. Will
lam c. Jones, silver republican, of Spo-
kane.
For supreme court judges-Benjamin
F. Houston, populist, of Tacoma Nc
Ivin NJ. Goldman, democrat, of Dayton
Fusion has been effected and what the
state leaders declare is the strongest
ticket ever put forward in the state has
been nominated. On the ticket chosen
each of the three large centers of popu
lation is represented and in addition the
agricultural counties have been given rec
ognition in the selection of Judge NJ. NJ.
Goldman of Columbia county, as one Of
the supreme court judges.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-09-17
ANOTHER BLOW 70 SPAIN
sAvAGEs TAKE THE CARoLINEs
1t Is Reported That the Natives
Have Arisen Against the Spanish
Garrison and Captured the ISL
ands for Themselves.

San Francisco, sept. l2.--Private adj
vices have been received to the effect
that the Caroline group of islands, which
this country contemplated Selling, had
the war with Spain been prolonged, are
by this time in the control of the ma
tives.
Two native kings of the group, who
had long been at war with each other,
some months ago declared a truce, com
bined their forces and began war against
the Spanish authorities, who sent in
vain to Guam for aid, after concentrat-
ing their forces at Ponape. The Span
iards were poorly supplied with ammu-
milton and in no position to resist
prolonged attack.
The supposition is that the place was
captured and the Spanish garrison wiped
out. This would virtually mean the
capture of the entire group of islands.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-09-17
Wireless TeIegruphy.

London, Sept. l2.-The experiments in
wireless telegraphy, which are being con-
Quoted at Osborne. continue to attract
the widest attention in scientific circles
and many of the foremost scientists of
Europe have come to England to per-
sonally watch the tests. Until her de-
parture last week for Balmoral the queen
took the liveliest interest in the expert
ments, and it is stated that many mes
sages passed between Osborne house and
the royal yacht having on board the
prince of Wales
Mr.. Marconi, the young inventor of the
system, had charge of the tests. During
period of 10 days a bulletin was sent
each morning by wireless telegraphy Civ
ing the queen information concerning the
condition of the prince. Messages also
passed freely between the duke and Ouch
ess of York The yacht was anchored
at a distance of two miles from Osborne
house, the two positions not being in
sight of one another, as they We're inter
copied by a hill.
Messages were received on board the
Yacht when under steam, one from the
duke of Connaught, and the reply was
successfully dispatched, no hitch occur
ring from the first to the last.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-09-17

Augusta, Me-, Sept. l2.-Maine's regu-
lar biennial election for choice of a gov
ernor and other state officers is in prog
ress today. The republicans expect that
their candidate, Llewellyn Powers, the
present incumbent, will be reelected, but
all estimates as to his probable majority
are more or less problematical.
The democratic candidate for governor
is Samuel l.. Lord, the present mayor OF
Saco. He was republican until 1872,
when he followed Horace Greeley into
the democratic party. Outside OF his
own city he has heretofore taken little
interest in politics.
The prohibitionists and populists also
have candidates in the field, but neither
is expected to poll more than handful
of votes.