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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-30
SLEEP Is SOUNDESr. /.
4 Physician 1ays Il 10 WAea Oa>
Dreams. Deeause Dreams Con-
troll the Bfaln.

THE popular idea Of impression n
that when persons dream much during
q night to that extent their sleep Il in
terfered with" !" remarked well-known
physician to Washington Star re-
porter. "and 1t Is frequent thing to
hear persons say that they dreamed so
much during the night that they did
not sleep or rest we'll. Now, the fact
II. dren ming is az much rest or mental
recreation as actual sleep in some re-
spects, although it may not appear 80
on first thought. It 10 hard to prove
this by actual experiment. because the
conditions are 80 difficult to produce.
There is certain amount of evidence
which can be used, however. to prove
the proposition. Time and tine again
when persons have been walked up by
others they have explained as reason
that they did not respond quicker that
they did not hear the call. II is ne
clearly proved as anything can be that
persons who are in a dreamy condition
are much harder to wake than those
who are sleeping. a. they suppose,
soundly. Take = parent. for instance
mother. when she is sleeping soundlv,
as she thinks, Sue can hear her child
when 1t turns over or moves in its crib.
Now. the same parent in dreamy con-
dition would hardly hear a knock at the
door or other loud noise. The dream 80
controls the brain that during its pen
dency the sense OF hearing il blunted."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-30
NET TIE WRONG GIRL.
Swain Got In N UMf0r1un.
ate Complication.

Comedy II not confined to the stage
A Second avenue belle who graduated at
an eastern seminary has former school
chum visiting her. 1t goes for the say
ing that they are carried back to the
days Of their comradeship and having
lots of fun. says the Detroit Free Press.
The other evening after dinner the
visitor threw on the cape and hat Of her
hostess just to run to the nearest store
and procure supply of bright ribbon
she wanted to complete her wardrobe
for party that night Az she neared
the house ON her return the dusk was
deepening and she was startled at the
approach of q gentlemanly looking
young man who lifted his hat and said,
pleadingly: "Can't you walk for just
five minutes, little one7''
She sprang past him with scream
and rushed for the front door, from
which emerged on the run the father
and brother of the chnm. The youth in
front took to his heels and there was e
stern chase covering several blocks.
The old gentleman examined the tracks
In the snow the next morning and
vowed that the william" must have had
wings, n he only touched the pave
ments at street crossings.
Both the lang hing girls knew by this
time that the fleeing youth was the resi-
dent girls favored beau. who was not
in the good graces Of the father and had
to carry on a catch-as-can courtship.
That hat and that cape misled him.
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PRICE ON HIS BEAD.
AA0 the Strange rata Abost u was
aas Deiag Asked 20 Pay
IL H1msel4.

A Georgia farmer 80 pleased patent
medicine drm with certificate he had
given ~ to the merits Of the particular
nostrum that they offered to have his
picture painted. with the certificate, ON
the town hall The farmer was tickIed
with the idea. and regularly sat to the
artist until the latter had transferred
his rugged liheamenta to the weather
boarding Of the most prominent build
ing In town. The picture was full
length. says the Atlanta Constitution.
Shortly afterward a cyclone strolled
by and scattered the town hall to the
four corners OF the country. People in
different localities picked up sections Of
the farmers portrait. which had been
blown their way. and one man. knowing
how the farmer deplored the disaster.
wrote him az follows: ''I'm sorry the
cyclone blowed yer pictur' so far. but
I've got good news fer you: Bill Jinkins
found yer left leg. Mart wilkins is got
q hunk o yer back. Dan Jones found yer
right arm. an l understan' that Sister
Molly Brown 10 got t'other arm. like
wise yer right ie.f,. All the pieces seen
fit together good. What l wants ter
know now 10 how much will you give
Ter yer he&d7 :"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-30
LUE-SAvIhG WIT.
Little Girl IN . Desperate
: oftuot1o1.

An instance Of extraerdinary pres
ence Of mind on the part Of . ssvsn-
year-old girl 10 reported by the St. Louis
Olobe-Democrat. The girls name II
Agnes Mccullough.
Her grandmother, . woman Of 70
years. had shown signs Of mental aber-
ration for several weeks, but no one had
thought of her - liable to commit vio-
lence.
One morning. however. when Agnes
and the old lady were alone In an upper
room. the grandmother seized butcher
knife which had been lying on the table
and ran for the child. who was sitting
on the edge Of the bed. partially dressed.
The insane woman dragged the 4ifl By
the hair and screamed:
"Now I'll kill you! You are nsae OF
my childrenl"
The little girl. With intuition remark.
able for her years, realized that shs was
in the grasp Of IN insane person.
''Grandma, don't get the blood on the
bedelothes. Walt tili get . towel.
she said.
The woman released A1r hold % the
childs hair. and shs ran down into thr
kitchen. where abe told her mother.
The two hurried 20 the police station.
and IN ambulance removed the old
woman to the hospital
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GOING TO JAIL IN STYLE.
rendering to eAe Law In
GERMANY.

Mark Twain has described the stu
and the police constable or beadle who
addresses his captive thus: "When will.
it be convenient for you to be locked
up?" Then the student consults his
engagement list and names the day.
But this spirit of quiet resignation to
the needs Of the law seems to be fea-
ture Of the German generally. says the
Pail Mall Gazette. Witness thereto in
scene which lately took place before
the gates of the Rummelsburg prison
near Berlin. A bicycle party rode up
at full speed and halted before the iron
sheeted doors. There were three gen
tlemen and three ladies; they had
ridden up in pairs. and when they dis
mounted they rested their bicycles
against the prison walls. Then they
grouped themselves in a picturesque
circle before the gate, and champagne
bottles and glasses appeared in the gen.
tlemen's hands. They drank a toast to
their next meeting and sang "When
Mortals PART and prison walls inter-
sene. Then. having taken the pledge
OF fidelity in the form Of kiss (they
would probably have objected to taking
the pledge In any other form), the
bridegrooms separated from the brides
The former vanished, man and machine,
within the prison walls; tho ladies
mounted and rode resiguedly away.
The criminals had been guilty Of riot
ing and reveling on New Years night.
They and their bikes had only . few
lays to serve.
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THE MEND1NC HABIT.
Dat the Danger Of BeeoMinG .
CoaAvNeA C~bbBes.

"Let man once fall In the habit Of
pottering. of tinkering at his house, his
body. his character, and always there is
danger that he will become a confirmed
cobbler." writes Robert j. Burdette, OF
the "Mending Basket" in Ladies Home
Journal. where he should rip of rot
ting root from ridge to cornice. he will
stick in shingle. q piece OF slate. a
scrap of tin. amid everincreasing leaks.
dry rot and general decay. He braces
and bclsters and patches walls and
fences until his farm looks as though il
bad a combination Of st. yitus' dance
and delirium tremens. He tinkers at
his poor. perishing frame with cure
alls and lotions, pills and plasters. He
braces up his decaying virtues with
good resolutions, and poultices his
vices with good intentions. He
fences his follies with certain
--or rather. uncertain-limitatio tions.
And. after all. he IL the same
cid man. Decayed and decaying. weak
here and warped there: out Of plumb,
disjointed and covered with patches
that do not renew him nor mend him
- all. but merely emphasize his de-
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LIFE OF A FIRE ENGINE.
Twenty Years of Work Nay Ne ex.
DssteA Of One Before the Jank
0AA GeaA lt.

The life Of fire engine in this city in
Its first use Is ten years. 1t II then re-
built and IL good. either in regular
service or ~ . reserve engine, for ten
years more. After 20 years of service
the old engine II sold At auction. says
the New York Sun.
1t may be bought by another city or
town for use as q FIRE engine, but this
happens very rarely. The engines are
heavy. and they must be drawn by
horses. 20 they are not adapted for use
in smaller cities. The old engine 10
oftener bought by 4 contractor, for use,
for instance. in pumping out cellars. In
such service . steam pressure Of so
pounds might be ample for the work.
while in fire service a pressure Of $50
pounds might be required. In such
work as this the old engine might last
three or four years more.
Sometimes the discarded fire depart
ment engine is bought by junk dealer.
who breaks II up for the metals it con-
tains. and this is what they all come to
at last.-N. Y. Sun.
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ONE MANS PLEA.


Say" inquired 4 man who recently
moved to Washington from bigger
but less beautiful town. reports the
Star. why aren't there any delica*es-
sen shops in this metropolis7 haven't
been able to find one. and I've secured
the town for them. Don't people that
live In rooms ever get hungry after
dark in this burg1 II they don't, it's
funny. Ny wife and l get ravenous
every night about ten o'clock, and a
neither Of us believes in going to bed
hungry-we haven't got any house
keeping plant. only furnished rooms
we have to pile out and go downtown to
get something to eat ut q restaurant.
Ny wife had to dress. Of course, for this
expedition. which Is in other respects
nuisance and bother. Now, II there
were delicatessen shops In this town,
when we get hungry at night I could
slip on my overcoat or macintosh over
my smoking jacket, and skate out for q
bit OF Neufchatel cheese, q can of sar-
dimes. some brittle crackers, smoked
tongue and stuff like that, aud we al
ways have case Of something wet
around that we could wash It down
with. enjoy feed like that at night
a good deal more than do restaurant
stun. anyhow. and 80 does my wife, but
you cant get 1t here, for there are no
delicatessen shops, and all Of the high
grade groceries that sell the sort OF
things you need or smack before turn.
ing in are closed tighter'n a drum by
eight o'clock. anyhow. II had the
money I'd start delicatessen shack
about In the middle northwest Of this
town. and get rich and sassy"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-30
N1srooK HER MODS,
a CeAgressDaa's Aant aaeDe - Ne
Drove Her Siehs-ossang Ahoae
W0DhAn9too.


Let me, while think Of IL tell . re-
latson story told me By the new con-
gressman from Ohio" /" writes "A Cabinet
Members Wife, giving her elmer Ex-
periences," in the Ladies Home Jour-
nal. This 10 his nrst term In con-
gress. When be and his wife came to
Washington early in October they
brought aleng IN elderly aunt Of his
wife's for visit before the season be-
gan. ~ she was too deaf to enjoy 60
ciety. One day he took the old lady out
to drive In . high. open vehicle, called
here trap. His wife WA unable to 60
at the last moment, 20 the aunt mount
ed behind. and be Ia fFoat, a. he drove
himself. Being new to the place they
had hardly any acquaintances. Great
~ to bis astonishment in q short time.
az they drove along. people began to
bow to him from every side. He said
that for one short moment be saw him
self great man, but ct the same mo-
ment his surprise increased, until he
turned around TO express his astonish-
meut to his aunt Priscilla, even il he
had to shout. and in turning, the mys-
terry Of the bows was solvedNthe old
lady sat bolt upright, sound asleep
With her head fallen forward. Every
turch OF the vehicle bowed her head.
and the people along the streets were
,niy returning what they took to be
her salutations. He spoke to her, but
she could not hear. 90 he turned about
and drove home. When he stopped In
front OF the house she walked up. and
was mortified to death"
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SPANISH BOY KING.


One Of the most Interesting mouxrt1n
Of Europe II bright boy only u years
old. He IL King Alfonso XIII. Of
Spain. and he has 20 many .sa1esaud
titles that one would think IL would
make him dizzy to remember them al.
No doubt he spent day or two learning
them, a. one Of our boys would learn
the capitals OF the western states. His
eight names are Leon. Ferdinand, Ma
rie, Jacques. lsadore, Pascal, Antoine
and Alfonso. Besides being king Of
Spain, he has 81 other titles.
King of Castile, of Leon, Of Aragon, OF
the two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, Of Ma
varre, Of Granada, Of Toledo, Of Valen-
ella, Of Oalacia, Of Aajorca, Of Minorca.
Of Seville, Of Sardinia, OF Cordova, .o8
Corcega, of Murcia. Of Jaen, of Algrave,
OF Algeziras, of Gibraltar. Of the Canary
islands. Of the Eastern and Western An
dies. of India and of the Oceanic Con-
tinent. He 10 an archduke of Austria,
duke Of Burgundy, OF Brsbant and OF
Milan. count Of Hapsbure, Of Flanders,
Of the Tyrol and of Barcelona and lesd
Of Biscay and Molina, and SO on.
But In spite Of all his dignity he II
very much boy. Although there are
always courtiers at his heels to serve
him, he likes to ride and run and swim
an well ~ any other boy. In fact, he
doesn't get half 30 much fun a he
would like boy kings life isn't easy.
Alfonso II . great favorite with the
Spanish people. They call him eel
piquenito"-'the little one"-and he IN
cheered wherever he goes. His mother
II now ruling Spain a. queen regent.
but little Alfonso will be crowned king
~ soon n he reaches the age of 1A
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CHANCE OF a LlFGTIlR.
To1bseoass saA 9ona0eoas as .
Q1oAt 9a01a1Do,

It was . Brooklyn widow who, on BE-
Ing ehided for adding her diamond soli-
tairs earrings to the details Of her sable
trappings OF woe, justified herself BY
saying that they were the very conden-
aation Of grief-crystallissd tears. 1t
has been the fortune Of another be-
reaved resident OF the town Of sepui.
chred popularity, says the New York
Sun, to attain IN elegiac fame accom-.
plished by few il any Of her sex. Those
In the vicinity who have recently had
the misfortune to have death In their
families have been made the recipients
OF the following circular mailed them
with timely enterprise By . woman WHO
owns marble yard near one OF Brook
lyn's best-known cemeteries:
II beg leave to inform you that n you
lnteno or nave concluded to purchase q
monument or Tombstone for your blot.
that have large assortment Of the . me.
OF the dnest and latest designs to suit ali
tastes. Owing to the death Of my beloved
husband. necessity oompels me under the
present circumstances to dispose Of some
d my stock At sacridce. thus Offering you
1t the same time an opportunity which you
WIZ seldom meet again In purchasing q
monument or Tombstone At q very low
lgurs. I therefore kindly invite you to
avor mo with call and examine my stock
- Il - no trouble to show Il.
Hoping you will give the matter closs
onhderation. and realise my position, !
'emain. respectfully yours. --."
For several generations undue honor
has been paid the French widow who
made the marble min8treI's voice
ful stone" in Pere Ia Chaise relate how
she continued her husbands business
AT the old stand" But the profession.
II Brooklynite has given her the appro-
pirate spades and beaten her out Of tho
game.
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Getting Her lgeney's Worth.

Getting Her Monsy's Worth.
A young woman know went TO q
Spiritualist senace once upon an even
ing. and though she strained every
nerve in an effort to concentrate her
mind on her dear and gone acquaint-
ances. there was no message for her.
relates writer in the Washington Post.
Quite late in the evening the medium
announced the presence of a spirit cali
ing himself Uncle Jimmy. The young
woman Immediately rose and claimed
him. Uncle Jimmy said he was doing
nicely. sent his love to oil the family,
and departed. Az the young woman
and her escort left the hall, the escort
sentured to say: why. didn't know
you ever had an uncle named Jimmy ?"
Il never did," said the young woman,
"but wasn't going to pay
50 cents to get into that seance and not
get anything at all for my money"
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p. Hewera 1aicht werrv.

MF. Howard Might WOf1v.
A woman In New York city lost both
Of her servants the other day, says the
Evening Sun. A friend Of her recon-
mended 3 maid, and message was sent
to the maid to call. She did 80 and was
engaged on the spot. When asked when
she could begin her duties she pointed
to . big bag in the hall and said: Il
brought it along, 40 ! thought you
might want me at once"
At the end Of = week the mistress.
who found her satisfactory, said one
day: MARY. do your people know
where you are now7
'.No. ma'am." was the reply; II came
right away
~But won't they worry about your
well, ma'am, Mr.. Howard might be
Z little anxious. That's my husband.
ma'am."
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DOCTOR A BAD HRIGHBoR.
On Aooo0Dt o9 01R the 00o aA tAo
0tAsR Hala - the Qeoso
Moves eat.

why, man." said the landlord to .
tenant whom he had recently secured
for house that had been unoccur;ed
for several months, according to the
Detroit Free Presa, you're not going
to vacate 20 soon7 You've only been
there q month";"
II know it, and . month more would
be the end Of me. / am going to get
q house way out in the suburbs and in
the center Of . big lot You'll never get
me into double house again as long a.
/ live. I'd rather take the family and
camp out"
"The place Ii al told you It was,
sir; good house, good neighborhood and
everything in good repair. ri look to
you for the rent until the end OF your
term"
That's all right. and I'll pay it. I'm
not mean enough to try to sublet It,
either. One thing you didn't tell me
was that the man in the other end OF
the house II doctor and that he seems
to have trained his patients to call on
him at night. haven't bad any sleep
worth speaking of In the whole three
weeks. Coming up on the porch they
reach my door arst. They ring the
bell as though II were . Are alarm and
then begin pounding on the door. When
I'm forced to go to the door to prevent
it's being broken in and to give the rest
of the folks little show to sleep, it's
Get into your clothes, doc. and come
right over to the house, or Jimmie has
the Group or 'Baby's having an awful
time with his teeth. or why didn't you
call this evening rs you agreed tor II
put my head out Of the window and
try to explain they get hot and tell me
I'd better retire from business. or some
thing worse. Ill bring you the keys
this evening""
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se1d the words came out much more
!eesoty. and hs WA able to reed the toll
lowing sentence:
II his note should fall iu tie hand.
OF 1onn Dean. Of LongAillmar, he viii
learn thereby that his brother 3 Ian.
gushing = prisoner in Algiers.s
Mr.. Dean, when the note was .hown
nam' lost NO time In aslriag the govern
ment Tor asdstance. and finally secured
the freedom OF his brother. on payment
OF . ransom to the dey. The unfor~
tunate man had been . prisoner for II
years. and had traced. With . piece Of
wood for pen and his own blood for ink.
the message on the bank note, in the
hops OF its being seen, sooner or later.
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NotAce of Forfeitmre.

signs: ''k1' ner neirs or A.
penSsd Sa are .n hereby notified that | have ex.
lars in in lahs .'te sum Of one hundred 100 dol
" 'aoor and improvements upon the
Id, WELLINGTON
ABOUT e inning N claim, situated on Bear eulch.
10 Wood e nies miles northeasterly of Galena
COUNTY 'I u River mining district. Blaine
Revised sStaho, Sto, as required by section 1924.
ing the the Statute naatutes of the United states, BE-
fof tho e amount required to hold the same
a.t yonr year ending December 81, 1895 !;
esns: :oul ona Proportion of the same 10 $50
ninety s ds, service of this notice. or within
You isi liASs Us after this notice BY publica ton
PORTION on &c or refuse to contribute your nro-
lacluS;nooi " such expenditure g co-owner.
your int, legal costs of this publication
ltopertv es IN said claim Win become the
hossisionsU =, ~ the undersigned, under the
u said section 1894.
Tr.%. Idaho, January il. iseG
publication. JAN. ID, III
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Notice of Publication.

''n, W. Watlington, A. H. Rahm and
,na Neison +. Kimball, your heirs, deyisees
,i,nol rou are hereby notified that the under
IN isIIu iaI mas expended 500, in the year 1895,
A'0f and improvements upon the
=, MEXICAN
Sr All ntialng claim in Warm Springs Greek,
id,b"u buuiaer mining district, Blaine county,
De- drt1, t1,, IN order to hold said premises un-
S,,snne sne provisions of section 1924, Revised
.nauas es OF the United States, being the
ydi,I AND ti required to hold the same during
sitlu or sad calendar year 1896. and il,
tAs t'n nn, ninety days after the expirat ton of
pubsld Eulollsatlon of this notice, which will be
!use !.aea To- Tor ninety days, you fail or re.
tim, " ~ contribute your respective proper
Erord; ~ such expenditure as co-owners.
Said cla;s 70 your respective interests in
sxteonaaih v,aih viz: Il. W. Wellington, one
teenth thn.n, .s S6.25; A. H. Rahm, one-six-
Eighth co. tf1,;Io: D and Nelson +. kimball, one
siIl I. slzO, your interests in said claim
sfty Of f 10 forfeited to and become the prop.
hue of + sa9s ane Undersigned, under and by viz.
VI SAID section 2324.
Fiu, :. EDWARD BRIsBIN.
rifst publication, Feb. Is. 1885.
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Swiss funeral customs are most Pc
cuiiar At the death OF q person the
family inserts formal. black edged an
nouncement in the papers asking for
sympathy and stating that "the mourn
ing urn" will be exhibited during GER
tain hours on q special day. In front OF
the house where the person died there
is placed = little black table. covered
with q black cloth, on which stands .
black lar. Into this the friends and
acquaintances Of the family drop little
hlack-margined visiting cards, some
times with few words Of sympathy ON
them.
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Inventor Edasen's BRIGHTEST Stovy.
One Of the best examples of the great
Inventor Elison's wit n recorded in an
anecdotal biography OF the great in
ventor in Ladies' Home. journal: "A
gentleman representing the building
committee OF city church called to see
Mr.. Edison. The committee had been
unable to decide whether to equip the
church with lightning rods or not, aud
had sent to secure Mr.. Edison's opinion
on the matter.
By all MEANS said Edison, put on
the rods. You know Providence u
sometimes absant-mimded.'"
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III x11ssoS1 b The Sols fs1,knaas3>s
q ~ otsek upQse Wood Mvss, neNtee1A
a1a amahF 0inlAe saofs1s, -. lssaAs&
= & isdA 0sysF1 hanE< q eAempst IRON.
iafAg mining country On the face of TIE
earth, 'and Islvfhe notking tndoas 10 tss-
ssnt IL rsadsss eonplsts syaopsis Of "a
un1ninensw and dsvslopments, - ~eal %
matters ct local importance In and about
Kstchum. Il II an invalusb1e.s guide foe cap
ital and informant to the settler .of every
craft and position. Subscribe dor it. ses4
Il, and let your friends read Il.
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A New jersey court has upheld rail-
road company in refusing to accept
torn treasury note, declaring that while
the government IL bound to redeem mu-
tilated bills of this character private
parties are not obliged to accept them
az legal tender. One effect OF this de-
cision should be to decrease the amount
OF mutilated currency in circulation,
giving the government the trouble OF
taking care Of it, - 1t always stands
ready to do.