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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
THE WAVE THEORY.


It does not matter, 80 far as the true
science Of this chronicle is concerned,
whether the statesman mentioned here
in il . senator or mere representative,
or whether he halls from the near east
or the far west. Suffice it that he is in
learning much superior to his fellow
statesmen, and he il much more Of a
scientist than he is a warrior. He is
also more of bibulist than he is tenn
perancist, and one particular friend of
his il constantly on his trail with per-
suasions of all kinds against this grow
ing habit. Not long ago the two men
were at the statesman's apartments and
the host was expatiating on the wave
theory of light, says the Washington
Star.
''Color, you know, my dear major" !"
he was saying, ''is sensation produced
by the action of very minute waves upon
the nervous substance Of the retina
When these waves have a length of
about 1-39, ,0O0th Of an inch they pro-
duce the sensation which we call red.
When they have"
The statesman stopped in the midst
of his remarks to see what his friend
was doing or going to do with tape
measure he had taken from his pocket.
''Go on, don't mind me-" expostulated
the friend I'm just making little
side calculation to determine whether
the waves aren't about that size be-
tween the end of your nose and the
northeast corner Of the retina of my
eye. That's all. Go on with your
theory; Tin calculating on practice
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
NAVAL SHIPS TAILOR.
No LAadsnaan Can Compete with the
Aa0d1woFk Of the Jolly
Blue jacket.

The skill displayed by the sailors on
board our naval vessels in making their
own clothes, even to their caps, sur
prises the average landsman, who has .
vague idea that these things are sup
piled by government tailors. Ready
made uniforms are supplied to the re-
cruite. but as soon as the men get their
sea legs and begin to have some pride
in their appearance, they get their uni-
forms made by the tailors in the crew,
and much better fitting clothes they
are 1t is well-recognized fact that
no tailor ashore can compete with these
sailor tailors in making bluejacket
suits. With his ditty box and his small
hand sewing machine ships tailor,
after his regular duties are over, can
make extra money to spend ashore. He
charges about five dollars for making .
sailor suit with all it's trimmings, and
the man who employs him draws his
cloth from the ships stores. For max
ing cap, including the fancy en-
broidery about the top and band, the
charge is $3.50, and well set up tar
wouldn't think of wearing cap bought
ashore if he had money and pride. The
cap makers in ships crew are experts
in various styles of embroidery. These
tailors and cap makers aboard ship are
classed usually with the thrifty men,
and the amount of money they can
make and save in three years cruise
sometimes amounts to $500 or more,
and there is tradition in the navy that
a quartermaster was paid of from the
cruiser San Francisco several years ago
after three years cruise with $1,000.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
TABBY ON PARADE.
Women I'm Brooklyn Who Take Pet
Cats Out for Morning Con-
stitutlOnals.


The latest fad among Brooklyn wom-
en- is to take tabby out for daily con-
stitutional. Various cats, accompanied
by their mistresses or maids, and dec
Grated with colored ribbons, were en-
countered by stroller the other morn
ing.
Not all were high bred angoras or
maltese. either. the contrary. they
included some Il stosely resembling
the ordinary w&uderers that make
night hideous with their fence-top
melody. But all these Brooklyn parad-
ers, whatever their birth and breeding,
were evidently objects of pride for
their guardians, says New York ex-
change.
Two of the cats, meeting and passing
on the same sidewalk, glared at each
other as fiercely as would couple OF
pet dogs under the same circumstances,
putting W their backs ready for spat.
Their mistresses, of course, checked
any such result. One animal was held
in by bright blue and yellow striped
ribbon. and the other by an ordinary
cord. and the owner of the former re-
marked to her companion that it was
remarkable how well Fluffy could dis
tinguish between cats of her own class
and others. "She never offers to fight
those as well dressed and well brought
up as herself" she added.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
SET THE IcR CREAM AF1RE.


Joseph Jefferson, at . recent dinner.
where he was the guest Of honor, said
that he had been asked to tell some Of
the curious and amusing stage Incl
dents that had come under his observa-
ton during his long career. In compli-
ance with this request he narrated .
number Of ludicrous occurrences that
came to his mind on the spur Of the
moment, and among them he recalled
the happenings At . theater in one of
the western towns good many years
ago.
The stage properties and resources Of
this theater, Mr.. Jefferson said, were OF
the most primitive kind. There was
banquet scene in the play, at which
molasses and water did duty for wine,
and Sea Island cotton acted the part of
ice cream. The stage manager did not
practice total abstinence, and his assist
ants took their cue from him.
On the night in question one of these
assistants, who was far from sober, in
placing a candelabrum on the banquet
table. managed to tip lighted candle
over into the ice cream bowl. And the
spectators were instantly treated to the
unparalleled experience Of seeing ice
cream in a blaze.
Their enjoyment Of the situation was
increased by the further mistake Of the
tpsy assistant. who, being instructed
to put the light out and not noticing
that the ice cream was on fire, stag
gered back to the table and extinguished
the candles.
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MILK MADE IN FRANCE.
The LaS4eol Fluid Of Commero> an
Important Itsn Among
Exports.

Where would England be in case of
war? She gets her bread from America,
her butter from Denmark, her cheese
from Canada, eggs and other trifles
from the continent, and-it has just
been discovered-now gets much of hel
milk supply from France.
Milk doesn't sound very warlike. "As
mild as milk" is a proverbial phrase.
Still it is necessary to the fit nutrition
of the future defenders of Britain, and
there is considerable complaint in Eng
land about becoming dependent for
such a prime necessity Of baby life upon
possible enemy at war.
London's egg supply has long come
from France, and as her coffins have
come from the same lively town it has
been the gruesome custom to import
Partisan eggs in Partisan coffins of the
cheaper sort, using the latter tempo
rariiy as packing boxes.
The difficulty may be met by an inter
national agreement declaring baby's
milk can contraband of war, so that the
cheerful whoop of the morning vender
could be uninterrupted by the roar of
combat.
measure more in favor, however, IL
the branding OF every bottle of foreign
milk made in France" How to man
age this isn't so easy to decide.
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HELPING ABOUT THE HOUSE.


The helpfulness Of good man, when
1t comes to assistance in domestic af-
fairs, IL apt to be very much like that Of
the Mr.. Barker, says tho Youths Com
panion. whose exploit Il narrated be-
low:
His wife had asked him to hang . pic
ture she had purchased for the parlor
and he had said that he would do 1t ''in
. jify."
''You just get me the cord and pic
ture hook" he said to his wife, "and tell
the servant girl to run down cellar and
bring up the stepladder. and carry it
into the parlor, and where's those two
little screw thing-a-ma-jigs that go into
the back of the frame ut the sides to
put the cord through1 Look them up
for me: and I'll need the gimlet to bore
. little hole for the screws. Some body
get the gimlet, or may be can drive
them In with the hammer. Johnny,
you run down cellar and get the ham
mer."
II don't know but chair win be bet
ter than the stepladder for me to stand
on. Somebody go out into the kitchen
and get me . chair. I don't want to
stand on one of the parlor chairs.
Got the cordf just measure of
about the right length and fasten it in
those little things at the side.
There, now, there's your picture all
hung up in good shape, and no fuss
about it. The difference between US
men and you women II that when we
have anything to do we go right ahead
and do it and make no talk about it."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
A FRENCH CANADIAN EXODUS.
MIL Operatives Scared Away 1ro0
New England villages ~
War Talk.

There has been . large exodus Of
French-Canadian families from the mill
villages OF New England since the war
talk began. 1t may not be the fear Of
war alone which have impelled those
who have gone to pack up and scurry
across the Canadian border. but the war
has undoubtedly had very much infiu-
ence in the matter. The operatives have
been somewhat dissatisfied since wages
we're cut in the cotton mills, and the
coming Of the war added to their belief
that this Yankeeland was not the abode
of milk and honey they had formerly
thought 1t, says the New York Sun.
From all over the state and the VII
iaRes in Connectieut and Massachusetts,
come reports of the French Canadian
exodus. From Woonsoeket alone 81
persons have left this week. and dozens
of families had Aed before. The Paw
tucket valley villages tell tho same
story. and what 10 true Of this section
10 also true Of other New England viz
lagos. :.
II must not be supposed that al
the Frennh- Canadians in New England
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.


One would imagine that lovs-makfna
In Fiji was very tame affair from the
fact that marriages are often arranged
while those most nearly concerned ars
still in their infancy. However, court
ship there ID quito a. interesting a
anywhere else, and it has some peculiar
features.
Cupid's happy hunting ground is gen.
orally garden or plantation, and on
moonlight evening he is generally
pretty busy. At that time, high up in
the branches OF the bread-fruit trees,
those who have eyes to see, may spy
many q pair of human love birds
perched on the branches 40 feet or 10
from the ground. Fijian etiquette seems
to demand that the fair one and her
lover should occupy different branches.
and should be separated by the trunk
of the tree-this, 1T any rate, il the
usual custom.
Spare the bite and spoil the child"
would probably be the South Sea Island
mothers rendering Of the wise mans
saying. for she knew nothing of the use
Of the rod as means of correction, says
. foreign exchange.
Instead OF Furnishing her offspring in
ways known to European mothers, she
pulls its hair aud bites some part of its
body. generally selecting the fleshy
part OF the arm for the purpose. Thus
1t happens that travellers note among
little South Sea Islanders many bear
ing wounds or f<ars on the body which
have been produced by their mothers
teeth.
The mode OF caress 10 az queer as that
of punishment. It is either to gently
take hold OF the child's neck with the
teeth, or to pass the thumb deftly over
ts eyebrows or cheek. The rubbing Of
noses is also sign of affection among
The islanders, just as tits with the Naoris
If New Zealand.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
MATRIMONIAL LOTTERY.


In one Of Gilbertand Sullivan = operas
. much-sought young man proposes,
when pursued by ''2o lovesick maidena, :"
that he be put up at rahle. Cynics
have often remarked that marriage il
a lottery. and that grim Scotch libret-
tist may have obtained inspiration from
this statement. Al . matter Of fact,
kcwever, II 10 real lottery in the prov
ince Of Smolensa. Russia A recently
returned traveller has this to say OF the
curious custom, which Il observed every
three months:
Husbands and wives are chosen by
the ehancs drawing q = lottery ticket
The tickets cost one ruble eaeh. There
= only one prize to BE drawn. and It con-
sists ef the entire sum yielded by the
sala Of the tickets, amopnting to 5000
rubles, together with ssady described
- Of noble blood. The tickets are sold
only T. males, and the lucky winner OF
the prise viii have 10 nuarTy the dam
sel II he takes the 5000 rubles. Il, how
ever. he b already married he IL At
liberty to turn over the money and the
lady to any friend whom he may wish
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
The Kamr ana the Mo.th.

AT dinner party in South Africa the
hostess told the kaffir boy to bring the
champagne" The boy left and returned
without the wine. She commanded him
again to bring the champagne, with the
same result. Then he whispered: "No
wine." Nonsense" said the woman,
"there is plenty" "No," persisted the
native, "me look at all the bottles; all
say extra dry!" A second woman en-
gagged boy in September, and at the
end of the month gave him his wages.
At the end Of October she again pre-
ceeded to pay him, when he surprised
her by objecting to the amount. He
wanted to be paid more for 81 days than
for 3O-not unreasonably. The woman
demonstrated, and broke into poetry.
Thirty days hath September" etc.
"No," said the Kaffir cutely, mo month
81 day-all month 80 day. Your month
80 day, then 81, then 80. No, me no stop
here!" and no logic could induce him to
consent to an arrangement that seemed
likely to progress indefinitely in favor
OF his employer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
DE WASH LADY.
She Gives the Lady Of the House
Moderate Terms for Eating
+, All Day LOn0.

Everyone finds it difficult in st. Louis
to obtain reliable help. A colored wom-
an named Matilda SNOWFALL answered
an advertisement which called for a
woman to do days washing, says the
St. Louis Post Dispatch.
$50 you will come to the house and
wash?" asked the lady Of the house.
Eyes, num-"
what are your terms for q days
washing?"
when comes in de mawning gies
er dram OBJ whisky, and about seven
breakfas', wild coffee an cakes an Deef-
steak an sich, an about ten has er
pint OBJ beer an some crackers an
cheese, an dat does me ontil lunch; an
arter lunch works erlong ontil din
ner, when I has soup and ros' beef an
chickens an pertaterses an termat-
erses an inyuns an sich, an l alters has
puddin' an pies an ice cream fur des-
sert. Erbout free o'clock l has corfee
or tea and some fruits and cakes, an dat
does me ontil supper. Den when
leabs gifts er two-dollar bill.'
"Say," interrupted the lady of the
house, show much would you charge
just to feed all day long?'
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
GREAT D1ppER's NEW NAME.
A Bright Little Chicago Girl Says the
Angels Use II to Boil Easter
Eggs In.

There are great number of West
side families-about 100000 of them
that boast the possession of smart chill
dren. One of these possesses four
year-old girl who frequently makes her
parents laugh. On the evening of Easter
Sunday she was seated with her father
in the window seat when he called her
attention to the Great Dipper in the
northern heavens, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
II know all about that" cried little
Bernice, clapping her hands. That's
the dipper that the angels boil their
Easter eggs in"
On another occasion, being repri-
n1anded by her mother for some trifing
fault, she declared, by way of defense:
"Yes, and if the world was to crack
open, mamma would say it was my
fault"
She is quite singer, and her rendi-
tion of popular songs often excites mer-
riment. Thus:
Mary had little lamb:
Poiiceman's white ~ snow.
Her idea Of Sherman's march to the
sea is expressed thus:
Hurrah! hurrah! the dag that makes you
freeze.
The other day she said to her mother,
with an air indicative of reflection and
the mastering of a great idea:
Mamma, there are three Peters:
Pete over at the grocery store, my
papa and the pumpkin-eater."
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Notice of Forfeiture.

signs: Aei Ne' -
nenSus nSa are hereby notified that have ex-
fars s. the sum Of one hundred (1OO) dol
N'' IN labor and improvements upon the
:, WELLINGTON
abourf a mining lining claim, situated on Bear gulch,
in VIM anIee miles northeasterly of Galena,
coun,U muod River mining district Blaine
Revisssss Rsss Idaho, as required by section 1924.
ing tbe Statutes OF the United States. be-
for the tLo amount required to hold the same
that we Wy year ending December 81, 1895;
bsinsos BEN your proportion of the same is $50
from the bbee.aalf; shalt and if within ninety days
ninety s daxs service s OF this notice. or within
Won IA u;lays after this notice by qualifications
port,nnn lan & or refuse to contribute your pro-
iAcludirool ol i such expenditure as co-owner,
Your lung in1g legal costs Of this publication.
pronertae interest in said claim win become the
prsyisioy,. prihdty OF 4 the undersigned, under the
''iohs OF said section 2324. -------,-
Z Kstcbnn - JOHN CAREY.
mnom, m, Idaho, January Il, 1883.
' publication, Jan. Is, lao6.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18

The KEYsroHE Il the sole representative
of the Greet Upper Weod River. 9awtooth
and Smoky mining regions, and, located
- it is in the very heart OF the most prom
ising mining country ON the faoe Of the
earth, and leaving notAing undone 10 pre-
sent its readers complete syuopsis of all
mining news and developments, % well az
matters of local importance IN and about
Ketchum, it is an invaluahleguide for cap
ital and informant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe dor It, xeac
b. and let your friends read It.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18

made the change for the little lad he enc
gagged Tommie in conversation.
.'Tommie," said he, II understand
there is a new member of your family"
"Yes, sir" replied the kid; tive got
q little brother"
SWELL, how do you like that, hey p in-
quired the groceryman.
Don't like it at all" said Tommie;
rather have little sister,"
Then, why don't you change him,
Tommie p
We'll. we would II we could; but I
don't suppose we can. You see, we have
used him four days nowl"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
The First Opera Glasses.

The single opera glass was first used
In the time of Louis XIV; it became
the rage and everybody used one. The
double opera glass (Jumelle) was in
vented in 1925. but did not at first find
favor with women. A treatise was writ
ten in the early part Of this century
on Part de lorgner, in which it was
shown that woman with fine arms
would hold the glass with both hands,
If she we're blessed with fine hands she
would take OF her gloves, if her neck
were long she would recline back in
her CHAIR and 70 on. II was quite
treatise on coquetry.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18

to put in for such good thing. If the
winner should be willing to marry but
II not found to be to the damse1's taste,
then they are to be excused from INST
rimony and permitted to divide the
rubles. It is not hard to imagine a con-
dition OF Affairs where the lady in tn.
case refuses her chosen lord and pre-
fers to take the cash, deciding that
$500 rubles is more to be desired than
more or less doubtful happiness with
\ husband Of whom she knows moth
ing"
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Mining
KETCHUM, IDAHO SATURDAY. JUNE Is, 1885,

partake of this spirit. While these mill
operatives are by no means . warlike
people there are many among the young
er element who would be glad to light
for the United States IL they were
needed.
Many OF those who remain are very
much troubled regarding the future,
and mill men say that they are being
constantly asked regarding the proba-
bility ofaliens being drafted.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
The Larrsst Ses.

The bishop OF Selma has probably tho
largest zee in the world, a. it extends
over 100000 square miles Of territory.
part OF which includes the Klondike
gold fields. It was his father who Is sup
posed to have been satirized ~ 6ergt.
Buxfua In the 'Pickwick Papers.~
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COULD NOT BE RETURNED


This IL one Of tie yarns Of childhood:
8ix-y+ar-old Tommie was sent by his
eldest sister to the corner grocery to
buy pound Of lump sugar. He played
allies on his way TO the store, and by the
time he arrived there he bad forgotten
what kind Of sugar he was sent for. So
be took home pound OF the granHlated
article- His eldest sister sent him back
to the store 70 get lump sugar. After
thu proprietor ~ the grocery shop had
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
PrehastorAc People.

Evidences Of the prehistoric peoples
who inhabited the valleys of the Gila
and the Salt rivers are continually COM
ing to light, and enough testimony has
been found TO reveal the fhct that in
these valleys onse dwelt mighty and
populous people, numbering not less
than 1000, 900 - ,o00, 900 certainly, and
probably reaching 5000. 900.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18

Women Workers Of Britain.
In proportion to its population, tho
United Kingdom has greater number
of women workers than any country
and among them no fewer than o16,000
are set down as dressmakers.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
House set Anre - : nGeteer.

House Set Anre by . Meteor.
What struck Flume (Austria) ware
house and set it on fire turns ont to
have been meteor. It was assumed to
have been lightning till . four-ton me-
teoric stone was found In deep hole in
the cellar.
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A Mile q Manuta.

The speed Of the strictly up-to date
ice yacht IL almost beyond belief. It
il about the fastest thingi in this rapid
age. and a craft that cannot make !
mile q minute is not to b regarded asa
racing boat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
Hens Not Feelin< won.

Twelve eggs sold by q Brooklyn dairy
man had among them FIVE that were de-
cayed. The purchaser returned them,
saying that he wanted the product of
healthy hens. These" said the pur-
chaser, must have been laid when the
hens were not feeling we'll"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18

One Of the Rothschilds is reported to
have paid $1,000 for butterfly. His ex-
tensive collection of butterflies II .xai-
ued At $500, 900.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
Old KEYS

Keys Of bronze and iron have been
found in Greece and Italy dating from
at least the seventh century before
Christ.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-06-18
The Lioa,s Lenrth

The Laon's Lenefh.
The lion, though he stands no higher
than large masti6, u from six to eight
feet in length.
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40 .; w. Watlington, A. HI. Rahm and
Nelson +. Kimball, your heirs, devisees
iou are hereby notified that the under
;;asntd ;rsd has expended 500, in the year 1895,
al iapor and improvements upon the
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M EXICAN

~ lvoe mining claim in Warm Springs Greek,
"a IA boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
5as aano, III order to hold said premises un-
Sta Sea Tue provisions of section 1924, Revised
sautes a,s OF the United States, being the
aupuht anS IN required to hold the same during
Sid S;.L; ior said calendar year 1895, and if,
the hsnn ninety days after the expiration of
nnI %I R;uoleatlon of this notice, which will be
i"ua fuphshed for ninety days, you fail or re-
tions W contribute your respective proper
srnnss ns oI such expenditure as co-owners,
sa;S sa;SiuIiig u to your respective interests in
sirtoia eialm. viz: b. w. Washington, one
teIhtn, tesntI 6G; A. II. Rahm, one-six-
ih.h' eivhth S62o. and Nelson F. Kimball, one
Mi ;Initl, n, si2;50, your interests in said claim
srtv os ue forfeited to and become the prop
IN. m.s @ OF the undersigned, under and by viz
'ae OF said section 2s24.
M EDWARD BRISBIN.
fifst publication, Feb Is, 1885,