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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
EOOx BUYERS.

Errors They Sometimes Make Are
Quite Amusing.
During the recent book sale in this
city, says the Chicago Chronicle, there
were many calls for Henryx Sienkic-
wicz's "Quo Vadis." One girl appeared
with card bearing this: ''Qwadiz.' by
"Stinkwitz." Another reader asked for
1.-TWO Waders," by ''Sinkers," while a
third demanded ''That book by the man
whose name ends in 'itch."
while the sale was going on wonl-
an asked cash girl:
"Can you find David Copperield? !? /"
"I'll sce," said the girl, and disap-
peared. She, presently returned and
said:
"No,. mum. He don't work here no
more
Another. customer at the sale was a
woman who drove up in her carriage.
She explained to the clerk that she had
Just moved into her own house.
1.-The library" she said, SIS one by
twenty and the shelves run around the
whole shootin' match She looked at
the stock of books and sweeping her
hand over lot of shelving containing
about l.5c0 volumes, she said: "send
those books up." AS the assortment
contained broken sets, odd volumes,
duplicates and paper covered novels,
her library" will be motley collec-
ton.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE.

One VIII De Seen by the People Of
America On 5Isy 25, 1900.
The people of America will have a
very unusual chance to see total solar
eclipse right here at home OF. May 2s,
1000. Astronomers are even now study
ing the meteorological tables for past
years in order to find the localities
promising clearest skies, says the
Washington Post.
The line of totality first touches the
continent en- the Pacific. coast of Mex
leo, north Of Cape Corientes, pursuing a
northeast course, leaving Mexico at the
mouth of the Rio Crande, crossing the
gulf of Mexico and entering the United
States at Atchafalaya bay, Louisiana.
The breadth of the line is about so
miles. The eclipse will be total at New
Orleans at about S.22 a. m, Washington
time The eclipse will be visible in
Macon, Raleigh, Norfolk and inter
mediate and neighboring points.
Crossing the ocean, the land first
touched is near the port OF Coimbra,
Spain, passing southeast across south
ern Europe and the Mediterranean sea.
Thus all the astronomers in both hem
ispheres will be within easy distance
and with every facility for using any
amount of instrumental equipment.
The greatest duration will be two min
utes nine seconds. about the middle ct
the Atlantic ocean. =
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
SHE WAS NOT A LAWYER.

Declined to Answer a Guestion and
Gave Her Reason why.
'"Now," said the lawyer who was con-
Quoting the cross-ezamination, ''will
you please state how and where you
Erst met this man?"
II think" said the lady with the
sharp nose, shat It was"
"Never mind what you think" inter-
rupted the lawyer. "We want facts
here. We don't care what you think,
and we haven't any time to waste in
listening to what you think. Now,
please tell US where and when it was
that you first met this man?"
The witness made no reply, says the
Cleveland Leader. ~
Come, come" urged the lawyer. Il
demand an answer to my question"
Still no response from the witness.
Your honor" said the lawyer, turn
ing to the court, II think am entitled
to an answer to the question I have
put" "
"The witness will please answer the
question:" said the court, in impressive
tones.
Cant" said the lady.
''Why not?' - Ia.
"The court doesn't care to hear what
I think, does it?''
'No."
''Then there's no use questioning me
any further. am not lawyer. Ican't
talk without thinking" E
So they called the next witness.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
ERROR m A MONEY ORDER.

Process by Which the Post Office Cor.
rccts a wrong Address.
Here is good tip on post Office mat
ters: The other day young fellow
got postal order and gave tie name
of the payee wrong. The order should
have been made out to John Farrell
that's not his naIne) in Washington,
but by mistake his address was put
down as Baltimore. 1t wGs a case of
heterophemy or something of that kind,
says Washington paper.
There the employer went to the
proper window, and, having receirted
for the amount OF the money order,
he was sent to the cashier. 1t was as
il he'd been to window \, and then was
sent to window c. Ate ne presented
his receipted money order, adorned
with certain stamps and marks, and
there he received the amount called
for by the order. Then, having made
out another and correct application. he
Joined the line at window B, got his
voucher, and for the second time went
to the cashier at window C, where he
paid for and got has money order in
correct shape.
So the mistake cost hira three cent?.
the expense of the first wrong money
order. He paid for one order, and got
the amount of the order back, though
not the charge for the order; then he
had to ray for another order. That
was all. and he had the experience.
Perhaps he's still in debt to Uncle Sam
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
YOUR NOSE.

What This Special Feature Tells OF
Your Character.
A nose thick and fiat is an unfavor-
able feature with men as well as wom-
en-, usually signifying that the charac.
ter is predominated by material in
stincts, while turned-up nose with
wide nostrils betokens vain disposi-
ton, SAYS an exchange.
Especially wide nostrils are signs OF
courage. strength and pride; small nos
trils Of weakness and timidity. Nose,
large in every respect are usually
found among men, and when woman
possesses large nose it indicates th.t
she is masculine in character.
The nose, the form of which has 80
much to do with the beauty OF the face.
is amenablc to culture. and we nave i
on the authority Of a German physician
that it is beyond dispute that during
halt an ordinary human life the. nose
is capable of receiving more noble form.
The mental training of an individun
has great deal to do with shaping th
nose.
The small, fat nose, found among
women and called the soubrette nose
when occurring. with an otherwise
agreeable cast of countenance, indi-
Gates a gracious and cheerful naivetc.
combined with considerable CURIOSITY.
Such nose is seldom found among
men, and when man ia unfortunate
enough to possess it he is characterized
by weak and deficient sagacity.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
AN ENORMOUS SAPPHIRE.
Bright Gem from Ceyfon Now I'm Lon
don Weighs 61S karats.

Bright Gem from Ceyfon Now I'm Lon.
don Weighs 63S Karats.
The London Times tells of Ceylon
sapphire in that city, the property Of
Mai. Gen. Robley, which is not less re-
markable for its size than for its trans
lucency and the briiliance Of the OPP
tical effects it can show. The weight
of the gem is e3s karats and it is OF e
dark, milky blue color, perfectly trans
parent and nawless.
Large sapphires have been known, but
they have usually, if not always, been
dull and muddy, instead OF having the
clear, translucent color OF tits speci-
men. But in addition it possesses a
property occasionally found in slightly
cloudy or milky Ceylon sappkires-aad
sometimes in other gems, too-which
greatly enhances it's value In the eyes
OF believers in the occult powers OF
precious stones to confer health and
good fortune on their wcarers. 1t is
star sapphire, or astoria. That is. be-
ing cut en- cabochon, it displays beau
tiful opeiescent star, dividing its six
rays at the apex, which changes its po-
sition according to the movement of the
source of light by which it is viewed.
By employing two or three sources of
light, two or three of these stars can be
simultaneously seen in the gem.
BY further cutting it ia said that the
beauty of this stone could be still more
increased, but, OF course, at the expense
of it's size.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
TWO CROWNS OF IRON.
One Made of Gun Metal and One Car
ries q Nail from the Cross.

One Made of Gun Metal and One Car
ries q Nail from the Cross.
The crown of Roumania is composed
of gun metal-made, in fact, out of q
bit Of old cannon captured at Plevna;
that of Portugal has germs in it which
have caused it to-be valued at SS, 600, ,0c0.
The ircn crown of Lombartly, which,
by the by, is the oldest diadem in Eu-
rope, is only six inches in diameter.
The question usually asked by those
who behold it for the first time is:
Where is the iron? For to all appear
ances the crown consists of a broad
circle of gold ornamented by an enam-
cling of flowers. This, however, is but
the outward case within the coronet
rests the iron itself. 1t is fashioned
out of one OF the nails by which Christ
was fastened to the cross. The crown
now rests in the Cathedral of Monzn,
italy, and is under the care Of the
monks of the establishment. These
holy men call attention to the fact that
while no attempt has ever been made to
clean the baser metal, still there is no
sign of rnst upon it-a fact which con-
clusively proves its sacred origin.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
WHAT BECOMES OF METALs7
The Various Ways in Which Some OF
Them Are Used.

The Various Ways in Which Some of
Them Are Used.
The greater portion Of the lead mined
is converted into white lead, red lead
and orange materials which are used as
pigments for paints. Much lead is
manufactured into sheet, some into bull
let's and other projectiles, and the only
lead which comes back into the mar
ket in the form OF scrap is that used for
lead pipes.
Zinc is largely used in galvanizing
steel or iron, in manufacturing brass.
as sheet zinc. and as oxide of zine used
in paint. The only zinc available for
the new use is that used in making
brass. Next to scrap iron and steel,
scrap brass is found on the market.
Most of the worlds zinc product is
used in tin plates. Tin scrap is not
available and, though many efforts
have been made to utilize tin SCRAP, no
considerable amount of metal has been
obtained this way.
Next to iron and steel, copper is most
used in metallic form, only small por-
ton being used in the salts of copper
and blue vitriol. The great uses of cop
per are in the manufacturing of brass.
of which it forms two-thirds, in cleo
trical conductors, sheet roofing, cook
ing utensils and pipes.
Just what becomes of the enormous
amount of metal mined every year is a
mystery. as a very small proportion is
returned in the form of scrap material.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
BURROS FOR JAPAN.
A Big Bunch Of Them to BE Shipped
from Oregon Ranges.

A Big Bunch Of Them TO BE Shipped
from Oregon Ranges.
Not long ago, when w. L. Powell and
A. ]. Powell were riding through Wal
Iowa county to buy horses they noticed
on the range numerous herds OF burros-
They hunted up the owner, hotel man
at Elgin, says the Portland Orcgonian-
'sWhat do you want for those bur
ros?" asked one of the Powella.
The owner fixed no price, but would
sell.
"I'll give you $3.50 head and round
them up myself or six dollars head,
you to deliver them at the corrals."
A contract was made on the latter
basis for 600 head. The owner found
the job of collecting those burros a big
one. They were wild and free and OH
jected to captivity. Since August last
from six to ten men have been. busy
with lariats, and they have just finished
the work. When q bunch of six or
seven were captured their heads were
tied together and they were released
until wanted. Nearly 1000 head, many
of them yourg jacks, were at last
rounded up and delivered. The Powells
took sthem all. They will be shipped to
Seattle, and the majority are destined
for Japan to be used there as pack enj.
mails. Some go to the Klondike, how
ever. The younger ones will be re-
leased by the Powells on the ranges
near Prosser, Wash, to further in
crease and multiply.
A dozen years or SO ago the pack train
Of an elnigrant outfit, consisting of bur-
ros, was turned loose in Wallowa valley.
From these. ancestors sprang the 1000
head that now comprise the novel
shipment of the Powells.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
"0AToRs" GETTING SCARCE.
The Northern Girl Carries the 4Yo1n8
Ones Away for Pets.

The Northern Girl Carries the Yoang
Ones Away for Pets.
There is serious danger of Florida
alligators becoming extinct. This IL
quite disaster to the fowery state, for
the ugly alleged child-eating monsters
have been quite q source of revenue.
Sportsmen from the northern states
have hunted them as Englishmen de-
light to hunt tigers in India. The Sem
mole Indians, too, make regular war on
the saurians for their hides.
But, singularly enough, says a south-
ern exchange. it is the dainty northern
girl who is chiefly to blame for their
diminishing numbers. It is she WHO
ruthlessly carries them of by the hun
dreds and thousands each season as
pets! OF course, these are the babies,
little fellows, ten or twelve inches long.
The baby gators are boxed by the
curio dealers and sold to ladies who
affect great interest in the ugly things
for pets. As the gators live on air and
muddy water and an occasional chunk
of meat every three or four days, they
are not troublesome. But the increase
in price will perhaps stop some OF this
cruelty. The Indians, Knowing of the
scarcity Ct alligators in all OF the Flori-
da streams, have initiated the paleface
curio dealers and charge more for their
gators.
The baby alligators, while not valu-
able for their small hides, are killed by
the hundreds and mounted. Some serve
as thermometers-the tube running up
the back. Another curio is q baby alli-
gator standing upon his hind feet and
playing a violin with his forefeet.
Others are arraycd as walters offering
some article for sale or holding lamp
to light visitors to tank holding To-
foot or 1S-foot live saurian.
Alligators three or four feet in length,
mounted, serve ss grotesque advertise
ments and appear to be $50 natural
that the stranger is frequently in doubt
whether "the thing is alive" or not, and
makes a detour in order to be on the
safe side.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
PIN HOLES IN THE CHECKS.
Only One OF the Cashiers Frecautiona
Overlooked by the Forxer.

Only One OF the Cashiers Precautions
Overlooked ny the Forger.
IN the course of lecture devlivered
recently on chemical tests used in dis
covering by the ink the age of docu.
ments, aud whether there have been in
terpolations, Prof. C. A. Doremus told
of curious discovery in the case of
raised check, made by his father, who
is an expert in chemistry and in docu-
ments. The interests involved i'll this
case, says the New York Sun, were
very large, and it was not practicable
that the original check should be tam
rered with or chemically treated. For
purposes of testimony an enlarged pho
tograph of the check was taken by DR..
Dorenus, who was called as an expert
in the case. The first trial resulted i'll
no decision, and on the second trial,
what purported to be the original check
was produced. 1t was handed to the
cashier of the bank for Identification.
He examined it and said:
This is not the original check"
"How do you know that?" demanded
the amazed lawyer. ......
because in the heading Of the orig
inal check I pricked a hole in the center
of each of the 'o's' with pin" was the
reply. This check has not those
holes"
In all other respects the check
seemed to be Identical. The court
called for DR.. Dorerus' photograph to
be produced. 1t plainly showed the pin
holes. Upon this the lawyer for the de-
fense threw up his case, and the guilty
substitutor of the false check fled the
country
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
A MAN OF NERVE.

Stopped . Street Car to Present HIS
Wife to a Friend.
y There are nervy men and nervy men.
One nerry man was on a Pythian street
car the other afternoon, says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat. He was rid
ing home with his wife. The. car
wasn't very crowded. When he reached
the corner the conductor rang the
bell. The car stopped, and he start
ed out with his wife. On the way out
he saw a friend of his and halted mid
way down the aisle. . .s..-
"Mr. Jones'" said the nervy man.
"this is my WIFE,"
81 am glad to meet you, Mr.. JONES'"
said the wife. tt'
II am charmed" said Mr.. Jones.
Then everybody shook hands.
"Good-by, Jones, said the nervy man.
"Good-by,n said Jones.
Then the nervy man left the car,
which had been standing still during
the ceremony of introduction, express
sions Of delight and farewells. -
"Well, I'll be durned," said the con-
ductor, and the passengers who had
been looking on wide-mouthed laughed.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
WALKED COS, $40 NILES
Remarkable Record OF POstman
Who Has Just Retired.

Remarkable Record of n Postman
Who Has Just Retired.
A Mr.. Roberts, for SO years postman
of pilling in the Fylde, North Lanca-
shire, has just retired, reports the Lon
don Mail. For 2s years he walked from
Pilling to Fleetwood and back twice
day, not to mention many perilous trips
in crossing the river Wyre during pc
riods of storm. A calculation OF five
miles each way. four times day lin
addition to his round at the yiliage),
rsx days in the week. for % years, shows
that he walked l37 .2so miles between
Pilling and Fleetwood in the fulfillment
of his duty. During this time he must
have crossed the river Wyre IA by no
n,eans pleasant task in the winter time)
c7,+s7 times. His duties were consid-
erab!y lightened. when II years ago the
government deriled to bring the mails
to Pilling by another route. Though
this did away with crossing the river it
did not reduce the distance Postman
Roberts had to walk very much. In
GLIDING the village delivery, he must
in his 80 years Of service have walked
no lees than 1920. miles.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
A PETRIFlED SNAKE.
Perfectly Formed and Fourteen Feet
in Length.

Perfectly Formed and FOuK1ee0 eSs
In Length.
Near the Cascade, three miles from
Susquehanna, Pa, party OF bluestone
quarrymen lately found round stone
projecting from the ground. II was N
the way of teams hauling stones, and
the men attempted to pull it up. The
foreman instructed his men to dig up
the stone and get it out Of the way, says
the Kansas City Journal.
They dug down a few feet, but did
not reach the end of it. Another effort
was made to pull it out, and it broke Off.
They continued to throw up the earth,
and as result three long pieces were
broken OFT. At last the foreman con-
cluded to see where it ended. After
several hours were consumed in the
work the end was reached. The men
were surprised to f1nd, when they fin
ishcd their work., q perfectly-forlned
serpent's head and neck.
The foreman at once concluded that
they had unearthed petrified serpent.
The pieces were placed together and
formed perfect snake II feet long.
The eyes, nostrils and mouth are dis
tinct and Enthusiastically marked, as are
the dark and lighter brown spots upon
the sides. The head is about six inches
wide and decreases one-third in thick
ness from the top down.
The neck gradually grows smaller,
and then the body increases in size until
the middle is reached, where the diam
eter is six inches. From that point it
declines to the tail. One piece is miss
ing, evidently about one foot in length.
The petrifaction of what are supposed
to have been the feshy parts of the
monster has color corresponding to
red sandstone, while that of the verte-
bra is several shades lighter and softer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
When ROYALTY Travels.

Many women were called "cranks"
for ob;ecting to occupying berths in
sleeping cars. However, large num-
Der of rnaladies are propagated by
means Of hotel mattresses, etc. Old
Emperor William Of Germany and the
late car. as well as his father, in
variably carried about with them on
their journeys small, narrow iron camp
bedsteads, the mattresses and pillows
being thin and hard. Queen Victoria
travels about with her own bedstead, .
peculiar, old-fashioned, wooden a0air,
and her mattress gives whole lot. of
trouble. two domestics being assigned
to its care Rcth Grand Duke Paul OF
Russia and King Leopold of Belgium,
and likewise Prince Albert of Prussla.
the regent Of Brunswick. carry their
bedsteads and their bedding about with
them in consequence Of their huge
stature. They require beds eight feet
long.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
she Defeated Tnem.

The Oil City (Fa.) Derrick tells of q
party Of boys of about II years of age
who were teasing girl OF about the
same age who was. hauling her little
sister on handsled. The girl evidently
had temper. and also self-reliancc.
Singing ont the largest boy in the lot
she sailed into him ike an infuriated
ton,cat and had him thoroughly
whipped, and was chasing. him up the
railroad track before the surprised
spectators recovered presence of mind
enough to part the combatants. The
other boys viewed the fate OF their late
companion with CONSERVATION, and
when the girl returned and resumed
possession of the sled there was not one
In the crowd with courage enough to re-
sumo the teasing operations.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-12
"DANCe OF THE STARVING" !"
An oda Event Among the Poor e'

An Odd Event Among the Poor e1
Hungary.
A striking article on the agricultural
condition in Hungary has just beer
published in the Neues Wiener Journal
under the title Of ''The Dance of the
Starving" From this it appears tina,
the peasants OF the Alfoeld plain have
recently organized number OF popular
balls, which have been attended by
thousands. This does not imply tina,
the people are particularly happy OF
prosperous. On the contrary, owing
to the strike OF last summer and the
bad harvest, their condition is one OF
great need. The dances are the result
of the bill passed in the Hungarian
reichstag for regulating the relations
between land owners and their labor
ers. That bill In regarded as excep-
tionally hostile to the latter. For the
laborers, however, liberty of speech anc
CT public meeting il 30 restricted a. t
render Ill gatherings for political pur-
poses practically impossible. Hence
this stratagem of popular balls. It is
pointed out that the accounts Of these
peasant dancing parties are accom-.
panied by the news of acts of pillage
and strike against taxes, which have
rendered necessary the Intervention OF
the military. The present movement is
q direct consequence Of the harvest
strike of last summer, and Of the meas
ures adopted by the government to pre-
vent its recurrence. The obnoxious
bill, according to the Neues Wiener
Journal, delivers up the laborer to the
arbitrary discretion of his employer.
emitting the latter to put an end to
the agreement he has entered into. and
to withhold the wages he has agreed to
pay II the laborer. should, in his opin-
ion, be a socialist agitator. If the Ia
borer, however, should fail to appear
at the time and place appointed, the
employer is empowered to call upon
the authorities to force him to carry
out his contract. The laborer has no
legal remedy against this proceeding.
while the employer is assured of the
cooperation of the authorities in the
event Of a strike. Such injustice as
this, as the writer remarks, might con-
vert a strike very easily into rebel
lion.