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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
NEW USE OF THE KANGAROO.

The Tendons Of His Tail serving an
Important Purpose In Surgery.
Surgeons of Oakland, on the bay op-
posite San Francisco. have resorted to
the use of Kangaroo tendons to tie up
the fractured bones Of broken leg.
in order that the patient may have
use of his knee, while the bones are
knitting together, says an exchange.
He is a painter, and this is the second
time he has broken q bone OF his left
leg in the same place. ITO. reset the
fraeture and place the limb in plas-
ter cast Until the bone knits would de-
stroy the use of :he knee joint" said
DR.. Stratton. THE knee had already
become somewhat stiff from the first
setting. We have decided to make an
incision in the leg at the point Of the
fracture Of the bone and will bore
holes in the broken bones. Through
the holes we will draw kangaroo ten
d., MS. and they will hold the bones
together until they knit. without the
use of a plaster cast about the knee.
This will enable the knee to be bent
each day while the bone is knitting.
Kangaroo tendon is as strong as sill
yer wire. It is taken from the tail Of
the kangaroo, and being animal in
its nature, it is absorbed, and the leg
does not have to be again cut open.
as is necessary when silver wire Is
uSadn
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
LOVE MAKES AN ARTIST.
The Wonderful ulAocomplisAnents Of .
0l0ekanith.

The Wonderful lAocomp1isAnents Of .
Blacksmith.
The great artist, Matsys, was once Z
blacksmith at Antwerp. but dared to
love tho beautiful daughter OF painter
who was inexorable.
"Wert thou . painter" said he, "she
should be thine; but . blacksmith
uever!" r... .-.s
The hammer dropped from the young
blacksmith's hand; he unused and
dreamed and thousand glorious con-
ceptions passed like shadows across his
brain.
II will be . painter" he said, but his
soul was cast down and he trembled at
his own ignorance. His first efforts re-
assured him; he drew, and the lines
portrayed the loved and lovely face en-
graved on his heart. twill paint her" :"
he cried. "love will inspire mel"
he gazed upon her until his soul be-
came drunk with her beauty; In his
wild enthusiasm and inspiration his
colors fell rapidly on the canvas until
they formed wonderful picture.of the
beautiful girl. Showing his work to
the astonished father. he said: There,
! claim the prize, for am painter!"
He exchanged the portrait for the
original, continued to love and to paint,
became distinguished among the sons
of art In his day, and. dying. was buried
in the cathedral Of his native city.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
THE REToRT HOSTILE.
Capital L0bbyist's Wife Worsted In .
Short But Sharp Tilt.

Capital Lobbyists Wife Worsted In .
Short But Sharp Tilt.
At recent Washington reception
there was a short but sharp inter
change of courtesies between the
wealthy wife of an ex-congressman and
the wife of far from rich bureau chief.
It was a crowded afternoon affair, and
the ex-congressman's wife was assist
ing the hostess in receiving guests.
When the wife Of the bureau official
was presented, the hostess said to the
woman Of the receiving party: "You
know Mrs. Blank, don't your" Ser
tainly," said tho ex-congressman's
wife, II would know her anywhere by
that pink Dress" The cheeks Of the
bureau officials wife was zuffused with
q rosy glow. but she turned on her tor
mentor and said: Probably II my hus-
band had been mixed up in as many
questionable transactions as yours.
madam, it would not be necessary for
me to wear my pink reception dress 50
often as to cause comment"
Every word rang out clear and rharp,
upon the ears of the astonished guests.
Inasmuch as there had been frequent
criticism Of the ex-congressman for his
connection with questionable lobby
transactions, the force of the bureau
officials wife's retort can readily be
imagined.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
RECOGNIZE FRENCH BULLDOGS.

New York Society OF the Upper STRAIT
um Adopts the Ugly Canine.
The French bulldog, after waiting for
years for the social recognition in this
country that it has long enjoyed
abroad, is at last to be taken up by New
York society. The French Bulldog club
held an exhibit at the Waldorf-Astoria
Saturday. which formally introduced
these ugly little CANNES into the most
exclusive society.
Each dog attending was accompanied
by it's maid or groom, and no trouble or
expense was spared 10 provide the dogs
with every luxury. The sun parlor OF
the Astoria. where the dogs received,
was elaborately decorated. Only in
vited guests were admitted. There we're
in all some 80 exhibits, which was about
the entire population OF French bull
dogs at present in this country. Among
the exhibitors were James L. Kerno-
chan, Foxhall Keene. Edward D. Faulk-.
FER, Whitney Warren, Alfred Bowdeth,
OF Boston. and the officers of the French
Bulldog club-Walter w. Watrous,
president; G. N. Phelps, vice president;
Richard Howland Hunt treasurer, ana
John R. Buchanan, secretary,
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RAG OFFERINGS.
An Odd Old World Custom That Stih
Obtains.


An Odd Old World Custom That Stih
Obtains.
The singular custom Of leaving rags
and other worthless objects at wells has
not entirely fallen into disuse. The SUI
perstition. in a modified form. exists in
ether portions OF the world. says Go
dey's Magazine. A traveller in Persia
found tree with rags tied to its
branches. They had been left there by
the inhabitants of province infected
with ague. A tree hung with rags was
found by another traveller in Africa.
Crooked pins, old clothes, pebbles,
shells, rusty nails. small coins. and even
bundles of heath were considered ap-
propriate thank-offerings at shrines in
earlier days, for it was believed that the
saints and apostles did not care for ar
ticles Of value.
Such was the superstitious alteration
Of fountains that it was forbidden by
the sixteenth Of the canons issued in
900. in the reign Of King Edgar, aud it
was condemned by the canons of ST.
Anselm. It was also interdicted by
laws passed in the reign of King Can
ute. Since the reforma ton the prac-
tice has not been prevalent. except in
Ireland, where many old wells conse-
Grated to saints and martyrs are yet
made places of pilgrimage. There is
scarcely parish throughout the land
that has not its owp holy we'll, where.
despite practical admonition. the faith
full and the faithless come to pray for
physical or mental relief. and leave be-
hind them a scrap of rag as an Offer
{no
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
is THE OYSTER A FiSH9

Wise Men of Maryland and Virginia
10 Discuss an Important Question.
The question whether an oyster is
fish will come up for settlement before
committees from Maryland and Vir-
ginia Legislatures at their meeting In
Richmond. The committees have been
appointed to settle the ancient bound
airy dispute between the two states in
volring the right of citizens OF either to
fish in the waters OF the other state.
The point has been raised that the COM
pact of17s5 giving the people OF each
state equal rights in fishing" does not
embrace the right of taking crabs and
oyaters.
This raises the question OF whether
the oyster is a fish and on this the bio
loqian of the Johns Hopkins university
SAYS whatever the oyster may be legally
or religiously, zoologically he certainly
isn't fish.
On the other hand Cardinal Gibbons
eays the church has always regarded
fish, oysters and crabs as belonging to
the same genus. while legal authorities
refer to the supreme court decisions
which indicate that the courts also re-
gard the oyster a. fish.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
MONEY SHIPPED RY MAIL.

A State of Affairs That Makes Buls
Scarce Just Now In the NOrthwest.
A curious state Of affairs prevails at
present in the banks of the northwest.
Go to bank with check, ask the teller
TO cash it, and he will pay you in gold.
Ask him for bills and he will tell you
that he cannot accommodate you. Cur
rency is so scarce in Minneapolis. St.
Paul and other northwestern cities
that the banks are compelled 10 pay in
gold. The reason for this state of af-
fairs Is that the bills are being shipped
to the east in mail sacks. The cashier
of a Minneapolis bank gave the follow
ing explanation: .. ..,s .-,
"The reason why we refuse to pay out
currency is that we are sending remit
tances east through the mails, instead
of by express. as in the past, and. Of
course, owing to the expense, we send
nothing but paper money. just at pres
ent the balance of trade is against US
and the money is flowing out. This
causes the scarcity of currency, and 1t
is fact that Minneapolis and st. Paul
are practically drained of all bills Of
large denominations. In former days
we were accustomed to ship money by
express, aud when we did that bullion
was sent. -. ..He.
"Some time ago the companies raised,
the charges somewhat, and the banks
refused to accede to the increased rate.
Then the present scheme was devised.
The money is sent by registered mail,
and the cost between here and Chicago
is 20 cents per $1,000. By paying an adj
ditional IL cents upon each thousand
the shipment is insured by London
institution. The express companies
were charging us 80 cents per thou
sand, but have recently reduced their
charge to 65 cents. OF course. we
should prefer to ship by the express
companies and are willing to pay them
a higher price than the cost by mail.
but not the present difference.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
CHARMED THE SAVAGE EYE.

Utility Garment Of an Early White
Woman settler Tiekled Redskins.
ut was interesting to notice the way
in which the Indians looked upon early
settlers around here" said the old
timer. Is be lapsed into a reminiscent
mood. recently, says the Kansas City
journal. Each white family as II ar
rived and set about the task of making
. home In the great American desert
was scrutinized and passed upon, ia
vorably or otherwise, by these orig
inal Inhabitants very much as a new
conner nowadays is talked about and
estimated by the good people of any
little town in which he makes his ap-
pearance. To be sure, the Indians
standards were little bit peculiar, but
they applied them in much the same
spirit of egotism that we do our own.
"For example. when we started west
my mother, who was prominently a
sensible woman, and who refrained
from doing things only on good
and sufficient reason. soon: saw
that the long full skirts in vogue at the
time had little to recommend them
from an emigrant's point OF view. and
adopted garment consisting Of me-
dunn short skirt and substa ntial panta-
iettes, which she found quite suitable
and persisted In wearing through sew
eral subsequent changes of fashion.
Now, few days after my father had
completed the cabin which was our
first home In Kansas, band OF In
dians from neighboring camp called
on US for purposes OF inspection. as
1 have already said was their custom.
and, incidentally, to trade fer--or bet
ter. beg-any article among our be-
longings which might strike their
fancy. My mother was. as usual,
dressed in her utility garment, and
:hi& soon caught the eyes of the In
dians. who Immediately. amid great
jabbering of admiration. nominated
her the. white squaw, and from that
time on showed our household many
marks OF esteem-a preferment which
had its drawbacks"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
A vERlTAaLE SAINTS REST.

Xilitla District In Mexico Free from
Locked Doors aAa Thieves.
"If q person wishes to see an ideal
saints rest" said L. A. Downing, to =
Chicago Chronicle man, "he should visit
the Xilitla district Of the Mexican re-
public. The people there belong to the
Huastecos tribe of Indians. They are
said to have been among the bravest
opponents Of Cortez. They are clean.
honest and industrious. No doors are
locked in Xilitla. Coffee planters go
away and leave gems and all manner OF
personal property in their houses, but
lose nothing. .....a.ss... z. e..
when I call the Huastecos industri-
Gus the Huastecan standard OF in dustry
must be borne in mind. Four days there
make week of labor. The Indian does
that four days work for one dollar. II
he were paid two or four dollars he
would work only four days, and ARCH
aeologists suppose this custom to have
come from the habits of the ancient
people. The dollar is paid in advance
on Sunday. Payment insures the deliv-
cry of the four days work before Satur-
day night. If the work is not done the
Indian is defaulter in the light Of local
laws, and is thrown into Jail. On Sum
day Xilitla has a population of 5000,
but on Monday not 200 Indians are
found in town. The others are out on
the plantation. Their day commences
with daylight and is kept up as long az
they can see.. In that latitude there are
about 16 hours of daylight, SO that the
la borers put in about 81 hours of labor
as against 81 hours customary in the
United States"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
INJURIOUS BLACKBOARDS.
The Old Style Said to Be BaA for
tie Eyes.


tie Eyes.
War Is being made in some quarters
on the abominable biackbdards n use
in public schools very generally. says
the Chicago Evening News. II is we'll
esta b,ished fact that the worst color on
the eyes is black, and even tailors, when
mems clothing used to be made byshaId,
were accustomed to charge more for
maxi ng a suit of black clothes than any
other, for the reason that the color was
so ch more Injurious to the eyes.
Experiments In the color OF so-called
blackboarhs have been made with
view of determining what color is least
injurious to the eyes OF children. and it
has been proved that some shade of
cream white. dead surface of soft,
mellow tint. varied in its degree OF
whiten ess to suit the quality and>quan-
tity Of light. is preferable to all or any
other. The crayons to be used on such
boards should be OF clear, sky-blue
color, a canary orange OF clear. dark
green.
In sch ools where this modern board
has been introduced in place OF the old
black surface, with its white chalk.
there has been not only an improve
ment in the eyes of the children who
have had to use such boards. but great
increase in the amount OF attention
they have given to exercises on the
board, by reason of the greater ease
with which their interest could be re-
tanned. When SO much can be so easily
accomplished it seems almost criminal
10 retain in use the old blackboard. 1t
has done injury enough to entitle it to
be retired.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
Fha Earth Goes Round.

Since Galileo's time most people have
believed that the earth revolves on its
axis; but it is one thing to accept .
theory upon hearsay and another to
verify it for ones self. This latter is
what Philadelphia girl seems to have
done.
II believe the world does turn round, !"
she declared to her mother, in q tone
OF one who has been troubled with
doubts.
.sWhat is it that has convinced your"
asked the mother.
81 can see it whirl when / twist up
in my swing and then untwist."
Isn't it you that whirls, instead OF
the earth?" suggested her mother.
"Yes, but it goes after I stop" said
the little philosopher; and that settled
it.-Philadelphia Times.
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GHOST AFFECTS A SALE.
Buffalo House Sacrificed Because il
Was Said to BE Haunted.

Buffalo House SacFiAeed Because 1t
Was Said to BE Haunted.
It has leaked out that Buffalo has .
ghost, and a most remarkable one.
being that Of no less person than the
late Harry H. Koch, an upright busi-
ness man of this city, whose rotund
form did not suggest spooks, though
he was In the shoe trade and was once
sheriff Of Erie county, in either of
which callings he must have heard q
great many genuine ghost stories, says
the Buffalo Express.
Ex-Sherif Koch hanged himself .
dozen years ago in his costly house on
Delaware avenue, but the story of his
ghost did not become public property
till the other day. The old Koch home
stead in the avenue had been sold by
order of court to settle the estate, and
some of the interested persons de-
INJURED because it had been allowed to
60 so cheap.
The judge replied, by way Of excus-
ing himself from possible blame, that
it rad been necessary to sell 1t under
price. He said that the house had
the name of being haunted. So many
people declared that they had seen the
former proprietor wandering about
the rooms since his death that 1t had
been found impossible to obtain high
price for 1t, in spite of its great cost
anil its location In the wealthiest Sec
tion of the city. -
There was no further objection. and
the property Was allowed to 60, ghost
and all
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POOR OLD JONAH.
He In without Defenders ana His

He II without Defenders ana HE
Name n . Byword.
It 10 strange that in these days when
questionable historical characters are
rehabilitated, when King Henry VIII.
10 proved to have been Christian gen.
tleman and loving husband. when Cati-
line In vouched for as Roman patriot,
when Nero's worst fault IL shown to
have been that he sometimes allowed
his fiddle TO get out oftune, when Bene-
diet Arnold takes high place in the
roll CT brave heroes, when Lucretia Dor
gia and Deliiah are celebrated for their
many virtues, when 1t is conclusively
proved that there was much to admire
In Judas Iscariot, and when the famous
opinion of Origen, the early church
theo!ogian, that the devil would some
day be converted, is strengthened by
proofs that he has been grossly SLAM
dered; 1t is strange. we say. thatin these
times Of charita Bile historical judgments
the character Of the prophet Jonah re-
mains under cloud, as dark as ever.
It is painful to observe, Gays the Bos-
ton Advertiser. that not only. is he with
out defenders, but his reputstion suf-
fers from ridicule. So true is this that
his name is used as kind of symbol for
the infliction OF bad luck. The name
Jonah is employed as almost equivalent
to the word hoodoo.
Yet he was. from the best account we
aave, jealous, conscientious, generous,
.nterprising, Of excellent Judgment. a
great orator. distinguished navigator
ard sterling moralist. He scorned de-
',eit. He preferred to risk the perils of
the deep rather than endanger on his
account the lives of his fellow voyagers.
Though brave. he was prudent. He took
40 foolhardy risks. But when he de-
livered his celebrated Grafton in Nineveh
the whole city was profoundly stirred.
he was the greatest reformer of his age.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19
JUNGLE" HiRAM's ODD MISTAKE.

How Conmissioner Jones Amxed .
Church Seal to City Documents.
The death of Hiram j. Jones. "Uucle"
Hiram, as he was called in the city hall.
where he was an Official for so many
years, recalls one of the most curious
proceedings of his official career. and
one which. at the time. created no end
of merriment. says the Chicago Times
Herald.
During the last administration of the
elder Carter II. Harrison "Unc:c" Hiram
was commissioner Of public works, and
one of his most irksome duties was the
signing Of thousands Of contracts for
the performance of work or the supply
ing of that vast variety Of material
which is used by the city on its streets
and in its numerous shops and machine
plants. "Uncle" Hiram used to do this
work and attend to callers at the same
time, for an assistant had carefully
gone over each contract before 1t was
handed to the chief. and there was no
need of careful inspection by him. Mr..
Jones was also treasurer of the Church
of the Epiphany, and the church bust
ness he transacted at the Office of COM
missioner Of public works.
One day an exceedingly large plumber
of contracts. requiring the signature of
the commissioners and the seal of the de-
partment. were placed on his desk.
At night when the batch Of several
hundred city documents was turned
over to the assistant commissioner il
was found that each bore beautiful
imprint Of the seal Of the Church Of the
EpiDhanv.
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stub Ends Of Thought

No man Is hero to his valet, any
more than any woman is an angel to
her maid.
Welded bliss consists largely Of two
people getting used to each other.
Women change their minds quickly
On the principle that large bodies move
slowly.
Religion with too many people is the
church they belong to.
Children. as rule, are rank material
ists-the more you give them, the bet
ter they like you.
It's . mean husband whose heart
isn't softened by good dinner.
Love makes courtship; law makes
marriage.
When man goes to lying for profit,
he is beyond reformation.
The more scandal is spread out, the
thicker it gets.
We smile with the heart and laugh
with the lips. Free Press.
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signs:
l0u are hereby notified that | have ex-
fehuea the sum of one hundred 1907 dol
'@rs IN labor and improvements upon the
WELLINGTON
%ae mining claim, situated on Bear gulch,
+, ;Hooug W. Three miles nOrtheasterly of Galena.
cn WOOD River mining district, Blaine
Ipounty, Idaho, as required by section 1924.
iisnSed Statutes of the United States. be-
ing ing .ne amount required to hold the same
WI WI ue year ending December 81, 1895;
h. tnat your proportion of the same is $50,
fms onehalf; and if within ninety days
nuni n,u the service of this notice, or within
u ntnety days after this notice by publication
ny no.. lall or refuse to contribute your pro-
Inn,r EUL,uon OF such expenditure as co-owner,
vo~m'uulng legal costs of this publication,
Hsur nrua Interest in said claim will become the
nnreps;ity nrerp;ay OF the undersigned, under the
p'0'islons OF said section 1924.
~. JOHN CAREY.
AeGnum, Idaho, January IA, 1893.
1ust publication, Jan l8, 1896.
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WILD POST OFFICE CATS.

Pets Of the Old Federal Building Re-
fuse to Leave the Mite.
During all the time the old federal
building was being torn down and
since the foundations for the new:struc-
ture have been in progress the cats
that made their home in the old build
ing have clung tenapiously to the site,
reports the Chicago, Post. They have
become wild as animals In the jungle.
While the old structure was being
taken down they sought refuge in the
coal vaults under the sidewalks. The
foundation contractors have torn down
the vaults. and half dozen of the cats
have their haunts under the piles OF
timber and under the temporary offices
inside the inclosure. .Essas .....
Building Inspector Canman has made
an effort to redomesticate the cats, but
he has given up the attempt. Two OF
them were placed in his Office a week
ago and imprisoned in a closet. They
were fed twice a day and the door was
left partly open to accustom them to
the place. The other day the inspector
thought they had become accustomed
to their surroundings and the closet
door was opened to let them out. They
darted out into the room and leaping
over the top of desk sprang out of an
open window and disappeared under
pile Of timber.
There were a score or more cats In
the old building, petted and fed by the
employees. They made themselves at
home in every Office in the building.
Some of them were taken TO the tenn
porary post Office. The neglected ones
probably will cling to the old place
and make their habitation in the new
structure.
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is so bad" she answered. "Just fancy
/ heard a Boston teacher the other day
say programme. The two teachers
opened their eyes, wondering why peo-
pie shouldn't say programme. They
hardly. dared to ask, but the lady en-
lightened them. "When anyone who
bad been to school at all, she added,
should know that it should be pro-
nounced 'progrumv"- Boston Tran
script,