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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
UNDER SEALED ORDERS.
Why Ships of War Are Thus Sent on
Errands by the President OF
the United States.

The custom of having warships sail
"under sealed orders" has arisen from
the desire of maritime powers to pre-
vent their plans from becoming known
to the enemy.
In the American navy such orders
come from the president, and are deliv-
cred to a commander of ship or squad
ron by confidential messenger, who
knows nothing of their contents.
Sometimes they are in cipher, but
they are always sealed with the official
seal of the navy department. and the
package cannot be opened until the
time marked on it, which is usually sew
eral hours after the hour of leaving
port.
By this precaution the newspapers
are prevented from disclosing prema-
turely movements which may be OF the
greatest importance, and the spies OF
the enemy are rendered useless SO far
as their ability to discover the secret OF
such movements is concerned.
Sailing under sealed orders is now
the common practice in time OF war.
These instructions are found in the
packet of sealed orders" which II
opened when well out to sea.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
AMERICA AND ENGLAND.
Two Things That Would Bring About
An Alliance Between the
Nations Instantly.

Two things would bring about an
Anglo-American alliance instantly. II
a combination of European powers
should be formed to crush the United
States-and after the official utterances
of the foreign ministers OF Germany
and Austria this is not wholly an ex-
travagant supposition - they would
have to crush the British feet as well.
That this is the view of those at present
responsible for British policy | know,
writes Henry Norman in Cosmopolis.
AS have said elsewhere, we should
never stand by and see hundred mil
lions of people who speak English
trampled on by people who speak Aus-
sian or French or German. And We
cherish, not as those who have no hope,
the conviction that II the people who
speak Russian and French and German
laid aside for the moment their deadly
rivalries to join in crushing us, beside
the flag Of the three crosses there would
be found on the seas certain flag OF
"stripes, as we'll as stars"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
PROOF AGAINST FoOTPADS.
The Timid Man Had . Queer way
of C0ncealinG His
Money.

When the timid-looking man got out
of the barber chair after being shaved
be fumbled in one pocket after another
while the porter busted his clothing,
saws the Kansas City Journal.
SWELL" he said, with note of aston
ishment in his voice, as he plunged his
hand for the fourth time into his right
trousers pocket and felt around.
That's funny. thought had quar-
ter in that pocket"
He repeated the search OF his other
pockets, while the barber who had
shaved him leaned his elbow on the
back of the chair, crossed one leg over
the other and eyed him suspiciously.
"Guess must've lost it, said the TIM
id-looking man as he put his right foot
on a chair and began to roll up his
trousers leg. The barber winked at the
artist in charge of the chair next to his
and moved nearer the razor case. The
man rolled and pulled his trousers leg
above his knee, and by this time every
one else in the shop was watching him
with intense interest. They saw that
he wore woman's black stocking. just
above his knee he wore two garters, one
about four inches above the other. he
slipped the upper garter down, rolled
down the top of the stocking carefully
and there were several treasury notes
lying spread out fat against the under
clothing that covered his leg.
"What do you carry money in that
way for 2" asked the bar Der. as he handed
the man change for the five-dollar bill
"Footpads," was the laconic reply Of
the straneer.-Kansas City Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
THE SMALL GUNS.
They Play . Most Important Part IN
Harbor Defense In Time
of War.

Much has been written OF the big
gums that are to defend the harbors-
In the system of defense the smaller
guns play most important part, both
to supplement the work Of the great
rifles and to be used against bodies OF
men who otherwise might carry the
works by assault. For direct service
against attack by men the great guns
are useless. Their value is altogether
in the power of destruction possessed
by them, says the New York Press.
The smaller guns of the United States
artillery service are made in scores OF
styles and are designed for all the diff
ferent kinds of service for which gun
possibly can be needed.
Among the smaller arms which have
been adopted by the ordnance depart
ment of the United States army in the
last year are siS-pounder rapid-fire guns
to be used either behind ramparts or in
the open against landing parties. three
inch, 16-pounder, rapid-fire guns for
rampant, or easements, five and six-inch
rapid-fre guns for use with moving
troops. Gatling. Maxim, and Dreggs-
Schroeder guns and all sizes and. styles
of small siege mortars and rifed can
non.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
WANTS TO GET AWAY.
A New stxle Of APanhandler" Appears
In Newspaper Omces, But
Fails to Connect.

He did not seem in good health. II
the war with Spain had not been going
on it is not certain that he would have
felt any better. In fact, he was Of the
great army Of "touchers" whom the
printers denominate 'panhandlers."
says the Chicago Chronicle. In other
words, the world owed him living, and
he was out to see that the world did
it's duty. He was ragged and weather
beaten. He had seen service on the
under trucks of freight car and had
beaten his way over the greater por-
ton of the continent. But for the fact
that he was in Chicago he would be
denominated tramp. He showed his
way into q downtown Office the other
day and brushed up to the business Of
fee counter. Then he made his wants
clear in this wise to the young man be-
hind the counter:
.Say, young feller, I'm . Spaniard.
am want to git out Of the country, an
I KANT swim. Ye see, lost most OF
my legs and amt much on movin'. I'd
be obliged for small contribution"
The young man gazed reflectively on
the applicant for moment, and then
he said:
"a spaniard, eh7 Well. I'll help you
along"
He moved rapidly from behind fhe
counter, and when last seen the "Span-
lard" had received all the motive power
he needed for journey to the corner
at least.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
THE ARMY OFFICERS TRUNK.
1t IL Made More Especially for Use IN
Times of Peace, But II Brought
to Notice Now.

The army officers trunk, which IL
an article of limited but regular sale IN
peace times, being sold chiefly to reg
ular army officers, is stout, well-maoe
trunk of rather generous proportions,
so divided inside as to afford spaces for
both military and civilian attire. There
is a place for an officers chapeau and
one for the silk hat of civilian and
room for the different clothing, and the
trunk is large enough to admit q
sword laid diagonally. A trunk OF TINS
sort is made, not of sole leather, as
might be supposed, to Withstand rough
wear, but with a rigid frame, SO that
It can be roped or strapped onto a load
or packed with other things piled on IT,
in the exigencies of wagon or other
transportation, without being crusneo
or damaged.
The army trunk is brought to the
front now on account of the war. 1t is
not expected, however, that in active
operations, when transportation is COM
paratively limited, all officers will take
trunks of such bulk, but rather that
their use at such time will be confined
to field officers.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
&Tc KETCHUM, IDAHO, SATURDAY. JULY 2, 1898.
..BELLs" ON BOARD SHIP.
How the sailoruen Keep Track Of
the Time Of Day WitA0ut
Having Clocks.

Everyone who has read stories OF the
sea has wondered why sailors keep tame
by bells instead Of by hours. The
.ssad sea dog of the tale says: Its
eight bells, and alIs well" and the
reader wonders why he calls them
"eight bells" instead of the hour. There
are people who think 'eight bells is
eight o'clock, and so with all the hours
told off by bells.
At sea "bell' is equivalent to o'clock
on shore. A bell is struck every half
hour. The day, beginning at midnight,
is divided into watches of four hours,
except the watch from four to eight
o'clock D. m, which is divided into two
dog watches. A full watch thus con-
sists of eight half hours and its prog
ress is noted by the number OF strokes
on the bell. For instance beginning at
midnight, the end of a watch, the bell
is struck eight times; half past IL is one
bell, one O'Clock is two bells, 1880 o'clock
is three bells. two o'clock is four bells,
three O'Clock is six bells, four o'clock is
eight bells again, and so on.
The bells, except the odd bells, are
struck in pairs, thus: Three bells are
struck clang-clang, clang. Four bells
are struck clang-clang, c.ang-ciang.
It is a pleasant diversion on ship
board to hear the officer OF the watch
strike the bells on the bridge and t6
hear them answered by the bells in the
fo'c'sle, and all over the ship.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
AFGHAN NEW WOMAN.
Told the Amser She Wanted Freedom
and She Got 1t, Along with
Male Dress.

The new woman has penetrated even
to the harem of the ameer Of Afghan
istan, where she wears male attire and
dces as she pleases, says the Ladies
Pictorial.
The ameer picked her up on his re-
turn journey from the northern part OF
his dominions good many years ago.
She had been brought before him by an
angry father and proposed husband for
punishment. She would not conform
to the usage of the country and enter
the married state. though she had then
reached the age when it was incum-
bent upon her to do SO.
The girl declared she had run wild
all her life. and did not wish to give up
her freedom, to be shut up in harem.
Sne sought the ameer's protection and
obtained it.
"All right" he said, "since you want
to be free you shall be, but free you
must also remain: that is your punish
ment. You wish to live like man;
you shall live like one, and for your
own protection you must wear mems
clothes"
On her arrival in Cabul she was given
the title of older. or chief. and was
made the harem's messenger. She
comes and goes as she pleases or is or
dered, both by night and day. and no
cne even in slanderous Cabul has ever
brcathed a word against her fair name
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
CoatIy Coal Business.

A short time ago newspaper man
sat In the Office of prominent river
coal operator, talking about current
events. A messenger entered and
handed the operator a telegram. He
continued the conversation with the re-
porter while he leisurely perused the
contents Of the message. The news
paper man did not notice any change in
the operators demeanor, and inquired
If there was an item OF news in the
message. "Oh, yes" said the operator,
handing the reporter the message.
which read that certain boat owned
by this operator had lost nearly all her
tow by sinking it in the Mississippi
river. The reporter asked about how
much the loss would be, and the answer
was: "About $4,000" The operator
resumed his conversation as though
nothing had happened. 1t was after
ward learned that the receiving OF such
reports Is matter Of such frequent
occurrence in the coal business. Some
men would have tainted at such news
but the river coal business is great
deal OF hazard, and one must have
the spirit of the gambler to engage IN it
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
NOT DOING THE WORRYING.
Conditions Under which = Partner
Thinks He Ought to Put In
More Capital

IT have made discovery" said Mr..
Billtops, in the New York Sun, ~and
that is that there is likely to be some
one person in a household that does all
the worrying. There may be Others that
fret, and very likely fret over trif1ing
things, but the real worrying over
things that have got to be done and got
to be looked after is usually done by
one person. The person that does the
worrying in my house is Mrs. Billtops.
The children and myself and all hands
lean on her and expect her to do every
thing. / don't know, but ! sort OF
think that we expect her to provide
things whether we have any money or
not, and she certainly does seem to
make everything come out all right
somehow.
"Now, as . rule, among men. the
man who does the worrying gets paid
for it. He is usually the man At the
head of an enterprise, or concern, OF
department, or whatever it may be,
who is able to do the work and willing
to take the care and responsibility OF
it. Those under him may pile their
cares up on him, and he shoulders them
many a man-easily. There are
thank goodness, plenty Of men that
don't shy at responsibility.
"But these men get paid for what
they do, and Mrs Billtops does not
unless she counts my appreciation ~
something. The children don't realize
what she does; they expect it. And al
for me. the silent partner, If don''
stand up and take the knocks, think
ought at least to put in more capital
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
..FRoNT" IN WASHINGTON.
Hotel Hall Boys With MonuneateA
Gall Who Expect the Guests 70
DO Part OF Their WORK.

The colored "front" Of the Washing
ton hotel is like no other hotel hall boy,
white or black, in the United States. de
doesn't hesitate to ask the guests to do
part of his work. Old stagers at these
hotels do not appear to think it strange,
but folks accustomed to hotels in other
parts of the country are at first rather
surprised at the requests made OF them
nv the colored 'front" of the Washing
ton hotels. This is the style OF it:
"Goin' to your room. sirY" asks q
"front'' with card and tray as guest Is
about to step into the elevator.
"Yes." And then "front," handing the
card, says:
"Will you tap on Mr.. Honeycomb's
door and tell him this gemman is down
stairs and wants to see him"
Your room is 81, and front" knows it,
and he also knows that Mr.. Honey
combs room is 60, and to save himself
a trip upstairs he'll bother you to tap
at q strange mans room and deliver the
message.
Or it is: "D'ye know, sir, II Mr.. Bul-
leyton is in his room? You've just come
down, sir, and there's gemman here
wants to see him." Sometimes it is:
"Will you, please, sir, drop this letter
into Mr.. Finnigan's roomT And SO 1t
goes.
The northerner at first is q bit taken
aback, but he soon becomes accustomed
to the situation and grins at the audaci-
ty of the request. Others tell the col
ored "front" to go to the devil, and 50
on. The colored "front" doesn't mean
any disrespect. It is only his way OF
irving to shuttle his work on to others.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
SWALLOWED A FIRE.
Finnexan Wanted HIS InterAal Con-
Aa9ratioA Put Out - Quickly
~ Possible.

One of the first men to reach San
Francisco with hoard of Klondike
gold was an Irishman named Finnegan.
who had been very poor before he
struck it rich, and who, consequently.
was unfamiliar with many ordinary
usages of life Of luxury, says Harper's
Magazine.
"Oi say, yez kin bring me two dozen
eyesters," he said, airily, as he took q
seat in one Of the finest restaurants in
Frisco.
The oysters were soon set before
him. and Finnegan, looking about him
for something to put on them. and
hardly knowing what that something
should be, spied bottle OF Tobasco
and proceeded to season the bivalves
not wisely but too well.
Impaling an oyster upon his fork, he
thrust it into his mouth, then leaped
to his feet with terrific roar of pain
and began dancing about and yelling
like madman.
"See here!" cried the proprietor,
rushing to the table. Keep still, OF
sll put you out!"
"P-p-put me out, is it? Oi wish yez
would put me out!" yelled Finnegan'
''Me insides is blazin' loike . match
factory!"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
FUNERAL FLOWER TRADE.
u- u~.ara~. N This Peculiar LlAo
10 DruMmed Up by an Eater.
Dras1ng Pennsy1v01dA.

Travelling men who pass through
East Pennsylvania cities when looking
over the local newspapers are frequent
IL surprised at the quantity OF flowers
which are mentioned in the published
accounts of funerals OF people not in
public life. In many Of the cities the
business of drumming up the funeral
flower trade is quite scientifically done.
A funeral flower trade drummer told
the other day of his mode OF operations,
says the New York Sun.
ITO get early information OF deaths
I stand in with the obituary reporters
of the daily papers. They cover all the
undertakers in the town. / get all the
deaths up to two p. m. and then get out
to business. OF course, in these busy
days most people haven't time to go to
greenhouses for flowers. Hundreds OF
people are willing to send some dead
friend a nice token Of remembrance,
but many don't think of it, and the
Others haven't the time. Now, make
it business to do all that for them.
When l hear of man dying get the
names Of his near relatives. lodge asso-
ciates, business connections, if any, etc.
have sample books Of bouquets,
crosses, crescents, anchors, stars.
sickles. harps, Tyres, hearts, gates ajar
doves, sheaves Of wheat, clusters OF
lilies, wheels with broken spokes, pill
lows, pedestals and many other SET
pieces. have price lists OF these and
Of cut flowers, roses at so much pei
dozen-in fact, anything people are
likely to want. call on the friends o1
the dead person, ask If they wish tc
| order anything and promise to deliver
the goods on the morning OF the day
| Of the funeral, fresh and handsome
with their cards attached. all in prope,
! and satisfactory shape.
II make out complete list OF th'
| offerings. with full description O
flowers. with names of flowers correctl,
spelled. all tyiewritten. and give 1t t.
the reporters. Then my customers SCI
their names in the papers as having
| kindly sent in beautiful floral dona
ton, so when I call next day to collec
my bill they cheerfully pay. neve
lose anything"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
COluu, hus' MaYriawo.

The reason why Christopher Colum-
bus has not yet been numbered among
the saints may not be generally known.
Il seems that his beatifcation has been
urged for centuries, but has never been
decreed because his marriage certih-
cate could not he procured, anu conse-
quently his welded life. he leaving q
son (Diego), was considered concubin-
age. Now that the Congregation of
Rites has recently discovered the miss
ing certificates, all obstacles are re-
moved. and ere long we may hear OF
christopher Columbus beatua."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
Notice of Forfeiture.

~ MRS. MARION BYBEE, her heirs or as
signs:
-, iou are hereby notified that have ex-
tenoed the sum of one hundred 100) dol
lars IN labor and improvements upon the
WELLINGTON
,Jue oS mining claim, situated ON Bear gulch,
IL ;Hoout ut lhree miles northeasterly of Galena,
rou 20 WOOD River mining district, Blaine
iRSunty, Rany, Idaho, as required by section 1924,
;na ;ire'.sed Statutes of the United States. be-
fnss tle !. amount required to hold the same
tIa, 'ne year ending December 81, 1895 !;
hatn has your proportion of the same is $50.
irnn1s i,nls g pone.half; and if within ninety days
nimae MIN, the service of this notice. or within
ety Won Gays after this notice by publication
IUu nou,, iaii or refuse to contribute your pro-
iil,,Gh incluSia OF such expenditure as co-owner,
yonr yon;hg legal costs Of this publication,
m nron interest in said claim will become the
pprropsity prop;ay OF the undersigned, under the
'>'siSions OF said section 1924.
Ke,oh JOHN CAREY.
e'GMhum, Idaho, January Ia, 1885.
iirst publication, Jan. l8, 1886.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
Monitors of '6l.

Curious pan-cakey-looking vessels
were the ironclads that bombarded
Charleston in the late unpleasantness.
That bombardment was regarded az
something unspeakably dreadful in its
day. The monitors that performed it
are now being put in shape at League
island, near Philadelphia, to assist the
new monitors in making Spain's feet
disappear. There are six big turreted
monitors in the American navy, any
one of which naval experts declare able
to give a terrific battle to any two Of
Spain's warships. Many naval officers
have more faith in these than in any
other defense that the United States
hao
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
accom- ,pmodat,ns Mourners.

Here is an instance Of his willingness
to oblige: I was making sketch OF
the village cemetery and wanted only
. funeral procession to complete my
study. remarked to the old man:
"What . pity there does not happen to
be a funeral going on. SO that might
put it inl" His reply took me BY sur.
prise; for, jumping up, he said: There
Is man i'll in the village, and be must
die soon; I'll go and hurry him uP!
And, sure enough. he hustled them all
80 much that an hour later my sketch
was complete and the man safely m
terredt And believe that the bereavea
family considered themselves especial
" honored By my interest in the cers-
monyl
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
SLIPPERY ELM TIME.
A Man Of Middle Age Recalls One OF
the Great Joys Of His DoyhOo0
Days in the CouDtry.

"About this time Of the year, when I
was boy, and the first warm days be-
gan to start the sap flowing in the
trees" said the man with the white
mustache, I'VE boys used to swarm out
in the woods after slippery elm bark,
or slippery ellum.' as we called It. In
fact. slippery elm time was as much OF
an epoch in the year of q boy of those
days as marble time, birch time, winter
green time, sassafras time or swimming
time, says the New York Sun.
After picking out suitable tree.
preferably a small one, as the bark on
the smaller trees was the more tender,
we'd line out with our jackknives an
oblong as large as we cared to, cutting
through the bark to the wood. Then
we'd loosen up one corner and with
tug or two the whole oblong would strip
off as slick as whistle.
"The bark required little preparation.
All it needed to be fit for use was judi
cious scraping off of the rough, scaly
outer bark from the smooth, white
layer of inner bark. Afterward it was
cut up into strips lengthwise OF the OBJ
long. There's nothing nicer in the
world to chew than bit of fresh slip
perry elm bark. Our mothers would
generally levy contribution upon the
spoils and dry it for medicinal purposes,
such as slippery elm tea, which was
drst-rate for a sore throat, while as fol
a sore finger or boil or anything like
that slippery elm poultice couldn't be
beat.
1--WE boys overlooked these useful
characteristics of the humble slippery
elm bark, however. All we cared about
was to get it to chew. 1t took the place
OF gum, which was ranked with candy
and other like luXurieS."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02
Polite over the Teiephons,

The managers of the telephone com
pany operating the system at Versailles,
France, hold that the expression
'eHellol" used in response to call =
impoNte. The operators have been In
strncfed to ask the subscriber VINO
rings up the central office: what do
you want2"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-02

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