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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
FROM CONVICT TO GUARD.


Henry Eerner, who spent over 20
years behind prison walls for murder
of which he always declared his inno-
cence, is now wearing the uniform of .
guard vt the institution in Jefferson
Vile. Ind, where he so long wore the
garb of q convict. says the Louisville
Courier-Journal. Berner was paroled
by the board of managers of the re-
formatory the first week in February,
but be failed to obtain employment as
required by the new parole law until
the other day, when it was announced
that he would so to his mother at Cum
n1insville, O., suburb Of Cincinnati,
and there reside, having complied with
that important requirement..
During his long confinement Berner
became almost indispensable to the in
stitution, and after his departure his
value became still moro apparent. Su-
perinteudent Hert and the board OF
managers determined to recall him and
place him in charge Of the engine
rooms. This was done, and he has been
quietly at his duties since Monday,
when he returned from Cumminsvilv L.
Berner's alleged offense was the muir
der of his employer, a barber named
Barlein, at Vincennes. After Berner's
conviction his betrothed married him in
Jail, and she was loyal TO him during his
confinement. She moved to Jefferson
Vile so rs to be near him, and met him
At the reformatory door when he
stepped out q free man.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
NEW USE FOR MESSENGERS.
Hires q boy t0 wake H1A
After . NaD.

He was a well-known man about
town, and as such has 80 many engage
ments that he has difficulty in securing
the amount OF sleep demanded by nA-
ture. A night or two ago he was due ut
q swell card party out in the neighbor-
hood Of Rittenhouse square. Nine
o'clock was the hour, and at 1880 he
found himself unable to keep his eyes
open. He repaired to his apartments.
but dared not lie down for fear be
would oversleep himself and miss his
engagement, says the Philadelphia In
quirer.
In the emergency an idea struck him.
Going over to the messenger call with
which his sitting-room is equipped he
rang for boy. In . few minutes one
put in an appearance. did you ring.
sir?" inquired the lad. II did," an
swered the man about town. "See that
chair over there?" The boy nodded in
the affirmative. WELL" continued the
man about town. Il want you TO sit
down in 1t and never move for just 30
minutes. Then want you to make me
get up. Understand" Once more the
messenger nodded, anh in less time
than it takes to tell It the man about
town was sound asleep on . couch.
Promptly at the expiration of the half
hour the boy awoke him and the en-
gngement was kept on time. This
novel use Of the messenger service has
not been patented By its originator. sno
he says that others situated - he wa
are welcome to the idea.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
KETCHUM, IDAHO, SATURDAY. MAY H. 1898.
SHE WOULD AND WOULDN'T.


"Well, II you go, Tn going ~ nurse.
and that's all there il about It'll" she said
to him the other night, when he threw Il
out pretty strongly that he'd probably
be fighting for his country in Cuba in
about fortnight, says the Washington
Star.
"Oh," he replied; "that's out Of the
question, you know. You'd get the
fever"
Don't care"
"And even II you didn't die. you'd be
the colon Of an unripe orange for the
rest of your life"
Don't mind that"
Then you might get beri-befi. Peo-
pie that live after having beri-beri are
holy frights for the remainder Of their
days"
"All right"
"And you'd never get the smell Of car
boic acid out Of your nostrils."
"very well. II you 60, I'm going,
too."
"Of course, you'd have to have that
fine lot Of hair Of yours cut Of. to pre-
vent injection"
"Eh-don't mind that, either"
"And you'd have to wear rubber
gloves that'd make your hands look
bigger'n hams"
"That's immaterial."
Fellows that have been down there
and know, tell me that the Cuban hos
pitals are simply alive with rats and
mice"
Goodness gracious! George, must
you go?"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

It IL Dee0Uoo the Muscle Of AoOoRo-
AAtion Soon Becomes
Weary.

People speak about their eyes being
tired, meaning that the retina or seeing
portion Of the eye is fatigued, but such
il not the case, as the retina hardly ever
gets tired, declares the Philadelphia
Ledger. The fatigue is in the inner and
other muscles attached to the eyeball
and the muscle of accommodation which
surrounds the lens of the eye. When a
near object il to be looked at this muscle
relaxes and allows the lens to thicken,
increasing its refractory power. The
inner and outer muscles are used in COW
ering the eye on the object to be looked
at, the inner one being especially
used when q near object is looked at.
It il in the three muscles mentioned
that the fatigue is felt and relief is
secured temporarily by closing the eyes
or gazing at far-distant objects.
The usual indication of strain is a red
ness of the rim of the eyelid, betoken-
ing congested state of the inner sur
face, accompanied by some pain. Some
times this WEAKNESS indicates the need
of glasses rightly adapted to the per-
kon and in other cases the true remedy
10 to massage the eye and its surround
ings az far AZ may be with the hand wet
in cold water.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
WON FAME; LOST HEALTH.


Munkacsy's great picture, "Ecce
Homo" is in great measure the cause
of the incurable mental disease from
which he now suffers. He broke down
under the strain Of the work. His
wife lately told . friend that the great
painter forgot everything else in his
desire to finish the picture and to make
It worthy Of his fame. He neglected
the simplest and most imperative rules
Of health. He had no regular meals.
He almost lived in the studio and
rarely had breath OF fresh air. The
mental strain was, therefore, in Its
more immediate origin, physical one,
and mis- system had no power OF re-
sistance. The artist was deaf to all
remonstrances. and he worked on un-
der these conditions until he had I'm
ished the work. But one thing re-
mained-to paint his signature at the
foot of it. He had just finished the
signature when he fell prostrate, and
from that moment he has never re-
covered the use Of his faculties.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
TEETH OF SOLDIERS.
OF His TxooDers P0& n
aOOA OR4D0.

Toothache has been lately . Hreas
source Of annoyance to the kaiser. Not
that the imperial molars are, 20 far -
I know, threatened with prematurs-de-
cay. Were this the case, nobody would
risk the penalties Of lese majesty by
openly asserting it. The case IL, how
ever, from public point Of view. far
more serious. Itappears that thseutire
German army suffers from dental
troubles to such an extent that it has
been found difficult to fnd non-com-
missioned officers capable of giving the
word OF command. When they attempt
to utter familiar formula the "Ten-
tionl" "Stand at easel" shoulder
arms!" and SO forth, mere confused and
inarticulate sounds issue from their
toothless gums. Things are bad enough
on the parade ground, but what would
happen on a battlefield one hardly ~en-
lures to conjecture. Worse still, the
boys in the training school for mon
CONS" seem to be in no better plight
than their elders. Nearly all Of them,
after inspection, seemed to have one or
more hopeless tusks, while large pro-
portion can only be rendered ft for
service by strict submission to the den
lists orders, and many are beyond the
reach of art. His majesty has resolved
to spend at once 1000 marks on stop
ping the teeth of his Christian warriors
or in providing them with false sets.
This applies only to the Prussian con-
tingent. Several Of the subject states
have not made up their minds to incur
the expense.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
HE MIXED HIS TERMS.
But He Probably Appreciated the
T1r0o o1 the Law None
the Less.

A daily observation Of that part OF
the community that from either power.
ty or weakness gives employment to the
criminal courts, furnishes opportuni-
ties for the study Of humanity that few
can enjoy, says the Louisville CONNER
cial. These people usually have very
limited education. many Of them have
none; yet the natural shrewdness of
the race, sharpened by experience and
by suffering, develops some extremely
keen minds. What they learn, they
learn "by ear" az it were; wherefrom
some very amusing occurrences arise.
A lawyer, who 10 q close observer.
said: "Some time ago talked with q
French negro from New Orleans, who
was . prisoner in the county Jail. This
was when the police were charging
persons who were arrested on sus-
picion, AZ suspected felons.' He was to
be presented in the circuit court for
indictment. I said: What are you in
Jail forT He answeredc They say I
am respected fellow!"' We'll, when
do you get . trial?' I don't know he
said, I 60 to the circus court to-mor-
row!'"
Wonder what the grave Judges would
think of Ehat9
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

II was given good example Of south
ern politsnass the other night" said q
Reptlemsn from the north 70 . New
Orleans Tmes-Democrat reporter. II
bad gone to the Comus ball. and had
agreed to escort lady home. She waa
also . stranger In the city. and was
stopping with some friends on Bour-
bon street. about three blocks the other
side Of the opera house. A II was only
8 short distance. We decided 70 walk.
I was, of course. totally unacquainted
with the street, and when We left the
lights Of the opsrs house felt very
much a& sea. The houses were dark
and could not ses the numbers, and it
was only by number that the lady
could identify her boarding place. -
she had only been there once.
'Ahead Of me was . smaal man. l
asked him II he knew where the num-
Der was. he answered very politely
that he did not. but was going that way
and would help me hunt He told an
other man in front Of him about It, and
that man told some Of his friends. In =
few minutes these gentlemen had
formed an advance guard in our inter
est. We walked calmly behind. while
they went in front, on either side OF the
street, striking matches and looking
for the unmber. There were eight Of
them, and their matches would 90 on
one after the other. Il was . regular
Aambeau parade. Wa overcome.
Here 1t is.' shouted IN advance scout.
We approached the house rapidly. and
found eight gentlemen standing before
it. 1t was almost with emotion that I
raised my hat and thanked them for
their ef1orts. Nothing at all.' they said
politely. and the entire eight raised
their hats and walked into the daEk-
ness"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

OoO1a9o00o Buck Deer whose F1oRo0
0ooAie1e Often Result
FATALLY.

Although Il y generally known how
the buck beer fight and how sometimes
in consequence their antlers become In
extricably entangled. there,are few per-
sons who have seen them when 80 inter
locked, says the New York Times.
At certain seasons Of the year when
the does are breeding their young the
bucks are both very fierce and coura-
geous in their protection of them and the
approach Of another buck is signal for
battle. In these conflicts it frequently
happens that one or the other is killed
and there are occasional instances in
the course Of these strugg1es OF the
antlers becoming interlocked between
each other, which results In the death
of both animals. One instance Is on
record where three pairs Of horns were
found thus entangled together. the
skulls and skeletons lying ~ proof OF
the deadly outcome Of the battle.
It il in October and November that
the buck becomes 20 combative and in
. few weeks thereafter he loses his
sleek condition. sheds his horns and re-
treats 70 the denser forest.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
spa.ish coneeit.

The Havana correspondent a tha
Washington Star, reder1ing to the un-
bounded confidence Of the average
Spsaiard in the greatness and power Of
everything Spanish, relates . story:
Recently an Engaishman. half in ban
ter and half in earnest was commieer-
adng IN official of high degree on the
presence Of the warship Maine. If
Uncle Sam undertakes to bulldoee you.
he said, John Bull won't allow It.
Thanks, Senior John Bull was the
frigid reply, but the navy Of Hpain Is
able to take care Of Mister Uncle Sans
boats. and Of your Englsh navy too :
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
THE MURPHYs sL1GHrED.


A letter-carrier was telling Of fun
ny experience he had one day shortly
after being appointed in the postal
service. says the Louisville Commercial.
II was carrying a route in the
suburbs when . little freckle-faced girl
stopped me and cried:
Anything for the Murphys?'
"'No, there is not
Anything for Jane Murphy
Nothing
Anything for Ann Murphy
"'No.'
Anything for Bob Murphy
"'No, not Bit
Anything for Terry Murphy
"'No, nor for Pat Murphy, nor Den
mis- Murphy, nor Pete Murphy, nor Paul
Murphy. nor for Mary Murphy-dead,
living. unborn, native, foreign. civilized
or unnaturalized, savage or barbarous,
male or female, white or black, Datur-
allied or otherwise responded. be-
coming weary Of the questions.
"The little girl looked at me in as
Constituent and said: Please to look
and see II there is anything for Clarence
Murphy"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

signs: @' AASS
penSasre nSu are hereby notified that have ex-
fsr. s., Tue sum of one hundred (l0O) dol
'' M labor and improvements upon the
L., WELLINGTON
sb0nm, .iss mining claim, situated on Bear gulch,
In Woalee snlee miles northeasterly of Galena.
countV V01 u River mining district. Blaine
Eevisssyss Idaho, as required by section 1924.
iup rba u statutes of the United States. be-
for the the alnount required to hold the same
tLat ve verr year ending December 81, 1885
bsinos b your proportion of the same is $50,
from tbn Hne half half; and if within ninety days
ninetv we service of this notice, or within
You f.;i Hiays after this notice by publica tiOn
port,oan, ea,l g or refuse to contribute your pro-
ihcIudH;nooi oi such expenditure as co-owner,
Your ing regal costs Of this publication,
tssss.n,.se sn.erest in said claim will become the
ptoyis;Sn.o pt OF the undersighedy ,ssdsr tlAe
VI said section 2324.
kSteh,n -, JOHN CAREY.
EEam, E, Idaho, January ii, 1855.
'' publication. Jan. Is, 1893.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

The Xfrs7oNs u the sole 1spesssn4oGave
Of IL Crest Upper Wood River. S6vtooeA
and Smoky mining regions, and. lonasA
d Il Il In the very heart Of the most pee0
ietng miniaG country on the, faoa 0( &hs
earth, and leaving aothing uoAoos 70 pes-
sent it, readers oomplsta synopeas of ell
mining news and Developments, - veil -
matters of local importance nsand sboua
Ketchun, 1t 10 an invaluable guide for cap
itsl and informant to the settler OF every
cfaft and position. Subscribe 4oe u. ssad
II, and let your friends read Il.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
STEALING TRADEMARKS.


The trademark Of Boston arm has
been appropriated in Denmark, and
Mr.. Jules Blom, the American vice.
consul at Copenhagen, has made the fol-
lowing report of the case to the state
department.:
1.-The said frm has, for over . quar-
ter of a century, been selling its goods
(peerless gloss for shoes) in Denmark.
and has built up quite large trade.
the article now being for sale in almost
every shoemaker's store throughout
the kingdom. A Danish manufacturer,
in the same line of business, recently
thought it good idea to initiate the
labels and also the bottles used by the
American firm, having found out that
it had not registered its trademark
here, although it 10 registered in the
United States and Great Britain. The
labels used by the imitators are in
Danish, and bear his name, but other
wise they are identical with the Amer
lean firms labels and bottles. This
counterfeit was registered here at the
Danish trademark registration Office.
and, according to law. duly advertised
in the Danish newspapers. No objee-
ton was raised within the four months
after registration. as stipulated BY law.
and the said trademark il now the Dam
ish manufacturers property"
Mr.. Blom also states that the Ameri-
cans wishing to register their trade
marks in Denmark must be represented
there by an attorney. A Danish consul
in the United States must witness the
signing of a power of attorney intended
to be valid in Denmark.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
He vvishsA to KICK sDasa's Ki>s.

When be was q schoolboy at Beau
mont college in England. Don Jaime.
the Cariist pretender to the throne OF
Spaiu, wss not exempt from the haG
ing which existed there and was obliged
to endure the same ill-trea tment - his
English sehoolmates. One day master
saw . large boy kicking hds royal high
ness. "Whs* has be doueT asked the
master. Nothing" replied the culPrst;
sbue you zee, sir. be may be tho king
OF Spain by and By, and ] should IKE 70
be able to say ths* I once kicked the
king Of Spain!"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
ONLY ONE OF HIS KIND.
ooty 9uFpE1soA . Railway
Claim Agent

A cow belonging to farmer residing
near Carthage, we regret we cannot
call his name, says the Madison Is. d.
Leader, strayed on to the Northwest
ern railroad track and was run down
and killed by train. The farmer de-
cided his COW had trespassed on the
company's property and had received
her just deserts, so he gave the Sec
ton men . dollar TO bury her and said
NO more about it. The matter was re-
ported to headquarters in the regular
course of business and soon afterward
"A odicer Of the company called on the
farmer.
"You had . COW killed on the track
few days ago, didn't your" Eyes,
sir" timidly replied the farmer, think
ing he was up against soulless corr
poration in suit for trespass. well,
how did 1t happen?" "I'm sure don't
know; the cow got out of the pasture
and got onto the track and was killed;
it wasn't my fault; paid the section
men dollar to bury her, so the COM
pany isn't anything out" .How much
was the cow worth?" 'Oh, she was
just . good fair cow, worth about $25."
The agent departed and the farmer
went on worrying about a trespass suit
that he was sure would be brought
against him. A few days later he re-
ceived a letter from headquarters, and
upon opening it with trembling hand
he discovered, not a summons for .
suit in trespass, but check for $25
for tho loss Of his cow and an annual
pass over the road, the letter stating
that he was the only man that had
ever had cow killed on the road that
did not swear she was . registered
thoroughbred worth $3.50.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

40 D; W. Watlington, A. H. Rahm and
nelson .. kimball, your heirs, devisees
aud assigns:
,;. lou are hereby notified that the under
is,snsd ~ has expended slo0, in the year 1895,
," tSHSt aid improvements upon the
MEXICAN
,Uue n1 mining claim in Warm Springs Creek,
~ a.. BOULDER, mining district, Blaine county,
Sssaao, In order TO hold said premises un-
g. tue provisions Of section 1924, Revised
sss.utes sas of the United States, being the
sm9uht smS required to hold the same during
aHJ ~; lor said calendar year 1885, and if,
w. H.Iin ninety days after the expiration of
nJ n"i PuDilcatlon of this notice, which will be
sfuvnshed sn." Tor ninety days, you fail or re-
Se ,ion. 70 contribute your respective proper
srni svns Of such expenditure as co-owners,
ss;S s;S'uihs 'ls to your respective interests in
sr,oim siru ciaim viz: b. W. Watlington, one
tssu,e tseehlh, S6.25; A. H. Rahm, one-six-
eishsl s6.25: and Nelson f. Kimball, one
VII sl250, your interests in said claim
srtr % W forfeited to and become the prop
tuc ~ " uie undersigned, under and by vir-
'"9 VI said section 2S24.
EDWARD BRISBIN.
FIRST publication. Feb. Is. 1896.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

Philadelphia the Umbrella Fa0toFy.
A Philadelphdan who sells materials
to umbrella makers tells that the out
put Of umbrellas in the United States
has reached an average Of 10000 daily.
or r, ,0O0, 600 . year, and h increasing
very rapidly, because people are be-
ginning to recognize the superiority Of
American goods over the imported ar
tlcle. Philadelphia = the largest place
Of manufacture. and produces more
than oue-half the umbrellas made In
the country.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

It IN stated that the most crowded
spot on the earth's surface Is the 'sMan-
deragio," in the city Of valetta. In
Milan. Upon spot in this place, about
2H acres in extent, no fewer than ~
s74 live. This Is at the rate Of 63e. 900
per square mile, or LOTT to an acre.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

Roaey oa . LGA4nlng 1eA.
Honey drippsue down lightning rod
is novelty sspogte1 from Indepen-
deucs, No. Tt rod = On the splre Of
the courthousa. aad passes through
big brass ball, into which bees have
made thsir way. and where they have
hiVnd '.r
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14

Spain's Most Populous City.
Barcelona ID now the most populouo
:ity Of Spain, the result of census
ust taken showing $4,000 inhabitants
10 MAdrid's 5O7, 900.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
Drawn by vvasAiaeteA.

AT recent sale Of autograph letters
in London IN original plan and survey
entirely In the hand Of George Wash
ington and made by him In 1850. when
surveyor in the woods Of Virginia, was
sold for go. A Ana letter written by
william Penn. dated 1707. brought
$56.Ss.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
ao,A Ana ralss Tse<A.

About 1000, 600 false teeth are manla-
featured annually IN the United Stated
while one ton Of gold. three toms Of nj
yer, and platinum . thu value o4 $780,
COO. ere usod In dlliug toeth.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-14
A cAMEL's TWO AvERsIoNs,

"OuueE Wu0V VIC grave JUDGES "Uu1t
think Of that?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
THE PIPE FACE,

Close Observers Will Notice It In Old
Smokers.
The constant habit of smoking pipes
has a perceptible effect upon the face.
The pressure of the lips to hold the
pipe in position increases their curva-
ture around the stem and the muscles
become more rigid here than in other
parts. Thus, says Tit-Bits, the lips at
a certain point become stronger. and
the pipe is unconsciously held in the
same habitual position, After long
continuation of the habit small cir
cular wrinkles form parallel with the
curvature Of the lips around the stem.
These are crossed by finer lines, caus-
ed by the pressure Of the lips to retain
the stem in position. In the case of old
men who have smoked pipe for years,
the effect upon the lips is very marked,
not only altering the form of the lips
but OF one entire side Of the face, caus-
ing the wrinkles that are the effect
of age to deepen, and, instead Of fol-
lowing the natural course of facial
wrinkles, to change their course so as
to radiate from the part of the mouth
where the pipe is habitually carried.
Furthermore, one or both lips often
protrude, just like the lips of people
who have sucked their thumbs when
children. The effects of pipe smoking
upon the teeth are considerable. AT
the point where the smoker usually
holds the stem between his teeth tho
latter becomes much worn, @l@4@#