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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

AS means OF coast defense for the
United States the torpedo has been
the subject OF much talk, some ex-
perts even saying that If this country
does not wish to make conquests, but
only desires to protect ITSELF navy
Is entirely unnecessary, as torpedoes
at various points will give sufficient
protection. They will now point to
the Gillian instances of what explosive
things can do, and argue therefrom to
support their theory.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

INTELLECTUAL sympathy is rarer
and more difficult OF attainment than
mere sympathy with pain or pleasure.
Those accustomed TO one limo OF thought
and asso ,iating only with those who
share 1t cannot readily understand how
any one can differ from them, and
are therefore inclined to doubt their
honesty or their intelligence. Much
bitter controversy, much harsh and
unjust criticism, is due to tho feeble
ness OF this power. Neither party can
put himself in the place OF the other
or see how he came to hold such be-
liefs, or why he should not at once
abandon them.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23
The Origin Petroleum.

Many persons are disposed to call
petroleum coal oil, under the impres.
sion that it comes from coal and hos
u vegetable origin. This is not, how.
ever the view, commonly, OF geolo-
glsts and other scientists. They hold
.nat 1t IS oil animal origin and comes
oil the lat OF the animals whose
remains were. ages ago, covered With
SEDIMENT ut the bottom of the sen
when sediment was subsequently.
solidiiled into sandstone and othe,.
linus N'a,us OF stone. The geological condi-
lions OF the occurrence of petroleum
suggest IT'S animal origin. Engler pro.
auSea nm artificial petroleum from
animal fats,-Baltimors Sun,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23
THE KISSABLE WOMAN.
She May Not Always Be Handsom
but She Is Always Charming

but She Is Always Charming.
Then there is the kissable woma
her size, age, tints, features, dispa
ton, character-one and all ban
seemingly nothing to do with d
charm. All you are conscious Oil
her presence is the desire to taksk
IN your arms and kiss her. She ns
be absolutely devoid of personslbaf
ty and not young, and yet nine na
and a half and seven women out
each ten will want to kiss her il tk
are in her presence five minus
Sometimes she is good and kind I'D
unselfish and possessed of beautyahI
then she is always breaking heart
without meaning to do so. and VIII
nlng love she cannot return, andb|
curing criticism she does not deser|
She sees more beautiful womeng FI
ing more encouragement to men tha|
she gives, and INDUCING in far mon|
desperate flirtations without causHs|
any such disaster as she causes y
one KIND, sweet smile; and she cannd|
understand it all, at least not untl
she has had all sorts of trouble out VI
1t. But the fact is that the men vh'|
are quite hardened to fiirtatons With
the merely beautiful women, lose tha'|
heads IN an insane desire to seize tk|
klssable girl in their arms. Woma
VINO do not possess this charm, and
who play a bold game of filtration
without mourning any such risks and
dangers, find'it impossible to explain
the effect OF the kissable girl upon hsf
admirers. They think she must bes
very deep and adroit siren at heart
while, IN fact, she is often franknes
personified. She is inclined to become
somewhat selfish, however, as tim'II
passes in her love of admiration, ana
90 take as her natural right more love
than belongs to her. But she is neya
malicious or Intentionally unklna'
She feels sorry for her lovers after sl'
has won them, and she never wounds
woman if she can help 1t WIN
put a too great sacrifice of the low
md devotion which is her native ell,
nent. She is full of love herself, and
9sr friendships are inclined to be o.
ardent as the cloves ofthe "handsome
women. Her rejected lovers become
Ter friends almost always, and Der
husband worships her and finds her .
letter wife than she was a sweethear.
y she marrles a man strong and tarF
III enough to keep her entire heartsm
becomes a great favorite with her own
ex' Tor women have always been ID
lined TO adore her when they wel'
Tot jealous OF her influence over men
New York Press.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23
HANDY WITH THE ~.
Actors Who Gould Hold -
In Fight

Actors Who Gould Hold ~
In a Fight. 'nsIro
| ~. Edwin 1Sn Forrest was fsbs,, !
had the very worst kind % 'T'
Here are a couple of a. VI tenn
him told by one who knew v'' e
The doors had just been o, nln
the audience was Just bs sgsned
come in. The stage was 'sglnnis
dark; The visitor stood t ,nP'y
the theater official who had
ed him there, when they wss. condp
by q woman's Shrek. follonN s1
h0arse, inarticulate growI ' tive
ed INTO a roar, and as thew tos
the direction whence the sov vulas
anated they saw. a woman Vuuos
iairly ny across the stage u W.
pursued by a big man, VIII" e'os
he ran and was swearing b ,"npsd
with every breath. "OI w oH
manager in reply to his hnrr ss'a
ton. 1T is only Forrest isu
quarrel with his leading LADY ssns
added, alphabetically, "tbey a. ana
get along together very wall 10
famous tragedian was n,,!
at the Globe Theater ii pay
city what proved to be Ii.
engagement; he suffered fr;" s
from govt ia his feet, and / ~.'
task his dresser greatly dresl..1'I
put on his shoes. One even;ra
his feet were very much swol H. Va
dresser was having his customa ,,,
quarter-hour, when anote was ~,
in the door. The envelope ws p1x
and square, and bore a mons "'
and 1t was addressed in what ara
ed to be q lady's Handwriting f 4 !
shoe was on when Forrest opepsd
read the note. The aristocrat;oi.a
ing missive read something ~ NJ
effect: The writer had been % :,
theater the previous evening
noticed with a great deal of symO,'sJ
that Forrest limped. He bonssS s "
tragedlan would not permit bimsJ
70 suiier long, as by coming tot5
writer, address the troublesome sv
would be removed without main !.
on account OF the writer's admirai;
Tor the actors genius no charue wo"
be made. The instant Forrest o,,'J
ed the full import of the letter
out ~ howl, and jumping up with
suddenness which overturned 4
dresser, he began tramping AROUND
room, throwing his arms around N
q mailman and repeating again i,
again as he clutched the air "A
nervous fingers: "Oh, if | onIvhJ
that man herel Oh, if | only y
that man here!"
Edwin Booth, who ALWAYS tb,
the mantle of charity over tho vn
nesses OF his father, tells many stOI
OF the great actors testiness and M
naclty. Here is one in Edwins d
gnage: MY last experience of his NJ
aries was at our final parting on 4
ship that bore him forever from NJ
He asked a sailor on deck to take h
luggage to the cabin. The fellow
Piled: I'm no turkey What d
you, sirl' demanded my father. 4,
u thief, responded the brute. InstsuI
ly my father put on his fiercest scof
struck an attitude and said, Yof
hand, comrade, I'm q piratepn N
win Booth himself will fight when d
casion demands. Once q discbap
member of his company went to Ill
lressing-room and began to bullyhu|
Picking up a sword from the cons
Booth roared BUT, down on Won
knees, you scoundrel, and pray n
mercy, for Pm going to cut yourheus|
out and eat it before your eyes" M|
terrible nature of the threat frightenA
,he man into nervous fit thathstd
some time, and yet he must hn
Known that Booth was only acting
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

MEDICAL experts widely differ to
the general and special effects OF alco-
hol upon the human system. and the
time has arrived when consensus OF
opinion would be valuable both the
medical fraternity and the public. Not
temperance organizations alone, but
humanity at large, will be the benefi-
Charles Of all the truth that can be clio
tied in so important an investigation.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23
A Good Way to Go.

A certain farmer had an orchard q,
very choice apple-trees, which was
often visited by youthful raiders, who
were tonder OF apples than of honesty.
On one night, when the farmer was
watching in n secluded spot for some
OF the suspected thieves, nc was
;astoonished to see, proceeding cautious.
~ IN the direction OF his fayorite
applle,-trees, the wcll-known son OF n
neighbor. " -
Hey, Jack" cried the farmer. in
surprise, 'wherc are ye goin' to, my
Jack stopped abruptly, in utter
dlsmay. Then he turned and started
Tor the gate. "Going back, sir" he
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

Too MUCH system in a household
destroys the peace OF it. The men,
beers who are inclined by nature to
live by their own sweet will and not
by rules cannot fail to aggravate the
unyielding rulemaker. While to be
perpetually reminded that you always
do this, or never do that, is enough to
make one reply with an emphasis
sufficient to strike fire. Let us all
moderate our doings.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

W MAN has the right to expect a
good fortune unless he go to work and
deserve it. 'Luckl l never had any
luck but by getting up at five every
morning and working as hard as /
could" No faithful workman finds his
task pastime. We must all toll or
steal-no matter how we name our
stealing.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

FRIENDSHIP Is often regarded slight
ingly as n mere accessory of life, a
happy chance If one falls into 1t, but
not as entering into the substance OF
life. No mistake can be greater. 1t
is not thing of glass threads, or
frost-work, but the solidest thing we
know
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23
A Severe Fall.

Fred-'I had fall last night which
rendered me unconscious for several
hours"
Ed-"You don't mean it. Where
did you fall7"
Fred-~'I fell asleep. "--Breo klyn
Eagle,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

WHEN ar engineer wants to stop an
engine he don't put break on the
balance wheel, he shuts off the power
that makes it run. When you want to
quit your meanness the work must be-
gin on the inside.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

THE happiness that IS quite under
stood at last becomes tiresome; TO give
1t zest, we must have ups and downs.
The difficulties which are usually
mingled with love awaken passion and
increase pleasure.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23
The Biggest Man In the German
Army.

Until quite lately, Captain PIas
kow,, OF the first regiment of Guarus
mad been considered the biggest MAJ
III the German army. He measure'
over SOin. in height. But a snop
time since a young Rhindlander lol,r
ed the first regiment of Foot GuaFu'
as a Zone years volunteer who ~
taIns the colossal height of over ~ y
Am. Since 1850 the first regiment ~
Guards has not had so tall a man. AZ
that time they had n man who wa
so tall that everything, even his Dsu
stead, had to be made specially ~
nm. HIS accoutrements are preser,
ed still among tho curios Of the ~
mont,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23

IF others said as mean things about
man as he occasionally thinks about
himself he would have them arrested
Tor SANDER.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23
An Entertaining Parlor Game.

Amateur poets may find a good deal
OF encouragement in several parlor
games Crambo is an old friend of
those who rhyme, and sometimes of
those who cannot. There is new
game, or at least an adaptation of an
old one, in a rhyming game which the
listener saw a quartet of young peo-
lRr le playing about a library table.
They all began together, wrote n line
apiece, exchanged papers; each wrote
a second line and exchanged again:
the third line must rhyme witt. the
hrst; the fourth with the second. When
the first grist of stanzas was finished
lour exchanges OF papers having been
effected IN the course of their writing
the results were read. The absurd,tv
OF these stsnsas was not intrinsic, Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
ROCHESTER,.

Rochester. Nov. 10 (speciaD-The new bacteria
logical laboratory will probably be opened in Deceni-
ber II will be Anderson Hail. and will be furnished
with Gus and water facilities, sterlzing and ncnbatng
apparatus culture media, reagents, parain baths and
everything needed for the general study of bacteria
Rooms will be set aside for incubation experiments.
Courses in biology, theoretical chemistry and qunll-
tive analysis required for admission to the laboIa-
tory. 1t is designed especially for medical students,
and will be thrown open to physicians and surgeons
who wish to investigate archaeological phenomena.
Several ply have placed their services and books
ut the disposal of the laboratory, which VIII be IN
charge Of Professor Dodge.
A university gun club was organized Thursday with
RAYMOND Otis president and }. b. Warren treasurer
and manager. Practice shoots have already been ar
ranged for.
f. r. Foreman, c. +. Mddlebrook. IL. II. Williams,
j. s. Wright G.. b. Sage and n. c. Van V0orhls repre-
sented the local chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon NJ
the Cleveland Convention this week. III. :; Hamil-
ton Clyde L. Marsh and f. NJ. Hague were the Koch
ester delegates TO the Delta Epsilon Convention III
HOST
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
LECTURES Al COLUMBIA.

The OF eight lectures by Edmund Clarence
Stedman, on The Nature and Elements of Poetry, >
given under the auspices OF the department OF English
OF Columbia COllse, was begun Tuesday afternoon
in the Berkeley Lyceum, Forty -fourtlist. MIR.
Stedman greeted with applause by tho eood-slzed
audience. The second lecture of the course WAS given
on Friday afternoon, and they will be continued every
Tuesday and Friday until the course Is finished The
course is free to students of the college, but outsiders
have to pay a fee.
An important meeting for Columba's athletics WIS
the mass meeting of the Columbia College athletic union
held on Thursday afternoon in Room 10 of the Law
School building The meeting was an enrius a,tc
one, aud the various remarks were received with ap.
plause. some amendments to the constitution Of the
union were proposed. which should make change for
the better in the running and membership of the union
they were left 10 the executive committee The qucs-
ton whether the union should permit the formation d
a lacrosse team to play under It's name also came up
for discussion but this also left 81 the committee
An ardent supporter u lacrosse urged that team
should be allowed to assume the college name saying
that there was good material In the college
for one. team could begin practising this
winter and be ready to 20 into the field next spring
The meeting left the election Of the officers and mem
beis Of standing committees until some future time
rs the amendments If adopted will make some radical
changes in the union
The musical clubs OF The college are now hard al
VOL, practising and beginning their season of concerts
The mandolin club, this year is in II nonrShng con
ditlon. and promises TO do good work. and perhat.
excel all other college mandolin clubs during IN,
season. The banjo and mandolin clubs gave thel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
CARING FOR TIE UNIVERSITY.

The annual report OF the Woman's Advisory COM
mitee OF the University OF the City Of Ncwiork, pre-
sented to the University council recently, contains
much OF interest Among other things 1t reports the
Louise Iienriette lie Cerc scholarship a fund con-
tributed BY pupils OF Miss lie Clerc, the interest OF 10
TO be awarded in sums OF S25 each to five successful
contestants in Il competitive examination. This Is
the only permanent scholarship fund in the school OF
PEDAGOGY the generous gift of $500 from Mrs Cochran
being devoted to the payment OF fifty so scholar.
ships number OF which have been already called for
while more than half the remains FOR future
The treasurcrs report for the with it, balance
of 1878 30 shows gifts to the endowment, library and
scholarship funds Of the School of Pedagogy the only
department where thus far have been called upon
especially for financial assistance. This school is now
fairly launched in life-an experiment no longer The
appropriation by the council Of the $4,000 from tho
Fogg estate TO the endowment fund 1.-THE interest
81 200 being guaranteed fof three years By the Womans
Advisory Commttee fufls the condition made by the
council nj the ontset and constitutes il graduate
school in the department Of arts. IL opens the year
with 224 students seventy and 15f women. In
the Junior class studying for the masters degree are
forty-three men and eighty-scven women In the
senior class the degree OF Doctor " PedsosS Ae
thirty men and sixty -four wCnen'
The officers OF the committee rs reported alS' fle1
dent Miss Butler vice president MIS- tleIu seoIe-
tlry Mrs. Eugene smith, and trea surer MIS- Looms =
The attendance at tine School OF ClVll fhsmeeThs -
larcsr this year than IL has ever been before a. many
of The undergraduates are engaged In It's "Orh "hfo
still pursuing their scientific work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
MOUNT HOLNOKE

South IIadey, Mass, Nov. - lSpecal.-All honor
to Mary Lyon Is the spirit Of our first Founders Day.
the fifty fourth anniversary Of the opening of Mount
lIolyoke. The exercises held In the college
chapel which was beautifully decorated The presi-
dent, Mrs. Meade, presided. There addresses
by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Laurie, of Providence, II. l.
Dr.. William ). Tyler Of Amherst College Dr. Michael
Durham. Of springfield, and Miss Sarah Eastman. of
Dana Hall, Wellesley.
THE association of Miss Lyons work with Christ
IS the nobst aspect OF her lfe' might be said 10 fur
nish the Keynote Of DIR. Laurie's eloquent and In
spring address. DR.. Tyler paid high tribute TO the
worth the work Of Mary Lyon. lie said She a
founder Of original type, the personal founder Of
the first chartered and therefore permanent school
for the higher education Of woman. She was a pro
spiritual excellence, model teacher, inspiring and
uplifting educator
DR.. Durham dwet upon the New England history
of her time, and the many influences that moulded her
early life and described the opposition and obstacles
which she met In frying TO carry out her purpose.
lie said Of her. She full Of the enthusiasm push
and power of warm-heartd goodness. In the pos
bities of her day she at the forefront; in the
possibilities Of this day she would be the forefront
wording and praying casting out the frivolous. but
doing IT by new motive power full of life and Joy
Short addresses by Dr. buckingham, OF Springfield
and Miss Eastman, OF Wellesley, were followed by the
reading of letters from trustees friends and alunaa
The college paper, The Mount HOlyoke,' IS pub
shei monthly by the students. IL Is hoped that the
alumnae will become Interested in the Of this
paper subscriptions may be sent 10 the business
manager Miss sarah Mott.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
THE DELTA UpsILoN CONVENTION.

Boston, Nov. 10 (SpeciaD-The largest and most
important convention ever held by the Delta Up
stlon Fraternity was its ffy-seventh. which was
brought 10 a close Friday here with a banquet at
which $50 visitors gathered about the dog of Delta l
The delegates represented twenty seven college chap
tiers and eleven alumni clubs, and were entertained by
the Harvard chapter of the fraternity. The most I'M
portant things done by the convention were to revise
the constitution and bylaws of the organization and to
admit chapter into the fraternity at the Massachu
sets Institute Of Technology The convention decidea
10 20 10 Colby University for the convention next year
The following officers were elected for the ensuing
wear: President David Starr Jordan. Cornell, IT, the
president OF Leland Stanford University; first vice
president Randall j. Condor, Colby, 49, second vice
president Robert VI. Lovett Harvard '92; third vice
president A. H. BickmOre, Colby, '93; treasurer j. H.
Oger Colby '93; orator. President f. Benjamin An
drewS Of Brown University, Brown, 20: poet Denis
Workman Amherst, 81 historian, George =. Morris,
Rutgers 'ss chaplain, The Rev. DR.. thur T. Person,
Of Philadel phia: executive counctl-Ells j. Thomas,
Williams 'eo Eugene ID. Bagen New-Iork University
'76 the Rev. f. 5. Tppls syracuse, "a; Robert ).
Eidtz Cornell $50; w. l.. Fairbanks TUFTS. 81 +. b.
Penfeld. Columbia 30; l.. l.. Learned, BrowI, 93
T.. r. Woodruff, Rutgers, 49, and j. y wilson, ColuIn'
ba, '93.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
UNION.

schenectady, Nov. 14.-The football eleven are
having phenomenal success this season. Thus far no
team has been aba to against them The last
.,.o oo,ros q, The campus have given for Union
- - q, ond "a IN O. This last is the score OF
the game that was played last "Wednesday AFTERNOON
with syracuse University. =
The senior; have elected the following officers ffesl-
dent. f. & Coons; vice president, Charles W. Irhou
secretary, Lewis b. sebring; treasurer William l.
Doucan grand marshal Alexander Orr; orator, ihonlas
H. Reddish addresser, j. " Wempie' prophet "eorso
-, -. i,,, orafor Arthur u ugall ivy poet. Percy
G. Npserve: pipe orator. Albert " Hanher' Ousihess
editor of Concordienss,' ARTHUR ". Hulte?. ,.s
An orchestra Of twelve pieces has been organizeu'
and The organization Is expected to be permanent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
CITY COLLEGE DOINGS.

The fraternity OF Theta Delta Chi will hold It's lort''
fifth annual convention on Wednesday, THURSDAY ana
Friday of this week. at the Hotel Marlborough. enjoy
inc the hospItaIty OF tho Theta Dets7 at the Col
lege Of the City of NewYOrk in theatre party ana
dinner beside the convention proper. The fraternity
is In prosperous condition, aud has reason to con-
gTatulate Itself on It's birthday.
The class of "a will enjoy theatre party on Friday
evening at the Biiou Opera House.
It has been decided that the college dramatic So
ciety shall not reOrgnnize this year. Considerable Oh
lection has been manifested time to time BY the
faculty, and result the students have given dp
The organization. This action is also due to the iacs
that many of the most clever actors In the college
are there no more. Last Year al old play. hAel
Pickles. presented under the name lie f"A
Mask and since that time the faculty IN general las
condemned dramatcs at the college ~
Kainey, 30, Meighan, 81 Lippincot '0l, ana KEY
nolds ~. have been appointed tutors at the co e.
aney considered one OF the brightest inen ~ w
class and the from last years graduating eIiS'
were popular and will be more 20.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
EVELYN COLLEGE.

Princeton, y. j., Nov - (Specan.-The system Of
self government adopted this year at Evelyn COLLEGE
Is proving satisfactory. ony TO the students but
20 the faculty. BY this system all minor matters OF
college discipline placed in the hands Of the stu
dents, who In consideration Of certain concessions
made to them by the authorities, pledge themselves
to maintain order and decomm. premium has also
been placed upon the regular work Of the institution
In the form Of special privileges Of various kinds,
granted only 10 the members Of the regular classes
The result has been TO diminish irregular work. and
greatly TO increase the college feeling among the stu,
dents.
Another step In raising the college standard has been
taken in that the senior professors In Princeton Col.
lege. who direct the various departments Of study at
Evelyn have this year In almost every instance dis
pensed with assistant instructors and taken upon