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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30
THE SIZE OF BOOKS.
The Old Definitions Arc Now Practios,,
Meaningless.

Tie words folio, qucrto, octayo
duodecimo and the like have almost NJ
not quite, lost their original meaning
says the Youths Companion. At find
they had reference only to the number
OF leaves into which the sheets used ii
making the books were folded. Thus
If these sheets were folded once, 10 a,
to form two leaves or four pages, the
book was called folio; if the sheet,
were folded twice, so as to make four
leaves, the book was called qnsrto,
if they were folded four times, so as TO
form eight leaves, the book was called
an octave, and so on.
But, though strictly and historicaly
quarto, octave, etc, have reference
solely to the manner of folding the
sheet. they are, as u matter of common
practice, used to specify the sizes Of
books.
III the sheets on which books ara
printed were of uniform size, a quartz
page would be as unvarying an area as
a square foot or an acre, and before
the invention of machines for making
paper there was such uniformity in the
size of sheets.
Thepaper moulds in which the sheets
were made, had fixed, conventional
sizes.
But when paper making machin~
were introduced and the use of mould
was abandoned, sheets came to b
mado OF all Dimensions. AS result
quartos and octavos had all sorts OIL
dimensions, and the terms, when used
strictly to indicate how the sheet wa
folded, became worthless as desirns.
tons of size. The use of the old term
was, nevertheless, not abandoned; bu
instead, Il ey were first used to indicat.
rather v ide range of sizes, and finally
were attat he'd to certain more definite
sizes, without reference to the method
of folding.
The practice of the publisher nova.
days is first to determine what size Of
page he wants. The sheet he uses will
be large or small, according to tho
capacity of the press at his disposal
On that sheet he may print, say eight
octave pages, or he may print thirty.
TWO; but he will call the book an octave,
though by its folding itshould be called
either o quarto or a 16mo.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30
A Timely Word on Long En-
gagementS.

The sort OF courtship that goes or
Tor hours behind closed doors. that
insists upon seclusion and resents a
third person, that thinks first of tho
beloved object and not at all of anv
one else-this may do for q six weeks
ntermission between maidenhood and
marriage; but longengagements should
be conducted on radically different
INES. Was there ever a dearer sweet.
heart than Lorna Doone, whose maid.
emily reserve allowed John Ridd one
KISS day, andno spooningwhatever
And do you remember Mary Garth
so true to her not-any -too-elipible
Fred, aud yet so straight and strict
with herself? Engaged or not. she
must surely have been welcome com.
panion in any house, Fred or no Fred
And again that dame in silver gray
who married John Halifax-be snrs
that her betrothal was modest and
unselfish one.
Lace yourself straightly, Mistress
Lucy, and encourage Colin to under.
stand that while you stay under the
paternal roof the obligations of that
shelter are on you, and forbid You to
concentrate all your courtesy on a
single guest.-Scribner
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30
irst knew yOu.'

first knew YOU
She took no notice OF The tam.
the man ughed his mockinr Aah'
what kind of a place Is Your "a
AS you know, l am much jnter..s sna'
you. You are nurse, suppose ~, :, \,
Eyes, | am O nurse" said M. ~.
sul'enlv. A'lS
And that is one CT your chsros.,
youngest perhaps5 A fine littls =, iA
Do you know have often ,o'ior
owning such a boy as that. AZ
believe l rave the germs of respect. au !
and dome tic goodness. What d.
think, Sarah?" ~
Your heart is as black as
burst out the woman excitedIy .u ul
to God you had died in prison. Fo, "oat
it has been my daily prayer ''aa
"Yet it availed nothing-the n,,,
the righteous Scmeth ng gone q
above, Sarah. Never mind, | rIra "iO's
good wishes in return for evil ono. ~
know something of this nciphLoss.
and the people, and if | could 'o ~
a place for you it would h. "Vs
with two m:ddle-aged gentlemen M
Talbert, who live at Hazlewood q ua
with beautiful unmar iei niece n nOus
Beatrice Clau son. That would be s saas
comfortable place for you, Sarah D ''u'
ITO BE CONTINUED.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30
HIS MOTHERS BOY.


A mother once owned just common place
boy,
A shock headed boy,
A freckle faced boy,
But thought he was handsome, and said 80
with Joy;
For mothers are funny you know,
Quite So
About their sons beauty, you know.
His nose, one could see, was not Grecian,
but pug,
And turned up quite snug,
But she said it was ''piquant," and gavo
him hug;
For mothers are funny, you know,
Quite So
About their sons beauty, you know.
His eyes were quite small, and he blinkcd
in the sun;
But she said it was done
As a mere piece of fun,
And gave an expression of wit to her son !;
For mothers are fanny, you know,
Quite So
About their sons beauty, you know.
Tho carroty love-locks that covered his
head
She never called red,
But auburn instead;
1.-THE color the old masters painted" she
said;
For mothers are funny, you know,
Quite So
About their sons beauty, you know.
Now, boys, when your mothers talk SO, let
it pass:
Don't look in the glass,
Like vain, silly lass,
But go tend the baby, pick chips, weed the
grass
Beas good as you're pretty, you know,
Quite SC
AS good as you're pretty you know
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30
Reasons for a Divorce.

The Druses sometimes divorce their
wives for apparently the most trivial
causes. Thus a man named Solei-
man Alfalfa had a wife, Isbakyeh.
The woman frequently worked for us
and on several occasions had to
complain that, she talked too much
and worked too little. At length 7
was obliged to tell Soleiman that.
owing to his wife's laziness, | could
employ her no longer. Shortly after.
ward | went to England. On nv re-.
turn, after couple of months alb
sence, Twas surprised to find that
Soleiman had divorced Isbakyeh. and
had already married another woman,
On inquiring from him the cause of
this, he replied: "Your honor told
me that you would not employ NV
wife again; so l thought would GET
rid OF her and marry another one
whom you would employ. black
woods Magazine.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

The william was so surprised az not
to be able to speak, but she came tc
his rescue, saying in good Spanish;
"Pardon me, sir. have mistaken
you for my husband, who is not fan
off, and whom | am just expecting
Run" she continued, addressing
Mrs. Barlow's son, "and see what de
tains him"
The boy ran off, and, without
further ceremony, the Mexican said:
81 am Vasquez, the outlaw, and q
admirer of beauty"
Saying this, he seized Amanda with
u herculean grasp, and seating her be-
fore him in the saddle, galloped off,
low screamingat the top OF their lungs.
In short time the boat was obtain
ed, and Mrs. Barlow and her family
were safely landed on the other side.
Randolph expressed much surprise
at not seeing his wife, and was inform
ed by one of the children, before they
entered the boat, that "a big ugly
man had taken her to ride against her
will"
He hoped this might have been only
imagination on the part of the child,
as it was so terrified. He at once went
to the ambulance to see if Amanda was
sleeping, but no wife greeted him there
Every search was unavailing.
ooh, Heaven" cried he, "take my
life, but spare that pure, gentle creature,
for whom | would lay down q thou
sand livesl"
A cloud ofdust on theroad ANNOUNCE
ed the approach of a band of men.
He thought it must be Vidal aud his
murderous crew, so he examined his
pistol, and prepared to sell his life as
dearly as possible.
Great was his Joy on finding the
party to be Americans.
1t was Captain Matt Nolan's COM
pany OF the Texan Rangers, on their
way to Brownsville.
Randolph approached, and told, in
few words, the horrors perpetrated
by Vidal, together with the loss of his
wife; and Nolan, answering him said:
"We are men, aud know how to feel
for you. An Irish mother taught me
early to feel for the sorrows of others.
A Mexican passed us, short time
since, bearing Il large bundle in front
OF him. Perhaps it was your wife, in
o fainting condition, for the fellow
turned into small hovel, and we
took no further notice of him. Come,
boys" said he with q yell, "to the
rescued"
All his men, twenty-five in number,
started for the cabin into which they
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

The cities of New York and Brook.
lyn contain about one-half of the entire
number of registered insane persons in
the state of New York. BY the last
annual report OF the State Commission
on Lunacy IT appears that while the
actual Increase in population in these
TWO cities has been enormous. the
reported Increase of the insane has re-
maii'ed at between $50 and 800 a year
thus showing that in these cities Mt
least there has been relative de-
crease Of insanity. Doubtless it would
De found ON investigation that the same
gratifying condition OF things exists
whenever humane and intelligent
policy in regard TO the supervision and
control Of insane persons 4, rightly
pArried out.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

The socialistic community establish
ed by Tolstoi. the Russian novelist. in
Charkoff, has gone to pieces because of
Tho Jealousies and incessant quarrels
OF its members. In this particular the
fate OF Tolstoiism does not differ ma
terially from that which has overtaken
yearly every similar enterprise that
was ever undertake.. The only people
who manage TO conduct their affairs
ON the socialistic plan with success are
the Shakers. All others who have
attempted to put the theories of So
alism to practical test have failed.
Ahe trouble with all such social DO
huco-economic reforms seem to be
that they are only adapted to ideal
human nature.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

PUCK MEYER, the New Yorker
whose corpse was cremated and whose
ashes were scattered to the winds OF
heaven from the summit OF the statue
OF liberty, has set an example which is
likely to lead to many other eccentric
dispositions OF the remains OF the sub
Jects OF cremation. 1t is his unique
request undoubtedly that led man at
Louisville to direct that his body be
cremated and his ashes thrown into
the Ohio River.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

A DOLLAR bill may carry to its re.
ceiver The vilest infection. 1t is a
sponge that takes up filth ana disease
germs from every hand through which
1t passes, and from everybody with
which 1t comes in contact. The small
er the denomination of the bill the
more likely IL is to be contaminated.
Not so the silver dollar. 1t is purity
itself. No evil associations can con-
taminate it. For your health's sake,
therefore, eschew the small notes, and
insist on being paid in silver.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

AMONG tho many unique things in
Boston is an Anti-Superliuity society,
whose artfully avowed purpose is 10
preach and practice the doctrine OF
simplicity, to dispense with all unnec-
essary and superfluous things and to
point out in the most cogent way the
advantages which every man may OBJ
tain for himself by dispensing with ty-
rannical luxuries and liberating him
self from the thraldom OF snobbsh con-
sideration and responsibility"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30
Tardy.

In politeness, as in quarrels, human
language must often be taken in a Pick.
wicklan sense. Some one reports, in
the New York Herald, bit of CONVEX,
sation between two gentlemen.
did she thank you for the seatPv
said the first man-asif one ever nsed.
ed to ask such a question about n
LADY,
NO, answered the other; "but
after she had settled down in it. she
smiled sweetly and begged me not to
rise" '' ~
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30
The Congressional Record is a fra,,

The Congressional Record is fraud
and false pretense. 1t is not what IL
purports to be and what it was origin
ally intended to be--a record of things
said and done on the floor OF the Senate
and House during sessions. Not only
do members revise the reports of their
speeches, altering according to their
wish, and frequently changing them
materially, but they are in the habit of
"extending their remarks in the Re-
cord by adding to few words spoken
in debate great mass of stuff that no.
body with power to save himself would
listen to.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

IT would not be bad idea to engraft
n slice of French law upon the adulter-
ation laws of America. A Paris tobac-
corist, who had perhaps been in Ameri-
ca, advertised cigar TO be 1.-THE best
in the world for cents" He was ar
rested, failed to prove it "the best and
was fined $50 for malicious intention
TO deceive
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

OF the peoples who go to make up
The great American nation none have
been more favored than the Jews.
They have come here and developed
into active, intelligent citizens, making
Tho most of their opportunities under
free government. And the reason
that they have made such progress is
that they have endeavored to develop
themselves in the way of becoming true
American citizens rather than building
up separate caste. In other words,
they have aimed at becoming Jewish
Americans rather than American Jews.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

Watts; Il hear you were at tn.
prize fight last night" Potts: why
certainly" Watts at is not my
place to take care of another mans
conscience, but really, now. DO you
think citizen in good standing ought
to encourage such disgraceful exhibt
tlonsF" Potts: Il had no idea it wa
going to be such disgraceful affair OF
should never have gone. Why, thor
wasn't blow struck hard enough 10
smash fly. should say it was dis
graceful
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

SOME people have a curious and per-
sistent way of seeking vengeance. For
instance: A woman fell overheard in
Jupiter Inlet. Fla, and was eaten by a
shark. For three years her husband
has done nothing but hunt Jupiter In
let sharks, and up to date has landed
800 of them and is still fishing.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

Uncle Sawback (entering lamp
stores Thar, I've brung the instrs
ment back" Dealer: Whats tbt
matter with it?" Uncle Sawbacki
You said it was a pianner lamp but
Sairy Ann can't git blame note out Of
y. nohow.n
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30
Very ObedIcnt.

Deacon-I never saw better boyt
than mine. They never think of diso
beying me.
Pastor-Why. saw them fishing 10
the creek last Sunday. They mus
have disobeyed you then.
NO no; they went withou. asking
me. Detroit Free Press.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

The new universal language, "Es-
peranto,n has made great progress.
Esperanto textbooks have been printed
in fourteen languages. This is tho
rival of Volapuk and now claims to be
the coming language to be used when
the world is bound together in one
federation.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

THERE are spots in the South whore
the colored race, so far as numbers
are concerned, have it all their own
way. There are 176, 235 whites to
65, 603 colored people in New Orleans,
In some OF the sparsely settled coun-
ties in the interior of the state the col
ored people outnumber the whites fif.
Teen to one.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

Clerk-This is only two-line nota
SHALL l use a whole sheet of paper'
REORGANIZATION are you writing
to?
ITO Mr.. Hardhart.r
Zone OF our heaviest creditors. Uu
half sheet. We must show him taai
we practice economy
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-30

1t is fact not generally known that
Missouri furnishes better cavalry horss'
han any other state in the union. The
Missouri horse is sturdy and short.
lacked, and is now much in domsps
~ calvary officery.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-23
ABOUT RARE BIRDS.

Egg That Are Worth Their Weight h
Ten-DoI;ar Bills.
There are only four eggs OF the
great aux now in this country" says
nm oologist land they are valued at
$500 each. 1t seems odd to think Of q
bird becoming extinct but no one has
seen a Labrador duck. either since
1856. There are but FIVE mounted
specimens in existence. and none Of
the eggs arc in existence. Kirtland's
warbler Is another bird that is rare.
Until recently but seven had ever been
captured, and these all were found in
a region near Cleveland. Ohio less
than a mile square. Specimens were
worth 500 apiece. But little while
ago naturalist who CHANGED to visit
the Bahama Islands came upon q
colony Of the birds. and knowing what
a mine he had struck. shot about
twenty and took them TO this country.
When he began to unload the story
came out and the market sagged. so
that now you can get Kirkland for s
or Sc.
THE Connecticut warbler is another
bird of interest to biologists. because
no one has yet seen its eggs. 1t passes
up the Mississippi river in the early
spring and probably mates far in the
interit of British North America and
goes South in the fall by the way of
the Atlantic seaboard. II anyone can
find the nest of this little fellow with
four eggs in it, it will be 5000 in his
pocket.n
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-23
Sudden Deaths.

Heart disease is Ly far the most fre
quent cause of sudden death. which in
three out of four cases is unexpected
1he symptoms are not generally under
stood These are: habit of lying on the
right side. short breath. pain or dis
tress in side, back or shoulder. irregu'
lar pulse, asthma, weak and hungry
spells, wind in stomach, swelling ol
ankles or dropsy. oppression. dry
cough and smouthering. DIR. Miles
illustrated book OH Heart Desease
Tree at Miller & Cases who sell and
guarantee DIR. Miles uneqaaled New
Heart Cure and his Restorative Ner
vine, which cures nervousness. head
ache, sleepleness, effects af drinking
etc Ii contains no npiates.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-23
A Rom unce.

A good looking man of forty who
stood at the barge Office in New York
with q photograph in his hand. scan
ming the faces of incoming passengers
by German steamer, told the super
intendent that his name was Leopold
Bcntel and when young man in a
small town in Germany was in love
with pretty Hilda Rehr His AFFECTION
was returned. but her parents. who
were wealthy, compelled her to marry
Baron BOrgencit. by whom she became
the mother of Rosina Borgencit. Ben
tel came to this country and prospered
in business. He never married but al
ways thought of his lost love- and
corresponded with some OF their COM
mon friends. Reverses came to the
baron. and when he died five years
ago he left his wife and daughter in
poverty. When Bentel heard of this
he sent money to his former sweet
heart Six months ago the widow
died. and left Rosina alone in the
world. Bentel then sent an offer of
marriage to the daughter and she
came over to join him.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-23
AcoMPAssioNATE LITTLE GIRL
What She Did With tho Quarter Her
Uncle Gave fIer.

wha. She Did With tho Quarter lIer
Uncle Gave Her.
A few days ago little girl-a tiny
thing only four years old-went with
her mamma to pay a visit uptown,
says writer in the New York evening
sun. When she came out she had a
25-cent piece clasped tight in her fat
hand. As they walked up the street,
suddenly the little one espied most
disreputable looking cat lying on the
lower step of n stoop. 1t looked sick
and forlorn and lay as if dead. The
child rushed up to the creature and
stroked its back with soft little touches
until the poor thing opened its eyes
slowly in recognition. Then the moth
er called the child away sharply and
reproved her for making friends with
such q wretched street cat The child
said nothing.
When they got home the mother
said:
'Gracie. where is the quarter Uncle
John gave your
Il spent it mamma"
You spent it! Why, how in the
world could you spend it without my
seeing you?'
Il spent it to the cat mamma-the
poor cat. put it right down on the
stoop by the kittie. l thought she
needed it worse than ] did,"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-23
AwouNpEp KNAPsAck.
Two Stories ny Veteran Of tho Fight st
ChickalmnuRA

OF all the "reminiscences Of Chick:-
mauga's iron hail-storm Jim Brother
toms experience was the hardest strain
on credulity. says the Globe Democrat.
Jim WAS fighting the best he knowed
how" He was In the thickest of the
assault on Snodgrass Hill. AS he
charged across the road and over tho
field toward the Dyer farm Jim caught
a glimpse of the house he was born in.
But vulor did not make Jim forget
discretion. He took advantage Of all
the pine trees he could when going
into and coming out of the fight. On
his back was strapped his knapsack.
and over the knapsack was rolled his
blanket. The two made a hump which
projected beyond the trees behind
which Jim took temporary shelter.
When Jim unloaded his knapsack and
blanket the night after the battle he
found that thirty-seven bullets had
penetrated it.
YES. sir" said Jim. looking the
listener straight in the eyes. ..Thir:y-
seven bullets had gone into my blanket
and knapsack-thirty-s bullets
and two buckshot. If l had that
blanket and knapsack now would not
take 81. 900 for them. After the battle
/ gave them to mother and told her to
keep them for me until / came back
from the war. But you know how il
is when folks is moving around.
Thing get lost. / don't know what
became of the blanket or knapsack."
There was only one veteran who
told story which approached that Of
Jim Brotherton in picturesGueness.
He was Private Sinnatt who came all
the way from Virginia to attend the
reunion. Private Sinnatt was particu-
larly anxious to meet and renew ac-
quaintance with some of the Twelfth
Georgians A big man of the Twelfth
Georgia saved his life, Private Sinnatt
said. He explained how.
When he got into what seemed to
him the hottest place he had ever
found. Private Sinnatt lay down be-
hind tree VIII :ch wasn't more than
eight inches through and made him
self rs small as possible. While he
lay there wondering how long 1t would
be before he would be hit, a strapping
fellow from the Twelfth Georgia grab
bed him by the leg. lifted him from
behind the tree and lay down where
he had been. Sinnatt says the Georg-
ian was about twice as big as he was.
He couldn't lick him, 80 he made the
best OF n bad situation. crawled up
close behind the Georgian and kept
quiet 1t wasn't but few minutes
until bullet struck the Georgian and
killed him. Sinnatt lay still behind
the body. which stopped fifteen bullets
before the wave Of battle passed on.
That is why Private Sinnatt says he
will always cherish a kindly feeling
for the Twelfth Georgia ksesp
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-23
sIugeard. in the Animal World.


There are some families in tho ami
NAL world that will not put up with
laziness on any terms. The drones in
the beehive when no longer needed.
are slain by tie workers. An idle
beaver is promptly turned away from
the colony in whose industry he will
not take part Should an elephant
make himself a nuisance to the rest OF
the herd by malicious or aggressive
conduct he is driven forth and be-
comes a rogue" Crows WILL after
due deliberation. put an offending bird
to death; and If pair of rocks. too
lazy to find building materials for
themselves steal sticks and other arti-
cles from their neighbors. their nest
will be destroyed by the other inmates
of the rookery.