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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
INTERESTING ITEMS,

In order to preserve wire rope it should
be covered with raw linseed oil mixed
with vegetable tar.
French authority estimates that cats
are responsible for 80 per cent of the cases
OF common contagious diseases.
The use of electric cranes is growing
rapidly since 1t has been found that thew
are comparative economical, easy To
handie and are ready for work at mo.
ment's notice.
| Lieut.. Graydon's new gun throws n
smell containing 500 pounds of dynamite a
Instance OF three miles. The inventor be-
longs to the United States navy, but the
gun is being constructed in England.
A learned Frenchman says the vov m
! overcome the disagreeable cracking in a
telephone is to leave a small air spece
unuer the diaphragm which can be done
by lining the telephone boxes with felt
four-hfths of the engines, including 10.
connective engines, now working in the
world, have been constructed during the
last twenty-five years, and represent a
grand total of 40, 900, 900 horse power.
Mercury freezes at 10 degrees below zero
wherever the thermometer correctly in
uicates that temperature, mercury will
freeze. Sometimes, though very rarely,
that temperature is reached in the ITnited
States.
Cloth Is nor made OF wood. Strins NJ
nne- grained timber are crushed between
rollers, the filaments carded in the usu.l
manner with textiles into parellel lines
and spun into threads, from which tho
cloth is woven
A recent clever invention is the 'tox,-
nom, u little lantern-like apparatus which
ingeniously placed at the back of n csh
measures the exact distance traversed hv
1t. 1t is now being tried at Berlin. ,ndor
police Inspection, and it is said to answer
exceedingly we'll
pnze worth winning has been offered
oy tne East Indian government. Tho
prize is $4,000, for a practical machine |
Tor decorticating rnmie Here is a chance g.. |
sone Oh our wlde-nwake American invent !
ors 10 Show their ability, and at the same
time WIN little pocket money. Tho SAVE |
invention would be much p,oro valuable T.,
the United States. III
AN ingenious Fronch engineer bns die.
covered a new device for nscertaininc th,
speed oil train, co that checl, can -.
nad on the engine driver as he rms oro,,.I
curves 81, and other difficult parts of the i'm.
lne instrument IS tuning fork, having n
point which inscribes a curve on n rotati,a
yiinoer. The mechanism is set in p,otio,S,
'nt also stopped by the wheels of tha
.7in passing over treadlcs at known dis
trnces apart us
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
NOT BAD MEN.
Good Word for the California Miner
of the Rough Days of 40.

The early miner has never been truly
painted. protest against the fippant
style and eccentric rhetoric of those
writers who have made him terror,
or who, selling upon spasmodic case
of extreme oddly some drunken,
brawling wretch, have given q carl
cature to the world as the typical
miner. The so-called literature that
treats of the golden era is too extrava-
giant in this direction. In all my per-
sonal experience in mining camps from
1849 to 1854 there was not a case of
bloodshed, robbery. theft or actual
violence. l doubt if more orderly
society was ever known. How could
it be otherwiseP The pioneers were
young, ardent interrupted, most of
them well educated and from the best
families in the East. The early miner
was ambitious, energetic and enterpris-
ing. No undertaking was too great to
daunt him. The pluck and resources
exhibited by him in attempting mighty
projects with nothing but bis courage
and his brawny arms to carry them
out was phenomenal. His generosity
was profuse and his sympathy active,
knowing no distinction of race. His
sentiment that justice is sacred was
never dulled. His services were at
command to settle differences peace
ably, or with pistol in hand to right
grievous wrong to a stranger His
capacity for self government never
has been surpassed. OF o glorious
epoch, he was of glorious race
Century Magazine.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
ROADSIDE planting of trees

ROADSIDE planting of trees has re-
Gently received considerable impetus
from the forestry movements in this
country, but it might be said yet that
In no branch of rural economy are
Americans so far behind the Europeans
as in this particular one In the
spring OF the year in nearly all the
cities, towns and villages of France
Germany and Great Britain, where
they are needed, MANY new street
trees are planted, and an Improvement
made in the landscape by this means.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
MRS. sPARHAwk.s -,
Passage In tho Life Of
and Unemotion Rnsn

no Lie Of verv
and International L.d,. ~
Last summer, shortl,,
Sparhawk returned From aer
iage in Maine where she ' bsd lals
Tor reasons Of her own-bs a cAos'
being apparently never bv es resss
like those Of any other H., guy cha.
to pass a month after her ras,, oehs
the fashionable waterinr-n I'an
she owns an elegant estabsav Sha
friend went to call. In the ' Inner
the conversation, the visitor r ms,
harmless inquiry whether M .nade
hawk had enjoyed her visit ~ - = Sps
lage in Maine aforesaid. % tas
oh yes" Mrs. Sparhawk s,.
u had a very tolerable time s sr'ss
something nasty that hapusuraslp
last week we were there, pponed
She smiled and shrugged ber :,
ers so significantly that ' tb. Sa0a
thought the nasty thing , r,e csa
been something most emus, '' a
called up in advance an aug
smile OF sympathetic enjovman t' :, h
jest which she supposed was So u
~ on see" Mrs. Sparhawk ~,
In her careless drawl, 1.-The nur sas
out walking with the children Nv y y
happened to go and peek into 'al !,
door that was partly open-anSr
sure l do not understand wha s
sessed her to do such a thine lat
and there she saw man h tus
from a beam, dead; you kno~
love. had hanged himself, the ain.
low" o '''ly q
''Do you mean that the nurse ~,
found a man who had hung himss' a
the visitor asked in Mortified asto S'
ment. "Aa
81 really do" Mrs. Sparbaxk i
sponded, with another sweet snS
"She found him and then sbs !.
screaming home to me, drappina -
children through the dust so tbat ~
actually had to be dressed ovet ag.I,
"But what did you doP"
"Oh, there were no men about
took a knife and went right Ioverto :,
him down. | thought he might no,l
dead, don't you knowp Sometr.
they bring them to; though I tbInk i
is generally pity; for they are AMI I
be bad lot, don't you think, my deys|
''But was he dead?n the caller asEs
Ignoring the question. n
'Oh, yes, my love. Very dead N
deed. Bless you, he had been dead
day or two, should Think
"But how shocking it must han
been" "'
1T was a little startling" Mrs. suu,
hawk acknowledged in the same it'll
and airy manner in which she had mn
the tale. But then" she added mp|
she were throwing an entirely u,|
light upon the whole matter lit wsut|
as II it had been gentleman, vn
know, my dear. 1t was only com
tryman that was too much given n
rink, you know; but l really think h
night havo arranged it so he could i
ound by a man. / didn't mind 81
much, but the nurse was really out,|
upset. so that | had the care Of M
I assure you, my dear, for 1,
most the whole of the rest of the day'
The caller murmured something ID.
ended to be taken as an expression d
appropriate sympathy, and then ga
WAY as soon as possible.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
He Knew His Business

A seedy-lookiag man came into the OF.
nee oil one OF the largest soap manufactur.
ers u, Philadelphia the other day and said:
MT. Dreydoppel. Pm a needy man and
would like 25 cents" anu
wen, now" remarked the man adj
dressed Il consider that cool. You might
nave Jared better if you had asked for a
few pennies 4" ''' ="
win look Of real indignation and a
voice almost angry, the applicant said |.
now, see here. MI Dreydoppel. Won
know your business and know mine, but
II you tnlnk you can give me any points
on begging Just start out and try IT.
mr. Ore. doppel handed over the QUAR-
ter.-Philadelphla Times.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
THE steady falling off of tho No,

IHE steady falling off of the popula-
ton OF Ireland. OF course, makes the
growth OF the rest Of the United
Kingdom appear to be smaller than It
really it; but even after taking this
fact into consideration 1t is evident
That In recent years Germany has been
increasing in population at somewhat
higher ratio that Great Britain. Ger,
many has grown faster in the last ten
years than any other country of
Europe except Russia, which has a vast
population, high birth rate, and very
little drain from emigration.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
THE TRAVAUX PONY.
indian Methods of Transportation by Sin.
pie Process.

pie Process.
The travaux pony furnishes the sole
means OF transportation of tho Indian
camp, except sometimes q dog hitcha
TO diminutive tranieau, and. weight
for weight drags on his tepee pola
more than the best mule in Uncs
Sans service does on an army wagon
When camp is broken, the squaws strip
the tent poles of their bnffalo-skin COZ.
erings, and it is these poles which fur.
nlsh the wheels of the Indian vehicle
The Blackfoot makes the neates
trappings for the travaux ponies and
pack-saddles. The pony is fitted with
huge leather bag, heavily frlnge
and gaudy with red and blue flannel
strips and beads of many colors. Over
this goes the pack-saddle, which is mol
very dissimilar to the riding saddk
and has perpendicular pommel and
cantle; and in the pommel is notch
to receive one end of the tepeo poles
which are sometimes bound together
two or three on each side, and trailing
past either flank of the pony. or held
In place by two pieces of wood flashed
to the poles just behind his tail. In
the socket so made rides the parfechs
sort of raw-hide trunk. and this re.
celves the camp utensils, plunder
children, sometimes an old man
woman. puppies, and all the other im
pedtmenta; while u squaw rides be-
hind the pack-saddle on the pony in.
differently astride or sidcwisc with her
feet on the poles, and perhaps young.
ster bcstrides its neck. Thus laden,
the wonderful little beast. which Is
rarely up to fourteen hands, plods
along all day. covering unheard- of dis
tances. and living on bunch-grass. with
a mouthful of water now and again.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

EDUCATION and culture are by no
means sure signs OF good citizenship;
but the want OF ability to read the
language OF his mother country ought
to debar any foreigner from landing In
this country and becoming one of its
citizens. So simple and equitable g.
test would exclude no desirable immi-
grants, but 1t would exclude multi
tudes that are net desirable.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

HE desire to fly is not confined ex-
ciusively to birds, it is found to a very
considerable extent among human be-
ings. From the days of Darius Green
down to our time, flying has been the
ambition of large number OF ETHEREAL
iy-minded people. To provide the
means OF gratifying this ambition has
oeen the patient and persistent en-
deavor of more than a score of invent
ors for the last fifty years. And lust
al present promises of aerial navigation
are multiplying with such rapidity that
all that is necessary to inspire hone q,
seeing within this genertion aerial
navles flying through the blue. Is an
o. sco or two OF performance
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
EVERYBODY is familiar by this tim

EVERYBODY is familiar by this time
with the modern drift of population
toward the cities fact which is re.
stated with new emphasis each time
that census is taken. and one by no
means confined to the experience of
the United States. In every portion
OF the civilized world the city is grow
ing more rapidly than the country,
when 1t is not actually increasing at
the iatter's expense. Now this is not
SO much because of the tide OF move
ment OF population cityward as It is
because there is absolutely no move
ment In the opposite direction.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

The foolish girls who prefer to
crowd into factories rather than en-
gage In domestic service have had
their little lecture from almost every
newspaper in the country. But 1t APP
pears that workers OF the other sex are
no wiser; and that while multitudes in
The great cities are trying to get EN-
ployment by Importantly or menace,
there are plenty OF places waiting for
men who decline to fill them.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

FROM the moment that the catching
OF seals in Alaskan waters was given
over to a private monopoly an interest
adverse to that of the government was
created; and this hostile interest has
been asserting itself in one way or an
other ever since. But for the influence
OF the monopoly the claim OF exclusive
jurisdiction In the United States over
Boring Sea would never have been
seriously made.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

EXAMINATION by an expert of the
bogus coffee imported from Germany
discloses that 1t is made of rye or
wheat Hour, peas, beans. little sugar
and favoring and coloring matter, and
perhaps slight admixture of pulver-
lied coffee. Like the imitation coffee
OF home manufacture, its resemblance
TO the natural coffee bean is almost
perfect, and when mixed with the gem
uine article it cannot be detected.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

WHEN the better classes OF Russia,
Austria-Hungary and Italy decline to
emigrate, this country is under no OBJ
legation to give hospitality to their
worst. On the contrary, it is the duty
OF every government to protect itself
against the invasion of elements of
foreign population that cannot with
out difficulty and danger be absorbed
Into the body OF American citizenship.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

MEN in great places are thrice SER
wants; servants to the sovereign or
state, servants OF fame, and servants
OF business; so they have no freedom,
neither in their persons, nor in their
actions, nor in their time 1t is
desire to seek power over others, and
to lose power over mans self.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

The free and open life OF the farm
is ready for all. TIE tired dwellers of
the town can find wholesome occupa-
ton and certain living there. The
life is healthier, sweeter, better in
every way than that which binds them
in its horrid round where human
beings swarm, and one snatches the
last morsel from the others lips.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
Another ScIixvaIIy.

Bridget, what is that child crying
so wildly for?" '.Shurc, mum. he's
Just drinkcd all his soothin' syrup and
ct the cork, and don't know new
what ails him unless it's the bottle no
wants to schwally." - Pharmaceutal
Era.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

The French physician who announc-
ed that he had discovered the way to
destroy the bacilli OF tuberculosis mas
experimental with brilliant success.
The treatment killed the patient upoa
whom it was tried, but every single
bacillus in him died.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

Little ladder it look like
fain." Isaac, Mark doc
two-tollar umprellas oop to five tollars.
and sell 'em for tree und haluf"-
New York Weekly
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

Big sister-"Dick. | think it's time
little folks were in bed" Little Dick
(On Mr.. Niccfcllow's kncc) It's
all right. mamma said should stay
mere until she came down stairs. ~
Good News.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18
indian Counting.

The old Indian practice is to count
up 10 ten on the fingers. and then
count by tens. Some OF the tribes
moro intelligent than others were able
to count tens OF tens.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

do you know, Ethel" said Chap
PIC, that you dwell in my mind alto
gether?" II don't either" said Ethel.
and, what is moro. | never shall live
In Hat as long as live. The Epoch.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-18

When you begin to argue w.,h nal
and he talks loud, walk of aud lca'
MIN. You can't CONVEX; Airn --G;,lsel
ton NewA
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17

fairly made the fur fly from the wolves
! (partisan press, Wall streeters, and
| politicians in and out of Congress &
Co.. especially did he talk to and of
these little red-headed 2X4 editors"
Well, when he got through with the
"boys" they had the jim-iams and
fan tOds, but they had to swallow their
bile, and l tell you there was a wonder
full sight of swallowing done that day.
His statistical statements were so as
founding and oppressive as shown by
the records, that you would frequently
hear persons in the vast audience ex-
claim, my blessed God" which was
not proper, but a violation of the deca-
lOgue; yet it was really laughable.
After about two hours speaking and
some freshments, the Colonel left the
party for the depot en- route to Raleigh,
$50 o. m, with the "arm ache" and
brethren cannot some hrewd mechanic
invent a hand shaker" the Colonel
is really in need of one, if other Sec
tions ''shake" him as did our boys,
and 1 must say they acted rudely for
they gave many of the a
full daughters of the East the pleasure
of a hand shake. His visit among us
will be as bread cast upon the waters
to be seen after many days"
At noon, October 80, the district
meeting of county lecturers, with Bro.
Marion Butler, our worthy State presi-
dent, in the chair, and your humble
servant acting as secretary. Bro. j.
T, BrinsOn, of PamlicO county, door
keeper, met in the quaint old town of
EdentOn, N. @. We had a good old
fashionlove feast, pleasant interchange
of thought, fraternal congratulations,
harmony and union seemed to brood
over and around the members thereof.
Our President is a first class presiding
officer, and [ think the brother who
we elected as District Lecturer (Bro.
Brinson) will fill the bill to the letter.
May God help and bless the brethren
everywhere.
Yours ~fraternally,
NJ. G. GREGORY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
WASHINGTON COUNTY ALL
ANCE,
MACKEY'S FERRY, n. G.

MACKEY'S FERRY, n. G.
Mr.. EDITORIAL a meeting of the
Washington County Alliance, held on
the Sth inst, being a disagreeable day,
the President and Vice-President being
absent, Bro. L. l, Fagin was called to
the chair. After regular routine of
business through, committees ap-
pointed, ETC., a resolution was passed
not to %patrOnize only papers favorable
to or cause. The following resOlu-
tiOns were passed:
WHAREAS, Our brother, the Clerk
of the Superior COOurt, has gone
against the wishes and dictates of
Alliance in appointing magistrates not
treatir e the Alliance with due respect
after it had taken action in the matter,
and named men in each township.
These were not even members of u
Order. Therefore
ReSOLUed, That the Alliance condemn
such actions and request him in future
to appoint such men as this Alliance
recommends.
After quite a lengthy talk from
County Lecturer, it was ordered that
these proceedings be published in The
PROGREssIvB FARMER. Meeting adj
iourned to meet at Albemarle Acad-
envy, January, 1892.
j. w. WYNNE, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
GOLD MINE ALLIANCE SOLID.

Mr. EDITOR:-By an unanimous vote
of Gold Mine Alliance, No. IT'S, Nash
county, N O., their secretary was In
structed to say to our Order, through
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, that they to
a man heartily endorse the Ocala plat
form and the course of our leaders, and
especially do we approve of the manly
and Christian bearing of DUR President,
Col. L. l.. Polk, in whom we have all
confidence as a safe and trusted leader,
the partisan press to the contrary not
withstanding. OF course all old soldiers
very we'll know that during the wal a
battery, however prominent the posi-
ton placed, did it not draw the enemy's
fire, we thought was doing but poor
service; so with Our leaders Some of
the opposition, l see, are getting desper-
ate; say it will never do for him who
holds the pillow or shOves the plain and
kindred classes to get control of this
government-predict all sorts of calam-
tiles, etc., etc. Well, we would just
like for them to tell us whose govern
ment this is, anyhow. I don't know,
but suppose the Alliance is perfectly
willing for the majority of voters to
say, if fair play Is resOrted to; but let
it be understood that should we unfOr-
tunately be in the minority at the next
election, it will not at all discourage us
or check our zeal, for we as firmly be-
lieve hat the principles for which the
Alliance is fighting will as eventually
triumph, as we believe in the existence
of a Supreme Ruler of all.
In conclusion, Bro. Editor, I will
state that the Gold Mine Alliance I'M
braces about all the available material
Of this section, who are as solid in the
faith as the hills in which they reside.
F~raternally,
M. BOBBITT, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
FROM CHATHAM COUNTY.
GROVE, Chatham Co., n.

GROVE, Chatham Co., n. G.
Mr.. EDITORIAL a recent meeting of
our (B. lis Alliance No. 1S9, it was
unanimously agreed that if all the Sub
Alliances throughout the country
would say something of an encOurag-
ing nature for our valiant President,
Col. L. L. Polk, it would be of the
greatest benefit to him, and of no little
service to the Alliance cause generally.
WhereupOn there was a special com
mittee appointed to write up a few, at
least, Of our sentiments in regard to
our much-abused President. First
among which IS the malicious and
scandalous lies circulated upon him by
the partisan press which claims the
name of Democracy, but which intruth
are only the paid hirlings of Wall
street, who for the sake of money
would sell, and do sell the little prin-
ciples of Democracy they contain for a
poorly prepared mess of pottage simply
for the sake of abusing the Alliance in
general, and their noble and accom-
plished President in particular.
For these reasons with many others
we are the more strongly induced to
stand up for the actions of President
Polk, through thick and thin.
This was read before Our Alliance
and cOncurred in without a dissenting
voice. Truly and sincerely,
T. A. BLAND, Chm'n.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
TO SUB-ALLIANCES WISHING 10
TRADE DIRECT WITH THE
STATE AGENT.

The State Executive Committee
recommends that each Sub-AIliance
who wishes to trade direct with the
State Business Agent, make a deposit
of a sum of money with the State Bust
ness Agent, the money to be used for
such Sub-Alliance only, and to be with
drawn by the Sub-Alliance at any time.
This will enable each Alliance at all
times to do business with State Bust
ness Agent without inconvenience to
either. Each Alliance will be entitled
to trade to the full amount of the de-
post. S. B. ALEXANDER,
J. M. MEWBORNE,
Executive Committee.