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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16

arm. ] turned around. There stood
n Moorish woman, elegantly costum-
ed; her white satin mask allowing nc
to see only her eyes, burning with a
diabolical fire, her robe permitting a
partial glimpse of superb arms, vel
vety shoulders, and so forth
| The orchestra was murmuring a Ian
| gushing waltz. What would you have
done in my place? Just what ! did. |
put my arm around her waist, felt her
supple form swaying against mine,
and away we went like whirlwind.
| What II waltz, my friend, and what
womanl But she was not a wom-
an; she was the demon of the dance,
yes, even more; before had taken ten
turns, / was enthralled, enchanted by
this adorable necromancer. / was
| drunk, mad, fit only for the insane
asylum, the cold douche, and the
strap. | was ready to trample on my
most sacred VOWS, to forget my dear
little wife, 50 tender and true. | had
but one wild, insensate thought, to
carry this phosphorescent creature
(who chung to me like the ivy to the
young oak into some retired corner,
and there express in undeniable terms
the mad passion she had inspired in
me.
IL WAS wrong, wicked, L know 1t,
and have repented, oh, so bitterly,
because | have been punished. /
pleaded responsibility
Did my danseuse divine my inspira-
lions? | have reasons to suppose so;
at least she offered no obstacle. We
waltzed again and again, gradually
drawing farther and farther from the
crowd.
We passed through greenhouse,
dim, cool and fragrant with flowers.
This opened on "A lawn. The night was
warm, the grassy sward soft as vel
vet, colored lamps, like luminous
fruit. hung from the trees. Beyond
this grassy plat, u dark, shaded grove.
We entered it, vibrating to the dis
tant music, languishing mid the whis-
pering leaves.
What would you have done in nv
place? | tore off my mask and sent it
to the devil; then / softly united the
ribbons which held the mask OF my
adorable coquette.
Just then-whiz Bangl A crash OF
fireworks inundated us with flood OF
dazzling light. Half blinded, | looked
up; my Moorish beauty burst into
knocking satanic laugh. Oh, horror! |
1t was my her-in-lawl-From the |
French OF ID. Darce.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16


HE stage to which we have come
Is one that calls for firm expression
OF public opinion, whether
individuals for profit shall break the
laws, the national laws OF their coun
try, to assist belligerent powers any.
where and especially those which art
1nsurgent The Taxpayers are put to
expense by this subject, and our credit
to the world is questioned, when a
single war-ship and her war transport
can break our laws by the cooperation
OF our own citizens, thus involving
possible claims against us such as
that pressed against England for the
rowing OF the Alabama, Florida, etc.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16

THERE is dignity in toll, in toll OF
the hand as well as toll of the head; in
toll to provide for the bodily wants OF
an individual life as well as in toll to
promote some enterprise OF world
wide fame. All labor that tends to
supply mans wants. TO increase mans
happiness, to elevate mans nature in
word, all labor that is honest. ia
honorable, too. Labor clears the for
est drains tho morass and makes
1.-The wilderness rejoice and blossom
as the rose. Labor drives the pillow.
scattors the seeds reaps the harvest
and grinds the corn and converts it in
to bread, the staff of life. Labor
tending the pastures and sweeping The
waters, as well as cultivating the soil
provides with daily sustenance the
thousand millions of the family of
man. Labor gathers the gossamer web
OF the caterpillar, the cotton from the
field, and the fleece from the flock
and weaves it into raiment soft, warm
and beautiful-the purple robe of the
prince and the gray gown of the peas
ant being alike its handiwork.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
A BIT OLA BLUNDER

"Bedad, it was only trife mann,
That cost me the loss o. me place
To the question asked her She made no
reply.
With grin on her foolish face.
'The missis she gave me the baby 10 mind,
And pinny to throw in the strate
To the organ grinder who came along
And stopped jist forninst our gate.
'But instead of the pinny I threw the
child
An the fuss that the missis m ade.
Sure ye'd niver balave it, an so left;
What dacnt CURL would a stayed?"
Boston Transcript
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16

The que ion whether German should
be taught in tho lower grades of the
public schools is enlisting more gene.
raj interest than any other feature of
our public school administration. Ev-
cry Intelligent citizen must recognize
the high place which the German must
hold In any scheme Of general culture.
But its value is almost wholly literary.
IL unlocks the treasures of German
literature and philosophy and science
TO its possessor. To be able to read II
and to speak it are very desirable ac-
complishments; but they are by no
means necessary to fit the pupil for the
practical duties of business or social
life in this country
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16

10 PREVENT undesirable immipra-
tlon' or rather the deportation of those
shipped from Europe at public expense
TO get rid OF them, is undoubtedly the
right not only of this country but of
every other. But the immigrant who
comes here of his own will, seeking 10
better his condition. is an ADVANTAGE
to this country, and if he proves other
Wise 1t is our fault and shame. This
country has largely been made what IL
Is by the combination of various
nationalities and even of races, in ono
homogeneous population. We have
thus Americanized Englishmen. Irish
men, Scotchmen, Germans, Dutch and
frenchmen. OF late years larger
numbers of Swedes, Danes, Norwe-
gians Russians, Poles and Italians have
been seeking our shores. Some of these
possibly are not so desirable material
for citizenship as our earlier importa-
lions. But twas the providental benefit
that this country received from the early
Pilgrims and Puritans that it was
grounded so firmly IN sound principals
that we could digest and assimilate
almost anything that could come after.
we have done so up to this time. and
here IL no indication that we shall not |
- sbls ~ 90 - hereafter.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
Boiler Injector,

The apparent paradox of steam
leaving one part of boiler and not
only rushing back into it, but carry
ing quantity of water with it-ol.
though, on its passage, there is an
opening to the atmosphere-may be
thus explained. 1t must first be on
served that whereas steam in motion
expands in all directions, a Jet of wa
Ter moves III one direction only. SIM
pose we have steam 6Olb pressure
above the atmosphere; it's volume is
zoo times that of the water from
winch 1t came, and into which it will
condense. Then, if it is supposed that
steam Is leaving a boiler at that pres
sure through an opening of $50 square
inches, and that it's speed of motion
remains the same, if it is suddenly
condensed IN passage it will mass
through an opening of one square inch
1t will remain of the same weight and
therefore, have the momentum 90
CURED from 60lb pressure over fine
larger area, and being liquid will keen
It's course in its direction when con.
densed; so it is easy to see why the
condensed steam will Jump a break
and go back into the boiler
land it is also evident that
II VIII have a great margin of snare
energy. Its speed will not increase
Tor each particle will have its orioina
velocity, but in the condensed form,
they will close up and act upon less
suriace-like few people forming nm
close together to rush into an omen
crowd. Now, as for the feed and water
1t takes in, that depends upon tbe
general principle of injectors. If Won
blow stream ofair through n noz1Is
INTO a tube in line with it. It's frict;on
against the air through which f.
passes drags the latter with if and 60
creates u partial vacuum into which
water will flow, and the same occurs
with the condensed steam in the
BOILER injector. This is very old. and
u w1terstream was inremote times so
employed to suck in air for a blast at
tbs Cornish mines, II you take a
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16

BRAJsLzSs dudes are on the increay
alarmiESlv l. the cigarette business L.
any criterion. The output of the coun
try for March was $50, sol, $50 cigar
cites, as against 1874. 234, 900 for tho
same month last year.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16

T-shaped piece of glass, open !.
ends, and put the stalk in Wa. ~ Al
then blow through the bas:ra AN
part, you will see the wo o.li1onta
Darber's sprayers are on ~ IKE rise
ciple.-Work. " '''is pra
The Manufacture of Netting
The new and ingenious msth',
manufacturing netting, by litt;ns
xpanding sheet metal, recently aug aa
glnated by an English invent VII
likely to revolutionize that ;na
In this process a peculiar mooh;
employed, which so operates ~ :
sheet or strip OF metal as to o,., !"
at intervals in parallel r.: y
SO as to leave uncut spaces, wh;s'
serve to maintain the Connects %a
tween the strands produced h. ~
act OF slashing-the movement ils
such as makes itpossible to trano 9ells
the sheet or strip OF metal into @' >
ished article at one-operot;osa 3D.
which fact is due the peculiar ~al,. to
the invention; in word, tl.a que Of
and remarkable result is nv, aoSd
by the simultaneous act r Of '1l
ing and opening or % evn S,asiF
ing the sheet at the sl np :,
leaving uncut spaces, and pv;na ''ss
form design and set to the met al io uN'
ing the meshes. Any homoaannool'u r
metal, such as steel, copper sI bs
etc, can be employed. The moo o1aS
automatically feed a strip of stsaI
tween their cutters, which sjmu uit' "
ously slash and expand the mot s, aI =;
to meshes; these strips may be oi .n Ill.,
width, from L to 8 inches or wiser a ~
ratio of expansion beng determ1;u ,'s
by the size of the mesh. Thus q ' s4';a
OF steel Z inches wide by 9 feet II onpl
made into &-inch mesh for latS lG's
gives rs a result a sheet of finish n,s
duct Is inches wide and abont p,O.
cent shorter than the original stI l%'
whereas Il strip of metal 6 inches 1 wiz
and 8 feet long, made into n 4. S~s
mesh for fencing gives as result If
sheet with the dimensions Of 4 ss,a
wide by 8 feet long. WI
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
A Woman On a Horse.

The rider must 60 the same way as
the horse, with the regularity OF
clockwork and the movement OF a
rockingham says Carl A. Nyegaard
in The Ladies Home Journal. Should
the horse strike faster gait, the rider
must go with him. 1t is sign of bad
Workmanship when the rider is jerked
backward too suddenly 1t is import
tant to know how to control the ami
mails mouth. A skilled equestrienne
will know, after she has been in the
saddle Two minutes, whether to ride
her ht Sc with tight or light grip,
and with what style OF rens. The
hand should be firm and the wrist
supple. This is difficult to acquire,
but it is indispensable in good riding.
The wrist must give and take the
reins with the motion OF the horse,
keeping only an even pressure. Sit
with n light hand Supple wrist so
that you may just feel the horses
mouth without pulling at it. 1t is
important, OF course, to sit erect, and,
II one benot straight of form, it would
be wise to acquire erectness by exer-
else. A line from the riders shoulder
should fall right down to her hips and
meet at the jointure of spur and heel
of the lett leg
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
Proper Bridal Etiquette.

There are many little things about
weddings that people inquire about,
says The Ladies Home Journal. The
bride writes personal note of thanks
for every gift received, whether it be
great one or a little one, and, if she
cannot do this before the ceremony,
she does it after the bridal trip. In
church the bridegroom's family and
friends sit ut the right of the altar
being on the briedgroom's right hand,
while those OF the bride are placed on
the left at the brides left. The bride
groom dose not pay for anything con-
nected with the wedding unless he
should chooseto send bouquets to the
bridesmaids and, of course, to the
bride, and presents and boutonnieres
to his best man and the ushers. A
widow removes her first wedding ring
at her second marriage, and does not
assume it again. The engagement
ring is taken from the third finger of
the left hand and worn afterwards as
guard to the wedding ring. 1t is not
considered good taste to cut the finger
out OF the glove for assuming the ring.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
Handicap of a Wardrobe.

There is something interesting in
Mark Twain's moving, in the old DAYS
before he became millionaire. with
the old pipe, the paper collar and the
uecktie that constituted his worldly
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
CAUGHT.

WAS feeling very
dull, yes, really
bored, when this
droll ad venture
happened to me.
l said droll-I
should say lam
entable, butt will
leave y o u to
Judge. Here is
the story:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
1t Picks up Paper Sheets.

1t Is well-known scientific fact that
ruler made of hard rubber or gutts
percha may be so charged with eln|
tricity by friction with a wooden CLOTH
that it will cause to be attracted to il.
small pieces of paper.
This fact has been made use Of in d
machine recently devised to pick up
separately single sheets of thin aud
light material, likepaper, light fabris1
ETC., i'll such manner that each shTs)
may be removed and examined. A
This machine consists of n rolk|
formed of substance capable OF be4|
charged with electricity, and rolk|
covered with fur which is rotated Z
high speed. During the operation y
electrified roller approaches the pilee3
paper by the action of an eccentrr1
and attracts the upper sheet, the ne55
sheet below being repealed by the well
known laws of electricity.
The first sheet now falls upon a con
trivance which is inserted in u
meantime between the pile and ~
detached sheet, and can easily be d
moved or fed into a ruling machine
desired
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
The Automatic Library

New varieties OF the "penny-iu.tl,
slot" machine continue to appeor
with somewhat bewildering muItipr.
ity-for the convenience of the nnbr,
and the profit OF the patentees, saw,
the London Graphic. The latest M
plication of the principle is the "RaI
way Automatic Library" which VA
may shortly expect to see in RAILWAY
carriages everywhere. Nothing coud
be simpler than the new apparatu,
1t is merely an oblong box, in section,
OF varying numbers, fitted with plaN
fronts. Each box forms library in
brief. y
The Traveller who finds himself uD
provided with the wherewithal to re-
lleve the tedium of a long Journey has
but to take survey OF the books be-
lore him, the titles beingplainly visible
through the glass front, select accord
ing to his individual taste, and then
put in his penny, After that he slides
knob edgeways, the front OF thebOr
Tits forward, and the passenger can
take out the book OF his choice. When
he has done with the book he presses
1T against a spring at the back Tie
section then closes. 1t is proposed to
renew the contents of the apparatus
at stated periods. The automatr
library will soon be made in snaps
more suited to the mantlepiece OF
table, to be placed in hotels, clubs
walting-rooms-anywhere. in fact,
where it is likely to be used
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
Olive OIL.

However valuable and important
the olive as an article of food, the
greater interest attaches to the oil
which it yields. The flesh of the rip
ened olive is spongy, and its little cells
are filled with the oil, which flows at
the slightest pressure. The finest oil
is made by collecting the freshly gath
cred olives in little heaps, where the
weight of the fruit presses out the oil.
which is collected in receptaces. This
oil is clear with a pleasant nutty flaw
or, and is almost entirely without
odor. When the oil ceases to flow
from the piles of fruit, pressure is an.
Piled and slightly inferior quality is
yielded. The crushed olives are then
put into sacks, boiling water is put
over them and they are again pressed.
yielding by the latter process a yellow
lsh green oil, which has sharp taste
and an unpleasant smell At Mar
seiles, which is q great center for the
trade, the oil is classed into six grades.
the lower being used for burning. for
the fabrication of machinery and for
soap making. Olive oil is liable To
adulteration and counterfeit. so that
where 1T is to be used incidentally or
as an article of food, care should be
taken to obtain that which is genuine.
and cheap grades should always be
avoided.-Good Housekeeping.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
Glass for Optical Purposes,

"A new method for the preparav|
OF glass for optical purposes has
devised IN Sweden, and, according
u foreign exchange, has met y
marked success. The main impr9
ment is said to consist in ADDING
the composition OF the glass Ger
quantities of phosphorus and cni
Inc, which impart to it an abs.oI
transparency, great hardness ana
ceptibillty of the finest polish
achromatic lenses and fine optica
struments this glass is far SUPERB
any make hitherto known, and
said that the power of microse
lenses can be greatly increased by
process,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
Invented for Graveyards.

Among the inventions that con
mend themselves to public notice du
ing the last fifty years, SAYS the U
cago Times, are those relating to CO.
fins, graves and burials. One OF the'
is intended to furnish the tenant o.
grave who has been buried prematun
ly with a means of escape or arousn
the neighborhood. This inventlon'
a simple affair, being merely an ope
tube provided with a rope ladder ap
q bell and cord. Should the occupas9
OF the coffin awake from the trance
could climb the ladder and make A
way back to the world, or pull y
bell and alarm the township n
those whose only fear is that tn7
may not be allowed to rest undlstui
ed, considerable inventor has proSs1
ed torpedo grave" which, y
turbed, explodes at once and scat1s
the vandals to the winds.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
Making Friends and keep,no Thor

WAXING FRIENDS ana Keeping Than,
Making friends is easy to the girl
who is bright and happy, whose So
ciety gives pleasure, and who isgenial
But the l,eeping of them demand,
more than this.
To keep friend don't get too inss
mate with her.
Have your own thoughts, and per
NIT her to have hers.
Do not demand too much of her in
the way of confidence.
And don't be too aggressive. want
ing to know why she hasn't done this.
and why she doesn't think as youdo'
II her style OF dress is not beautiful
don't tell her. it will only offend her
because deep IN S,sr heart she is con.
WINGED that she knows great deal
more about it than any one else.
Do not find fault wloA q friends
friend, and do not expect to be the
only one given n corner in her heart.
Be as considerable of her feelings as
II she were n stranger, and remember
that politeness is an everyday gar
ment, and not one intended only for
holidays. To sum up in a sentence.
preserve the courtesy of the beginning
to keep the friendship to the end.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-16
Electric Light Diminished by smo

Electric Light Diminished by SmoN
Through experiments made by ~
fish military authorities it has pc
found that whenever the atmospnq
Is laden with smoke or mist the po]
er of an electric light is greatly dln9
lshed by crossing the beam OF llghe
that of another at a certain angle.
the point OF intersection the illumiI
ted space is practically made a sci ~
The Industrial World says that y
proposed to utilize this knowle'
since the electric beam can thus
made to serve as a screen, BACK
which tactical operations mlgn'
conducted in S cret.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-16
THE RERIAG SEA 4RBIrR411oN.

1t was with some surprise that the
country received the intelligence, con-
veyed by the assistant attorney general,
hat a treaty had been negotiated with
Great Britain for the arbitration of the
Boring sea dispute. 1t was thus made
apparent that in the absence of Secro-
tary Blaine the president was giving at
tention to this subject, with the result
that an arrangement has been effected
which it is understood only awaits the
ratification of the senate
or course nothing has been made
known rs to the terms of this treaty, or
what concessions have been made upon
both sides, and in the absence of such
information any opinion as to the result
of the negotiations would be valueless.
The issues involved in the con-
troversy, which have been made
familiar from the correspondence
between the governments of Great Brit
ain and the United States, are of that
tional tribunal may be very materially
influenced by the form of their presen-
tation. The case OF either country
might be so presented as to almost in
sure II decision for that country. AS all
who have any knowledge of this matter
are aware, Great Britain for "A
long time invited arbitration on
the one issue involved in the seizure
of British vessels on the high seas. The
effort of u government, under the
present administration, has been to Sc
cure a negotiation on the the broad
right of this country to protect its prop
erty in seals, The prolonged discussion
resulted in relching II definite issue
agreed to by both governments, aud
that having been accomplished it was
comparatively easy to come to an agree
ment on an arbitration treaty.
1t will be fortunate II the senate shall
find no valid reason for refusing to ratify
the result Of the negotiations, so that
without further delay than is abso-
lutely necessary this long pending con-
troversy may be submitted to arbitra-
tion and a settlement reached hat will
remove all cause for future mlsunder-
standing. So long as the issue remains
open there will be constant danger of
irritating incidents %prejudicial to the
friendly relations between Great Brit .