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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

to which they had been accustomed
since childhood. They took each
day excessive and unaccustomed ex-
ercise, and overstrained Their muscles
by lifting heavy weights. All this was
done without the knowledge of ply
stefan.
The result was unexpectedly success.
full. During the first fortnight
they lost weight rapidly The
decrease i'll weight was accom-
panied with sense of prostration and
pains in the limbs, but these things
mattered little to them compared with
their Joy i'll the more narrow waists
and delicacy of feature. They perse-
vered with the experiment.
One isnow a victim of nervous pros
tration; a second contracted typhoid
fever, and after struggle of weeks
for life died; the two others have sui
fered with rheumatic govt. In each
case the physician stated that the
weakening of thetissues by the sudden
and complete change of diet, had
rendered the patient unable to resist
| disease.
DO not tamper with that most won
derful complex of all machines, YOU
body. When you attempt to change
its workings, unless under the direction
of a skillful physician, you lay your
ignorant hand upon the handspring OF
| life.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

The changes of costume in a century
arc nearly as radical as the changesin
modes of living and transportation. A
hundred years ago the stage coach and
the sailing vessel sutficed. Now fast
trains and ocean greyhounds" are
sometimes voted 'slow." So, too,
with the occasionally erratic telegraph
and telephone. AS for costume-well.
here is an extract from an English
newspaper:
A few days ago macaroni made his
appearance in the assembly rooms at
Whitehaven dressed in a mixed silk
coat, pink satin waistcoat and brooches
covered with an elegant silk net, white
silk stockings with pink clocks, pink
satin shoes and large pearl buttons; d
mushroom colored stock, covered with
fine point lace, hair dressed remarka-
bly, high and stuck full of pearl pins
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
Countess TolstcI.

The Countess Tolstoi has lately
visited London as delegate to the
Liberal Woman's Federation. She is
beautiful and accomplished womSe
and unlike her husband, is extremely
fond of society. She gives up her pref
erence, however, and is the novelfst's
private secretary, making type-writ-
ten copies of his prohibited stories and
circulating them through the mails
whenever possible. There are nine
children, of whom the eldest, q very
attractive girl of eighteen is her IA
theirs most enthusiastic disciple, deny
ing herself all indulgences, wearing the
cheapest clothing, and attempting in
all things to live as did the primitive
Christians. All the family speak Eng
lish, French and Russian, and most
OF them are musicians.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
To Make the Hair Curl.

Coiffeurs have been rlvaling with
each other in inventions which will
give the most natural wave and stay
the longest. One OF the designers, Mar
tel is now called the Koch of hair
dressers, because he alone has dis
covered way OF waving the hair that
looks so natural and lasts so long
that the society women now look as
if they were all born with curly hair.
In vain do the other manipulators of
the brush and comb cudgel their
brains to find out his way. They are
all Obliged to confess their inability
to discover it. This fortunate hair
dresser's salons are so crowded with
women that they are obliged to wait
hours for their turn. He believes in
making money out of inventions, and
complacently acquiesces in q means
which the impatient have taken to
obtain precedence. When the attend
ant opens the door to cry "Next!"
women whose turns will not take
place for some hours bid as at an auc-
ton to break the ranks. The colt
feurs price is 50 a wave, and one
woman will exclaim, "Ill pay SO to
90 in now" Another offers "a; the at
tendant waits until the highest bidder
has shouted her price, and then intro
duces her into his masters presence.
This coiffeur is said to make two and
three hundred dollars a day at the
business. The other morning an Eng
lishwoman called to make an appoint
ment for the coiifeur to wave her hair
at home.
"What is your price," she asked.
"Four dollars when l go to the
house; but it is useless to tell you, for
my time is taken up, and women in
vain have offered me double and triple
the price for precedence"
ooh, well, money is no object.
am willing to pay you any price. III
give you $40 ii you will come at my
convenience"
For that money shall make the
others watt" said the practical hair
drcsser.-Paris cor. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
IA proof of Callantry.

Those vinegary persons who think
politeness is O lost science because
they sometimes see ladies standing in
the cars while tired men are seated
can see the refinement OF gallantry
and every day in the General post
office. There is never an hour while
the long line of men tails away from
the retail stamp window that some
woman does not insist upon taking
her place at the head of the line in
stead of the foot, to buy a stamp or
get package weighed. Time is pre-
cious to most of the men i'll the line,
but no one has ever known to object
to the peculiarly feminine irregularity
whereas ii man tries to do the same
thing oaths and violence are some
times used to right the injustice-New
York Sun.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
Use a Postage stamp.

The value Of the postage stamp as a
time saver seems to- be unknown to
most women. Tho readiness with
which half the women you know will
take upon themselves errands that
really require great deal OF time
rather than do the errand by the aid OF
the post is amusing. Sometimes it is
pathetic. A busy woman with many
calls upon her time will go long way
to change pair of gloves or to return
a borrowed handkerchief when a post
age stamp would save her an hour Of
time. Short letters will take the place
of calls in nine cases out of ten wher
the calls are merely for small errands
The truth is, there Is too great re
gard for those small expenses which
are after all economies with most O
the less rich half of creation. -Bostor
| Transcript.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
UNPLEASANT Women to Meet.

OnDledSeiil w ~ 'iSces
Women who wear diamonds with
calico crosses.
Sneering women, who snap at your
clothes, your family and your friends.
Women who talk baby talk to each
other and kiss each other on all oc'
casions.
Women who gossip, and who never
fail to tell you disagreeable things
said of you.
Simpering, babyish women, who
haven't brains enough to know when
they're hungry.
Women who wear rainbow gowns on
the street and whole millinery store
on their heads.
Women with voices as sweet as q
turtle doves COO in society and like a
buzz saw in the family.
Hysterical women, who burst into
floods of tears if you cross them
in the slightest particular.
Beautiful women, who think Their
beauty entities them to all OF the
earth and a good share OF the planets.
Women who lug dogs around in
their arms when there are millions OF
motherlers, h .leless children in the
world.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
Spotted CELLS.

Even the most charming complexion
is justified IN rebelling against being
barred off by the freakish yelling of the
moment, says d writer in the Phila-
Inquirer. The so-called
"beauty spots" which are supposed
to lend d piquant charm to the face,
become ludicrous in the extreme when
allowed to settle in eccentric fashion
over the eye or upon the tip of the
nose. A becoming way of arranging
these "mouches" is yet to be discover
ed At present they are parodies.
The cross meshed yelling, behind which
half of the prettiest eyes and daintiest
compilations in the city are hidden, be
comes even more trying to woman's
prettiness than its patch rivals In
tulle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
Through the Weary Hours

or many night, made doubly long by its pro-
trasted agony; the rheumatic sufferer losses to
and fro on his sleepless couch, vainly praying for
that rest which only comes by fits and starts. His
malady is one which ordinary medicines too often
fail to relieve, but there is ample evidence to
prove that the efficient blood depurent, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, affords the rheumatic re-
liable means of relief. Check the malady in its
incipient stages, when the first premonitory
twinges como on, with this agreeable medicine,
and avoid year5 OF torture Whatever be the
rationale OF the active influence Of the Bitters
upon this malady certain 1t Is that no evidence
relating to its effect Is more direct and positive
than that which relates to It's action in cases of
rheumatism. Like all sterling remedies, how
ever, 1t deserves protracted, systematic trial,
and should not be abandoned because not at once
remedial. 1t is equally eficacious In dyspepsia,
INDIGESTION and Kindred disenses.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
She Was Not a Connoisseur.

One of the green clerks i'll Buffalo's
largest crockery store sold a plate
before Christmas to q woman custom
en- The plate was marked $125, and
the clerk charged the customer Sl.25
for it. The one hundred and twenty.
five dollar mark meant that theplates
are worth that much q dozen. Great
was the dismay of the clerk when the
mistake was discovered. But all's
well that ends well. The day after the
mistake occurred in came the custom
er with the ten dollarplate. She didn't
like the plate-didn't think it was
quite good enough. Shewanted some
thing better. She was accommodated
with two dollar plate.-Buffalo Elk
press.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

have had eighteen years expert
ence in the care Of hard wood floors.
l have found that preparation of tur-
pentine and parafine is the cleanest and
best thing to rub them with. Buy the
paraffine in cakes shave thin and melt
in an earthen dish on the top of the
range. When melted take away from
the fire and add the turpcntine. APP
ply with old cotton, and rub after with
u dry cloth. Care must be used in the
melting, as the parafine is inflamma-
BILE. Use one-quarter of pound OF
paraane to one pint of turpentine. II
too thick to rub easily add moro tur-
pentine. If your floor is dirty rub it
first with clear turpentine. Cor. Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

Paper has just been put to anew use.
German inventor has found it excel
lent material for making horseshoes.
number OF thin sheets OF parchment
paper saturated with oil and turpen-
tine are glued together and the mass
subjected to a strong hydraulic press
ure. The holes for the nails are then
bored, after which the shoes are trim
med ready for the market. 1t is said
that the shoe wears in such way that
the surface is always rough, thus
adapting it particularly to smooth
payements
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
To Avoid Taking Cold.

DR.. Alice b. Stockham, an ener-
getic. intelligent woman who has made.
a name and place for herself in tho
medical world by attention to the pre-
vention as we'll AS the cure Of disease.
says that the condition known as u
common cold" is absolutely avoida-
BILE. If one is exposed to draughts or
other conditions liable to result in
'taking coldn the sensation OF chilli
ness can be dispelled by closing the
mouth and inhaling fresh air deeply
through the nostrils, holding the
breath long enough to count fifty each
time. This simple treatment coupled
with resisting thought avoiding fear
of attack, will. she insists, surely ward
off the disagreeable and more or less
dangerous condition which is the COM
mon result of draughts, wet feet, sud-
den changes of temperature, etc.
The trouble with all such remedial
or preventive agencies as this is that
they are to cheap to attract the atten-
tion or engage the confidence of the
people. Persons who would scorn to
practice single process OF this kind
for the prevention Of cold will not hes
itate u moment to incur the expense,
inconvenience and suffering OF u trip
to Berlin for RECOMMENDATION the
cold has developed into consumption.
TO thoughtful people, however, who
believe that an intelligent jurisdiction
may be maintained over physical con-
ditions to the comfort OF the individ-
ual and the increased longevity OF the
race, such suggestion as the above
appeals strongly, and the hint that it
gives is especially valuable at the sea-
son of fogs, raw winds and liability to
| sudden changes.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
Quiet Life.

Next to beauty, or the attractiveness
that passes for beauty, or both, the
object OF the sensible woman's desire
is quiet life. There is on record
tale of q young woman who had been
reared in a roaring and turbulent city.
Her health was impaired, and it was
decided that she must pass a year in
strict retirement at her husbands
country place, ''far from the madden
ing crowd" At the eud ofsix months,
however, she returned to town, de-
claring that so quiet life was more
than she could endure.
1t appears that during that time she
had thirty-seven different servants,
one of whom was discharged for an at
tempt to set the house on fire while
intoxicated, and one for an attempt
to rob the plate-closet, while half q
dozen more were sent away for violent
quarrels in the part of the establish
ment. Her mother-in-law had been
thrown from a carriage at the foot of
the lawn and injured fatally; her sis
ter-in-law had come to make a visit
and had improved the opportunity
to run away with man whom she
had been forbidden to marry. The
time had further been broken in upon
by visits from the six bridesmaids OF
the hostess, who invited them in pairs
for two weeks each, and then asked q
few men to meet them, lest it should
be dull. A gale had blown down an
oak so near the house that it's branch
es dashed in the drawing-room win
dows, and the stables had been struck
by lightning and burned to aground
"And such a quiet life" the lady
said, conluding her account, twas too
much for me-"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

OF the value of ex tensiye and judiGous adj
yertising of any article of undoubted merit
is found in the remarkable success of the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., which has sim
ply been phenomenal, even in this age of
great enterprises.
Organized few years ago TO manufacture
a new and IN ore Perfect remedy than had
ever been produced, laxative with original
and attractive features, prepared from deli
cious fruits end health giving plants, one
which would be pleasant and refreshing to
the tatse, as well as really beneficial TO the
system, the management very wisely con-
cluded 10 select the leading newspapers
throughout the United States to make known
to the public the merits of the new remedy,
Syrup of Figs. As happens with every valu-
able remedy, cheap substitutes are being
offered to the public, but with the general
diffusion Of knowledge it Is becoming more
difficult each day to impose on the public.
Health is too important TO be trffled with,
and reputable druggists Will not attempt to
deceive tie public, as they nil know that
Syrup OF Figs is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. of San Francisco, Cal ,
Louisville, Ky, New York, N. Y. Do not
accept any cheap, non advertised limitations
IL offered,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
About KiS sing.

On the question as to whether kiss
ing ought to be abolished, in defer
ence to the opinion OF the physicians
that dangerous diseases are likely to
be communicated through the contact
Of the lips q symposium OF eminent
non-professienal authorities is unani-
nous in the opinion tn at the kiss de-
serves to survive. Such distin-
guished man as Gen. Tecumseh Sher-
man, for instance, is in favor of kiss
ing, barring only the kiss of two peo-
pie before 81 third party when the
third party isn't in it. That is To-
cumseh's opinion, is quite too aggra-
waiting.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

Just now the medical world is engaged in
discussing the new device for deafness called
Sound Disc. No invention Of late has at
tractcd so much interest among the medical
profession. Its perfection, which is now an
established fact, has resulted in the over
throw Of many pet theories Of there being no
relief for vast number of cases of deaf.
ness.
This ingenious discovery was made by II.
J. Wales, Of Bridgeport, Conn, and coming
as it does with the approval of some OF the
leading aurists of the world it can hardly
fail to prove of great value 10 both the pro-
fession and the afflicted.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
BETRAYAL.

Thepresence of children should serve
to restrain any quarrelsomeness that
parents may possess, and when it does
not restrain it the parents generally
have cause to regret their want of re-
serve.
A gentleman called at the house Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Huffy, and their little
daughter years old, answered the
bell.
care your papa and mamma in?"
he asked.
eyes, but I'm afraid you can't see
Them" said the little girl.
..'Why not?"
"Oh, they're having a scene up
stairs"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
THE WORLD OF WOMEN.
AMUSING AND INSTRUCTIVE
READING FOR THE WOMEN.
a Quiet Eife--To Make Hair Curl
Warning to the northumberland
Women to Meet.
Business Women.

Miss Mary f. Seymour, the editor
OF the Business Woman's Journal,
proposes soon to organize woman's
business college in the United States.
She says it will be the outcome OF the
Union School of Stenography and
which she has so sue
cessfully conducted for ten years.
Probably this venture will be some
what similar to the college which is
now being launched by a lady ut Ben
Rhydding in Yorkshire.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
The Babies of the World.

1t has been computed that between
3e,OOo,0O0 and 37,0o0,oo0 babies
are born in the world each year.
The rate of production is, therefore,
about seventy per minute, more than
one for every beat of theclock. Could
the infants OF year beranged in line
in cradles the cradles would be over
flowing, and at the same time extend
around the globe.-From the Statisti
clan.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
Beware of O1ntments for Catarrh tina
Contain MercurY.

as mercury will surely destroy the eensc OF
smell and completely lerange the whole sys-
t,m when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
sed except on Prescriptions from reputable
hAs clans. as the damage they will do is ten
io.a 10 tie good you can possibly derive from
Il en-. ALPS Caiarrh Cure, manufactured
by + j. Oh, ney u Co., Toledo, O., contains
10 n crcury, and is taken internally, and acts
diio,tly vi on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of lie system. In buying Halls Catarrh
{ uie e sure you get the genuine. 1T is
taken internally, and made In Toledo, Ohio,
by r. }. Cheney& Co.
CF5- Sold by Druggists, price, rs cents
ltr bottle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
OVerWOrk.

The great labor movement, though
it is serious thing, is not without its
humors.
1t is said that following a strike in a
cider-vinegar factory III a Maine vii
lage, the wag of the place was asked:
9Why did the men strike up at the
vinegar factory"
al understand" said he, chat it
was because the cider was working
more than ten hours q day."
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

AChicago preacher wants the church
choir concealed from view. 'At pres
emit" he says, 'the sense OF worship
in song through the agency OF the ear
is marred by the distraction which the
eye brings. The organist jumping
about on his scat, paving the pedals or
pulling the stops, the size OF the
sopranos mouth and eccentricities of
dress or Experimental these take
the minds of the congregation from the
main object OF church going.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
Warning to the Fat.

Four women between the ages OF 90
and GO, who considered their figures
too stout for beauty, resolved two
YEAR, auo 10 try one Of the 'systems
Tor REDUCING ia" given in newspaper.
They were in perfect nealth at the
time. They gave up at once and
wholly the use OF certain kinds OF food
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

1t is very important in this ago Of
vast material progress that u remedy
be pleasing to the taste and to the eye,
easily taken, acceptable to the stomach
and healthy in its nature and effects.
Possessing these qualities, Syrup OF
Figs is the one perfect laxative and
most gentle diuretic known.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
For Ricketts,, Marasmus, and NIL VAST
ing Diaord crn of Children.

Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver OIL,
with Hypophosphites, Is unequalled The
rapidity with which children gain flesh and
strength upon it is very wonderful. ~ have
used Seott's Emulsion in cases Of ricketts,
and Marasmus of long standing. In every
case the improvement was marked. u. M.
MAIN NJ d. New York.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

The largest Furniture and Carpet house
west of Chicago is located Mt Omaha, Neb.,
Chas Shvcricl u Co., Proprieiors. They
have an immense establishments occupying
street, and every floor is packed with the
most elegant designs in carpets, diareries,
and the leading novelties in the furniture
line. If you con template buying write them
for particulars, prices, ETC., or call and see
their goods when YOU visit Omaha, whether
you buy or not. They take pleasure in show
ing PEOPLE through their establishment,
which is equal to any in Chicago.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

"Johnny-Johnny, II you don't go In the
house this minute and get your overshoes,
PHI tell Your inother.'' .s1el on thcn,
amt a caring--we've thrown away our rub
bers aud taken to DIR. BULBS Cough Syrup,
we have
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

Why rub, and toll, and wear out yourself
and your clothes wnshdav, when, over
since 1864, Dobbins' Electric Som has been
offered on purpose to tighten your labor, and
save your clothes. Now try il. y our grocer
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

SUDDEN CHANGES OF WEATHER cause
Throat Diseases. There is no more effectual
remedy for Coughs, Colds, etc., than
BRowS's BRoNcHIAL TRocHEs. Sold only
in boxes. Price 25 cents.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

Should be kept at stables and stock yards.
Salvation Oil is the best friend not only of
man but of dumb beasts MS well. For swelled
joints strained tendons, old sores, saddle
gals, and wounds of all kinds thcrc is no
remedy like Salvation Oil.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

BY union the smallest thrive; by discord
the great are destroyed.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

OF every 900, 900 peop'c in the world SOC
are blind, and the other 900, 200 cannot see
their own faults.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

Mrs. w insIow's Soothing syrup, 70 n Chill
dren teething, softens tho gums. reduces nhammn-
tion. allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc. bottle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

There is a vast difference between living
simply and simply living.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

A small boy is not necessarily impecunlous
because he is strapped.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

"Oh, what snap,n calculated the tramp
when the dog bit him.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19

The man W TO CANDLES on horse-raccs may
know nothing about lighting, even II he does
often take tie field