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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
He Did Not Say Much But Got
Along.

"Well," he said, $50 old Bill Jen-
nings is in congress, eh? A regular
politician? Now that do beat all.
Do you mean to say that Bill Jen-
nings is q first rate congressman"
"First rate; one of the best"
Dear, dear. Now do tell me, what
is there about him to make people
think he is a big man?'
"He is supposed to have q level
head and a shrewd Judgment"
"Bill Jenningsl Why, he never
done nothing in his life. remem-
Der him when he first come to our
town. He had $40. And that fell
low couldn't say ten words. His
next door neighbors didn't know
him. He lust worked along by him
self. First thing you know he buys
q lot down in Maine street, and
blamed if Maine street didn't begin
to grow as soon as he got into it.
He seemed to hit it bout right"
CHATS his way"
| ana leNu ulllllS y Ou NiioN hO 49,
an other lot and begins to build q
house. l suppose he mortgaged
every foot of it as it went up, don't
your"
perhaps he did"
"Well. Pm blamed if the people
did't turn his way for building theli
houses"
He was far sighted, wasn't he?''
"Oh, mol lie never said nothing
just pegged along; never consulted
no one. And first thing you know
the people elected him mayor. Id
was mayor four times, by George
then they sent him to the state leg
islature. And he airt never done
thing. Why, he couldn't make
speech of ten words. never heart
him say word ut a political meet
ing. And you say he's in congress
now?"
Hes in congress"
"Well, dog my cats if | understand
, IL. Maybe l don't know the ms nn'
outs or this political business: but
J. don't see how man like Bill Jen
! nings can 60 to congress. tell yo
it surprises me. What has he eve
done? Dog my cats i'll understan
+ jtp'-New York Tribune.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
Verifying the Scriptures.

A singular experiment has just
been made in Palestine for the pur.
pose of testing the accuracy of Dr..
Colenso'a statement that the people
of Israel, after they had crossed TIL c
j ordon and were assembled in the
valley between Mount Edal and
Mount Gerizim, in obedience to the
command of Moses had given them
could not possibly have heard the
curses and blessings from the heights
as told in Deut. xvii. Several
friends who were on the spot deter
mined to put themselves into the
positions occupied by the Children
of Israel, and accordingly, providing
themselves with Bibles, two Scotch.
men assembled Mount Edal and two
Welshmen went up on Mount Geri
zim, which are both 5000 feet abov'
the level of the sea, while the rest o
the party remained in the fertil
valley below, which is about / ,50'
feet deep. Then one of the Scothmen
taking upon himself the part of tn
Levite of old, proceeded to read tn
curses, while his Welsh friends. fror
Mount Gerizim, replied with tn
blessings. Both Of them were distinci
ly heard in the valley, and the part!
standing there reverently Responder
with the amens. From the Elk
change.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
The Vice of Idleness,
From the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator. -
It is exceedingly difficult TO under
stand the cause of this vice, or of its
reported increase; but we incline to
believe that while it is in few sort
of disease, it is in the majority moth
ing but a low form of sel6shness,
durable only by punishment, whether
then atural starvation or an artificial
one. The man hates the self-sup-
preston involved in work, just as q
savage does; but he can suppress
himself if he chooses. and invariably
does choose, if for any reason he
passes under the terrible tn ough
avoidable discipline of convict pris-
on. The compulsion which usually
falls upon the idle, takes the form OF
bad food, bad lodging, and want Of
tobacco and beer; and it is not suffi-
Gent. Such wants are all horrible
things, but they are none of them so
horrible as steady work, which press
es and fortunes, and almostmaddens
the really idle, just as civilization,
which in its essence is u multitude OF
small restraints, does the savage.
They will not put up with the suffer-
ing Tor the time necessary to teach
them that it is endurable, and will
rather break away into the desert,
often street, where there is only
bread to eat and water to drink, and
no shelter. but where also there is no
work to do.
The vice is nearly incurable, and
we do not know that our ancestors
were unwise when they reckoned it
among the greater sins, devised the
many sayings which condemn it, and
held it to be deserving OF any pun
ishment short of the gallows. We
cannot resort to the old methods
at least until society has grown hard
err: but we heartily wish Genera
Booth could be allowed q certain
measure Of compulsory power, lik'
the superintendent, for example, of {
reformatory; for he would not hest
tate to use it, and it might make
men, say of ten per cent. among hi!
least hopeless patients. AS it is, hi
will, we fear, in about three years
feel justified in turning his energies
to another field of labor, with thi
conviction we'll craven into his mind
that there are tendencies IN ma
which, in their consequences to HI
social well-being at all events, are n
injurious to him as tendencies to vict
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
The Mirrors of Rome.

In Rome, of all places of antiquity
mirrors were made use offor purposes
of magnifcence and display, and tits
to be regretted thatno ancient writer
has left any detailed account OF their
manufacture and appearance, for we
cannot but conjecture that many ar
lists were employed in their construc-
ton, and that the trade was carried
to a very high degree Of perfection.
In the Roman laws we find allusion
to mirrors affixed to the walls o.
rooms for decorative effect, and made
of the black glass or vitrified lava o
volcanoes, the so-called obsldian
stone or lcelandic agate, introduced
into Rome by Obsidius after his voy
age to Ethiopia.
The image reflected is perfectly dis
tinct, though the colors are darkened
Probably of this substance, or o
glass coated with black bitumen ant
cut into sheets, were composed The
mirrors the height of man mention
ed by Seneca and Vitruvius, or the.
may have been polished plates O
silver-Woman's World.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

A new device which will be of inter-
est to dealers in hosiery in the United
States has been recently patented in
several European countries and an APP
plication for a patent is on file in tho
American patent Office. Said device
consists OF combination stocking and
garter, made by running rubber elias
tic band through welt at the top of
the stocking.
The ends of the elastic appear out
side Of the welt and may be arranged
to fasten with button or fancy clasp
similar to those used on kid gloves.
The elastic can be drawn out and in
serted at will, although the necessity
of taking it out does not yet appear, as
it Is said that the best rubber will sat-
isfactorily stand the washing process.
When the elastic is in its place the
general appearance Of the stocking is
not changed, as the fastening, unless
metallic, will be OF the same color a:
the stocking. -Chemnitz Cor. Dry Good:
Economist.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
Free Chicken For Dinner.

From tho Seattle Press. -. ! ~
There is a gentleman in North
Seattle, Mr.. Blank, who keeps anum-
her of hens, which, in days gone by.
have managed so make their escape
from the hen-pen and he.ve worried o
neighbor, Mr.. Dash, very badly. Mr..
Dash keeps hens, too, but he has all
ways managed, as he supposed, to
keep them securely inside the picket
fence which marks the boundary OF
their home.
One day recently Mr.. Dash sent a
note to Mr.. Blank, to the effect that
if he did not keep his hens at home
he would be compelled to shoot them
Mr.. Blank examined his hen-pen
carefully, and counted his chickens.
They were all at home, and he could
see no possible way for them to
escape. He at once sat down and
wrote his neighbor n polite note
saying that he was sorry that his
hens proved such an annoyance, and
if they troubled him he would surely
not object to their being shot. Gust
shoot them," wrote Blank, "and
throw them over the fence into my
yard and | will take care of them"
The next evening when Mr.. Blank
came home he found dead chicken
laying in his front yard; with half II
pound of shot in it. He took it up,
dressed it, and the next day had the
pleasure of eating it.
The next day there were two, and
the next day three. He had fried
chicken for breakfast, cold chicken
Tor luncheon, roast chicken for din
ner and spring chicken to sell, but
still the supply keptup, while, strange
to soy, his chickens did not decreas,
in numbers.
One day Mr.. Blank was standing
out in his front yard, when Mr.. Dasl
came along, with a very puzzled ex
preston on his face.
Say, Blank" exclaimed he, ''hoy
many of your chickens have l kill
ed?"
"You have not killed any," wa
the reply.
=, "What do you mean?" exclaimc,
q the astonished Dash.
"Why, look at your hen-pen an
6 see."
= Dash made rush for the fowlyar
to size up the uation. lnstea
of the fifty slcek-looking hens tina
the yard had contained n month b,
I fore scarcely twenty remained, viii
? q small hole in the corner of the pc
told the rest OF the story to the il
: furiated Dash.
e ITO think" exclaimed Dash, "tho
c Ishould keep that dog-gasted, meu
le ly Blank in chickens for mont
d while my own family were regair
lie themselves on pork and beansl Ba
N It's too badP
lie Moral-"Cast out the beam fro
is thy own eye in order that thou me
ii see more clearly the mote that is
+. thy neighbours eye."
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
An EauIvalent for Suicide.

II we allow our bodily in1rmities to make away
with us through neglect, have we such an i'm
mense moral advantage over the deliberate sui
eide? Scarcely. For example, the deadly pro-
gress of Brights disease diabetes acute nephitis
and gravel is surc-often terribly swift in the
catastrophe. Most people of average information
know that this is the simple, unvarnished truth
in regard to those widely prevalent maladies. TIC
delay judicious medication is specially suicidal in
such cases The means of restraint is to be
found In Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Give an
impetus to the action OF the kidneys with this
safe and reliable diuretic and the infant com
plant Is shorn at Its birth OF the power for evil
Allow it to grow, and anticipate the worst The
Bitters, which nnnihilates these growing troubles
also eradicates dyspepsia, rheumatisr6, malaria
and liver complaints Appetite, sleep and vigoi
are also promoted by il.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Machine for Turning HOOK Leaves
A company is being promoted for
the purpose OF introducing novel ma
chino for automatically turning over
the leaves OF book. which is espe-
cially adaptable for libraries, hotels,
railway stations, shop windows, etc.
"The Herald Exhibitor, us thas been
named. is The patent of Mr.. L. W. let
ley. OF Bradford, who claims that the
machine will work for week or longer
period, according to adjustment, with
out attention. and will turn over any
size or weight Of leaves, within rea-
sonable limits, allowing sufficient in
terval for perusal between each opera
ton. When leaf has been turned
over in either direction the machine
automatically reverses, and so ar
ranges itself as to be ready to raise the
following leaf. thus giving continu-
Gus motion. If the appliance fulfills
all that is claimed for it by the invent
or, it seems highly probable that an
extensive use may be found for it in
public museums, libraries, etc. In
dustrics.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

1t would seem as if, after years OF
good counsel on the subject. some
farmers would at least take the hint
and look after the farm tools --partic-
ularly after the seasons work is done;
but it will require good deal of
preaching from the text before "con-
version" is accomplished. So one
would think who rides far in almost
any direction this time of the year.
Mowers and horse rakes still out in
the fields, plows astride rail fence,
barrows leaning up against trees
these are some of The not uncommon
objects which one may see on some
farms. Get them in, give q coat o
paint where needed, and save dollars
independent.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
Early Name for Pianos,

The invention of the modern form
of the piano dates back to about
the year 100. The spinet, or rec
tangular shaped instrument, was
called virginia.. 1t is frequently
stated that this was done to COM
pliment Elizabeth, the English "vir-
gin queen" but this cannot be true,
as it is found mentioned among the
instruments of Henry VIII. 1t is
more likely that it was so named
because intended as an instru-
ment for young ladies;-St. Louis
Republic.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Omaha will soon have an apartment
house that will be built according to
the Edward Bellamy idea. j. ii. Van
Dorm is now having the plans for such
building prepared. 1t will be stu
ated at Twenty-second and Leaven-
worth streets. 1t will be n brick struc-
ture four stories high, and containing
twenty-five apartments. The plan oil
living in this building will be cooper
ative, rs all of the cooking will be done
in one kitchen, each individual sharing
his or her expense. The house will be
put in operation about January l.
Omaha Bee.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
A Sunday Morning Quarrel,

Mr.. Wedgewood-Where DO you
suppose your first husband went to
when he died? You know yon drove
him to-
Mrs. Wedgewood (interrupting, J.
He went where you will never be able
to find him, sir-to heaven.
Mr.. Wedgewood-No, and / don't
think anybody else will be able 10
find him re.-Epoch.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
Reckoning Without His Host

At a Far Rockaway Hotel.-Fas-
tidious Traveler-What can ] have
for dinner, waiter?
Irish Waiter-Ye can orther fwhat
We PLACE, sor.
+. T.-Oh, then I'll have some CON
somme soup, a bit of salmon, little
entree to follow. what joint you may
have-hot, and III have some dessert,
some cheese, and IN have
Irish Waiter-Will ye, now, bedad?
Then yen just have eggs and bacon
what we're used to.--(hatter-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Ii is probable that ere long the CO.
operative boarding house established
in Decatur last spring on the Edward
Bcllamy plan will soon collapse for
lack OF sufficient patronage. 1t started
out with iify-two members, under the
most favopblc circumstances. and ali
Of its patrons wero enthusiastic in
praise of tho novel manner OF living.
The patrons got day board at 81. 40 q
week, and there was n fair profit in the
enterprise for the lady manager so
long as there were lifty-two boarders.
But, from one cause or another, the
patrons have quietly departed, until
aow there are but forty left. This
number is not sufficient to continue the
alliance longer at u profit, and 1T is
expected that the cooperative plan
will be abandoned to return to the 81
md Sc rates.-Cor. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
"What makes that Joy, that merrlmcntf"
Rheumatic pains, neuralgia govt,
Sol, on hoc n
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward fol-
any case of cGtairh that cannot be cured by
linking Halps Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions, and financially able to carry out any
oblig cations made by their firm.
WEST 81 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
do, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halps Caiarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free Price tic. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

hey sat under the moonlight, with clasled
hands trying to guess what star would be
their home when love became immortal" but
soon, alas how soon she caught cold and
cured Der, however, with one bottle'of DR..
Bull's Couch SyruD.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

THE SPIRIT OF THE TINES, Of New York,
says IAN extraordinary advance in the use
OF cocoa seems to have taken place of late
years In England. In the House of Com
mons this last session the Right Hon. g. j.
Goschen, the Chancel Tor of the Excbequer,
called attention to it as cause for much oil
the falling off of the use of coffee He
attributed it In measure to the position q
preparation OF cocoa known as Grateful and
Comfortingn had taken. In accord with this
suggestion it may be interesting TO follow
the course cocoa has taken in England since
1882, when the duty which had been stand
ine at Cd per h., with an importation OF
under half million pounds, was reduced to
I'd per b., and not long after We find the
homeopathic doctrine OF medicine intro
duccd into the kingdom, and that the use OF
cocoa was specially advocated by physicians
adopting that mode of practice Soon after
we find the first homeopathic chemists
established in England (the firm of james
Epps Il Coz produced special preparation
which only needed boiling water or milk t
be at once ready for the table, and the super
Tor character of this production has, m
doubt, done much, as the Chancellor Of tn
Fxchequer said, 10 bring about (backed as
was by n further reduction Of the duty to Id
per h. the advance madc.n
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

A very novel suggestion for the con-
struction OF forts to defend our sea-
board cities comes from Mr.. Anderson,
the head of the engineering firm which
has contracted with the oyernmentt to
build the lighthouse on Outer Diamond
shoal, at Hatteras. His proposition is
to sink caissons upon the sandy shoals
which exist at the mouth OF nearly all
our rivers, and upon thcm to erect
forts of 800 feet in diameter, built OF
solid concrete, with walls fifty feet
thick, with bomb proof armor OIL
steel over the intcrior--New Yorl
| Telegram.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
GROW over loo Feetin NLn eteen Year.

Monday morning the tall blue gum
tree standing at tho northeast corner
OF German Senter's house was cut
down. A careful measurement of the
tree showed it to be about 115 feet
high from the ground to the topmost
branch. 1t was four feet In diameter
and about twelve feet in circumference
at the ground. We are informed by {
Portuguese that he set the tree GU
nineteen years ago. Think OF it! 4
tree only nineteen years old, 10 fee
high and showing diameter in pro
portion. The residents of that quar-
ter watched the fall OF the monarcl
with genuine regret, but its grea
height made tho cutting of it dowI
necessity, as it was liable to breal
and fall on some OF the residences near
Santa Clara (Cal.) journal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

AS they parted "a lass" sighed he. "Ah
men, wept she.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

The people at the Worlds
Dispensary of Buffalo, N. Y,
have a stock-taking time once
a year and what do you think
they dol Count the number
of bottles that've been re-
turned by the men and women
who say that DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery OF
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
ton didn't do what they sale
it would do.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

The survival of the fttest is the doctrine
that always wins In n dog fight.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

1t is hard TO make cheating grocer see
the error of his weighs.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

It's question of rest or arrest with the
Sabbath rcformers.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Before the use of prickly Ash Blttcrs be
came general throughout the South and
West, 1t was fearful dose Of BLUE Mass, "
and daily doses OF quininc, that was forced
down the threats OF sufTererers from all ma
lararal troubles. In place Of such obnox-
ious, narrowing curatiyes, Prickly Ash Bit
tiers, with It's mild, soothing action now
holds supreme sway, and after one trial, Its
use when necessary, is forever established
You who have sicS-headaches, sour stom-
aehs, diseased liver or kidneys, can do nc
better than TO give it trial
Dresses can be trained to follow theil
owners.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for Chill
dren toething, softcns tho gums, reduces infamma-
ton. allays pain, cures wind collie. 2jc. a bottle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Coueus AND CoLDs.-Those who 40 suf-
ferng from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc,
should try BRowS's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs.
| Sold only In boxes.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Washing powders are strong alknlies, and
ruin clothes. The purest soap obtainable is
Soap has been acknowledged for "A years to
be The purest Of all. Try 1t right away.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

E,OR ONE DOLLAR sent us by mail, we will
deliver, free OF all charges. TO any person IN me
United States, all the following articles carefully
packed In n neat box:
One two-ounce bottle OF Pure Vaseiino ~ cts
Onetwo-ounco bottle Vnseline Pomade 10 ots-
One lar of Nnseline Cold Cream. .....-.-. 10 cts.
One cake of Vasellne Camphor Ice. -. 10 cts
one cake of Vnselfne Soap, rnsconted ... 10 cts.
One cake OF Vnseline soap. scented ...... rs cts
One tWo-ounce bottle of White Vaseiine Is cts.
till
o. for stamps any single article Mt tho price.
II you have occasion TO use Vascline In any form
bocaeful TO only genuine goods put up by us
In original packages. great many druggsts are
trying TO persuade buyers 10 take NASELiNE put
up by them. Never yield 10 such persuasion, ns the
article an imitation without value, and vii not
give you the result you expect. A bottle Of Blue
Seal Vnsoline sold by all druggists nj ten cents.
cnEsgEROuGn n'rg Co., "a State st., New YORK.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

"Cat-nippedp ' squeakcd the mouse n
Tabby got grip on him.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
" A SEITNE-

Does the devil make men so bad, or is u
the men who make the devil so badl
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

The plumbers poems are probably written
~ gas meter.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Garfield Tea: harmless herbs, acts liver,
kidneys and bowels creates an appetite cures dyspep
| eia and
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

A believer In signs should be cured Of his
superstition when he enters the dime mus
cum.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Sitting Bull begins to think 1t time he got
nm
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

First-class ecuritles-handcuffs and time
locks
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

All is not Gould's that rlltters, but tine
chances are il will be.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

"You're Just the man Pm laying for" as
the brickmason said to the contractor.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

One wouldn't object 10 hold the mirror u
to Nature If It was good-looking lass.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

Princeton is an institution Of foot ball
and accidental learning.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
EARR6 FOR SALT

200 acre fnrm, stock and tools, IL tn or
oughbred Jersey COWS, yoke oxen, 40 Cots
void sheep for breeding, 9 brood mares.
Farm is about equally divided be.%ecn good
pasture, cultivated and wood land. Excel
lent sugar orchard Of 1000 trees, fine build
ings, In good repair 1nexhaustible supply
Of hard wood. Write Alfred Josln, Waits
field, Vermont, for full particulars.