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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

'Give up your money!" yelled the
six members of the Dalton gang of
desperadoes, as they rode into the
two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, on
Oct 9TH. "Give up your livesl'
yelled back the marshal and his posse
OF citizens, and the crack of his
Winchester was followed by others,
and five robbers went to doom, but
alas, they carried the lives of four
good citizens along with them.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

The Republicans have endorsed the
Weaver and Field ticket in Arkansas,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Tennessee.
The Democrats have endorsed the
Weaver and Field ticket in Colorado,
Idaho. Kansas, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Washington and Wyoming.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13
and mother doing nicely.

and mother doing nicely.
Born, to the wife of NJ. L. Wilker-
son, October 18th, 1892, a 81 FOUNDER,
so says DR.. Sherwood. When John
o. Peters asked Milt if he was dis
appointed, he replied ''No, it is a
boy; and, by George, he packs his
credentials to prove it.. 1t is use
less to say, everyone drinks their best
wishes to the boy at Milt's expense.
We have had soaking rain, which
makes fine blowing
Married, on Hornet creek, by j. T.
Townley, j. P, Mr.. John Lakey and
Miss Ella Grayham, both of Hornet
creek.
1t is reported j. T. Holenbeak has
bought the single mill on Mill creek
of Mr.. Nuble. HUSBAND.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

way as to be easily understood by the
dullest comprehension Willis Sweet
with his well modulated voice, his
eloquent and polished language and
his easy and comprehensive handling
Of intricate subjects, showing the
studied knowledge of deep thinker,
holds his listeners in wrapt attention.
AS congressman, he would do honor
to any state in the union.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

In the Supreme Court of the Panhandle"
Kootenai Herald.
Bennett was arrested on a charge of
attempt to kill and was given a jury
trial. Court assembled in Fry's
saloon with large audience and
many witnesses. Several female
friends of ''Snow Slide" were there
to swear to the good character of their
friend.
The trial progressed slowly and with
great deliberation. About every ten
minutes the court instructed the jury
to bring in a verdict without leaving
their seats, that it was a long time
between drinks. Drinks were at once
passed around. During the trial the
jury brought in this verdict so often
without leaving their seats that to-
ward the close of the trial they
couldn't have left their seats if the
court had so ordered. The best or
der was not preserved during the
trial. Snowslide and her friends
were better fitted for members of q
bridge gang than for witnesses in a
court of justice. They exchanged
compliments with the witnesses for
the defense until Judge Chambers
was compelled to explain the statutes
to them. A bottle playfully SHE'D
at his honor's head silenced him on
the subject of order in the court.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

Notwithstanding the attempts to
supplant him, General Apathy con-
tinuous in Command of the campaign.
while General Enthusiasm is playing
leading support to General Activity,
in the sulking act.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

1t is good idea to put something
in paper ever now and then that
everybody won't like. 1t causes peo-
pie to talk about the paper and it's
editor and as Barmun says, there is
nothing like having your name before
the American people, if is nothing
more than as a rascal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

If the shade of Columbus has
never been proud of that discovery
job in the past he must be now that
the people are beginning to give it
the prominence it has so long deserved
without getting. Four hundred
years was nevertheless a good while
to wait for recognition.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

The Baker City Democrat re-
publishes the article about Seven
Devils in last weeks SIGNAL, and by
changing the first line-'sNo doubt
the readers of the SIGNAL are
wondering, etc. to read readers
of the Democrat" it presents quite a
home made appearance 10 the readers
of that paper.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

j. II. Killoran, candidate for sher-
if on the peoples party ticket, and
K. s. Jewell, called on the SIGNAL
last Monday. This was our first in
PRODUCTION to Mr.. Killoran, and we
find HIM to be a most pleasant and
affable gentleman. If he is elected
the office will be in safe hands, we are
sure
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

lis well that the Life-saving
Bureau of the government is to be
represented at the Worlds Fair. 1t
will be very useful, if present
indications of Chicago prices during
the fair are not deceptive.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

Bushels and bushels of peaches,
grapes and fruits Of all kinds are
going to waste this year as usual if
reports are true. OF course we
shouldn't think of getting any money
out of our surplus fruit through the
medium of a cannery and evaporator.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

The Chinese of Boise City will
ignore the proclamation from the Six
Company association Of San Francis
CO.. commanding them not to comply
with the provisions of the Geary law.
and requesting each one to subscribe
~ to be used in testing the validity
of the measure.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

Sixteen murderers were arraigned
for trial for murder within AZ hours
In a Philadelphia court. 1t would
seem from this that the name "City of
brotherly love" is a misfit when
applied to that town.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

The latest excuse for the extortion
OF the coal trust is, that its members
want to make enough money this
winter to enable them to spend a
couple Of days at the Worlds Fair,
next summer.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

Worlds Fair Commissioner Wells
returned yesterday from Washington
county. He is delighted with the
work being performed by Assistant
Commissioner Hanna of that county.
He has already secured a splendid
agricultural, HORTICULTURAL and miner
al display, the list being as follows:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

A greater and more absorbing
question with the average Young
man than ''who shall l vote for?" is
How can / get some new winter
clothes?"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

AT Cottonwood, Idaho county,
September 25th, Price Yandell shot
and killed Will Chambers in self
defense, the result of an old feud.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

Someone has undertaken to show
That witnesses in court who lie
invariably accompany it with a yawn.
How about those who lie on the
Stumn2
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

There is nothing to show that crisp
U. 5. paper money has lost any of it's
influence as most persuasive sort
of campaign document.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

An Italian cruiser is in New York
harbor; but it comes upon no war
like mission, only to aid in honoring
Columbus.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

Judge Stockslager, of the fourth
district court, has declared the Idaho
test oath unconstitutional
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

The soul of the grand old poet
Tennyson has gone to join Whittier
He died in London on October 9th
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

There is no rest for the weary. A
campaign song has been written to
the tune of Tiara -ra- boom de-av,,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

A. +. Parker, of the Idaho Free
Press and Governor Wiley are having
little tilt over the state wagon road.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

Would placing duty on marriage
licenses be protecting one of our
infant industries?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

n newspaper without character
IS no better than man without a
character
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

Inc song of the politicians-Just
give us the Offices; we'll do the rest.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

barbecues are not votes, nor are.
eggs. n word to the wise etc.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

You certainly do wb.,
you drink green teal Tbst,
Is not the color Nat,,rr..
made it. Prussian blue
a poison-and gypsum ar.
the cause of that. pals
green tint with which the
tea leaf is coated to mall
a cheap, inferior tea sell
better. This is what n.
New York Herald saws s'e
TT Is not saying too much a.
assert that the use Of spurio,,o
teas-which has been SO com~
for years past-has tended =
aggravate diseases of the nsrv
and of the digestive organs h
even caused disorders unkno'.
to medical science before "a
days Of drugged teas, ana W."
helped to swell the mortality NJ
II Is startling fact that witho,..
exception the adulterated tess
are dangerous to health.
OF them are actually poisonoms
especially the impure green ia.
VIII c h contain copperss 80
Prussian blue"
There is one tea in the
market which is not col.
ored or adulterated. II is
purity itself. That tea il
known far and wide as
Lines BRSr
ly in half and one-pound
never in papers or In
Is SOLD by
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-10-13

UNDERTAKING A SPECIALITY.
HAVE well selected stock and am
prepared to ship bodies to any dis
lance required. Can be found at my
place of business day and night. Tele-
graph orders will receive prompt atten-
ton,
am also agent for the Standard Sew
ing Machine. If you want genuine
Standard | can sell you one for cash or
on installments.
Place Of business neat door to the
SIGNAL Office.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31
Contemporary Herolsm.

"All this talk about The heroic sge Of
our grsndfathers is unsdulterated non
SENSE says Walter Blackburn Hsrte In
the April New England Magazine. I'VE
are quite as hcroc 10 this geLeration a.
were the men Of any generation; and this
is not saying very much. There are,
however, heroes in our midst all the time
but the only heroes we know anything Of
are those of history and literature. We
are torn and swsyed by the same passions
and fears as adjusted the people OF sn-
Cient Egypt and a tragedy in a Br al
re-, ,s,t.+:n. j. just g. mnch 9 tragedy
and Just as full of the human element
necessary for poetry, as if II took plaCe
on the banks of the Nile. The engineer
who >tands in his cab, at the risk Of his
life IN railroad crash is quite as heroic
tleure as Columbus threatened hy l. :
mutinous sailors. As long Us the human
dra ma continues. there Will be tragedies
and there will be heroes. The critics
who say thst this age is too prosaic for
the production of poets snd poetry do
not sppear 10 reslze ,hst as long Is
birth and death, and the essential sell
fairness OF every individual Xl>t,nce Tt.
main, human life can never become com
monplace. The fact is, IN reading about
our ancestors We accept shadows, con
tinuslly elougating with the year>, for
men,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31
Jewelry In History.

Je~eiry a ancient As The exist, dee o.
stones. In no aye Of oar1sri-m IT Of
purtanical mpllcity has The j vi be, u
entirely Discarded. The ares If tar5sr-
SIN were those of unexSmpl,d -pleudor
and decoration. C1Lqurring host, rift d
the treasure chests of their victims and
carried home in triumph heir jewels and
jewelry. The ancient Greeks, Persian
Egyptians and Romans were adopts il
decorating their Persons, and the.r NIL
were no less demonstratiye than then
women. Masses of gold chains spark liz
with jewels, earrings and finger rings
adorned the person Of the Roman i4nds
while the warrior studded his breas plate,
helmet, sword and shield with eme-alt-
rubies. sapphires. pearls and diamonds.
The jewels of the crown are great show
pieces in every kingdom in the world,
while family diamonds or pearls, a. he
case may be, are just as jealousy guarded
and handed down from generation 20 gen
Grafton, priceless heirlooms, souvenir,
of the past. In the jewelers. art of to.
day two widely d ferent nations probably
excel ali others in the orginalit, of theiT
signs-France aud Russia. The for
mer not only originates designs Of hef
own, but calls upon her varied art imsg-
nation TO sdopt all the fancies and crudi
ties of the ancents, until her jewelrs
sets the patterns from which all other.
save Russia copy.-H. =. Mawson il
Harpel's Weekly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31
pA MAS ABSOLUTELY oUREsplsEASl

Your son Tom is not looking well"
No; poor fellow, he lost twenty five
pounds since he accepted a position In
the elevated railroad" Does be have
to work so hsrd?" ITS not work thst
IL making him thin" what is it, thenr
"Wel, you know, whenever an accident
occurs he has to keep his mouth shut OF
he will lose his position.-Texas Siftings.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31

Silver declined one cent "a ounce while
Mr. Bland was making his speech Thi,
may not be sn example of Csuse ana etieci
but if it is, the speech WAS one of tht
most costly ever delivered. The amount
Of retlued silver in the world is unknown
but the stock of ooired silver Is estimated
at about five billion dollars reduced tC
American money Ga this basis the de
probation of bullion value while Mr.
Bland was speaking wss about $50 COO.
600.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31
Landlord Dennen of the NJ unit X

Landlord Dennen of the NJ unit X nee
House, in connection with several promi-
nent Greeuvile lumbermen, is preparing
to send unique exeibn TO the World :
Fair in Chicago He has secured mum
her of handsome logs Of various kinds OF
hard and soft wood and they will Ice for
wsrded shortly, to he used AS rustic pit.
lars in the construction of the State of
Msine building al the fair, forming :
art of the forestry exhibit. The logs
are very large, strsight and sound, HAY,
ing been selected with great care 10y tx
perieuced lumbermen. MIR. Dennen Sc
cured the trees to BE sent by him from
the heavily wooded northern side Of X L
go Mountain, and they are handsome
sticks indeed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31

eh oB ~ DISCOVERY. the
Sreat German -AIupricin Rem
tit Tor Heart. Nerves. Ii.pr.
htdnf5-. blood. Gunrantre
cont r%cf with every bottle. IA.
.ni5 tor tn" good you receive.
II all Druggists. sI.OO pcr
h"ttle. ~iV bottles $3.50. IfFaa
~hDDt-- RIME-
III !.t Morning
Light
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31

0Di's OINTMENT. the
Great t,erinau Skin Cure. and
finest cosmetic made. kciuose
Black heads. Pinple>. etc.. a.
ii by magic. 3 OF. Tube. 10 .l.-ta.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31
COL
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lam strong. nm nhit To
lido my own work. I. y am well
land happy. strongest state.
Imcul / could maxi" would not tell
Inali YOUR " ,,udrrful Remedies have
thDuf Tor Ia",
RasEf VI. HF~. J.. H. LANE.
THr# ttff..a.'r ~pLD WITH a
IG..FssTFE res7F.CT WRIT ENcH BnT
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31
EfI3s
THAN

infnfDfffl 10 gum. A'. hp-
petite Increased HH'N- W~ah
and feeble p stronger
natural condition :;
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-31

NJ - iITIIN NIIIT1s
MIR. y MRS. ASA SMITH.
The sruti, Of the above is certified
10 by the following prominent
citizens i'll Wellington 5. :. Iluil,
Hotel Keeper; Herbert Lawrence, Mer-
shant; sarah T.. Hartman, Z. NJ;
Isaiah Nhiiehotise, Selcctman; Rev.
Franklin =. Fry; {. c. Whitchouse.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-15
WHAT A GOLD WAVE IS.
Iris Not a Wave but an Avalanche ci
 Cold Air.

Iris Not Wave but an Avalanche of
 Cold Air.
 The term ''cold wave'' applied to a sudden and great fall of temperature is figure of speech. It is rather an avalanche of cold air that comes down upon the country, explains Prof. Rus sell in the Engineering Magazine. The essential idea in a wave is repetition. In the eastern part of the country there is regular change in the temperature of air of about 15 degrees from day to night. In the high and dry regions be- yond the Mississippi river the daily range is 45 degrees in some places. The great irregular changes called cold waves have no definite period.
 The weather bureau definition of a cold wave is fall in temperature of 20 degrees or more in twenty-four hours, free of diurnal range and extending ever an area of at least 50,000 square miles of country, the temperature some where in the area going at least as low as 36 degrees. Marking on a map where a cold wave has occurred by lines through the places of equal fall of temperature the areas are seen to be in- closed and sometimes very great in ex tent. In one of the greatest cold waves in recent years, that of February r, 1883, the temperature at a. m. was 20 degrees lower than at the same hour on the day preceding throughout an area of 1,O65,O0O square miles, extend ing from Lake Superior and Georgian bay on the North to the Rio Grande on the south and from Kansas City to Cin- cinnat;. Inside of the area of 20-degree fall there was an area of 30-degree fall of640, 900 square miles; inside of the area of 3O-degree fall there was an area of 4O- degree fall of 1s7,O ,OIO square miles; in- side the 40-degree fall there was 31,00O square miles of 50-degree fall, and in- side of the 5O-degree fall fall of 60 de- grees at Keokuk, Ia., the center of the cold wave, the temperature, which was 60 degrees on the morning of February 16, being zero the next day.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-15
SHORT STORIES.
They Are Peculiar to America, and Find
 Ready SaIc If They Arc Good.


 They Are Peculiar to America, and Find Ready SaIc If They Arc Good.
 Aleading publisher in New York was talking the other day about the sales of books and what books pay best. He said, according to the Times of that city: ''The short story is called a peculiar feature of American literature. It is said that it has been brought to higher degree of literary and artistic perfection in America than in any other country save France. American authors find their forte in the short story, and use that form of fiction to depict scenes purely American. It would be supposed that the best work of American authors would be in the line of the popular de- mand by the reading public, but it is not so.
 ''The short story goes very well in magazines; indeed, the growth of monthly magazines created a demand for short stories-many people don't like to wait a month for successive in- stallments of the same story-but when it comes to publishing stories involumes the complete novel, filling a volume, sells away and above the volume con- taining collection of short stories. It is fact that but few volumes of short stories sell enough to pay the expense of publication, and those few are limited to the authors who are the best known as writers for the great monthly magazines. They generally manage to get their money back on the publica- tion.
 ''There is no good reason why vol umes of short stories should appear, as 8 business venture, except in the cases of leading writers whose stories have been successful in magazines and who are not willing to let the matter drop there. But the example set leads to the publication of innumerable volumes of collections. It would appear as though the public was reading nothing else, but as fact the collections remain in stock on the counters of the booksellers, and the novels are what sell.
 ''I might instance some of the suc- cessful writers whose collections of short stories have a steady sale, There is Cable, and Page, and Richard Hard ing Davis. Of course there are others, but these are types. And again, it doesn't seem to make any difference how well advertised man may be, if his publication is of short stories and the public has not previously become favorably acquainted with him they won't buy his stories. The author where stories to-day receive the highest commendation from critic and other authors is almost unread. There is no demand for his book.
 ''Thus it appears that the monthly magazines-the standard ones-are the door through which the story writer must pass to reach the public favor. It is also true that, book for book, the novel sells better than the short story collection. There are more novels printed than collections of stories, and the public has been accustomed to novels from it's infancy. Possibly it is now in a transitive state, and will eventually devour short stories by the volume to the practical exclusion of the novel I"