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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07
As An AgricuIturslist.

We received this week q package
of seeds from Fred Dubois, who
seems inclined to make an experimen-
tai agriculturalist out of us whether
we will or no. We received SINH
lar package last year, and bearing the
same identical inscriptions on the
different papers of seeds, to wit:
Please report the result Of your trial of
this variety and return this paper bag
with such report.
We were quite taken with the idea
last year and entered into the scheme
with all the energy Of our fiery young
nature. We met with poor success,
however, and the following, which
we forwarded to Fred, was the most
favorable report we could present:
OFEIcE OF THE SIGNAL, |
WEIsER, IDAHO.
To f. T. DUBOIS.
SIR: We have the honor to report
to the Agricultural Department,
through you, upon the rise and fall
of our herbalistic enthusiasm, super
induced by the package Of seeds re-
ceived from you. We were highly
elated at first over the confidence
placed in us, and fully realized the
importance Of the trust imposed by
the government in choosing us as
one of its agents TO experiment in
these new and untricd varieties OF
eatables. Our place is not fenced,
but we decided to spade up the back
yard and trust to the dog to keep the
town COW off the garden. We spadeo
up about ten feet square and put il
the truck and purchased hoe, rake
watering pot and other implements
We we're calculating on purchasing {
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07


Blackfoot subscribes $500 to the
Worlds Fair fund.
Big mining strikes are on in the
Occur d. Alene country.
Caldwells new artesian we'll is
down over 200 feet.
Worlds Fair Commissioner Wells
is plunging heart and soul into his
work.
Saloon men of Boise are preparing
to make bitter fight against the
license law.
Snow fell to the depth of twenty
four inches in the Wood river country
on March 31st.
All our sister towns up the line
are booming over city elections.
Their citizens all seem to be alive.
The water has been turned into the
big Natatorium bath at Boise, and a
man drowned the first day. Rather
a bad beginning.
Thomas Fogarty shot woman
called Goldie Hayes in a dive at
Glenns Ferry on March Both.
Fogarty was arrested. 1t is not
supposed the wound will prove fatal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07
[sEAL] Yours, etc.

After this evident failure, there
fore, we think Fred is real mean to
ask us to make another attempt, at
least until we have fenced the place
and Weiser has secured artesian
water, and we gently but firmly de-
cline the honor. $3.50
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07

bringing suit or criminal prosecution
or any other threat Of injury to be
inflicted by him, or by any other
means.
Sec. s. No person shall in any
way offer bribe to an eiector to
influence his vote.
Sec. 7. Any registry agent, or
other person, who in any manner
shall wilfully or corruptly permit any
person not entitled to registration or
to a certificate of registration, to be
registered or have certificate of
registration, or who delays or fails
to deliver the certified copies Of the
official register and the check list to
the judges Of election as required by
law, or who permits any person 10
register after the date on which the
registration books close, or who shall
otherwise wilfully or corruptly violate
any Of the provisions of the law
governing elections, the penalty for
which is not herein specially pre-
scribed, shall be punished for each
and every otfense by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for term OF not
less than one year nor more than five
years, or by fine or not less than
one hundred no more than two
thousand dollars, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment in the discretion of
the court.
Sec. s. Any person who shall
wilfully cause, or endeavor to cause,
his name to be registered in any other
election district than that in which
he resides, or will reside prior to the
day of the next ensuing election,
except as herein otherwise provided,
and any person who shall cause, OF
endeavor to cause, his name to be
registered knowing that he is not o
qualified elector, and will not be 6
qualified elector on or before the day
of the next ensuing election, in the
election district in which he causes
or endeavors to cause such registry
to be made, and any person who shal
induce, aid or abet any one in the
commission of either of the acts il
this section enumerated and described
shall be fined not less than fift,
dollars nor more than five HUNDRED
dollars, or be confined in the county
| Jail for not less than one month no
more than six months, or both.
| Sec. g.. Any person or officer o
election who shall put or permit II
be put, into a voting booth an.
placard, notlce or device, except IN
sample ballots and cards o
instruction rs by law provided
intended or likely to call the attentio
of the voter to any candidate, or
urge the voter to vote for an
particular candidate, or shall put, {
allow anything to be put, into sue
booths for the use or comfort Of I'll
voter whereby the claims of an
candidate are urged upon the votel
, either directly or indirectly, shall /
, imprisoned in the county Jail not
exceed three months, or fined not
. exceed five hundred dollars, or boil
Approved February 2t, 1881.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07
Politicians tell you that 9 the tariff

Politicians tell you that :" the tariff
is the leading issue" The tariff
like the poor-is always with us. We
assert that silver is the issue. Fully
forty millions of the American people
demand its immediate remonetiza-
ton. ff fJTs1 r tN
Shall we continue to act at cross
purposes, or shall we join hands for
the common good2
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07
ADJUDGED INSANE.


Bert Gum, the Reformed Man. Get. Trip to
An individual named Bert Gum
was examined before Judge Han
thorn last Saturday for insanity and
it was deemed that Blackfoot was his
proper abiding place, and Tom Pence
accordingly departed with the pris-
oner Monday afternoon. Mr.. Gum
has been hanging around Weiser for
a couple of months and his peculiar
habits had caused many an eye Of
suspicion to be cast upon him. He
had a number of hallucinations,
among them being that he had a pile
of money in the Weiser bank which
was being kept from him by fraud.
He also had decided hankering to
correspond with the fair sex, and on
several occasions had tried to send
notes to at least one of Weiser's re-
spectacle young ladies, and had also
registered letters to young lady at
Britton, Baker county, Oregon, and
stated to the postmaster that the
young lady's father took unwarranted
liberties in intercepting their CORE
spondence. Finally, last week, he
journeyed to Payette and wrote back
to Cashier Devers for 81, 140 which
he claimed was in the bank. He
also wrote attorney Ayers that he
would give him $240 to collect it, and
on being referred to Wallace, wrote
to him also Gum informed the
Payetters of the startling fact that
Tom Pence had forced him into mat
rimony at the muzzle of a pistol and
was the main cause of his money be-
ing detained, and that he was coming
back to kill Pence and the cashier,
which word coming TO Toms ears, be
went up and yanked the erratic indi-
vidual in. AT the examination the
Reformed Man, as he signed him
self when writing to Ayers, told how
he had been poisoned at Baker by
Frank Wolf, and of an extended
drunk in which he had been indulg-
ing and during the continuance of
which he had been appointed as q
detective, and on coming to Hunting
ton his life was sought by /. n.
Knight, desperate whom he after
wards captured and got his promise
to deposit 81 900 in the Omaha banl
to his captor's credit, after which be
allowed him to go, for which brilliant
exploit in the detective line he was
allowed $50 from headquarters. The
festive Gum had ordered the 81 600
promised by his prisoner, to be sent
from Omaha to the Weiser bank, anc
he was much exercised over the
banks refusal to hand it out. HI
also stated that it was a pleasant
habit of his, when he desired 20 shoe
man, "to step up and slap it tc
, him" He is certainly unsafe to bt
} at large and will no doubt be better
off in his present home.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07

The Shoshone Journal now has two
summons running in its columns, one
of which has forty-seven plaintiffs
and eighty-seven defendants, the other
twenty-three plaintiffs and 121 de-
feudants. Looks as though people
in that vicinity were going to invest
in little law.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07
\H /M- LLOYD PEACOCK e,
COUNTY SURVEYOR.

OFFICE and residence at WeIser Hotel
" The Irrigation branch a speciality.
Terms moderate. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Peacocke is at the Neiser Hotel. Call
and see him.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07

handsome cultivatUr of the Idaho
Commercial Company, but our wife
insisted that it was extravagant fool-
ishness and vetoed the bill. After
having got the seeds planted we split
sticks and inserted the paper bags in
one end the other end being stuck in
the ground, to label the hills. We
anxiously examined the surface of
the ground every morning for three
days after planting then curiosity
getting the better of wisdom, we dug
into a hill Of the Red Top Strap Leaf
Turnips to see if they had sprouted.
The blamed truck seemed about AS
anxious to come up as our board of
trade is to accomplish something, but
finally cute little turnip poked up,
and after this something new could
be discovered every morning and we
began training the dog to swatch
the town COW, which unpoetic beast
had already begun to cast wistful
eye to our side of the street We
cannot dwell at length upon the hopes
and disappointments of the season.
To be brief, saddened, downcast
soul is making this report The tur-
nips are thrown too far in the shade
by the Chinese gardener to report
upon--don't think the Strap Leaf is
the proper variety for Idaho soil.
The seeds marked I" Parsley, double
curled, " developed into fine appearing
plants, but we forgot to irrigate for
several days and the burning sun
double curled it sure enough; our
Italian climate is undoubtedly too
warm for this variety No report to ;
make on the Large Flat Dutch Cab
bage, as we went hunting one day,
taking the dog along and leaving the
devil to herd the cattle away from
the garden, but he neglected his duty
and allowed the town COW to gather
in the cabbage plants. The Black
Paris Cantaloupes did not do very
well; they evidently have not become
acclimated yet. The paper bag which
contained the cantaloupe seed does
not accompany the report for the rea-
son that a neighbor's pup was playing
near the garden, and seeing the said
bag duttering on the end of the stick,
made dive for it and flew off through
the sage brush with it in his mouth,
and though we threw rocks and oyster
cans at him and chased him way down
past Frank Smiths place, he refused
to drop it, and we haven't seen it to
e this day The-rAs Lettuce, Denver
Market" grew better than anything
(, else, and we had, l think, three
n messes OF it, though | am satisfied
0 we are too remote from the Denver
= market for it to flourish.
II lsEAL] Yours, etc.
After this evident failure, there
e fore, we think Fred is real mean tc
J ask us to make another attempt, al
, least until we have fenced the place
e and Weiser has secured artesiar
water, and we gently but firmly de
% cline the honor.
BlackfoOt s1hscrihee S150O IN fhe
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07

Silver has fallen 80 low that it is
not being quoted regularly by the
Statesman.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08

little animal. Fenton, who lived and
wrote in the Sixteenth century, says
"There is to be found in the heads of olG
and great toads a stone they call boras
or steton, which, being used as rings
gives forewarning of venom"
Lupton, writing about the year 1888
says: "The crepandia or toadstone is very
valuable. Touching any part envenomed
by the bite Of rat, wasp, spider or Other
poisonous beast ceases the pain and
swelling thereof" During that uncer
tain period of time classed as the Mid
die Ages people in general believed that
the toad had the power of charming it,
prey, as well as men and larger crea
lures. In classical times it was thought
that no man could live who had the mis-
fortune to be looked squarely in the eyes
by toad! In some respects this latter
belief partakes of the nature of the lie
gend of the basilisk.-St. Louis Repub
liz
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
Travelling Stones in Nevada.

The curious travelling stones" o,
Australia are paralleled in Nevada
They are described as being perfectly
round, about as large as a walnut and
of an ivory nature. When distributed
about on the floor, table, or any smooth
surface within two or three feet of eacl
other they Immediately commence trav.
cling toward each other and meet at .
common center, and there lie huddled il
bunch like eggs in nest. A single
stone removed to "a distance of four feet
upon being released returns to the heap
but if taken away as much as five feet
remains motionless. 1t is needless tc
say that they are largely composed OF
magnetic iron ore.-Grass Valley Union
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
The India Rubber Worm.

The latest triumph Of Yankee invent
i've genius is an india rubber fshworm
1t is said to be remarkably good imita-
ton of the common earth worm, is indie
structible and in actual use proves as al.
Turing to the fishes as the genuine arti
Gle. The old fisherman will be quick Il
perceive its advantages. One can equip
himself for a days sport without dig
ging over whole garden in his search
for bait. A handful of India rubber
worms will last him whole season
and there will be no necessity for pulling
up the line every few minutes to see il
the small fry nibblers have left the hool
bare.
Possibly the greatest admirers of tn,
new bait will be the feminine fishers
who, however expert with the hook and
line, have never reached the point where
they can impale an angle worm without
a series of shudders. The only one who
will find it drawback will be the girl
whose chief delight in fishing comes
from the excuse it gives for keeping
some young man at her side to handls
the horrid worms. The invention of the
rubber worm turns angling into an exact
science, with no room for flirting &C
cossories. On. " Times.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
Notice Of Forfeiture.

To Adam Ovens, and to all W HON it may con
Germ: You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended the sum OF one hundred dollars (sl00 0O)
Tor each of the years 1890 and 1891 in labor and
improvements on the marriage Stake" mine,
the said mine being situated in the Supersti-
.ions mining district, in the county OF Mari
copa and territory OF Arizona, for assessment
work for the years 1890 and 1891, and in order
10 hold said premises under the provisions OF
section 1924 OF the Revised Statute of the
United States, being the amount required 10
hold the same for the years ending December
81, 1890, and December 81, 1891, and IL wIthin
you by publication you fail or refuse 20 con-
tribute your portion OF such expenditure as
co-owner, your interest in said claim will be-
come the property OF the subscribed under
said section 2324. JOHN II. SMITH.
Dated September 20. 1892.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08

In the German household the love Of
linen is passion. During the French
wars under Napoleon, when from every
town and hamlet the terror stricken
people fed before the approaching
armies, before all else they sought to
save their many chests of homespun
linen, and when peace returned what
had escaped the Argus eyed enemy was
tenfold more precious because of the
horrors witnessed and the dreadful pangs
endured. And even today the German
woman prizes far above rubies her piles
of snowy linen, the labor of many happy
hours. -Garden and Forest.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
Slsal Grass.

Sisal grass is likely TO prove a very
important source of wealth for Mexico,
1t grows in long, narrow blades, Otter,
to the length of four or five feet, ana
these, when dry, curl up from side t.
side, forming flexible string stronger
than any cotton cord of the same size
ever manufactured. 1t is in great dc.
mand among florists and among manu-
facturers of various kinds of grass goods
and it is said to be capable of being ap
piled to many new uses. Ropes, cords,
lines of any description and size may
be manufactured of it, and a ship's
cable of sisal grass is one of the posi-
bilities of tho future. 1t is almost i'm
pervious to the action of salt water, and
is not readily decayed or disintegrated
by moisture and heat. 1t takes its name
from the port of Sisal, in Yucatan.
through which it was formerly exported
Board of Trade Journal.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
THE TOAD AND ITS JEWEL.
Interesting superstitions About a Very
Harmless Little Animal.

Interesting superstitions About a Very
Harmless Little Animal.
Many remarkable legends and folklore
stories cluster around the natural his.
tory of the common garden toad. All
early writers ON the characteristic hab-
its of this harmless little creature make
it point to never allude to it without
interfering a few cautionary notes on
its extremely venomous bite" or the
awful effects of ''inhaling the direful
creatures BREATH" The facts in the case
are that it cannot bite at all, and if it
should it has no venom" with which to
inject the wound. When irritated the
toad may exhale an offensive secretion
by means of follicles on the neck and
other parts Of the body. but to suppose
that this secretion is poisonous is the
height of folly.
Another toad belief--one that was rife
300 years ago-was that the ugly little
batrachian's head was set with price.
less jewel. Shakespeare alludes to this
curious belief where he says:
"Sweet are the uses of adversely
which, like the toad, ugly and venomous
wears yet precious jewel in its head.'
The belief in the ''toadstone" was no,
only current in England and the othei
countries of Great Britain, but was
known to learned men as one of the
popular fallacies of all Europe. IL
Hungary it was believed that the TOAD
ate dust and drank dew as his only food
and drink. The action of the dew on
the dust and the dust on the dew was
supposed to cause secretion to form in
the animals stomach which was vomitec
up each spring during molting time.
The Jaques de Mahon collection OF
oddities at Rouen has tray containing
dozen or fifteen of these so called ''toad
stones" But, as limited above, the Brit.
ish belief was that the tombstone" was
TO he found only in the head of the wart,
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
Annual Meeting.

VyNo THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ARI
IONA Trust Company: The regular annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the Arizona
Trust Company win be held at the Office OF the
corporation, in the City OF Phoenix, Arizona
Territory, on the first Wednesday, to-wit, the
seventh IN day of Dece N Der, 1892 at ten O'Clock
a. IN for the purpose OF electing board Of
directors for the ensuing year, and transactinG
such other business as may properly come be
fore the meeting.
The stock and transfer register of the corpor
alton wi be closed on the sixteenth tl6J day Of
November, 1882, ard those then appearing
thereby 10 be stockholders of said corporation
will be entitled 10 vote and participate In said
meeting.
Dated Phoenix Arizona,
November Srd. 1892.
BENZ. w. THOMPSON, President.
CT SILL0WAY, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
Legal.

rlNo THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE RIO
4 Verde Canal Company. The regular an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF the Rio
Verde Canal Company will be held at the office
of the corporation, in the City OF Phoenix Ari-
IONA Territory, on the first Tuesday, to-wit, the
sixth (6th) day OF December, 1892, at 10 o'clock
a. M, for the purpose of electing board Of di-
rectnrs for the ensuing year, and transacting
such other .iness as may lawfully come be
for the meeting. The stock and transfer regis
ter OF the corporation will be closed on the
fifteenth Q5th) day OF November. 1892, and those
then appearing thereby to be stockholders OF
said corporation will be entitled to vote and
participate in said meeting.
A. C. SHELDON, President.
j. X. OO0LITTLE, Secretary.
Dated Phoenix. Arizona,
November LIST, 1892.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
THE MARKETS.
Silver.

Silver.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Silver bars-Per
ounce, S5lsCGS5l4c.
Mexican dollaTs-6SQ1GSl3c.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08
A FEW FACTS PERTAINING TO CHA VALLEY:

ella Valley Fruits Ripen 3 to Weeks in ADJ
vance of California
ella Valley Soil is Superior to that of the Nile,
as is Shown in Analysis made by the Special
Committee of the US. Senate Report 928, Part 1,
May s. 1890. Page 60.
ella Valley is Especially Adapted to Citrus Fruit
Growing
ella Valley Land and Water will Cost you only
Sl625 per acre.
ella Valley, owing to its Mild and Dry Winters
can not be Surpassed as Health Resort.
ella Valley is Surrounded by Cold Copper, Sill
yer, Lead and other Metals
ella Valley is located on the Main Line of the
Southern Pacific Railroad.
ella Valley in Few Years will be a Second
Garden of Eden.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-08

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Copper-Dull, Lake,
Lead-Duil. Domestic. So 9O9S.95.
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