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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
Chloroforming in Sleep.

1t is becoming fashionable for bur
glars to chloroform their victims in
the hope that their work will be the
more easily and effectually done. AS
the plants to administer the anaesthe-
tic while the patient sleeps, it is no
wonder that failure attends the effort.
Happily, it is one of the most difficult
feats to accomplish, requiring the
greatest care and the highest degree
of skill. By many good observers it
has been claimed to be impossible.
The latter may be looked upon as the
rule, especially with novices. Before
primal insensibility is obtained, the
victim awakens from the irritation of
the inhaled vapor, when force is neces-
sary for the completion of the purpose.
In the meantime, the alarm may be
given, and the assailant may be cap
tured. Fortunately, the chances are
against the latter, as his victim, facing
the horror of strangulation, is instant
ly and almost instinctively reused to
desperate resistance. Taking all the
chances, however, chloroform in the
hands of burglar should be consider
ed as dangerous to his victim as club,
an axe, or bullet, and its administra-
ton should be punished to that ex-
treme limit of penalty which is due to
the employment of other murderous
measures. - Medical Record.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
Notable Electrical Advance.

The great progress in electrical sci
ence has all taken place since 1871.
Before that time there seemed to be
little more of it than the telegraph
and few philosophical instruments
for use in schools. Now one is amazed
at what has been accomplished. In
ventors contrived the duplex, the
quadruplex, the sextuplex and auto
matte instruments in quick succession; /;
then with stride came the telephones,
and arc and incandescent lights; then
the motor, and last of all the trolley
ear. We omit one hundred and one
little things in domestic economy util-
izing electricity, and say nothing OF
cooking or heating. The trolley car
in itself is revolutionising suburban
existence, and will do much to relieve
the crowded condition of our cities.
These cars move SO quickly and with
such frequent intervals, they are sim
ply revolutionising transportation for
short distances. 1t is well to say that
one great impetus to this progress IN
the past year or so has been the great
fall in the price of copper Hard
wara
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
An Elaborate Dog Kennel.

What is probably the finest kennel
in this state is that recently built in
North Easton for Oliver Ames second.
1t is a veritable dog palace, and cost
nearly g., 900. 1t is 80 feet long by
Is wide and is lighted by ten windows.
Within there is long corridor, from
which open six pens about four by six
feet each. The interior finish is hard
pine, polished and shellacked. At the
cast end is kitchen II by 10 feet, con
tanning cook stove and bathtub for
the dogs, provided with hot and cold
water. Mr.. Ames's favorite breed is
the Wyatt Scotch terrier. He has at
present eight of these dogs and twelve
more are to be imported soon. Sew
eral large yards open off the pens, and
another yard, to cover an acre of
ground, is to be prepared in the ada
cent woods Boston Transcript.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
Our Original Troy Pound.

In 1928, when Adams was President
of the United States, Congress author
ised or appointed commission ''to
bring to this country troy pound ad-
justed to the British standard. When
the commission returned the President
received the package and broke the
seal in the presence of the distin-
guished men of America. This origi-
nal weight standard is now in the
mint Mt Philadelphia, and is not re-
garded as being of ideal accuracy by
any means. 1t is made of very poor
quality of brass, is rough in texture
and hollow, According to a law now
in force, each state is entitled to a
copy or duplicate of this standard. =
ISt. Louis Republic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
Rival Of India Rnbb r.

While the electricians and the
cycle makers are threatening to ex-
haust the supplies Of India rubber and
gutta percha, the advent of q new
rival TO these valuable substances is
good news. "Baata"-such is the
name of the new comer-is, ac-
cording to Nj. Smith Delacour's re-
port, already one Of the most valuable
of the forest products of Surinam.
1t is described as combining in
some -deA elasticity of eaout.
chouc wfs4 s36 dnctliity of gntta per
cha, freely softening and becoming
plastic, and being easily moulded like
gutta percha. The tree which pro-
duces this is widely distributed over
Dutch Guiana, even in parts so far in
the interior MS to have been hardly vi
sited as yet, and the industry, now
that experience has taught how it car
be carried on without the wasteful ex-
termination of the tree, should have {
positive future value. Better means
of access and of working, however are
required Balata has hitherto beer
principally exported to the United
States Of America, but small consign.
ments are also reaching Holland and
Great Britain. Il London News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11

Senator Gorman is a great joker,
and very fondof having his Joking take
a practical turn He had the tables
turned on him, however, at Saratoga,
where he was resting aud drinking
spring water with Senator Smith of
New Jersey during one Of the summer
months. He had been playing his
pranks on Smith, and the Jerseyman
determined to get even with him.
II seems that some time before the
newspapers told how Senator German,
while in Saratoga went out every
morning TO play ball with his son. The
Maryland Senator was in the habit of
playing ball IN the evening, but as a
number of people thought that he de-
uerved a great deal Of credit for being
an early riser, he did not make any
correction of the report, and seemed
to be very glad to have it supposed
that he got up with the sun.
Senator Smith ascertained that Cor
man was late sleeper. aud one night
proposed that he should join him in
the game Of ball the next morning at
five o'clock.
cali right, said Senator German,
who did not care to give himself away.
Gas soon as you send for me will
come over to .he hotel office and join
you. We will then go and have a
game"
Instead Of getting up himself the
next morning and sending for his
Maryland colleague, Senator Smith
left a note with the night clerk of the
hotel, with RESTRICTIONS that he should
send it over To Senator Gorman's room
at five o'clock.
The note was delivered to the SEN
ntor, and he made his appearance in
the hotel office dressed ready for his
game OF ball, while the New Jersey
senator was taking deep morning
nap. New York Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11

to Christ.
IT Is hard to tire the man whom
Christ has rested.
SOME of the best friends the devil
has belong to church.
II sin could not hide its face mono
but devils would love 1t
The widow who gave the two
mites did not starve to death.
PEOPLE who dislike to talk about
God seldom love to talk to Him.
SEEK happiness, and you will fail.
Sex Christ, and you will find both.
THERE can be no true p0liteness
without the practice OF selt-denial.
Ir is great mistake t0 remember
your trials and forget yo blessings
THERE are people who trust the
Lord but it is only when they have
to-
THE DEVILS power over us is de-
stroyed when VIC find out that God IS
love.
MANY a prayer for a revival has
been defeated by a church entertain
ment
PEOPLE are scarce who think that
the folds in the next house have re-
liz on enough.
THERE are people who would do
more growing in grace if they would
try growing less.
ALL the SC 'enCe in the world can't
make bad man feel at home in
good prayer meeting.
The devil enjoys himself in the
company OF people who are wei
| pleased with themselves.
THE only kind OF a sinner who can
not be saved to-day, is the one who
will not trust in Christ.
Dusr IN Christians Bible is a
top dressing that the devil can al
ways use t. make crop.
No MAN can aver get religion
enough in his head to make the devil
let go OF hi hands and feet.
IFChrist is seen in your life, some
body will Le convinced that God is
still working miracles on earth.
WHEN an evil thought is trying to
force itself upon your mind, the devil
is knocking at the door of your heart
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11

nearly everywhere that a man could
go on this globe of ours. My father
is to begin living the old life again
that was q very happy one in the days
before the war, and you can rest as
surcd, sir, that you will always be
heartily welcome at the Outherwaite
farm"
Indeed you will, added the col
onel. 81 only caught glimpse of
your face that blessed day, but it asso-
ciated with my boy-my Tom, who has
come back to me from the grave, and
l shall always remember you and al
ways be glad to see you. u."-[Detroit
Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
Not at All Polite.

Pilles-That young DIR. Sagely is a
queer person.
Squills-How so?
Pilles-Mrs. Hayswelle called him
in to prescribe for one of her indisps-
sit1ons and he told her there was moth
ing the matter with her and proved 1t
And yet he wonders why he doesn't
get on better with his rich patients. -
/ Chicago Record.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
Going Home.

A misty silence on the hills
No more the lowing cattle roam;
A bell the dreamy twilight thrills
And sweetly chimes my welcome homo.
The pattering of little fect
Adown the dusky path hear,
And lips meet mine with kisses sweet
And tenderest welcome. Home is near!
Forgot, the toll that makes the day
The absent joy. the hope denied;
Light as a dream the fade away
Where Love sits at the ilresidei
Atlanta Constitution.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
The Bullrrog's storen ulnnAs A.


Il6re is the quecrest bullfrog - :
on record: A youth who lives al
High Shoals says that his fathers
cows frequently came up at night
with the appearance Of having been
milked. His father got tired Of 1t
and sent him to the pasture with the
COWS to catch the thief. He spent
the day near enough to the cows to-
watch them, he thought, but at
night it was still evident that the
COWS had been MIXED again. He
was scolded and sent back with them
the next day. About IL o'clock, no
SAYS, this cow went into the canes
near small lake and lowed. He
.rept through the brush and caught
the thief in the act, and he proved
to be bullfrog as large as a hat.
The frog was hanging on to the cows
udder and seemed to be enjoying his
dinner immensely. News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11

Russian authorities of many places
discourage the capture of nightingales
by conhscating the catch Of the deal
ers and releasing the little songsters.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11
She Makes Them Sec If

Mrs cumso.-That Mrs. snooper
asks everybody if hor hat is on
straight.
Mrs oawker. Yes. 1t cost fifty
five dollars. -[Puck.
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Send an Advertisement

First Insurance Agent-How do you
find businessP
Second ditto-why. I go out and
look for it, of course. .-[Philadelphja
Record.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11

Inc orange grows wild all over
tropical Asia, and Is everywhere re.
Isrded rs indigenous.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-11

Owe for God
always takes iu
everybody else.
FOLKS W h 0
hope are gener-
ally folks who
helH
GIVE love the
power, and IL will
always help.
A s tt N @ 7
Christian is a
living dishonor
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NO. Is.
TRUMPET CALLS

RAMS HsrH Sounds Warning Note to
the Unrodeemed.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

The Washington Post publishes the
following:
Ex-Gov. S. r. Hauser. or Montana.
pointed governor of the territory by Pres.
ident Cleveland, and one of the few dem.
ocrats that after holding Office only a few
months resigned. left for New York YES.
terday. He has been in the city several
weeks. He and Gov. Burke. of Idaho.
have been laboring with democratic
friends in congress in the interest of the
lead and wool industries of their states.
Before leaving, the Governor. in a short
Interview, stated that at one stage of the
proceedings OF The senatorial committee
they had adopted the lead schedule of The
wilson OIL, which made lead and lead ore
practically free. This, he said. would be
rulnous to his state, following, rs it would.
SO closely the destruction of the silver in
dustry, by the repeal of the Sherman bill.
lie was unstinted in his praise of Senator
DUBOIS saying that since his heroic fight
IN the interest of silver the people of his
state regarded him as one Of their cham
plons, both democrats and republicans,
and that he was only too glad to confirm
the wisdom OF their opinion; that he had
found the Senator had great influence
with all the democratic silver senators. and
was an untiring worker, and that he did
not hesitate to say-adding: II mean no
disparagement of our own senator, who is
untiring and watchfnl of our interest,"
that the people of Montana and Idaho
were under direct obligations TO Fred Du-
bois for the good work he had done in
getting the small duty upon lead ores
Hi. -
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
THURSDAY, APRIL s, 1894.

Don't wait to be dunned before
paying the printer. Some bills fall
ing due this month we have beer
unable to meet, solely because some
who are owing us, but to whom we dc
not present monthly bills, have neg.
lected to hand us little of the neces-
sity, when we are fully convinced
that they could easily spare enough tc
pay a part if not all of their account.
Remember that we must come to the
front promptly with our supply
houses or quit business.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

extreme east, don't expect at the be-
ginning of the period the conditions
prevailing in the west, and at or be-
fore the end of the period, in the ex.
IRENE west expect just the reverse of
conditions existing at the beginning
OF the period. Intermediate sections,
therefore, will get their storms and
changes during central parts of the
period. This law of storm move
ment is not yet understood by the
masses as it should be, and it is the
business of ignorant or envious and
mercenary critics to prevent its being
understood. On and touching the
18th and 18th, thermometers and
barometers will swing back to storm
readings, heavy showers, with hail,
thunder and wind will strike all Sec
tons in their march to the Atlantic.
The opposition of the planet Saturn
on the 18th, if the supposition Of
many worthy Investigators be true,
will add much energy and violence to
all disturbances during the first half
of April, and especially during the
purturbations from about 18th to
18th. Very cold weather, with frosts,
will succeed these disturbances.
The 18th to 21st will constitute the
next regular period The crises Of
the disturbances will be reached from
18th to night of the Goth, the full
moon on the 18th having a tendency
to centralize disturbing forces on that
date. The showery conditions, usu-
ally existing all through April, will
take on new power and organize into
storms of great extent and energy at
this period as well as all the dates of
central disturbances. Very cool nights
with frost generally, may be expected
between the storms of this period
and the reactonary changes and
storms due centrally on the oath and
10Th. Another cool dash-severe
enough to bring frost in the north
will follow storms about these dates.
The month will end with growing
warm wave and with storms advance
ing from western extremes of the
country.
Without useless foreboding and
dread, we may reasonably expect tor
nadic storms in many places during
the storm periods in April. Those
who have made preparations for such
visitations, and who have learned that
they never come to any section with
out ample time and plain indications,
can afford to live in quiet and at ease
so far as the tornado is concerned.
They are ready to recognize the first
breath of the destroying monster, and
at the critical moment to step aside
into a sure refuge. The times of
greatest earthquake probability will
be about the Few moon on the 9Th
and the full moon on the 10Th Be-
fore the end of April the season will
be well opened, with propitious
outlook for all who have their agri
cultural interests well IN hand and
who are planning for early crops.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05
WEIsER WITOHORAFT.

The effect of time on localities can
be easily noticed and after an absence
of few years the traveller who re-
turns to some familiar place will note
that the trees have increased in size
and if he goes from the west to the
east he will remark that the rivers
are smaller than he thought and the
hills. formerly so grand, have dwin-
died away to very ordinary elevations,
old structures have tumbled down or
been replaced 10y new ones; and so in
a physical way the the change in fact
and in appearance will be noticeable.
But great as these may be they are of
small moment compared to the social
changes; that is, the political reli-
gious, etc, that have come and gone
in the comparative brief existence of
our country during the periods of
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

III inc ilslrlCi touIl VI lnt lnlru Judi
cial District, state of Idaho, in and for
Washington county.
J. j. Thompson. plaintiff,
VS.. Summons
Sally Thomson. defendant
The State of Idaho sends Greeting TO
Sally Thomson, the above named de-
PENDANT:
You are hereby summoned and required
to appear in an action brought against
you by said plaintiff in the said district
court and to answer the complaint of the
above named plaintiff filed therein. within
ten days exclusive of the day of servicel
after the service on you of this summons,
if served within this county; or if served
out of this county but within this judicial
district. within twenty days; or if served
elsewhere within forty days. The said
action is brought to obtain Judgment
and decree of this court dssolving the
bonds of matrmony now existing between
the plaintiff and defendant, and for gen.
eral relief
The grounds upon which said iudg-
ment and decree are demanded is cruel
and inhuman treatment of the plaintiff by
the defendant, the particulars more fully
appearing in plaintiffs complaint certi-
fed copy of which is served herewith and
made part hereof, and to which refer
ence is here made. And you are hereby
notified that if you fail to appear and an
swer said complaint as above required, the
said plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded therein.
Attest my hand and The seal Of the dis
trict court of the third Judicial district,
State of Idaho, in and for Washington
rsru1 county, this 18th day of March,
1884. |. Z. SMliR, Clerk.
FRANK HARRIS. Atty for P'f. IA
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

Ex-Gov. Wiley warns up Gov.
Mcconnell in the Idaho World, and
calls him ''braying demagogue. "
This comes IN very bad taste from
Wiley after his own brilliant revolu-
ton among the political shooting
stars of the state Mcconnell has
made better governor than Wiley.
Wiley capered a brief while among
the school girls of the capitol and
vanished. Mcconnell, whatever his
shortcomings, has at least showed an
Individuality. He has made it known
abroad that Idaho had governor.
and not an inter. state meeting in
the west has occurred but Mcdonnell
Int his mark On il.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

Dreadful rs war is, we would gladly
see something turn up to precipitate
war between England and the
United States. We hope for it, we
pray for it. 1t Is the only hope for
American freedom, because if British
fnanciers continue to control the
country for another twenty years it
will mean the enslavIng of this coun-
try more powerfully than ever it was
i'll the eighteenth century
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

On February 2, 1853, the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York issued
a policy Of insurance for S.. 900 to the la te
Cyrus Ball. OF Lafayette, Ind. Through
the recent death of MIR. Ball the policy
became claim, and the company paid to
his heirs the sum of $1,000. The premi-
ums on this policy were paid in cash until
1871 when the insured began to utilize his
dividends. Al that time there were cred
tied to his policy in dividend additions,
So,oli,or Sl,Ol4 more than the face of the
policy Since then there have been addi-
tlonal dividends declared. amounting To
vs., 73o, making the total dividends 80. 750
Tor nearly twice as much as the face of the
p"ilc!l The total amount OF additions
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

In Idaho the republicans propose
to create the following new officials
in order to consume the surplus state
funds: State rabbit chaser, irrigation
agitator, ,. cricket crucider, artificial
rainmaker, herder of state militia, al
falfa Inspector, prune examiner, hop
bowler, inspector of petriied forests
and opal lapidarist Keystone.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

Senator Sherman keeps in close
financial touch with the ADMINISTRATION
for man who belongs to the opposi-
ton; so his recent statement that san
effort will be made in both houses to
give authority to the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue directly 3 per
cent bond, may be accepted as semi
official.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-04-05

BY Rev. Ira L. Hicks.
April will open with temperature
reaching into warm, and during LIST
and Bird, secondary storms will pass
from west to east, The cool weather
following the last storms in March,
will not give way to the reactionary
change to warm and storms IN ex-
IRENE eastern parts of the country
until about April End and Sd, at least
that much time being required for
storm conditions to develop and travel
from the points of their beginning in
the west. 1t will be wise to antici-
pate hail with any well defined storm
from this time to the end of April.
Very warm days will usher in each
regular storm period, and sudden cold
snap to bring up the rear Of every
general disturbance. From the 9TH to
9th falls storm period, with the new
moon at an eclipse node on the 9Th.
BY that date a warm wave of marked
intensity will show itself in western
parts the barometer will be low fall
ing, and storms of rain and hail, with
snow following in the north, will start
on their eastward career. 1t will be
prudent to count on general and Sc
we're disturbances from the 9TH to 9th
and to expect cold, with frost and
light freezing rs the storm area works
eastward of intermediate points. In