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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
MENTAL, SI,OUOHES.

This week a young man whose gait,
manner and hat was little more
slouching than any other gait, man
ner or hat noticed for several moons
back, remarked that he was "a dem
ocrat because his father was" That
was his only reason We have heard
the same remark at odd times from
young republicans. Populists are
new and cannot have any standing as
an old established family principle
but we have observed some young
disciples who gave evidence of
simply 'followin dad as the whole
extent Of why and what they were
doing. The Car of Russia, who
died last week, was man of t..is
slouchingly Illogical stamp. Moth
ing under heaven could disturb his
belief in the divine right of kings.
In spite of the general tottering of
thrones and the occasional gurgle of
beheaded king, he refused his peo-
pie constitution and kept right on
believing that kings were Sin it, with
God. Though he covered for years
before the relentless Nihilism that oc-
casionally doped his broth and lay in
wait at every turn to ''beef" him as a
butcher would bullock, yet he kept
right on believing that he had a great
"pull' at the great White Throne,
and had anybody asked him why he
was believer in the divine right of
kings, the only truthful reason he
could have given would have been
because his father was. The man
who reaches an important conclusion
by the mere force of hereditary in
stinct is a soggy- Drained, clownish
agent of evil His is the lazy mind
which both directly and remotely
tramples on constitutional liberty.
We don't care a bean whether he
wears slouched hat or slouched
crown, he is dangerous moral SLOUGH
on the face of Gods earthl
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
sIOKENINe PICTURE.

A committee IS investigating the
police of New York, of which a short
account was given in last weeks SIG
NAL: The light is being turned up
on startling disclosures. The cor
ruption Of the police department will
rile the stomach of a buzzard. Ii
censed wickedness, with the cold dew
of eternal death on its warty brow.
lies under a system of blackmai and
intimidation, and this system sup
ports every member of the force from
commissioner down to common COP.
and it is no wonder the rotten tiger
of TammaDy was trampled down a
week ago The whole police force is
deeply engaged in encouraging crime,
since their incomes rise or fall with
the increase or decrease of the tax.
Traps are set for good men who try
to curb crime, and criminals are as
thoroughly whitewashed as the walls
of the jails they escape This pic
ture is none too lurid. 1t is a picture
of the hell on earth which corrupt
men in search of gain can open up by
divering a good law from its purpose.
1t is very instructive picture, since
it teaches that every system of gov
eminent ought to be regularly in
spected. But it don't teach us how
to pick the inspectors. That's why
its Instructions cease like the half
finished term of sick -abed school
ma'am. And that's why this picture,
like other imperfect pictures, hardly
deserves to be hung. But we have
done our best.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
Notice Of Sale of Real Estate at Public
Auction

Notice is hereby elven that i'm pursu-
ance of an order of The probate court of
the county of Washington. state of Idaho
made on the ninth day of October. 1894
in the matter of the estate of Alonzo
Shearer. deceased. the undersigned the
executor of said estate. will sell at nuhlic
auction to the highest bidder. for cash
gold coin of the United States. and subject
to confirmation by said probate court on
Wednesday. the twelfth dav of Decem-
her 1894 Mt two o'clocls N m at tho roc
idenca Of tho undarsionad a.,oo,ton 80
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
Sugar Cured Type.

A bit of good news to the printers
of the northwest comes in the shape
of information that the Minnesota
Type Foundry Co. will start branch
house in Seattle in the near future.
There has lately grown up giant
type trust to menace the prosperity of
the country printer and monopolize
all the profits in type making John
II. Searls, president of the great
sugar trust, has been elected presi-
dent, and good many of the news
papers don't care to buy Of John
Searls, manufacturer of type and
sugar. The Minnesota Type Foundry
is an antitrust establishment and the
papers that talk against trusts should
practice as they preach and buy of
anti. trust houses.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
FIRST OAToH YOUR FISH.

Train No. %, of the 10th inst,
contained, among other things, two
cars loaded with potatoes, from Gar
field, Washington, billed to Colum-
bus, Nebraska.
Freight rate was IS cents per hun
dred. Freight from Weiser to same
point is so cents; freight from
Weiser to Chicago is 62 cents on
potatoes. The most radical person
could not kick on these rates. The
only kick coming is that we don't
happen to have the potatoes to sell
The Union Pacific management has
always been liberal in this respect,
and whenever a locality has demon
strated that it could and would peo-
duce any commodity in quantity suf-
ficient to justify, it has always made
freight rates so that 1T could be
moved profitably to the producer
; Give the Devil his due. What we
need, and must have, is an increase
of products that the country needs.
And we have the soil, climate and all
other requirements to produce pota-
toes in quantity and quality equal to
any country in America There has
never been a year but the crop could
have been sold at good profit above
the cost Of production, and have been
the source of immense revenue to
Washington county. 1t does seem
If people can make both ends meet
feeding hay to worthless horses and
TO other stock that are worth no more
after than they were before, that there
should be profit in feeding human
beings with product from the same
soil that will bring at least $75 per
acre, while the hay is worth less than
$40 per acre, if actually anything,
unless shipped, why not produce
something that the country needs?
Ii Weiser had a thousand car loads
of potatoes to sell there would be
buyers here from all quarters of the
country, anxious to buy at best
prices-but you can't cook your fish
until you catch him.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
MINERAL.

| u
The election passed off agreeably
and very quiet. The state portion of
the populist ticket was favored most
The candidates for county offices we're
voted for principally on the merits of
the men with little regard for the
parties.
Mr. J NJ Peck is constructing a
wagon road from the Mineral ferry up
the Idaho side of Snake river to his
ranch on Wolfe creek, a distance of
about three miles.
On the eve of the ninth we had a
very social dance, being farewell to
the wife and family of Mr.. Louis
Noble, who 60 to Bridgeport, Oregon,
for the winter.
The Contrary Club gets in some
funny work. We can only give the
proceedings briefly.
The Webfoot president called the
club together and stated:
'Gentemen of the Club: You will
remember | adjourned this club until
election and dog days were over l
desired to keep this club out of poll
tics, but you would get in, and what
did you get?"
A voice: 81 can tell you what we
got. We got"
"Never mind, said the president;
"you got nothing in the end
The Hawkeye: "Mr President, l
looked over the three tickets for
county officers and found none worthy
of support all the way through. l
knew had to take the dose some
way, so | just mixed them up in
about equal parts and swallowed it all
at once, but will say now to our re-
publican and democratic friends that
they must be in better company next
time or get left. We hear the re-
port that Idaho went republican.
Wonder if Weiser will get that rail
road to the Seven Devils now?"
A Beagle: "Mr President, | want
search warrant, or something else,
to find who stole the pencils. "
The President: eyes, | heard of
the pencils before, and will state the
case as | understand it, When the
judges of election were canvassing
the votes they came to ticket
marked with hieroglyphics that no
one could make out what was meant.
One of the judges casually remarked,
That is some of the Contrary Clubs
work. Then, | learn. one of the
members, feeling insulted, stole the
pencils out of the electors voting
booths to get even | understand
that is the case -
A Puke suggests; 'sMr President,
as those pencils were county prop
erty | will suggest that the county
clerk have all the suspected parties
Indicted, fined and imprisoned, that
they may learn better than to steal
county property MEMORABILIA.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
DRESSED TO KILL.

Lots of people are dressed to kill
these days, and are turning their po-
litical coats Yes, hard times coats
are being turned today. Indeed
there is nothing more perplexing
than the political situation. Money
is revolutionizing politics, and
"turn coats who have had enough
of Wall street tinkering are dressing
to kill the tinkerers, and bring about
better state of things. Whenever
you see one of this class, never mind
how old his clothes are, or what sort
of SLOUGH you see either in his hat
or his gait, please don't call him a
turn coat. Merely say, there goes a
man dressed to kill the worst flock of
money hawks that ever clawed the
vtals of business.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
OANNERY.

Election is over and it is now time
for our people to begin thinking of
their pockets and make another effort
to bust the cinch of hard times that
enthralls us. Again let us consider the
matter of stopping the sending out
of hundreds of thousands of dollars
every year for canned goods and other
things that can be produced at home.
The people who are willing to assist
in getting cannery in Weiser got at
it little too late for last season. BY
beginning now perhaps that needed
enterprise can be got in shape in
time for next season. The committee
appointed at the las. meeting of the
proposed company give notice in this
issue of another meeting on Saturday,
November "a.
Take this matter down deep in your
heart and think it over well, and if
you think that we as a people have as
much brains and sinew as other like
communities and that we can accom-
plish just as much as other commu-
mites have accomplished, then make
Il resolve to add your efforts to the
move to get out of the woods and in
to the road that leads to wealth and
greatness. Come to tins meeting if
you were at none of the others and
let US see if something cannot be
done. .'No effort will never take
us anywhere.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The clear discernment of Lord
Wellesley, who long ago said China
was the coming nation, is at last find
ing distinction in the civilized world
The rapidity with which the Chinese
are coming off the perch with cold
Japanese lead in their system is proof
conclusive that the prediction of
Wellesley was Of the kind that bores
through the mist of ages.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

A few days ago we saw man whose
soul was fairly soaked IN the gloom
of melancholy, he had played so long,
carefully and unluckily against hard
times. He yearned to get short
rope, tie one end around his wilted
shirt collar and the other to stringer
in the Weiser railroad bridge and
swing himself off to eternal rest
among the rushes and mud hens.
But even the boon of suicide by the
method of his own choice was denied
him by brother man. The merchants
Of Weiser would not trust him for
ten feet Of ropel Judgment in this
case requires but little effort to ac-
eomplish. The man who, for the
price Of short piece of rope, shuts
Ais fellow man out from everlasting
-, ought to keep his rope and be
':tpgcd!
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The Idaho Avalanche, republica

The Idaho Avalanche, a republican
newspaper, says:
Deep sympathy is felt for Judge
Nugent by the people of Owyhee
county in his defeat last Tuesday.
1t was bitter, aggressive fight against
high minded, efficient man. There
is some satisfaction to his friends,
however, in the thought that it re-
quired all the force and influence Of
the opposition, backed by thousands
of dollars in money, to defeat hm
The peoples choice is still Edward
Nugent.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The SIGNAL would like its readers
to make a local application of the
following extract from the last issue
of the Caldwell Tribune:
Now that the election is over and win
ter approaching we hope the farmers will
organize. We wish every farmer in Can
yon county will take it upon himself to
urge an effective and aggressive organiza-
ton. In union there is strength. A
society of agrculturists or stock raisers
could become an inestimable benefit to a
section of country if organized on right
lines and with right principles for its
foundation. 1t should eliminate politics
Too much politics has been a bane to
their true interests. If farmers would
organize upon an intelligent business basis
many of the evils that now beset them
would be done away with. The time to
organize is right now, while The country
is young and before the people become set
in their ways. We should begin right.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

AS an offset to the piles of Ameri-
can money that has been carried off
by European professionals, thinner
man, the bicyclist, is coming home
with $50, 90 in European gold, thus
proving his feet to be almost as yalu-
able as Paderewski's hands and hair.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The following is a report of Crystal
school for the month ending Nov. 0:
Enrolment, "a; percentage of attend
ance, SIT.
Name, of pupils who have been present
every day-Clyde Glascock. Clint Glas-
cock Annie 6 ascock, Geo. Glascock, Mol
lie Glascock. Edward Glascock, Pearl elias
cock. Lulu Jackson, Abraham Westervelt,
Sophie Westervelt Willie Ottman.
NJ. AGNES LYNCH, Teacher.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The man who wasn't elected to
congress can console himself with
the knowledge that congressional
'pap' grows scarcer and scarcer as
the civil service rules are extended.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

Some folks laugh at referendum
when they don't know what they are
laughing at We had the referendum
in the election last week when the
constitutional amendment was sub
mitted to the people.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

Nugent's county gave him 200 plu-
rality- Richards county gave him
80 plurality. Jackson's county snow
ed him under by over 300. There
stand the three men.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15


The Emperor of China has more
sympathizers in the United States
than he had before election. ga
fellow feeling" etc.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

Car Nicholas breaches well but his
European neighbors will watch his
practice a while before passing final
judgment upon him.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

1t is moved-do we hear second?
that the discussion of politics be
suspended long enough to enable the
brethen to prepare for the winter, now
almost upon us.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The wise reformer will not lecture
the wearer Of new hat, won on an
election bet on the evils of gambling !;
he knows that the loser is more
promising subject.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

Hog cholera Is basking in the
golden sunlight of Arkansas. We
don't pity the hogs, they didn't pay
for their newspaper.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The smart railroad manager who
furnished both winners and losers
with free cars for campaign purposes
Is perfectly satisfied with the result of
the election.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
SWIM OR DROWN.

We need bridge across Snake
river right here at Weiser, not special
ly for the convenience of our own
people, which would be selfish, but
strictly for the accommodation of the
people of Oregon that would be bene-
fitted by access thereby to the near
est and only available railway base of
supply. Our mercantile houses carry
larger stocks and prices range lower
than at any other point now patron
lied by these people. Gram and all
other products find ready market
here IN Weiser and for stock ship
ments Of all kinds this is the most
central and convenient. Vale, Drew
sey, Harvey valley and all that por-
ton of Oregon is naturally tributary
to us and a bridge is all that is re-
CURED to bring them here and at the
same time open up thousands of acres
to settlers on the very best land, all
in sight of our court house. We
want this bridge and now is the time
for action.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The world would like to know
whether young Nicholas, who has just
assembled the Russian throne, will live
long enough to be known as "Old
Nick.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

Will Senator Hill make another
Shakespearean speech in the senate
when congress meets?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

If Bacon is to be sent to the sen
ate from Georgia. why not Hogg
from Texas?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

There will be lots of new faces, if
there are no new measures, in the
fifty fourth congress.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

The battered hammers which have
been used to nail political lies may
now be laid on the shelf with the liars.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
Whole number attending during this

The best line of children's, ladies'
mems and boys boots and shoes In
Washington county are at Sommer-
camps.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

New stock of French Briar and
Meerschaum Pipes and smokers arti-
Giles in large and assorted variety at
Supreme Judge Cigar Factory.
Smoke Supreme Judge cigar. Its
a dandy sure
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15
Report of the Weiser Public Schools for the
Month of October.

Following are the names of all pupil.
in this school who have neither beer
absent nor tardy dusing the month:
GRAMMAR AND HIGH SCHOOL. DEPART
MENT-J. T. WOLFE TEACHER.
Linnie Perkins, Ollie Jeffreys, William
Anderson, Charlie Fuller, John Hoyt. Fan
ME Sears, Eugene Wolfe, Roy Wolfe, MAY
Freeman, Maud Peters, Anna hawthorn,
Hattie Smith. Mary johnson, Kate Gallo
way.
| INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT-MIs FANNY
MITCHELL TEACHER.
Bonnie Cope. Chester Werts, Edna Dick
erson. Carrie Goodwin. Gotta Gray, James
Galloway, Tommy Gray, May Hitler. Lot
tie lngman, Ollie Jones, Glenada Griffith,
Emma Dickerson, Harry Mix, Clyde Hixon.
SECOND PRIMARY DEPARTMENT-MIss
EMMA COPE, TEACHER.
Anna Hopkins. Alma Hands, BelleJones.
Birdie Hart Carrie Hopkins, Cleo Moore.
Cora Hendricks, Della Curl, Mollie Jones.
Minnie Baker, Mabel Cope, Meta Malone,
Pearl Hopkins, Violet Buck, Josie Gray,
Arthur Fuller, Billy Harris, Edgar Riggs,
Guy Tracy, Tom Galloway, Walter SOM
mercamp, Walter Batten. Willie Pickens.
FIRST PRIMARY DEPARTMENT-MIS FRAN
cEs GALLOWAY, TEACHER.
Bessie Baker, Verna Curl, Jessie GRAY,
Nora Gray, Ethel Gray, Elva GRAY. Irene
Hand, Ollie Hawkins, Cleo Hart, Jessie
HoyL Lily lngman. Alma Morehead. Cora
McCrae, Ollie Perkins, Myrtle Pickens.
Anna Page, Teresa Werneth, Willie Bart
ley johnnie Corbett, Jimmie Fuller. Frank
Gray, Arthur Green, Roy Harper, CLYDE
lsham, Chris Korup. Arthur Malone.
Charlie McCrae, Claude Pence, Curtis
Rhea.
Whole number attending during this
ihoh'h ........... ......-........ lf5
Average daily attendance. ......... 100
Number of teachers employed. ... 4
1t has been found upon careful esti-
mate, that the average cost of tuition per
month, exclusive of cost of fuel, ianitor's
services, text books and other contingent
expenses, is so per scholar, and includ-
ing all contingent expenses, about 81 80
per scholar.
Again we say, the patrons Of the school
ought to visit it. If your estimate of the
school is based upon hearsay, it is not re-
liable and ought not 10 be satisfactory.
We think we have n good school and we
would like TO see parents take more inter-
est in it. J. T. WOLFE. Principal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

Idaho cast 25, 600 votes.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-15

Cheapest ammunition in Idaho at
Jcnncy & Waterhousc.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-02-14
saved bya GYPSY.


An incident Of the Austro-P russian
war Of 1865 was told by the Archduke
Joseph to party Of friends. The story
is told as follows Ia the Neue Poster
Journal. On our retreat before the ad-
vance Of the Prussian army, said the
archduke, we canped In the neighbor.
hood Of Bohemian town. was lodged
in a peasants cottage, when about mid
night I heard the sentry challenging
some newcomer. My adjutant entered
and reported that gypsy wanted to see
me in private. A soldier "a gypsy en-
tered, and on my asking what was the
matter he told me that the enemy was
approaching to surprise us.
1.-THE outposts have not heard any
thing suspicious" I said. mo, your
Ione way OF i, i1ut now do you know
this?o asked. "Come to the window,
your highness," answered the man. do
YOU see those birds flying over the wood
toward the southY' Eyes, see them.
What then?" aWhat them Do not
birds sleep as well as men? They GER
tainly would not fly about if they were
not disturbed. The enemy is marching
through the wood and has frightened
all those birds"
every we'll, my lad. You can CO." l
at once ordered the outposts to be re-en-
forced and the camp to be alarmed. An
hour later the outposts were fighting
with the enemy, and our camp was only
saved by the keen observation of a sim
pie gypsy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-02-14

It Is a very lazy man who will not
take the trouble to reverse his cigar
when he finds that he has put the lighted
end of 1t by mistake into his mouth.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-02-14

A square copper coin struck by the
swedish governments In the sixteenth
century is nearly oue-half inch thick and
1ighs pound and o quarter.