The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-24
MINERAL.


kins, an eight pound daughter, on the
18th inst. Mother and child doing
well
The family of LOOMS Neer has
left for protracted visit to relatives
in Oregon.
Mrs. George Lane is visiting her
sister in Mineral
Several of Mrs. Mobiles relatives
from Bridgeport, Oregon, are visiting
in Mineral this week.
The vanguard of the Mineral army
. OF Idaho petitioners started on the
18th for Washington, numbering three
men, all Idaho citizens, who will pay
their way and go. Independents will
be welcome to join. Mr.. Neer stated
that he regretted one thing very
much, and that was, the u S. mar
shal can make no money on HIM or
his band.
The Contrary Club met on the 10Th
inst The president then stated:
81 learned that | was to be kicked
out at this meeting, and before any
more kicking is done here goes, and
he stepped down and out. Yankee
jim was then elected president by
unanimous vote, and taking the chair
said
81 understand this meeting was
called to bid farewell to three of our
members and comrades. | do not
wish to be understood as censurino
this movement when | say that it
does not meet my approval. All
those who go to Washington will lose
their citizenship and that mighty
weapon, the ballot, will be of no use
to us on this election year.
The Puke came forward and said
"Gentlemen, of what use is the ballot
to be to us this year? If all states
would do as my dear old Missouri
has done, then we could stay at home
and vote with pleasure. They not
only declare for silver in their state
platform, but they propose Dick
Bland, the greatest champion of silver
in the world, for next president"
Icheers for Bland and Missouri.
The Gopher: "That is all right,
Mr.. Puke, but that same platform
declares for free trade and indorses
old pot-bellied Cleveland and his adj
ministration, and, Mr.. President
those two oxen don't pull together
worth a continental ~
The Wolverine: '.lIr Chairman.
cannot see any good to come from the
exercise of our suffrage this year.
AT last election the democrats and
republicans were all -metallists and
the populists declared emphatically
for free coinage. Only a few days
since | saw in the dispatches a speech |
of populist Senator PETER, of Kan
sas, in which he never speaks of
silver, but wants the government to
issue five hundred millions of paper
money. | cannot vote for a party.
that has such leader, or rather
senator.
The critic came forward and said
"Will my report be accepted at
special meeting?"
Certainly said the president.
Critic: "Mr. President and gentle
men: AS your critic at this time |
was called on to give my views on the
word intrinsic, as used and applied by
our member, the Hawkeye. Intrinsic
IS defined as follows, and is from the
Latin: Inward, internal, true, genu
inc, essential, inherent. AS applied {
20 silver, we will suppose for mo-
nent we have a block of silver. and
t is pure, with no stamp or figure on {
t. Has that block no value, real,
rue, intrinsic or genuine? | leave
his question to be answered by any t
II all who may wish to, and will here s
ubmit my own. AS silver, from the
ime it was first melted out of the t
ocks and ores 10y the ancients in lit |
lie forge fires blown by rude, impro /
Used apparatus, was always sought S
fter eagerly, we must say, for its S
alue, as with no stamp or fiat of any
erson or government, 1t had value. C
Viii we call that value real, true, or Q
ltrinslc? 1t matters not which. as
ii mean the same. To illustrate: If t
'e have pile of paper money, say t
ne pound, we have also one pound Il
r l4t silver dollars. By accident +
re consumes both. Although the a
ound of paper money MIGHT be five t