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The Washington times., 1894-07-22
Curious Paragraphs.

There are about $500 species Of bees.
About 100000 needles are in use every
day.
Last year 200 persons we're lynched in this
country.
Broad nails belong to gentle, nervous. BASH
full people.
1t takes 1000 insects to make one pound oi
cochineal.
The population Of the earth doubles itseli
every $50 years.
There are $4,000 suffering children in the
schools in Germany.
The people of Tyre were the most expert
dyers of ancient times.
In wel-stocked hive there are from Is, 600
to &c. 900 working bees.
dagger of light-tinted sapphires at least
a foot long has been seen.
Mercury wings have been utilized as clasps,
and very pretty they are.
The New York Fire Department uses 12,-
900 gallons of water year.
An Easton, Pa, girl drops asleep whenever
she gets in the brilliant sunshine.
Great Britain manufacturers every year
S250,000,0O0 OF iron and S420, 900 900 of steel.
Tiny pocketbooks for change. with a deli-
cate silver ornament applied. are new.
IL mas Deen caiculateu tDat tnere are ut least
10000 proverbs circulating among European
nations alone.
A new fruit dish is large, crumpled, in
dented oval on the bottom of which appears
fruit in its natural tints.
William Dunlop, a young man not 25 years
old. who died few days ago at Tippecanoe,
Ohio, weighed over 500 pounds.
New silver cuff buttons of deep blue and
red enamel are double and bean-shaped, with
a tiny silver wreath on the enamel.
A German statistician says tbathis latest
discovery is that 5000 years hence there will
be one man to every go women.
A contrivance for turning sheets of music
has been perfected by San Franciscan. 1t is
operated by the foot OF the pianist.
Silver receptacles with covers, to hold mu-
cilage, cologne, shoe polish, and other neces-
sGries of life are provided for the Summer
travelling season.
strip of oilcIoth placed at each side of
bed will cure any case OF sonambulism. 1t is
said that the cold surface of the oilcloth will
invariably awaken the sleeper.
Lord Wolseley's promotion to the rank of
Field Marshal must be regarded as question
able honor, since it makes it impossible for
him TO take an active part in any future
war.
Senator Harris is said to know more about
parliamentary law than any other Senator on
the Democratic side. His eyes and his eye
brows are so set as to give his face Mongo-
Ian expression.
The Washington times., 1894-07-22
THE CARE OF BABIES.
Useful Hints for Mothers Who Have Fret
full Children in Hot Weather


ful Children i'll Hot Weather.
In New York city where there are thou
sands of babies suffering from the heat in the
hot weather, the physicians connected with
the Hebrew institute have promulgated some
directions about the care of children:
The statistics proved that ten out of every
hundred children born in this city die before
they are four weeks old. This is not right,
for the good God means that every little child
should live. To keep the child well and
strong. there is nothing so good as the
mothers milk when it is in healthful con-
ditIon.
newborn baby should be nurssd once in
every two hours during the daytime and once
every four hours during the night. 1t should
be nursed less frequently when it is older 1t
is bad practice to allow the child 20 sleep at
the breast. Adults are able to digest all
kinds of solid food, but it must be remem-
bered that meat ice cream, soda, and beer
are not good for babies.
Potatoes are as bad as poison to nursing
child. The white of an egg, mixed with
water, is the best substitute for mothers milk
and some starehy foods can be given when
the mother begins to wean the child That is
the time when the greatest mistakes in diet
are made. People say the child is teething,
but nine times out of ten it is only troubled
by the hot weather and improper food.
When possible. the child should be nursed
until it is / y years old. When it is a year old
it can begin to take cows milk, little corn
starch, zweibacl, crackers. etc. When 3 years
old it can be given the more delicate articles
on the family table. II the mother is unable
TO nurse her baby at first. the next best thing
is to have it nursed by another woman, taking
care that the nurse is quite well, or the baby
may take from her some disease: and if the
nurse is not amiable. the child may take some
of her bad temper. Nextto human milk asses
milk Is the best. but that is difficult to pro-
cure. Goats milk is to strong.
You cannot be too thankful to Mr. Straus
for the sterilized milk he has provided for
you at such reasonable prices. He has farm
of his own. and the cows are all known to be
in healthy condition.
A mother with nursing baby must be care
full to keep herself well nourished and take
plenty of sleep. If she does not she will not
have good milk for her child. She must also
Will not take impurities into the system in
When a child uses a bottle long pipe
should be avoided, as it is not possible to
keep 1t clean, and the child NAV be poisoned
with impurities. The bottle should be washed
with hot water. cooled, and kept in clean
place. The rubber nipples should be left
soaking in water when not in use and thrown
away as soon as they get out of condition.
When baby must be fed ordinary milk is
better than prepared food. A child, until it
is months old, takes three parts of milk to
one OF water; from 3to months, two parts of
water and three of milk and from 6 to or
months, equal parts of milk and water.
The Washington times., 1894-07-22
Warmed Over Eggs.

am not scientist. so can't explain it, but
it is a fact that eggs that have been cooked,
boiled, three minutes or less, can be reboiled
the next morning, and will not only be fresh,
but as soft and palatable as though cooked
but once. After an egg has been heated and
cooked you could cook it till doomsday and
it would not get hard. Some property in it
resists the hardening process after it is once
heated. if only to the soft-boiled point. Some
will turn up their patrician noses at the idea
OF warmed-over eggs, but they will find them
even better than warmed-over meat
The Washington times., 1894-07-22
Fair Wages for Labor.

"Oh, thank you," exclaimed the spring
poet. Here is the dollar I offered to who
ever should find and return me my darling
poems.
II think deserve MORE" answered the
finder, dubiously; 81 also read them."-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
The Washington times., 1894-07-22
Still Tottcring.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer1

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer1
City Editor-Bosh. Preposterousl Ridicu-
lous
-Wh-what's wrong?
Here. in writing up this campfire. you
make the old soldiers still treading the shores
of time when every reader knows that the
gray-haired and grizzled veterans are still
tottering on the verge Of the grave, and have
been for thirty years.
The Washington times., 1894-07-22
A Postal Query.

Tommy-Isnt this a pretty Columbian
stamp with the ships on it?
Mamma-Yes, it IL. Tommy.
Tommy-Mamma. is this the kind Of stamp
that gets the letters across the ocean.
The Washington times., 1894-07-22

Booths Treatment of Letters from Girls.
From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle ]
Even Edwin Booth, most matter-of-fact, re-
spectacle, and unapproachable o. men. got
any quantity of this sort of letters. Strangely
enough, too. it is of record that, contrary to
the usual custom Of popular actors, he an
swered. indirectly. several of his undesired
love letters, Tor some Of those received by
him during his career were written by silly
girls. daughters Of men known and respected
by Mr. Booth, who appended their true names
to their illusions. Two or three. of these we're
OF such a nature that Mr.. Booth felt it his
duty, rs a parent. to inclose them to the
fathers OF the writer's, with statement as to
how they had come into his possession. The
result, it may be imagined, was hardly Of a
nature to encourage the stricken damsels in
their devotion.
The Washington times., 1894-07-22

Going uuay on your raeationf The Times ,riH
60 ,rih you toany address, postage prepaid, for
IS cents q month
The Washington times., 1894-07-22

Charles F. Trotter, the popular and pain
stalking recording secretary Of Metropolis
The Washington times., 1894-07-22

The grand encampment, /. o. o. F., held its
annual session in the grand encampmeDt room
of the Seventh Street Hail. and was opened
in due form with prayer by Grand High Priest
George W. Uline. The minutes OF the semi
annual session were read by Grand Scribe s.
Z. Boyce and approved. The report of Grand
Patriarch David L. Hazard was read and re-
ferred to the appropriate committee 1t
showed the encampment branch OF the order
in the jurisdiction 10 be in good condition.
The committee on conference made a fav-
orable report upon the credentials of Past
Chief Patriarchs J. G. Morrison, William T.
Jones, J. S. Ghecn. and J. Il. Ward, and they
we're duly admitted and received the grand
encampment degrees. Reports from various
committees were received and acted upon. A
communication was received from the grand
lodge, inviting the cooperation OF the grand
encampment in the invitation to be extended
to the sovereign grand lodge to meet in
Washington in September, 1895. The invita-
ton was accepted
The election of officers resulted in the selec-
ton of G. W. Uline as grand patriarch, d. W.
keck. grand high priest; Andrew Turnbull,
grand senior warden; s. Z. Boyce. grand
scribe; J. II. SeifIert, grand treasurer; H. c.
Hazard, grand junior warden. The newly
installed grand patriarch announced the ap-
pointment Of the following subordinate ofIi-
GERS:
Urdnu fnhIsual d. Ia Irwin, grand 1nSluo SEN
tneL D. G.. Morrison; grand outside sentinel,
K H. Monford-
COMMITTEES:
Finance-William p. Allan, n. H. Nicholson,
r. H. Sorrell
Grievance-Joseph II. Daniel, A. j. Donaldson,
James T. Hutchinson.
Conference-R. L. Mclean, W. G. Drummond,
William Andrews
supelvision-J H. Wood, E c. Grumley, D. L
Hazard.
Correspondence-Thomas w. Fowler, A s.,
Webster, r. II. McAiackin. -
Charles F. Trotter, the popular and pain
stalking recording secretary Of Metropolis
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
In His Annual Report lie Makes Several
Recommendations.

RECOMMENDATIONS.
Washington, Nov. 29.-The secretary
of the interior has submitted his re-
port for the fiscal year. A large portion
of the report is devoted to Indian af-
fairs. The secretary thinks the two
chief means of developing the Indians
into beings fit for American citizen
ship and education and allotment of
lands in severalty. He recommends
that the allotment act be so amended
that Indians who have improved any
land may have the right to the land
when allotment is made. He recon-
mends a larger appropriation for field
matrons. who go from house to house
among the Indians and instruct the
women in the direction of civilization
and womanly responsibility. This, he
believes, would result in more good than
Indian schools.
The public lands disposed of during
the year, by cash sales. miscellaneous
entries. and selections of all kinds,
amounted to 1887 ,224.72 acres. In adj
dition to this, 2S.S76.05 acres of indian
lands were disposed of, making an ag
gregate of 10, 406, 100.77 acres. The com
missioner approximates the vacant pub
lie lands remaining at COG, 040, 31371
acres. This does not include Alaska
(Which contains over 3600O0,00O acres),
military and other reservations. or rail-
road and other selections yet unadjudi
Gated. Cash receipts from public lands
amounted to $2,G742S5. over 81. 900 agri-
cultural patents We're issued.
Twenty nine million acres of land are
embraced in the lists of selections made
by railroad and wagon road companies
awaiting examination and settlement
at the close of the year.
The secretary recommends con
gress to appropriate funds for
the employment of super
intendcnt for each reservation to
protect forest reserves. Also, that a
land court be organized to pass on liti-
cation growing out of patentlng of
public lands, thus relieving the com
missioner general of the land office from
deciding such cases as nearly 1000 such
cases come before the department every
year.
The pension roll at the close of the
| year showed 969,944 pensioners, an in
crease of 1852 during the year There
were 22,546 patents granted and the
| number OF patents expired was 13,167
The total disbursements on account OF
the eleventh census to June 30, was
| $1O,3G5, $40.
| The appropriation for the last fisca
year for the survey and resurvey of pub
lie lands was 100000 OF this, $4,000
was authorized to be applied to th'
examination of surveys in the field
The commissioner reports the appor
tionment of the balance of $4,000 a
| follows:
Arizona $4,000, California $4,000, Colo
RADIO $500, Idaho $4,000, Minnesota
$500, Montana $4,000. Nevada $1,000
New Mexico $4,000, North Dakot
s11 600, oregon 1000. South Dakot
$4,000. Utah SO 900, Washington s24,00i
Wyoming $4,000. examinations $1,000
reserve $4,000; total 100000.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
OFFICIAL RETURNS IN IDAHO.
Republican pluralities Range From 1900
to 1900 Votes.

Rcpubncan PluralltleS Range from Z,ouO
to 1920 Votes.
Boise, Dec 1.-The state board of can
vassers completed calculation of the
returns today The result shows that
there were "a, SIT votes cast for congress
man, the others running little lower
This total is about $500 than the vote
two years ago. For the constitutional
amendment gao votes were cast and
1870 against it, On Monday the board
will pass upon the question whether
this is or is not a majority of the cleo
tors as provided by the constitution.
The results on the state ticket are as
follows:
For congress-Wilson, rep, 1888;
Ballentine, DEM, 6,634; Gum. pop,
7,4S7; Wilson's plurality, 1896
For governor-McConnell rep, TO-
20S; Stevenson, dem. 1857; Ballantne.
pop. 7,121; McConnell's plurality, 3,OS7.
For lieutenant governor-Mills, rep,
1904; Thatcher, dem, 6,272; Chambers,
pop, 6,914; Mills plurality, $3.50.
For seer etary of state-Garrett, rep,
TO- 500; Hall, DEM, 6,004; Tibbals, pop,
1914 CARROTS plurality, 3,S55.
For attorney-g eneral-Parsons, re-
publican, 10,7S3; Reeves, democrat, g.
OS1; Spence. populist, 7,143. Parsons
plurality, 1886.
For Auditor-Ramsey republican, TO-
500; Stoddard, democrat, 5,904; Walton,
populist, 1857; Ramsey's plurality,
S,643,
For reasurer-Bunting, republican,
1O,9Os; Bush, democrat, 5,973; Cooper.
populist, 6935. Bunting's plurality,
1878
For Superintendent of Public InstrJr
tion-Foresman, republican, 10, 64S;
Faris, democrat. 6.249; Steel, populist
6.s44. Forsemans plurality, 1904.
For Justice of the Supreme Court
Huston, republican. 10.94S; Elder, dem
ocrat. 1851; Angel. populist. 6,763. Hus-
toms plurality, All.
CLEAN SWEEP IN NEVADA
Carson, New, Dec. 1.-Oficial returns
from all the counties in the state show
that the silver party elected every off
Ger on the state ticket, and all but thre,
in the senate and nine in the house
This is the first time in years that an,
party has made clean sweep of tn,
state ticket The silver party of thi
state will ally itself with the people
/ national party in the next presidential
election.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Secretary Lamont. Among Other Things,
Recommends an Increase

Washington, Nov. 30.-The annual re-
port of Secretary Lamont shows a saw
ing of half a million dollars in salaries
and contingent expenses in the admin
istration of the war department at
Washington, besides economics in the
recruiting service. rents, etc. The ex-
penditures for the last fiscal year were
$56,0390 900; the appropriations for the
current year are S52 ,429,1 12; estimates
for next year, So, S1S. 629.
1t was found necessary at times dur
ing the period from March to July in
various places to employ a considerable
part OF the army to execute the orders
OF the United States courts, otherwise
successfully defed and resisted, to pro-
tect the dispatches of the United States
mails and to guard the property of the
government. The movement of the
troops thus necessitated was the largest
which has taken place since the close
of the civil war. The extraordinary
tasks imposed upon the officers and
men were discharged promptly firmly
and judiciously attesting to the thor
ough efficiency of every branch of the
service.
On October the army numbered: OH
GERS 2.130; enlisted men, 25,777; of the
latter. for various causes, only 22,114
were effective. Secretary Lamont ear
nestly recommends legislation to estab-
fish the battalion formation now
adopted by the armies of every other
civilized nation of the world. To effect
that, he recommends a return to the law
of 1870 fixing at 10000 the limit of the
army. By the changes proposed, the
army will be increased 20 per cent. in
efficiency, 10is per cent. in numbers and
6 per cent. in cost of maintenance. 1t
is proposed to add two companies to
each of the So infantry regiments and
two batteries to each of the five artil-
lery regiments. 1t is proposed to meet
the necessary increase in line officers by
reductions in the staff and to do this,
consolidation of the quartermasters',
pay and subsistence departments In
one bureau of supply, is recommended,
RECRUITS BETTER.
The three recruiting depots have been
abolished adding 1900 men to the
effective strength, and reducing ex-
penditures about $780, The charac-
ter of the recruits is improved and last
year only 1877 out of 27,531 applicants
were accepted. All recruits must now
write the English language and must
be citizens of the United States or
have declared their intention of becom-
ing so.
Desertions show a large decrease.
Seven regiments have been armed with
the new magazine rifle and by May l
the infantry will be completely equipped
with the new arm. The total cost of
furnishing the armament of our %
chief seaports is estimated to be $780,
7,24S, including contract work.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
NICARAGUA BILL MUST PASS.
Democrats Hope to Gain Little Credit
i'll the Present Congress.

Washington Dec. There Is strong
undercurrent of belief among the mem
bers of congress that the Nicaragua ca
nal will receive very earnest considera-
ton during the session of congress
which begins Monday The feeling is
especially pronounced in the house, and
prevails particularly among southern
members. Even those like Mr. Bailey
OF Texas, who oppose on constitutional
and economic grounds, concede that the
question will receive early attention.
and most of them are of the opinion
that the prospects of its success are
good Mr. Cooper of Florida says moth
ing could restore the popularity of the
democratic party as authorizing con
struction of the canal. 1.-THE democrat
ic party is the party which added the
Mississippi valley and Pacific coast to
the national map, and ii is the party
which should provide for this great en-
terprise 1t will do this during the
short session, and provide for a more
elastic currency and the appointment
of federal officers. I infer it will not
long be out of power"
Representative Livingstone of Geor-
gia says: IF the democrats do not act
on the bill the republicans will take 1t
1t is evident that foreigners want to
control the canal" He says it was the
understanding during the last session
that the house bills should come before
the short session.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
NEW SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT.
Can Meander Around the Bottom of the
Ocean at Will.

Melbourne, Victoria, Dec. "A cable
dispatch has been received by the gov
ernor, the Earl of Hopeton, from the
lords of the admiralty in London, ask
ing for full particulars concerning the
new submarine torpedo boat recently
invented by a resident of this city and
which was recently exhibited before the
governor. the naval commandant and
the members of the cabinet, and also
asking that if possible the inventor,
together with his trial Goat, be des-
patched to England on an early steam
er. The new vessel of destruction. 1t is
said, is capable of sinking to any depth
and of meandering about the bottom
of the sea at the sweet will Of the COM
mander without revealing its presence
The experiments before the governor
and his associates We're declared COM
plete success, the model sinking or ris-
ing, turning, reversing, or remaining
stationary IN obedience TO the electric
current with which IT Is worked. The
inventor claims that the boat viii re-
main under water for several days and
| that IL can discharge torpedoes at the
| bottom of any ship of war without the
crew having any idea of their danger
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
THE SUPREME ISSUE.
The Monetary Question Surpasscs All
Others Now Before the People.


st. Louis, Nov. 29.-The second days
session of the American Bimetallic
League convention was held yester-
day and adjourned at a late hour last
night. General Warner opened the dis
cussion. Governor Waite of Colorado
and Marshann of Kansas entered into
q full discussion of the attitude of the
republican and democratic parties tow
ard silver. Both speakers said there
was nothing to be hoped for from the
old parties. Judge Dean of Colorado
talked on political conditions and
strongly advocated the formation of a
new party. A. C. Fisk of Denver adj
vocated monetary reformations and
expressed a Willingness to join any par
ty that would make the issue. Judge
Cole of Iowa, who proposed the in
junction against Secretary Carlisle on
the first bond issue, followed with some
practical recommendations. A com
mittee of seven was appointed to draft
plan upon which the advocates OF
bimetallism could proceed TO submit
a report This was a subject of debate
and resulted in the adoption of the
following resolutions:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
STRUCK A RICH GOLD LEDGE.
Idaho Basin Which Promises a Fortune
With Development.

WIN Development.
Boise, Idaho, Dec. Am interesting
discovery has been made at Idaho City.
30 miles from Boise. That place is tho
center of the old placer region, known
as Boise basin, which produced such
great quantities of gold in early days,
and which still has a large output.
There is a false bedrock on which the
gold was found and it has long been
the theory of miners that gold existed
beneath it. To test this theory. a hole
has been drilled through the false bed
rock. 1t went through beds of sand
and clay without bringing up any
thing of value. At a distance of about
$50 feet granite was struck. On the
possibility of there being more boulders
the sinking was continued and in a
short distance ledge matter was struck,
heavily impregnated with iron pyrites,
After boring into this distance of ID
feet it was determined to assay il. The
result was three ounces of gold and 2S
ounces of silver per ton. This Is high
grade for gold rock
1t is impossible to form any positive
opinion as to the size of the ledge thus
unexpectedly struck, but if it is not
standing vertically these developments
would indicate it to be large.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
EXPORTER AND IMPORTER TRUST.
Latest Thing IN the Way OF Mercantile
Combinations.

New York. Dec. 1.-The World says
an exporter and importer trust is the
latest thing heard of in the way of
mercantile combinations. The report
of the consolidation of half a dozen
leading commission houses for the pur-
pose of controlling a branch of that line
of business is going the rounds of Wall
street. From all that can be learned
the houses embraced in the trust have
already almost monopoly of the COM
mission trade with South America, the
Mosquito coast countries and Mexico
| and Australia.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-06
SAFE AT PORTLAND BLOWN OPEN.
Burglars Entered the Bank and Got
Away With $4,000.

Portland, Dec. 1.-The Union Savings
and Loan bank was entered by burg
lars. the safe blown open and robbed of
$500 in cash Thursday night. The
robbery was not discovered until yes
terday morning and was kept secret
until today. No clue. James G. Saun-
ders. collector of customs Of Port
Townsend. Wash. is president of the
bank