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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

The congressman of the future will
get there over improved country roads
provided he takes hand in their
improvement in the earlier stages of
his political career.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

The Butte Miner in recent issue
says: "The compliment paid to the
state of Idaho by the award of the
first prize to ldanha water, which met
and vanqushed all competitors at the
Worlds Fair, cannot be too highly
rri1a1 -
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

Give & man work and you add to
his manliness and independence give
him aims and you destroy his self
respect and add another pauper to the
world
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

We are sucking disappointment in
great gobs; Oh we Gods, that we
should be so badly left. There 5
Payette, Caldwell, and other towns
up the road raising a regular babel,
all wildly clammoring forth as how a
certain Mrs Alice Hamil Hancock, a
public reciter, is going to invest in a
town lot and each is claiming to be the
chosen village. Our head hangs in
shame. We know she won't invest
here. But if you will come down,
Alice, well give you a chunk of this
town, too.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

Claus Spreckels didn't go broke on
that queen venture. He contributed
IS, 600 to the San Francisco relief
fund the other day.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11
THURSDAY, JANUARY IL, 1894.

Cripple Creek is an ideally named
place for a real simon pure, bare
knuckle prize-f fight
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11
ALFRED EOFF, President.
SALE FOR DELINQUENT
TAXES Due Washington County for the
Year 1893.
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Notice is hereby given that unless
the following taxes are paid prior to
February 1st, 1894, will be com
PEELED under the laws to seize and
sell any property owned by the delin-
quent to satisfy said tax.
This is your last notice.
Il. Nj. HUBBARD
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

Good dry slab wood four feet long
at 81 per cord at GOWNS lumber
yard
Vial and Morris will furnish the
music for the masquerade on Febru-
AIRY 18th.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

Our county commissioners are in
no way inclined to extravaganza and
are doing their best to conduct county
affairs economically; but no matter
what course they may pursue someone
will stand ready to criticise and con-
denim their acts. 1t is so much
easier to cnticise than it is to sing,
and any attempt to please everybody
will sure result in pleasing nobody.
Spend the public money for improve
ments; keep as many men at work as
possible. If times are hard, so much
the more reason; good times take
care of themselves.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

The four foursl HAL Those re-
markable and mystic figures, more
potent than any combined spell of
Arbaces the Egyptian and the witch
that dwelt in the side of Vesuvius.
opened most portentiously the present
year for the SIGNAL. Last issue was
Vol. 4, No. 4, Jan. 4, 1894, thus it
is seen that the magic numbers used
by the ancient sorcerers have fallen
upon us-something never before
known in the history of the world.
Fail not to heed and take advantage
of this rare and powerful omen. ANY
person paying for Il years subscription
beginning with the issue containing
these symbolic numericals and cutting
out the head line in which they APP
pear, folding the same in three folds,
at the same time repeating under the
breath, 81 owe not the printer, l owe
not the printer, owe not the printer, 4"
and then place in the sole of tile shoe
or boot, will be forever free from
rhumatcs, corns, bunions, chilblains,
lame joints, string halt, ingrowing toe
nails, white swelling, ring bone, etc.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11
THE VALLEY HOTEL,

MRS. BOB JOHNSON, Prop.
Nice clean beds and grand good grub. ."
Everything home-lil1e. makes il favorite
stopping place. Rates. $500 per week for
board and lodging. Transient, 81 90 Der
day.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-11

In the district court of the third judicial
district of the state of Idaho, in and for
the county of Washington.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
WOman's Ingenuity Rarely Fails.

Women, who, for various reasons. do
their own dressmaking, we'll know the
trouble and difficulty of properly fit
ting a waist. The draping of the skirt
is more easily accomplished, even if
Aunt AbieS method of calling in the
hired man and draping it upon him
has to be adopted at last. A woman
set her wits to work recently. and hit
upon a unique idea. She took an old
waist that fitted her to perfection and
which buttoned down the front. She
buttoned it, then seWed the button
holes all tight and cut the buttons off.
Then he took a piece of cardboard the
size of the neck and seWed it in as a
cover, and upon this she raised pin
cushion by means of rags and saw
dust. The sleeves We're cut off at the
elbow and tightly tied, and then the
figure was inverted and tightly pack
ed with sawdust. This was allowed
to settle for two days, and was then
again punched and pounded until
every crevice was rammed tight. Then
another piece Of cardboard was cut to
fill the bottom Oritice. and this was
sewed in, and the whole figure cover
ed with muslin to prevent the saw
dust leaking, and to afford a good pin
hold. The model is now the exact
shape of the individual the dress is
intended for, and all she needs to do
is to place the model on the table, put
ON it pair of corsets and fit the ma
terial over these When the model
grew 'fabby" she tightened it by
forcing the sawdust out of the arms
into the bust, and refilling the arms
with fresh saWdust.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Sand Gardens for Children.

At a meeting in Boston recently of
the Moral Educational Association,
Mrs Kate Gannet Wells spoke on
Sand Gardens" which have proved
such :sodSendS to the children of the
very poor. In Germany, says the Bos-
ton Advertiser, the sand gardens have
long since become the fflvorite resorts
not only for the poor children. but the
very rich as we'll For seven years
The school gardens in Boston have
been open. and in three years the
Charlesbank Garden, with it's grass,
trees. flowers and glorious view of the
river. has become a paradise not only
for the hundreds of children, but for
the weary mothers, who either leave
their children in these gardens. under
wise a1Ad Watchful care. While they go
to work, or else they carry their mend
ing and sun themselves while the
youngsters play.
These banks are also educational.
stance. it was enacted with the aid
of paper soldiers from morning till
night and Grecian history was as fam
iliar to the children as bread and but
ter. There is many a pathetic story
Of the little crippled children who
drink in pleasure and sunshine to-
gether. They are distinctly not kim
dergarten, not industrial and not de-
nominational in religion. The poorest
of the poor come. The great work is
carried on by voluntary contributions;
81 400 will take care of 10000 chill
dren. This is a distinct feature of
hygienic education in city life, with
wonderful moral influence.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
THE IRON JAW.
Stength of that Kind Can Be Acquired
by Long Practice.

Uy Long TraGI1Ce.
The iron-iawed performer in a cir
Gus now doing some eastern cities was
visited by a reporter for the New York
Press recently. She is a rosy-cheeked
woman with smiling blue eyes, and no
one looking at her two rows of even,
white teeth would imagine that they
could possibly stand the strain to
which they are daily put
Any ordinary person." said she,
''ought to lift thirty or forty pounds
with his jaw, but l have lifted five
|. men. weighing altogether 700 pounds.
By developing the muscles of the jaw
and neck a person of ordinary strength
ought to be able to hold up 200 pounds
with the jaw"
us an iron jaw a gift of nature?"
she was asked, cor is it acquired?"
oh she answered, lone must be
born with an iron jaw in order to do
such performance as | do, although
strength of that kind can be acquired.
l began by lifting twenty-pound
weights with my teeth, and then used
heavier weights, until | could lift an
object as heavy as myself. I have
been in the business nine years now,
and can sustain more than five times
my weight with the strength of my
teeth and jaws. Holding UP and spin
ming around a heavy man with my
teeth is about the same as holding up
barrel OF flour in that way"
Us that slide you make down the
wire dangerous feat? she was ask
ed.
well. no accident ever happened to
me-" she said. 'I have no fear in
doing it. Ordinarily do not even use
a netting under my trapeze, but here
the law obligeS me to. | shall not use
one when [ go out West"
What are your sensations In gong
down the wire%'
We'll, [ see nothing; my eyes are
turned toward the roof. / hear loud
buzZing noise made by the wheel that
goes over the wire. The cushion at
the bottom is SO arranged that it gives
three or four feet when I strike it. If
1t did not [ probably would have
broken bones. In the Paris Hippo
drOme | used to slide down a wire 800
feet long"
care you yourself a foreigner-per-
haps a countess or a duchess?'
mo. [ am an American girl I was
poIH I'LL FliCSDufS. Inc quallt1cat1OnS
necessary for such a business as / am
in are nerve, courage and extraordin-
airy strength. The circus business is
one in which a woman gets as much
wages as a man. Anna Dickinson,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lilly Dever-
euX Blake and the rest of the strong
minded women are always publicly
admiring pluck in their sex. L think
the circus women have it above all
Others"
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
The Art of Getting On.

The best equipment that either men
or women could have is definite
knowledge, if it be only of one thing.
The first question L ask those who
come to me for advice, says a writer
in Lippincott's, is: What can you
do?" If the answer is-as it almost
invariably proves to be-"Anything,"
my heart fills with despair for the
applicant In the money-making
world anything" means nothing"
Tt is overrun with a vast army of in
capa bles ready to rush in and under
take ''anything." What is needed is
some one who can do something as
opposed to any one who can do any
thing. Competency is the only equip
ment that is worth anything now-a-
days
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
DIR. Hale on the Crash of 1898.

In 1884 DR.. Edward Everett HaIe's
0Bvel of The Fortunes of Rachel" was
&rst published. The novel runs to the
end Of the century. and, in the year
1900, Tom Poore, at Washington, re-
views the last twenty years of the
nineteenth century. He says in this
review: The shares rose again stead
lily for five years, when / sold again.
The crash Of 1893 came, and every
body supposed manufacturing was at
an end. At the lowest depression /
bought Stocking shares again. 4.
When the company wound UP two
years ago Gin 1898 the shares yielded
$6,050, and here 1t is" We reprint
the passage from the novel, which is
not so well konwn as it should be, for
the benefit Of investors in 1.-The crash
Of 1S93."-Boston Commonwealth.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
CRANKY GUESTS.
Experfence of Hotel Clerks in Dealing
G u,


With Some of Them.
'T cannot sleep 10 that room," said
guest at the Hotel Denechaud last
evening as he walked to the desk in
| the office and threw the key upon it.
What is the matter with it%' asked
Mr.. Justin Denechaud, who was be-
| lind the desk at the time.
There is nothing the matter with it
.xcept that the bed is in the wrong
place." the guest replied. For more
han twenty years I have slept in a
,ed with the head towards the north,
md it has become such a habit with
ne that it would be actually impossi-
Ole for me to sleep in a bed with the
nead in any other direction"
1T will be impossible for me to give
you a room containing a bed in that
position" said the clerk, as he ran his
aye over the list Of rooms. The hotel
well filled tonight, and [ have only
two vacant rooms, but [ will have the
bed turned for you," and calling the
porter Mr. Denechaud instructed him
to turn the bed in the gentleman'S
room so that the head would be to the
north. The guest followed the porter
upstairs, and as nothing further was
heard of him it is presumed that he
retired and slept the sleep Of the
blessed.
There is no accounting for tastes"
said Mr.. Denechaud, turning to the re-
porter, land the funny experiences we
have in the hotel business would fill
volume. You noticed that gentleman
Just DOW who demanded that his bed be
changed with the head towards the
north. Before the night is over we
may have calls for beds with their
heads turned to every point of the
compass, and Of course we are obliged
to accommodate every one. / remem-
ber an instance like this several years
ago. A gentleman, slightly under the
influence of liquor, came into the hotel
one night and, producing a pocket
compass, said that he wished a room
where the head of the bed should be
placed to the northeast. We sent two
boys with the man and they placed the
bed as requested. The joke about it
was that the compass was furnished
with a little stop, which held the indi-
Gator in a certain position, and it SO
happened that the gentleman's bed,
which had been carefully placed di-
rectly northeast, according to the COM
pass, was in reality so placed that the
head was directly to the south. The
gentleman discovered his mistake the
next morning, and / presume was
cured of the fad. New Orleans Times.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
a Memorial to the Poet Keats.

Edmund W. Gosse writes to the Lon.
don Times announcing proposed Eng
lish memorial to the poet Keats. He
saws that an Americon committee has
been engag ged during the last five years
preparing it, and that the details have
been kept absolutely secret, even in
the United States. The movement
was due to the energy of Mr.. T. Ho1-
land Day, of Norwood, Mass. The
work is now accomplished. Mr.. Day
has arrived in England with a marble
bust of Keats, which will soon be un-
yelled in the parish church at Hamp-
stead.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
PRICE Or LOTS ONLY sIGg

TERMS OF PURCHASE: Five dol
lars cash and two dollars ne,
month, with no interest. Hal
cash, 10 per cent discount; all Cash
20 per cent discount.
Money will be advanced to bar
ties desiring to build.
Ii a husband purchaser dies.
before his purchase Is Completed
d deed in lee will De given TO hIs
widow, if the property mas been
improved. or if not. the amoprr
already paid will be returned her
The above presents an opportu-
nifty never before offered the Col
ored people of the city of Wash.
lngton to secure a valuabIe LOT
either as an investment or for q
home On monthly payments, and
at the sans time, entitled them
10 a vote and a voice In the Gov.
ernmeRt of the country.
Those who apply first, will have
the 1rst choice OF lots.
Already many have made thelr
homes IN the "City OF Bowie,
and lots purchased on the above
terms should double IN value witt .
IN the next six months.
For further information apply IT,
or CAMPBELL CARRINQTC,N
Owner, sos d ST., Ii. W..
w aShIuotnn n 4,
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
His Honor Gets Even.

''THhe charge against this man. your
honor is drunk and disorderly," said
the officer
Il don't deny it, judge" said the
prisoner. 81 got pretty drunk. guess,
but it was my first offence, and I
know when I've had enough. shan't
do it again"
In that case" said the magistrate,
Il am disposed to be-but haven't
seen you before?''
Il reckon you have, Judge I live
right across the street from you"
You do, hey? Have you a lawn
mower"
Yes
"You get up at ) o'clock in the
morning and run it till breakfast
time. don't you?"
"Yes. That's the kind Of a man
am. I'm always busy and never let
any Of my time go TO-
Thirty days. Take him away and
call the next.'-Chicago Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
An ENGLISH Corn Cnre.

Here is recipe for a paint suitable
for either the hard or soft species of
corn; it should be applied with a
camers hair brush ON five or six sue
cessive nights, at the end of which
time the upper portion can be easily
removed, after the foot has been soak
in warm water. In the case of an old
enemy, the treatment should be re-
peated until the growth has entirely
disappeared. Thirty grains of sali-
cylic acid, and five grains of Indian
hemp. to be dissolved in half an ounce
of fluid collodion.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Good Advice.

"She has discarded me-" walled the
young man. Il have half notion to
shoot myself"
When you entertain such an idea
as that" replied the sage, you are
Understanding your affection"
Don't you mean overestimating%
We'll, you may be overestimating its
Intensity, but not its quantity. Just
you wait while and you will find you
have love enough left for half a dozen
girls. s.'-1ndianapolis Journal.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Yet He Meant Well.

The young clergyman had consented
at the last moment to act as substi-
,tute for the venerable man who was
TO 60 to the bridewell Sum
day morning and preach to the prison
,ers.
My friends" said the embarrassed
young man as he rose up and faced
the assembled toughS and vagrants, 1T
rejoices my heart to see so many of
you here this morning Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Why He Was Dropped.

Ethel-Why didn't Henrietta have
anything to do with that noted young
writer when he came? She said she
was going to.
Maude-Yes, but during their first
talk he said he had never met a pretty
woman who had any brains. So Hen
rietta dropped him, considering it a
personal insult.
Ethel (amiably)-Why, which does
she think she has.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Uncle Zeb's Suspicion,

; "Uncle Zeb," said the magistrate,
fthis is the third time you have been
arrested this month
'YeSsir."
How do you explain itT'
well, sab, dar's new p'leeceman
on our beat"
''Has that anything to do with the
.ease?'
Il dunno, sab; on'y it sut'ny hez
seemed ter me dat may be was kinder
,usin' me ter practice on"
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
She Tried to Helm,

He devoted but bashfuD - There's
been an awful lot in the papers lately
about political combines and rings and
such things.
She determined to help him OUT
Yes, I've noticed. Do women ever get
mixed up with them?
He-Certainly not Why do you ask
that?
She with now will you tumble?'
emphasis)-Because l feel as if / would
like to get into ring of some kind
myself.
No presents.-Buffalo Courier.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Her SARCASM.

John" she said after some silence.
What is it, my dear?"
Men say that women talk a great
deal, don't they?'
Il believe they do
And they also think it proper to
make jokes about her alleged difficulty
in making up her mind"
Yes"
''John?"
We'll, dear?"
Are there any women in Congress? 2"
No"
And yet, just look at it."
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Disappointing.

Sister" said the little boy, will you
please make me lot of biscuit like
those you gave us for breakfast the
other day.
Sister was touched. They were the
first cheering words Johnny had spok-
en- to her in long time.
Certainly. she answered. Are
] you going TO have a party?"
NO; | wanted TO try them In NV
new slungShot. Washington Star.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
His princinIe

Brown-Is Black man of principle? i?
White - Decidedly. Whenever he
wants any whiskey he sends Jack
Todd for it. Blacks principles kould
Mt allow him to be seen in a. LIQUOR
shop.-Boston Transcript.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Inselfish Love.

He-If you loved me you would mar
~ me while | am poor.
She-You do me injustice. / love you
too much 30 Aafe your precious health
fisiZ.-i b. II! ,5ukiag. Wait until you
CAN afford to keep servants.--Life.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
OF Adult Size,

Tommy-Pa, why do they say that
"a note natures" when it falls due
Pa (worrying over his debtseBe-
cause it's generally so blame big, I
uppose.-Chicago Record.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Chops for One,

Johnnie with an ax)-Papa, what is
chophouse?
Papa-It is house where they have
chops.
Johnny plaintiya3ya Is it ANYTHING
like woodshed, papa:
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
A "Corner" in Stamps.

Stamp collectors say there is "cor.
ner'' in stamps, one firm i'm New York
having bought in practically the whole
issue extant of Columbian stamps.
That firm must have big warehouse.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Beware.

Lady-Of course, you are always
looking for work?
I1amp-Certainly Eternal vigil
a1ce is the price of lfberty-NeW
icrk Truth.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23

ifty Cents Per Neek
S5 CASH
~AND~~
5G3c. Per w eek
buy you home ia The
CITY OF BOWIE.
o CAS-. Pea wEFg
The first opportunity offered
loIed people to secure Homes
Weekly payments OF - cents
aeek or Two Dollars per mouth
1000 LOTS F8a SiLE.
I the city of Bowie, State q,
aryIand. Only 20 minutes ride
ON Washington. Double track
2 trains stop daily. Fare to and
ON Washington, only Six cents
y communication ticket. The June.
ION of the Baltimore and Poto.
nae and Pope Greek Railroad.
telegraph and Express offices.
he best depot on the Baltimore
md Poti &c railroad. cres
'hurches am hools already built,
The most healthful spot in tbe
State of Maryland. Title to prop,
erty perfect. No Taxes, and pur-
ohaaera of lots viii receive tkajr
leeds, with certificate of titis
Free
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-12-07
podariage Dots.

solomon Weekly and wife, of
Iowa, are visiting Mrs. weekly's
father, Ohio Coleman. below
town. Mr.. w. moved to Iowa
from this county 16 years ago.
Lewis Maxwell and son, Lutte.
who have been i'll with typhoid
fever. are reported better.
w. I. sapp, the world 5 famous
ossitied man. was exhibited here
Tuesday by his managers.
Mrs. Thos. George died at her
home near Morganville Wednes-
day of last week, of consump.
ton.
The West boys are erecting a
barn 96x4o on ground leased of
Jos. Cheuvront near the Grant
House stables. Herald.
West Union is suffering from
the effects of a salt famine. The
boats returning from Salt river
have all been loaded down with
passengers, hence the scarcity
of salt.
John Q. Oats, a prominent citi
zen of Richie county. was in
dicted by the grand jury for con-
tracing to sell green goods
The trial is expected to cause
quite a sensation.
The people of West Union
spent Thanksgiving very much
the same old way. There was
some business transacted and a
great deal of eating done. Every
body seemed to enjoy it, though.
- Record.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-12-07
Shot His sweetheart.

WESTON, W. Va, Dec. 6.-At
Roanoke, ten miles south Of here
today, occurred sensational
shooting affair which will proba-
bly, result in the death Of one
Miss Emma Watson. A young
man named Sam Self. alias Sam
Green. had long loved her and
had often told her so. and asked
her to become his wife. They
attended the same school, and
this afternoon they started home
together. As they were walking
for a distance Of three or four
hundred yards through a field.
he passed his claim again. all to,
NO purpose. Finally they came
to a fence through which was an
opening, the top rail being in
place. He asked for a final answer
and it came ia the negative. He
stepped back as If to let her pass
through the fence. and as she
stopped to pass under the top
rail he drew from his pocket a
pistol. shot her through the head
and fled.
Immediately a warrant was
sworn out and a posse started in
search of the fugitive. 10 was
after a lively chase that he was
captured. The feeling in the
community grew so high that
lynching was feared, and the of
ficers telephoned TO prosecuting
attorney McGary to know what
they should do with the prisoner
They were advised to start at
once with him to the county jail
at this place, and a constable
with a number of well armed
guards is now conducting him to
all on horseback. The young
is in a critical condition
md it is very questionable wheth-
ar or not she can recover. Er
A special 10 the TELEGRAM
ust as we go 10 press gives I'M
that the young lady
will get well. The ball entered
behind the ear and came out on
opposite side of the cheek Just
lnder the eye. 1t did not touch
he brain. Self is in jail at Yves
ON.