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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29
Newspaper Advertising.

Newspaper advertising is fast tax
ing the place of any other kind of
advertising among progressive mer-
chants This is reasonable when a
person reflects little. 1t is poor
paper indeed that has not thousand
readers. To those it goes fifty-two
times a year, if it be weekly paper.
1t is taken into the home. 1t is read
and reread by every member of the
household-and the neighbors, too,
who drop in to just look at the mis-
cradle sheet. Otherwise it is with a
handful. Usually the handbills are
handed out on the streets, left on the
porch or stuck in behind the door
knob. If a man takes one on the
street he generally glances at it to see
what it is and throws it away. The
ones left on the porches and behind
the door knobs are generally lost
Advertisements in public places and
on fences are never read Not so
with advertisements-they are read
more generally now than ever. Ad-
vertising writing has become a pro-
fession in the large cities and adver-
tisements are generally the best writ
ten part of the paper. This has
stimulated the public to read adver-
easements. Elk.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

Congressman Bailey, of Texas, still
insists that no authority exists for
the issue of bonds. Everybody has
heard the story of the client who,
when assured by his lawyer that he
could not be sent to JUL, replied:
''But am in Jail. :" 1t seems appli-
cable in this case.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29
HE. SHE OR IT2

He, SHE OR IT2
A venerable and somnolent state
journal is becoming agitated over the
question of woman suffrage in Idaho
and suggests that the coming legisla-
ture take the necessary steps to
bring the question before the people
in the form of constitutional
amendment In fact the somnolent
journals party has practically prom
ised to prepare a Mother Dunniway
amendment to be submitted to a vote
of the men at the next general
election. The venerable aforesaid
has as usual made q mistake. The
laws regarding the franchise ought to
be amended, but instead of extend
ing the right to women it ought to be
taken away from some of the males
just what class we refer to is not
necessary to mention here. And
then again it looks so absurd to take
up proposition which should only
be decided by the women them
selves, and submit it to vote of the
males. We may force something
upon them that they do not want.
To the women alone of Idaho should
the matter be submitted. OF course
this somewhat difficult thing to get
at under the present laws, but there
must be some way to ascertain from
the women of this state their personal
and collective wishes in regard to
exercising the rights of franchise.
If the mothers, wives and daughters
of Idaho desire to 90 to the polls we
will be one Of the first to grant them
their wish. But they do not wish it.
The venerable and somnolent journal
aforesaid, we do not presume, can
find fifty refined queens of Idaho
homes, or prospective ones, who
desire the amendment proposed.
They shrink from the imbroglio of
politics and would not exercise the
right if granted them. The effect
on political affairs would be nil. The
factors for good and evil would
simply Offset each other. Bad wo-
men would become worse and good
women would get no better very fast
We do not mean that there are any
where near as many bad women as
good ones, but the lower element
would be out in force on the bad side
of politics while only small portion
of the good would be out on the
better side. Our women of refine
ment will not step out from the
sacred realm where they rule to
engage in scramble where social
distinction are blotted out and which
would tend to lower them in the eyes
of their husbands, fathers and
brothers. The Statesman will re-
member the toast one Denver gentle
man offered the ladies of Colorado:
''The women, once our superiors,
now our equals. p"
The agitation of the subject is no
longer considered seriously and It's
discussion is left to a class of very
worthy bu deuded ladies with whom
the subject has become a disease or
fad, and in most instances can be
cured. Twins is specific
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

AS soon as the other fellows get
the offices Tammany will begin to
preach reform. No better recipe for
making a political reformer has ever
been found than turning an Office
holder out.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

The purchasing public should see
to it that the backbone Of the plucky
Philadelphia firm which has opened
war upon the prices of the coal trust
is stiffened up with dollars.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

The Iowa editor who wrote up his
own suicide before throwing himself
before moving locomotive was evil
IDENTITY no stranger to the JOY of
''scooping" the rival sheet.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

The friends of the actor who was
killed the other day by being crushed
between the bumpers of railway
train wish it to be distinctly under
stood that it was passenger train.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29
FINANCIAL OVOLOGY.

Once on n time native American
genius, prompted as they all are by a
burning desire to benefit humanity
and to develop the full capacity of
the humble hen, patented a nest, and
so diabolically ingenious was this foul
continuance that when the hen laid
her usual morning egg and turned to
view the same, her fond hopes were
blasted and her joyous cackle hushed.
Why? No egg was visible An au-
tomato continuance had allowed it to
drop through the bottom of the nest
and nothing remained but for the I'M
fortunate one to proceed to business
and make the deficiency good. The
arrangement worked to u charm as an
egg producer, but it developed the
fact that a good, persistent, consci-
entious hen would stay with the game
until only fluffy mass of feathers
were left. All else of a tangible ma
ture had vanished. By some occult
process of reasoning the present sys-
tenn of issuing bonds for gold and
gold for bonds connects itself with
this hens nest and leads up to the
conclusion that sooner or later we
will be out of hens and out of eggs,
and only feathers left in the govern
ment est.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

President Cleveland is now enjoy
ing monopoly of the center of the
stage and of the calcium lights, while
he prepares his annual message to
congress.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1894

There is only one certain way to
gain knowledge of the workings of a
cooperative coIony-join one.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

The only certain thing about the
reported massacre of Armenians is
that some able bodied lying is being
done by somebody.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

If duels must be fought the New
Mexican cowboy method of fighting
until both combatants are dead is to
commended
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

Legislation that would make strikes
unnecessary would be ever so much
better than a permanent commission
for the settlement of strikes.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

Election surprises continue to turn
up The majority in Kansas against
the woman suffrage constitutional
amendment exceeds 1000.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

Notice in hereby given that all
parties who paid taxes on horses,
range cattle and sheep between July
6 and November s, 1894, have re-
bate and can get same by calling at
my Office. f. NJ. HUBBARD.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

An easy way to make the Chinese
60 would be to get a few Japs to
come over and chase them away.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

The W. G. T. U. is old enough to
vote, but it does better than vote. 1t
influences thousands of votes.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

For the next 30 days we will offer
bargains daily. Remember these
special prices will last only a day or
two, so drop in and see us every day
and it will pay you.
SoMMERCAMP.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

DR.. PRICES Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-11-29

Weisrr, Idaho, Nov. Is, 1894.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27

OF the many people who think they know
a good deal about the confederate govern
ment only a few are aware of the fact that
the confederacy was supplied with pat
ent office, and that it issued patents in just
about the same style as that practiced by
the United States. How many invent rs
received such protection rs could 10
thrown around by the power which ruled
the south for four years may never be
known, but it is certain that at least fif-
teen received official recognition, for on n
wall in the Office of Mr.. James l.. Norris
is an original document which assured
John l.. Jones, of TallyHo, N. c., that for
fourteen years from the Goth day of
August, 1861, he should have "the full and
exclusive right and liberty of making,
constructing, using and vending to others
to be used" new and useful improvement
in carriage wheels
This was the fifteenth patent issued by
the confederacy. 1t was signed by Judah
p. Ben amin, attorney general and coun-
tersigned by Rufus r. Rhodes. commits
sioner of patents. Mr.. Rhodes was United
States commissioner of patents prior to the
war. Accompanying the parchment,
which is properly sealed, and which cost
Mr.. Jones the sum of forty dollars, are the
customary specifications and drawings
The penmanship displayed in the speciti
cations is extremely beautiful, while the
drawings, which are in india ink on linen
tracing, could hardly be improved on. The
whole forms a most interesting and valu
able souvenir. Washington Star.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27
The London Sewer Hunter.

Mile after mile does the sewer hunter
traverse under ground until tolerably
heavy bag is result of his labor. Night
or day is all one to the husher. Some
gangs enter the sewers at night and work
on until morning, while others carry out
the search only during the daytime. Rats
abound everywhere, some of them being
of enormous size, large enough to brighten
any beginner at the game. The expert
enced husher, however, takes no notice of
them, and the rats are only too pleased to
sneak away in the darkness.
With finds" in the way of coins, of
course the humble penny" predominates
Sixpences and shillings, however, often in
crease the value of the collection and at
rare intervals-too rare to please the husher
half sovereigns and even sovereigns are
discovered. Like the flies in amber, the
mystery is how they got there. Among
other articles of intrinsic worth, silver
spoons are most often found, although
shirt studs, diamond rings, silver drink
ing vessels and many other quite out of
place articles swell the list from time to
time.
Lucky finds, such as those above men,
toned, do not deter the husher from keep
ing sharp lookout for less valuable arti-
Giles as they float by. His eagle eye"-
from long practice-is capable of judging
the worth of the floating refuse before it
would be even discernible to the ordinary
observer. Journal
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27

81 learned during the civil war to tell
what section of the country regiment
was from by hearing it cheer" said Colonel
Sol Hiligoss guest of the Southern. "Of
course it was easy enough to distinguish
the wild rebel yell from the deep toned
cheer of the northern legions, but each OF
these had well defined variations Draw
line from Boston to San Francisco, from
that city through St. Louis to Richmond
and from the latter city to New Orleans
and you run the whole gamut of the Amer
lean battle cry, from the deep bass of the
far north to the shrill treble of the ex.
IRENE south. The war cry of the west is a
compromise between the deep chested
Yankee cheer and the thrilling Confederate
yell 1t more nearly resembles the awful
warwhoop of the Sioux than anything else
| can think of, and is appalling in its in
tensity and ferocity. The cheer of Maine
regiment makes you think of the old Morse
sea kings. 1t rolls and reverberates like Q
salvo of artillery.
"A Virginia regiment does not cheer; il
does not shrek. It's war cry is the short
sharp, terrifying grow of the bulldog be
fore he closes his iron jaws on the throat
of an enemy. The yell of n Louisiana regi
ment strikes the ear like the scream of 0
panther or the shrek of u shell; but wher
an Iowa or Michigan regiment gives tongue
you think that the portals of hades have
been forced-that Lucifer and all his at
tendant horrors are loose upon the land. Ii
is the incarnation of ferocity, the apotheo
sis of terror. st Louis Globe Democrat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27

A gasoline steam carriage presenting
many points of advantage has been pat
ented. The weight is only 1900 pounds,
and the working expense of the convey
ance is one cent per mile. Its ordinary
speed is said to be fifteen miles an hour,
and it will ascend grades with comparative
ease. The water tank is sufficient for ten
or fifteen mile run, while the gasoline tank
is equal to the requirements of forty mile
trip. A canopy top extends over the vehi-
Gle, so that it has the appearance of an or
binary surrey.
The fire regulation is automatic, so that
more or less gasoline is admitted to the
burners according to the grade of the road,
and when the vehicle is stopped the gaso-
line is cut off, so as to keep down the steam
to a certain point. The steering lever is
adjusted so that any one can control the
steering, while the throttle and reverse
lever are by the operators seat. Two pas
sengers are carried, and by an ingenious
contrivance all inconvenience from smoke
is avoided. York Telegram
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27
The Flight of the Condor

From Professor Orion is quoted the
statement that the condor "can dart in an
instant from the dome of ChimbOraZo to
the sultry coast of the Pacific" Such a
declaration appears to have aroused no sus-
picion in the mind even of Mr.. Bowdler
Sharp, for he writes in 1888, ''All observers
agree that when seen in wild state the
flight of the condor is truly majestic, and
it is capable of ascending to an immense
height, at which II man could not breathe
on account of the rarefaction of the ARA
state of things which does not seem to
affect the condor, who is often lost to sight
amid the clouds"
This agreement of observers is now
broken as far as concerns Mr.. Whymper
He weakens the authority of Professor
Orton's statement by remarking that the
Pacific is at least 120 miles distant from
the dome Of Chimborazo, so that to trav-
erse the interval in an instant is to fly at
the rate of 1872, 600 miles an hour, which
would cover the distance from the earth
to the moon and back in sixty-sx min
utes. The flashing of such flight no hui
man eye could follow; still less could it
identify, over course of even twice sixty
miles, the bird which started with the
bird which arrived.
AS a matter of fact it is said the condors
seldom or never descend to the seashore in
Ecuador, though they undoubtedly do so
elsewhere, while so far from surprising
man in the heights that they attain Mr.
Whymper, who had repeated opportuni-
ties of observing them sailing to and fro,
not above but far below his snow girt en-
campments, was persuaded that their habit
ual range did not rise above l6, COO feet. He
ingeniously explains the ocular delusion
which has probably imposed on other OBJ
servers. Edinburgh Review.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27
Soda Water at Home.

Children often say that their notion OF
IDEAL luxury would be to own private
candy shop and a soda water fountain, so
that life might be perpetual gorge OF
sweet things and an endless spree OF car
bonic acid beverages, with sirups and
cream.
The latter part of this ambition is no
longer beyond attainment, inasmuch as
the big apothecaries now advertise to sup
ply soda water and sirups in small COM
pass for home consumption. The sirups
are of the best quality, prepared from fruits
and put up in bottles, guaranteed to keep.
With these the soda water is sold, like
wise in bottles, and it is directed that both
soda water and strip shall be kept in the
ice box.
To make soda water at home equal to
that drawn from the fountains" the fol-
lowing directions are given:
''Set out the required number of glasses,
and in each pour about three tablespoon
fuls of sirup, adding an equal amount of
cream, if desired. Then open one or more
bottles of plain soda, which has been kept
for several hours previously on ice, and
half fill each glass with it, stirring thor
oughly with a spoon. Finally fill the
glasses with the soda water, stirring it for
a moment and drink"
Among the sirups sold thus bottled are
lemon, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, pine
apple, apricot, orgeat, French current nee
tar, sarsaparilla, malta, red orange, maple
ginger, Concord grape, peach, blackberry,
ounce, coffee and chocolate. The price is
81 a bottle or $40 dozen. Milk punch and
eggnog are put up in the same shape for
$3.50 bottle or Sl6 dozen. The bottled
soda water costs sl.25 a dozen pints.-
Washington Star.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27
State Interference Needed.

ut is strange that states which are SO
careful to provide for the safety of luna
tics do not compel railways to keep car
doors locked while trains are in motion"
said Abel o. Smith, addressing knot of
travellers that occupied reserved seats In
front of the Southern. 1.-THE necessity of
some such precaution has often been forci-
bly, called to my attention There is moth
ing that gives greater joy to the enterpris-
ing American heart than to jump off a
train before it comes to Il full stop, thereby
saving some half dozen seconds at immi-
nent risk to life and limb Comparatively
few people who jump off moving cars look
where they are going While performing
this foolhardy feat one night myself
stepped ON valise, which rolled over and
pitched me under the coach. At another
time was struck by baggage truck and
tumbled into danger. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27
Lord Hosebery's Farm.

The following particulars regarding Lord
Rosebery's farm at Dalmeny, which lies in
close proximity to the Forth bridge, are of
especial interest. On the home farm,
which extends to about / 400 acres, excel.
lent cottages, to which substantial gardens
are attached, have been provided for the
married plowmen, and comfortable bothy
has been erected for the unmarried men,
1t comprises large dining room fitted up
with cooking stove and hot and cold wa
ter, and for every occupant a separate bed
room is provided Lavatory accommoda-
ton of the most approved description is
also furnished, and a woman servant is
deputed to keep the place tidy and have
the kettle boiling for the men when they
return from the yoke"
Lord Rosebery provides his plowmen
with the daily and all the leading agricul-
tural papers. The wages for good and
efficient men on the Dalmeny farm are one
pound per week. When plowman or
other laborer has spent the best part of his
life in service at Dalmeny and becomes
unfit for the hard and steady work OF
driving pair of horses an easier kind of
work is found for him, and he is kept on
at fair wage, nominally as a jobber, but
practically as pensioner. Even the wild
ows of old and faithful servants are most
kindly treated, and some comfortable bill
let is always found for any one who has a
just claim on his lordship's consideration.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27
An Odious English Monopoly,

1t has been said by Macaulay that some
OF the most odious Of the patents of mo-
nopoly passed the great seal while it was
in charge of Lord Bacon, including that
granted to Sir Giles Monpesson and to Sir
Francis Mitchell Gmmortalized by Mas
singer as Sir Giles Overreach and Justice
Greedy for the exclusive manufacture of
gold and silver lace. This patent is char
acterized by the historian as the most dis
graceful in our history, not only because it
covered spurious manufacture and fraud
ulent dealing, but also because the pat
entees were armed with unprecedented
and scandalous powers, which enabled
them to invade the sanctity of homes and
to arrest persons alleged to be interlopers
in the trade.
The shameful manner in which such
powers could be exercised can be well
imagined. Bacon was not only party to
the granting of this patent, but also a
strong supporter of the patentees and a
protector of their rights when these were
assailed.-All the Year Round.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27
The Oldest Known Inscription.

In the palace of the Louvre, Paris, in that
position set apart for Hebrew antiquities
may be seen the famous "Pillar of King
Mesa" 1t is fashioned from pure black
basalt, measures 40 inches in height, 2s in
width and Ii inches in thickness. For 2 800
years this famous historical "stela" re-
manned in one position in the country of
the Moabites,' on the shores of the Dead
sea, at the spot, as is supposed, where the
frontier of their territory joined with that
of the tribe of Reuben. 1t bears upon its
faces the very Oldest inscriptions that have
yet been deciphered, characters, words and
sentences that were 'graved thereon" at a
time contemporaneous with the Bible, 900
years before the birth of the Saviour.
One remarkable thing in connection with
this antique pillar and it's history is the
fact that it was not buried in the sands, as
most well preserved ancient relics have
been, but remained standing erect in the
full light of the day for twenty-eight CEN
turtles. The first news of the whereabouts
of this ancient pillar was communicated
to M. Clermont-Ganneau, one of the French
consuls at Jerusalem, in 1870. The great
historical value of the find may be Judged
from the fact that many of the inscrip-
tions supply facts that have been wholly
omitted from the Biblical accounts of the
wars between King Mesa and the Israel
ites.-St. Louis Republic
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-27
Business In America.

The American male stands the racket of
the schools much better than the female
He takes more exercise, and he has not the
troubles of puberty to contend against. But
he meets his fate very shortly afterward
He goes to business far too young, and he
straightway consumes his vital energy till
nothing is left but dust and ashes. 1t is
often pointed out with pride that America
is the country of young men, and so it is.
We quite usually see here labors and re-
sponsibilities borne by mere boys which no.
where else would be undertaken by many
under middle age That is striking and in
teresting to the casual observer. But what
it means to such observers as Dr. Weir
Mitchell is that America is the country of
young invalids, young wrecks, young drug
victims, young inebriates, young maniacs,
young suicidesl The prematureness of bust
ness responsibility, the frantic haste to be
rich and powerful, produce in plain sight
what is nothing short of a frightfully gen
eral social evil
The most appalling cases of nervous dis
ease that the doctor meets with are those
of young men in the highest posts who en-
tered business life too early and suddenly
encountered periods of excessive anxiety
and grave responsibility. 1t would have
been mercy to them If they had been
street sweepers or coal beavers instead of
railroad presidents or bank managers. Nc
Clure's Magazine