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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14

pie of this country. Most of us
could stand the $57 without falling
down.
In the same letter which contains
the fictitious Eoff interview, appears
this:
On the cars today sheep man. who
ielt grleved that the free coinage senators
mad slaughtered the sheep men on the sill
yer altar in Washington, was arguing
with miner After using him all up
and the passengers began to laugh at his
illmsy silver argument, the miner retired
to the smoker. After awhile the miner
took out silver dollar and examined it
carefully. Then he read the inscription
United States" on one side and the I'm
God we trust on the other Then an idea
struck HIM and he remarked:
well boys. I've lived here in Boise
City good many years I've dug out
good many silver dollars and have seen Il
good many strange things, but | never
thought ia live long enough [holding up
The dollarl to see God and the United
States on opposite sides"
mat Is not even funny because
there is no congruity about it. 1t
sounds funny at first flush, but pull
out n dollar and look at it. Omitted
States and "ln God we trust" are
not only on the same side, but are
not even opposite each other on the
same side of the coin-as close to-
gether as it is possible for them to
be. That takes all the life out of
the attempt at wit Ellis knowledge
of the design of the silver dollar is
good criterion of his knowledge of
the whole money question.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14

At the risk of being irreverent. the
Record would like TO ask Where, oh
where, is Speaker er?-Caldwell
Record.
At Moscow, saving up money to
pay his old advertising bill with the
SIGNAL.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14

England collects annually from us
$3.50, 600, 900 in interest, SIS, 900.
600 from tourists (some of this goes
TO the continent), s75, 900, 900 freight
on American products in English
ships, $50, 600, 600 from insurance,
stock dividends, etc. many millions
through marriage of heiresses to
titled snobs, many millions through
other channels. 1t is appalling
Added to this she has forced her
financial policy on us and we crawl
at her feet and plead for gold. Was
the old war merely an incident? Will
we yet be owned body and soul by
Great Britain?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14
LIES OF ELI.

1t has often been asserted that
there are three great liars in the Uni.
ted states, Mark Twain being one and
Eli Perkins the other two. This
monumental liar comes out west and
through the genial and liberal dispo.
sitions of its people manages to gath
er many Of the despised silver dol.
lars OF the west and repays it by
publishing libels and ISLANDERS upon
our people as whole and as individ-
uals. One of his latest was yarn
about an interview with Alfred Eod
IN which the latter was made to tell
Eli how solid the bank was for gold
nu' that at the window ii was neces
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14

Watch old smooth bore Hepburn.
At his county convention he offered
the following resolutions
Resolved, That it is the sentiment of
the convention that no delegate should be
elected to the national republican conven-
tlon who does not intend to abide by the
action OF that convention and support the
nominees at the next general election
1t was voted down. just keep
Hepburn in your memory. He may
want something sometime, and the
hide bound politician and partisan
who in times like these will swear
in advance to uphold anything
that may be done, from the adoption
OF gold standard to the enfranchise-
ment OF the Chinese, is man to be
careful of.
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MORE MIASMA.

The WpiSer SIGNAL. alias journalistic
Therapeutics speaking of orr mental
composition. saws: we do moi know thni
its case is susceptible to any of the infu-
ences of journalistic therapeutics Oh
dear, amt that awful? Wish we knew
therapeutics, Lorrvr Then III II s"xs IL IL
has administered us a dose and the only
throes of some en, i n dig. ans ou an.p
mental miasma. That's it. That's what
tcins on one There's ,he $50 ses ~ pr aun
injecting some of its journalistic thera-
not regularly licensed en 10 n.a 20 say II Is
doesn't know journalistic therapeutic
some kind Of noe,r puUo" on ,, oonco '
count, labeled il journalistic the apeu-
Then who can wonder ", !, !, res ana
smoke. The SIGNAL calls it mental
miasma. Well. just let it try bottle of
It's own medicine and if it isn't mentally
swamped before morning, we pass. 1t
says we don't know anything about the
Gresham law. May be not, now, but we
did before that journalistic therapeutic
NOV ;', 70 our ,n system we remem Der quot,
Tom Gresham himself, but Tom probably
h heu ,,ic,'n' n,,as,na ana oidntknow what
That is the wav in which the Gala
well Tribune kindly enliobtens no IN
those points of the GOLD standard IN
which our vision ,ros olo,aas :.
all clear IN no ,ow W. .,,
it ALL The X RAYS If tho Trrh,ne,a
acumen now nano,roto ovor -
of our dull cran;nm W. hoo -.
pardon for controverting ito diot,n,
on what that Gresham tboorr woe
Even the Encvclonaali, Rr;tori,, :
wild enouyh to state.
The mode in which self ir,eres, ,h,,s
operates produces an effect which may be
money drires ont oood moneg s 'na, ouu
OFTEN called "Gresham's law" from
observed IL etc. '''' ''''''' "no
OF course, if the Tribune got the
thing from Tommy Gresham's own
lips, there is nothing for us to do
but throw up the sponge. Trihune
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14
Pr-uneS Cheap.

Circumstances making it necessary 10
abandon the Payette Prane Ranch enter
prise, the prune trees are now for sale at
my home at cents One and two years
old. We propagated these trees for our
own use. They are true to name, free
from disease and better rooted than any
nurseryman will furnish
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14

The Dubois wing of Idaho repub-
lcans have made almost clean
sweep OF the state in naming dele
gates to the Pocatello convention.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14
OTATIONERY AND NOTIONS
~ at the Post Office Store.
MINNIE L. HAWTHORN, Prop.
NOTICE.

This is to certify that my wife, Mary
e. Stutsman, deserted me without any
cause She left my bed and board April
9th 1896; Nose Elliott hauled her away.
| will not stand good for any debts or
contracts she makes in any way whatever.
Anyone making contracts with her must
look to her for their pay as ! will not pay
THOMAS }. STUTsMAN.
Council VALLEY. Idaho, April IA, 1896.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14

WANTED-A reliable lady or gentle
man TO distribute samples and make
house toulouse canvass for our Vegetable
Toilet Soaps and Pure Flayoring Extract
$40 to S75 II month easily made. Address
CrOfS e Reed Chicaon LII
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-14

o"i w iOoi pcOple ny lulhlnP silver.
The story first found its wov bocl
i
through The Idaho Avalanche. Mr..
Eofr nromntlv writes the f,llow;no
uehiai:
Editor Idaho Ayalanche.-M attention
having been called TODAY Ia n fake inter.
view purnortino 10 have tal,en nI.ce no.
tween myself and that monumental liar
the Annanas of American literature mi
Perkins. published in vonr issue Of tha
lst inst. | desire 10 saw there is not q.
word of truth in thai purt of his letter
referring 10 me INF Thar the entire inter.
view IS manufactured ont of his rer,ila
IMAGINATION Duriug perLi,e, roce,,
visit TO Boise for the purnose of deliver.
ing n lecture under tho ,,uenicee ~ ,h.
! Methodist church he made n hrief call
AL our bnnl< and Informed mo that be
was interviewing the bankers in the silver
States. durnp his tour on H., meno,
question and had found large nerceni-
aye of them onnosed IN tLo fr.a c,,n,,,o
of silver meniinning n n,,,,har ~ $50
with which | was ncouniu,.d md said
he wanted to get the sentiments of our
bank ON The subject STATING ,Ln, no av-
/ hn N Tn l.41
ON the SUNNI during III. cn,,im,r c.,,,
pnign in the interest Of ..sonnd money .
laugbinqly renlied ,.vell M parbins
am afraid Won have s,rucl, - h,rd
crowd this time. as orr neonIe are snlid
for free silver from The nres,dant Of ,he
bank down" He only STAYED n few ma
ments. and TINT was the ann and snh-
stance of our interview tbough Voc chaI.
ted ON other subjects If genrraI in,arast
His quoting even in REGARD 10 NV o,,iniom
of Senator Dubois and Shonn IN tba tariff
question is absurd on the r,ce of i, as ,,,,
all know that In the recent win on no,
measure Mr.. Dubois voted one wav and
Shoup the other. so thar even If nv
views in regard TO these gentlemen ware
not well known. il could moi he nossihle
that was opposed 10 both of them AZ
regards NV statements cnncern,no ~,
opinion of Capt. DeI.amnr. Hnuoin and
lewis on the silver question. | have n,t
the remotest idea as To the views of thosn
sen ,,ie1 on 'ne subject ana he is simply
ment he made himself,
aug taxing ms departure Mr. Perkins
side of the question which he claimed 10
, ue 'ne author OF, and which was about
auor " so ula',,'a,t.'sa'cu Iot Oh rot nave
ana ,hs ~ ;" pm" ! g,anoeu through IL
a a,,a, 'nreW IL IN tne waste basket IN dis,
failure. as our people were fully aware
imously stayed away. Sol think that he
v vas p 1ess az u'ssus'eu state OF mind and
truthruily. AS am notin politics. never
!, 10 ne, 'u" ~, o'ioe anu never expect TO-
rap what opinion hold on the money or
hns seen Al d :" ',acs r ou' as Mr. rerk.ns
contrary to what my views are, and as he
m"si,nn 'e Of , ns ,nS'nua'i1ns as TO The
zion which might possibly be believed
desire to ,ote m ths o annor, KNOW rerk'ns
ourselves right Yours Truly.
ALFRED noFF'
w. "on neeo only snow some OF
''' o'"ei 'n'erV'ews' as Eli has
"'''''" '"ein anu seh' 'hem east Tor
The evening times., 1896-11-05
SCHOOL DAYS.
American Boys Have Nicer Times
Than the Germans.

The average American boy little real
lies in how much pleas;In,er places his
lines are cast than those of boys OF
most other nations a distinguished uni
versity professor who has just returned
from prolonged studies abroad, recently
related his experience with the public
schools in Germany. He remarked, by the
way, that in certain parts of the country
there seemed TO be no children. There were
plenty OF small people, but no evidences of
childhood, as We know il. Wishing 10
place his own son of eleven years o. age in
the public schools, and being always
arlcntly interested in the cause OF edu-
cation, he made a point of visiting the
schools extensively and lcisurely. and the
results 10 his mind Were far from happy.
The masters, for the mos. part, lac found
Ia lac domineering autccrats. abusing their
power in a way to rouse the Fourth al
July spirit of the meekcst American lad.
For the slightest failure of "A quick re-
sponse, a ready answer-thcrc Were no
such things as misiemeanors, poor little
souls,-the boys were hrGtally held up 10y
the chin, lifted 10y the ears, had books
flung at their heads, or received a sharp
blow over the knuCkles.
Then they have nearly twice the number
Of hours a week that the American boy
The evening times., 1896-11-05
PUSHED INTO THE WATER.
Colored Wife of James Branagan De-
ypauls an Inquest.

An inquest Will De helu at l O'Clock to-
morrow Afternoon at the FOURTH precinct
station house, in South Washington, over
the remains OF Hartley Branagan, fshed
out of tile James Greek Canal yesterday
morning as told in The Evening Times
yesterday.
This action was decided upon by Coroner
Ha.urnett this forenoon on the representa-
tons OF Brana gan's wife, who said she
could produce evidence To show that her
husband had been pushed overheard while
intoxicated by man who was in his com
pauy Tuesday night. Mrs Branagan also
sand she hau witnesses to prove that the
men had quarrelcd and were last seen to-
gether about / / 80 O'Clock Tuesday night,
the body being recovered at 1880 O'Clock
d m, one hour later.
Morgue Keeper VIII Schonebergcr made
an examination OF the corpse, but said Inc
failed To find any bruises or other evidences
of an assault. The wife, however, claims
that Branagan's companion did not strike
the man, hut gave him a push which sent
him tumbling into the water. The deceased
was white man, while his wife is colored.
She says she Is determined to run down the
man who took her husbands life.
The Fourth precinct police are work
ing on the ciew furnished by the woman.
She Informed the officers that he left
home about q O'Clock Tuesday evening
10 go up town and hear the election re-
turns aud that he was in company with
several men, all of whom were drinking
This morning the body was removed
from the morgue by order OF Coroner
Hamnett and carried to No 3i1 N street
southwest.
The evening times., 1896-11-05
The "0utdoor" Girl of TODAY.

has, going to school at Z O'Clock in the
morning, except in inid-winter, when the
season begins at 3, and spending a good
part of the day there. In point Of discipline
the schools are all alike and the American
boy was semitic one of them. Though never
molested himself, the acts Of injustice and
the cruel use uf power that he daily wit
messed worked upon his Sympathies and
liberty loving spirit to such u degree that
his parents thought best finally to take him
out of school.
Even the holidays are spent In q wav few
American boys would be likely to choose
The pupils are marshaled in regiments
through the cities, taught the topography
Of the country, the history and significance
Of all the monuments, are shown points OF
historic interest, the homes of distinguished
men, etc. And while these are excellent and
necessary things for boys to know, the
American boy is expected to pick up such
information in the course OF his play. On
other days they are taken into the woods
to gather and analyze flowers. go out on a
geological survey, or for a lesson in nat
ural history These latter, however. are
Of such immense service and may be made
SO interesting that they Gre perhaps worth
the sacrifice of holiday, and constitute
a feature Of their education to which we
might well aspire.
Another enormous advantage that Ameri-
can boys have is the delightful literature
that is placed at their disposal. wonder
how many of them realize that some of
the noblest and finest minds in the coun-
try devote their entire lives to the youths
OF the land.
The evening times., 1896-11-05

clsIrups and VIII not assiuiilatc with any
thlu. else. They may ue planted here ana
there in the sun or III tnr shade, in solid
rows or in cIump> then let them atone ana
they will care for themselves Inty prob
auiy do q iit'le ueticr II mulcbed. although
they are very successful without covering
of any sort
The noble crown imperial, the tirsj TO
show above the gruundin the spring, should
have place in every garden 1t l. very
stately and effective plant, which flowers
at The sane tine with the hyaclnth- II
usual Y attaInS a height Of two or threefcet.
bearing its clusters of EelEshaped yellow
and red flowers with the TUFTS uI fresh
green leaves on the top OF its stalk. y
ciuinp of, say half a dozen bulbs, in con
Spicnous place, is one OF the great durac-
tions in he earl yflowcr garden They sue
cet.d well in almost any situation bat shJuld
have ample protection during the winter.
il Is not necessary to have large grounds
in order To ENJOY the hardy bulbs, they are
especially successful as pot plants. They
make winter cheerful IN the homes Of the
rich and Of the poor The proper requisites
for success in growing Them are prOCUrdble
by all; they require but little space and can
be grown in tie smallest window and their
cheapneSs brings them within the reach
every one. The hyaCinthS, narCi>Sus, fuch-
Sias and winter looming oNEits are the
favorite bulbs for winter culture, but there
are so many others that are valuahi" for
the window Towering that it Will e TEST
to consult a catalogue for mention and de
~cription Of favorite sorts, as space forbIds
even slight mention Of all the desirable
varieties.
The evening times., 1896-11-05
BOURBON ANDHAPSBURG.
Duke of Orleans Weds Archduchess
AmcIie of Austria.

Vienna, Nov. 5.-Prince Louis Philippe
Robert Due d'Orleans, was married JHis
forenoon to ArchducheSs Marie no'o;hed
AmeIie, of Austria, the Ceremony being
performed in the Hofburg Chapel at l
O'Clock, in the presence OF Emperor Francis
Joseph, the Queen Of i Ortugal, sister OF
the bridegroom, ana a nUmter OF Austrian
and foreign royalties. The procession from
the state apartments to the chapel was
formed in the following order:
The Due d'OrleanS, accompanied by the
Due d'ChartreS, his uncle, and ArChduke
Joseph OF Austria: the BRIDE, accompanied
by the Comtessc dc Paris, mother of the
Duo d'Orleans, and Archduchess CIotildc.
of Austria. Emperor Francis Joseph and the
Queen Of Portugal; the Duke OF CUnnaught
and the duchess of Aosta, the Duke OF A Usta
and Archduchess Marie JOsepha, OF Aus
tria.
Cardinal Gruscha, Archbishop of Vienna,
received the procession at the entrance
to- the chapel and sprinkled the bridal pair
with holy water. The services having been
thus formally opened, the court chaplain,
DR.. Mayer, proceeded to perform the mar
riage ceremony
The evening times., 1896-11-05
UNDERTAKERA
DIED.

WATKINS On November :, instant, Pau.
beloved son Of Nicholas and Mary A Wat
kIns. aged five years seven months and SIX
days.
Funeral private. Item
EINOLF F-On wednesday, November +.
l-s5 Louisa Einolf, beloved wife or George
Eiuulf. in her ScyeHty-siXth year.
Funeral from her laIe residence. l0l3 l.
street north west, on Saturday at o CLOCK
Relatives and friends are invited To attend
nO5-2t-em
HUYSMAN Theodore F, ir., beloved
husband Of jennie Z. Huysman. nee steele,
departed this life amer d long and palnIh!
illness November D at 2.45 a. m
Notice Of funeral hereafter Item
BJTLLEN-NOvember 4, s. p. m Lnilie,
dnurnter or W W. and NJ. E Bullen,
aged twenty years, ten months
Funeral from residence, 40 81 ne, n
baIumore and West Virginia papers please
copy.
MULLEN-On " e,Inesday, November at
City Hospital, Michael Mullen, aged iifty-
FIVE years
Funeral FRIDAY y a I'll. from CUStellu'S
Uudertakln. establishment, a ii 81. ne
Funeral private. II
MEEhER -Fell asleep in Jesus at III
TIirq SJTeet SlIt st. 4 uesildN. November
3, at % q. IN. Esther 4 HecEcr. widow
uf the late Alvin y Mecke-, in the sixty
fifth year or her age
frutrgl Thursday At =. 30 p m from
Trinity VI. Z. Church.
HARBAUGH ON Tuesday, November 3,
1886 at / = 81 y. IL. Albert, son Of George
W Harbaueh. aged twcnty-ionr years
Funeral VIII take place lTCm LIS ialhtf
re.tdpUCp I.t S;ieet northwest. Thurs
.Iay, November >. 1896, Al $50 p IL
The evening times., 1896-11-05
MAKING HER LIFE a BURDEN.
Drunken James Ridgway Harnesses
His Poor Old Mother.


Policeman EhlerS, of the Ninth precinct,
had James Ridgway, six-footer, before
Judge Miller this morning, charged with
threatening to Kill his brother, John Ridg-
way.
The brothers live with their aged mother
at No. % Eleventh street northeast, and
James, by his mi sconduct and drunkenness,
has made the old lady's life u burden.
On the witness stand Policeman Ehlers
told how James had apparently made ar
rangements TO stay drunk the remainder
of his life. He also told how Ridgway
abused and worried the mother, and about
one IN onth ago fired pistol at a man.
Turning to the prisoner Judge Miller
said, severely:
why don't You keep sober? 1t is a
shame that a big, overgrown fellow like
you cannot let your old mother live in peace.
She is entitled to protection, and the law
will accord it to her. If you must get
drunk go away out in the woods where no
one will see you or be annoyed by you
In this case, Ridgway, you will have to
furnish real estate bonds, or go to jail
for thirty days.
Nothaving a bondsman, the prisoner went
down to the prisoners cage.
The evening times., 1896-11-05

strict and unmistakable, and / do not
believe that they are at all responsible for
any damage that may have leen done to
all ything contained in the thfater.
have the honor to q, sir, very respect
fully, your Obedlent servant,
GEORGE X. BELL,
Capt, cath Reg't, r. C., Ccmdg. uerd.
President Linceln's servant. Cross, sw ore
that he delivered the hat at ID tine that
would make the following letters myth
cal supposing the sane hat was referred
to. If there vas another hat the iat., :
office IN ust have had two hats ON exhibI-
ton at the same time. No one ever noticed
such fact, and II seems very Improbable
that so unusual a thing should have
passed without comment.
War Department. Bureau OF Military JUS
tice, Washington. II. c., Jan. Il $50.
Brig Gen Eckcrt. Asst. Sec. q! War:
SIR. There remains in charge OF this
office The hat worn by President Lincoln
the night of his assassination, ana asst was
moi an exhibit on the trial of the assasSins,
and is in no way connected with the public
records. it is submitted whether the seer
iary ur War should not make some appro-
PIRATE disposition nf 1t.
Asking That YOU will he so good as 10
briug The matter 1o his notice. | am very
rcsppcIfglIv Your obcdieut servant,
J HOLT, J. a Genl-
Gen. Eckert cvidenuy wrote at once TO
Young Robert Lincoln. The following is
'''s ''P'S Chicago. Jan. %. &c
Hon r T. E,Sc:t. Asst sec. OI W ar.
DearSir. Your Iavorcf January / with
enclosure from Hon. Joseph Holt. has been
received, have spoken TO my mother IN
regard to the hat III possession OF Gen;
Hon. and we think that The disposition OF
II yau propose IN. PdieEt c1fice-wOuld DC
nerTectly proper Very respectfully,
Your CsedieuJ servant,
ROBERT T. LINCOLN.
War department
Washington City, Aug. :, 1866.
Sir. The Secretary OF Wardirccts noe here
with to CieIIv er 10 yUu the hat worn by frrs;-
cent Lincoln GA the night nf his dSsassina-
ZION. with tire suggestion that IL be placed
with the garments OF Gen Washington
which are III possession Of your department
Itis proper to adj that the assent OF the
family al Inc late President 10 the proprietN
of this disposition has been received
have the honor to be, SIR. your nbcdient
servant THOS. I. ECKERT,
Assistant Secretary of War.
The Honorable MES HARLAN,
Secretary OF the Inferior.
This g yidenCc Is now in tie hands OF Dis
trirt Attorney Birney. II Is regarded as
conclusive IN establishing the identity OF
tile hat now III The hands oI the government.