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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-07
IN HOUSE AND SENATE
WHAT THE HOUSE AND SENATE
WILL DO THIS WEEK.
There VIII lie Fight over the 3d..
100000 Appropriation for
Santa Monica.


Washington, May S.-The senate pre-
gram for this week is first to take up the
river and harbor bin ana when that is
disposed of to follow with the bill maxi
ine appropriations for the District OF
Columbia. Opinions differ very widely as
20 the time the river and harbor b,ll will
corsume but no estimates place If at less
than two or three davs whether il shah
so on longer will depend upon the political
temper of the senate
If. as is not imnrobahle something
should be said to omen nm nolitlcal do.
hate similar to that of last week there
IS no telling TO what lenetb the aiscns-
will make strenuous effort TO keen mol
lties and several anancial onestions in
The background and to hold tho discussion
down to the merits of the bill. This may
be accomplished by a promise of an op-
portunity to discuss the PETER bond reso-
luton or some other political question
before final adjournment.
The principal subject of the debate in
connection with the bin itself. is the
amendment suggested by the committee
on commerce, providing for the expend-
lture of $1,000. 600 for the Improvement of
The harbor at Santa Monica. Cal. Sena-
tor White of that state making the
amendment upon the recommendation OF
engineers, which he will propose. and in
case .ns amendment is lost will make
IN effort to defeat the entire proposition.
He will be supported by five or six mem
bers of the committee on commerce. es-
pecially by Senator Berry. They will
make an effort TO show that the appro-
,riation hos boap ,,o,,ilaa fo. .t ~.
Instance of the Southern Pacific railroad
and it is not improbable that there may
he foretaste of the Pacific railroad dis
cussion in this connection. There will be
an effort during the week among the re-
publican senator's to agree, on an order
of business for the remainder of the ses-
s,on
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington Nav 3-The nroe>am fo,
the week in the bonse Is very unsettled
No.oing definite has heen agreed unon
,xcept that the Pacific railroad fundinp
b1tl in hehalf of which there has heen
much pressure will NOT come nm Mr.
Barthold. chairman of the committee on
IMMIGRATION desires 70 get nm the i'm
migration hill the latter mart of tbe week
but it is doubtful whether he will be
able to do So
In case any reference renorts on an
o1onriation hills are nresented thev win
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-07
ropn's ADVICE is NOT WANTED
Spain Declines His Mediation In
Cuban Affairs.

London, May 3.-The Standard has a
dispatch from Madrid which says:
The Spanish government has declined
the pope's mediation in Cuban affairs on
the ground that an acceptance would be
tsntamount to recognizing America s
right to interfere.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-07

Washington, w. Va, May s.-Mary.
wife of William Shora. leaped from a
bridge into the Elkhorn river. a distance
OF 80 feet, today. to escape passing en-
CINE. She was rescued, but will die.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-07
wenry wassIe. Move. On.

Boston has solved the tramp question.
The fact that there was falling Off cf
5000. applications for accommodations the
last year at the Wayfarers Lodge, where
the dodgers are expected to work for their
board, is convincing evidence on this
point.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE BALL GAME.
Standing of the Clubs Up to and In
cluding Yesterday.

At Chicago-Chicago IS, st. Louis T.
At Louisville-Loulsville 3, Cincinnati 8
Following is the standing of the league
clubs May 3:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-07

The marquis OF Salisbury prefers to
stand at high desk while working.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-07

Washington County has
more slumbcring resources
than any County in Idaho.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

Two remarkable cases of longevity
were recalled recently by a CONVERSE
ton between several gentlemen in
Shelbyville, Ind. They were discussing
the death of Rev. George Mccall, the
veteran Baptist preacher, when it was
authenticity stated that Mr.. McCall's
great-grandfather lived to the ripe old
age of 1877 years. He was a bachelor at
100 and took a notion to get married.
He carried out his idea and was married.
Three sons were born to him, and he
lived to see the Oldest son old enough
to vote. This was considered remark
able, but a gentleman in the crowd,
whose character and standing, reli-
giously and socially are above reproach,
told an authentic account of the life Of
his great-uncle, who was one Of
Georgia's pioneer citizens. This old
gentleman lived to be 100 years old. He
lived in a log cabin, in the northern
end of which was cut a square hole.
The old man turned the head of his bed
to that hole and slept that way in the
warmest and coolest weather. His
life died when he was about 90 years
old, and for many years he lived as a
widower. At the age of lis he cut an
new set of teeth, and at the age
OF 12s one morning he saddled his own
horse, sprang into the saddle and rode
30 miles to address a widow and ask herr
to be his wife. He evidently was re-
jected, for he rode back that day and
lived seven years longer-Chicago
Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

You have all heard about the valuable
''dOllar of 1904, +" Of which there arc less
than dozen in existence, and for which
the coin collectors will gladly give 1, 200
common every day dollarsS Well the 1904
dollar is a tame coin when compared with
a Washington cent" which was auotioned
off by the New York World company years
ago At that time they were trying to
complete the Bartholdi statue fund, and
The World hit upon the plan Of auctioning
one of the rare Washington cents I'm the
interest Of that lautlable enterprise. After
several bids had been telegraphed to The
World the contest narrowed down to a
Mr.. H. V. Bemis of Chicago, Mr.. A. ].
Packard of Buffalo and lady whose
name was not madepublio Bemis finally
photographed bid OF $780, and Packard,
upon being SO informed raised tho bid to
el27, "The lady In the case" raised the
Packard bid to $3.50. Bemis was informed
concerning the amount of the last offer
made. but failed to receive the telegram.
The cent was accordingly sold to 1.-THE
lady" for $3.50.
Being very anxious to got possession Of
the coin at any price, and not knowing
that the relic had been knocked down, "
Mr.. Bemis telegraphed The World COM
pany to figure up what was still necessary
to complete the $780, 600 fund that was be-
ing raised, and to make sight draft on him
ion tho balance. At that time Mr.. Bemis
did not know but that he was Offering
1900 or even So, 600 or moro for that sin
glo cent piece. 1t turned out, however,
thar tho "amOunt necessary" would have
been only S324.5O, which is probably the
highest price ever offered for copper coin.
At a similar ratio the 1904 or any other
dollar would bring considerably more than
$50, O00.-St. Louis Republic.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

Here, she said lmpressively, "I have
book personally descriptive of female
writer's and their admirable contributions
to literature"
Il shall take it, he began.
She beamed and opened her order book.
-"if, he continued suavely, ''it does
not say Of certain writer, She is prouder
of her pork pies than of her poems. "
IL believe in one biography there is
mention of something Of the sort.
rs there an assertion that another au-
thor pays attention to every detail Of her
housewOFk and takes particular pains that
dust shall never be permitted to gather in
her DOMAINE"
IL think there is.
So 1 supposed. When you bring me
book dealing with what women have done
IN literature, without any apology for their
having presumed to do it, l shall gladly
buy the volume. have not read that Rus
kin put his ability for chOpping arewOod
above his brilliant criticism. l never heard
that the chief argument in favor Of Mere
dith was his dizziness in putting up the
drawing room curtains. 1t is not an
nounoed that Swinburne takes less pride
in his poems than in whitewashipg cell
lar There may be people who think that
a compensatory domestic sop should be
offered to the CerheFus Of mediocrity by
every woman who ventures to send her
soul beyond the four walls of the Kitchen
But such people wOnld not buy the book.
They would borrow it. They shall not Dor
row it from me- Good morning Pear
sons Weekly
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

By the Sandy's row (Whitechapel) street
improvement Il clear roadway is now car
ried through the slums which formerly
existed in tho ncighborhOod Of PetticOat
lane. The now thorOughfare extends
from Bishopsgate TO Middlesex street, and
thus forms an approach to Aldgate High
street. valuable means of access to the
Tower bridge. Its area is $500 square
yards. Some portions of the old thorough
faro have been set back, and about 40
dilapidated houses have been cleared away
This work has been accomplished by the
city and the London county council joint
", and tho opening ceremony was made
the occasion of friendly interchange of
compliments. The members of the i'm
PROPONENTS committee of the council drove
from Spring gardens to the site, and there
met tho finance and improvement commit
tee of the commission of sewers, who had
come from the Guildhall On the part Of
the latter Mr.. Howard G. Morris, the
chairman, addressing IA considerable crowd,
declared the city portion of the improve
ment open, and Mr.. William Goodman, as
tho spokesman of the London county
council, discharged a similar task and
BANDED over tho charge of tho Widened
portion of Sandy's row to the Whiteehapel
district board OF works, tho local authority.
The cost of the city portion has been
$50, zoo, half Of which is borne by the
council, but the total outlay has still TO be
much Of the acquired land
not yet having been sold. Tho street has
D wood paved carringeway 90 feet In width,
with two feet inch foOtways of York
shire fags.-LondOn Telegraph.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

Some of these carly wingmakers lived
in the shadowy days Of history. Bladud, a
British king, was one, but all that we
learn of his flight is that he SCARED above
his city of Triuovante and then foil upon
a temple, thereby ending his wings and
himself Bladud belonged TO an unlucSy
family being the father Of ShAkospenre's
King Lear. Simon, called the magi-
clan, - who lived about the time Of the
emperor Nero, lost his life in the same
way; another martyr to the science was a
monk called Elmer Tor oliver of Malmes-
bury, who had foretold the invasion OF
William the COnquerur, and was therefore
tainted by cruel people when he did not
know beforehand that he would break his
legs on taking flight from tall tower.
This monk is said to have flown 1876 PAGES
People laughed at him all the more when
he said that he failed because he did not
FIX tail to his feet, but recent writer,
Chanute, argues that the monk was very
likely right in his conclusion.
A hundred years later, and more, a Sar- (
aoen repeated the attempt and, like poor l
Oliver, was killed. Then we read of q rel i
alive Of the poet Dante who made a suo-
cessful flight over a lake and fell in trying
to repeat the feat across a square in the
city of Perugia, though even upon this /
second attempt he is said to have 'bal- ]
anoed himself a long time in the air" and
TO have fallen only when his wings broke.
Flying Machines by Tudor
jerks, in St. Nicholas.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

"Gentle,nen, said the traveller for the
saddlery hardware house. "you have all
heard OF the man who got It in the neck, ,
but doubt II any of you realize how he
felt about II. am the man who got It
and It won't take long to tell the story. 10
was In st. Louis five years ago. remem-
Der that l was going along with my hands
In my pockets and my Dyes on the ground
when / was struck by lightning. That
was my impression at the time, though /
was mistaken about it. A bright light
flashed before my eyes, my head buzzed
and cracked and then / seemed to float
away into space. When woke up, was
in bed in hospital and the man bending
over me was saying;
He's coming around all right and
will pull through
Il had a sore throat, a stiff neck, a
headache and a feeling Of goneness, and it
was ten hours later before knew just
what had happened. l hadn't been struck
by lightning, but a fellow had hit me a
clip on the neck with piece of lead pipe.
don't know whether he intended to Kill
me or not, but l was unconscious for a
full hour and he had time to go through
me, even to stealing my collar button.
The actual pain Of the blow wasn't as bad
as a stubbed toe, but 1t was two weeks be-
fore could walk the streets again. The
blow fell on the left side Of the neck, and
when 1 described my sensations to the
doctor he oheerfully informed me that
would have felt exactly the same II
dropped through the trap of gallows and
had my neck broken by the hangman's
moose. The police found the piece Of lead
pipe beside me. Tt was an inch in diam
eter and two feet long and had it struck
me above the ear my house would have
lost its most ambitious traveller and my
poor old mother her only son. Detroit |
Free Press
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

Forest and Stream some time ago called
attention to tho plume hunters who
were killing off Florida's handsome birds
in spite Of laws. Commenting on this,
The Indian River Advocate, published at
pitusyille Fla, says that tho statements
mado arc only too true, and that with
the birds gone Florida would lose half its
charm. Showing what these plume
hunters have done, The Advocate says:
"There was a time when the shores Of
Indian river abounded with all kinds Of
water birds, which might be seen lazilY
Hopping along the margin or resting on
the trees which line tho banks Where
formerly there were q hundred, It Ia now a
rare occurrence to see ono, and this Is 90.
casloned partly by all shooting fun seekers
and mostly by tho plume hunters.
The trouble Of 1t is with tho plumers
that they must necessarily kill at the most
harmful time. 1t Is in the spring Of the
year that the birds assume their most love-
ly oolora and plumage the males being the
moro gorgeous. This is because the TO-
males choose the most attractive ones for.
husbands, and it is because Of their beauty
that the hunters kill them off. These
beauty feathers last till after the nesting
and it is on the nesting grounds that the
gorgeous birds are killed, leaving the
starving nostlings to die miserahly. This
work has been going on for years, and it
Is snfp 70 say that the handsomest Of
Florida birds have been practically exteF-
minated to ornament the heads Of women.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

During the winter Of 1901 Count Won
Moltke, while his headquarters were at
Versailles, ran short of snuff. Failing to
find any 'sneeshin" of the brand no liked
In the local tobacco shop, he instructed a
subordinate at the war Office In Berlin to
forward him a packet of his Town pecul-
lar" mixture. The snuff was bought,
paid for, sent to Versailles and duly
charged to tho account Of the nation.
When the time came for examining the
books, after peace bad been concluded, the
official Entrusted with the revision Of the
accounts of the war Office came upon this
startling item: "F'or one pound of extra
fine, with Toquin- bean perfume highly
impregated snuff, by his excollenUy, the
Count Won Moltke, commanded, 3 thalers,
N silborgroschen, -
The auditor would not pass this unpreo.
edented item, but made q memorandum
Of the entry and referred 1t To his superior
with the suggestion that as snuff could
not be held to be material nor amnfuni-
ton Of war 1t could not DO saddled upon
the national exehequer.
The item and the suggestion passed
from one official to another, until it came
TO the crown lawyers, who gave their
opinion that the state could not pay the
snuff claim. Won Moltke was officially
addressed and requested 10 pay for bis
snuff, and he at once complied wish tina
eommand.-PeaPsOn's Weekly.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

Tho clergyman Of one OF the fashionable
New York churches some time ago told a
society woman In his congregation that he
would like her to take part in tho mission
work among the young connected with
the church.
But detest children" she protested.
Gan the more reason why you SHOULD
do it," was tho answer.
She was finally persuaded ia take class
in the sewing school. At the FIRST meeting
the little girls gathered about her, expect
ing to be told story or something of that
sort.
81 am not going to amuso you, was
the frank announcement that she made,
"but will try to teach you some things
that you ought to know, In tho first place,
you are not clean, any of you, and II you
come to the next meeting smelling as you
do now won't como again."
Some time aftor friend met the lady
and asked;
How is your missicn class getting on?"
"Famously, was the answer. "Strangs
to say, those children seem to be fond Of
mo-"
Have you succeeded in instituting any
religion into tbtir young mindsS'
II have Lot tried,n laughed the 0thor
"but ] have taught them how TO blow
their poses and how TO enter and leave a
room without disarranging tho furniture
and carrying tho door with them. Chi
eago Tribune,
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

As regards the commercial advantages
Of the now waterway, whatever will be
Germany's gain will TO n great extent be
Denmark IS loss, Che two rivals, although
each declaring the hest intentions, are
jealousy watching each other. It remains
to be seen whether the attractions at
Copenhagen and the Inducements offered
for vessels to make use of the new free
port will be sufficient to counteraot the
rival claims of the canal. For vessels trad
ing to England from the Baltic there will
be saving Of distance and consequent
gain In time and safety, but TO set against
this it is anticipated that the improved
waterway will open up a market in the
Baltic ports for the sale Of Westphalian
coal, which, owing to the difficulty Of
transit, has not hitherto been able to COM
pete with English coal.
The opening up Of the Dortmund- Ems
canal, which will be completed next year,
will place tho Westphalian coalfelds in
direct communication with the Baltic and
permit of the traffic Of vessels Of 800 tons.
The exports of British coal In 1898 to
Russia amounted in value to e77O, 4s; TO
Sweden, s7SS, 67S; to Denmark, EGGS, O72,
and to the German Baltic ports, $500, 600.
This traffic is of great Importance to this
country, not only for its direct benefit in
the sale Of the mineral, but in reducing
the freight Of timber and other produce BY
providing return oargoos for the vessels
Employed .-Longman' Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24
MILFORD, DEL, FRIDAY, APRIL "a I8s6.

Christ. Going nome TO God. Going home
to stay. Where are your loved ones that
died in Christ? You pity them. All they
ought to pity you'll You are an exile far
from home. They are homel Oh, what
time IL will be for you when the gate.
keeper Of heaven shall say: Take of that
rough sandal The journey ended. Put
down that saber. The battles won. Put
off that iron coat of mail and put on the
robe Of conqueror. At that gate Of tri-
umph I leave You today. only reading
three tender cantos translated from the
italian. If you ever heard anything sweet
or, never did, although 1 cannot adopt
all its theology:
Twas whispered one morning in heaven
How the little child angel May,
In the shade Of the great white portal,
Sat Borrowing night and day;
How she said TO the stately warden,
He Of the key and bar;
ooh, angel, sweet angel, pray you
Set the beautiful gates aiar,
Only little, pray you,
Set the beautiful gates ajar
81 can hear my mother weeping.
She is lonely; she cannot see
A glimmer Of light in the darkness
When the gates shut after me.
Oh, turn me the key, sweet angel,
The splendor will shine so far. -
But the warden answered, 81 dare not
Set the beautiful gates ajar,"
Spoke low and answered, Il dare not
Set the beautiful gates ajar."
Then up rose Mary, the blessed,
Sweet Mary, the mother Of Christ.
Her hand on the hand Of the angel
She laid, and her touch sufficed.
Turned was the key in the portal,
Fell ringing the golden bar,
And, 10, in the little child's fingers
Stood the beautiful gates ajar,
In the little child 5 angel fingers
Stood the beautiful gates ajar
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

Here is pen picture Of Lord Isosebery
as publir speaker: Addressing the com
pany for 55 minutes, his manner WAS I'M
usually animated He had pushed his
chair well back, and, though be mover
struck the tahlc, as Mr.. Gladstone was so
very fond Of doing, he sometimes rested
his hands on it, sometimes spread them
out to emphasize point, at one time
thrust them in his coat pockets, at another
cooked them into his waist pocket and
never for q pDlmens was still.
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

As a Frankford man was on his way
home long after midnight two men ap-
preached him and, taking of their hats,
bowed low and handed him a piece Of
paper with the address Of family living
some distance beyond their point Of meet
ing and on another street. Tho men proved
to be Poles, and neither Of them could
speak a word Of English. The gentleman
accostcd piloted the strangers to their
street and by sign language made tom
understand how far they had yet to go.
Both men were prOfuse in their thanks for
the attention. uttered in their own Ian
guage. All that their benefactor could do
was to bow his own acknowledgements in
return. Judge Of his surprise. however,
when the Poles grasped his hands, and, be-
fore he could comprehend what they
meant, each had imprinted "A kiss ON them
and then went on their way.-Philadel-
Dhia Rncord
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

A correspondent Of the London Standard
says Of the sultan; :" He is absolutely reck-
less as to the fate OF his people and his en-
pire. So long as he has his CiroassiAn
girls to amuse him, his pet regiments to
line the roads on Fridays when no goes to
the mosque, his favorite priests to pray
with and his court buffoons to make merry
for him, so long as his army of spies en-
ables him to arrest and suppress the I'M
ruly and his tribe OF sycophants are ready
10 pour honey into his willing ears. 50
long as 20 fat pashas run up the Ylldiz hill
behind his victoria, and the gates elang
heavily after him when he reaches tho Sc
olusion OF the harem-he satisfied. 4"
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24
8 Sores

In combination, proportion and
process Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar
to itself, and unequalled in true merit.
No other medicine ever possessed so
much curative power, or reached such
enormous sales, or made such won
derful cures, as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
1t is undoubtedly the best medicine
ever made to purify, vitalize and en-
rich the blood.
That is the secret of its success.
Read this statement:
"When my son was years Of age, he
had rheumatic fever and acute rheuma-
tism, which settled in his left hip. He
was so sick that no one thought there was
any help for him. Five sores broke out
on his thigh, which the doctor said were
Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24

Congressman Jack Robinson Of Penn
sylvania brought down the house in his
speech on the naval appropriation bill by
describing Mr.. CannOn's emotions on first
beholdlng warship. Tho Illinois states
man, who, by the way, was fighting pro-
vision which Robinson was advocating, he
said, sailed down the Potomac river one
time and at Norfolk was taken aboard one
OF the battleships He had just come to
congress from Illinois and his experience
had all the charm Of novelty He looked
around him on the deck with bewildered
air at the ornaments and the smokestack
and finally no cast his eye down the hold.
One peep was sufficient. Throwing up both
arms in profound astonishment no ex-
claimed:
"Great Godl She's hollowr'-Wa Washing
ton Post.