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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-22

Indianapolis, April 1.-THE new laws
are now in force by the governors proc
lamation. The chief interest here at
taches to the cent street car fare. The
Citizens Street Railway Company gave
no instructions to conductors, and de-
clines to consider the law until a decision
is reached in the federal court, where a
test case is under argument.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-22

On the night of the 25th of November
last waterspout burst over the city of
Povoacao, on the island of Saint Mich
ael, one of the Azores, and according to
the report accompanying petition for
aid, which had been sent abroad, al
most in an instant the deluge of water
rose above the roofs of The low houses.
The homes of thousands were de-
stroyed, a great loss of life occurred,
and on its way to the sea the water
plowed a broad, deep channel nine
miles long.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-22
HOUSES gene AND LIVES LOST


clone In the South.
Atlanta, Ca. April H.-Telegrams from
Ozark Ala. Valdosta Crossing and the
Inflated town of Arlington, Ca, show
that this section has been visited by an
other gulf cyclone, ascending the APP
palachicola river and sweeping north
ward with terrific force to the confluence
of the Chattahoochie and the Flint riv-
ers, where 1t divided. In one direction,
toward Ozark, where timbers were up
rooted and houses blown to pieces, sew
eral lives were lost. among them Mrs.
Powers, who was caught beneath falling
timbers of her house and crushed. The
rest of the family were rescued, among
them n baby three weeks old, whom the
mother protected at the loss of her own
life.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-22
FORTUNE SEEKING EMIGRANrs.

-, Many poor family that seeks the western
wius IN the hope of winning fortune, is pre-
ana lrontiersman--chills and fever-by Hos.
.tter stomach Bitters. So effectnally does
t .hat incompatible medicinal defense fortifv
ahe system against the combined fnnuence ~
maiarious atmosphere and miasma-tainted
water, mat protected by it the pioneer. The
sn i fn,i OF inc tourist provided with it, may
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-22
x-Rays from G1owworms.

A Japanese man of science, Mr.. Muir
aoka, reports in n German scientific
Journal Wiedemann's Annalen, the
curious results obtained by him last
summer while experimenting with the
light of glowworms. He operated with
three hundred glowworms at Kyoto,
and he says that the light which they
emitted, when filtered through card
board or copperplates, showed the
properties of X-rays, or BecquerePs
fluorescence raYs.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-22

Mr.. William A. Eddy, of Bayonnc,
New Jersey, recently demonstrated, py
experiment, the possibility Of estab-
fishing telegraphic and telephone COM
munication by means of wires sus-
tanned high in the air by kites. Through
wire thus supported Mr.. Eddy not
only sent messages by the Morse code,
was able to converse with ease.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-22
REFUSES TO PAY FOR FREEDOM
A Cattle Rancher's Wife Wants Di-
yOrce Set Aside.

Perry, Oklahoma, April 4.-Mrs. M.
Pauline Herard. wife of j. Virgil Heard,
cattle king of the west has filed a suit
her TO set aside her husbands divorce,
granted six months ago. She alleges
fraud. asking $500. 300 alimony. Heard,
who is a Frenchman. has 10 cattle ran
ches in the Usage Indian country and is
reputed to be worth $5O0,OOO Heard OBJ
tanned a divorce from his wife last Oc-
tober on the ground of abandonment,
and now the wife declares he promised
her SIS, 600 If she would not appear in the
case. After he obtained the decree she
says he failed to pay the money.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07
General News Items.

The Turks have promised to sign
the armistice June 9, and it is expect
ed that peace conditions will begin
promptly at Constantinople. King
George, it is understood, has yielded
several points with a view of hasten
ing the negotiations.
In the case of John e. Searles, the
sugar trust witness, Judge Bradley of
Washington ordered the jury to bring
in a verdict of acquittal, holding that
the questions asked the witness by
the Senate committee were not per-
tinent and, if SO, we're not within the
jurisdiction of the committee.
A special from Washington, w. Va,
Tuesday says: Five children were
burned to death in the residence of
j. FL. White, two miles from Key
stone, last night. Enemies of the
family are believed to have fired the
house. Both White and his wife were
away on visit and the children we're
alone. Bloodhounds will be used to
trace the murderers.
Five young people were killed and
a number of others were injured in an
accident which occurred last Monday
at Valley Stream, L. I. A tally-ho
with party of 81 excursionists from
the Green Avenue Baptist church,
Brooklyn. who started out for days
outing through Long Island, was
struck by train on the Long Island
railroad.
The Rio Grande floods this year
may lead to trouble over the bound
airy line between the United States
and Mexico. The high water has not
only cut off large tracts of land be-
longing to both countries, but the
channels of the stream have been
changed. 1t is an open question
whether when the waters subside part
Mexico will be in Texas or part of
Texas in Mexico.
The huge Rosena furnace at New
castle, Pa, owned by Senator Mark
Hanna and ex Senator Cameron, ex-
ploded last week. A great volume of
coke iron ore and coal came crashino
through the roof of the casting house
burying thirty men under the debris.
Manager Rels was taken out with the
skin hanging in shreds from his hands
and arms, and his legs terribly burn
ed and bruised.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07
State News Items.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Woman's Suffrage association will be
held at Burlington on June IA and 10.
gate was entered by burglars during
Tuesday night of last week and ram
sacked. About $500 and other valu-
ables were secured. The burglars left
no clue.
Leroy Johnson, aged 10, disappear
ed from his home at Essex Junction,
Tuesday after some trouble with his
parents. Wednesday his vest was
found near the river, with note in
the pocket asking that it be returned
to his mother.
L. G. Houghton, who owns the deer
park at Halifax, says that the animals
in the preserve Wintered well and
have made a good increase. He es-
Inmates the number of deer in the in
closure at 100. Mr.. Houghton is tear
ing away part of the old brick farm
house. and viii rebuild it with an ad-
dition for the occupation of his fami-
ly. whom he will bring on from Shelf
field, Ill.,, another season.
The docket for the Supreme court,
which convened at Montpelier Tues
day contains 115 cases Of which is are
from Washington county and one OF
them the Nokes murder case. The
cases distributed among counties are
as follows: Addison, IL; Bennington,
Is; Caledonia, 10; Chittenden, z; Es-
sex, 2; Franklin, Z; Grand Isle, 1; La
noble, 5; Orleans, II; Orange, 3; Rut-
land, 6; Windham, 10; Windsor, IL.
The total grand list of the new city
of st, Adams, as shown by the grand
list book, is $34, 721, O9, representing
property to the amount of 3,472, 100.
The list is made up of 1884 polls, 49,
3O4, 1892 in real estate and $81O,927 in
personal property. Last year the to-
tai grand list of the village was $780,
1873, 81 and the towns was $41, 1856, Il.
Thus the change to city has increas-
ed the grand list $1,937,28 over that
of the village and decreased 81, 1854 ,O6
from the grand list of the town.
The Experiment Station has just
printed Bulletin No. SO, containing in
its thirty-t two pages the analyses of
1874 different brands of commercial
fertilizers. The bulletin includes
discussion of the character of the
goods sold in Vermont this year, the
relation of selling prices to values
contained etc. The bulletin will be
mailed without charge to any address
upon application. A postal card ad-
dressed to the Experiment Station,
Burlington, VT, is sufficient.
The annual encampment of the
Grand Army of Vermont, will take
place at Bennington, June D and %.
Already preparations and minor de-
tails for the occasion are completed
as far as practicable. Plans are being
laid for the biggest gathering of Yer
mont veterans for years and fully
1000 are expected. In addition a score
or more Of prominent men from out
side of the state have been invited.
President Mckinley has been invited
to be present at the encampmenG.
The president has already signified
his desire to visit Vermont during the
summer, and it is thought that suf-
fcient pressure may be brought to
bear upon him to induce him to come
at this time. The fact that Benning-
ton was the old home Of Mrs. Alger,
wife of the secretary of war, and that
some of her connections live there
now, may induce them, to pay a visit
to Vermont in June.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07

William Keys, of Williamsport, Pa,
a soldier in the late war, for nearly
two years kept diary in which every
days happenings were entered, but
which was lost in the first day't battle
at Gettysburg. Last week he receiv-
ed letter from Rev. George FL. Bell
of North Carolina, stating that the
diary was in his possession and offer
to return it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07

When a woman finally becomes
good cook, it does her husband no
good; she goes off on cooking lee
turing tour.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07

No: SO.
NEVER MIND
if it does rain all the time.
We can furnish
Rubbers and Umbrellas
for all, and
Mackintoshes for the Ladies.
Meantime prepare for sunshine.
Lots of new Summer Goods
to select from.
Don't forget those
Capes and Jackets.
Or if you prefer to make them
yourself, we have
Broadcloths
for that purpose. Also
Clays. That glossy diagonal goods
that don't rough up in wearing.
More of those
'sDOMESTIC" WRAPPERS
last week. The kind that fit. No
frowns visible when you
try them on.
Also Bingham Tires
for children two years of age and
older. Not exactly wrapper or
dress, but more like long sleeved
apron. You can't afford to
make them at the price.
For the little boys we have
Knee-length Overalls at % cents.
Two new lines of
Ladies Shirt Waists just received
in addition to our previous
assortment.
Agents for
Maiden Dye House
and the
Barton Steam Laundry.
More of those
"Gem" Raisin Seeders,
a seeder that takes out the seeds.
Cedar Fence Posts;
only 235 in the lot.
A limited quantity of
Good Eating Potatoes
wanted in exchange for goods.
May 81.
O. w. LOCKE.
Barton Landing, : VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07
LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sheep and lambs-The market opened
with even sales on this stock and prices
steady. The consignment was some
what less than last week, but this did not
seem to affect the general sales very
much, and the stock was quickly bought
up. The demand, however, was not
great enough to cause any rise in prices,
and they sold for about the same as was
received at last weeks sales. New York
stock was in the lead, as usual, with
smaller arrivals than last week
Northern and Eastern beef cattle-As
usual, the amount of this stock was
barely large enough for quotation and
but little attention was paid to it by
buyers. The consignment on hand
however, found enough purchasers to
make a clearance at prices about the
same as were obtained last week Prices
were: Cows, 21a@31ac per lb; bulls, 20
4c per ID; oxen, 4@45sc per lb; mich
COWS, S25@5O per head.
Western cattle-A good-sized consign-
ment was received for the export trade,
and none offered to home slaughterers
Veal calves-The arrivals this week
were smaller by over 200 but there was
an increased demand, which sent the
prices up at once. The prices last week
were slightly decreased, and this weeks
rise restored them to their usual value
The sale of dressed hogs was very
good at fair prices, they selling for 4slc
per Id.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET

Beef-Fresh beef is steady at firm quo
tations: Choice steers, SIZE; good steers.
SAc; light and cows, 71s@8c; extra heavy
kinds, 111sc; good kinds. 1O1S@11c; light
binds, 1Oc; heavy fores, SIC; good. SIC;
light fores, &c; backs, 61s@7c1ac; rattIes,
4@41sc.
Muttons and Lambs-Muttons and
lambs continue quiet Veals are easier:
Lambs, springers, 10000; fall lambs,
T1h@9c for good to choice: Brighton and
fancy, 81a@91Ac; fair to good, 7@Sc: NUT
tons, 51a@8c; yearlings, 41a@715c; fancy,
71k@8c.
Corn-There is an easier market for
corn, with the demand light: No. 3. vel
low, to arrive, 34@34Ac; No. 8 yellow,
S3@381zc; track steamer yellow, 34H q
341sc; steamer mixed, 33A oslo:
Flour-There is a steady flour market.
notwithstanding lower prices for wheat.
Apples-Apples are firm, with prices
steady and unchanged.
Oats-Oats are quiet, but steady, and
unchanged in price. -rs
Hay-Hay is quiet, with straw un-
changed: Ordinary hay, $12@15; choice,
$17@18; rye straw. $15@17
MeaI-Cornmeal is quiet, but steady;
oatmeal is lower.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what it was made for.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07

Our guarantee is like a Bank I
J Check-if your purchase does |
! not suit you, bring back the (
lgoods and draw your money. ]
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-29
POETRY
AUTUMN GLEE.

'Tis all myth that autumn gricvCS,
For watch the rain amid the lcayeS
With silver figures dimly seen
It makes each leaf tambOurine
And swings and leaps with cliin mirth
To kiss the brow of mother earth;
Or, laughing, mid the Trembling grass
1t mods u greeting as you pass.
Oh hear the rain amid the leaves
"Tis all a myth that autumn gricvcS.
'Tis all myth that autumn grlevcS,
For list the wind among the shcayCS
Far swector than the breath of May
Or stOried scents of old Cathay,
1t blends the perfumes rare and good
OF spicy pine and hickory wood
And with voice as gay as rhyme,
1t prateS of rifled mint and thyme.
Oh, scent the wind among the shGaVeS-
'Tis all myth that autumn grieves.
'Tis all q myth that autumn grievcS-
Behold the wOndrOus web she wcIvCS
BY viewlesS hands her thread is spun
OF evening vapors shyly won.
Across the grass from side to side
a myriad unseen shuttlcs glide
Throughout the night, till on the heigh
Aurora leads the laggard light.
Behold the wOndrous web she weavCS-
'Tis all myth that autumn griGvcS .
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-29
Words Hard TO Smell.

Ifyou can spell every word in the
following rhymes cOrrectly-all le-
gitimate eXpressionS-you may con-
slider yourself qualified for spelling
bee:
Stand up, ye spoilers, now, and spell,
Spell plenakistoscOpe and knell
Or take some simple word as chilly,
Or gauger or the garden lily,
To spell such words as syllogism,
And lacrymose and synchronism,
And Pentatcuch aud saccharine.
Apocrypha and celadine,
Lactiterous and cecity,
Jejune and homeopathy,
Paralysis and chloroform,
Rhinoceros and pachyderm,
Metempsychosis, gherkins, basque,
Is certainly no easy task.
Kaleidoscope and Tennessee,
kamschatka and dispensary,
Dipthong and erysipelas,
And etiquette and sassafras,
lnfallible and ptyalism,
Allopathy and rheumatism,
Aud cataclysm and beleaguer,
FWelft, eighteenth, rendezvous, in.
triguer,
AND hosts Of other words all found,
On English and on classic ground,
Thus Behring Straits and Michael
mas,
Thermopylae, Cordilleras,
Suit, hemorrhage, jalop, Havana,
Cinquetoil and ipceacuanna,
And Rappahannock, Shenandoah,
Schuylkill, and thousand more,
Are words some prime good speller
miss
In dictionary lands like this.
Nor need one think himself scroyle
If some of these his efforts foil,
Nor deem himself undone forever,
To miss the name of either river,
The Dneiper, Seine, or Gaudalquivir
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-29
4 Sure Thing.

He was making an evening call,
her porcelain. 1t was beautiful pOr.
celaln and she priced it like any
thing.
Here is n Sevres plate" she said,
that mamma bought only yester-
day for me. 1t is so pretty that ]
just want to use it and get the bene.
fit of it. Pm not one of those per-
sons who don't like to touch any
thing because it is valuable, and
never get the value of it at ALL"
Why don't you, then ?" asked
the young man.
"Well, Pm so afraid of the
kitchen girl. She's so careless, you
know, and she's likely as not to
break it all to smithereens."
"1'll fix that for you," said the
young man. Taking the plate
gently from her hand, he drew out
his knife and pulled one of the blades
out. Holding the knife by the tiI
of the blade, he gave it smart RAP
against the beautiful and frail Sew
res plate and nicked small piece
from the edge. The nick was barely
perceptible, but the young woman
started forward in horror.
" Heavens and earth !" she cried
"what have you done? You broke
my plate, you wretch, on purpose
Leave this house instantly, l say !"
She could barely contain herself,
Bat the young man remained un
rufiled and calm. He returned tn,
knife to his pocket and handed tn
plate back to her.
cit will never be broken now,
he murmured, with a smile.
What do you mean ?" she asked
Don't you KNOW" he replied
"that an article that has once bee
nicked or slightly damaged is neve
broken entirely from that time on
ward, but lasts lifetime? Nobod
will evor notice that slight defect, q
it won't hurt if they do, but tn
plate is safe now for years and years.
And 10! twas even so.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-29

LITTLE FARMS IN NJAPAN.-Japan
and not France or Belgium, would
appear to be the land of petite cul-
ture. According to recent Ameri-
can bulletin, a couple of acres is con-
sidercd a largo tract for farming pur-
poses. Most of the farms are
ing variety Of crops is cultivated-a
few square feet of wheat, barley,
maize end millet; plot of beans
perhaps ten feet wide by twenty
long, similar area of potatoes and
peas and patch of onions 4: about
as big as grave :" beetroot, lettuce,
turnips, sweet potatoes and other
crops occupy the rest of the area
The farmer examines his growing
crops every morning, just as an engi-
neer inSpectS his machinery, and if
anything is wrong he puts it right.
If weed appears in the bean patch
he pulls it up; if hill of potatoes
or anything else fails it is at once re-
planted. When he cuts down tree
he always plants another. AS soon
aS one crop is harvested the soil is
worked over, manured and forth
with resown to another crop.
1t is estimated that nine-tenths of
the agricultural land of Japan is de-
voted TO rice, and as this is crop re.
quiring much water the paddy fields
are banked up into terraces, one
above the other, and divided off into
small plots twenty-five or thirty fee,
square, with ridges Of earth between
them to prevent the water from flow
ing away when they are flooded
All farming lands are irrigated by b
system that is a thousand years old
Some of the bitches are walled uI
with bamboo wicker work, and some
with tiles and stone. Nearly hall
the total population of Japan is en-
gagged in agriculture. Silk and tes
the two chief exports of the
country, are raised almost entirely
by the work of women.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-29
lie Frightened the Agent.

The life insurance agent entered
the office with that assurance for
which all his class are noted.
" Excuse me, SIR" he said. &c
called to ask you if"
Eyes, yes, of course" interrupted
tho business man, getting up and eX-
tended his hand. "I'm glad to
see you, doctor"
81 beg your pardon, sir; you"
"Oh, i know all about it," again
interrupted the merchant. "Your
professional air is sufficient intro
duction. A man who has been an
invalid as long as | have gets to
know physicians by sight"
The agent tried again to suggest
that there seemed to be some mistake,
but he was unsuccessful.
"No explanation is necessary" :"
asserted the merchant. " DR.. Smith
has been our family physician for
a long time, and l have every conf
dencc in him, but he thought l
ought TO see specialist, and asked
him to send one around. Pm glad
you came"
" But, my dear sir"
uhi iilSilICb w iboh upOll
bright side Of things myself, and /
think DR.. Smith rather eXaggerates
the seriousness of my trouble. re.
fuse to believe, you know, that
| haven't over six months to live
However, if you agree with him,
suppose I'll have to be convinced
Do you want to sound my lungs
first ?"
" don't think you"
"Oh, well, it's immaterial to me
My left lung is practically all gone
anyway, and perhaps you'd better
begin with the heart. That has
always been weak. though, ever
since was boy, and don't think
it is much weaker now than it was 6
month ago. 1t ought to be good fol
another year. OF course, you must
remember, in diagnosing my case
that consumption runs in the family
and that my constitution has beer
more or less undermined by yellow
fever. L"
He realized that it was unnecessary
to continue the recital, for the agent
was already or the stairs. He hat
accomplished his purpose.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-29
POETRY.
THE CONTEMPORARY sIuTop

Ilme was that Strephon, when he found
"A Chloe to his mind, 0'i'"
sought not how Dun reported her.
Nor Jagged while Time distorted her
buC rushed right in and cOurted bcr
AS Nature had designed.
IL 3 Inherent now ; my Lucy, there
HOW gladly would | wool
put shapes of such monstrositv
Confront with such ferocity
MY lmpecuniositv,
What is man to do?
Strephon and Chloe had hut.
ana though, about the door.
Inc wolf might raise his serenade.
no latter-day menagerie baved
lts warming grim to man and maid
We'd not if yo are poor !"
But L, what monsters must face
When | for Lucy sueI
what landlords roaring for their rent
What troops of duns by grocers sent +.
AND shapes Of want and discomfort
Calamitous to view!
STAY, Lucy, stay! I'm bold and stout
III rout the griSly crew.
BE constant, love! and hope and wait
ANA 10y the time you're thirty-eight
l may, perhaps, have conquered Fate,
ana when We won the right to mate,
IL you re not too much out of date,
ii surely mate with you
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-29

HOW LETTER MAY BE RE-
CALLED.-The public is not as famil-
lar with its privileges about postal
matters as might be supposed.
Many times people would like to re-
call letter after it has been mailed.
This can be done, even if the letter
has reached the post.office at its des-
tination. AT every post office there
are what are called withdrawal
blanks" On application they will
be furnished and, when deposit is
made to cover the expense, the post
master will telegraph to the post
master at the letters destination
asking that it be promptly returned
The applicant first signs this agree.
ment: " 1t is hereby agreed that, if
the letter is returned 10 me, will
protect you from any and all claims
made against you for such return
and Will fully indemnify you foi
such action. And l herewith de
posit s. to cover all expenses in
Cured, and will deliver to you tn.
envelope of the letter returned"
In many cases persons have mad,
remittances to fraudulent parties O.
irresponsible firms, not learning thei
true charcter until after the lette
had gone, and have succeeded in re
calling them. There Is an instanc,
where a Kansas City merchant hat
remitted a dishonest travelling maj
} draft for one hundred and seventy
, five dollars and by means of with
drawal rescued the draft just il
/ time.
THE happy people Of the world ar