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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-30
HIS DANCIN' DAYS.

What is it in old fiddle-tunes 'at makes
me ketch my breath,
And ripples up my backbone tell I'm
tickled most to death?
Kind o like that sweet-sick feelin in the
long sweep of a swing
Yer first sweetheart in with We, sailin'
up'ards, wing to wing;
Yer first picnic yer ice-cream, yer first
of everything
At happened fore yer dancin'-day wuz
overt
l never understood it-and l s'pose new
er CAM
But right in town here, yisterd'y, | heard
pore blind man
A-fiddlin' old Gray Eagle. "-Jerked my
lines and stopped my load
O. hay and listened at him-yes, and
watched the way he ''bow'd'-
And back l went, plum forty year, with
boys and girls | knOwed
And loved, long fore my dancin'-days
wuz over.
At high noon in yer city-with yer blame
magnetic cars
Albumin and a skreechin' past, and
bands and G. A. RS
A-marchin', and fire-ingin' sail the noise
the whole street through
Wuz lost ON mel only heard a whip
perwill er two,
1t 'peared like, kind O calm crOst the
darkness and the dew,
Them nights afore my dancin' days
wuz over!
'T'uz Chusd'y at Wetherelrs. er VEINS
d'y night at Straw's,
Err Fourth O July night at either Temps S
house er John's!-
With old Lew Church from Sugar Crick
and that old fiddle he
Had Sawed" clean through the army,
from Atlanty to the sea
And yit he'd fetched her home ag'in, 50 s
he could play for me
Onc't more, afore my dancin' days wu2
over!
The woods ats all BEN cut away seemed
CROWN same as then;
Che youngsters all wuZ boys ag'in at 5
now all oiliSh men;
And all the girls at then wuz girls
saw EN- one and ALL
AS plain as then-the middlesized, the
ShOrt-and-fat. and tall.
And, peared like. | danced Tucker fel
EN- up and down the wall,
AS peert as fore my dancin-days wu7
over
The fact is. | wuz daz - 50 sat | clean
forgot jes where ~
| rally wuz-a blockin Streets, and still
astandin' there!
| heard the po-leece yellin'. but my ears
wuz kind o Blurred
My eyes, too, fer the odds o that,
kase | thought | heard
My wife at 5 dead a-laughin' like and
jokin', word fer word,
Jes like afore her dancin'- days wu5
over.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
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MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.

A PLEASANT LEMON ELIXIR.
For biliousness, constipation and appen-
dicitis.
For indigestion, sick and nervous head
ache.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and
heart failure.
For fever, chills, debility and kidney
diseases, take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural and thorough or
ganic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir is prepared
from the fresh juice of lemons, combined
with other vegetable liver tonics, and
will not fail you in any of the above
named diseases. SOC. and 81 bottles at
druggists.
Prepared only by DR.. Fl. Motley, At
anita, Ga.
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JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
THAT COSSUM INCIDENT.
The Bold Attack ON Rockefeller and a
Defence of the Laaer.

From the Pittsburg Telegram to the
New York Sun.
After the convention had been called
to order a lot of routine business was
transacted, and then the Rev. w. H.
Cossum, who has recently returned from
China, mounted the platform. The dele
gates settled themselves COMFORTABLY for
a long address on foreign missions.
What they got was q ten-minute philip
pic on John ID. Rockefeller.
Brethren, | know that what I am
about to say will not please all of you
and may displease many of you. But
am bold to say what | believe to be
right. | must say what is burning with
in me. 1t is this: What our denomina-
ton needs is not rich men, but holy
men. a New York millionaire ,has offer
ed us a great gift. | say that great gift
should not be accepted unless John D..
Rockefeller first makes confession to the
American people. We must accept no
money that does not come from clean
hands. Let Mr.. Rockefeller purify him
self and bring in this gift as a righte-
Gus, GOd-fearing man, and then we can
accept it,"
The clergymen on the platform ex-
changed looks as the impetuous mission
airy continued:
Il know | am not saying what DR..
Duncan wanted me to say; but / am
not DR. Duncan's man. He knows it,
too. But he is not here just now so that
| can tell him so. | am aware that what
| have said is not the sentiment of this
body; but | am bold enough to say what
| think should be said regardless of what
the world may think"
As the speech closed with these words
a little ripple of applause started but
quickly died away. 1t was evideaf that
the delegates were taken by surprise. The
Rev. Joseph Kenna4, of Chicago, fol-
lowed with a spirited defense of John ID.
Rockefeller asserting that the Baptist
millionaire is a devout Christian and not
mere wOrshipper of wealth. He
scored Mr.. COssum for his attack on Mr..
Rockefeller, and limited that the young
missionary would learn moderation with
increased experience in the work.
From a Cleveland 90 telegram.
1t is now said that Mr.. Rockefeller has
entered into a contract extending over
10 years to carry ore and coal at a rate
so low that no one can compete with him.
II QUIET DodtS COuIQ get cdFSOeS IlleV
could not deliver them at the Rockefel-
der rate. The ore carrying business,
which in ordinary seasons for this vicinity
alone amounts to $40,000,000, with $S,-
100000 profit to the carriers, is now alb
sOrbed by the Rockefeller interests.
The owner of feet of twelve vessels
centering at this port declared today that
he does not consider his boats worth a
sandwich.
From the New York Journal.
Time was never so fit as now for
preaching the positive blasphemy of
greedily accepting tainted money for the
service of God. The corporation Of
which Mr.. Rockefeller is the head has
employed arson, theft, bribery and at
tempted murder in winning it's predomi-
nant position as the richest, most power
full and most INSCRIPTIONS combination
of capitalists in the world.
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With a blanket about her shoulders,
A hot brick against her toes,
She sits, while mustard plaster
Makes her chest like the blushing rose
And her manner is sad and pensive,
And her glances are far away,
And she vows that she never, no, never
more
Will consent to be Queen of the May
Washington Post.
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MY NEIGHBOR TOLD Me

About Hoods Sarsaparilla and advised
me to try it.-This is the kind of adver
Using which gives Hoods Sarsaparilla
the largest sales in the world. Friend
tells friend that Hoods Sarsaparilla
cures; that it gives strength, health, vi
tality and vigor, and whole neighbor-
hoods use it as a family medicine.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of. the
Raleigh Gas Company will be held at
No. II West Hargett street on the third
Wednesday of June, 1897, (the 18th at
- o'clock m.
THE transfer books shall be closed
six days before the annual election"
w. r. MCGEE. Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-30
WANTED.

Man to manage branch office at Raj
eigh; salary, 81 200 a year; 5000 cash
and best reference required; commercial
reference furnished; position permanent.
Address, Postoffice Box 312, Philadelphia,
Pa.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-30

Hoods Pills act easily and promptly on
the liver and bowels Cure SIGH head
ache.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-30

A00U'S sbLLS cure 6IveP THs, BIZ
'eusnesss indigestion Aeaiacne
saHN re- EASY ro auaEAfe CSC
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-30
AT THE CAPITOL.

I am in my seventy-third year, and for
fifty years | have been a great sufferer
from Indigestion, constipation and bilious
ness. ! have tried all the remedies ad-
vertised for these diseases, and got no
permanent relief. About one year ago
the disease assuming a more severe and
dangerous form, l became very weak,
and lost flesh rapidly. l commenced US
ing DR.. Mozley's Lemon Elixir. gained
twelve pounds in three months. My
strength and health, my appetite and
my digestion were perfectly restored, and
now / feel as young and vigorous as
ever did in my life.
L. J. ALDRED,
Doorkeeper Ga. State Senate,
State Capitol Atlanta, Ga, August 5,
1896.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-30

The facsimile signature of rg7-
is OF every wrapper of CAST0RIA
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-30
AS IT GOES.

"Why do they say man plays the
races?
''It is funny, isn't it, when he usually
gets worked Y"-Philadelp American.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-30

MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.
Is the best medicine / ever used for the
diseases you recommended it for, and |
have used many kinds for woman's trou-
bles. MRS.,S. A. GRESHAM
Hughes e. Hodge Factory, Salem, N. @.
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MRS ROYALS SOUTHERN TOUR, or
SECOND SERIES OF THE BLACK BOOK.
By Mrs, Anne Royal.

gtorv United States by Travel ere
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16

the Snake river. There is but one
practicable way, and one only, to
build a railroad into Seven Devils,
and when that camp is opened by
rail the engine will whistle at Salu-
bria going and coming Our know
ing neighbor goes on to say:
If it is built as proposed, the line will
eventually be extended on east to Salt
Lake. which will give the west another
through line
We trust narrow gauge road from
Sumpler valley, Oregon, via Seven
Devils TO Salt Lake is not Idaho's
only hope for another "through
line" or that development of the
"West" is anyway hanging on such
q through line rs the extension of n
narrow gauge ''east" from Seven
Devils to Salt Lake. 1t is barely
possible that when they reach Dillon
or Red Rock, Montana, they might
stop and make the rest of the trip
down over the broad gauge Utah
Northern. The belt for railroad cru
dltion is herewith handed over to our
Salubrla contemporary.
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IF NOT, WHY NOT2

The dark days of doubt, distrust
and discussion as tn the mineral and
other resources of Washington coun-
ty have passed and are only remem.
bered as incidents in our present and
coming prosperity. The outlook new
er was brighter All the valleys
tributary to the Weser are burdened
with abundant crops of grain. fruit
and hay, and in this substantial man
ner give proof of their ability to feed
the thousands of men and animals
that will invade the mountains to re-
claim their latent wealth of minerals,
metals and timber. The opening of
this immense territory by a railway
up the Weiser valley has always been
recognized as the only possible man.
ner by which the mineral and other
resources could be made available
and brought to the markets of the
world, and with two great transcon-
tinental lines one north and the other
south of the county, less than one
hundred miles. 1t seems passing
strange that so long time has passed
and none constructed, but during
these years the advancement of the
country has been rapid and the I'M
settled regions of few years ago
are now filed with an active, prosper
Gus people whose efforts have now
created demand for railway facil
tiles Independent of other and natu.
raj requirements. And it Is a fact
that the surveyed line today passes
through a better settled and better
developed country than any occupied
by the trunk lines in Idaho, Oregon
or Washington. The initial point
Welser-ls making rapid advances,
and present Improvements, beyond
question, in cost and appearance, ex
coed those of any town in the state,
and are not in any manner based on
romantic expectations, only indicat-
ing an advancement in proportion to
the present demands. Property is
acquiring fixed values, but no specu-
lative spirit is manifest. In view of
these facts it is to be regretted that
our home capital cannot be directly
interested in the railway project. All
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16

Sunday and carries m,n
passengers. freight A.,
>. Return from Meadows to Iud,.,
same route. daily. Auisn vale,
Meadows To Warren (5ea NJ
nesday and Friday. monday Tu.
day and Saturday. Thun
m, meaaows to Van Wyck (44) rn.,
Thursday and Saturday. ~" 1uadr
VanWyck to Meadows Mons
nesday and Friday. 'nuay Wa.
Meadows to Grangevjlle fon
except Sunday. V'' every d,y
GGrangeville to Meadows. same
Saiuoria to Ruthburg l22) le,v.v
day and Friday, p m; arrives ,ssves Non.
burg on Tuesday and Saturdsv - husA,
huthourg TO Salubria, Mond.r
ISL sa ! sor. to to Brannon Qn Friday. !.
Council to Dale QO). "Wednesday =.
Saturday; returns same tiay. AID
Dale to Bear (20) Monday ana M
day. a"o Thun.
Bear to Dale, Tuesday and Frid,v
(The number OF miles in n.,a..,
ioilowing each point, refer to the d is,s os
between that point and The n, s''sac'
point. TO find distance from Weis ss,u sa'
the numbers togrther.) aud
PoSTMASTERS will confer t.u
by informing us of any change tsr tu
place in the above schedule. '@AnE
Weiser postofiice open from 8.45
8 p m. :" u
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16
P0PULISM TRIUMPHANT.

One of the planks in the populist
platform was demand that all post
offices of q certain class be made
government savings banks. This
and most of the other panks were
denounced as populist falacies, not
worthy of notice by orthodox repub-
llcans, democrats and so forth
While we never happened to Join the
popullst party, common honesty in
duces us to notice the strange chang
es worked by time. The Chicago
Record, never accused of being a
popullst paper, is preparing a mon
ster petition to congress for this very
thing. One of these petitions in the
Welser post office is being rapidly
signed, and many of the names look
strange on such Il document, consid-
erlng past sentiments. We can re-
call several other suggestions in the
same platform that could be adopted
and be of fully as much benefit to
the country as the Dingey bill and
not nearly as expensive, but then
the leper objected to a bath in Jor
dan. The populist party has done
good by its existence, and even if it
fade away many of its principles
may gain post norton victory. This
petition is for good measure, drop
into the post office and sign it.
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ing, dazzling success. Bnt if the
parties in interest had had the nerve
and disposition to go over the two or
three miles aforesaid they would have
realized that an elevator would be the
proper appliance instead of tram
way. We do not consider the meth
dds of the promoters of this scheme
in the least questionable-th fraud
is too obvious TO admit of this quail
ification.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16

When wheat rose to dollar in Mime
Apolis there was a mighty demonstration,
and in New York there was similar
outburst of enthusiasm. The world is
contradictory Not very long ago we
were told that low prices were, after all,
good thing. But it is plain that the
World knows differently. Boise States
man.
Who were those people who, ia
little while ago." were saying low
prices were good thing2 No one
but those interested in maintaining
the gold standard. They, we believe,
did tell eastern laborers that if we
had bimetalism to raise the price of
wheat, that it would simply cost the
poor mechanic, miner or what not,
that much more to provide for his
family. Ii we remember correctly
the Statesman chopped" something
like year ago last June. in order to
train, during the campaign, with
those people who were pleading for
low prices, but who now claim the
honors OF accidental high prices. All
silver men were contending for high
prices. ave were told Did Mr.
Shoup tell you?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16

are fully acquainted with the need OF
the road and equally informed Of the
absolute resources of the country and
the remarkable small cost OF con-
struction. A comparative small IN
vestment would start the enterprise
and an earnest move would soon en-
list capital from the outside. Our re-
sources are looked to to furnish the
revenue Why cannot home influence
build, control and finally reap the
benefits.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16
NO DANGER All ALL.

The Citizen assures its readers
that there are strong probabilities of
the Sumpter valley narrow gauge
being extended from Baker City to
Seven Devils. 1t is pretty certain
las it has always commended that
this company can build into Seven
Devils, and will no doubt do so, Civ
ing Baker City the access to the
mines. We want to assure readers
Of the Citizen that there is no such
strong probability-in fact there is
no possibility Whatever that a rail
will ever be laid from Baker to Seven
Devils. Such proposition is about
~ heavy as boat line up aud down
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CROOKED AND UPHILL,

A lie will travel league while
truth is getting its boots on, and the
most barefaced fraud that human in.
genuity can devise will pass current
for truth if it is allowed to 90 I'M
challenged. And, although final de-
lection and all the evils accompany
ing 1t are sure to follow, vet the
wrong done is lasting and can never
be fully repaired, and as commun-
ity and county we seem face to face
with condition of affairs that needs
special attention. So fas as local in
formation is concerned this is I'M
necessary as the people hereabouts
are fully acquainted with the facts.
and to them it is threshing old straw
to even allude to the possible use of
the thing known as the Kleinschmidt
grade rs means of transportation
between the Seven Devils mines and
the outside world, with Snake river
as an adjunct 1t is recognized
fact here that the grade in question
has no value for any purpose except
as the Elusive foundation for an I'M.
qualified swindle and to give the best
mineral country on the coast q back.
set that would keep it in its present
condition for another term of wears
Qnasl-englneers have been employed
to, Ill some way, verify reports made
by parties who never saw the THING
1t Is not property in any case
But even these expert reports have
never been submitted entire, portions
having been suppressed by the advo-
Gates of the scheme, the fraud being
too apparent. Yet, in spite of all
these irrefutable defects, there seems
to be disposition that borders on
desperation or lunacy to foist this
useless. worthless scheme upon for
eign conhdng subscribers to the
bonds of the Idaho r. r. Company
to the tune Of one hundred and sew
enty thousand dollars. The security
being II miles of II mountain grade.
that is not passaable its ENTIRE length
for pack mule, and the additional
valuable privilege of conteading with
the rocks and rapids of Snake river,
Parties who desire to subscribe to
the enterprise can correspond with
the Metropolitan Lean and Trust
Company, of New York, and Incl
dentally it might be well to remark
that. at the present time, the road, if
such it may be called, belongs to the
county in which it is situated, a por-
ton of it having been occasionally
used as public highway for the per
iod of five years.
The latest reports are to the effect
that, under the able and vigorous di-
reclion of an able and distinguished
engineer from the east. the road (?)
has been made passable for
travel to within two or three miles of
the river, and that from this point
tramway would be exactly the thing
needed to make the scheme q blind.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16

Idaho seems to be in that blissful
condition OF not knowing whether
any law is constitutional until the
supreme court has decided to permit
1t to stand. Possibly the astute tri-
bunal, by searching diligently enough
may ascertain that the law upon
which its own existence is based has
something the matter with it. 1t is
embarrassing to be confronted with
the circumstance of having nothing
constitutional except the courts. -
San Francisco Examiner.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16
Churches.

Congregational
Preaching every Sunday at eleven o,c,...
n. m. and at eight p. m. "A
Sunday School Immediately after mo,D,,.
service, at 1918 p. m.
Weekly meeting for Bible study. Wedns,.
day evening at o'clock. -'''
Y. p. s. G. E., Sunday, at 7p. m
REV. A. G. UPToN. PASTE,
SAINT Lakes
SERVICES:
Sunday-Matins and Sermon. II an
EvensoDg and Sermon. 7:3Onn
Sunday School at 1918
Celebration of Holy Communion. FRI,
Sunday in month, at II a. IN.
Baptist
Preaching every Sunday at liam.
Sunday school at IL.
Young Peoples meeting. Saturday. 5 pm
Prayer meeting every "Wednesday, 8 nm
The public invited.
REV. G. W. BLACK. Pastor
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16

The tax levy of Ada county rs fix
cd by the commissioners on the 18th
inst, amounts to 81 20. This to-
gether with the municipal tax makes
matters rather costive for the aver
ago BoIseite. Metropolitan elegance
10 very desirable but it comes high.
Rural simplicity amt SO bad when
you get used to it--cheap too, try
some Of it.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16
England has 50, 600 troops and 9

England has SO, 900 troops and 80
cannon massed on the Indian from
tier, as all reports come through En-
glish channels it is hard to tell just
how the war is progressing. No de-
cisive victories are reported 1t is
safe to conjecture that defeats have
been somewhat in order. The price
Of wheat is advancing in the mean
time, but this is due TO the admins
tratiOn.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16

AS given by the Statesman, the
total expense for public schools in
Boise, for the past year, amounts to
the respectable sum Of $780, COG. 20
" about 800 day A very good
showing for so large town.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
Il. E. LOCKWOOD.
THURSDAY. SEPT. 10. 1897.

II our supreme court should, in the
course OF time while it is pruning
down our statutes, make a mslick
and saw off the limb it sits on, be-
tween it and the tree, what fall
there wonld he.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Boise City, Idaho

August 20. 1897
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of her intention TO make
final proof in support OF her claim, and that sa id
proof will be made before the Clerk OF the District
Court Of Washington county. Idaho at Weiser
Idaho. on October % 1897 viz: Eliza Bourke OF
Weiser Washington county Idado, widow Of
Richard j. Bourke. deceased who made Home
stead Application No. 36i7. for the 81 Sw4
NEla SW4, and SEA NWA OF Section IA, TIP, II
n range o W. b. NJ.
She names the following witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land, viz: Sebastian &. Hale. Robert C. Aiken
Alonzo IIemenway and Lincoln Thomas all Of
Nelser, Washington county. Idaho.
3s CHARLES HIaRoD Register.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16
Leading Business Men of Weiser.

Leading Business Men of Weiser.
Additional Information in regard toany
of the following can be found in their
advertisements in this paper;
Archifect and Builder
Chas. E. Fields.
Attorneys
Frank Harris.
John w. Ayers.
Bdrbers-
B. F Hettinger. Vendome Hotel.
j. N. Canary. Hotel Weiser.
VIM. VdnSice.
Banks
Bank Of Weiser, c. j. sel,eym, Casl'r
Cigar Factory-
c. d. Morton.
Dentist
a. N. Curl.
Drugs, Toilet articles, Etc.
Jenaey DC Waterhouse.
Weiser Pharmacy.
Dry Goods and Clothing
Louis Sommer.
III. Schds.
Furniture and Undertaking.
A. Sears.
General Merchandise
AZ. E. Sommercdmp DC Co.
Morris Sommer.
Wetser Mercantile Co.
Groceries
In addition to above
c. T. Williams.
Chds. Irons.
Hotels
Hendome, N. McGregor, Prop.
Hotel Weiser, E. NJ Barton. Prom.
Valley Hotel, Riggs Bros, Props.
Hdrness-
Andrelo Riggs.