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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
THE UNKNOWN GRAVE.

THE UNhNOW \ GkA T..
Like slender crescent of gems ignescent,
Low in the Western sky
Pale Luna shone. from starry throne,
With the gaze of an houris eye;
Alone with my soul CHANGED to stroll,
In a wood Titanic and grim,
BY sleeping stream that seemed to dream
In the twilight shadows dim,
And there we found grassy mound,
In a sylvan bower alone
A nameless grave and markless. save
For the single word Unknown"
The willows wept and the river slept
And never sound was heard,
Save philomel that in some dell
Sang to its brother bird;
And nature dreamed all round and seemed
To mourn the nameless dead,
And Psyche sighed as we sadly eyed
The tomb, with bended head;
Full many flower in that somber bower
Had nature softly strown,
And green she kept the grave where slept
A soul, to man unknown"
'what hand does bring the birds that sing
TO cheer the woodlands gloomg-
And why, o, why, do zephyrs sigh
While passing by this tombY-
What tributes these sent but to please
The spirit there asleep
BY all forgot, whose gloomy lot
Lay low in Lethe's deepf"
heayed n sigh. the moons cold eye
Looked down into my own,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
Continuation of Want and Depression
in Place of Peace and Plenty.
NO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
John Wannamuker, Ex-Postmaster General,
Denounces the Present Condition Of the
Country.

Vale Advocate.
From all over the East comes q
unbroken wall of distress
and actual want. $50, 900 coal min
ers are either on a strike or about to
strike, owing to scaling down Of
wages TO conform TO the republican
promises of one year ago
Iron workers in dozen large mills
have had either their wages or time
reduced, while thousands have been
laid Off indefinitely. Railroads all
over the country have been and still
are discharging their employees, and
not so many rs one case is recorded
where there has been All increase of
wages paid.
1t is not the supporters of Mr. Bry-
an alone who are discovering all this
want, increasing business depression
and failure to make good the prom
ises Of last year, but republican news
papers that were partisan supporters
of Mr.. Mckinley, and even republi-
can politicians Of national renowu
can no longer refrain from speaking
out III school, and denounce the pres
ent condition of the country MS de-
plorablc and without single bright
speck in the industrial horizon.
These are the words OF John Wan
namaker, late postmaster general, de.
livered ut meeting OF business mer
in the city of Philadelphia few days
ago:
"To keep work for the six thou
sand and more people in my employ
and turn away from the several hun
dred who apply daily and beg for tn,
privilege Of labor TO keep the VOL
from the door, drives me into feye
and l must speak out Any citize
has that right.
81 cannot sit on fence with
stiff wind blowing and whistle 70
prosperity, the vanished bird q
beautiful plumage, to come back
"She has been gone for five Ion
years. How any can live on foreve
in thunder storm | don't know"
In the whole speech not an encoul
aging word is uttered; no hope +,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
THE COMING METROPOLIS.
Our Progress and Advantages as
Viewed From Other Points.-H0me
Seekers Made Welcome.

In its numerous newsy coluttns the
Idaho Mining journal, OF the 15Lh
inst, contains the following:
Weiser, Idaho, one OF the pretticst
towns in the state, situated at the
junction of the Weiser and Snake
rivers, on the line of the o. s. u Ry.
and the terminus Of the Weiser and
Spokane railroad, is In the midst OF
a building boom.
Weiser is laying some claims, not
without good reason, to being the
coming metropolis OF this part of the
state. Certain it is that the future
town OF Central Idaho is now build
ing up somewhere over ON tie rail-
road, and rs Boise is cut off and iso.
lated and too hard to reach to be id
any race for prominence, NC can only
wish Weiser success. Wciscr is the
natural shipping point for an humid
red miles or more Of us fine farm
fruit and grazing land as is in the
United States, also the distributing
and Quitting point for Warreps,
Florence, Seven Devils and other
points in the valleys OF the Weiser
and Little Salmon rivers. Home
seekers or business men looking fof
location should not fail to stop and
see for themselves the advantages OF
Weiser.
Among the buildings now being
erected we note several costly struc.
lures, handsome, iron front bust.
ness block, $40, 900 brewery, to be
one Of the largest in the state, and
numerous fine residences
In another of its columns the
Journal also says;
From Nampa to Weiser we hear
reports OF hustle, hustle. Busy
times and lots of building. 1t seems
those towns which are so fortunate
rs to he located over on the railroad
are having quite boom. We do moi
wonder at it, that is a fine section o.
country with great advantages, and
home seekers are made To feel tha
7 they are welcome.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

ducts, but the owner of mine that
would exhaust it for the purpose of
demonstrating an axiom is not easily
found.
No better railroad proposition can
be pointed out on the map of the Uni
ted States, and the surveyed route
shows the cost of construction to be
below the average This road would
unite north and south Idaho and
completely change the present round
about system for both freight and
passenger business Another point
is that we have the local strength to
build it if we only had the nerve to
start in and make capital out Of our
own resources.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
AN ODE TO MEMORY.

Like the ashes of hopes when cremated
Some symbol of love will remain,
Though that love may have withered, ill-fate'
Its memory meets not with disdain.
Like the odor of flowers that have perished-
The fragrance of roses long dead
So the memory OF that which we cherished
Will remain though the object has fled.
Like the trail of ship that has vanished,
Like the light of a sun that has set,
Though from you, for aye, am banished
The light that you cast fingers yet.
Like the echo of music that's ended
Is the memory of scenes that are gone
In the heart, past and present are blended
As the night and the day blend in dawn.
And when over old paths I'm traversing
think Of the days that have fled,
And my memory is once more rehaersing
The scenes of play that is dead.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
THE PARTING.

Slowly now, the chain is breaking,
Link by link it falls away,
Loves sweet fetters. thou art shaking
Slowly from thee, day by day.
Slowly now, the bond is bursting,
Slowly breaks the tender twine,
And thy heart, no longer thi-sting,
Now dissolves itself from mine.
Slowly now. the charm is dying
Love to thee is growing old,
Hour by hour, as time is flying.
Thou art growing strangely coldl
Slowly now, thy love is fading
Fickle heart. why art thou soi-
Yet 'tis folly, this upbraiding.
Thou art all too vain to know
Slowly passions fire has dwindled
'Till it gives no outward sign
Never can thy heart be kindled
By the flame that burns in mine.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

WHEN LIP TO LIP is PRESSED.
When heart meets heart in soft embrace,
In silent words they speak
The light that passes DER the face,
The blush upon the cheek,
The gentle touch, the loving gaze,
The thrilling Of the breast,
The joy that through our being plays
When lip to lip is pressed.
When eye meets eye. each look will tell
The words we cannot say,
And words, when bound in such spell,
Are idly thrown away;
Loves sweetest song is always sung
When souls in silence rest,
For love speaks with hidden tongue
When lip to lip is pressed.
'Tis not the word of man that binds
Two souls in wedlock sweet
'Tis Cupid's chain that round us winds
When hearts in rapture meet;
The chain is woven, link by link,
By feelings OF the breast,
When souls in loves oblivion sink,
When lip to lip is pressed.
The long embrace-the look. the sigh,
When lovers tear apart
The yearning sigh will testify
II love is in the heart;
All, who could initiate that thrill
That passes through the breast
The feelings that each bosom fill
When lip to lip is pressed.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
Notice to Teachers.

The annual examination for teachers cert1-
Gates for Washington county will be held at the
public school buildingin Weiser commencing at
o'clock n. M. Thursday, August 26th. 1897.
At said examination "State Constitution" will
be added as an additional study for first second
and third grade county certificate.
The questions will be prepared by State Sup
erintendent and sent in three separate pack
ages-one the county examination questions, one
tile state certificates aud one the questions for
Life Diplomas.
THos VI. JEFFREYs
Sell nj
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

Cold as SHOWS in bleak December
Is thy heart and void OF shame
Ashes, and a single ember
Are the remnants of the flame.
Now, where two roads part, I'm sitting
BY a cross and tomb.
And | watch thy figure fitting
Like phantom in the gloom.
Slowly, slowly thou art going.
While ] watch with trembling heart
Thou art leaving, never knowing
What suffer as we part.
Now, that every chain is broken,
Thou art passing from my sight,
Leaving me no word or token
To Hume this hollow night.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
Rnnklanla Arnina Salyn.

The best Save in the world for Chra
Bruises Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fevcf
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Corns. and all Skin Eruphons, and posi-
lively cures piles or no pay required. IL
is guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Jcnney & Waterhouses
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
THos. VI. JEFFREYs.
School Superintendent

If you want to make big interest
on money invested, 90 and avail
yourself of the opportunity now Of
fered at Sommercamps This clos
ing out sale is bona fide-the goods
are going at actual cost
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

the future; only continuation OF
want and business depression III p1acd
Of peace and plenty that were to
spread their White wings over the
country like gentle spirit as soon
as 'ftont porch statesman was
elected.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
TEARS AND SIGHS.

There never was yet cloud in the sky,
Nor drop of dew in the rose,
But has passed in tears from mortal eye
From an Had of human woes
There never existed drop of rain,
Nor drop in the mighty sea,
But has sometimes fallen tear OF pain,
Or a tear Of misery.
There never was yet summer shower
Like balm to the parching leaf,
To quench the thirst of desert flower,
But has quenched some human grief
Never zephyr or wind did blow
Though fresh from empyreal skies
But what is burdcned with human woe
And born of million sighs.
And there never was yet breeze or gale
But has passed through the human breas
AS a martyrs sigh or sinners wall.
Or groans from the earth's oppressed.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

For SALE 80 acres of good land,
four miles below Weiser Partly
improved Address H. Megorden,
Nyssa, Oregon.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
PASSING AWAY.

acoiNO "A W "A L.
Passing away-passing away
On to the grave they go,
Another hour or another day
And who will be left to knowY
Back to the dust-back to the clay
Surely we go though Slow
down-hill walk rocky way,
The grave waits just below.
Passing away-passing away
How soon the old friends diel
by the fount of youth we stand, a day,
And Azrael's power defy
moment then--our hair is gray
The grave seems strangely night
o, Mortal, why build hopes, ! say?-
The Spirit answers: why"
Passing away-passing away
Down with the silent dead
Each minute ends some bitter play
Where many tears We're shed;
Why weep at death?-though flesh decay,
The soul has only fed
To brighter regions far away
Where graves wait not ahead
Passing away-passing away
Friends OF the long ago!-
Like flowers that bloom single day,
Like melting flakes Of snow
Who is TO know-who is to say
Why God DEGREES it so?-
But all must tread the downhill way
And meet the grave below
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or 25c.
II C. g. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
CHEAP LIMkER

RiilJhi Nv 4fi ifiSiA.
! will deliver all kinds OF rough lum-
Der IN Weiser for SO per Thousand
Leave orders with Chas. Irons.
Sept 3O-5 JOHN PATlsoN.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

The Weiser Mere Co. are closing
out their clothing at less than first
cost.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
I MATTHEW'S & co.
City Feed Corral

WEISER, IDAHO,
Boards your horse cheapy.
Feeds the best hay and grain.
Looks after your team with care.
Has teams and saddle horses for hire.
Runs Il job wagon.
Has Sweetwater coal for sale.
And wants your patronage.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
Call for Liberty Bell Flour, al
Sommercamps
Something to Depend On

DUulebnluS W DtPouu Ou'
Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones e. Son. Cowden. ILL.,. in speaking of
DR.. Kings New Discovery Says that last
winter his wife was attacked with La
Grippe. and her case grew SO serious that
physicians at Cowdem aud Pana could do
nothing for her. 1t seemed TO develop
into hasty consumption. Having DR.
Kings New Discovery in store, and selling
lots of it, he took "a bottle home. and to
the surprise of all she began to get better
from first dose, aud half dozen dollar bot
ties cured her sound and well DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs
and Colds is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try il. Free trial bottles at Jen-
ney & Warehouses; drug store. )
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
l0c 25c II G. c. @ fail. druggists refund money
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
i0c. 25c. II G e e. fail, druggists fppa uopr..
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

R.F RULER c. j. SELwYN
President. CASHIER
THE BANK OF WElSER,
WEISER, IDAHO.
Capital, S25. .000
Incorporated September l, 1891.
Directors-R L. Butler. II. X. Thurber
CIV Bryan. F. H Parsons, CD Selwyn-
Transacts general banking business.
Buys and sells exchange on all parts oil
the United States and Europe.
Collections made and promptly remiIted'
Money to loan on good security
We solicit your business
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19
a Young Man in Boise Gives Eyi-
dence of Genius.
7. SHELLY SUTTON is HE.
writes with True Poetic Talent that Com
pares Fayorably with the Work
Of Celebrities.

There is in Boise a young man of
lo years, an invalid son of Z. j. Sut.
ton, the newspaper writer, who gives
evidence of rare genius. The young
man writes poetry in style that will
compare favorably with we'll known
poets. 1t may be that Idaho will
give to the world celebrated name.
Any competent person can Judge him
by the few of his productions which
we give below:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-19

Two pair Of Pants with each suit Kast Iron--hevcf
out Ii you've anywhere from four to ten years
old and you'd like put suit of clothes lm that he
knock about in and just hard he feels like dong
il you're parent who dislkes be necessarily calling upon
the hoy 'take and ruin his clothes and il you
him to have play suit be abuse just much
he TO- would like for you look at theseAT COST
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-02
SHALL WE BE oUTDONEs

We are compelled to say that the cir
cumstances which mark the attitude Of
Great Britain and the United States
toward each other in the recent devel-
opment of events do not tell exactly in
our favor. We love to hear the eagle
scream and the British lion roar, while
Brother Jonathan ties his tail in a
double bow knot But we have to con-
tesy is concerned, Great Britain is a
long way ahead of US in the develop
ments of the last year. We do not
count in this her surrender to the de-
mands of our state department, and
her acknowledgment of the Monroe
doctrine in the wide Interpretation
given to it by Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
Olney, because that went before; but,
even since that great acknowledgment
of our position and our claim, the at
titude of England toward the United
States has been friendly one. under
circumstances in which we are COM
PEELED to say that we think there would
have been a good deal of tuning and
raving in the United States.
Take, for instance, this question of
the seal fisheries. This whole question
has been gone over once by an arbitra-
ton tribunal, and the matters in dis
pute were supposed to have been adj
justed Among the things left open.
however, was the question of damages
to be paid by the United States to Great
Britain for Canadian vessels apDra
hended by us prior to the arbitration
agreement. 1t was decided that we
owed something. The amount was left
to be fixed by the representatives of
the two governments. 1t was so fixed
and agreed upon by our state depart
ment, as well as Great Britain, that we
should pay $425, 900. This sum congress
refused to appropriate, and we have
dishonorably declined to carry out an
obligation as direct and imperative as
if it had been set down in dollars and
cents in the arbitration award itself.
Had Great Britain tahen this position,
nothing would have been too violently
abusive for us to say of it. In the face
Of this experience and of the shameful
treatment of the general arbitration
treaty by ourselves, Great Britain has
not declined to discuss the seal ques-
ton with US further; but, on the CON
trary, has officially stated that she ac-
cepts the proposition of the United
States for an international conference
on the question of pelagic sealing in
Boring sea.
1t seems to US that, after the ever
lasting row on this seal question, the
apprehension and confiscation Of Ca
madam vessels and their catches. the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-02

the average; only twice in the period men
toned was that record exceeded. For July,
1879, the enormous rainfall of 1892 inches is
recorded and in 1892, there were 9.04 inches;
the dryest July on record in 1894, when
there were only els of an inch rain.
Last month had eight clear, fifteen partly
cloudy, and eight. cloudy days, and thirteen
days which one-hundredth of inch or
more of rain fell; few hailstones fell on the
goth, but they were small and the amount
hardly perceptible; thunder storms were fire.
quent, and tended to severity in the early
part of the month; there were nine of them
altogether.
The average July temperature for this place
is 70 degrees last months mean was "a de-
grees; the corresponding months from 1876 to
1879 inclusive each had the same temperature;
the one in 1874 was one degree warmer, and
that in 1894 was two dgrees warmer. That
was part of the unwelcome drought, when,
as stated before, there were only 0.13 inch
OF rain for all of July. The coolest July is
credited to 1891, sometimes referred to as the
year OF phenomenal wheat CROP" then the
though the average temperature of last month
was high, yet it went above 80 degrees on
but three days; the maximum, "a degrees,
was registered on the 8th, and the minimum,
90 degrees, on the 18th.
The wind blew oftener from the south than
from any other point; total movement in
miles, all directions included, 5494; highest
velocity, southeast, Sc miles an hour, deter
mined from five minutes record on the 18th;
winds of equal force were registered for a
shorter time on the 25th and 18th.
The stage of water, indicated by the
gauge readings, in the Mississippi river
ranged from minimum of 6.5 to a maxi
mum OF 1876 feet, and the average stage for
the month was 1913. That is the best record of
any July on record since the establishment
of the system of readings in 1872; July, 1874
comes nearest to that, with the highest read
ing u.6; lowest, AZ; monthly average, &c
feet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-02
PICKED UP AT 'TONKA.

The present week at Lake Park hotel will
be devoted to the interests of the order of
the Shrine, and already the hotel is overrun
with Shriners. The hotel is, in fact, COM
pletely filled, and on Saturday night twenty
five cots were set with every room in the
house in use. Manager Delvey has turned
over the house to his noisy guests, and there
will be some sort of Shrners' entertainment
for every night of the week. The drill corps
from etIoit are expected to reach Tonka
bay this morning, and Masonic quartette will
be at the hotel during the week. This evening
at o'clock the fun will commence with a
Shriners' parade, to form in front of the
hotel and to march wherever the inc .inations
of the party may direct. This will be fol-
lowed by an entertainment in the pariors of
the hotel, where music by the Masonic quar-
tette and by Matte Redlund and Marie Stod-
dard will have prominent part. me strictly
Shriners' parts are not yet announced. The
entertainment for Tuesday night will a $50
occur in the parlors OF the hotel but who
is to be the victim IS not yet dNulged
Wednesday evening a Shrners' masquerade
ball will be given in the dining room, at
which only masked people will be admitted
Thursday evening will be a white ball, at
which all dancers are to be dressed in white
Friday evening will witness the initiation of
a number of ladies into the dreamers' de-
gree and Saturday evening the Shriners
will participate in the regular hop.
St. Louis Hotel registered the following
From St. Paul-C Williams, A. F. Golick
Archie Matthias, A. L. Mace.
From Minneapolis-Mr. and Mrs. E. Lehman,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Friedman, Fred Dagsett;
d. H. Gallagher, T. J. Preece and Mabel
Preece, c. NJ. Runice, ]. A: Dawson. S: L.
Wenger, F. ]. Rothbacker, w. D. Shaw, John
Sheridan, Mr.. and Mrs w. P. Hall and Miss
Dorothy Hall. F.. A. Cutter, G. W Rathbun
DR.. F. R. Wright, DR.. G. G. Eitel, H: B.
Slater, Miss L. Wiener, Pauline Sinkey
Blanche Gale, A. L. Spencer, ", A. Beal
Henry Barker Charles l.. Hafford, A. j.
Hart, William A. Edwards Thomas Canty
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Martin and daughter
j. G. Cross.
Others were: Miss Lehman, Memphis
Martin Noble Chicago; Ralph n Ballou
Chicago; Mrs. A. E. Rinehart, Denver; c.
w Cooning, New York; Harry Romano
Bertrand Romano, New York.
Mrs. A. E. Rinehart. the lady who claims
to have made more century runs than any
other woman, was at Hotel st. Louis yester-
day in company with Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Matheis and A. L. Mace, of st. Paul. The
party whee'ed out and returned to st. Paul
after supper. Mrs. Rnehart is literally
decked with badges given her for her riding.