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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

heavy people, who spread more sail
than they can carry. The shores are
lined with financial wrecks-with
craft of all sorts and sizes that put
to sea with little or nothing in the
hold, and went under at the first high
wind. There are others stranded on
the shore who started with flying
colors, and as they sailed out of
harbor, everything looked most prom
ising-the sails were very white, the
rigging was very taut, the hull nicely
painted, and adorned with most
gorgeous figure head these are they
who intended to bring up in some
high social latitude and become great
writers, famous orators, statesmen of
renown; but rs soon as the vessel cot
into deep waters it began to roll terri
bly, for want of ballast, and when the
wind blew hard and the waves rose,
there was nothing to be done but to
run ashore and take the consequences.
One hardly knows whether the finan-
cial or the literary and political
wrecks present the most melancholy
Observation-Disclosures both are COM
bined They all ought to have known
better than to carry their whole stock
on deck There is another STYLE of
wreck, much sadder to look upon, -
such as have gone to destruction for
want of moral ballast. They also
managed to keep upright while the
weather continued fair; but having
no deep-seated convictions, no fixed
principles to steady them. when the
wind rose. it upset them. AS soon
as "they fell into the place where two
seas met"-the tide of passion and
the current of conscience-the ran
the ship aground, and alasl sthey
did not all come safe to the shore "
A mans financial or political bark
may founder, and yet he himself
escape alive, and perhaps start again
on new venture; but when man.
soul is wrecked, that is the end of
him. 1t may not be possible for all
to achieve worldly success; but to
drift like log, to feel that we are
heading nowhere, and have no pros
pect OF ever making n harbor-on
such terms us these life is hardly
worth having. And yet this is the
way in which many do drift, of
whom it was right to expect some
thing better.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
THE GREATEST MONARCH

Is a fiji subject for pity il he is troubled
with dyspepsia. while his poorest subject
VINO dlgests proper Y may well be envied
by pri'ce thus all cted The dvspeptt
OF every cline and nation owe IL debt OF
gratitude to Hostettcr's Stomach Bitlers
which rescues them from one of the mosl
obstinate and troublesome complaints
against which medical skill is directed
On this continent, in Europe and the
tropics this sterling remedy is pre-emi-
nehtly and irstly POPULAR, not only us II
slomachic. but also MS II means of pre-
venting and curing malaria. rheumatic.
kidney, bilious and nervous disorders. 1t
improves appetite and sleep. hastens con-
valescence and the acquisition OF vigor
after exausting maladies, and countertcls
the iniirmities of age A wineglassful
taken before retiring has tendency to
promote tranquil. health yielding sleep. a
boon much coveted by nervous invalids.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

The New York journal reports
that impecunious nobemen have
formed league in New York City
Tor the purpose of obtaining Amer
can heiresses for wives. 1t is dis
covered that these nobemen (?) are
arranging detective system to fer.
ret out Tie facts necessary to an ac-
curate knowledge of the female for
tunes. This Is II lively evidence of
the degeneracy of enlightened New
York and New England, where the
daughters in birth extract vanity
from the greed of their sires And
now with their vanity these women
marry greed rs represented in the
fortune hunters Tue offspring of
greed and vanity will make fit sue
cessors for the reputation Of such
characters as Gen. Weyler.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

The metropolitan papers that have
aided and allotted a system of trusts,
money trusts and other combines are
now kicking like steers against pa
per trust forming, that is to own all
the paper mills that furnish paper to
the newspapers. The protests of the
editors will do no good. They will
lind that system has been fostered
that is no respecter of persons. A
bad sewerage system scatters death
indiscriminately. The remedy is to
tear up the entire system and replace
1t with a new one.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07


The old year of 1896 with all of
It's happy moments, its griefs and
Joys is gone; gone with its long
record OF broken resolutions of re-
forms; its golden opportunities OF
education to both old and Young !.
gone TO that ocean whence time never
comes and toward which the stream
OF life are ever tending. BRYANT
thus beautifully Describes the flight
of time:
And the morn and the eve with their
pomp Of hues
SHIFT Ger their bright planets aud shed
their dews
And twixt them both. on the teeming
ground.
With the shadow course, the night goes
round.
Glide gu in her beauty we Youthful
And weave The dance that measures the
years
After having been triumphant in a
great battle, Julius Caesar. the
mighty Emperor of Rome made the
following remark:
''Let me forget this victory and l
may win another. ="
SO should We forget these things
which tend 10 foster pride, and re.
member our failures, that we may
profit by them. He vino profits by
Tue experience OF Others is in the
path oil WESTON.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
THE FOURTH IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
SOME CASUAL GLIMPSES.

democrats we're so slight that on
lockers expected them to amalga-
mate ut any moment; but changes
did not occur and this condition pre-
dominated when Monday rolled
around and the Legislature must
meet. Negotiations were in that
suspensive condition that the popu-
lists walked in with smiling faces.
certain that the fusion democrats
must vote with them, and trusting
to their own strength to get salts
factory share of plums. But when
organization came on, the air grew
dark and blue rs developments de-
veloped. In the Senate the nomi-
nations made by the fusion demo
Gratis were opposed by nominations
from the populists. The Dubois
democrats made no nominations. but
supported the p D's., the silver re.
publicans falling promptly into line.
When it was nearly over, Hetfelt
turned and whispered excitedly to
Nelson and they looked each other
blankly in the eye. The six P. d.
democrats practically had the con-
troll of the Senate in their hands. In
the house Johnson calmly walked up
with paper and read off a complete
list, stating it to be the nominations
of P. D. democrat caucus. A pop
ullst breathlessly asked, ''a-are you
gong to p-put the whole bundle
TIL through" They were put through
one at time, the silver republicans
supporting them solidly, the popu-
lists opposing them with scattering
nominations. In seventeen seats in
the house there sat collapsed rep
resentative.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
ESTRAY NOTICE.

10 whom u may concern:
Notice is hereby given that have taken
up the following cstray at my feed yard
on Mann creek: One dark bay gelding.
about 10 years old, weight about $50.
branded y r on left shoulder aud stte.
indisinct brand ON right stifie. Star in
forehead. Owner requested to take same
away and pay charges. or same will be
sold according TO law Gro HARTLEY.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

The organization of the Legislature
was the ground work upon which it
VAS expected to erect the outworks
OF the coming senatorial campaign,
and to this fact may be attributed
the determination of the populists to
force the democrats to give up CON
troll of the legislative body, which
the democrats claimed rs due them
from the populists in return for the
U. 3. Senator, in accordance with
the compact made at the state CON
ventions. To tell the truth, this
compact has been punched so full of
holes by both sides, and so ripped
and riddlcd in fully half the counties
OF the state that it would take po-
litical Solomon to analyze just what
condition it is in. The movements
going on at Boise just now Indicate
that the party solons are at sea-
Three or four days were spent in con.
ference by the fusion democrats and
Their populist allies in trying to ar
range for organization, the demo-
Gratis refusing to give in to the de-
sires OF the popuIists, who in turn
would not accept the counter propo.
sitlons from the fusion democrats
The Dubois democrats were all the
while making overtures to the fusion
democrats to aid in organizing, but
the P D. democrats held strictly
aloof from them and no treaty be-
tween the two democratic divisions
could be established. The relations
between them were such as il was
impossible to continue at any great
length except at great cost to the
party In this state. The difference |
between the demands of the popu.
issis, aud The off.rs Of the fusion
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
L. l.. SHEARER.
Estray.

Notice is hereby given that have taken up the
following estray at my feed yard on Mann creek
One dark red COW with white spot in forehead
and some white along the belly. Branded
on right hip. ear marked with crop off right ear
and upper bit in left; about years old. Owner
is requested to pay charges and take same away
or same will be disposed OF according to law.
J. L. UTLEY.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
Estravs.

Notice to whom it may concern:
/ have taken up the following estrays at my
place miles south of Weiser. One red COW
about years old, branded N on right hip and 5
on left hip crop oil left ear. underslope in right,
waffle on neck. One red springs calf branded 5
on left hip crop off each ear, waffle same COW.
One red beifer about two years old, brand dim,
looks like H on left hip, split in right ear, swal-
low fork and half crop in left ear. Owner will
please call, pay charges and take same away or
they will be disposed of according to law
CHARLES MONTEITH.
Dated at Weiser Dec 81 1896
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
EStraY.

Taken mp by the undersigned one mile west of
Weiser, one brown gelding about four years old.
weight about 900 small indstinct brand on right
shoulder, both hind feet white.
Owner will please take same away and pay
charges, or same will be disposed of according to
law. FRANK HAWTHORN
Dated at Weiser, Dec. 81 1896.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

From one point of view the organ.
izatlon of the Legislature gives demo-
cratic managers something to think
over. The aim is proclaimed to be
to build up the democratic party upon
sound principles, and the populist
combination was supposed by some
10 have that effect, the same reason
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
Estray.

There came to my place, one mile east OF
Weiser. on or about December 5th red and
white spotted 3-year-old heifer with ear marks:
swallow fork in right ear slit in LETT and bit I'M
der each; no brand visible. Owner is requested
TO come aud get her or she will be disposed of
according to law.
2 L. l.. SHEARER
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

The session bids fair to build IN
some personal characters. The two
Ballentines are almost certain to have
war all through the session even if
they did get elected on the same kind
of a ticket. Their sentiments appear
to have nothing in sympathy with
each other, and Ballentine, the pop
ulist FROM Blaine, and Ballentine.
the democrat from Ada, will surely
cross swords more than once during
the session, and there are no fears
to be entertained for Ballentine of
Ado. There is sterling metal IN the
man which will develop during the
session. 81 Donnelly, Sam Davis and
other members bid fair to become
prominent before the term is ended,
but this is probably our last personal
glimpse at them and they will have
to be observed through a telescope
from now on. Washington county
is evidently going to be well repre-
sented this session. Senator Harris
will probably become the leader from
his side of the chamber and has al
ready made himself impressive on
the floor. Representative Wilson
will never swerve from the path of
duty; and we give our word and hon
or that Black is one of the llveliest
little corkers in either branch This
county never before had such rat
ling and earnest worker in any inter
est he thinks the proper one. He is
q perfect ferret and nothing that is
going on gets away from him. If
he don't get another term we are
mistaken.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

just what bearing the result of
the organization has on the senator
ship business is matter of niue h
conjecture among persons interested
III politics. 1t is generally taken rs
favorable to Dubois. If one reasons
from the standpoint of the state com
pact, the situation is just this: At
the state conventions, combination
was entered into between the demo-
Gratis and populists by which the
popnlists were to give the democrats
entire control of the state admins
tration in return for Il United States
Senator. A part of the agreement
is carried out by giving the democrats
the governor and attorney general,
Il majority of the state boards. but
when it comes to the latter part of
the contract on the part of the pom
ulists, the yielding to the democrats
control of the legislative body, con.
troll of the making power, which
is absolutely necessary to full demo-
cratic control of the state, there is
where the populists are charreable
with bad faith in attempting to pre-
vent such control and striving to oct
the power of the Legislature in their
own hands. In fact there are "no
bones made about it" on the part of
many IN openly declaring that the
agreement has been deliberately tram
pied upon by popullsts when they
fought democratic organization, and
the position is perhaps justly occupied.
just how far the fusion democrats
consider themselves relieved from
obligation after this opposition re-
mains to be seen. The way the pop |
ullsts are heaping epithets on the fu- /
sion democrats is certainly not cult |
waiting more friendly relations.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
Estray.

Come to my feed yard on December "a, 1896, one
black horse about 10 years old. weight about 1905
pounds. branded l. on left shoulder. Owner is
requested to come forward and pay charges and
take same away or he will be sold according to
law ii. p. LINDER,
Dated Jan. z, 1897. Middle Valley, Idaho.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

The state organization of any party
should be in line with its national or
sganization.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

A man is like postage stamp.
When he is badly stuck on himself,
as it were, he is not worth two cents
for any practical use
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
Estray.

Notice to whom il may concern:
Taken up at our feed corral in Weisar bout
December 25 1896. oGs'red heifer, 3 years old crop
and split in right ear. crop and underbit in left
ear. no brands visible. Owner is requested to
pay charges and take said animal away, or the
same will be disposed OF according to law.
MATTHEW'S Il CO.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

The few days Immediately preced-
! ing the opening oe the fourth session
of the legislature Of the state of
Idaho bore much of keen interest to
the close observer. The sparring for
position of political contestants was
as determined as it WAS ceaseless.
Day and night went on the merry
war which, though silent and subtle,
without the roar and din Of sterner
strife, unobserved by the unconscious,
scampering, needless, light thoughted
every day world, had depending upon
it burdens of state and policies of
government of good or evil import,
perhaps broader than state bounda-
ries and possibly of national moment.
The coming senatorial contest was,
as n matter Of course, injected into
all the preliminaries-un fortunately
Idaho has had one at every session
since becoming state The session
of two years hence will, unless II
failure to elect takes place be the
first to be relieved of this overshad-
owing drawback to the best legislative
interests of our commonwealth. 1t
is to be sincerely hoped that ere an
other contest takes place senators will
be elected by direct vote of the peo-
pie. The populist aspirants for the
to9a have exhibited an incapacity in
developing their forces, which pre-
cludes hope of great statecraft in any
of them, should one be chosen, which
is scarcely probable under the course
things have taken-or rather have
been forced into by the folly and
political impotence of the popuIists
themselves. So eager was each can
didate for a residence ut Washington
to have his particular faction secure
the entire reins OF the legislature in
his particular interest that patience
was at last driven from the demo-
Gratis, who arose and dealt so stun
ming a blow--a blow that came so
like thunderbolt, so crushingly sud
den that the populist breath has per-
haps not been drawn to this time.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

ing was professed by Others in the
democratic party in favoring the sill
yer republicans. Right here the party
managers are confronted by the cold
facts that the populists seem deter
mined to maintain their organization
and oppose granting the democrats
what they were entitled to have, and
when straight democratic ticket is
put before the legislature the popu-
lists oppose their own candidates to
it and fail to carry out their promise
to turn over the state to the demo
Gratis, while on the other hand the
silver republicans take up the com
pact where the populists have dropped
it and proceed to carry it out and
turn full control into the hands of the
administration, and that, too, without
any promises in return, either in the
way of q senator or anything else
There are two wings of the demo-
Gratis, one joined with the populists,
one joined with silver republicans.
Each claims to have the integrity of
the party at heart, each claiming to
be able to land the most valuable re-
cruits into the democratic camp.
When it comes to the practical test,
the matter of holding up democratic
hands without swerving, the one side
find their popuist brethren sticking
to their organization and fighting
democrat power rs hard as ever; the
other side prove their allies sincere
when they stand up to the test and
unilinchingy and unquestioningly
support democratic moves and sur
render their own political individu-
atty. The test has been put and
there is no question as to which can
be expected to make the best demo
Gratis. The party managers have an
opportunity to prove their wisdom
and how sincere and capable they are
Of serving party interests. If they,
he persons ut the head of the
democratic party in Idaho, are
going to prove weak at this time,
there must be revolution and the
reins turned over to new wing of
the party in two years.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
Notice Of Redemption of Warrants.

Notice is hereby given that | will redeem all
cucrent expense warrants issued in 1870 upon
presentation OF the same.
c. NJ. HIXON,
County 1rea
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07

And the Kendrick Times saws:
In the immortal Caesars time all
Gaul was divided into three parts,
but. 1t remained for our own Nunkie
to concentrate them, aud this exhib-
itlon OF unauthorized gall caps the
climax.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-05-08
THE CUBAN STRUGGLE,

There are still contradictions as to the
state of war in Cuba that defy the ex.
perts. 1t seems to be strange muddle
all around, and those supposed to be on
the inside are fully as much at sea, as the
alleged guessers as to the outcome of the
struggle. The Spaniards stoutly assert
that the insurgents are about played out,
the island in great measure is pacif-
cated--merely few bands of rasoally
robbers running about. On the other
hand the insurgents claim that the Span
iards are exhausted, timid, and wholly
lacking in enterprise and organization,
that they have no money, and that they
are killing peaceable people. In the face
of all this, each side keeps on telling of
bloody victories over the other, of towns
taken, Spanish columns beaten back,
rebel forces dispersed and captured, many
killed on one side and few wounded on
the other. The literary bureaus of the
contending parties, We fear, continue to
be very careless as to facts, and over
anxious to produce po werfnl if unrelia.
BILE impressions. From Washington
comes the report (and there is no good
reason to doubt its authenticity that
representatives of the Spanish and United
States governments, are now in confer
ence as to the best methods of bringing
the struggle to peaceful termination.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-05-08
BEET SUGAR CLUBS.

"The question is often asked" says the
bulletin recently issued by the United
States department. of agriculture, "if beet
sugar cannot be made in small way so
that farmers could club together, put up
cheap apparatus and produce their own
sugar. On account of the elaborateness
of the process and the costly nature of
the machinery which is necessary to
produce beet sugar even in small way,
it is not believed that it could be profit.
ably made in the way indicated. small
factory could not possibly compete with
a large one, and hence there is no encour-
agement to be offered in the way of pro.
ducing homemade beet sugar. The de-
partment has no knowledge of any sue
cessful beet sugar factory of this kind.
There is no country producing any not.
able quantity of beet sugar in which home
apparatus costing only few thousand
dollars have any appreciable influence
on the output of sugar. Russia has been
cited as an exception to the rule. The
| output of beet sugar in Russia annually
is about 100000 tons. The total number
of factories in operation is about 300
The average annual output of each fac
tory in round numbers is 100000
pounds, representing an average con-
sumption of $4,000 tons OF beets. From
these figures it is seen that the average
size of the Russian beet sugar factory is
not greatly different from that OF other
European countries.
"The waste products of the factory
consist of the pulps and molsssss. The
molasses is used for various purposes,
either for making sugar, ss described
above, for fertilizing purposes, for the
manufacture of alcohol, or sometimes for
cattle food. The pulps make valuable
cattle food. They may be fed In the
fresh state or preserved in silos. Lately
extensive experiments have been made
in drying the pulps and preserving them
IN the dried state, and these experiments
have been fairly successful. II is stated
that the value of the pulps for feeding
purposes 10 from one.fourth to ons-6fth
Of the value Of the beets."