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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-21
LOCAL NEWS.
Assessor kerfoot has finished the

Assessor kerfoot' has finished the
assessment of the county.
Weiser now has street sprinkler
running; long-felt need.
Considerable gravel has been put
on Second street the last few days. A
good thing, sure
Riggs & Nesiline shipped two car
loads of good horses last Monday to
Rhode Island
Let every one report to the census
enumerator and make as good a
showing for Weiser as possible.
The farmers have cut considerable
of the first crop of alfalfa. 1t is a
fine growth this season.
The people in the upper country
should not forget that the 2. u | N.
will run an excursion July 4th. One
fare for the round trip.
There will be no preaching service
in the Baptist church for the next
month. Rev. Mr.. Williams is TAX
ing a well-earned vacation.
All voters who supported W. j.
Bryan in 1896, or intend to support
him this year, are requested to par
ticipate at the primaries.
R G. Mckinney sold house and
lot last week for $1400. 1t was for
merly the property of the Improve
ment Association, and was purchased
by Henry Oaks.
The wool market has been very
quiet this week. But one sale is re-
ported. L. M. Oleson sold his CLIP
for 135 cents. Geo. V. Nesbitt il
shipping two carloads on consignment
Dan Cotter left Tuesday with Il
head of cavalry horses for the Boise
barracks. He will pick up some a
intervening points, returning in time
to receive large number of cattle a
this place next Saturday.
D. Carl Williams and wife started
for two months visit to the coas
last Wednesday. Mr.. Williams i
convalescing from an attack of tn
erysepelas, and Mrs. Williams ha
been ill for q month with intermit
tent fever, and had to be carried OF
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-21
Costly Sawdust.

W. X. Gates was arrested by Dep
uty Game Warden George Dean,
charged with throwing sawdust into
Mann creek. He was given hear
ing in the probate court last Monday,
and fined $50 and costs, amounting
in all to $117.50.
1t is gratifying to see such an act
i've interest taken in enforcing any
law that will protect the game OF
this state.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-21
Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postoffice at Weser, Idaho, for the week
ending June IS, 1900:
Ball VIM. Bankston, Chas
Boman. George Clark, w Fl
Carter, r w Cooper, J
Combs, Walter Ducan, James
Foster Jesse Graham,
Garretson. p Godfrey, Frank
Hammonds, James Jones. r b
Mann G IL McMillon. John
McCabe. Jas Ohlsson Ola
Smith, d l. Schroeder John
Wilson, Walter Walker, John
Worth,
LADIES LIST.
Dougherty Mrs j W Pitzer, Miss Lizzie
Peterson, Maria Roe, Mrs Nelia
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised.
w. w. PRITCHETT, P. NJ.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-21
An Error Corrected.

Mr.. Meyers, gentleman just out
from Thunder Mountain takes the
Signal to task for falsely stating
that $3.50 had been taken from nine
pans of dirt at Thunder recently.
Mr.. M. says the amount was 1874
and the number of pans six. He
says it is the biggest low grade pro-
position he ever saw and that the
rush to that section this year will be
wonderful
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-21
Democratic Primaries and Convention.

The Democratic County Conven-
ton to elect delegates to the State
convention will be held at Cambridge
on the 9th day of July, 1900, at two
O'Clock p. m, instead of July 9TH, as
heretofore stated. The reason of the
change being that the p. & |. n. dis
continued its Sunday service.
The primaries to elect delegates
to said county convention will be
held in the several precincts on June
Both. Precinct representation to
said convention is as follows:
West Weiser IL East Weiser II
Mann Creek a Middle Valley
Salubria Indian Valley 3
Ruthburg 3 Mineral 2
Council 9 Meadows
Upper Crane ] Lower Crane
Bear 2 Cuprum
Cambridge
The question of nominating can
didate for u. S. senator at the Poca-
tello convention is submitted to the
primaries, and the results from the
several precincts will be sent up to
the county convention by the dele
gates.
By order of the county central
committee.
FRANK M. HUBBARD, Chairman.
Attest: FRANK HARRIS, Secretary.
Mrs. A. M. Curl wishes to an
nounce that till July 4th she will sell
Hats at Cost.
If you want a machine to cut the
! down alfalfa, 60 to Opp & Davis.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
The Helpful Church Member.

Just what the good. helpful church
member is in church he is at home.
with an open heart and an open hand.
never content unless his friends are
coming and going, never angry unless
they will not stay and have a meal
with him. never so full of joy as when
he is doing good turn or going over
old days with those to whom he is
bound by a hundred ties of kindly
words and deeds. AS he has dealt
with all men, strangers and friends
alike in his church and in his House. SO
will God deal by him, and for him We
may feel sure there will be hospita-
BILE welcoming waiting where the
churches of earth have changed into
our Fathers house.-Ian Maclaren In
February Ladies' Home Journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
The Cure of Loneliness.

Selfishness is one great cause of lone
Illness. If man builds walls around
himself, SO that he may keep all tina,
he has to himself, he soon finds that he
has built walls around himself which
shut out all that might come In to him
from others. So the cure Of loneliness
may be the overcoming of selfishness.
The medicines for this disease of lone
liness are potions of generosity, of
thoughtfulness for others, Of self sac
the loneliness comes from the bitter
ness Of loss and sorrow, forgetting self,
going out of self and doing for others.
is the only cure that God has given on
eartlA for its healing.-Sunday School
Times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
How to Eat Cold Food.

Eat all cold food slowly, Is the advice
OF a medical authority. Digestion will
not begin until the temperature OF the
food has been raised by the heat OF the
stomach to rs degrees. Hence the more
heat that can be impaired to 1t by slow
mast icstion, the better.
The precipitation OF large quantity of
cold food into the stomach by fast eating
may, and often does, cause discomfort
and indigestion, and every occasion of
this kind results in a measurable injury
In the digestive function. Cold water
with cold food increases the mischief.
Hot drinks-hot water, weak tea, coffee,
chocolate ete.~Will, on the contrary, help
10 prevent IL. But eat slowly. at any rate
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
AN UNLuCKY PET.
The Trouble That Came From Hav-
Ing q BIG Li.ard ON n ship.


While coasting in South African wa
tiers, says Robert Cochrane in Strange
Pets on Shipboard" ! had a monitor liz
ard as pet confined in box. Fully five
feet long from tip to tail. he swelled and
tapered in the most perfect lines OF beau
ty. Smooth. though scaly, and inky
black, tartaned all over with transverse
rows of bright yellow spots, with eyes
that glittered like fire and teeth like
quartz. with his forked tongue continual
ly flashing out from his bright red
mouth, he had a wild, weird loneliness
that was most uncanny.
Mephistopheles, as the captain not in
aptly called him, knew me and took his
cockroaches from my hand. although
perfectly frantic when any one else
went near him. IL piece Of wood how
ever hard were dropped into his cage. it
was instantly torn in pieces.
One day the steward. pale with fear.
entered the wariroom and reported. The
lizard escaped. sir. and yatiling trending)
the men,
| rushed on deck. The animal had
torn his cage into splinters and declared
war against all hands. Making for the
fore hatchway. he had seized a man by
the jacket skirts. The man got out OF the
garment and fed faster than any British
sailor ought TO have done.
On the lower deck Mephistopheles chas-
ed the cook from the coppers and the car
penter from his bench. A circle of kroo-
men were sitting mending a foresail. The
lizard suddenly appeared among them.
The men unanimously threw up their
toes. individually turned somersaults
backward and sought the four winds of
heaven.
These routed, my pet turned his atten-
ton to People. People was little Arab
slave lass. She was squatting by a Gala
bash eating rice. Mephistopheles seized
her cummerbund. IL WAS her only gar
ment. But People wriggicd clear and ran
on deck. On the cummerbund the lizard
spent his fury and the rest OF his life: for.
not knowing what might happen next.
sent for fowling piece. and the plucky
fellow succumbed to the force OF cir
cumstances and a pipeful of buckshot.-
Youths Companion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Magazine, Book and Newspaper Notes.
The Colby Oracle, Just issued BY the
students of Colby college, IL the best col
lege annual that has come to THE AMKR-
rcAN Office this year. 1t Is admirably
edited and arranged. and beautifully
printed, the cut work and letter press
being excellent.
The summer announcement OF features
which the Boston Journal Is making ID
particularly enticing. Next Sunday be-
gins a series of stories by Seumas Nc
Manus, the famous Irish writer. A par
tieuIarly readable series Is that of IL
Illustrated articles about some of the most
famous of New England summer resorts,
among them Mt. Desert, Me. The half
tone illustrations, which have done so
much to make the journal famous among
newspapers, viii be continued during the
summer.
The July magazine number OF The Out
look contains an interesting collection of
pictures relating to the present Chinese
crisis, including authentic portraits of
the young Emperor and OF Kang Yu
Wei, the famous leader Of the Chinese
reform psrty-portrsits obtained from
Chinese sources, and 1t 10 believed, never
before pubiished-an excellent portrait
OF Mr.. Conger, our minister to China,
portraits OF General Chsffee, the newly
appointed American commander In
China, Admiral Kempn, and Captain
McCalls, and also q rare and interesting
group portrait Of the members OF the
Chinese foreign office, the "Tsung-Ii
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
Gods Due,

Our time is due God. Few of US de
vote enough of our hours to distinctive.
ly Christian service. An honest in.
vestigation of the amount of time that
we spend in private worship in Gods
house and in his work will surprise us
and humiliate US, too, when we con.
trast 1t with the time we devote tc
selfish and secular ends. Not many OF
us are tithers Of our time.-William T.
Ellis
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

One source of spiritual strength is
the consciousness of innocence; that
motives are sincere, thoughts clean. de-
sires pure. Tennyson is not always to
be followed, but forceful is the state
ment of his Sir Galahad. my strength
is as the strength Of ten. because my
heart is pure" The blood of Jesus
Christ alone cleanses, purities the
heart. -Episcopal Recorder.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Dear Mutual Friends:
How ready you all are to give help to
others, Aunt Madge by no means being
excepted. More than that, when inquiries
in any particular line are made in our col
umn, they are remembered and answered
as soon as the required information can
be obtained.
1 have received word that Mrs. James
Mead, Of Dedham, does excellent work in
carpet weaving and would be glad of any
work in that line.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
nlutual Benefit Column
EDITED BY "AUNr MADGE'
Hs Motto: "Heipfai and Hopeful"

The purposes of this column are succinctly
statedin the title and motto-it Is for the mu-
tual benefit, and aims to be helpful and hopeful.
Being for the common good, IL Is for the CON-
mon use-a public servant purveyor of In
formation and suggestion, medium for the In
terchange of ideas. In this capacity 1t solicits
communications, and Its success depends large
ly on the support given it in this respect. Com
municstions mus, be signed. but the name of
writer will not be printed except by permission.
Communications will be subject to approval or
rejection by the editor of the column, but none
will be rejected without good reason. Address
all communications TO
THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth, Me.
Mutual BENEFIT Column.
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BUCHANAN. MICH. May %.

Genesee Pure Food Co., LIE Roy. " Y:
Gentlemen My mamma has been a great
coffee-drinker and has found 1t very Injurious.
Having used several packages of your
GRAIN-O, the drink that takes the place OF cot.
fee, she finds 1t much better for herself and for
us children TO drink. She has given up coffee
drinking entirely. We use package of Grain-o
every week. am ten years old.
Yours respectfully, FANNIE WILLIAMS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
Dear NJ. B. Sisters:

Dear NJ. B. Sisters:
Don't you always have feeling of resent
ment toward the who tells you In recipe
to "wash" or "pick OVER this that carefully
or wrap 1t in "clean" cloth2 | do, and can
not see Just why so many think it necessary to
include that Injunction. Most persons, let US
hope, wash all things needing 1t and carefully
pick over their beans or berries and those who
do not. seldom make use of recipes anyway as
1t would be TOO much trouble to read them.
suppose all the readers of this column have
long ago finished the last special task In the way
of house Improvement" let US call it, cleaning
time has so long been by. l have not, and II
there Is another let US shake hands and resolve
that papering even one room and mosquitoes
shall not hold sway together another season.
However. the best laid plans do sometimes
miscarry, and we must console ourselves with
thought that every past experience is of value
to us" and get what help we can from it, Char
acter ITSELF we are told. is made up of small
duties faithfully performed--of self-denials, of
lf-sacrIfices, of Kind acts of love and duty
aud one act of duty IL perhaps TO help Aunt
Madge on this column, so every few weeks she
may not have to be the whole STAFF and fill 1t
out herself, for / chance to know that she is a
very busy person, full OF those kindly acts of
love and duty" which If faithfully performed"
take much time and strength.
Here is a recipe for gingerbread which is sim
pie and very good.
GINGERBREAD-l cup molosses l cup sour
milk u cup sugar " cup shortening, (laid but
ter or creamIl heaping teaspoon Soda salt and
spice to taste. This is improved by adding cur
rants or chopped raisins. ESTHER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Dear NJ. B. Cousins:
Are the hearts and hands all full getting ready
for old home week. Many of US, though we
would like to aim at the stars. can only light
the home candle. How many absent girls Sigh
For sprig of southernwood spicy,
Or rose from the dear old place;
But best Of anything earthly,
glimpse of my dear mothers face.
And fathers boys echo the sentiment
Other pleasures lose their charm
When placed In memory's balance,
Beside that old gray barn.
AZELLA.
Yes, Azella, "old home week" will in
terest all, but it seems to me every sum
mer is old home season, SO many Maine
boys and girls come to see father and
mother and their childhood's home.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
t-ses for s.It.

Salt in the oven under baking tins vii,
prevent their scorching on the bottom.
Salt and vinegar will remove stain.
from discolored teacups.
Salt and soda are good for bee stine,.
Salt in whitewash makes II stick.
Salt thrown on coal fire which in lou,
will revive 1t.
Salt used In sweeping carpets keeps out
moths.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Browne-He's to marry Miss Sumrox,
eh? didn't think he had enough money
to support wife. What's his business?
Smythe - Banking. Browne Really?
Smytbe-Yes; he's banking on the money
her father will give her.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Every day is a fresh beginning;
Every morn Is the world made new.
You who are weary of sorrow and SHINING,
Here is a beautiful hope for you;
A hope for me and a hope for you
SUSAN COOLIDGE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
From the F1y'a Standpoint.

Miss Sweetdy 1.-THE teacher,-Johnny,
please give the names of few animals
which are very fierce. wild and danger
Gus.
Johnny Fly-The frog. the sparrow and
the chicken.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
PRICE. $3.50.

The book may be obtained of the author, DIR.
II. W. SMALL, Atlantic, Me-; of IL. W. BRY
ANT. 223 Middle street, Portland. or OF the pub.
fishers, THE HANCOCK COUNTY PUBLISHING
Co, Ellsworth Me
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Miss Sweethy-Correct. Now name n
few animals which are gentle aud kind
and never dangerous.
Johnny Fly-The panther. the lion and
the tiger
Miss Sweettiy-Correct, Johnny: go to
the head of the class.-Philadeiphi In
Quirer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Dear Aunt Madge:
Haven't done well to keep out OF the way so
long, But have enjoyed hearing from the
other sisters and the column has been well
Oiled that could be spared well as not
Now here two three other items that
perhaps some one may not have thought of.
II ycu have corn meal for cooking purposes
and you don't want To give 1t to the pig the
hens. set 1t on the back OF the stove or In the
oven with the door open and stir TIL 1t Is
thoroughly dried, and ii will not get sour or
musty. Crackers or cookies served the same
way will be nearly as fresh as newly baked
ones.
II cheese shows signs OF growing mody,
wiring cloth out of scAldtng water sailed a
little and SLAP" it over the cheese, then rub 1t
gently and the germs will be destroy ed. Wrap.
ping In Il cloth moistened with salt water will
keep 1t from drying up.
Do you know what pretty ornament can be
made of horseshoes Take a God shaped
shoe and gid it or cover with the foil used In
tea or tobacco chests lby the way that Is all the
good know of tobacco.l The foil will shape
itself readily to the shoe; then cut piece of
pasteboard the exact Size of the shoe-be care
full not to have 1t any larger. Cover this with
velvet or any bright-coiored material, then fit
q piece OF this same material or satin to make
pocket reaching about half way to the top,
fulling 1t tistle at top and bottom, After
fastening this to tha pssiebeafd back, punch
holes In this to match those In the shoe and
weave baby ribbon of color to match In and
cut to hold the back fast to the shoe, leaving
enough Mt the top to hang 1t up by. little
bow of ribbon on the pocket makes a pretty
flush. This makes pretty watch case or
fancy holder for hairpins, e,c.
This Is not Christmas time, know, but the
above makes pretty birthday present or
souvenir. and Is seasonable at any time.
Eco.
Ego" you cannot expec. me to COM
pliment such helper as yourself for
keeping Tout of the way" at all; you are
always welcome, and SO is Esther, " no
also helps by cheering letter this week.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Years Of suffering relieved In n night. Itch
Ing piles yield at once To the curative proper
ties of Doan's Ointment Never falls. Atany
drug store, 50 cents.-Adrt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
Pooling the Eye.

Every one knows that the eye is par
ticularly Enthusiastically servant. seldom
to be implicitly believed.
Here we have two figures exactly alike
in size and form. The question is: How
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
Tit For Tat.

81 guess
''Oh. don't guess. You Americans al
ways guess, you know"
mo, | don't know. You English al
ways know. don't you know."-Chicago
Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

That the utmost reliance
oan 10 placed G1p0n this
great SssoaakoiN0 10 foSli-
fied to by IN army Of
grateful women WHO have
been helped by II.
Mrs. Pinlkibas,,, WHO has
tho greatest and most
suocessfuJ experience In
the world to qualify hers
will advise you free Of
charge. Her address Is
Lynn, Mass. Write to her.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

For forty years DIR. Fowles's Extract Of villa
Strawberry has been curing summer complain,
dysentery. diarrhes, bloody aux. pain In ,he
stomach, and II has never yet failed to do every.
thing claimed for its--Advf.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
Economy.

Economy.
The PASTORS wife heard OF desper-
ately poor family. or course she went
to see about it. A man with n months
growth of beard opened the door for her
The room certainly wasn't very cheerful,
but in one corner there was n coal oil
stove. which was still burning, although
il was after 10 O'Clock.
well" she said to the man. why do
you keep your stove burning all day?"
"Oh. num-" he answered. I'VE amt
got no matches, an if we put 1t out we
couldn't never light it ayain."-Life
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11
Establishments.
The
urn
of Life

This 70 . critical period
IN the life Of every woman
and no mistakes should
be made.
The one recognized and
reliable help for svosssen
who arc ApproaclbGng and
passing through this
wonderful change 10
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-11

Lydia e. Psnkham's Vegetable Compound
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-08
TELEGRApHlC BREViTIEh.

Mrs. George Albert while returning
from market st Beading, Ps., this
morning stumbled and fell beneath the
wheels of an approaching train Her
body was severed in twain.
Senator Chandler OF New Hampshire
SAVE: "The situation this year seems
to me to resemble in some respects that
of 1876 Then, with hardly a cloud in
he SKY and with almost no spprehen-
sion Of defeat, we los. Indiana, barely
saved Ohio with sn Ohio candidate
running for President, and lost New
York"
Henry Baum, an elevator boy at the
Altoona silk mill, at Altoona, Pa, was
almost beheaded today by being drawn
into the drum OF the elevator shalt.
He was oling he cable when his arm
caught. He was drawn 10 by the cable
which encircled his neck and choked
him to death and nearly cut off his
head.
A Philadelphia and Reading express
train struck and instantly killed an
unknown man Mt Reading Pa, early
his morning. He was with party OF
i've men who were returning from the
Pottstown fair, where they operated a
shell game. The rest of the party are
Philadelphiaps. The man was arrested
TOR gambling at Pottstown yesterday
but later released.
Maryland republicans started to hold a
meeting in room on Twelfth street, Wash
ngtor, last night Before the meeting tai
hardly started two factions asserted them
selves with the result that the police were
called in and the IneetiOg broke up in dsoI
der.
Senators Hanna, Foraker and Depew com.
prised trio which il vaded youngstown,
Ohio. this morning on an election four.