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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12
Washington Comfy Decked in Spring
Attire.
And Promises to Break Forth With vigor
this Season.

The outlook along the line of the
P. & l. N. is more than good and
the present business of the road is
only an assurance of better things to
come. Between Weiser and Cam
bridge the farmers are busy in the
the fields and the indications are
that all the valleys will show much
larger acreage of cultivated land than
ever. The very early spring and
seasonable rainfall gives abundant
pasture and from Weiser to Council,
the hills are in full spring attire, with
abundant grass and carpeted with
all varieties of spring flowers, and
owing to the mild winter stock Of all
kinds is in unusually good condition.
And the many hay stacks left over
indicate much improved condition
over last year From Salubrla to
Council many Improvements are
noticeable. Indian Valley begins to
show many broad fields ready for
the sower, and new buildings, fences
and other. Improvements are visible
on every hand, indicating that the
spirit Of the progress has inspirited
these people and that ''foward" is
the motto of the times. Council is
fairly busy, and from the cheerful
appearance of the people and the
active building gong on, the present
year will be prosperous one, in
fact, Council is sure TO make town
of more than ordinary Importance.
Its proximity to the timber and min
ing districts assures this Business
of all kinds is well represented The
recent discovery of all immense ledge
of gold bearing rock ON the mountain
only two miles east of the town is
creating considerable excitment, and
claims have already been staked for
miles along'the ledge. The rock from
the surface shows free gold, and like
many other long overlooked local.
ties, may prove valuable and verify
the common adage, based on scrip
ture authority, that gold is gold
wherever you find it. News of other
discoveries are reported daily and in
dicate beyond doubt, that the com
ing summer will develop greater
mineral resources than any time in
the past, and demonstrate that past
predictions of the Signal as to the
resources of the great country along
the line of the Pacific Il Idaho
Northern railway have been of the
most conservative character, ano
coming developments will show re-
sources beyond anything claimed or
even surmised. These resources viii
prove of varied kind and will by nc
means be confined to gold, silver anc
copper. The knowledge of these
conditions is becoming generally diff
fused, and as a natural result this
year will see an immense increase il
population, especially in the northern
part of Washington county and the
southern part of Idaho county-ter
ritory directly belonging to the P
q l. N. and tributary for commercla
purposes to Weiser. Tue least sale
regarding the condition of the wagor
roads leading out from the P. & l
N. the better for the reputation O.
the county.
Language is inadequate to the oc
casion, and other times are at hand
and the inconveniences of the pas
and present will soon be onl,
"reminiscences.
Why paw an agent $50 to $40 70
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12
Theories on the Occurrence Of Gold on
Thunder Mountain.
VOLCANO OR PALE6zOlC SEA



The organization OF the Thunder
90, Hx.- r..x.
mountain uoiu M'nes, L'm'tous - -
aroused such an interest In that 80
i, ,,a
t'oh tnat many inquiries nfo c
stan,lv being made a 10 the sotsntinA
u 3. 81. zz.s
anu geoioRical features - enAs Psee
OF property. while Others who bavo
VlsiOeu 'ne iocan'y nave oeen 40 TOTO
ibly impressed ss to write statement
s.
OF tneir opservht'ons' Vhe ol tneee
savs.
(. 5. = I. 4. 8, 8. Il
Anun1eI @gun.elu .een.e y IT.
VI tno Dissst - . ~ ~ III "a ~ z "
censtet ela 70 81 Y. & 81 n 70 !!3
cseu! p9sks H. ~ = nRss d IL " 2 4
yesvilk st2nn snSyy p lls1 Z. .ls IA
u.poes1 !of unvoto ceututls' 40 .s
wu'ch WIN so'cHuic ~ceien 3st1 %z1s
prouucing tne vAsC pie 0i k0su- psAfAn4
rocK now FORMING n-ior nov, 49,
cunning ie"stnwse o. ono 9nounseln us1.Nl q - 81
,ioc ,1 untlke my osok enu ssSH'u8 - u - =
its cen'er - an iceoers inso tue w1ssts
stanus ~ PROOF ot tne snyine p1
wxsninRs nave evioenclY, Pouteo o4ilpa. inso
glent yoIcanio vAv''y irun, tne oosYes ~ =
wn'cu ~hs oo'unk uP nnu uow M eul - 1Ss
lencnihe tne suriSoes ing messer COLIN
tutinR tne neavily minerAnzeu quar- .Q 4
we are to'9 tnht ~ one ume ~ sne'
worius geoioe,ch' n'sH,sy vAss n5sut
were maui ~ .ne eAr.n cFusv euu ~
no'ts ie't oy voicnn9es, Hnu !. ,!.s'y 10y
'n"' . pnl' - ious' " rug pseeous As11-
which WAS beiched forth ocoasionslIy
volumes and masses OF porphyritic ele-
the washings from the peaks snrround-
ing all Intensely heated. In measure
suggests an expinnation for the present
phenomena But theories are meagfe,
words pigmies, and attempted explana-
tions playthings, standing Id the pres-
cnce OF the gigantic facts On the other
hand figures seem too large. Il passes
without contradiction that this pile Of
gold bearing rock has a length OF some
| thousands Of feet. width Of one thoua-
and or more feet and an unknown depth,
but at least $50 feet, and all milling over
90 per ton, and OF the scores and scorcs
of assays, and hundreds nj tests the very
lowest was S8 per ton, while some have
gone MS high as $500, and all kinds of
intermediate ones. And then the rock
being very soft, free milling in the sim
plest form, astonishes the mind with re-
suits when computations are made, 20
much SO indeed, that the average reader
would pronounce the whole thing lie.
But nature does not lie, and facts speak
louder than words, and the monument
stands there In proof of the most glow.
ing description or the most astounding
| estimate anyone has dared 10 give
Another snaaks of ito oooloo,c.l
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12

Again sage men are sadly led
To speculate upon 1t;
Her bonnet liz above her head
But her minL is on her bonnet.
Washington Star.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12
Early Chrl.tlans, Easter.

Easter as at first observed by the early
Christians was thanksgiving lasting eight
days. This was at first reduced to three
days. afterwarl to two, and finally to the
single day, Easter Sunday.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12

'Twere fine to live In Adams day, =
When everything could please.
Then Easter brought no bills to pay,
For bonnets grew on trees.
Judge.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12

Wife-If don't wear something new on
Easter won't all the rest of the year.
Husband-For Heavens sake don't, then!
Puck
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12
A Great sacrihce.

"What did you give up during Lent"
twenty-five dollars for my wife's Easter
bonnet."-N. Y. World.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12
1919

W. II. shipman Beardsley. Mimi. under oath,
says he suffered from dyspepsia for twenty-five
years. Doctors and dieting gave but little re-
lief Finally he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and
now eats what he likes and much as he wants.
and be feels like new man. 1t digests what
you eat.--C. r. Williams.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12

He-Are you willing to give up anything
this Easter?
She-Yes; my old bonnet. = Yonkers
Statesman.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12

Why pay an agent $50 to $40 for
a sewing machine when you can get
the best made from Cordelle for $24
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12

FOOD FOR THE BoDY-Tender and
attractive meat-best cuts always.
Our cuts are our pride-Nothing
short of the best.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12

81 think DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
best pills in the world. " says w. E. Lake, Happy
Creek, Va. They remove all distractions OF the
liver and bowels, act quickly and never grippe
G. 7. Williams.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12

MACE & Co.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

They are Coming.
(NewS and Observer

The people of the whole State will
be gratified that Maj VIM. A. Guthrie
accepts the nomination as Bryan
and Stevenson elector. Ma j. Guthrie
is one of the $4,000 men who gave
character and standing to the Popu-
list party in North Carolina. AS the
nominee of that party for Governor in
1896 he was true to its principles, and
when he caught the political Williams
in control of his organization engaged
in selling the party out to the Repub-
ican party, he refused to be party
to such political debauchery and did
not hesitate to denounce it.
There are now less than 1000 Pop
ulists in the State. The treachery
and corruption of Butler, Aver & Co.
who are the tools of Hanna and
Pritchard, is fast driving the decent
men out of the party.
There is welcome in the Democratic
party for Ma j. Guthrie and all men
like him who believe in the Chicago
and Kansas City platform. There is
no other party for them in North
Carolina, because it is the only party
that is true to those principals fo1
which they stand. BY coming into
the Democratic party they count fol
good government, State and National
The Democratic party needs them il
its army, and they need the shoulder
to shoulder touch with the Democratic
army that is fighting for good govern.
ment in the State and Nation.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
Kitchin and Guthrie.
durham SUM-

The expected happened when the
peerless Kitchin was nominated by
reclamation to succeed himself in the
fifty-seventh Congress. 1t was an
act OF perfect confidence and esteem
on the part of his constituents whom
he has served with singular ability
and most faithfully. The Democracy
of the Fifth district, and all people
who like clean man, Christian
gentleman, will give him their hearty
and enthusiastic support.
The nomination Of Maj William A.
Guthrie for the Bryan-Stevenson cleo
tor in this district, was a worthy re-
cognition OF "a gentleman who is heart
and soul for the Constitutional
amendment, and is now in line for
white supremacy, the upbuilding OF
the State, and the success of the State
and National Democratic tickets. We
are glad to know hat his splendid abili-
ties are to be used in the cause his
white friends have SO much at heart.
He will make a most brilliant and
telling canvass.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

ABRAHAM Lincoln. the great apostle

ABRAHAM Lincoln, the great apostle
and founder of the Republican party,
the man who freed the negroes and
whose name is revered by their white
allies as their patron saint, was OPP
posed to the negro being allowed to
vote He said in speech at Charles
town, H., September 18th, 1853:
Il will say that I am not. nor ever
have been, in favor of bringing about
in any way the social and political
equality of the white and black races
that am not, nor ever have been,
in favor Of making voters or jurors OF
negroes, nor of qualifying them to
hold office, nor 10 intermarry with
white people; and l will say in adj
dition to this that there is physical
difference between the white and
black races which | believe will for
ever forbid the two races living to-
gether on terms of social and politi-
cal equality. And inasmuch as they
can not so live, while they do remain
together, there must be the position
of superior and inferior, and |, as
much as any other man, am in favor
of having the superior position as
signed to the white race" -Charlotte
No,rc
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
Another Steptoe Case.
(NewS and ObServer.)

The arrest of the registrar in Win
ston because he declined to register
negro boys and negroes who are not
citizens of the State. illustrates
Southern Republican methods. They
think they can override the will of the
people.
High handed and outrageous as this
act is. it will serve the purpose of
arousing all white men who believe
in home rule against the Republican
policy of Federalism. 1t will show
that this is a campaign in which the
white people are arrayed on one side
and the negroes and Federal officers
on the other
The Steptoe case proved BOOM
erang to Holton. The people of
North Carolina will not tolerate the
spectacle of an unqualified negro haul
ing honest officers to Jail because they
refuse to permit negroes to intimi-
date them.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
Why, Certainly.

Here is the truth as to the amend
ment expressed in Il very few words
The Biblical Recorder. of Raleigh, says:
We stake our reputation for under
standing plain English on it, that the
amendment is designed to disfran-
chise illiterate colored voters. that it
will not affect the suffrage of any
white man. We do not see why there
should be any great strife or division
about this
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

The commencement season is now
in full swing, and many Of the sweet
girl graduates will leave school with
a deep and soulful yearning to shine
in the walks of literature or in art
circles. Isn't there some kind of a
deep and soulful yearning that will
be productive Of wholesome bread or
light, flaky pie crust? Soggy bread,
and pie crust in which the shorten
ing has been put in the long way,
have caused many husband OF a
soulful yearner to metaphorically
kick himself all over a ten-acre field
Germantown independent Gazette.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
The Paramount Issue.
News and Observer

The paramount issue in North Car
DINA is: Shall the white or the black
and tan party rule in North Carolina?
Shall the negro be eliminated from
politics or shall he continue to domi-
nate the State as in 1869 and in
1895 8? Shall the Constitutional
amendment, carrying with it the
blessings of peace and good govern
ment, be adopted, or shall it be de-
feated and the State be doomed to an
everlasting cry of ''nigger! nigger!!
nigger!!!" made necessary by the
actions of base men?
The passage of the amendment is
not only 1.-the paramount issue" in
North Carolina overshadOws all
other issues and may be said virtually
to be the only issue upon which the
voters will pass in August. Its adop-
ton is vital to the progress of the
State, to decent government, to a re-
turn of peaceful conditions and to
secure an "era of good feeling" in
this good State.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
Making History.
(Lexington Dispatch }

In time to come when all party feel
ing has died away and everything
settled down, men who vote against
white supremacy will regret it. The
white people are bound to rule. The
negro is the white mans burden.
Then it is plain as day that the white
man who votes against white Suprem-
acy is making an awful mistake and
see it he will. He may not see it till
his little son or his little daughter
grows up and begins the study Of his
tory. In future years they are sure
to ask their fathers which side he
took in the memorable and historical
fight of 1900, in which the main issue
was: Shall the white men rule or
shall the blacks rule?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
KEENE is FOR BRYAN.
: II x-r Of VIII street, Makes a
$4,000 Wager.

tAlired Henry Lewis in Kansas City
Starr
PERHAPS the most striking figure to
take the Democratic-Bryan end of the
argument, in an aggressive and a mill
tant way, is James r. Keene, the cZar
Of Wall street. the unchallenged king
of speculation. Mr.. Keene was for
Mckinley in 1896; gave $4,000 toward
his campaign. To-day he's for Bryan,
and had a long interview with the Ne
braSkan on the occasion of a recent
visit
New York is shallow, and there's no
voice to be so potent with New York as
the juggling voice Of money. There
fore, the story to follow made a deal Of
uneasy stir among the Mckinley folk
1t was just prior to Mr.. Keene's recent
sail for England. He and a party of
gentlemen were at dinner in belmont
cos. One of them, an adherent of Nc
kinley's, and somewhat oversteeped in
that form Of Eastern ignorance that
makes no account of any West or
South, was vociferously confident of
coming Republican success. This sage
closed his Republican defamation with
mad desire to bet. He was eager for
wager. Mr.. Keene bent on him his
StScI SIdy eye, llldt eye WHICH IOr tWGn-
ty years has looked farther and more
profitably into Wall street futures than
any other, and asked:
wv hat odds 90 you want to offer on
Mckinley? [ infer from your exuber-
ance that you've sc,ne thing more start
ling to propose than even money"
Call it two to one in thousands!" ex-
claimed the Mckinley adherent
Conrary to the belief of many" re-
torted Nh keene, Il seldom make a
bet. But I'll depart my rule on this
Moreover, l won't take the odds you
profer; they're unfair. I'll do better
by you. I'll wager you $500 against
$4,000 that Bryan defeats Mckinley"
The Mckinley champion hesitated.
Oratory was one thing; cold proposal
to jeopardize $4,000 on his Republican
hopes and fears was another Again,
his opponents well-known genius to
| fOreSee eVents-a genius which makes
him the magician of the bourse-daunt-
ed him. But he had gone too far
| Taking two other gentlemen in as equal
partners, he accepted Mr.. Keene's offer,
| and $4,000 against $500 that Mckinley
| defeats Bryan was wagered This
| transaction has done not little to wet
| blanket those forward anticipations of
| local Republicans that their party is to
| have walk-over. Mr.. keene has
| never within their experience, failed to
! have reasons for any faith within him
| and his wager puzzles while it dismays
| them.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

Register now. Only a few more
days-until Saturday, 21st-in which
you can register. If you fail to
register you will be deprived of the
privilege of voting, and it wont make
any difference what your color is,
what your education is, whether you
have paid your tax or not. All these
will count for nothing if you do not
register before the time is out. GO
TODAY AND REGISTER BEFORE
YOU FORGET IT.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
WHERE COOLING BREEZES BLOW.
A Delightful Place to Spend Summer
The Watauga Hotel at Blowing

The Watauga Hotel at Blowing
Rock.
1T affords us pleasure to note that Mr..
and Mrs. Vaughan, recently of the Hay
wood White Sulphur Springs Hotel,
Waynesville, n. C.. have taken charge of
the Watauga at Blowing Rock There is
no more delightful place in warm weather
and the fact that this hotel is under the
efficient management of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vaughan is sufficient guarantee that the
comfort of guests will be properly looked
after. The house has been thoroughly
renovated, refurnished. reappointed and
pleasu seekers and Others will find it an
ideal resort in every way. The hotel is
three stories high, 16O feet in length 600
feet of veranda. Water works and mod
ern improvements attached; situated on
plot OF ID acres, large front yard, $40
by 600 feet, we'll shaded.
The table is first-class. the service all
thatcouId be desired. Mrs Vaughan has
no superior as a manager in the cooking
and dining room departments. She is a
lady OF fine Judgment, taste and admins
trative ability and those whose pleasure
it was to beguests at the Haywood White
Sulphur while it was under her manage
Hlent KNOW What TO expect IN the Wa
tauga.
fine Orchestra in attendance. Dane
ing, bicycling, lawn tents and croquet are
among the many amusements offered
The splendid driveways and sublime
scenery have already attracted thous.
ands. This hotel is 4. 100 feet above the
sea level, and in the highest incorporated
town East of the Rocky Mountains. Az
erage temperature at noon during June,
July and August, 71h degrees Fair.
The finest spring on the mountain.
Temperature As degrees Fair. Daily
stage line from Lenoir to Blowing Rock
Two large livery stables at Lenoir and
three at Blowing Rock. Postoffice in
front Of hotel
Rates from 500 to $1,000 per week
Children under IL years and servants,
half rates
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

minister of Il rural parish in Scot
land observed one of his flock shooting
n hare on the Sabbath.
When catechising day came around
he questioned him as follows:
John. do you know what a work OF
necessity is"
Il do" said John
well, do you think shooting a hare
ON Sunday Il work of necessity"
'Certainly" said John
How do you make that out:"
"Wecl. yoH see. meeniSter, it mich
be AVA on Monday" was Johns can
ny rcply.-Sl:::r Moments.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

The Richmond Locomotive Works
are now building eight locomotives
for the Rio Grande Western Railway,
the boilers of which have larger
dimensions than any that have ever
before been turned out from these
works and much larger than any
engines now in use in the South
At the smoke-box end these boilers
are seventy-four inches in diameter.
Each weighs $4,000 pounds.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
To Enslave the White Man.
(Davie TimeS.)

The strong money corporations. of
which the Republican party is the
foster mother, are now at work to
enslave the farmers and laborers in
all the United States. In North
Carolina they solicit money from the
negroes to be used in an effort to
induce white men to vote for the
party that will. as it has always done.
carry ont their wishes. White men
of North Carolina, are YOU for sale.
and are you willing to be sold for
negro money?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
What the Women ed.

ut is too harsh," she said as she
read over a criticism Of the proceed
ings Of the federated clubs at Milwau-
kee. "Why, it gives the impression
that the color question was the only
one settled, while, as a matter Of fact,
there were other and far weightier
matters to occupy their time"
"Such as whatT' was asked.
"Why. there was the question Of re-
organization" she replied.
And what did they do with that?"
Postponed it until the next meet
ing"
And she couldn't understand why
every one laughed Chicago Post.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19

Consider for moment, fellow
Democrats. Even if free silver be
wrong. it is easy to reverse that policy
when it is proved an error by actual
experiment. But. if imperialism be
wrong, centuries will pass before it
can be rectified. When once the plu-
tocrats get huge standing army and
step from the backs of subject colo
MES on to the necks of the people OF
the United States. how shall they be
unseated save by revolution'-Dur-
ham San
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
Why They CheereL.

AT the opening of the church in a
kentish village the other day the build
er, on rising 10 return thanks, rather
staggered his audience by the remark:
Gentlemen, fancy am more fitted
for the scaffold than for public speak
ing."-AnSwers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
EXclanatiOu Needed

What do you mean by intimatin,
that Mr.. Oakland is elevated spherical
ly:" demanded the high school girl OF
her brother
Didn't say any such thing
You made a statement tantamoun
to that
Didn't
You said he was all balled up,"-
PittsburS cle-Telegraph.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
His Limit Reached.

'John Simpson. this SuperStitious af-
fectatioI of yours about the thirteenth
day of the month is simply nonsense.
All sorts of great undertakings have
been begin uI TIE thirteenth. Why
haven't yoG i,ld the courage to test
the matter 10y starting some venture
Oh Tat dale:
Ihcr" IS only one | can think OF
that | might have launched then.
might have married YOU. my love, Oh
that date. AnI-and I'm willing to
confess that | really don't think i,
would have lIa,,e much difference
Cleveland Plain Dealer