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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22

1t is very hard to stand idly by
and see our dear ones suffer while
awaiting the arrival of the doctor.
An Albany On. W dairyman called
at drug store there for a doctor to
come and see his child, then very
sick with Group. Not finding the
doctor in, he left word for him to
come at once on his return. He also
bought u bottle of Chamberlain 5
Cough Remedy, which he hoped
would give some relief until the
doctor should arrive. In a few
hours he returned, saying the doctor
need not come, rs the child was
much better The druggist, Mr..
Otto Seholz, says this has since re-
commended Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to their neighbors and
friends until he has Il constant de-
mand for it from that part of the
country. For sale by r. w. SMITH.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22
Mems
Clothing.

Our spring and sum-
mer suits are in. They
are hobby, Of good
quality and low in price.
A double breasted vest
and a round sack coat
are a prominent feature
in spring clothing. We
are showing some very
fine Worsted suits at
$3.50 a suit, and as
for neatness of pattern
and quality Of material
none better can be
found. AS to make,
well they are High Art
Make and that means
all that can be said.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22
He Fooled the Surgeons,

All doctors told Ren:ck Hamilton. of
West jefferson, o., AFTER suffering IS
months from Rectal Fistua, he would
die unless costly operation was per-
formed; but he cured himself with Buck
lens Arnica Salve, the best in the world
Surest pile cure on earth. 25c. box. at
r. w. Smiths Drug Store. 1915
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22
PERSONAL
MENTION

Hon. VIM. Black, of Dale, Idaho,
came down the first of the week
A Sears has moved his family
into his new house
VIM Allison was down from Cam.
bridge this week.
Louis Sommer, of Baker City was
in Weiser Saturday.
Louis Hall, treasurer Of the P. &
l. n went 10 Portland this week.
L. G. Wilkerson, the contractor,
has returned from the east
G. F. Hummell, of Boise, has been
in the city the past few days.
W D. Lovejoy. and o F. Buse
are down from Salubria in attendance
upon court.
Representative Chas. Lynes, of
Lick Creek, spent several days in
Weiser last week.
Miss Mary Hartley, of Caldwell
arrived in Weiser last Friday TO visit
Miss Carrie Taylor and Mrs. T. P.
Woodcock.
W. H. .Eckles is down from Cam
bridge and states that he has opened
his new store at that point
H. A. Hitchcock, who has been
driving tunnel at Seven Devils, was
in Weiser this week, starting back
for the copper camp on Wednesday,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22

Good printing pays-you get it at
the SIGNAL office.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22

The Garden Seeds at the c. 0. D.
store are the best in the market.
If you try them you will not be dis
appointed.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22

Rev. w. +. Sitter W. Cation. Y Y ,vr;,as ..r
haa dyspepsia over twenty years and tried doe
tors ana medicines without benefit. ! was per-
s9aaeu 70 use hodol Dyspeptia Cure and il help
ior all forms OF Indigestion II digests what YOU
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22
Stock Men Take Notice.

We, the undersigned, will from
this date until June, be buying cattle
for the June delivery. See us before
selling. Yours respectfully,
GERRY Snow j. f. LAcKEY.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22
WASHINGTON, D. c., Marc

WASHINGTON, D. c., March.
The prompt and careful responses
to the recent request by the director
of the census, for information relat-
ing to canals and bitches, indicate
that the importance and value of a
complete and accurate census of irri-
CATION are appreciated by those en-
gagged in this branch of agriculture.
Director Merriam is well pleased
with the great interest evinced in the
work of collecting data, and is con-
fident that with the continued assist
ance of the irrigators and the press,
the present investigation will be a
success.
The returns from the preliminary
inquiries furnish evidence OF the ma
terial progress made in arid America,
and give promise of an advancement
in the twentieth century, exceeding
the wonderful development of the
Mississippi Valley during the past
decade. The boundary line, which
so long has divided the arid and hu-
mid regions, will no longer stay the
march of agriculture. Today it is
realized that just beyond that line
lies an empire greater and far more
resourceful than any yet conquered.
With the narrowing of the unoccu-
pied limits of government lands in
the humid zones the question of re.
claiming the arid and subhumid re-
gions grows in Importance, and is to-
day claiming the attention of the
wsest minds of the nation.
Many OF the preliminary schedules
sent out in December and January
have been received and already tab
ulated. The mailing of the princi-
pal schedules is being pushed AS rap
idly as possible.
The questions in this schedule are
numerous and important Director
Merriam requests that they be care
fully answered, as upon these answers
an accurate and perfect census of ir-
rigation largely depends
The scope of the present inquiry is
broad. Its purpose is to determine
the present conditions and results of
irrigation. and to tabulate the same
in such manner that they may be
fully comprehended by every one.
Such work, successfully conducted,
will result in bringing about more
complete realization of the fact that
the development of irrigation is af-
fecting the prosperity of our nation
as well as the progress and stability
of many western states.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22

The Westlake Hotel Building in
Weiser Good opening for enter
prising party Call on John W.
Ayers, Weiser. 1874
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22
Blacksmithing Cheap.

For the next thirty days 90 to
JONES shop for frst-class work at
half price. l3
The age-herald., 1900-11-25
DEAD this Story of
 Na very lucky Young Man who won an income for life for one moments thought!

Some months ago, 1t will be remembered, we advertised widely for a name for the magazine We were about to publish. It was a little thing to give, but much to receive. A moments thought, perhaps, would do 1t, yet the result was of such importance to that we prepared to award as a prize noth- ing more nor less than five dollars a week for life, or annuity of two hundred and fifty dollars. This offer, when first brought to the public's attention through the col umns of all leading papers in the coun- try, was received with considerable n- Credulity. The man at your right sneered, while the one to your left smiled Neither said, Its straight enough;" both said, Better leave it alone" That was because they did not know our way of doing things. A trife unusual, perhaps, but success today means just that, with the additional trait of taking the situation boldly by the throat.
 Those, however who entered the contest were courteous enough to give us the bene- fit of their doubt, one of them giving us something else besides, a little legend of scarce half a dozen words which was just what we wanted. The balance of that mans bank book today foots up to a sum larger by two hundred and fifty dollars than 1t did five months ago, a difference that came about Saturday, May D. when our representative called on this man, MT. Arthur w Madden, at his home in Phillips burg, N. J., and presented him with cer- tified check for the above amount.
 The ingenuity of man is concededly well nigh infinite, but probably never more so than when he delibera tely tries to put tbinp n n W. sent us that would have graced the title page of queens memoir, and there were others that would have killed penny dreadful ere it had left the press. Some took extensive liberties with our firm name, while others took still greater liberties with the English language as Dr. Johnson con- ceived it. The words monthly" and mag azne" did yeoman service to their last straw, some of the combinations into which they were worked being fearfully and won derfully made. Yet apart from these and decidedly in the majority, were long list of names that sounded possible in every respect. It was evidently an embarrass- ment of riches.
 As is now evident "The Brown Book of Boston" was MT Madden's contribution to the contest. We believe the name will find the same favor with our subscribers as it has withs us. It Is alliterative, which is something, it is associated with a conser- vatlve, thorough going and durable color which is more, it is democratically unpre- tentious which is most Like brown bread" MT. Madden suggested, 'it can be made wholesome for the entire family" This will be our aim. An unbofen, whole grained product put forth in the endeavor to meet the average persons desire for reading that is worth while.
 In the belief that our readers may care to know something further of MT Madden we woull say that our representative found in him young man of twenty-seven, with a will to do and body to endure that fore shadow a liberal longevity for the enjoy
The age-herald., 1900-11-25
AFFIDAVIT.

State of New Jersey, County of Warren, ss.-Arthur w. Madden, of full age, being duly sworn according to law, on his oath said:
 I am twenty-seven years of age, and am now and have been a resident of the town of Phillipsburg, in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey, with the eXcep- ton of about a year spent in the State of Connecticut during my childhood.
 About the month of February, 1900. read in the New York World an advertisement of The Bernard Richards Company, offer ing a prize in connection with new mag azine which they were about to publish. In answer to my response 1 received cir cular letter in which The Bernard Richards Company, Limited, offered five dollars a week for life, or an annuity of two hundred and fifty dollars, to the person suggestin g the most appropriate name for this publi- cation, requiring that each competitor should send with his choice of name one years advance subscription, amounting to the sum of one dollar. I complied with the condition and sent in as my choice the name, 1.-The Brown Book of Boston," and received receipt, dated March 10, 1900, for the. one years advance subscription
 On April 2S 1900, I received a letter from the company stating that "The committee find that yours was the most appropriate name sent in and have awarded you the annuity for life" In the same letter I was requested to inform the company whether I wished the award in the form of weekly payments of five dollars or in the form of an annuity of two hundred and fifty dollars On the same day I re- piled to the company's letter, stating that preferred the annuity of two hundred and fifty dollars.
 On May ?, 1900, was notified by the com pany that their representative would call on me at Phillipsburg, N. J., on the then following Friday or Saturday, with cer-
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and pleasantly, and we are getting along all right" He made no reference to any pending legislation except the Tuscaloosa dispensary bills. Senator Johnston has in- troduced bill of his own in the Senate and Colonel Brandon and Colonel Foster, both of whom are instructed for dispen- sary for Tuscaloosa, are supporting the Moody" bill in the House. Colonel Bran don is slowly recovering from the painful injury to his left foot, suffered through the falling of his horse about six weeks ago. and he Is now able to walk without crutches.
 Congressman John H. Bankhead and Congressman-elect Sidney J. Bowie are in Birmingham.
 The downpour of rain which began about o'clock yesterday afternoon was extreme 1y disagreeable to the crowds of women who were out for the matinee. At the mo- msnt the play ended the rain was heaviest, and many a dainty gown was seriously in- jured while many dwell, the rain was bad
The age-herald., 1900-11-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for this day, Sunday, November 25, 1900:
 Doubtful"
 Thy birthday Is quiet one, and thy affairs will proceed as usual, but beware of quarreling and of giving offense, and keep thy temper cool"
 "A child born on this day will have an uncertain career, for much will depend up- on the hour of its birth"
 Astrologer Raphael prophecies for Mon day, November 26, 1900:
 Avoid women; ask no favors."
 Troubles threaten thee in thy business and domestic affairs; avoid women; thy business will require much attention"
 Young widows will have offers"
 "A child born on this day will be fond of pleasure and careless, yet possess good brains; it will not be successful in busi-
 If you wish to arouse living and abiding interest In any written or recorded thing put a woman In it," said the philosopher as he smoked his pipe and looked out upon the dusty dusk of Birmingham at nightfsIl. "There is the terrible dust which is make ing everybody ill; if the women of Birm- ingham should declare there should be no more dust to deal death and disaster in this town, there would be no more dust. Women declared there should be noble, a splendid charity hospital here, which should be an adequate and lasting honor to all Alabama. Come Thanksgiving Day, tfrat hospital will be formally dedicated and with its 250 beds, thrown open to suffering humanity, after an expenditure of E:.sa- dredS of thousands of dollars. Won,en have declared that there shall be builded at East Lake an adequate and noble home for homeless boys, the helpless waifs of the world, and they will succeed. Nothing can successfully resist the influence for good of women who work and pray; they are abso- lutely indomitabe.
 And so in all the good and truly great events and relations of human life women are first. Get a good woman in every wor- thy thing you undertake, and you shall not fail. Every bright page in history and in literature is sanctifed by some woman 8 love, her prayers. her tears. and so 1t must be of all recorded things in all time to coRe!'
 The philosopher was very emphatic and would have had no patience with any one who would have denied his doctrine.
 
 Some years ago., say ten, there were two students sitting on sthe university cam pus under the shade of the oaks engaged in close conversation" said a woman of lOVe ana BOOOneSS. very frequently they would open their watches. It was not the hands of the timepieces that engaged their observation. but the face of a woman pie tured on the case opposite; different face ir each watch, or else my story would go no further. What tender giances! Then fol- lowed condolences touching every theme, ranging the whole scale of love. ambition, youthful escapade and parental chastise- ment For four years these two boys roomed together. studied together, and loved together.
 During holidays the town boy would visit the village boy, and together they
The age-herald., 1900-11-25
Five Hundred DOIIaiS in Cash.
 George c. Cone, Jr., Una, Davidson Co., Tenn
Two Hundred Dollars in Cash.

Mrs. J. B. Sherwood, Colon, St. Joe Co.,, Mich, $25; M. Schwartz, Chester field, Conn.,, $25; H. R. Selleck, Elkton, Huron Co.,, Mich, $12.50; Mrs. A. H. Grainger, Independence, Autauga Co.,, Ala, $12.50; L. J. Garmon, Hillsboro, Hill Co.,, Tex; July Culey, Phelps, Law renee Co.,, Mo-; Mary Booth, Newburgh, Orange Co.,, N. Y; Mary Marell, Hasel- ton, Ohio; A. J. Lowry, Trasky, Minn.; R. B. Hart, Searcy, Ark; Mrs. Kate Lee, 20 So. 9th St., Minneapolis, Minn.; Carrie Henderson, Davis Creek, Cali fornia; Leroy Loveless, Rockpoint, Jackson Co.,, Oregon; Miss L. R. Bur- bank, Lowell, Mass; Mrs. M. Mcdonald, Stony Creek, N. Y; J. s. Rodkey, Jef- ferson, Pa.; M. c. McFarlane, Bertram, Burnet Co.,, Texas; E. M. Henderson, Pulaski, Orange Co.,, N. Y; Lavina c. Sprague, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co.,, Iowa; Mrs. H. B. Thompson, 107 Lan- caster St., Portland, Maine; May Henry Grover, Bradford Co.,, Pa.; Mrs. Laura Thompson, Box 34S, Paris Station, Ont, Canada; Louisa Miles, Derby, Ind; Mrs. L. G. Murphy, West Liberty, Iowa; Mrs. May Bush Delaware, Ohio; s. Mooney, Elderton, Pa. Mrs. E. c. Dear ing, Magnolia, La; Mrs. E. J. Hughes, Crystal Springs, Miss; Annie R. Craw- ford, Bremen, Ky; Alonzo Penno- leck Norwich, Vt; Mrs. W. W. Nich- ols, Martin Corners, Erie Co.,, N. Y; Mrs. Hal Long, Sewee, Meigs Co.,, Tenn; Joseph Rodgers, Poortith, P. O., Union Co.,, N. C.; Bonilla Johnson, Van couver, B. C., Canada, $3.34 each. In our October Agents Contest, J. Me Lauhglin, Mauchang, Mass, $25; H. A. Budde, 1e3- -Hungerford St., Hartford, Conn, $7.50; Alex Brinner, Harrow Ont, Canada, $750; Miss Sicily Taylor 538 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo-, $10 If you have the least doubt concerning the genuineness of our advertisements, write to these prize winners.
The age-herald., 1900-11-25

We are going to give to someone who
 plies with our easy conditions, an op- portunity to win and secure from us without any labor or expense on their part, Three Hundred Dollars every year during their natural life. We mean just what we say. If you are the lucky one, and we hope you are, for some one will qet it, we will send the winner every year during their natural life $500 cash
 in advance. Now, in addition to the cash prizes already mentioned we are going to give away nine cash prizes Of $250 each and fifty-eight cash prizes Of $25 in the following manner: We Will give $250 to one party residing in the New England States which consist Of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas sachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecti- cut; $250 to one party residing in the Middle States which consist of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della ware, Maryland and District of Colum- bia; $25O to one party residing in the Central States which consist of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon- sim $25o to one party residing in the Western States which consist of Min nesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
 braska, and North and South Dakota; $25o to one party residing in the South
 ern States which consist of Virginia
 West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi Tennessee and Kentucky; $25o to one party residing in the South western States which consist of Louis ana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona; $25o to one party
The age-herald., 1900-11-25
$500 A YEAR FOR LIFE FREE Cash Prizes $25O Eachee 58 Cash Prizes of $25 Each Free
 WITHOUT LABOR
WITHOUT LABOR OR EXPENSE.

strangers to you and you have no assur- cially able to carry out the promise we make If you have the least doubt, we would be pleased to have you get spo- cial report from either Bradstreets or Dun's Mercantile Agency, or our bank CTS.
 We are a responsible company with paid-up capital of One Hundred Thous- and Dollars, composed of well-known business men, and our sole object in giving away such large cash prizes is to advertise our Magazine, and we will leave no stone unturned to accomplish, by honest methods only, our object.
 Everyone entering this contest will receive honest treatment, and you will have the same chance whether you live in California, Mexico, Canada or Mas chusetts-distance makes no differ ence.
 When you have carefully arranged the jumbled letters into the three names which you think are right, send your answer to us at once and enclose a stamp for reply Within a few days you will receive an answer telling you whether you are a successful contest ant, and we will also send you full par ticulars regarding our other contest whereby you can win for one moments thought, without any labor or expense, either $500 a year for life or largo cash prize. Everyone answering this advertisement will receive a sample copy of The Brown Book Do not delay, as this advertisement may never appear in this publication again. Address us this way:
The age-herald., 1900-11-25

residing in the Rocky Mountain States which consist of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Utah; $25o to one party residing in the Pacific Coast States which consist of California, Ne vada, Oregon and Washington, and $25o to one party residing in the Dominion of Canada, and that is not all, for we will give to one party residing in each State and Territory in the United States and in each province of the Dominion of Canada a cash prize of $25.
 We mean just what we say. You have an opportunity to win and secure from us, without any labor or one cent of expense on your part, any of the above named prizes. There is positively no deception, and as for trickery, how can there be, when the committee is selected from the contestants, and you yourself might be chosen to decide who the winners are.
 Do not throw this contest aside and say, Oh, pshaw! I have answered pug zles before and never got anything; for if you do, you will regret it as long as you live. Some one is going to win the money and it may be you, no one can tell. Anyway, it does not cost you one cent, dS we uO nOI WeiuC ally hohS| from you. Are the prizes worth trying for? We think they are, for $500 year paid to you for life will keep one from the poor-house, and to those who have small income it will supply them with many a necessity which one has to do without in these hard times.
 Do you know of any firm in the world that has made such liberal offers in such a fair manner? Of course, we are
The age-herald., 1900-11-25
Knew What Faith Is.

From the Chicago News.
 The teacher was trying to communicate to the juvenile class an idea of faith, and to better illustrate it she held up an apple and said:
 in this apple you would believe me with- out further proof would you not?'
 "Yes, maam," answered the class in chorus.
 Well, that is faith" said the teacheR
 The next day, in order to test their reo- ollection of the lesson, she asked:
 .Who can tell me what faith isY
 'T can." promptly answered the small urchin. "It's an apple what ain't got nd seeds in"
The age-herald., 1900-11-25

ment of his good fortune. With the exeep- ton of a year away from home teaching school he has spent his life in Phillipsburg, a semi-active though interchangeable town of some ten thousand souls, lying among the cultivated hills of western New Jer- sey, where they slope gently down to meet the waters of the Delaware.
 MT. Madden in speaking of how he chose the name he sent in said "As I remember, it came in a second the day after I saw your advertisement in the New York World. I jotted it down and sent it in. I forgot all about it until I received your
The age-herald., 1900-11-25
$2OOO TN CASH FREE!
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The age-herald., 1900-11-25
PLANT SYSTEM.

Effective February 1s 1900. Pullman sleep ing car service was inauguratsd between Savannah, Ga, and Montgomery Ala. on 5 ?. m; arrive Montgomery, s:a . M.; i; leave Montgomery. 7:45 p. m; arrive sasan- aeA 10:30 .. m.
The age-herald., 1900-11-25
BRAINS COUNT!

tihed check of two hundred and fifty dol lars.
 Today, Saturday. May B. 1900, MT. Arthur M. Tarbell representative of the Bernard Richards Company, Limited called upon me here at Phllipsburg, N. J., and handed me a certified check of the company on the Federal Trust Company of Boston, Mass, dated May 2, 19OO and made payable to my order for the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars, being the first yeor's pay ment on the annuity awarded to me as above stated.
 Prior to the appearance of the said adver tisement in the New York World, about February, 1900, I had no knowledge of the existence or the object of the Bernard Richards Company, Limited, and since then I have had no dealings with said company except as above stated.
 (Signed) ARTHUR w. MADDEN.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of May, A. D., 1900.
 (Signed) s. c. SMITH,
 Master of Chancery of New Jersey.
The age-herald., 1900-11-25

N. B..-The prize winners in our guessing contest which closed October 5, 1900, are as follows:
 Mrs. J. s. Poucher, Umstead, Su- vance Co.,, Fla,