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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20

It was hot day and the elephant
was thirsty.
II haven't had anything to drink to-
day." he said, turning to the camel. Il
am told you carry supply for three or
four days. Could you place few Of
your concealed water pouches at my
disposal without too much inconven-
ience?"
II don't have to carry water for the
elephant irritably answered the
camel, humping itself along still faster.
II am a part of the show."-Chicago
Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
Prince Cbin.g.

Prince Ching, leader of the counter
revolution in North China, and poll
tical rival of the monstrous Prince Tu-
an, is now looked upon as the hope OF
the foreigners in Picking, or of such OF
them as have survived the atrocities OF
the Boxers. He is a great and pow
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
Cunard Liners, Names.

All the steamers belonging to the
Cunard line have names ending in
ia" There was one exception the
Oregon, that was bought from another
line. That vessel sunk soon after she
was purchased, in New York harbor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20

A Billville item says woman was
elected mayor of her town, and her
husband was the first offender who
was brought before her. She fined him
$40 and costs and bought silk dress
with the money.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
Loving Bites Indeed.

because she loved him So" was the
plea made by New York nurse girl
when arrested for having bitten her
two-year-old. charge SO badly that the
marks of her teeth showed on the
child's arm, --
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
Wisdom In Wives.

David Starr Jordan does not think
that college training units woman
for the severer discipline and humber
duties of matrimony, and he says that
the half-educated woman is exposed to
more dangers and is more susceptible
to the higher foolishness" than is her
better balanced and more brainy sis
ter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20

Health specialists say a pound OF
lean beef and a quart Of whole milk
contain about the same amount OF
uourishment, but the meat, although
it costs more, is more valuable for
food, as 1t contains the nutrients In
more suitable proportion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
Tho Latest Diversion.

The latest diversion in rural society
comes from Copake, N. Y, where the
citizens organized tombstone bee
and went out into the graveyard and
Strengthened up, all the topping mon
uments and headstoneA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
Big Wood Pulp Plant.

Senator Proctor, Of Vermont, and
other American capitalists. have COM
pleted arrangements for the construc-
ton of a 100000 wood pulp plant at
Grand Falls. N. B., which is located in
q great timber region.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20

The average annual production OF
cotton seed oil in Mexico during the
last few years has been about $500 900
poun 8, and the consumption in 1899
was 81 100000 pounds. The price aver
aged about IL cents per pound.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
The Same Old Way.

Curious Old Lady. How did you
come to this, poor man?
Convict. l was drove to 1t, lady.
Curious Old Lady. Were you, reallyf
Convict. Yes, they brung me in the
Black Maria, as usual.-Collier's
Weekly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
A Lightning Destroyer.

"Your Charlie seems to be an active
little fellow, Mrs. Dobbs."
Active? l put clean shirt waist
on him, and in five minutes he makes
it look as if he had worn it week.
Indianapolis Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
Might Sharpen 1t.

zone Of the notes in my cabinet or
gan is trifle fiat. I wonder if there
is any way to have it fixed?"
81 should think good organ grind
er might be able to do something with
it."-Chicago Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20
SuRRastinR tho Combination.

"What will you like for dinner to-
day, Henry?"
Anything you please. I feel too
blue to care what ] eat"
you feel blue-and you look yellow.
I'll cook mess of greens for YOU
Chicago Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20

with the conviction that we are right,
and that those who oppose us are
wrong? When Washington stepped
forth at Yorktown to receive"
But no matter. The hall was empty
when he wiped his brow and sat down,
two hours and twenty minues later.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-20

"You remind me Of page in new
book"
Because I'm clever?"
mo; / have to turn you down so
often to keep you in your place"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
THE
PEOPLES
FAVORITE
GOING EAST

No other line will give you the salts
faction to be derived from trip via the
Great Overland Route, the favorte line of
the great majority of the travelling public,
and the most direct line to all Eastern
points. You can make no mistake in
selecting the Union Pacific as your route
of travel for
TIME
can be saved by using that line. its trains
making many hours quicker time than
any of its competitors; its
SERVICE
cannot be excelled by any line west of the
Missouri River. and its
EQUIPMENT
is the latest and most sumptuous obtain
able consisting of Dining, Buffet Smok-
ing and Library Cars, Pullman Palace
and Ordinary Sleepers, and Free Recin-
ing Chair Cars, running through to Chica-
go without change.
THE SCENERY
on the Union Pacific is not the least of
It's attraction. and the wonders of nature
as shown in Echo and Weber Canyon,
Devils Gate, Witches Rock, Devils
Slide, Pulpit Rock "and Green River
Bluffs, cannot fail to interest you.
Detailed information relating to steam
ship and railroad travel furnished on ap-
plication to H M. Clay, General Agent,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
GENERAL NEWS
Ingalls, is dead.

John j. Ingalls, is dead
The Kansas corn crop will be the
smallest in years, on account of
drOuth.
Count Van Waldersee, of Germany,
has been selected to command the
allied forces in China.
Three million dollars in gold dust
was brought down from Dawson
City by the last steamer.
A plot to assassinate Mckinley is
said to have been discovered and it
is said IA anarchists who came over
from Europe for that purpose have
been arrested.
Gus Zitzman, living near Vale was
murdered last Friday. He was
moving in the field when shot was
fired from the brush, the ball strik-
ing him in the neck and killing him
instantly. No clew to murderer.
A complete saw mill, several
houses and the skeletons of II dead
horses have been found in wild
portion of Alaska where it is thought
the feet of white men had never be-
fore trod 1t is mysterious find.
Coils p. Huntington, president
of the Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany, died suddenly at his summer
camp in the Adirondacks, New
York on the 14th inst. His wealth
is estimated at from l 2 to 40 millions.
Wharton Barker is said to be in
eligible for president because he was
made lord in Russia some years
ago, and the acceptance of foreign
title without the permission of con-
gress forfeits United States citizen
ship
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23

Buy your wood before the roads
get bad and wood wet-at O'Toole' s.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
STATE NEWS.
Payette has a new city hall.

Payette has new city hall.
Smallpox has broken out near Po-
catello, also at Ontario.
Payette has already shipped %
cars of melons this year.
Silver City has subscribed 1923 so
for labor day celebration.
A tree fell on wood chopper Geo.
Dunlay, in Idaho county, and killed
him.
Theodore Roosevelt will speak
once or twice in Idaho during the
campaign.
The fire in North Idaho is still
raging and 1000 acres of the finest
timber has been destroyed.
Lewiston is unable to supply the
fruit demand. She is receiving
orders for beyond her capacity.
Northern Pacific magnates are up
at Grangeville We may hear some
thing good from that end of the line
before long.
Pocatellos water supply is the
shortest ever known. The electric
lights are out and no pressure can
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
be had for fire protection.


Milo Boyakin, IA year old boy of
Boise, died from a gun shot wound
accidentally received while himself
and brother were playing with a
revolver.
On September 9th the Fort Hall
Indians will receive the first pay
ment of 100000 on their reserva-
ton lands which are to be thrown
open for settlement
Judge Steele, at Moscow, has de
cded against j. p. Blanton who
asked to have the regents of the
state university restrained from re-
moving him as president.
The state board of equalization has
reduced the railroad assessment
slightly on some parts of the system
and made slight increases on other
parts. Sheep have been assessed at
So. 76 per head.
Up on Wood River an Indian at
tempted to break into cabin where
the owner had set a loaded gun and
put sign to that effect on the door.
The Indian could not read and pushed
in the door. The gun was dis
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
It HELPED Win Battles.

Twenty-Five officers and men wrote
from the Front to say that for Scratches,
Bruises, Cuts, Wounds, Sore Feet and
Still Joints, Bucklens Arnica Salve is the
best in the world. Same for Burns, Skin
Eruptions and Piles. 25 cts. a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by r. w. SMITH,
druggist. 37-3o
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
and shot the festive buck in

charged and shot the festive buck in
the groin.
A. j. Crook, superintendent Of the
mines and smelters at Mineral, is in
town and reports that operations
will soon be commenced on an extern
sive scale. They are now busily en-
ployed in loading and hauling the
coke for use in the operations of the
smelters.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postoffice at Weser. Idaho, for the week
ending Aug. 18th, 1900.
Bowman, Henry Burns, Il
Clark, Adrian Cunningham, Geo.
Dunlap, Chas. Fisher, H ID
Franklin. Robt. Jones. Il f
Larson, G f Loveless. VIM.
McCrumb, j B Moore, Z
Timmons. Hermany Stafford, VIM.
Stevens, VIM. H Townsend, NJ
Walshe, John Williams, Geo q
LADIES LIST.
Bower, Mrs V Daily, Miss Eva
Townsend, Maurice
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised.
w. w. PRITCHETT, P. NJ.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23

The wolf in the fable put on sleeps clothing
because il he travelled on his own reputation he
couldn't accomplish his purpose Counterfeiters
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve couldn't sell
their worthless salves on their merits so they
put them in boxes and wrappers like DeWitt's
Look out for them. Take only DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Solve. 1t cures piles and all skin diseases
&C. Il. Williams.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
Pure Cider Vinegar.

Three years old. 200 gallons TO,
sale at my residence in Weiser, at AZ
cents per gallon.
1919 A. +. HIT.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
MAP OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN TAKu TIEN1sN AND pEKNe
From Taku to Pekir

houreo fte drmiso
American c6rs
YgT
were hnn toll
to Augustus ngh
Al @
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23

The quicker you stop cough cold the less
danger there will be OF fatal lung trouble. One
that gives Immediate results. You will like it.
C II. Williams
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23

1t will surprise you to experience the benef
obtained by using the dainty and famous II
pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers -
G. Il. Williams.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
Next Meeting ia This COuntry Way Re
T. N.oNernmcni Eurctinn.

The Int'rnationti Railway Concress has
accepted the invitation If the American
and the ucXt Worlds Railway Congress VIII.
therefore. ue he'd In Washington IN tctoIcr.
1884. This fact = given in q Cab!,.ram from
secretary " =. Alien. WhO is now IN Paris.
asEs the Railroad Gazette. u Will he rr-
mtcuh.T"d that The invitation which - now
accepted was the result 90 a Unanimous
vot" Of the association. taken by letter bal
lot before the meeting uf last April. Tho
rLmH"r of American representatives, Present
at the session "f the congress which has
L.oree. genera! III tnar,r Pennsylvania Iurs
west Of Pit;sOUrs and president American
Hallway Association: =. Ramsey. Jr.. vice
president an! general manage Wabash. !.
Central: g. W. EUChhol2. chef engineer
Erie: : ]. Grape. general manager Flint
and pere Marquette: &. l.. Brett. general
manager VT Virginia Central and Pitts
PIttsbuTg and Western: e 4. Clark. di-
rector New York. New Haven and Hart
ford. L. u. bGt:ev. inspecting engineer New
York Central; Doctor {. l.. Dudley. chemist
Pennsylvania; \. W. Gibbs. assistant me
ChaniCdl engineer Pennsylvania: James L.
TAYLOR. Pennsylvania NJ. \. Knapp. chair
man Of the Interstate Commerce Comm 5
sion. and W. :. Allen. secretary Of tho
American Ra!lway Association. The pres
cree of Mr.. Knapp at Paris as III" Gologsta
OF our Government was AN incident showing
how the United States IL cnlaTElnG Its re-
lations with the other nations Of the world.
The invitation to the congress TO meet in
this country has the practical Endorsement,
II not the formal signature, Of the Secretary
of State. In view OF the customs in the
countries whore the congress has met here
tofcre. and Of the large number Of State
railroad administrations participating il
viii he almost a necessity to give the Wash
irgton meeting something Of the character
of A Government function.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07

The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
sent out a special Of ten cars last night 10
Cincinnati. 1t WIS the Hast Of the eNcur-
siuns for the season. /. l.. HOrning accom-
panied the train.
Colonel +. I. Russell. president OF the
Mobile and ohio, left last night with his
family over the Big -Four for New York.
While there h. will confer with Chairman
of the Board William Butler Duncan.
There was a meeting yesterday morning
OF the East st. LOUIS Relay Passenger sta
tiou Association at the office of Genera
Manager Turner of the Nandalta, to con-
slider the revision OF plans. made necessary
bv action taken at the last meeting. New
bids were submitted and taken under ad-
Visement.
Jack Collister. commercial agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio southwestern at Kan
ais City. was here yesterday.
c. NJ. Shepard. general passenger agent
OF the Mobile and ohio. left last night foI
Mobile.
Some idea of the magnitude OF the work
done by the railroads of this country IN
keeping UP Toadhed may be- obtained from
the statement that during tn. past -four
years the Santa re Route has replaced
nearly 300 bridges on its line, of an Az
grreate length Of almost forty miles. by
ag2 miles OF modern steel bridges. @s.SI miles
Of emhankment. -. arch Culverts, 2.5'A rows
Of cast-iron pipe and 275 rows of cuIver'
pipe.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
70 Bf; SD GAUGE.
Arizona and New Mexico hallway
Nav he Extended 10 III Pa>O.

IIEFIEIIC SIFCINIa
ii Paso. Tex. oct. 6.-The Arizona and
New Mexico Railway ard Mineral Line.
which runs from l4ordsburg. y. NJ. to
Clifton. A5iz.. VIII soon be changed from
a to Il siandard-sduGe road.
This Information was officially given ont
this morning 10y II. :. Buchanan Of this
civ. VINO has the contract FOR IN. work.
The distance from Lord:burg To- clifton IL
sev,rty-one miles. but the road Will be- OK
tended to the mines of the company. seven
miles beyond Clifton. all OF which IS ill.,
Guided In the contract for the brJid gauge.
Mr. Eurt.uan returned from Clifton last
night. where he signed the contract Thurs
DAY afternoon. He finished the work OF
strengthening out the line ana making II
2 narrow-gauge about Il month ago. ana
now the company calls on him 10 make II
. standard. modern line. His contract specl-
fes October - az the day TO begin work.
II is also reported that the line will be
extended TO ~ HasO.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
LUCKY BlLDWIN'S
DAUGHTER DIVORCED
Separated From Husband After
Eight Years. on the Ground
of Desertion.
SAD END TG LOVE ROMANCE
FavOrite Daughter of the Million
aire Miner and Turfman. Who
Braved Fathers Anger and
Eloped With Her Cousin.
SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
san Francisco. Cal, Oct. 6.-Pretty Anita
Baldwin. favorite daughter OF Lucky Bald
win. millionaire miner and tUrfTnan. has
been divorced. Eight years of married life
with a man for whom she brdyed her
fathers anger 10 wed has proved Gistasteful
To her and this morning in Oakland the final
chapter was written in "A romance which
mad its beginning in a sensational elopement
and d tugboat marriage i'll March, 1S5e.
Upon her own complaint. alleging deser-
tim. Judge Hail severed the marital bonds
that held her TO George V. Baldwin. her
cousin. son OF Lucky Baldwin's brother.
ProDably the most rapid work ever re-
cor-ea in any divorce proceedings in the
state WAS accomplished in this case.
Lac last evening complaint was nled by
Attorneys Crowch and Leach on behalf of
a.. p.amtin. in which she alleged oeSer-
iIuI.
unity minutes batter an answer was filed
by -,tjoru-AS ale. gTStcin and Jeilett OF san
Frau,.s'". III winch the charges acre prac-
tIrinE .sdmIIted. and this morning JuQge :.
-. Han signed the divorce decree.
~ i"r complaint, the young wife told the
StHr, "i her romantic eiupement, wedding
at Il aad separation.
N III" time Of the wedding. George w.
l'".uwin WIS clerk IN tn" Baldwin itouse
in tr!S city. ana ANITA was a guest at the
aitr tho! Tell in love.
II WAS known thar the young lady's IA
th"i would not consent 10 ne! marriage. so
Il IS Needed that a tuEboat welding
Sn"'.tu hc ,ci"Drated and the affair was KEEP,
secret.
ih,y lived together happily until January.
ley". 1n"U. according IL .lIs- Baldwin's
allegations. IT," husband. without cause or
prov c%cdtiUu, left Isr and l.ey have since
liNed apart. For the last year Mrs. Baldwin
mas ben living quieuy with Aer sister in
inns city
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
IN THE COUNTY.

The new parsonage of st. Johns Evan
Eeli-al Church at MtnlyiIe viii be dedI-
"atcd AT that place today. A special f.stI-
val service has been arranged.
A special meeting Of the AljheiTn Farm
"rS 'iEh was :r!d At Altheim last night to
settle for rne premiums awarded at the fair
given under the auspices of that association
about six weeks ago.
Assistant Chief OF Detectives Smith
" mt 10 Clayton yesterday, where he re-
manned all day sweating John McCUmber.
the Inspect in the Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
case. In" nature OF the statements made
10y IcCumber wPr" withheld hy Sheriff
Kerth. McCumber's preliminary, which
was to have been called yesterday, was con-
tinuec until October L..
Judge Booth yesterday rendered n ju!c-
mcnI in favor OF the plaiutif in the case Of
Ella Gates Coffmann et al. against Adam
Saibert. William Seibert, Francis Y. Barada
and James c. Chic. The suit was on a
$1,000 bond that the defendants flied when
they appealed the ejectment suit instituted
by the plaintiffs against them to the Su-
preme Court. The amount of the Judgment
gwen yesterday WAS $i.3D6. 20.
A rally and flag raising was held at
Attention. st. Louis County. yesterday under
;ne auspices OF the AlleIton Democratic
club. The speakers OF the occasion were:
Edward Stephens, candidate for Assessor:
David Biggs, candidate for Prosecuting At
iorney, ana w. u. King and g. c. Rankin
of ST. Louis. Louis T. Vale was chairman
of the meeting.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
ST. LOUIS SPORTSMAN IS SHOT,
John f. Garner May Die From Ac.
cidental Wound.

John +: Garner, a st. Louis sportsman,
acci1entally shot himself in the side yes
terday on the Newman farm, near Horse
shoe Lake. TIL injury inflicted NAV result
fatally, as considerable time ELAPSED be
fore medical attention could he secured.
Ia was removed 10 ST. LrUis by friends.
Garner. with E g. Anderson and Anthony
Wilson. arrived in the Bottoms early yes
terday morning. with the intention of
spending Saturday and Sunday on a pig
hunt.. Garner. who was not in the habit
Of takinS much outdoor exercise. COM
planned OF exhaustion. lie finally perched
himself for a rest on the top of a fence.
Garner reached for his tobacco pouch. and
IN doing SO lost his balance. AT his side
was Il double-barreled shotgun. With the
muzzle pointed upward. In falling he
ciutched at the weapon for support. There
WAS q dcafenins boom, and the man fell
with a charge of shot in his side.
Wilson watched over him while Ander-
son went in quest of help. After q long
search he found 4 country physician and
also succeeded in hiring Il wagon to haul
the sick mar home. Garner suffered excru-
eating pain and was weakened to helpless
ness 10y the loss of blood. Garner was said
10 be employed in a downtown office build
Ing IN st. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07

Work Is progressing upon the extension
Of the birmingham. Selma and New or
leans Railroad between Martins station.
its present terminus. and Linden. Ala. 4
distance # twcnty-One miles. i. NJ. Alb
tott. president Ct the company. is quoted
as saying:
The extension of our road to the Tom
bigbe. River will give a line through the
richest agricultural section in Alabama.
and the one thGt has been best developed.
MarenSo is perhaps the most thoroughly
developed agricultural county OF the State,
and il is now practically without a rail-
road. The Southern Railways Selma and
Meridian lire runs through the northern
corner. touching at FaunSdale and nemur-
oils, but the great body Of the county Il
still without a railroad. our line will cross
the county from east to west. running
within n few miles Of Linden. the county
seat. and tap the best part of the county.
The Birminrham. Selma and New or
higbee. viii be about 100 miles in length"