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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01

Beers Hurl British Army Back Across
Tugela.
ENGLISH LOSE 1900 MEN
Butler Fought to IA Stand Still and Will
Likely Abandon Attempt to Reach Lady
smith.

1t is thrilling fight going on in
Africa, and those in full sympathy
with the English side cannot but adj
mire the valiant and successful
bravery of the Beers who so far
have barred every passage and hurl-
ed back the British at every point
while holding the English forces at
Kimberly Mafeking and Ladysmith
securely imprisoned. The English
have not yet succee ded in putting a
foot over the Boer border and have
lost in killed, wounded and prisoners
full Is, 600 men since the opening of
the conflict Boer losses are not
fully ascertainahle, but appear to be
comparatively light Butler with
his army of 30, 600 English has again
been defeated at Tugela river Last
week he Signal mentioned that a
part of the British army had forced the
passage of the river and had driven
| lut Cculel VI UllS DOSlo DtCh iDOuO
three miles. The successful forces
were under command of General
Warren, and subsequent to last
weeks news, he succeeded in sur
prising the Boer position on Spion-
kop which was considered to be the
key to the situation, and captured
the place which they held all night,
and the news flashed over the world
of great advantages gained by the
British. The following day, how
ever, the Beers changed positions,
and instead of being on the defen-
sive, and attacked the lost position,
and after desperate fighting drove
the English down from the height,
and following the advantage drove
the entire British forces back across
the Tugela, the English leaving ac-
cording to closest reports, about
1900 men lying on the battlefield
The entire period covered by this
second clash of the two forces oc
cupied four days and the total loss
to the English during that perioo
C mot be less than 1000.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
Encouraging Report from Northern
Mining Districts.
MINING OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Unconfirmed Rumor of Copper Discovery on
the Cud dy Noun
tain.

Reports from the mining districts
north are very encouraging and
everything prognosticates a very
active season in Washington county's
great mineral belt The realty of the P.
& I. n. road has spurred on prospect
ing all along the mountain range
dividing the Weiser river from the
Snake, and this is resulting in develop
ment and new discoveries which will
render it the equal of the famous
Oquirrh range in Utah.
Mr.. H. d. Andrews, manager for
McCune of Salt Lake, is highly elat-
ed over fine body of high grade
ore encountered at the bottom of the
shaft, which is down 30 feet The
vein is wider than the shaft and
contains good values of gold and cop
per. Mr.. Andrews operations, and
the work on other properties in the
Heath district, have demonstrated
that the country has large and
permanent veins
Mr.. H. H. Green and George
Hartley, of the Conglomerate Mining
Company came down last Friday
and Mr.. Green fastened to Salt Lake
with an air of great satisfaction will
late developments. The fact thai
local parties the following day pur-
chased of Mr.. Hartley 2500 shares
of Conglomerate stock is evidence
that the company's properties are
developing most desirable value.
| Reports are current that Ale1
Houlahan and Vim. Allison have
opened a very rich body Of ore
some state that samples have beel
shown that would 90 1900 ounces il
silver.
J The floating story that rich Pea
cock copper had been found on Cud
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01

dy Mountain, which is separate and
apart from the Heath district, has
not been traced to any authentic
source.
Mr. j. w. Hancock is down from
Seven Devils for the purpose Of en-
gaging frrighters to haul ore from
the camp to Cambridge for shipment
East During the month of Feb
ruary Mr.. Hancock's company will
ship 1000 tons Of 20 per cent ore
from the South Peacock and the
other properties which they are
operating The mani shaft ON the
South Peacock is down 202 feet and
the developments are entirely salts
factory and the ore now ready for
shipment contradlcts the derogatorv
reports recently circulated in the
Eest regarding the mine Mr.. Han
cock states that the party who re-
ported the shaft to have passed
through the ore was never down the
hole. The company is about to
increase its hosting facilities, which
is significant in itself
Mr.. A. Stewart, of Spokane, who
with Mr. G s. Gabbert, Of the same
place, bought the Silver King mine
at Warren last fall, was in Wesel
Sunday He is just from the east,
where he organized strong financia
company to work that prospectiv,
bonanza. A large force Of meu will
be put on as soon as practicable anC
a full outfit OF machinery will prob
ably be taken in from Weiser earl,
in the summer.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
BODIES OF IDAHO VOLUNTEERS.
Ten of the Idaho Volunteers who
Died in Philippines Arrive.

The bodies of ten members of the
Idaho volunteers who died in the
Philippines when our regiment was
there arrived at San Francisco on the
transport Manila last Thursday and
were from there taken to their re-
spective homes. They were as fol
lows:
Company B-Privates George W.
Hall and James r. Frazer; Corporal
Frank r. Caldwell.
Company C-Private James D.
Jones, Corporal William H. Jones.
Company D-Sergeant Ole G
Hagberg, Private Walter Dugard.
Company Private Adolph Agi
duis, Sergeant William D. Gillespie
Musician Chares F. O'Connell.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
The Peoples Bank.

A branch of the State Bank of
Idaho, of this city, has been opened
at Salubria, known as the Peoples
Bank" with j. H. Anderson as
business manager There is great
need of bank at that place, and the
promoters of Salubria's new enter
prise made no mistake in the move.
Mr. Anderson has had much expert
ence in that line of work, having
been state auditor and having worked
in the bank here, and we are conf
dent be will make q success of the
undertaking. He commenced bust
ness there Monday morning.
PatrOnlZe home industry. Use the
"Big K -four. 51-4
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
For finest photos, see Whyte,
Second street, Weiser "a
A Middle Valley Enterprise

Messrs A. i. Deaton and w. H.
Towel, of Middle Valley, were
callers at the Signal office this week.
These two gentlemen are putting up
a 2Ox30 building at the railroad
station and will open a general stock
of merchandise about the last of this
month They have bought out Ed
Fletcher and will also move the post
office to their store about April 1st.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
A Spokane View.

The Pacific & Idaho Northern
railroad which is building from
Weiser, a town on the Oregon Short
Line railroad, through the Seven
Devils camp, has completed 36 miles
of the road When it reaches the
town of Council spur will be run
in the vicinity of the Peacock and
Blue Jacket mines; from Council the
main line will be extended over the
divide to the head waters of the Lit
tie Salmon river, thence down that
stream and connect with the Northern
Pacific railroad on the Clearwater
river, which, when completed, will
afford excellent railroad facilities, as
both the Northern Pacific and the
Oregon Short Line railroads will com
pete for the business of the camp,
which will naturally reduce
! the freight and passenger rates.
Fifteen carloads of ore were shipped
from the Blue Jacket mine to the
Nichol Chemical Works of New
York, for the purpose of testing and
ascertaining the necessary treatment.
/ The ore proved to be an ideal smelt-
ing ore, and at the same time very
profitable TO the owners, as it aver
aged better than 500 per ton, as
follows: Copper $50 gold and sill
vel $40. 1t is safe to say there is
no other copper camp in the United
States, or even in the world, that
can show such a record Mining
(Spokane.)
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01

Prof. S. K. Gibbs, Magnetic
Healer, cures all chronic, functional
and nervous diseases and habits of
all kinds without the use of drugs.
No matter about age of patient.
Frank Hendricks was cured of tobacco
and drinking habits in one treatment.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
One hundred tons of baled hay for
sale. Matthews q Roberts.

f. r. Thirkield. Health Inspector of Chicago,
SAYS. '-kodol Dyspepsia Cure cannot be recon-
mended too highly. 1t cured me of severe dys-
pepsa. 1T dgests what you eat and cures indi
gestion. heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia
G. Il. Williams.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01


that could %
ship exec
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01

Bread and Cheerfulness. Good
bread helps you to be cheerful. You
eat heartily. Poor bread spoils the
temper. Our customers are happy.
Vienna Bakery.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01

Two carloads of fine, dry mountain
wood-order at Matthews q
Roberts.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
For Sale.

One pair fiv--ion Wagon Scales, in
good condition. w NJ Perrill,
Council; or II. B. Brown, Camhridge
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01

The modern and most effective cure for con-
stipation and all liver troubles-the famous lit
lille pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers
G. T. Williams.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10

SHE IA, TENED THEN ~ HER BLACK GOWN.
most refuses to write these words. they
are so far from my heart But had YOU
Ftaid the sight of you. the sound of
your voice. would have so allurcd me-
so chained me to your side, that
might haN" forgotten this workaday
world where | must fight in order that
| may make our future all love and
beauty"
They were passing a wagon hcapcd
with violcts, and Hope stopped She
loved the blue flowers. and soft light
flooded her eyes as she selected
bunch
"Hc always loved TO bring me VIC
let's" Hope thought vistfully as she
fastened them in her black gown and
continued her walk. Then she looked
at the closing lines of her letter and re-
peated them tenderly to herself.
always remember that.I love you
The storms of a long life crossed by
sorrow will not brighten us. We will
love until death comes and straight in
to the other land"
you may keep your theories, and
will keep my faith" said Hope with a
long, deep breath, her tone firm and
decided.
"Of course you will keep your faith"
the Pessimist answered. her color tri,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10

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urged her to cry out holly.
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and why nor"
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10
BY MARTHA j. FI0HEL,-
COPYRIGHT, 1899, by MARTHA j. FisHET~

GOO OEEsO OSSsO OsEsO OCGsO OEsO OC1S2
as if taken from the we'll of truth
How could she doubt? Why did she
heed the chill that swuycd her heart?
AS if answering that very thought
the Pcssimists light voice again broke
in:
''ThCy-thc mon-mcan every word
they say-whilr they are saying it. But
it is the aftcrward. my dear They
know they can't live I'D to thcir lover.
like protestations, and. not believing in
a waste of energy, they don't try"
Hope drew Il long breath lhc clear.
moist air of the spring morning made
her checks glow with pink flush. and
her blue eyes were bright with pain as
she looked down the narrow. glittcring
street
Would she ever again see n boy in q
blue blouse and barct, grimy eyed
charbonnicr before his shop, woman
leaning in sunny idlcncss from an open
window listening to hand organ
churning wheccZy sweetness under Il
stone arch. without remembering this
impctuous little controversy in the Rue
Hauquct when she threw Il lance in the
defense of Cupid? Oh, never!
You only see one side of the shield.
But there is another, you know-thc
womans side. Docs the wife live up
to the ideal the sweetheart inspired"
The sound of the pessimist's Ginning
laugh made some children who were
passing smile in sympathy. But Hope
was not deceived by that laugh, for
from past experience she knew it pre-
sagcd i'll for the beliefs she held so
closely to her heart.
Live up to his ideal? The wife
Oh, pardon me. Hope. if | cannot treat
that side of the argument seriously.
The lovers ideal? Why. Il wife can no
more fulfill that dream of his own max
ing than q husband tries to live up to
his antenuptial vows. Before marriage
SHE is an angel. goddess. Il divinity.
He will think of her as nothing less.
but when he has awakened from his
delirium after he has married her and
discovers she is Il mere woman he feels
q wrongcd and injured creature ON
the other hand. what had he expected
to give her when he fancicd her this
divnityE His precious self forsooth ::
No, not even that. For in marriage it
is the woman who gives all. She he
comes his wife, the mother of his chill
dren, Il credit, perhaps an ornament. to
his mcnagc. But the love vows OF
courtShip, the romance of it all-What
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10
4 Timely Appeal.

Emma Alexander. colorcd, of Phila-
delpha had Jane Mack. colorod ar
rested the other day for conSpiring to
sell her body for dissection for SO. Il
know it's true she's sold my life and
body" she said ut the hearing. for
was told so by Il friend. I've seen a
suspicious lookin colorcd doctor han@in
around my house too. Don't let this
happen in Il Christian land. judge.
Don't let me be killed and sawed up for
little old SD
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10

was akin to the bright sunlight,
the bracing air. 1t held music as soul
stirring as that which the blind bcggar
drew so marvclously from his iiagcolct.
There was heavy fragrance in every
line which the flowers of the vendors
could not outrival.
Strong, searching and real was that
dear letter but while Hope read it the
PessimiSt walked beside her.
Now, the PessimiSt utterly hclied her
name in the most alluring way. She
was not old. soul weary, discontcntcd
On the contrary. her face reminded one
of peach, and starlight was not more
bright than her eyes.
But the pcssmist had theories, par
ticularly about love and mans igno-
rance of it. She had theories. too, upon
WOman'S superiority over man-hiS
selfshness, her sacrificc-and she hug
ged these beliefs tightly and smiled
when Hope bestowed upon man some
saving graccs.
The PesSimist saw the sunlight max
ing bright web of Hopes hair as she
walked with down bent head. her eyes
upon her American letter. She saw the
glow coming into her face, and a feel
ing of pity took root in her heart as size
thought of the day when Hope must
awake to the nothingness of it all.
How many times in the Bots on
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10
A New York Physician Advises
His Patient to Take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
LETTER TO MRS. p1NxuAM NO. 7s,os6l


DEAR Mrs. PINKuAM-I have three
children and suffered with falling of
the womb and flooding. My physician
scraped the womb, still the flooding
continued and 1 was no better At
last he advised me to use Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Then
thought I would write to Mrs. Pink
ham for she could advise me better
than any one if was to take her rene
dies. received her reply and followed
all her directions and l am very glad
to send you this testimonial, for lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
just what it is recommended to be. I
advise all women who suffer from
these complaints to try it."-MARIE
LEMP, 10S I'd AVE, NEW YORK CITY.
"a year ago I was great sufferer
from painful menstruation. l could
not lie down or sit down for the dread
full pain each month. 1 wrote to YOU
and took twelve bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
1t has helped me SO 1 cannot find
words to express my gratitude toward
Mrs. Pinkham. 1 am to-day well and
hearty. Miss JOE SAUL, DOVER,
CLARE Co., MICH.
More than million women have
been helped by Mrs. Pinkham's advice
and medicine.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-10

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iOc, CSC. II c. C. c. fail, druggists refund money
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-24
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 23.-The Is
raelites of Alexandria observed tonight at
their synagogue, in Washington Street.
their New Years festival. Excellent mu-
sic was rendered by a choir of which
Miss Florence Eichberg was the soloist
and the usual solemn services which be-
gin the New Year took place
Rev. Father Dewitt, of Georgetown Uni
versity, preached at st. Marys Church
today and Rev. f. j. Beker at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. Rev. DR.. JEFF
fers led the services at the Railroad
Reading Rooms.
Bert Mankins, while on the corner OF
st. Asaph and Duke Streets tbs afternoon,
was robbed of So note by colored man
who in passing him, pushed his hand into
Mankins pocket. drew out the money. and
ran Off Mankins cried stop chief" and
som a number of persons pursued the
fugitive westward on Duke Street. but
he turned into an alley there and escaped.
At late hour last night an attempt was
made to enter Baggett's store, on Queen
and Henry Streets, but George Hinken,
who lives opposite, rose and, blowing a
whistle. frightened off the wouId-be bur-
glar.
The officers of the Bryan, Stevenson, and
Rixey Club with the newly appointed ex-
ecutive committee, will hold a meeting
this week. Active work in the canvass
will begin early in October. None of the
regular speakers now traversing the State
has made appointments for Alexandria.
but arrangements will be made to secure
many good speakers during the month of
October al d early November.
The Junior American Mechanics turned
out today in large numbers to attend the
funeral OF H. A. Simpson, who died last
Wednesday. Rev. ]. A. LETTERS oficiated,
and the three councils. Alexandria, Belle
Haven. and Jackson, escorted the remains
to Bethel Cemetery, where the interment
took Mace.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-24
CUTTERS FOR CUBAN SERVICE.
Five New Vessels Soon to Leave New
Jersey for Havana.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Ffve new reve-
j., on Wednesday for. Havana for the use
of Captain Hunniker, chief of the service
on the island. These boats have been
built at tie Nixon shipyard, under the
| utmost stress of immediate delivery, and
start southwark fully equipped and mann
ed for service.
The orders for these ships were re-
ceived barely four months ago. The first
two were built and ready for delivery 100
days after the contract was signed, and
the other three soon afterward. This is
one of the most expeditions instances of
shipbuilding ever known in this country
These cutters are OF steel, and each
vessel is armed with a three FOUNDER
rapid-fre gun placed in the bow. They
are especially built for the navigation of
the shallow bayous so numerous en- the
Cuban coast that are the resorts OF SNUG
g1ers of French and Spanish wines.
These boats will have an average speed
of ten knots per hour. -Four of them are
sixty feet in length and one seventy feet
The smaller vessels will cary a crew of
five men and two officers, but the larger
one will have extra accommodations for
in Cuba.
The boats have been built under the
direction of Eric II. Ewertz chief con-
structor of the Navy Department, and are
equal to any vessels of their kind in the
service They have the lightest possible
draft. the four smaller ones not exceed
ing two feet. They are propelled by
screws, the hubs of which are placed
above the water line, IN tunnels through
which 10 water iS drawn nv the rnODlan-
tum of the vessel-an innovation of the
most startling kind in the construction
of screw-p propelled vessel.
These five steel revenue cutters have
been constructed with the utmost secrecy
and few persons outside the Treasury De-
partment and the yard knew that they
had been ordered.
they go south by the inside route-the
canal to the Delaware, the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake Bay to
Norfolk, through the Dismal Swamp Canal
into Albemarle Sound, thence into Palmlico
and Core Sound to the inlet below Beau
fort N c., thence by the open sea 10
Hilton Head then to Sapho Island, thence
inside 10 st. Simon's Island, Jekyl Island,
thence on the open sea to Fernenlina.
where the shelter of Ameriia Island ana
Talbot Island is afforded to the mouth of
St Johns river.
An inside course exists down the entire
eastern coast of Florida by way OF Indian
River below Jupiter Inlet. This will be
followed and after a run OF less than 100
miles to Miami the boats will enter IT,.
Biscayne Bay and proceed under the
shelter of continuous chain of keys TO
Key West. where they will outfit for their
ninety miles to Havana. II is unnecessary
TO say that with their low freeboard the
vessels VII be held until very mild
weather drives