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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-31
and allowed against road fund.

The reports of j. n. Lyons and
j. r. Lane as road overseers accept
ed In the matter of school district
No. AZ.
Commencing at northeast corner
of township 20 north of range west,
thence up the divide between and
Bear and Indian creeks, to Smith
mountains, thence north to line be-
tween Idaho and Washington counties,
thence west along said line to Snake
river, thence up Snake river to a
point where the north line of town
ship 20 north of range west inter
sects Snake river, thence east on said
township line to the place of begiDn-
ing.
And it is ordered that the territory
so bounded and described shall be
designated as School District No. AZ
of Washington county, in the state
of Idaho.
1t is ordered that the road diverg-
ing from the present county road
leading from Weiser in said Wash
ington county to Payette in Canyon
county, at point twenty rods west,
of the southeast corner of the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of Section Is in township 10 north
of range 5 west of Boise Meridian,
thence crossing the canal of the
Second Extension Ditch Company
and following along and on the up
per side of the same, in northerly
direction down to and connecting with
the wagon road that runs up the
south side of the Weiser river from
Weiser to McKinney's cove in the
southwest quarter northeast quarter
of Section in said township, be and
the same is hereby declared public
highway, and to be of sixty feet in
width and allowed the following
named persons damages, to-wit: S.
H. Suteliff $25 and Heirs Of William
Lane $50 as recommended by the
report of the viewers appointed tc
view said road
TUESDAY JAN. 22ND.
The following claims are examined
and allowed and the auditor Is au
thorized to issue warrants on the
current expense fund in payment
of the same.
F. M. Hubbard, Registering. IS 8 X
Hall Lithographing Co., so copies
OF school records. ....-...... 80 on
G. M. Hixon, Cash advanced to
James Moran Observation-Disclosures. 2 6t
Coast Agency Company, Type
writer supplies ...... Ot
Geo. D. Bernard & Co., Office books
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-31

Such little pills as DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are very easily taken,
and they are wonderfully effective in
cleansing the liver and bowels. -DA-
Wis Drug Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-31

The following claims are examin-
ed and allowed and the auditor is
authorized to issue warrants on the
current expense fund in paymen of
the name, to. wit:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

Experienced orators arc cautious
of interrogation as figure of sposoh.
I'm the four quarters of the globe, +"
wrote Sydney Smith. rs years ago.
"who reads an American book? or
goes 10 an American play? or looks
at an American picture or statue
What does the world yet owe to
American physicians or surgeons?
. What have they done In the
mathematics? Who drinks out of
American glasses or eats from Amer
lean plates, or wears American coats
or gowns, or sleeps in American
blankets~ The gibe was no doubt
deserved at the time, but the rev.
erend joker's questions and the laugh
which accompanied It have been
echoing down the ages. Just ct
present the laugh emanates from
America, and has in it . note of
triumph.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
The American Way.

After the duel had been fought
he principals repaired to cafe and
ordered lunch.
Not exactly gourmands, but hearty
eaters were they, which caused an
American, who had gone to the expo
sition and had not yet earned suffl.
cient capital for the return voyage,
to remark that It takes more to sat-
isfy q Fvenchman's appetite than II
does his honor.
No sooner had the words left his
lips than Count de Boozleane struck
him in the face with his open palm.
But 10! Instead of challenging the
count and wiping out the insult in
mortal combat, the American simply
smashed him between the eyes, caught
him with q right-hand hook a. he
was going down and then stepped on
his face with his bulldog shoes, al
the while asking the count II his
honor was satisfied. The count finally
admitted that it was.
Moral: That's why we have nc
dueling in the land of the free.-In.
dianapolis Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
sewed Up for tho Winter.

This is true story, and II was told
to the reporter by prominent work.
er in one Of the East side settlements.
The other day a woman living in Riv.
ipgton street brought her little bsy
to the settlement house and expressed
a desire to have him enter the kinder.
garten. The child had bright face.
but IL was woefully dirty, and ono Of
the settlement rules II that all pupils
must present at least clean exterior.
So the teacher looked at the little
boy and said: "Why, certainly he
can come TO the kindergarten, but
We want all the children to be clean.
Give him Q good bath tonight and
send him to us in the morning."
"Bath!" gasped the mother. "How
can bathe him? I've sewed him up
for the winter."-N. Y. Mall and Ex-
press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
TRUE GREATNESS.

The wisest man ever knew
Had neither wealth nor fame;
Few people In this busy world
Have ever heard his name:
He never wrote book nor LED
An army In the fray.
Nor asked men for their votes Aoy
mourned
Because they said him nay.
He may have known his Bible and
His Shakespeare through and through
II 30 he never tried to let
The world know what he knew:
He toiled. and Fortune sweetly smiled.
And still he toiled away.
And stopped to rest and found himself
millionaire one day.
This was the greatest, wisest man
I ever knew. because.
Although he never wrote n book
Nor won the worlds applause.
He took his million and withdrew
From all the rush and roar,
Instead of starting in anew
To win q million more.
S. L. kiser. In Chicago Times-Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

The two bank officials who wreeti
the Vancouver bank and commltts
suicide were victims of a passions
desire to get rich quickly" Itb
too common failing in the Uniis
States, and suicide is not the oi
penalty. Even they who sucss
must pay q price. Sometimes \
added worries, and often, alas!
the gradual breaking of old ties
loss of higher ambition. the hsrds
ing of kind hearts and loss OF ~
In human nature. Wealth is not
of life, nor even the better part oid
istence. So say the sages Of all ln
and all aoe.l
Too Much Business.
Mrs. Jaggs (the next morning.
you know what time you got n'
last night?
Mr.. Jagg@It must have been
ty late, but an important bua'a
transaction detained me At the
fee, and-by the way. dear dld
see nything Of my shoes?
Eyes; you'll hnd them hanging
the hatrack in the hall. Just w
you left thsm."-N. Y. Wor.u.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
POTTERY INVITATIONS.
deFe II One Way In Which Cl.,
Artisans Turn an Hon.
est Penny.

II the peddler calls upon one any A.,
and offers at counter-bargain price,
ceramic antique, he should be show,
the door politely but firmly. He "a
humbug and his goods are bogus. IN.
demand for specimens of early ceranj.
art Is 30 much larger than the availaN.
supply that unscrupulous potters u,
world over are finding profitable wsrt
in oounterfeiting the wares of the earl,
civilizations. In this field the Japap.,.
are by far the cieverest. They can iui.
tate not only their own earthenwars
but also those Of Corea, China and Can.
bodia. They do it so we'll that they a,
ceive experienced buyers and han
been known to lead astray the bes, En-
ropean experts, says the New YO,t
pOs<
Some admirable counterfeitinp 4
done In staffordshire, England, but
thus far it has been confined to early
English productions. One concern ha,
turned out some capital copies Of u,
old Roman pottery, and by some chen.
ical process has succeeded in giving Ii.
exterior the grimy and honeycomb sp |
pearance which comes normally from
long burial in wet soil France. I,av
and Germany have turned an honest
penny in this line of work, while tn.
kilns Of Egypt and Asia Minor are said
to produce relics of the Pharaohs with
considerable success. American pot
ters, It is admitted, have yielded TO Il,
temptation. but thus far with but ltd,
success. Strange to say, their workhu
been SO good that it has sold on account
of its beauty rather than its reseu-
blance to ancient models. A popular
type Of this kind of workmanship i
found in a small dark-red earthenwar,
dish, which is Etruscan in style and
Japanese in ornamentation. 1t wa,
initiated in Trenton from a Japanese
imitation Of an Etruscan original. I'll.
oldest in Kioto had upon the circun
ference Of the major swell of the body
a few flying birds and conventional
fishes, which gave very pleasing .t
feet to the whole. In Japan it is soll
40 the copy of an ancient Roman d.
sign. The Trenton artisan makes it q
q genuine japanese curio, and sells
- such.
In the last few weeks these b.
eenieus men have taken up the r.px
ductien OF zuni ceramics. Here they
have scored quite hit. The wares m
exceedingly simple and require little
skin or iabsr. They are made In hir
qaan4itisa. and can be purchased b
New York and other cities for ten N
fifteen cents spiece. The latest coma
h the Mexican potter, who now p't
duess Astsc antiques. As he ID d
linsal dsscsndant Of that ancient ~
pie, Ais efRense n, perhaps. exeusSA
His nsrmal workmanship i almess =
bad -, that OF his ancestors, 50 thht
II possible his sounterfeits are duHf
unintentional reproductions OF X
coarse and ugly wares. which were
use In the halls Of the Montezumaa
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

strong and healthy OF boay VIZ mi
tim Of those wo.anly diseases 'wnSI
often responsible for feminintp tp;s,ce,|
Women who have used VI. r
vorite GrescHptien for the cur cu'e III
Of the womanly organs, say ~
doesn't tire them any NOR. ie..Jojs :
Pfsseriptisa" " regulaees the psms11 =
enissbfixg drains, heals .u,..tps1
ulcsratien, and cures female M
suakss weak women strong anu
we'll. .,...,,r;,e n!
There u ~ alcohol In 'Favoi,~ nS ~
Nss," neither opium, COCAINE
81 - ,oor health for ni.e y'Hsmur ~
ths HlE1h of ny, ehiid).s wrftss V.M
Wa111as, ef Acme, xanewna SShr ~
fklShie wsakneea vas very nNv dodd
sulBsf unteld uissry.. Our 1sS 10 ~.
= De eayguod uan ccrdsss vSsne
M iVTofe I Nd no i1ea ~. me 4
well, bat Whea yosf letter rsseis rss:senins ps
hsvc hocev = cpmmenced u{ {c -
Rraa0th. .JIwss seon abe % " yssysf g
knijy, cf slx. ] think msV ~ a.
inedieanes Il the world. Ics' q -
thseS e 'AFnvprite rreecnp "a ~
, osIas. . Medical pi'eov''' 80
Dr fissee's Pellets cure s''
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

Partridges feed AZ soon a. they
wake in the morning, and an unscru-
pulous inventor Is showing how they
can be fattened by putting them in q
dark cellar with electric lights. Ev-
cry time the lights are turned up the
birds think IL 10 morning. and so eat
breakfast five or six times in the aft
ernoon. Why, not add skylarks to
furnish music ct the meals? 81
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
LONDON'S BIRD TRADE.
, ins and . Large Import Of
CAAAfies.

Tho BIRDS 70 which the majority Of
people ere dsyoting their atten ntion at
this festive sessen Of the year are those
which are hung up or laid out attract
avsly in the windows OF peuitersrs'
sheps. There are other kinds Of BIRDS
However, that esuss . eonsidsrahls
turnover in money, H. the course Of 9
year. vast numbers Of rollins, for In.
stance are caught and sent abroad. '''
Tho number Of robin rsdbreasts
(Erythacs rubeeula) that are exported
from this country 70 the United States,
Canada and Australia during the year
reaches q total Of nearly $4,000. and
they fetch about e1S,00o. A few star.
.lings are included in these fgursA ss
Il has been found impossible TO obtain
separate statistics; but the great ma
jority are robins, says the London
Nail.
Among singing birds, At least 100000
canariss fnd purchasers in this coun.
try in the course of year. representing
in cash Elao,oOo. Fully q quarter Of
these come from the Tyrol and certain
parts of Germany, where In some little
villages canary breeding IL practically
the only industry. The largest number
Of canaries bred in England Is by flrm
in the neighborhood Of Norwich, which
.disposes OF 1900 per year, the value Of
which 10 about $4,000.
Piping bullfnches are also largely OF
German Importation, the best districts
for these being Hesse and Fulda.
About 4O.oo0 trained bullhnches come
into this country every year from Ger
many and Russia. and their value, TAX.
ing one with another, is over 6 100, 900.
The chatiinch is a very common bird
Mn England. go common that 1t can be
bought In the streets for sixpenoe, but
in Germany there Is q variety whoss
song is very highly esteemed. A few
have been brought over here and sold
at a4 each. but the climate does not
apparently suit them.
larks and linnets are actually TO be
bought for twopence each from the
men who net them, but dealer usually
charges at least a shilling for them
Blackbirds, thrushes and goldhnehes
usually cost more, about couple Of
shillings, although they may be got for
sixpence Rrst hand.
The largest price obtained for Brit.
Ssh wild bird is 2l0. for a perfectly
white specimen of blaskbird.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

Unknown practical jokers created q
sensation in Redwood, N. j., one even
ing lately by bringing to town and
turning loose swarm of strange cats,
which have been making life miserable
for the residents ever since.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
DIR. Wiley, the government chemist,
who is authorized by congress to make
nu iuve sti lion Of

DR.. Wiley, the government chemist,
who is authorized by congress to make
...,....,,., o, IN investigation OF
-'-'-'' good preservatives
Foods. and coloring mat
tiers to determine their relation to di..
eestion and health, and to establish
the principles which should guide their
use, says that from. . discussion OF
this matter the general public = Ike
II - think there is no pure foed 70 be
obtained In the United States Moth
ing, It is said on good authority, could
be farther from the truth than this.
In fact, most OF the goods offered for
sale In our markets are perfectly pure
and wholesome. Less than i've Per
cent. Of the purchase from . reliable
Arm would be found to be adulterated.
But" says DR.. Wiley, with 100000
wage-earners In this country, who
spend three -fourths of tho $2s, ,0oo, 900
. day earned by them for food and Its
preparation, too much attention can
not be given to the subject. All adul-
terants are not harmful, and II the
workman wants to buy oleomargsrine.
labeled as such, because It 10 cheaper,
he should be allowed that pleasure. In
the same manner, he should be given
glucose instead Of honey If he wants 1t,
and Is not deceived in the buying. If
some esthstic folks care more for the
delicate green tint of their peas and
such other vegetables than they do for
the good Of their digestive organs, they
should bs humored with the dose of
zinc and copper salts that is required
to give 1t, but every can should be la
beled as containing zinc and copper
salts, as well as peas, SO others, who
do care. may avoid it. In fsot, It is
only when the law compels q merchant
to sell goods with the name Of adulter-
ant. preservative and eolorins matter
used in putting up the goods printed in
plain letters ON the label that this trsf-
fic can be stopped. Allow people to
know what they are getting, as . pro-
lection to the innocent, and the others
can choose for themselves"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

Good luck simply thrusts itself upon
some people. A New York society girl
got married recently to . man who
claimed that he was French count
and who now turns out to be horse
doctor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

In answer to IN Advertisement
which offered, free of charge, "two-
x...u.. n, s,... dollar book on the
secret of success
full speculation" .
Boston man q year ago forwarded his
address. A package Of attractive
circulars came promptly from New
York investment broker" Since
that time the Bostonian has received
from the same person % letters and
two kilograms, all advising him OF
special opportunities in the stock
market. The New Workers. propO-
sition sounds very fair. He does not
want to handle any money, and
argees to pay himself with a per-
centage of the profits made in trans
actions which he advises. He tells
tbs investor to send his money to
any one of several firms, members OF
the stock exchanges. The investor
is to authorize these people to buy
and sell stocks for my account when
ordered to do so by" the agent, who
claims to have peculiar facilities for
forecasting the course OF the mar
ket. Many persons yield TO the
agents artful and persistent solicita-
ton, says Youths Companion, and
conclude to risk little. In the
course of few days the man who
has parted with q hundred dollars
or more is informed that the stock
bought for his account has unexpecx
edly fallen in price, and his money
is lost. AS q matter OF fact, tho in
vestor has been swindled. The agent
and the broker are in collusion. No
stock was either bought or sold. The
broker gave the agent . certificate OF
purchase and sale, to make the tran
saction look REGULAR" then the two
thieves divided the victims money.
The stock exchanges can sometimes
discipline such brokers, as they late
ly tried to do; but it is almost i'm
possible to bring the law to bear on
the advisers" and agents" who are
as adroit as they are inscriptions.
The only way one can get tho bet
ter of them is to let them alone.
The man who has any dealings with
them will lose his money every time
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

q Mr.. Newpop-You haven't seen our
baby pet. He's only three months old,
but tell you he's bright.
Joe Bacheller-That's sof Can-he-
er-sit up on his hind legs and beg?
-Philadelphia Press,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

In the schedule of . New York
bankrupt recently Aled in court II sp-
pears that he owes SO for beer and
s26 for pew rent.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
L.pd and Water Centers,

II the world be divided into land
and water hemispheres, London is the
center Of the land, New Zealand Of the
~ater--Science.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13

Babies are now sent to sleep BY Q lul-
laby trilled forth by the phonogrsph.
Sort Of . lullobyograph. you know.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13
IT IS
EEASY|
WON

when you M'HT
rub and Emst2
and ~Mit the he'd %
q womans ~
hourly tormsnssa p
No W0UAh ~
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-13


he pulled of hundred from his roll
on the spot and handed It over to
Barrett, who added his hundred in an
off-hand way-he always held out a
roll for working purposes.
"Then Barrett explained that the
first race at Sheepshead Bay was due
in about an hour, and that he would
attend to the tapping in the room,
while his friend and the Iowa man
waited down in front for the signal
as to which horse had won. As soon
as his friend got the signal he was to
make of for the poolroom with the
5000, and the Iowa man was to come
back to the room to wait for his
money with Barrett.
"Everything was agreeable to the
general storekeepcr. and thus it was
arranged. Barrett produced bottle
and they had Q few drinks and
talked until the time for the first
sheepshead race drew on, and then
Fellows and the come-on walked
downstairs to wait for Barrett's sig.
nal as to the winner.
"After they had waited for about
20 minutes Barrett gave 'Psst!' from
the landing, and Fellows ran up the
stairs to him and inclined his head tc
Barrett's whisper. Then he leaped
down the stairs.
"I've got II! he whispered to thu
come-on. Run upstairs now to Bar
rett, and I'll be back in few minutes
with the dough-
"With an exulting look the good
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
HAD AN EASY TIME.
Firemen Had Little to Do Daring
Christmas Day.

The firemen spent the quietest
Christmas and Christmas Eve that it
has been their pleasure to experience
in some time. Only one company had
call during the two days, and the
damage was slight.
The men were on the alert and re-
manned awake until the shooting of fire
works was well over with. They were
prepared to answer alarms in a hurry
and rather expected that they would
be called upon. The lack of fires is
partially explained by the condition of
the weather. Had it been cold enough
to cause the building of fires in dwell
ings there would probably have been
several blazes, but because of the
warm weather the CRATES and fire
places were not used.
The men at the fire stations were
provided for by neighbors and had all
that the markets afforded. The men at
the Central Station appreciate the
thoughtfulness of people in the vicinity.
The men at headquarters were also
well taken care Of
The men at headquarters presented
Foreman Joseph Campos with a hand
some desk CHAIR. The foreman ex-
~ CSSCd his appreciation LOT une RlIL.
The men at headquarters also present
ed superintendent Mcguire with re-
Ginning chair and letter thanking him
for his kindness to the men during the
year.
The men at Station No. / on Brough-
ton street were called out by a fire in
the residence of p. ]. O'Connor, at
Broughton and Houston streets. The
flames were located in several mat
treses and the origin is unknown. The
fire was extinguished with a hand
extinguisher and the damage was
slight.
The firemen of No. engine house
was more than looked after by the
people of the neighborhood So many
Christmas cakes and Christmas re-
membranes were sent in that many
of the donors decided to defer their
giving until New Years. The firemen
had regular feast day. Among those
to whom they are especially indebted
are Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward, Mr. and
Mrs. Sutcliffe, Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien
Mr.. and Mrs. McCartle, Mrs. Schroeder,
Mr.. +. l.. Holland, Mr.. c. w. Drummer.
Jr., Mr.. w. w. Starr, Jr., Mr.. ]. w.
Shirers and Mr.. John Schwaab.