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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-01
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-01

For all the local news, you will
want the Signal, Weiser's biggest
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-01

Another week rolled by. The tide of
battle had swept inland and northward;
and all eyes were on the plucky advance
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-01

Continued next week.
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Rabbi of the Cong Bnai Israel.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 1901.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

THE REFLECTIoN.-Curra once met
his match in a pert, jolly, keen-eyed
son of Erin, who was up as witness
in a case Of dispute in the matter of
horse deal. Curran much desired to
break down the credibility Of this wit
ness and thought to do it by making
the man contradict himself-by tang
ling him up in a network Of adroitly
framed questions-but to no avail.
The jostler was a companion to Sam
Weller. His good common sense and
his equinimity and good nature were
not to be overturned. By and by Cur
ran, in a towering wrath, belched
forth, as not another counsel would
have dared to do in the presence Of the
court:
"Sirrah, you are incorrigible! The
truth is not to be got from you, for 1t
is not in you. I see the villain in your
face!"
Faith, yer honor" said the witness,
with the utmost simplicity Of truth
and honesty, my face must be moity
clane and shinin' indade, If it can re-
fleet like that"
For once in his life the great barris-
ter was floored by a single witness. He
could not recover from that repartee,
and the case went against him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

war loan was more than subscribed for
does not disprove this. That loan was
taken by the money lenders, who know
that British credit Is yet good"
In speaking Of the present condition
of the war in South Africa Capt. Has
developed a condition that has no pre-
cedent in history, inasmuch as the de-
Tending army, numbering in all not
more than $4,000 men, are subsisting al
most entirely on the offensive army.
The Boer is not fighting for medals or
glory, but for the comfort which will
come from freedom; therefore, he does
not attempt impossible tasks, but he
fights when favorable conditions pre-
sent themselves.
1.-THE problem in South Africa now Is
one almost entirely Of horsefesh. The
Beers dismounted would not be able to
keep the field. Mounted, one Boer is
equal to three British soldiers, and by
continually changing his scene of ope-
IdlloIlS liS Docio dix duiC " oASoi 5oA
ize the British plans. By the quick
shifting Of the scenes Of action from
the Transvaal to the Orange Free State
and then to Cape Colony the whole
British army system has been COM
pletely demoralized. The Beers are re-
ceiving recruits every day; in fact, fas-
ter than we are losing men, and the
spirit of liberty and independence Is, If
anything, stronger today than at the
outbreak Of hostilities."
When asked about the rumors that
General DeWet is insane, Capt. Has
sell said: "De Wet is madman-when
he sees a British soldier, but only In
that sense. He has a stern resolve to
fight it out to the bitter end or find
a patriots grave. Behind DeWet
stands President Steyn, of the Orange
Free State, man whose many excel
lent qualities cannot be exaggerated.
II believe in my heart Of hearts" said
Capt. Hasell, in concluding his talk
with a reporter of The Sun, that we
can keep up the fight until the British
have lost. I know the Boer well; l
have lived with him for twelve years
and have seen him in all conditions OF
life, and I want to say that the people
of South Africa will never submit to
British domination. Baltimore Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

fA Walking along a street one day,
Patrick and his wife Nora passed by a
window where a handsome silk dress
was exposed to view.
"Ah, Patrick" said Nora, "do ye re-
member ye said I was to have the silk
dress when ye had the money to buy
it?"
did I say that, Nora?"
"Indade ye did, Patrick. An We have
the money in yer pocket to buy me the
dhress this day."
THAT have, Nora; but I don't buy
the dhress."
An why not, shure?"
Its bist, Nora, that I kape the
money in me pocket for the day whin
we haven't got it."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15
Aulnorol1s department.
THE DIFFERENCE.

The following took place in London
police court, at which Thackeray then
a young reporter) was in attendance.
Pat Fogarty had gone all the way
from Manchester to London to thrash
Mick Fitzpatrick, which he did, wind
ing up the performance with the assis-
tance Of an lawful horseshoe" He
was detected, and brought before the
MAGISTRATE, and a part Of his examina-
ton is here given:
Court-"Well, sir, you came here
from Manchester, did you not?"
Pat-"Your honor has answered
right"
Court-"You see the compliments 8
head; it was cut by sharp instru-
ment. Do you know what cut it?"
r Pat-"Ain't your honor afther say
in that a sharp Instrument did,"
Court becoming restive)-'T see, you
mean to equivocate. Now, sir, you cut
that head; you came here to cut It, did
YOU not? Now, sir, what motive
brought you here to London?"
Pat-"The locomotive, yer honor?'
Court (waxing warm)-"Equivocat-
ing again, you scoundrel!" (Raising
up the horseshoe and holding it before
Pat) "Do you see this horseshoe
sir?"
Pat-"Is it a horseshoe, yer honor?'
Court (testily)-"Don't you see 1t IS,
sir? Are you blind? Can you not tell
at once that it is horseshoe?'
Pat-"Bedad, no, yer honor"
Court (angrily-"No?"
Pat-"No, yer honor; but can yer
self tell?"
Court-"Of course, can, you stupid
Irishman."
Pat (soliloquizing aloud):-"Oh, glory
be to goodness, see what education is'
yer honor! Shure, a poor ignorant
creature like meself wouldn't know
horses shoe from a mares"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

"'Yes, SIR
"Ill give you $1,000 an acre for your
2O-acre plat
1.-the price is s1,5OO an acre. said
Mr.. Hart.
"'All right, I'll be around at noon
with a certified check. Does this hold
good until them
"I'll tell you better at noon.'
Anxious to see the outcome I kept
with Mr.. Hart, and sure enough the
prospective buyer was one hand very
promptly at noon with a certified check
cor $50, 900.
"I don't want your money said Mr..
Hart. My land is worth s1,750 an acre
now, and will be higher before night
"'My God, man, must have it, the
buyer yelled. Wait here for me min
ute."
Back he came with authority from
his principal to close the deal, only to
be told that the price had jumped to
$4,000 an acre.
Its almost like robbery, but I can't
help myself. Here, take this check on
account to bind the deal before you
Jump the price again."
The Philadelphia Press, comparing
the Texas oil fields to those in Pennsyl-
vania, says:
What will be the result of this dis
covery of oil? 1t must work perma-
nent change in the industrial, social
and political situation in Texas and
the Southwest. The excitement VIII
gradually die out as the actual value of
the oil discoveries become known and
speculation subsidies. But Beaumont
will never return again to its sleepy
old days, and the people in that neigh
borhood will not be content with the
old way of getting living. The abun-
dance of money will for time demor-
alize those who come in contact with
the excitement. Some Of them will be
made richer and many poorer by the
speculation; but no one Of them will fail
to have his ideas Of life and business
changed radically and finally. The dis
covery of petroleum in this state forty
years ago gave a great impulse to the
prosperity of Pennsylvania and added
largely to it's wealth and Importance
And this result may be duplicated In
Texas"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15
ECZ MA.
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Hu N OR 5 50 -

Painful, unsightly eruptions, scabs and
scales, itching sensation, prickling pains,
thin. diseased blood, bumps, and dirty
snrcks on the skin, pimples, boils, pale
skin, eating sores and ulcers, SKIN anu
blood humors cured by taking Botanic
BLOOD Balm (B.B.B.). All the sores quickly
heal and blood is made pure and rlch by lts
use Deep seated, obstinate. cases tha'
resist Doctors and patent medicine treat
ment Weld to Botanic Blood Balm B.B.B:):
The most perfect Blood Purifier made: ~
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81. per large bottle, including complete
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Srnd T. cents tO pay pOssageon Fre~ I'iai
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15
SAYS BOERS WILL. WIN.
Capt. John A. Hnsell Gives His Rea'
SONS for Belief.


SONS for Belief.
Captain John A. Hasell commander
Of the American scouts with the Boer
army, who is visiting in Baltimore, be-
lieves the Beers will yet be successful
in the struggle for independence and
liberty. and says that their position to-
day is as strong as it was three months
ago.
THE Boer cause" he said to report
er Of the Sun, sis desperate, but not
more desperate than that Of the Brit
ish. We believe we can hold out until
we win. We do not think we can beat
the English empire, but we hope that
we can keep up the struggle until the
British abandon the task of making
the South African republics mere de-
Tendencies of the crown. The taxpay-
ers in England are already becoming
heartily sick Of such a tremendous out
lay Of money. The fact that the great
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15
TEXAS OIL EXCITEMENT.
Whole State Wild With the Fever of
Speculation.

The state of Texas. particularly that
part of it around Beaumont, is in a
fever Of excitment over the oil discov-
cries that have, in a few weeks, chang
ed quiet, almost unknown communi-
ty into hive of excited fortune-seek-
ers, investors and oil experts-all with
an eye to the main chance.
1t all sounds like the story of Alad-
din's lamp. Money is changing hands
in enormous sums; stock companies
are being formed every day; the news
papers of Texas have to print supple
ments to carry the advertisements Of
shares for sale. Fortunes are being
made in the transfer of real estate
holdings alone.
One actual scene as described by the
correspondent of the Chicago Inter-
Ocean will give an idea of the situation
around Beaumont. He says:
II was walking down the street when
a man ran up to my companion and
said:
lis this Mr.. Hart?'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

SS II wish I had the man where I
could get at him." said the young wn-
man.
What man." asked the elderly wo-
man.
1.-The one that advertised how to get
rid Of rough, red hands-for dollar" "
You sent the dollar?"
Yes, and what do you think the
hateful things sent?"
IT have no idea"
HE said the easiest way was to pay
off the rough, red hands and hire polite
es."-Indianapolis Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

EARLY RIsING.-"Pat," said a mana
ger to one of his workmen, "you must
work the first thing in the morning."
"Indade, and OF am, sor. It's a fam
lily trait, Oi'am thinking"
"Then your father was an early riser
too?"
"Me father, is it? He roises that ear
ly that if he went to bed little later
he'd meet himself getting up in the
mornin'." '."-Tit-BitS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

IT "I could die for you," he cried.
But the girl gave no sign of recipro-
cal affection.
"And my life" he continued, ''is in
sured for $20,000."
II am yours, she sighed, "till death"
Philadelphia Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

ar Doctor-I' think you understand
fully now the directions for those medi-
cines. And this is for your dyspepsia.
"Why, I haven't the dyspepsia, doc
tor"
"Oh: but you will have it when you've
Bazaar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

3&' Trans means across" said the
teacher. can any boy give me an illus
tration of it's use?''
Yes, ma am" spoke up little Willie;
trans parent q cross parent
Philadelphia Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

13' II think education might put an
end to war"
"How?"
well, if the weaker parties were
educated to see that it is better to give
in than to get whipped. d."-Harper's
Bazaar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15

NJ HE would never have become ad-
dicted to drink if it hadn't been for the
trouble he had"
Why. what trouble did he have?"
He had trouble in keeping away
from t."-Phiadelphia Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
Made his swn Callovs,


Ten thousand persons saw Jim An.
derson negro, hanged at Little Rock,
Ark, last Friday.
Among the spectators was young
Lemoyne Jayne, a son Of Porter jayne,
q carpenter. After the execution the
lad inspected the scaffold, and Wednes.
day completed a miniature scaffold.
He invited his playmates to take the
role OF the condemned man. Failing
In this he sought to take the place Of
the executioner as well as the person
condemned.
He adjusted the moose and stepped
on the trap. He had figured that he
had enough rope to reach the ground.
The sight Of his body dangling In mid
air caused his playmates to spread the
alarm, and neighbors reached the scene
In time to cut the body down before
the lad was strangled to death. His
neck was not broken, but he Is uncon-
scious and doctors give no hope for re-
covery.
For this and the scene enacted, Gov.
ernor Davis has made known his in.
tention to recommend the immediate
repeal of the act which permits the
public to witness hangings.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
$I00 Reward, $Io0

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science
has te IN able to cure in all it's stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally. acting directly upon the
blood and MUCOUS surfaces of the
system. there by de. i. Dying the
foundation of the disease, and e,v-
ing the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The pro-
prieters have so much faith in its
curative powers. that they offer ono
Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills ere the best.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
4 Ministsr's Good Work.

II had q severe attack of bilious
collie, got abottle Of Chambealain's e
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoes Rem
edy, took two doses and was entirely
cured" says Rev. A. A. Power, Of
Emporia. Kan, my neighbor
across the street was sick for over q
week, had two or three bottles of
medicine from the doctor. He used
II EN- for three or four days without
relief, called in another doctor who
treated him for some days and gave
him no relief, so discharged him, I
went over to him the next morning.
He said his bowels were in terrible
lux, that they had been running off
go long that It was almost bloody
6ux. I asked him il he had tried
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and he said,
No. I went home and broueh thin
my bottle and gave him one dose:
told him to take another dose in
fifteen or twenty minutes II he did
not find relief, but be took no more
and was entirely cured" For sale
by the Middleburg Drug Co.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
P'cnics. Festivals, Etc.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10th, The
Grubbs Sunday School will hold theil
annual picnic.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10th, a cake
walk and festival will be held at Mt,
Pleasant Mills.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. The Evan.
Lutheran church of Beavertown will
hold festival.
SATURDAY, AUG. 10th, the Leinin.
gers Union Sunday School near Ori.
entail, will hold their annual picnic in
the grove near the church.
THURSDAY AUGUST Is, The Susauo
hanna Lutheran Reunion will be
held on Island Park, near Sunbury,
Prominent speakers will be present
who will deliver addresses.
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, the U. B.
and U. E. Sunday Schools will hold
their annual picnic at Bear Spring
Park.
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, a festival
will be held by the Sunday School at
Kreamer. All are invited.
SATURDAY, AUG. 18th, the Salem
Union Sunday School will hold their
annual picnic in Beale's grove, one
mile west of Oriental. All are invited.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18th, The l4th
annual choir convention will be held
near Freeburg. The "Choir Leader"
containing the choruses for the day
can be had for rehearsal for cents of
VIM. Meyer, Pres, Freeburg, Pa.
THURSDAY, AUG. %, the Burns fam.
lily le-uniOn will be held at Clements
Park, rain or shine.
THURSDAY, AUGUST end, The Sec
ond annual app reunion will be held
at Milton Park.
SATURDAY, AUGUST oath, the Union
Sunday School of Bannerville will hold
their picnic in the grove, mile west
of that place.
SATURDAY, AUGUST oath, the annu-
al picnic of st. Johns Sunday school
at Mt. Pleasant Mills will be held at
Fremont.
THURS DAY, AUGUST 30, the fourth
annual reunion of the Schoch family
will be held OF Rows church near Sa-
lem. Trains will stop at Clifford siding
on day of picnic and buses will con-
vey passengers from the train to the
grove.
SATURDAY, AUG. 81, the Ebenezer
U. b. Sunday school will hold their
annual picnic II miles southwest of
Freeburg. All are invited.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

L" know what newspaper space to buy and
how to fill and use that space is of greater i'm
portance to the advertiser than the price Of the
space. If all business were conducted on busi-
ness principles, there would benz need to argue
about the advantage of advertising, for every
business man knows that advertising is one Of
tbs mostimportant of the principles which makes
success for business.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

HOWARD G. FREDERICK of Millersburg
presented to the Town Council Monday event ng
a proposition to erect a system of water works.
He proposes to put in 1S plugs for the use Of
the borough at an annual rental of $3.50 for fire
purposes, to erect the plant and allow the people
of Middleburg to take the bonds, il they wish
them. Whether the council accepts or rejects
the proposition, it establishes one point beyond
a doubt, that the discount on insurance will nav
the water tax. A discount of about ten per cent.
will be allowed on three-year insurance and
twenty per cent on yearly insurance. The saw
ing of insurance on private residence will pay
the water tax on that property. The saving of
insurance ON business place and business will
run from two, three or even four times as much
ss the water tax will BE- One and two-thirds
mills will pay the waite rent. This makes it a
business proposition, even if we got nothing in
return. > But we are getting something for our
money and even if it were to cost more than the
saving Of the Insurance., we should have it. If
the oounGl would rather give it to home COM
pany, andthe home company is willing to do IS
well, that would be the thing to do, but the home
s'mpany should get down to business and make
their proposition. We seed water works and
the town is in favor ofhaving them. .
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
REDUCED RATES TO THE SEA.
SHORE.
Annual I.Ow.RRta Excursion to At
lantic CITY etc. via Pennsylvania
Railroad


Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for three low-rate ten-day
excursions for the present season from
North Bend, Troy, Bellefonte, Will
liamspart, Mocanaque, Sunbury, Shen-
andoah, Dauphin, and principal inter-
mediate stations (including stations on
branch roads). to Atlantic City, Cape
Nay, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Ava
lon, Anglesea Wildwood, or Holly
Beach, on Thursdays, August and %
Excursion tickets, good to return by
regular trains within ten days, will be
sold at very low rates. Tickets to At
lantic City will be sold via the Del
ware River Bridge Route, the only all
rail line, or via Market Street Wharf,
Philadelphia.
Stop over can be made at Philadel-
phia, either going or returning, within
limit Of ticket.
For Information In regard to specie
rates and time of trains consult hand
bills, or apply to agents, or E. 8. Har.
rar, Division Ticket Agent, Williams-
port, Pa. S-l.et
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
SALE REGISTER

Notices OF sales wiz be inserted free under
shis heading when the bills are printed at this
oface. When the bills are not printed st this
ofhce 90 Cents will be carged. Persons expect.
II inserted In tbis column.
THURSDAY, AUGUST Is. I. L. Walter, at.
torneyin.fact for the heirs Of Eoh,.ir
Walter, late Of Centre township, W iii sell
TUESDAY, AUGUST n. DR.. w. W. Loneacre
ana DR.. H. M. Krebbs. attorneys for the
heirs otG. NJ Houser, will sell, near Yer.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81 Elias Drummer. ex.
ecutor OF Samuel Brunner, late of Centre
township, will sell ia acre farm on the
premises In Center township.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

So the Pilgrim says he will not be candi-
date for Sheriff. As he has promised Chas.
Sampsel and Kohler Peek ,o have them nomi.
mated and elected, it will he interesting to note
which way he will flop. This is due notice to
Geo. Shindle, John 3rosius and others who
would not be willing to refuse the nomination
for prothonotary, that wide swath will be cut
by the ASP for the clerkship of the courts.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
LITERARY NOTES.
THE OUTLOOK.

Among the full-page portraits of distinguished
men ofthe day contained in the Magazine Num-
Der ofTHE OUTLOOK for August (the fourteenth
annual Educational Number) are those of Gov
ernor Taft ofthe Philippines, the late John Fiske,
Henryk Sienkiewicz (from painting by Polish
artist, President Hadley of Yale University,
President Draper of the Illinois State University,
President Wheeler of the University of Cali
fornia, President Northrop of the University of
Minnesota, President Remsen of the Johns Hop
kins University, and President Gilman, late of
the Johns Hopkins University. (s3 year. The
OUTLOOK COMPANY, 2S7 Fourth Avenue, New
York;
THE COSMOPOLITAN.
THE Cosmopolitan for August reveals the
late Grant Allen in a new lght-that of keen
and clever satir,st Of modern society, not only in
England, but in the world at large The Co.'S
,nopolitas, Immediately on his death, secured
from his son all his papers, and the clever alle-
gory-"The Temple of Fate"-in the August
number, is one of those selected. Like "The
British Aristocracy" in the April Cosmopolitan,
the present article impresses itself on the reader
with direct fsarlessness which is new quality
in the authors work. If is true that all the
world loves lover, then Edgar Saltus's clever,
epigrammatic story of the princes who have re-
linquished thrones, position, wealth-everythine
TO marry the woman they loved, should indeed
be popular.