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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-14

Heaters for every household a
Haas Bros.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-14

Money to loan on farms, favorabl
terms given.
R. G. MCKINNEY, Weiser.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-14

Local Geology DIR. Foster, 20 min.
Tie teachers will be specially
anxious to hear the talk on geology
for DIR. Foster has arranged with the
officials of the P. & l. N. road for a
trip up the Weiser canon to be taken
soon after the next meeting Feb. 16.
All people interested are invited
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-14
A Bunch Of Valentines for
Signal Friends and Patrons

You have a horse. you have cart.
And harness need, ween,
Theu go straightwny and see the art
or Harris and OF Dean.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-14

May he agreeable when GER
tain card has been turned trump.
But the red hand that comes from
winds and cold is never pleasant.
To remove it
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-14

To keep well appointed stable
Matthews and Roberts, they are able.
II in getting freight you would have lnck,
Phone straight for their delivery truck.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-14

John Knight and Upton Donley have
h-en visiting on the South Fork the past
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-14

Blessed be the day that gave us
The hardware firm OF Opp Il Davis.
Weiser meier can rue the day
When men OF your kind came this way.
II men deal with you as you deal with them,
Dissension'cannot rule. not cen pro tenn.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
Belnr Rlght

Saddle and bride and girth,
Stirrup and crupper and bit;
Man on the top of a little horse
Shaggy and strong and 1T;
Rugged and bearded face,
Ragged old hat of felt,
Rife that kills at a thousand yards,
And a tight-crammed cartridge belt.
Oh, it isn't by turning out your toes,
You can beat the foe in fight,
Or by learning to march like a mar
ionette
Or by keeping your buttons bright;
And it isn't the way that you crook
your arm,
When you shut your eye TO shoot;
But it's taking to cover at every
chance.
Hillock and rock and root
He doesn't know how to dress,
And he doesn't know how to drill;
But he met the smartest troops in the
world.
And fought till they had their fill.
He's a slovenly, awkward chap;
He's a lubberly farmer-man;
But he lay on the veldt from dawn
till dawn.
And shot till they broke and ran.
For it isn't the way that you keep the
touch,
Or the way that you wheel about;
And IL isn't by pulling your waist-belt
in.
And by padding your tunic out;
And 1t isn't by cooking your forage
cap,
Or by gluing a glass in your eye;
But it's knowing the way to shoot
like
And it's learning the way to die.
They have gathered his kith and kin
In a prison beyond the sea;
But they can't imprison a daring soul
That lives in a bosom free;
They have shattered the calcine,
walls.
Which sheltered his child and wife
But they can't extinguish the nam
they've lit.
Till it dies with his dying life.
For it's never the heat of a burning
home.
That has softened a foeman's heart
And it's never the reek OF lyddit
shell,
That has riven his ranks apart:
And 1t isn't money; it isn't men,
When the guns loud song begins;
But it's feeling your foot on your ma
tive land.
And it's being RIGHT1that wins.
Boston News Bureau.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
The New conrress
New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The attempt to formulate a policy
for the Democratic party made in the
resolutions introduced in behalf OF the
New York delegation into the Con-
gress caucus of the party resulted only
in demonstrating the impossibility of
bringing about any such Democratic
agreement at this time.
At present that party cannot be re-
garded as an organized opposition, as
a political factor made important by
any common purpose. 1t IS without
Ihomogeneity. Under its name radi-
anv different views of nearly all great
Questions of political policy now under
discussion are held and advocated
even passionately. No bridge between
the Democracy of Bryan and the De-
mocracy opposed to him has yet beer
CONSTRUCTED and he shows no dispOsi
ldon to assist In building it.
The Jariff question, on which there
was a semblance of agreement thai
proved 10 be only a sham. after all
when the opportunity came TO a Demo
cratic Congress to make tariff to sui
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
NOW IS THE TIME

Seasons change. We can t
change them. We can't pre-
vent the coming of cold and
damp airs.
But we can prevent the sore
throats, the coughs, colds and
lung troubles by taking SCOTS
Emulsion. Nothing does more
to make the tender throat
tough. Nothing gives such
strength to weak lungs.
Don't take risks-when its
easy to be safe. Now is the
season for taking SCOTS
Emulsion in season.
Wen send you a little to try, Il you like.
SCOTT & BOVINE, ~ Pearl street, New York
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

Some time since the young women
of a Pennsylvania town formed
an anti-tobacco league, and
went TO work to Danish
the noxious weed from their midst
They would have nothing TO do with
anyone who used tobacco in any form.
Then the young men had a little
meeting and resolved that they were
satisfied with the status quo. Time
went on. as il usually does. and the
young men hocked by themselves, in
dulging more and more in the weed
because of ostracism. But the young
women discovered that it did not work
as they had anticipated, and forthwith
disbanded. This shows the peryersity
of man.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
WAYFARER'S NOTE BOOK
Was a KemarkabIe Woman

Mrs. Jinzey Bacon. who died in
Laurel recently. was a most remark
able woman Notwithstanding hel
advanced age. % years, she retained
all her faculties. and was extremely
entertaining. There are many people
in Wilmington who have heard heI
stories of Washington and the revolu-
tionary war. Mrs Bacon was the
daughter of Colonel Isaac FOOks, who
was a personal friend of General
Washington, who was with him that
dismal winter at Valley Forge. He1
mother was famous nurse of the war
and as both her parents lived to a ripe
old age. Mrs Bacon naturally was rich
in "reminiscences of the revolutionary
period.
Mrs. Bacon had one of the finest col
lections of Colonial china in this
country Among her treasures were a
punchbowl presented to her father by
General Washington, and piece OF
bric-a-brac given to him by General
Lafayette.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
NEWSPAPER OPINION
Speaker Henderson

From the Philadelphia Press.
The reelection of the Hon. David b.
Henderson as Speaker of the House of
Representatives followed the reassem-
bling Of Congress on Monday as a mat
ter OF course. He had a difficult task
in following Thomas B. Reed. who
maintained an unusually high stand
ard of control and achievement in the
speakers chair Though the Iowa Con-
gresham does not hold the reins OF
control as rigidly and tightly as his
great predecessor, he seems to get there
just the same.
The speakers power is great. per.
haps too great in view cf the fact thai
the Office may sometimes be filed less
worthily than now. But Speaker Hen.
.derson has welded this power in tn,
main for the public good and presum
ABLY to the satisfaction of his part,
associates, since they return him will
la unanimous voice
The House has occasionally made
mistake in electing a speaker for
Single Congress, but il never repeat
lerrors of that kind When q speake
IFS reelected it is a recorded judgmen
lof the House that he has borne well hi
part, and is in every way worthy of be
/ ing continued in his high office. From
this judgment of the House of Repre-
lsentatives Of the Firty-sevenhht Con
gress there can be no reasonable dis
sent in Congress on outside Of il.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

II is reported that some OF the
schools are being closed because of a
lack of funds. Owing to the oversight
by the last Legislature in reapportlon-
ing the school fund many of the dis
tricts have as yet received no aid from
the State The blighting and wither-
ing influence Of political intrigue may
be upon every other department of the
State government. but surely those in
authority, regardless Of political af-
hliations. will not allow children to be
robbed of the school which is their
birthright The present State admin
istrahon cannot afford THE unenviable
notoriety that would be given If it
should not be able to keep the schools
open.-Iewes Pilot.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

Perley Stone, of Haverhill, Mass,
brother OF the kidnapped missionary.
believes the idea OF ransom should be
abandoned and that a forceful demon
stration should accompany a demand
on Turkey for the missing woman.
"Will you marry me and preside
over my household as queen?" he
asked.
She was inclined to laugh his pro-
pOsal to scorn.
You may never have such another
chance" he continued, "for / know of
a really excellent servant girl who is
about to leave her present place and
whom l could engage at once"
Thereupon she fell upon his bosom.
The tallest giraffe in the New York
Zoo has about three feet Of sore throat,
and the business of curing it is puz-
zling the authorities, who are oonsid-
ering ,ne feasibility of letting the
work out by contract.
"Who is your choice for governor?
Uncle Dave?"
"Well. sub; des at dis time my min
is free and open; but I'll say dis much
De ole mans mighty hard up this
yeari"
The story that Aguinaldo, the former
leader of the F'ilipinos, has been de-
tected in treachery and is to be ban
ished" to this country hardly indicates
that the attempt to make the punish
ment lit the crime has been successful
The Chinese Government has offici-
ally abandoned the bow and arrow a.
an army weapon and substituted
therefor the gun
Mike" said Flooding Pete, "des,
help wanted columns in de paper il
a great assistance. amt dey?"
What good do dey do?"
"Dey shows a whole lot o. place
YOU better keep way from fur fear o
bein' offered work"
The Spanish papers, recovering a
last from the shock of recent conflict
are urging the South American repub
lie to demand from this country
guaranty of the independence of eaci
OF them. This would be equivalent I
making us a party to every South
American revolution.
Il see that off the Newfoundlan
fishing banks the Duchess Of York wa
severely nauseated."
What do you suppose caused it?"
1T must have been the cod liver o
in the rough"
Mrs. Lyman G. Rindge. of Koko
mo. Ind. is suing for divorce on tn
ground that her husband forced he
to serve as a cowboy on his large ranc
in the West. Thus one of the possib
future fields of industry for wome
, seems to be unpopular
: Miss Prim-"Ah, Thomas, whispe
r ing again? What did you say then
+ William"
8 Thomas-"Nuttin'."
= Miss Prim-"Oh, yes, you did. o.
, with it,"
4 Thomas-"Well. den, | said / wish'
- youse 'u'd go over Niagara Falls in
i- barrel"
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

Secretary Gage, in his report, rec
ommends the abolition of the special
war taxes. which would reduce the
revenue by something like s5O,OOO,O 900
annually Everyone will hope chat
Congress may heed his suggestion.
While these have not been especially
burdensome. yet they are very annoy
ing. At the present rate of the accu-
mutation Of the surplus, these war
taxes could be abolished without dan
ger. Congress will undoubtedly take
the same view.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

The report of the lsthmian Canal
Commission. which was sent to Con-
gress yesterday. recommends the Mic
aragua route and makes an estimate
of about Sl9O,OOO.OOO as the cost of it's
construction. The commission be-
lives the Panama canal could be com
pleted for an expenditure of S144.0oO,-
GOO. but estimates the work already
done at $4,000 900, while the holders
OF that line demand S1O9. 100000. Pan
anna has an advantage in that il could
in time be made a sea-level canal, and
the expensive system of locks such as
is necessary in the other route. would
not have to be maintained. It is esti
mated that deep draft vessels coult
pass through the Panama canal il
twelve hours. while it would TAX
nearly three times as long for the Jour
ney through the Nicaragua ciit. ST
years is placed as the time ne cesar,
to complete the undertaking, providin
the work is pressed with proper dis
lpateh. although similar under taking
show that the estimates Of time an
expense are likely to be excee ded.
may perhaps be unfortunate that th
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
EsTaETIo SMYRNA

The great event of Smyrna's social
and esthetic circles came off duly on
Thanksgiving night For many years
there has been an effort on the part Of
the more progressive women of the
town who believe in culture for the
masses, and who desire general dis
seminaton Of sweetness and light. to
interest the people in that which is es-
.thetic and elevating. To that end a
New-Century Club was formed some
years since, and There developed rapid
ly a taste for those Things which men
have manifested little interest in.
Week after week There We're learned
papers and equally learned discussions
on such themes, as THE renaissance
of Italian amt. The poetic ideals of Ro-
sett. apperception i'm the field of mod
lern Psychology, Browning and modern
poetic ideals, the Greek drama, etc.
People opened their eyes in amaze
ment at the signs of a higher develop
lment, and the men became nervous and
timid In the presence of their erudite
consorts, and never forget TO clean
their shoes when entering the house
for the home became a shrine wherein
a goddess versed in all the philosophy
of life, ancient, medieval and
modern, sat enthroned. The man
who smoked skunk behind the barn
with a guilty feeling i'm his heart. and
he who wished to masticate the nox-
ious weed went over to Leipsic or Do
yer.
Thus moral elevation went on apace
until it began to blossom and fiower
and then came the fruitage The women
Of the New-Century Club had realized
their ideall Consequently they deter
mined to hold a public meeting (nfty
cents adm9ttance) at which ii might be
made apparent that THE progress wa.
not simulated and a mere sham, but q
real entity, force which should sweeI
from The town the vulgar and common.
place. The night came, and the nus
bands who had received proper in
lstruction, LEFT their pipes in the barn
put on their store clothes and joined
the throng OF expectant auditors-or
rather, spectators.
The curtain rose and revealed
stage full of cultured women resplend
: ent in burnt cork and abbreviated COS
. tunes. Then began a series of ohasU
coon songs, esthetic cakewalks, AM
gags reminiscent Of The middle ages
while the banios plunked, and the clo
5 dance went on. When it was over am
4 the women had removed the greas
- paint and burnt cork, the congratula
tions of their husbands were in order
e and all felt that the standing @
r Smyrna as a centre of culture and phi
r losophy had been established, and th
T club had S125 to the good
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
Threatened 10 Arrgst.CrueI DrIYer


Persons owning teams cannot be too
careful in the selection of their driv-
ers. as many a poor horses life is
made miserable by unreasonable and
inhuman drivers. 1t was recently that
the Wayfarer saw an example of this
that made his blood fairly boil and
aroused him to such an extent that
no was tempted to pick up a brick and
knock a colored driver from the seat
.of a mortar wagon owned by local
firm. The horses were small, but in
good condition. One was a gray and
the other light bay in color. and the
little beasts were doing all in their
power tOhaul the heavy load of mortar
up an inclined and heavy piece of road
land We're progressing slowly. The
negro was not satisfied with their pace
and began whipping, snatching and
cursing the animals until he had them
frightened and fretted so that they
could hardly move. The little bay
being of a nervous temperament, and
'high-strung, became so excited that ii
could not pull a step. The brutal
negro belabored the horse until it was
full of welts. and his fellow drivers
demonstrated with him. Hecursed them
and told them to mind their own bust
ness and he did not desist from his
cruel treatment to the horse until the
Wayfarer threatened to have him ar
rested. When the horses became
calmer they drew the load to its desti-
nation without more ado.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
g. f. RUDOLPH,
Market and Fourth SITS

its notions. cannot be revived without
making even more manifest irreconcil-
able differences of Democratic senti-
ment.
AS a representative OF any common
policy and principle the Democratic
party. as a national party, has no real
existence at the opening of this Con-
eress. 1t is in the air; it is a confused
mass and not a consolidated political
army.
Whether it is to remain thus disor-
ganized or is to revive in full strength
in 1904. If not in 1902, will depend on
the wisdom of the Republican majority
in the Fifty-seventh Congress, which
assembled Monday.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

Mr. Raymond DuHadway, now a
teacher in the Philippines, sends us a
copy Of the Manila American. a news
paper printed partly in English and
partly in Spanish. It is dated Septem-
Der 27. and has an article on Roose-
velt's boom for the Presidential nomi-
nation in 1904. How ancient all that
seems now. The American advocates
the continued admission Of the Chi,
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
To Declare Dividend

1t is expected that the directors OF
The Diamond State Steel Company, at
their meeting, will take action on the
preferred stock dividend. and that the
dividend periods will be the same as
they were before the company was re-
organized, that is January and July.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

advantages OF one of the routes are
not more decided. since there are sure
to be partisans of each. But an impor-
tant thing Is that we have reached a
determination to construct a canal at
one OF these points.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

nese under the plea that as natives re-
fuse to perform certain labor, they are
needed. It's mention Includes many
persons on both sides OF the water.
from General Torres. 10 sockless Jerry
Simpson-the latter shows the origin
of the paper.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

An evening contemporary takes
great pride in the fact that It printed
the Presidents message the other day.
No, gentle reader, it was not Andrew
Jackson's. but actually President
Roosevelts. That is commendable en-
terprise and shows improvement No
wonder It struts.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
THE LITERARY WORLD

The Marine Review. of Cleveland, |
o.. will begin the publication in its is
sue of December -, of the biography |
of the Hon. Peter White. OF Marquette, |
Mich, or to put it more correctly, will |
begin to relate the history of the dis
cOvery and development of the iron re-
gions of Lake Superior The story
will be concluded in three numbers.
The whole fabric of the history of the
development of iron is woven about
the life Of Peter White because it is a
singular and impressive fact that his
life encompasses all OF it, He was
practically there when the first iron
deposit was discovered and he is there
vet. He was with the first handful of
white men who penetrated the wilder
ness of the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan. The only inhabitants of the un-
broken forests were the wild beasts
and Indians. At that time the canal
at Sault Ste Marie was merely a vague
hope OF the future. The only roadway
was the Indian trail: the only food
such as ones skill with gun and line
secured. There were no vessels on
Lake Superior bigger than the birch
bark canoe save a few which had been
IulknlutQ WITH lut utillt Vi aNubOutls
but upon which today no one would
think of risking his life. Under these
adverse circumstances, the develop
ment of the iron mines, lying in the
hills fourteen miles from the lake
shore. became a monumental labor
Several Of the companies went bank
rupt and none declared a dividend for
fifteen years Peter White was part
of this experience, serving as clerk to
an iron company, penetrating the
ltrackless wilds with dogs and sled to
fetch the mail. acting as amateur
counsel to minor litigants, represent
ling the region in the Legislature and
finally establishing himself as bank
er to the community. He became the
most moving and picturesque figure
lin the gradual. unfolding of the Won
derful industrial panorama of the
Lake Superior region. He saw the
plank road give way to the steam rail-
way. the first great iron ore dock with
Its pockets and shutes constructed, the
lSault ste. Marie canal built, and the
great highway of the lakes made clear
for that stupendous torrent of ore,
which has made the United states the
great industrial nation that it is.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

John d. Rockefeller will give $3.50, 900
to Bryn Mawr College, conditioned
upon friends of the institution raising
a sum slightly larger. He believes in
letting his light shine though it is
only fed by oil.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

An imperial edict has been issued
in ~Aina abolishing the use of the bow
and arrow from the army. China pro-
poses to be strictly up to date. Per-
haps she may now try TO abolish the
white invaders.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

The literature of the stage is volu-
minous and entertaining, but much
of it has little value except as a record
or as a prize to be gathered in by the
lomniverous book collector. The biog-
lraphy of this or that actor, the remi-
lniscences of a deservedly forgotten
hero or heroine of the foOtlights, the
essays and criticisms gathered within
covers to crafty the vanity of an OBJ
scure commentator upon ephemeral
plays and still more ephemeral acting,
are all too frequently of no possible in
ltrinsic literary or historical merit.
But Clara Morris Life on the Stage. -
many of whose chapters have appear
led serially in McClures Magazine and
lin tho daily newspapers, stands abso-
llutely in aSclass by itself. II has a
distinct literary style which reflects
the personality of the writer as
strongly as her personality was re-
Elected during the days of her dra-
matte triumphs. Her book palpitates
with life as real and as moving as
forceful and as powerful. as vivid and
las human as did the characters in
which she won her right to a high
place among American actresses. The
price of the book is S1.50. Published
by Mcclure. Phillips & Co, New York
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

Queen Wilhelmina, of the Neither
lands. who sometime. ago decided TO
cast her let with a German princelng
for a husband, finds that she has made
a bad bargain He chooses to insult
her publicly, and as a result has beer
compelled TO fight several duels with
her majesty's faithful retainers. I'm
fortunately, the royal consort got of
without a scratch.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05

The failure to communicate regular
ly with Miss Stone. the captured mis-
sionary. is attributed TO heavy SHOWS
The Government should establish ,
llong-distanoe phone for the convent
ence Of the brigands.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
C. F. RUDOLPH.
OPERA GLASSES

In leather, white and smoked pearl,
with and without handles. in cases
or bags. with metal or pearl slides.
or in ename.s.
Evening journal., 1901-12-05
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Perley Stone, of Haverhill, Mass,
brother OF the kidnapped missionary
believes the idea Of ransom should be
abandoned and that a forceful demon
stration should accompany a demand
on Turkey for the missing woman.