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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-05-30

John inertia, living near fraser;
Nez Perce county, committed suicide
last week. AS soon as word reacneo
him. Coroner H. r. Merchant I'M
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-05-30

mediately departed for the residence
of Merta. He found the dead man
in bed with a 4-caliber revolver
clutched in both hands, and upon
examination it was found that the
bullet had entered the head just in
front of the right ear and, penetrat-
ing the brain, had come out on top
of the head Death had resulted in
stantly.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-05-30

You are much more liable to dis
ease when your liver and bowels do
not act properly. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers remove the cause Of
disease. DAVIS Drug Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-05-30

Payette sawmill proposition seems
to have fallen by the way. Messrs.
Cobban q Casey have notified the
people that they relinquish the valu-
able franchise offered for the location
of a mill at that place. They say
they have determined to put in but
one plant and that mill will be locat-
ed at Emmett.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-05-30

Shortly after midnight Sunday
night fire broke out in the residence
of Rev l. T. Osborn, two miles north
of HALEY, resulting in the death of
Mrs. Osborn and her little son, Joe.
Mrs. Osborns life was lost in an
effort to save her boy, the burning
roof crashing down upon them as she
tried to escape with the child.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-05-30


A laundress whose name WAS un
learned attempted suicide Saturday
afternoon by jumping into the South
Fork at Wallace. She worked in a
laundry across the river from the 0.
r. & N. depot and shortly after
noon went out and jumped from the
plank on the retaining wall into the
middle of the swift current where
the water is four or six feet deep.
Three or four men quickly went to
her aid, getting her out at the sixth
street bridge about two blocks below
Dependency is the cause assigned.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Idaho & Seven Devils Mining Co !,
Ltd, have been filed with the secre-
tary of state. The purpose is to buy,
sell or develop all kinds of mining
property. The place of business for
the corporation will be Boise City,
Idaho, and the directors appointed
for the first year are: W. Scott Neal,
N W. Bower, G. H. Roberts, and
j R. Good, all of Boise, and Fer
dinand Alers of Helena, Montana.
The capital stock is 800, 600 divided
into 1000 shares of the par value of
500 each. $780, 900 has been sub
scribed by the directors named and
w. S. Walker and H. +. Neal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27

Returned Trooper-Clara, you were
engaged to me, and yet hear that
while l was at the front you went out
often with that old admirer of yours,
Bob Cudelsby.
Clara-Oh, George, he was so
thoughtful, and | was 50 anxious, that
he took me every night to the-er-
War Office to see-er-if you were
killed.
Now" said the Judge in conclusion.
shave you anything to Offer the Court
before sentence is pronounced?'
NO." replied the prisoner; II gave
my last cent to my lawyer"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27
lloetrp.
THE YEARS GACY.

The bells were ringing out the hour
At midnight on the New Years eve;
Above the cradle of the New
The Old Year hovered, tax 'ng leave.
What shall leave thee when 1 go"'
He said Pure babe, sent forth to meet
The soiling, grinding, weary world;
What shall lay here at thy feet?
81 will not leave my mantle gray;
Thou hast new robe. fair and bright;
l will not leave the griefs and cares
That turned my hair to silver white;
IL viii not leave the vows unkept,
The blasted hopes, the useless tears;
My wisdom, all too de ariy bought,
Is far toe bitter for thine ears.
But, lotting out the background dark,
The long, sad days of this, my span,
I'll leave thee all its joys to fill
With mem 'ries sweet the heart of man.
Thine be the happlne that's past!
Thine be the gladness, not the care!
Earth shall forget my grefs, whose sum,
With future joys shall not compare.
For now give men double weight
or glad and hap1 thoughts, through thee'
NV sombre form fades fast away;
NV brightest smil es alone they see."
So spuk the Old Year. ard the New
Flurg cut acr, IS the winter dawn
Dear memories OF yesterday,
The joys ii led full, the SORROWS gone.
Margaret Doane Gardiner, in ". \. Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27

came he looked out and there was the
black flag Of the Poncharitrain pirates
floating from the tower on the old
mans house. He roamed about in the
woods all day, but did not see the girl.
And each morning there was the black
flag, and there it was at night, patch
of deeper darkness against the dark
sky; and one night, when lightning
flashed, he saw it streaming, red, like
a flame-like her hair. Once he ven
tured near the house, and bullet nip
ped bit of bark under a tree just
above his head. Early one morning
he stood on the pier waiting for the
sun to rise, but, instead. cloud and a
wind arose, almost a hurricane. Sud-
denly he saw sailboat nearby, strug-
Cling hard, and then it was overturned
and blown fast away, leaving a man
struggling in the wator--an old man,
and Crandall thought that he recog-
nized the girls grandfather. He did
not hesitate. He sprang into the sea,
seized the old fellow and swan to shore
with him; and, staggering upon the
sand, he looked at Crandall ana said :
"You fool, why didn't you let me
drown ~
Crandall went home and sat down
to brood, with the black flag still in
sight. 1t was the last day of the year.
Early the next morning before it was
light he went out and was standing
near his door when cloud lifted and
the sun flashed; and then his heart
leaped, for the black flag was gone.
And just at that moment the old man,
leading the girl by the hand, came
round the house. II have brought
you New Years present." he said.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27
THE "SEVENTH DAY."

Regarding the Seventh day." dur
ing which He rested" there is a dis
pute as to which day in the week is
the seventh. The Christians have one
day, the Greeks another, and the Per-
slams and the Assyrians and the
Egyptians and the Turks and the Jews
each have their Sabbath day, different
and distinct, but with the same design,
that of day of rest from labor. f.
c. Browning has epitonized this vari-
ance nicely in the following verse:
Christians worship God on Sunday,
Grecan zeal Is halIow Monday,
Tuesday Persians spend in prayer
Assyrians Wednesday revere,
Egyptians THURSDAY. Friday Turks,
On Saturday no Hebrew works.
The English names of the days of
the week date from the conquest of
Briton 10y the Angles and the Saxons.
These pagan conqnerors of Hengist
and Horsa brought into Abba the wor-
ship of the sun and the moon; of Tuo,
the god of heaven; of Wooden, the god
of war; of Thor (thunder), the god of
storms, and of Friga, or Frea, the god
dess of peace and plenty. Hence the
names of the days of the week-aftt +
the sun: Sunday; after the moon, Mon
day; for the god of heaven, Tuesday;
for Wooden, Wednesday; for the storm
god, Thursday; for peaceful Friga,
Friday. Saturday was so called after
the Itaic god of seedtime and harvest,
and in old English was called Seterne.
Although it was but few years after
the Saxon invasion that Pope Gregory
the Great sent his Roman monk Au-
gustin to England and this endeavor
was followed hy other and more potent
Christianizing and revolutionizng in
huenccs, affecting in no small degree
the patronymics of the people, yet
these Saxon names have come down
the long avenues of time unchanged
and unchallenged-W The Verdict.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27
Likes,
erWan ger
& Co.,
RIGHT UP TO DATE.
Banson's Plaster Is Pains Mastsr.)

These are days of records and of the beat
ing of records. Benson's Porous Plaster, for
quickness of action and thoroughness Of
cure, has no records to beat except its own.
Benson's Plaster, always the best, always
the leader, is to-day better than eoer. It
sticks to the skin but never sticks in its
tracks. It marches on.
The people not only want to be cured
but cured Quickly-and Benson's Plaster
does it. Coughs, colds, lumbago, asthma,
bronchitis, liver and kidney complaints,
and other ills app-oachable by an external
remedy, yield to Benson's as ice does to heat.
Neither Belladonna, Strengthening or
Capsicum plasters are to be compared with
Benson's. People who have once tested
the merits of Benson's Plas e. I've no use
for any other external re nedy.
More than 5000 physicians and drug
gists (and thousand times as many nom
professional persons) have called Benson's
Plasters one of the few @ home remedies
that can be trusted.
Fifty-fve highest awards have been made
to it in competition with the best known
plasters of Europe and America. Better
proof of its merits is inconceivable. Be
sure to get the genuine.
Fors.'e by all druggists. or we will pre-
ray postage on any number ordered in the
United States. on receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27

on fire. When he could walt no longer,
he whispered owe T. the barrier: "Marie!
She looked up, surprised and star
tied. After the confus sion had left her
lovely face, she gave him her hand
gingerly and asked in strained tones:
"How came you here, Mr.. Reyburn?'
81 could not help it," he confessed,
flushing, but looking straight at her.
81 wanted to he near you once more.
You don't know how miserable l am
without YOU"
There was a world of emotion in the
undertone, but he kept bravely on:
81 came down to Rockland for moth
ing else than that l may get glimpse
Of YOU. | felt it would comfort me to
ride in the same coach-to night OF all
nights"
He stopped and looked at her in
such a pitiful, hungry-hearted way.
1t was all out now, this confession of
his. He meant to make it at the risk
of erything before his heart failed
him-and he had done so.
Of course she could do what she
pleased with it, and him, too; he had
staked and would win, or lose, all.
Putting his elbow on the barrier and
leaning little toward her, he waited
for her to speak. And her face was a
study. Presently she gasped out:
"Then you aren't to be married to-
nigh,?'
The interrogation snapped the last
thread holding Leigh Reyburn's great
love in reserve.
Marie, darling! Could you-did
you think-O, Heaven! as if l could
love anyone but you! O, Marit!'
The whiteness of his face was terri
BILE to see; but it all dawned upon her
at once.
"I-I-O, LeigI !''-she put out
both her hands, and two great tears
stole down her ch. eks to finish the
sentence more eloquently than words.
When tie train stopped at Glad
brook, very happy couple alighted.
And out across the moonlit snow, from
the belfry bars Of the gray stone church
came the merry chime of bells:
Ring out the o 1, ring in the new;
The year is dying, let it GO;
Ring in the new; ring in the new
"Ring in the new," said Leigh, draw
ing her arm through his. "The years
of Misunderstanding are dead; let them
60, dearest"
ave WILL" she answered, softly and
happily.
And Joe Antrim laughed in his
sleeve, and said to the bright New
Year morning: IL am glad set those
two simpletons right by a blt of STRAIT
egy. A little prevarication, ahem!
But all is fair in love and war;"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27
GRANTS FIRST HORSE E.

When Gen. Grant was President he
was fond of fine horses, as everybody
knows, and drove the fastest trotter in
Washington. 1t was his greatest pleas
are to go on the Aqueduct road, which
is dead level from Georgetown to
Cabin John brid dge, and let his horse
out to its full speed. People who
knew his habits use to go out there
sunny afternoons for the novelty Of
seeing the President of the United
States driving at $50 gait. But a
butcher in Washington had horse
that could beat the Presidents, and
very often be appeaad on the road to
show his animals speed and annoy the
President. He would hang around
the Aqueduct bridge until the Presi-
dents light buggy and stylish stopper
had passed, and would follow them un-
til lie reached a wide place in the road.
Then he would let his horse out, and
the butchercart would go bounding
along until he had thrown dust in the
Presidents eyes for awhile, when he
would slaken up and let Gen. Grant
60 by, only to pass him again and
again, as often as he pleased without
the slightest regard for the pride or
the office of the chief magistrate of the
great nation.
Gen. Grant was very patient, self
contained man, but l doubt if any
thin that ever occurred in his life an
noyed him so much as that butcher.
He was compelled to abandon the road
which ruus along tue top of the tunnel
that brings the water from the upper
Potomac to Washington, and seek
other drives in order to avoid his tor
mentor, but the william still pursued
him, and used to hang around La
fayette square in his old butchers cart
so that he could follow the President
IN any direction he might take. Final.
ly Gen. Grant took Col. Condit Smith
into his confidence and asked him to
negotiate quietly for the purchase OF
the horse, which was accomplished for
$500.
The next morning Senator Conk'
ling and Senator Jones of Nevada,
were invited to inspect the wonderful
animal, and accompanied Gen. Grant
to the White House stables, just south
Of the State Department. Senator
Jones declined to express an opinion
as to the merits of the animal. lie
said that he claimed to know all about
mines, but had never set up as an ex-
pert on horses, but Conkling who
probably knew less, pretended to ex-
anime the animal with great care. Tx
looked at his feet and twisted bisa tail
he inspected his hoofs minateiy, gazed
steadily for several mcments into his
eyes, rubbed his legs with a knowing
air, and finaiiy, turning to Gen. Grant
remarked with an air ofjudicial author
ity:
II think it's mighty fine horse
Mr.. President, but would rather
have the $500. M.
That's exactly what the butcher
said," retorted Gen. Grant Washing.
ton Cor. Chicago Record.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27

"Pooh," said Daisy, scornfully, "the
idea of your being afraid of poor old
house-dog! Why, he eats out of my
hand"
81 don't doubt it," replied Bur-
roughs, obviously, "but what am
afraid Off that he might take notion
to eat out of my leg"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27
"Ring cut the old, ring in the new;
The year is dying, let it g.;
Ring in the new: ring out the old .

The yule log had burned out week
ago, but he had not the heart to take
up the silvcry ashes from the old, red
brick hearth as yet. Ever since that
other night he had kept his VOW and
closed his doors to all merriment for
two long years. But somehow the
lads and lassics OF Gladhrook had lain
their sympathies on his doorstone and
worked themselves into his good eraces
once more, and before he realized what
he was doing he had given up the
silent rooms again to Christmas
party. But no more New Year frolics
under his roof, he said; not until
well, maybe He stopped short in
his musings; still the remnant of the
mistletoe hung in the bracket work of
the old chandelier and he remembered
now, as he looked at it, how pure and
fair Alicia Merrill looked when Her
man Montrose kissed her beneath its
potent spell week ago She put him
in mind, O, S, much, Of her. Covering
his eyes for moment with trembling
hand. he went to the window and
looked out. White and glistening as
an angels wing lay the snow on the
intervening fields. Over there was
her house, but she had been away now
for long time studying music, and he
had heard, for she did not write TO him
that her voice was simply divine, anC
as a musician she was wonderful.
Nevertheless, it was a night like
this, nodd.rg toward the flooding moon
light outside. and they-he and she
had their misunderstanding. A spasn
of pain crossed his fine face and h'
caught his breath little. lie coult
not tell just how it came about, never
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27
THE CHRISTMAS DINNER.

In spite of the fact that the word
dyspepsia" means literally bad cooA,
it will not be fair for many to lay the
blame on the cook if they begin the
Christmas Dinner with little appetite
and end 1t with distress or nausea. 1t
may not be fair for any to do that
let US hope so for the sake OF the COOK!
The disease dyspepsia Indicates bad
stomach, that is a weak stomach, rath'
er than bad cook, and for a weak
stomach there IS nothing else equal to
Hoods Sarsapar.ila. 1t gives the
stomach vigor and tone, cuIes dyspep-
'sia, creates appetite, and makes eating
the pleasure it should b..
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27
5elrrt HisEtlianu.
One New Years Eve.

The swish of blue dress, Il faint
breath of viuletS. as in passing, and he
felt l a, her than saw Marie Summer
field 60 10y.
Standing 4 little apart from the
knots OF merry young people throng-
ing the pleasant rooms, he WAS con-
scious of !, thread of pain running
through the last night of the old year,
touching only Miss Summe,tield aud
himself
By he, mean Leigh Rty burn, the
owner Of the old-fashione d, low-roomed
grange beneath whose roof the young
people of Gladbrook had gathered to
keep merry watch-night. With mu-
sic and laughter and gay rcpartee they
meant to dance welcome to the joy
Gus New Year without much thought
for the twelve-month which had served
them so faithfully.
But Leigh moved uneasily, sending
imploring glances after the blue gown,
all to no purpose. Marie was absorbed
with the fascinating company of Mau-
rice Davenport, and was smiling her
sweetest-and Marie could smile divine
ly-and entertaining him admirably.
Reyburn was thinking hard, and, it
must be confessed uncharitably. Had
he worshipped and petted and lived
for Miss Summerfield these two blessed
sunlit years, to have hope and happi-
ness 60 into the grave of the frail old
year leaving nothing but memories?
What was that Marie was singing :
to the swect-toned guitar she held so
daintily. strapped in place hy blue
riband?
s'Ring cut the old, ring in the new;
The year is dying let it g.;
Ring in the new: ring out the DID,
Her voice seemed to falter little on
the repeat as it fell TO 4 soft cadence.
Was it possible she was thinking of
the old so tendcrly-the old love, for
instance? All! well, he did not know.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-12-27

Young Wife-'I am all runzos
| think II. hire a cook and b.
my strength.
Husband-"Yes, do, dcsoa
strengthen your husband.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
WHERE THE SOIL BURNS.


 There is a tract in northern Ohio." said Edward G. Baird of Cleveland, at the Shoreham last night, where farms are sometimes destroyed by fire. I do not mean that farm buildings merely are burned, bur the soil is re- duced to ashes. l cannot say that I know of a case where an entire farm was thus destroyed. but it is no un- common thing for fields with growing crops to be consumed by fire. There are several counties which ages ago were at the bottom of a great lake. The waters gradually receded, and when the white man came there were miles and miles of swamps, which have since been reclaimed. The soil in these swamp fields is often ten feet thick and is in the nature of peat In very dry weather this sometimes catch es fire and will burn for weeks, fill ing the country round with dense, black smoke. When a fire gets started l the farmers in the neighborhood mite | to fight it. To put out the fire is iIp- possible, so the farmers dig tiecp trenches around the burning area and l fill them with water, if water is avail able. If no water can be had the trenches are left empty and constant guard is kept to prevent the fire from crossing them. A field once burned is forever useless, for the fire pene- trates to a depth of several feet, leav- ing often acres of fine, white aslles.''- l Washington Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
CAUSED FAMOUS QUARREL.

For $2,OOO has been sold in Paris ( piece of lace which was the cause o1 a quarrel between Napoleon and Jo sephine, in which the cheeks of the empress were slapped. It had been the property of Mile Perusset, daughter of a favorite maid of the fiighty em press. Napoleon had brought the lace from Italy. He often brought he1 beautiful things on his return from q successful campaign, and Josephine never asked him how he had got them for she thought that perhaps he would not care to tell.
 It was large square of the finest old point de Venise and Josephine, as soon as she had it i'll her possession sent for M. Duplan, her man-milliner and asked him to make with it a cer- tain tichu and peplun Impossible, your majesty" an swered Duplan, the piece is too large, and we could not arrange it graceful ly."
 Well, cut it thenr'
 Cut a treasure such as that! Oh, madam, l could not do such a thingv'
 ''Nonsense. cried Josephine. The lace was draped on her shoulders: she knew how she wanted it; so she calm y took a pair of scissors, and in q sec ond had it set right, while long, nar- row pieces of the priceless stuff fell around her.
 At this moment the emperor entered the room. "Cannibale!' he cried And he gave her a sound skipping on her violently rouged cheeks, which were soon covered with tears. Du- plon discreetly withdrew. and the lace was thrown into a chest of drawers. Josephine could not bear the sight of it after that, and gave it to Mime Per usset, her favOrite maid. The odd bits of it have now been sold for $2,OOO. Another bundle fetched $1,OOO.
 The passion of Josephine for lace caused frequent scenes between her and Napolon. She would have lace, and she seldom let anything stand in the way of acquiring it. It is even said that this frivolous fancy helped to bring about her downfall, for Ma poleon, who at first would not hear of forsaking her, one day said to the Prince De Wagram: "'rhe cup is full now, prince. What do you think Jo- sephine did lately? 'Nobbled' one of my young generals and made him pass lace for her in his top boots through my own frontier! Her soul is made of lace, prince, and that is too fragile a stun for an empress soul.''