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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30
POSSIBLE CAUSES.

For a month past, the papers
have been hurdened with suicide and
tue frenzed crime of Wholesale fam
Ny destruction. There is some IN
usual form OF sanity at work dur
ing The Sc periods OF self destruction
and horrible slaughter OF women and
children BY husbands whose brains
break, and from kind and loved par
ents they become raging demons.
There Ia some disease at work-per-
haps 1t is the pressure of condition,
That, with their strain, snaps the
worried and harassed human brain
strings. An inkling OF this disease
ma, he fund in the last words of a
recent Salt Lake suicide-a young
man III tue forenoon of life who was
known to be honest aud striving with
as much capaciy, talent and energ,
as the ordinary image of God is
Bless d with. The paper relates:
j SCI I'm destined 10 be DOR all nv
NE and I'd rather be dead than poor
AWAY Sim tired OF lfe," were his last
words They were addressed to the
h~pless young wife. who stood with her
back to him busily engaged IN peelinp
p taIoes. Failing TO realize The fun sig
niticauce OF his words, she offered no re-
ply. nor did she look up from her WORK.
Not because he vas poor now, bu,
b. cause he had come to believe that
he would be 'poor always" 1t ia
not the being Eoor that drives men
crazy but it is the shutting off Of
hope that they will ever be ANYTHING
else--and If political con ditions are
convincing men that opportunity is
being closed to the many and open
for the few, il political conditions
are rendering men hopeless, then
political conditions are responsible
for some crime and much suicide
aud what a red load rests upon the
souls of those who plot and plan and
persist in vicious leg slation that un.
natu'a ~ concentrates wealth, that
gives the aid of government ma
chirery to The hanus of a select cir.
Gle, that aid. close corporations in
secnring such grsps upon the ave-
nues to competency that nine m, n
out OF ten see no independence
AHEAD, simply the privilege Of labor
lug for otne $; and the sensitive.
trt-natitd man whose soul is like a
harp rang for IN angels song feels
the ctor > part aud In his agony
launchss himself and even others
Into The unknown rather Than epdure
The known. Then again, wha, is i,
mat makes poverty seem so abomin-
able? 1t is not the simple posses
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30

sion of limited amount of worldly
goods. Men were content in the
days when millionaire WAS a dream
and it is true that many million
aires are the outgrowth of bad po-
Iiiical conditions, and the misuse of
legislation TO give the favored few
special opportunities is responsible.
And we believe it is simply the con-
tinual Haunting and gilded parade
OF great wealth that by comparison
makes that word ''poor" seem abom-
Unable. AS long as men felt that
each. mans wealth, however much,
was the creation of his own effort
and ability, or even came to him
through the discovery of some great
mine, invention or accidental dis
cOvery OF some business secret, there
was felt no marked jealousy or envy
on the part of the general run Of
them. But when there is a general
conviction that the laws are made
for and manipulated in the interest
OF wealth already created through
questionable and tricky acts of gov
er"ment, and that every step is rem
de'ing it harder for the individual to
8 and on his own merit or win by his
own brain or muscle, when every act
Of life and every detail of the exist
ence of the enormously rich is dan
died before the common man as il
ill-goten gain and power carried
with it the attributes of the gods
then is when men contemplate pov-
cry (some degrees of which are pow
cry as much by comparison as
anything else) and, powerless in the
face of the grinding age Of gold and
greed, and they grow sick or get
wild The best remedy is to under
mine the conditions that breed dis
satisfaction. If system is to blame
then system must give way before
relief can come. To be healthy man
must he hopeful, and he cannot be
hopeful if the trust and the combine,
either in government, money or
business, close the way for him to
climb by the means God has given
him. Statistics show that ever since
band of towards, like highway
man who robs a stage, plotted for
the rum of half the metallic money
of the world, crime and suicide have
increased in ratio almost equal to
the concentration of wealth made
p 'ssible by that act; and if we are
to add business concentration and In
dusrial control to the cunningly &C.
CURED and idloucally tolerated inan
cial control, then the sorrowful re-
suits will be dreadful to contem.
plate.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30
Very Low Excursion Rates-Via Rock
Island Route.

To Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas
City; Omaha and points east One
fare plus two dollars round trip.
For information apply to G. M. Van
Law, G. P. A. 800 18th ST., Denver:
6. W. Andrews, g. P A., 2 Pixies
Peak Ave-, Colorado Springs; G. a..
Schell, 226 North Main ST., Pueblo
Hal S. Ray, Gen'l Agent, Denver.
No. 3-R. 65-5
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
PUBLISHED RvRRy WEDNESDAY AND
SATURDAY nv
r.. N. LOCK WOOD.


S"me of the papers are worr, ing
over the story hat Dubois, Pitigrew
and others we're arranging to start a
new party. There should BE- no stew
ing until after the next national con-
ven'ions If Hill or Cleveland were
able to secure the supremacy Of their
ideas which will not h~ppen) there
would be something doing, as west
crn democrats and hist Of cas- tern
democrats will not submit to either
Of these men who betrayed tn, ir par.
ty In 1896 and 1900 II they should
control there would undoubtedly be
. new party.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30
ELKS' CONVENTION.
Salt Lake City, Utah, August l2-14
1902.

For the above occasion the Ore
gon Short Line will make an omen
rate of $16.2 % for the round trip
from Weiser, Idaho.
Tickets on sale August 10th and
1l'h, good for return passage until
August 18th. continuous passage in
each direction. j. W. LAPIsH, Agent
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30

65-5
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30
Quicker Time and Better Seryice-To
Kansas City and st. TOuis.

Leave Pueblo :3b p. m. daily, via
Rock Island Route, arrive Kansas
City $50 next morning and St. Louis
at 6 p. m Standard sleeping cars,
cars, chair cars and din
ing cars for all meals.
No. AR es
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30
Licensed to Wed.

Marraiage licenses have been is
sued the past week as follows:
Timothy A Hemenway. Weiser.
Mildred l. Fuller. Bliss
Peter L. P E. Gaarden. Bear
Margaret K. jacobson. ;. Bar.
Joseph Jackson :. =. i. Indian Valley.
Mlllie Horn. Indian Valley.
Jonn r. Evans. Nyssa.
Eliza A. Peer 49,. Council.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30

FOR ~ cents you get . pack OF
Thunder Mountain envelopes Ina,
the hing t. advertise Weiser, because
II shows the best route 70 the new
discoveries.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30
Luncheon In Denver To-day. Dinner il
Chicago Tomorrow,

Chicago Tomorrow,
made possible by "The Rocky Noun
IAN Limited, l." via Rock Island
Route. Leaves Denver / .. m and
Colorado Springs 1:20 p no. daily.
Free chair cars and d mug cars for
all meals. Midday luncheon, fifty
cents
No.6R
Chow to Locate and Hold Mining
Claims book that tells all ahou, It
in concise form for sale at Signal
office only. Every prospector needs
Ona--for safety.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-30

Snaps in harness ::at Ferguson's
second. hand store
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
YE CHRISTMAS FOLK.

Regard the gen'rous Christmas pa.
Who to his loved ones says tain"
And, with pillow abdomen
And cotton-hatten whiskers, then
Essays the lighted candles-ia!
would not be the Christmas pa
The anxious foot-sore Christmas wife,
Nicer bothered so in all her lifer'
Her mind beset by make" and size"
BY dressing gowns, cigars and ties,
And with vague apprehension rife
I'm glad I'm not the Christmas wife!
Hurrah. the bubbling Christmas boy,
Who probes about with eager Joy,
And pokes his nose in secret hooks
And smells OFT skates and games and
books
What cunning tricks he doth employ!
I'd love to be the Christmas boy
Alas! tn unhappy Christmas clerk,
Whose holidays are work. work, work:
For when sale has been arranged
The things come back to he Exchanged -
He must not swear, but smile and smirk-
I'd hate to be the Christmas CLERK.
Behold the gallant Christmas youth,
Who lives on bread and cheese, forsooth.
And pawns his watch to buy a pin
The girl he covets thus to win
(And rivals put to Shamel. In truth,
was, myself, the Christmas youth
Hail! 'witching. crafty Christmas maid
Beneath the mistletoe arrayed,
Who, by her mien and woman'S wit
Makes every fellow think he's it
Although he isn't! I'm afraid
7 cannot be the Christmas maid.
Edwin l.. Sabin In Llppincott's.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
SINGING RIVERS CHRISTMAS.
MA'AM HICKEY's STORY.

MA'AM IlCKEY'S STORY.
"Gou see, Big Dan an Joe Burke got
back all right the middle of the after
noon the day before Christmas. They
looked like pair o pack peddlers, an
they We're about tagged out, for they
had had hard time of it pullin' up over
the mountain trails in a snow storm.
Joe said he didn't think he could have
dragged himself another mile for love
nor money. He had two big turkeys on
his back besides n great lot of other
things; 8
"Well, the men in the camp had been
busy, too. They had cut big pine an
set 1T up in the hall over the postotiice,
an the way they had decorated the hall
with evergreen was beautiful You
couldn't see an inch of the ugly bare logs
nor of the bare rafters. They set to an
scrubbed the floor an washed the win
ders, an strung up lot o red. white and
blue buntin' | happened to have in the
house. an | tell you the little old hall
did look scrumptious. ! KEEP the children
III the kitchen with me, where | was
maxim pies an cake an doughnuts most
o the time | give 'em dough to muss
with, an let 'em scrape the cake-dishes.
an tried to keep em interested all the
time, SO they wouldn't ask about their
pa.
When Big Dan an Joe got back, the
other men had great time riggin' up the
tree. We was afeerd they wouldn't be
able to buy Christmas tree candles in
Crystal City; but, my land! they got
about ten dozen of 'cm, an no end o.
tinsel an shiny balls an things to hang
on the tree, an lot o. little flags to stick
III among the evergreen decorations. We
had no end o common taller candles on
hand. an the men were perfectly reek
less with EN-. / reckon they put as
many as 200 of 'em up around the room.
An what did they do but 90 an rig Biz
Dan up as Sanity Claus! They wrapped
him mp in big bearskin one o the bows
had. an put about Il quart q flour on
ms long, bushy whiskers to whiten en-.
an they put big fur cap on his head.
and he did look for all the world like
SANITY his own self. Yes; an he had a
string o sielgh bells they got Mt the stage
office stable; an them bows ACCESSIBILITY cut
a hole in the roof SO SANITY Claus could
come down through il, La. if vou want
things carried through regardless Won
let lot O Rocky mountain bows take II
IN hand. They won't stop at nothin'.
| reckon they'd histed of the hull root
II II had been necessary to make the ap.
pearance OF SANITY true 10 life Such fun
as the boys had over it all. An of all
the capers they cut up, Seemed like
tEey were all boys once more. Me an
Ann Blckey an Mary Ann Morris were
the only women in the camp. an we had
our hands fun gittiu' up the Christmas
slipper we intended havin' after the tree.
Mind you, there wasn't child in camp
but lust them two pore little orphans.
an all that fuss was on their account
II you think rough miner boys can't have
the kindest O hearts, you Just remember
that. Every man seemed to be irwin To
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
"a Nephew from America"

\ Paris tradcSman named Randall re.
ccived a telegram from Havre a few days
ago informing him that one of his
ncphews, who had lived in America for
the last twenty years, was about to re-
turn to France. The telegram added
that the nephew was anxious to enter
tain his relatives at dinner at a restau-
rant in Paris, after which there would
be n distribution of surprise packets. IAle
uncle issued the invitations. The nephew
duly arrived and was received with great
hospitality, and the banquet took place,
covers being laid for fifteen. The tray
eler created most favorable impression
upon his relatives, and told some very
extraordinary stories of his adventures
and life generally in America. At the
conclusion of the feast he announced that
famous Indian chief, whom he knew
well, had contided to him, in gratitude
for a service rendered secret process
for changing gold into silver and silver
into gold. He placed his own watch and
chain i'll napkin and asked his guests
to lend him their rings. watches and
other jewelry, so that he could illustrate
the process, The request was complied
with and the jewelry was placed in Il
napkin The nephew rose and requested
them to keep silence. He said it was
necessary they should be in darkness for
few moments to ensure the success OF
the process, and when it was completed
they would see the surprise he had pre-
pared for them. The electric light was
eXtinguished. The diners sat in dark
ness and silence for a few minutes. One
of the party became impatient and struck
a match. and then it was found that the
nephew had decamped with the jewelry.
London Globe.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
Germans Stick to Old Traditions.

Nowhere do people stick closer to the
Old Christmas traditions than in Ger
many, where the humblest peasant viii
beggar himself for months to give little
Christmas tree treat, or '"rannenbaum, -
to his babies. There is a pathetic story
and true one illustrative of this senti-
ment among the German people. In the
dreary winter campaign soon after the
outbreak of the Franco-PrusSian war a
great part of Prince Frederick's army
corps was cut off for days from its com
missariat. Christmas day came with
thousands OF men cold and hungry. but
the old home traditions were not forgot
ten. The soldiers gathered together
slaves of wood, pointed the tops of them
and. sticking them in the snow, hung
Jumps of black bread from them. Then
they joined round these pitiful little
Christmas trees and sang songs of the
fatherland till daybreak
Foreigners in Egypt use the palm
branches in lieu of Christmas trees thus
uncopsciously going back to the very
birth of the idea, for it was the habit of
the ancient Egyptians in hanging pres
ents from the frondS of the palm at Ger
tain joyful ceremonies connected with
the annual overflow of the Nile that de
welcomed, centuries later. into the green
vision Of fairyland that we decorate with
lighted candles and dainty gifts today.
The Anglo-Indians in Calcutta and
Bombay go through the sweltering heat
Of Christmas day and look forward to
pleasant breezes at night. when they in
terrace about the verandas of their bun
galows green sugar canes hung with tiny
lanterns and presents for the little ones.
to remind them of home.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
Australia's Fierce Ants.

The biggest and hercest ants in the
world are TO be found on the far north
ern plains OF Australia They build hills
as big as houses, and fight in the most
ferocious fashion. If Lord Ayebury. who.
as Sir John Lubbock. was our highest
authority on ants, has any of this sort
in his collection, it is to be hoped he will
take great care that none of them are let
loose in London. \ CHASTITY incident is
reported by this weeks Australian mail.
\ man named james Stanley was PIN
Toned to the ground by falling tree in
Northern Queensland. He was immedi-
ately attacked by bees and huge green
ants. When rescued, his body was coy
cred with them. He died in few min
utes after reaching the nearest hospital.
London Daily Chronicle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
THE MAID AND THE MIsTLEToE.

Twas near the merry tide of Yule,
The air was crlspy-clear and cool;
Upon the rill and roadside pool
The ice was CLASSY:
When down the upland way there tripod
Eyes brown. and holly berry Tipped.
Ear sea- shell shaped and losy-tipped-
a wlnsome lassie.
About her throat was clasped ruff
Fashioned Of some soft, fluffy stuff:
Her hands were hidden in her nun,
Wherefrom was peeping
A little spray, the gloss and glow
Upon whose leaves | seemed to know;
II was bit of mistletoe
She had In keeping.
smiled and thrilled at heart to trace
The faint reflection on her face:
| bowed with what ] might OF grace;
She too bowed slightly;
My eyes said, May / speak to youI"
I fancicd hers replied. Yes, do!'
At least | took their look for cue;
She answered brightly.
And so we fell into chat,
shred Of this, scrap OF that.
Whate'er she vcntured was so pat"
Her talk quite won me;
And when we parted lngeringIy
tAlas that such sad things must beD
A sprig Of mistletoe did she
Bestow upon me.
Ofttimes thereafter did I cone
With that long summlt-leading slope,
Lured onward by the beacon, Hope,
Yet ever missed her:
Happy II seems a little thing.
And yet at Yule these words viii ing
Sharp In my ears. and leave their sting
You never kissed herr
Clinton Scotland in LIpplncott's
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
A LONG CHRISTMAS.
Porto Rico Celebrates from December AL
most to Easter Sunday.

The Porto Rican boys and girls would
be frightened out of their wits if Santa
Claus should come to them in sleigh
drawn by reindeer and should try to
enter the houses and fill their stockings.
Down there Santa Claus does not need
reindeer or any other kind of steeds, for
the children say that he just comes fly
ing through the air like a bird. Neither
does he bother himself looking for stock
lngs, for such things are not so plentiful
in Porto Rico as they are in cooler
climates. Instead of stockings the chill
dren use little boxes which they make
themselves. These they place on the
roofs and in the court yards. and old
Santa Claus drops the gifts into them
as he flies around at night with his bag
on his back.
He is mere generous in Porto Rico
than he is anywhere else. He does not
come on Christmas eve only. but is likely
to call around every night or two during
the week. Each morning, therefore, the
little folks run out eagerly to see whether
anything more has been left in their
boxes during the night.
Christmas in Porto Rico is a church
festival of much importance, and the
celebration of it is made up chiefly of
religious ceremonies intended to COM
memorate the principal events in the life
of the Savior. Beginning with the cele-
bration of his birth, at Christmas time,
the feast days follow one another in
rapid succession. Indeed, it may Justly
be said that they do not really come to
an end until Easter.-Clifford Howard
in ST. Nicholas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
SCHOOL IN THE BACK WOODS.

Misty Jinkins. -Whar she att
keteh her arm. on shake her
Come here, on dem fOOts so fiat
Rise up, en spell Baker,
-'B-a. ba--
(Ain't dat de way?
K-e-r, ker baker,
tScnce she spell
Dat word so well.
Head dc class I'll make herD
KnOck-knee Jinklns ,-Whar be at?
Come out dar. en- blossom.
Hit you on dat head so fat
IF YOU don't spell ''P0ssam.
Pos
dunno de resp"
Well, I'll give you sorrer
Less YOU go
Whar 'possum grow.
En- ketch me one tomOFrer,
All tergedder now in class
Ever iii sinner.
Don't you let de mex word pass
Rise up, en- spell 'Dinu"""
Din
Gentlemen,
Dis here amt no fi;nnin'-
Oar de 20.
En- lightnin sho'
Can't beat dem niggers runnln'9
Atlanta Constitution.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
Found Ancient Gold Coins.

Two peasants living near Castiglione.
in Sicily, have reason to he thankful for
the recent hurricane. They were en-
deavoring TO repair the damage done 20
their ground by the floods. when among
the upturned piles of earth they diScov-
cred hoard of ancient gold Greek
pieces The value of the treasure is es.
timated roughly at $4,000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20
The White House Lamn.

The white house is to have an i'm.
men>e new lamp whose rays will serve
as beacon for statesmen aud others
calling ON the President in the evening.
1t Is TO be swung from the ceiling Of
the north portico. The lamp will be of
Smoke-co!ored glass attached to heavy
bronze frame of an ornamental design
The total weight of the chain and lamp
will be about 1000 poundS.-Brooklyn
EaIe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

There has been a decrease Of Is per
cent. in the population of the Isle of
Man since 1891. At the last census il
was S4.T52.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

Thousands of persons in New York city
were Inconvenience seriously on Friday
by the tieup of the Manhattan elevated
railroad system. caused by sleet. The
electric trains were in large measure
cut of business in the morning. and it
was not until late in the afternoon that
things were put in something like shape
again. Men whose business hours begin
with the opening of the banks and who
found themselves confronted with the
likelihood of not getting downtown until
1890 or II o'clock. scarcely had epithetS
strong enough to express their exact sen
timents.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

The engagement of Miss Marian Hop
kinSon Smith. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
+. HopkinSon Smith, and Heron Charles
Goodhart. attache of the British en-
baSSy Mt Constantinople, has been an
nounced. Mr.. Goodhart is the only son
of the late Henry Neve Goodhart, ESD.
of Langley park, Kent, England, and a
grandson of Sir Francis Tress Barry. NJ.
F., OF NeIss castle, CaithnesS, Scotland.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

At the Charles NJ. Reed art sale, which
took place III the winter garden of Del
monico's, the two Schreyer paintings
were the only ones that elected any
great interest among the buyers They
were entitled bulgarian Provision Train
in Winter" which went to Il. b. Per
kins Of New York for $1,000, and Arab
an Horscman's Halt at the Fountain. -
which was knocked down TO Anthony y.
Brady of Albany for $3.50.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

Miss Cathleen Nelson and Reginald G.
Vanderbilt will 90 10 Newport 10 visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred e. Vanderbilt MT
Oakland. Mr.. Handerbilts mother ana
his sister. Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, are
due, TO arrive here from England on
Friday, january .. The date of his we'd
ding TO Miss Nelson will be fixed ON fba
arrival of Mrs. Nandnrhilt ~
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

try and her company will begin an en-
ga cement limited to three weeks at tho
Garrick. during which time She wiH
present her two successful plays. III
opening bill will be The Crossways'
Her second play will be "Mademoiselle
Mars"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

The Holland-America Steamship Com
pany will change its days of sailing from
Saturdays TO Wednesdays, beginning
January I. SailingS from Rotterdam 20
New York will be on Saturdays
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

Joseph Fisher German octosenarian
on his way from Chicago to New York
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

became insane ON a West Shore tro;.
and had to be dropped off at Newbur,a ~
be cared for. He smashed windows =; ~
All the interpreters could get o1 rfe Of GSGr
was that he was a farmer and had a r Sni,
in New York.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-12-20

An afternoon newspaper which has
been collecting funds to supply toys for
the 100000 poor children of New York
has received Il check for $4,000 from
Charles M. Schwab, through his secre-
tary. Oliver Wren of this city. Mr..
Schwab heard of the enterprise and no.
titled his secretary to subscribe in his
name.