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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
ABOUT COPPER.

The Wall Street Journal of the
End inst. says:
There is good reason to believe that tho
United Metals company has sold $40. 600. :
OOO lbs. of copper in European markets
during the current week.
And further says:
gentleman who is connected with
the United Metals Selling Co saws" Since
tne nrst OF January, it cannot be denied
that there has been better demand for
copper than for over year | should
not ike to venture guess as to the
amount OF surplus copper IN this country.
OUT al any rate prices would indicate
That stocks in the hands of consumers are
very low, that consumers had been mr.
CHASING from hand to mouth, and thatin
order to keep their mines in operation
they nave had to purchase freely at pre-
valllng prices. No lake copper is offered
below III cents and no electrolytic below
IL 5'0 cents. A large amount of lake
copper has sold the past week at 70 SIS
cents "
When the present superficial meth
cd OF working is abandoned, and a
permanent system of development
lnangurated, Washington county COP
per mines will become important fac
tors in the world markets. Trans
portatlon difficulties are prac tlcally
solved, and speculative manipulations
have had their day. The metal is in
our mountains, and when the needs
Of the world aElittle more urgently
1emandit, it will be produced.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
LOSS IN DELAY.

II is reported that there will hardly he
money enough in the water. works f,nd
10 complete the system. In other words
the cost will exceed the provision mad
oy about two thousand dollars. We Do
not know just what explanation the citv
council mas TO make touching this matter
put no doubt it has a sufficient one. Tbs
people VIII not complain seriously over n
shgnt oencit' but unless the work is soon
competed they certainly will comnlain
over Inc way in which it is being carried
on. From the inception to the present
ume there has total disregard of nnhlic
convenience and public safety and mar.
.ers nave now reached stage where The
puoiic patience is almost exhans,ad
Caldwell Tribune. S'eu
We do not understand how the cost
at Caldwell could exceed the amount
Tor which provision was made if there
were specific contracts for matsrio,
ana labor, as In the case with Weiser
such things might occur.
out, as stated, would be no sar;o,,.
matter to the people if the plant was
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
RATHER OMINOuS

The measure before congress to
admit skilled Chinese labor to the
philippines, is very suggestive of
future possibilities, contrary TO the
Avowed principles of this govern.
ment Techniclities may resorted
50 In justification, but the actual slav-
cry conditions would be present Syn-
dicates have been formed, backed nv
unlimited capital, to acquire lands
IN the Islands, the development of
these lands and the future cultivation
demands cheap and subseryiant
class of laborers, and the Chinese
coolie fills the bill.
DR.. Felix Adler, In an address in
Carnegie BALL, New York, recently
spoke as follows on the subject.
MY contention is that this pronosi,,o,
Is to establish human slavery 10 wears
AFTER we went through war and human
Dloodshed to Danish this evil from orr
nation. forever. The coolie contract is No
contract. The essence of a contract is tho
fact that 1t cannot be broken. Tbe cS,,i,e
%ust labor whether he will or not. | call
'Nis quAIned slavery. When we have the
example OF happenings that have occurred
: 'ne niilpines at the very moment when
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
THEY NEED RELIEF.

Our correspondent on Snake river,
has the following to say IN regard
to the condition of roads and trails
in that neighborhood. He says, "we
are taken over trails that should be
wagon roads, trails that are danger
Gus, 8 miles in length, and are forced
to work our road tax on wagon road
OF no use to us, letting these trails
that are of use to be cleaned out by
us at our own expense, or allowed to
fill up. These are facts. 1t IS a
public highway and should be under
the jurisdiction of the county com
mlssioners, or road overseer; but
the commissioner says he has moth
ing to do with trails" The cores
pondent has substantial grievance,
but when it comes TO the question
OF roads, the condition of them
throughout the entire county
is nothing to brag by any
means. However having answered
the purpose for time immemorial
there is no reason why any improve
ment should be made. What was
good enough 20 years ago, ought to
answer the needs of the present.
Innovations disarrange things and
cost money-and the money is safer
N the banks than it would be invest
I'd in such enervating luxuries as
good roads and safe bridges.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
COPPER CONDITIONS.
From the Wall Street Journal, we
CLEAN the following:


CLEAN the following:
Mr.. John R.. Stanton SAYS;
Things are looking up. aud the con.
per trade generally is more hopeful than
IL mas been for long time. To NV
mind the best indication of Fundamental
Improvement is the insistent inward
tendency OF the price during the past two
months ~
Personally, believe the estimate If
40, 100, 600 pounds visible supply to he
greatly in excess OF the actual amount
would place 1t nearer go, 900 tons. and I
venture to say that if the production of
copper were to cease today. The total
supply on hand would be exhausted in
little more than 60 days at the present
rate of demand"
SOONER or later the copper in.
dustry of Wa shiDgton county will be
our great resource and for this rea-
son we watch with interest the stains
OF the metal as noted in so import.
ant a journal as the one quoted. The
difference in estimates of 1876, 600. 600
pounds In the visible supply is pass
ing strange and indicates that some
one has blunderee terribly.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Thursday, the 18th inst, was the
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln, the SEVENTEEN president of
the United States, to which position
he was twice elected He was assass-
mated by Wilkes Booth in Ford's
theater, Washington, on the evening
of April Ia, 1865, being just past Sc
years of age. But be still lives in
the hearts of all true Americans, as
the greatest, noblest, kindest of
them all. He delivered his last pub
lie speech TO the people gathered on
the lawn in front Of the White House.
In this address he discussed briefly
but powerfully the burning question
of reconstruction, the one idea
which was uppermost in his mind.
and the solemn words uttered on
that occasion, read at this time, seem
to shadow the idea that in his great.
charitable soul, already the coming
of the end for him had been disclosed
American history, not even the his
tory of the world, depicts charac-
Ter like his. Years will lapse into
governments will change.
out in the records handed down, his
name will gain new lustre, as the one
who promulgated the golden rule of
liberty, a government of the people.
~ the people and for the people.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
The Church1y Handm,,a.n

Mr. Edwards and Mr.. Wells. ward.
ems OF a prominent city church. were
not IN accord concerning the new rec-
TORS introduction of extreme ritno,
into the service. '''
MT. Edwards was aggressively on tho
rectors side, Mr.. Wells quite tho no
verse and on one occasion their difror
encc OF opinion cropped out in n livo,x
though brief dialogue which incidental
y suggests the possibilities for exnan-
sion OF the servant problem. ="
MI. Edwards, having exhausted b,s
arguments on his unresponsive broth 10.
warden, said: oro'ner
AT least you will own that arr !. ~.
nandmaiden of religion" " IS INC
les, returned Mr.. Wells savay4,v
and | wish religion would givo hes
months noticew s'e "er
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

Senator Morgan favors the State
hood bill. now pending. Speaking
On the subject OF Norman influence
IN politics, he referred to the election Of
Smoot as Senator from Utah. saving
ne would never think of opposing
entry to the Senate because he was
IN apostle Of the Norman churcbs
because, ne said, religion in this
country is by the constitution in
tended to be free, and to be pro-
tected. This seems the only sensi-
bic view. When apostle Smoot, as
senator Smoot shows evil intentions
then round him up, prove charges
and promptly impeach him; and ap-
ply the same rule to others, regard
less OF religion, or lack of it.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

Mark Hanna, the apostle of the
political Pharisees of the G. O. p.
declares there are no trusts, and
that he Is not candidate for the
presidency. Question, did he lie in
both instances? And, by the way,
1t transpires that his bill introduced
In the senate to pension all ex-slaves
was measure TO acquire the negro
vote in the next national republican
convention.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
STILL THERE'S MORE TO RoLrorv


Communicated.
Ouchl | must have con4e down
rather heavy on somebody g toes !.
| notice that "'Betsey and i are ont,
(out of business)? has taken nm :.
great deal of space in the Signal e
say SO little. | have not quite de-
cided whether the writer of that arr;
Gle is bankrupt merchant, banker
lawyer, physician, farmer, stock.
raisers, or mining man, or ali
combined. But | want TO ment;o,
the fact that | for one object to nav.
ing merchant for his dead stool
And, friend Betsey, l never though
of making fortune ordering from
mail order firms, but [ am satisfied
could save one. 1t is true the mer.
chants donate money for public bene-
fits and make it all back again of of
customers It's also true that the
local merchants spend their money
In their home towns he builds a com.
Portable house, embellished with
modern conveniences, surrounded bv
lawns and flowers, and ''we" have
the privilege of walking past and
admlrlng the same. have known
OF many people who failed in bust
ness through their own mismanaee-
ment, and laid the blame on the
public, In oy-gone days merchants
have explained to me exactly how
small profits they were making, and
how we should patronlze home trade,
Yes | believed every word. Those
were my gullible days, dear Betsey.
| do not believe in standing the home
merchant off. But is it not fact that
the home merchant will sell on credit
to John and Joe, goods worth fifty
dollars or more, while Dick or Tom
could not get dollars wcrlh of
credit, if they were starving. This
business is the local merchants fault.
and one of the Encouragement be-
tore spoken of. This is all l have
10 say on the subject, so B. A. A. 1.
A. o., | will say adios M. q.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

A New York Journal of the 31st
NIT, prints the following intervals
With Baron Won sternberg, the new
German minister, be said
"The emperor admires and under.
sands the Monroe doctrine as we'll as
anybody ~ 80
The report that the emperor has ul-
terror designs is false. for two reasons.
First, his admiration fer President
Roosevelt and America and things
American; second he approves ful1v
the Monroe doctrine and would not
think OF acting contrary to it in Vene.
1uela or OF trying to obtain even a coal.
ing station there.
THE Monroe doctrine is naaco
maker. 1t Is the best safeguard for
peace the United States ever had For
eiRn powers recognize that the noint
beyond which they must not 90 is the.
taking OF territory in South America
Land-grabbing by Germany wonld
only result 10 disaster her.
There has been lot of nasty smoLe
ln the air, and | have cone to try 10
clear it away"
This certainly has no warllke
sound, and we have no reason IN
suppose that the Baron, belongs to
the Talleyrand class of diplomats
who considered that the true use of
language was. to conceal our thoughts
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

put in within reasonable length of
time. Delay and dilly dallying is
what costs the most money. Mr..
White, who has the Caldwell con-
tract, is also the Weiser contractor,
but the city here has taken firm
stand against useless delay, that
means loss to the town, and 1t is to
be hoped that our plant will go in as
expeditiously as possible.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
How He Kept informed on c,o.,.

ePt informed on CIOcks
a rad more or less general is the col
lecting of old clocks, from the tan
grandfather variety to the curious
tl1nekeepers of foreign make. The gar
rets OF old farmhouses from Maine to
the Carolinas have been ransacked for
tne former.-an there is MANY man
and woman in New York who keens an
eye on the pawnshops Of the FOREIGN
districts for curious and ancient things
from abroad.
1t IS almost impossible to keep them
al running complained a woman who
mas TWO dozen aged and valuable CLOCKS
scattered through her Madison avenue
nome. They seem to be in good ordor
ana run along for awhile, then all of q
sudden they stop for no reason at oil
have found an old German who
knows more about the ways of old
CLOCKS tnan any one in the city. I sent
nm my German prize a few weeks AGO
ana when it did not come back after
.ne usual period of waiting I went 70
ms shop. What do you think found
him readingY" 'u
idea. snsntest
III was little German volume with
q ute something like this: "Tbirtaen
hundred Reasons Why a Clock In Per.
lect Order Won't Run."-New yorL
Tribune. AorA
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

The Hecla and Calumet Copper
Mining companies have declared a
dividend of $500 per share. This
from 2 per cent ore. TO make this
pay may be one reason why Wash
lngton countys Is to 60 per cent ore
10 not allowed to pay.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

Senator Morgan in bis speech re-
ferred to the proposed trust legisla-
ton, saying that all bills regarding
trusts had been kept back, and would
be kept back until too late for
proper discussion.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

This is St. Valentines day at
which time tradition says geese
choose their mates, and present OBJ
servation shows that young people
get spoony. Great is st. Valentine
and many the votaries at his shrine
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

The bill sppropriating $165, 900
for construction of the Portage rail
road between The Dalles and Cello
on Columbia river has passed both
houses of the Oregon legislature, and
may be considered very importa Mt
measure for the public good.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14

me best advertising medium
Tor any merchant is the local
paper which goes into the
homes OF the people, an this
paper does.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-14
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27
Hands Across the Sen.

The United States contributed in a
fine manner to the Christmas joys Of
the old world, says a Washington dis
patch to the New York Tribune. Chief
Metcalf of the money order division of
the postofice department says that &c.
100000 has been sent to various Euro
pean countries through the money Or
der department. This money. too, went
IN small amounts, IS the orders were
mostly for sum ranging from 81 to $25.
This, he believes, shows that the poor
Of America contributed Of the prosperi-
ty Of the home of their adoption to the
poor Of Europe The $6.anO0,O0O covers
simply the Christmas holiday period.
It breaks all previous records for gen
erosity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27

----~---------
Senator German, gold democrat, is
now democratic leader in the SEN
ate. That's a fact. Senator German,
so it is said, is slated to take the place
of James K. Jones as chairman of the
democratic national committee. Mr..
Jones will resign soon. That's a pros
pective fact. There's another fact
that our friend German, along with
Whitnev, Cleveland, Hill & Co., should
not lose sight Of and that is, that sew
eral millions of real democrats in the
we 81 whose votes will be needed next
year, who will throw the political
harpoon into any so.called democrat
they may groom Tor the presidential
race. When western democrats want
/ o vote for republican policies they will
not do it under the guise of democracy.
They will go over to the trust-ridden
and mouopoly-owned party to do it.
This is a mighty big fact, brethren,
and one that. even the "disorganizers',
should bear in mind.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27
novel consumption Reneav.

Novel Consumption Renedy.
Ballooning is the latest cure for con.
sumption The patient has to make
ascents at stated intervals. increasing
or decreasing the altitude in accord
ance with his condition.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27
Making a Pound u Pound.

|EEE E- 1AtAnAAS " OuAu u OuAus E#
If certain legislators of Minnesota
have their way, the time honored joke
about the quart strawberry box
which holds eleven berries and the
peach basket with the false bottom
half way down will go out of commits
sion in the larger cities Of that COM
monwealth.
There is a proposition before the leg
islature to abolish the customary meas
ures Of the vegetable sellers in cities of
over $4,000 inhabitants, which means
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth.
Henceforth, If the pending bill be-
comes a law, green apples, beets, car
rots, parsnips, Irish potatoes, sweet
potatoes, white turnips, onions and to-,
matoes are to be sold by the pound,
and 1t will be illegal to sell them in
any other way. A bushel must always
weigh sixty pounds, no matter how
many or how few rutabagas it con-
tains.
There seems to be no good reason
why all vegetables In all parts Of the
country should not be sold by weight
instead Of measure or package. This
would give the buyer just what was
paid for, and the seller would get pay
for just what he sold. 1t would do
away with the many picayunish frauds
practiced in this branch of trade. These
frauds are usually too insignificant for
more than passing notice, but they are
none the less annoying, besides being
somewhat expensive to people who
would have honest standards Of deal
Ing even in small things.
The decision in the beef trust case
has been rendered end the members
of five trusts have been fined $1,000
each for violation Of the Interstate
commerce act. On top Of this they
must put up $4,000 for the costs Of
the action. In case of a failure to pay
within thirty days. the trust is to be
BUSTED from the state OF Missouri,
where the action was brought. This
decision is refreshing. It is needless
to add tibet Missouri Is a democratic
state and, too, that the prosecution and
yerdict;are not to be credited directly
to the Roosevelt administration.
We have 9 young, vigorous, intelli-
gent and honest president. What
ore do we want?-Deadwood Indepen-
dent.
Pardon u apparent hoggishness.
buta president who would insist on
the attorney general doing his sworn
duty wouldn't go 81 bad; and then, a
congress that would enact some effec-
tive anti-trust legislation would be an
Improvements; and-but this is too
much 70 ask Of the republican party.
Well, the coal miners have won, 5ac-
cording TO the decision of the board Of
inquiry. They got a raise in wages.
But all the trust has to- do is to raise
the price Of coala notch and bleed the
consumer . little harder; She wage in
crease comes out Of tie pockets Of the
dear people,
attorney General Knox has stated.
that the administration is salts
fed with antitrust legislation Of the
late sessionao congress. Our friend
Knox Eaight we'll have added taat the
trusts are themselves equally we'll sat-
|Isfed. zsssss5Sssss
ne, kind reader, the s'reorganizerss
have not conapleted thetask o. acrush-
ing Mr.. Bryan in Nebraska.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27

ecracy attends the party's primaries.
There is the n place to defeat "re-
organization" IT voters let this go
by default nothing can prevent the
party falling into the hands of rep
pblicans who hide their true color un-
der the name democrat"
The democracy Of South Dakota
may notcut much figure in the next
national conventions, but The UNION
believes that a protest against this
whole scheme Of ere organization"
should right now find a place in the
columns of every Democratic paper in
this state. 1t would swell the chorus
of loyal democracy throughout the
land. 1t would show to the nation that
South Dakota democrats know the
meaning of their party name, and that
they stand true to party principles,
whether their loyalty brings honorable
defeat or glorious triumph. AS has
been truly said before, there is not
room enough in this country for two
parties representing the same idear.
Consequently, there is not room enoug,A
in this country for modern republican,
ism ard the proposed "re-organized"
democracy Of Cleveland, Hill, Whit
ney and German.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27

Well, the coal miners have won, ac-
cording 70 the decision of the board of
inquiry. They got a raise IL wages.
But allsthe trust has to do is to raise
the price Of coal5a notch and bleed the
consumer 9 little harder; she wage in
crease comes out Of tie pockets Of the
dear people
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27

The Wizard Has Much Faith In Mar
conf and WIRELESS Telesraphy-Ex-
poets to See Electricity Supplant
steam as motive Power In n Few
Years-Medicine Played Out-Germ
of Old Age May BE Discovered.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27

attorney General Knox has stated.
that the administration is salts
fed with anti-trust l~sgislationa Of the
late session 4of congress. Our friend
Knox Eaight well have added taat the
trusts are Themselves equally wen sat
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27

ne, kind reader, the sreorganizerso
have not completed thetask Of 4 crush
Mr. Bryan In Nebraska.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-26
Increased Hail Facilities For the
County.

After September /, the following
new rural routes will be operative
in this county: Route No. 3 will
start from Mt. Sterling, thence to
Mcclure store at Hinkston Bridge,
on the Maysville pike, thence west,
taking in Aaron's Run and Side
view and back to Mt. Sterling.
Length of route, 26 miles popula-
tion served $50.
Route No. is what is known as
the Spencer route, going from MT.
Sterling beyond Spencer station to
the county line, thence northwest
to Tapp's corner, west to Owiugs
vile pike. thence to town Length
of route, 2It miles; population
served $50.
Route No. 5 is the Thomson
route, going from Mt. Sterling
southwest to city limits, thence to
G. w. Proctor's residence, thence
south TO toll house, thence east and
north to Nelson residence, thence
south and west to main road,
thence south to Kiddville, thence
northeast to town. Length of
route, 214 miles; population served
513.
Route No. 6 starts from Mt.
Sterling, thence to Levee, thence
north to Lime Kiln, thence north
east to Jeffersonville pike, thence
southeast to Jacksonville, thence
to town, taking in Camargo.
Length of route, % miles. Popu-
lation served 55S.