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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26
|27[NONlYBS SUFFERING
| FOR THEIR PAPER MAIL
MINING ACTIVITY PROMISED FOR THE
COMING SEASON In THAT SECTION.

time ago-busted- he Is now
waiting for new car. George is
recovering from his sick spell and is
hot at the SIGNAL for speaking of
him as mining man-but mining
men are legitimate prey and ought
to be bled for trying to bring money
into the country and develop the re-
sources of it.
The Plttsburg Idaho company has
its saw mill at the river and has let
contract to Charles and Bud Clay
to take the mill to the site on Lake
creek, set it up and cut out 500, 900
feet of lumber for the 5-mile fume
which is to bring water to Shorts
Bar for the washing-our OF the i'm
mense treasure known to be lying in
those splendid gravel beds. The
company expects to be building fiume
early in May.
Life on the river is hghtened by
an occasional dance at Pollock, and
Sunday school, with good attend
ance, has been organized at higgins.
A So collection marked the first
meeting of the worthy organization.
Miss Spedden, of Grangeville, il
teaching five- months term of schoo
at higgins with an attendance of Il
or 15 scholars.
1t is the boast of this part of th'
river that no school marin ever ye
came here and escaped single, ant
the determined nature of the boy
who haunt the hills is seen already
since the latest teacher came. l
was incidentally learned that on
, young hopeful came home in hig
, dugeon one evening at the punish
, ment he had been obliged to under
90 of sitting on the teachers lap fo
! some mlsdeeds. 1t was not z
q hours until one of the single Salmon
. ties, was caught with the followin
ode upon his person:
r The sweetest thing on earth. ween
give you no CANNON
Is a blushing, girlish school maam
Upon the raging Salmon.
She makes us wish we could again
= Be youthful barefoot chap
g And undergo the punishment
It OF sitting on her lap
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26
Don't Forget Il.

sThe World Builders or the
Wonders of Oxygen" is the title of
the lecture TO be given at the Opera
House on Saturday evening, March
|26. This is the last number OF the
Outlook Club Entertainment Course,
Don't forget IT, Students tickets,
20 cents,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

that trustees, teachers and pupils
unite in the work of beautifying the
grounds occupied by them, and IN en-
couraging whenever possible our
forest growth,
Done at Weiser this Twenty-hrs'
day of March, A. d. 1904.
6O-61 MARY q. HARPER,
County Superintendent of Schools
Copper Plate Cards and Stationery
at Candee's. OWL
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26
The W cary WILieS.

There was one band Of s'Weary
Willies" that Officers McGrew and
Nevins didn't ssrun down, and those
were the ones who so royalty enter
tanned large gathering at the Odd
Fellows hall Thursday night. The
enjoyable event was the Weary Will
lie entertainment given by. the W.
o. W. and Kalos Circle. Space for
bids US giving proper mention OF
each number on the program, but we
must say that the whole affair was
greatly enjoyed as was proven by the
numerous rounds of applause. At
the conclusion of the following pro-
gram there was a ''Shadow Auction. !"
There was some lively bidding and a
snug sum was realized. At the close
of the auction, boxes and baskets
full of dainty lunches were brought
forth and great was the feast that
followed. Lunch over, the hall was
cleared and dancing was INDUCED in
until the hour arrived for all to wend
their Weary Willie way homeward
PROGRAM.
Piano solo. ........ Miss Dora Korur
Social song .... by all Weary Williei
iSolo-''A Strangers Story. "..... Wear,
Willie Boutwell,
Dialogue. Mrs. Cox and Triploy
Something Doing .....-.. Weary Willie
Gerdeau and Korup.
Recitation-''A Hard Shell Baptist, -
Weary Willie Boutwell,.
Piano solo. 49,. ...... Miss Dora Koru
Solo-"Where the Silver Colorado Wind
its Way, Mrs. Connaughton.
Select reading .........- Mrs. Aftermath
Circle Goat Looking for Candidates. -.
Remarks by Weary Willie Deal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26
Delightfully."- Entertained.

Miss Mae Irwin entertained twelve
of her young friends at her nome
last Saturday evening, IN honor OF
her seventeenth birthday, High hye
was played, and the prize, a dainty
silver paper knife, was won Dy ~'sS
Hattie Taylor, After the awarding
of the prize the young people tsp''''
ed 10 the Ideal restaurant where .
delicious supper bad been prsps's0
for them, Those present wefe %'sss'
Violet Gowns, Hattie Taylor Vf'
sommeroamp, joe Call, E''e tsps
don, Mae Irwin, Msssrs n''Ssy'
viii sommereamp, Harry csss' i'py
mond 0Toole, fFepk pA'' ~
SulohlIe,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

Tbs sewer system 70 . 60 fqp
viii want your house eonneeleq MIN
thIs necessary sanitary Improvement
Before having the Eesk aone, sse
me and ezemlne @g STOCK ei pT'a's'
and suppIIes, FOOT ol Idaho street
H9pphp, 'hs f'ewpeF'
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

McBratney has just received new
shipment of picture moulding. All
the latest designs. Have that pic
ture framed now.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

All Lecture course managers say
'srhe World Builders or the Wonders
Of Oxygen 10 the best illustrated
lecture they eyer seg ihe Outlook
Club viii present y a the vpeFs
House, Saturday sgenlpg, March zV'
las the lest pumheg Qf sAe leetafs
eousee
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

Rooms to rent, furnished or un-
furnished. Enquire at Signal office.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

Three room house for rent. En-
quire at this Office. GO
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

Important Socialist local meeting
at Mr.. Triolow's residence, Saturday
evening, March 26. Everyone inter
ested is urged 10 be present.
so BY order Of Secretary.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26
PjstlIrs Free.

have . few bigb srt pictures left
over from tbe Xmas trade that cost
me l3 cents each sQ gblle they
last ! will give one free with each
90 cent purchase eo'4 chepff'
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

Az NeslpgtQpP saa'tlQp v ne''
segl see Geo :, 9QQaWR agent
Welseg Land 4 Improvement ne
40 v
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-03-26

Saturday egeppg, Mefep ~, ~
she opeFe House, y 1Ae ume ase
place ioF ihe haesi epe le'' Number
~ lAe opslQQA plppF tpIef'slQ'aepl
'lapssp s'pase's peAe'Fl ~ esAx'
Az Af asg' " Yne HsNe''
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
PEARLS FROM THE RED SEA.
Many Valuable Gems Found in the Bed
of this Body of Water.

Many valuable jewels are fished out of
the Red Sea. The pearl fisheries in that
body of water are very little known. but
according to United States Consul Mas
terson, who writes from Alden. Arabia.
they are important. He says in recent
dispatch to the state department:
The name Lobia applies to Il small
group of islands at the lower end Of tho
Red sea, and pearl fishing has been car
ried on there for a number of years.
The divers are all Arabs, but the men
who finance the industry are generally
natives of India. and for this reason it i,
hard to get the correct output in num-
bers of pearls or their value for any par
tlcular year, as great number of the
pearls found at Lobia go direct 10 BON
bay and are not reported here nj ali
There are several merchants who ham
die these pearls. Each pearl or collection
of pearls Is sold according TO the particu-
lar perfection of the pearl or collection
and there can be no price given for pearls
indiscriminatey.
Several years ago there was a trade
with the United States in mother-of-peatI
shells from these pearl fisheries. but The,
entire output now goes to Europe.
Pearls are the most popular 0f an
the precious stones among the inhab-
itants of India and Arabia. and If IL
very seldom that a native woman of any
social position is seen without pearl arnn-
ments of some kind. either in rings for
the nose, ears or fingers and same even
wear pearl rings on the toes There ara.
also extensive pearl fisheries in the Ter
sian gulf the entire output going 10
Bombay. "-IewelleI's Circular Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
TWO MILES IN TWENTY YEARS.
Medal for Slowness Apparently Belongs
to This Terrapin.

Thomas s. Stadden. a prominent resi-
dent of Wadesville. Clarke county, and a
former resident of Winchester. was in
this city recently and brought with him
terrapin which has rather remarkable
and certainly Il most unusual history.
just thirty years ago, in 1874, Mr..
Stadden came across the terrapin on his
farm, and on the bottom of its shell he in
scribed the date. Every time since then
that he has seen the terrapin he has cut
the date on the shell. and the entries are
as follows: 1874, 1870, 1879, 1880, 1881,
1882 and 1884.
On the latter date Mr.. Stadden carried
the terrapin to Il spot near Stephcusons,
fully two and a half miles from home,
and then turned it loose Mr.. Stadden
has always held to the theory that terra
pin and turtles will always endeayor to
wander back to the spot of their birth,
and to test the theory the terrapin was
taken to Stephensons.
That was twenty years ago. and dur
ing all the intervening two decades Mr..
Stadden never saw his pet In fact he
had forgotten all about it until one day
recently he came across terrapn under
the very mulberry free on his farm where
he had found 4 terrapin thirty years ago.
Turning the terrapln over. he was amazed
to find that it was his long lost pet. There
were all the dates. the initials that had
been placed there from time to time.
grown larger, of course. with the terrapin.
but just as distinct almost as the day
they were cut there.
In order TO get back TO his usual feed
ing place under the mulberry tree from
Stephensons the terrapin had to cross
several streams, traverse wooded bluffs,
treacherOus Iayines and cross fields.
Twenty years had been required to make
the journey of two and half miles, but,
guided by an unerring instinct, the little
terrapn had at last reached home-a liv-
ing object lesson of what perseverance
cen accomplish Winchester Va.) News
ItNm
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
THE AMATEUR CAMPER.
Valuable Advice to the Temporary
Dweller in the Woods.


William J. Long, writing in The World
Today for July, out of wide personal
experience of camping in the deep woods,
gives the following advice 10 novice in
the art:
The iiIst trip which naturally suggests
itself tx u camping trip on some lake or
river, where there is good fishing, near
home. Here you can have supplies of all
kinds brought to YOU daily, and your prob
lem is Il very simple one. Have tents
enough so that each group can be by
itself and an extra tent for IA dining
room. In front of the latter make Il roof
of tarred paper or tent cloth. and under
1t put an old cook stove with pipe
through the roof. This is prosaic. but it
saves profanity, and you can get more
solid comfort out of it in one meal than
You could ont Of cooking before an open
fire in week Let fools 20 into the
woods TO rough it; do you get as much
ease and good dinners out of the expert
ence as possible You are going into the
woods for rest, not for saCkcloth and
ashes. You will have a better time If
YOU feed well and are comfortable; and
remember that. in the woods especially,
1t takes less time and thought and effort
10 be comfortable than to be uncomfort-
able. So let the horses drag in the old
cook stove. and anything else that will
AS for beds, you can make comfortable
ones out of fir or hemlock branches, if
YOU know how At the head and foot of
your resting place put IA log eight or ten
inches in diameter. and stake them in
place. Across them, lengthwise, nail
springy sapplings about three inches
apart. On these put layer OF coarse
branches of fir. foot thick. and on top
Of this another thick layer of fine
branches, ali with the convex side up.
Begin at the top, stick the broken ends
into the bed aud let the boughs curl over
toward the head and so work downward
until the entire bed is covered. On this
spread your blankets, and you have n
resting place that is worth, in solid com
fort. ten times the amount of trouble it
took TO make it,
II this plan seems difficult. take an
easier one. Let the horses do the work,
and carry your beds with you. Take
along your own beloved hair mattresses,
and a pillow, and anything elise to make
YOU comfortable. = good nights rest is
worth amy amount of careful prepare
ton; that is the first law of camping for
pleasure.
or course, you can take a bag and fill
it with hay and throw it on rhe ground
for bed. You can also spoil your din
ner and your temper before an open fire,
instead of n cook stove and 81 rejoice
in ronghing it; but your wife viii think
you nicer man if you 60 the other way.
and 10 win Il good opinion from hey
again, after You have mostly lost it. IS
worth some small concession in the way
OF diScomfor'tS that are romantic only ia
anticipation.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
Plum Orchard Town in Ohio.

One day some years ago an enterpris-
ing resident of the village of Syracuse.
o.. brought Damson plum tree home
with him and planted it in his front
yard 1t grew and thrived and IN cool
time bore fruit 1t was good fruit. and
he planted more along his garden fence
from sprouts that came up from the first
tree. They also soon bore fine plumS
by this time his neighbors had their at
tention attracted to his modest plum
orchard, They bought his surplus plums
and begged sprouts from about his trees.
thus exemplifying the spirit of the boys
who desire to cast therr mics III pro
ductive pools.
1t was found that the locality was COM
parativey free from two very annoying
plum peSts-black knot and insects and
the great bend in the river seemed 10
protect the fruit from late frosts. 50 thar
two fun crops every three years might
he expected with reasonable certainty.
The result was that plum growing spread
from lot to lot and from street to alley
until the industry amounted almost to a
craze. The markets grew aud expanded.
however and there never was any diff
Guilty in dispoSing of the crop nj good
prices. When other localities had crops
Syracuse had to be content with the Ill-
ing prices in the general markets. but
when other places failed Syracuse made
her own prices.-Country Life in Amer
ica.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
LUBEc's ALCOHOLIC FERRY.
Thirsty Maine Men Get Drinks in SpitA
or Uncle Sam and Prohibition.

In Lubecs international alcoholic ferry
the United States customs officials anna
the deputy sheriffs who are irving 10 en-
force Maine's prohibitory liquor law con
Tess that they are up against 4 sebe.,,l,.
that can't he beaten.
I-ltbec is u little seacaaSt town an
down toward the jumping off place -
Maine people call the easterly tip end of
the state, and directly opposite >.,I,.,
rated from Is by a arrow strait. j. ~,
island of tampObeliu, u part of Tie pr,ft-
ince of New Brunswick.
Recentiy "A wave Of hquOr law cnfnrro-
ment struck Lubec, and when tho t,,y-,
became really dry certain enterpri>iu.
Yankees conceived the idea of establisn
ing saloon over on CafnDohcln orE
ferrylng customers across and back. !,
was good scheme. and il worked
Any man who had the price of Il Mint
a quart or lone drink could ger FREE.
ferriage. and the business at once ber.,u
to boom. The traffic grew and prospered
until hnaliy the dories and leaky sailboat>
were superseded by smart gasaliu
launch which could go fast and carry
good many passengers,
Competition arose, and other SaioonS
We're established on the island. with otbr,.
ferries to carry customers To them. "A
sea voyage and a chance 10 buy the best
imported whiskey for 10 cents a drink
were the inducements held ont. and MI
the thirsty men in that part of Maine
tiocked TO Camp0bello for their Mealth.
The I.ubec white ribboners becam,.
aroused ara called upon the customs
officers to put stop to it, The customs
officers inveStig3 ed. but decided that
they could do nothing. Any man had
the right to take drink wherever hs.
could find it, at home or abroad. they
said, and so long as the voyagers to CAM
pobello brought back their liquor in them
and not on them. they were within their
rights,
So the International alcoholic ferry
1ourishes galy, and all the prohibitioni<t,
can do is to stand on the shore of dry
Lubec and wish that some of the wai,-
bly, cargoes may be spilled on the way
home-New York Sun
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
Famous Wolf Hunter of Scotland.

The most active carnach in their de-
structon was MacQueen of Pall-a' -chro-
cain. an immense DUNE wasail, who stood
q feet inches in his brogues. To this
worthy, one winter day in 1T43 came
word from Macintosh that great black
beast had come down to the low country
and carried off couple of the children
near Cawdor. and that tainchcl. or
hunting drive. was to meet M Figiuthas
where MacQueen was summoned to at
tend according to act of Parliament.
Next morning. in the cold dawn. the
hunters were assembled. but where was
MacQueen? He was not wont 10 he
"langsomc' on such an occasion, and his
hounds. not TO mention himself. were al
most Indispensable to the chase. Macln-
tdsh waited inpatipntly as the day wore
on. and when at last MacQucen was seen
coming leiSurely along. the chief spoke
sharply TO him. rchuking him for wasting
the best hours of hunting.
"CiOd ca chahhagE" C'Wl.st'> the bur-
ryF') was the cool reply. whiC sent an
indignant murmur through the shiyering
Spcrtsmen Macintosh uttered an angry
''Sin dhiahh. c'Tbere you are.
then"0 said MacQnecn. and. throwing
back his plaid flung the gray head Of the
wolf upon the heather The company
had lost their sport. hut they forgave
Pall-a'-c hrOcain. whose rcnown stood
higher than ever as hunter, and MacIn-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
A VILLAGE STREET.

There swaying branches lace and meet
Ia canOpieS of green
Above an old time village street
Quiet and cool and clean.
The mellow sunbeams filter slow
And. interwrOught with shade,
Trace on the velvet sward below
4 shimmering brOcade.
NJ sound Gisturls the holy hush
That wraps the silent street
Save when ut times some trill of thrush
Drifts TREMENDOUSLY sweet;
or else. when purple twilight flings
4 gauZy veil and thin,
Wake echoes from the tiukling strings
OF mellow mandolin
This is the street. serene aud sweet
Down which In days agone
/ trippcd with bare and huoyaUt feet
Through dews Of dusk and dawn:
Or romped at play with comrades gay
While some long afternoon
Droncd slowly, drowsily away
I4ife bees in fields of June.
Old quiet street. the steps that learn
The city's crowded ways
Once more and eagerly will turn
TO scenes of other days
And sick of ceaSeleSS fray and fret,
CacophOnous and rude,
VIII seek. while eyes grow dim aud wet,
Thy restful quietude.
Hilton Il. Greer in National Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
THE TooTHPICK INDUSTRY,
japanese Make the Best Toothpicks-
Enormous Product of Maine Mills.

The fame of American manufactur-
ers may be said to be in everybodys
mouth" said the representative of a
Maine toothpick factory. Up in Maine,
and particularly in Franklin countys
wide stretches of white birch, are the
mills that supply 80 per cent. of the
toothpickS used in this country.
Poplar wood is sometimes used: but
the white birch, on account of its pliabil-
lty and forest odor, gives practical
monopoly to Maine forests. During the
spring over hundred men are employed
on machines each of which can clip ont
almost million day of the Sharp
wooden sliyers that help to keep down
dentists bills.
What are termed the fancy or orange
wood toOthpleks are not made in this
country. nor could we duplicate them at
four times the price. In the country dis
tricts of Spain and Portugal these picks
are sharpcned like needles and Smoothed
laboriouSly by young girls who are paid
the muniticent sum of ) cents a day
The Japanese toothpick is probably
the hest and is in increasing demand.
This toothpick is fashioned from Il very
fine reed; and. while delicate and thin as
tissue paper. it is stronger and more PHI
able than our clumsy product.
My experience teaches that the
American habit of chewing a toothpick
on the street and elsewhere is decadent
However, without this gratuitous adver-
tiSing. the demand is constant. New
York Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
First Wedding in Catholic Convent.

For the first time in the history of Co
lumbus Catholic institutions, il not the
first time in all the history of Catholic
ism, a marriage ceremony was solemn
lied at convent chapel when at 2
o'clock on the morning OF August 10,
Miss Hannah Margaret Leonard, the
daughter of Theodore Leonard be
came the bride of Lieut.; G. f. Leonard
Of the Seventh infantry. the ceremony
having been performed in the ctrped nj
St. Mary'S of the Springs.
In the thirty-eight years history of St.
Mary's many young women have
marched down the aisles to the altar in
this sacred retreat to take the vows or
siSterhood.
Among those who have taken the VOWS
are many of Miss LeonardS relatives
Sister Gertrude. at the convent, being
her aunt Miss Leonard's grandfather
Theodore Leonard, ST.. in 1866 donated
IL the Dominican nuns the present site
OF St. Mary's. The Leonard family have
been continual benefactors TO the inStj-
tution.-C Columbus Evening Dispatch.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
Last of a Noted Gallows.

The wooden gallows in the Jail yard
has been torn down to make room for a
modern steel structure. BY way of a
grim joke the sherff's office spread the
report that Deputy Sheriff Love intend
ed to take the frame of the venerable in
strument of death to his home and build
chicken house out of it, on the theory
that no negro. no matter how ardent a
lover of chicken meat, would dare to rob
such a hen roost.
As matter of fact. the old galows is
to be split into kindling wood for use in
the furnace of the courthouse. This
morning negro man who has seen years
of service as an attache of the sheriff
office, was engaged in piling up the
weatherbeaten lumber under the steps OF
the pOrtico on the north side of the
courthouse. The steps, intact, lay
stretched on the ground.
Many a man has taken his last walk
up those stairs" said a bystander In
deed, they have said the colored man.
Il have seen twelve of them go that way
Halves and Byars and Scroggins and
Ben Eldridge and others. Makes me feel
kind o creery TO handle this stuff. but
guess it will burn all right. Birming
ham News