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The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07
MRS. EDDY AND TIE MAsoxs.

A friend sends US copy Of the Bos-
ton American of May 2znd which con-
tains an article in reference to MIA
Mary Baker G. Eddy which will be of
4. interest TO many people in Whining
ton. Mrs. Eddy had not long before
that time promulgated a rule OF h -
chu&ch forbidding the Joining by i's
members OF secret orders, and in this
bylaw had excepted the Masonic order.
There was much speculation as to why
she had shown this favoritism to the
Masons. This is cleared up in The
Americans article by lady. forme!
citizen of our city.
Our readers know that upwards OF
sixty years ago Mrs. Eddy came to
Wilmington, with her then young hts
band, Glover and that he died here
and she returned to her home in Maine.
Glover. who was a Mason. it seems,
was very poor. When he was taken
istered TO his want and when he died
istered to his want sand when he dicG
bore the funeral expenses and furnish
ed his young widow with funds suffi-
cient to take her to her rormer home.
The late Thomas w. Brown, of this
city, who died in 1872, was grand mas
ter Of the Masonic lodge here at that
time and showed great kindness 20 tho
young man during his illness and 20
the widow, as told to The American.
The singular sequel to this, as told
m The American ia that in 1870 Mi -s
Harriet S. Brown, married William
Huntington, Of Amesbury Mass, and
went to live at her husbands home.
There she met Mrs. Glover, who fire.
quently talked to her about her stay
in Wilmington and always spoke with
much gratitude of the kindness shown
her by the Masons of this city Mrs
Huntington says she did not know un-
til long after Mrs. Eddy had become
the founder of the Christian Science
church that the latter was the same as
the Mrs. Glover she met years ago
when she was young married woman
and the other young widow.
Accompanying The Americans article
is picture Of the late Mr.. Thomas W.
Brown. This gentleman has several
other daughters still living, two of
them, Mrs. Mary Brown and Mrs. r.
H. Mccoy. being residents of this city.
1t is surmised that Mrs. Eddy's af-
fectionate remembrance of the kindness
of Mr.. Brown and other Masons of this
city to her husband and herself caused
her to make the exception in favor Of
that order in her bylaw against men,
bership in secret organizations.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07
One of Many.

II. A. Tisdale, of Summerton, S. c.,
suffered for twenty years with the
Piles. Specialists were employed and
many remedies used but relief and
Permanent good was found only in the
use of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
This is only one of the many, many
cures that have been effected by this
wonderful remedy. In buying Witcn
Hazel Salve ii is only necessary that
you get the genuine DeWitt's, made by
E. c. Dewitt & Co. in Chicago, and a
cure is certain. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve cures all kinds OF piles, cuts,
burns, bruises. eczema, tetter, ring
worm, skin diseases. etc. Sold by
r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07
Saves Two from Death.

Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping couch aud
bronchitis writes Mr.. w. K. HavilanI
of Armonk, N. Y, but, when all other
remedies failed, we saved her life with
DR.. Kings New Discovery. Our niece
who had Consumption in an advance
stage, also used this wonderful medi-
cine and today she is perfectly Wen"
Desperate throat and lung diseas IS
yield to DIR. Kings New Discovery as
to no other medicine on earth. Infall,-
BILE for cougths and colds. SOC and s1.oC
bottles guaranteed by r. R. Bellamy
Trial bottles free.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

Wonder how Private Secretary Loeb
feels now? He should have read page
one hundred and sixty-one of Mr..
Roosevelt's Life of Benton before max
king such a positive denial of Mr.
Glenn's statement and charging him
with bringing false accusation against
the president.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07
A Love Letter.

Would not interest you if you're look
ing for a guaranteed Salye for Sores,
Burns. or Piles. Otto Dcdd, of Ponder,
Mo-, writes: II suffered with an ugiy
sore for a year, but a box Of Rucklen' s
Arnica Salve cured me. It's the bes,
Salve on earth. 25c at r. r. Bellamy' s
Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

The opening of Greensboro Female
college has been again postponed, but
for only few days, we are glad to
say. Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson, -he
president, has issued a circular, saying
that on account OF delay in receiving
certain material the session will not
begin until the twelfth instant, instead
OF on the 5th as at first contemplated.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

Christian Scientists are said to claim
the power to make hair grow on bald
heads by giving the barren pate a few
rapt thoughts Did you ever see i
bald Christian ntist?-Atlanta Con-
Stitution
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

In New York woman is now allow
ed to smoke in an auto. But she
hadn't ought to all the same.-Times-
Union.
but when an editor gets off such as
that, well.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

If it be true. as reported. that the
Port Arthur waterworks are in the
hands of the Japanese the city viii
not be able to hold out much longer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

The penitentiary is too good for these
New Jersey men who put bars of iron
in the cork blocks intended for use IN
making lifepreservers.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

When Mr.. Roosevelt gets that o.l
hot-headed feeling nowadays he goes
and lays his head on Mr.. Fairbanks
breast.-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

George Meredith's idea evidently *
that the human race should quit mar
rying and live happily forever after
Atlanta Journal
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

We give our readers Mr.. Davis let
ter Of acceptance this morning. He
thinks the times are propitious for the
reinstatement of the democratic party
in control of the government. Right
he is and we are going to see it done.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-10-07

Five weeks only to election day. !.
is most time for the biting to begin.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02
Afraid to tIp1s- ITe Sentiments Down
z IhsTe.
( peoples Advocate J.


The editor Of this paper has yet tc
locate the. first republican among the
leaders here. who favor paying g
bounty to the sugar trust, yet not a
word was said in their county plat
form concerning this important mat
ter. They dare not go on record for
two reasons. First, Mr.. Parkinson,
the boss, is stakeholder in sugar
factory, and would derive direct
benefit from the bounty law, SO that
was check on those who would de-
clare against the graft. The second
reason why the republicans we're sill
emit, is that not being free to denounce
the same, they. knowing public SEN
timent was against it, did not have
the courage or temerity to say to the
people, we favor The sugar bounty
law. So we can only surmise as to
what they intend doing if elected.
We believe there is a secret under
standing that is agreeable to the sugar
trust, and If the people, at the pres
ent price they are paying for sugar,
are good natured enough to allow this
corporation to put its hand into the
treasury and take out about 100
thousand dollars, why we confess that
as Judge OF the temperament OF the
taxpayers, we cannot even come close.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02
5Ol1t SPEAKING DATES
FOR DtnOaATk NOMINEES

The Washington county nominees
on the democratic ticket will visit
the various precincts throughout the
county and will address the citizens
as follows;
Cambridge, Nov I'd, night, hall.
Aidyels, Nov I'd, night, ball,
Bourne, Nov 9Th, night, ball.
Hon, Frank iierrls, candidate for
liepiepalt governor, outside speakers
aud The several county nomipees VIII
address tbese lneetlnRs aud CORDIAL
lpflteiiop y ekfeDded ~ egory body
~ aiiepq Ihe dsmoelpllo tlelfel q
composed ~ escellenf maioflal aud
every voter y ulged Az come oni ana
W. acquainted popf folasl ihe
qales and plsees
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02
(and,ItI NaI ltqYt.. 4.

: Soon after November LIST I will
move part Of my stock, consisting of
blank books, books, school supplies
aud books, fine papers and novelties,
together. with fine new line of toys
and Christmas goods into the store
room now occupied by ON. Harvey,
in the Signal building.
In the postof1ce L will carry .
larger and more complete line Of ci-
CARS, tobaccos, candies, newspapers,
magazines, novels, fountain pens and
a staple line of stationery.
The continued patronage of my
friends is earnestly solicited. ~ 1871.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02
Indebtedness of Idaho Counties

The following statement OF county
debts is furnished by the state audit
or and shows the indebtedness Of all
the counties in this state on April
last, except Bear Lake, Cassia and
Custer, which made no report. 1t
will be noticed that Washington
county makes the best showing of all.
And this showing is made ali the
stronger when It is renaembered' that
Washington county is one of the lar
gest counties in the state. Since
april last some Of the EQUITIES have
had TO issue additional bonds for the
purpose of meeting their current in
debtedness. Idaho county is the
only county in the state which has no
bonded debt. And at the next annu-
al statement made next April it vii
be found that the debt Of Washington
county has been materially reduced
from the figures quoted below:
Ada, s216, 1868; Bannock,
sl62, l1S So; Bingham, $50, 249. SO;
Blaine, $3.50, 10000; Boise, $780,
791.0o; Canyon, $50, 910.6s; Ell
more, s149, 774.35; Fremont, s107,-
636 90; Idaho, s33, sO3.67; Koote-
mai, 1920, 10. So; Latah, s55, 342.-
30; Lemhi, S55, 46L 55; Lincoln,
1901, 6S7 .55; Nez Perez. sl34, 055.-
25; Oneida, s24, 10000; Owybe,
s73, $3.50. II; sbosbone, 1924, 2l3. IS;
WashlnRton. s24. 2O4.2 h.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02

LUZ, SoSfthfh NieAh VaAyy LIVE.
There is little, If any, news from
here that would interest your read
er's. The three stamp mill Of the
Denton" will begin work in a few
days, and there are some Boston cap
italists examining the ''Big lode. !"
I Work will begin soon on the eta
homa. " Prospectors from the Black
Warrior report better showing than
ever, and Mr.. Kinkaid is getting
ready to operate his one stamp Gus
tom mill at that place. The "Mon-
arch, !" working Is men, continues to
be thesmainstayf,o Of the camp, The
outlook for the camp on the whole. Is
better than it was year ago. There
is an effort being made to put in an
Independent telephone as soon as the
work can be done. Ell
Wishing you success in every way,
and hoping for the success of the
county and state democratic ticket, l
remain, Yours cordially,
H. P. LEE.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02
Dsbdfs on Socialism.

Mr.. 3. L. Rigg, of Glenn's Ferry.
candidate for secretary of state on the
Socialist ticket, and Rev. E. A. Pad :
dock, Of Weiser, will discuss the
question, Resolved; that the best
interest of the farmer and nottingham
demands socialism. f" Debate will be
held in some public hall in Weiser
on the night of November 4th. Ey-
eryone invited to attend. 1919.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02
Teacher Of hodun ldnxaeU.

X. Elizabeth Sihler,. teacher of
modern languages at the Idaho In
dustrial Institute, will give lessons at
the homes in Weiser, either to single
pupils or classes. Miss Sihler is an
experienced teacher. She was at the
head Of the German department in
Mt. Hofyoke College six years and il
heartily endorsed by Miss Slocum, in
whose school she taught successfully
for several years. : 'sN SssNnn 1919
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02
Most Uncdnny Social Monster of the
Modern World

spirit lifeY Did not even the sacred
name of eternal love figure in their
wooing? Are these women sincereY
Gould they be anything else or less
in their insane devotion to polyga-
myY t,tt2 I
Perhaps these women do not know,
or. if knowing, do not realize that
they owe certain duties even to their
unborn children, among which is the
right to be born according to law,
and the right of children to abandon
the faith of their fathers without hay
ing to bear the snubs of the world
and the added contempt of an ,arro-
CANT priesthood.
One of the meanest things in, Nor
monism is the attempt to- hold the
children of the system to the faith by
SO mean tie. And these sincere
women, more is the pity, are. chief
bearers of the whole burden of re-
sponsibility, for without their sin
cerity the system Of polygamy would
perish in single hour. t.S. 3
In good faith the American nation
gave statehood to these people, and
accepted their promises to abandon
polygamy and to divorce. church and
state The people stood ready as they
would now to blink at the non pro-
ducing polygamous household, will
ling that it should pass out by natur-
al process. ss
FAITH OF NATION BETRAYED. (
But the promises were ,insincere (;
the faith of the nation was betrayed,
because the chiefs of the kingdom
felt reintrenched stronger than ever
behind statehood. Secret polygamous
marriages therefore continue, and
every ward in every infected state
continues to be a breeding ground.
Even this fragrant breach OF faith
might have passed for long time nm
challenged but for Mormonism's over
weening desire to twick the nose of
Chistondom in general and the
United States in particular, first
with its polygamous, hand when it
showed Elder Roberts at the lower
house of congress, and next with its
political hand when it saddled Apos-
tie Smoot onto the United States SEN
ate. 4.
Shades of McKean A '..polygamic
theocracy,' a kingdom of God on
earth, - and in the mire instead of in
the hearts of men, polygamy its Mem
esis Strange, this non essential of
the political scheme of ,Mormonism
should be chained to its side by the
sincerity of the women it wrongs, a
fury that cannot be shaken off, but
stays to the end. the instrument Of
that vengeance which must be requit-
ed in the final dissolution of this,
the most uhcanny social monster Of
the modern world. ~
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I k...lQu0tlQl Qf Id(ts,.

Any reader Of this paper, sending
25 cents in silver, by postal note OF
in one and two cent stamps, will be
sent The Daily Journal one month
or The Sunday Journal two months
or The Semi Weekly Journal three
months or the Weekly Journal four
months, and in, addition match safe
filled with tacks, postage prepaid. =
Address The Journal, Portland,
Oregon. '''' 'fih
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4 A most talented writer in the Salt
Lake Tribune, literary gentleman
Of wide reputation in Utah, makes a
most powerful commentary on the
polygamous teachings of the Mormon
church. While the full text of the
article cannot be given here, it isr so
powerful in It's indictment of what
the writer terms '..The Most Uncanny
Social Monster of the Modern World
that it would be grieyous omission
! to pass it entirely In part the arti-
) Gle says ;.,,... i, $780,. (.
; Polygamy was general practice
among the big and little. priesthood
Of the church, and was as frequently
found in the howell amid squalor and
poverty as it was among the higher or
ruling class, who together did, all in
their power to enforce its general
practice, on the ground that it WIS
necessary as means Of salvation.
Another consideration, however,
played an ,important part in It general
enforcement.
Knowing full we'll that it was in
terdicted by the laws and customs of
society, as we'll as by the laws of tie
land, and knowing that soon or late
society would assault it through the
fundamentally Of the statute law,
the ruling priesthood conceived ~ 10
be good policy-to tar az many of their
community with the polygamic stick
as possible, that apostasy might be
minimized, and that when, if d crisis
should come, hanging singly might
be forestalled by hanging together
Polygamy was thus made csmenting
agency Of great strength. '.~.ss'--' 's'sl
ASstosxhsthns tlqs4 men whoNes;'
'tsrid tha pr.otics xefs slncsre Or not,
~ . matter Of religious conviction, is
"a mooted question when it is remem-
bered that human credulity in relig-
ion is boundless. There is linger-
ing suspicion, however, embodied in
all the statutes defining and punish
ing certain offenses, that man in his
barbarous state was a promiscuous
male enimal, and those laws them :
selves are the evidence that society is
endeavoriAg to evolve him into CIV
ilized, monogamic man. w N n ,
Where the rudimepts of the .barbar-,
ian still exist to q large degree in the
individual, and an excuse is Afforded
him insreligion to. lapse into his for
mer state of animal happiness, it Is
reasonable to suppose that such indi-
yidual e religious Convictions in that
behalf'would be as sincere as his pre-
disposition might be strong
And this seems to me to !. be, the
measure Of the average polygamist's
religious sincerity In the initiation
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02

winter could have been no surprise,
for whatever else may be said of him
he is d man Of both physical and
moral courage The ordinary hypo-
crit or dissembler never would have
faced that committee under like cir
fcumstances and not shaded the truth
as to himself. That he did little
''side .stepping'.' when it came to, in
eliminating his confederates may not
be pardonable, but it showed a gener-
Lious side of his nature.
/ RELIGIOUsLY SINCERE.
|. In justice, to him as man who is
probably the most religiously sincere
Epolygamist. in the whole Mormon
church, it is but fair to say that he
ttries to live his ideals, although in
themselves they are neither conven-
I,tional nor lawful. He is said to be
fgentle and kind to each of his wives,
and most loving father to all of his
[children.
President Joseph F.. Smith has
been singled out in this discussion to
represent the male side of Mormon
tpolygamy because, conceding him to
be the most sincere Of all the priest
hood, it is desirable to give to all the
males entagled in it the benefit of
whatever doubt there may be as to
their sincerity. 5
ABANDON HOPE ALE YE WHO
ENTER HERE. -
The case is. different with those
Mormon women who are members Of
polygamous families as wives. In
entering the relationship they cannot
be suspected of the possible motives
that actuate men,. They know it can
not bring them the ideal husband and
the ideal home; they know they turn
their backs forever upon the world,
and that the world turns its back for
ever upon them and their children;
they know they take up a cross upon
which their hearts must be inundated
every day they know their ideals of
love, their ideals OF happiness in this
world are abandoned; lthat 30 far as
these are concerned they have entered
the gate of an inferno. III
For this cause they not only bear
all the burdens Of motherhood, all
the drudgery Of poverty all the CON
tumely of the world, but the unmen-
tionable indignities besides and
against all, through all, singularly
true to their religion, true to their
covenants, true to their children and
true to their poIygamous lords are
these Titans of the faith. iA
GLORIOUS REWARD OF HEAVEN.
SincereY Savagelyi And why not?
Did not their priestly wooers whisper
the glorious rewards of heaven into
their misshapen ears, attuned to ma
niacal hallucinations of an immortal
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02

Do not mark the circle " the head
Of The ticket unless you intend 10
vote straight ticket. II you want
~ scratch leege the circle AZ tbe
iop o. the ticket alone
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02

of his practice of it.. Certainly those
who may remember the array of sol
emn apostles and bishops at an old
time conference or other assembly OF
the priesthood, cannot fail to also re-
member the plethora, Of big necks and
stoeky forms that such an aggregation
of polygamists presented.
Still the question of sincerity is an
Individual matter, and one of degree.
Once entanged in the polygamous re-
lationq with the consequent numerous
progeny that follows, there are pater-
nal considerations born of the entan-
clement that 60 far toward reinforc-
ing the religious sincerity of the po-
lygamous father, by adding a domes-
tic and complex character to his con.
victions- -. -, . Ia.
s.s> THE JUSTIFICATION.
& The Mormon justification Of IT Is,
that in the spirit world are myriads
OF spirits elamoring to- be born into
the flesh that they may have chance
to work out their salvation on earth.
The puerility of this excuse seems
never to have impressed these people
that it is an impeachment Of their all
omnipotent God's power to- provide a
more comprehensive method than
polygamy affords to effect such pur-
pose, while to the average layman it
looks like bit of the flimsiest kind
of transcendetalism simprovised TO, do
service in an overstocked harem.
The history of the general scamper-
ing by polygsmists for the Under
ground railroad some twenty years
ego when the crisis was upon them
for defiance of United Ststee laws re-
lating to their matrimonial practices,
isa fairly good index 10 the SINGER
ity, q rather the insincerity, Of the
ruling priesthood touching the polyg-:
annie feature Of Mormon faith.
There are ample reasons for saying,
however, that such course did not
suit all those who in various dis
guises took to the highways and by
ways to dodge the United States off,
GERS, and among the exceptions was
the present president, Joseph F.
Smith, whose conviction as to polyg
amy, whatever its real basis may be,
| do not question. What procedure
he would have adopted had he then
been at the head sof the kingdom is
hard to surmise. In temperament, he
is somewhat after the type of Maho-
met, intense, dogmatic and courage
GUS. and unless he had been 1curbed
-bya sense of responsible power or the
diplomatic advice of his friends, a
very ugly mess was not beyond the
possibilities.
To those who know him intimately
his testimony before the senate com
mittee sitting on the Smoot case last
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ditch except % acres. 2-story, g.
room house, barn, wagon shed and
granary. !:
Will sell all or 100 acres with
water right for $40 per acre. Write
or enquire of Charles A. Woodland.
administrator, or Lot L. Feltham, his
attorney, Weiser Idaho. loft.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02

VI Paso, Texas, November 10, Is,
1905 An open rate u Que first class
fare plns DO cents for the above ooes
sion " hereby authorized, Tickets
op sale November p, 10, All tick
cts limited 10 continuous passage hi
each direction VITA fnal limit 40
Yemlper ~, 1904,
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The Great Bankrupt Sale still goes
on at. the old Weiser Mercantile 90. Is
store. Goods going at less than cost.
Call and see. &c 40 sansn .r-aa.12tfi
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.f@ SAX.

Sixty choice reiendce lots in East
Weiser 50x15s feet, s65 to 300
each. "A. F. Hitt. s'sfiH} lflt 12tf