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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-10
TIKI Hon, Newspaper.
terest.

The Portland Oregonian, one Of
the best newspapers In America, says
this:
Your home newspaper never loses
interest in you. To this, possibly,
you have never given passing
thought.
No matter If you like the news
paper man or if be likes you, If he is
true to his profession and publishes
a paper for the people he allows no
personal matters or petty spites to in
terfere with his news gathering. He
may meet you as stranger, yet along
with his best friends, chronicles your
success or sorrows wherever you may
be, and those who would otherwise
forget you are ever and anon reminded
of your existence by an item in your
home paper. Others may deceive and
defraud you, but your home paper
never forgets you.
Possibly you do not deserve decent
treatment by the paper, but you get
it just the same, and if it should at
any time say things that cause you
to turn the wrong way, study mo-
ment and see if it has not at various
times said many nice things for
which you fail to give it credit. -
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-10
A SWIMMING HORSE.
The Proper Way to Ride the Animal
In the Water.

In the Water.
A military journal of Paris gives this
account of the way horse should not
be ridden and of the way he should be
ridden In swimming a stream:
To begin with, it must not be SUD-
posed that horse always swims nat
urally and with ease the moment he is
OF his feet In the water. The animal
under such circumstances has but one
notion-to keep his head out Of the wa
ter and to lift his shoulders as high as
possible.
In doing this his hind quarters sink.
and he finds himself almost standing
upon his tail. or at least In a position
three-quarters erect.
In such position, II the rider draws
upon the reins or throws his body back
In the least, the animals hind quarters
will sink more and more, his body will
take a vertical position, and, beating
the water uselessly with his forefeet
he will finally sink.
AS soon as the horse gets or his feet
In the water let the rider grasp a hand
ful OF the animals name. leaning AZ
the same time well forward upon his
shoulders, but without touching the
horses head. The riders knees should
be pressed tightly 10 the horses sides.
otherwise be Is likely TO be swept of
by the water
This Is the only position which viii
enable man 10 remain "a the saddle
ana fhe horse 20 swim AZ the same
time.
Jsle reins must be held loosely ana
each Wen 70 one side II Die horse 3 b
De guided IN Die water give he loose
rein . lltte jerk ip the direction az.
sired but u ~ ip Die hlghest dearee
Important never % pull on the Telns,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-10
kJrlUh SHAKE Up
Ad|TA1t5 POLITICIANS
Some Party Leaders Declare thai
hoTnon Church Has First Gall
With Administration,

The summary removal of DR..
Givens as superintendent of the insane
asylum continues to be the subject of
considerable comment. The element
of the party opposed to the removal
are claiming that it was part of the
deal between the administration and
the church.
AS proof of this it is pointed out
that the Governor, in selecting mem
bers of the Good Roads commission,
recently, designated President Steele
of Iona, and Bishop Hart of Fremont
county that the southeast is repre-
sented by no Gentiles, and that in
he matter of all gubernatorial favors
the church has the first call.
However this may be, there is evil
dence constantly that there is an
offensive and defensive alliance be-
tween the administration and the
hierarchy's leaders. Notwithstanding
there is abundance of reasons, so
it is claimed. for the removal of Civ
ems regardless Of political considera-
tions.
1t is told with some degree of ac-
curateness, too, that those of the
leaders who were thrown outside the
breastworks BY the Cooling Hepburn
combination, are making all sorts Of
trouble in consequence of the alliance
formed with the church and that when
the time rolls around there Will be
something doing
All the present leaders now in the
saddle have selected the places they
expect next year, from Senator down.
1t Is avowed, though, that some Of
them Will have b ard road to travel.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-10
A Revision.

when you court girl, you're
busy
And you mustn't ever stop;
First you have to pop the question,
Then you have to question pop"
That sir, is an ancient saw,
But with this you must concurl,
First you ask her for her paw,
Then you ask her Paw for herl
Cleveland Leader.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-10

II you toot your little tooter
And then lay aside your horn,
There's not a soul in ten short days
Will know that you were born.
The man who gathers pumpkins
Is the man who plows all day,
And the man who keeps a-humpin'
Is the man who makes 1t pay.
The man who advertises
With short and sudden jerk
Is the man who blames the editor
Because 1t didn't work.
The man who gets the business
Has lon and steady pull,
And keeps his local paper
From year to year quite full.
He plans his advertisements
In thoughtful, honest way,
And keeps forever at 1t
Until he makes it pay.
He has faith in all the future,
Can withstand bankrupt shock,
And like the man in Scripture,
Builds his business on a rock.
And the rock for Weiser merchants
To plant their fog horns on,
Where everybody'll hear EN-
Sing their catchy business song.
Is the peoples news reliance
, The wEIsER SIGNAL paper.
Aud to loot your horn within it
IS the proper business caper.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-10
The Trail.

prize poem written by Mrs. A. A.
Lindsey of Portland:)
The call comes, strong and insistent,
Out of the West, Oh, harkI
Follow through hail and sun the trail
Blazed by Lewis and Clark
On with the blanket and saddle.
Ride. like the devil possessed,
Swift on the way by night and day
Hit the trail to the West
Sting of the wind in our faces,
Crunching of hoofs on sand,
Whate'er betide, pause not, but ride
Straight to the promised land.
Wilderness of sails on the ocean,
Cleaning of gold in the hills,
Glory of grain on the harvest vain,
Curling of smoke from the mills.
Off with the saddle and blanket,
Kindle our heartflres' spark,
Here's all hail to the westward trail
Blazed by Lewis and Clark
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-10

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signature in each box. 25c.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-06-10

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
BABY OSTRlCHES.
An Ostrich Farm Is One o! the Infant Industries
of California.

In Southern California is an in.
dustry not common in the United
States. That is an ostrich farm. The
owner Of the farm brought the original
ostriches from Africa, several years ago,
and he found the climate of Southern
California just suited to their liveli
hood. The raising of the young is an
interesting part of the farm life.
When a pair Of ostriches once become
fond Of each other, nothing can sepa-
rate them. They are given yard, or
corral, by themselves. They choose
the most exposed place, usually in the
middle Of the corral, for a nest, scoop
out hollow place in the sand and be-
gin filling it with eggs. An egg is
added every other day for thirty days.
They are not content until they have
about bushel of eggs in the nest
Each egg weighs about three pounds
and is many times larger than hens
egg. II the sun gets hotter than they
think is good for the eggs, they drop a
few grains Of sand on the top OF each,
thinking that is sufficient for protec-
tion. The pair take turns in sitting
on the nest, the hen sitting in the
daytime and She male bird Mt night
After forty days, the eggs begin to
hatch. The baby ostrich is a funny
little thing, looking more like porcu-
pine than bird. The little pin.
feathers, as they are called, stand out
like quilts. During the first four days,
the parents feed them nothing at all,
but after that they begin to pick up
little pieces of gravel and little green
stuff, usually alfalfa grass. The first
month is the most critical time oil
their lives. After that, if they are
healthy, they grow tremendously
about a foot a month. When they
are eight months old they are nearly
full grown, six or seven feet tall. AT
nine months their first crop of feathers
is ripe and ready to be plucked. This
is done by snip of pair of shears
The ostrich is run into a corner and a
stocking-like bag is drawn over its
head. After being hooded, the ostrich
stands perfectly still while one man
holds the wing out steady and another
snips Off the feather, leaving about an
inch Of the quill which soon dries ur
and falls of. a crop of feathers ma
lures in nine months, and the process
OF plucking them is free from pain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
Little Too Precocio US.

y. !. Tribune.
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr., the Sec.
retary OF the Yale Corporation, takes
profound interest in children. Talk
ing with an undergraduate, he said:
"Children should be modest, shy
quiet. That type of child is apt to
turn out better in the end than the
clever, talkative, precocious type. 1t is
apt to have a broader, nobler mind.
The talkative and precocious type is
apt to be shallow.
"For my part, l should hesitate to
promise much for the future of SO pre-.
cocious youngster as one in Quincy
Adams that l heard Of last week.
"This Quincy Adams child, girl Of
7 or s years, stood one day before q
closed gate.
"A gentleman passed slowly. The
little girl turned and said to him:
"Will you please open the gate
for me?'
"The gentleman did 80. Then he
said, kindly:
"Why, my child, couldn't you
open the gate yourself?'
Because, said the little girl, 'the
paints not dry yet. Look at your
hands,"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
EVAPORATED CREAM,
1t Is Simply Condensed Milk, and Should Be
Sold as Such
Grocery World.


The conflict OF opinion between the
Association of Pure Food Chemists,
who are now holding meetings to fix
federal food standards, and the manu-
facture OF condensed milk is extremely
interesting. as defining the legal status
oil the product sold as evaporated
cream"
The sales of evaporated cream"
have become so large during the last
few years that the importance OF the
product mas forced itself upon the at.
tention OF the authorities. They in
vestigated the composition of the
evaporated cream" and claim to have
discovered that, while perfectly pure
and wholesome product, it was not
cream at all. They have accordingly
announced that they propose to adopt
a standard for it which only genuine
cream will meet. The manufacturers
have protested, and it is likely that
the controversy will be compromised
by the adoption of q label which will
disclose the fact that while sold as
cream the product is really nothing
more than condensed milk. In fact,
some of the manufacturers now use
such label. On one of the most
widely sold brands appears the printed
words, "an unsweetened condensed
milk"
Evaporated cream differs decidedly
from condensed milk. A condensed
milk man, asked by the writer for a
definition of evaporated cream" stat
ed that ait was simply milk evapor-
ated to the consistency of cream"
There is not pretense that it is actual
ly cream, though the general public
might think go.
Evaporated cream is always sold un-
sweetened, and when the can is opened
looks precisely like fresh rich cream,
being family yellow and about the
consistency of good cream. 1t is used
largely for table purposes, and also for
icecream makers.
Condensed milk, on the contrary,
has an entirely different appearance.
1t has lost all resemblance to milk
being grayish white and very thick.
Usually it is sweetened to syrupy
degree.
The price OF evaporated cream is
about the same as fair grade OF con-
densed milk, though the buyer Of the
latter gets more for his money, as con-
densed milk is usually diluted before
being used. Evaporated cream, on the
contrary, is seldom or never diluted.
There is, OF course, no contention
that evaporated cream is not useful,
legitimate product; the only question
to be decided is whether it is properly
sold under the term CREAM"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
observing DUTY"
I.UE +. VERNON.

LUE F. VERNON.
Good deeds are ships on the ocean o
Time,
All vessels of radiant beauty
Yearly we sail to the most sOmbrt
climes
On our ship, the " Deserving Duty"
We are all sailors both plucky and bold
Nor feariug the biilows' wild motion =
Steering our ship with its cargo of gold,
To sorrowing isles in the ocean.
We've reached many isles in days long
ago,
Returned, and will fain keep on going
Tilling the large, barren pastures OF woe,
And fair seeds Of charity sowing.
Time sped, we reaped, bringing oy tC
each land
Our harvest dispelled dreams of sad
ness,
Meadows once touched with our magical
wand,
Now yearly are cleaning with glad
ness.
Our ship is as stauncl as in days gone
past,
And our sailors always are willing,
We ne'er fear gales when our flags al
the mast,
Tho foam DER our bowsprit is spill
ing.
We know our vessel will weather the
gale, ,
We know not the meaning OF craven
And Joy will light every face when oul
sail
Is furled, as we enter the haven.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28

health of the organs peculiarly feminine.
BY preserving the health of these or
gans. and relieving the system from the
debilitating drains. ulcers and infamma-
tions which sap its health. "Fav0rite
Prescription" paveS the way for this
natural change 10 come in Natures way,
without the loss of capacity to please
others or personal inability to enjoy life.
Your 'Favorite Prescription brought me
safely through that difficult period. called
change OF life" writes Mrs. Mary Ensmin-
ger. Of Aa F. Ankcny St. Portland. Oregon.
This change made a very unpleasant dis
turbance through my entire system. | had
hot and cold flashes. sick headaches. becam
excited. illustrated. nervous and irritable.
My appetite was fitful and for days | was
unable to eat a fair msal. Ny aunt recon-
mondcd me to try DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription and II made great change for the
better. Within two weeks the unpleasant
feelings had disappeared have a husband
and eight children 50 have the care Of large
family but was able to attend to my house
hold duties without any difficulty and passed
recommend your Favorite Prescription as
grand medicine for women"
You may be willing that somebody else
shall say that their baby is" Just as good
as yours. but you don't want that baby
substituted for yours. Let dealers say
what they like about other medicines
being Just as good but don't let them
substitute anything for "Favorite Pre-
scription." 1t is absolutely unequaled.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
Helpful Hints.

Rub your flatiron on salt; il will
mako it smooth.
To wash anything that is greasy,
use hot soda water. The alkali turns
the grease into soap which will do its
own cleansing.
If a bowl or deep plate Of quicklime
is kept in damp closet it will prevent
clothes that are hung there from be.
coming mildewed. The lime should
be renewed when it becomes slack.
The flame OF gasoline stove that
has blazed up can be Immediately ex-
tinguished by putting little flour on
the burner. This will prove effective
when water and blankets have not
availed.
Onions eaten every other day have q
cleaning and whitening effect on the
complexion, and it is pretty generally
acknowledged that there is nothing
else that will so quickly tone up q
worn out system.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
Samples Of Modesty.

az think Miss PeachblOw is the
most modest girl I ever saw. She &C.
tually goes to her room to change her
mind" said Ben Swipes at the club
one night.
80, l don't know" said Carl
Scrugga, Sally Keythumper referred
to the limb of her piano and her sister,
who is attending the business college
says she is learning tellimbraphy'
That's pretty modest for this genera
tion."
Then Charley Clipper spoke up and
said that "Lizzie Dimple would moi
go out with the boys to study astrono'
my because one OF them insisted upon
using his naked eye." Then Otis
Finger spoke up and said that "a'
the last sociable Kitty Kornkob went
to the window to see the snowtlakes
but blushed and went out of the room
as soon rs she saw the weatherstrip
That's pretty modest"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
Jefferson's PRAYER and POultice

The late Joseph Jefferson was sud-
denly taken i'll while visiting at the
home OF q friend. TIE wife of the
gentleman whose hospitality he had
enjoyed became alarmed over his con.
di.ion, and, being OF q religious turn
OF mind, wished to instill in the mind
OF the actor her belief in the necessity
for spiritual contemplation. A call to
his room for the purpose of applying q
poultice gave her the much desired
opportunity.
"Mr. Jefferson" she said, nervous
ly, shifting the poultice from one
hand TO the other, for your sake, for
the sake of your friends, your family
II would like to pray for you."
The actor listened attentively, and
his answer csmely slowly. "Yes
madam" he said, "you may-for my
sake. for your sake, for everybody's
sake, but for heavens sake put on thai
poultice."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
Hymns You Ought to know
JERUSALEM. MY HAPPY Howe.
HN Jhnrs MUNtcOlntry.


James Montgomery (Ayshire, Scotland,
November lth, l.1l; Sheffield, England.
April "0th, 1S34> editor, publisher and
poet, was the author of over four hundred
hymns. He is the one layman, besides
Cowpcr, who has attained fame as the
| writer of Il hymn belonging to the front
rank. As an editor he was an ardent
! rriormer, and this cost him fines and
| imprisonment many times but his fame
as a poet led the government to grant
him an annual pension in his later years.
| In DR.. Benson's list of the best church
| hymns this one is given the tenth place.
| Its popularity is great in every land, and
| it has not only become standard church
| hymn, but, set TO many bright tunes, it
is favorite i'll religious meetings OF all
kinds
Jerusalem, my happy home,
Name ever dear to me!
| When shall my labors have an end,
In JOY and peace and thee?
When shall these eyes thy heaven built
walls
And pearly gates behold?
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong,
And streets OF shining gold.
There happier bowers than Edcn's )
| bloom,
Nor sin nor sorrow know.
| Blest seats. thro' rude and stormy
| scenes
onward press to you.
Why should shrink at pain and woe,
Or feel at death dismay?
I've Canaan's goodly land in view,
And realms OF endless day.
| Apostles. martyrs, prophets, there
Around my Savior stand;
And soon my friends in Christ below
Will join the glorious band.
Jerusalem, my happy home!
My soul still pants for thee;
Then shall my labors have an end
When thy joys shall see.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
Why the Japs are Good Sea Fighters.

Without doubt the efficiency OF the
Japs as sea fighters is owing to the
fact that the people are a seafaring
race. Being an island empire, and
narrow at that, the masses have been
accustomed to life on the water, and
knowledge of sailing craft is one of
the best equipments for naval seamen.
In battle a man is at his best when he
is at home in the situation where he
must fight. His activities should all
be directed to handling his weapons
and not wasted on eide issues.
1t is recognized in armies that the
best fighters are those who are at
home in the arm Of service chosen. A
man accustomed to horses is a better
cavalryman, other things being equal,
than the one who ia green in the sad.
die and unable to manage his steed.
1t has also been found that soldiers
trained to maneuver and fight on
horseback are at loss the moment
they are called upon to fight on foot.
They are at home on horseback and
cannot get their bearings under fire
when out of the saddle. Mechanics
make the best artillerymen. If some
thing is broken they can mend it or
snatch up a substitute. No need for
them to worry over accidents and be.
sides, they are trained to precision in
every movement. Now that the Japs
have attained predominance at sea in
the East they will be hard to oust
owing to q racial fitness for naval war.
fare.
CA8ToEEA.
s;....a s:.,. The ~" 1@@ Kind YOU Have ...: ss'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28
What Puzzled the Little Girl.

A gentleman whose nose had been
lost was invited to tea. "My dear,
said the good lady OF the house to hel
little daughter, "I want you to be
very particular, and to make no re-
marks about Mr.. J-'s nose."
Gathered around the table every.
thing WAS going we'll; the child peeped
about, looked rather puzzled and al
last startled the table:
"Ms, why did you tell me to say
nothing about Mr.. J-'s nose. He
hasn't got any"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28

personal attrac-
tiveneSS. such
fears are largely
warranted by the
effects which this
change produces in
many women. But
no woman need let
these fears fret her.
Those who have
used DIR. Pierce's
Favorite PreScrip-
tion do not suffer
from the change
of life either in
face, form or feel
ingS AS do other
women. This fact
is due to the in
timate connection
OF the general
health with the