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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05
PRESIDENTS NARROW ESCAPE.
Carriage Containing the Party Was
Struck by Electric Car,

Lenox, Mass, Sept. "A terrible ac.
cldent overlook the presidents coach a
short distance from Pittsfeld about 10
O'Clock this morning. After a short
visit to the home of ex-senator Dawes
the president started on the long drive
to Lenox. He had not gone far when
an electric car ran into his vehicle.
throwing everyone to the ground and
badly damaging the coach. The presi
dent received a cut on the head. Sec
retary Cortelyou was bruised and his
head cut. Governor Crane was bruised.
william Craig, secret service agent, was
instantly killed. d. j. Pratt, the driver
OF the coach, sustained a fracture of the
skull. The president was able to resume
bis journey to Lenox, but sent word
ahead that there should be no cheering.
The president and Secretary Cortei-
you, with the other members of the
party, went to the Country club, where
their wounds were dressed.
Pratt, the driver of the coach, was
taken tc the Pittsfeld hospital.
The physicians at the hospital say
that Driver Pratt's injuries include a
dlslOcated left shoulder, his ankle is
sprained, his face badly scratched and
his body bruised. After an examina-
tion the physicians decided that he
would recover.
The accident happened at a point
about mile and a half from this city,
near the Pittsfield Country club house.
The president was enjoying a coaching
trip from Dalton, Governor Cranes
home, where the president spent the
night, to LenOx, distance of 20 miles
over the Berkshire hills. The car was in
charge OF Conductor James Kelly, with
MotOrman Luke j. Madden on the front
platform. The car struck the coach in
the rear and smashed in the back of the
vehicle, tipping it over and throwing it's
occupants to the ground The car was
not badly damaged. Motorman Mad
den and the conductor, Kelly, were at
once arrested and brOunht to Pittsfield.
When Craig saw the impending
danger and that collision could not be
averted, he was heard to say: "Oh,
my God" and then be was hurled
through the air and fell under the
wheels, with his head and body being
mutilated almost beyond recognition.
On the right Of him was the driver,
Pratt, who was thrown a distance of 25
feet
The president asked the mOtorman:
"Why we're you running your car like
that?' which brought only the response:
Because had the right of way"
The president labored under the stress
of great feeling. His anxiety for all
those in the accident was plainly mani
fest upon his face. Mr. Roosevelt was
one OF the first to render assistance. In
speaking of Mr.. Craig the president said:
He was the most faithful man ever
knew: My children fairly worshipped
him"
Craig was in charge OF the secret ser
vice men at Oyster Bay. the presidents
home, during the time the executive
family is there.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05
Friday, August 20.


President Roosevelt today enjoyed
divergence from the regular routine of
speechmaking and handshaking, and, in
company with Senator Proctor, went
hunting for big game, and just before
dark succeeded in shooting big bear in
the forests of the Croydon mountains in
New Hampshire.
Representative Reese c. DeGraffenreid
OF Texas died of appoplexy at the Riggs
house in Washington city shortly before
IL o'clock tonight.
The situation is improving in the
Panther creek mining region in Pennsyl-
vania. Other sections of the strike
region are comparatively quiet.
A great forest fire is raging in FIRE.
mont county, Wyo., 40 miles OF terri
tory having been burned over.
There will be 20 strike among the coal
miners of Kansas this fall, despite gen
eral expectations. Only three companies
have failed to sign the scale With the
miners for next year.
At Livingstone, Texas, fire of an ia.
cendiary origin, destroyed 20 business
houses, causing loss of S135,00O.
A combination of the foremost MALE
able iron concerns of the country, with
capitalization of 5,OOO,OOO,is under
consideration and probably will soon be
effected.
dan Patch" the unbeaten son of
"Joe Patchen," paced mile in 1:59h on
the Narragansett track, the fastest time
in harness in the last half of the present
decade.
Saturday. August 80.
The United States fish commission
steamer Albatross has arrived at Homo
lulu after a successful cruise. Fifteen
different species of fish that have never
been caught before in any part OF the
world were secured.
The receipts of the treasury depart
ment for the month of August, lust
closed, exceeded the expenditures by
$5,955,S12, an Unexpectedly large sur
plus. The big surplus this month has
been attained in the face OF the heavy
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05
Not Doomed for Life.

Il was treated for three years by
good doctors" writes W. A. Greer, Nc
Connellsville. o., ''for Piles and Fistula,
but when all failed, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured me in two weeks" Cures
Burns, Bruises, Cuts, Corns, Sores,
Eruptions, Salt Rheum, Piles or no pay.
25c at f. j, Stones drug store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05
Spokane Interstate Fair.

Spokane, Wash, Oct. to IA. For this
occasion the 0. R. & n. will sell round
trip excursion tickets, including one ad-
mission coupon to the fair. at $3.50
from Colfax, on Oct. 6, 10 and 13, and
at $3.50 on Oct. s, both good until
Oct. Is. Children one half OF above
rates. 2. c. Mcguire. agent. Colfax.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05
Cord Wood For Sale.

$500 cords OF pine wood for sale.
Price free on board cars at Colfax, $40
per cord. Satisfaction guaranteed. Ad-
dress c.. P. Thomas, Freeman, Wash.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05

The best nerve and blood tonic-Dr.
Bucks Celery, Sarsaparilla and Dande-
lion Compound. For sale at Elk Drug
Store
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05

II you need a good liniment, there is
none better than Stones Pain-Not. At
Elk Drug Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05

Wanted-Girl for general housework.
Apply to Mrs. q. L. Ettinger, South Col
fax
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09

bore like women WHO are too obviously
pretty"
She WINGED. hut the remark was
naturally not one she might appro.
pirate.
"It isn't jealousy that causes mo to
speak to you this way" she began.
"Of course not without looking ut
her.
Il tell you II is not" II was futile
to waste words, and yet she must show
him how little she cared. II will miss
you--I can't help missing your-your
friendship. Five years Is II long time.
YOU know. | have almost given you
hose five years. II 1t had not been
for you | might ~have-well, amounted
to something"
1T vas always for you to say. you
know" His toni was courteous, even
kind. Il often asked you II you would
be happier II | stayed away. You
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
WAS NOT THE SNAP HE EXPECTED
Tramp Finds Region where snow
shoveiing Was Continuous.

shoveiing was Continuous.
Speaking about snow" said the
tramp. who was hunting for u job with
n shovel ON his shoulder. puts me In
mind OF three years ago when | hired
out to a farmer up I'm ~Vcrmont-thnt
IL, | was to have my board during the
winter for shoyeling snow during the
winter, and ! thought | had struck "A
soft snap.
II had nothing to do but eat and
loaf around during the first two weeks.
but n morning the farmer reused me
up and said there was u triie OF work
for me. ! stepped out to find the snow
four feet deep on the level and still
falling but | tackled the job with
proper ambition.
II believe ] lifted fifty tom Of snow
that day. but when night came | was
not much ahead Of the storm. II was
the same the next day and the next,
and after five days OF 1t, with no signs
of letting mp and every rail fence
buried out Of sight. ! stopped work
long enough to ask the farmer. Is this
thing going to keep right on for n
week ioIlEeT
"a week longer? he replied. with a
broad grin IN his face. why. q
this Ia only Dec. 3. and we never figure
on stopping work before April 10. Just
buckle right into 1t and keep up your
appetite
Il thought the matter over that
night" said the tramp, and In the
morning ! dug a tunnel to the nearest
village and escaped and asked to be
sent to jail. They didn't turn me out
till July I. and the first nan ! met was
my old farmer.
"'How's snow up your way?' says /.
Nothing to brag Of says he. The
late rains and warn suns have taken 1t
of till I don't believe we've got two
feet left"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
Indian Ftiquette.

The Red Man and Helper, published
by the students at the Carlisle (Pa.)'
Indian school has this to say on In
dian etiquette: 1T was an actual de-
sire for information and no attempt
to be funny that a boy In looking up
from reading about 'squaw men ask
ed IL the white women who marry
Indian men were called buck women
We could not answer why they were
not. Such a name would be more in
sulting to IA woman than the first ap-
relation Is 10 a man. All Indian
women are no more squaws than
white women are wenches. The name
sauaw emanated from 'squa,' an In
dian word OF a Massachusetts, tribe
meaning woman, but 1t has since
come to be used commonly by Hitter
ate people for Indian women Of any
tribe. No educated or refined people
use the words 'squaw' or buck and
we advise our students when they
zeal them not to pay any attention to
the speaker, but to mark him or her
down In their minds as a person Of
low breeding.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09

never seemed anxious to say the
word" lie opened and shut the lid
OF a stein thoughtfully. and then added
with some abruptness. II often won
dorcd why you never married.
The woman gasped. "You-won-
ITO be sure, you always told me
that YOU never meant to marry"
II meant It. but
lie seemed not to hear her. Then
you insisted on our never speaking
Of love or that sort OF thing
1T was not necessary for you to
speak things"
And now that | am going to settle
down into mediocre comfort you arc
the first one come t~o-naturally. It's
fair" He spoke in an even voice as
though desiring to calm her.
The monotonous modulation hal
the opposite effect. She was the in
carnation of repressed fury. Leaning
across the table AZ she was. her words
poured forth like a torrent. 1T was
for me to say during all those years
whether we should separate. Mine
was the responsibility. You had none.
Your wealth. education. station, freed
you. You were not to blame for the
suffering you sowed. You were put
In the world only to pray for your
comfort. your peace. You came to
me holding out bait for my ambition.
You had influence; | was talented.
That talent tickled your thirst for
something new in life. and so you pro-
ceeded to appropriate il as your own.
You v spoke of love. oh. no. You
only lived and breathed It In my
presence-and !, poor fool, lived in
paradise until-until-I tell you l for
bid this marriage"
The words ended in q futile, foolish
laugh. She put her hands to her face;
touched her front hair, laughing more
softly all the time until the mirthless
tones seemed to trail themselves in
her mex words: How perfectly
frightened you look. Can't you take
a joke-I'm joking-can't you see II
was a Joke? | am laughing-laugh-
ing because it is so very, very funny
that you cannot take a joke"
80
The clock struck eight. Just then
a tap came at the door. Hastily she
lighted a gas Jet and threw open the
door.
II told you | would come again. and
here | am" said a CHEEKY masculine
voice at the threshold.
And ] told you not to come except
on business, but | am glad to see you"
she replied.
why shouldn't come to see you?"
why should your
Because | like you. I'm coming
Just as often as ] can. Don't you
want me to call often?" He spoke
over his shoulder as he reached for a
match TO rekindle the fire. Il would
rather talk to you than to a girl OF
my own age anyway, and then-well,
why n%ot-there isn't much Is this old
world at best" He had dropped the
kindling and lay one hand on her
shoulder. Their eyes met and she
turned hurriedly away from him.
And II we drift on like this--you
know ! am very much alone some day
| might miss you, and them, she
finished abruptly with a laugh.
"Ah, wouldn't / be lucky II you
missed me! 1t would be too good"
he talked on, still standing directly
under the gas jet. In the strong light
she noticed the wave in his hair Just
where his hat came down, and that
his mouth was particularly sensitive
and boyish. His hand rested on her
shoulder again.
"Why should l not call, dear?" he
was whispering, with his lips upon
hers.
Presently he was saying goodnight.
"Good-bye," she answered.
You mean it?"
Yes"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
WHY, OF COURSE NE WAS INNOCENT
Jury Decided Unanimo usly that Jim
O'DeIl Was u Fool.

The first time | was ever in the
far west" said a Philadelphian, they
got me ON a jury in Montana. 1t
was "A ease of shooting with fatal re-
suits. and there was no doubt in my
mind that the defendant was guilty.
"A man named Brewer had ridden
up to the cabin of a man named
O'Dell and called him out and shot
him down, and there were three wit
ncsses to the fact.
''The case occupied three days. and
| supposed every juryman had made
up his mind as | had. When we re-
tired to ballot. however, I found my
self the only one voting guilty.
THE other eleven looked ut me for
a while. and then the foreman blandly
said:
Stranger, you don't appear to
make allowances
Allowances for what?' | asked.
allowances for the fact that IL
that blamed jim O'Dell had poked his
gun out Of the winder instead of com
ing to the door he might have pumped
"A pound OF lead into Tom Brewer IN
| side of 30 seconds. We are here not to
decide who killed jim, but to find
whether he was a fool or not in acting
as he did, and | guess we'd better be
considerably unanimous about It,
Il didn't want to be the one to
interrupt the harmony Of the occa-
| sion" said the traveller, and so we
speedily came to what the forman an
nounced as a chorus OF conclusion
and Tom Brewer was acquitted with
out a stain on his character"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
BY ST. GEORGE RATHBORnE,

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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
Cloths or Clothes.

One learns many strange uses and
misuses OF things at country inns, but
let us hope that the following expe-
rience related by a friend of mine az
having happened to himself is a rare
one. He had gone to bed In an Irish
inn, bidding the landlady to have him
called at 8. At 6, however, mex morn
ing she knocked at his door.
we've to git up" she said.
What o'clock is it,"
six. Surf" g.
go away. l am not going to get up
till g."
At 7 she reappeared. "Indade. and
ye must get up now. it's T." Finding
him unmoved at her next return. she
said; cit up. there's a sweet gintel-
man; there's two commercial gentle
men waiting for their breakfast, and
| can't lay the cloth till / have yer
honor's top sheet"
Conservation is our answer to Gods.
call M
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
WHERE PERSONS ARE EVERYTHING
of Congressman's Wife In
Warrington Society.

Washington Society.
The rural congressman's wife, am
bilious to be in society, and who fond
ly imagines that election to the House
OF Representatives carries with 1t the
golden key to unlock all doors, learns
her first and bitter lesson. says Mr..
Low, when she discovers that position
means something, but persons are
everything. Such a woman INT TO
Washington full of her own import
ance, profoundly impressed with tho
greatness of her husband, fondly be-
lieving that the wife of the president,
the wives Of the members of the cabi-
net, the wives OF the senator's, will
receive her with open arms; that she
will be invited to the dinners of which
she has read in her local paper; that
she will get her name in the news
papers, and her dresses will be des-
cribed, az was that of the governors
wife at the last charity ball. Alas for
her establishment! She learns that
while a congressman may be a very
small man in Washington until he has
established his right to be regarded
as above the average. II he has money
and tact he may soon attract attention
and cross the golden boundary; or II
he has no money, but much ability,
he will reach his destination by an
other route; but II he has neither one
nor the other, II he is simply an ordi-
nary member Of congress, a very fair
specimen OF middle class common
place intelligence, the social recogni-
ton for which his wife signs will
never be hers. The wives of senators
from her state will return her call, she
may be invited to a tea, ever to a din
ner at the flag end of the season, but
that will be the limit of her insight
into society.-Harper's Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09

II am sorry he replied. ~ don't
see why | cant rome"
v
As the door closed Irma STOPPED
and ~t"ndcrly gathered the old gray
cat In her arms. murmuring, as she
chokod back the old unreasonable sob,
Just one more yesterday for us, my
friend that IL all Il means"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09

Some OF the recent magazine articles
seem to prove that a little learning is
a dangerous thing.
We like to console ourselves with
the delusion that the grapes Just be-
yond our reach are sour.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
She painted saints for a living.

She painted saints for a living.
past middle life and a young woman.
The two were gazing a~bstractedly
over one another's shoulder. She spoke
first, continuing her desultory OBJ
servations.
II do not believe you know what
you are doing"
He moved impatiently.
"she will never make you happy"
Happiness isn't everything"
81 thought IL was-to you"
"Comfort-peace, is all that's worth
while. Happiness would get to he a
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09

Conservation is u answer to Gods
call.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-01
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Loan and Savings bank takes
no risk with regard to burglars. In
addition to the protection Of a good
vault and expensive safe. it carries
burglar insurance in an amount suffi-
cient to secure the cash.
- The sweet potato crop is represen-
ted as being unusually good and quite
large this year. Potatoes have been re-
failing on this market at so cents a
bushel. But small portion Of the crop
has been dug up to this time. When
digging becomes more general prices
will decline unless the potatoes are put
up for winter instead Of being offered
oT the market.
NAlthough the hay crop was not as
good this year as last, the local market
has been as good as usual, the livery
stables alone taking over $4,000 worth.
Messrs. Glenn & Allison have been the
largest purchasers, they preferring the
local hay to the western product. The
price paid has ranged from 20 to 40
cents a hundred, being regulated by
quality. From the best information OBJ
tainable, Yorkville has taken more hay
than any of the surrounding towns.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-01
LOCAE. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

G. E. Spencer, Atty. at Law-Has mon
ey to loan on improved York county
farms. Sums Of 81 900 and over may
be had at per cent. interest; under
$1,000 at 8 per cent. interest.
York Drug Store-Has Landreth's new
onion sets for fall planting. Three
choice varieties.
G. p. Lowrance & Co.-Say that for the
next three days they will sell the
well-known brand Of Blue Jacket
sockeye salmon, at Is cents can.
They also offer 20 pounds Of standard
light brown sugar at 81.
]. M. Heath & Co.-Invite their lady
friends Of the town and community to
come and see their large array Of
pattern hats, ribbons, feathers, etc.
Glenn & Allison-Want you to know
that they have a superb display Of
buggies, Surveys, wagons and harness.
They tell you further that quality Is
the first consideration with them, and
that low prices is a close second.
Riddle G. Carroll-Say again for you
to SOW Texas red rust proof oats.
They have the seed at the right price.
They also have loaded gun shells, and
want you to see them about that Sec
ond hand grain drill and disc harrow.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Tell you that they
will give away a cake Of soap with
each 25 cents purchase, and hox Of
talcum powder with each 10 cents
purchase. They want you to pay
them what you owe. They have on
ion sets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-01
FORT MILL BANK ROBBED.

Burglars entered the Savings Bank Of
Fort Mill, sometime during yesterday
morning, blew open the vault and safe
with nitroglycerine or dynamite, and
carried off between $500 and $4,000 in
cash. The news was received here by
telephone a few hours after the discov-
cry of the robbery.
From such information as can be had,
it appears that at an early hour,
passer-by noticed that one Of the bank
windows had been shattered to splint-
ers. He looked inside and beheld a
scene of confusion. The vault door,
twisted and bent, was standing wide
open and the floor was Uttered with
papers.
Cashier Meacham was Informed OF
the situation without delay, and upon
Investigation he found that the doors
Of both the vault and the safe had been
blown open. In the safe he had left the
night before about $1,000 in silver and
a considerable sum in currency. The
silver was gone and so was the curren-
cy, all but a lot Of fragments, which
had been left by the explosion.
The first report was that the burglars
got in the neighborhood of $4,000; but a
later story, which seems to be more au-
thentic, is that the loss does not ex-
ceed $4,000. The burglars did not at
tempt to carry away anything but cash,
and so far as has been reported, no val
liable papers were destroyed by the ex-
plosion. There was no burglar insur-
ance.
THE ENoU1RER's informant had no
intimation of any clue to the identity
of the burglars; but supposed that
there must have been more than one
to carry away the silver, which weighs
seventy-five pounds. The bank ofhcials
are taking every step that suggests 1t
self looking to the capture of the bur-
glars and recovery of the money; but
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-01

THE cities of Spartanburg and Green
VILE are showing evidences of having
learned something about the value of
street fairs. They have tried street
fairs time or two and large element
in both cities wants to try them again;
but the opposition is growing. The
street fair consists of collection Of side
shows doing business on the streets,
and it's ostensible object is to bring large
numbers Of people to town to trade.
The show people come for the privilege
of the street and sometimes pay a IL
cense. When street fairs were new it
was customary to charge green town
authorities for their services. Then
they came without charge and now they
are willing to pay little something.
People who are capable of learning
by experience are beginning to realize
that the street fairs are an expensive
nuisance at any price. The shows bring
visitors to town and make things live
ly it is true; but most of the money
goes to showmen and gamblers.
The demoralizing effect is tremendous,
and as a matter Of fact there is not
single redeeming feature about this
form of amusement.