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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Keeping an Account Book.

With any girl it is the beginning of
wisdom to keep an account book in
which to set down all her expenditures
item by item. That of itself will many
q time prevent a contemplated eXtrav-
aGance. At any moment she can glance
at 1T and see how much she is spending
for this, that and the other. A good
plan is to set aside a certain part of
ones income for dress and another for
other necessary expenses. After that
small amount, not too much, may be
allotted to amusements, literature and
various desirable accessories. If the
allotted amount has been overrun one
week it can be made up by "skimping"
a little the next week. Every week
something, no matter if the amount is
small, should be put into the savings
bank. Thus after a little time the
young worker will find herself In train
Ing for successful business woman.
CAROLINE ANDERSON.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Farmer Vincent's Wise Sayings.

When a hens comb turns q pale red
and she dumps around, job of sur
gerry is close at hand. Better not let
it run long either.
1t takes grit to grind feed. The hens
know it too. Get some.
If a hen lays lots Of eggs, and good
eggs, too, don't cut off her head just
because she has a stray mongrel feath-
er in her tail. An egg in the nest is
worth more than one or two pure bred
feathers.
AS rule you cannot look for thor
oughbred results from scrub stock.
Don't keep your hens the year round
on soft mashes. You like pudding and
milk for a change, but 1t would get to
be an old story to find it on the table
three times day as long as you live
Farm Journal.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
"SELF FEEDERS"
Exps7ience Which Seems to Explode
Some Pet Poultry Theories.

Expn7ience Which Seems to Explode
Some Pet Poultry Theories.
We should always aim to prevent
overfeed1ng as we'll as underfeeding,
writes a correspondent of the National
Stockman and Farmer. We should
also remember that the value Of food
depends upon its digestfbility and its
assimilation by the consumer. This
brings us to the question how to feed
to obtain the maximum digestibility
and assimilation
The hen is not only omnivOrous, but
also q perpetual eater. 1t naturally
follows that some of her feed should
be before her all day. This brings us
to the topic of self feeders. Various
contrivances are made in which to de-
post grains, etc, from which at any
time the hen may obtain a morsel.
Here another question presents itself,
the economy of the self feeder versus
the regular menu process. Under which
circumstance will q hen eat the more,
when it has free access to feed or
when it Is given her at regular inter
walls?
Our experience Mediterranean breed
is that they will eat less corn when
they have free access to ear corn than
when given the shelled at periods. We
have also learned that a liberal supply
means economy. For example, if a
flock will eat ten ears a day when this
amount is given them in the morning
all will be consumed, and some days
they are looking for more. But if sew
enty ears are deposited on Monday
morning very likely some will be left
Mt the end of the week. OF course if
we wish to give them only mite Of
some special feed we must adopt some
other method.
Our method of feeding is simply this:
The hens have free access to ear corn.
In summer we keep plenty Of ear corn
under the trees. Some grains we gen
orally give in the scratching room or IN
the leaves under the trees. If we give
soft feed we prepare potful and place
it where the hens that are so minded
| can help themselves.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Economical Dressing.

With the wage earning girl it is 4
question whether she shall spend all
her money on fine clothes or dress eco
nomically and put something i'll bank
for the future. She can choose which
she will do without, costly clothing or
a bank account 1t is quite possible to
look nice on small sum. For business
the wise girl selects the tailor made
jacket, skirt and shirt waist style,
choosing quiet toned garments of good
quality that will wear and bear clean
ing. Ostrich feathers, chiffons and
laces and dragging skirts are in the
worst possible taste In a business of
fee
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Notice to Creditors.

In the superior court o. the state of Washing
ton, in and for the county of whitman
In the m after of the estate of Edward Irwin,
deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
the executrix Of the last will and testament
OF Edward Irwin, deceased, to
the creditors of, and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to present them with
the necessary vouchers, within one year after
the first publication of this notice. to-wit: v it'll
in one year after the 7th day of June 1907 to the
said executrix, at the office of John Pattison
in the city of Cofax, Washington, the
same being the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate
Dated this 5th day OF June 1907.
LEAH IRWIN,
deceased.
Date of first publication, June 7. 1907.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Humor ane Philosophy
WHEN SHE Is NEAR.
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH

like to see pretty girl,
With pleasure l confess it,
Although when one is close at hand
You might not ever guess it.
! hesitate and stammer so,
Were one to take my measure
He'd think | suffered agony
Instead Of joy and pleasure.
I may be very fine and fit
And feel like licking COrbett,
But all my courage oozes when
/ come within her orbit
For manly bravery 1 make
"A poor and slender showing,
For any one who will but look
Can see she has me going.
She may be only half my size
And frail and pale and slender,
But all my bluff Is on the blink,
And l at once surrender.
The thirst for eating folks alive
No longer in me RACES;
In fact, would she but say the word.
I'd let her draw my wages.
It's funny how a little girl
OF one and twenty summers
Can meet a bunch of full grown men
And vanquish all the corners.
Without an effort on her part
Without undue commotion,
She makes them to her music dance
If she but takes a notion.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
March Hatched Chicks.

Those who are running incubators
are often inclined to hold the pullets
Matched In March for next years lay
ers. It Is a mistake, for the reason
that very early Matched birds are apt
to mott in fall and in consequence do
not again get to laying before some
time in January. April IS early enough
for getting out stock for future use.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Notice for Publication.
Lemuel r. Chapman.

Department of the Interior, Land Office at
Walla Walla, Washington, June ID, 1907
Notice Is hereby given that LemUel K. Chap
man of Almots, Washington, has filed notice of
his intention to make final FIVE year proof
in support of his claim. viz, Homestead Entry
No 8275, made July 30, 1900, for the Lot g.
NW4 NE4, FL NW4 Section %, Township
Ia n, Range AZ E., W. NJ, and that said
proof will be made before VIM. A. Inman, u.
S. Commissioner, at his Office in Colfax, WASH,
on July 80, 1907 He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of the land, viz:
Mary G. Spalding, Eugene Spalding, William
Kelley and Greene Cornelius, all of Almota.
Washington.
A. ]. GILL1S, Register.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Notice to Creditors

In the superior court Of the state OF Washing
ton, in and for the county Of Whitman
In the matter of the estate OF Nancy Jane
Riggs, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned the
administrator of the estate of Nancy Jane Riggs
deceased, to the creditors of, and all per
sons having claims against said deceased to
present them, with the necessary yOuch-
ers, within one year after the first publica-
ton OF this notice, to-wit: within one year after
the 2lst day Of June. 1907, to the said admins
traitor, at the Office of John Pattison in the city
OF Coltax, Washington, the same being the place
Tor the transaction of the business of said
estate.
Dated this 18th day of June, 1907
HOWARD SHRIVER
Administrator of the estate of Nancy Jane
kiggs, deceased.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Shipping Eggs For Matching.

Eggs for Matching may be shipped
in well packed baskets with excelsior
and will usually arrive in good condi-
ton. We prefer good strong wooden
egg cases with pasteboard filters and
pack around sides of filters and around
eggs with ground cork or fine cut hay
or chaff, says Reliable Poultry Journal.
Put a good layer Of chaff on the bot
tom of the box covered with paper be
fore putting in the first layer of eggs
and cover the top layer of eggs in a
like manner. Some breeders make q
practice of wrapping each egg in soft
paper as an additional precautiOn.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Fannie Woods Hen Talk.

Fannie Woods says in the April Farm
Journal:
The poultry yard should be graded
and dtched so that there will be no
puddles Of water for poultry to wade
through.
Give the little brooder chicks chance
to get to the ground on sunny after
moons. They like to pick at the young
blades of grass and scratcA and hunt.
1t is necessary to keep the April
Matched chicks confined a good deal on
account of unfavorable weather, but
they must have an occasional outing
to keep them thrifty and lively, as
healthy chicks should be.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
CLOVER DESIGN.

never look really smart after they are
washed. Many women are embroid-
ering narrow, short ties, slightly broad
er at the ends than in the center, and
tying them in tight, natty bows. These
are less than a yard in length, from
thirty to thirty three inches, about two
inches wide where they slip under the
turnover collar and three inches or a
trifie more at the ends, which may be
made as ornate as ones ability as an
embroiderer will permit
,. AMY VARNUM.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Eve Disease In Hens.

Eye diseases have been very common
this season. Avoid the use of moldy,
musty litter Keep the poultry houses
clean, free from irritating dust and use
good disinfectants freely. For the af-
fected birds battle the eyes with 2
per cent formaIdehyde solution. After
cleansing the parts with this solution
dry thoroughly and apply an ointment
made by mixing one part finely pow
dered iodoform with twenty parts vas
cline.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Timber Culture, Final Proof
Notice for Publication.
Sarah Byrd.

United States land Office Walla Walla,
Washington, June Is. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Sarah Byr8.
widow of Francis M. Byrd, deceased, of
Wilcox, Wash, has filed notice of intention
to make final proof before VIM. A Inman,
U. S. Commissioner, at his office in Colfax,
Washington. on Monday the 29th day of July,
1907. on timber culture application No. 365S,
for the Sc quarter of Section No. 20, in
Township No. Is n, Range No. AZ Z W. NJ
She names as witnesses: William Chamberlin,
st. Clair Saxon and Carlton Saxon, all of
Wilcox, Washington George o. johnson of
Colfax, Washington.
A. J. GILLIS, Register
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Poultry Pays Everywhere.

An enterprising poultryman of Kan
sas has gone to South Africa and es-
tablished one of the largest poultry
farms in existence. His name Is j. 81.
Hildebrand, and, having a refrigerator
car Of his own, he supplies Cape Town
and numerous other large places in
that part Of the country. 1t is esti-
mated that fully 5000 chicks on an
average are incubated there weekly.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

mends her stockings carefully and
sends her shoes to be repaired instead
Of throwing them away. She walks
always for short distances, at once
saving car fare and gaining health.
Several thrifty girls sometimes keep
house together, doing their own work,
thus economizing and having happy
home too
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
b. y
She Surely Liked 1t.

He-Are you fond of the opera?
She-I should say am.
He-You don't make it pretext for
talking, then?
She-I should say not. Every time
any one puts an operate piece upon
the photograph 1 just stop everything
to listen.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

Prunes served as salad are a nov
city that is decidedly worth trying.
The prunes after cooling are soaked in
sherry and then candied with walnuts
or pecans, put on the crispest, palest
lettuce leaves and dressed with dress
ing having twice the amount Of lemon
Juice that it has of oil and mustard,
celery salt and pepper. 1t is delicious
salad. SO f''.' 'Fs.fs..s.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Dad Furnishes the Coin.

"There's no style about that man at
ALL"
Yet a lot of style emanates from
him"
whats the anSwerY
"You should see his wife and daugh-
ters."
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Handle the Young Hens.

The wild young hen, inclined to leave
the nest In a hurry when the owner
comes near, should never be intrusted
with eggs until she becomes accus-
toned to being handled. Visiting her
often, kindness and petting, is our way
OF curing a Wild sitter.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
What They Would Appreciate.

1--WE should be more practical in
sending aid to the heather"
YES" agreed the scOffer. For in
stance, we should send them articles
that the trader would take III exchange
for rum"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
Hard Problem.

Hard Problem.
There's one thing I can't under
stand"
"Only one"
Don't try to be smart I don't see
why that rich fellow has any friends"
"That isn't what puzzles me-
what is it?"
II don't see why he has any money"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
A Substitute,

1 need to get a hair cut.
But maybe if l would
Get busy and get married
That might be quite as good.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

Good wishes don't cost much, and
they usually are worth about that.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

Years will pass before we cease tc
remember how mean our father was to
US, and about simultaneously with the
cessation of the memory we will dis
cover what imps Of Satan our own
boys are.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

"My parents were poor, but honest"
"Oh, pshaw! Make it different"
GLOW differentY
every tramp or successful man has
that kind"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

The trouble about your friends hav-
ing their way is that it is so apt to be
fatal to yours.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Having yourself to blame doesn't
make any difference as to how mad
you get about it.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

People who expect nothing usually
have good reason for their eXpecta
tons.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05
IN FASHIONS REALM
Linen and Lingerie Neck Frills
For Dainty Femininlty.
COLLAR AND CUFF SETS.
Fascinating Are the Many Styles OF
Cravats, Jabots and Rabats That
Can Be Made by Fair Fingers-They
Require Careful Washing.

Collars with cuffs to match are fash
jonable. like mans high two inch
turnover collar, and may be made OF
plain linen or pique with scalloped
edges, plain or with small circles or
conventional figures embroidered in
each scallop. The scalloped or plain
pidue collars are the best for the be
ginner to fashion. Half a yard of
pidue. with mercerzed linen floss for
embroidery, will make three sets Of
collars, with cuffs to match.
Dots. circles, fieur-de-lis, convention
allied daisies and shamrOcks in dimin-
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

When a girl
quits the golf
range to fire.
quent the kitch-
en- range, 1t
looks like some
thing doing.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

Rice is often a sign that some people
have been foolish, and it depends upon
the point Of view who the foolish ones
are.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

Most of Us
X II o W q II Y
amount of peo
pie who could
do a lot of good
In this world If
they were not so
plagued mean.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

No wonder we grow old. The longer
we live the more chances we take with
death and time.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-07-05

If angels aren't feminine, they ought
to be ashamed Of It.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-22
STANDARD OILS
PUZZLE talk IS
RELATED IN COURT
~. T. e4ol, x, 3 l-2, 81,
Bdge." Proves Easy for Ex-
pert to Translate.

Chicago. March 21-Advocates o. gov
%ern1nental control of railroads and o.
great corporations have learned, from
the proceedings in the Standard OIL
trial, just how difficult it is for the gov
eminent to set the facts relating to the
operations OF corporations when those
facts are needed for control.
The government set out to prove that
1903 cars of oil We're actually sent from
Whiting to st. Louis and East St.
Louis. Each car had to be shown sep
arately, and then the railroad officials
We're called upon for their books show
ing the car movements.
j. II. Hockett. Il railroad employee who
knew mis- business. and knew how to
tell what he knew, was the witness sent
With the books. Mr.. Hockett ratified off
his work with expert knowledge and
rare Willingness. He did not permit the
defense to tangle him for u moment.
and this line of his record, II his
manner of explaining it, will Will give
an idea of the task.
~. t. ato;, X 312 81, Bdge," said the
line.
The u. T. 94o1.' said the witness,
means that the car was that of the
Union Tank line. The X is the abb
breviation for received from, and the
.3311aa' is the station number for Chappcll.
The 81 is the station numbe for l.as.
St. Louis, and the 'Bdge' is the abbr..
Walton for the St. Louis terminal COM
panieS."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-22

san Francisco. cal. March 2l.-'fhHt
san Francisco has been ~fearfully vic
tinlized by municipal srftftels. who.
taking advantage of the confusion fol-
lowing the earthquake. foisted upon the
city Il prize fight trust, 4 telephone
monopoly. a bunch OF highway robbery
franchises and numerous other things
To- increase taxation and put fortunes
into the pockets of the Schlnitz-huei
ring are the disclosures said To have
been made TO Assistant District Attor-
ney Heney by one Miss Smith. an OIL
cial stenograpaer. who, by reason or
her business, has become possessed OF
inside secrets connected With the city'S
government.
Following her revelations the grand
jury has ordered before ii the board of
supervisors whose proceedings have
been suspended due to doubts thrown
upon the legality of its existence by the
lawyers of Mayor Schmitz and Ruef.
1t is charged that $3.50, 600 was paid
to the city officials to permit of the
conversion of street railway systems
into electric ines. that the bulk of the
money was retained by Il "mysterious
man." and that small sulns of money
We're parceled out to minor city officials
to secure enough votes to permit OF
the granting of the required franchise.
Another story is that rival telephone
companies each paid large sums of
money, one to shut off competition and
the other to secure the right of COM
peting for public patronage.
mother charge is that a fund of
$4,000 was raised by prize fight pro-
moters to secure Il monopoly of fight
permits.
The railway franchises and telephone
franchise We're passed by the supervis-
ors on the day of the confusion imme-
diately following the earthquake in
April. The supervisors We're directly
concerned with all these Legislative
acts.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-22
GROOM IS AMAZED
UPON DISCOVERING
he IS A B|GAM|ST
He Had Been Told That His
First Wife Had Secured
a Divorce.

st. Charles, Mo, March 21,-August,
eau, formerly of st. Charles, arrived
here. md in response To an inquiry,
said he was married March 8, in Clay
ton, St. Louis county, TO Mrs. Minnie
Mikemeier, a widow.
Gau's first Wife, who is in St. Charles.
has a divorce suit pending against,
him.
He stated that he would never ave
married again had he not been told that
a divorce had been granted to his wife.
in st. Charles, and he came over to,
see If it was true that the divorce had
not been granted.
He found that he is still married to
the st. Charles woman, and now he
has two wives on his hands.
eau told a correspondent that
he a told wife No. 9 before
they were married that he had been
married before, but that his first wife
had obtained a divorce, and said that
he thought he was telling her the
truth.
Wife No. 2 heard about wife No. L
and sent her new husband over to see
about it. He says he was Very much
surprised to find that the divorce had
not been granted.
He says that he is willing to pay
the costs for the divorce from the St.
Charles wife if she will urge the de-
cree. His wife's attorney said he
thought the divorce would be granted
upon the payment of the costs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-22
BURGLAR HAS NAP.
THEN ROBS THE HOUSE

Stamford, Conn. March 21.-The burglar
who broke into the mansion of Miss Fran
ces G. Smith and her sister, Cornelia, set
a new style in the burglary business.
The mansion has been closed since IAN
uary, the Kisses Smith spending the win
ter in the south. The burglar forced a
kitchen window and Went upstairs to the
room of the sisters and made a meal OF u
big cake and a bottle of milk he brought
with him. Then he piled costly capes anu
gowns on the bed as additional COVERING.
and. aking off his muddy boots, got UNI
der the cover and went TO sleep.
There was an alarm clock in the house,
and he took the precaution to set the
alarm for .. Awakened at that hour, tie
burglar then set about a le.surely search
of the house. From cellar to attic he
went, overlooking nothing and breaking
omen trunks. satchels and bureaus.