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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-01-08

Deacon Uriah Hart of the village Of
ter Of fact, but the title still. clung to
him. 1t was the same with Deacon
Abraham Noble For ten years there
was neighborly and brotherly feel
ing between these two men. Then
came a rupture They traded horses,
and each felt that the other had taken
advantage of him. There was no
scandal over it. but the two men were
cool to each other and had moth
ing to explain, even to their wives.
The minister Of their church sought to
smooth over matters, but found them
noncOmmittal.
At the end of the year Deacon Hart
rose up in prayer meeting one night
and said that, while he had tried bis
best to be good man. he had made
slip or two in his life. One Of those
slips rested hard on his conscience and
he would ask forgiveness. He was about
to make. statement when a big piece
of plaster fell from the ceiling and
struck him on the head, and his In
juries were such that he was In bed
for fortnight.
He had been out of bed and walking
around for a month when he and
Deacon Noble met on the bridge. They
were about to pass with a nod when
the latter deacon stopped and said:
"Uriah, don't feel right in my mind.
It isn't about that horse trade, but
something else. think Of 1t and can't
sleep nights. I'm going to own up
and ask you
But he didn't own up. Just then a
farmers runaway team came along,
and they had to jump into the creek
to get out Of the way. They both
crawled out sopping wet and went
home, and after they had got dried
out conscience didn't seem to prick
quite SO hard. Then Deacon Hart
wounded himself in the leg with q
pitchfork, and after day or two
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-01-08
THE LOCAL NEWS

S. w. O'Brien of Spokane has
purchased from J. E. Almstrom
160 acres of land in section ID for
$4,000, and from N. Palm 80 acres
in section Is, township 80, range
40, for $500. The land is stu
ated near Northport, and will be
utilized for orchard tracts.
The Colville basket ball team
went to Marcus Wednesday night
and won from that team by a
score Of 19 to 10. The Colville
team was composed of Messrs.
Droz, Cherryholmes, Wright,
Markham, Redfern.
OH. Kimple Of Chewelah, con-
tractor in the construction of the
Colville postoffice building, last
Saturday moved with his family
to Colville. They are residing in
the Nyholn residence in Meyers
addition.
Services at Christian church
tomorrow: Sunday school at 10.
Preaching at II, subject Dis
ciples' Prayer. Christian En-
deavor at $50. At 7:30 Lewis
R. Horton of Spokane, superin-
tendent of the anti-saloon league,
will have charge of services. J.V.
Baird will sing at both services.
Everybody welcome. w. A.
Diggins, pastor.
On Thursday the water tank
at the depot became frozen and
one of the workmen on the line
built a small fire to thaw it out.
The tank caught fire and was
partially consumed before the
section crew reached it. 1t will
be sad news for Jim Hill when
he learns that Colville is so dry
that his water tank burns up, and
it may be up to Colville to decide
whether he puts in a new tie be-
tween here and Spokane or re-
builds his water tank.
The Washington Mill Company
has put on full crew in the
woods to log out their spring run
which will aggregate about 2, 000-
600 feet of lumber when cut.
Their mill is situated five miles
east of Colville.
Chicken dinner served every
Friday and Saturday from 11:30
to 7:30, for 25c, at the Lee Cafe.
Have you tried the new meat
market for a fine steak? Rickard
gives you just what you order.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-01-08
Court Proceedings

State VS.. p. ]. Stewart, pleaded
guilty to forgery; sentenced to
state reformatory at Munroe for
period of from 2 to 20 years.
Estate JOHN Wood, will ad-
mitted to probate. .
State VS.. Nv. G. Turfey and
Frank Blain, motion to release
denied. >
State VS.. Bruce Leggett, dis
missed.
Estate Mcdowell, final account
approved.
Most of the week has been ia
ken up in securing a jury in the
Logan case. Besides the regular
panel of so jurors called for Mon
day, 8 panels of so each have
been called since. Practically all
Of the witnesses in the case are
on hand for the trial.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-01-08
Cases Set for Trial

State VS.. Logan, Jan. 3, 900.
State VS.. Stewart, Jan. 10, 900.
Grove & Co. VS.. Swenson, Jan.
IL, 900
State VS.. Blain, Jan. IL, 1:3O.
Troyer VS.. Anderson, Jan. 13,
900.
Citizens Savings Bank VS..
Houtchens, Jan. ID, 9:30.
McCauley VS.. Robinson, Jan.
Is, 900.
Coffman VS.. Smith, Jan. II, 9:3O.
Tobin VS.. Sullivan, Jan. II, 1:3O.
Rickard VS.. Dingle, Jan. 18, 900.
Colville Leader VS.. A. A. Hall,
Jan. 10, 900.
Williams VS.. Dietrich, Jan. 20.
900.
Drainage district 2 VS.. A. V.
Haskins, Jan. 81, 900.
In accordance with the will of
the late Andrew Hughson, a
wealthy pioneer who died last
year after a residence of more
than so years in Stevens county,
a bequest of $500 to the Colyille
high school was this week paid
over to the" C0lville high school
board in full, less the $50 inherit
ance tax. The school board has
not yet decided what disposition
will be made of the funds, but it
will be their endeavor to invest
it in such manner that it will be
a permanent fund, the interest
from which will be used for
library purposes.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Baptist church served dinner
Thursday in the building for
merly occupied by Laury's second
hand store.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-01-08

The Colville Piano House has added full line
of Edison and Victor talking machines and
also the largest stock of parts and attach
ments for sewing machines in the Inland
Empire.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
ALPHABETICAL TRAVELS GAME

Players sit about the table. Each
in turn tells where he will travel The
first player shall be A, the second b,
the third C, etc.
Beginning the game the first player
tells where his journey will be, saying;
Il am going to Africa to Ask an
Arab for Apricots." To this the sec
ond answers:
Il am going to Boston to Buy Baked
Beans" c then says: 81 am going to
California to Creep Clear to Calaveras
County" But the fourth-D-cannot
think on the instant of but three words
suitable for his answer, so goes on:
II am going to Damascus to Dine on
Doughnuts.' The last player has by
his statement lost five points, while G
has made five points by his statement
C included five repetitions of his letter
in his statement, while D gave only
three. Four repetitions of any letter
give fair" An extra letter Cor five)
gives five points added, while less than
four letters loses the player five points.
When the game has reached fifty it is
finished.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

furniture, and Mr.. Hans Vollmer, a pu-
pill of Prof. Hoffman, was engaged for
the work of designing reed work fur
niture At first only old patterns were
used, but they soon made improve
ments on them.
The plain chair and table have given
way to more artistic, and at the same
time more secure ones. Beds, dressers,
sideboards, couches and many other
pieces have been added in beautiful
and durable patterns. Basket work is
now used for even chandeliers where
electric light is used. Entire rooms may
be furnished with wicker-the walls
lined with straw mating in delicate
colorings, and the fittings and furnl-
ture of wicker work.
The day of the clumsy and unwieldy
pieces of furniture is gone; the pendu-
lum is swinging back again and the
revival in Austria has had its effect.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

" HERE was a time when paper was
the only covering to be consid-
l. cred for a wall. The great vari-
ETY. of wall papers in all colors shown
in expensive and inexpensive qualities
prove that it is still standard cover
ing for the interior walls of house.
But within recent years there has
appeared a variety of materials for in
terror decoration, besides various meth
ods of treating the walls of the house.
Frequently the walls are left unpapered
and rough plaster furnishes the decora-
ton. This may be painted or tinted
and is serviceable. But it is not pleas
ant to come in contact with and if one
desires to paper the wall later there is
an amount of preparation necessary to
make the wall smooth for the appll-
cation of paper A smooth tinted wall
is pretty and furnishes an excellent
background for pictures, as does pa
per of solid color.
MANY walls nowadays are covered
with fabrics and other materials. Bur
lap has been used for a number OF
years and the range in color and the
different shades of one color make 1t
a desirable covering. The burlap has
advanced from the few standard shades
to many shades and colors and has
progressed into many fabrics of coarse
weave, close kin to the burlap.
japanese grass cloth, which shows
a soft, satin-like sheen, is very at
tractive. 1t comes in all shades of the
standard colors and is considerably less
than dollar a yard. Canvas is cheap
er and is also much used. Canvas ap-
pears in a number of qualities and
kinds one variety shows an irregu-
lar surface with a raised thread. 1t IS
firmly woven and may be used to cover
the entire wall, or it may be combined
with paper or some other material. 1t
is not easy to put on fabric; 1t is
better to have a skilled workman, for
if put on properly the burlap or canvas
will last for an indefinite period. They
can also be painted or cleaned
A material not unlike oilcloth is much
used for bathrooms and kitchens. 1t
comes in plain colors and in tile eff
fects and really makes an attractive
wall. 1t can be washed, so proves it's
serviceable qualities as well as its at
tractive ones, and it is not very ex-
pensive.
Among the expensive fabrics for re-
ception and living rooms is the tapes
try fabric This material is made to
reproduce some old foreign designs and
is very beautiful
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

work a success. To the professional
man or to the business man the care
of a small garden of fruits and veg
ctables is a desirable change of occu-
nation, which the old saw tells US is
rest. Then the products of well
kept garden are often made to sup
plement a small income, besides fur
nishing the most healthful and appe-
tizing food for the table.
However, do not undertake this work
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

years before any one thought of apply
ing the harmonious line to wicker fur
niture.
But even wicker furniture has to
keep pace with the advance in other
lines, and the simple wicker chair has
progressed into various pieces of fur
niture known as rattan and reed, until
today man may furnish any room in
his home with handsome, artistic reed
furniture. Within few years there
has been a great revival of wicker wol k
in Austria, its birth place. This re-
vval has extended to England and
America.
For more than quarter of a century
wicker chairs and tables have been
made in Austria after English patterns
and imported to England and to other
countries, Great Britain being the chief
importer.
Since the birth of modern art in Aus
tria about a decade ago, artists have
given their energies to the humble
wicker work, and with admirable re-
suits. 1t is not alone the outer form
of the chair that has disappeared, but
the old materials for upholstering it.
Instead of the loose padding placed
under chintz or cretonne, we have
handsome firm upholstery which Is
beautiful to look at and a delight to
tired bodies In delicate work no one
can beat the Chinese or the japanese;
their native willow is more suitable
for the lighter articles, but in the
heavier rattan work and in novelty of
patterns, Austria has the advantage.
One of the laws of Austria is to
teach her people to help themselves,
and it was with this idea that some
eighty-five years ago the government
started a number of schools for the
purpose of training teachers to go
about to instruct villagers in the art of
basket weaving, so that during the
hard winters, when agricultural work
was out of the question they might
at least keep the wolf from the door
The work is still carried on, the teacher
being trained at the Imperial School
in Vienna, and from here sent out to
villages all through the country to
teach their art to others. The efforts
in wicker work are no longer conened
to baskets, but has grown to meet the
demands of the times. The workers ave
taught also the nature of the materials
they are to use. Near Vienna is a
piece of land given up to the culture
of different species of the willow, and
as the artists who devote themselves
to producing designs suitable for the
work. have the same opportunity for
studying the material. the result is in
every way satisfactory
The largest village given up to this
industry is in Poland. Employment Is
given to thousands, both here and IN
Prague, where the art furniture is
made When some ten years ago a
revival in wicker work took place In
a demand for new things In wicker
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
REED FURNITURE

IN HE old wicker chair with it's chintz
covering is a familiar thing to
Il many of us. Everybody admits
that it is pretty and comfortable, and
moreover it is roomy, convenient and
comparatively inexpensive. 1t may not
come up to our present day ideas of
the artistic, but it was always so
modest and unassuming that it was
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
THE FINE POINT OF HONOR

She-Why did he marry her at all if
he intended getting a divorce so
speedily?
He-Because he didn't think it would
be honorable to break their engage
ment-Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
FEBRUARY 6, 1910.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

If one wishes to test the purity Of
powdered coffee the following method
is recommended: To tumblertul oil
cold water add some of the powdered
coffee, Most adulterants Will settle at
the bottom, leaving trails of broWnlsh
color behind them as they SINK, put
genuine coffee will float without giving
a distinctive color to the water FOR
several minutes.
To test tea burn small quantity on
a metal plate. With good tea the
amount of ash remaining is small, in
creasing in quantity as the quality OF
the samples tested deteriorates.
To remove pecan meats Whole, pour
boiling water over the nuts and let
them stand until cold. Then stand the
nut on end and crack with a hammer,
striking the small end of the nut
To get the best results from dried
fruits of any kind put to soak IN warm
water to which a generous pinch OF
salt has been added.
When the scent bags are being filled
with lavender leaves for bureau draw
ers it is well to save the lavender
stalks. Nothing So freshens the air OF
a room and fills it with fragrance as to
set one of these stalks alight and let 1t
smolder.
Mending Gloves
Take a buttonhole stitch round the
edge of tear, no matter how ragged
deep enough so it will not pull out
when sewed together, drawing the
thread not too tight so it will give a
little when put on the hand. 1t Will
not only be durable, but a neat mend,
hardly noticeable.
Adjustable Sink Seat
A swinging sink seat and adjustable
leg is much superior to the kitchen
chair because it is swung under the
sink and out of the way when not in
use. The leg or standard of the seat
is made in both "a and 27-inch height,
and the seat itself is in either birch
or mahonany finish-Popular Me
chanics.
Underwear Help
If when underwear is bought, piece
of narrow cotton tape is stitched up
the shoulder seam, across the back of
the neck and down the other shoulder
seam, the sleeves are held up in their
proper place and kept the right length.
This also makes the garment wear
much longer, as worn places come first
where there is the most strain.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

unless you have skill and love for the
work Small areas well titled are bet
ter than large ones poorly done.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
COVERINGS FOR THE WALL

TN HERE was time when paper was
the only covering to be consid-
Il cred for wall The great Vari
New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
DREDGE SINKS: NINE SAVED
Were Sleeping in Cabin When
Water Poured in.

Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. Mime men had
a thrilling escape from death by drowning
early to-day at Rlackrock Harhor. when
the dredEer Capital City. on which they
were sleeping, sank suddenly. carrying
them down in ten feet of water.
The mon on board were Captain James
NcGee. Robert Carlson. Emil Carson, fire.
man; William Langden and Sydney
Brouth. deckhands; William Allen. stew
ard William !. Mcpherson and A !. Free
man. government inspectors. both OF New
Haven. and a scowman, whose name was
not learned
The dredEer had been AZ work for some
time off Blackrock. and everything was
apparently in shipshspe condition when the
men turned in last night. In the early
morning they were awakened suddenly by
water pouring into the cabin. Five of the
men saved themselves by swimming TO a
nearby scow. The others were able tn
hold to a part of the dredger until as
sisted to the scow
A heavy gale vae blowing AT that time.
and for an hour the men remained on the
scoU, practically all of them without cloth
ing. exposed to the full force of the storm.
until the tug Florence W, Captain Smith,
Of Albany. came by and rescued them.
The Capital City was owned by Rander-
son e. Miller, Of Auburn. n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
WAGON AND TROLLEY CRASH
Three Men Hurt-Woman Scared
by Horse, Which Is Finally Shot.

Three men were injured in a collision
between a Madison avenue car and a
delivery wagon at Madison avenue and
4Ith street last evening, but more ex-
citement was caused by the injured
horse. With a broken and dangling fore
leg it bolted into a side entrance of the
unfinished Ritz Carlton Hotel after a
frightened woman.
Two patrolmen caught the animal Just
in time. or it would have pitched forward
on the woman, who was trapped in the
partially boarded up entrance.
The three men hurt by being thrown
from the delivery wagon-one of Berg
Brothers vehicles-were Hyman Brooks.
driver: Herman Tichtner. A packer.
and Samuel Schesser. a shipping clerk.
All three were taken TO Flower Hospital.
where it was said that Schesser was the
most seriously injured, having three ribs
broken.
Lieutenant Bolton, who was in charge
o. the police guarding the American Ex-
press Company's building nearby, put
the great gray horse out of its agony.
although it took five shots to do it.
The accident and attendant incidents
blockaded the southbound track Of the
Madison avenue line for fifteen minutes.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
OLD SOLDIERS POISONED
Veterans in Connecticut Home
Charge Illness to Steward.

lby Telegraph to The Tribune
Stamford, Conn, Nov. 4.-In the be-
lief that their lives had been unneces-
sarily jeopardized, 1O6 Of the 400 odd
inmates OF the State Soldiers Home. at
Noroton. Conn. have presented a nett
ton to Colonel George Robbins. superin-
tendent of the home, in which thev
charged c. B. Rowe, the steward at the
home, with trying to poison u.s. The
petitioners demanded a full investiga-
ton Unless they were granted satis-
faction. they said. they would go to the
Governor with the matter.
The petition was presented after
fifteen Of the inmates, including a
waitress. had eaten rat poison contain
ing arsenic and been made sick. Prompt
medical treatment in the hospital at the
home saved the sick persons from any
serious effects. so it was announced
there to-day.
Colonel Robbins said to day that Rowe
and an errand boy and the soldiers
themselves have been guilty OF Culpable,
perhaps worse, carelessness but he
added that he did not find any cause for
the allegation that Rowe attempted 10
poison the soldiers.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
WARSHIP READY FOR ACTION
The Princeton's S Guns Trained on
General Valladare's Palace.

Ne" orleans. Nov. 4.-The United states
Eunhoat Princeton at anchor off ANA
pa'a' 1ononras. is cleared for action, and
IFS guns are trained upon the Governor 8
Iesloencs' now occupied by General Jose
Nsiiaoares. leader Of the revolt against the
Devila government according to special
caoie nspatch to "The Picayune" from san
Salvador.
Inc dispatch states that ValIsdares yes
'erdsy insulted the American consular
agent at Amapala, George Schrnuck, and
threatened to shoot UP his residence. I'm
mediatelN upon being notified of this Com
mandor Hayes of the Princeton prepared
MS snip Tor action and sent word to the
revoiuuonst leader that IF foreigners were
molested he would shoot the Governor s
palace fun of holes. The dispatch adds
that chaos reigns throughout the western
portion OF Honduras and that infamma-
tory manifestoes are being circulated by
Valladares and his followers
Washington. Nov. 4-Even in the event Of
hostile attack on foreigners at Amapala
II Is not anticipated here that the Princeton
VIII hnd II necessary TO shell the town.
but. instead. Commander Hayes will prob
ably send marines ashore to take Valla-
dares into custody, which, it is believed,
would end the revolution The gunboat
yorktown is due at Amapaa tomorrow
to relieve the Princeton
New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
GREAT SEAS SWEEP NOME
Schooners Driven Ashore-Sea-
quake Possible Cause.

Nome, Alaska, Nov. S,-A great surf. un-
accompanied by wind. swept the beach and
across the Nome sand spit yesterday. de-
stroying two houses and fifteen cabins
and doing great damage to shipping Sew
eral schooners were wrecked. No lives Were
lost, but many persons had narrow escapes
The water swept far UP the streets. those
near the shore being completely inundated
Last night the surf began to subsde Nc
one here is able to account for the phe-
nonlenon. which some attribute to sub
marine volcanic action and others to the
recent eclipse The water rose to the high
est point ever seen here. far above the
Sound were dashed into a fury by the Arc
tic storms
The schooner Mary Sachs was picked up
from her mooring by the mighty rIsh OF
waters and deposited in a spit dwelIer'.
yard. All the other boats laid up for the
winter were swept far UP on tho beach by
the waves
Cellars in the stores on Front street were
filed with water and the stocks soaked
il was only by piling sand bags about the
warehouse OF the Pacific Cold Storage
Company that the men were able to pre-
vent the building from being carried away
The homeless are being cared for by their
friends.
For several months Mount Rogoslov and
Mount Shishaldn. near Unamak Pass
have been spoutng fire and lava at short
intervals and the Bogoslov Islands have
been undergoing peculiar contortions
Reports are anxiously awaited from other
points along the coast
New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
HUNDRED TRAPPED BY FIRE
Many Rescued in Early Morning Blaze
at Apartment House.

hundred lives were put in jeopardy
early yesterday morning by a fire which
started In the basement of the six story
apartment house at No. Is West 1S1st street
Most of the occupants were asleep when
the blaze was discovered by Thomas Far
lev. The Railways and stairs were at that
time filled with smoke. shutting of escape
by the front exit.
Farley reused his sister and then ran TO
the other floors. crying "Firer' Soon the
fire escapes were thronged with frantic
men. women and children. Patrolman VIII
son turned in an alarm and; with another
patroman and a milk driver. hurried 10
the house. They Immediately started the
work of rescue and helped many down the
escapes to the yard. Miss Farley slipped
on the first floor landing and fell TO the
ground. breaking one of her ankles. While
the rescues were going on. some one hap
pened TO think of the ianitor. Edward Eitz
who with his wife and two children. lived
I'm the basement. They were found sleep
ing and carried to the street
When Battalion Chief Andrews arrived
the fire had eaten its way up the centre OF
the building, and he sent In a second alarm
II took an hours hard work 10 bring the
flames under control