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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-29

'Ts this Barnes of Bloomington?
asked the lady In silver gray.
Il am Barnes of Bloomington" to
the silver vision in the chair.
1T is a rather singular errand upon
which / have come" said the lady
with hesitation.
Kindly state It, madam" ] said,
for am no waster of words.
/ drew a chair to the other side OF
my desk and sat down. AS did 1t.
something soft Topped down on my
foot. looked and found that 1t was
the tail of a dog. He was thorough
bred from his head to his feet, and he
looked up at me from under the desk
with bright eager eyes.
'Is that your dog?" l asked.
EYES," said the lady in silver gray,
"and it Is with him that my errand is
connected"
You see." she went on, Il am Mrs.
Carter-Mrs. Dabney Carter. ! am
separated from my husband" Her
voice trembled. 81 do not think need
to tell you the reasons of that separa-
ton, Mr.. Barnes. 1t Is SUFFICIENT to
to tell you that his offense was unfor-
givable, and my decision to see no
more of him irrevocable."
Her tone had grown high and ex'
cited. and 1 soothed her by complete
acquiescence. Certainly, Mrs. Carter
He, no doubt, deserves your anger"
Sch looked at me doubtfully. well
he acted dreadfully." she said. but be
Is a gentleman"
And the dog?" I suggested. to gel
her back to teh subject.
Yes, the dog. He is Wellington IL.
son of Wellington l.. the champion
Dick-Mr. Carter. gave him to me thu
first year we were married. We ar
both devoted to dogs-devoted, AM
Wellington was the dearest puppy"
Il can imagine it."
well, of course. we both petite
Wellington-awfully. He walked an
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lille ~ tho north Mr. Macveagh has
profited by the reading and while MS garoen Pc
hans is not equal to that planned and cuitisa.eu
nv Mrs Thomas 1t contains many OF the MOWERS
of the kind that make pleasant wnat peopie o."
given to call old fashioned gardens.
Mr. Taft consults his treasury chief ABOUT econ
omies in government 1t was Mr.. MacVeagn VINO
was asked as soon as Mr. Tart took o"ee' " ~
vide ways and means to save money IN tne ui. r'
ent departments. The merchant CABINET "eno
had the advantage of a long business uaihihs,
and it did not take him long to discover ina. ~
was possible to save many thousands OF oohars
by putting business methods in effect IN the oil-
ferent bureaus of government. 1t was Iouno ioi
instance that good many bureaus Oh the depart
ments were in the habit Of purchasing their sup
plies independently. The result OF this was tnat
some of them were paying much more money
for some articles than was being paid by otners-
Reform in purchase methods has come and II
has come also in many other lines, the net re-
suit being that Uncle Sans pocketbook is pelng
saved a good many thousands OF dollars yearly.
Jacob NJ Dickinson, the secretary OF war In MI.
Taft's cabinet is a southern man and Demo
Graf IT may seem little curious at first thought.
but It is fact that the army officers in the man,
are glad that southerner Is the chief OF the war
department. Despite the attitude OF some Demo
cratic southern members Of congress on army
questions generally the southerners feel klnoiy
toward the officers and men of the service. There
is something in the military life that appeals to
them. and while the official southern Democrats
generally are outspoken against what they call
the danger of a great standing army, the military
establishment as It is has their sympathy always
and their support frequently
The secretary of war comes from that section
Of the country where everybody loves horses, ana
he is no exception to the rule He is golf play
er also and this fact perhaps makes him appeal
to Mr. Taft's sympathies just as much as does the
fact that the secretary Is great lawyer Secre-
tary Dickinson is not serving in Washington In
an official capacity for the first time. Years ago
he was the assistant attorney general during the
last "a months of the Cleveland administration.
and he was counsel for the government afterward
in the matter of the settlement OF the Alaskan
boundary dispute.
When the president has particularly knotty
problem in legislation on hand and needs to study
It from legal standpoint, he goes over 1t himself
first Just as Judge on the bench does with sub
mitted evidence forms his own opinion. and then
calls in the supreme court Of his cabinet which
f. composed Of the great lawyers. Knox, Dckin
son, wickersham Nagel and Ballinger. 1t Is pos
sible that Mr.. Taft depends just as much upon
the legal opinion of his secretary Of war as DC
does upon that Of his attorney general At any
rate the war secretary Is accounted BY MI Tar
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q waiting room of their own.
Mr. Taft's cabinet forms what might be called
q legal family. Most of the members are law
yers of the first rank. and it is an open secret
that they we're selected because of their high
ability. There no longer books on nature and
books on general history subjects In the ofice IL
brary Of the White House New book shelves
have been put in and on them are hundreds OF
the brownsh-red covered volumes which beto-
ken the law book 1t is said that cabinet meet
fngs these days take on the semblance OF con-
sultation of lawyers. AS an example OF this II
may be said that one day the president In taking
to some newspaper correspondents said that no
matter what subject was preached in the cabinet
room at that time the thoughts of everyone went
from the suggested subject to the matter OF the
STRENGTHENING of the antitrust laws.
What the president said at that time Is prac-
ticaIly true of most of the present sessions OF
the cabinet for 1T is known that while Mr.. TAFT
"A anxious to carry out the Roosevelt policies he
wants to buttress them with the law that no
constitutional flaws can be found in them by
means of which after the best intentions on the
part of the legislators, the guilty might ma
means of escape.
II must not be supposed for an instant that De-
cause most of Mr. Tafts cabinet members are
LAWYERS they have no avocations in life to turn
them aside frequently from their vacations rake
the ranking member of the cabinet for instance.
Philander Chase Knox The secretary OF state Is
a devotee of the outdoor life. and Is no less &C
tive IN open air PURSUITS tuau "oo AASSAeSNs
Roosevelt though 1t is true that Mr.. Knox does
not care for the pursuit Of nor for the study
Of natural history.
The secretary of state. when he is not discuss
ing matters with the president or is not engaged
in Strengthening out international tangles. Is eth
er playing golf driving pair OF fast, spirited
horses There few more ardent lovers OF the
noble horse" than Secretary Knox. He rides oc
casionally and he is not averse to taking nve-
bar red gate II his mount is Jumper and II the
gate happens in his way. The secretary's cher
delight is driving. On his Pennsylvania farm
near Valley Forge the scene of the awful winter
which was passed by the continental army under
George Washington, Mr.. Knox has many horses
of approved pedigree. and many dairy animals
also of noted forbears
Franklin MacVeagh the secretary of the treas
ury. who is the second ranking ofhcer In Mr.
Taft's cabinet, is merchant. although in early
days he studied law. Mr.. MacVeagh Is not given
particularly to the strenuous life as 1t Is viewed
generally. He is much of a walker and has a
love Of nature which leads him afield on many a
ramble, but for games, and for shooting. the sec
Rotary cares little
Up near Dublin, New Hampshire. the treasury
chief has country home and there on the rocky
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drove with us everywhere and we had
such lovely times" :.
"Yes?"
Then came the trouble. and after
that took Wellington with me In the
mornings when / walked. and Mr.. Car
ter took him for drives in the after
noon in his trap. Then came our sep
aration, and the question was. who
should take Wellington. Dick want
ed him, and wanted him, and We'll
lington wanted both of us. l must
say that Dick was very nice about IT.
You take him, JEAN he said, I gave
him to you and he is really yours by
right of prior possession
THAT was very generous" I ad-
mitted.
YES, but you see the trouble Is that
Wellington doesn't see 1t that way.
Every evening he goes down to the
club for Dick. Then he comes to me
and puts his paws on my knee and
looks so wistful that can't bear It"
Her lips trembled.
And then it IL most embarrassing.
Now and then we meet Mr.. Carter,
and we could pass with a mere bow
OF civility, but Wellington rushes back
and forth and barks and we have to
stop for the sake Of appearances"
/ interrupted her. could not see
1ust what had to do with these init
mate details. And you wanted me?'
asked.
Mrs. Carter stood up and leaned
over the desk. Her silver gray fun
swept across my papers and her big
mum lay like q light cloud on my
blotter. The fragrance Of violets al
her belt pervaded the atmosphere
Her voice was duplicating: her fact
pleaded.
please, dear Mr.. Barnes. every
body knows that you like dogs-that'i
the reason I want to trust Wellington
to you"
And so / became possessed Of
FLOODED bull pup. At first endure'
him for Mrs. Carter's sake. but grad
ually he wormed himself into my a
fections. and In six months we wer
inseparable.
But he was still true to his frs
loves. When Dick Carter's red ca
rounded a corner Wellington would b
after 1t like a flash. and II we eve
entered the shopping district woul
miss my dog. to find him comfortabl
curled up on the seat Of the electr
coupe of his former mistress.
They were not a happy-looking pa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-29

Edison, the great inventor. was al
ways q great practical joker. Ono
night when q lazy operator in the Of
fee In which he was employed thought
his days work was over. and was get
ting ready to 60 home, Edison slipped
around to the switchboard, made .
connection with the weary ,Willie's
telegraph key, called him down to the
table and. supplied with an old news
paper, proceeded to send him q bum
die of presumably Associated Press
stun from New York. Edison was =
lightning sender, as well as receiver.
from almost the beginning Of his ca
reer, and the way he made that fellow
work for two solid hours was Joy.
After firing him out completely. max
ing him receive and copy the equiva-
lent of about three or four newspaper
columns, Edison suddenly came from
behind the switchboard, exposed the
Joke to the poor fellow and wound up
by pelting him with the newspaper
from which he had been sending the
messages.
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soil he brings his best
efforts to bear to cui-
tivate a garden. The
secretary has read the
story written by Mrs.
Theodore Thomas, the
widow of the great
orchestra leader. q
story which told how
she made a success
ful garden on the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-29
Avoiding Trouble.

Some women say that the only way
to get along with q man is to believe
all he tells you even when you know
it isn't true.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-29

as one of the legal lights Of the United
States.
II an account were kept 1t seems
likely that the visits paid to the
White House by George w. Wicker
sham, the attorney general. would be
found to outnumber those paid by any
other cabinet Official. Mr.. Wickersham
is in charge of the prosecution OF the
law breakers which the government IL
carrying forward, and the attorney
general knows. as the country knows.
that the legal opinion Of the president
is worth while. Mr.. Wickersham.
when he was first mentioned for Q
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WHEN WELLINGTON
PLAYED FATE
By PHILIP KEAN

(Copyright, 1903 by Associated Literary Press.)
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seIf.communIon.

Be able to be alone.-Brovn&
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cabinet position was called BY the
press of the country the great un-
known" Mr.. Wickersham Is no
longer unknown. His position as
the attorney for the United States
in all its civil and criminal pro
ceedings keeps him constantly IN
the light
The attorney general looks IKE
a student. Lawyers say Of him that
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

/ A crowd of young people wer'
very pleasantly entertained last Sat
urday evening at the home Of Mrs
Brow in honor of Miss Beatric.
Welch's hfthteenth birthday; The
quests were royaly entertained with
music and games were played. after
which lunch was served and the
crowd departed.
The following were present
Misses Edith Wright, Zoe Anderson,
Gwendolin Miller, Mamie Stellmon.
Irene Anderson. Lena Brooke.
Beulah Carey, Madge Miller. Grace
Stellmon. Clara Newkirk. Dorothy
Munroe and Pearl Sharkey.
Messrs. Clarence Swank. Gay
Miller. Jesse Robertson. vonley
Miller, Ray Newkirk, Seneca Nun
roe. Sherman Tanning. Henry Mum
roe, Ralph Ssellmon. Harold Murch.
Claude Miller and Leroy Miller.
All report a good time.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

Boise, Feb. 26-A verdict of &C
quittal was returned in the case o
the United States VS.. William F
Kettenbach, Geo. n. Kester and
William Dryer, charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the government
of valuable timber land along the
Clearwater river in northern Idaho.
at $40 O'Clock this afternoon the
Jury requiring but four minutes for
and reaching its con-
clusion upon the first ballot. marking
the close of what has been a sensa-
IionaI and vigorously contested tim
Der fraud suit.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Ia ne Probate ceuft d sss fsrce Gem ,,
idaho
in me matter Of ne estate u fohn nzrns
sou uetensad
sduinis.ratof % The geteia ~ Iofa Nsanisun
deceased, ~ The creditors o.. sud al pefsors
having elaImt nEainss thc saiI drrsaFefi %
10 morths alter the afst pnIlIrstinn - lhi.
notice. 20 the said A. HIueklrg Is lfaIsful
Idaho. The same being rinfsd iof fhe ifa1sal
ton 81 the business ~ said rsfafn. I1 she
County ~ Yea Fsfce. State ~ idaho.
sighed ami dated ~ lanieIo1 itah1. his
the ard day 81 Feb A. D. 1910
a. =. MlncHIal. AfnllnLalralnr
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

Much interest is being expressed
in the proposed field and track meet
and defamation contest to be held
in Lewiston on April D under the
auspices of the Lewiston high school
Invitations will be sent to all ad-
jacent high schools Moscow, Gene
see, Lapwai, Juliaetta, Kendrick,
Culdesac, Vollmer, Nezperce, Cot
tonwood, Grangeville, Asotin, Clark
ston-and it is the plan to pay the
railroad and ente rtainment expenses
of four men from each school, if but
an athletic team is sent and five men
if a declamatory contestant also is
sent.
For the purpose of the training
that the meet affords the lewiston
high school track team will be ad-
mitted to all events but they will not
be eligible to receive any medals in
events they might win, thus assur-
ing some outside school Of the cham
picnship cup and allowing the Lew
iston high school students to act as
hosts. Tribune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03
BE May BE NOMINATED.


Hon. 3. r. O'Neii OF Wallace re-
moves any doubts that might linger
IN the minds OF the "deer Peepui
as to whether ne VIII be a candidate
Tor the republican nomination Tor
governor by frankly avowlng MS
intentions IN the following language
my TRENDS throughout the state
have urgently requested me to enter
the primaries as a candidate tor
nomination for the once OF governor
and after careful consideration OF
the conditions confronting the state
to-day nave concluded tnat' as a
hfe-iong supporter OF the republican
party, It is my duty to accept the re-
sponsipiiity. In MS declaration OF
the principles Tor which ne stands
ne says u nrmiy believe IN con-
Quoting the affairs OF the state IN
business IKE manner and tree from
political manipulation his listens
pretty good' 10 use our German
friend style OF expressing IL ana
might have the desired effect OF pull
ing several votes II the hon. D. r.
was not sucn a nioe-oound politician
men ne ciimaxss quite a nsr OF
great Things ne stands for WITH I'm
DER the law the new state central {
committee VIII nave the responsible
ny OF framing the party platform, t
out II l am nominated snail insist /
on that platform standing squarely
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

This sale was postponed from Feb.
% on account Of extrementy bad
weather prevailing at that time.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

Joe A. Thompson's sale was held
last Friday as advertised, and npon
being asked by the writer as to the
results, Mr.. Thompson said well,
/ am wight we'll satisfied. We had
a big crowd and my stuff brough.
$500 more than I had figured IT
would Owing to the, bad weather /
did not get to put up any bills scarce
ly and depended on my ad. in The
Herald to advertise the sale, and /
uow feel that is by far the best way
to get a crowd at sale. I know
that The Herald ad made me at least
$50 more than / could have gotten
otherwise. And Ralph surely has
the art of making things bring all
that's possible to get for them"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03
Public Sale

will sell the following described
property at my place l IL mi. due
south of Indian church, commencing
at 10 o'clock a. m. Tuesday March
9Th.
% head of horses l bay gelding.
weight 400; bay mare weight
400 4 bay gelding, VT. 1900; l
black mare, weight 1880; 1 bay
mare, weight 1900; / gray gelding,
weight 1400; brown mare, weight
100; l sorrel gelding, weight 1900 ;
! bay gelding, 8 yrs. old, vt. 1850 ;
1 brown horse, yrs. old, vt. HOO ;
l black mare, S yrs old, VT. 1900 ;
1 roam mare, 5 yrs. old, VT. 1850 ;
l sorreI gelding, 4 yrs. old, VT. HOO /;
l gray gelding, S yrs. old. vt. 100 !;
l bay gelding, yrs. old, VT. 1850;
bay mare, 8 yrs. old, VT. 100;
/ bay mare, 3 yrs. old, VT. 1850 j;
1 bay mare, 3 yrs. old, VT. 1000 /;
l dark iron gray mare, 2 yrs. old,
VT. 1850; bay fillie, yrs. old, VT.
1000; bay gelding yrs. old VT.
1850; l bay gelding, 2 yrs. old vt.
1850; bay .gelding, l yr. old, VT.
1000; ! bay gelding, yr. old, VT
900; / bay fillie, yr. old, VT. 300
l yearling colt; span Of young
mule colts. These horses are all
good, young, desirable draft stock,
and we'll bred.
IA head of cattle: 5 young cows,
coming 4 yrs. old, with calves. 81
mich cows. ! bull coming 2 years
old.
275 head of hogs, fine Poland |
China, many of them eligible to
register About 20 brood sows the
balance shoats, weighing from 100
pounds up. registered boar.
Hay, Grain, Machinery, etc, :
About 40 tons of bundle wheat hay
n stack. Two small stacks, about 8
'ons, timothy hay. About 10 tons
If bundle beardless barley hay. 700
bushels clean Bluestem wheat, in
- ~' ~ ~ ADo oa ~
49, 49,. -: ~ r ~,
'r, 49,
'''s''s'S soo' ,eu oa''' 'si
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03
Thrsshing Ouifits For Sale.

have for sale 2 secondhand
threshing outfits, all frst-class con-
dition and fully equipped; ranging
in price from $3.50 70 $500. Terms
to suit purchaser. w. R. Grim.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

Nezperce had some high water ex-
perience, all right, but hers was
only starter as compared with
what some of her sister towns got.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

Slab-wood 81 so cord at Ramsy's
Mil No. 2. Get your wood now
while the roads are good.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

five dont'have what you want we
will get it for you if 1t can be obtain
be in the U. S. or Europe
City Drug Store.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

The Nezperce Stage leaves Nez-
perez at 80 p. m. and vollmer
at 8 a. m. Carries passengers, ex-
press, etc. Phone or leave word
at Boss Barn, Nezperce, or at Ramey
Hotel, Vollmer.
w. r. Flora, Prop.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church will have cake sale at the
B. J. Fike store on next Saturday
afternoon.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

Princess Flour makes lighter and
whittier bread than any other -four.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-03

The advent of March would be
better hkened unto a whale than a
lion this year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-28
Items Gathered in
From Far and Near
Women Work Toqether.
From the indianapolis Star.

From the indianapolis Star
One of the most notable develop-
ments in connection with the strike of
the shirtwaist makers in New York
and Philadelphia is the great extent
to which women in many walks of
life have interested themselves in it
and the manner in which they have all
worked together. The strike itself is
the first of any Importance conducted
by women labor unions, and the be-
lief OF their employers and of the pub
lie In general at the beginning was
that the members would not pull to-
gether and that their movement would
soon fail. 1t would not have been
surprising had it done so, regardless
of the supposed lack of feminine abil-
ity to work in harmony, for these
strikers, most of them young Jewish
girls were dependent on their small
wages, and many of them were the
main support Of their families, and
TO get along on the still smaller
amounts paid from the union treasury
meant sacrifice and possible suffer
ing. But these girls have not only
worked we'll together in organization,
but have persisted firmly in the de-
mand for what they claim as their
right OF better wages and better con-
way in which other women have raj
lied to their help is however. the most
remarkable feature of the affair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-28
Eat More Fish.

From the Pittsburg Post.
High cost of living has driven peo-
pie in certain communities to declare
a meat East. In other places virtual
hoycotts have been planned on other
articles, the prices of which have ris-
en- to prohibitive figures. Without
providing some good substitute, how
ever, the meat boycott in Cleveland
for example, will prove failure The
person who works, either with hand
and you cannot take away his staples
without putting something in their
place. But the price Of eggs. which
provide "a nourishing diet is like wise
extortionate, ard it is so with most
other fooGstufts. In this dilemma,
the meat faster will probably turn to
fish. tho price Of which remains some
where near Il normal level. And he
could not make a better choice An
almost endless variety of flavors can
be found among the fnny tribes that
have proved edible, and fish foods are
easily digested and flesh producing
The ADVANTAGES OF a fish diet are not
we'll known apparently. Otherwise
there would be II shortage in the sup
ply of this product For 1t is an I'M
doubted fact that during the last few
years the supply has fallen off in a
large emasure.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-28
No More Rheumatism.
TorturinE Pains and swollen Joint
Vanish When Eheuna. the New
Prescription. is Used.

At last n cure for rheumatism An 1
q Sood one it must be when Leo H.
Fihe guarantees it to cure or money
hack.
RheumatiCs should hail this news
with great rejoicing, for it surely is u
most reno rkahle remedy and has a
record Of almost unhelieva BILE cures
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Here
is what L. Ciedge. a prominent citizen
of Buffalo says:
"Suffering severely from Rheurna-
tism l tried Rheuna, with the hope
that it would relieve me. l am happy
10 say that it not only did SO, but. sur
passing expectations. has cured me en-
tirety. l have not had the slightest
return OF this most painful disease
.9 Richfield Ave.
If YOU have rheumatism try Rheu-
ma. 1t drives all poisons from the
body. soc bottle at Leo H. Fines.
Mail orders filled by Rheuma Co, 1000
West Ave. Buffalo. N. Y.