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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02
nsnter Sells blacksmith Business.

w. A. Denker has sold his black
smith business to Robert Stout. The
new proprietor will not retain the
business name of Turf" shoeing
shop. Although Mr.. Denker has sold
his business he will continue to re-
side in Colfax.
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Canton Inspected.

Major Jones and Captain Archer
OF Spokane were present at the meet
ing of Canton No. 80, Wednesday
evening and inspected the work.
Henry Chapman was initiated.
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Farmers Union Meeting.

Farmers Union, Colfax Local No.
48, will hold meetings on. the second
and fourth Saturday of each month.
Sam Lyons, Pres.
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Miss Winnifred Windus, c. H. S., II
who will appear in "a Rose
O. Plymouth Town"

Toilette, daughter of Congressman
LaFollette, are the leading lady
characters. Miss Windus was the
bright star of the Pullman perform
ance, her wit and dramatic ability
scoring round after round of applause
from the packed house.
Matt Johnson, manager of the
Ridgeway theater attended the per-
Torrance in Pullman and was so well
pleased with its success that negotia-
lions were entered into at once for
a performance here. The prices will
be 75c, soc, Csc and 25c. Special
scenery made especially for the play,
special electrical effects and elabor-
ate costumes are the features that
these college thespians will present
in Colfax, a special car having been
arranged for to transport the scenery
and Puritan furniture from Pullman
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02

When her child is in danger a wo-
man will risk her life to protect it. No
great act of heroism or risk of life is
necessary to protect a child from
Group. Give Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and all danger is avoided.
For sale by all dealers.
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Church Society Entertained.

Mrs. N NJ. Carroll entertained the
Ladies Aid Society of the Congrega-
tional church yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Pointer assisted.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02

For plumbing, material and sup
plies. call on J. B. Brown. Phone
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02

FOR SALE-The timber on a five
acre tract at Valleyford. Located
close to sideing on the Inland Ry.
No underbrush. Address Box 26,
Ritzville, Wash.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02

FOR SALE-A lot of secondhand
windows and frames for less than
cost of glass; one square (grand)
piano in good condition for $50;
also $50 sacks of assorted pota-
toes. Must be sold at once. A. E.
KIRKLAND.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-02

LIVE STOCK WANTED am in
the market to buy hogs and cattle
and will pay the highest market
price. Will be in Colfax Friday and
Saturday Of each week at the Hotel
Colfax. Either write or phone
A. J. LOGSDON.
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FOR SALE-My house and lot at Z
West st. MRS. C. NJ. KINCAID.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Ancona Cockerels. Ad-
dress Mrs. Julia Morgan, Colfax.
Phone WA.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and price Of
land land for sale from; owners
only. State location and terms.
Address Lock Box 696, Colfax.
Wash,
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FOR SALE-My residence at Oil
Main street, and two lots on Thorn
street. Call on F. A. Metz at above
address.
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WANTED.

TO RENT-Two furnished rooms
with stove, electric lights, bath
and phone. A. H. ELDREDGE,
11S Mill street
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
LOST.

LOST-Last Saturday, one female
fox terrier, one brown spot above
left eye. Finder return same to E.
P. Russell, Apt. S, Busse Flat. No
questions asked. Liberal reward.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of
dollars to loan on farm land. The
Garfield Land Co., Garfield, Wash.
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FOR SALE-A Jack, price $500, or
will trade for a team of horses;
also have R. G. R. 1. Red Cockerels
for sale; price $3.50 to $500. S.
A. McNeilly, Colfax, Wash.
, 1912-06-15
KING CHRISTIAN X.
HIS ADDRESS To Hrs PEOPLE.
COPENHAGEN, MAY Is.

After his proclamation by the Prime Minis
lister, King Christian, wearing a generals uni
form, with The blue sash and star of the Or
der of the elephant, stepped on to the balcony
ana with head uncovered addressed his SUBJ
jects in the following words, which were
Frequently punctuated by the cheers of the
vast assemblage:-
Sad news has reached all Danes to-day,
The King, my arly-beloyed fa' her, who
had been in hopes Of returning here wei
and strong, has died suddenly. Profound
grief has betollen my beloved mother and
all of MS bis relatives, as well as every
Dane. A heavy responsibility is now lai
on my shoulders, but [ hope that tile
same confidence will be extended to ma
as was extended to my beloved father. Den
mark S happiness, freedom, and Independence
will be my aim, and may all Danes who wis
for the same join hands to this end. God
protect and bless our ancient Fatherland.
Long live Denmark.
The crowd then again broke into long and
enthusiastic cheering for the new Sover. gu.
the flag on tue palace, which had been at
half mast, was raised, and the forts fred
a Royal salute. When the cheering had
subsidized, the Queen, the Grown Pr luce
Frederik, and Prince Knud appeared on the
balcony and were also received with cheers
by the crowd Ibid.
, 1912-06-15
WEST INDIAN COTTON.

Messrs. WoIstenholme and Holland, Of
Liverpool, write as follows, under date Nav
6, with reference to the sales of West Indian
Sea Island cotton -
Since our last report, about $50 bales Of
West Indian Sea Islands have been sold,
chiefly composed Of cotton l9d. to POD from
the Islands of st. Kits, Barbados, Antigua,
Nevis Angullla and st. Martin. A few su-
periue bales from st. kits, Barbados and
St. Vincent have been sold at prices rang
ing from 2ld. to Pad, and also a few Stains
at 3d.
The market remains firm, but there is very
little demand for anything over BOD.
The Report of Messrs. Henry w. Frost q
Co., on Sea Island cotton in the Southern
States, for the week ending May 4, is us
follows =
There has been some demand during the
week, resulting in sales of about 100 bales
of Fully Fine and Extra Fine, included i'll
which were several crop lots, which the fac
tors sold at some concession from previous
asking prices. The buying was Oh account
of the Northern mills.
This demand having been satisfied, the
market is quiet again, with little inquiry,
but Factors are still holding the unso!d
stock OH Il basis of our last quotations.
agricultural NeecS, Nay 26th,
, 1912-06-15

Kaiser Wilhelm, who has been regarded as
a defender of dueling in the army, is, is
seems, lending his influence to restrict the
practice. In seventytwo affairs" the Ger
man Minister of War recently stated, lhs
Kaiser has interfered to prevent bloodshed.
In some of these cases the monarch decided
that the vindication of an officer by o court
Of honor made a resort to arms unnecessary.
Why not extend the jurisdiction Of sucil
courts to cover all cases and empower them
to exact proper PREPARATION from offenders,
aud thus abolish dueling alto9ether.-OtH-
look, 25th nay.
, 1912-06-15

GERS and men Of The garrison had hurried
to Nogent at the first alarm, and who had
remained in the firing line from the begin
ming, told me that it was the sergeant of
Zouaves who administered tie comp de gracc
to Wallet.
A section Of the crowd, which did not
seem to realize that the bandits We're dead
or dying, made violent attempts to break
through the police Gordon III order TO lynch
them as they were carried out of the house.
AT close quarters his scene was an ugly one.
Happily, it was speedily cut short.
, 1912-06-15

The American Geographical Association
celebrates its sixtieth anniversary this sum
mer by a transcontineutal excursion, under
the direction Of Professor " NJ. Davis, of
Harvard University Thirty eminent geogra-
pliers from the principal European geosra-
phicai societies will accompany the party
and after the trip will make addresses giving
their impressions of American as compared
with European geographical and ethnoogi-
cal chal acteristics .-Ibid.
, 1912-06-15

A nautical exchange emphasizes the fact
that even if a $4,000 ton ship has lifeboats
for everybody on board, the task Of launch
ing them all safely in any but the best If
weather would be practically impossible; and
that caution i'll navigation gives the only real
ass urance of safety.-DiM.
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would have pinioned her. But che wac
nrm as rock and her searchlns eyes
never left him.
I'VE don't part So hs said with
ferocious gesture. DO you think / am
drivclinG. to let you go?''
Gods mercy on you IL you try 10
stay me by coming near mel" she re-
plis II have thrown my name ami
fame TO the winds. have resolved 10
bear the shame that attaches to mo
resolved to know that It attaches false
lS-tliat you know It. too-and that he
does not know It. never can and MAYER
snail. For this ain hero alone with
you at the dead of night. For this
nave met you here. For this we have
been seen by thos, men. and left here,
Nothing can serve you now
He would have sold his soul to root
her. i'll nor beauty. to the floor and
make her arms drop to her aides and
hive her at his mercy. But he could
not look. at her. and not be afraid OF
her. He saw that she was desperate
and that her hatred of him would stop
a, nothing. His eyes followed the hand
that touched the concealed thing In her
white bosom. and he knew that 1t would
strike surely.
He did not ventura. therefore. TO ad-
vance toward her. But tho door oy
Is.
and he turned to lock II.
Look to vourself." said she ana
smiled again. You have been boz
tray I'd. as ali betrayers are. 1t has
been made known that you are in this
place, or were to be-
ITS false" cried Carke1
He set his back against the door, FOR
he saw change in her. and fancied
that sh, would try to pass him. But
In moment she was gone through ths
door behind her. AS COON as she
turned. as soon as he was freed from
her infiexible. unyiclding book he re-
covered his boldness. He followed her.
almost at once.
Tho next room was dark. She made
no answe. TO his call. and nc retreated
looked around. expecting to sc. her
crouching somewhere. But the room
was empty. He followed through room
after room, till he found The little
door leading to the corridor. He wcna
TO It. and found II fastened on tho OUT
side.
He tried TO force 1t. but could not.
And now there was great knocking
at the outer door, and Il bell that had
been rung vioi little whiic ago
renewed It's clamor and did not cease.
Finally. those who were knocking be-
gan to beat at tho door with hands and
feet.
lie was no coward. but these sounds;
the sudden Illustration OF his schemes,
the strangencsE OF his position, all
drove him into panic lie opened a
window and looked out. The leap was
too great. He returned to the litio
door and strove 90 fur!ously that, at
last. he burs, II OPEN. He crept down
found himself In a silent side street,
and fed blindly. y hunted man. who
hencctorth was 10 know no rest from
helpless rage and helpless terror I'LL it
hunted him 10 his aath.
Copyright. 1912, by ]. ". MuileTp
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"a mnn OF n constant md brilliant smile wan

shocked Mr.. pombey unspeakab bly,.
Mr. Carker viewed the Mrs. Dombey
that was to be. He bent over her hand
and smiled icferentially into her face,
His smile said to her. plainly as if he
had shouted words at her: 80 you
are weary ut last of being hawked upI
and down! You are suffering yourself
TO be sold at last
Mr. Dombey begged Mrs. Granger to
play the piano and she did so. Mr..
Dombey begged Mrs Granger 10 play
the harp, and She did SO. Mr.. Dombey
! begged Mrs. Granger to sing, to show
her sketches, and she did So Mr..
Cnrker smiled with all his white teeth
on her accomplish :nents, on her prompt
though frgid compliance. He smiled
and She watched him smilc--on Mr..
pombcy's open pride in his power.
and his pride III exhibiting that power
10 his subordinate.
| She hated the man She hated him
because he saw through her, and she
hated him the moro because she saw
/ through him. To be so soen. by such q
! fawnins. false creature. filled her with
sclf-scorn greater than any she had
f; known before. 1t brought her to her
knees by the side OF her bed. II
brought her thus low many times. II
! was thus that she spent the night be-
| fore the bridal morning.
The happy pair went to France for
| their honeymoon and found France
DUH Th,y' found Paris particularly
dull They found the homeward trip
dun. They found Mr.. Dombey's great
house ma Snihccnt but undeniably dull.
! They sat OVER an excellent, frosty din
ner. Then Mr.. Dombey retired to the
library TO doze--or 10 think. He had
| several things TO think about Several
things about Mrs. Dombey did not ac-
cord with his ideas of the Universe and
It's proper relation to Do'nbcy of Dom
bay and Son
| Mrs Domhoy IN her own room, sat
| staring into ths fire till IL burned to
ashes and till the night turned TIC
dawn.
So passed The night on which tbs
happy pair same homc.
| Mrs Skewton came to 1--we with the
! happy pair. and did her best, in he:
/ srr.ghty. juvenile way, to make the
happy pair happier. Mrs Skewton's
| friends came to the grand entertain
mants and injured the feelings of Mr..
| polnbey's friends. In timc-Mr. Dom
hey required tune 10 realize SO appall-
| ing a fact--he became aware that his
Wife who was wearing his jewels and
othar regal trappinss with superb in
difference. was treating him with an
! Indifference equally superb and rather
more open, and that her guests seemed
hardly to consider Mr.. Dombey any
: thing but more or less insongruous
item in Mrs. Dombeys house.
! Mr., Carker looked on and smiled
Again and again. when he paid his
| homage TO Mrs Dombey, his eyes told
! her what they had told her before,
: while his tongue offered smooth COM
! pliments on the married happiness of
al av,h Ia, ctNur, a tn
and again. knowing that she knew IT,
nc pronercd to hcr. her purcha sed
F. VOWS at the altar.
! In James Carkcr's room in tn.
counting house OF DombcS and Son
hung large painting of his respected
chief. 1t was well that the respected
chief did not see tho devilish look that
aftcn struck upon II IN these days like
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on the slitterinE heap. Without a
word. with the terrible smile still on
her face, she left the room. /.
The next day all the world cried
aloud that Mrs. Dombey had fed with
James Carker; and good part of the
world whispered that careful gentle.
man had pretty well ruined the house
of Dombey & Son before he feed.
Willis the world still was in The
midst Of its delight and Interest," while
Mr. pombey still stared, aghast and
jncredulout, at the collapse of his
proud cdiflcc and the dust and ruin
that were the wreck of his life. wo-
man alighted from the train, quite
alone. in the French town of Dillon.
and Went 10 II hotel near the station.
Evidently she was expected. BowinE
servants led her to private sQitc OF
rooms where preparations had been
made as for a splendid supper Mon
sieur had ordered II. they said, when
he passed through Dion alone ahead
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Half-EAour Portraits Of Diczzens's Greatest Char

ii'e work Was do,e. and prepared 20
res; beautifully Ia the golden barge To
% provided uE her sca-n Law: but thai
gentleman plaNcd tho unexpected lard
no uoubi lnvolua;eryp Joke on hvH of dy
NJ: before hts uhcrtcncc came 10 him.
|" her two yeats Of nlsrriod life,
Edith had learned many things. She
zane out vi u with great scurn for
herself, such Scorn 1s can grow only
Tor what she Is and We; cannot, or will
roi. uiakc hcr life over. She ;vturncd
to her mother, pcnniicsS as she had
gone, and with tho ADDED bitterness OF
knowinG That all ,hcir world WAS
laughing at them both.
Her scorn only enhanced her beauty.
Admirers crowded around her With
naughty Indifference sh. let them aG
miro her. Naughty, she stood still toi
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Mrs. Dombey; Dickens's Most Emotional Character.

them. He iiattcrcI his employer even
In his apparel. dressing enough like
him to make it comrlimcntnry, out
with shade >ss of stiffness and
majes,y that made II slill more hat
;crinc.
y man OF Il constan, and brilliant
smile was MIR Carllcr. The smile dis
played wonderful, almost distressinely.
white teeth. Dctractors might have
said that the smile Was feline. Mr..
Dombey saw nothing feline IN it. I'm
suggestion about the smile
Cor any other property OF one whom
he honor ii With confidence would have
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be appraised she Let hcr mother use
vile md stratagcm. and looked on, toe
contcmp.uously proud even to pretend
Ignorance. The years went 10y. anG
Edith was Mrs. Granger still
Cloopatra grow antique Clcopatra's
maid might more ,nnronriatc,v nave
been a certain hony fr,rr wi,h :.
scythe: for AT nights litter she had
taken Clcopatrn anart IN max. hc,
ready for bed there was no roscats
complexion left. there WINS no hair Icf,
there wcre no paddings lott and MI
that was lott al Mrs. SI5ewton was ~,
old woman whose hand tremblcJ n Iii
on its neck. and whose very voice seem
Cd TO have been taken off and replaced
by petuiant. scolding quavcr.
She took off her soft name OF tho.
day with her other beauties, and re-
monstratcd with her daughter at night
! about her GOODNESS. "Yot might have
! mplrtcd well Edith. score of times.
/ ii you had given oncouragcmcnt
I cnough:" II Was IN burden OF re-
! frain OH which She played countless
| shrcWlsh variations
I She repeated il one night after the
! richest adIniicr whom she mad attract :
! cd yet had lie III treated by Edith as
/ the rest had hccn Edith struck her
| hand on her beautiful bosom. You
| made me a woman. Inorccnary. laying
| shares" she cried. "bcfcr, knew my
I self. There is no slave in i mark ct
, that has boon so shown and paraded Il :
have been. If this man takes me, he
/ takes me without ar, on my part &c
lure Him He secs me al auction and
he thinks ii well 10 buy inc. Let him
Tho rich adnircr was Mir Dombey.
lie wan not frightened hy heI. impe
| rious carriage He wus well pleased as
matte! oil fact, that The lady whom
he MAS examining with 1icw to pur-
! chase Should hold herself high In his
! minds cyn lie saw stately entertain
| mems in his stately housa at witch his
/. uh'buleh TdY,z,c hhay 7hllJ
stately spouse and he would act as ]
| stately pair Of frccZers though he did
| not PM II TO himself cNacty that way
! !; was quite impos siLle that MI
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Again Mrs. Dombe,. heading N .tenay.

"Agnin Mrs. Dombe!, heading n stcndy
confidence. lie proceeded to continue
the expression of his displeasure.
Again Mrs. Dombcy. bending a
steady, disdainful gaze on him. ask
ed: DO you know there is some one
here, sir?"
II have pointed out to Mrs. Dom.
hey said Mr.. Dombcy in reply,
standing before them in his stiffcsi
and most stately manner, those
points in her conduct to which ] oh
iect. and which wish corrcct9l.
Carker." with q nod of dismissal,
good night 10 you..'
If she had rcproached him, or even
changed count enance. or broken tho
silence by a word when they We're
alone, lie would have been equal to IT,.
hut the intense scorn in her dark eye,
the disdain with which She turned her
eyes away after one look at him. the
inheXibie resolve in her face, defeated
him lilo left her with her whole
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. flash of lightning from james Car
kers eyes.
The respected chief was not capable
OF Imagining such thing. Tho respect
su chief WAS hot capable of amy form
OF imagination SO ::rot"Spne as 10 ina
Sinc That any dcpcnlcut could have
any opinion anta@onis;ic 10 him The
respected chief could not lcvcu ina
sine that his chief dependent. his Wife
could really be serious in her impcri-
Gus manner toward him
One evening, when she mad been
rather more cold ANA rather
more naughty 10 his guests than
usual. he stalked an 10 her after the
company, with tn. exception of Mr..
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and tossed them TO his feet. When
she looked at him now. thcrs was a
smile on her face.
"Wo meet and part tonight" She
said. You have fallen on Sicilian DAYS
and sensual rest too soon. You might
have cajoled and fawned and played
your traitors part little longer, and
grown little richer. You purchase
your voluntuous retirement dear"
What devil possesses you?" he de-
manded, menacinS her at last. File
scowlcd around, as IL for something
that would halp him conquer her;
but with the Same !ndonitable spirit
she opposed him, without faltering.
Il single out In you." continued
she. the meanest man I know, the
parasite and tool of that proud tyrant.
that his wound may go the deeper and
rankls more"
He licked his hot lips. The wot
stood OH his forehead. Had she falt-
cred once, for only half moment. no
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Mr.. Cnrker."

Carker, had gone, and expressed his
displcasura stffly, in almost the exact
words in which he would have ex
pressed his displeasure to an .mploye
in the counting house OF Dombey ana
Son. she looked at him steadily, and
asked him If he knew that they were
not alone.
Mr.. Doombey stopped Mr. Carkcr
from withdrawing, and said. majestic
ally, that Mr.. Carker possessed his