davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1912-07-14
Short Cuts for Housekeepers

not burn and which will outlast the IFS
OF the chimney. This is good in case or
emergency.
To mend loose handles on knives. take
peat an egg and mix with shoe polish
and soft ashes. Work the paste smootn
with an old knife. Fill the crack and
smooth 1t over with the knife II makes
cement seemingly as hard as iron,
which will polish like the stove. In is
often used to All crevices around the
ment cracks in stoves is equal parts OF
wood ashes. salt and clay. adding water
to moisten.
To mend loose handles on knives, taka
one part sealing wax and two parts
rosin. Melt together. Dip the tip or the
knife into the mixture and hastily paecs
II In the socket. When hard, the joint
VIII be as firm as when new.
Dry shellac makes an excellent water.
proof cement for repairing household ar
ticles where metal must be Joined to
wood. bone or porcelain, such az um-
brella or cane handles, door knobs, knife
nandies. etc, also for many other things
cents worth OF flake sheilac will last for
years. Fill the hole In the article to be
repaired with 1t, or spread q thin layer
OF over the nat surface. Heat the
metal until II will melt the shcllac read
iiy, press the two together, and when
the metal cools the job Is DONE
Litharge mixed with glycerin to the
consistency of thick cream or thin putty
makes a cement that viii join wood.
metal or earthenware, and stand the
action OF either hot or cold water, as well
as strong heat. 1t must have time to
harden fully, which takes about q week.
and will be found excellent for fastening
loose lamps. mending leaks In washboil.
ers or leaky joints in wood. teaspoon
ful Of glycerin added to a gill of thick
glue viii fasten leather. paper and wood
to metal.
4 y
To mend screens, take an oblong or
square piece Of netting about two inches
larger all around than the hole to be
mended. Unravel the wire from the piece
Of netting about one inch on each side
then bend the projecting wires at right
angles turned one way. Now place the
piece OF screening over the hole In the
screen. allowing the bent wires to come
through on the opposite side OF the
screen. With the fingers press these
projecting wires level with the screen,
place against some fiat, hard surface,
and with q hammer pound the wires nat.
II you find q tiny break In the hot
water bag. don't throw II away. Apply
several coats OF liquid court plaster and
let each coat dry before applying tho
next. This will extend the usefulness OF
the bags, as the court plaster Is water.
proof and hot water will not melt It.
Evening star., 1912-07-14
!, PRACTICAL travelling hat in a me
! a,,,,. che opa 90 - afStrho6 tafYeta.

! a PRACTICAL travelling hat in q me
~ dunn shape is Of stitched tafketa
While a dressy hat, 1t can be tied
down, with veil. and win permit perfect
freedom in lounging. 1t can be had IN
all colors. as well as In two-tone effects
Sometimes the upper part of the hat is
dark, while the underbrim is light, and
vice versa.
A. sensible boudoir cap for travelling Is
known as the Pullman cap. It is OF China
silk, finished of with several rows OF
shirring at the bottom edge. In which
band Of elastic makes 1t possible TO ao-
just the cap tightly over the couture.
chou Of the silk finishes of the top. They
are easily made and could match the
kimono.
The new bathing caps OF taneta gos-
samer- are pretty, especially the plain
silks with the oriental Doruers. Ntse
at each side, are usually becoming ana
attractive.
There is a brassiere that the summer
girl will appreciate Tor bathing It Is
made up OF a rubberixed fabric. and
closes at the front with non-rustioie
glove clasp fasteners and mas the ao-
Unstable shoulder straps
Another comfort for the summer g'ri
is a. hat especially designed for warm
weather sports. The material, manila,
makes it extremely light in weight. The
shane. helmet, affords protection to the
face, and ventflating device around the
inside crown band makes 1t cool hat
to wear, so it is an ideal head covering
for long wear. such as comes when boat
ing or riding.
: bathing suits for girls are made Of
crayanette mohair, very fine Waterproof
seree. and wash .foulards. A good-look-
ing model is developed In a plant quality
of blue mohair. and is effectively trimmed
with polka-dotted foulard. Few Of these
suits show plated skirts. On the con-
trary, they are quite plain and straight.
while the blouse displays the simple
scheme Of decoration that 10 permitted
on this sort Of garment.
A bathing cap modelled on the Hines -os
Evening star., 1912-07-14

a far as fashion is concerned. the
laced boot absolutely Is not
A this summer. Women who rely
on. these boots for tramptng and
o,YtinR wear are. of course, put
.,rv them in the vacation trunk, but for
town wear and for use with all gala. cos
TIMES the buttoned boot is the thing,
and laced model can, entirely rob
modish gown Of its smartness. so pro-
nounced is the vogue of buttoned foot
wear.
In line with this fancy for the button
I'd boot is the favor for buttoned OK
fords, which have, to a certain extent
replaced the pump in popular esteem.
The buttoned oxford stays on-an ad-
vantage the pump rarely possesses-and 1t
has a way Of making even q large root
look trim and dainty. qualihcadon
which. aside from everything else. would
make II a first favorite with womanktpd.
These buttoned oxfords come in various
styles, and the prettiest are the models
designed for lawn and piazza wear with
elaborate summer costumes. There are
the patent leather oxfords with bnttoned
tops OF black satin and high Cuban heels,
which are worn with the new clocked
stockings. q clock running up both sides
OF the ankle and giving great srnartn4ss
to the thin silk stocking. These satin
topped oxfords have the buttons set very
near the front, and in contrasting style
are the gaiter oxfords with buttons down
the outer side and tops OF ooze leather
In some soft, shade that. forms q contrast
with the leather used for toe and heel.
There are also ordinary walking oxfurds
Of tan calf and white buckskin oxfor4s
for wear with white summer frocks. Both
Of these styles have buttons set rather
near the front and the sole and heel are
designed for comfortable walking rather
than for carriage wear. In the illustra-
ton showing three types Of white sum-
mer footwear 10 q typical white buck
skin oxford with welted sole. moderate
Cuban heel and three nat pearl buttons
with emphasized buttonholes. This illus
tration shows also the correct white buck
skin boot which is craze this season
and which II worn with tailored cos
tunes Of white wool, mohair and linen,
with outing skirts Of white flannel or
bedford cord, and with afternoon frocks
Of . lingerie character. The boot Illus
trated has q moderate Cuban heel, a.
welted sole and q box toe. The fiat white
pearl buttons are set close together and
the boot fits instep and ankle with es-
pecfal trimnees, graceful arch coming
under the natural arch Of the foot.
The third type Of white footwear, pic-
tured hare. Is q colonial pump OF white
buckslkin. also having the welted sole and
moderate Cuban heel which mark the
Evening star., 1912-07-14
HERE is a distinct

HERE is q distinct
and readily dis
cernible difference
between the sum-
mer evening gown
and the model de-
signed for winter
use. Not that the
lines are different,
for all evening
gowns nowadays
have narrow, cling
ing skirts, graceful
Evening star., 1912-07-14

The quantities Of net used in tucked
effects. frills and do,inces make debn-
tante dancing gowns especially airy and
youthful. Little white chiffon gowns
are seen also and some Of these have
pipings of white satin applied to scant.
rufies Of the chiffon. The satin piping
Evening star., 1912-07-14

s far ss fashion is concerned, the
laced boot absolutely is not
this summer. Women who rely
on these boots for tramping and
,,,A,,,o, waar are. of course. put
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
COLFAX WATER RENTS
SlO,S65 ANNUALLY
DEBT IN WATER FUND DIMIN-
ISHES RAPIDLY - MANY M
PROVEMENTS ARE MADE.

The ColfaX water system is prov
ing a paying investment as shown by
the figures Of the city clerks annual
report filed with the council Monday
night. The special water fund Great
ed for the purpose of paying off the
Indebtedness of about $4,000 for
the construction of the EIberton pine
line shows the debt to have been cut
to $22,500 and $4,000 on hand for
reducing the debt still further as
soon as the warrants can be called
The debt which was contracted in
1905 is rapidly vanishing. Seventy
per cent of the water rents are turn
ed into this fund.
In 1911 the water rents amounted
to $10,865 and $500 was turned in
to the special fund. The remaining
80 per cent took care of the expense
of the regular water fund and re-
duced the debt Of that fund about
$400. Warrants to the amount of
S21,4 are still outstanding in the
general water fund.
Warrants to the amount of $24,O2O
are outstanding in the city current
expense fund. This amount has in
creased about $4,000 during the past
year, but the expenses charged to
that fund have been extraordinary
and include 5000 for the Inland
street bridge and wall, $4075 for en-
glneerlng and extra expenses on ac-
count of the paving and $8177 for
streets, sewers, sidewalks and
bridges.
Among the other interesting items
of current expenses are street sprink-
ling 1911, and fire department 1894.
The bonded Indebtedness of the
city is $1,000 and the sinking fund
contains $1,000 to reduce this debt.
The bonds mature this spring and a
special election will be called for the
purpose of creating a new bond issue.
1t is the plan of the city administra-
tion to have some of the warrant in
debtedness covered by the next bond
issue, thereby reducing the rate of in
terest on the debt.
Delinquent taxes reported amount
to $6,005.
The entire debt of the city is item
lied as follows:
Bonds 1900
Outstanding warrants --..-- 68,082
Overdrafts ---.---------------..-..-- 108
Water Meter Contract -..-.. 2,4OO
Total $147. $50
The report also shows cash on
hand, $12,072.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
MARSHAL Fight
OUT UF POLITICS
CHIEF and ASSISTANT GET EQUAL
PAY-.DRAWING STRINGS ON
POOL HALL men.

Another link in the chain connect
Ing the city marshalship with politics
was served Monday night when the
city council by unanimous vote de-
clded to give the chief Of police and
his assistant equal pay. Last year
the chief drew $50 a month and bis
assistant $40. This year each man
will receive $50.
Pool and billiard halls must close
at midnight and remain closed until
Z o'clock in the morning, provided
the ordinance making additional
regulations for such places passes
final reading in the same form as it
passed first and second reading. Since
the first of the year pool hall pro-
pr1etors have been closing at mid
night but should they keep open
later after the final passage of this
ordinance they will become liable to
fine Of $25. Another section OF
the ordinance makes 1t unlawful to
permit a partition more than "A
inches in height between the front
and back parts Of any pool hall.
The members Of the street commit
tee will be busy men if they give i'm
mediate attention to all the matters
that were referred to them at Mon
day nights meeting. The location OF
various street lights are to be in
vestigated and ordered changed il
found advisable by the committee.
More light is to be placed on Main
street between the Island street and
Codd bridges. A light near the -four
ing mill is to be changed to benefit
the residents of Park street. Other
lights are to be moved so they will
cast their rays in dark corners. The
attention of the street commissioner
was called to sidewalks with broken
boards or no boards at all. The O.-W.
r. & N. company is to be notified to
put in a plank crossing over their
tracks on Cooper street. The request
OF the Inland railroad company for
permission to have the sidewalk
along their property between the new
depot and the Codd bridge butt of
the same material as the paving and
without curb, did not meet with
popular approval.
The application of F. D. Gelwick
for permission to operate pop corn
wagon on the streets was not grant
ed.
The bond for $4,000 of City
Treasurer w. r. Anderson and sign
ed by w. G. Frazer and John Bloom
as sureties, was approved.
Wood piles and old wagons will
not be permitted to remain on the
paving in the alley where they will
interfere with good work by the
street sweeper.
City Engineer J. H. Miller was
granted leave of absence without pay
for period not to exceed 80 days.
His salary was fixed at 1925 a month
for the first three months of the
present year and $50 month after
April l until further notice.
E. r. Barroll, H. L. Plummer and
c. H. Erwin were appointed as a
committee to continue negotiations
for the opening of Mill street straight
through to Morton street.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
new Bridge over
PALOUSE IS COMPLETE
ORCHARD TRACT PEOPLE GET
MUCH NEEDED PUBLIC I'M
PROVEMENT.

Residents of Palouse Orchards in
the southwestern part of Whitman
county are happy over the compile
tion of the joint bridge over the Pa
louise river at Palouse Falls. The
first team passed over the bridge
when it was opened to traffic last
Friday morning. H. C.. Hodgkins,
deputy county engineer and bridge
inspector for Whitman county, was
present and placed his approval on
the work.
About two years ago joint school
district composing part of Whit nan
and Adams county was organized and
the school building was erected on
the Whitman side of the river. Since
the irrigation plans began to develop
along the river about 40 or SO fami-
lies have located at Palouse Orchards
and vicinity. On the other side Of
the river the town of Palouse Falls
has come into existence and a dozen
or more families are located there.
The new connecting link gives these
people privileges and pleasures which
they have been looking forward to
ever since they located along the
river.
The bridge consists of a pin con-
nected steel truss 40 feet in length,
a rivited steel truss As feet in length
and lao feet Of pile approach, max
ing the entire bridge 345 feet in
length. 1t is IA 12 feet above normal
water line and one foot above ex-
treme high water mark. The sup
ports are steel tubes filled with con-
crete.
The plans and specifications were
prepared by County Engineer J. M.
McCaw of this county and the work
was done under the supervision of
Engineer H. w. Pettijohn of Adams
county and Bridge Inspector H. c..
Hodgkins of Whitman county. Work
of putting the bridge into place begun
about the middle of October. The
entire cost is about $500, one-half Of
which will be paid by Adams county
and one-half by Whitman county.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT.
Colfax Gets Over $4,000 from Coun-
ty and State.

The regular apportionment of
school monies was made at the office
of the county superintendent this
week. The state apportionment to
Whitman county is $14,772.13, the
county apportionment $41,056.92 and
the high school bonus $4,000.
The high school bonus is divided
according to the number of years
high school work done in each school.
Colfax has four years of high school
work and receives $400. A school
with but two years of high school
work will receive only 5000 of this
fund.
Colfax's share of the different ap-
portionments is as follows: State,
$1,462.54; County, $3798.85; High
school bonus, $400, making a total
of S5661.49.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
DIR. STUNTS FATHER DEAD.
was Spending Winter with Family i'm
Southern California.

Friends here were panied to learn
OF the death of Mr.. Ernest Stuht.
father of DR.. A. E. Stuht, at Los
Angeles Monday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stuht came out last fall from
their home at Omaha and were guests
for two months with their sons, DR..
Stuht and Clinton B. Stuht in Spo-
kane and were also here for a day.
Later they went to southern Califor-
MIA IN company with their son, Clin-
ton.
DR.. Stuht was a Colfax visitor over
Sunday and before leaving here re-
celVed message saying his father
was very i'll. On returning to Spo-
kane he received a second message
and he and Mrs. Stuht left at once for
Los Angeles. AT Portland they re-
ceived another message saying Mr..
Stuht was dead and they at once
changed their route to Omaha.
The elder Mr.. Stuht was formerly
railroad contractor but retired
from active business several years
ago. He has been a frequent visitor
in Colfax and has many friends here.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
Candidate for Congress Here.

N. w. Durham, one of the numer-
Gus candidates for congress from the
Third district of Washington, was
making himself acquainted with Col
way to Pullman where he addressed
the students Of the State college on
"The Progressive Movement: Is it
Radical or Conservative" Mr.. Dur
ham was managing editor of the
Spokesman-Review for 81 years and
Is closely In touch with the political
situation of the northwest.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
COLFAX RESIDENT SO YEARS.
ApOpleXy Caused Death of Old Man
at North End.

Charles c. Cole, aged IA years,
died suddenly early Tuesday morn
ing at his home in North Colfax. He
had been slightly i'll for some time
but was not considered to be danger
ously i'll. Funeral services were held
at the North Methodist church yes
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
N. M. Jones officiating. Burial was
in the Colfax cemetery.
Besides wife Mr.. Cole leaves two
sons, James and Gus. and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. V. Maxfield, of Spokane;
one son, N. F. Cole and one daughter,
Mrs. F. N. Brown, of Colfax and one
daughter, Mrs. c. A. Jones, of Pull
man.
Mr.. Cole and family came here in
1878.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
River Wall Protected.

Carrying out the instructions of
the city council an iron rail has been
along the river wall al
the ends OF the streets which cross
Main street. 1t was at the end OF
Spring street where James Camp
bell was supposed to have stumbled
into the river and drowned about
two months ago, and this was the
first place to receive attention after
the recent order of the council.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
Woodmen of the World Install.

Royal Camp Woodmen of the
World, installed the following off,
GERS Thursday night for the ensuing
term: G. A. Parker, Past Counsul; R.
P. Hill, CONSUL Commander; Desmet
Davis, Adviser Lieutenant; o. L..
Crawford, Banker; Tom Oliver,
Clerk; w. G. Mcclure, Escort; Tom
Hunt, Watchman; John Heglar, Sen
try; Dave Beasley, Manager; Paul
Pattison, Camp Organizer; Drs.
w. A. Mitchell, R. j. Skaife and W.
B. Palamountain, were appointed
camp physicians.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
FOUR CoLFAx BOYS BRANDED.
Caught in Moscow Pasture and Big
Time Results.

Elks from eastern Washington and
northern Idaho had one big time at
Moscow last Saturday night Candi-
dates from Co'fax, Pullman, Moscow
and other places were initiated. The
Colfax candidates were B. F. Randall,
Ed. Harpole, Charles Bramwell and
John Bloom. Poor John Bloom
after the initiation he tried to ride
the mule and the mule did not want
to be ridden. John slid of and the
mule put bump on Johns shin that
will keep him in the house for sever
al days. No other casualties were
reported.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
Wheat Selling More Active.

With the price up a cent or two a
bushel, wheat has been moving more
rapidly for the past week than before
In some time. Several thousand
bushels were bought yesterday by To-
cal dealers. The price ranges from
67 cents to II cents, according to the
variety. Careful estimates by Colfax
buyers place the amount of unsold
wheat now stored in warehouses at
from Is to 20 per cent of the entire
crop.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
PoLK's DIRECTORY.
Work Begins on the Book for Whit
man and Garfield Counties.

A. F. Eckstine and Harry Heth,
representing the Polk Directory Com
pany are in Colfax securing data for
the new 1928 Directory for Col
fax, Whitman and Garfield Counties.
The book is issued every two years,
and covers vast field of information,
including the names of all inhabitants
in the two counties, together with the
complete tax lists, rural delivery
routes, and all the general informa-
tion usual to such work, gotten up
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
AUSTRALIAN LECTURER COMING
A Message from Far Away Lands and
Their People.

DR.. E. Tremayne Dunstan, the
Australian traveller, lecturer and en-
tertainer. will lecture at the high
school Monday evening, January %,
on The Worlds Model Government. :"
This lecture deals with interesting
experimental legislation Of Australia
and New Zealand. An American audi
ence will receive new point in re-
gard to old age pensions, universal
suffrage and several other questions
which will become paramount and
are already of intense interest.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
FARMERS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Elect Officers and Discuss Plans fol
Store.

Colfax Local No. 48, Farmers
Union, in regular meeting last Satur-
day elected the following officers:
Charles Bensel, president; F. B. Rog-
ers, vice president; John Bloom, Sec
retary; B. F. Sherfey, door keeper.
The meeting was largely attended
and an enthusiastic discussion of the
union store idea was had. No one
seemed to have definite plan map
ped out and a committee was appoint
ed to look up the natter and draft
a plan for consideration at the next
meeting of the union on January 27.
The committee will visit Moscow
where a farmers union store is in op-
Grafton.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
TAXES NEARLY ALL PAID,
Sheriff Makes Good Record i'm Col
lecting from Bad Ones.

Delinquent personal taxes, includ-
ing interest and mileage, collected by
the sheriff during the past year
amounted to $7,3S444, of which
amount $285.56 was for 1909 taxes
which had been reported as uncol-
lectable. "By the use of the auto
mobile these collections were made
at an expense of between $500 and
$40O," says the sheriff.
The amount of delinquent personal
taxes reported uncollectable this year
is $1673.90 compared with $3406 re-
ported year ago. This is the first
year the work has been done by the
sheriff. Formerly the treasurer sent
out special deputy to collect delin-
quent taxes.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19

proved road No. 4, as above mention
ed, are in the hands of the state high
way commissioners and the contract
Will probably be let this spring.
The preliminary survey has been
made for Improved road No. 5 for
a distance of 2.S miles near Rosalia
but 1t Is doubtful if it can be con-
structed this season.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
Planning Minstrel Show.

An old time high class minstrel
show will be put on by the Knights
of Pythias some time next month. At
a meeting Of the lodge Wednesday
night committee consisting of o. c.
Glaser. E. ]. Peschau and Fl. M. Love
was appointed to complete plans for
the show, which will be by home tai
ent.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
Gets $500 Insurance.

An insurance adjuster was In Col
fax Wednesday and handed Charles
Schultz a check for 5000 for the dam
ages which he suffered two weeks ago
when the house which he occupied on
Mill street was damaged by fire.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19

in the usual well known Polk effic-
iency. The commercial clubs of the
different towns recommend this work
as valuable way of exploiting the
interests of their various communi-
ties, and no doubt Colfax will be in
line with the other cities.