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The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

A great many, perhaps the majority
of, otherwise wellinformed people be
lieve that they see the same with bOtl
eyes. That this is not the case one
can easily convince himself by the
follOwin. simple experiment: Cover
one of the eyes with Il hand or ::
bandage and let the experimental
attempt to snuff out Il candle suddenly
placed within a few feet of him. IL,
will almost invariably miss the flame
either overreaching. underreaching OF
putting the fingers too far to the right
or left Of the flame. With both eyes
normal and open the accommodation
for distance and direction is instant
aneOuS.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

A British expedition has been sent
to explore Hudson Bay for the purpose
OF determining whether Il new grain
route is practicable. The plan is to
ship grain from the western portion
of Canada, to be stored in elevators
on Hudson Bay, and shipped by water
during the brief summer season III
which navigation is open.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06
The Cowboys Higl, Heels.

A correspondent who signs himself
sd. w. H." writes entcrtaningly AS
follows: I'm one of the articles in the
'Noscgay' column reference is made
to the high heels on the boots of the
Texas cowpunchers, and vanity is
given as the reason of the high heel.
This is somewhat of Il mistake. No
doubt vanity figures in it, for the
writer has been witness to the fact
seeing heels SO high that they were
braced with small iron rods on the i'll
side. But to return to the real use of
the high heel--fOr it has use. We
all know the broncho, some of us by
reputation, and others by experience,
and know he is, TO say the least, Il
trif1e unreliable. On the saddles used
in the West the small, light stirrup of
iron is not used. In its place is the
large wooden stlrrup. similar to the
one used in the cavalry, but mostly
without the leather guard over the
front, and it is here where the high
heel plays its part. The wooden stir
rup is so large that an ordinary shoe
us worn would slip through, and it does
not take much imagination to picture
what would happen if at this time the
rider should be thrown from the sad
die and one foot be caught in the
strrup. With the high heel this is
impossible for the foot cannot go all
the way through. So vanity is not the
whole reason of the cOwpuncher's high
cel."-Philadelpbia Record.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06
An American woman who met Whis

An American woman who met Whs
tier, the artist, Il year ar two ago was
amazed at the brilliancy of his wit
and the originality of his characte
He was like no other human being
I ever knew" she says; "a creature OF
moods and epigrams, but altogether
delightful. After an hours chat will
him l felt as if 1 had been cOnversina
with a flash of lightning"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

The Massachusetts Fish commission
has planted about SO,0OO,OOO lobster
fry this year. and if one in a hundred
would reach maturity there would not
nc much danger of Il failure of the lob
Ser crop. The young Holsters have so
many enemies. however, that the death
rate among them is very high.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

There are in New York City to-day
1920 millionlircs as against 294 twenty
years ago and twenty-five in 1S53.
There were no millionaircs in the city
100 years ago. The first person to
reach that distinction was John Jacob
Astor. who became Il millionaire about
the year 1920.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

In Norway and Sweden II number of
women serve as sailors, and some of
them are pilots. Along the coast OF
Brittany about 5000 women earn their
living rs members of the crews of
fishing smacks. They have to obtain
special licenses; SiXty-tllrcc We're grant
ed last wear
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

The ice in Greenland is melting more
rapidly than it is formed. Comparison
of the descriptions of the .IacObshavcn
glacier shows that its edge has receded
eight miles since 1850, and it has lost
twenty to thirty feet in depth.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

The only heavy cut necessary in max
ing the ship canal across Scotland from
the German Sea to the Atlantic near
Glasgow will be one ut Loeb LOmand
averaging 200 feet deep for one and
three-luartcr miles. In the remainder
of the route the average will be fifty
ftpT
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

Until lately children under fourteen
used to pay half fare on the Vienna
tered SO that any child above three
feet one and onc-half inches in height
will in future have to pay the full
fare
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

Sailing vessels for general transport
alton are row obsolete on the great
lakes. OF several hundred such vessels
haiiing from Chicago, not more than
thirty one are now in use.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06

thus employed Is nf more NaiIH 10 the
public. is better treated aud int"r'er"s
less with free labor diam III any oth"r
way.-DaIias iT"yasi ..rM-.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06
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The Cost of BAD Roads.

L is estimated. after thor
ough investigations, that
ninety per cent. of every
pound of freight carried
by rail or water has been
o. will he carried over the
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-06
|MAB'S Eyes,
BY FREDERIC HOWE MARION
~ ~

i. ABS eyes did it all.
Z In the first place l fell
9 in love with them. That
\ is not strange. for they
were blue and bright as Il
rain- -ynShal Sky
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10

billiard and pool room, in connection
with the SWEETEST saloon and cafe in
the northwest. One of the reasons for
Mr.. Browns moving to Portland, ne
says, is the excessive rents asked by
Spokane property owners. whose loca
tons are within reasonable distance of
the center of the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
Joe Grimes Was the
Largest BlcycIist

Joseph Grimes, "a, the largest man
who habitually rode a bicycle, died
at his home in Cincinnati recently.
''Big Joe" was circus freak, and
weighed 754 pounds Measurements
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
PASSENGER AGENTS ARE
GUESTS OF THE CITY

returned from the theater, banquet
will be given at the Hotel Spokane,
commencing at about IL o'clock.
The train Nom Seattle arrived at 9
o'clock this morning and carried the
following members of the association:
George Andrews, northwestern pas
senger agent of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company; N. w. Brundage, trav-
cling freight and passenger agent, Oma-
ha line; X. j. Burns, general agent for
the Great Northern at Victoria, Is. G.;
A. B. Calder, travelling passenger agent,
Canadian Pacific; L. V. Druce, trav-
cling freight and passenger agent, Grand
Trunk; j. M. Harvey, travelling freight
agent. 0. R. L N; A. s. J. Holt,
freight and passenger agent, PennsyI-
vania railroad; +. r. Ingersoll, freight
agent, Vanderbilt lines; C. K. Lang,
general agent for the Northern Pacific
at Victoria; G.. w. Medium, city pas
senger agent, Great Northern; John
Promburger, general western agent, M.
& st. L.; j. r. Nagel. travelling pas
senger agent, o. R. & N; w. H. DIN,
general agent, C. G.. W.; +. w. Parker
general agent, Omaha; r. II. Potter,
freight and passenger agent, Wisconsin
Central w. H. Summers, general agent
of the Great Northern at Tacoma; Pail
b. Thompson, general agent, Illinois
Central; c. o. Larned, city freight So
licitor, Northern Pacific; L. B. Smith,
travelling passenger agent, Atchison. To
peka L Santa Fe; George l.. Seibert,
claim agent, Great Northern; Robert
Lee, agent at Tacoma of the O. R. &
n; Joe Smith. travelling representative
of the Seattle Times.
The following ladies accompanied the
Seattle party: Mrs. John Promberger.
Mrs. F. w. Parker, Mrs. George L. Sci
bert, Mrs. Robert Lee, Mrs. C. 0. Lar
ned. Mrs. Calder and Mrs. E. E. In
gersoll.
With the Portland delegation were
the following members: w c. Seachrist
North Pacific Coast agent. New York
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
AsphlxIated While
Asleep With Babies

CHICAGO, Oct. lO-A pitiful case of
asphyxiation was reported to the Off
Gals in this city today. Mrs. Nellie
Fisk and her l4months-old child are
dead, and younger babe is at the hos
pital, where tn physicians say it can
scarcely recover from the effects of
the deadly gas that it has inhaled.
Mrs. Fisk and her children resided
in downtown apartments. This morn
ing other roomers in the house noticed
the odor of gas emanatlng from Mrs.
Fisk's rooms, and an investigation was
commenced. The door was broken open
and it was found that gas was flowing
from an open jet. There was every
indication that an accident had taken
place.
Mrs. Fisk and her babe were found
in bed, the mother dead and the little
one almost dead. In crib nearby lay
the elder babe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10

Central; M. J. Roach, travelling pas
senger agent of the b. & r. g.; b. f
Tumble, general agent of the Illinois
Central; w. c. Mcbride, general agent
Denver & Rio Grande; c. I. Wiilett
city traffic agent, Northern Pacific; f.
p. Waite, travelling freight agent, Great
Northern; G.. w. Stringer, city agent
o. r. & N; w. +. Conan, general pas
seDger agent. Southern Pacific; II. NJ
Adams, assistant general freight agent
o. r. & N; G.. w. BANTER, travelling
passenger agent, Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific; f. r. johnson, city ticket
agent, Canadian Pacific; +. r. Madison
Empire Fast Freight line; II. +.
Loundsberry, travelling freight agent,
Southern Pacific; j. w. Phelan, travel
ing passenger agent, Great Northern /;
H. l.. Sisler, agent, Chicago, Minnea-
polls, St. Paul & Omaha; c. j. Gray,
travelling freight and passenger agent,
G. M. st. P. & O.; j. Armand, mana
ger Postal Telegraph company; c. j.
Mills, live stock agent, o. X. & N;
Harry Dickson, city agent, Great North
ern; Charles F. Overbaugh, travelling
freight agent, U. X. Il N; N. A. Mae
quordale, travelling freight agent, o. r.
& NJ; j. p. Jones, travelling freight
agent, Southern Pacific.
With the Portland delegation were
the following from San Francisco: Jay
w. Adams. president of the association;
A. F. Hilton, general agent of the
Erie; Malone Joyce, travelling passenger
agent, Colorado Midland; George +.
Bradley, Pacific coast agent, Southern
Pacific.
With this party were the following Ia
dies: Mrs. w. G. Seachrist, Mrs. B. F.
Trumble, Mrs. w. C. Mcbride, Mrs.
w. P. Waite, Mrs. c. w. Stringer,
Mrs. w. E. Conan, Mrs. H. w. Adams,
Mrs. Banter, Mrs. F. r. Madison, Mrs.
C. j. Gray, Mrs. Amman, Mrs. Mills.
Mrs. Charles Overbaugh, rs. A. Mac
quordale, Mrs. j. P. Jones, Miss Me-
Kinley.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1908.
THE SPOKANE PRESS, SATI

rcadcd from the city. On Wednesda
mob at Hamilton tried to hang him
Easy Work Soap-The largest eax,
on the market for cents. No fancy
wrapper-all soap.
I Foreman Adams of the Grea
Northern shops at Hillyard. who wa.
stricken with a hemorrhage Of tn,
| brain in this city a week ago. is slow
ly recovering.
| Liniments, witch hazel and salve.
for the race horse at Watson's new
drug store. southwest corner River.
side and Washington.
Joe Smith. formerly in newspaper
work in this city. but now political
editor of the Seattle Times. is in the
city.
For a perfect fitting shirt see VIII
son. 71S Riverside avenua
B. F. Staley, the Pullman banker. is
in town attending the fruit fair.
), You will find the best and most
, complete line OF toilet goods at the
Right Drug Store.
II It's drugs you want, you will
find a. complete, fresh stock at Wat
sons new drug store. southwest cor
ner Riverside and Washington.
Leake's Spokane Pocket Guide is
now out Sale at all news stands.
Is cents each. with atty map.
People visiting the fair should take
advantage Of the occasion to see Mrs.
Hill, 4O2 Mohawk block, and have
the superfuous hair and moles remov-
ed from your face.
Fifteen cents buys one Of these
condensed pocket guides Of Spokane.
with complete railroad or street car
time cards and city map. They are
Indispensable. On sale At all news
stands.
Colonel Morrison, the big Fairfield
rancher and beet sugar growers, is in
Spokane to attend the fair.
First, open a savings account with
this bank; then add to this account
as rapidly as circumstances will al
low you. BY 30 doing you will soon
become financially independent. The
wage Garner finds our evening hour
adapted to his convenience. Open
Saturday evenings from to 8. De-
posits made now draw interest from
October 1. Spokane & Eastern Trust
company.
John w. Peter, assessor of King
County. and his wife are guests Of
Mr., and Mrs. F. Il. Newton of this
city. They are spending much of
their time at the fair In company
with their hosts. Mr.. Peter was at
one time city attorney at Ballard and
Is well known both in political and
legal circles throughout the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
midway BELLE WANTS
TO WE'D REAL GIANT

Ella Ewing, the giantess at the Mid
way. wants life partner, but he must
be giant. The name of Beaupre, the
elongated French Canadian cowpunch-
er, has frequently been coupled with
Elias. and she doesn't like it one little
bit.
"You just say for me that want a
real giant said the feminine wonder,
who wears a No. 10 shoe. "Now the
Press recently published the picture OF
Machnow. a Russian, who is ten feet
six inches tall That's the kind of 4
boy / want for a sweetheart. He's
big enough-the tallest man in the
worid-and he's good looking. Oh. yes
like handsome men, but you fellows
are all too small here and she cast
q significant look on a bunch of Pa
iousers who had entered the tent while
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
REMOVAL NOTICE,

L. H. Prather has removed his law
offices from the second to the third
floor of the Mohawk block, rooms
3ll-3l2,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
New Jury Drawn.

A venire for the November term o!
the superior court, to convene on the
Sd ult., was drawn today. and the fol
lowing named jurors are summoned:
Mike Schoenberg. Peone; S. o. Pain.
ter, Spurgeon; j. M. Snow, Spoka ne
William Hudson, Spokane; B. F. Clizer
Spokane; Jacob Butler, Spokane d. A
Setter, Spokane; George Human, Pleas
ant prairie; Henry Brooks, Spokane
Henry M. Richards, Spokane; C. f.
Walker, Spangle; D. U. Gildea, Span.
gle; Victor Erickson, Cheney; j. L.
Kratxer. Spokane; N. w. Durham,
Spokane; M. G. Harbord,. Spokane;
G. Kalb, Truitt; George w. Brown.
Mayer; E. Collins, Indian prairie; II
E. Durland, Fairfield; b, Blessner, Wa.
verify; J. e. Rays, Spokane; Thomas
vigars, Spokane; George Il. Stone
Deep Creek; Mike Harrington, Spo
kane; r. NJ. Crowfoot, Waverly; C. II
Smith, Spokane; w. Hendricks, Spo-
kane; D. G.. Horr, Spokane; S. j. MIN
nick, Spokane; William McCaffrey
Stevens; John Globis, Spokane;
George Capps, Pleasant prairie; T.
Carstens, Coulee; Paul Strobach, Jr.,
Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
A SIMPLE cuEsr1oN.
Spokane People Are 1sqsbs4sd {,
Honestly Answer rhi.

OAAUDSAy AauW03 T011.
Is not the word of representative
citizen Of Spokane more convincing
than the doubtful utterances Of peo.
pie living everywhere else in the
Union? Read this: s"i
Mrs. T. e. Nelson, +. E. Nelson
carpenter employed in the car repair
shop of the Northern Pacific railroad
residence 1877 e. Front avenue, says:
MY husband has had acute attacks
or backache of and on for several
years, never severe enough to Law him
up entirely. but he often said he
worked in great misery. After doing
his days work he complained Of his
back hurting and these attacks gem
orally lasted three or four DAYS and
often two weeks at time. I saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and
so highly recommended to stop Just
such conditions that I got a box at
the Scully Drug company's store, on
Riverside avenue, and kept them in
the house, intending when he had
another attack to have him try them,
A short time after this he came home
one night complaining of Having a
terrible backache and asked If had
anything which could possibly help.
l handed him the box of pills. A
dose or two brought relief, and a
short continuation of the treatment
cured. He has not had any trouble
since"
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
N. T.. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10

Spokane has the honor today of en-
Pertaining the members of the Pacific
Coast Association of Traffic agents and
they are being royalty entertained by
local members of the association.
The program has gone through with
scarcely hitch due to the efforts of
the local reception committee, consist
ing Of H. c.. Munson, chairman; H
A. Jackson, F. w. Boldrick, H. g.
Hawkins, w. Miller, George Mosser, C.
II. Hunter, G. A. Mussgang, H. S.
Collins, John Maher and John Mercer.
Owing to delay of the o. r. & n
train the trolley ride of the morning
did not carry the entire delegation and
only those from Seattle could take the
trip. The street car trip is courtesy
from the Washington Power company
At l:30 the visitors and their hosts
assembled at the corner of Riverside
avenue and Howard street and took
street cars to the fair grounds, where
during the afternoon they were the
guests of the fair management.
This evening the ladies of the party
will attend a theater party at the
Spokane, while the men of the party
are talking shop at a meeting called
for 8 O'Clock at the Hotel Spokane,
where they will discuss resolutions in
structing the Pacific coast delegates
to the convention in New Orleans next
November to work for the holding of
the convention in Portland during 1904
There are nine of these delegates,
three from Portland and three each
from Spokane and Seattle. They claim
that if the 1904 meeting can be held
in Portland it win be the means of Sc
curing a great deal of railroad adver-
Using for the Lewis and Clarke fair,
and for the Pacific northwest in gen.
eral
S. Several other railroad topics having
close connection with this territory
viii also be discussed.
In the evening. after the ladies have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10

the reporter was getting the interview
Besides. take man like Machnow;
he's already popular in the old world
and should make great star in the
show business over here. A team O!
giants is the card and the balance
Of the sentence was forgotten, as Ella
rose to her feet to demonstrate to her
audience just how tall piece of femi-
ninity she is.
Since the car of all the Russians
has offered gift of specially con
structed home to the giantess that be.
comes the wife of Machnow, with a
view to perpetuating the race of 81
ants, the Press reporter respectfully
suggested that the offer was worth loDk-
ing into, at which Ella shrugged her
massive shoulders-and declined to take
the hint.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
Local Briefs.

W. n. Cakes, formerly proprietor o,
Belleview Fruit farm in Stevens coun
ty, recently sold to Morris Cain Of
Glendive, Mont, is in the city with
his family, preparatory to occupying
a house at E6Ol Ermina avenue.
People visiting the fair should take
advantage of the occasion to see Mrs
Hill, 402 Mohawk block, and have
those corns, bunions and ingrowinl
toenails attended to. Painless treat
ment guaranteed.
w. F. Wood went to Seattle last
night on secret political mission.
You can get anything you w6nts for
a sewing machine at J. d. EASTMAN
& Co.. $50 Riverside. Phone Nain
TAG. Machines rented or sold on Ivy
terms. Expert repairing.
Ross Myers of Chattaroy has filed
with the auditor a selection of home
stead claim on the south half of, the
northeast quarter of section IS, town
ship %, range 43. and the west half
Of the northwest quarter of section
Sc. township g.. range 43. II a.
M. H. Whitehouse. pianos and sew
ing machines, located in the millinery
and glove house. S110 Howard street
f. J. Delbridge, manager of the Cal
ifornia mine, Republic, came down from
the north last night. -
]. Timing. a prominent mining OPP
orator with headquarters at Silver
ton B. c.. came down from the north
last night for few days at the. fair
J. ]. Young. manager Of the Herald,
Calgary. N. w. T., who has been TAX
ing in the fair since it opened, re-
turned to his home this morning.
The Club Cato always in tho lead.
Our 25c merchants lunch with beer
or wine from 1880 to . p. m. a. good
as ever. Headquarters for steaks.
chops. etc. l. Chilberg. manager.
Papers concluding the deal for fran
chise to the Occur d'Alene & Spokane
Railway company to string wires on
poles in county road near Trent were
passed by the commissioners yesterday
afternoon.
When you want to know anything
about medicine. call up Main 514.
Red Cross Pharmacy
Walter Jackson. under sentence of
death for the murder in Montana, was
in jail here few months ago, charged
with a heinous crime, later being rail
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10

pits, CT inches: waist, 70 inches; legs
at thigh, 4S inches, and at calf, 27
inches.
big Joe" was of jovial disposition
and made many friends For some
years he travelled as an advertisement
for bicycle and was a familiar fig
ure at L. A. w. meets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
DOC BROWN is GOING
TO LIVE IN PORTLAND

"Doc" H. G. Brown, formerly propri
etor of The Owl gambling house, is in
the city arranging his affairs prelimin-
airy to moving to Portland, where he
has been spending the past two weeks
The Oregon city looks good to doc"
and he has made arrangements to open
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-10
News Notes.

Stephen S. Barron, manager Of the
c. 8. Mining company, leaves for Mil
waukee tomorrow.
The first step toward matrimony is
to join a bachelor club. .
John s. Beall, general manager Of
Beall L Company of Portland. manufac
turers of road machinery, is here.
4H
All actors are not as bad AZ the Ct
gars named for them.
Kipling probably thought that he
was forgotten.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-05-21
Am old Lady.s piseovery.

Garrett, Ark. May 1Sth.-For IS
years Mrs. Mary Dunlop of this place
has suffered with Kidney Trouble.
which vas SO bad at times that 1t
made her life a burden. She tried
much medicine and many Treatments.
but got no better.
At last, however, Mrs. Dunlop
claims to have found a Perfect rem
edy, and size is so pleased at the won
derful cure she herself has received.
that she is telling all her friends and
praising the medicine to every one she
meets.
The name of this medicine Is
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and 1t has done
wonderful work for Mrs. Dunlop.
Everybody is talking about 1t, anil
some people are claiming to have
been cured of Rheumatism by IT,
Mrs Garrett who lives in Brazils.
this state. was az the point of death
with some Cerebro-Spinal trouble
and was saved by Dodds Kidney
Pills.
1t Is certain that no other medicine
ever introduced here has done SO
much good in such q short time.