The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-07-24

poHClcS III CnlS SCaCe are likely to die from hay
fever.
Theodore Roosevelt is to have his bust placed in
the national capitol building 1t is suggested that
without any inscription, some symbol which will
suggest the big stick will appropriately describe
him and his work.
John Madison johnson is now in the California
pententiary for bigamy, 25 of his wives having
been discovered up to date. The penitentiary is
probably the safest place for him under the cir
cumstances.
There are 847 amendments to the tariff bill as
passed by the United States senate When the
tariff bill is finally passed it will contain as many
obscure jokers favorng the interests as does our
present local option law.
Hot weather donts from the board of health
bulletin: Don't fret-it will make you warmer.
Don't scold-it will sour your sweetness Don't
eat too much-you will live longer and it will cost
less. Don't drink ice cold water the reaction will
make you feel hotter and will delay digestion.
Don't buy food stuffs which have been roosting
or food place for fies-you may become infected
with dangerous disease
The expense to Spokane county in the Gordon
and Schively cases amounted to $4,000 Quite
large expense for one county just to bring to
justice two men. But it may serve as
warning to others. The largest single item was
the auditing of the books of the Pacific Live Stock
Association.
Some time ago the daily press gave account of
the establishment of special cars in the New York
subway for ladies' for the purpose of affording
protection from rough crowdng and the attention
of 'mashers." Now it seems that these cars are
not being used, and the inference is that the New
York women do not mind little squeezing.
The Great Northern proposes to equip the OBJ
servation on its limited trains with telephones
so that passengers may talk to friends and rela-
tives in Seattle up to the minute of departure from
the union station Now that travelling is consid-
cred less luxury and more necessity than in
former years, telephone connections at stations
are becoming necessity and it will be but short
time when all standard trains will be equipped
with telephone, telegraph and perhaps even Wire
less instruments.
"Marquise della Rochebryant' is one of 20 titles
possessed by woman in New York. who is of the
supposedly blue-blooded nobility stock which at
times has been raised so successfully in Europe.
Being little short of ready cash, she announces
her willingness to part with one of her titles for
81, ,OOO, 900. 1t is a shame for any one in this
country to 60 without title when one can be Sc
cured for so small sum, with even possible
chance of paying part down and balance in month
ly nstalments.
Judges who refuse to wear gowns are guilty of
misdemeanor and may, upon conviction, be fined for
their failure to obey the state law. The gown
statute is binding upon the jurists and must be
obeyed, regardless of their personal feeling in the
matter Of their opinion of it's validity or wisdom
This is the text, in brief, of letter sent by At
torney General Bell to Judge w. W. McCredie of
Vancouver, WASH, who wrote to the attorney gen.
eral asking him whether it was obligatory upon
him to don gown in compliance with the provs-
ions of the law passed at the last session of the
legislature. This opinion of the attorney general
is regarded as the last word on the subject unless
some one of the ursts elects to try out the law by
disobeying it and testing it in the courts.
Even though the country is in the period of its
midsummer dullness, merchants and business men
in all lines report trade conditions to be unusually
favorable. Business is buoyed up by the harvest
ing of the heavy crops now ready for the sickle
and by the fruit which will be ready for picking in
a month or two. A dollar bushel is the price
being spoken of generally by the farmers for their
wheat, some of them having contracted to sell
their product at that figure. With good crop
and the extraordinary price assured more money
will be in circulation in this section than be-
fore. The bank balances show that there is plenty
of money to move the crops and indicate that
when the returns from the crop come back that
capital for business investments will be easily