The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-11-27

Ore IN I'LL, and plans for the affair are beng
discussed, The defendants of John Jacob Astor
will be asked to join in the commemoration of the
planting of the first American colony on the Pa
cfc seaboard by the founder of the famous Astor
family.
DR.. Theobald and DR.. Tyzzer of the Harvard
medical school and DR.. Phillip B. Hadley of the
Rhode Island experiment station announce that
appendicitis is now working havoc on turkeys.
They have discovered that turkeys are even as
susceptible to this modern discovery in fashionable
disease as is the poor unfortunate human. How
ever, they do not announce any special cure for
the malady, and until something definite can be
adopted in the way of cure, any turkey of gen.
erous weight which is suspected of harboring an
infamed appendix will be gratuitously operated on
at this Office if the animal is left anyway within
our grasp.
The annual report of Henry B. Dewey, superin-
tendent of public instruction, for the school year
ended June 80. has been completed.
The following data is taken from the report for
the current year. Comparisons are with 1908:
Number of census children 256, 407, increase
1910; enrolment 2O5, 566, increase 1852; average
daily attendance 15O,925 increase 1850; actual
number of days school taught 141.8, increase 5.8
Number of departments maintained during the
year GIG, increase 331; teachers employed, male
1887, increase S. female $751; increase 1879; average
monthly salary paid male teachers 1882, increase
$2.67; female teachers $60.58, increase $1.59
Number of children over years of age not at
tending school 80, $780, increase 7O18; between the
ages of and Is years not attending school 1857,
increase 1894; number graduating from eighth
grade and receiving diplomas 6135, increase 374;
or
grade "a, $50, increase 924; enrolled in sixth grade
182O9 decrease 583; enrolled in eighth grade
$685. increase 1899; enrolled in high school
17,640 increase 1925.
Total receipts during school year, including bal
ance on hand at beginning of school year $12, 3O4,
645.O8 increase 50, 494, 37O.44
Amount paid for teachers wages 81, O66, 341. 45,
increase $728, ,O96.28.
Number of union high school districts in state
45, increase 8.
Number of private institutions of learning in
state IS, increase II.
Total number of schoolhouse in state at close of
school year 3OO9, increase 121.
Number of high schools in state 252, increase 35
We read last week that divine had stated
that women have no business instincts and are
not fitted by nature to cope with the rough business
world. Since then we read of the following case,
which we humby submit to those who hold the
same views as the ecclesiastic: A negro entered a
grocery store in Chicago when the proprietress
was in the store alone. The man ordered pound
of butter and when she turned to make change for
him he pointed revolver at her head She sprang
at him, knocked the revolver from his grasp and
as he stopped to recover it she gave him short
arm jab in the face and kicked him on the shins.
When he Strengthened up she poked him in the
ribs with broom and drove him from the store.
Guess that's all there is to say.-Ex.
p~s
A widespread agitation for a revision of the
national pension laws is now being reflected in the
press. The proposed law which seems to be the
most desirous is as follows, and it will be presented
to the next session of congress:
Sec. l. That any person who served 80 days or
more in the military naval service of the United
States during the late Civil war or 60 days in
the war with Mexico and who has been honorably
discharged therefrom, and who has reached the age
of years or over SHALL upon making proof of such
facts according to such rules and regulations the
secretary of the interior may provide be placed
upon the pension roll and be entitled to receive
pension as follows: In case such person has
reached the age of 62 years. SIS per month; 65
years, $40 per month; 70 years, $50 per month; rs
years or over $40 per month"; and such pension
shall commence from the date of filing of the appli
cation in the Bureau of Pensions after the passage
and approval of this act; provided that pensioners
who are 62 years of age or over and who are now
receiving pensions under existing laws or whose
claims are pending in the Bureau of Pensions may,
by application to the commissioner Of pensions, in