The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-08-21

Luther Burbank, long known. as the wizard of
the vegetable kingdom, has been branded as a
nature faker by the gardeners of Pasadena, his
home. town. That's in the natural course of
events wizard and fakir have the same meaning
The Connecticut legislature has repealed the
blue laws" in force LIT years. They may even
soon forget their belief in witches. They may now
also play baseball on Sundays.
One of the seekers for the north pole recently
said that that part of the earth's anatomy was be-
coming too common an object of search. The
only exclusive part of the globe now left open to
explorers is the south pole.
The first moving picture film of the largest
salmon canneries in the world was taken last
week by the special United States photographer in
charge of this work. The film is 600 feet in length
and shows every part of the industry, from the
catching of the fish in traps to the canning of them
in the factory. This film will be taken to the east
where it will be exhibited in the lecture halls of
some of the foremost colleges.
Complaints are being made to the treasury de-
partment concerning the new Lincoln pennies.
The coins are not superior in design to the old Indian
head pennies, and they are thicker than the latter
They do not stack we'll, and the bankers and firms
using a coin machine for counting purposes do not
like them because they do not fit the machines
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Down in Kansas prohibition candidate for the
legislature had so much campaign literature left
over that he stored it in his barn. not thinking
about the cows. The cows ate the prohibition
literature and every one on the place went dry.
Spokane college has naugurated an employment
bureau for the benefit of the students who attend
that institution this fall and who desire to earn
their own expenses. Last year about so students
earned all or part of their expenses, and it is be-
lieved by the management that at least 100 will
take advantage of the free employment bureau
planned for this year. 1t is to the best interests
of every young man and woman to secure higher
education than that afforded by the common and
high schools of our state. Combining the advan-
tage of having the free use of an employment
bureau with the offer of a scholarship in this
school free, it is the easiest manner by which you
can secure higher education. The means are
placed in your grasp-it will be your own fault
and everlasting misfortune if you do not make use
eide whether you consider it worth your time to
secure subscribers to the Examiner. Turn at once
to the offer and after reading it hustle out and tell
your neighbors what you are working for, and
they will be glad to give you the necessary boost.
We have not made any other announcements con-
cerning this contest for the that we wished
to know the mettle of our youthful readers You
are now being put to the test-the result will be
announced Sept. go
be increased from 10000 to 100000, and applica-
tions for membership are now in order A pam
phlet has been issued by the government describ-
ing this work, which is commended by President
Taft.
A statistician estimates that Chicago will have a
population of 5, OOO 900 in 194O The population is
estimated at 2, 75O 900 now If Chicago is to have
5000, 600 in 81 years, how large will Colville then
be? How old is Ann?
The dear little girl arose. bowed and recited il
in this manner
Lettuce DENLY up N. Dewing,
Widow Hartford N. E. Fate;
Still H. E. Ving still per Sue Wing,
Learn to label Aunty Waite"
Then with the tumultuous applause of the audi
ence ringing in her ears, she sat down in happy
confusion.
The new tariff bill as passed by the nationa
congress is now before the people, and judging
from the volume of protest which comes from al
over the nation the republican party is not partic
ulary proud of the record which its congress has
made Last fall that party promised revision
of the tariff, and implied that this revision would
be downward But the interests" were there in