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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-29

According to the Inter Lake the
people of Columbia Falls smile at the
statement that there will be a close
contest in that precinct between J.
E. Lewis, republican candidate for
clerk of the district court and J. X.
Lang, democratic candidate for the
same position. The Bee is not pre-
pared to deny the Inter Lakes state
ment. The people of Columbia Falls
doubtless have smile coming, when
the matter is mentioned. The rea-
son for their amusement is the fact
that two years ago Mr.. Lewis was a
candidate for justice of the peace in
Columbia township and received only
81 votes out of total OF 362 votes
cast. So unless Mr. Lewis popu-
larity in his home town has material
ly increased since 1898, there is oc,
casion for some hilarity over the state.
ment that Mr.. Lewis will give Mr.
Lang a hard race. A gentleman who
could only geet 81 votes out of 362
when a candidate tor justice of the
peace of his own township, would
not generally be regarded as very
good timber for more important
office.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-29
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Is lit I WI. a p. t &C. y =. t.'c w

isht WI. a p. t. c. u 80 Will
les y,
\ s@.,..l' IL t,se eo::l ~ 1t for-,y
Pruni.s { {. y,
BY fi-ten' NY the o. t: - Ct co,ty
plunks a fite),
An putin all the Trog-lo-dites (and
I.ik-er) out NV site;
An tappin NV the Barrel fur the
dollar bills NV green
While Vin-di-ca-tin Willie an howl
in'-Kerosene.
Fl only wuz Patriot bold in lit
re Miles pay.
wud-dent be like Joseph X. as don't
know where he's at
l. hile chasin' NV the Ownership,
an tall1-in' through his hat,
a say-in' at he duz-zent know i
Willie paid his way
A gettin' in the senate (an' bein'
kicked out next day..
II seems to me that Joseph X. must
THINK the folks Is green
| wud-den't Try ex-plain-in'-Fd hol-
ler-Kerosene
Ell only wuz a Patriot oold in lit
tie Wil-lie's pay.)
Ia smash the Oc-ti-pus-ses that nest
in Wi-lie's Rocks
tAn' give my help to Hinzey job
bin copper stoeks);
4 get some Thousand Williams DER
the tran-som NV my door
Can when they quit a com-in' I'd loud
ly yell for more);
Ia sing a song an do lance (as
reasons strong an clean).
Fur Nindi-catin' Willie an a howlin'
kerosene,
tfi only wuz a Patriot bold in lit
tie Wil-lie's payD
The Trog-lo-dites an oc.tp-pi' an
| Vampires NV the plain
I'd hol-ler at fur Willie Ctil his Leg
WIZ stretched in pam,
An all the wor-kin' men, who worn,
I'd tell with fearful bleatl
How the Oc-tu-pi' had swaller-ed 'em
twhen Willie lost his seat;
n if they didn't know il. an limited
I'd been seen"
I'd try to bust their unions up by
howlin'-kerosene.
ri only wuz a Patriot bold in lit
tie Wil-lie's pay.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
Cotton Belt B. lletin. PINE BLUFF TO CHICAGO
 Via cotton Belt Rcate

Leave Pine Bluff I.l0R m, arrive emeage tIi45 next day. Only one change; through aeepers.
 4Sational Live Stock Association. Fort Worth. Texas. Jar nary 1Gth to 18th. 1a00. Rate one fair for the round trip. Dates of sale: Jan. 14fh and 18th Return limit Tick cts will be good fer return ieaving Fort Worth any day from Jan F to 27th inclusive 1qo0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
Ages Of Birds

1t is only possible at present to eol- iect data from the duration of lives of birds in captivity; evidence otherwise must De unreliable, and it is purely a matter Of theory as to whether the natural possible life is greater than that under the unnatural conditions of captivity. There are records of 8 nightingale having lived twenty-five years, a thrush seventeen, a blackbird that was still alive at twenty and a half, a goldfnch twenty-three. and skylarks of twenty-four and twenty. Ravens, owls and eockatoos are popu- 1arly supposed to live to a very great age. and the following records appear to be authertle Raven. fifty: gray parrot, fifty and forty; blue maeaw, sixty-feur: eagle owls. ffty-three, and one still alive at sixty-eight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
.4nnr .rreee .aIr1ae.

New York Journal: Just 271, ,560 miles travelled in one street of St. Louis is the record of the street car driver of the United States who has had the longest unbroken service. For thirty-one years this man has pursued his menotonous career on the front platform. and during the whole of this period he has been absent only sixty days from illness. and one day because he was laid off, having been caught smoking a cigar while on duty. Mike Dooley, the driver in question, has worked 365 days year, averag- Ing q miles day. or s,760 miles a year, his hours being sometimes by day and sometimes by night, and he has received S2 a day for his labor, so that he has earned s22,600 from his employers, and has travelled far enough to have gone eleven and one- half times around the circumference of the earth, 2. v,ss.= ~.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
History in Knotted Cords.

Tying knots in the handkerchief to jog ones memory had it's origin in China thousands of years ago. Be- fore writing was invented in that coun- try. which did not happen until 5000 B. C., memorable and important events were recorded by long knotted cords. The most ancient history of China is still preserved as told by these knots. When Emperor Tsehang Xxi invented writing, the entire system of knotting was abandoned And today the mem ory knots made by us in handker- chiefs are the only surviving descend ants of that ancient and curious cus- tom.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
CURIOUS ALBINo TREE.
One Discovered Growing in Garden Ia
 London.


 London.
 Much interest has been caused lately by the appearance of a horse chestnut tree in the Thiergarten. The numer- ous branches around the lower part of the trunk have pure white foliage, such as is seen on trees growing in dark places, where no chlorophyll can develop on account of want of light The same whiteness of the leaves is also noticeable in few of the neigh boring branches through the crown to the top. People are often puzzled as to the cause of the peculiarity, and many strange explanations are some- times given. The singular appearance of the tree has been noticed regularly for some years. This particular tree, swarm of caterpillars and other crea- lures of the same species. and the foliage had already been destroyed; but still masses of eaterpillars contin- ued to crawl up and down the trunk. and finally c1ung there in Jumps. To preserve the beautiful tree, after other means had been tried in vain, solu- ton of acid was used, and the ground all around was watered with it, as well as the trunk and the branches, which were specially drenehed. This treatment proved successful The tree gradually recovered, and now stands in it's full strength and freshness. but has ever since shown the already de- scribed whiteness of it's leaves, which presents by DO means unpleasant contrast to the otherwise dark green foliage-London Standard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
Men Get Shorter on Moun. alns.

A singular result of the recent e1
 periments of Prof. Angelo Mosso on the physiological effects of high alti- tudes is that a mountain ascent may produce such a nattening of the lum- bar curve that man may be an inch and half shorter on the summit of Monte Rosa than when he is in the valley beneath. The height of Monte Rosa. the second loftiest peak Of the Alps, is 15.215 feet. The cause of the shortening is partly the exertion of climbing. The human stature always diminishes slightly during the day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
She Was Tee Young.

Charles Barneysgraff. 21. and Mary sehemiski, II, both of Cincinnati, wanted to be married in Covington yesterday, but Deputy County Clerk Bud MeQuerney refused to grant a li- cense unless the girl could induce her mother to cross the river and give her consent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
ashioEahIe.

Is eannibalism common among you?" inquired the stranger, apprehen- sively. "Common?" said the Pacific island belle, as she coyly dug her toe into the sand Not at all. We con- sider it very recherche. "-Washtngto Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
4 Reflnctian.

she-"You are too corpulent. I'd marry you if you were reduced" He Do you take me for bargain-coun- ter article?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-17
CHEAP VOL -UMN

SALF-4 good horse. six years old. gentle and suitable for family driving horse. Address K" this office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
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HOW TO HANDLE GRAVEL.
Some Practical Suggestions for Max
ing Country Roads Better at
Small Expense.

Wherever gravel abounds, no other
material can compete with it in quail
ity and cheapness for building first
class roads. If, now, methods may be
devised for handling this somewhat
difficult and clumsy material, at less
expense, an impetus will be given to
the cause of good roads. l want to show
an idea or two in use in this town, and
elsewhere, for loading and distributing
gravel rapidly and easily. Anything
that will save human muscle and econ
omize time is worth trying.
Let us back up our carts to the bank
chosen and begin to open it. This must
be done right and with a purpose in
view. A few boards or planks seven
feet long should be cleated together.
After shoveling into the bank on a
level until an upright wall of gravel
one to two feet high is left, lay down
the platform of planks, and with a bar
keep it with one edge close to the bank,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
HOW TO LOAD GRAVEL.

so all gravel will fall upon it. The
much more speedy and easy, that two
men will handle as much gravel in day
as three will when striking the edges of
their shovels constantly against OBJ
structions.
Let this shoveling continue, keep
ing the bottom level, and the planks
close to the bank right back eight or
nine feet, leaving the upright walls
on either side. Next set up four or
five posts on either side, five feet out
of the ground, bind them together with
4X6 crosspieces and lay down three
inch planks, as cover. Then have "a
pair of horses and scraper draw the
gravel upon this raised platform.
Carts to be loaded are backed under
it, and the drivers upset the floor. let
ting the gravel fall into the cart. This
arrangement is next in speed to a
steam shovel, and will load gravel four
times as fast as by hand.
Wagons are superior, even to carts,
if they have bodies constructed for
the work. Their preparation is easy,
however. Planks one foot wide are
fixed on edge and attached to the
stakes. Other narrower ones are fitted
closely for the bottom, and the ends
of these planks are rounded for handles
so they may be turned up, letting the
gravel fall through upon the roadbed.
This is as easy as dumping cart, and,
besides, it saves spreading a heap, for
it may be placed in this way Just where
it is wanted. These simple, homemade
contrivances may mean increasing the
stretch of good roads at no added eX-
pense, in other towns as well as here,
if adopted.
An excellent tool to save strength
and time is the six or eight-tined fork,
when coarse gravel is being handled,
and nowhere does it work so easily
as upon the plank platform. Another
good thing is a stoneboat built with
six-inch sides, if the gravel is being
hauled but a few rods. 1t must be
rugged to dump, by hanging a strong
ring at the exact middle of one side.
When the road is reached, unlock the
team and drive around to the side hav-
ing no ring. Put the chain across the
boat and into the ring. Next stand up
a four-foot piece of plank under the
chain, back of the horses. When they
start over goes the load. The boat is
loaded in one minute by the scraper
after being drawn alongside of an
eight-inch plank that is kept on edge
by stout pins of wood or iron driven
into the gravel. The boat, placed just
beside this, when the scraper is thrown
over, catches the load. The wheel
shovel or wheel scraper is a valuable
adjunct where the gravel and roadbed
are near neighbors, also.
Sometimes where piece of road is
so far from a gravel deposit as to be
deemed impossible of improvement, be-
cause of the expense of teaming, it may
be profitably worked when employing
these simple time and labor savers. Re-
member that gravel is never tied up
by frost in winter, when men and teams
are idle. 1t is always accessible. and
may be sledded during the coolest
days.-Farm journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

almost as big as modern whales.
Those were the days of the titans of
the deep. The largest lobster found in
recent years weighed 10 pounds, and
it's skeleton has been preserved. 1t
is very ugly looking beast, and
would have been able to clasp a
mans body in one of its claws and
crash it in two The claws of the
average sized crab OF to-day are
sharp enough and strong enough to
bite off your fingers.
Along the Atlantic coast the bust
ness of catching crabs and Holsters
has increased during the past 25
years to such an extent that almost
all of the big ones have been taken
and eaten. But there are specimens
here from the Pacific coasts of Asia
which are of enormous size. There
is one preserved Japanese crab which
has a spread of II feet with his
claws. That fellow could have taken
two men, in the water, and killed
them at once. So long as those fell
lows are in those waters, it is fair
to presume that the japanese ladies
and gentlemen will not disport them
selves in the surf, as hundreds of thou
sands of our people do at the famous
coast resorts of this country
In four gallon jar, tightly slowed
away, there is what is called cocoa
nut crab. This fellow, with his
companions, was in the habit of going
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
catarrh Cannot BE cured

with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one Of the
best physicians in this country for years,
and is regular prescription. 1t is composed
OF the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces. The perfect com.
bination of the two ingredients is what pro.
duces such wonderful results in curing Ca.
tarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
+. ); CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

One of the best washes for fruit trees
is made by taking two gallons of water
and one of soft soap; boil well and then
add one gallon of crude carbolic acid,
mixing thoroughly.
AS a general rule an old orchard
should not be filled with young trees.
The soil is too often exhausted by the
growth of the former occupants. Bet
ter start a new orchard.
Generally apples and peaches grown
commercially must be planted ON a
sufficiently large scale to be shipped
in carload lots. Then buyers will be
on hand to take the crop as soon as
matured.
One of the best ways of protecting
trees from borers and other pests is
to apply the modern tree protectors
when the tree is planted out. See that
they fit close to the ground and not
too close around the STAN
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

ashore. climbing cocaoanut trees,
tearing off the outer husks with his
tremendous claws, then knocking in
the shell at one of the eyes, and
drinking the milk. Then it would
crush the shell and scoop out the
meat. IT has a long pair of pincheTs,
created manifestly for this very pur-
pose. The cocoanut crabs inhabit
the waters and islands of the Indian
ocean. They pick the fibers of cocoa
nuts and make beds for themselves
Almost all crabs are fighting an
iHals, ready for battle at ali times
and with all kinds of sea dwellers.
But there are varieties which will not
fight if they can avoid it, and nature
has provided them with Quaker hab-
its, so that they can avoid trouble. One
specimen looks as though it was COW
cred with whitish moss. which is
something part animal and part vege-
table. Another kind is covered with
growing sponge, all but its eyes and
the tips of its claws. So covered, the
crab hides in crevices where sponge
is growing, and he becomes as much
like the sponge as he can. There is
a California crab who has a beautiful
snutf box beneath his body, for car
rying eggs. This box closes with a
snap, exactly like manufactured
snuff box.
THE messmate' is a little bit of
crab which is usually found inside OF
the shell of an oyster. Epicures re-
gard these as great delicacies. The
men of knowledge who study these
and all other crabs say that the
''messmate' does not feed upon the
oyster, but simply makes its home in
the oysters shell, and eats a part of
whatever the oyster finds to eat. Oy-
sters have been appropriately termed
by some good people as the "scaven-
gers of the sea-" and on that ac-
count they will not eat oysters These
little ''messmates" are similar scav-
engers.
Cows ''chew the cud' and are called
Illuminating animals. In one respect
crabs are like unto them. They have
ten legs, eight pairs of jaws, a heart
in the middle of the back, and teeth
in the stomach. With his jaws the
crab catches and kills his food, and di-
gests it while chewing it in the stom-
ach. Originally crabs had tails, but
they have learned to dispense with
caudal appendages by evolutions
which have required centurines.
In order to keep pace with the de-
mand, thousands of men have for
many years made crab and lobster
catching a regular business. Their
success has been so great that the
Atlantic coast has been dredged and
trapped almost to depletion. For the
past II years the fish commission has
been artificially Matching and plant
ing along the coast countless millions
of little fellows; and majority of
them are gobbled down by varieties
of fish having tastes as epicurean as
that of man. Besides. the little fell
lows are cannibal-.ike, and will kill
each other off. the stronger feeding
upon the weaker. 1t takes a year or
two for young crabs to attain sufIi-
cient size and strength to defend
themselves or hide away from their
enemies Hence the fish commission
is confronted with difficulties which
are disheartening.
The next time we indulge in soft
shell crabs on toast we will know
more about what we are eating; like
wise about deviled crabs and lob
sters. SMITH ID. FRY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

of fact, it is not fish, is not red, and
does not walk backward at all. Crabs
and Holsters are green or dark brown
Their skeletons are outside of them,
and their meat is so delicate and like
jelly that, if their shell is broken in
any part, it oozes out like thick mo-
lasses. They are not killed as other
animals or fishes are killed. They are
put into boiling hot water and killed
that way. When taken out of the wa
ter they are red on the outside, but
their meat becomes very firm and il
is white.
The ancestors of the crabs of the
present day are said to be the oldest
creatures in the world, particularly
the horseshoe crabs. They were
slightly modified trilobites, and the
specimens on exhibition here repre-
sent the most ancient family on earth
They existed long before man was
created, thousands upon thousands of
years before the creatures from whom
some scientists have made bold to
say that mankind was evoluted. But
when they begin to talk of thousands
of centuries they are leaving the do
main of positive science. and are
trenching r!.on the domain of philos-
o Thy and theology; and into those
domains we will not follow them.
To describe all of the specimens on
exhibition would be the work of a
lifetime; and to even make mention
of all of them, by their scientific
NAMES, would fill several columns
without giving any description of
them whatever. The ancient horse
ShOe crabs were tremendous fellows,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
Histrionic Imp,obabiIitv.

1t was during the performance of "Quo
Vadis' at Eureka, and Vinicius was begging
Petronius to forget his reproaches, saying,
tearfully:
'Vinicius,S replied Petrosius, wv with great
earnestness, chou art my only sisters dead
child"
Whereupon the audience, which was not
dead, but only bored, burst into huge laugh,
ter.-Kansas City journal.
Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists III the world. Read their adver
tisement IN another column of this paper.
A sailor says the sea always washes in
dirty weather.-Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
One Night to Denver

Via Chicago, Union Pacific & North West
ern Line. Colorado Special leaves Chica-
go 1000 every morning, arriving Denver 20
the next afternoon, Colorado Springs and
Manitou same evening. No change of cars.
All meals in Dining Cars. Another fast
train at 1880 P. NJ. Daily. New book Col
orado," illustrated, mailed on receipt of four
cents postage. Ticket Offices, Chicago &
North Western R'y., 1913 Clark St., and
Wells st. Station.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

Our community has received a social and
professional addition in the person of Mr..
BILL" Jones, who returns to his native town
an accomplished artist. In Philadelphia he
was regarded as one of the best men in the
Hotel Blanks barber shop. He has now
accepted position in tom" Johnson S tom
serial parlors. (Pa.) Clarion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
Give the Children a Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink to take the place Of
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all
who have used it, because when properly
prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but
is free from all its injurious properties
nerves. 1t is not "a stimulant but health
builder, and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs about as
much as coffee. Is and 25c
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
Matter of Memory.

The man who was attempting suicide was
not sinking for the third time.
Of course, it was necessary hereupon that
he recall everything in his past life in the
space of one instant.
This he failed to do.
Again my cursed memory" he Kissed,
and he waded ashore in lnuch chagrin, which
was in nowise lessened by the derisive laugh
ter of the spectators.-Detroit journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

you've been fishing again" said
the stern parent. suppose you come
with me now to the woodshed."
Father" protested the bright
youth, 81 hope you intend to make
the punishment fit the crime
That's my intention"
''Well, father, the crime amounted
to two niLDles. l didn't catch q
thing. philadelphia Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
Binder Irvine at Low Prices.

If you want a special inside price on bind
er Irvine, either Sisal, Standard or Manila,
cut this notice out and mail it to Sears, Roe
buck g. Co. Binder Irvine Department., Chi
cago, stating about how much Irvine you will
require and how soon you will want it, and
they will save you money by quoting you a
price that will either secure your order or
you at lower price than he otherwise
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Gallons, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy. n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

The Pessimist-That waiter is awfully slow
with those cheese sandwiches.
The Optimist-Oh, never mind. The longer
we wait the better grows the cheese.-Indi.
annapolis Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

''She is very proud of the fact that she
has an ancestor who was one of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence
That's nothing to be proud Of There's
divorce in our family, too. "-Philadelphia
Bulletin.