The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21
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the press.
The growth of grass that comes
IN a long mild, moderately rainy au
tumn is said to be far more nutri
tious for cattle than the spring grass
1t is richer.
Mr.. Biggleson is quite philan
thropist, isn't he?" Yes. He al
ways draws up the subscription pa
pers other people are asked to sign
London Tit-Bits.
Marylanders are so much dissatis
fed with the recent federal census
OF their state that they are urging
that new census be taken forthwith
by state authorities.
Hot shot, as we'll as chain and
grape shot, when first employed, were
declared to be inventions of the devil,
and not to be sanctioned among civil
llzed nations
Among the articles offered at a
ladies' "rummage sale" in Jackson
vile, Fla, one day last week, was an
old hearse, which stable-keeping
firm had contributed.
Clara-He was heartbroken, des-
perate, and ready for anything when
| rejected him. Maude-What did lie
do? Clara-He said ne was going
to see you.-Detroit Free Press.
Professor Young estimates that a
train running from the earth to the
sun at forty miles an hour would
take about 265 years for the trip, and
the fare would be about E25O,OOO
Jewish boy of IA hanged him
self the other day at St. Petersburg
He left a letter in which his motive
was stated to be curiosity to know
something about the future world.
The water boundaries of France
are as follows: Mediterranean sea
coast, 395 miles; North sea, Straits
of Dover and English channel, 572
miles; Atlantic ocean, 5S4 miles.
A newsboy on the Missouri Pa
clfic's central branch the day after
the Leavenworth mob's achievement
went through the train calling, Elk
ira edition. all about the 'hazing at
Leavenworth.'
In the largest library in Oxford,
England, has hung from time i'm
memorial this notice: Women and
dogs are not admitted here" 1t is
allowed to hang still, to show the
changes in the status of women.
The foundation for several new
skyscrapers on Wall street has been
carried, by shafts, to a depth of 1870
feet and the compressed air used in
digging is SO trying on the workmcn
that they get full days pay for
ninety minutes actual duty.
The state of Oregon has issued war
rants for over 100000 within a year
past for bounties for predatory wild
animals within it's limits. The boun-
ty is paid on the soaps of coyotes,
wildcats, mountain lions, cougars.
gray wolves and timber wolves.
1t was a member of the famous Bos-
ton military company visiting Lon
don. who, in toasting Victoria, spoke
OF the queenliness of the woman and
the womanliness of the queen" No
tribute to the late sovereign has ever
contained more felicitous phrase
ST.. Louis Globe Democrat.
A study has recently been made
the dwarfs who live in the Congo
forest in the vicinity of the Semliki
river, in the Uganda protectorate.
These dwarfs are of two types. Those
OF one are black skinned, with con-
siderable stiff, black hair on their
bodies; those of the other have red
or yellow skins. with tendency TO
red hair on their head and yellowish-
gray hair on their bodies. However,
they are quite intelligent, ami
though extremely ugly, they are de-
scribed as being usually of winning
and cheerful disposition.
There are now sixteen prisoners in
solitary confinement in the Massa
state prison, at Charlestown,
the most dangerous of the lot being
Jesse POmerOy, the boy murderer"
He is constantly laying plans to es-
cape and keeps the guards ever on
the alert to thwart them. He once
pulled down the ventilator over his
cell and made saw of a portion of
the material. Then the place was
walled up and fresh air introduced
into his cell in other ways. He has
now been imprisoned on life sem
tence twenty-seven years.
Astronomers now agree that the
markings on the surface of Mars
form complete network of narrow.
straight lines across the entire face