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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-10

housed in section houses and aban-
doned cars. In the largest places
they lived as thick as bees N 4 hive.
They do their own cooking and every
article of food and other necessities
are shipped to them from one another
OF the japanese company stores along
the line. All the goods so consigned
have been carried by the Great North
ern to their destinations free OF
charge, and therefore it has been the
japanese company that has reaped
the benefit of the employment of this
class of labor on the line Of the Great
Northern.
During the year the Japs have held
sway on the Great Northern it is said
by those who are in position to
know, there has not been an ounce of
foodstuff or utensils shipped to them
from white mans store. They have
been given every assistance that was
in the power of the road to give, and
now, after all, they have been found
incompetent, and the line is to be
cleared Of their presence, Just as rap
idly as possible. 1t is for this reason
that for the past three weeks the
Great Northern has been in this part
of the country hiring every available
man that it could get to go to work,
and so it will continue until the last
Jap has been removed from the pay
rolls of the road
1t is not thought it will be possible
to get rid of all of them during the
present winter, for the reason that
enough white men are not to be had.
However, men will be brought from
AL over the country during the sum
mer rather than have the roadwork
done by the Japs, who are incapable
of learning, stubborn and will do
about as much work in q week as a
good white man will do in a day.
During the past it has been found
that of the hundreds of white men
that have been sent over the line to
go to work at 4 certain point, but
small portion of them have stopped
where they were wanted. and it is
said that it was for this reason the
road decided to try the Japs How
ever, all foremen and superintendent
agree that the former conditions are
preferable to the present, and there
are none in the employ OF the road
who will be sorry to see the Japs go,
with the single exception of the Jap
greatest source of revenue it has ever
had in this country. Added to the
regret which the little brown men will
feel at going will be a ray of sunshine
that they are allowed to get away
alive from the line of the Montana
Central and the line Of the Great
Northern between Hayre and Kalis-
pell, for on the former they have been
in fear and trembling of such out
breaks as those recorded at Cascade
and Hardy, and in the latter they
have been killed off by freight trains
and snow plows with alarming regu-
larity. Scarcely a week passes which
does not bring to Great Falls news of
the killing of one OF more Japs on
the Highlne, and last week was enliv-
ened by slightly extra effort in the
accident near Blackfoot, which killed
six Of them at once. Great Falls
Leader.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-10
YOU GET
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
IN THE BEE
Notice to Creditors.
IN THE BEE

Estate of j. A. Sullivan, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, EXecutriX Of the estate of J.
A. Sullivan, deceased, to the creditors
of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers.
within four months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to the said
Catherine Sullivan, at Columbia Falls,
Montana, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business Of
said estate, in the county OF Fiathead.
CATHERINE SULLIVAN,
Executrix of Estate Of J. A. Sullivan.
deceased.
Dated, Columbia Falls, Jan. 3, 1901.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-10

\ IS bill issued according to an act
of the Continental congress in 1776.
is a valuable relic in the hands Of
G. f. Palmer, of Oconomowoc Wis.
The following words also appear on
the face: This bill entities the bearer
to receive five Spanish mi.led dollars,
or the value thereof in gold or silver,
according to a resolution of Congress
passed at Philadelphia, Feb. II, 1776."
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21
AT ST. HELENA.
Napo1eon's Views on the Precsution TO
Prevent His Escape>

Napo1eon's Views on the Precaution TO
Prevent His Escape.
One OF the hitherto unpublished ex-
tracts from DR.. O'Meara's ST Helena
diary, now appearing in the Century,
records Napoleon's views on the pre-
cautions taken to prevent his escape.
He spoke anew about escaping, and
said that If he was inclined to try it.
which he was not, there were ninety.
five chances in a hundred against HE
effecting it; but" said he, this jailer
every week imposes new and vexatious
restrictions upon me, just as If l was
In place where l had nothing to do
but to step into a boat and be away.
When l was at Elba 1t was different
1t is true that while one lives there
Is chance of escape; although ironed
and chained down, Enclosed in a cell
of stone, and every human precaution
taken against possibility of ii, still
there is chance of escape, and the
only way to prevent it is to put me to
death. This is the only sure way.
Let him put me to death and all I'M
easiness on the part of the European
powers, Lord Castlereagh himself and
his government will ceasel No moro
expense then, no more squadrons to
watch me, or poor soldiers, fatigued to
death with pickets and guards or har-
assed with carrying burdens up these
precipices. am sure these poor devils
have reason to hate me and wish my
death. They must, however, be con-
scious that the fatiguing duties i'm
posed upon them are unnecessary and
TeXatious, as the sight of the island
must convince everyone but a sus-
picious coglione that escape from 1t
was nearly impossible, unless, as 1
have said before, that while there Is
life there is a chance. if attempted.
Where could l go, allowed that | got
out Of the island? Every place | could
arrive at l would find enemies to seize
me.
This governors conduct will soon be.
known to England, and will not pro-
cure him any credit there. Those Of
ficers all will write an account of the
unnecessary rigor with which | am
treated, and their opinion of it. The
newspapers will be full of it,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21
Discharginc a Duty.

Many simple people, who obtain mar
riage licenses of city clerks, imagine
that the clerk in some way become
responsible for their marriage, and
that they are in duty bound to report
to him afterward and let him keep
track of their affairs.
A Salt Lake City paper reports that
a tall, gaunt woman, with ginger hair
and a somewhat fierce expression OF
countenance, lately came to othe coun-
ty clerk of Boxelder County In that
State.
You're the man that keeps the mar
riage books, amt youY she asked.
Eyes, ma'am," he answered. what
book do you wish to see?"
kin you find out if Jack Peters was
married"
Search developed the name of John
Peters, for whose marriage a license
had been issued two years before.
II thought So" said the woman.
Married Lie Waters. didn't hep
1.-The license is issued for a marriage
with Miss Eliza Waters"
yep. Well, I'm Lie. I thought Ia
ought to come in and tell you that
Jack Peters has escaped?
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

Publication of the Heron divorce pa
pers, the Chicago Chronicle declares,
discloses one of the most scandalous
transactions ever Ju ideally approved
In a civilized country. The wife alleged
desertion of herself and children, fruit
Of five years marriage. The husband
did not deny the charge, but, although
VIGOROUSLY impecunious and profess
sionally opposed to the right of private
property, he settled upon his wife ali
mOny so generous that her attorneys
advised the court of her acceptance of
the settlement, and thus the proceed
ings came to an end. The money, it is
well known, was provided by another
person for whom, it is equally well
known. Prof. Heron abandoned his
lawful wife and family The precedent
thus judicially set is fraught with i'm
measurable harm. If husbands and
wives may be bought off or on with the
aid of the courts civilization has de-
generated to a depth beside whici
Mormonism assumes an aspect of NOR
al grandeur The court doubtless had
no alternative. The deserted wife was
confronted with the necessity of going
to a public poorhouse at whose door
she would be separated from her chill
dren. She did not bride the court to
give her a decree. That would have
been hers anyway. Had the court been
able to provide for the subsistence OF
the deserted wife and children other.
wise he would have rejoiced to sen
the miscreant father to a penitentiary,
there to work, that his labor might be
used in part to contribute to the main
tenance of those helpless ones he had
brought into the world. But such are
the defects of our social legal system
that the family deserter goes free and
the polluted purchase money is paid by
one wholly detached from legal ac-
countability. Thus a criminal infatua-
ton acquires judicial seal. Dishonor
of wife, children. home Is established
as an encouraging precedent in the
American courts. Divorce by purchase
will be a more alluring gate hereafter
for the dissolute of the aristocracy OF
wealth. Reaction cannot set In until
wife desertion shall be added to the
category of felonies and the criminal
shall be held in durance for the sup
port of his victim and their children.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21
A Cautious Millionaire.

Mr.. Midas about to make q wilD-
In disposing of my estate, while am
anxious that my son shall have the
benefit of a goodly share of it, do not
wish him to become possessed of it In
bulk.
Lawyer-Excuse me for saying 1t,
but the Inference of that instruction
seems to do your son injustice. He
has always seemed to me to be a young
man absolutely free from any tendency
to dissipation.
Mr. Midas-Very true, but you can
not tell to what channel ambition for
notoriety may lead him; he may take
into his head to become a United
States Senator.-Richmond Dispatch.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21
DOubIy Put Ont.

Mrs. Jown-And 'ow are We, mi dearf
Mrs. Bones-Well, amt but parley-
like, mi love. 'Ow's yourself?
Mrs. Jown-I'm raver put aout,
that's wat am. Wy, it was on'y five
months cum last March wen | went
inter a new 'ouse, as you knows well.
Naow mind, l arst fust if the landlord
was a good 'un, as l shouldn't a gone
in, not fer millyuns. l made him piper
the plice up, and pint it bit. and put
In three cubberds, an few looks, and
sim uvver odd Jobs, an naow-an'
naow-jest becos' me rents month
or two behind, an the kids as drared on
the pint, an took the rotten ole banny-
sters a'cos I'd run out o. firing-that
brute o. landlord els ackshally turned
us aout, ed and 'eels, as yer may siyi
Mrs. Bones-Well, theer now, an In
course yer dew feel put aoutl Right
aoutl-Spare Moments.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21
Ist. When 1t is finished I shall

my last. When 1t is finished l shall
60"
When he reached his studio he began
work on the composition and toiled all
night, despite his weakness. At dawn
he had completed My Rosary" and
carried the manuscript to the girls
home where she sang it for him. Then
he went back to his room to die.
While he lay i'll the song travelled far,
and was sung from one end of the
country to the other. The young girl
sent him flowers every day, and was
with him when he died. She sang "My
Rosary" at his funeral, and on the
grave of her dead friend placed q
mound of the roses that he had loved
In his last days.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

Prince Kropotkin says that wealth
does not bring happiness, which, of
course, is not wholly original state
ment, nor yet one which may be looked
upon as indisputable. If some fairy
godmother should make her appear
ance and, driving all wolves from doors
and all skeletons from closets, put in
the places of these grim monsters snug
little fortunes, the Chicago Tribune
thinks it is safe to predict that GER
tain amount of happiness would result.
AS to how long-lived that happiness
would be is another question There
are certainly new ideals in regard to
the relation between riches and happl-
ness springing up, and one sees them
frequently reflected In literature. 1t
used to be that an author, in order to
secure the happiness of his heroine. be-
slowed upon her, besides the gift of a
husband, one of those large fortunes
that only nOvelists have at their dis
posal. But now writer will offer no
guarantee Of happiness with these
gifts, but will give the reader to under
stand that the use his heroine makes
of both husband and fortune will de-
eide the matter of happiness. Every
child, at some period of existence, Ell
tertains the sweet conviction that the
life of a confectioner is the one most
to be envied and emulated, but in time
comes the realization that there may
be drops of bitterness In such life and
that a man with unlimited power in
the disposition Of peppermint sticks
may be himself Indifferent to these de
lights. Wealth is largely a matter OF
peppermint sticks, and only one who
has tried to consume a whole jar OF
these sweets by himself knows how
cloying they may become. Neverthe
less, riches as a source of power and
force will go on alluring mankind to the
end of the chapter. AS Emerson says
Some men are born to own, and car
animate all their possessions. Others
cannot their owning is not graceful
seems to be compromise of their char
acter; they seem to steal their owl
dividends. They should own who cal
administer: not they who hoard anC
conceal; not they who. the greater pro
prietors they are. are only the greater
beggars. but they whose work carvei
out work for more. opens a path 70
ALL"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21
TAX COLLECTION IN CHINA.
Frauls Perpetrated Upon the People
and Upon the Government.


Frauls Perpetrated Upon the People
and Upon the Government.
The Chinese plenipotentlaries are OBJ
jecting, of course, to the amount of in
demnity demanded by the powers, and
representing that 1t will cripple the re-
sources of China for years to come; but
examination shows that the interest
and sinking fund Of the capital sum
can be easily met with a very elemen-
tary reform In the financial system of
the empire. An enormous saving can
be made by doing away with the tribute
rice system. At present two great rice
growing provinces, Anhai and Kiangsu,
are obliged to send up to Pekin annual
ly something over 100000 tons Of rice.
This is supposed to be collected In kind
from the farmers, but the officials real
ly collect the tax in money, fixing the
rate at which the farmers commute at
about two and half times the market
price. The required quantity of rice is
then bought in the market by the Off
cials, and here the Government begins
by losing three-fifths of the money actu-
ally paid by the farmers. This rice is
then shipped in junks by the Grand
Canal, and in steamers by the sea route
to Tien-tsin, and 30 per cent is allowed
for waste and damage on the way.
further loss accrues to the Govern
ment in that the crews of the junks al
ways take quantity of general cargo
IN thpir own occoun+ on which thav
pay no duties, the junks being protected
by the imperial flag When it gets to
PelIin the rice-what is left of it's put
in the imperial granaries and Is freely
pilfered by the officials, good rice beng
taken out and old grain, mud, and rub
bish of'all kinds being substituted. The
pensioners of the Government and the
troops do not get this rice, as they are
supposed to do; they get warrants for a
certain quantity, which they are obliged
to exchange at the rice shops, where
they are given, perhaps, 80 per cent of
the face value of the warrant. The in
genious can calculate what the Govern
ment would save If it still collected the
tax In money In these provinces, and
then paid Its pensioners and troops in
money, allowing them to buy their rice
In the open market. A much larger saw
Ing could be made II the present system
of taxation and distribution Of salt were
abolished, and the salt were bought by
the Government where 1t is cheapest
and sold at the present average price
At present enormous "squeezes" are
made by the officials out of salt as well
rice. There will be another great econ
omy to the Government when the likin
is merged in the duties collected by the
imperial maritime customs, as WILL II
Is hoped, be arranged.-Shangha cor
respondence London Standard.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

The recent decision by a judge In
New York that husband is entitled to
his wifes earnings sounds as If it
might be the judgment of some wise
acre of comic opera. 1t is surely pc
culiar partnership in which the head OF
the firm is entitled to all the junior
partners profits, while the poor little
Junior partner is entitled to only so
much OF the seniors as he chooses
grudgingly to dole out to her. Here's
Injustice for you! A married woman's
wage-earning ability, according to the
New York judge. belongs entirely to
her husband. He may employ 1t or not,
as he sees fit, and he may exact and
expend for his own private use and
pleasure the money accruing there
from. Were the husband permanently
disabled and unable to contribute any
thing to the living expenses, then, this
decree holds, the wife might have some
Jurisdiction over her wages, but other
wise the man holds the purse-strings
even If the woman fills the purse. II
such a law does not help to fill the
ranks of the woman suffragists with
married women who must work to sup
port their lazy liege lords, nothing in
the world will. 1t is unfortunate that
this class is usually too busy keeping
the wolf from the door and putting
food in the mouths Of their Infants Il
bother with legislatures and public
meetings. One thing is certain, how
aver. Y one must work to support Z
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

If a pantry can be allotted as much as
six feet of house wall it Is better to
have the window set crosswise, with
the lower edge little more than breast
high. Then, by making one sash of
glass, and filling the other with wine
gauze, the pantry can have a handy
outdoor closet. Have a tight deal par
vision, as far as the space permits.
Put shelves around three sides of the
two compartments thus formed, and
close them with tight light deal doors.
Thus the indoor pantry can subserve
its proper purposes, and the outside
closet Danish the iceman for six
months in the year.
People with plenty of ground space,
yet CONSTRUCTED houses, may profitably
take a leaf from the book of south
country household economy. 1t is COM
mon there for country folk to have a
sort of outdoor fresh air closet, a small
detached structure set in the shadiest
place possible, standing upon four tall
legs, with a fiat shingle roof of barely
enough pitch to shed rain. The floor
is at least four feet from the ground
and the whole structure hardly big
enough to reach well across. There
are shelves all around. and the wealth
erboarding up next the roof is full OF
tiny auger holes. The door fits tight
and fastens with lock. Around each
of the four legs is commonly a tan
bandage, applied six inches above the
ground This traps venturesome ants
spiders and their kidney, thus keeping
the inside clear. The structure Ii
whitewashed inside and out twice 6
year. In hot weather floor and shelves
are washed every morning, and secured
twice a week. Such a fixture should
not cost over three or four dollars, ever
If one hires it built. and it is certainly
among the handiest things on can hav,
about the house or yard.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

Edward VII. appears to have inherit
eed some of his mothers economical
habits. The old lady got in her day
thousands upon thousands Of India
shawls as presents. These she gave
away to brides as her wedding gifts.
There was a fine stock of them left and
these, together with a large number
of engravings signed by the artists, are
now being sent to the Kings friends
who are taking mates.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

Marry young" says Father Hogan,
the oldest priest in Trenton, n. j. THE
question of salary should be no bar
against this step. A young man earn
ing $40 a week and upward could keep
q wife Just as well as he can pay SO a
week for board and attend the opera
every night and take in all sorts Of
amusements. The young girls should
take this advice home to themselves,
too. They are as responsible as the
young men. They will not marry a
young man nowadays unless he is earn
Ing large salary, so they can dress in
Tilks and satins and make great show
ing on the streets. If this step is not
taken early in life the young man for
ever abandons the idea OF marrying
after he has passed the 25-year mark. "
There is a great deal Of this starting in
where father and mother left off. But
not all of these marriages are happy.
More often the couple that struggles
along up together from poverty to com
fort looks back with satisfaction at the
way so painfully trod. There were les
sons of life in it and character develop
ment.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

Vermont church at $1,000 a year, an
opera of his was produced. and his
other compositions won wide popular
ity, the famous "Trilby Waltz" alone
bringing him a small fortune. He tray
eled widely. and spent his money with
a free hand.
But as he grew older his health fail
ed and his fortune shrunk until he had
nothing left. He lived for a time In
San Francisco, then In Colorado
Springs, in Chicago and Boston. In
this last named city he was instrNosor
for a large choral society. Finally, he
became conductor for the Marie Bell
Opera Co. But the season was not q
success, and the company disbanded In
GAINESVILLE, Tenn. Lust was left with
out money, broken in health and spirit
Attracted by his gentle patience,
strangers who met him became his
friends. They obtained pupils for him,
and also contributed personally to his
support.
Among those he taught was the beau
tiful Rosa Walker, whose picture ap-
pears here. OFTEN she used to send
him flowers to brighten his lonely stu
dio. or delicacies to tempt him when he
was Ill. One day last fall. while play'
Ing an accompaniment to her singing
he fell In a swoon. When he revived
the girl was bending over him. Tho
thought of her kindness overcame him
Your name 10 Rosa" he said Il
shall write a song to you 1t viii be
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

Plagiarism must be an original sin,
for 1t is committed by persons who
would not do another dishonest thing.
At least once year some college
orator is convicted of stealing the
spread-eagleism which won him the
prize in the contest. In most of these
cases it is proved that the culprit lift
ed the speech from the effort Of some
college orator of other days, usually
not so very remote. In fact. these col
lege contests are productive of great
deal of this sort of deception.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21
OUTDOOR PANTRY.
Fresh Air Food Safe Conducted In Pc
culiar southern Style.

Pantry requirements are trifle par
adoxical, in that they are air and light
and darkness. A pantry window Is es-
sential, even If it be no more than a
tiny two-light sliding sash, set anyhow
in the outer wall. A regular window
is much better. 1t need not waste
wall-space-shelves but can be so placed
across it as to admit its working. But
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-21

husband IT had best be sickly one.
Indeed. sickly husbands are made de-
sirable after Il fashion. by this unjust
law. Why the money that woman
works for should not be hers absolute
ly. to spend as she pleases, to waste as
she pleases, is yet to be shown, unless,
indeed, all men are not created equal
and the Declaration of Independence is
In error.