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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-14
PHANTOM SHIPS.

Along the shores of the Bay Cha
leur the people believe as firmly in
ghosts. specters. and phantom ships as
lid their Acadian ancestors 200 years
ago. and just now they are much excit-
ed over a spirit ship that comes driv-
ing in from sea on stormy nights,
with everything set and going like a
race horse. headed straight for de-
struction on rocky coast. The
french fishermen of the Magdalen Is
lands and the Miquelon have seen this
phantom of the deep, SO they solemn
J aver and when it appears they al
ways put for port and stay there,
knowing that a great tempest is com
ing.
Other phantoms trouble the Bay
Chaleur people. and among them is
that of loW-hulied, short-masted and
long yarded brig, which they regard
as the specter of a pirate. perhaps
that of captain Robert kdd's terrible
craft. This vessel is never seen at
sea. but always lying at anchor IN
some sheltered cove, and in good Wea
Their. The smack Audacieux recently
brought home from Dead Mans cove
a startling tale Of the spccter pirate.
and the story is believed by every
man a-ons the nay shore. The Aud
acieux was on herring trip. ana
vas manned by Captain Louis eau
ihier and seven men, all Of whom de-
clare that they saw the phantom BRIG
as plainly as they ever say anything
4 ne smack mad anchored in the cove
one night. and lay mere tiil morning.
waiting for the fog to scale up. AT
Il ia viz Of bar N,
see how the weather looked and the
trst thing tht met his eye was /,
most remarkable vessel lying at an
Choir Just OH the mouth of the cove
while her people We're making trips
back and forth between the vessel and
the beach, few of them staying on
shore, apparently engaged in digging
clans.
.,ne was the color of the thick
fog" said the smack's man, and the
others declared afterWard that this
DESCRIBED her appearance very Wen.
Another thing that all of the Audacie-
ux'S crew noticed. for they were all
on deck shortly, was that in all they
did the briggs men made never the
slightest sound.
For a little while the smacks' mon
wondered, and then suddenly they fell
On their knees and began to pray for
ne protection of the saints. Captain
ianthier had been looking at the
stranger through his glass, when. with
4 cry of terror. he dropped the glass
md crossed himself
She is ghost ship" cried the
captain. Il can see right through her
A gull has just now flown straight
through her mainsai. There is no
s--p there-none!"
Inc crew of the smack lay pros rate
| on the deck and for some minutes
never one of them moved-scarcely
breathed. Presently boy, who seem
ed less terrified than the rest. raised
| his head and looked over the rail-. oh.
| get up, get up, all of you,' he shout
| I'd; "she is gone; she Wen very
quickly too, did she not?'
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-14
COMMON SENSE IN DEMAND.

Public sentiment seems to be unan-
imously in favor of getting rid of the
anarchists, but now to do it is the
question. Some of the remedies pro
posed bear evidence Of an abnormal
condition of the head, which is per-
haps excusable under the circum-
stances but which would hardly be
considered seriously by anyone after
pubic sentiment has had an oppor-
tunity to cool OF. The suppression
of anarchists is not a party question.
1t is plainly demanded by every con-
sideratlon of the national welfare. No
words are strong enough to voice the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-14
TOM PRATT.

FIrin'? Yes. Though my hair is white,
For my eyesight's good and clear:
can see ahead on the track at nisnr
AS far as an engineer.
was young as you when got my ran.
An as full Of snap an go.
An | felt that iite was well begun
WAen I'd see the fire glow.
An think she was maxim steam fur
me,
That had wiped an had rushed coal
That | wasn't the servant Of 70,
But her life an her brains an soul
What got wrong with Tie kid before
that trip
never made out just right,
He was awful pale. an he dropped his
lip.
When | kissed HIM an says Good
night
An in front of the gauge, an before
the glass,
Across in the fireman's place,
In the farm lights of the trains We d
pass
could see that little face.
An when the orders was brought
ahead.
His face was before me sta,
| never took in what the "con" had
said
But just says. "All right. Bill"
lie fireman says. Were a-gittin
there,
You're my kind of an engineer,
But Tom, just wouldn't it raise your
hair
If we d meet number 8 right here?"
He'd just said the words when we
turned curve.
An | grabbed ,le lever an air,
For a-smnin' on with never a swerye
Was headlight, there: right there,
| stayed in the cab an felt it ALL
The crash an the sickening grind, :
| heard the butchered cattle call,
AS they died in the cars behind
| saw-but no. can't tell it yet.
It was twenty years ago,
But in twenty more could not forget
That sight ahead, | know.
For numDef was passenger train,
With crowd from holiday.
| Comm up with orders straight an
| plain.
You have got clear right O. way
Discharged? Well, what could the COM
pany do?
OF course | expected that,
They We're more than good, between
me an you
In their dealin' with old Tom Pratt.
Il was all the orders I didn't hear.
An didn't make out just right.
| 1t was all the fault of bindin' tear
Fur the boy that died that night.
They gave me job in year or two,
AS a fireman in the yard;
There was nothin' else for man to do,
Though the drop an the work was
hard.
An little boys that was kids knee
high
When they gave me the %.
Works up to their runs like You,
while |
Am doin' what you see.
Injustice? Not much: it was only
| right.
For man whose brain amt clear
Or with dyin babies. like mine that
night.
Ain fit for an engineer
| Portland Oregonian.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-14
Gentle & Griever is the name of a
new drug firm at Louisiana, Mo.

Culpepper county. Virginia. has de-
cided to mark within its boundaries
the lines of battles during the civil
war.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15

''the Pamunkey. a branch Of York
River and there fell in with a Mr..
ChamberIayne. a planter of the neigh
borhood. ChamberIayne knew Wash
ington; It was at about The noon hour,
when dinner was served in all that re-
gion, and nothing would do but that
the young colonel of rising fame should
go to Chamberlayne's home for din.
Der.
1t is recorded that Washington was
minded to go on without stopping For
dinner. but Chamberlayne prevailed.
1t is a fair inference to suppose that
the planters chief argument was that
the horses ought not to be deprived of
their smack even If the colonel was
willing to go without dinner.
1t is likely, too, that Washington
learned that "the widow Custis" was
there, but how much that knowledge
then influenced him it is impossible
now to say.
Anyway to dinner he went. and we
have now an excellent picture Of the
little party as they sat at the table.
with Washington at the place Of honor
on the right Of the host
A most interesting picture is any
true portrayal of the events in the life
Of George Washington, but for the
purpose Of showing the heart of the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15

[The girl who was afterward convicted
Of treason to the American cause, and
who was the real romance of Washing
tons life.l
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15

THE MINIATURE OF HIS WIFE THAT
WASHINGTON WORE FOR FORTY YEARS.
[When Washington died this picture
was found on gold cnain about his neck,
where he had worn it during all his mar
ried life.l
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15
WAsHINGToN' S LAST BIRTHDAY.

man none in existence excels this
of the Chamberlayne dinner table. for
there stands the viyacious widow
charming the man who of all men is
now most honored by his countrymsn
charming him by her exquisite per-
sonality as she gave him a flower.
One likes to recall that, even in the
state of civilization then preyalllng-a
state Of civilization wherein human
life was held so cheap by great ma
jority Of the people that men were
found 10 say they would sas soon XIII
an Indian as wolf"-W Washington
would not wantoniy kill fox. And,
in connection with that fact. it viii
be remembered that the estate was
strictly preserved. If a gun was heard
anywhere on the plantation the people
were under strict orders ''to go after"
it. and permission to hunt or shoot
over the plantation was never given to
any one, save only as personal friends
were sometimes invited to do so with
Washington himself.
II the reader thinks this last fact
proves Washington was not COED
fellow l must reply that 1t at least
proves that Jefferson was wrong in
saying, His heart was not warm
he could feel for the wildlings that
found home on the old plantation.
But the undisputed facts that show
how warm hearted the man was hava
only been touched upon-there il
space only for brief review of them
st best. How Washington while lad
in his teens fell in love with a Low
land Beauty" is well remembered,
along with some rhymes which he
wrote to express his feelings. An ex-
animation Of the dates shows that.
while he was writing in a most patheI-
ic sixteen -year-old manner OF The
'Lowland Beauty he was also writ
ing a love acrostie TO Frances Alex
ander. a Midland Beauty though 1t
is quite certain that Frances held
second place. He never completed his
bpoem 10 her.
There is nothing unusual, OF course,
in boy Of that age being deeply smt-
ten by the charms Of sweet girl
neighbor. but it further appears that
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15

Dean Ramsay, tile witty Scottish di.
vine Of the last century, used to tell a
story about one of the earls of Lauder
dale. His lordship was taken very III,
the worst symptom being insomnia in
an aggravated form. His little son,
hearing that recovery would be impos-
sible without sleep, said; Send for
the preaching mon frae Livingston, for
fayther aye sleeps when that minister
is in the pulpit" The doctors consid-
cred that to act on the suggestion
would be judicious. SO the minister
was Immediately brought. He preach
ed sermon, sleep came on-and the
earl recovered.
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HE WAS A SEER.
accurate csnsu. Cues.


OF Our Present Population.
Edward Wigglesworth. Hollis nro-
fessor Of divinity at Cambridge in =
little pamphlet published in the nor
tentous year Of IT'S must have had a
correct idea OF the prosperity Of this
country during the century just clos
ing as he predicted that the popula-
ton Of the British American colo
nies' in 1900 would be 100000 In
ciuded in this estimate was Nova SEQ
tia, now the Dominion of Canada.
which. with its last recorded census
result Of 100000 added to the rs 900.
900 Of the United States. fulfllls almost
to the letter the accuracy of the wig
ellsworth prophecy. And this some
what remarkable forecast was not bas-
ed upon any species of euesswork. but
upon we'll defined and clearly CON
strueted mathematical theory which.
reduced to plain words, can be best
described In the language Of its au-
thuzs The British Americans have
doubled their numbers In every period
OF twenty-five years from their first
plantation" Taking this statistical
fact as basis for his calculations. tha
Harvard divinity professor constructed
system Of reckoning the increase OF
a eountry's population, which history
has shown to be as correct as his
method was simple. Assuming that
the 1775 population was 2,5Oo,O 900 Mr..
Wlgglesworth estimated 100000 for
1900, 1O-O0O,0OO for 1926, 10000. 900 for
1850 100000 for 1876, and so 900 ,oOo
for 1880; and the record of the United
states census. since its initial taking
In 1880, shows substantially these fig
ures as follows: Census Of 1900, s.
soss000, 1925 (1S20), 1888, 600; 1850, 49,
$4,000; 1875 1s7O), sS.o5s,O 900; 1900,
with Canada, 81 900. 900.
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4,., :. ~.
nelsion anu ssnpa'ny ~ 'ne VIC
.la'teis u puoie ,n'e1ess alionn
"asnins 'on eoini'a1fio's - very wen
Anown. !. seeins ~ ps worth !" my
70 snow nere now enere = even now .
wan. ol colhprenehsioh anu sym,
paehy III wiae may pe c''lleu ene ~
niah'ie features =. " "asnils son : Slssi-
ac.er- 70 snow' INA. ~ 'i'ae ne was
hol eoiu IN ms anec'iohs-
For beginning iet US look ae tne
eaouiateu stateuient OIL Masniiston ,
Householu hApehses, laoS "a niost
unrolnantic TAME OF ngures' as a
vSnoie' out one coiuinn OIL tlose ngures
stanaing between hog 5 Laru on
one manu- ana orockery on ene oenes
SHOWS what ne paiu ior rlo"ers-
natural, arth we VIII omit the ar
tlhciai MOWERS OF the account peeauss
they We're mere concessioh 70
Iashlon' put 1or natural mowers uur-
lnga three inohehs only washington
plld 70 II y ana III 'l'at day howeis
We're iar cheaper tnan tney are now
the sum kept the nome oil this man
calied austere sapphed win an apuha-
ance or mowers. washington loved
fiowers-naturai flowers, When pro
fesslonai 1ealcusies, treaehery. the
want OF comprehension and sympathy
saddened him he turned to the sweet
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quickly smitten, and was in no way
backward in letting the girl know IL.
There is no record TO show how badly
he felt when he failed to get her. but.
he returned to Virginia very soon. aud
two years later found himself still
more in love with another woman.
One more paragraph only shall be
written. l think that it must appear.
even from this brief sketch, that
Washington seemed austere only to
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tainted at the thought of what she
had missed
More interesting to this account than
either of these boyish romances is thu
story Of his falling in love with Miss
Mary Phllipse Of New York. 1t was
in the year 1856. Washington was on
his way to Boston, where he was 10
see the commanding-general of the
British forces. Washington's journey
was prolonged ovation, for his fame
as man who had faced the enemy
and managed the retreat after Brad
docks regulars fed was everywhere
known. at the home of Colonel BeY-
erly Robinson. Washington met Miss
Philipse. She was certainly a beauti-
fui girl, if her portrait that remains
is truthful, and Washington fell in
love with her and asked her to marry
him.
The fact in this case worth especial
attention is that Washington WIS
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HERMIT.s NroHT-cAPs.



Reading (Pa.) special Philadelphia
North American; Miss Catharine
Bashore "a hermit, aged Sc years, was
recently found dead in her little home
in Bethel township. She left will
in which she bequeathed her personal
property to her four nieces-Mrs. J. +.
Natzinger, Mrs. Elias Binner, Mrs.
Isaac Lengle and Mrs. Daniel Hollen-
bach. The executors investigated today
and found that the old woman had
converted her savings into wearing ap-
parel. The larger portion had been
made by her own hands. representing
the work Of years. The property con-
sisted of Ill frilled night caps, "a cal
leo sunbonnets, silk bonnets, % pairs
of shoes,5 calico and gingham aprons,
n homespun chemises. % muslin
ehemises, Sc calico handkerchiefs. IA
white handkerchiefs. 16 coIored hand
kerehiefs. Is calico shoulder capes. 12
colored and black silk shoulder siawis,
beautifully figured, 81 petticoats.
heavy black shawIs, heavy cloak.
with velvet collar. SO calico sacks. a
pairs of stockings. 20 calico dresses,
and other dresses.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15
NO. 8.

Washington was repeatedly smitten.
At twenty years Of age he asked per
mission Of William Fauntleroy to 20
courtine Miss Betsy. Fauntleroy's
daughter. even though his Efforts
would necessarily be directed to "a
revocation OF a former cruel SENTENCE
which she had pronounced upon him.
1t Is said in some accounts, but not
proved. that Betsy Tilted Washing
ton. whom she really liked. because
Thomas Adams. another suitor, had
more money. And, MS the story runs,
sne saw him in after years passing
her home in Williamsburg with the
whole town proclaiming his fame. and
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15

1t never seemed to occur to Clad
stone that others cared to know OF
him, his habits or home life. # told
of this he would say. They shouln
find better food for their thoughts.
Humility is always one Characteristic
Of true greatness. His executive ahil-
ity was marvellous, and the wid5 range
Of subjects with which he was not
only conversant. but profoundly IA
miliar, would astound the aFerazs stu
dent of today The keystoneS u his
life was Thoroughly in earnest snd
with honor above reproach.
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TN the praise that has been
bestowed upon George Washing
ton the vocabulary has been well
nigh exhausted, but not quite.
So far as 1 have been able to learn.
he was never called "a good fellow
by any eulogist. On the contrary, it
seems certain that, SO far as the mon
of his day were concerned, he was
rarely. if ever. lail-fellow-well-met.
Thus in the letter which Thomas JEFF
ferson write to DR.. Walter Jones on
January 2, 1914, he said of Washing
ton: His heart was not warm in its
affections"
That there WAS a nwant of ennlnre-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15

In Vermont 129 towns are without a
free library, and ninety Of that
number have practically no public
library.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-02-15

The man who is waiting for some
thing to turn up is generally turned
down
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those who were incapable of compre-
bending him, and that 10 the women.
who alone seem to have known hi
well. he was good fellow indeed
John r. Spears. In Golfers Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-25
! How He saved His Dinner.

So; How He saved His Dinner.
In the little towniof Arundel there is q
taxidermist who is gifted with won
derful presence Of mind. Here is an
instance:
Some time ago gentleman called at
his shop with Acock pheasant, which
he desired to have skinned, stating at
the same time that he did not require
the body. This quite suited the taxi
dermisf who thought, the pheasant
would de for his dinner on the morrow.
However, later in the day the gentle
man called again and said that he
would take the body away, The tax
hermist replied that it was unusual
for customers to take the bodies away,
but that he. had no objection, and he
fetched the bird, which his wife had
put on a plate and covered with -four.
abr exclaimed the gentleman. ut
looks very nice. But what is this white
powder with which it is covered?
"Oh, that" replied the taxidermist
quietly, els arsenic. always cover
the bodies with that until ! can dis
pose Of them"
- "Ar-arsenicw stammered the gentle
man. why, thought that the bird
would be good to eat. Thank you, l
wont trouble to take it>away with me.
Good day"
The taxidermist had saved his din
ner.-LondOn Answers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-25
ANOTHER FLAG INCIDENT.
Commissioner Whipple Objects to the
British Ensign on July 4.

Commissioner Whippie Objects to the
British Ensign on July 4.
San Francisco. July 23.-News Of q
flag incident at Unalaska on July 4
has been received, here. Among the
decorations of the British ship GIenora
in honor of the day was British flag.
It was hauled down by the British
captain after United States Commits
sionert Whipple had twice ordered it
down and made threats of arresting
the master. Whipple reported his ac-
ton to Captain Knox of the gunboat
Concord, who Immediately ordered a
file of marines to proceed to the Glen
ora in cutter. They boarded the
Glenora and themselves hoisted the
British flag of the British ship At
the same time a British flag was run
to the masthead Of the Concord, the
guns Of the warshfp doomed a salute
to the flag to which Whipple had OBJ
jected and the incident was closed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-25
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
contending Forces In Steel Strike Set
thing Down for Long Struggle.

Contending Forces In Steel Strike Set
thing Down for Long Struggle.
Pittsburg, July 24.-The strike sit
uation practically presents no new
phases and it appears now as if the
contending forces are settling down
for a protracted struggle.
While the company at the Wells
vile mill received the accession of a
few men from the ranks of the strik-
ers, the humber is not large enough
to justify the mill in starting up in
full. :, In the meantime the Amalga-
mated men are keeping a constant
watch upon the mill and all avenues
that lead to it.
Pfckets have been thrown out along
the streets and at.the railroad stations
so that nothing will escape the vigil
lance of the strikers if the company
should bring any new men in.
y At Devices Wood mill in McKees-
port everything is as before. From
unofficial sources, believed to be con-
versant with the company's plan, it is
said the management have no inter-
ton of resuming the operation of the
plant at present. Nevertheless the
strikers are wary and evidently do not
believe this because they continue to
patrol the streets for the purpose of
keeping their eyes on anyone going
towards the mill.
At Vandergrift and Duncanville the
men appear to be entirely satisfied and
work is going on there as usual. All
the efforts of the Amalgamated asso-
citation to get the men out have so far
been futile.
One of the most significant develop
ments of the strike is the order from
the officials of the National Steel COM
pany to have the former rail mill Of
that company in Youngstown fitted for
rail rolling again. The mill was or
iginally rail mill. but during the
early part of the present year, otter
the consolidation had been perfected
between various underlying companies
as the United States Steel corporation,
the Youngstown rail plant was aban-
doned and its product turned into
sheet bars and billets.
The fact that the National Steel
company is thus preparing to change
its rail production and shut off its
steel bar and billet production is taken
as an indication ,that the officials of
the Unitsd States Steel corporation
are anticipating no early settlement
of the strike, but are rather looking
for some considerable delay in oper-
atfng the mills.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-25
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.
Result Of an Explosion of Oil at
Pittsburg.

!. I.
Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, July ga whole family
was burned in Penn avenue tene-
ment fire shortly before o'clock.
The mother and three children are
dead and the husband is badly burned
and is now in the hospital. The ex-
plosion of oil was the cause Of the fire.
Mrs. RATA was preparing breakfast
in her apartments on the upper floor of
the tenement house in the rear of
2716 Penn avenue, shortly before s
O'Clock. The fire in the kitchen stove
was not burning as quickly 'as she
wished and she poured some oil on it.
A blaze from the crate of the stove ig-
nited the oil in the can. A terrific ex-
plosion following with the above re-
suit.
The house in which the fire occur.
Fed was a two and one-half story
frame structure. It was owned by
Mrs. Barbara Zankle, who conducted
bakeshop on the first floor. The loss
is placed at $1,000, partly insured.
The house was occupied by three fam
lilies. Mrs. zankle. on the first floor,
the RATA family on the second floor
front, Andrew Schnader and family
second story rear, andiJohn schuber
first floor rear.
The Schuber and Sehnader families
were all out at the time of the fire and
the only persons injured were the
Ratzas. The bodies of the four vic
Tins were removed to the morgue.