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And all that to get one poor mortal to
his last home and never paid for! Swim
died his family! Swindled the world!
He is swindling it now. 1t is one Of the
great curses Of this day, the extrava-
gance, the wicked extravaganza, of the
country.
Gods Cause Impoverished.
And then look how the cause Of God is
impoverished. Men give SO much some
times for their indulgences they have
nothing for the cause Of God and reli-
gion. Twenty-Five million dollars ex
pended in this country a year for reli-
gious purposes! But what are the TWEEN
ty-two millions expended for religion
compared with the hundred millions ex-
pended on cigars and tobacco and then
two thousand millions Of dollars spent
for rum? So a man who had a fortune
Of $4,000, or what amounted to that,
in London spent it all in indulgences,
chiefly in g%luttonies, and sent hither and
yon for all the delicacies and often had a
meal that would cost 500 or 5000 for
himself. Then he was reduced to a
guinea, with which he bought a rare bird.
had it cooked in best style, ate it, took
two hours for digestion, walked out on
"CStl1IluStCE UliuSS duu JuulpCo lulO IuS
Thames-on q large scale what men are
doing on q small scale.
Oh, my friends, let Us take our stand
against the extravagances Of society. Do
not pay for things which are frivolous
when you may lack the necessities. Do
not put one months wages or salary into
a trinket, just one trinket. Keep your
credit good by seldom asking for any.
Povt 10 mot Sfapvo a uhnlo uoor 70 ne
ford one Belshazzar's carnival. Do not
buy a coat of many colors and then in
six months be out at the elbows. Flour
ish not, as some people l have known,
who took apartments at a fashionable no
tie, and had elegant drawing rooms at
tached and then vanished in the night,
not even leaving their compliments for
the landlord. / tell o my friends, in
the day Of Gods judgment we will not
only have to give an account for the way
we made our money, but for the way we
spent it. We have got to leave all the
things that surround US now.
Alas. if a2y of you in the dying hour
felt like the dying actress who asked that
the casket of jewels be brought to her
and then turned them over with her pale
hand and said. ALAS. that I have to leave
| you so soonr" Better in that hour have
one treasure of heaven than the bridal
trousseau of a Marie Antoinette or to
have been seated with C~aligula at q ban
| Quet which cost its thousands Of dollars
or to have been carried to our last rest
ing place with senators n princes as
| pallbearers. They that consecrate their
wealth, their time, their all, to God shall
be held in everlasting remembrance, while
I have the authority Of this book for an.
nouncing that the name OF the wicked
shall rot.
copyright. 1901. Louis Klopsch, N. ~
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edical museum for anatomical speed.
MEMS. the proceeds to furnish bread for
his children.

edical museum for anatomical speed.
MEMS. the proceeds to furnish bread for
his children.
Providing For Ones own.
I know il cuts close. / did not know
but some OF you in high dudgeon would
get I'D and go out You stand il well,
Some Of you make n great swash in life,
and after awhile you will die, and min
listers will be sent for to come and stand
by your coffin and lie about your excel
lences. But they Will not come. II you
send for me. / will tell you b my tezt
will be: He that provideth E for his
own. and especially for those q his own
household, is worse than an infdel.- And
yet we find Christian men. men of large
means, who sometimes talk eloguently
about the Christian church and about
civilization. expanding everything on
themselves and nothing on the cause of
God. and they craci, the back of their
Palais Royal glove in trying to hide tie
one cent they put in the Lords treasury.
What an apportinTE.cnt. Twenty thou
sand dollars for ourselves and one cent for
God. All, my friends. this extravaganza
accounts for a great deal Of what the
cause of God suffers. p
anu NHC 6NNS 49, SNNE ~
the funeral day. You know very well
that there are men who die solvent. but
the expenses are so great before they get
underground they are insolvent. There
are families that go into penury in wick
ed response to the demands of this day.
They put in casket and tombstone that
which they ought to put in bread. They
wanted bread; you CAV them a tomb
stone.
One would think that the last two obi
cations people would be particular about
would be to the physician and the under
taker. Because they are the two last OBJ
legations those two professions are al
most always cheated. They send for the
doctor in great haste, and he must come
day and night. They send for the under
taker amid the great solemnities. and Of
ten these two men are the very last to hp
met with compensation. Merchants s..
goods, and the goods are not paid f..
They take back the goods. | I'm told. BIT
there is no relief in this case. The man
spent all he had in l~uXuries and extrava-
gance while he lived. and then he goes
out of the world and has left nothing
for his family. nothing for tie ~obsequies.
and as he goes out of the world he steals
the doctors pills and the undertaker's
slippers. I WAS reading in u New Yor!;
paper an account Of the ob*cquies in I
family of very moderate estate. and the
aggregate was S3.0Cu. A man in Npw'
York of moderate estate dies. He b :
lived in extreme luxury. He departs tl.s
life. The family. DESTROYS of keeping Up
tic magniicence. orders the following
things: they were produced and never
pail for to this day:
Casket. covered with Lyons velvet, silver
holdings $3.50
Heavy plated handles 60
Solid silver plate. engraved in Roman letters IS
Ten linen scars. $50
Floral decorations 2o5
Music and quartet choir at the house........ 40
Twenty carriages lao
Then Is other important expenditures
amounting to 1856
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- AAe AS" ko AAN>A
contentment. Enter as much happiness
as ever gets in one home.
Act the second-Enter discomfort. En-
ter desire for larger expenditure. Enter
envy. Enter jealousy.
Act the third-Enter the queenly dress
makers. Enter the French milliners. En-
ter all costly plate and all great extrava-
gances.
Act the fourth-Tiptop of society.
Princes and princesses Of upper tendon
floating in and out. Everything on a
large and magnificent scale. Enter COZ
tempt for other people
Act the fifth and Iast-Enter the as
signee. Enter the sheriff. Enter the
creditors. Epter humiliation. Enter the
wrath Of God. Enter the contempt Of So
ciety. Enter ruin and death. Now drop
the curtain. The play is ended, and the
lights are out.
I called it a tragedy. That is a mis-
homer. 1t is q farce.
Extravaganza counts for much Of the
pauperism. Who are these people whom
you have to help? Many Of them are the
children Of parents who had plenty, lived
in luxury, had more than they needed,
spent all they had, spent m IRE, too; then
died and left their familie; in poverty.
Some Of those who call on you now for
aid had an ancestry that ST pped on bur.
gnndy and woodcock. I could name g
score Of men who have every luxury.
They smoke the best cigars, and they
drink the finest wines, and they have the
grandest surroundings, and when they
die their families will go on the cold char.
ity of the world. Now, the death Of such
aman 10 3 grand larceny. he swindles
the world as he goes into his coffin, and
he desx.ves 70 have his bones sold to the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08

time. and | think, in common with
many others in Butte, at least, that
the state might as we'll derive a rev.
enue of $4,000 or 100000 year from
the business.
One of the most important bills
that will be introduced in the legis-
lature, if not the most important, will
be the eight-hour law to which all
parties in the state are pledged. While
such law will, it seems certain, be
passed, there is liable to develop a
contest over the form OF the bill.
Several lawyers throughout the
state have expressed the opinion that
such law as is contemplated = that
is, one making legal day of eight
hours apply to underground workers
and employees in mills and smelters-
is unconstitutional. 1t is known that
a Helena attorney, who is considered
one of the best constitutional lawyers
in the state, has said that such law
would not stand the test of the courts.
An eight-hour bill will probably be
introduced by member Of the house
from Silver Bow county
The initiative and referendum is
certain to loom up again during the
seventh session of the legislative as
|sembly. It has made its appearance
with regularity in Montana legisla-
lures for number Of years, and the
coming session is to be made no ex-
ception. The labor element in the
legislature will stand by the measure,
and an extraordinary effort will be
made to enact the bill, although those
acquainted with the situation do not
anticipate that the friends of the bill
will be successful.
Representative Fred Sanden, OF
the Lewis and Clarke county delega
ton, is working upon the bill, and ii
| is probable that he will introduce il
in the house. Mr.. Sanden is a pop
ulist elected on the fusion ticket. He
has long been allied with the populisl
party and is firm believer in the in
itiative and referendum.
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C0RBETT IS
ELECTED SPEAKER.
MacGinnis Was Not In the Contest
For a Moment
IT IS CLARK'S LEGISLATURE.
Caucus Nominees Chosen In Every Hedges Re-
ceved Republican Vote-Clar< Will Probably be
Elected On First Ballot.

Helena, Jan. 7.-Gov. Toole in his
that he is not candidate for United
States senator. This is the most i'm
portant incident on the senatorial sit
uatiOn tonight. Gov. Toole was in
augurated at 1889 a. M, in presence
Of three citizens in the governors Of
fee. Gov. Smith spoke briefly, after
which Justice Milburn, of the supreme
court administered the oath Of Office
and Gov. Toole made a few rerlarks.
Il am not a candidate for the sen
ate in any sense, and that is irrevo-
cable. It cannot and will not be-
Clark appeared in the lobby of the
Helena hotel for the first time today.
Some fusion legislators affect to be
sore on Clark, bit they have week
to change their minds.
The legislative assembly organized
today The lower house was called
to order by Secretary of State Hays
at 1880 p. m. There were no con-
tests filed. One member was absent
from Yellowstone, and six did not
have certificates with them. Justice
Milburn swore the legislators in. On
motion of Frank E. Corbett. >. Il.
Mullen, of Beaverhead county, was
selected temporary chairman, ard AK
tell, of Madison, temporary secretary.
Gilchrist, of Silver Bow county, an
F. 2. Corbett in nomination for
speaker. On motion of Hedges, it
was decided to vote on all caucus
nominations at the same time. Mr.
Mcintyre, of Flathead county, reported
the republican nominations. Gilchrist
recorded the list of fusion ncmina-
tions. The Independent democrats
voted for Corbett and other fusion
nominations. The vote for CcrDett,
~; Hedges, %; Dixon, l.; Messrs.
Macginnis, Martin and Hearing were
appointed committee to escort Cor
bett to the chair The new officers
were then sworn in, and a prayer Of
fered by the chaplain. Messrs. Hedges,
Macginnis, Dee, Toole and Kilgallon
were appointed to notify the governor
that the house had organized AMI was
ready to receive any message he might
choose to send. Messrs. Thurman,
Meunir, Pelletir, Fine and Gregory.
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SUPERINTENDENT KENNEDY
Takes Charge of the kaIispell Divis.
ion-No Other Changes.

The new division superintendent,
H. A. Kennedy, accompanied by As
sistant General Superintendent Downs
passed through Kalispell Friday eE-
route to Spokane, on tour of inspec-
tion of the road.
1t is expected that their special will
return to this city sometime today,
when Mr.. Kennedy will take up the
active duties of his position. Nc
changes, other than the retirement of
Mr.. Connolly, have been announced.
A gentleman, who is pretty close to
the throne, in railroad circles, in
speaking of probable changes on the
division said: Everything is on an
unsettled basis, not man knows how
long his place holds good. 1t is a
rule for new officials especially su-
perintendents of divisions to make
general cleaning up, shortly after tax
ing control In many cases they
transfer their entire Office force from
the point where they were last in
charge. In the case of Mr.. Ken
nedy the changes are not expected to
be so sweeping, owing to the fact that
he has never been in charge of a iii
vision.
vision. The Spokesman-Review
says:
A. II. Kennedy, the new superinteil-
dent of the Kalispell division of the
Great Northern, was in the city yes
terday en- route to Kalispell to assume
charge of the Office Mr.. Kennedy
supercedes P. F. Connolly, resigned.
Mr.. Connolly will take a much needed
rest, and it is understood will later be
appointed to position on one of the
eastern divisions.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08
A few copies of the Christmas Bee
wrapped ready for mailing, can be
obtained at this office.
LOSS ABOUT 5000
BY Fire at the kalispell Hotel-Rc-
pairs To Be Made at Once.

pairs To Be Made at Once.
1t is expected that the damage done
by fire last Friday afternoon will be
repaired in few weeks, and the
entire hotel opened for business.
A limited number of rooms have al
ready been put in condition for occii-
pancy. These rooms are located n
the west end of the building and con-
sequently were out of the fire zone.
The Great Northern employment Of
flee and the saloon of Sylvester Hal.-
ness, fronting on Main street have
been opened. In both places the dam.
age was slight, and most of that from
water. which poured through from the
upper story.
The loss from fire, damage by water
and breakage of furniture is estimated
at close to 5000, which is fully cover-
ed by insurance.
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were appointed committee to notify
the senate that the house was organ
ized. Adjournment was then taken
until noon tomorrow.
Officers of the house are: Chief
clerk, r. E. Skelly, Lewis and Clarke,
assistant clerk, John Wyman, Nilsson
la; sergeant at arms, Daniel Mckay
Cascade; assistant sergeant at arms,
Thomas Stanton, Silver Bow; journal
clerk, R. J. Dee, Deer Lodge; enrcn-
ing clerk, Miss Nettie Kirkendall,
Lewis and Clarke; engrossing clerk,
Joseph Gehrm, BroadWater; book
keeper, T. S. Whitford, Missoula: day
watchman, r. R. Tierson, Cascade:
night watchman, Thomas ThillEul,
Silver Bow; chaplain, Rev. y. B.
Price, Lewis and Clarke; janitor, Will
liam Skelly, Cascade; pages, Thomas
CLERGY, Harry Kilgallon, Ed Waite, j
Kennedy. Elmor Brown, George Tick
nor.
| The senate completed organization
in half an hour, with all members
present, but Hobson, of Fergus. 1t
was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Higgins, and C. A. Whip
pie, of Broadwater, acted as temper
airy secretary. The body was then
sworn in by Chief Justice Brantley.
The caucus nominees were chosen as
follows, on vote of Is to 8: George
l.. Stanton, of Cascade, president pll
tenn; G. A. Whipple, of Townsend
secretary; A. Bent, of Cascade, as
sistant secretary; Dennis Worthen,
of Silver Bow, journal clerk; James
Jobb, of Meagher, sergeant at arms
w. H. Mccain, of Lewis and Clarke
assistant sergeant at arms; Cor
Bray, watchman w. j.. Myers, gen
eral messenger; Dan Johnson and /.
M. Smith, assistant messengers. Cap
tain Samuel Warthan, enrolling clerk
F. K. Scott, engrossing clerk; Misses
Love- Redington, Sullivan AMI Mr.
Whaley, clerks. On motion of Mr
Hoffman, the chair appointed Messrs
Kennedy. of Deer Lodge, Cullen, q
Dawson, and Worden, of Misso lla, t:
notify the house of the organization
of the senate, and Messrs. Hoffman
Kelly and Courtney, to notify the gov
ernor. Adjournment was taken unit
| 9 O'clock tomorrow
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08
IDAHO LAW MAKERS MEET.
Select offciaIs-Governor Inauyurascd
Today-lnaugura Ball Tonight.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 1.-THE new state
officers were inaugurated at II q. m.
All were sworn in by Chief Justice
Quarles. Both houses of legislature
meet at noon. Glenn D. Mckinley,
of Shoshone, was elected speaker Of
the house, and Mrs. Mary A. Wright,
of Kootenai, chief clerk. In the SEN
ate, w. J. Ballantine, of Blaine, presi-
dent pro tenn, and w. V. Helfrio, Of
Ada, secretary; tomorrow, Governor
Hunts message will be received. lE
caucus of the fusion forces tonight,
Fred T. Dubois was nominated for
senator. He had 80 votes, a bare ma
jority of the house. The inaugural ball
will be held at the natatorium toEight.
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Nineteen
PER|SHED
In a Fire at Rochester, New
York.
CHILDREN AND NURSES
1t Is Feared That Later Reports Will
Largely Increase the Number
of Dead.

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. S.-Fire broke
out in the Rochester Orphan Asylum,
at | O'Clock this morning, and the
flames spread rapidly, to the other sec
tions Of the institution. 1t is known
that nineteen children perished, and
it is feared many more victims may
be reported later. The fire was fist
seen by two men passing the asylum,
who hastily sent in the alarm, and
then turned their attention toward
arousing the nurses and children. A
terrific explosion was then heard and
in moment the entire hospital was N
flames. On the arrival of the fire
apparatus, a general alarm was sent
in calling out the entire department.
Smoke began to pour out of every win
dow in the main building, and screams
and frantic cries of the children could
be heard. Many children and nurses
We're carried from the building, all in
an unconscious condition, and some
dead Ambulances from the city
from St. Mary's, from Homeopathic
and Hehnneman hospitals, were sum
moned and the victims rushed TO the
several institutions. There were 100
children at the hospital, and about 30
nurses and attendants. Two women at
tendants are among the dead. The
origin of the fire is not known. Prop.
erty loss will probably exceed $780,
900.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08
SNOW CAUSING TROUBLE.
Railroad Traffic Greatly Delayed
Snow PloWs Kept Busy.

The heavy fall of snow, which has
continued in the mountains almost
every day since Dec. 80, is now giving
the railroad companies considerable
trouble and snow plows, of every de.
scription have been called into SER
vice.
Passenger and freight trains on the
Great Northern are running, without
exception, behind schedule time, and
unless they follow closely after the
snowplows the chances of sticking in
a snow bank are extremely good.
The snow is very dry and conse-
quently is easily formed into drifts.
which are continually filling up the
cuts.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08
cided to comply with the demands oi
the bandits.

cided to comply with the demands Of
the bandits.
AS soon as this decision was rea III al
a messenger was dispatched to one
returned in short time, bringing wit"
him $25,0OO in gold coin. After sup
per had been eaten, Mr. Cudahy or
dered one of his horses harnesseu to
light buggy and taking the sack con-
tanning the gold, drove out Sherman
avenue to the appointed meeting
place. In compliance with the dc
mand made in the letter, he was quite
alone and carried red lantern in
his wagon, the signal that had been
asked for in the communication.
After driving about five miles his
attention was attracted by small
white light that seemed to be close
to the roadside. This was the place
where he had been directed to leave
the gold. AS he came up to it, he
saw that it was simply a small lantern
suspended from stick Alightina
from his buggy he took the sack con
tanning the money and deposited it on
the round close by the stick and leav.
ing it there, climbed into the carriage
turned the horse around and drove
home, without having seen or heard
anyone or anything.
Presumably, however his arrival
and departure had been noted. Al
least about | o'clock in the morning
the missing boy was set down within
a block of his home and soon aftel
was again in the house which he had
quilted but little more than "a hours
before. He was safe and sound and
had been treated kindly, he said
Young Cudahy said Il was in erun:
of General GOWNS residence wher
two men in a buggy stopped me ant
told me that they wanted me for rob
bing my aunt of $500. They said tie,
were officers and insisted that N.
name was Ed McGee. They put III,
in the buggy and drove west. W,
went about five miles when | was tax
en- into the second story of an unoccl
pied house, and then chained to til,
| floor There were six in the gang
They did not mistreat me, but sai'
they had taken me for a reward"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08
A Close Estimate.

Michael G.. Mulhall, who has just
died in London, was one of the ablest
statisticians of this century. A sam
pie of his skill was shown in the cal
culation which he made last July,
forecasting the results of the census
of the United States. His prophecy
was that the census would show the
United States to have population of
76,2OO,OOO. The count, it may be re-
membered, enumerated 76,295,0O
people showing how very precise and
accurate statistical science may
prove in skillful hands.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08

Women are seldom hermits, but the
story is told of two women, mother
and daughter, who lived in Akron, O.,
a life of seclusion. For sixteen years
no neighbor darkened their door and
they never wandered beyond the limits
of their yard.
Miss Clara Barton, head of the Red
Cross Society, has placed with firm
in Kittrell, N. c., an order for 100000
strawberry plants. These plants will
be distributed among the fruit grow
ers of Texas who suffered SO severely
from the great September storm
A balloon fitted with automatic in
struments was sent up recently in
Paris and same down safely. The in
struments showed that it had risen 70
$4,000 feet, or over ten and a half
miles. At that height the tempera-
ture out side the balloon was 1O2 be-
low zero.
OF all the foreigners coming to this
country none make Detter cltlZenS tnan
the Firms. OF the 6.753 who came
over last year only seventeen were re-
fused admittance, only sixty-two were
unable to read and write and only
fourteen were said to be in danger of
becoming public charges.
Electric time service was first intro
duced more than forty years ago. in
1857, in Brussels, Belgium, what was
then known as the Nolet system OF
electric clocks was put in service
about one hundred clocks being in.
stalled at various places in the city
and electrically connected with a mas
ter clock at a central point.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08
DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO.
Simply Chew Rope, Eat Soap and
Sit on a Bayonet.

Philadelphia, Jan. Testimony be-
fore the congressional investigation
committee showed that Cadet John z
Breth, of Altoona, now dead from al
legged hazing while at West Point. in
1898, was compelled to eat soap and
chew rope ends, also made to sit on
the point of bayonet until he fell
off, frequently compelled to do the
choo choo on his death bed, went
thrugh same motions.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-08
COUNTY ABSTRACTS.
A Complete Record of Every Real Es.
tate Transaction To Be Made.

Ex-County Clerk and Recorder Their
riault has announced that re will de-
vote his time, during the winter, to a
set of abstract books of the county
~,al estate. Up 10 the presen. time
nothing of the kind has ever been done
and as consequence when it is desir-
ed to look up mans title to a piece
Of lard it has beer necessary to go
IL rorgh manv valImes of county rec
ords in tracing the ownership of a
plece OF property
Abstract books are sadly needed in
:his county, and 1t is hoped that Mr..
Tte', ,;ault will m,Na a success Of his
new venture.