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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
Formation of Dew.

Ground q little below the surface is
always warmer than the air above it.
So long as the surface Of the ground is
above the dew point vapor must rise
and pass from the earth into the air.
The moist air so formed will mingle
with the air above it, and it's moisture
will be condensed, forming dew wher-
ever it comes in contact with surface
cooled below the dew point. In fact.
dew rises from the ground.
But how is the dew formed on bodies
high up in the air?
Dew does not rise in particles, as 1t
was once considered to fall in particles
like fine rain. 1t rises in vapor. Some
Is caught by what is on the surface Of
the earth, but the rest ascends in vapor
form until it comes In contact with a
much colder surface to condense 1t into
moisture.
The vapor does now flow upward in
a uniform stream, but is mixed In the
air by eddies and wind currents and
carried to bodies far from where
rose. In fact, dew may be deposited
even though the country for many
miles all around be dry and incapable
Of yielding any vapor. In such cases
the supply of vapor to form that dew
would depend on the evaporation Of
the dew and on what was waited over
by the winds.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
An Abandoned Test.

Sir Hiram s. Maxim was once a. vic
tim Of one of the British war Offices
sudden freaks. When the Maxim
quick firing gun was being tested by
the government with q view to finding
out its weak points, its inventor was
asked to have 10000 rounds fired at the
highest possible speed. The expert
ment was successfully carried out. but
the chairman Of the committee Of In
vestigation was still unsatisfied.
THAT'S very we'll as far as 1t goes -
he exclaimed, but could you guaran.
tee your gun to 60 on firing automatic
ally at the same rate for. say, "a
hours?"
II cam" was the quiet reply. land !
WILTON one condition"
"And that is?'
THAT the government finds and pays
for the ammunition"
At first the committee were inclined
to close with the offer, but when it was
discovered that S64. 1000 rounds would
be fired and that the cost of the expert
ment would be something like IS, 7GC
they dispensed with the trial.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
An Interesting Link.

One curious incident in the siege of
Badajos may be related. The day
after the assault two Spanish ladies,
the younger beautiful girl of IA, ap-
pealed for help to two officers of the
rifles, who were passing through one
of the streets Of the town. Their dresses
were torn, their ears. from which rings
had been roughly snatched, were bleed
ing, and to escape outrage or death
they cast themselves on the protection
of the first British officers they met.
One of the officers was Captain Harry
Smith Of the rifles. Two years later
he married the girl he had saved in a
scene SO wild. Captain Harry Smith
in after years served at the Cape as
Sir Harry, and this Spanish girl, as
Lady Smith. gave her name to the his
toric town which Sir George White de-
Tended with such stubborn valor.-
"WellingtOn's Men,"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
White Wax.


The white wax exported from China
Is made by the curious method Of using
insects in its production. These in
sects are found in brown pea shaped
excrescences or gals attached to an
evergreen tree called the '.insect tree"
The gals are gathered in May and car
ried in headlong fight to the market
towns by bearers, who travel at night
so that the heat may not force the in
sects to emerge during the journey.
They are then placed on the "wax
tree" which is a stump varying from
8 to IL feet in height, with numerous
branches rising from the top. similar
to the pollard willow.
The wax insects are made into small
packets Of 20 or 80 gals, which are In
closed in a leaf of the wood oil tree,
fastened together with rice straw.
These packets are suspended close to
the branches under which they hang.
On emerging from the gals the insects
creep rapidly up the branches. to which
they attach themselves and begin form
ing q coating of wax that in about
three months attains q thickness Of al
most quarter Of an inch.
The branches are then cut off, and
after removing as mucl, Of the wax as
possible by hand they, are put in kct-
tie of hot water, when the remaining
wax floats on the surface and the in
sects finish their term of usefulness by
going to the bottom.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
comrades

Experiments made in the Cam
pagna. of Rome, the most feverish,
malaria infected district in the known
world, developed the fact that the
great and universal agent and dissem-
inator of fevers was the mosquito.
Scientists who spent the infected sea-
son there, securely guarded against
the sting of the pestiferous little
beasts, witnessed the struggles of the
natives to overcome the distemper
which the mosquito injected into their
blood, and demonstrated beyond ques-
ton that immunity from mosquito
bites was immunity from malaria.
Like the house rats the mosquito must
go.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
FRIENDSHIP, CHARITY AND LOVE.

FRIENDSHIP, CHARITY AND LOVE.
A beautiful sentiment is that ex-
pressed by the department president
of the Women's Relief Corps of Mon
tana. Mrs. Eliza M. Shaw, concerning
the observance of Decoration day.
The sacred duty of decorating the
graves has ever been woman's mis-
sion, whether of heroes of war or
peace, but the united effort called
forth by the organization of wives.
mothers and daughters of the civil
war is more generous. In this order
President Shaw says:
"While the snowy wreaths of win
ter mingle their farewell crystals with
the evergreens of our grand old noun
tains, and tender buds and blossoms
welcome the genial sunshine of day
near at hand that is kept sacred to
the memory of our nations martyred
dead, silence alone can best tell the
sad story of those who went down for
us under the guns"
"Tell the dear children why this
day, of all days in the year, the folds
of Old Glory are furled and the muff-
led notes of the drums echo the sad
refrain of 1906. Bring flowers and
with those emblems of love cover
again the green tents of the sleeping
brave. Let every corps prepare some
fitting tribute to the unknown dead"
Remember, too, our sisters in F., G..
and l.. Let sweetest violets fall above
them. Their work is done. And when
the day is ended, may it be said of us
that this 3Oth day of May, 1901, was
wholly consecrated to the Grand Army
of the Republic and their departed
comrades"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
A stock of crude petroleum for u.

A stock of crude petroleum for use
in sprinkling the stagnant ponds and
pools in this neighborhood, wherein
the mosquito does grow and have his
being would be a movement demand
ing the attention of the health board
and one not lacking results. This
disposes of the mosquito. Since
it has been demonstrated that the mos.
quito besides being most pointed,
profane and singing in his remarks,
is the greatest dissemination of fevers,
his determination has been undertak.
en- in many places by the government
as sanitary measure and a helping
hand should be extended.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
When Mrs. Gilbert Lost Her Spec
tQCles.

The only time I resented newspaper
chatter was when had my spectacles
stolen. They were snatched from my
belt, the case I wore there being torn
away. spoke Of it to Mr.. Dorney. and
the story went round the theater. Some
how the reporters got hold Of 1t, and
they made great to do about it. It
was really too bad Of them. felt 1t
the more because I had managed to
keep a much more serious theft an alb
solute secret. That was at the time
when so much fun was being made Of
the robbery of jewels" form of the
atrical advertisement. had very
valuable pair of earrings taken from
my pocket most cleverly, and was on
my way to play for charity too!
However, l kept my loss quite to my
self. And then to be brought before a
sympathetic public as the loser of a
pair Of spectacles!-From 1.-THE Stage
"reminiscences of Mrs. Gilbert" in
Scribner's.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
THE LACEY LAW,

Considerable local interest has been
developed in observance of the game
law which Mr.. Scott invoked in his
arraignment of the Helena hotel man.
The ducks served at the Helena
were shipped in from ST. Paul. and
that is where the Lacey act, concern
ing the killing of game, came into
play. Section five of that act pro-
vides:
THAT all dead bodies or parts there.
of, of any foreign game animals, or
game or song birds, the importation
of which is prohibited. or the dead
bodies, or parts thereof, of any wild
game animals, or game or song birds
transported into any state or territory,
or remaining therein for use, or con.
sumption therein, shall, upon arrival
in such state or territory be subject
to the operation and effect of the laws
of such state or territory enacted in
the exercise of it's police powers, tC
the same extent and In the same man
ner as though such animals and birds
had been produced in such state OF
territory, and shall not exempt there
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11

Arizona cowboys refused to be COM
forted because the presidential tour
did not include Teddy the Terror"
Like Hamlet with the prince left out,
McKinley's grand presence was not
what they wanted. Teddy's fame has
spread throughout the wild west and
the cowboys many of them suspected
that he was sort of satellite of the
president, useless each without the
other. Teddy is at home twirling his
thumbs or laying the lines of another
horrible massacre of bob cats.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11
TO ERADICATE DISEASE.

The state board of health at an i'm
portant meeting held recently in Hell
ena, determined upon stringent meas
ures to stamp out the small pox cpl
demic which has for nearly year
now had it's i'll effect upon the pros
perity of the state. Though the dis
ease has in all except isolated cases,
been of the very mildest form, that
was no aid to it's eradication. Should
it change to a virulent form the NOR
talities would probably be significant.
In conformity with the views of the
members a CIRCULAR letter was prepar-
ed and the widest publicity possible
will be given to it. In that letter the
board says:
Smallpox has been more or less
prevalent in this state ever since the
summer of 1899, and owing to the
mild type of the disease many cases
are allowed to wander about unob-
served or not subjected to very strict
quarantine, thus perpetuating the dis
ease.
Several counties of the state have
expended large sums of money in the
endeavor to stamp out this epidemic,
with more or less success, but owing
to the wandering cases the work has
been greatly impeded. All cases of
rashes or pimples should be carefully
investigated, and if found to be small
pox Immediately quarantined, though
exceedingly mild.
"The matter has been carefully in
vestigate by the most capable ex-
perts in the country, who have pro-
nounced it genuine smallpox, though
the mildest type of the disease ever
known. The most frequent diagnosis
is that of chickenpox, but as the
chickenpox almost never attacks adj
ults, therefore any adults affected
with rash of popular, macular or
vascular type, treat with great suspi-
cion until you can make an absolute
diagnosis.
Every case of eruptive disease
should be reported to the health au-
thorities as soon as it is discovered,
and Immediately Investigated by
them, as a few hours of procrastina-
ton or doubt is often responsible for
a great deal of trouble to many.
ut appears almost impossible, now
that the disease has gained such a
foothold in the state, to eradicate it
and present a clean bill of health. 1t
is very DESTROYS to induce the popula.
ton to avail themselves of vaccina
ton, as that is the surest and most
effectual of all known means.
1.-THE state board of health expects
that all children who wish to attend
school shall have been successfully
vaccinated within the past five years.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-11

from by reason of being introduced
therein in original package or other
wise. This act shall not prevent the
importation, transportation, or sale OF
bird plummage manufactured from
the feathers of barnyard fowl"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
ENGLISH MONARCHS.
Death often Unkind In the Manner
of Their Taking on.

or the monarchs who have reigned
Norman conquest nearly one-quarter Of
the number have met violent death.
William was killed by fall from
his horse, William III was shot while
hunting, whether by accident or de-
sign Is still one Of the unsolved prob
lens OF history: Richard was killed
by n shaft from q crossbow while
besieglng the city Of Chaluz. In France;
Richard III was murdered In Pontefract
castle, Edward II was murdered in
Berkeley castle. and Edward V In the
Tower OF London. Richard III was
killed on the battlefield of Bosworth
and Charles | had his head cut off in
London.
Elizabeth's death was FASTENED by
remOrse that she had ordered the ex-
ecution Of Essex, and her sister Mary
slckened and died soon after the loss
of Calais. declaring that the name Of
the city would be found after death
written on her heart. The death OF
Edward HIS son. the Black Prince,
caused the aged monarch to die Of
grief. SO. after the loss Of his son
In the White Ship. Henry | was never
seen to smile again and lived only a
short time. Henry VI and George III
were insane during the latter years
of their reigns and finally died from
what In these days would be called
paresls. Charles III, Henry VIII, Ed
ward " and George ~ FASTENED their
deaths by the dissipated and sensual
lives they lived. Only two monarchs
died OF that great national scourge.
consumption: they were Edward V!
and Henry VII. Queen Anne's death
was due as much as anything else
to overfeeding. Only two mOnarchs,
Henry VI and George Ill. died after
long illnesses
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
the RrpfOp Peasanf.

If there is a country where the tradi-
ton Of hatred of "the Englishman"
as a hereditary enemy still holds 1t is
in Catholic Brittany. In the eyes Of
the Breton peasants and fishermen the
Englishman is the enemy with whom
they have fought battles and will fight
them again.
That is to say, the Englishman
stands for the typical sailor of a man.
ofwar or torpedo boat, whom they
will fight when the time comes for
the attack, but no one thinks Of him
as man. The enemy Is a unit of war,
something outside ordinary life, be-
ing In uniform whom it is glorious to
kill. He is "the enemy"-something
which will do great mischief to France
If one does not take care, something
which must be much more terrible and
dangerous than they can imagine since
all the men Of France lose the best
years of their youth in learning to kill
this eventual adversary.
If ever the peasants come clearly to
realize that the only use of war is to
kill people like themselves; if ever each
soldier becomes capable Of imagining
what the shock of two armies is and
by what complicated series of lies and
intrigues peoples are brought to the
point of killing each other, the work Of
peace congresses will be wonderfully
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Review.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
A Law Suggestion.

On the last night Of a series of PRO
tracted meetings" in the Methodist
church of little southern California
village the visiting evangelist was
making special effort to obtain a
showing of anxious souls. He had
preached his best sermon and reached
an emotional fervor that he had seldom
eQualed. But nobody responded to his
invitation. They sang a hymn, and
then the evangelist rose again and call
ed upon the congregation to "enlist for
the service of the Lord"
~ battle Scared, wooden legged vet
eran who had dropped into the back
seat watched the proceedings with in
terest. For the third time the perspir-
ing evangelist rose and asked rs
there no one willing to enlist in the
Lords army?"
Then response came from the back
seat, Draft 'em, parson; hang 1t, draft
emp
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
The Hpickef.v

The picket was generally inflicted on
cavalry and artillerymen and was a
singularly brutal bit of torture. \ long
post, near which stood stool, was
driven into the ground. The delinquent
was ordered to mount the stool, and
his right hand was fastened to hook
In the post by a moose, drawn up as
high as 1t could be stretched, round his
wrist. A stump the height of the stool,
with its end cut to round and blunt
point, was also driven into the earth
close to the post. Then the stool was
taken away. and the sufferer had moth
Ing to rest his bare feet upon but the
stump, (which. though it did not usu-
ally break the skim" says Captain
Crosse. put him in great torture. his
only means Of relief being by resting
his weight on his wrist. the pain Of
which soon became intolerable." One
can very well believe him. especially
when he makes the addition that a
man was not infrequently left to stand
in this position for half an hour al
though the orthodox period Of endur-
ance was IL minutes.-London Graphic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
II eading as n Cure.

The practice of reading aloud at reg
ular intervals is of great benefit to any
enc affected with a chest complaint
In all cases of lung trouble it is impor-
tant to indulge in those exercises by
which the chest is in part filled or emp
tied of air, and reading aloud, singing
and whistling are three of those exer-
cises.
There are many who cannot sing,
and we do not expect the fair sex to
whistle, but reading aloud can be prac-
ticed by all. Care must be taken not
to overdo it, Of course, and the body
should be in such position as to allow
the chest to have free play.
Reading aloud, if we pay attention
to what we are doing, will not only
be beneficial from the standpoint of
health, but will also have the effect of
making us better speakers by teaching
us proper modulations of the voice and
by increasing our knowledge.
This Is where 1t has the advantage
over whistling and singing.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
A STRANGE LAKE.
The Pecnlinrities of Body of Water
In Australia.

Lake George Is situated about four
miles from the railway station ut Bun
gendore, Australia. and has for many
years engaged the attention OF scien-
tific men by reason Of the singular aid
inexplicable phenomena connected with
it. The estimates of its size vary con-
siderably according to circumstances,
but when moderately full about 20 by
7 miles will be found toleraDly correct.
At either end the land Is fully 100 feet
above the highest recorded surface Of
the lake, which possesses no known
outlet, altbo .gh 1t Is fed by numerous
mountain creeks.
The lake was discovered by a bush
blacks as the big water" 1t was then
supposed to form the source OF river
having It's mouth on the south coast,
but subsequent visitors were much
perplexed at the manner in which the
blacks avoided the lake, of which they
appeared to entertain a superstltious
dread, one aged aboriginal stating she
had seen 1t all covered with trees, an
other explaining that the whole Of the
water sunk through the bottom and
disappeared. while others remembered
the lake only as a series Of small
ponds.
During the following 20 years con-
siderable variations were noted Ia the
depth and extent of the lake. In 1871
the lake became partially dried up, the
moist portions being simply grassy
swamps. A few months later large
numbers Of sheep were pastured in the
bed Of the lake, but fresh water had to
be carted for the use Of the shepherds,
that Of the lake being too salt for hui
man consumption. The place remained
more Ok less dry until 1852, the year Of
the great floods in that part Of the col
ony, when 1t again became filed, with
an average depth of nine feet Since
then the surface level Of the lake has
varied considerably, but the bed has
never been so dry as In former years.
There are indications that many hun
dreds Of years ago the lake covered a
far larger area than any yet recorded,
remains Of trees over 100 years old be-
ing found In spots formerly under wa
ter. The saline character of the lake Is
the more remarkable by reason Of its
being fed by pure and sparkling fresh
water streams.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
WHY THE BOILER BURSTS.
Scientific Explanation of Some Phe-
nomcna of the Kitchen.

Scientific Explanation of Some Phe-
nomcna of the Kitchen.
When you hear the kitchen boiler
cracking, there is no cause for alarm.
There is a prevailing impression that
the cracking Is produced by steam and
that there Is therefore an increased
pressure on the boiler at such times.
But this is an error If the boiler Is In
good condition, with the water turned
on as usual so that the boiler Is kept
filed, the only pressure that 1t Is sub
jected to is the same as that In the
water pipes, from which OF course
there never IS the slightest danger.
And this is true no matter how hot the
water In the boiler may be.
The reason Is very simple. AS long
Us the boiler is kept full of water there
Is no room for steam. II you open the
hot water cock, the water pours out,
and steam rises from 1t, because 1t then
has a chance to escape into the air. In
other words, evaporation takes place.
But as the hot water pours out water
from the pipes rushes in to take Its
place, and thus the boiler is kept full.
The cracking noise referred to Is
heard when the water Is unusually hot
and is nothing but the expansion of the
boiler under the influence Of that heat.
1t is In no degree an indication Of dan
ger unless indeed the boiler is worn out
or defective. which is matter entirely
outside of what we are now consider
ing.
When kitchen boiler explOdes, 1t Is
generally because a fire has been kin
died in the range while the boiler was
empty. 1t happens sometimes when
people come back to town after spend
ing the summer away. The fire heats
the boiler. of course. and when the wa
ter is turned on 1t Is converted sudden
" and violently into steam. and the
boiler cannot stand the enormous pres
sure. Fortunately few persons are
thoughtless enough or silly enough to
build a fire before opening the cocks
connecting the boiler with the water
pipes.-Chicago Chronicle.