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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21
Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

"Hello!" said Sherlock Holmes, Jr
as he stopped suddenly anu directed
his gaze toward a tall man with a
dark mustache who was looking at
the display in one of the windows
of book store.
Who is he?" the great detective
companion asked, Can it be pos
slDle that you have located Pat
Grower"
No. replied Mr.. Holmes, The
isn't a kidnaper. | have never see1
him before. don't know his name.
But l will tell you few things abou
it. That man is afraid of his wife.
At this moment ne is concealin
something from her. Before he
goes home tonight he will burn &
hide letter that he has in the RICH
breast pocket of his coat
Wonderful, Wonderful" his
admiring friend exclaimed. 'Ah
Sherlock, you may say that all this
is due to your habit of observing
things, but | cannot believe it. You
are surely endowed with super
natural gift. Call it intuition, sec
ond sight or what you will, it surely
belongs to you. No other man 0.
earth could unravel human mystic
les and uncover the secrets of people
who are strangers to him, as you do
no matter how carefully he Observed
Nonsense, my GEAR fellow" re
turned the amateur sleuth; 1T is the
| easiest thing in the world. The very
| simplicity of tits what mysrifies YOU
Yes, this man has a letter from a
| woman in his pocket. lie REEVE
it today. Probably it is a mere ap
peal for help from someone he knew
before he was married. Very like
| ly she---''
But how do you know that he IS
married.?
| Look where the third button OF
his oyercoat hangs by single
thread. Only - married man who
could afford to dress as well as he
does would go about with button
dangling in that way. But, as
was saying, the woman who ha~
written the letter probably want.
him to do her a favor of some kind
She may want a position as stem
Ographer or something in some pub
lie office and thinks he can help hel
to get it. So she has written TO
him and he has foolshly put the
letter in his pocket. Before he goe
home tonight he will get rid of it
He has just happened to think thai
he has made a mistake in carrying
it around with him."
He stopped and seemed to be pom
dering.
Well" his companion asked, 'hoN
do you know all these things?"
i Didn't you see how he suddenl.
thrust his left hand into his righ
piS"sl PoeNSt, A''t puiiCu SoiAS'hiHs
out, then shook his head and put the
letter back? Also, If you had beer
watching closely you would have no
ticed that look of terror flashed
across his comtenance. Well, al
this was due to the fact that there
before him in the window was biz
card bearing the words, Wild AMI
mails ! Have Met Draw your OWE
conclusions"
, The great detective then walked
, away, carrying his powerful mind
with him.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21
Influence Of the Press.

influence OF the 0TcSS.
The following are excerpts read
at the dinner of the Correspondents
club IL New York city recently, flCn-
some of the responses received froni
prominent persons in answer to thu
question, How can the influence o
the press be increased?"
Secretary of State John Hay says:
Il do not consider myself competen
to give advice on the subject
Whitelaw Reid-By the most scru
ulous effort in giving the news to tel
the exact truth, without exaggera-
ton and without guesswork, and 10y
discussion based upon fair minde,
study and conducted with the cOur
tesy that commands respectful
nearing.
Horace White - BY an honest eff
fort to deserve it.
Joseph Jefferson-The best mean
Of increasing the influence of jour
nalism, or indeed any profession, j
by bringing to bear on it industry
ability and integrity. 1t would be a
grand departure if the best newspa
pers were to inaugurate system
whereby only facts would be pub
lished and would search out and eX
pose every fraudulent journal. Tn
would be aroused in the public mine
that perhaps does not now exist.
Susan b. Anthony-By advocating
the ballot to all women as well as to
all men.
H. H. Kohlsaat, editor of the Chi
cago Times erald-There is a wide
ly recognized demand that the influ
ence of the press shall make more
for those things that are of good re
port and exalt people than it does
1t can be less cynical and more sin
cere. 1t can be more optimistic in
it's views OF life. 1t can be more
considerable towards the unfortunate
and more generous in it's treatmen
of those with whom it may not be in
accord. The truth, however, should
be told with all the vivacity of fiction
or the press will suffer. Stupid yer
acity is the rock upon which more
than one truly good newspaper has
foundered. Veracity with vivacity is
my prescription IOr what l think
your club is seeking.
w. j. Bryan-A newspaper will
| exert a greater influence, other things
being equal, if it is known to repre-
sent on public questions the convlc
tons of some person, person 81
| flesh and blood, not corporation
The influence of newspaper, Other
| things being equal. will be greater
| if it is known who owns the paper
and controls its policy, and that that
person has no interest adverse to the
interests of the readers. The in
tiuence of the press will be increased
by greater unity in the support of an.
good cause and in the concentration
of any bad practice.
Jeanette l.. Gilder-I should sa,
by less sensationalism and more
truth.
Arthur F. Hadley, president y
Yale university-It is not the ques
ton, rather, how the influence can b,
so directed that it shall work NOR,
toward permanent ends and less 10
ward temporary ones?
General R. A. Alger-Let the pres
be Jealous in ascertaining whethe
its publications are founded upo,
facts or not.
Thomas A. Edison-By publishiu.
a fact now and then.
! Nikola Tesla - The influence of tn,
press might be increased by adoptin,
better. system of informing tn,
world of technical and scientific ad
vances; or. generally speaking, q
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT - NICE FIVE-ROOM
furnished house. on Fourth avenue
west. Thomas Q. Wallis, real es
tate agent.
FOR RENT A FURNISHED
room. Lady employed during the day
preferred. 435 Third avenue east
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21
WANTED.

WANTED - A POSITION BY
lady as clerk in store. Inquire G.. N.
Employment Office, kalispell Hotel
building.
WANTED-TO BUY A HORSE
harness and wagon; suitable for de
livery; cheap. r. A. Dorsey. Box
70.
WANTED-WOMAN TO DO WASH.
ing one day in the week. Apply Bee
office.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21

Harvard has $4,000 volumes in it,
library, which is the largest of an,
university in the United States.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21

them to practice extortion upon the
American consumer?
Will the Great Falls Leader please
enlighten us?
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21

North Carolina can still count up
three surviving Confederate briga-
der generals.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21
Dill WANT ADS,

Advertisements under this head,
Wanted" For Rent" "For Sale" and
miscellaneous" to occupy three lines
or less will be inserted in this c 81.
unn two times for rs cents. No
ad. taken for less than IS cents. Spec
ial rates for classified ads to run a
month.
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about Queen Elzabeth,' and, therefore, it did not strike him that she might without great difficulty be equaled ur surpassed in the ordinary virtues of au admirable woman"
 But on the other hand, in the qualities of sovereignty Elizabeth towers head and shoulders above Mary of Orange. or the Tudor Queens it may be said:
 Theirs was a giant race before the flood
 Even in the gentle Lady Jane Grey strength is almost as marked as grace and tenderness. Intellectually, at least, the latter seventeenth century women are of a lesser sort. In spite of the uenos that -Macaulay could do for the consort of his hero William, Mary of Orange comes short of grandeur. As a young wife, she is averred to have been "one of the most beautiful women in Europe" l" but there is nothing in her portrait to haunt the memory.
 Queen Anne came to the throne on the deth of William III, in TOP. She married George of Denmark, and her reign was distinguished by the brilliant exploits Of the British army in the lowlands and in Spain. TAe Queen was largely controlled by Sarah Duchess of Marlborough, and had little will of her own. She died In 17t4
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allowed to ferment, this time from seVen- ty-two to ninety-siX hours. At the end of this second fermentation the copper is filled with semi-liquid (still called beer) and boiled off
 The steam condenses in and passes off through the worm, and the first drlppinSs are called 'singlings." When the strength of the beer becomes exhausted the refuse, or pot tail,' Is removed and fresh beer put in its place. As soon as enough singlings are accumulated the still is filled up with this liquid and 1t is redistiled. The product of this lat ter and final step in the process Is corn whiskey or proof spirits.
 With the crude apparatus and methods of the moonshiner a bushel of meal will yield about two gallons of whiskey, whereas the same measure of grain should yield three or more gallons under improved methods.
 Contrary to common belief, moonshine whiskey Is generally of very poor quail ity. These mountaineer diStillerS have little or no knowledge of rectihcation, and fusel oil is therefore present in its original proportions; besides, the liquor is sold before it has had time to age. Strange as it may seem, moreover, adul- terations are quite often used, such as tobacco or buckeye bark, for adding to the intoxicating quality of weak liquor, and the addition of soap or lye to make 1t hold a good bead" According to the moonshner good, unaduterated liquor when shaken in bottle will contain numerous bubbles on the surface. If four or more of these bubbles remain against the edge of the bottle for some minutes it is said to hold a good bead" Notwithstanding the poor quality of the average moonshine whiskey, however, the unadulterated article Is not infre- quently equal to and even above govern ment proof
 The usual price obtained is $1 per gal lon, or double that sum when retailed in small quantities. With corn averaging 75 cents a bushel and labor cheaper than in any other section of the United States, making moonshine" would, on first thought. seem to be qute profitable. But when one allows for the large quantity of hush liquor" given away, for bad debts, for occasional seizures of appa- ratus, for fines etc, it will be realized that the business must pay very small dividends Indeed, the moonshiner and his family are in no better, if as good circumstances as their neghbors, who devote their time to farming.
 Mysterious Mode of Disposal.
 The product is disposed of in several ways. A considerable portion is sold and
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cannot be brought to his senses in any other way.
 On learning of the location of an H. licit still the revenue officers journey to the locaity-on horseback or with one or more teams So alert and numerous are the sympathsers of the moonshiner however, that any number of them are ever ready to take a near cut through the mountains and herald the approach of the officers.
 Not long since, MT. Bergstrom-before mentioned--went to Northern Georgia with several assistants for the purpose of raiding three illicit stills which had been located within a radius of two miles. On arriving in the locality (which in this instance was accomplished so far without opposition) two. men were assigned to each. The teams were left in a secluded spot and the drivers pressed into service as posse men. On returning some time later it was found that some of the moon sinners or their friends had found their outfit and had literally cut their har- ness into pieces After a delay of sev- eral hours the officers succeeded in buy ing up enough old ropes, at exhorbtant prices to enable them to repair damages.
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THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND.
Victoria's Feminine Predecessors on
 the British Throne.

There have been vey few Queens reg nant of the English throne. First of all, though but shadow of a ruler, was the unfortunate Lady Jane Grey, appointed to the throne by Edward VI and whose nine days of mock sovereignty in 1854 was followed subsequently, by her death on the block, in her sixteenth year.
 Mary l, came to the throne in 1853, and it is just as well to avoid entering here into the mazes of political and religious controversy that surrounded her history, There is no falsehood or cowardice in her face.
 The eyes, which we know were short sighted, are small and devoid of charm; ; but they are honest. There is ability in the broad forehead; and it's height and baroness would not offend the then pre- vailing ideas of comeliness. It is the mouth that mars all though the artist has done his best In some portraits of Mary, the lips show merely as a straight red line--a scratch on the pallid face, Those thin compressed lips belong to one who has endured long and silently, but whose sympathies have not been widened by suffering; one who could be cruel and yet uncorSc1 ,Ls Of creulty.
 Good Queen Bess," the daughter of Henry VIII, and Anne Boleyn, came to the throne on the death of her sister Mary in 155S She reigned fortyfour years and her name is justly looked upon as the most distinguished in. the annals of female royalty.
 Her reign was an age of greatness for England. Elizabeth surrounded herself with a brilliant circle of men of genius; and if her reign is memorable for the great deeds done by Raleigh, Drake, Fro bisher and others, and for the immortal works of Spencer, Shakespeare, Sidney, and Bacon, it must at least, be confessed that much credit is due to the great Queen who knew how to appreciate and encourage her gifted subjects. The great event of her reign was, of course, the de- feat of the Spanish Armada, in which the pride of Spain was broken forever. Vain fickle, and petulant, as undoubtedly Eliz- abeth was we forgot her faults and only remember the glories of the EliZabethan age.
 Mary IT, the daughter of James. Duke of York, second son of Charles l, and An nie Hyde, came to the throne in 1889. She married her first cousin, William Henry, Prince of Orange son of the eldest daugh- ter of Charles l. In the opinion of her contemporary, MT Evelyn. Mary II was such "an admirable woman, abating for taking the crown without more due apology as does, if possible, outdo the renowned Queen Elizabeth" MT. Evelyn had probably not read much scandal
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HOONS SHIN ER.

est. widest and most grandly beautiful scenery in the union. Throughout this region are numberless high mountains, roaring torrents, deep gorges and almost impenetrable laurels. Amid such pictur- esque surroundings@in the most inacces- sble parts, at some distance from public roads and trais-the moonshiner sets up his still. The spot chosen is In most cases, in the twilight depths ofa laurel screened gorge through which rushes a crystal stream of water Sometimes the apparatus is housed in cave which has been excavated for that purpose in the side of the mountain gorge but as rule it is in the open air, being simply covered with a roof of split boards. The dwelling of the operator is seldom nearer than a quarter of mile.
 The apparatus used is not complex; copper still, dubbed the Copper" about IS or 20 inches in diameter and of equal height coil of copper pipe several feet In length, called the "worm;" several tubs or casts for holding the mash and for catching the drippings from the worm; a mash stick or stirring fork, and a small, narrow bottle in which to test the liquor-these articles comprise the entire outfit. The still is set over stone furnace while the worm, with one end connected to the copper, rests in bar rel Ol TuHIluS Wbtei iiohi 'iO obiSo'ihi near by.
 One Drink By Four Processes.
 The process of making moonshine whiskey Is quite simple, consisting of four different steps: CD Scaiding the corn meal and allowing it to ferment; @ the addition of malt and a second fer mentation (3) boiling or distilling the beer for "singlings;" (D boiling the sing lings
 Coarsely ground corn meal is carried to the still and certain quantity, de- pending upon the capacity of the appa- ratus, is stirred in boiling water until it is thoroughly cooked. This Is called mash" and is about the consistency of ordinary dough. It is allowed to stand in the fermenters in which it was mixed for twelve to thirty-six hours. After fermen- tation has taken place water is added and the mass broken up with a mash stick. When it is free from Jumps and about as thick as buttermilk it Is called beer" (At this stage the liquid is not an unpleasant drink in fact, large quan- titles of it are consumed by the moon- sinner and his family and friends.) Rye or, more commonly, corn malt (from a handful or two to eight pounds to the bushel of meal or tub of beer) is then added to the beer, and it is again
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NRW SIX W0lStS and P6ttlCOdtS.

R O0 Silk Waists-We believe we CsOV have sold more of these won- derful S5 silk waists this season than all Second avenue combined-which only goes to prove that customers know where to get the newest and best for their money. Monday we are ready with a new, fresh lot to suit everybody all sizes, 32 to 44-a great line-in all the popular colors and black.
 Contracted for in immense quanti- ties for the great February special sales, and priced as nowhere else.
 NEW DRESS WAlSTS-Some ex- ceptionally choice models now ready prices from $7.5o to $15.oo-all entire ly new models-as usual, shown here first-original and exclusive with us.
 New Shirt Waists Washable House Dresses, practical innova tion; entire ly new-as usual, shown here 9 TX first-special. V. -. =. CssO
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ain't no Ten Commandments and a man can raise thirst"
 The moonshiner is an ignorant coun- tryman. very uncouth in appearance, but as shrewd as a Connecticut Yankee. He is also prince of hospitality, as may be said of nearly all of the Georgia and North Carolina mountaineers. He lives with sword of Damocles constantly sus- pended above his head, and no one is more conscious of this fact than he is. As he is in daily almost hourly, fear of detection, he regards every one with more or less suspicion; even his best friends and members of his own family are some times, and with good reason, suspected of treachery Every stranger who ar rives in the neighborhood is looked upon Rs a possible revenue officer, and every knock on the door of his dwelling Is an- swered with inward feelings of doubt and nervousness.
 The reader must not infer from this that the moonshiner Is a coward, for he Is not. As a rule, he resolutely opposes any interference with his calling, even 10 the shedding of blood, if this can be accomplished without too much risk of detection
 Georgia Leans to Illicit Liquor.
 During the year 1900 1855 illicit distiller- les were seized by revenue officers within the United States. Of this number 673 were located in Georgia and 4S3 in North Carolina. Nearly all the rest were dis tributed, in the order given, over the states of Alabama. Virginia South Caro- lima, Kentucky, Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi. It is probable that the total number seized did not represent more than one-half of the illicit stills in ac- tive operation. The total seizures in the ten years last past have been 16,057.
 Georgia leads all other states by nearly two to one. In one district alone-the Ninth-54S illicit stills were captured dur ing the above mentioned period. Rabun county, situated on the Northern border of this district and of the State, may be called the hub center of the moonshine whisky traffic of the country. Ninety per cent of it's population either owns, operates, deals in, furnishes material for or consumes the product of the large number of illicit stills within it's bounds As may well be imagined, no person. however worthy and well qualified he may be, can hold an office or position of trust in this county unless he sympa- thizes with the moonshine faction
 The extreme Northern part of the State of Georgia contains some of the rough
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SILK PETTICOATS-Grand assort- ment of all ne late novei.-es-forelgn and domestic-an unlimited variety from s3.5o to $25.o0-in addition to luese-specials that will do their own advertising.
 9 SO for Taffeta Silk Petticoat.ss,, O.CU deep flounces, priced to still further popularize the silk petticoat o TX for best Taffeta silk Petit c. C coats, fancy accordion pleat- ed fiounces, trimmed with three rows of fancy ruching-extra silk underlay and foot ruffies-special February of fering.
 An for Mercerized Silk Finished l.fO Taffeta Petticoats-accordion pleated ruffie-extra dust ruffles, etc.; all new colors and black splendid silk substitute; exceptional value.
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H|D0brOSS: TnInnlSn Fabrics; Ceilings

New Spring Waistings-These fash ionable fabrics occupy plane by themselves-are rapidly rising in pop ularity with American modish women;
 in variety and color range Caheen Bros, are leaders-in prices, lowest. No other assortment is so comprehen- sive-no other so reasonably %So priced, at 50c and... =. =. ...s oC
 It is needless to dwell upon it--this store is-has been-always will re- main-golfng headquarters. Mondays s showing of the new spring golfing cloths emphasizes 1t. Special bargain table for remnants of golfing-good lengths for skirts, capes, etc., aO 00 $1.00, $4.50 and... =. -. ...~'OO
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6Ao 38-inch Albatross. This popu- fOC lar come~to-stay fabric is prac- tically controlled here. The superior quality of our Albatross-its width, it's large range of colorings and last but not least the phenomenaA price-has made this sale wonderful success.
 Fashion has long since decreed the correctness of diminish wool fabrics, We believe, judging by comparison, that we are in the lead for this char acter of goods. We again demonstrate this Monday-Etamines Voilles, Co- lumbine. Conventure, Crepe du Chine, Batiste, Nuns ,eilings, Zephyr Pop lins. Carmelte Marcellita, Tamise, Clairette, etc, all in the new 9 0A Paris shades-$1, $1.50 and. ... .~'oO
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newspapers many of the burdens of mod ern sin. They do not mind 1t, for they are pretty good sinners themselves. But the fact of the whole matter is that a proneness to sensation affects the entire age
 When the leading race of the world reaches that condition calling for reform in funerals there need not be any aston ishment at the general extravagance in the more joyous and more comfortable phases and doings of life.
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6. J. Bonnet
 T1ff6t1S Pau dc Sole.

Direct from the makers, saving all middlemen's and importers profits on these guaranteed-to-wear silks. BLACK TAFFETA SILKS. % yard wide black taffeta. ..... 50c c. J. Bonnet taffetas for. >. .... 68c Taffeta Meteor for. .. .. :. ....&1.oo
 BLACK PEAU DE SOIE. c. J. Bonnet Peau De Soie for. ... o6c 25-inch rich Peau de Soie for. :. .$1.10 27-inch Peau de Soie for. ..... .$1.35
 BLACK LOUISIENNES. Extra Louisiennes for. .. .... 76c Special Louisicnnes for. .. .... 85c 24-inch Louisiennes for. .. ... .$f.00
 CREPE DU CHIMES.
 Best Crepes for. .. .. .. .. ..$1.0o
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Rich Sample Ld06S. Famous F6brudru Features.

SAMPLE ALLOVERS-A grand col lection of importers sample pieces also great lots of rich, high-grade all overs, in embroidered and open-work effects-probably enough for a 1Eo days selling-75c, 95c and. scC OEo Rich Calais Balloons, in black ~CC and white, for the new French foulard frocks; the correct widths; in serpentine and wave effects-25c and 45c.
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Continuing the advance sale with the coming seasons best and newest effects-rich galloons, bands, allovers, fiounces as never before.
 OSa Rich Balloons, the new Arab EOC ian effects; handsome bands, high-grade, high-cost applique and Venetian effects-a collection of sam- pie pieces-extraordina values in three choice lots, at 25c, 45c and 95c.