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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

until all Of the unsettled questions have
been resolved to sapproximate fact
While this display Is In progress extra
editions of the paper are issued as rapidly
as the news may warrant, their contents.
however. having aiI9 been bulletined for the
benefit Of the crowd gathered Immediately
in front Of the screens. These extra edi-
tons circulate in those quarters of the city
where the bulletfhed news is not quickly
carried. and so keep the people OF the Dis
trict well informed of the news.
great advance has been made in this
matter OF night Bulletins Of the news. A
dozen years ago the flexible gelatin film was
an experiment. and few years prior to
that time newspapers desiring to make night
announcements were obliged to go through
the painful and slow process of smoking
glass slides, on which the announcements
were traced with toothpicks or sharpened
matches The screens under those circum-
stances never showed to good advantage,
whereas now, with fair handwriting and
the least Of practice, the stereopticon force
is enabled to give the public clear. intelligi-
BILE bulletins that can be read at q distance
Of long city block
How the Work is Done.
this bulletin work has, Of course, to be done
by the force which has already put in
full days work getting out the regular edi-
ton OF the paper. and must on the morrow
be prepared for another hard day. under
unusually trying circumstances. such as
are always caused by an election. Not
withstanding this fact dozen or so Of men
and messenger boys required for this night
finlS fp f1o{v oc1yc until md
3 o'clock in the morning At midnight
lunches are served to the workers. and in
the old days before all-night street cars
these tired film writers and reporters and
editors and boys were sent home in cabs,
so that they might not lose more sleep than
was absolutely necessary
After such a stretch of hours, under the
strain of multitude of bulletins and the
natural excitement which pervades the at
mosphere when great national issues are
at stake and politicians are rising or fall
ing on the wave of popular approval, there
Is always great rejoicing in the bulletin
rooms when the order is given by the one
in charge to throw upon the screen the sig
nificant Good Night" sign, which dis
perses the crowds.
Bulletin night" has nevertheless its
charms and attractions for newspaper
workers. who are thus enabled more def
nitely than on other occasions to feel the
immediate response of the great public to
the fluctuations of the news tidings. The
cheers which rise from this or that section
of the crowd. according as the news fiuctu-
ates between republican and democratic in
dications. are interesting evidences of the
prevailing temperament Of the assemblage
The man at a megaphone, whenever that
instrument is required to exc out the bulle-
tin boards or the screens is always an OBJ
ject Of commiseration on the day after
For however frequent the relays the de-
mands on this throat are such as to reduce
his vocal apparatus for days to come to
the merest apology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
The American Girl.
-e de Santo Thyrso in the Smart Set.

Vicomte de Santo Thyrso in the Smart Set.
What makes the American girl a most at
tractive being is her self-confidence, amia-
buity and good temper. To tell the truth, l
have never met an American girl of twenty
who did not consider herself fascinating ;
this Is self-confidence; and for woman 20
believe she is beautiful is half way to real
beauty. In the first place, plain woman
who Is aware of her plainness Is unhappy.
Man is a selfish animal and, despite what
novels say about sad women and the power
of tears, unhappiness is as repellant to a
healthy mind as disease to healthy body.
Then the conscious plain woman gives UP
every thought of pleasing, and. therefore.
she does nothing to make herself attractive
She does not dress In a becoming way, she
does not smile, she does not try to be at
t1active. She becomes sour or dull. or both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
LITERATURE AS BUSINESS
Profits Of Paul Leicester Ford From
His Writings.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

Il rom the brooklyn Eagle.
We used to hear a great deal about lit
erature as an art and about the devotion
Of its followers 70 noble ideals at the cost
Of poverty and obscurity. The estate Of the
late Paul Leicester Ford just dist ributed
by the surrogate, shows the rapid rise IN
literature as business since authors of the
Hawthorne stamp went out of fashion. Mr.
Ford was writer of charming stories, for
which neither he nor shis friends claimed
any enduring place in literature. With the
exception of The Hon. Peter Stirling
which is likely to be read for a good many
years as an entertaining study OF practical
politics in the last decades of the nineteenth
century. the Interest in Mr.. Fords books
was as evanescent as it was keen while
their vogue lasted. Yet this novelist Toi
delectation OF the more refined and grace
full sort, left $215. 900 in personally, most OF
which was the earnings Of his own pen.
The: appraiser adds an estimate from the
publishers of the probable royalties of Mr..
Ford's books, which proves the transitory
nature Of the interest they arouse. From
wanted, q Chaperon, posthumous story,
only published few weeks. royalties OF
$4,000 are expected from future sales. But
from Janice Meredith" from which the
greater share of Mr.. Ford's fortune was
earned, and which is still valuable in the
theater. although the high-priced houses
have done with it. royalties of only $1,000
are expected hereafter. The estimate on
The Hon. Peter Stirling" for which the
demand began slowly. but which has some
Of the lasting qualities of literary master
pieces, Is $3.50. For Mr.. Ford's semi
historical works. The Many Sided Frank
lin and The True George Washington"
no great sale is expected hereafter. Mr.
Ford fairly typifes the authorship of his
period. He was one of the successful nov
elsts and his work was always readable
and attractive to people of educated taste
as well as to the casual library patron, yet
with the exception of one serious novel 1t
makes hardly greater claim to permanence
than does journalism or magaZining. But
the returns from 1t would have astonisaed
most writer's of an earlier and more serious
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
A MAHOGANY RANCH.
How tie Valuable Wood Is Cut and
Shipped From Mexico.
From the Chicago Chronicle

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Mahogany Is found on very fertile land,
generally of a rolling nature and well drain
ed. 1t does not grow In swampy or sterile
land The timber cut for export ranges
In diameter from IS inches to 6 feet, the
greater part being hewed square by the ma
tives, many Of whom are very expert ak
men. Great care Is taken in the telling to
avoid splitting. After telling the trunk is
cleared of vines and other clinging vegeta-
ton and made ready for hewing. Immense
blocks are knocked off, one of which would
give enough good mahogany to make an
orc mary dining table. These large pieces
are rarely utilized.
The reason for squarlng these logs Is to
secure the maximum Of heart timber. With
all the care taken there is still waste OF
fully Is per cent of the best heart wood.
which in the many millions Of feet exported
amounts annually to an enormous loss to
the producer. Within a few years this
wasteful system will be thing of the past.
Getting the timber to the streams where
It can be fioated to shipping point, is the
most expensive and arduous part of the
work, and as timber becomes scarcer the
longer is the hauling distance. Transpor-
tation from the forest to stream Is done at
night by means of trained oxen, light be-
ing obtained by means Of torches. The
swarms of flies and other insects that tor
ture the animals by day. The number OF
oxen employed in this work varies accord
ing to the size Of the log and the kind of
roads to be Travelled. Some logs require
as many as twenty-five yoke of oxen. To
diminish friction saplings about four inches
IN diameter are felled cut into four-foo
lengths and laid transversely on the road
at distances Of few feet.
Because of the mahogany tree being top
heavy, nature has provided 1t with braces,
or what are known to the timber men as
spurs, which on large timber project from
the base of the tree often a distance of
fifteen feet, reaching deeply into the earth.
These braces much resemble in form a
ships rudder. They are used in Mexico for
round table tops and cart wheels, there
being many that make table tops six feet
In diameter, the grain running in all direc-
lions.
In Mexico, as in some other mahogany
producing countries, this timber has been
depleted from the forests along nearly all
of the streams deep enough to float the
logs but still there remains an immense
supply lying some distance from these high
ways that can be marketed at a profit only
by the investment of large capital in log
ging railways and other modern methods.
This is now being done by several strong
companies of Chicago Pennsylvania and
Iowa, that have purchased large tracts OF
timber lands in the state of Campeche,
ranging from 100000 to 600, 900 acres each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
Metamorphosis of the South.

From tie Atlanta Constitution.
The manufacturing industries OF the
south have grown RAPIDLY and yet with
so little spectacular incident that W pre-
sumo nine men OF ten In the south today
still believe that the greatest interest or
ne southern states is bound up in rgricul-
tural pursuits and products. The hgures
RI ported- by the census returns show that
VIII. n 1850 the agricultural products Of
the south exceeded In va-1e that OF Its
manufactures by 500 900 900. the balance
has been turned to the other account during
the twenty years just past. so that In 1900
e value Of southern manufactured pro-
ducts exceeded the value Of our agricul-
tu-al products by Si.u o10O 00l II must be
remembered. TOO. that the number Of people
In the south engaged in agriculture in 800
was &c per centurn more than were so en-
gagged in 1850. These are most significant
figures ard II will take the wisest sort of
statt man TO figure out their effects upon
TIE Industrial. economic and political
policies of the southern people within the
next two decades
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

~ UNI AoA -
a haystack. In the
old days, when The
Star was q four-page
paper. this difficulty
was at its minimum.
although even then
the search was at
times trying on the
eyes on account OF
tho small type and
the modest heads un-
der which items were
published. T h Q r e
were no Illustrations
then to distinguish
sDecfal articles or to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

This increase In space
IS indicative Of the In
reased interest taken
q sports by the people
II Washington. and.
IN fact. Of the whole
rountry. in things
part from the seri-
Gus concerns of life.
Fifty years ago peo-
pile had their sports.
Of course. but they
we're not organized
on the scale Of the
present day. Coli
and tennis had not
appeared to claim
votaries by the thou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
|NDEX|NG THE STAR
Memory Aided by Catalogues
and Illustrations.
ARTICLES SOON FOUND
FILES OF THE STAR PRESERVED
AND MADE AVAILABLE.
Illustration Plates Accurately Mark
cd, Preserved and Indexed
for Future Use.
ARTICLES SOON FOUND
By ]. A. Graham.

Ono Of the most provoking tasks which
readers Of newspapers have to perform Is
the finding of articles which have been
printed in the past. The frequency with
which newspapers are published and the
great size Of modern editions render the
search for a single item. however large or
small, to be very like that Of the traditional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
THE STAR AND SPORTS
A Champion Of Clean Athletic
Contests.
A LIBERAL PATRON
ATHLETICS ENCOURAGED AND
TROPHIES OFFERED.
How Sporting News Is Reported for
The Star-In the Days
of Old.
By II. II. Fry.

Tn the little four-page leaflet that com
,-,esa the first number of The Evening star
on. will look in vain for WORD aoou'
snort,ng event In an issue OF the pfesen,
dav an entire page may be found devoted
IN base ball. foot ball. rowing tennis soli.
horse racing. cycling, besides the moor
snorts and games. such as CHESS oiiiiaius'
sP' uhist and bowling.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
HAVE WAIVED
THEIR RIGHTS
State Officials Will Not Purchase the
High School Bonds.
MATTER DECIDED THIS WEEK
The Trustees Will Hold Meeting
Tonight to Complete Preliminary
Arrangements Toward Putting the
Bonds on the Market-SeveraI APP
pIcations Have Been Received.

F. l.. Gray of the board of trustees
of the county high school, who has
been in communication with the state
land board, relative to the latter pur-
chasing the $4,000 high school
bonds, received word this week that
the board waived it's right to pur-
chase the bonds. This action by the
board was expected by the trustees,
but in accordance with the law it
was necessary to first submit the
bonds to them.
At meeting of the trustees to be
held tonight, the necessary arrange
ments to place the bonds will be
to the preliminary work will be con-
sidered.
1t is the intention to expedite mat
ters as much as possible, in order
that actual WORK on the building will
commence and be finished as soon as
possible. The new school house will
be complete in every respect and will
be a credit to the county as we'll as
to Kalispell.
The present high school building
was hurriedly constructed ana before
being used another year many re
pairs would have to be made in order
to put it in good condition.
The new building will cost $4,000
and will be of brick and stone, To-
Gated in the center of the high school
block. The present building will
then be reconstructed and divided
into many small rooms, to be used
by such scholars as live out of town
for dormitory purposes.
The action of the state land COM
missioners was expressed in the fol
lowing notion:
"It is hereby decided that in the
matter of the offer of Flathead coun-
ty sell to the state high school bonds
in the sum of $4,000, at 4 per cent,
that we waive any and all prefer
ence rights of the state treasurer
and state board of land commission
ers to buy said bonds, as provided in
house bill No. II, and it is deter
mined not to buy said bonds"
The action in the matter was unan-
imous and leaves the disposal of the
bonds to the trustees.
"a number of bids for the bonds
have been received, but the trustees
will probably advertise the bonds in
a number of financial papers in order
that the news of the sale be widely
known.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
MOTION DENIED.
Application for Continuance of the
Lang Case Turned Down.

Application for Continuance of the
Lang Case Turned Down.
The application for continuance
made by the attorneys for John Lang
Jr., was refused by Judge Smith this
week, and the case will come up for
trial at the present term of court.
The prosecution filed counter aft
davits of Sheriff T. c. Hand, T. J.
Hannah, James Ford and w. H.
Reiter, and after hearing them read
the judge decided adversely to the
motion. The motion for continuance
was based On the claim of Lang, that
the absence of Joe Roberts and Jas.
would prevent him from making a
proper showing of his case and he
asked that the case be continued
until they were found.
The state in opposing the motion
sought to show that Lang knows
where the men are and does not
desire them found and introduced
affidavits to prove this. The affidavits
of Reiter, Ford and Hannah were to
the effect that while standing on the
corner of Main and Second streets
soon after the return of Sheriff Hand
from his unsuccessful hunt for Tur-
ner and Roberts in Washington and
Idaho, the latter passed by and by.
stander remarked: There goes
Sheriff Hand, wonder if he found
Roberts and Turner" To this,
Lang, who was also present, replied
No, and he never will" From this
the state seeks to prove that he has
knowledge of the whereabouts of the
men and could find them if he so de-
sired
The affidavit of Sheriff Hand was
to the effect that he had made dill
gent search for the men without sue
cess, and despite a reward of $10C
he was unable to learn anything Of
their whereabouts.
The two men are badly wanted by
the state and every effort is being
made to locate them. They have
covered their tracks so cleverly
that the chances for their capture are
very slight. THE Lang case has at
tracted much attention and will be
one of the most important to come
before the present term of court.
Able attorneys have been secured or
both sides and it promises to be most
bitterly contested.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
WORK COMMENCED.
New Race Track to be One of the
Best in the State.

New Race Track to be One of the
Best in the State.
The construction work of the race
track on the grounds of the Driving
association was commenced this
week and will be pushed to a speedy
completion. A fence will be built
around the ground and grand stands,
judges stand and other necessary
buildings will soon be under way.
A baseball diamond will also be laid
out and it is the intention to make
it one of the best in the state.
The grounds of the association are
adapted in every way for the purpose
of an athletic park and no trouble or
expense will be spared to make them
up-to-date. AS soon as possible
races will be held on the track and
on July 4th several good races will
be held for which liberal purses will
be given.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
PLACED UNDER BONDS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Have Their Pre-
liminary Hearing.

Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Have Their Pre-
Iminary Hearing.
The preliminary hearing of Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith was held in Justice Nc
Arthur's court Wednesday afternoon
and the couple were bound over to
the district court in bonds of $500
each.
On Friday morning County Attor-
ney R. L. Oliver filed a complaint
against Smith charging him with bur.
glary in entering the warehouse at
Somers and stealing two cases OF
oleomargarine valued at $21.60. A
bench warrant was issued for Smith S
arrest and having no attorne~ F. Joe
Rice was appointed to defend him
He was put under $1,000 bonds and
will make his plea today.
1t is probable that the county at
torney will also file a similar informa
ton against Mrs. Smith today.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
COLLINS CAPTURED.

Spokane Police Round Up the Jen-
nings Shooter.
James F. Collins, wanted for the
shooting of Fred Fought at Jennings
last Friday night, was captured by
the Spokane police Wednesday and
was brought to Kalispell last night.
He confessed the shooting when
sweated by Chief of Police Wither-
spoon of Spokane, and claimed that
it was done in self defense.
Sheriff Hand was notified of the
capture and notified Deputy Book
man of Jennings to go after the
prisoner. The latter made no trouble
and was willing to come to Kalispell
without requisition papers.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

The big drive Of logs on the Still
water river has commenced and for
several days past the stream at Le-
bert & Burns mill has been full of
logs destined for O'Brien's mill at
Somers, as well as Lebert & Burns
1t is estimated that there are fully
100000 feet of logs on the Still
water river alone to be brought to
these two mills. The Flathead drive
has not yet commenced.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
Woodmen Attention,

To all members of the Modern
Woodmen: Neighbor T. w. BARLEY,
deputy head consul of the M w. A.,
will lecture both afternoon and even,
ing of May 81, opera house. Subject,
proposed new plan of rate readjust-
ment. 1t will be of interest to every
member of the order to attend and
study this question. Don't forget
Saturday, May 81.
F. w. MERIGOLD, Clerk.
F. H. NASH, V. G.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
He Rests With the Brave.

Mrs Elizabeth L. Kiley of Sedan,
this county, has written song and
had it set to music, inscribed to
William Mckinley. Following are the
words:
A joyous scene of flower and song,
And music's temple is crowded DER
Thousands are gayly swept along,
There greeting the nations chief
once more.
He stands among them noble, grand,
With the gracious smile they know
so well,
Clasping each kindly offered hand,
While many true hearts then
proudly swell.
Ah what is that, the honored guest
Reaches out his hand once more
and falls;
The heart grows cold in every breast
AS a shot resounds within those
walls.
Goodbye, goodbye, Gods will be
DONE"
The last brave words of his dying
heart,
For well he knew the morrow's sun
Would find them weeping alone
apart.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Call at Bolts & Hand to get prices
on the new hats just received from
Chicago.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

For Rent-Two furnished front
rooms in Adams block. Inquire at
Jones photo gollery.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17
Refrain.

An, muffie the bells DER the country
wide;
All, lower the flag on each lofty
tower,
The nations loved chief and his
country's pride
Has answered the call of deaths
mighty power.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Ira A. Trump, Tuesday. The parents
reside near Lebert & Burns mill.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. S. Cairncross of Graf
ton, N. D., are in the city on visit
to their sons Charles and Grafton.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

1t is not generally known that in
state lands it is necessary first to Sc
cure the consent of the state board
of land commissioners. The board
of commissioners of F1athead county,
however, know the proper mode of
procedure, as they filed with the state
land board a petition for a right of
way over lands in Pleasant Valley.
This was granted by the board at its
session in Helena this week
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

James Harrigan left Wednesday
night for Everett, Wash, where he
expects to remain for some time
and perhaps permanently.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

The condition of j. G. Edwards re-
mains unchanged, and he is in a seri-
Gus condition at present.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Bishop Brewer spent Thursday at
Columbia Falls, and held service in
the evening, at which three young
ladies were confirmed.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Mrs. Charles Wyman of Butte is
visiting with Mrs. G. M. Morrill, OF
Holt
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Columbia Falls were in the city weu-
nesday.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

DR.. H. E. Houston left last night on
a two weeks visit to st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Lee Curran, a mining man of the
st. Mary's country, was in Tie city
from Allyn, Thursday
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

C. R. Downing of Libby was in the
city on a business trip this week.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Lewis of Col
umbia Falls were in Kalispell Thurs
day They expect to move to this
city in about two weeks and make
their home here. Mr.. Lewis will as
sumo his duties as receiver of the
time.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

Henry Hilton, of Somers, was
granted permission by Judge Smith
to adopt Geneva May Hilton, his step
daughter this week. The girl is IA
years of age and was the daughter
OF Mrs. Hilton by former marriage.
Her former name was Hall, but by an
act of the Minnesota legislature she
was allowed to change it to Hilton.
Mrs. Hilton died last month.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-17

DR.. Macdonald was in Spokane sew.
eral days this week.