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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Hiding behind Big Words.

A mining expert recently described
lode as traversing "a metamorphic
matrix of a somewhat argilfoarenace-
GUS composition" This means literally
"a changed mass of a somewhat clayey-
sandy composition" This in it's turn
may be translated into plain English
as mud.
Why choke a puny fact with MUIR
derous polysyllables? Huxley and OAR
win, Lyell and Faraday could so write
as to be 'understanded of the people"
and there is a suspicion abroad in these
times that the big words so freely used
by small men are a device to conceal
ignorance and inexact thought rather
than a proof of superior knowledge
Youths Companion.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
WHAT is TEMPERAMENT9
NO Wonder This ChiId's Brain Is All
In a Middle.


The half dozen blocks about Dupont
circle include the homes of as many
scientists of national reputation. These
gentlemen of course know each other
and meet frequently. Not long ago one
of their neighbors began to wonder
whether such intimate intercourse
among scientists was a good thing,
his cogitation having had its rise in the
following incident:
His little daughter has just reached
the age when she asks 200 questions a
day. About a month ago her father
spoke of some author as lacking the
proper Temperament" for writing on
history. That word Temperament"
apparently took root in the youngsters
mind. What was temperament? She
| asked that question twice an hour for
an entire week.
Finally her father gave her note to
| Professor - and sent her off to find
| out. That scientist answered the que
| ry as follows: Temperament is an in
dividual tendency to the rise of q GER
| tain mental state" Father and daugh-
| ter wrestled with that little while and
then applied to a second member of
the scientific group for help. No. 2
called temperament IAN ensemble of
| physical and mental traits arising from
fundamental constitutional differences
in individuals" This put the little
girls father completely at sea. So No
3 was tried. His judgment was that
Temperament is the psychic resultant
of the whole organic life of the indi.
vidual." By this time hope was aban.
doned. But when No. 4 volunteered to
make it clear the family spirits re-
vived. Temperament is general dis.
position of the mind" he wrote, 1.-THE
distinctions of which depend on the
dominance of one or the other of the
physiological systems"
And now the family dictionary is
worn out.-Washington Star.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
THE SOUND OF A PIANO.
Seeming Defects That May BE often
Due to Exterior Causes.

Seeming Defects That May BE often
Due to Exterior Causes.
"a piano." said dealer, twill some
times develop or seem to develop a
flaw IN some one note, which comes to
have a rattle or Jingle or unpleasant
burr TO it, but this Earring sound which
seems to come from the piano may in
reality come from some source quite
outside of it
ANY given note when struck pro-
duces certain number of vibrations to
the second. There may be in the room
some object that is in tone sympathy
with some particular note, and that
will be set in motion by it when that
note is sounded
1.-The owner of fine piano sent to us
one day to say that there was some
thing wrong about a certain note of
| the instrument, so that that note had
an unpleasant sound when struck.
| When heard the note sounded, knew
| at once that the disagreeable rough
ness or buzz about it was due not to
| bny defect in the piano, but to some
| thing somewhere about in the room,
and. asking the lady to strike that note
occasionally, walked around the room
to see if could locate it.
| Passing across the middle of the
room as that note was struck, the
cause of the Earring accompaniment of
it was discovered to come from the vi.
bration of one of the glass globes on
the chandelier overhead.
'The owner of the piano was almost
incredulous as to this. the sound had
seemed so plainly to come from the
piano itself. But when at my request
she stood under the chandelier and
struck the note she was readily con-
WINGED.
81 made that globe immovable and
then struck the note on the piano. The
answer was clear and sweet and true.
$50. you see, the sound of the piano
may for one thing depend much upon
its surroundings, and what may seem
to be defect in piano may be in re-
atty attributable to something quite
apart from the piano itself.
And thus it might easily be that
some noble instrument that had SEEM
ed to be declining or to be developing
faults owed it's apparent change to a
change of environment or to some spe-
cific outside cause and was in reality
as good as ever. as would happily be
discovered whenever the instrument
was again brought under favorable
conditions. "-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
PET DOG WASHERS.
ehe Queer Trade That Flourishes In
the French Capital.

the French Sup1tal.
AS you walk along certain parts of
Paris your attention is sometimes at
tracted by the barking of a dog, and
on such an occasion one Of the queer
est of the outdoor trades of Paris Is
seen. Near the waters edge, his black
coat f1ecked thickly with soapsuds,
stands the dog, and over him, en-
ergetically shampooing the soap into
the long, hairy coat, stands one of the
professional dog washers who haunt
the banks of the Seine at stated spots
from the Pont d'Iena to the POnt Neuf.
These men lather and wash pet dogs
while their owners look on from con-
veniently placed chairs. The fees range
from 5 sous to franc. When the soap
ing operation is completed, the dog is
dropped into the river and encouraged
to get rid of the dirt and soap by a
swim.
Sometimes the pet will swim straight
out, while the fair owner is in agonies
of fear lest some swiftly passing
steamer should strike it and end its
bathing and swimming days forever.
On more than one occasion the dog
washer has been driven to plunge in
and rescue the bewildered animal lest
the Infatuated owner should claim COM
pensation for his carelessness. With
some Parisiennes this weekly pei
washing is a ceremony of Importance
The dainty lady, alighting from her
smart victoria, goes down the steps to
the washing place chosen, preceded by
her footman carrying or leading the
dog, as the case may be, and then
seated under a sunshade, she directs
the toilet of Fiji or Nero with tender
solicitude. The toilet DIES chiens at the
fashionable spots includes warm, fieecy
towels, a peignoir de balm while the
dogs hair is being curled, combed
singed or cut, and length Of ribbon OF
a selected color to tie round its neck al
the finish.
A fee of 5 francs cannot be con
sidered excessive for toilet includ
ing a clipping during which Fiji or Ne
TO is held firmly by the lady proprie
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Test of the Age of EGGS,

There is sure and simple test Of age
in an egg. Dissolve six ounces of COM
mon kitchen salt in a large glassful Of
water and drop in your eggs, one at a
time. An egg one day old will sink to
the bottom, but If older it does not
reach the bottom. If three days old, it
sinks only just below the surface. If
five days and over. it floats; and the
older it is the more it protrudes from
the Water.-New York Press.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
WILL BEGIN
AN ACTION
unless Chicago Text Book Company
Offers Satisfactory Settlement.
THE POSITION OF THE STATE
Company Has Violated Every Pro-
vision of Its Contract, Says the
State Superintendent, and They
Will Be Given But One Chance to
Settle Before Suit Is Brought

w. W. Welch, state superintendent
of public instruction, has served no.
tice upon Mayard Merrill & Co., of
Chicago, that the state would prose
cute it for violations of it's contract
for text books unless it made settle
ment. The superintendent addressed
the following letter to the Chicago
publishing house:
"Gentlemen-On the 21st of June,
A. D., 1897, you entered into a con-
tract with the board of text book
commissioners, of the state of Mon
tana, composed of E. A. Carleton, E.
o. Busenberg, Oscar J. Craig, ]. G..
Mckay, James Reid, M. A. Stapleton
and G. B. Nolan, to furnish the fol
lowing text books at the prices given
opposite the books:
Reeds Introductory Language Work
Wholesale 32c; Elk. 25c; retail 40c.
Reed & Kellogg's One Book Course
in English-Wholesale SOC; Elk. 3Sc;
retail CSC.
Reed & Kellogg's Graded Lessons
in English-Wholesale 3Oc; Elk. 22c;
retail 3Sc.
Reed e. Kellogg's Higher Lessons
in English-Wholesale E0c' Elk. 3Sc;
retail CSC.
You further agreed to furnish sup
elementary reading matter specific
ally set forth in list now on file il
the Office of the superintendent OF
public instruction at the prices there
in specified, which list was by refer
ence made a part of your contract
and you further agreed to furnisl4 the
said books above specified for the
public schools of the state of Mon
tana and to all those who may pur
chase the same, residing in the state
of Montana, for period of six years
from the first day of September, 1897
at the prices heretofore specified.
You further agreed to keep a sup
ply of said books at at least one place
in each county in the state of Mon
tana, to be sold at retail prices above
specified during the term of this con
tract.
You further agreed that the prices
given, and for which the books were
to be sold, were as low as had beer
given to any state or territory in thu
United States, and that if, during the
life of this contract any reduction
should be made in the prices of sail
books so agreed to be furnished, tn,
benefit of such reduction should &C
crue to the state of Montana on thu
books so furnished and that sait
books should be furnished at the re
duced prices when said reduction
took place.
After a thorough investigation w
find that you have violated ever.
agreement contained in your contrac
and as matter of business courtes.
we would like to know if you hav
any settlement to offer, if not, after
reasonable length of time, we vii
proceed as the law directs agains
your company and bondsmen.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Fishing Through Street Gratings

In Winchester, England, it is quite
common thing to see men fishing
through the street gratings. Under the
High street there flow several streams
which ultimately discharge into the
river Itchen, noted trout stream.
These streams receive the storm and
surface water from the street by means
Of the ordinary street grating. The line
is dropped through and fastened to the
end of stick small enough to go
through the crate. When the fish is
hooked, the line and stick are dropped
through the grating, and the fisherman
rushes to the point where the stream
energies from under the street and is
there able to recover his line and land
his fish.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Cause For Separation.

Her Pastor-Do you not know that
what God has Joined together man
should not put asunder?
The Divorcee-It was not a man in
our case. 1t was a milliner.
"a what?"
"a milliner. You see. my husband
said he'd rather pay alimony than buy
hats, as it would be cheaper in the
long run."-New York Times.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Easy Choice.

(which do you prefer" asked the
friend, classical music or classical
playsT
Classical music. every time," an
swered Mr.. Cumrox. There's always
noise enough in that to keep you
awake" Washington Star.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Satiafa0tion In IL.

''You know, my dear" said her
friend, wealth does not mean happi-
ness"
"Well," said the young lady who was
considering a possible proposal, lit
means carte blanche with ones MILL
ner and ones dressmakerw-Brook
Life
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Education.

What sculpture is to a block of mar
BILE education is to a human soul. The
philosopher, the saint and the hero, the
wise, the good and the great man very
often lie hid and concealed in plebe-
ian, which a proper education might
have disinterred and brought to light
Addison
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26

tress of the Establishment DIES bains,
while her assistant uses the patent
shears. When all has been completed,
the victim, wagging his tail with con-
scious pride, proceeds to the carriage
with his proud and happy mistress and
drives away in state, yelping at dogs
less aristocratic than he.-Wide World
MAGAZINE.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
A Thorough Pessfmist.

ale never looks on the sunny side of
life"
"Or if he does he complains of the
detroit Free Press.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Ancestry.

Miss Upperten (haughtily)-My great
grandfather was Virginia Taylor.
Miss Newrich lunaffected)-fndeed!
And my grandfather was a Chicago
butcher.-Chicago News.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26

The greatest bay in the world is that
of Bengal. Measured in a straight line
from the two inclosing peninsulas its
extent is about 100000 square miles.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26

DR.. J. B. McCollum, expert optician
and eye specialist of Great Falls, will
be at the Hotel National April 2S, for
one week. Examination and consulta-
ton free. Twenty-four years expert
ence in refraction and np-to-date
methods.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26
Not Used to Them.

Carrye-Cholly never eats brains.
Maye-And why not?
Carrye-Why, be is afraid they will
go to his head.-Judge.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26

think you will find that people who
honestly mean to be true really con-
tradict themselves much more rarely
than those who try to be consistent
Holmes.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-26

For Sale-Forty acres fruit land,
one and one half miles from city. In
quire Of e. E. Kelly, Kalispell.
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Citrus Fruits in the East

While auction sales in New York were equal in size to the breeding week, 121 cars of oranges being dis posed of, results were uniformly bet ter on all varieties of navels, and St.. Michaels especially, showing advant- ages at nearly every sale, the former closing at $4 to $4.20 for strictly fancy l76s and 200s. St. Michaels brought $3.50 to $3.70. for the same grade of 176s to 200s. Seedlings and sweets have also done well in the medium sizes, but anything smaller than 2SSs was neglected.
 There is good demand in Chiago for California oranges of good sizes, namely 176s and 216s. Navels are bringing high prices on account of the growing scarcity. The market is overstocked, however with small-sized seedlings.
 The past week has been another eA- ceptionally dull one in the orange and lemon trade in the Buffalo market. The trade has been overloaded with large-sized navels and small sizes in seedlings and sweets.
 More than half the California oranges offered in in the Baltimore market last week ran to undesirable sizes, and when the condition and quality were poor, prices relized were below freight charges.
 Thirty-eight cars of California oranges were sold in Philadelphia last week, as compared with a total of forty-six the proceeding week and the market has been in very good shape.
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Lands for Mission Indians

The Indian appropriation bill has finally came from conference contain ing still the provision for the commits sion to purchase new home lands for the Mission Indians. It was finally decided to leave the item of 5000 for expenses. Upon the recommendation of Senator Bard the president will soon appoint, as commissioners, Charles F. Lummis, of Los Angeles Rev. II. B. Restarik and Russell c. Allen, of San Diego.
 The appropriation for clerk for the Mission Tule ageny was stricken out.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10
FIGHTING ON MOUNTAIN TOP
Insurgent Troops Driven From Their
 Entertainments

The government gunboat General Pinzon returned to Colon, Colombia Wednesday from Bocas del Toro.
 Fighting occurred Sunday, April 27, at Las Penas, seven miles from Chiri- qui Grande, where Colonel Buenida, with 800 insurgents, occupied strongly entrenched positions on the summit of a mountain. The government troops advanced and the soldiers from the department of Santander captured the rebel trenches.
 The government lost sixty men killed or wounded in this engagement. The losses of the insurgents are not known, but they are reported to have been considerable. When the insur- gents were driven from their positions they tell back and swan the river Guaramo.
 On the other side of the river they were reinforced by 800 more troops under the command of Victorano Lor- enzo. General Ferrera was wounded in the attack on the intrenchments.
 A launch belonging to the canal company has just arrived from Bocas. She brings wounded government soldiers. General Gomez is now at Bocas with large force. Reienfoce- ments will be sent to him at once.
 The report that the insurgents have captured Rio Hacha is confirmed. General Follaco, who was in command of the garrison, made an erroneous move, in order to attack the revolution ary forces, leaving the town unprotect- ed. Meantime the insurgents entered Rio Hacha.
 General Salazar, the governor of Panama, says Rio Hacha had been practically evacuated by the govern ment forces because of its unhealthy condition. Yellow fever and smallpox this year resulted in the death there of over three thousand soldiers. He attaches no importance to the capture of Rio Hacha.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10
Jaw of a Whale

Vance c. Osmond, graduate student of the University of California, has returned from Stockton where he was sent by the University authorities to inspect a so-called mastodon found on Union island. Osmond reports the bones as those of whale, and what was supposed to be tusk of masto- don is the rib or lower portion of the jaw of a whale. A remarkable feature of the discovery was the fact that the bones were buried under four feet of peat fifteen miles from the bay, show ing that Union island was inundated at one time.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10
LOS ANGELES NEWS NOTES

April, 1902, las smashed the build ing record in the history of Los An geles with the exception of one month in 1885, that remains the leader.
 Rounding the sharp reverse curve and rushing down the steep grade lead ing in from Pasadena, car SS of the Pasadena and Los Angeles electric railway jammed into car go, which was standing in front of the South Pasadena ostrich farm at about 7:30 o'clock Saturday night. At least dozen persons were injured, half of that number severely. Both cars were damaged and all of the passengers were severely shaken up.
 Rendered desperate by the thought that Joliet state prison was to be the windup of his career, Dr. Ellerton w. Aldrich Sunday afternoon at the Hotel Savoy, corner of Broadway and Fourth streets, deliberately shot and wounded City Detective J. J. Hawley. Retiring into an inner room of his office he picked up rifle from which he fired of bullets at all those who came within his range. About this time chance shot from the revolver
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10
Fences Must Go Down

President Roosevelt has had long conference with Secretary Hitchcock, with regard to preventing the use of public lands for grazing and fencing the same without permission or com pensation. The president has announce ed that the fences must come down, and has ordered Hitchcock to enforce the laws and eject tresspassers. The lands under consideration are in Chaves, Eddy and Guadaloupe counties in the southeast part of New Mexico, some in Arizona and in Colorado, Kan sas, Nebraska, Wyoming and Oregon. Senators and representative from these states have been to the White House to urge that no nasty action be taken, as it might bring ruin to the cattle raisers.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10
RICH GOLD STRIKE
Fabulously Rich Ore Found at Silver
 Peak, Nevada

Word was brought to Carson City Friday announcing fabulous gold strike at Silver Peak, Nev. The property is owned by the Blairs of New Jersey, who have spent a generous fortune in litigation. The strike was made in old workings. A force of men followed in small gold seam which developed into q wonderful store of treasure. One hundred thousand dol lars worth of gold in nuggets was taken out in one days work.
 It is stated that Charles Lane and J. W. Mackay have endeavored to secure the property, but the Blairs demanded close to million for it. The mines are situated about sixty miles from Tonopah and within forty fmiles of the railroad. The find is conceded to be the greatest made in years in Nevada. and in richness ex- ceeds even the Comstock.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10
Beet Sugar Industry

A report of the beet sugar industry and its progress during the past year has been made public in document sent to congress through the president by Secretary Wilson of the agricultural department. Speaking of California's s part in the progress it says:
 "The results in California during the year 1901 were good. Most of the factories report favorably in regard to the beet sugar crop. The sugar beets grown in California are always so high in quality and purity that their yield of sugar goes long way toward making up for low tonnage of beets in an un- favorable year. But the past year the tonnage has also been good. "An idea can be formed of California's impor- tance in the sugar industry by noting the fact that she is able to provide sugar enough to supply about seven- eights of the consumption of all the Pacific coast states, which is about 165, ,000, ,000 pounds. In this state there are many projects under consideration for extending this important industry
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10

within its borders and it is quite prob- able that in the near future she will be doubling her present output. "
 The report then takes up different factories and gives an account of their capacities and the work done by them during the year. The report comments on success of the factories about Los Angeles in combating drought by irri- gation, and particularly by the sinking of artesian wells. Following the eX- ample of the Los Alamitos and Chino factories, many new irrigation projects are predicted.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10
SHORT RATIONS AT RAMPART
Provisions Hardly Sufficient to Last
 Until the Yukon Opens

A Dawson special to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says provisions at Rampant will scarcely be sufficient to supply everyone there until the river opens. A scramble is on for oil and general food stuffs at the present time. No danger of starvation is anticipated, though rations have been reduced to a small portion to each person.
 The last mail from Nome by river arrived Saturday night en route to Seattle.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10
Pacific Cable

S. s. Dickenson of New York, super intendent of the Mackay Cable System, is in San Francisco en route to Hon. olulu, where he will select a landing place for the cable which will connect the Hawaiian Islands with San Fran cisco. He predicts that the line will be in operation before the lst of De- cember. It. may be extendeed from Honolulu via Midway Island and Guam to Manila and thence to Japan.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-10

of Captain of Detectives Brandish pierced the woodwork of glass door behind which Aldrich was posted. The bullet entered the doctor's abdomen.
 Realizing that escape was now an utter impossibiity, Aldrich placed the muzzle of the rifle to his face, pulled the trigger with his naked foot and fell dying upon the floor. The bullet entered Aldrich's left nostril without disfiguring his nose and embedded itself in his brain. Lying on his right elbow, still full of fight, but incapable of action, the expiring man struggled to get at his weapons which lay almost within his grasp. He was dying fast. Placed immediately upon a stretcher he was carried down the stairs to the sidewalk, but before the officers could putshim in the patrol wagon he died, evading the justice of the states of Illinois and California.-Herald.