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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
COMMERCIAL AFRICA.
Showing Railways, amshp

road and joining with the lines from
Portuguese East Africa, which also
touch that road, thus making trans
continental line from east to west,
with Portuguese territory at either ter
minus. Farther south on the western
coast the Germans have projected a
road from Walfsch Bay to Windhoek.
the capital of German southwest At
RIGA, and this will probably be extend
ed eastwardly until it connects with
the great transcontinental line from
"Cape to Cairo" which is to form the
great nerve center of the system, to
be contributed to and supported by
these branches connecting it with
either coast. Another ma gnificent rail-
way project, which was some years ago
suggested by M. Leroy Beaulieu, has
been recently revived, being no less
than an east and west transcontinen emf al
! line through the Soudan region, con-
Meeting the Senegal and Niger coun-
tries on the west with the Nile valley
and Red sea on the east and penetrat-
ing a densely popula ted and extremely
productive region of which less is now
known. perhaps, than of any other part
of Africa.
At the north numerous lines skirt the
Mediterranean coast, especially in the
French territory of Algeria and in
Tunis, where the length of railway is.
in round numbers, 1850 miles, while
the Egyptian railroads are, including
, those now under construction, about
1.500 miles in length. Those of Cape
| Colony and Natal are over 5000 miles,
and those of Portuguese East Africa
and the South African Republic an
| other thousand. Taking into consid-
Grafton all of the roads now construct
| ed or under actual construction. their
| total length reaches nearly 1880
miles, or half the distance round the
earth at the equator, while there seems
| every reason to believe that the great
| through system connecting the IA pidly
developing mining regions of South At
RIGA with the north of the continent
and with Europe viii be pushed to
completion. A large proportion of the
| railways thus far constructed are
owned by the several colonies or states
which they traverse. about 1000 miles
of the Cape Colony system belonging
to the government, while nearly al
that of Egypt is owned and operate<
by the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18

that makes tFOu
bic is pure ignor-
ance. The schools
are curing that
Almost all the vio-
] e n t anarchists
are Poles or Ital-
ians-f in e races
both, but races
that have come
t h T o u G h fever
heats of tyranny
and resentment of
tyrants, w b i C h
leave them little
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18

the place that
knew him is I'M
filled. For he was
a good man as well
as rich, and used
his wealth wisely.
The Very Rev.
Eugene Augustus
Hoffman, dean of
the General Theo-
logical seminary,
was reputed worth
$4,000, 900. H e
had never been in
trade-nOF anV of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18

tests energetical-
ly. Yet I'm not so
sure that they are
not needed Pat
erson fills the de-
scription of the
hymn:
Where every pros
pect pieaseS
And only man is
vile.
It was founded
Y e a T a G o b Y
thrifty, God-fear-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
American Progress
PARIS.
OF PARIS.

America, during the last SO years, seems
to have been n1etamorphosed as by the
touch Of magician's wand. Fifty years
ago, Europe fattered herself that she had
discovered America. To-day she may con-
tinue to fatter herself, but her se1f-satisfac-
ton is not unmixed with alarm. She is
proud of her discovery of America, BUT
SHE IS ALARMED AT AMERICAN
DISCOVERIES. Fifty years ago, you were
her customers; to-day you have become her
competitors. You have increased your pro-
duction, both industrial and agricultural, in
a few years, to such point that Our Euro
pean markets are crowded with your
merchandise, harvests, fruits, buffers, tools,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18

navigation right IN
New York harbor
just off the Bat
terry, the most nav
igated point. in the
New World.
Yet that is the
fact; and there is
a hurry call for
money to blast
away the obstruc-
ton. In sounding
and charting a
harbor the men
cannot well 90
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Things of Which New Workers and
Their Neighbors Are Talking ~ ~

painted when she was but IL, shows
the loveEest creature one viii often
see. Highly educated, imperious, am
bitious, she dreamed of the stage.
She had brief preliminary period of
newspaper work; more than one New
York printer remembers the tall,
beautiful girl who, in gown of ex-
treme fashion, and with her hands in
spotless gloves, descended upon the
composing room to make up" the
''Woman's page"
She went to London with a letter
from a newspaper editor to pat"
Collins, then consul general in London,
and now mayor of Boston; and soon
she was studying with Bernhard;
then at work in George Alexander's
company: then -oking Miss Nelson's
parts as an understudy; then a star;
then unfortunately married to a Lon
don actor who proved tickle; then
well, then Mccarthy.
The Death of Dean Hoffman.
The richest c1erpvTnaUi in the yyOriQ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
His Excuse.

Mrs. Handout-Wil you saw some
wood?
Prayed Fagin-Sorry, mum, but I've
got the ping-pong wrist, and me
physicians say I need absolute rest!
Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18

Vigilantes in the east! No wonder
that the mayor of Paterson, n. j., pro-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
A Rock in New York Harbor.

It's surprising to hear of the discov-
cry of a ledge of rock dangerous to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
The Descent of the Hordes.

Anyhow, that's not the right way to
90 to work. The kind of anarchism
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18

The Death of Dean Hoffman.
The richest clergyman in the world
has died and is laid away to rest, and
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
Washington's birthday.

Washington's birthday was made a
legal holiday by vote of the Massachu.
sets Legislature April 10. 1856; there
fore Feb. %, 1857, was first a legal
holiday. For many years previous
Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis held recep.
ton at her home on Feb. %, to which
all the people of the city of Boston
were invited. Her house was open to
the public on that day, and before and
after the day became legal holiday
all the military companies of Boston
would parade past her house on the
22d. Probably the first occasion OF
Washingtons birthday being recog
nized was Feb. IL, 1871. That was by
the French troops at Newport, r. l. AS
the 18th fell on Sunday, the celebra.
ton was held on the 18th. This was
according to the old style of reckoning
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
THE DOUKHOBORS.

Akin to the witch burning craze of
the early colonial period is the reli-
gious hysteria exhibited by the Doux-
hobors, or Russian peasants of Cana
da Hundreds of them left their
homes and farms to wander over the
frozen prairies of the north in vain
effort to find Jesus. After first turn.
ing their cattle and horses out upon
the prairie they abjured ne use of al
leather and wooden goods, and whole
villages of men, women and children
without shoes and wearing only cot
ton garments, faced the biting winds
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02

OF the early winter to follow their
leader, called John the Baptist, in his
wanderings to find Jesus.
From sheer exhaustion and expos
ure scores were left dead by the way
side and the Canadian government
took the survivors loaded them into
cars and shipped them back to their
villages. Most of them had to be
captured by force and while they
struggled for freedom they refused to
strike their captors.
The conduct of the Doukhobors
seems strange to rational people, but
history furnishes many parallels to
the strange spectacle The pilgrim
age of the middle ages, when whole
nations voluntarily started for the
Holy land, was upon the same order,
and when it is remembered that the
Doukhobors are no more enlightened
than were the people of those days
their conduct seems not so strange
after all
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
He Outlived His Fame.

There was buried in Philadelphia
this week a man who a generation
ago was famous. In the Cos the name
OF Sep Winner was household word.
He was a song writer, and his songs
were sung the world over. One of
them, Listen to the Mocking Bird"
is still sung. The Philadelphia In
ouirer pronounces it the most popular
air composed in the nineteenth cen
fury. Certainly when it was first pub
lished it was sung by every diva and
played on every instrument, with
countless variations, and it is still
deserved favOrite. Another song
written by Winner in war times asked
for the reinstatement of General Nc
Clellan in the army of the Potomac.
Winner was arrested on a charge of
treason, but the case was never
pressed. The song acquired a popu-
larity which distressed the govern
ment and increased the writer's cele-
brity.
There was a long period when Win
ner was not only the most popular
song writer, but seemed to be almost
the fountain of musical education all
over the country. 1t was almost i'm
possible to go into house anywhere
and not find a collection of his sheet
universally would be found one of
those test books for instruments,
which were suppose to instruct with
out the aid Of a teacher, and which
did fill this function to an extent that
was really remarkable. AS the coun-
try grew in wealth and population
there was a desire for a more thor
cugh instruction by masters, but the
service done by Winner in teaching
people on the farm or in distant ham.
lets how to get some music out of the
VIOLIN the organ, the flute or other
instrument was a real one. 1t was q
necessary sort of pioneer work which
} paved the way for better things.
, AS we'll as fame. Winners songs
: brought him a moderate amount o.
, riches, and while he couldn't keep tn,
one he was wise enough to hang OF
to the other. AS for fame, it is /;
doubtful value at best. AS Byron uset
to say:
f What is the end of fame? IT'S blu
: to fill
: A certain portion of uncerta
: paper.
r Some liken it to climbing up a hill,
e Whose summit, like all hills. /
4 lost in vapor.
l. For this men write, speak, preach
n and heroes kill,
Il And bards burn what they call thei
e midnight taper,
/, To have, when the original is dus
T. A name, a wretched picture an
S worse bust.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02

LIZ
In the burial register of Whitechapel
under the year 1919 is the following
entry:
June 21st. Richard Brandon. man
out of Rosemary lane. This Brandon
is held to be the man who beheaded
Charles the First"
less distinguished candidate for
the infamy was one William Hewlett,
actually condemned TO death after the
restoration for a part he never played
and only saved from the gallows by
the urgent efforts of a few citizens
who swore that Brandon did the deed.
Brandon was not available for retribu-
ton. He had died in his bed six
months after Charles was beheaded
and had been hurried ANONYMOUSLY
into his grave in Whitechapel church
yard. As public eXecutioner of London
he could hardly escape his destiny. but
it is said that remorse and horror
shortened his days. In his supposed
confession" tract widely circulated
at the time. he claims that he was
fetched ont of bed by a troop of
horse" and carried against his will to
the scaffold; also that he was paid ESQ,
all in half crowns. for the work and
had IAN. orange stuck full of cloves
and a handkerchief out of the kings
pocket" The orange he sold for 10
shillings in Rosemary lane.-Harper' s
Magazine.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02

The contamination of planning in
the business Office of newspaper is
to secure results from advertising.
Sometimes the returns are alarming
ly slow, but the Bee has not this to
complain of. During the past month
two advertisers who would have
been steady dropped their notices OF
town lots for sale because the ad in
the Bee had cleaned up the PROPOSE
ton 80 days anead of time. Botf
these customers had advertised with
out result in the other local papers
hut they found business when the.
tried the columns of the Bee. 1t ma!
and does cost more by half to ge
into these columns, but the adver
tiser reaps an early harvest.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02

Even a very slight hemorrhage is al.
ways startling, but it does not neces-
sarily mean anything dangerous. 1t
may be caused by slight disarrange-
ment of the stomach as well as by a
disease of the lungs or heart. No one
but an experienced physician should
decide this question, however. Let the
patient lie quietly and give him cold
drinks until physician comes. A lit
tie sailed water is a simple, familiar
household remedy for. such cases
Quiet and rest are positively essential
if the cause Is a serious one.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
Ping Pong sets at Noah's Ark.
A Quick Settlement.
Kalispell, Nov. %, 1902.
To My Friends and the General Pub


To My Friends and the General Pub
lie:
l wish to announce publicly that
have received today draft for $4,000
through Mr.. jeremiah Miller, special
agent of the Aetna Life Insurance
company of Hartford Connecticut, in
payment of policy held by my late
husband in that company.
Mr." White carried several policies
in different companies, and the old
Aetna was the first one to pay me in
full and without any red tape.
Any one thinking of taking out life
insurance should give the Aetna the
preference, because of the prompt
dealing the widows receive at the
hands of this FAMOUS old company.
Very respectfully,
MRS. ANNA M. WHITE.
Mr.. White died November 6, 1902
Our policies are plain. The above
is an example of how we do business
and shows the advantage of dealing
with your home agent. For sample
policies and other information, see
JEREMIAH MILLER,
Resident Agent
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
GAMBLING.

With the advent of the new city
administration last spring the people
were led to believe that gambling and
the kindred vices would be perma-
nently wiped out in Kalispell but it
seems they were mistaken. While
various proclamations have been Is
sued by the mayor calling for the en-
forcement of the ordinances against
gambling, they seem merely to have
been issued for the purpose of quiet
ing those who are opposed to a wide
open policy and not for the purpose of
stamping out tle evil. Mr.. Logan was
elected upon the gambling issue and
upon his solemn promise to stamp it
out, but his promises seem to have
been made merely for the purpose of
securing votes and for no other rea-
son. The Bee was opposed to gam
Fling before Mr.. Logan's election, as
its files VIII show, but it did not sup
pert Mr.. Logans candidacy because
il did not believe that he had the
moral backbone to carry out the
pledges of the platform upon which
he was running, and the results seem
to justify the Bees position. Gam
bling is carried on openly in Kalispell
at the present time, and not even a
pretense of secluslon is made The
green door swings invitinsly for the
young man at half a dozen resorts,
and the rattle of the chips falls upon
the ears of the school children as
they pass upon the street.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
Turkish Cemeteries.

Upon the graves of the dead in the
Turkish cemeteries little vessels OF
water are placed for the benefit of the
birds, and some of the marble tombs
have basins chiseled out for the same
purpose, the superstition being that
birds carry messages about the living
to the dead and, like everybody else
in Turkey, are suspected of being
spiteful unless something is done to
curry their favor.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02

White school building, after benz
closed for three weeks. Miss kenne-
dy has resigned and a gentleman
teacher has been secured in her
place.
There is a movement on foot to
have a Christmas tree and entertain
ment at the hall Christmas eve, for
the benefit of the children as well as
others. Everyone is invited to assist
in the good work regardless of reli-
gion and denomination and make it
a success.
Mrs. Gus Roster and little daughter
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02

Marie left Monday for an extended
visit with relatives and friends in
Ohio.
The picking plant has closed down
for the winter, and will not resume
work until the mill starts again after
their shut down, which no doubt will
not be until the weather prevents the
handling of logs.
Mr.. O'Brien gave the boys a half
day of Thanksgiving afternoon and
all were very glad of his kindness
and they appreciated it very much.
Somers, December 2.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
Period of Deepest sleen.

The period Of deepest sleep varies
from o'clock to 5. An hour or two
after going to bed you sleep very
soundly; then your slumber grows
gradually lighter, and it is easy enough
to waken you at l or 2 o'clock, but
when o'clock comes you are in such a
state of somnolence that it would take
a great deal to waken you.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
Who viii Win the Prlzey

A prize will be awarded to the best
looking and most popular young lady
in Kalispell, and also to the homeliest
man, by Sherman's music store. This
to be decided by purchasers of sheet
music, three votes being given with
each sheet of music purchased.
Now, who is the best looking girl
in Kalispell?
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
ing in the mountains the last of the
NO. Is SECOND ST. E.

ing in the mountains the last of the
week.
Mr.. Whitney of Saltwater, Mimi,
has arrived and accepted position
with the lumber company, as one OF
their Office force.
An informal dancing party was
given at the stone residence around
the lake the last of the week. A
great many attended from here, and
all report a good time.
C. w. Bowker returned Sunday
from a few days visit in Spokane.
School has begun again in the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
Truth.

Truth is always consistent with it.
self and needs nothing to help it out.
1t is always near at hand, sits upon
our lips and is ready to drop out be-
fore we are aware. A lie is trouble
some and sets mans invention upon
the rack, and one trick needs great
many more to make it good.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
Somers News.
Correspondence

Superintendent Perry Spent a few
DAYS with friends in Kalispell, hunt
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-02
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1902.

Notice.
In Order to assure appearance OF
their Announcements the following
day, advertisers must hand In their
copy in this office not later than Mon
day noon or Thursday noon, as the
case may be.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-22

VIM. w. Goodwin, . travelling sales
man. committed suicide by shooting
himself at Moberly, Mo-, on the i4th.
Louisville. Ky, had a severe storm
on the 18th. The wind blew at the
rate CT s. miles nm hour. nearly an
inch Of ram fell in Is minutes. whine
the temperature dropped 20 degrees
in as many MINUTES.
Andrew Carnegie has offered 10 do
nate SiO0,O00 for the establishment Of
free libraries in the borough OF
Marylebone, London. on condition
that their maintenance be provided
for.
The Colombian revolutionists have
captured the government gunboat
Boyaca, and with il two generals, 300
soldiers and munitions of IA and
provisions.
President Roosevelt has promised
Gov. Francis that. If possible. he will
attend the dedicatory ceremonies OF
the Worlds fair. at 81. Louis, which
will take place in April. 1908.
The democratic convention OF the
| Eighteenth Illinois congressional dis
trict will be held at Paris. August 26.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-22
DEADLY WORK OF KEROSENE.
A Man st Geering. Neb-. Vsed II 20
Light = Fire and Fearful Re-
suits Followed.

Geefing. Neb.. Aug. 1.-Two per-
sons dead. three more at the point OF
death. a sixth fearfully burned and a
residence in ashes is the result of the
lighting Of a fire with Kerosene here
Monday. c. n. McComsev. whose wife
had been i'll for several days, was
attempting 10 start a fire in "a wood
stove when the oil exploded, setting
fire To his clothing and throwing the
burning fluid all over the room. lie
was f%carfully burned and ran scream
ing out of the house. Before help
could arrive the fire had also burned
mis- helpless wife. a baby only "A Few
days old. their two-year-old son. and
two little daughters Of Luther A.
Cook. q ~ncighhor. who were playing
with the McComscy boy.
County Treasurer Edward j. Whip
pie. who was attracted by McCom-
sey's cries. was the first to arrive,
and although the house was "A mass
Of flames he rushed in and carried
out the burning woman and three
children. The fourth child had in
some way escaped. All of them were
fvightfully burned. McComsey ling
cred in agony for several hours when
he died. and the little baby is also
dead. The death Of Mrs. McComsey
and the two Cook children is mo-
mentarily expected.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-22
ON AN OLD MURDER CHARGE,
o'Drien. IN ~Ex-Convtcs. ~
Wanted In Montana for = MUIR
der Committed In Isss.

Denver, Col. Aug. D.-The police
Monday received a letter from Frank
Is. Reyes, a deputy sheriff at Fair
play. Col, stating that Thomas
O'Brien, an ~ex-consict who was ar
rested here last week on a charge OF
safe-blowing, Is wanted at Iawlins.
Wyo., charged with the murder OF s.
Morris Vain and c. v. Strong.
Vain and Strong belonged 10 prom
inent families in the east. ~Strong's
father. in 1883. the year of the muir
der, was a Wall street operator. VAIN
came from Hayerford. "a suburb OF
Philadelphia. and his brother Jacob
is "A commission merchan in hat
city. Strong and VAIN came west on
a hunting trip, and In August, 1858,
their dead bodies were found. The
bodies had been stripped Of every
stitch Of clothing. and an examina-
ton revealed that Strong's skull had
been split open with an AK and Waln's
head nearly blown of with a charge
If buckshot. No trace Of the wagon,
firearms or the money of the victims
was ever found. O'Brien was not sus-
pected of the murder until after he
had been lodged in the penitentiary
At Canyon City for DEMONSTRATING. The
Wyoming authorities secured requisi-
ton papers and were prepared 10 ar
rest him on his release from prison.
but he was liberated several days
earlier than they anticipated and
made rood his escnpe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-22
ROBBED OF HER DIAMONDS.
4 woman ~ Columbus. a.. IL Held
~ In Her Own House By
Gas Inspector.

Columbus, o., Aug. 1o.-Mrs. Fred
erick W. Prcntiss. wife Of the presi-
dent Of the IIayden-Clinton national
bank. was held up in her own home
here Monday by "a masked robber and
at the point Of "A revolver compelled
TO deliver 81 900 worth of diamonds.
Mrs. Prentiss had just completed
dressing for n reception and had
seated herself in her bedroom. Sud
denly she heard a revolver click, and
looking up faced a roughly-dressed
man over whose face was hung .
handkerchief and on whose cap were
the words gas Inspector" Mrs.
Prentiss stripped the rings from her
fingers and handed them over. when
the doorbell rang and the robber
fled.