The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-25
COLD DAYS COMING
ONE MAN LOST HIS MONEY
Now He'll Work for Wages and Try
to Feel Happy-Poor Children
Like Turkey-Prediction
and Probabilities.

a. ".
has received a slap from the tail OF the
blizzard that frolicked around the
eastern end Of the state last week and
the change from the delightful weather
of the earlier part of the month Is not
altogether an agreeable one. The thin
blooded fellows have been growing Tor
three days, but those who have enough
vitality to keep them going take the
change wisely and agree among them
selves that the change is decidedly for
the best. 1t is time for cold weather,
and II ought to be here. 1t has been a
good summer here this year, and II a
man isn't ready for winter II Is his own
fault From the country come reports
which show that farmers are In. good
shape and that the advent OF winter
causes no alarm.
II is in the city, however, that the
lack of overcoats and the shortage on
f1annels seems most apparent and the
crickets Of the summer are now wish
ing that they had been ants. 1t is
strange what a demoralizing effect city
life has upon some people in regard to
the disposal of funds. Missoula pos
sesses some popularity which seems to
cause a roll to evaporate In remark
ably short time. One day last week
lumberman who is well known in town,
came in for the winter from one Of the
lower camps. He had about $3.50 tucked
into his inside pocket and there was
before him the prospect of a winter of
comfort. He put the money into a safe
after he got here, and then went out
to see some friends. The usual con-
vivial session followed and the next
morning the man with the roll had to
borrow money to pay his fare to an
1. "a.
winter at $50 a month. He took his
medicine like a man. but he will prob
ably remember that $3.50 night for a
long time.
Missoula Is not worse in this respect
than any other Montana town but 1t is
well up with the average. Cold wealth
er always finds some unfortupates who
have not made preparation for winter.
Sometimes they can help II and some
times " IL not their fault, but the suf-
fering is about the same.
This Is a good time for the fellows
who are well prepared to look about
for a chance to do a good turn to
somebody who Is nor Turkeys are
cheap this year and there are plenty of
homes in this city where there will be
no fowl on Thursday unless somebody
sends one In. 1t Is the best sauce for
a mans own turkey to know that there
are some youngsters somewhere who
wouldn't have had any turkey II he
hadn't sent them one.
AS is always the case, there is a
marked difference in the opinions OF
old-timers as to the quality of the
winter that Is upon us. The signs
have not pulled into line yet and,
while one predicts a hard winter an
other is equally positive that the sea-
son will be open. The interpreters of
these signs usually manage to get
them properly translated by Feb %
and by that time the oldest inhabi-
tants' club and the medicine men on
the reservation and the other proph-
cts will agree. In the meantime. Ii Is
wise for the public 10 assume that the
winter will be like all winters and to
prepare accordingly. II 1t turns out to
be a mild season, II will be easier to
accommodate to the conditions than II
they are reversed.
The Indians do not consult their rude
horoscopes as carefully as they did
when they were thrown entirely upon
their own resources. They have
Uncle Sans store to fall back upon
now, in case that their own prepare
lions for winter have been inadequate
Years ago, they examined the condi-
ton OF the bark on the trees; noted
the fall of leaves in autumn: observed
the actions of the bear, the ground
squirrel and the deer, and then govern
ed themselves accordingly. But II is