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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

on holidays ana sundays all work and
routlae duty aboard ship must he re-
duced to minimum. Even inspec-
tions of the ship and the crew are to
be dispensed with on such days. and
practically every man aboard ship is
to have the day To himself.
Christmas in the navy. unlike the
22nd of February and the Fourth of
July. is not observed tremendously
On the days last mentioned salutcs
are fired and orders are issued tn full
dress ship-that' is. to fling To the
breeze every available flag and bit of
bunting. ON Christmas the guns boom
no salutes, nor is there any official
dressing Of the shin. but the blue
jackets of their own accord dress the
ship. using instead of flags all man
ner OF greens. OF course, evergreen,
holly and miSiletoe are preferred-the
last mentioned being suspended con
sncuouSly if feminine visitors are ex-
pecteh ahoard-hut where these stand
ard utilities for decoration cannot be
obtained the bluejackets exercise their
ingenuity to devise substitutes There
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12
Why Goodwin Skips Us

where he was madly PLAYING. But
that has nothing To do with this story
except this. that | was standing in
the little group that was watching
Goodwin play faro when he was hand
ed telegram. He tore il open while
fwahy was riffling the cards. read it
hastily and threw il aside with an
oath, We learned afterwards that tnis
telegram told Of TIE death OF Mac Dur
Zee in Missoula So far as | know
there was never an answer sent To IL
Aae Durfee was buried in the Gene
terry west Of Missoula i'm the Dstter's
field. There was little bit af 4oard
that bore her name: the last time {
looked at il. IL was SD weatnarbeatau
that the letters were hardly deeipher-
abb And Nat Goodwin has made and
Is making thousands OF dollars.
Harry Collins wrote much for The
Miss"uiian that MAS virile and much
that was beautiful. More than once
he wrote the story of Mae DHrfee ana
IL WAS always xirila and beautiful in
lis nathos and in its denuneiatinn of
the wretch who betrayed and forsook
Mae Durfec. There have been many
efforts made to interest the Actors.
club in this case tn the extent of hay
ing Its members provide for the mark
ing Of the little grave out In the Mis-
soula cemetery: thus far. they have
failed. Perhaps. some day the story
will be told To an actor with = heart
who viii listen and who Gill Sc that
ut least this recognition il given to
pretty. fraii Mae nurfce. who fell 10
the wiles OF the blacklist hearted
scnundrel that ever walked the stage.
There are some people who wonder
why Nat Goodwin never comes II Mis-
soula- This little story contains the
reason, He has never hecn here since
that time. He would better l., = away
always
y :. s
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

sion. AS wife of the son of the presi
dent OF Nicaragua she is We'll attend
ell, romps and rides in court society.
nut lives in constant terror of falling
prisoner To the Indians. creoles and
haiI-breeds who are threatening the
capital. Absorbed in the affairs of
state. her father-in-law has little time
10 devote to her and cheer her in this
hohf OF trial. Just what NAV happen
10 TINS American girl IL probIematicaL
She may be forced from her adopted
nome. eNpatriated. and may remain
where she is under the care and pro-
lection of Zelaya.
The story of her love and suhsa-
qnent marriage is still fresh i'm the
minds of the public. She was Mar
snerite Baker. "A daughter Of W. w
Baker of the division of contracts of
the nostoffice department ut Wash
ins'oh. Trouble began Immediately
after her marriage. Young Zelava
was not in good standing at home and
the young bride was forced To work
In moving picture theater To earn
money 10 support herself. Then came
the cableSram of parental forgiveness
iheS accepted the invitation 10 he
the guests of the president of Mica
fagaa at the mansion and have been
living here quietly since early this
year.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

leave" for everybody that can he
spared is the order OF Christmas day,
there are lively goings-on before the
hlnejackats go over the side in the
morning, and more high jinks after
they return to the vessel at night. II
is almost unheard of procedure now
adays FOR warship to be cruising in
the open ocean on Christmas day. but
ii is likely that even though such
We're the case and there We're high
sea running the irrepressibe jackies
would find some means tn mark the
occasion by frolc.
Under the regulations the enlisted
men ot the American navy have every
opportunity and facility for celcbrat-
ing Christmas tn their hearts content
This free rein FOR the holiday has
been still further loosened by "a new
order only recently issued by the sec
rotary of the navy. To be sure. this
new regulation affects all tn hnli-
days on the calendar and all sundays
in the year. but its influence viii he
especially welcome mt Christmas time.
The new order il to the effect that
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

man of the department II chance IL
make good" and then choose his staff
from the most capable men and wom-
Ell. There Is one man in the depart
ment over so years of age and Mr..
Davenport says he is one of the most
valuable men in the government SER
vice.
The new commissioner has seen the
heads of the department come and GO
for years. He has grown up in the
pension service and now that he has
reached his life goal he is setting about
the work of reersanizing the depart
ment according to his own ideas. At
the present time there are about 800
clerks in the bureau. 400 of whom are
women. When they filed past the new
commissioner the other morning To
congratulate him he WAS able tn call
almost all of them by name. Mr.. DAY.
export was born in Hinsdale. \. H..
In lSi5. He received his early educa.
ton i'm the district school and later
attended the famous old Rattleboro
academy. When the war between the
states began he made '"eral inef-
fectual attempts To enlist in the Union
army. He went ta Wisconsin In 1864
and enlisted in Company II. fortieth
Wisconsin volunteers. Later he was
discharged on account of Illness In
1881 he cane to the pension bureau
and served in many grades until 1897.
when he Was made first deputy COM
missioner He. lives with his family
on Wayne avenue.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

have even been occasions when Unit
cd states warships in the tropics have
been adorned for Christmas with
palms and banana branches.
The prominence given To athletics In
the navy on Christmas Is to he at
trihuted in part to the studied en-
enlargement given to sports 10y the
naval authorities i'm recent years COM
bincd with the characteristic interest
of rcd-blonded young Americans in
games in general. However. for the
FRANKS and harmless practical Jokes
with which the day ahnunds there il
n" explanation other than the mis-
chievnus propensitieS of care-free boys
grown tailor the average bluejack-
cts ar" exactly that There is ample
evidence. not only at Christmas but
at all seasons If the year. that your
keen-witted naval sailor dearly loved
a joke. Tendencies in this direction
nay be curbed most af the time bv
ron discipline. but Jack contends
with century of unwrtten law be-
hind him-that at Christmas il il his
inaii"nable right to practice all man
ner nj pranks. SO long as he does not
lnlnre his victims ar actually damage
the ship. Indeed. the rcvel is not con-
FINED tn the enlisted ranks. for. secure
IN the immunity OF me-hanored GUS
tom. the bluejaekets play pranks of
one kind or another on the Officers.
IN" romp starts before daylight on
Christmas morning. Some of the blue
jackets are supposed quietly To tumble
out of their hammocks early To dress
the ships with Christmas green's. They
ARISE as per schedule. but to say that
,hey arise quietly Is pure fiction. on
the contrary. they make So much noise
ana stumble about 50 that there IL no
such a thing as further sleep i'm that
part OF the ship. And woe betide the
unfortunate Jackie who fails tn accent
good naturedly this rude awakening
FORM MS beauty sleep. From that time
forward fun-making is "A continuous
performance. There are some of the
boys aboard ship who prefer to OH
serve the day quietly. and you will
una them in secluded hooks on the
deckS reading. playing cards or writ
ing nome, but most of the tars seem
10 prefer the more strenuous pursuits
hempers of every warship eommu-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

where DR.. Cook was taking the rest
cure. that Max Figman came on Mon
day. that the commissioners really had
accepted the bridge, that IL was a
scratch If the cue bali jumped the
table, that there WAS no law against
playing straights in table stake game.
that Billy Papke was "A German. that
Christmas came on December - this
year. that there was no DOUBT about
the university's having won the foot
ball championship, ana that the dis
lance Ia the north pole was estimated
at % observations and two bits worth
of SNOW Then there came lull
Suspiciously the Dog Watch waited for
five minutes. Well said he 10 the
telephone, Il guess that'a be about all
for tonight" The Instrument Knocked
him To his face:
The Dog Watch: Hello
The Last Voice: Say. can you tell
me what the population of the second
Mard in Honolulu is"
The Dog Watch: - -.
, --A-,---- Mo-"
once more it VAS quiet.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12
Trials of the Dog Watch

The Dog Watch was tired. II was
late at night-rather. early in thu
morning-and down in the composing
room the 'lmotypes were rafting over
the last few columns that woula cam
plete the coming edition of The Mis-
soulian. out of doors it VAS rainy.
misty. warmish- cold, and quiet. II
Was quiet where the Dog Watch sat
excepting for the steady drone of Il
telegraph instrument in the next room
and the tap-tap-tap of the operator :
typewriter, as he copied the last few
messages. that preceded the so" that
would send him home. The Dog Watch
was very comfortable. His feet were
draned enthusiastically on his desk and
he was sitting on the back of his neck,
with his swivel chair tilted at an angle
that was both disgraceful and alarm
ing. He was too comfortable even To
reach for match and his pipe was
hanging cold from one corner of his
mouth. Between his feet Was sitting
IN extension telephone and he was
lazily contemplating the peculiar ap-
pearance of his shoes in its shining
sides. The Dog Watch WAS mighty
comfortable.
The peace of the moment was ruined
by the telephone and its ring seemed
To the Dog Watch To be peculiarly
vicious. He leaned over, at the immi-
nent risk of telescoping himself. and
picked up the protesting thing.
The Dog Watch: Hello
The Voice: is this The Nilsson
liam"
The Dog Watch: You guessed it,"
The Voice: is the sporting editor
in"
The Dog Watch Il should say he
$50 far he had To go home the back
Nay tonight"
The Voice: AN. cut it, Say. how
old is Jeffries"'
The Dog Watch: Wait A minute
business of digging up the sporting
''thirtN-four. He was born on
April Il. 1875
The Voice: "ciick--cick'.
With elaborate care the Dog Watch
made himself comfortable once more.
not neslecting the opportunity 10 grab
a match from the desk Before he had
lighted his pipe. however. the phone
whirred out its call again and he seized
it once more:
The Dog Watch: Hello
Another Voice. Say. how much
does Jack Johnson weigh
The Dog Watch: "Oh. about half
that much. / should say
Another Voice: What's that you
say
The Dog Watch: Wait minute
one hundred and ninety-fiye pounds:
born March 81 1878. at Galveston.
Texas: height. 8 feet and |. inch
Another Voice: Thank you
In rapid succession the Dog Watch
told how far it was from kokomo To
kalamazoo by wagon road. how many
times Barney oidfield had been killed.
what year the Cubs first Won the
pennant. that he didn't know or care
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

in III" :-echanical toys. one of the
newest features i an electric railway
which operates BY dry batteries and
has all the features OF the modern
railway. The microscope. a great inn
rrnvement on the old magic lantern
il another of this years sensations
II is operated hy electricity and is
along the same line a. the moving
picture machine. which - also It new
thing, In both If these toys the light
il Thrown against Il mirror in the
back Of the machine ami Is reflected
out through the film.
The science of aeroplanics will be
instilled into the youths of the COM
ing age. and they will have every
model and type III aer0plane To supply
them with the principles Of aviation
The Wright brGthers' biplane and the
Zeppelin airship are the principal
models. They are operated By being
suspended from the ceiling and their
propellers set in motion. when they
describe several evolutions. The tum-
bling Teddy bear and the miniature
sewing machines are also unique and
clever toys.
Sehlnsshers' WONDERLAND is a
work of art and the many new and
novel toys which are In stock there
are tastefuily displayed. A full ear
load of toys have been received hy Mr.
Schl@ssbcrg. and there. is nothing that
* lacking To MAKE any ehld's heart
thrill with delight AZ prizes in a
contest arranged 10y Mr Scnlosslerg
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

This clipping came in my mail the
Vernon is but | suspect he is a young
man who worked Oh the old Muscular
staff back in 1893. when Nat Goodwin
brought Mae Durfee TO Missoula and
left her here to die ana u be buried in
pauper's unmarked grave. Whoever
he is, he is a goed fellow and there is
not Il man in Montana or in the whole
northwest who pushes pencil or
pounds a typewriter on newspa per
copy, vino should overlook an oppor-
tuntty to remind thu public Of the in
famous treatment which Nat Goodwin
accorded poor Mae Durfee.
II is a story that is remembered hy
many Missoula people. Nat Goodwin
came here. en- tour. with his company.
To Till date at the old Bennett opera
house Ii was early in 1898, and Mae
Durfee. "a pretty girl and only a girl.
was a member Of the company Good
win had Mon her affection completely
and with all the haseness Of which his
contemplate heart is capable. he had
soula her condition was such that she
could travel no further She VAS left
here-tt turned out that she was left
here To die.
Goodwin left Aissoula for Anaconda.
his next date. He .as To- play there in
the old Evans opera house This hall
was in the second story of a building.
the lower floor nf which was occupied
by Twohy x Hunts old Combination
gambling house-there was stairway
from the back Of the stage down into
this establishment Goodwin was
perhaps he is maa-a notorious faro
tend: he had played against Johnny
TWohy before. and when H. reached
Anaconda that afternoon he started in
on one Of his gambling sprses. THAT
Mas the time when TWohy NOR all of
the Goodwin diamonds after h had
r3hed all Of the Goodwin cash across
the layout The audience in Evans
hall waited half an hour after curtain
time before the stage hands could
drag Goodwin away from the table
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

berg's Wonderland the Golden
Rules "Eairyland." Dor O h II e :
'Dreamland" and ''Tnyiand - tht.
Mercantile's department for the youth
of Missoula will conv:ac. the mos
skenIical that the Garden city has not
overlooked anything wo",h mentioning
in the toy line.
1t * interesting Ia nott. the effect
OF modern inventions sni Happenings
in the toy market. one nj tie new
features is the Roosevelt Hunt" This
is something on the order II the old
"Humpty Dumptr" circus and should
prove To be as popular a 10y. coasid-
efins how muca the Yauthfuf genera
ton has heard concerning the late
presidents "trip. The presidents party
and the different wild beasts of the
jungleS ne has 81 laIe'v visited are
We'll portrayed and are made 81 as To
be unbreakable.
The most interesting feature of this
years display i found. without doubt.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

1t is rumored that Nat Goodwin
who III abroad ut present. will enter
vaudeville upon his return to the
United States. lie will use Il new
one-act sketch. and il is said will
receive the highest vaudeville salary
So far on record. This will be real
nice. or course, Goodwin. while
drawing the highest yaudeyille sal
AIRY so far. on record" will not visit
Missoula. Montana, but he will be
In "A financial position. should he
desire. Ia have a bunch of flowers
placed on the grave of poor Mae
Dnrfee, who Is buried I'm the Mis-
saula Valley Cemetery 1T that place.
Lue +. Vernon. In Washington
Standard" Olympia. Wash.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12
VICTIM or TONG WAR.

Oakland, Dee, ll.-The list ~ Geai
in the bloody tong war between the
Wees and The Tn ftehs Was Increased
hE "ne this mora5ng. making -, lotal
eight. Shortly before a'e1aex the
Lndy "t Wee On. member Ut tne rea
family. WAS found I'm the haG:Rgas II u
house nj Fifth aud Harrison stree;s.
in the heart ri Chinatown. WITH tour
bullet wounds III his head
several strange Hlgbbiasss~s he
!teVed To he imported euurtehsaes are
under surveillance
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12
aLIzIHIlr ISYl25x1

Christmas is proverbially and ira
ditionally an occasion OF mirth and
merriment and universal good will.
In no environment. however. is this
spirit of the holiday more dominant
than aboard the ships al the United
States navy. Indeed. when one comes
to think of it. it would be strange If
there was anything else than an ac-
grcssively joyous observance of the
browning holiday of the year i'm an
American warship community. Given
Il body of from 200 to 500 Young men
tsuch as may be found on the aver
age naval vessel, one and all glory
ing in good health fun III animal
spirits and delightfully."- free from
money cares and other responsible
ties. it is only natural To expect that
Ynletide enthusiasm will find vent in
round of pranks and pastiines and
athletic contests, Furthermore. there
Is the consideration that most of these
naval lads are dcbarred by circum-
stances from spending Christmas at
home. which only, intensifies their de-
termination Ia make the best of things
by having n rousing Christmas cele-
bration aboard ship.
Every Yankee naval officer. II he
has any of the elusive knack of man
aging men. looks With lenient eyes
upon the Christmas cscapades of the
bluejackets. Well he may, too. for
aside from the realization of the ne
ccssity Of such a safety valve. he
should remember more or less ViVidly
his own exploits in similar sphere
during his years as Il mdshipman at
the United States. naval academy. The
great training school at Annapolis is
each year the scene of an Xmas ceie-
bration quite as unique as that aboard
any of our cruising warships. The
principal feature Is a before breakfast
fantastic parade In which all of the
500 ''middies" participate. CARRIED in
the most grotesque costumes. Many
of the young men devote no end of
time 10 the preparation Of their cos
tunes for this odd procession. which
forms before 8 o'clock in the morning.
Unfortunately. it is a very limited au-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12
IN A BAD FIX

Managua, Dec. 1l.-Languishing in
the palace of the despot Zelaya long
ing for comforting word from her
Washington home and in constant fear
Of capture by the rebel hordes Of Mic
arasna, Mrs. Alfonso Zalaya. an
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

American girl. is praying for the day
when the American flag will float
over the Nicaraguan capitol. Since
September Il this woman has been II
prisoner in her father in-law's man
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12
PRAIRIE is FLOATED.

Philadelphia nsr- 1.-THE trans
port Prairie, which went aground in
the Delaware river ON the night Of
December .. while proceeding down
tn" river with 5aa marines TOR Central
America. MAS flaatcd at Ia a m.
today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

and other articles in
tended Ia gladden. the
hearts of the rising
generation will have
tn plead guilty To the
ciIarS" ii not having
visited tta different
toy DEPARTMENTS OF
,tIr leading stores.
one visit t0 Schl0Ss-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

Governor Brown of Georgia has Civ
en- his friends to understand that he
VIII be candidate for reelection
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12

Washington. Dee. 1.-THE new COM
missioner of pensions, is not going To
'oslerize" the department He said
so today. He is going 10 give every
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12
JOyland For MiSsoula Riddles

Anyone accusing M!ssoula Of not being
in the front ranks as regards toys
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago Oct. 2-Shorts bid the price Of wheat
up about ic late In the session to-day and the
market closed strong, with prices showing net
gains OF isc to Ac. Coarse grain and provisions
also closed firm.
Trading In the wheat pit nstless most Of the
day but late In the session demand became fairly
active and firm one developed. The range on
the December delivery for the day was between
s9itc and $3.50 70 81 The market closed almost al
the top. with December at 81 0Oit 10 81 0Oas
Notwithstanding break Of lze in the pree al
cash corn the market for options rallied sharcIy
during the hnai hour, and closed at net gains oi
isc 10 isc, compared with the previous close h,rte
were the chief bidders
oats shared with wheat and corn activity and
susnsth o. the nnal hour, There vas considerable
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
orHER MARkETs-RY TELEeRAPH.

Cincinnati Oct 2-CATTLE-ReCeiptS. sos head
market slow fair 20 good shippers s. $50 S6 80 com
mon, 81 S3 25 HOGS-Rscepts. l.I69 head; inaFNtt
extremely slow and Zoe lower butchers and ShlpPSs'
IS ION IS Is: common 81 5oFt SO 80 SttttttSeC
b35 head; market steady; quoted 81 I5 81 20 LAMBS
East BGffalo. Oct e-cATTLH-R Receipts, 500 head;
fairly active and steady. NEALS-Reeepts loo nesG; Az
active and 5Or lower S6dS9 81 HOGS-Receipts, Z0yu
head fairly active best Workers loS higher oshegs ~
So 4Od$S 80. few IS mixed - 80
s. 80. Workers 81 59gSs 81; pigs 81 52S1 so sts @
IAMBS-Recepts . 900 lambs SLOW and l5c lower
sheen steady and active lambs, s. lOgS1 %.
Kansas CITY Oct. 2.-CATTLE-Rece 900 head.
including 500 Southerns; market steady; receipts Lo
the week choice export and dressed peer
So 500 ss % fair TO good - 5ofi 50 - WsS
eru *: StockerS and feeders
S. o5 Southern S32O 81 60; Southern cows 81 %
SS 70: native So 25d 81 %; native helfeTS $S
81 -: bulls So 10 So 70: calves. S5nSI 90 HUGS
Recei s. 5000 head; market steady to SC lower; re
ceipts fOr the week. 10000 head top 50 10: eulH or
sales 81 70a s. o. heavy $50 - %; packers anu
81 % No sheep. Receipts for the week. 10000 mead
Toledo. Oct. s-CLOvERSEED-Cash S. 30; Gcto-
her so OTIs December. 81 20: March ~ % 4iStc-
THY prime. 81 81 ALSIE1E prime, s. 10: OCTOBER
sS 10: december S. 10. March. So 20
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
WHITEWAsHlNe COL.

As our readers are HkeIy- 70 be served with coal
which has been whitewashed, an explanation df tls
novel and unusual condition Is in order Wn1ce-
washing coal is not done TO improve its appearance
or increase It's burning qualities: the treatrnenr
neither irnDrOves nor harms the fuel. II IS dt-
tective scheme the part of the railroads % iO-
and prevent theft of coal as It is hauled loh
the mines to the consumer These depreqstions
amount thousands OF tons annually, and this rall-
roads are the sufferers. it is up to them 70 de-
liver as manv tons at destination. often thoisait
miles away, as was weighed in when the car vas
turned over for transportation
Two three tons may be removed rrOIn q car
load containing forty tons without attracting at
again placed the scales To locate the loss ilrre
water Is SPRAYED over a train load OF coal II a
short time the water has evaporated, leaving
load of white coal Then removal OF any ecat
leaves big black SPOT which IS quickly noticed ~
inspectors and station agents and the leak to-rt
and stOpped.-PCpUlar Mechanics.