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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
DEcEMBER HOLIDAYS.

December ends the orthodox holt r
day months for the millions OF Jews
all over the world. as well US for the
Chris tians. For the Jews have nearly
half month of holidays during De-
cemb.r. because their annual feast Of
Chanunkah Or "Th. .kindling Of
Lights which frequently comes at the
same tim. the Christmas holidays.
this year is much earlier than usual
Chanunkah has been observed by the
Jews for s.675 years. the feast dating
Judas Maccabcus defeated Antiochus
Epiphanus. the king OF Syria The
feast itself continues for eight days,
that being the length of time which
elapsed between the departure OF
Judas from Jerusalem to give battle to
-An,iochus. and his triumphant return.
NJ that time the Jews were subject to
the Syrian king, but when Antiochus
attempted to force them to worship the
belled. under the leadership of Malta
thias. Mattathias was slain in battle
and his son. Judas Maeeabeus. sue
ceeded him as the leader Of the army
The brave Judas. prior to leaving Jcru-
salem to make one last stand against
the army Of Antiochus. kindled in the
temple in Jerusalem a light which
usually lasted from two to three days
When he returned victorious the light
had miraeulously continued to burn
during the whole time of his absence.
This Is the origin Of chanunsah, or the
feast Of The Kindlins of Lights" and
which commentaries one of the most
glorious. though briefest. epochs in the
history OF the Jews us an Independent
nation. chanunkah this year began
on the a5th day of Eisley December
- aud lasted until December a..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
BEATING THE LAW.

The possible postponem.nr for forty
Years OF the payment by TIL. Marshall
Field estat- OF the inheritance tax on
Sso.oov.ooe Of tresteed wealth under a
decision by Judge Einaker. has created
en- unprecedented situation. This great
estate Is in trust until tn. sls,ndchil-
drcn bacom. fifty years old aud the
court held that il was Impossible. 10
tell now who the beneiieiaries of the
trust will BE-. Tor the grandchildren may
die befor. the maturity of the trust and
'heif heirs become the benefieiaries.
II Their. are IA. children Of the grand
children then the estate will have to b.
distributed in another manner. and il
cannot be told today To whom any part
Of the millions eventually will be bald
The court held that. not knowing
the bene:icisries. no order Tor the pan
mehi VI the tax could be entered. and
meanwhile Illinois win whistle for the
money. II the money is paid To- the
grandchildren. Marshall Field iii and
Henry Field, the tax will be one per
cent OF all o. their share above saoC.-
ovc. The question viii be raised
whether the state Il entitled to the
Interest Oh the postponed payment
most important matter. a. the sum in
VOWED is 50 large and the term of in
,eFest may be :" long. The estate has
paid something over $4,000 inheri-
tance tax On known legacies. and this
sum for forty years would multiply
several times al even the lowest rate of
interest
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
OFFICIALS PLEASED
WITH THE RESULTS
Treasury Officers Congratulate Them
selves Upon What Has Been
Accomplished During Year.

Washington. Dec. .ee.-'Trcasury off
eials are congratulat!ng themselves
that. with the closing of 1909, .spfcn-
did results have been accomplished in
the rehabilitation Of til. customs scrS-
Ice. particularly at New York and in
the rounding up Of persons and cor
porations through whom the govern
ment has been cheated out OF mil
lions Of dollars. The department Is
still continuing It's Investigations into
the losses sustained by the under
weighln. Of sugar -.-.--
The officials ara keeping mum -
10 the personality Of the Individual
higher ups" in the sugar frauds
against whom an indictment is ex-
pected every day. Tile fact that the
American Sugar Refining company
contemplated filing claim for $780,
900 for losses alleged 10 have been sus-
tanned since 100. by overweights has
been known in Washington for some
time. Last summer the attorney for
the company mentioned the matter 10
the treasury department. The claim
win be looked into.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
THE HOME STRETCH.

Everywhere the signs are visible:
there is no installing tn. fact that Mis-
soula and western Montana ia general
are entering upon the last stage of the
Christmas shopping period with rcri-
table riot Of joyousncss and the merIi-
incnt OF the season Is evident on all
rides. The holly -iecked trees and the
wreaths Of greens that peep from crc,.,
window: the caravans of wagons that
are delivering their great loads from
door to door: the stores In their holiday
glrb and the markets with their brave
display Of Christmas cheer--all these
contribute to the visible manifestita-
tion Of the rush and whirl OF the las
hours of preparation for what has be-
come the greatest American holiday
Nor is the Christmas cheer to be con-
fined To those homes where prosperity
lives; there has been this year In Mis-
soula determined and systematic en-
deaNor to search out those homes
where misfortune has lessencd the
prospects for n merry Christmas and
good cheer has been borne by friendly
hands into these places. There should
be no spot in Missoula this year where
santa Claus does not reach,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

show that the actual number OF pas
sengers killed is only tenth as
large as the number killed on the right.
OF way At county road and city street
crossings where adaquat. protection is
no; provided. Fully one-tenth of the
tressp assers are children. In England
effective. precautions AT. taken to kee;,
people out OF danger. The total death
roll reported by the railroads in 1870.
was 1889, Of which number only sIn
We're passengers. 1874 war. railroad
employees. 5.s12 wer, trcSs passers I.0i4
We're not tresspassers. and this takes
no account of the children. who add 10
per cent to the total. The interstate
commerce commission has attempted
to classify train accidents. first by
grouping TIL. railroads Of the country
III II groups and also classifying the
victims. and so fast as possible tn.
cause Of accident. but figures have
been known to be very Inaccurate.
The number of employees killed and i'm
jurcd was subjivided in official re-
ports to show the number Of trainmen
killed Or injured but TIL. totals have
shown such wide discrepancies between
them and the total of known victims
that no reliance has been placed upon
the figures. In 1870. the total number
killed in the various ways was enum-
Grated: Handling traffic. handling
supplies. getting ON or off locomotives
or ears. etc. show total of only $40
AZ against tn. known total OF 1884.
The total number OF persons reported
killed at highway crossings in 1870. was
one. Notwithstanding the total number
Of deaths was In the thousands
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
BE L GOOD FELLOW
BE u Good Fellow. There are ma

BE Good Fellow: There are many
ways,
But the easiest NAY Is the best
Dcat answer the call for the hip. hin
hurrahs.
But the call that gets under the vest
With your face in the mirror. your
foot on the rail.
And the song ringing clear till the
morning is pale.
Can you pause and reflect that you're
having time
That is rippinslS great. ii not almost
sublime"
Being Good Fellow is nothing like
that;
You're cheating yourself il you think
That happiness comes with the toas;
and the song.
And a vallow in pic,uals and drink.
Not Gliding the bottle. the bird and
the doll.
In their time and their place their
praise I'd eXtoll.
But how can YOU blow it Oh riot and
rout
While frayed empty stockings are
hanging about.
Be a Good Fellow, with all it implies.
But set u small portion aside
To buy trinkets and goodies for poy-
erty's kids
It's 4 good thing TO take on the side.
1t sets yourself right when you know
YOU have done
Something to share just i part OF Your.
fun
With those who "iave nothing to do
nothing WITH
Show them that Santa Claus isn't a
myth.
As much as Yea do for the least OF
these kids
And much will rebound unto YOU,
You'll enjoy more the blessings that
come to your own
When you know that you've scat
tered few.
HEX" in the Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
TIED FOR FIRST.

The Anaconda STANDARD Is In error
when ii asserts that 'srhe Anacon
STANDARD was the first newspaper in
the world 10 raise the question wli.th-
er the explorer CDr. coakl was tell
ing the truth On the same morning
that the standard published the
stories Of Barri!l and Prlntz, The
Missoulian gave to its readers tn.
same stories from its Hamilton cor
respondent. The matter is not III any
special Importance but II Is just as
Wen 70 Keep III. record straight. In
this case of dual discovery the records
are complete and show for them
selves
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
Rich Mems GIFTS Are Poor

beside this: Il want TO go on record
as saying that I regard Electric Bit
tiers as one OF the greatest gifts that
God has made to woman writes Mrs.
o Rhinevault, Of Vestal Center. y. Y.
1 can never forget what it has done
for me" This glorious medicine gives
woman buogant spirits. yigor of
body and jubilant health. II quickly
cures nervousness. sleeplessnness.
melancholy. headache. hackache. faint
ing and dizzy spells: soon builds up
the weak. ailins and sica'y. Try them.
sec ~ M:SScula Drug 90.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
TO LOOK UP ACADEMY PLANK,

Washington. Dec. .a.-To ascertain
ON the spot the need Of the military
academy. Representative Bull, of the
house committee ON military affairs.
has appointed a Subcommittee, con-
sistins Of Representatives Capron.
Bradley. Stevens. Anthony. Tiison.
cravens and Dent. who. with similar
from the senate. will
visit West Point early in January.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
DEATHS CENSUS.

The slaughter by railroads d, grade
crossings the country over will be
brought home to the public a. u re-
suit Of the Enactment OF the Eseh bill.
according 10 the prediction made BY
the League for Public Safety from
Chicago headquarters. The Esch bill
requires railroads 10 make full month
h. reports TO the interstate commerce
commission of ali railroad accidents
The reports have been INCOMPLETE. but
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

The Bailinger forces are making an
adrcit and clever alignment for the ap-
proaching Investigations; they are ex-
periencei fighters. and the friends Of
conservation must rally strongly in de-
Tense of the cause.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

The regular problem presents itself
again: How to make one dollar do the
work Of two. The best solution is ~
read the advertisements in The Missou-
Ian and then follow their tips
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

Representative Kinkaid vi Eebras ka
has introduced bin granting leaves
of absence to homestead entrymeu and
their families for not exceeding four
months during the winter for the pur-
pose of sending their children to
school i'll cases waere they do not
reside In any organized school dis
triet or when no schools are taught
IN their district.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

IL is a noteworthy fact that not many
congratulations are being sent to DR..
Madriz upon his election to the Mica
rlSuan presidency.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
This Is Worth Remembering.

Whenever YOU have q cough or cold.
Just remember that Foley's Honey and
Tar xii, cure il. Remember the name.
Foley's Honey and Tar. and refuse
substitutes. Garden City Drug Co.
George Fcsishsi:per, proprietor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

Ii You have only Il dollar. don't kick
because II isn't two dollars, but rejoice
that il isn't fifty cents.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

Congress will be able To find some
means by which the white slave traffic
can b. checked: the Mann bill is u
good starter In the right direction.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

". trust We shall be psrdoned for de-
laying 50 long our annual remark that
the man who writes il Xmas" is in
bad form
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

An adjustment Of the ssitchmen's
strike would be- thoroughly satisfac-
tory Christmas gift to u vast number
OF people.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

In the effort 10 make others happy,
YOU make yourself happy. That's the
re~l Christmas dope.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

All tile eoncomitants for merry
Christmas appear to he in the hands
of the Nicara guam revolutionists.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

The false alarm oi fire al the White
House Tuesday had no connection. il is
presumed. with the Ballinser case
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

The neSt few days will determine
whether Estrada is rebel or q revolu-
ZIONIST
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

You can make yourself good Chris
mas present by joining the chamber vi
commerce
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

SHOP and be happy; YOU viii bs il
You shop at the Missouia stores
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

II You delay longer. You delay too
long.
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Join the Procession: il Is the best
ever.
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Two days-Thursday and Friday.
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Shop don't be groucAy
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER %. 1909.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

Because u member OF the court mar
It'd. - Fort Mssoula expressed the
opinion that u soldier later brought
before the court would be convicted.
and the court did not sustain 4 chaI-
lense made against the trial officer
- expressing himself. General Sturgis.
commanding the department Of the
Dakota has ~c- tside II rsrI..: rs
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

The following have been appointed
posfmasters IN Montana: Michael ].
joyce II Judith: u. {. cowsiu AZ
"ar,and Joseph L. nuhscler at
Alta.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

Tie nasal authorities are pleased
TT the decline vi court I4Iart.d.s IN IN.
'.ay:. Last var there WIS q decrease
,i Il III the number oil navy cour.
iiaftia. Sd..s.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

Washington. De-. @I.-The senate has
confirmed James NJ. Tasgart as post
master st Belgrade.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

Secretary of Interior Bailiuger has
approved the selection by the state of
Montana of 1.sS0 acres of land i'm the
Bozeman land district for the use of
the agricultural college under the
congressional grant Of 1889 giving the
state 10000 acres Of land for the coli
iege.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23

Representative Gr"nna OF North
Dakota has introduced bill permit
ting persons who formerly made an
entry Of land. hut from any cause has
lost or forfeited or abandoned II. Ia
make second homestead entry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02
Community Church,

Usage April 2.-Editor T.-R. A few
years ago an article appeared in your
paper telling of sort Of community
church. 1t was built in the country, by
the people, for the people, with the dis
ttnct understanding that no one de-
nomination was ever to rule, but that
the best ministers from nearby towns
should be hired to deal out spiritual
ity ito the intellectually and spiritually
hungry people, in a scholarly, sensible
way. The church was built in this
state, / think in the western part. There
are several here who are interested in
the running of such a church. It is my
opinion that had the county commits
sion, whose intentions were so worthy
been in closer touch with real coun-
try life-tliey would have realized that
to have effected such organizations as
this thru the land. would have given
an uplift to the country that is needed
far beyond any thing else. Generally
speaking, / believe that country people
are as we'll posted in their business as
| the average business man in town,
They are students The best agric,,lt-
lural papers and daily market papers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02

are studied. They know all about Sc
lecting both grain and stock, breeding,
feeding-eyen to the balanced ration
problem is intellectually digested by
them. But when Sundays come, they
do not always find 1t practical to go to
town to church, if they are far out in
the country, and to go to the nearby
country church and listen to a preacher
who is neither intelligent nor scholarly
but who is hired thru the efforts Of
half a dozen who happen to belong to
one denomination and hold the keys
to the church-then listen, and try to,
for one hour to him exhort, disgusts
even the spiritual minded ones until
they remain at home and soon form the
habit of putting in the day studying
their own business, to the exclusion of
the spiritual needs of their family.
The result is, that tho they were
born men. they die mudsticks.
In conclusion allow me to say that
we consider the Times-Republican by
far the best newspaper we take and
we take number. It's editorials are
especially good.
Your very truly,
Usage, Iowa. 4. B. L.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02
improving tho Quality and Quantity
of the Dat Crop.
[Prof. M. L. Bowman. Iowa State Col

lege, Ames, Iowa.l
II there is any crop produced with
in the state of Iowa that at this time
is in need of attention even more than
any othed of our cereal crops. it is our
oats. The four millions of acres which
are annually devoted to the grow
ing of oats in Iowa for the past two
years yielded a return Of twenty-four
bushels to the acre. This is by no
means creditable to our state, nor Is 1t
profitable for the farmer.
Little attention is given to the fact
that there are a great many different
varieties of oats and that they are by
no means equally adapted to the same
conditions. When these different va
rieties are tested side by side, under
similar conditions, it will be found
that some viii stand while others fall;
some will be badly affected with rust
while others will be comparatively
free; some produce we'll filled kernels,
resulting in a heavy yield per acre,
others light and Improbable. We have
given sufficient attention to the grow
| ing of different varieties of corn in this
state to realize the fact that all va
rites of corn are not equally adapted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02

success. It takes SO long to get enough
cream for churning and anyway
William is likely to be pretty busy this
summer just getting settled and will
not have time to do the churning. But
Mrs. Taft will keep cow. Why
shouldn't she? There is plenty OF grass
going to waste about the grounds to
feed a Jersey and every one knows
that one Of that fawn like breed is easy
to keep and care for.
Mrs. Taft is setting a mighty good
example for other ladies OF the land
to follow. 1t is easy ito keep a COW. It
is profitable also. It gives chance to
feed the children the best of all food
for a growing family and it saves
money. The fact is the average family
can not afford to go without a cow IL
they only knew it. She is the cheapest
and best animal they can keep.
Few poor men keep a COW. The fell
low who is able to buy milk keeps one
or more. Perhaps that is one Of the
reasons he isn't poor. He has shrewd-
ness enough to see an easy dollar. And
the man who keeps a good cow sees
many an easy dollar before the COW
goes dry.
tie. A good COW costs $50 ITO $50. The
interest on $50 at per cent is 1920
year. A man who keeps COWS in
town figures that he can keep a cow
we'll fed and in the best condition for
an average of SIS a month. All told it
is less than $40 year.
One man who keeps a Jersey COW
isn't particular as ITO whether he makes
or loses little money by it. He means
to keep COW anyway for the fresh
milk and plenty of it. But his little
daughter is inclined to profit by the
milk the family does not use. So she
puts $40 in the bank as the proceeds
of what milk she sold from the one
1 little Jersey last summer after the
home had been lavishly supplied with
milk and cream. Another man whn
keeps a Jersey because he wants all
the milk he can use has boy who is
taking in 81 or S. a month on the
side Another man who keeps three
cows and a hired man shows that the
gross income from the cows pays the
man $3.50 per diem. Still the poor man
can't afford to keep cow"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02
IN The MATER OF PAROLE.

Warden Sanders, according to a state
newspaper which approves the idea,
advocates life sentences for the graver
crimes, with system of paroles which
would liberate the convict during good
behavior, a sort of ticket -of-leave sys-
ways a convict and under surveillance.
1t is argued that the man would come
out in the fear of being returned and
would have the strongest incentives to
lead a useful life.
Something is evidently wrong with
system of wholesale life sentences
for crimes generally punished with a
term of from two to ten years impris-
onnent. The principle does not ap-
carried out to a logical conclusion,
might suggest that life sentence I'M
posed upon the first and minor infrac-
ton of the laws would prevent COM
mission of graver crimes by the person
thus convicted To place men under
close surveillance as ticket of leave
men, under life sentences. is precisely
as tho they were branded on the fore
head They would be marked men, I'M
/ able to fee from the public knowledge
that they had been criminal and were
expected to be criminal again.
One of the stipulations of parole un-
/ der the proposed system is that the
paroled person shall not touch liquor
1t is a wise and proper regulation, fer
liquor makes most Of the men who BE-
come criminal bold to the commission
of crime. However, is it consistent tc
send out men who are weak. marked
with a brand that will prevent them
from close association with the best
people and with a tendency to seel
lower levels, is it fair to the criminal
and to the society he has preyed or
to send him out to pick his way pas
the traps we set for him in every blocl
because the traps pay for the privileg,
and bring high rents to landlords?
Life sentences are not the gist and
center of reform. Hanging failed t
reform criminals when a hundred
crimes We're capital offenses. Perhap
] we are beginning at the wrong end t,
5 reform orr criminals