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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
THE GREATER NEED

From the Washington Star.
 The best way to learn to speak for eign language with a pure accent is to learn to speak it in ones childhood. Hence in Europe-and the custom is also being adopted here-infants have French nurses, German nurses, Italian nurses and so forth. Thus unconsciously and without effort they become superb linguists.
 Miss Eleanor Sears, apropos of this wise custom, told story at luncheon in Philadelphia.
 "One afternoon said Miss Sears, 'I dropped in at a young Boston matron's.
 '' Oh she said, I'm so glad you've come. Jacky's so ill, and I can't make out what ais him..
 I've got a car outside,' I said. shall I run for doetor?'
 No,' said the poor young mother. Run for an interpreter. Jacky's Italian nurse is off this afternoon, and none o9 us can understand what he says
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
WHOLESALE DEMAND

From the December sI4ippincott.s. gys
 Nat Goodwin and friend were walking along Fifth avenue one afternoon when| they stopped to look into a florists win4 dow, in which there was an artistic are rangement of exquisiteSroses.t
 What wonderful American Beauties those are, Nat said the friend delight edly.
 They are, indeed" replied Nat.
 You see, 1 am very fond of that fiower,' continued the friend ''In fact l might say it Is my favorite. You know. Nat, I married. an American beauty"
 Well" said Nat drily, you haven't anything on me. married a cluster."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
rwArN,s DREAM SWEETHEART

In Harper's for December there is pub lished for the first time a new story by Mark Twain. It is called My Platonic Sweetheart" and recounts the story or a dream which recurred to him many times during a period of A years In the dream he met always the same fair young girl who remained always the same age.
 s.In our dreams--I know it!--we do make the journeys we seem to make; we do see the things we seem to see; the people, the horses, the cats, the dogs the birds, the whales, are real, not chimeras; they are living spirits, not shad- ows and they are immortal and inde- structibe They go whither they will; they visit all resorts, all points of inter est even the twinkling suns that wander in the wastes of space. That is where those strange mountains are which slide from under our feet while we walk. and where those vast caverns are whose be- wildering avenues close behind us and in front when we are lost, and shut us in. We know this because there are no such things here. and they must be there, be- cause there is no other place.
 This tale is long enough, and l VIII close now. In the A years that l have known fny Dreamland sweetheart, I have seen her once in two years on an average Mainly these were glimpses, but she was always immediately recog- nizable. notwithstanding she, was so given to repairing herself and getting up doubt ful improvements in her hair and eyes. She was always 15. and looked it and acted it; and I was always +, and never felt a day older. To me she is real person. not a fiction, and her sweet and innocent society has been one of the prettiest and pleasantest experiences of my life. I know that to you her talk will not seem of the first intellectual order; but you should hear her in Dreamand- then vou would seep'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
PASSING OF CHRISTMAS STOCKING

From the December Iippincott's.
 For the passing of the Christmas stock ing the steam heated house has been un- duly blamed True. the lack of chimney facilities increased the difficulties of Santa's work, but so long as stocking hung there to be filled he generally man. aged somehow. even though he had to sneak in disguised as father, with the stocking, for Christmas purposes, has become inadequate. Only Taftian trouser leg would hold what the modern expects to receive.
 Pink striped stick candy. nuts, oranges, a tin horn, or a very young doll baby could he slipped into stocking without straining it. But, if forced to swallow the pony skin coat which daughter wants, sons motorboat, or mothers grand pi- % spring leak.
 When stockings were made of woollen or cotton, even mother found dslving in the slim, dark depths fascinating. Each package was fingered and speculated over before being brought to the light Alas there can be no surprise concealed in a ,obweb stocking; it was never intended o conceal anything.
 In the stocking hanging age a mother ad leisure to indulge in such light and
 ivolous accomplishments as alarming and bending. Now she may have, say, a ireel drama club. Mothers congress
 suffrage parade and the writing of
 aper on "Ths Effect of Schopenhauei
 pon the Mind of the Igorote," all in
 ae week. With every week equally full
 vitally important work, can she be
 amed for tucking Tommy's heelless
 ,eless stockings under his crib where
 anta Claus can't see them? The time honored custom of hanging UT
 Christmas stocking will eventually ase to be observed for lack of stock Ing to hang up-nearly everybody wsar' nose, these day6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
From the Saturday Evening Post.

trom the Saturday EVenlng Post
 ~ NE is disillusioned when he comes finally into the gambling rooms. 0 The whole place is silent. except for the spin of the ball in the roulette wheel. the announcements of the croupiers and the clink of coins as they are raked from the tables. All the essence or the place is tense and sinister. The races of the players look like those of per- sons waiting for the arrival of the greatest event. as the verdict of jury determin- ing the issues of life. There is no con- versation and no expression Of emotion except what may be seen in trembling hand or in the aspect of some player who has heavily won or lost Occasional- ly one enters with careless, Jaunty ar, but it presently takes on the tense ex- pression of those about him. It IS a deep deadly, serious business in which most of these persons are engaged. AL most all of them are keeping records in a little lined book. in an effort to figure out some system by which they can beat M. Blanc at his own game
 In this they never succeed. however; for M. Blanc meets all comers," in the language of the prize ring, and he vel comes every system.
 In spite of the combined Ingenuity Of the gamblers his establishment contin- ues to win at the rate of 25,ooo.0o0 francs a year.
 There are only two games played at Monte cario--roulette and a simple card game called trente-et-quarante. one is assured that these games are played
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

assist in the sale will be entitled to membership badge in the association
 Lets raise $10.Oo0 to go for the in- cipient and advanced cases, to open sanatoriun for negroes and to enlarge the district nurses work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

J. P. Morgan is losing patience with the Art museum in New York. His 5000. ! 0oo collection is still kept in storage un- packed. and if a new wing to the Art museum is not soon completed he may ship the entire collection to Hartford. where he was born.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
WHAT SANTA DID.

WHAT SANTA DID. Twas the night before Christmas and Jacob and Gretchen Lay snug in their bed in the Dornhoefer kitchen. Not sound save the song that the gay cricket sings, And a faint, sleepy murmur, "Top kiclzin' my shins. Could be heard in the Dornhoefer kitchen that night, But there by the fire, in the moons sil- yer light, In a short, struggling row lay four queer little shoes, Left there. for the jolly Kris Kringle to use. Then suddenly Gretchen sat Up with . start And rubbed Jacobs eyes (you can't tell them apart, Those Dornhoefer twins, in the brightest daylight, So how could poor Gretchen be sure in the nightD And they laughed as they thought of the words Santa'd use, For they'd hidden mouse-trap in each of their shoes. Well, Santa Claus came, and the mousse trap went slam, And Santa said something that sounded like sham" And the Moon said she saw just the strangest of things: Twas Santa Claus spanking the Dohns hoefer twins.
 December Lippincott's.
 GLAD TIDINGS. 'sWell, Uncle Rastus. how are you get ting along?" "Fust rate. sah, fust rate. An Ise still keepin' one ob my yeah's ter dc groun', sah." "Oh, the political campaigns are ended for while" q knows dat, but I'se jus er-listenin' ter hear dat big fat 'possum when he fau an Ise sho gwine ter git inn"
 PASS YOUR PLATE.
 Today, you bet,
 Is hard to beat;
 We hope you get
 Enough to eat.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Carmi Thompson of Ohio will get his name on few thousand of treasury cer- tifcates while he will be held responsible for billions of money to be handed. over March l. The glory is as brief as it is great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Mir. Taft declines to be considered an aspirant in 1916. The leaders of the grand old party are to meet in January to start the campaign of that year. Messrs. Barnes and Penrose will be present, but ex-Speaker Cannon and ex-Senator Gull lom will probably forget to drop in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Lottie Crabtree, the actress. lives in Boston and she offers to furnish over shoes for horses free of cost in slippery weather. These overshoes insure to the horse the best possible footing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

The New orleans papers say that the Bertron, Griscom & Co. syndicate is buy ing the common stock holdings of the American Cities company. They know nothing about any other syndicate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

The membership of the Bachelors in Washington became top heavy and far from being exclusive. sSo it was decided to disband it and form a new organization, which is to be select
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

you long for it, until the craving be- comes much more intense than is the hun- ger of man who lasts" CThe symptoms of starvation are those of disease rather than of being hungry.) Among the un- civilized Eskimos the dislike of salt is so strong that saltiness imperceptible to me would prevent them from eating at all.
 This circumstance was often useful to me, for whenever our Eskimo visitors threatened to eat us out of house and home we could put in little pinch of
 salt, and thus husband our resources without seeming inhospitable. A man who tasted anything salty at our table would
 quickly bethink him that he had plenty of more palatable fare in his own house,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
REFLECrIoNs or A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A girl may begin to fiirt, but she never ends.
 Frankness is about as attractive as stepping oh folks toes.
 A woman's idea of senseless tax is about sensible clothes.
 man would use his great-granef mothers wedding lace to clean an old ripe. A great trial to woman about going to a warm climate for the winter is if she has handsome fura
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

The new nickel pieces are to carry pie cause good many could not afford to handle the buffalo pictures on the s1o bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

The hope is freely expressed that J. J. shannon and his associates will build new stacks in Shades valley over their great seam of self fiuxing ore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

The amateur cabinet makers cannot agree on one combination, and the work may have to be done by the President elect after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

The postoffice department says post offices should on account of the parcels post system be located within quarter of a mile of railroad station. What is to be done in town that has more than one railroad station Is not stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

New York city has had snow hurry Snow fell as far south as Baltimore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
MONTE CARLO HARD TO BEAT

, quite fairly and that the percentage in favor of the bank is 61 to 60 Whatever 1t may be, this certain percenatge in fa- vor of the tables overcomes all ssys- tems that human ingenuity can work out by any law of averages. M. Blanc will permit you to play any way you like. and to double your bet as often as you like until it reaches 6O0O francs at trente- et-quarante. Then you must begin over again, for it is, quito clear that if one were permitted to double indefinitely it would only be a question of time and sufficient money to put NJ. Blanc out of business
 Thus it happens that NJ. Blanc. who takes no chance, wins against all those chance they like. Sir Hiram Maxim disposed of all systems when he shattered popular deluslon in these words:
 If red comes up 20 times in success sion 1t is just as likely to come up at tho twenty-first time as it would be if it had not come up before for a week. Each par ticular coup is governed altogether by the physical conditions existing at that par ticular instant The ball spins round great many times in a groove When it's momentum is used up it comes in con- tact with several pieces of brass, and fin- ally tumbles into pocketsfn the wheel which Is rotating in an opposite direc- ton. It is a pure and unadulterated question of chances and it is not infiu- enced in the least by anything that has ever taken place before or that will take place in the future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

The Carnegie benefactions total up to s3s2, ,0oO, 900, leaving John D. poor second with gifts that foot up but s175 ooo,0D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

TOO SNUG A pious man
 Is Jasper Hill, Who ne'er was known To tap a till. And yet, he seems So all-flred good, We almost wish Sometimes he wouldl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

In Boston they no longer say, "5ee America first" They now say. Sail from Boston, They are trying to cut New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

The law practice will be overdone when all the republican officials go back to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Governor Hadley wants the republican nomination in 1916. He should consult Utah and Vermont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Mir. Taft has no intention of retiring from politics. Politics, or rather politi- clans, will, however. retire from him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Neither the bird of paradise nor any other bird has anything on the turkey to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

DO the dead ever come back?' asks an exchange. The St. Louis Republic says the politically dead never do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
ONE WAY

''Dibble Is an indirect optimists
 What do you mean by an indirect op- timist?'
 'sHe fears the worst and then rejoices when things turn out better than he ex- pected,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Packages in the parcels post may be registered and guarded against loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
PLENTY or BIRDS.

What with 42 cars. containing 65SOO tur- keys, speeding eastward and the governor of Texas leading procession of 1S.0O0 tur- keys through the streets of Texas town, the outlook for white meat today is very promising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Today turkey is compulsory. On other days you can eat what you like.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Vermont and Utah are now called the standpat twins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. No man knows what is in store for to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
HIs FIRsT TRIp.

HIS FIRST TRIP. Alas. alack for human pride. A man who bought an auto ear And shortly went to take a ride Just round the town, not very far Collided with heavy truck And nearly broke his foolish neck; So great the impact when he struck, His brand-new car was just a wreck. A grievous plight Twas brought about Because he had not learned to steer; And right before the rabble rout He shed a most unmanly tear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

A CHEAP DIVERSION. Though slim my purse, Somehow 1t glads My heart to read The auto ads.
 Birmingham Age-Herald I read them ere Sleep steals OCT me, And all night long I drive one free.
 Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

CRUSHING REPORT. This conversation between two girls was overheard in a wait-on-yourself res- taurant: You bet your gum I showed him he couldn't get fresh with me. sure hand ed him package" "Whadja say?" T says: 'Cuteyn
 Kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
CONVERSATIONS.

I've no complaint to make" said one
 Who found few joys along lifes way, But from the law he'd never run
 And always had three meals day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
TOO sMrG

Indigestion looks Ike a .afs bet to ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-01

printed, even if it is not the precinct
in which you registered. A full vote
IS desired. DO not let anything ill.,
terfere with your coming to town
and casting your ballot even If you
have to get up out of u sick bed to do
it. You may not think your vote is
important, but it may be needed to
decide the election Of the man you
really want to see elected to office.
the man whom y III think will best
serve your personal interests. Get
out and vote, and vote right.
Lon Lacey fell off the sidewalk
Tuesday night and sustained q dislo-
cation Of the left shoulder. DIR. Cans
set the injured arm, and Lon is get
ting along fine.
A scrap occurred on the Stone farm
Tuesday night in which A. u. Dewey
was hit on the head while in bed with
chair by one Of the farm hands.
DIR. Cans was called to the farm near
the city and dressed the wound. The
next day Mr.. Dewey came to town
to procure \ warrant for the arrest
Of his assailant.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-01
GARNEILL

Herbert Lye has purchased the
livery stable and will serve the
public in thu livery and transfer line.
Mr., I.ye is man Of energy and pro-
gress and will doubtless satisfy his
customers.
From occasional intimations and
mysterious consultations it is sur
missed that the spooks and hobgoblins
will be abroad OH Thursday night.
AS they have 4 reputation for leaving
things not as they find them, "a
word to the wise is sufficient"
Owing to snow falling all the after
noon Sunday it was feared that the
Rally Day service OF the church
would suffer from poor attendance,
but a full house and AL appreciative
audience furnished All agreeable SUR
prise. Everything went off in
splendid manner.
The various political parties and
their candidates are making strong
pull for the intelligent votes of our
citizens. Within the past few weeks
both the progressives and republic
cans have sent good representations.
This week, on Wednesday and Thur
day evenings, respectively. the
socialists and democrats will en-
tighten the public rs to the duties.
The interests of our people in civic
righteousness is indicated by a good
attendance at each rally, all Of which
are held in CARMEL hall.
Rev. J. A. Armstrong, who, with
his family, has lived on his ranch in
the snowy foothills during the sum-
mer, moved last week to Benchland,
where he is the settled pastor of the
NJ. +. Church.
Mrs. John A. Dover and son, who
live near the Belts west of Buffalo,
were visiting friends here the first OF
the week.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-01

s. J. Small attended to some bust.
ness matters in LewistOwn Monday.
The "New Barber Shop" next to
tho post-oflice. Good Work. 1T
Rev. Nelson will leave this week
with his family for the claim near
the snowies.
E.G. Worden, lawyer, First a.
ional block, phone 1877. Lewistown.
Miss Edith Stone made flying
trip to Buffalo Sunday, returning
Monday noon.
w. II. Smith, lawyer, Lewistowm.
Your business will be appreciated. 30
Mrs. Geo. $. Haynes and son Mark
spent Saturday with Mrs. Nels Han.
son at the ranch.
Wanted.-COntract Flowing or
breaking. Write or see l.. U. Oliver
at Straw, Montana. 22tf
James Foster Of Estelline, s. d..
spent few days visiting at the
Haynes home this week.
DIR. O. V. Calkins, resident dentist
of Moore, Mont, will be at Judith
Gap the LIST and 3rd Tuesdays OF each
month prepared to do dental work.
Remember the date.
Rev. G. j. Powell Of Billings de-
livered splendid sermon at the
Congregational church last Sunday
morning.
Several Judith Gap citizens went to
Harlowtown Monday to hear demo-
cratic candidate for vice president,
Mr.. Marshall, speak. The distin-
gnislled gentleman made but three
speeches in MOntana-Three Forks,
Harlowton and Roundup.
Benny Lunceford has made all
arrangements for giving dance in
Hanson's hall next Tuesday night.
Everybody will want to hear the
election returns on that night and
will stay up anyway. and the time
can be pleasantly passed in dancing.
Music by the Judith Gap orchestra.
Harry l.. Wilson, republican candi
date for governor, believes in adj
vertising along circus lines. We'd
nesday a mammoth banner was
stretched across Main street bearing
the legion, Harry l.. Wilson for
Governor"
DR.. Sherman. secretary of the
republican county committee, and
DR.. and Mrs. Spohr all Of White Sui
phur Springs, arrived in Judith Gap
| Wednesday and ut once repaired to
the Francisco farm near the Snowies.
where they will remain for several
days, and take few excursions out
in search Of the tleetfOOted deer,
Andrew Olson finished threshing
before the snow arrived. His winter
wheat Yielded little better than "a
bushels to the acre and his spring
wheat about Is. Mr.. Olson has 40
acres sowed to winter wheat for next
year and says it is looking fine. IIa
believes in summerfallOwing, and is
going to practice it hereafter.
Mrs. Ed. Leskey, who has been
quite i'll for some time with heart
trouble, will be taken to Wisconsin
by Mr.. Leskey as soon as she is able
to travel, where she will remain fol
some time with u sister. 1t is be.
lieved the elevation is too high fol
her in Montana, and everybody will
regret the necessity of her removing
away from Judith Gay. but hope thu
move will not he permanent.
Henry J.anius spent several days il
Lewist0wn this week going over tin
records of Fergus county relative t
the assessed valuation Of the fOu
townships that are DESTROYS of be
coming y part of Wheatland county
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-01
N l H / IL

The snow Sunday was welcome as
it brings moisture tins time of the
year in the form most needed.
The able talk given by the Hon. l.
5. McQuitty ut our schoolhouse Sat-
urday afternoon to appreciative au-
dience, was right the shoulder, and it
shows his house record to have been
in favor Of making good laws for his
constituents, and he made many
friends while here.
The Hon. G. II. Marshall of Michi-
gan will take up his residence at Nj
hill after election, and will be u well
come citizen.
l.. c. Thomas is hustling up the
threshing near the Snowies, before
the winter sets in.
John &. Geiken is buying grain mt
the elevator during the absence of
Mr.. Galloup, who is spending few
days with his family at Hilger.
c. j. Shanahan spent few days ut
Helena this week.
Vote for e. K. Cheadle for dis.
trict Judge.
Vote for A. G. Orande for state
senator.
Vote for L. D. Glenn for rep
resentative.
Vote for Oscar Skeen for treas
urer.
Vote for G. A. Linn for county
attorney.
Vote for r. n. Mayn for clerk
Of district Court.
Advertised Letters.
Letters remaining in this office Oct
Ober q. 1919.
Mrs. J. G. Cooley.
DIR. Frank Reed.
| Prof. s. ID. Reed.
! Geo. 5. Haynes. Postmaster.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-01
GAPLETS

Friendship il the nearest
thing We know to religion.
God is love and to make re-
ligiOn akin to friendship is
simply to give it the highest
expression conceivable by
man.
john Ruskin.