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The Daily Missoulian., 1914-08-18
RAIN IS GODSEND
TO 0VERWORKED
FIRE FIGHTERS
FoREsTERs GET REPORTS OF
RAIN AND GO TO BED EARLY,
VERY HAPPY.

For the first time In two weeks
District Forester r. A. Silcox went
home and to bed last night before
midnight. 1t is safe to say that he
slept without dreaming of forest fires
burning up all of the timber in his
district. His helpers here at the head
quarters office enjoyed the same eN-
perience. The reason was cool wealth
err some rain and even a snow storm.
While the rain was neither heavy nor
general throughout the district, at
least up to a late hour last night it
came, fortunately. to the places where
it was most needed. Nearly an inch
and a half of water fell in the shower
on the worst fire of the district in
the F'lathead forest. At last reports
men were being sent from the fire
| lines and the danger is practically
over.
| The showers fell along a strip of
country through the Montana forests.
Through Idaho there were light
sprinllles and low temperatures and
this all helped Several of the fires
which We're bad Sunday were reported
as entirely out last night No new
ones of consequence were reported.
The whole situation is cheering and
the foresters are happy. They believe
! that the backbone of the season of
| fire danger has been broken. A few
| days of this sort of weather and there
will be no fires left in this district.
| At any rate there will be a chance
for the forest service organization to
take a long breath and get squared
away for the final squirt in plans and
preparations to carry the fight
through the remaining days of the
season.
OF the snow which fell in the noun
tains at several places, several inches
We're reported at the Rattlesnake lakes
and near Seeiey lake.
Summary.
Following is the summary Of last
nights reports by forests:
Clearwater Forest.
Telegram from d. T. Mason reports
Clearwater in good shape.
LoIo Forest.
Sigcl creek fire is out. Four Sec
tions covered.
Trout creek fire blown up by high
wind; six men put on fire.
Fire near railroad. two miles this
side of st. Regis; two sections; crews
have surrounded.
Sudan fire is out. Men called in.
MissouIa Forest.
Gilbert creek fire under control; is
men left.
Schwartz gulch. Little rain at this
point; fire under control.
Mcnamara landing fire not heard
from.
Ovando creek fire out.
Harvey creek fire out.
.Seeley lake fires all out; heavy rain.
Lake Inez fire under control.
Clinton fire out.
Selway Forest.
Situation improved: but two serious
fires still burning, Castle Butte and
Clearwater mountain.
st. Joe Forest.
Big creek fire: no word received.
Foehl, Springston, Dudley and Ste-
vens creek fires all out.
Marble creek under control.
Association fires we'll in hand gen.
eral condition much improved.
Weather Conditions.
Much colder; rain and snow over
great part of northwestern Montana,
but none in Idaho. Graves Peak look
out reports slight rain, but cloudy and
cold.
FIathead Forest.
Conditions better; 100 men and 80
horses pulled off. Horses will be
brought to Missoula for future use If
needed.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-08-18
"Billy" Takes a Trip.

BILLY Sunday" Showalter got up
before breakfast yesterday and be-
gan journey to the west. Billy" is
senior trainmaster for the Rocky
Mountain division of the Northern
Pacific and he saw a chance to take
a delightful journey to Paradise. so
he grabbed it. He accompanied the
Pennsylvania special to the west end
of this division. The special is made
up of easterners who are making a
tour of the west in train furnished
by the Pennsylvania railroad. The
train passed through Missoula this
morning at 4 O'Clock but that was not
at all too early for B. Sunday Sho-
walter. The train was accompanied
by several officials of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. The return trip will
be made by way of the Southern Pa
cific route.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-08-18
MRS koEeLER IN HOSPITAL.

Mrs. Stephen koeglcr was operated
upon at the Northern Pacific hospital
yesterday. She was reported last
night as resting well and rapid re-
covery is expected
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-08-18


and daughter returned yesterday from
Il visit of 10 days duration with her
mother. Mrs. Simpson, in Stevensville.
Mrs. D. G.. Mckay of Branbrook. B.
c.. is the guest of Mrs. George Goslee
of 728 South Third street. She will
remain in Missoula two or three
months.
E. J. Weeks. who is president of the
Tiedt Land & Orchard company. has
come from Jackson, Mich. to spend a
month or two looking after company
business at Darby.
Taxicabs and touring cars for hire:
day and night service. Phone Bell 33.
ADV.
Miss Evaro Avery is enjoying stay
of two weeks with friends in Spokane.
A daughter was born last Thursday
to Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Scott at their
home near Polleys MILL
Mrs. Charles Heard of Garnet, who
underwent an operation last Thursday
at st. Patrick's hospital, reported
by the attending physician yesterday
to be making good recovery.
Money to loan. The Banking Cor
poration.-Adv.
Mrs. B. +. Spaulding left Sunday for
her home at Bismarck, N. D., having
been for the last three months guest
in the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, DR.. and Mrs. r. H. Nelson
The Missoulian has the best dupli-
eating second sheets for letters. 75c
per 1,000.-Adv.
Miss Elinor Simpkins and her sis
ter, Miss Mabel Simpkins expect to
leave Thursday morning for an ex-
tended visit with friends aud rela-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20
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REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE DAY
Puritans of England Made Christmas Illegal and Declared 1t Nils.
 demeanor to Be Gay.

English Puritans of the seventeenth century guarded against looking upon the rosy side of life.
 Because Christmas is really sur vival of the Celts' Yule, and is not the actual anniversary of the birth of Christ, they refused to countenance Christmas festivities. Not only did they refuse to recognize the day, but they made laws to that effect.
 The parliament of 1644 passed an act ordering all law abiding citizens to observe December 25 as a solemn fast, to be spent in silent atonement for previous Christmas days that had passed in riotous living and merry. making.
 Naturally the community did not share in these hard and fast rules, and many a turkey was surreptitious. ly killed, and many plum pudding quietly boiled. But woe betide the unfortunate offender against the act were he luckless enough to be dis covered.
 Soldiers were sent to search tho houses of those suspected of harbor- ing such delicacies as mince pies. etc., and many were the pitched bat. ties between disagreeing sections of the public.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20
THE NEW YEARS EVE FATES
How Curious Maidens Can Find Out What Is in Store for Them
 An Italian Custom.

Every maiden wonders what the fu- ture has in store for her, and this is what she must do on New Years day to learn her fate:
 Turn the pillow at midnight, the 31st of December, and you will dream of the man you are to marry. Or let her take her hymn book to her bedroom, blow out the lamp, open the book and mark hymn Gin the dark), put it under the pillow and sleep on it. Next morning when she reads the hymn she will find it's text will ind;- cate the event of the year.
 On New Years eve the Italian maid en places in one corner of her bed room a thimble, in another water, in third ashes and in fourth a ring. Upon waking in the morning, if she sees the ring first she will be married that year; if she sees the water first the year will be unlucky; if the thimble, fortune will smile on her; if the ashes, she will die.
 On New Years eve, if a maiden wishes to know her fate during the coming year, she must go into the open air with psalm book in one hand and piece of silver in her mouth. She must allow the book to fall open, and if it opens at the death psalm she will die; if it opens at the bridal psalm she will marry, and what ever else it opens to will indicate her tate.
 On New Years eve, while the clock 5 striking twelve, repeat three times: Food st Anne, good St, Anne,
 Sra man IS fast as you can .nl sou VIII be engaged in a year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20
HAPPY NEW YEAR CUSTOMS
Celebrations of the Mummers in OIden Days in EngIand-Tending to
 Revive Visiting. @

On Friday, January 1, the mummers will mum-that's their way of ush. ering in the New Year. How many of them know the beginning of the GUS. tom-or the ending! It began in. nocently enough, but by the seventh century it amounted to '"diabolical organism" outrageous, blasphemous. Ruffians robbed and even murdered under the pretense of merrymaking. Not all was frightful, however. In Rome slaves were waited upon by their masters and the poor reaped veritable harvests, which was but nat ural, since it all came from the sat- urnalia of the Eternal City.
 In England the mummers performed plays, spoke dialogues and imperson. ated famous people, especially kings and warriors. Songs were sung both by the mummers and their entertain. CTS. Here is one:
 : To shorten winters sadness
 See where the folks with gladness
 Disguised all are a-coming
 Right Wantonly a-mumming.
 In those days they loved, too, tc masquerade as animals, bears and unicorns being especially favored dis guises. Scott's couplet summed it up:
 Who lists may in their mumming see
 Traces of ancient minstrelsy.
 At last this mumming came to be a menace as well as a nuisance, and the chaste Henry VIII made it a mis- demeanor to wear mask.
 It was George Washington who made the day what it once was in this country. Said he: Never forget the cheerful and cordial observance of New Years day" The celebration grew and grew, until a generation or so ago, the scenes enacted at some receptions were simply disgraceful, so. ciety having progressed some since it was good form to imbibe until the i'm. biber quietly slid under the table.
 Of late years there has been tend ency to revive visiting on the first day of the year. But it is all very informal and every hostess knows each and every one of her guests, which was not always the case when it was the fashion to have as many as possible and any man counted one. An amusing story is told of one host ess who, in lull left the line and went over to the punch bowl in the back parlor, saying to a man she didn't know: What is your name? I don't think I know you" He told her. She didn't remember 1t, so she asked him with whom he had come. He said he had come by himself, where upon she ordered him out. Imagine her chagrin the next day upon receiv- ing from this man letter she had written to relative in a neighboring city asking that he visit thare when ever he should be in the city. Also to be reminded by him that he had sent his letter of introduction and re- ceived cards, which he also inclosed. In the holiday rush she had simply \ forgotten the new name.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20

: yeah he clomb down ouah stovepipe
 as,N Us ersleep,
 " ea4s,, enss "a oynges-bout half ripe En thee toy sh;,. h,o,,.,, a.,,r, En one desc jomp' ja,. But den, my lam! ao, 1, Bout dishyere Sandy Claus1l7s A''o" He seen han man!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20

Oh. World! dear World-at last my dream ], is true,
 Through all eternity I've longed for you, Impatient of the years had to wait, Each nerve aquiver, lest be too late. And now I'm here-and all of you are mine
 For my brief reign. Yet. also, am thine. For use-abuse-bu treat me as you may Remember this-Ill give and take away. And but this moment born-but half awake. I'lltell you now what I'll both give and take. I'll take a life from out you here and there. I'll glve-a lover true-a sweetheart fair. Half of your fondest hopes I'll steal away, I'll grant grain of wisdom day by day. And tho. perchance, l should take Peters
 all,
 With lavish hands I'll shower it on Paul, I'll smlte some of you with an iron glove, I'll nurse some others with my tenderest
 love,
 I'm both your queen and slave. now
 make way.
 This night is yours. Tomorrow you'll repay. Bring forth the testers. Fill the cup of
 cheer.
 You've waited me forever. World. I'm
 here.
 The 1915 Boy.
 "I will not put pins in my dear teach er's chair" (Tacks will hurt just as much, anyway.)
 T will not quarrel and fight with my big brothers in 1915." (What have I got little brother for?)
 T will not play hockey from school to go fishing or swimming" (That is, in the winter time.)
 "I will be regular attendant at Sunday school" (At Christmas time and just before the summer excursion, of cOurse.)
 q will not take mothers currant jelly from the pantry without per- mission" (Her raspberry jam is good enough for mel
 'I will be kind to dumb animals, such as tigers. lions and elephants" (Stray cats and dogs, however. had better keep out of this neighborhood.)
 "I will not (Oh, gee. that's enough. They say the good die young, and want to live until catch that red. headed boy on the next block who stuck his tongue out at me yester- day!)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20

Nah mammy say dat Sandy Claus com, Ter good li'l boys, Fn bring CT hon en CT big red drum, En yuther toys. But why white chilluns gets dem new I cain on'stan'. l guess l knows whut Sandy Claus do-- He seen han man!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20
UNDER THE MIsTLET0E

To ask girl if you may kiss her before doing it is an insulting way of laying all the responsibility on her.
 In 8 mans opinion a kiss is an end that justifies any means.
 You needn't be afraid of mere kiss. Thousands are exchanged daily by people of the highest reputation.
 The kissed girl fears no mistletoe.
 A kiss is as good as smile-and good deal better, too!
 The ideal kiss is the kiss that is never given.
 A kiss too soon may be full stop in the tale of love.
 dh
 The child who doubts about Santa Claus has insomnia. The child who believes has a good nights rest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20
A Nfhu Ufar' 2 prayfr
 By DAVID CORY

God grant flat / the new year through May striUe Uith heart and soul to do Those filings which are most good and true. God grant flat each morning start My duties Oith chee.ful heart. And cheeJully perform n,y part.
 10 Wedr smile aN through the day. To banish thoughts unkind quay: And when my bedtime comes, to pray. To say n'y prayers with folded hand, As night comes softly o'er the lands. To Him. who alvays understands. And .ohen the bel, on New Years ddwn Proclaim the bright New Year is born. And / a.0ake on New Year. morn, / pray Him whispe,. low and s.oees. To help me guide my vayward feet. Lest forget ny prayer to meet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20

To all-good- by. My task is done. I've swung the circle of the sun. I've given all that Life bestows,
 I've dealt Fate's cards to friends, to foes I've touched you each with joy and care, Drawn wrinkles here, smoothed wrinkles
 there.
 And if I've frosted temples gray, I've made warm lips to kiss away The chill. Tho Death, tho strife
 I've visited-l've granted Life.
 I'm Time. I've robbed your cradle dear, Yet ask you-your dying Year, a'I ti not filled it? Answer free ln 1fns. 1edve !. Nyou have not youcheated me2 MI IT IT we foooeo -,oht to kill me-Timeo MI rave not you so11 me-God's oft sub- DN Have not you vast DN lime? '" ,,;.haa mo ,,, IN Misspent me. mocked me, ', '''N lN my way, .notber MI Loathed and reviled me-praye.~ lN day, lN And when granted it, mocked that 0. IH too,
 XXI Are we not quit at evens-I and you? MI 'Iis Kismet-Fate. Old World, good-b, MI My cycles dona-l faint-I die.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
CITY FIREMEN.
LEND HELPING
HAND TO POOR

Several hundred OF desti-
tuition In Seattle have been rellev-
ed by charitable city firemen dur
ing the past month, the firemen In
many instances providing both
food and clothing from their own
salaries.
The firemen have worked out a
system by WHICH a family in need
of aid In any part of the city Is
given assistance from the fire
house nearest their home.
According TO w. A.. Stose, OF En-.
CINE Co. No. %. there is no need
Of any family In the city suffering
for want of food.
The firemen have established re-
lief headquarters at Engine House
No. 20, 18th ave. and Columbia St,
and any person who has supplies
to donate for relief need only call
East 6i36. notify the flrehouse and
the supplies will be called for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
Germany than the United States is
EXPECTS CONSUMPTION
ORDER WILL BE NECESSARY

Germany than the United States is.
EXPECTS CONSUMPTION
ORDER WILL BE NECESSARY
Had we been ready, the campaign
might have been short. Az Il is. al
though we have more than 2.000. 900
men training, we have aH yet com
paratively few In the field. our
part OF the war cannot begin until
we get our men 90 the front.
The first OF our . armies can.
not enter tho fighting until spring.
and the task OF driving the Germans
out OF France aud Belgium viii be
slow.
The invasion OF Germany itself
must OF necessity be a task Of vast
Dimensions.
You ask me n I believe the nee
cssary army can be raised by yolun-
tary service Personally. do not
You will remember that you could
not do so IN 1861,
My belief Is that We will be
obliged 10 adopt CONSUMPTION. a.
you eventually did.
You nsk me. do ! think that Ger
many can be utrangicd and the war
ended by starvation and attrition.
| beliye that Il can. but the proc
cas- viii be u OF years. rather than
OF months. Germany n n elfHup-
porting country IN almost every ar
ticle necessary 10 mi and for the
support Of her people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
THE ORPHEUM

Anna Chandler. a bundle Of per
sonality. sings way up to headline
place on the Orpheum bill.
Alice Els In back with a little
more clothes than she had last year
and with a fine dancing sketch
She is assisted by Bert French.
Jack Gardner has a novelty ACT
In which he plays melodrama to hia
hearts content with the faithful
assistance OF a company OF movie
actors.
Gertrude Clegg. the girl with the
perpetual smile, and Mortimer Nc
Rae give a good deal OF personality
TO n bicycle act.
"Nobiesse Oblige" Ii n sketch
that ought to be sent TO the wal
or something. IT'S playing hockey
from the graveyard.
Elsa Ruegger, %ceIlist, and Edmund
Lichtensteis. fiddler. Fair. Dan
ube quartet. casting act. Good.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
MM MW Mk
GMMAw-

o-saturday evening, Dec. 10. J
wen, shopping in company with my
sister. To economic bulk. un'
wrapped a purchased cap and rolled
II inside a magazine which ! car
ried under my arm. Later. We Walt
ed the fo-cent store and were com
lna out Of this establishment, when
Just inside tire door a woman step
ped In front 81 me. SEIZED me with
both hands ard held me.
asked her what sho meant. and
she demanded to know what ! car
ried under my arm and where had
gotten u. told her II was = cap
| had purchased az another store
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
DRIVES AWAY
HEADACHE
Rub Musterole on Forehead
and Temples

A headache remedy without the
dangers OF headache medicine" Re-
lteves headache and hat miserable
feeling from cold or congestion. And
IL acts at once! MUSTEROLE is n
clean. white ointment made with oil
of mustard. Better than a mustard
plaster, and does rot blister. Used
only externally. and in no way can
affect stomach n heart. as some
Internal medicines dos
Best for Sore Throat. Bronchitis.
Group. stiff Neck. Asthma, Neural
gia. Congestion, Pleurisy. Rheuma-
tism. Lumbago. all Pains and Aches
OF the Back or Joints. ~Sprains. Sore
Muscles, Bruises, Chilblains, Frosted
Feet. Colds OF the Chest cit often
prevents Pneumonia).
At your druggists. In csc and SOC
Jars, and a special large hospital size
for $3.50.
he sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse imitations-gct
what YOU ask for. The Nusteroie
c~nr.~N~~ Cleveland. Ohio,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
THE EMPRESS

James Grady In The Toll Bridge
heads the Empress bill this week
It's a play that gives Grady splen.
did opportunity for great acting A
very good act
Ward sisters. song and mystery.
Good
Macy Sampson and Mabel Doug
las. songs and comedy. Good.
FL cleye. xyiophonist. Fair.
Russelfs Ministries. Better than
the average va~udevillian minstrel
show.
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ny LORD %noRrhcllEEE
copyrighted. 1914 ~ United rre-s
English Rights Reserved

Copyrighted. 1914. BY United rress
English Rights Reserved
LONDON, Dec. 2o.-The sue.
cess OF the United Press
representative. Karl n. Won
wisoand, In securing expres-
slons Of opinion from leading
German generals from the
crown prince. from Admiral
Tlrpitr and others should not
be construed az indicating a
pro.ocrman tendency upon the
part Of your agency. u 10 a
tribute 20 individual enterprise.
Il would have been very glad 10
have had any Of my newspapers
have such a series OF brilliant
coups.
Tho increasing loduacity OF high.
ly placed Germans-the crown
prince. Admiral Won Tirpltz. Herr
Darnherg and company regard
as a sign % anxiety and weakness
This IL not among the German
people. from whom the facts are
even yet hidden. but among the
fNttnE Class III btFulANfs WHO, Oh
course, are we'll aware that Ger
many Ia fighting a losing war.
THINK WAR WILL
LAST SEVERAL YEARS
You will notice all these Teu.
tonic spokesmcn-as II won't with
beaten men-aiternately whine and
threaten. We are content 10 let
Admiral Won Tirpitr and the crown
prince do the talking while Lord
Fisher and Gen. Joffre do tho
shooting.
Pray do not think we undsrasti-
mate the Germans. MANY OF US arr
OF the opinion that this colossal
war viii go on for years.
None the less. Germany II
beaten. and was beaten when II be-
gan its retreat from Paris.
Her battle for Calais. now In It's
soth day. IL another impossible ~.
fort on her part. Her mercantile
marine has been wiped from the
seas.
Gerrnany's whole original OBJ
jectiye has been defeated. She IL
now everywhere on the defensive
except IN belgium. where the last
army OF occupation Ia siili engaged
IN tahe horrible task OF ballying
and piundering the wretched vic
Tins.
II seems Incredible. bu, Il Is true
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
PEOPLE CANNOT REALIZE
blGNESS OF THIS WAR

III II be that there In one peace-at'
ny-price advocate left In England,
certainly none Ii bold enough "a
come out In public and say he " on
the side OF this German blackmail
cannot understand how any Ger.
man-Amehcan ear support outragea
OF this kind.
Your public has not realized that
no revolution. no war. not the whole
story OF Napoleon's campaigns. IA
as anything compared with this AR.
m~ageddOn.
Even In England. within the
sound OF German guns. there are
people who imagine that the strug
gle may terminate In 1915.
The kaiser. or. 20 use his W mil.
itary title. the ali-highest war lord.
nov says England provoked and
Was prepared for this war.
Yet IN August no referred 10 our
army NJ Gen. French's contempt.
;ble little army"
Had We been prepared for war,
should we have started II with a
little army We were not much
more prepared for y land war with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
THE SEATTLE

Southern plantation melodies. fla
vored with modern funny stuff. ar,
the Richards a Pringie's minstre
suggestions to drive duh care away
Bonnie Jones and Chicken Reel
Beaman furnished n good portion Of
the comedy. and 1t was good. es
pecialiy Beaman's monologue. One
OF the features was the tenor colo
Silver Threads" sung by Jchr
A.. Watts. ove 20 years old. Mamie
Campbell gets II over big with his
song. Il Amt Got Nobody"
Besides n minstrelsy. the com
pany. consisting OF negro perform
ers. also furnish a few vaudeville
stunts and finish up with a nonsen
steal farce entitled. The Vera
Cruz Recruits"