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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-25

the hundred and one things she had
seer and heard during her absence.
1.-THE city must be something like
the places in the fairy stories mother
reads to us and the heaven our Sun,
day school teacher tells us about"
little Margie cried, her eyes opening
to their widest.
For answer Stella took her little sis.
ter on her lap, and very solemnly she
began speaking: "Margie, DEAR" she
said, "it was all very wonderful and
very beautiful, but when 1t ome to
comparing it with the places you men
ton I can't see it that way. To me
the only place in this world that can
compare with heaven or fairyland is
this little home Of ours here in the
valley, and I'm the gladdest, happiest
girl on earth to be back here with you
all again. / had a lovely visit in the
city, butts not like home" Stella
looked shyly, but lovingly, at her
mother as she ended her little talk.
Mrs. Mayfeld smiled back at her in
return, then, going to the window, she
looked out at the lovely moonlit land
scape. Yes, it was like fafryland, she
thought, for everything was covered
with a beautiful, glistening mantle of
white; a master artists hand had
touched all within view. But Mrs.
Mayfeld knew that all this would not
make Stella think their home the best
place on earth If 1t lacked love and
peace and happiness. And there was
a deep content and thankfulness In
her heart that the dawning Of the New
Year was bright and rosy and promis-
ing for them all, and that she had full
filed the mother-mission that she felt
was hers-to make home the best
place on earth for all of her family.
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A GOOD
RESOLUTION
By Emily Burks Adams

ut WAS New Years Eve and Uncle
Ben-said he didn't think he'd
make q resolution, and then he'd have
none to break.
'Well," said Mrs. Smith, his neigh
Dor, who had brought him a loaf Of
bread, 'if / were you I'd make a res
olution to marry before another year.
I'm going to quit sewing your buttons,
SO you'd better think about it"
Uncle Ben did think about it, and
unused to himself: "Well, if I had re-
solved long ago to get married, I'd be
married. Other folks keep their res
olutions. BY jolly I'm going to re-
solve to marry before a year and l
won't break my resolution, either"
New Years day Uncle Ben put on
his best bib and tucker and started to
church. AS he turned the corner he
met Widow Bender.
"Well, Uncle Ben, Happy New
Year." said she.
"Thank you, Mrs. Bender, and Hap
nv New Year to you. Mine will be a
happy New Year, for I'm going to be
married"
"Oh. fne!" said the widow, with a
look Of disappointment. my New
Year resolution is to get married, If l
can"
"Well," said Uncle Ben, that is a
provision in my resolution-if / can"
They looked at each other, kitten
like, talked a short time n went on
to church.
Every one was surprised to witness
a wedding that morning.
When they were congratulating On
c,e Ben he said: well, a resolution Is
q fine thing If you make a good n
and stick to it,
g. 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)
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friends. I grew very tired, but / did
not mind that, II 1t gave you pleasure.
You say you had a good time, but this
morning Is the first 1 have heard about
it."
"Oh, mother!" they walled, con-
science-stricken.
"You take too much for granted,
children. And II you don't begin to
think a little about other people and
what they are doing and feeling, you
will grow up having very disagreeable
faces. I want you all to try to have
new faces this year. Make your eyes
zee nice things about others; make
your mouths say kind words when.
ever you can. Next New Years morn
ing I'd like to shout a Happy New
Year and mean it. l want to see
happy faces not because you have a
good time, but because you have
helped to shine up the world for
others"
Eyes, mother" replied all the chill
dren, and then they got up with enc
accord and ran around the table and
Kissed her.
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Starting Of
the New Year
By MARu GRAHAM BONNER

Hsr~ HEY had known each other for
VI only a little while. But both of
them knew that through the long
stretch of years ahead they would
grow happier and happier as they
knew each other better and better.
1t was on New Years day that they
announced their engagement. 1t was
such a beautiful day upon which to
announce such a glorious, romantic
fact.
my lear one" he whispered, mo
man could care about a girl as l care
about you"
mo one could love a man as l love
you,'' she said. "Other girls, l know,
could never feel the love I feel. 1t is
a new feellng-to feel SO much, such
great, great quantities Of love for an
other"
mo one will be as happy as we
will be-" he said.
mo one" she agreed.
II don't think any one ever loved
as l do you," he said.
I'm sure no one ever loved as l
do you," she said.
For to both of them love was new,
even as the year was new.
What mattered 1t to them that 9TH
ers had said the same-that to every
TO whom love came it came es
fresh and new and beauti-
full and unusual?
For the continuing of In
life Is like the continuing of the years.
They come along, ever, ever new be-
cause they carry with them new hopes
and new Joys.
f@. 1924. Western Newspaper Ua:s~l
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the decline, but he possessed a keen
insight for business and often marked
his goods some pennies below the
selling price of his competitors. SO,
on New Years morning, ike" Sim
mons was in no pleasant mood, and
who would dare to wish him a Happy
New Year" and especially in a snow
storm and business dullf
All was quiet within the little
grocery office and a great stack of
papers was eagerly examined, when
Ike" with his specs laid up high on
his brow, leaned over quietly onto his
desk in a thinking way. In a few min
utes he saw the trapdoor open and an
arm with a revolver appeared. Then
q face, with a handkerchief covering
1t, showed to the hOrror-stricken Ike
Simmons. A real burglar sprang out!
He took a heavy rope and bound ike
to the stool. "Now, old Sourhead,"
the burglar said, I'm not here only
for your money, but to fog you-you,
who cares not for the pleasant things
VI 49, v ohO dSiy ~ Jodl lilCuhS.
Now am going to beat you" And he
thrashed ike" with a heavy rope, and
the pain was awful. He knocked
ike" from his stool. 4
There was a dull thud. The clerk
ran into the office and found Ike
Simmons struggling on the floor, sur
rounded by his books and papers.
About the same time Lemuel Haskins
came into the store and exclaimed:
"A Happy New Year, Ike!' ike"
scrambled up and looked amazedly
about him. Happy New Year, Lem,
and many more" Both persons stood
aghast! ike" Simmons was a trans
formed being. He had learned, in a
brief dream, the lesson of the cost of
being unkindly, when the real cost of
being kind was nothing, and he kept
the New Year happy, and other New
Years following, with an increased
business to bless his efforts.
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ARRIVAL OF THE NEW
YEAR

BY MARY GRAHAM BONNER
D EFORE the midnight service
~ which would usher in the
New Year there was an organ
recital.
The church was very quiet,
everything was very still. Only
the beautiful chords of the or
gan sounded. A glorious, lighted
star hung down, and the Christ
mas green's were still wound
around the pillars and the pulpit
and the Bible reading desk.
Sometimes the notes of the
organ were deep and low, again
they were high, clear, thrilling.
And to every person came new
ambitions, new resolves. AS they
all Joined in the opening hymn
of the New Year midnight serv-
ice they all felt better.
The beauty of the organs
music had touched the soul of
each.
20, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.)
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TIT WAS New Years Day and the
J snow began to fall in blustery
fashion about the street corners
of Midtown. At the Simmons Corner
Grocery the morning business was
rather dull and it was now ten o'clock,
when Isaac, or Ike as he was famili-
arly called, sat in his dingy, dusty Of
flee, shut off by himself, looking over
his past years accounts. The young
clerk, "Bill" Wilkins, was a little more
idle than usual and he sat quietly on
a cracker box, interested in the story
of "Huck Finn" having a broad grin
upon his round, mischievous face.
Ike Simmons, it was true, had a
sour disposition, even to a sense of
meanness, and sometimes If his friends
greeted him kindly, to be obstinate
and hateful he would think of some
act of to counterfeit good
ness and generosity. If it were not
for bargains likes" trade would go on
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20. 1924, Western Newspaper Union.)

W. AoH1v AtS
~ANUARY 1 was not always New
Years Day, and even now in
~ Greece and Russia it does not
arrive until twelve days after the new
year has started.
1t took longer to agree upon a COM
mon day to celebrate New Years than
it did to select a common Christmas.
1t was late in the Sixteenth century
before January l was accepted uni
versally. The more ancient nations
had always had a preference for this
date, and Egypt, China and Rome cele-
brated the day with public rejoicing.
In Russia the day was made sacred
to Janus and was a time of special
sacrifice and prayer at his shrine. He
is pictured as a god with two faces,
n looking backward and n forward
-on youthful and one very old-the
Old and the New Year. In Derby
shire an old custom still prevails. At
just twelve o'clock the doors are flung
wide open and the New Year is ush-
cred in with shouts of welcome.
There are places In England, also,
where the Old Year is still swept
out, according to an old custom. Men
and boys with blackened faces and
dressed to look like chimney sweeps,
go through the streets with brooms.
sweeping.
The practice Of burning the Old
Year out with huge bonfires still pre-
walls in some places. while in many
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-25
THE NEW LEAF
By MARTHA B. THOMAS

WYE TALK about turning
w over a new leaf at New
Years. How about turning over
our brains? Most of US work
these factories in our heads
about half-time and ~half-capac-
ity. When a new idea walks in
we hustle him out before he dis
turbs the quiet of the place.
Why not let him ramble about
and stir up the old machinery?
If he makes a racket and starts
a fight with all the old ideas, let
him scrap it out. You can clear
up the damage afterwards, and
will probably feel amazingly re-
freshed. The trouble with most
of us is a d~eep-rooted aversion
to charging the works!
Let's put in a new window
now and then, oil up the cogs,
find a place for new thoughts
and have a grand time with our
selves!
Luther not only turned his
brain over when he nailed that
famous letter on the church
door, but about the whole world,
as well.
Newton only needed an apple
as q self-starter towards the
idea of gravitation.
Shakespeare looked about him
at the everyday doings of thigh
folks and plain folks" and see
what he accomplished.
You never can tell whether
you're a genius or not until you
scrabble around in your own
head and produce something
90, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.)
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<<>If Apply New Year, everybody I"
I'll Stella Mayfeld cried, as she
entered the room, glowing
and rosy from the long drive from the
station. my, but it seems good to be
home again."
1t was New Years eve and Stella
had been away four whole weeks Wis
iting Aunt Sarah in the city. But If
she had been away four years, instead
of four weeks. the family could not
have made a bigger fuss over her.
Everybody was just as excited as
could be, all talking at nee and want
ing to know all about what she had
been doing while away.
And Stella had lots to tell them
about the wonderful shops she had
visited, the buildings hat were taller
than the old meadow field was long,
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smiled Mrs. Sawyer, I'm sorry. I for
got all about it. Well, I'll do it now.
Happy New Year, Ben and Harry and
Polly"
But this was not at all what they
wanted. She did not say 1t that way
when she meant it. She shouted 1t up
the stairs the first thing in the morn
ing, tt get ahead of everybody else.
The children felt strange and out
Of tune. Mother was always so jolly.
It took all the fun out of things to
have her this way.
I'VE had a fine party last night,
didn't WEI" asked Polly. Every n
said they never had a better time"
Ben looked hard at his mother. He
was the Oldest and, though careless and
noisy, loved her very much. 1T was
because mother worked SO hard to give
1t to u.s." he smiled. "Those little
cakes were just the ticket, and the ice
cream-oh, boy!"
The other children nodded. "Sure
thing" mumbled Harry, looking as
solemn as an owl.
Mrs. Sawyer glanced from n to
another. "Children," she said, I've
got something to say to you New
Years morning. I think this is the
best time, for it is the very beginning
of the New Year"
Eyes, mother" they all agreed.
at is the custom to say that we
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make new reSO-
buttons, but |
wish we could
make new faces"
New faces J"
exclaimed t h e
children together.
"Yes-just that.
But new faces are
not made from
the outside; the
molding has to
come from with
in. f a C e are
made by thoughts,
and thoughts are
u only tools. I
worked for two
days to make 1t
a happy one for
unn and
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nEN SAWYER always came dow
fb3 the back stairs the same way
New Years morning was no ex
ception. There was a rush, a clattel
and a general tumblfng noise-ant
Ben emerged into the kitchen.
His mother was just putting the
last things on the table for breakfast
Happy New Year, mother! p called
Ben, disappearing into the dining
room.
His mother, strange to say, did not
reply.
Polly Sawyer, the youngest of the
family, and Harry were standing
around the dining room waiting fol
breakfast to be served.
Mothers sort Of queer this morn
ing" whispered Polly to Ben. "She
looks just the same, but there's a kind
of difference about her. She hasn't
said Happy New Year to one Of u.s.
Ben frowned and looked at his
boots. ooh, well, 1 guess she's a little
tired after the party last night
Shouldn't blame her."
Ben really began to feel uncomfort
able and he attempted a timid ques
ton.
Mother, don't you feel we'll this
morning?" he asked.
Mrs. Sawyer looked up, surprised
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why, yes, Ben
What made you
ask 2"
"You seem So
so sort of, well"
he f~ioundered-
sort of quiet"
"Quiet?" asked
Mrs. Sawyer.
Harry and Pol
ly looked at each
0 t h e u%neasily.
What was the
matter with break
fast, anyhow?
yes" said Ben,
"and you haven't
wished one of us
a Happy New
Year"
sd e a r, M e,
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Among the best OF New Year reso-
lutIons is to save money. 1t may be
easier In 1925 than In any recent year,
but the Job needs determination and
perseverance,.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-25
New Year Eue

Prosperity begins to shine;
The business outlook's brightly
ror everywhere l want to dine
They BOOST the price tonight
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-06
Wheat Prices Make
SteepIejack Climb
To New High Levels

IL Is wonderful that such a
startling contrast In market con-
ditions can be shown as has been
the case on the Chicago Board of
Trade recently as compared with
year ago.
Wheat one day recently made a
steepleJack climb of six and one.
eighth cents busheI at Chicago on
top of many spectacular recent gains.
Last year at this time most deliveries
OF wheat were under 81 per bushel,
and below the estimated cost OF pro-
duction. Already this season there
mas been an Overwhelming rush to
BUY at prices in excess OF $3.50.
A strong world situation with re-
spect to grains, coupled with con-
tInued reports Of extensive damage
70 Canadian wheat crop and in par
ticular a greatly expanded general
purchasing movement were reasons
advanced for the remarkable change
form the situation of last year. Some
OF the most experienced observers.
however, described the appearance
OF the market as little strained. and
said that the outlook was one which
suggested caution.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-06
ROOSEVELT COUNTY IS
TEEMINC WITH CROPS

Roosevelt county has all the ap-
pearances Of the land OF milk and
honey this year" says the Roosevelt
county agent. In all sections of that
eastern Montana county farmers re-
port practically every crop in ideal
condition and that enough moisture
is present in the soil in most Sec
lions to insure crop yield far above
the average. Most reports are to the
effect that such enormous growth in
all the fields has never before been
witnessed. II is predicted that pro-
yided nothing unforeseen happens
to the reverse, Roosevelt county will
harvest the largest crop in its history
Practically all conditions seem fa-
vorable for crop production. The re-
cent visitations of large flocks Of
sea gulls have reduced the grass
hopper and other insect menaces Of
former growing seasons. Although
the corn crop was retarded somewhat
because of the cool summer nights
1t Is believed that with the average
killing frost date Of the fall months
which Is around about the tenth Of
September, the corn will mature. and
the county's largest yield be recorded.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-06
CUSTER FRUIT RAISING TEST
is CROWNED WITH SUCCESS

Experimenting in the raising of
fruits of various kinds on irrigated
land, J. r. Raynard of Miles City has
demonstrated that it is possible to
make a success of raising apples
cherries, plums. grapes, raspberries.
currants, gooseberries, mulberries.
and cranberries. His orchard which
is OF considerable size, is attracting
wide attention.
MT Raynard plans on placing much
OF his fruit on exhibition during the
fall at the various fairs of the coun-
try. His currants, he said did ex-
ceptionally well this year, picking as
many as four gallons off some of the
bushes. He has IL varieties of an
pies, two of cherries and II of plums.
A great booster of this region as a
fruit country, where the proper care
Is taken of the trees and bushes, MIR.
Maynard has stated that he is ready
to place his products on exhibition
with those grown any other place in
the northwest.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-06
YOUNG PIGS RAISED FOR
BREEDING SHOULD NOT.
GET FATTENINC FEEDS.

Pigs that are developed for breed
ing purposes should never be fatten-
cd, says DR.. w. e. Josph of the Mon
tana Experiment Station. Such pigs
should be fed literally enough to
keep them growing rapidly at all
times but fat should be avoided. To
provide good growth without fat,
more bulky feeds such as bran, shorts,
oats, etc, should be fed. Liberal use
OF supplements, such as skim milk.
tankage, bone meal, or air-slaked
lime, pastures and alfalfa hay, should
be made in feeding this class of
stock. The aim should always be to
provide maximum growth without
fattening.
Equal parts of ground oats and
bran with liberal supply OF skim
milk and good pasture or fine, leafy
alfalfa hay make excellent rations
for developing pigs for breeding pur-
poses.
II gifts are selected from the feed
lot to be retained as brood sows.
they should be taken out before they
get fat. High condition impairs their
breeding qualities and interferes with
their proper development.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-06
COAST STATES CATTLE
GRAZING In MONTANA

Thousands of head of cattle from
western Montana. northern Idaho.
and from many sections of the states
OF Washington and Oregon will be
shipped into southeastern Montana to
Craze on the luxuriant grass grow
ing abundantly on the table lands
and in the valleys, according to ]. c.
Iaylor, OF Bozeman, state leader OF
county agents who recently visited
that section of the state to confer with
bankers and ranchers. discussing
with them the possibilities of larger
shipments from regions where the
drouth conditions have prevailed.
creating shortage of feed and MAX
ing the movement of cattle necessary.
III has developed as a result of this
conference that the stock of Custer
county alone will be unable to con-
sumo all of the grass and harvested
nay, and 1t is because of this fact
that shipments to the ranges there
are considered.
Mr. Taylor announced that approx
lmately $4,000 head of cattle and
many thousand head of sheen must
ne moved out of some of the western
regions. The drouth has been most
severe and pasture must be found for
TINS livestock. He considers that
Custer county is one of the best win
ter pasture prospects in the state.
The movement of stock from these
stricken areas Is expected to start al
once.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-06
BOUNTY LEVY WILL
BE CUT DOWN
VVyHERE the annual levy upon
w livestock in Montana for

w livestock ok in Montana lsSs upon fop
predatory animal bounty
purposes has been 1-2 mills for a
number OF years, as permitted I'M
der the state law, the levy for the
present year will be but / mill. ac-
cording to a recommendation 10 the
state board of equalization made by
the Montana livestock commission.
This levy will raise about $4,000.
The commission highly commended
the work OF r. r. Bateman of Bill
lings, chief OF the biological survey
in the destruction of predatory ami
mails, with which survey the COM
mission and the fish and game COM
mission now has cooperative work.
ing agreement. The commission
found that the work done consider
ing the money and force at Mr..
Batemans command, was highly sat-
isfactory. His report, for the past
winter season, showed that 1862
ounces of processed strychnine poi
son had been distributed in Mon
tana and the known results were
1885 predatory animals destroyed.
The commission felt that 1t is on
the right track to control the pred
atory animal menace in the program
adopted last fall in matching dollars
with local livestock associations for
the payment of bounties on wolf and
coyote pups. The work during April.
May and June did not meet with the
response hoped for but where such
agreements were entered into the re-
suits were very good.
The plan was taken advantage of
only in Beaverhead, Madison and VAL
ley counties in which counties during
the recent spring 1900 animals were
killed at cost to the commission
of $4,000.
The commission passed up estray
claims, of which about 100 had been
filed and most of which were order
ed paid.
In connection with the inspection
of cattle at primary markets for the
coming shipping season the commits
sion authorized the employment of
six extra men at Chicago, one at st.
Paul and one at Omaha.
The meeting was attended by Com
j. Il. Morse of Dillon. r.
F. Clary of Great Falls, L. B. Tay-
Tor of Lloyd Percy Williamson of
Miles City, ]. e. Foster of Harlow
ION and D. w. Raymond of letters.