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Evening star., 1924-12-15
"What Shall | Give for Christmas?''
BY MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN

on the man. and you. Novels. essays,
poetry, books of science and travel:
look over the catalogue or stock of
any general bookseller, and in no
other line of gifts will you find so
great q variety, to suit every possible
need, situation or temperament
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BOB CRATCHIT.

y
Scrooge's clerk was a timid, brow
beaten man named Bob Cratchit; very
chilly sitting on his high stool and
afraid to ask Scrooge to let him have
a holiday the next day, which was
Christmas. He did ask, however
and Scrooge granted the holiday
grudgingly. Soon, the two of them
closed the counting house for the
night.
Bob ran home to his CHEEKY frmily
Scrooge went to his solemn. dreary
rooms in an old spooky house. AS
he mounted his steps a chill swept
over him. When he put his key III
the door he looked at she knock er
which had changed TO the head OF his
dead partner, Jacob Marley: Scrooge
hurried to his room. locked rimselt
in. and looked around for anything
unusual: he found nothing, SO he sat
in chair to read. All at once a
great rafting of chains started 10
como from the basement and ur
toward his room. There were shrieks
Scrooge was trembling. Three knocks
at the door!
tCopyricht 1924
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Last mite after suppir pop took his
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and started to open 1t, saying. Yee
gods, for the love of mud, for the love
of
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Sweets Other Than Sugar.

COME years ago report ran
- through the public press that
plant had been discovered In South
America that produced substance
1So times sweeter than sugar. The
report startled the sugar growers all
over the world, nor were they reas-
sured until it was found that the
substance was a glycerin, and not a
true sugar. Efforts to get seeds of
the plant failed at that time, but not
long ago several ounces CT the dried
leaves and a small amount of seed
were received by the Department o.
Agriculture. Experiments with the6
leaves show that they ere as sweet
as saccharin.
InvesH cation of certain stores of
crystallized honey in places in Penn
sylvania where the bees had died
from starvation led to the discovery
of a quantity OF rare sugar, known
as melezitose, which was extracted
and purified and placed at the dis
posal Of the bureau of chemistry. 1t
appears that melezitose is one of the
rarest Of sugars. Minute quantities
of 1t have been available to men of
science for many years, but the sup
ply has never been sufficient to per-
nit Of extensive experimentation.
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in tha inside breast pocket of your
coat-on the left side
THE taxicab stopped before the
door OF brick house set well
back from the street in a profusion
of trees and shrubbery. l was taken
somewhat aback. for the house was
upon our most elite thoroughfare, and
was of no mean pretensions.
Poetry" said I, must be profit
able merchandise in India
II believe" said Alpin. that the
Beggar has a patron who foots the
bills, thus acquiring merit"
We traversed the long walk and
presented our cards to a bearded,
sandaled Hindu who performed the
Offices of butler. The house. noted
at once. was redolent with some
pleasing, IL exotic. odor, as of price
less incense burning. There was a
profound quiet The Hindu did not
speak. He bowed low and motioned
US with courtly gesture to follow.
After crossing several rooms We en-
tered a spacious apartment given
over to the preservation OF books
Cases filled with thousands Of vol
umes erected themselves to the CELL
ing, and there were no windows. The
light of day was admitted through
the giassed apex Of the ceiling. but
1t was now evening, and the sole il
Elimination came from tall candles
rearing themselves from oriental
candelabra- There was a faint haze
of smoke-the smoke which dissem-
mated the odor noticeable upon en-
tering the house.
Welcome. Friend of the Written
Word" said a voice. rich. melodious,
beautiful, "and welcome to your COM
panion."
1t was then that my eyes first
rested upon the face of the Beggar
Of Benares, and whatever apprehen-
sions Of evil entertained vanished as
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IL before some magic of exquisite
purity. 1t was the face of an old man
who has lived beautifully; a face
which spoke at once of childlike SIM
plicity and of profound wisdom.
The Beggar sat, oriental fashion,
upon a low divan. His robe was
white, but not so white as his beard.
At his feet crouched a second Asiatic,
given to stoutness, with head bowed
upon knees and face hidden as if in
perpetual reverence.
We have come" said Alpin Stone,
ito drink at the fountain of your
wisdom
The wisdom" said the Beggar
gently, "of child lost in the wilder
ness."'
1 felt a great shame. a shame for
the presence of a firearm in my pos
session. 1t seemed a sacrilege.
BE seated said the Beggar. "It
is we'll to comfort the body" He
spoke a word to the servitor at his
feet, who arose and placed chairs for
our convenience.
Never from the lips of man have l
heard such gracious eloquence. The
talk was of virtue and beauty. and
Of the triumph of spirit over flesh.
One listened as to a revelation. 1
was at peace: was made to feel that
the world was good and to perceive
the feebleness of evil.
And now" said Alpin, "let us speak
of men. We of the west rest under a
cloud of ignorance and misconception
as to you of the east. Names come
to us on the wind of rumor, but they
remain names. To some we must be
grateful-to the patron who sent you
to US, the Maharaja of Sawnpore.
Tell US of him"
The servitor at the feet of the Beg
gar lifted his head for an instant, and
I felt the sharpness of his piercing g
glance.
"A youth, bound to the flesh. but
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crimes of a fantastic nature nave
their origin in the last"
Then" said l.
II incline to believe this was an
attempted crime of vengeance"
But what" said I, could pretty
commonplace little home body like
Mrs. Sandys have done to call down
such a horrible revenge"
Jenkins" he said solemnly, there
is no such thing as a commonplace
home body. The mere fact of her sex
invests every woman with tremen-
dous potentialities.''
"Sandys' attitude" said I. TT is
incomprehensible. Doesn't he realize
1t piles the responsibility upon us,
does it not? If he refuses to take
action for his wife's protection. we
must
And SHALL" said he. II was about
to go to the shop to consult my in
dexes. This is an exceptionally fas-
cinating set of circumstances. bizarre,
exotic. 1t should be matter of small
labor to find the right road. But to
follow it-that may prove both diff
cult and-hazardous."
Alpin, as you may perhaps not
know, is an omnivorous reader. He
buys many books for his second hand
shop, but is distressed IL a purchaser
carries one away. And he had, for
q quarter of a century. made a study
Of the crimes of fiction and OF fact,
studiously classifying them as to
their characteristics, and cross-i index
ing them, so that. given a set of
facts, he can, with a reasonable de-
gree of certainty, build up from his
data the true conclusion.
1t was next morning before 1 saw
him again.
Have you noted" he said 'the re-
markable increase in the number of
vanished young women for the past
six months?'
NO" said I.
1T is remarkable" he said. And
the notable feature is the class of
young women who vanish. In New
York il is girls who shop in expen-
sixe 5th avenue shops, in San Fran
cisco it is girls who live on the Hill.
in Cleveland it is young women whose
photographs appear in the society
columns. There have been no less
than seven such disappearances in
six months"
(which Indicates"
He shrugged his shoulders. ANY
thing you choose" he said. but, un-
doubtedly. something. None of them
has been found"
But that has no bearing on the
Sandys affair"
81 wish,' he said, apparently ig-
noring my remark, Il knew from
what part of the world Sandys came.
If l knew it were Australia, matters
would be simplified."
ASK him." said I. and his only re-
ply was an ironical smile. ~
He gazed of across the street a
few moments, and I fancied his brain
busily engaged with the affair in
hand, but what was my astonishment
to hear him say, with every sign of
a keen interest in the subject, II
wonder how one recognizes real
poetry. The borderland between the
sublime and balderdash is so mar
row. Drivel and loftiness run along
side by side"
II never read poetry" said I, with
some displeasure.
You should Not so much for the
poetry itself. perhaps, but for the
pleasure of determining if the sem
timent comes from the heart of the
writer, or if he were only stringing
together, with a certain degree of
skill. words which seem to mean
something, but are utter rot"
Meantime" said I, Mrs. Sandys
sits in danger of her life"
II am not unmindful of Mrs.
Sandys," he said with that irritating
placidity which sometimes settles
upon him, but 1 CHANGED to think of
Evening star., 1924-04-20
By Clarence Burlington Kelland

In Which Amateur Detective Matches His Wits Against the
Wles of Crafty Orental-In Unraveling One Mystery
He Encounters Another
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have been cowed into submission by
the mere presence of the handful of
soldiers, but it was doubtless due
more to the peace-loving disposition
of the tribe than to the fear of Am
erican rifles that Missoula was spared
the horrors of Indian warfare.
| At the fort may been seen the
marks of its various stages of devel-
opment One of the earliest log
quarters still stands in striking con-
trast with the massive concrete bar
racks-the finest and best in the
United States and the new offic-
ers' lines. Fort Missoufa does not de-
pend on nature alone for the recrea-
tion of it's personnel. There are ten
mis- courts and baseball grounds and
golf course with setting more love-
ly than any other in the country. ***
The gun club is another interesting
activity. Missoula has a popu-
lation of about 10000 and is clean,
beautiful city.
Perhaps, better than any mere ma
terial advantage offered by the city
to its soldier neighbors, Is the fine
attitude of its citizens. They want
the soldiers and they like them, and
appreciate the advantages that the
army offers. This is shown by the
fact that there are, proportionately
more enlistments in the little city of
Missoula than anywhere else In the
United States.
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AGED MINER is FOUND
DEAD ON TRAIL TO CLAIM

Word reached Dillon recently that
the body of Harvey A. Sullivan, an
aged miner operating a claim near
Grant in Beaverhead county, had
been found dead on a trail between
his claim and the station, by a
neighboring rancher. Death is be-
lieved to have been caused by heart
failure or exertion, as the deceased
had evidently been walking to his
mine from Grant, when death over
cook him.
Mr.. Sullivan was one of the oldest
residents of Beaverhead county, have
lived there for nearly so years. He
was born October 8, 1874, in Rich
Ind, and came west with the
early gold seekers, located near Ban
mack in 1865. He has always fol-
lowed mining, and during recent
years has operated a promising
claim in the Medicine Lodge district.
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the government. In 1898 the post
was abandoned, and for nearly three
years was in charge of Ordnance
Sergeant Pillow and a detachment of
the Sixth cavalry. 1t was re-estab-
lished through the influence of Sem
ator Thomas H. Carter Again in
1906 it was slated for abandonment,
but through efforts of Senator Joseph
M. Dixon of Missoula, extra land was
bought by the city and presented to
the government as an inducement to
retain the post. This increased the
area of the reservation to 5000 and
some odd acres, something less than
the original area, but a substantial
increase over the contracted limits
of the reservation before the gift
was made. 1t was also due to the
influence and work of Senator Dix
on that the war department decided
to make Fort Missoula a regimental
post, and that congress made the
first appropriations for the erection
of the new buildings which were oc-
cupied in December, 1910. Two years
later the post was again abandoned
and remained unoccupied until Sep
TENDER, 1921 when one battalion of
the 58th infantry was sent to garri-
son it. In June, 1922, this battalion
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strain of Bliss Triumphs has gained
an enviable reputation among the
potato growers of the south and is
alread yin great demand.
"The initial tests so far carried on
have been of such an encouraging
nature" says Mr.. Harrington, that
it is now up to Montana to follow
up the advantages with an intensive
advertising campaign among the po-
tato growers of Louisiana, to build
up a market there for the Montana
product"
With this end in view, the Mon
tana Potato improvement associa-
tion is gathering up a carload of GER
titled Bliss Triumph potatoes in Mon
tana to send to Louisiana, to be di-
vided into ten-pound lots and dis
tributed among the Louisiana club
boys and girls to be grown on the
farms in the various potato growing
sections of that state. This distri-
button and the keeping of accurate
records on the project is to handled
by the Louisiana Extension service.
By this method Montana potatoes
are put directly in the hands of the
growers, where they can be compared
with other stock. Judging from the
results of the Louisiana experiment
station tests, such comparisons will
be decidedly in Montana's favor. The
proposed plan is simply practical
means of advertising Montana seed
potatoes in the very center of the
great southern market. The grant
ing of special rates by the railroads
and the assistance of the various or
CARNATIONS reduces the cost OF this
advertising to low point.
Mr.. Harrington advises that pro-
ducers of certified seed, commercial
clubs and other organizations inter-
ested, must see that proportional
share of the certified Bliss Triumph
seed stock is contributed from their
county, that their growers may snare
in the benefit that may be derived
from the project.
The entire shipment must be READY
by January 1, as the southern plant
ing season starts shortly after the
first of the year, says Mr.. Harrlng-
ton.
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GOVERNOR DIXON
URGES SUPPORT OF
PUBLICITY EFFORT
ISSUES PROCLAMATION COM
MENDING MONTANA MONTH"
ADVERTISING PROGRAM
Urges Statewide Participation OF
Citizens in the Plan As Outlined
BY Civic, General and Railroad
Bodies.

Montanans are urged to cooper
ate with civic and public agencies
and the transcontinentaI railroad
lines in observing the month of
December as Montana MONTH
by Governor Joseph M. Dixon i'm
proclamation issued on Monday,
November 18th.
THE appeal which Montana holds
for the present generation is that
of an empire whose undeveloped re-
sources of surprising variety offer
rich reward in exchange for the work
and the risks of the pioneer" Cover
nor Dixon says The proclamation
continues:
Our people have emerged from
the trials of the past six years
stronger by reason of their exper-
fence, and efficient because of their
more intimate acquaintance with the
state which they delight to call
home. 1t is fitting that the citizens
of this state acquaint themselves
with the reasons for its potential
greatness, and strive in every proper
way to extend our own view of Mon
tana far abroad.
Montana wants the approving
Judgment of her sister states only in
the degree to which her record of
progress and her future promise en-
titles her. The truth about Mon
tana, her resources and her oppor-
tunity, is what we want known and
appreciated. Montana needs men
and women adapted by experience,
and equipped with capital. to achieve
permanent success here. To their eff
fort we pledge the assistance of ev-
cry public agency.
Therefore, l, Joseph M. Dixon,
Governor of the State of Montana,
do hereby designate and set apart
the month of December, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-four, as
MONTANA MONTH, and call upon
he people through all civic and pub
lie agencies, in cooperation with the
'ailroads that serve this state, to de-
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SOUTH WILL USE
MONTANA SPUDS
in BOYS CLUB WORK
CARLOAD BLISS TRIUMPH SEED
GOES TO LOUISIANA FARMS
ON JANUARY 1 NEXT
Is Part of Practical Advertising !
Campaign Being Staged by Recent
Iy Organized Potato Improvement
Association.

Farmers of Blaine county are
among the leaders in the state in
the effort to build up the certified
Bliss Triumph seed industry, ac-
cording to County Agent George
w. Gustafson, who is co-operat-
ing with r. NJ. Harrington, secre-
tary of the Montana Potato Inn
proyement association. MOntana's
opportunities along this line were
demonstrated during the last three
seasons in Louisiana, in which the
seed from this state showed a high
standard in comparison with seed
from other states.
Blaine county potatoes showed up
strong, and j. F. Sharples'
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HISTORY OF FORT mISS0ULA, AS TOLD BY
COLONEL PATRICK H. MULLAY, OF u. S. ARMY

ed south along the Bitter Root and
we'll eastward to the foothills, and
was much larger than it is today. The
commanding officers of the earlier
days, being either ignorant or care
less of its exact metes and bounds
allowed portions of it to be jumped
by squatters. In time the settlers
so crowded in that very little of the
original post was left in possession of
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became the First battalion of the
Fourth infantry. This regiment is a
part of the Third division which
helped to stop the German advance
on Paris in June and July, 1918.
Although Fort Missoula was estab-
lished in anticipation of Indian
troubles, few western rosts have seen
so little campaigning against the red
man. The easy-going Flatheads may
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OVER EIGHT MILLION BUSHELS
OF WHEAT LOADED IN MONTH

Over 100000 bushels of wheat
we're loaded on cars in Montana for
shipment to market duringthe month
of September, according to a compil-
alton of figures reported to the state
railroad commission by the various
railroads.
These figures show that during the
month 6,393 cars were loaded with
grain within the state, an increase of
1852 cars over the loadings of the
corresponding month in 1923.
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vote thought and effort to extending
a truthful and favorable undertand-
ing of Montana, and to assist in the
effort to make Montana more and
more a real land of opportunity"
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cuticura SOAP for the Complexion.

1utfShTG SOcP fot @hS OS''P'~'
Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.--Adv.
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LIVESTOCK

Buy your Holstein Bull from Montana's
largest and greatest dairy institution.
Get type, size and production Ringing
Dairy Ranch, White Sulphur Springs,
Montana.
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COAL MINE FOR SALE

and tillable land, foothills of the Judith
mountains, miles from Lewistown, 2
miles from line of two transcontinental
branch railways; over 4 feet of permanent
vein of high grade, bituminouss coal. Well
established business. All for sale at a
great sacrifice by owner who wishes to
retire owing to ill health and advanced
age For further particulars write Daniel
Hanley, Lewistown, Montana.
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BOWLING ALLEYS FOR SALE 9
FOUR Bowling Alleys, complete. Hannum
& Wright, TT Main ST., Miles City,
Montana.
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POULTRY FOR SALE

POULTRY FOR SALE
WHITE WYANDOTTES-High official egg
records, bred twelve years for eggs,
size and standard. Specialize in egg bred
males of quality. A. Gronewald, The Dali
les, Oregon.
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FRESH FRUIT FOR SALE
CHOICE OREGON PRUNES DIRECT,
$3.50 per 100. Special 121a Id. sample
ards, Salem, Oregon.
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TURKEYS FOR SALE
PURE-BRED Bourbon Red Turkey Toms
early Matched, $3.50 each. Mrs Max
Krause, Box "a, Grass Range, Montana.