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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-29
Editorial Comment
MONTANA'S GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
Quite Miner)

Montana accomplished one of the most wonder
full achievements in its history last year, although
in a matter to which very little attention has been
called.
According to a reliable estimate made by Mr..
R.. E. Towle, manager of the Helena branch of
the federal reserve bank, the people of this state
during the twelve months mentioned paid off ap-
prOximately $55, 600, 900 of Indebtedness.
Most of this consisted of money borrowed dur
ing the lean years Immediately after the war
when prices of all manner of agricultural products
were selling for the most part below the cost of
production, which period included one season of
excessive drought which required Montana live
stockmen during the succeeding winter to import
hay and feed to n estimated value of over $780, 0O,-
hay and feed to an estimated value of over $780,
100000.
Mr.. Towle shows that in 1921 the federal re-
serve loans made in Montana amounted TO S1S,-
100000.
Today they have been cut to $450,OOO.
Although during 1924, 80 banks in this state
suspended or went out of business, bank deposits
in Montana increased during this period $685.,
4O2, and it appears reasonable to presume that
Butte materially helped to bring about this inn
proved situation.
Last year all of eastern and central Montana
had very good crops for which the tillers Of the
soil received an excellent price, and this, in turn
enabled them to liquidate their Indebtedness.
There is hardly anything more depressing t.
the average individual than having to pay for tn,
so-called "dead horse but that is exactly wha
the citizens of this commonwealth have beer
doing, and at last they can see a clear financia
way ahead of them.
Given good crops and good prices this fall, tn
Montana farmers for the most part viii be o.
Easy street, with all their debts paid and goo
balances in the banks.
Present agricultural prospects in this state ar
e~cellent, and another thing that is exceedingI
helpful is the mental attitude Of the people whic
is mostly optimistic, a natural condition brough
about by their ability to discharge the heav
burden of Indebtedness which they carried durin
a period Of three or f~ourtyears of unparalele
depression.
If conditions continue as favorably as they 81
doing at present, Montana is certain to be YER
prosperous this fall, and something in the natul
Of a boom IN the price Of lands is likely to resul
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-29
MUCH HAIL PROBABLE
IF OLD SOILS ANTICS
MEAN STUFF

Helena Maybe there'n be
much hail this year. This is the
conjecture of E. K. Bowman
chairman of the state board of
hail commissioners. He is not
positive on the point, but is in
clined to attach weight to the
findings of scientists that the
suns heat upon the earth
has been below normal the last
two years. That is expected to
bring a cool summer, and a cool
summer often means an increased
amount Of hail.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-29

Night utilize the Sahara desert as a place for
amateurs to learn the various clutches, gears and
pedals that make auto driving q pleasure-Florids
Times-Unicn.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-29

The man who says he runs things around his
home usually has reference to the washing ma
chine and the vacuum cleaner-Arkansas CITY
Traveller.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-29

The trouble with many a man who has a load
on his mind is that so much Of it's junk-Boston
Transcript.
Evening star., 1925-11-30

Not long after that, the two chill
dren. Snow White and Rose Red, We're
again in the forest. This time they
saw something strange fiuttering at
the edge of the pond something that
looked like big locust. AS they hur-
ried up, they recognized their old
friend, the dwarf.
Hurry, hurry he cried in terror.
This big fish has hold of the end of
my beard and is drawing me into the
water. Is there no way l can
escape? Meanwhile the fish was
drawing him slowly farther and
farther into the pond, and although
he clung frantically TO the rushes and
weeds. he would soon have been lost
had not the quick -witted Snow White
again whipped out her scissors and
cut off another piece of his beard.
You slow-witted donkey" he
screamed. Not contented with part
of my beautiful beard, you must take
the best half of it, Better you had
never been born" And, still scream
ing. he snatched up a bag of pearls
which had been lying in the rushes
and disappeared behind a big stone.
This is Snow Whites walking dress
The dress is pale green and the cape
of crimson. Snow Whites beads are
also green, and she has crimson
plumes on her gray hat
Evening star., 1925-11-30
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

begins work. The idea of working in
the Summer for anything SO far away
as Winter
Then for while Peter forgot Paddy
You see, there were SO many other
things of interest that Peter felt he
couldn't waste time on any one thing
He actually forgot to be curious about
Paddy and what he would do about
those poplar trees. Then, as early one
morning just at break of day he hap
pened to cut through an alder swamp
on his way home, he came to some
thing that caused him to stop short
and fairly squeal in surprise. He had
come to a great messy log, the trunk
of a great tree which had fallen many
years before. He ran along beside
this, pertylipperty-lip, until at the
farther end he made a discovery that
made him wonder if his eyes were all
right or were playing tricks on him.
1t was a line OF poles and brush and
little trees with brushy tops tangled
together, but in a row from the end
of that old log toward the Laughing
Brook. There wasn't much Of a pile,
but it was clear to Peter at the very
first glance that those sticks had been
placed there by some one. Otherwise
they never would have been in a row
like that. One look was enough to
show him that many of these sticks
and bushes We're green. and this
meant of course, that they had been
cut and brought there. The big ends
showed that that cutting had been
done by great sharp teeth.
1t is the work of Paddy the
Beaver" muttered Peter. 1T is the
work of Paddy the Beaver and his
family. But what does it mean? That
is what l want to know This is the
beginning of a dam if l know anything
about it, but what under the sun are
they building a dam way down here in
this swamp for?" Peter sat up and
looked about. He couldn't see single
poplar tree. There We're a few birch
trees, but mostly alders. Then he
looked back at the beginning of the
dam. "They were at work here last
night" said he. Some of that brush
was cut not more than an hour ago,
and by the looks of things the whole
family must have been at work"
A feeling of disappointment swept
over Peter. Paddy doesn't want
those poplar trees 1 found for him
after all" thought Paddy. II guess I
didn't help as much as I thought /
did. But what a queer place to be
building a dam! 1t is too much for
me. Yes, sir, it is too much for me. -
Evening star., 1925-11-30
SUB ROSA
nv MIMI
BY MIMI.
Picking Up."

The grand old practice of picking
up" continues to exist In this country
If one is to Judge from the letters re-
ceived by this column.
do you think it's wicked to pick
up men on the street," Miriam in
quires anXiously. II know a girl who
picked up the incest man while on a
railway journey and she's married to
him today and he seems to have the
greatest respect for her"
Nevertheless, Miriam, old thing. try
ing to pick up your future husband
Is a. pretty dangerous business.
We're all fairly fed up with the
stern lectures on the morals of the
young girls who are caught winking
at strange college boys-so we don't
go into that phase of the question to-
day.
But let's look at 1t from a perfectly
reasonable, broad-minded view.
Suppose you're living In a college
town or near a place of business
where you pass great many men on
your way home from business or from
shopping.
And suppose one particularly at
tractive young gentleman approaches
you with a faint twinkle and a polite
enough request that he be allowed to
walk with you.
from Il perfectly good family. and this
rather informal meeting may lead to
nothing more than a jolly friendship
but ask yourself just what he's think
ing about, you, If he's a sensible boy.
If he's got level head on his shoul-
ders he's saying to himself: Now
I'm not good looking or magnetic
enough to make a perfectly nice girl
with crowd of man friends anxious
n l. 30.
been introduced I'm just another
man to her-and the answer is that
she's either not nice girl or else
she's darn hard up for men. I don't
want any walltlower for my girl"
Neither of these conclusions IS fiat
tering to yourself. If he doesn't
think you're a nice girl 1t will soon
show itself in his manner to you.
And if he doesn't think you're pop
ular you won't be invited by him to
many dances-hell always have the
inward conviction that he was all
that saved YOU from unpopularity.
It's only the very conceited boy who
can persuade himself that his beauty
and charm simply compelled you to
speak to hinl-though you yourself
were a riot in every way and had
plenty of followers.
The steady, level-headed chap will
dope out the situation quite different
ly, and you will not benefit from his
analysis.
Even if he does overlook your un.
fortunate first move-even if he de-
cides that he likes you we'll enough
to forgive your slip from grace, he'll
always have an uneasy fear that
you're likely to fall again when you
pass another attractive stranger.
You'll find that the good-looking,
stunning men can't be picked up.
They're too busy with their many
friends.
And the popular, attractive girls
don't waste their time looking for
"pick-ups." They've too many ad-
mirers already.
If you want to appear as big num-
ber don't let yourself be picked up.
That will give you away Immediately
as back number making a feeble ef-
fort TO attract favorable attention
Evening star., 1925-11-30
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Prevent on
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Your Son Or Daughter an Overdose of Ac-
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Evening star., 1925-11-30
CHAPTER XYXNII.
The Worst Happens.

That night Immediately after din
ner the dining room OF the inn was
cleared out for the fortnightly dance.
Fay had waited until after dinner
to dress, and as she came down the
broad staircase leading into the
brightly lighted lobby, she was con
scious of the fact that as Mrs.
Churchill, the fascinating widow, she
was looking her best.
She wore the black and silver frock
for the first time, and the sheer,
fragile material clung closely to the
slender lines of her figure. over her
shoulders she Wore the cream and
white shawl with its dripping fringe,
and she carried her small head high,
with an air of cool, self-possession.
Jack Norris was standing near the
doorway, and as he saw Fay he was
torn between the desire to go TO her
and the knowledge that If he did 50
he would have to introduce her to the
man who was with him. The stranger
was new arrival, Il sleek. haired
sleek faced man who had been COM
ing TO Shadow Valley for several sea
sons. Jack knew him only slightly,
and for some reason did not like him.
And yet for women. George Waldron
had a great deal of fascination.
Waldron saw Fay almost as soon as
d
Great guns, man, who's that peach
coming down the stairs"
Jacks reply was stiff.
"A Mrs. Churchill.
You know her, Of course, trust
you to know any one as lovely as
that. Introduce me, that's d good
chap"
Reluctantly. Jack started toward
Fay, but as he did 50, he saw her
smile suddenly. 1t was a strange
smile. in fact, as Jack stared at Fay,
he felt for a moment that her whole
personality had suddenly changed
She looked uncertain almost fright
ened, and then SO quickly that he was
sure he had imagined the change in
her, she was herself again.
AS matter of fact. as Fay had
reached the bottom of the stairs her
eyes had swept the lobby She had
seen Jack and was about to go toward
him, when her attention was caught
by another man, who had risen from
chair and was coming toward her.
For moment everything went
black about her and she caught at
the balustrade for support The very
worst had happened: the danger that
she had assured herself was but re-
mote possibility, was facing her at
last, and in that awful moment of
realization her one thought was flight
She would have given anything to be
able to turn and fly upstairs, but her
feet seemed rooted to the spot, and
she could not move. Eternities that
were in reality only a few seconds
seemed TO pass over her as she fought
for self-control. Was ii possible, She
thought desperately, to brazen the
Evening star., 1925-11-30
"Ascendancy."

There is an interesting story in the
words "ascendance" and ascend
ancy," which, though derivatives o.
ascend, which means simply 70
mount. to rise. take on a more com
plicated significance than mere ply
sicaI height. For they imply, in add
ton. domination. a governing or cor
trolling influence.
This significance of the word comes
TO us from the old belief in astrology
and the subjection of men to the in
fiuence of the stars The planet or
star in the position OF height or las
cendancy" when person was born
was his ruling star. the orbit which.
according 10 its own properties. en-
doWed him with qualities Of character
and ruled his destiny. When this star
was high in the heavens or in the
ascendant" it ruled him favorably
when it was depressed below the
horizon was the time that he must
beware.-
1t was from this connection Of
height with influence and domination
that the words ascendant and ascend
ancy derived their deeper meaning
Evening star., 1925-11-30
What TomorrowMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Inc Planetary aspects of tomorrow
are quite the reverse of those that
prevail today, and are quite adverse,
indicating peSSimiSm, querulousness
and dissatisfaction. Under such in
fiuences, it would, of course, be fu-
tile to attempt any new task that de-
mand courage or confidence. and your
days efforts should consist only of
doing those things that duty and
routine compel you to do. Devote
YOUR mind to the maintenance of poise
and equilibrium. so that you may not
become victim. or make victims of
your friends. of the unfortunate in
auenceS that dominate the day
Children born tomorrow are, ac-
@ording TO the signs. destined to have
their full share of physical uncertain
ties during infancy. Given, however,
proper nutrition and wholesome en-
virorment, they will outgrow all
their early weaknesses and attain
normal maturity. In disposition they
will not reveal that tractability which
may always be desired. on the con.
trary, they will at times display
streak of stubbornness that will be
difficult to overcome. They will be
affectionate but not demonStra tive,
and will show their love more in
deeds and thoughtful consideration
han in words. They will be both
ambitious and persevering and will
never fail to take full advantage Of
all opportunities that may present
themselves.
If tomorrow is your birthday,
what you lack in ability you make up
N self-confidence and assertiveness.
You have supreme confidence in your
self and, owing to your determination
and forcefulness, are generally able
TO communicate this appreciation Of
yourself to others.
You have a we'll balanced mind and
possess great discrimination. You
are also endowed with executive abil-
ity, and as a result of your forceful
personality others generally follow
your lead. You have no room for
wrong thoughts and are exceptionally
pureminded and lovable. You, how
ever, do not have the gift of going to
the bottom Of things and are more
superficial than profound.
In your home life you are always
looking for an opportunity to add to
the happiness of your loved ones.
Well known persons born on that
date are: Clark Mills. sculptor; Ma
tilda Heron, actress; Frederick S.
Church, artist; William II. Holmes.
geologist and ethnologist; Robert Will
son Shufeldt, biologist; William H.
Truesdale, railroad president.
Evening star., 1925-11-30
HOW IT STARTED
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Sincere

With the growth Of civilization and
the increasing development of culture,
language naturally becomes more
subtle and involved. The simple ex
pressions of early men give place -
ffowery rhetoric. And there we have
but half the story. For many words
which we regard as simple and be
lteve to be literal expressions of ON
thoughts have histories which reveal
them to be really figuratiye terms.
This word sincere. which means 10
us truth and genuineness Of intent
and motive, harks back TO a more
primitive meaning. Derived from the
Latin "sincerus." it signitied originally
pure "unadulterated, something
that could he held up and judged in
the sunlight. IN other words. the
word which we today apply to motives
and character was used originally 70
describe d tangible object which II
characterized somewhat as 'all WOO
and a yard wide"
Evening star., 1925-11-30

be sure of food enough for the next
Winter. 1t was not necessary for Mrs.
Paddy or for the young Beavers to see
in their minds just how that dam
would look when finished, because all
they would have to do would be to
work with Paddy and do as he did or
told them to do. But 1t was necessary
for Paddy to have in his mind pic
ture of that dam, and he did He
probably didn't know that he did, but
he did just the same. If he hadn't
he wouldn't have been SO particular
as to Just where that dam should be
placed.
Peter Rabbit had kept his eyes open
for signs of new dam or a new canal
ever since he had led Paddy the
Beaver to a certain little grove of pom
lar trees and had been thanked by
Paddy. Every evening when he ran
over to the Green Forest he went
straight to that place and looked
around for some signs that Paddy was
at work there. Finding none, he
would run down TO the laughing brook
to see if Paddy and the others OF his
family were at work there. But he
didn't see so much as a sign that they
had even thought of building a dam or
digging canal.
'"Humphn' exclaimed Peter one
night after useless search. Il guess
that Paddy has more sense than L
thought he had and will wait until
some time near Winter before be
Evening star., 1925-11-30
0melets,

A little grated cheese added to an
omelet makes il appetizing and
nourishins. Put a lump OF butter and
the grated cheese in a saucepan and
set over the fire. As they begin To
melt bEeak the eggs over them and
stir briskly until Well scrambled. Sea :
son with salt and pepper and serve
hot. An expert chef puts few
drops Of vinegar around the edge of
the pan, letting it run around the
omelet. which gives an additional
touch Of delicious tenderness. An
omelet pan should not he washed too
often or scratched, and it should be
used only for omeIet When done
with. rub we'll inside and out with
pieces Of soft, clean paper. then rub
with 4 drv cloth
Evening star., 1925-11-30
THE WIDOWS MIGHT
BY HAZEL DEYo BATCHELOR

thing out, to smile family and mur.
mur some words about it being q mis-
take, that she was not Miss Carson,
but Mrs ChurchilI2
She rejected this impulse almost a-
soon as 1t had occurred to her II i,
had been any one but Mr.. Martin, the
Junior member of her own publishing
house. she might have managed it, but
with him such a thought was ridic,i-
louS
Forcing a smile to her lips, am
making a desperate effort to behave
as Kitty Carlyle would have behaved
under the circumstances, Fay held out
her hand TO Mr.. Martin. inward.
she prayed that Jack would not come
near her until she had disposed of
Mr.. Martin, but she quaked inwardIy
as his hearty voice fairly doomed out
a greeting.
How do YOU do Miss Carson.
Fancy running into you in this out
of-the-way place. Do you know that
for a moment | wasn't quite sure that
1t was YOU and yet I knew | couldn I
be mistaken. You're looking wonder
fully well. Are you spending your va
cation up here in the Bcrkshires:"
(Copyright 1880
-,
Evening star., 1925-11-30

The woman who does much sewing,
especially il she makes the Christmas s
gifts she presents, rejoices to learn of
ways of working that get results
quickly and which save money. To-
day let me tell you, therefore, of Il
method of hemstitching where threads
do not have to be drawn and of
stitches in combination that may do
away with the necessity, in some in
stances. of having designs stamped.
In the first place, one entire process
is eliminated-that of drawing the
threads. which meaps saving of at
least half the usual time required. In
cidertally, this hemstitching saves eye
strain also, for it is peculiarly we'll
adapted to find muslins,. cambrics,
cotton cloths and silks, such as crepe
de chine, taffetas, and close-weave ma
terials. In these threads are often
hard to pick out. Speed is gained in
the work itself also. In the secopd
idea. cost is reduced, when patterns
can be worked without being stamped
or transferred.
Equipment Small.
To do the hemstitching without
drawing the threads the largest sized
sewing needle. as big a one as you can
buy, No. 1, for instance, is needed.
1t will make large holes. The thread
must be fine, such as No. 30 or 100.
Basic the hem. being careful to have
it straight and accurate. AS no
threads are drawn in this work,
straight baStino is essential. One ad-
vantage in this simplified hemstitch-
ing Is that it can be done on curves
q well as straight ways of the goods.
The holes remain, since the threads
are pulled in together by the stitches.
The effect is that of actual hemstitch-
ing.
Method of Work.
Put the threaded needle into the
goods where the hem folds over, but
not through the hem. Take a tiny
stitch. Put the needle back into the
first hole and bring it up through the
hem at the point just above the last
hole made by the huge needle. Repeat
Evening star., 1925-11-30
Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused:. Don't say
when you connect these things to-
gether." Omit together"
Often mispronounced Habitue. Pro-
nounce ha-bit-u-a. first a as in ASK"
u as in unit" last a as in day"
accent the t.
Often misspelled: Debris.
SynonymSi Prosperous, thriving
fortunate. auspicious, palmy, halcyon,
happy, well.
Word study: Use q word three
times and it is yours" Let us increase
our vocabulary by mastering one word
each day. Today's word: Decorous;
marked by propriety. "Decorous to
the extreme, he entered the best So.
ciaty"
Evening star., 1925-11-30

Fay Carson Is not attractive to
men. She reads q book ertolHng
the charms Of q youn0 1cfdol0 and
decides to masquerade as one dur
ing her r1catton. with q ne1U
trdrdrobe and a stock of fdsctndt-
ing tricks she is quite the most
popular girl at the Poppy Inn, but
she cannot seem to make any i'm
preston on Dean Hampton. A
croud Of the younger set 90 pic
ntckinD In the Berkshires and In
the search for mysterious place
called the DeuiPs Den, Fay Ue1t-
lures out on q rocky ledge oUer a
100-foot prectpice. Part of the ledge
breaks dtcdU, and 1t Is Dean Hdnop-
ton 2Cho finally rescues her While
she Is unconscious he kisses her
and is furious i0ith himself after
acard. Elsie Norris, achO likes Dean,
feels that he has fallen q Uictint TO
FGyS charms.