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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24

From Me Gosfe of s. LuAe, CAaffey H. To.
 l. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed
 ?. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was Governor of Syria.)
 3. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
 4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David,)
 5. To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child
 6. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplish ed that she should be delivered
 z. And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in swad- ding clothes, and laid him in man. ger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
 8. And there were in the same coun- try shepherds abiding in the field, keep ing watch over their flock by night.
 9. And To, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid.
 10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, bring you good .tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
 II. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, Saviour, which is Christ the Lord
 12. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in manager.
 13. And suddenly there was with the angel multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
 IA Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men.
 15. And it came to pass, as the angels were gon0 away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to an- other, Let us now go even unto Bethle- hem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
 16 And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manager.
 IT. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
 IS. And all they that heard it won- dered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
 19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
From THE BELLS
By Edgar Allan Poe Hear the sledges with the bells

near the sledges with the bells
 Silver bells. What world of merriment their melod, foretells!
 How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
 In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprnkle All the heavens seem to twinkle
 With crystalline delight Keeping time. time time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musicalls wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells.
 Bells, bells, bells From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
THE STORY OF TINY TIM
sfAdapted from Dickens "A Christmas Carol')

in Camden Town to see the happy family
 of good faithful Bob Cratchit. He heard
 the toast to himself, and saw the sudden
 gloom which the mention of his name brought.
 Poor Old scrooge! Poor. mean, stingy, Icrossgraned lonely, wretched Old Scroogel
 He suddenly knew how bad and pitiable an
 old man he was, and he envied his poverty stricken clerk Bob Cratchit He envied him, his cheerful loving family and his cheerful loving heart; and most of all he
 enved his frail little crippled boy who with the bravest sunniest smile cried out in a
 sweet reedy little voice like birds.
 God bless us. everyone."
 The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come showed Old Scrooge a vacant stool in the corner and little crutch without an own CT; and he knew that unless there was help here that money could command---good doc ,tors, better and more food, and greater com fort in the crowded cottage-poor cheerful Tiny Tim must die.
 The Spirit vanished just as Old Scrooge
 woke up in his cold and cheerless old home. A sparkling Christmas morning had dawned. The whole day of Christmas Present was
 before hip. but he unusued to Merry
 Christmas that he didn't know what to do
 with this one He laughed and cried both fat once.
 Pm as light as feather. I'm as merry as school boy. I'm as happy as an--as dear little Tiny Tim. Merry Christmas. He flung window wide and shouted: "Mer- ry Christmasl Happy New Year to all the world! Hello there! Hello. Whoop!" Old Scrooge wasn't in the least crazy, for he began at once to do kind and sensible things like anybody else He bought the
 big prize turkey in the market, and to make sure it would get there in time he sent it to Bob Cratchit's cottage in a cab. Then he put on his gayest waistcoat and beam ing smile. and went to his nephew's to dim ner like Christian gentleman. Bob Cratchit was IS minutes late at the office the next morning! He started to lexplain to his scowling employer (who was trying hard to look as mean as ever and finding it hard work. that lie had eaten too much of prize turkey that had come out to Camden Town in a cab like aflord. when Old Scrooge gave him, his bewildered clerk friendly dig in the ribs. raised his salary and told him to put in 2 whole scuttle- full of coal on the office fire ut once
 That very day. after Merry Christmas. he began to be second father to Tiny Tim. The darling child simply COULDN'T die as long as there were good doctors good food, and other comforts in the world. and Mr. Ebenexer scrooee had pocket full of money And the next Christmas, when the little or:r,,,lod bov u,as sfrourpr and heartier, you may he sure that all the happy cratchits thought first Of their dear good friend. MT. scrooge when Tiny rim responded to the toasts with his loving prayer:
 saSd bless syou, every one!'
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Tiny Tim was a little English boy. With should have been as hard and as rosy as October apples. But they weren't They we're as soft and pale as only little, crip- pied boys can be, for Tiny Tim had never walked step without his eruteh. But you must not think of him as being unhappy He was the bravest most contented boy in Camden Town. which is shabby suburb of London
 Tiny Tins mother said he was an angef of goodness His big brother Peter, and his 1 big sister Martha, and the two little Crat- chits said too And his father, Bob Cratchit was sure of it that he was afraid Tiny Tim would slip away to Heaven some day, to live with the other angels
 The Cratchits were very poor, for Bob was paid only 15 shillings a week by Old Scrooge, in whose cold dark counting house he was employed as clerk. But poverty could not keep such cheerful affectonate family from having Merry Christmas. Tiny Tims pale face was shining with joy when his mother began to cut up the little goose. that was far too small for such large hun gry family, and he beat the table with his spoon and cried "Hurrah." And when fath- CT Bob lifted q cracked sup of water and wished them all A Merry Christmas, God bless us' Tiny Tim responded to the toast with his favorite prayer:
 God bless us, every one.''
 When their few friends had been toasted and the young and old, and the sick and poor of London father Bob lifted the cup again. and wished Merry Christmas for IO Old Scrooge. Mother Cratchit cried out:
 ''It should be Christmas Day I'm sure. if of such an odious, stingy hard unfeeling old man as MT. Scrooge!
 Remembering that it was day of peace and good will, they all drank the toast presently, but their hearts were not in it. Old Scrooge was the wicked ogre of that lit tie family and even the mention of his name cast a dark and joyless gloom on the merriest of Christmases.
 old Scrooge did not deserve anybody's good will. He was so mean that he. had grudged the Christmas holiday to his clerk.
 You pick my pocket of days wages every 18th of December, Old Scrooge had snarled. ,,and went to his lonely old house to have a mean miserly Christmas Eve all by himself When he had shut out the peace and good twill tbat annoyed zhim he crouched over d. Istingy fire to spend the evening.
 Perhaps he fell asleep. Anyhow, he thought he saw three spirits--the Spirit of Christmas Past, as Old Scrooge had kept it; the Spirit of Christmas Present. and the Spirit to Christmas Yet to Come They uod i,,,s all h{a m, oa h n ace ovd tba ,,;~o r, he had caused others, and how he was bringing himself a neglected old age, al |wretched death and forgotten grave He, was led to other homes of love and joy and then to. the poor little crowded cottage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
o LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

o little town of Bethlehem! How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep ' The silent stars go by!
 Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light: The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above, While mortals sleep. the angels keep Their watch of wond'ring love. . morning stars together Proclaim the holy birth And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth. How silently. how silently The wOndrous gift is giv'n! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heav'n No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin Where meek souls will receive Him still, The dear Lord enters in. o holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us we pray: Cast out our sin and enter in. Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad titlings tell 0 come to us, abide with us, Our Lord, Emanual! {. Phillips Brooks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
THE HYMN OF CERIST'S
 NATIVITY

It was the winter wild, While the heaven-born Child All meanly wrapt in the rude manager
 lies; Nature. in awe to Him. Had doff'd ler gaudy trim,
 With her great Master so to sympathze: It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her lusty para But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light
 His reign of peace upon the earth began The winds with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist,
 Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit breeding on the
 charmed wave. Ring out, ye crystal spheres, Once bless our human ears,
 If ye have power to touch our senses SO; And let your silver chime Move in melodous time; And let the bass of heavens deep organ
 blow; And, with your ninefold harmony, Make up full consort to the angelic sym phony. XXVII But see, the Virgin blest Hath laid her Babe to rest: Time is our tedious song should here have ending: Heavens youngest -teemed star Hath fix'd her poishd car. Her sleeping Lord with handmaid lamp
 attending: And all about the courtly stable Bright-harnessd angels sit in order service
 able.
 John Milton.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
CHRISTMAS ROSES

(After the painting by Lizzie Davson plucked this bunch of roses dear From out my garden wild, plucked them in the winter dear.
 For you, my forest child, Your wet and wintry hours to cheer, They're Christmas Roses. child.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
THE VISIT OF ST. NICHOLAS

Twas the night before Christmas, when all
 through the house Not creature was stirring. not even mouse: The stockings were hung by the chimney
 with care In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be
 there. The children were nestled all snug in their
 beds While visions Of sugar plums danead in their heads, And Mamma in her kerchief and I in my
 cap Had just settled our brains for long win
 ter's nap When out the lawn there rose such
 clatter, sprang from the bed to see what was the
 matter; way to the window flew like haah, fore open the shutters and threw up the
 sash he moon en the breast of the new-fallen
 snow iave a lustrc Of midday to objects below. Yhen, what to my wondering eyes should
 appear. ut miniature sleigh. and eight tiny rein
 deer,
  knew in d moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they
 came, And he whistled and shouted, and called
 them by name: Now, Dasher. Now. Dancer. Now, Pranc-
 and Vixen, Il. Comet! On, Cupid, On, Donder and Blitzenl To the top Of the porch, to the top of the
 wall, Now, dash away dash away, dash away, all. Is dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle mount to
 the sky; So up to the house-top the coursers they
 flew With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nch-
 olas too. And then in twinkling. heard on the The pranclng and paving of each tiny
 hoof-- As l drew in my head, and was turning
 around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with
 bound He was dressed all in fur, from his head to
 his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with
 ashes and soot; bundle of toys he had flung on his back And he looked like peddler just opening his His eyes, how they twinkled! his dimples
 how merry. His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a
 cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like And the beard of his chin was as white as
 the snow The stump of pipe he held tight in his
 teeth. And the smoke it encircled his head like
 wreath He had broad face and round little belly That shook, when he laughed, like bowl
 full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, right jolly old
 elf And I laughed when I saw him. in spite
 of myself; wink of his eye, and twist of his head. Soon gave me to know I had nothing to
 dread; He spoke not word, but went straight to
 his work And filled. all the stockings then turned with jerk And laying his finger aside of his nose And giving nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave whistle And away they all flew like the down of
 thistle. But heard him exclaim, ere he drove out
 of sight, Happy Christmas to All and to All Good Night!"
 Clement C. Moore
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
BELLSOF YULE

The time draws near the birth of Christ
 The moon Is hid; the night is still; The Christmas bells from hill to hill
 Answer each other in the mist.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-21

Fred PascOe was a caller at the
De Fields ranch Tuesday.
Wesley D Ewart was a business
caller at the PascOe ranch Monday.
Several Sedan farmers hauled large
shipments of hogs to Wilsall Friday.
Harry Marden Of Bozeman was a
business visitor in this vicinity last
week.
Several from Sedan attended the
Social Center meeting at Myersburg
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Inabnit and son,
Jack, made a business trip to Living
ston Monday.
Mrs. w. P. Inabnit entertained Mr..
and Mrs. J. R. Inabnit and Jack,
Laurel, Wesley and Ardyce Inabnit
at a family dinner party Tuesday eve
ming, in honor Of her husbands birth
day anniversary.
Among the Sedan business visitors
in Wilsall during the week were Jack
Hebison, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Per
candle and daughter, Arthur Kurk
Joe Whitman, Lester Woosley, Her
man Korde, Raymond Carr, P. ]. De.
Fields, C. P. Hargis, Ed Kaiser, Joe
Schaefer, L. L. Cooper, Laurel Inab
nit, Mark COwan, Cecil Kenney, Car
Robinson, Hurley Goodwin and C. D
Geordge.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-21

distance below Livingston, and they
made camp four miles farther down
the river, or opposite where Elton is
now located.
On April II at this spot they en-
countered Indians who stole some o.
their horses. The next day while
they were cooking the noon meal five
Indians came into camp leading the
stolen horses. Bozeman, believing the
Indians to be friendly Crows, invited
them to eat. Without warning two
Indians shot Bozeman through the
body. Coover escaped irto the IT,.
The Indians took the rem&.4-ng
horses, but did not scalp Bozcn-n.
1t was later learned the In-.Lns
were fugitive Blacfeet, living with
the Crows, having fled their tribe
after killing a Blackfeet chief.
After the Indians were gone Coover
returned and buried BOzeman. He
then returned to BOzeman and told
the story. A few days later a party
came and disinterred Bozeman and
buhied him in the city cemetery at
Bozeman.
A marker has for years marked
the spot near Elton where BOzeman
was killed, and last June a monument
was erected to his memory at Pioneer
Triangle at Ninth, Park and Callen-
der streets, in Livingston.
The fact that Bozeman was shot
before he could fire in self-protection,
coupled with the fact that the gun
was found so near the spot where he
was killed, leads to a reasonable be-
lief that the gun now in Mr.. Evans
hands might have been carried by
Bozeman on his last trip down the
Yellowstone.
Mr.. Evans intends to ask the Colts
company to trace the record Of this
gun so far as they can to determine
when it was made and where it was
sold in order to establish as much Of
its history as possible.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-21
ole News from Gallatin County
~ From Our Special CorrespOndentsg gl = "
Special COrrespOndents

Miss Mary Stacey went to Helena
Monday to visit between trains with
her sister, Mrs. Earl Mercer, who is
in hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Aldrich came
in from their ranch home in the Horse
Shoe hills and spent Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Durham and
daughter, Emma Frances, of the Mad
ison valley were business callers in
Logan and Three Forks Saturday.
Miss Mable Talbot went to Man
haitian and spent Tuesday nighs with
her mother, Mrs. Mae Talbot, who
has been quite i'll.
Olin Durham, Steve Mcdonnell and
Harlem Durham of the Madison val
ley and Francis Durham o. Menard
were in Logan Wednesday evening.
Miss Edna Olsen and Sam johnson
motored to Bozeman and spent sew
eral hours shopping and attending an
auction sale Saturday.
Miss Viola Leary, a former in
structOr in the Logan high school
but who is now teaching in Butte,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Lo-
gan with Miss Kathryn Flynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Kelso and son
Donald, motored to Manhattan and
spent Tuesday attending to business
matters. They were dinner guests %
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Buitenhoff.
Al Smith, who was taken to the
Deaconess hospital in Bozeman Thurs,
day evening, suffering from a severe
attack of indigestion, is reported t:
be getting along nicely.
Train No. PIG was held 45 min
utes in Logan Friday evening becaus,
Of damage to bridge between here
and Three Forks caused when the
dyke on the Madison broke.
Mrs. Edith Vaughn of Manhattan
visited between trains in Logan Mon
day evening. She was en- route t;
Townsend, where she was called be
cause of the serious illness of he
daughter, Mrs. Let Thompson.
Mrs. L. c. Bevier entertained Sat
urday evening at her home on Vim
street. The evening was spent witt
bridge, three tables being in play
At a late hour refreshments wer
served.
Among the Logan folk who at
tended the dance in Trident Thurs
day evening were the Misses Alic
Ellison, Edna Olsen, Agnes Larso
and Gerda Larson; John Lander'
George Hotrum, Tom Landers, Nj
and Mrs. Earl Bryant and Mrs. JOh
Powers.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-21

noon was spent with fancy work and
socially. Delicious refreshments were
cerved by Mrs. Robinson assisted by
Mrs. H. F. Flynn. Mrs. Lane, with
Mrs. c. D. Grant assisting, will be
the next hostess.
Officers installed at the joint meet
ing Of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in
Belgrade Tuesday evening, January
IL, were: Sweet Pea Rebekah lodge
Noble grand, Mrs. Beatrice Ems;
vice grand, Mrs. Gertrude Lehman;
secretary, Mrs. Elsie Palmer; treas
urer, Mrs. Grace E. Hecox; warden,
Mrs. Ruey Scott; conductor, Mrs.
Audrey York; inside guardian, Mrs.
Velma Kellie; outside guardian, G..
D. Grant; R. S. N. G., Mrs. Emma
Moore; L. S. N. G., Mrs. Eva Hutch
ings; R. S. V. G., Mrs. Mabel Robin
son; L. S. V. G., Mrs. C. D. Grant;
chaplain, Mrs. Mae Richards; organ
list, Mrs. ]. E. Moore. /. o. o. F.
Noble grand, Robert Hespen; vice
grand, Harry Barrett; secretary, H
J. Stephenson; treasurer, Louis Keil
conductor, Dick Gale; inside guard
ian, Henry Schyett; R. S. N. G.; C. D
Grant; L. S. N. G., Mort Keil; R. S
V. G., ]. B. Robinson; L. S. v. G.
C. A. Kinsey; chaplain, William Skin
ner. Mrs. Moore and Dick Gale wer
marshals for their respective lodges
and ]. B. Robinson and Mrs. Evi
Hutchings district deputy presidents
The hall has been repaired and pain
and kalsomine put on the walls i
preparation for the district meetinI
Of Rebekah lodges here Tuesday
january 1S. sa3a saoa9as4 -sd
The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-21
LIVINGSTON Man HAS GUN BELIEVED TO
HAVE BELONGED TO JOHN N. BOZEMAN
COLT CAP AND BALL REVOLVER FOUND NEAR MARKER
AT SPOT WHERE TRAILBLAZER WAS
KILLED BY INDIANS

What may be the gun carried by
John M. Bozeman when he was killed
near Elton in 1876 is in possession of
y. P. V. Evars of Livingston, says
the Park County News.
The gun is a Colts cap and ball
revolver and bears the number 1891,
and certainly was made before Boze-
man came to Montana, as Colt made
his first gun about 1880, and the Colt
guns were widely used at the time
Bozeman started on his last trin
down the Yellowstone.
The gun was found last September
by Howard Shaw, Northern Pacific
signal man at Elton. He found it in
a cactus bed about 100 feet from the
marker which designates the spot
where BOzeman was killed.
Besides the number the gun bears
along the top of the barrel the legend
address Coy. SamI Colt, New York,
U. S. America" On the side Of the
trigger guard is "36 Cal" and below
is a figure 8, presumably a serial
designation.
| The gun when found was badly
rusted, though the parts are suffi-
GENTLY loose to be moved. The gun
carries six loads. The lead of the
bullets has become soft and the bull
lets are ready to disintegrate from
exposure. The cap stems have de-
cayed and they fell away when the
gun was handled. The stock was in.
tact when the gun was found, but i
fell to pieces on being removed.
John M. Bozeman, venerated il
Montana as a trail blazer, came tt
Montana territory from Denver il
1862. In the winter of 1862-63 Boze
man and companions started for thl
/ Missouri river to find a shorter rout,
from civilization to the Montana min
r ing camps. Encounters were had Of
: this trip with the Indians, and Of
the Powder river the Indians stol
all the horNes in the party. Afte
. hardships the Bozeman party final,
reached the Missouri.
4 Starting back to Montana with
5 wagon train, the immigrants becam
= discouraged and turned back 10
/ miles out of Fort Laramie. Bozema
= and nine men made the trip.
. In 1864 Bozeman brought two paI
ties from the Platte over his trai
= and from then on the Bozeman Ira
4 up the Yellowstone and over Bozema
a Pass into the Gallatin valley and tn
v mining centers farther west becam
h popular.
e The city of Bozeman was estal
lished in 1864, and Fort Ellis, at tf
+ mouth Of Rocky Canyon (nOw the sit
n Of Mount Ellis academy of the Sc
v enth Day Ddventists) was establishe
in 1867.
:: In April, 1867, a courier brougl
word to Fort Ellis of a condition
= siege at Fort F. C. Smith in the B
n. Horn country. Bozeman and a cor
s panion, Tom COover, started for Il
3 Fort. After making their way ov
E. BOzeman Pass, they crossed the Yt
IA lowstOne at BensOn's Landing, shO
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