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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Entertaining Guest. In the Home.

Entertaining Guests In the Home.
Did you ever have guest at your
table that couldn't eat this" and" II
runs in our family to never like
that" II so. you have met one Of the
Waterloo's Of entertaining. II not.
you have escaped a most disagreeable
situation. or course there are people
with idiocyncrasies who must be Ia
vored. but the majority Of people
who balk at foods OF different kinds.
do so because In their youth they
have not been trained to enjoy all
kinds Of food. Children who will not
eat certain vegetables and are sup
piled with other things which they
like will never learn TO like those
foods. The lazy indulgent parent who
will thus pamper child to his hurt
are the ones responsible for this state
OF affairs.
A person may not always relish
equally well all foods but there are
none that may not be reasonably en-
joyed II the taste Is cultivated. Train
up child In the way he should 90
and when he Is guest he will not de.
part from It.
A gracious guest ia as important N
q gracious hostess and unselHshness
Is as important matter to be consid.
cred In entertainment as II Ia In other
phases OF life. Put yourself In his
place." and the golden rule might well
be the slogan for tho entertained ~
well as the entertainer.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
A Veil Hint

II one wants to look ugly and SLOW.
emily, let the veil stretch and hang
loose under the chin. No matter how
well II II adjusted everywhere else.
the appearance Of woman 10 ruined.
A seller Of imported veilings gives
this hint to overcome this diflculty.
After the veil Ia smoothly pinned and
fastened on the hat and nape OF neck.
first try to draw back the objection.
able fullness and secure 1t with In.
visible hairpins.
Should there still be pendent.
loose end under the chin. give II q
little twist and turn 1t under. The
veil holds smoothly in place. IL much
more becoming and does not come
loose until the veil Is removed.
As this twisting usually comes in
the same place. it does not stretch
the lower edge OF veil AZ much As
one would suspect. Even though Il
does. . slight uneveness when the veil
II Oh II much better than lack of
trimness when worn.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

Sheer white goods. In fact, any iins
wash goods when new. owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered. this being done In Q
manner to enhance their textile beau
". Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to stinen. without thickenins
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
MAKING OVER WINTER FROcKs
Belts Of All Kinds Are Used to
Give Requisite Touch to
the Bodice.

What win we do with our last win.
ter's frocks?
There is hardly an evening or after.
noon gown made last winter that has
not short waist or course. II we
have plenty OF material 1t IL easy
enough to fashion a new bodice. II
We have not. the problem Is to ind
some way OF lengthening II without
making the gown look patchy.
Deep belts are being used for this
purpose. made peasant bodice fashion.
Fortunately the sash is In the hey.
day OF its popularity, and 1t covers q
multitude Of difficulties.
On evening frocks. a wide girdle.
studded with semi-precious stones. or
Jet. or tiny sparkling beads may often
be used. not only to lengthen the
waist line. but T. give character and
variety to the frock.
Black sashes with draped ends are
seen on all sorts and descriptions OF
smart gowns.
On one the girdle was made entirely
Of supple Jet with ends hanging down
In 'front.' on which were long tassels.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Household Hints.

Add one cupfuI Of chopped prunes
to the brown bread The prunes add
to the flavor as well as to the nutri.
tive value OF the bread.
Kerosene 10 one Of the best agents
for cleaning sinks and bath tubs as
there is no danger OF wearing or
scratching the enamel. The odor Is
the objection and that soon disap
pears.
Use leftover breakfast foods In
griddle cakes and gems. It IL . do.
cided addition.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
MOSQUITO IN FLIGHT

Brehme. Prof. Smiths assistant. has
had charge Of the survey work. and
directed the work Of Contractor Jesse
p. Monahan Of Red Bank. Mr.. Mona
han uses a machine which automatical-
ly cuts and removes the sod from the
meadows. cutting a trench 30 inches
deep and nine inches wide.
Prof. Smith says that where mos.
quitoes appear In any sections adjoin.
ing the drained areas mentioned they
will be few in number and of the sort
known as culex pipiens. dark colored
variety that Is bred In sewer basins
stagnant fresh water pools. cellars and
the like. The striped leg variety
comes from the marshes.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

silk or satin. which have 80 elegantly
covered thin frocks and been such dis.
tinctive features Of the past season will
continue to wear them up to the last
moment. with the addition Of loose
sleeves Of a contrasting material. set in
under the ornamental armholes. Some
coats doctored In this way showed
sleeves of silk with cloth and others of
a heavy lined lace with silk. In every
case the two materials were effective
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
FARMERS NEGLECT BABIES7
Pay More Attention to Raising Corn
and Hogs Than They % to
That Of Chiidrenf

Topeka, Kan.-Farmers In the mid
die west are so wrapped up In the pro-
duction of wheat and corn and In
growing meaty steers and fat porkers
that they are likely to neglect the up.
bringing Of their children. Such is
the conclusion of Prof. William A. Nc
Keever Of the Kansas State Agricul.
tural college. He is undertaking to
remedy the fault and is preparing a
set Of bulletins telling the farmers how
to raise better sons and daughters.
Prof. ,McKeever 10 sending his bull
ietins broadcast from Manhattan,
Kan. where they are printed. mostly
through subscriptions of business men
Of the state.
I'VE have special courses In poultry
raising. pig raising and horse breed
ing" he said in one Of these bulletins.
while parents go right on in the good
old way rearing children by guess.
hearsay and superstition. As conse.
quence the first children In many fam.
lilies are used for experimental pur.
poses, and though they may be well
born. their prospects of a useful career
are often blighted forever"
Prof. Mckeever believes in the doc.
trine Of work for children. coupled with
parental attention. as the general basis
for rearing better crop Of sons and
daughters. Obedience. he finds. is gen.
orally regarded as the first virtue OF
the child. but obedience without the
most intelligent direction is worse
than untrammeled liberty.
He feels that appreciation is lacking
Of the true dignity OF quiet home life.
Prof. McKeever's bulletin covers
many topics on the rearing Of children
In small towns and on farms.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
A Remedy for oyspe psIa.

This Is remedy SO simple that Il
will be hard to convince the conserv.
atives that just plain water IL tho
agent.
Drink from one to three pints OF
water one hour before each meal.
then seat yourself comfortably In the
rocking chair and rock. The rocking
will agitate the water In the stom.
ach. washing It's walls and cleansing
Il thoroughly. The water viii be- abb
sorbed In short while. leaving the
stomach toned up to receive the food
and digest It. Get the rocking chair
habit
Thorough mastication OF the food u
another valuable aid In curing dyspep-
sia. Fietcherizing II 10 called from
the man who has made that operation
to mean SO much. Masticate the food
until Il swallows itself Children may
be taught this habit early and Il will
mean much to them In sound bodies
In after life.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
TWO IDEAS OF REAL VALUE
Eastern Writer Describes Hookrack
OF Cheap OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Pan In the Oven.

My son made four very useful book
racks from one soap box 10 inches
deep. says a writer in the Boston
Globe. He detached the bottom and
cover. sawed the frame that was left
according to the diagramtD. There
were then four frames like this (2).
He whitfield tho ends into shape
t2). then sandpapered the surfaces
SO they were free Of marks and very
smooth.
He next cut and fattened out tin
cocoa cans. heating them In the stove
till they had the appearance Of iron
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
CHANGED Farm Life.

The dull silence that hung over that
New England dinner table has been
lifted Of late. II is gone like the
dew In the sunlight OF the new social
influences. The isolation OF the farm
was the chilling cause that drove men
Into the cities. Now. by telephone and
free mall delivery, all the warm
world currents are being carried To
the country and are vitalizing the rG
raj community into a life that Is rich
and abundant In the variety OF its In
terests. real heart hunger has
been answered Over hill and down
dale flashes the impulse that electri
lies existence with the thrill OF human
life touching other human life.-Do
lineator.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Frame from .Handkerehlef.

A neat little frame for q picture u
made with q handkerchief. II Ia first
stifiy Numbered. All points are di.
rected toward the center and ironed.
The four points are then turned back.
just reaching the edge. They ara
pressed and held In place with baby
ribbon rosettes. This leaves Q small
square for the picture. Hang II dia.
moud shape on the vail.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Reaches Destroy Records.

Washington.-Bugs of the water.
roach variety have invaded the mu.
nicipal building in Washington in such
numbers and have been SO destructive
as to imperil the Official records kept
there. 1t has been found that in ev.
cry department which contains fur
niture brought from the old municipal
building year ago the insects abound.
Everything digestible BY q bug has
been attacked In these rooms. includ.
ing typewriter ribbons. carbon paper
by the ream. the glue used in binding
the ofncial records In book form and
other dainty morsels.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

~ ARE TO be what you are and
learn to resign with q good
grace all that you are not. and TO be.
iieve In your own individuality. "--Amiel
30 much 10 do that In not cen begun
So much to hope for that we cannot see.
So much TO win. 30 many things to be.
WIN. Morris.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
[NeKIfGHEN|
LIFE.

OFSENOON and Afternoon and
night.
Forenoon and afternoon and night.
Forenoon and-what!
The empty song repeats itself. No morer
Yea. that IL Life! Make this forenoon
sublime,
This afternoon . Psalm. this night =
prayer.
II won.
-Eduard Rowland Sill.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Kaiser Watches Swiss Army.

vienna.-Conversing with the Swisa
military attache at the conclusion Of
the Austro Hungarian maneuyers at
oss-Meseritch. Emperor William OF
Germany expressed desire to attend
the Swiss maneuyers. saying that he
had heard interesting Innovations had
been made In the Swiss army.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
TO MEET THE CHILL
QUESTION OF AUTUMN ToPcoAT
Is IN ORDER.
Materials Of Serge Or Cheviot Al
Reasonable Cost May Be Trans
formed Into Really Dressy
Fall Garments.

Almost the first garment to be con.
sidered with autumn wear is topcoat
Of some sort, for with this covering
many a summer gown may be worn
until actually chill weather.
Those who are provided with the
handsome sleeveless coats of cloth or
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Thlnes . Woman Wants 10 Knew.

Things . Woman Wants to Know.
A navoring which 10 unusual and
very nice tor . change 10 made BY
mixing together In . bottle one tsa-
spoonful OF almond extract with ave
teaspoonfuls Of vanilla. Use ~ usual.
q teaspoonful 1t time.
Spices tor navoring: mtg two
ounces each OF cloves. cinnamon.
mace. nutmeg. one ounce Of ginger
and three ounces Of sugar. sift until
well blended and place In IN alright
Jar. This spice may bs used Tor
cakes. rocks. etc.
When wanting . little onion Juice
for q salad or dressing. cut Q slice
from the root end OF small onion,
then twist the onion . few times on
crater near the side SO that the
juice may run down the groove on the
crater
When sweeping. dampen newspa,
ners. tear into bits and scatter over
the rug or carpet The paper hoids
the dust.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Identified.

Police Sergeant--Can you give me
a description OF the person who ran
over yon?"
"Oi can that. He had on a fNr coat
an an autymobile cap an goggles"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

Palm tree prosperity does not L.
pend upon weather or climate.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Two Kinds Of Service.

Soldieriy Looking Man-I've spent
my country.
Low.Browed Individual-So have L
What were you In fort"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
ZeZk1 N~xs.<N-.
Wet Napkins In China.

Immediately after eating the Chi.
nese rinses his mouth out With hot
water and the hands and face are
wiped with hot. wet napkin. Every.
body in China can cook wen. and inex.
pensiyely. too. although the propsz
cooks In the family are the women.
Steam bread h preferred to baksa.-
indianapolis News.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Jest Releases a Prisoner

Some one stole the block repeat
ed Mccarthy.
"Ha: hal" laughed the judge. Case
dismissed"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

Finest indoor SPORT
Chewing Wrigley's EpeaYmlnt
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
Your Eyes Bother You

get box Of PETTITS EYE SALvE, Old
reliable. most successful eve remedy made.
ALI druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

NJ. Peres's Pleasant Pellets rrsuiap az iaviG.
0rats stomach. liver and bowelA 0unas~ouasG4
uny granuies. EAsy 10 take - candy.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
The Ala AZ Eaahion.

Ella--What would you do II you &C
tually found q man under your beAf
Stella--l'd drop my hat on him.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

She|I am 10 foolish about holaine
resentment. ] am always making IN
He-Yes. oAs can tell hat b. yos.
face.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

No man can pray right while be
lives wrong.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01
HER QUESTION.

We'll. Miranda, they've found the
north pole at last!"
"Sakes alive. Hiram! You dont
say! Where did they find it?'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-28

than tie gold bearing air of Catgut can
yon. up there toward the head of the
Auriferous range. This air, or this
wind, blows steadily down through 900
miles of the richest quartz groupings
during an hour and quarter every day
except Sunday, is heavily charged with
exquisitely fine, impalpable gold. Moth
ing precipitates this gold so quickly as
human flesh heated with passion. The
time that William Abrahams was dis
appointed in love he used to sit out
doors when the wind was blowing, and
come in Il gain and begin to sigh, and l
would extract over dollar and a half
out of every sigh. He sighed right
along, and the time that John Hardin
son and Alex Norton quarreled about
Harbinson'S dog they stood there swear
ing at each other and they knew how,
and what they didn't know about swear
ing they couldn't learn from you and
me, not by good deal, and every three
or four minutes they had to stop and
declare dividend. IF they didn't their
jaws woul clog and they couldn't get
big, nine-sylable ones out at all, and
when the wind quit blowing they
cleaned NJ little over $1,000 apiece.
know thes4 facts to be absolutely true,
because got them from man whose
mother knew personally. I do not
suppose that person could buy the
water privilege at Calistoga now at any
price, but several good locations along
the course of Catgut canyon gold-bear-
ing trade winds are for sale. They are
going to be stocked for the New York
market They will sell, too; people will
swarm for them as thick as Hancock
veterans in the south"
Some of the literature that has b9en
dispensed about Nevada mines and
mining is just about as truthful as
Marks tales and facts must be written
to get results. The truth about our
mines and our prospects are good enough
Let the facts be known, and solid
boom and the greatest prosperity will
come to Nevada.
Respectfully,
BILL STERLING
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-28
Notice OF Sale OF School Bonds
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of School Trustees of Elko
School District No. 1. County of Elko,
State of Nevada, will receive until 12
o'clock noon, TUESDAY, September Z,
1909. sealed bids for the sale of those
certain bonds of the said Elko School
District No. 1, authorized to be issued
and sold at special election held in
said Elko School District No 1, on
August 10, 1909, and that upon TUES
DAY, the said 7th day of September,
1909, or as soon thereafter as is prac-
ticable, the said Board of School
Trustees will sell the aforesaid bonds to
the highest and best bidder therefor.
The bonds proposed to be issued and
sold are twenty in number, of the de-
nomination of Five Hundred Dollars
each making the aggregate amount of
the par value of said bonds Ten Thous-
and Dollars. The said bonds shall bear
interest at the rate of six per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, and
shall be redeemed as follows: One of
such bonds shall be redeemed at the
end of the first year after its issuance,
and thereafter one of the bonds remain
ing unredeemed shall be redeemed at
the end of each year until all of said
bonds shall have been redeemed. None
of said bonds shall run for more than
twenty years.
No bid for less than par value of said
bonds shall be received.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
All bids should be addressed to III. S.
Taber Clerk of said School Board, Elko,
Nevada, and plainly marked Proposal
for Sale of Bonds"
By order of the Board of School
Trustees.
j. A. MCBRIDE, President.
III. s. TABER, Clerk.
l.. L. BRADLEY.
Dated August 90, 1909.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-28
Twill Always be Thus

There was once q man and he had q
prospect. The prospect did not disre-
Semble any one of Thousand neighbor-
ing ones. This same man was poor but
Industrious He came to the reporter
lnd said that his enterprise was one in
which all the world was Interested 1t
meant the salvation of the country and
The proof of the community Publicity
was wanted to encourage capital for
Development The story was printed at
its best and the capital came. The
next scene is set at the same spot-six
months later. The man is the owner of
mines now and does not touch prospects
my more. With last long sob the
machine stops. The door is thrown OPP
TN and the man alights. Given the
same reporter, and a hearty salute. The
same questions are prOpounded, for the
paper really needs the story this time.
NO! It's different now. Il am u bust
ness man and have no time for report
rrs. do not care to answer any ques-
tions about the mine. 1t is my mine
Ind it is no one elSes business what the
developments are. do wish that all
You newspaper fellows were out of the
country where folks with something to
do would not be bothered by YOU" Yet
it was the same man, but he used TO own
Il prospect and now he owns a NINE
3ullfrog Miner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-28
For Sale by S. Jacobs & Co.
Business Locals.

Furnished house to rent. Inquire of
Hayden Henderson.
New line of Misses Skirts. just re:
ceived at Engler Co.'S.
Furnished room to rent in good To-
cation and suitable for gentleman. In
quire at this office.
New line of Ladies' Fall Waists, just
received ut Engler Co.'S. =
For Sale--A latest improved Smith
Premier Typewriter almost new. In
quire at the Henderson Bank
Save those natural teeth, thereby re-
tain your facial expression. DIR. Gill;
land 1.-The dentist" Office over the Drug
Store. Elko
Miss Garwood of the Redwood hos
pital lost her purse this morning, some
where between the Commercial Hotel,
and Oldham's station. The finder will
rewarded by leaving the same at the
hospital.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-28
Too Much uOi Air

The following from the Tonopah Be-
nanza hits hot air mining men very.
hard:
The articles that have been appearing
IN some of the Nevada papers relative
20 the enormous strikes and immense
Lodges that are found in some of our
new camps remind the writer Of Mark
Fwain's story of the Calistoga Springs.
A number Of years ago when Mark
was prospecting Nevada and California
his eyes Glanced to read dispatch sent
10y well known mining writer of San
Francisco to the Saturday Evening
Post, i'll reference to gold being found
in solution in the water of Calistoga
Springs. Mark wrote thuswise:
Il have just seen your dispatch from
San Francisco in the Saturday Evening
POST, about gold being fonnd in solution
IN Calistoga Springs, and about the
proprietor having extracted 1900 ounces
ut gold of the utmost fineness from two
barrels of water during the past fort
hight by process known only to him.
elf. This will surprise many of your
readers. but it does not surprise me,
for once owned them springs myself.
What does surprise, however, is the
falling off i'm the richness of the water.
IN my time the yield was 81 dipperful.
am not saying this to injure the prop
rrty in case sale is contemplated I
nm saying it in the interest of history.
It may I've that the proprietor's process
IS is an inferior one, Yes, that may be
he fault. Mine was to taI1s my uncle
Il had an extra one ut that time on ac-
count of his parents dying and leaving
Elm on my hands) and fill him up and
let him stand for fifteen minutes in or
Ter to let the water settle. Wcll, then
! put him into IN exhaust receiver
which had the effect Of sucking gold
ont through the pores. have taken
more than II I 900 out of chat old man
in less than a day and Il half.
II should have held onto those springs
hut for the badness of the roads and the
difficulty Of getting the gold to the
market I consider that the gold-vield-
ing water is in many respects remark.
able. and yet it is no more remarkable