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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
Examination Papers Of Would-Be
Teachers Reveal Unique Ideas.
Some unintentioned Humor Displayed
by Men and Women Who Want
TO Teach Young Hoosiers
How to Shoot.

Indianapolis, 1nd.-A list OF ludi-
rrous answers gathered from manu-.
scripts recently submitted by aspir-
ants for teachers licenses In Indiana
has been compiled by Mrs. Marietta
II. Dunn. chief manuscript clerk In the
Office OF the state superintendent OF
public instruction.
In each list OF monthly questions on
literature is one having to do with n
list examination asked for an explana-
Non OF the references:
One was Tishbite.
Whom the ravens fed.
One answer ran. "It refers to fish
bite, whose duty 1t was to feed the
occupation. and gives the person to
whom 1t is referred a very low recon-
uendation as to a Tishbite."
Another: 1.-THE Tishbite had a
dream one night where he thought
the ravens were eating him. This
Tishbite was Pharaoh's butler"
Still another in which religious
and secular history is strangely
mixed.
-.Aligah. having been told by God
70 nee from those who sought his life,
was fed by the ravens. He was con.
cealed in q cave, protected by n
spider web. which after he had en-
tered the cave built the web across the
door. When those seeking his life
passed by they did not enter the cave.
Tor they thought Elijah could not have
entered without breaking the Web
Early In the year. writes Mrs. Dunn.
q question In the literature list asked
Tor . discussion on the value OF
memory gems" Some of the dis
cussions" follow:
Memory gems make US more am
bissious."
Memory gems are sometimes little
advices on etiquette and the right and
wrong side OF things"
They are a source OF instruction
peace and enjoyment to those who
contain them"
Memory gems are valuable be
.ause they impart thought that be
comes fastened In our powers and
which are continually producing some
effects on our makeup"
They electrify the soul"
"Many times in after years, wher
adyersities come thick and fast. q
beautiful memory gem will be present
TO help bear the burden"
Il think by memory gems our con
versations are Of more interest to oul
conversers-"
In a recent discussion on The Sci
ence Of Education" the following was
found:
Emulation has an important place
In the work Of the school. for charac
ter is what q person is and emulation
b what people think you are"
James Whitcomb Riley. the poet
sas Z topic In . recent examination
Here are some Of the opinions ex
pressed concerning him:
His scenes are all lain In Indiana
HE Il . child and . nature poet.
Il consider his poetry brilliant
gholesome and witty. and think he at
sains the end he aims at"
Il should say he II . portrayer O
child nature In his writinss- Nature
a dealt With likewise. both nature AND
IL child being blended together
uakee Mn very DESTROYS to read..
-He 10 seal soed for cAjld Ne and
= anoag IL best Tor thsre LII Hi
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ers were consulted. and all declared
that the freak was fully as important
discovery as the north pole. and ad-
vised Mr.. Todesce to have 1t photo
graphed and measured by competent
persons.
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What has become Of the old-fash.
toned boy who would rather stay home
and work than go to school?
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Paqanini.

The great yiolinist is said to have
died without any kind of religious
rites. During the evening of the day
of his death he would allow no light
in the room. but suddenly he asked
that the curtains might be opened.
when he looked happily at the moon
shine. Then. calling for his violin. he
began playing on his favorite Q
string. and. playing. his spirit passed
away.
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Her Observation.

Love" remarked the romantic
young man. lis said to brighten the
eye"
Il don't know about that" rejoined
the practical maid. but 1t has ten.
dency TO disarrange ones hair"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26

The great and good do not die even
In this world. embalmed in books their
spirits walk abroad.-Smiles.
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No RAISAM

A philosophical man when consider.
ing his own troubles isn't.
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WE PAY HIGH PRICE FOR HIDES
and furs. & sell guns and traps cheap. N
w. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis. Mimi
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ups and Downs.

"Why are you so hard up?"
"Oh. I'm down and out!"-Cleveland
Leader.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26

Constipation causes and assavases many SERIOUS
dfsraseG II Is thoroughly cured by n. Hereso
visssAna Pellets Ths tAvosits family laxative.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26

Don't drink liquor except medicin-
ally. WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT takes
the smell of your breath.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26

The greatest necessity In a woman's
Tie is love.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26

Not to alleviate II we can all that
needs aNeyiltioA.
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UP TO DICK.

He-Darling! swear by this great
tree, whose spreading branches shade
us from the heat. by this noble tree
swear have never loved before.
She-You always say such appropri.
ate things, Dick. This il = chestnut
tree!
II man were not vain the powe4
Of woman would cease.-Smart Set.
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ALIENS LUNG BALSAM
vfll cure fresh cold but of thoso stub
horn coughs that usually hang ON for mcnthA Give
Il |. trial and prove its worth &c. &c and GilA
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Important to Mothers,

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that Il
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maidens sent the become the wives the
forlorn settlers who. this date had struggled
without hepmates best they could. and who for
the of l2O pounds Of tobacco might pick and
choose wife" On that day in jamestown Rev. Rob
ert Hunt, his for history is
the point held vertabe marriage feast,
the fees paid to him In the coin of the tme-the long
leaved Virginia tobacco. visitor thought of
that marriage procession he stood under the
and he wondered how Of the descendants of the
settlers and of the respectable madens" have Jour
here to look the place of their ancestors
rying.
Jamestown deserted early years go. but il
memories never will desert 1t. The visitor asked II
there were no tangible Pocahontas izAex-
istence told that the baptismal font used at
her baptism is preserved in Bruton church. williams
burg which the Virginia capital when James
town was abandoned The Pocahontas font has served
hold the baptismal waters Of generations of Virgin
ans and the BNuton church wardens lay by
when the old jamestown church IL restored there
will be ample justification for stealing the YES.
eel to put It back where 1t belongs
There are three stories OF the jamestown church
tower. In the story doorways arched windows
are part Of the second story and oopholes
third story, and to these last the
attaches The loopholes appear all sides OF the
tower they used embrasures for protrudns
times Of Indian attack Figures things
best, but 10 worth noting that this tower remnant
Of an early wilderness edhce 10 Is feet square and
fest high. The structure 10 crumbng at the top but
the Of the preservation society will make It all
secure.
It Is only three miles across country-and a bit q
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the church are the graves of two children
OF Mrs Martha Custis. Who when widowed became the
vile OF George Washington It Is the intention
make neurology Of this writing, but it barely pos
sble that these two inscriptions which appear tab
lets inside the Bruton church, extong virtues of
the dead, may have living interest Here is of
them:
Near this marble lyes ye Honbe. Danel Paeke. of
ye county OF Essex, EsQr, who of his masters
counsellors and sometime Secretary COLONY
virga. He dyed ye 9Th of March, Ammo 1879. His
feectyes crowned by his happy marrde with
Rebecka the daughter of George Evelyn Of the County
Of surry Esqr She dyed ye End of January 1872
at Long Dton in County Of surry. and left behind
her most hopeful progeny"
The other tablet bears this:
"MDCCLn. inscribed to the memory of Doctor VIII
liam Cooke English physician of reputable par
ents MDCLxXI at Sudbury in Suffolk. and educated at
Queens College, Cambridge. He learned and po-
lite of undisputed skill In his profession unbounded
generosity in his practice which muudes yet alive
Secretary this Colony in reign of queen
Anne and Of King George. He died suddenly, sitting
Judge upon the bench of the General Court the cap
itol, MDCCXX His Hon. friend Alexr. Spottswood
Esq., then Govnr with the principal gentlemen of the
country. attended his funeral and weeping, saw the
corpse inferred at the west end Pf the alter in this
church" -
Almost in the shadow Of Bruton church stands the
Wythe for time the headquarters Of George
Washington during the siege of Yorktown which. with
ts historic memories lies only few miles away The
seeds Of history were sown thick hereabouts.
back Of the church and point easily reached
from the Duke street. stands the old Pow
der Horn" built by Governor Spottswood in TIA This
magazine put up by British governor used after
ward BY Warrington to store POWDER which subse-
wallis behind the breastworks of Yorktown The vir
sina Society for the Preservation Of Antiquities has
restored the Powder Horn and II IL museum for
relics Of the past
1t IL hard work to get away from williamsburg. for
there Il something holding interest at Of the
streets and the anes with the ancient and highsound
ing resident of the town said that ve presi
dents had worshped In the Bruton church and the Wis
itor didn't want to get away until hs had seen whsr
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coRyeIe<.7: Hoos oY NJ .R9Z1EEJ0W

waterfront jamestown island to williamsburg James
town is largely memory. while Williamsburg is both
memory and reality. The and the present meet in
its streets and there subtle blending of the into
mtdtime atmosphere. Happily the Virginians have
held to the love of the old things. 1t worth something
to know that the main street still is knownsee the
corner signsas the Duke of Gloucester street. 1t s
noble thoroughfare. whatever may be said of the
for whom 1t named, and 1t stands courthouse
designed by Sir Christopher Wren. There things
worth while in williamsburg.
At the site of jamestown the visitor is told that the
hapsmal font that held the water that washed
hontas heathenism out of her had been taken to Will
lamsburg. There 1t is in the old Bruon church and
still holds its age and water well.
Bruton church, by the way. is also the Duke of
Gloucester street. and 1t is appealing Who
the architect he has the spirit which
for beauty. The building Is clad with the ivy Of Eng
land. which grows and thrives in this latitude The
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Aort VI Ihiho ana Dody should doubt
the literal truth OF the John tale The Virginans
OF today are as sensitive about early history as the
doughty captain was about his honor
Powhatan's daughter baptized according to the
faith OF the English church within few rods of the
crumbiing tower She had been captured by one Capt
Arsa who probably took little stock in the other cap
tains story that the Indian had hazarded the
beating out OF her brains his At any rate
tho jamestown people held Pocahontas as prisoner and
hostage and converted her to their faith She was bap
tsed In church Of which to-day there is small vestige
eft and afterwar she to John Rofe in the
same sanctuary.
you desire to bring back the shade OF Pocahontas
she looked in life child. Capt Smiths de-
scsipton Of her he her the day
his lifs Here 1t IL: "A child years old which for
feature countenance and proportion any
OF the rest of Powhatan's people"
Excavations have been recently at Jamestown
and the visitor will dnd much that hidden
visitor Of the past Some of the old gravesones
Aeen resurrected and restored and may read the
Of few Of those who died In the famine time
Who met death In the early and almost constant
care the Indians The Gods that outlies
church 10 In fair state of preservation and
II holds interest IN NO second to the interest
aEtaching to the old graveyard at Plymouth Mass
A01h for not thoroughly understood the rock
Plymouth has overshadowed the island Of the James
elspugh an the years OF American history.
Originally Jamestown island peninsula. but the
- cutting channel through and isolatng the site
to the sea. but much remains By means
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nd heI1on
Two of the saddles were emp.u @ a. ader @ the ol
Law and under the sharp order OF their eaoer he so
diers gave way and sought the snel'er oi 'ne o'A'
the s, t1 u,oued
and in the face of showering bullets he liited
wounded trooper to his saddle and bore MIN oacA "
shelter. .o,or ,ho had
fallen at the first fire Apaches was dead Cru&0
the waste between MIN al ana e,s ene an
pushed savages, the strength OF whose hre toid 7F
that they outnumbered his squad 10 to one While ioo
ing in the direction of the Cruse saw the nrs
trooper Who had fallen turn himself on tne SAND. ne
there happened of those things which official army
history disposes of in line but to which chapter
can scarce do Justice.
Cruise carbne hand stood fair and easy
rock beyond the stream rife barrel appeared
aimed direction Of the cavalryman Before tne
weapon cracked Cruise. OF the best shots In the
army. had sent bullet through the Apache's head
Then this second lieutenan-he was little more than
boy-rounded the rocks In front OF him ana walked
straight across open toward the wounded soldier
third step he fired and the bullets ratified on
the rocks close to the heads of the lurking reds VINO
and fifty yeards with that discretion which
at the place Of courage they did not
dare show themselves suciently to take careful am
Cruise reached the wounded trooper. Then he
danced behind him. Two of had followed him.
all unbidden Garry him. boys" said Cruse "and I'll
the retreat"
fellows stood up, took careful aim at the and
fred The bullet hit Cruise in the arm, but ounce
lead from his carbne crashed into the Apaches chest
Cruise walked backward while behind him his two troop
bore their stricken fellow.
Bullets marked all the pathway but the magnificent
nerve courage of the soldier who shot true with
death staring him In the face seemed TO palsy s tse
cer the soldiers with their burden Before taking
cover sent last shot and It claimed victim
In an hour reinforcements and horde Of saw.
ages put flight Col Cruise II in the Quartsrmas
department there hundreds Of older oncers
Of the line who would like to have his record. -
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churchyard, as
quiet as that of
the "Elegy." lies
along its walls.
1t is supposed
that the church
was named by
one Of the earlier
secretaries of the
colony. who was
born in Bruton,
England.
In the church
yard is a tomb
with this inscrip-
tion:.
"Under tn is
marble lieth the
body of Thomas
Ludwell. Esqr..
Secretary Of Vir-
ginia. who was
born at Bruton,
in the county of
Somerset, in the
Kingdom of Eng
land. and depart
ed this life in
the year 1878"
Close to the
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they sat- the spirit of the old place laid
its hand on him.
If a loyal Wliamsburger lends his sightseeing aid
you will be allowed to leave the oldest Incorporated
city in until you have visited the College OF
William and Mary, which stands at the head OF the
Duke of Gloucester sreeyou can't leave this tnorousn
fare in tryand which 1s the Oldest COL
lege in America barring only Harvard The little guide
book the place tells that among the alumni OF TINS
honorable college, may be numbered three
presidents of the United States IL cabinet omcers ~
members of continental congress- among them It's
president Peyton Randolph; four Justices OF the
supreme court the United States including Chef JUS
tce Marshall together with long list OF senator's
United States envoys minister's governors military
and naval five sgners of the declaration q
Independence" The thought reading the graduate
list that the last ought to have come nrst.
The hasn't been told of this old Virginia Town.
The blunt truth is get into one OF these
historyteemng places are lost in wonder tnat
many things worth remembering by postery couo nave
happened and that SO many could have had hand
In happening They made history ast III vifeinis
and they made plenty OF It,
Not long ago an officer of one Of the stan depar''
ments of the United States army was made nr1eaoel
general of the younger officer sneered at the
promotion and said that the president was recoghzs
hard duty done in cracker and cheese department.
while the fellows who fought were overlooked.
Some of the officers of the stan departments OF the
army have seen much service on stricken neios as
have many Of their fellows Of the lne Col. thomas
Cr,se ia doing duty in the quartermasters department
and he takes account of shoves than ne does OF
swords but it would be a bold man OF the lne WI"
would sneer the career of Col Cruise.
The colonel saw all kinds of service before ne maze
tho transfer to the stan and of his exploits Is told
to-day in Sbey and in barracks wherever oh'e"
states troops camped or quartered
rr,,se was for years officer in the Sixth cavalry.
They say to-day when he picks up sample shose 49, -
the ouartermasters department he handles II as ous
IT were carbne In the early summer OF the year 1909
Second Lieut. Cruise serving In * troop OIL lne
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many OF the coonsts died of starvation The members
OF congress and the newspaper who James
town were 80 well provided with the good things life
tnat they Toasted most of the time while Jour-
neying So 1t was with touch Of irony and of humor
tnat he excursonsts their concluded call
themselves THE Survivors of the jamestown Famine"
Ihe Survivors meet several times during the continu.
ance OF each congressional session and they high
oncials to their feasts and the high officials plates
story OF the terrible experience hosts under
went while making the round trip to jamestown in
year gone by. 1t is just bit Of fun 1t serves
Its purpose of keeping companionable together
- giving the for three moderate feasting
occasions during the time congress Is wrestling
with legislative problems
The Survivors have visited jamestown and the
places it. which historical interest
number of times since their first journeying forth
They know to-day more about the old Virginia coast
cities than 1t falls the most men who live at
distance to know.
Some of the information stored away In the breasts
OF the Survivors is unburdened guests who as
semble at each successive feasting. informa
ton. and perhaps 1t is not without its interest
The old city of jamestown situated 40 miles up
the broad James river. There is village to-day at
Jamestown hamlet but the visitor to the
region who fails to make pilgrimage to the site of
the place that fails in duty to himself
and to the spirit of things ancient.
The old city of jamestown has been turned over to
the tender merces OF the tenderer
merces OF the Association for the Of
gina Antiquities. and the merces In evidence mani.
fold The government has built q breakwater to save
the island from the of the and the Antio
ties society Is hard saving ruins that rean
10 mark the biz tfpiace OF English CIV
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of which the
past may be
repatched.
The first rep
resentative as
sembly In
America met
at jamestown
before the pill
grim fathers
landed at Ply
mouth. 1t is
but a step
from the old
church tower
to the site of
t h e first t
church which
the colonists
built and in
W h | C h t h 9
house of bur-
gesses met.
L a t e r a
'' S t atehouse"
was construct
ed, and re-
Gently. during
the work of
e K C a v alton.
t h e fOunda-
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SIKH uOWu Ill Ollc VI SAO AoeSSS- r.
of hot Arizona. That was time
when the peoplein Arizona had no
hankering after statehood. Ihere
we're 'fiut as,Many OF them az 'fnere
are to-day aht,,, aip aif4rishman might
put it, they had Heir hands full
dodging Apache arrows and bullets.
There is a place in Arizona called
the Big Dry Wash-a curious name.
but one fitting creek bed In a rain
less region. Second Lieut.. Cruise was
sent out with following of six meT0
one day on the trail Of band o.
Apaches. There were not enough
troops In the country at that time
and commands were divided ana SUD
divided in order to cover the great
est amount of territory possible ana
to the end of discovering where the
reds had rendezvoused. SO that the
scattered soldiers. when the discovery
was made, might be gathered together
and a descent be made upon the en-
emy in body.
Lieut.. Cruise and his little following
reached the Big Dry Wash without
and,ng the sign of an Apache. Be-
vond the basin of the Wash was q
natural fortification of rocks. Cruise
.ent a trooper by the right flank to
make a reconnaissance before order
ing his men to cross the bare bed OF
the gulch. The trooper made detour
and took peep behind the powders.
He returned and reported that there .
wasn't an Indian in sight.
Then the little command. Cruise
leading. pushed down into the basin
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.zAe eEJcuk o-~
cAe1N/W NOA/V .x>1I

tiontions of the building up the site
OF the assembly house the visitor to-day trace the
outlines OF the governors mansion by Of the
basic wall which upheld its superstructure The
settlers powder magazine. their manstay Of defense
has been preserved in part though the restless river
trying daily to claim 1t 1t has claimed much bafore
: The church whose tower still stands was pp5h in
1920 Through the doorway which 10 open to visitors
tho eoonists led to the marriage aFar the rssp4ctabs
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as a result of pleasure excursion
made four years ago to the site rf
the old city of JameGtown> in the
James river. few miles back from
the coast. The society was the out
growth Of a pleasure trip of which
representative William b. Mckinley
OF Illinois was the leader and host.
The Survivors include an even doz-
en- OF congressman and another even
dozen OF newspaper men. From the
time that they took their trip south
eastward from the capital they have
met together occasionally to eat and
drink OF the good things of earth and
70 live over in memory their terrible
experiences during the famine. Now
those who have dug into history know
that the old Jamestown colony suf-
Tered terribly from hunger and that
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There is a church tower on the site
OF the old settlement that is sturdy
In its very decay and no poor, monu-
ment to the builders OF the early sew
enteenth century. Sitting in the
shadow Of this tower you can call up
enough shades OF the past to make
An interesting company. Some of the
shades must come from a distance.
but here In the body they lived and
did those things that made their
memories peoples Inheritance.
Close to the place where the
church ruin rises Capt. John Smith
gathered the settlers about him and
told them the story OF the saving of
his life by the Indian princess, Poca-
hontas. Captain John had been In
the kingdom Of Powhatan to beg or
borrow food for his hungry fellows.
He had more tales than one to tell.
but the Pocahontas story was the
days prime recital.
John was touchy man on points
of honor and no doubt his story was
received straight-faced by his listen.
ers, but one would like to have been
present when the captain was safely
retired to the fireside. The first ro.
mantle Pocahontas episode is nut
aside to-day by those who make
business of destroying things In his
tory that the sentimental world holds
dearest, but 1t Is Just as well to sav
here that NO visitor vaIuino III, -