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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-09

When the announcement was made
several months ago that Mr. Taft
would use an automobile during his
:erm as President, much rivalry de-
veloped among the leading manusac-
turers for the honor Of selling him a
ear and the public watched with in
!erest to see what Mr.. Taft's choice
would be. The knowing ones predicted
that the White Steamer would be Sc
!ected and they pointed out that Presi-
lent Roosevelt had used White Steam.
srs for two years at his summer home
at Oyster Bay and had recommended
this make to Mr.. Taft as the most de-
sirable.
This prediction proved correct, al
though Mr.. Taft did not rely solely
IN Mr.. Roossvelt's recommendation.
but, with bis usual thoroughness, de.
.ermined to have an investigation
made of all the principal makes. Ac-
cordingly, he asked several officers OF
The War Department to look into the
matter for him. and they tested many
makes of cars. visited a number Of
factories SO that they might see what
materials were used, and, finally. they
Investigated the records OF the differ
snt types Of cars in public contests
and in private service.
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MOTHER THoMPsoN.s EASTER.

"Now, Jane. you kick the fender
while go through your fathers peck
ets." The speaker was middle-aged
woman with dark brown hair, parted in
The middle and plainly combed back
over her ears. and swapping black eyes.
At first glance she and her daugh-
ter. pretty pink and white. golden.
haired blonde of fourteen. or there
abouts. seemed the only occupants of
the room. The room served two pur-
poses that of living room for the fam
lily and the mothers bedroom. II was
a room In a country house. and was
plainly though comfortably furnished.
On the floor was rag carpet. and
scattered around were half dozen
cane-seated chairs.
| have said they seemed the only
occupants OF the room, but a more
comprehensive glance showed that
such was not the case.
In the back room. In sort of an
alcove. was a bed, and on that bed lay
man, known as James Thompson.
and who was husband 10 the black
eyed woman. while Jane was their
youngest daughter.
James Thompson seemed to be
sound asleep. SO sound that the clang
of the shovel and tongs, aided by Jane
and the fender. made no impression
upon him, but the moment Aunt Har-
riet, as she was known to the neigh.
hors. removed his trousers from the
lower right hand bed post. where they
hing. and thrust her hand into the
IC-ket. bringing forth handful of
coin. with its peculiar chink. chink, IA
sandy-haired. gaunt figure raised up
In the led. and said:
Harriet, woman. what are you rob.
bling my pockets for?''
The black-eyed woman gave him no
answer, but turned to the girl. saying.
"Jane. go to bed"
The girl crossed the room. opened
door and went upstairs. Then. turn
ing to the bed. the woman continued.
Now, Thompson. the time has
come: We might as well have ii out"
Then she drew small rocker to
the side of the bed and sat down.
while the man sank back on his pill
low with sort OF a groan.
James Thompson, you and me-
when excited Aunt Harriet always fell
into bad grammar-'you and me
might just as we'll come TO an under.
standing, and you needn't groan about
1t. either. When | married you. near
onto twenty years ago. everybody said
married You for your three farms
and your money. However. that may
be. young woman in exchange fol-
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Mother Thompson's Easter

the girl well enough. and you know
her child. too: your child was only
little over year old when mar
ried you. and You know. too, that one
of the conditions OF our marriage was
that you should care for and educate
young James Thompson. who | held
in my own arms while his mother
died and when | had him christcned
by your name. had the heart Of
woman in me, and could not have
the child in the house with my own
children. but you know as well as
do that have always locked after
his raising and his education, and until
he was twelve years old he thought
me his aunt and you his uncle.
Lie still. Thompson. I'm not done
yet. You know how stingy and mean
you have always been: how. although
you are the richest man In the eoun-
ty. with three farms and two stores,
have had TO slave and manage TO
keep myself and your children clothed.
You have doled out pittance once
in while for what you grunted and
called my extravaganza. when YOU
knew 1t was TO clothe Jimmy Thomp-
son and buy his school books. Only
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When their labors were completed.
the officials reported unanimously to
Mr.. Taft In favor c. the White. and,
accordingly, car Of this make was
Immediately ordered from the manu-
facturers. The White Company Of
Cleveland.
The new car was delivered to Mr..
Taft In Washington a few days be-
fore his Inauguration and since that
time it has been In almost constant
use. There has not been a day when
the President or some member Of
his family have not been seen riding
around the National Capital In the
new car. It is limited that Mr. Taft
likes fast travelling and that when
he rides out into the open country. he
does not always insist that the speed
OF the car be kept within the legal
limits.
w. ]. Urquhart. manager Of the west
ern branch OF the White Company. 239
Michigan Ave-, Chicago. ILL.,. said re-
Gently to correspondent OF this
paper: I'VE are receiving many in
quiries each day asking for full de-
tails regarding the construction Of
Mr.. Taft's car and in reply we are
sending copies Of our catalog. Mr..
Taft's car is exactly like any other
Model M 40 horsepower White
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longing to pour ont his heart be for.
given and comence over. Now to be
met with fault finding and fretted at
because OF dust and nies was too
much.
Jumping TO his feet. he gave the
table shove. threw the chair into a
corner. and stepped In front of his
mother:
Mother. I came TO You to make a
man Of me. You have turned me
away! Now, don't care what be-
comes of me. You prefer your house.
keeping to your only son. SO make the
most OF II. hope I may never see
the ID old house again."
He then strobe from the house. and
as Aunt Harriet threw herself into
a chair q panorama Of her life seemed
to spread out before her.
She saw her young married life.
when she had tried to bury her heart
aches under her household cares.
She thought of the closeness with
which her husband had doled out the
necessary money. Then that night
when Jane had kicked the fender"
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Steamer. except that his car has the
United States coat-of-arms painted
on either door. In other words,
when we make q car for the Presi-
dent of the United States there is no
way la which we can make 1t any
better than the car which you, or
anybody else, can purchase from US.
Some Of those writing to me
about Mr.. Taft's car say that, al
though they are very DESTROYS OF
having a car like Mr.. Taft's, they
are afraid that such a car Is some
what larger and more expensive than
they desire. In reply to such letters.
l point out that our Model o. 20
horsepower car Is exactly like our
40 horsepower model, except as re-
CARDS the size Of the different parts.
The principle OF construction Is ex-
actly the same and the smaller car
possesses all the desirable qualities
of our larger model In other words.
one can secure an exact duplicate Of
Mr.. Taft's car for $4,000. or car Of
the same qualities. but Of smaller d.
mansions. for only $4,000. Judging by
the demand for White cars, good pro-
portion Of those desiring to purchase
automobiles are quite content to trust
President Taft's judgment as to the
hest and most desirable make"
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7 he fell on his knees by her side.
and buried his head In her lap. while
he poured forth his gratitude, begged
| TO be allowed to call her mother, and
told how he would try to be an honor
and a comfort to her In her old age
Everything he did prospered. He
graduated. then practiced a term, and
was made prosecuting attorney, then
state representative. then went to
congress. and from that removed to
New York. whence reports came back
that there was no lawyer there more
highly respected than he. and no one
who was piling up more honors or
more property.
The years went on, and old James
Thompson was called more of a skin
flint than ever. The two elGes, girls
were well married, in a neighboring
city. Young Elizabeth and Jane were
the bellies of the county. while Willie
was away at college. aud. report SAID.
going 10 the dogs as fast as possible.
No character is without flaw, end
Harriet Thompson was no exception
have hobby. which they ride. This
was also true of Aunt Harriet, and
her hobby was ridden with such vigor
that she almost went roughshod over
everybody. and rode il to death.
AT first tie family sat in the sitting
room. and then she had summer
kitchen built and they sat In the old
kitchen to save the dining room.
Then young Willie. who was home
from college. said a bad word. slam
med the door and went to the tavern.
II was the same with everything.
II a young boy called to see the ind
, she followed his footsteps with dust
pan and broom. and even in church
she took no comfort. thinking how ahe
would like to dust the pulpit Her
husband was old and feeble and wen,
to bed 10 ESCAPE her fretting.
/ But young Willie went from lad to
worse. When he went TO the honses
of his young friends he found them
so bright and cheerful that they only
made his own home seem the gloom
Ter, when he went back to it and saw
j the fireless, cheer!ess rooms, with
i their shrouied furniture and darkencd
windows. At first he wouli throw
open a window. but the violation of
all the commandments would not
have caused greater CONSERVATION. 4
| fly. in his mothers eyes. assumed the
proportions OF an elephant, and a
moth miller was fully equal to royal
Bengal tiger.
Willie Thompson had been wild. he
had spent too much money. hal play.
ed cards and lost. then had drank and
gone utterly wrong. The laI WIS.,
young. and 1t was the first Tina he
had utterly broken over the traces.
He spent a miserable night. He had
not been fit TO go home. and with the
morning come. as 1t has come 10
many an older man, self-knowledgc
| and repentance.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-09
Another Insomnia Cure.

For sleeplessness fill hot water
bottle and place IL under the ankles:
it works better there than at the soles
Of the feet. Put a rather small
amount of very cold water in another
rubber bottle and lay 1t on the head.
The cold water Is more comfortable
than ice, which seems exciting rather
than soothing.
At first, says a woman who has tried
this cure. l would get to sleep in
about an hour and wake again as the
water heated. The cold water would
have to be changed four or five times
during the night: then once changing
was enough, and now If the brain be-
gins 10 spin after lie down for sleep
I put on the cold water bottle and am
asleep soon for the whole night.
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CHILD ATE cuTIcURA OINTMENT.
Spread Whole Box Of II on Crackers
Mot the Least Injury Resulted.
cutieura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.

A New York friend OF Cuticura
writes:
MY three year old son and heir.
after being put to bed on trip across
the Atlantic. Investigated the state
room and located a box OF graham
crackers and a box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment. When a search was made for
the box. It was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents of the entire box spread on
the crackers. 1t cured him Of bad
cold and l don't know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient of Gu
ticura Ointment is absolutely pure.
sweet and harmless. II It may be
safely eaten by a young child. none but
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected to attend its application to
pected to attend its application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
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Unlike the most famous prodigal of
which We have any history. he said.
not: Il will arise and go to my father"
but Il will arise and 60 to my moth.
err" and. Immediately. as the thought
came. the boy started. He meant con-
iession. He meant repentance. He
meant everything that was good.
When he got to his home, how.
ever. it was an unlucky time. 1t was
the general house cleaning. and II was
also the day before Eastsc. His
mother, his sisters and the maids
were armed with mops and brooms
and and brushes, and all the para
phernalia Of cleaning. So full we're
his mind and his heart with his err
rand that he ran up the front steps.
through the hall and into the best
parior. where sood his mother.
sse gave him a reprovins glance.
as she said:
''Oh. Willie: you have not cleaned
your feet"
Mother. never mind my feet. I
want to see YOU"
Child. child. how :houghtless YOU
are! Don't you know this Is clean
Ing day. and l am busy. clean up to
my eyesf" =
But mother. l tell you | must see
you. Is there not some place where
we can be alone?"
She gave a sigh and started. he
following. As they reached the din.
ing.rcom he took a chair and was
about to sit down when she gasped:
willie, not that chair,l It belongs
to the parlor. and. Willie. don't lean
on the table cover. you'll muss il,
And. now. child. II there Is anything
you want to tell me. be quick. as I've
got to go back TO the girls. Willie,
Willie! don't You know better than to
open that Window There's no
screen and every fiy in the neighbor-
hood win be In the house,"
The boy was young in years. and
young in wrong doing. He had an i'm.
pulsiye. warn-hearted nature, and had
been a mothers boy" He masni.
Ged the wrong he had done. and wss
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-09
Rough HANDLING for Don Thief.

A young girl of fifteen. Mile Yvonne
Meyer. living in the Rue Petrelle. was
taking for walk her dog. which she
held by leather strap. the other day.
when a man who had been following
her suddenly cut the strap with a
knife. and picking up the animal
dashed on.
Eye witnesses of the scene pursued
the thief. whom they had almost over
taken when he threw the dog under
the wheels of passing autobns in
the Rue Rochechouart. The animal
was instantly. killed. and while Mlle
Meyer. who had tainted from emotion
at seeing her pets fate. was treated
at a local pharmacy the thief was cap
tured and roughly handled by the
crowd. He was handed over to the
police. but refused to reveal his iden-
tity.
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yesterday l asked you for S.. which
meant to give the boy. as he gradu-
ates at the high school next week
and needs it. You refused me. al
though knew you had II in your
pocket. and tonight l meant to get
it. But now. Thompson. as l said. the
end has come, and Jane shall not kick
the fender any more and you'll not
say I robbed you. But from this day
forth when ! ask you for IS l want 1t.
and when James Thompson. Jr.. grad
yates you will help him to study law.
exactly as though he was our Willie
and not the child of Melissa Orvis.
Whether married you for your
money or not lies between you and
me. but I'll not be a beggar Nand
neither will l feel that me and my
children are getting what should be-
long to another"
After this a change took place In the
household. Four handsomer, better
dressed young women did not enter
the village church than the Thomp-
SON girls. while young Willie, the
ySanoSss ~ shN uoSh. Was IcSpicuutHt
in black velyeteen and brass buttons.
which set on his blue eyes and blonde
curls and made him look more like
an overgrown cherub than ever.
Soon after this young James Thomp-
son graduated. He called occasion
ally on the family and always spoke
OF Mrs. Thompson as Aunt Harriet"
although he had long known the story
of his own ignominious birth. and he
also knew that most OF the good
things in his life had come to him
through her.
During the last years of his school
ing he had also studied law. and one
graduation followed close after the
other.
The day after he was admitted to
the bar Mrs. Thompson called on him
and told him to draw on them for
what money was necessary TO start
him well In business.
He had been a quiet. reticent lad
always. but for once the depths OF his
nature we're sounded. and the, proved
no shallow depths. either.
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BROADWAY CHEFS sKEPTic.

ex1S feaSt OF RUNNING 6iroS
Tongues Called q Grand Bluff.
Chefs of the restaurants along
Broadway were stirred when they
we're told of dispatch from Texas
,bout the dish Of humming birds
ongues to be served at a banquet in
San Antonio. They fumed and they
suffered as they thumbed the well
worn pages of cook books handed
Town by generations of white aproned
ancestors. To be beaten by prairie
looks from the Rio Grande was
enough to ruffie the calmest temper
1t the range.
ITS re one grand fakaire," shouted
fat little man amid the rattle and
,latter Of pots and pans. "Humming
birds tongues. Bah, ley are like
he toothpick in re pie. To make one
bite. 500."
Five hundred dollars?" he was
lsked.
"Humming birds, 500. to catch them.
'es? Take re week. re month to get
mouthful"
Another chef. with moustachios. eye
,rows an dhands elevated. exclaimed:
impossible. The feasts of the Ro-
nan emperors have humming bird
.ongue, maybe. Texas do IL? No. II
New Orleans, perhaps. But a dish
like this from the land of the frying
pan. No. no. no! A hundred times
aot. Mutton grease and humming
birds. never. Canard! What You call
n your American poker. the grand
oluff!"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-09
SISTERS TRICK
But Il All Came Out Right.

How sister played trick that
brought rosy health to a coffee fiend is
an interesting tale:
Il was q coffee Aend-a trembling.
nervous. physical wreck. yet clinging
to the poison that stole away my
strength. l Knocked at Postum and
would have none of It.
"One day my sister substituted
cup Of Postum piping hot for my morn
Ing cup Of coffee but did not tell me
what 1t was. l noticed the richness OF
1t and remarked that the coffee tasted
fine but my sister did not tell me
was drinking Postum for fear might
not take any more.
She kept the secret and kept CIV
ing me Postum instead OF coffee until
grew stronger. more tireless. got
better color In my sallow cheeks and
a clearness to my eyes. then she told
ne Of the health-giving. nerve
strengthening life-saver she had given
ne in place of my morning coffee.
From that time 7 became disciple of
Postum and no words can do justice
In telling the good this cereal drink
lid me. I win not try to tell 1t. for
only after having used it can one be
convinced of its merits"
Ten days trial shows Postum's pow
er to rebuild what coffee has de-
stroyed. There's = Reason"
Look in pkgs- for the famous little
book, The Road to MELVILLE"
Ever PeoA the aAose lettese a new
~ opDeoso 1So0 tine - t1ae. TAey
aRe ge1alae. tsOe. aaA f1n - A1Daa
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herself should have something. and
you know l have made YOU a good
wife ana your four daughters and son
. good mother. Look back and you'll
remember a talk we had when you
asked me to be your wife. You re-
member how you told me that scan
daiuus story q Melissa Orvis. the or
phsn etrl Who worked for your moth
ef. anA who yoa should married"
H1rrjst.. again from the prov
@9cat stop me. ] say. You mind
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Where His Luck came In.

Whenever physicians fees seem ex.
tortionate II is comforting to recall a
certain famous eye specialist. one OF
whose patients coming to pay his bin
growled: Doctor. II seems to me
that $500 IL q big charge for that op
Grafton Of mine. II didn't take you
over half minute
My dear sir" the other answered.
lin learning to perform that operation
in half minute have spoiled over
eleven pecks OF such eyes as yours"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-09
Electric Carriages Pay.

Although scarcely year has pass
ID since those swift-moving electric
md petrol carriages appeared, the
.apital already invested in London
axicabs is $10.00o.0O0. There are 75s
axicabs On the streets, 1900 taxicabs
n order. 100 licensed drivers, and
IN average Of IS certificates granted
zach week.
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Where Robin Feels at Home.

For some time past" writes a cor.
respondent from Nantwich. "a robin
has used our house for meals. We
have only to open the window and
call Bob when he fiies at once into
the room"
His fayorite dining room Is the nur.
sery. and II the window is closed he
win try every other window, and
when he has found one open win nv
through the house to the nursery. II
he finds all the windows closed he
flies about until he has found q room
where some one is sitting. when he
win tap ut the window until II IL
opened.
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PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson.
patent lawyers. $40 Pioneer Press
building. st. Paul. Mimi: NJ. E.
Brown. Cavalier. N. D.. wash
board; w. w. Cook. Fort Ripley,
Mimi. vehicle: A. L. Rowland. Mar
shall. Mimi. ditching machine: s. C.
Lawler. Duluth. Mimi. implement
clamp: ]. Postle. Winona. N. D., wire
gate fastener: H. E. Shedd. Austin,
MINI. expansive hle: N. Skorness.
Appleton. Mimi. flower pot cover.
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Wise people use Hamlins Wizard Oh
to stop pain because they know it always
makes good. Foolish people try expert
ments. Ask your druggists about it.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-09
Try Murine Eye Remedy

For Red. Weak, Weary. watery Eyes
Compounded by Experienced Physicians
Conforms to the Pure Food and Drug,
Law. Murine Doesn't Smart. Soothes Eye
Pain. Try Murine for Your Eyes.
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Dyspepsia and constipation are ayoidable
miseries-take Garfield Tea, Natures Herb
laxative.
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Some climb into the church band
wagon principally to escape the col.
lection.
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II take more than singing Home.
Sweet Home" to make homes sweet.