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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

foorwalker came to her and severely
reprimanded her for doing so.
What lsnd of discipline can We
maintain, Miss Sommorse" he asked at
last. IF clerks are allowed to ex,
change money over the counter with
CUSTOMERS" and knowing that she
was in the wrong according to the
rules of the store, Miss Sommors kept
quiet, although she was nervous
enough to cry.
What counter" fell upon her
ears; who has disturbed stock this
way" 1t was the voice of the buyer.
You, Miss Sommors? This won't do.
Keep your stock looking good while
selling is motto you clerks will dc
well to remember" and with hands
crossed behind Ills back, the fat man
departed.
Never mind. dearie." Miss Hallon
whispered. IN help you," and the two
worked industriously. and had near
ly finished putting back the stock,
| when hated voice broke on Miss
Sommors' ear:
IN take another box of that 15-
cent ruching. but you'll have to send
it C. o. D."
With trembling hands, Vesta Son.
mors made out the check. and glanced
| at her little silver watch. An hour
yet until her noon time. That little
| watch, She never could look at il
| without remembering Dicks good.
| manly face. 1t was his Christmas gift,
and he had tried to give her more.
himself, his love and his name.
NO. We can't do it." she had said.
sadly. I'm SO used to going down
town and earning my own money. and
don't like housekeeping"
| But you'd be doing 1t for me-" he
had suggested; but she shook her
head. They were good friends. nothing
more, and he always tried to pass her
counter several times a week, to ex,
change a word or two. Not too often
though. Feeling SO nervous. she longed
to see him. and as 1t was one of the
days he usually came. she knew her
longing would be gratified. This
cheered her up little. and she fin
ished her task of restoring stock. and
asked a woman who was looking al
some of the dainty little collars:
Can | show you anything?"
NO. I'm Just looking about me.
was snapped back at her. The col
lars were displayed in open boxes. ant
the woman kept on looking them over
soiling them, and keeping the clerl
watching her to see that she did no
manage to evade the sharp eyes o
the house detective. who was leaning
up against a pillar near by.
1t vas like . fash, the two collar
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
Cars In Preparing Food.

IN recent years scientists have
proved that the value OF food is meas
ured largely BY its purity: the re
suit IL the most stringent pure fooo
laws that have ever been known.
One food that has stood out promi
nently as q perfectly clean and pure
food and which was as pure before
the enactment Of these laws % II
could possibly be Is Quaker Oats:
conceded by the experts to be the ideal
food for making strength Of muscle
and brain. The best and cheapest OF
all foods. The Quaker Oats Company
is the only manufacturer of oatmeal
that has satisfactorily solved the prob
lem Of removing the husks and blacl
specks which are SO annoying wher
other brands are eaten. II you are
convenient to the store buy the reg
ular size packages; IL not near the
store. buy the large size family pack.
eyes. l
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
BEAUTIFYING THE
FARM GROUNDS
Well Kept Driveways up to Rest.
dence Shows Good Taste-By
Eva Rayman GaIlard.

Looking at the grounds surround
ing the farm and suburban homes
through the country. the lack of we'll
planned and well-cared-for driveways
is noticeable: or where kept in good
condition they far too often lead to the
barn by the most direct line of APP
preach. with no apparent care for the
effect they have on the place as a
whole.
Granting that every foot of unnec.
essary driveway represents added
labor, and admitting that it must be
we'll cared for, or take from rather
than add to the beauty of the place.
brings one to the same fact that must
be faced. in securing anything worth
haying-ft means work.
When considering the question OF
whether or not the work Is really
worth while, the first thought Is, natu-
rally, of the identifying effect of the
curved lines as contrasted with
straight ones.
Such consideration, II carried far
enough, will show that spaciousness
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

Laundry work at home would DO
much more satisfactory IL the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. 1t is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great.
er strength than other makes.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
BEHIND THE
COUNTER
By [ LAWRENCE SHELBY

Copyright. by W. G. Chapman.)
Is this all?"
We have some more"
Then show It to me Immediately.
It's awful lazy these girls are this
last to a companion.
Down came dainty chiffon and net,
some embroidered, all lovely enough
to satisfy the most captious.
Each time came the old question:
How much?" no matter how often
the clerk explained that the lot she
was showing was SO cents. At last
the customer said:
You mean a box, of course?"
NO, madam: a yard" Miss Som.
mors was growing uneasy. There were
two ladies waiting who never would
permit anyone but her to wait upon
them, and they always made extensive
purchases.
With deft fingers the girl began to
get the counter Cleared, when she was
interrupted:
Don't put any of that away until
decide. My goodness. Fifty cents
me some of the cheap was the next
command, and the now weary girl
pulled out ruching varying from five
to fifteen cents.
Haven't you anything in box?'
Nothing but the tourist"
Let me see that"
The girl handed her a box. and she
carefully examined II, and at last de-
cided that she would take the Is cent
for ten yards kind. why didn't you
show me that at once?" she de-
handed
From what you said l thought these
others would suit you better" the
words were mild, but the girls lips
were trembling. The customer gave
her 25 cents. but objected when the
change came back that the dime was
too smooth.
To save time Miss Summons said, quiz
city:
Our cashier never makes a mis-
take. so I'll take it and give you two
nickels for it
Barely had she done so, when the
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

Each stack should contain four or five
tons, as the larger the stack the less
loss by the weather.
The center of the stack while build
Ing should be at all times the highest
or fullest. This will prevent leaks and
much damaged hay. The dotted lines
In the stack show the position of
sticks that hold the cap.
For the cap select and straighten a
bunch of the longest hay; tie in the
shape of a bundle of grain, then tie
four or five times between center and
tip. Let the stick end extend out OF
the stack about two feet. over which
place cap. Then spread out the butt
If cap to form roof over stack.
Do not wait until the hay is ripe
before you get out the machine or
make the sticks to 60 in the top OF
stack. Have few poles or rails handy
on which to build the stacks. Stack
the cleanest and that freest from
weeds to be stored in the barn. the
toughest and weediest on the thinnest
ground or in a sheltered place. and let
the cattle and sheep shelter around
the stacks during hard freezing wealth,
sr. By no means let the stock tramp
up the meadows in wet meather.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
Model Farm Residence.

Where the drive enters the grounds at
either end of the frontage, circles in a
broad sweep before the house and in easy
curves leads entirely around it and to
the barn In the rear.
is a fundamental element of beauty
and that curved lines have a wonder.
full power in seemingly increasing
space If mote the "if') they are SO
carried that one cannot see the entire
length of them at one glance.
AS every place has differing condi,
lions calling for differing plans. this
phase of the subject may be left with
the suggestion that where rounding
a building is not practicable. bit of
special planting will break the line of
view and is desirable. also. as a means
of securing additional beauty.
Viewed from the standpoint of labor
requires more to lay out and make a
long driveway than a short one and.
too, the longer one must be a wider
one, or look like a streak through the
sod
When, however. the work of max
ing has been done that of keeping in
good condition is not proportionately
greater for the reason that in the cury-
ing. endless driveway. a homemade
scraper. a steady old horse. and a care
full driver will do the work with no
greater outlay of time and strength
than would be required to keep the
shorter and narrower one IN order by
the power Of the imam behind tae
hno6
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

taking Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what It would do,
and am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. Eta DONOVAN, Box
900. Willimantic. Conn.
The success Of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, Is unparalleled. It may Be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inflam.
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, II.
regularities, periodic pains, baclkache,
bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion. dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe 1t to themselves
to at least give this medicine q trial
Proof is abundant that 1t has cured
thousands Of others, and why should 10
not cure your
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
Starved In Midst Of Plenty.

A curious story is told in a London
contemporary by correspondent who
recently discovered in an old bureau
a letter sent by a relative in Australia
many, many years ago. It was written
by a squatter in the bush. was much
faded, and grains of the sand which
had been used to dry the letter still
adhered to IL. The missive breathei
disconsolance. Times we're bad. there
was too much drought. and too much
sand: the writer saw no prospect of
good times. Annoyed at the illegible
passages the reader called in the ser.
vices of chemist friend. who sue,
ceeded in restoring them. But the
chemicals which were applied to In.
paper had a curious effect on the
grains of sand. II revealed may of
them as grains Of gold.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
NOTWITHSTANDING
OUTFIT
Practical, Inexpensive and Con.
venicnt Method of Caring for
Crop-By j. Wesley Griffin.

The accompanying sketch shows one
of the best and cheapest hay stacking
outfits | have seen.
The material for same consists OF
one stout pole so feet long: 200 feet OF
No. or No. 9 fence wire for guy
lines: 100 feet three-quarter-inch rope
for pulley rope; rs feet three-six-
teenth.inch line for trip and return;
one pair of double blocks and one
single pulley and hay fork
A. trip line; b, return line; c, pull
ley rope; ID. ID. ID. guy wires. L, pole.
+. F. pair of double blocks: G, single
pulley: IL, track made by horse going
to and fro. No other instructions are
necessary. as the cut explains itself.
made the stacks as near the shape
as shown in the sketch as possible
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

A handy small barn is shown in the
accompanying illustration, and the ar
rangement is intended for the farmer
who keeps only a few cows. and
houses all of the stock under one
roof. As will be seen. the I'm pro-
vides accommodation for seven
horses. including the box stall, six
cows. bull stall, calf pen, feed room,
and silo. says a writer in Farmers Re.
view. The latter is built of two-inch
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
EXCELLENT STABLE
FOR A SMALL FARM
Illustration of Country Barn for the
Who Keeps Few Cows and Horses
Under One

oats. chop feed. etc. are stored above
the feed room in hopper shaped bins,
and drawn down through the small
chutes. All floors except the floor
under the cows is Of pounded clay:
the floor under cows, also the gutter.
is of cement A four by six foot ven
ulator is placed in the center Of the
roof, and hay chute extends to with
in about 20 inches OF the roof. This
chute has doors in two sides, for pass
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
HANDy SMHLL BARN.

ing down the hay, and they are closed
1T all other times. to form a ventilat-
ng shaft. The loft floor is of six-inch
matched lumber, and the loft timbers
are carried on six by six inch pine
posts. All material and workmanship
are supposed to be first class. and all
wood work painted two coats OF best
lead and oil.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

slaves. The feeding floor. or
driveway, may be used for storing
wagon or buggy. The horse barn
may be separated from the cow barn
by closing the two sliding doors. to
the driveway. A good foundation Is
provided for the structure. and the
frame is of the ordinary balloon type.
the walls covered with lap siding, and
the roof covered with felt roofing. The
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
SAGE Advice for Husbands.

Rev. Father Bernard Vaughan, S. j..
thus advises husbands about their
wives: Never attempt to check the
flowing tide of her talk. Let her talk
On while you possess your soul in
peace. Remember that woman needs
many more safety valves and outlets
for her temperament BE patient
with her"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
Chicken Food Problem.

Many focks of hens are not well
fed. Corn Is valuable food. but 1t is
a mistake to feed the hens corn. day
after day. without any change. II We
want to do the right thing by the
hens. We shall have to study the food
problsR . little.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

walk ups tafrS
without stopping
on the way. I
tried three differ
emit doctors and
each told me some
thing different. I
received no benefit
from any Of them.
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
~u health ThoOon
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
Too Conscientious to Rest.

Too Conscientious to Rest.
"And where do you 60 for your
summer vacation?"
ITO the assembly grounds"
what a delightful period Of rest
and relaxation you must anticipate"
"Oh, not at all. We always make
It point to attend every lecture
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
Or. J. n. RIN0LAUB (speciallst)s
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Fargo. N. D.

At Rip Van Wrinkles Hotel.
what time do you want to be
called, Rip"
I'm about 20 years."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

It's too much to expect cross-bred
dogs to be amiable.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

Do your feet ever feel tired. achy and
sore at night? Rub them with little
Hamlins Wizard Oil. They'll be glad in
the morning and SC will you.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

What Did He Know About Il?
link says there's nothing in this
strenuous life."
How long has he been married?"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

Speaking of literature. many a
mans love letters have made a de
cided hit-with a jury.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

DR.. Pierces Pellets, small, surar-coated, easy to
take as candy, regulate and inyi2orate stomach,
liver and bowels DO not grippe.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham' S Vegeta.
bic Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic, Conn.-"For five yeara
] suffered untold agony from female
troubles, causing backache, irregulari-
ton. It was impossible for me to
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething sofens the gums, reduces h
Damn alton, anays PAIN cures wind collie CSC bottis
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
When the Umbrella Took Fire.

When the umbrella look FfTe.
Thomas Simpson. the Detroit MALE
able iron man. is grave and dignified
person, but once he made joke.
He was sitting with party OF
friends. one of whom was smoking an
enormous cigar. The friend had diff
Guilty in keeping the cigar going. and
by his repeated lightings had frazzled
the end OF 1t until II was about twice
its original size. But he kept bravely
at It.
Suddenly Simpson began to laugh.
What are You laughing at. Tom?'
asked another member of the party.
Il was wondering what Jim would
do when that umbrella he is smoking
begins to blaze" he said.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
Used cuticura: No Scar Left.

my baby was sitting beside the
fender and We were preparing the
breakfast when the frying-pan full or
boiling grease was upset and 1t went all
over one side of her face and head.
Some one wiped the scald with a
towel, pulling the entire skin of. We
took her to a doctor. He tended her
a week and gave me some stuff to put
on. But It all festered and thought
the baby was disdgured for life. l
used about three boxes of Cuticura
Ointment and 1t was wonderful how
II healed. In about five weeks 1t was
better and there wasn't a mark to tell
where the scald had been. Her skin
is just like velvet. Mrs. Hare. l..
Henry St. South Shields. Durham,
England. March 90. 1908"
Po,:os Drug Chem. Corp Solo Props, Boston
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SPOILED.

Biggs-waiter. this steak is too
tough to cut. Take it back.
waiter-Sorry, sir, but / can't;
you've bent it
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10
BABY HORRIBLY BURNED.

ey Boiling Grease-skin All Came on
One Side Of Face and Head
Thought Her Disfgured for Life.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

A guilty conscience is apt to be its
own excuser.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

IN THE SUMMER SEASON
children oyerindulge In eating fruits with stomach
pains conseque mot hers should have hand
Painkiller Perry Davisl &c. Sc and 50e bottles.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-10

There's one good thing about hus-
bands, anyway" says Mrs. Pestus.
.and that's that most Of them belone
to somebody else"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
GENUINENESS OF
BUST QUESTIONED

Berlin. November 5.--The Emperor to-
day summoned DR.. Bode, curator of the
Emperor Frederick museum, to report on
the allegations by English art critics that
the wax bust recently purchased by the
curator from an English dealer was a
work of Richard Cookie Lucas and not
of Leonardo Da Vinci. DIR. Bode, on
behalf of the museum, paid an English
art dealer $4,000 for the life-sized bust
of woman supposed to have been the
fifteenth century workmanship of Da
Vinci. Since the sale, son of Lucas
has offered evidence to prove That the
bust was made by his father in 1S46 The
older Lucas was sculptor in London of
some prominence.
Today DR.. Bode submitted to the En-
peror the proofs which had satisfied him
of the genuineness of the bust as repre-
senting the workmanship of Da Vinci.
He said that the bust had been examined
by the best German art critics and the
judgment of these as well as that of the
directors of some foreign museums agreed
with his own Among the tests to which
the bust was subjected was that of bor-
ing a hole in the neck According to
the curator this was almost conclusive, as
the busts of Lucas were usually hollow
and stuffed with cloth and plaster of
paris, while this bust proved to be solid.
His majesty appeared to be satisfied that
the governments money had not been
wasted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
FARLOW TALKS CT
STETSON MATTER

Boston, November 5.-Alfred Farlow
chairman of the committee on public ac-
ton of the mother church, Christian
Scientist, lin this city. today made pub
lie a statement by Virgil o. Stricken,
successor as first reader at the New York
First church, of Mrs. Augusta Stetson.
Mrs. Stetson was deposed recently and
yesterday was cleared by the New York
church board from charges of mental
malpractice"
Mr.. Strickler in his statement denounces
the methods which he alleges were used
by Mrs. Stetsons friends in securing the
vote in her favor.
1.-THE vote" said Mr.. Stricken, was
taken at late hour when fully one
third of the congregation had gone. Mrs.
Stetson's adherents were determined that
a detailed statement of what went on
in the secret practitioners meeting should
not be disclosed Their efforts in this
behalf were disgraoeful A rising vote
was taken upon the affirmative of a
motion offered by one of Mrs. Stet-
sons adherents. An actual count showed
436 voting In her favor. The vote on
the other side of the question was not
taken. because 1t was discovered that
the man who offered the motion was
member and an officer of another church.
The church has approximately 1000 men,
bers and voting attendants.
1.-The vote yesterday will be of no ben
eft to Mrs. Stetson. It does not restore
her license to teach or practice Chris
ton Science. Her status has been fixed
by the decision of the board of direc-
tors With respect to the members of
the congregation their status will be
fixed by themselves according to the
course they elect to pursue"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
DEATH WILL BE
INVESTIGATED

Colorado Springs, Colo. November s.
Apparently mysterious circumstances
connected with the death in local hotel
today of James Cox, Jr., of Nashville,
Tenn, have caused the police to in
vestigate. A woman is being held until
the cause Of Cox's death can be ascer-
tanned.
Cox arrived from Denver yesterday and
went to the hotel. At 8 p. m. the wom-
an summoned bell boy to Cox's room
and requested medical attention for the
man, who was unconscious. No physician
arrived until a. m. and Cox was then
dead
The woman said she had given Cox a
teaspoonful of medicine on the advice
OF a bell boy. An autopsy failed to re-
veal evidences of poison, but a chem
ical analysis of the mans stomach will
be made. Cox is said to have been
wealthy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
DEEDS OF CRUELTY
In PENITENTIARY

Rusk, Tex, November 5.--Testifying be-
fore the legislative penitentiary investi-
eating committee at the Rusk prison con-
victs implicated not only guards but
men high in the penitentiary system in
deeds of great cruelty.
One guard, 1t was testified, shot an
insane convict as he was trying to es-
cape, the guard declaring, It is alleged.
the state has plenty of ammunition -
when others protested against the shoot
ing.
The convicts showed the committee
welts and scars on their bodies and de-
ciared that as many as 20 blows had
been administered with strap with
notches cut in it. They testified that
convicted men had died from the effects
of beatings. other died of overwork and
some declared that they had been made
physical wrecks by the treatment to
which they had been subjected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
CAR SITUATION.
Statement by the American Railway
Association.

Chicago November 5.-The fortnightly
statement issued today by the Amer
ican Railways association regarding the
car situation says:
There has been an increase of Sc per
cent in the shortages reported which now
total 1926 cars. OF this number q, 230
are box and S743 are gondola cars. The
surplus, however, shows a decrease of
only 1851 cars. leaving so.s96 of which
about one-half are box cars. This surplus
is principally in the northwest, while the
moro severe shortages are in the east, the
middle west and the southeast