davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
CROWS ON GOLF LINKS.
One Fastidious Bird That Would Steal
Only New Balls.

One Fastidious Bird That Would steal
Only New Balls.
The crow seems to be attracted to
golf balls in a way peculiar from the
rest OF the bird species. In parks
where the rock and the crow abound
one can notice them sitting in the
trees or hopping about the putting
greens in the distance watching the
roll OF the ball with direct or side.
long glance expressive of the keenest
interest and curiosity. which Is soon
translated into desire to carry 1t
of to. the roost In the neighboring
wood.
The Kew gardens adjoin the Mid.
Surrey course. and in the royal pre-
serve there used to be a fairly large
colony OF crows nesting among the
trees. OF this convoy there was one
particular crow who found his great
est amusement in mingling among the
golfers and in disconcerting their play
by indulging In repeated predatory
campaigns against their golf balls.
His policy was to hover In attend.
ance on those players who used new
white balls only. Those ON which the
paint had been Clipped or which had
been used In play for several rounds
by an economical player were always
rejected by this particular bird as be-
ing beneath his fastidious attention.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

gastronomic joys of those with train
ed palates were held in very light
esteem by the public.
For example. no one would at one
time eat a soft shell crab. The now
fought-for delicacy used TO pile up In
profusion along the shores of Mary
land. the Chesapeake bay being the
country's greatest crab center. But
they were scorned by the whites and
were esteemed to be only negro food.
Turn Up Noses at Crabs.
When railroad was building
through Maryland, and the contract
ors had 10 feed the force of laborers
who were working on the operation.
the men insisted on having in their
contract clause that they would not
be compelled to eat soft shell crabs.
But now the possibilities of sea
food have been developed into amaz-
ing popularity by chefs. and as finan.
cial proposition, the country's supply
of shellfish is well worthy of the pro-
lection toward which the convention
aims.
spreading that the lobster is doomed,
and that 1t is only short time before
he will be only memory. So with
the crab. The supply of shrimp Is
still equal to the demand. but the ter.
rapin. which doesn't exactly come in.
TO the classification of shellfish, is be.
coming SO rare that 1t is now an
event to have an order for one hon.
estly filled.
It was at the White House con
ference OF governors, called by Presi
dent Roosevelt last year, that the
project for national association fol
the conservation and extension of the
shell.ish industry was suggested.
Natural resources played an impor
tant part in the discussion of THU
conference. and there was not a gov
ernor or representative from any o
the coastwise states who did not Ia,
particular stress'upon the importanc,
OF guarding the supply of sea food. es
pecia.ly the shellfish. since these stoo
more in need of protection than oil
binary fish.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

value 70 cents pound. an increase
OF 800 per cent.
Maryland will have more interest
than any other state in what action
the convention takes to protect and
aid the crab supply. for this little COM
monwealth is the biggest producer OF
this kind of crustacean. The crab Is
found al over the country, but no
where in such profusion as on the
banks of the Chesapeake bay.
II Is said. indeed. that II was at
Chisfieid. Maryland. some thirty-fiye
years ago the value Of the soft shell
crat as an article OF food was first
discovered.
When they were first shipped to
market in the big Northern cities. the
soft shell crabs could hardly be dis
posed of at any price. but one day the
gourmands woke up. and thereafter
there never was time that all that
could be found could not be disposed
of at a price permitting a liberal
profit.
Protects Grab Fishing.
An act of the general assembly OF
Maryland prevents the opening Of the
crab season till the first day Of May.
II closes on the first day of November
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
ADalFT m SOUTH SEAS.
Sailors Trying Experience With 8hip
wreck and Hunger.

Sailors Trying Experience With ship
wreck and Hunger.
A walk of go miles, the weathering
OF a cyclone on . bamboo raft and an
existence Of three weeks on turtle
eggs and iguanas are some OF the ex-
periences which recently befeil Capt
Williams. in charge Of the lugger Ne
braska, which was lost on Green Hin
Island. 100 miles or whereabouts from
Port Darwin, in the northern territory
II Australia.
When the lugger broke up Capt.
williams swan to Green Hill Island
and then tried to make the mainland
In dfngy which he was able to make
seaworthy. He was caught In a squall
and after drifting for three days was
carried into the gulf and eventually
landed on Field Island, on the mouth
Of the Alligator river.
This island il destitute Of water,
but some rain fell. and he eked out an
existence for twelve days on the small
supplies thus obtained and turtle eggs.
Both turtles and alligators were nu-
mefous. He then re-embarked In the
dingy and made his way into the
mouth OF the West Alligator river, but
could find no fresh water. He obtain
ed from the bark Of trees sunicient
liquid to sustain life until rain FELL
Abandoning the dingy he made his
way up the east bank OF the Wildman
river. living on sweet potatoes and
iguanas. His matches having been
exhausted, he carried fire sticks with
him. He eventually crossed Wildman
river and came out on what he thinks
was Lake Finnis. where he found
plenty of swamp berries, iguanas and
other native food.
On striking the Adelaide river jun.
g.e Williams saw plenty of buffalo.
INT his only weapon being q revolver
re did not shoot ans. He got down
70 the Adelaide river near what Is
known as Lawrie's landing. where he
built himself a raft of bamboo and
crossed. He had not long gone south
when cyclonic squall came on and
blew the timber down all round him.
He narrowly escaped death. but pluck
lily resumed his $50 mile walk till he
reached Port Darwin.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
Youthful japanese Horseman.

Toru Tateishi, fourteen years old,
son of a prominent lawyer in Fushima
city. is appointed by the government
to proceed to Budapest, Austria Hun
gary. The young lad is to learn the
art of horse riding. of which he is an
expert. All his expenses will be paid
by the department of agriculture and
commerce.
The boys mother. bright and
courageous woman. filled with Samu-
raj spirit. was so pleased with the ap-
pointment that on the evening Of the
sons departure for Toxic she invited
a large number Of his young friends
in honor Of her son and babe him
farewell at the railroad station In that
cheerful unconcerned way just as II
her son was going for q few days
visit. He is to stay in Europe for
three years.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
WoMEN'S HATS SAVE LEvEEs.
A style That Has the Approval Of
Lower Mississippi Planters.

"Women's hats are doing much to
save the levees along the Mississippi
river in louisiana said Henry r.
Lewis. This statement sounds fan
tastic, but of the fashionable fur hats
1t is certainly true.
'Muskrats. which for years have
cost the state no end of trouble and
thousands of dollars by their depre-
dations in the levees. are now most
eagerly sought by the millinery trade
throughout the county, and hunters in
Louisiana are hunting them in lieu of
other game.
For years the muskrats have bur-
rowed In the levees, and in nearly
every case where there has been a
creyasse along the river front the
cause was traced to a muskrat hole.
The state has tried several means to
get rid of the pests. but without sue
cess.
During the last winter the MILL.
merry stores in New Orleans bought
several hundred muskrat furs from
hunters in the different parishes and
piaeSu thNhi oi thi ofhSs ~" So
resemble cat curled up on milady's
couture. Ever since then rats have
been popular upon as well as in the
he pompadour or psyche
Several OF the more progressive
hunters quickly realized that musk
rats were marketable and gave up the
pursuit of ducks and other game. One
hunter alone IN February, killed 5000
rats. for which he received 20 cents
apiece.
"other hunters have followed the
lead Of this mighty nimrod. and 1t be-
gins to look as IL the state will soon
rid itself Of the industrious rodents
whose borrowings have for many
years endangered the cities and towns
along Louisiana's river fronts"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

healthy, cleanly men In reduced cir
cumstances. willin' to undergo a sac
rifice In return for comfortable for
tune. may hear of something to their
advantage by calm at room 1859
Brown building. Friday afternoon, be-
tween one and three Say. I wish
you could have seen the push. Looked
like the whole town was in reduced
circumstances an hankerin' to under
go q sacrifice.
yet Of all that mob there wasn't
30 that was both clean an healthy
lookin', an when ears was mentioned
the whole bunch was scared to death
But there was two-a German an a
Eyetalian-that was willin' to talk
business sor $4,000 per ear. The Doc
talks Dutch. an come to terms with the
German in ten minutes: but he could.
mt buy but one ear of of him. So
got an interpreter. an him an the Doc
an the Eyetalian jabbered all after
noon. 1t was five o'clock before the
deal was finished. Buckley says the
Doc. we've got 'em. One on the Ger
man an one on the Eyetalian-first-
class stock
We'll. the next day we took an ear
on the Eyetalian an put 1t on the pa
tient. Six weeks later We fitted our
Teller with the Germans ear. an In
another six weeks we discharged him
as good as new. only that he was a
little lumpy where the ears growed
onto his head. an one stuck out a
tribe more than the other
The Doc was so cocky you couldn't
get within mile O. him. But in
about q week. back comes the man
with the new ears. kickin' an growlin'
said he was stone deaf. Knowed when
you was talkin'. because he could
hear a sort o. tumble o. words. but
could only understand what was wrote
out bit o. paper.
| Me an the Doc was simply knocked
silly. Every other man We put q new
ear on could hear better than ever.
an We never had NO call to exchange
the goods. Day after day that Teller
kept comm In. an the Doc pryin' into
his ears, but NO use..
by an by he began to get melan-
choly. an We shipped him on. II It
don't do him any good says the Doc.
at least it'll be good for us. Well get
. rest Oh. he vas sore!
First thing when he. reached South
ampton the man cahled Doc that he
wasn'tnob better. An'eysryd day after that
he'd cable twice. askih' what to do. an
threateoin' to come home. Doc used
70 tesf tAam eAhlegrams up IN little
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

breed oftener than once in two years.
and the period may be even longer.
II they survive all the dangers of the
youthful period of their lives 1t is five
years before they become adults.
Figures show the extent of the de-
cline. In 1880 l9.S36.23s pounds were
caught, valued Mt s473.3ii. This was
an average of nearly i-2 cents per
pound Twenty-Five years later. TAX
ing the figures for 1902. the last that
make the same kind of a comparison
possible. the supply had shrunk TO Ia
02S.Si5 pounds. but the crop was val
ued at sl.271 1862. This shows how the
supply had failed to keep up with the
demand, for. while the supply had
fallen on, the price had mounted in
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
ea'zae by the Yard.

A well-known author not long ago
stepped into the bookstore. but for
some little time could not attract the
attention of a clerk. all interest being
conferred in a stout gentleman who
was strolled over in that direction
and heard the head clerk remark:
.And now, sir. you have almost com.
pleted library of which you will be
proud; but, of course. you will want
Balzac?'
.'Waal. l don't know, now. You see,
we've only got two feet and seven
inches space left" the old gentleman
replied. go ahead and measure him,
though. and II he isn't too wide I'll
take him too," he added.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
cocoANUT AS STAFF OF LIFE.
In Many Forms Il IL the Mainstay Of
Inhabitants Of the Tropical
islands.

II Is more than q coincidence that
the tree which furnishes a greater
amount OF available material to man
than any other In the vast kingdom of
vegetables is the first to spring up on
the bare rocks of the newly arisen
coral reef. The cocoanut, so formed
that 1t may have fioated half way
across the Pacific. Is thus universally
distributed throughout tropical islands.
1t thrives best near the sea, seldom
penetrating far into the interior. Its
hard shell is a coat of mail for the en-
bryo plant, says the New Age. enabling
1t to stand hard usage for a protracted
period and locking up securely the
precious life In miniature.
The fibrous husk which envelops It
and is seldom seen in the market ON
account OF the greatly increased bulk.
breaks the jar which would be inevi-
table should the hard nut fall unpro-
tected from the tall tree to the ground
60 or 30 feet below.
Such blow would scarcely fail to
break the shell, occasioning the loss Of
the nourishing milk SO necessary to
the germ. The outer husk not only
breaks the jar of fab. but buoys 1t up
on the water. while the tough outer
cuticle is waterproof.
Thus is the tree which offers to man
almost in the raw state all his necessi.
ties freely scattered where the warm
seas and their borders offer footing:
and from 1t the humble native secures
sugar milk. butter. wine. vinegar, oil
candles. soap. cups. ladies. cordage
mating. thatch for roof and material
for Notwithstanding food, clothing
and shelter in single gift. continual,
| making waste places habitable.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
PATENTS.

List Of Patents issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
reported by Lothrop & Johnson.
patent lawyers. 90 Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul. Mimi: G. l.
Krinke. Mazeppa. Mimi, mail deliver.
Ing apparatus; P. o. Larson. Kellys.
N. D.. wire stretching and splicing
device; w. F. Lenhard, Darwin. Mimi,
loading device; w. d. Mason. LIE Roy.
Mimi, beet puller: N. Tschimperle.
Victoria, Mimi. explosive engine: w.
H. Waid. Rice, Mimi. strainer; ].
Zelsch, st. Paul Park. MIMI. corrugat.
ed metallic culvert.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
NOT DRUGS
Food Did e.

After using laxative and cathartio
medicines from childhood a case OF
chronic and apparently incurable con.
stipation yielded to the scientific food.
In a few days.
From early childhood I suffered
with such terrible constipation that I
had to use laxatives continuously 60
ing from one drug to another and suf.
fering more or less all the time.
"A prominent physician whom con
suited told me the muscles OF the di.
gestive organs were partially par
alyzed and could not perform their
work without help Of some kind, SO
have tried at different times about
every laxative and cathartic known,
but found no help that was 1t all per.
manent. had finally become discour.
aged and had given my case up as
hopeless when began to use the pre-
digested food. Grape-Nuts.
Although had not expected this
food to help my trouble, to my great
surprise Grape-Nuts digested imme-
diately from the first and In . few
days I was convinced that this was
lust what my system needed.
The bowels performed their func.
lions regularly and am now COM
pletely and permanently cured Of this
awful trouble.
Truly the power Of scientific food
mnst be unlimited" There's q
Reason"
Read The Road 70 WellviIle.s IN pkgs.
Ever Fe0A ~ ahovo loGto9e n naw
60 oDOeeso fFoo 49, - to-. TAaY
ase gsao1DA dues - SIN - $3.50
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

good care of the bivalye future of the
country.
In many places wise state regula.
tions have led to an enormous in.
crease OF oysters over the natural
yield even its most prolific days be-
fore state aid had become necessary.
shellfish experts on all phases of
the question will be present at the
convention, and there is every reason
to look for valuable gain to the In.
dustry.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

Cured BY Cuticoea In Month.
II am seventy-seven years old, and
some years ago was taken with &c.
zema from head to foot I was sick
for six months and what suffered
tongue could not tell. I could not
sleep day or night because Of that
dreadful itching: when l did sleep II
was from sheer exhaustion. I was
one mass Of irritation: 1t was even In
my scalp. The doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and I was
almost out Of my mind. got
set of the Cuticura Soap. Ointment and
Resolvent ! used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night
slept like an infant, the first solid
nights sleep had had for six months.
In a month was cured. w. Harrison
Smith. Mt. Kisco, N. Y. Feb. 3. 1905"
vo,ser Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Bosom
II takes the world long time to
discover that bigness is not great.
ness.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
Spanish exeeutioner's Remorse

A curious story comes from Seville.
On Sunday night the local executioner
died. his death being due to remorse.
For several years he had carried out
any executions, but recently he was
summoned to Cordoya to infiict the
final penalty on some criminals. The
impression made upon him was SO
painful that he was unable to face
the ordeal when condemned in Seville.
and the sentence will have to be car
ried out by the Madrid executioner.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
What Charlie Had.

Several Of the scholars had returned
to Sunday school after being absent
some weeks on account Of illness. II
had the measles" said one little girl.
Il had the mumps." said another. so
did l." said third. The superintend-
emit heard them. and. addressing cur
ly headed boy. said: well. Charlie.
you were absent. too. What did you
have?"
Charles face flushed. He thought
. moment and then Gang out In high
treble. Z had q little brudder!"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

The idea prevails that the Arctic re-
gions are always in the grip of King
Frost. A careful log kept for the
Meteorological society for SIX months.
with temperature observations taken
at eight a. m; IL noon. four p. m. and
eight p. m. shows during that period
that as far north as n degrees north
latitude. or about 1000 miles to the
north of Ottawa, the average tempera-
ture at noon worked out at 33.S5 de-
grees Fahrenheit. The greatest cold
noted was on October Is at eight a. m.
In the SEVENTEEN degree Of north lati-
tude, Is degrees Fahrenheit. The
greatest heat occurred on September
2 at noon In the same latitude. and
was 81 degrees Fahrenheit The tenn
perature observations were kept from
May to October 81.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
Penalty for life-savIna.

There are no half measures about
the Law. II It means to be absurd. alb
surd 1t will be. The Lee coroner was
about to hand ave shillings to . barge
man for pulling woman out Of the
water. when It Was pointed out that
the woman was alive when rescued.
Al . result the man got no reward.
Had the woman been dead he would
have been given Ave shillings.-Loa.
don Mall,
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
AZ Defined. :

Father" said the minister's little
daughter. "the paper says You off,
ciated at the wedding clad in the ira
ditional garb Of the clergy. What
does traditional mean?.
Traditional my DEAR" answered
the good man as he looked at his
cheap suit of black with q sigh. 're-
fers to something that has been hand
ed down."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

fall injured my kid
neys. From that time I
was bothered with .
chronic lame back and
disordered action OF
the kidneys helped to
make life miserable
for me. A friend sug-
&c s { e d my using
Doan's Kidney Pills,
which l did. with the
most gratifying re-
sults, I made q pub
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

II a man makes q speciality Of han
ding advice to his neiShbors II
doesn't take him long to acquire q
reputation a q meddler.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
Related.

One day an earthquake and . case
of ague CHANGED to meet.
I'VE are related. l believe" said the
earthquake.
I'VE are" replied the case of ague,
although we have never met before. !"
sShake!" they both exclaimed 81.
multaneously.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
In eaoon RIDGE.

Mrs. Rystop-Now. thars that Jud-
SON TasseL He's . likely looking chap.
but he's been calling ON Nancy
0ouires for nine years and he hasn't
proposed yet.
Mrs.. Hardapple (sarcastically)-Oh.
give the boy Q chance. Cynthia. May
b hes afraid he'll break the speed
laws.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

Some seem to think the best EVIL
dence Of being the salt Of the earth
Is ability TO make folks smart.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
az,

lie statement 1t the time. recommend
ing Doan's Kidney Pills, and am glad
to confirm that statement now"
Sold by all dealers, SO cents boz.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Z.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

One poor turn deserves another
from the organ grinders viewpoint
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

o. q The prins sssentials to sue
eeaeeul businsss y 70 eliminate boo
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14

~ Public osseIal-ceunty Treasurer
Of oranbury, Texas.

A. A. Perkins, County Treasurer Of
cranbury. Hood Co. Texas. says:
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-14
ECZEMA COVERED HIM.
itching Torture Was Beyond Words
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
Relieved In a. Hours and

Cured BY cutieura in a Month.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-29
DO YOU KNOW

that possibly the title to your real
estate is not good. Even a warranty
deed may be delusion and your law
yer will tell you SO. There are
many poor titles iu Valley County
and yours may be one of them.
Don't buy law suit-know that
your title is good before you pay
over your money. Our records are
complete in all respects, and we turn
out all work promptly, neatly and
accurately.
Insist on getting an abstract OF
title with the property.
Valley County Abstracting Co.,
r. E. johnson, Prop,
Glasgow, Montana
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-29
To Remove Old Paper from Walls.

Many women do their OWL paper
hanging. For sanitary and other rea.
sons the old paper should be removed
from the walls. This is usually very
difficult to do, but have just removed
the paper from 10 rooms, where it was
made very easy in the following way:
The paper was wet thoroughly with a
thin, boiled -four paste, applied with
whisk broom or whitewash brush, after
which it came off in large strips. The
time the paste was allowed to stay on
varied with the thickness Of the paper.
and was easily determined by expert.
Anent. A cake turner was found to be
Of great use in starting the strips.
learned this trick of the trade" from
paper hanger.