davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

Another series of experiments was made
on the Atlantic ocean. from the Otaria,
but the salt contained in the sea air
made the electrical contacts unreliable
The specimens collected were too small
for ordinary chemical analysis. but they
were tested by special methods, for
argon, neon and helium. Argon and
neor were found at all heights, from
2S.c0O to 10000 feet The characteristic
yellow line of helium appeared in the
spectrum of most of the specimens, but
no trace of helium was found at the
highest level $4,000 feeU.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
NOVEL SKIRT TRIMMER.
Scissors Mounted on Gage to Insure
Accurate Cutting.

OF the many varieties of skirt trimmers
on the market one of the most ingenious
is that designed by an Illinois man. AS
in other devices of this nature, the pri-
mary object of the trimmer is to do its
work accurately. This is accomplished
By having the scissors mechanically ad-
iusted always at uniform distance above
the bottom of the skirt. In the first
place. there is a grooved base, in which
the bottom of the skirt runs. Rising
r-om this on one side is an upright with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

full traits. For instance in stores where
clerks are disposed 10 line their own
pockets and ring up the wrong amount
for sales such machine would Illustrate
their plans by calling out the figures
they had pressed II might be put to fur
Their use by having a few records sing
ing the praises of bargains in the Nari-
Gus departments or making few pleas
ant remarks about the weather and invlt-
ing customers to call again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

a graduated slot running through ii. In this
slot a horizontal metal bar is mounted
bent over to hold one arm of the scis-
sors The horizontal bar may be moved
up and down in the slot and adjusted to
any height required. The skirt is then
run along just touching the base, and the
scissors shear off the exact length to
which the cross-bar has been adjusted
This apparatus, as can be seen. is both
quick and accurate in its operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

Michael Wallace, merchant of Fred
erickshurg, and Miss Agnes Elizabeth
Grogan. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
Grogan of Brooke, Stafford county. Va,
were married at st Georges p. f.
Church in that city.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
THE WIDOW -
Says That Valentine Is lust a
Sample Package Of Near-LoUe.

But I never felt this way before!a
pleaded the bachelor.
WHAT way?'
This way" said the bachelor. lean
ing over swiftly and kissing the
widow with sudden vehemence.
The widow rose and wiped heI
cheek with a cobwebby handkerchief
I'm not going to ask low or why
or what you did that for. Mr.. Trav
ers," she announced. coldly. but il
couldn't have been for-reaI love-"
Perhaps agreed the bachelor
with sigh of satisfaction. but II was
just as good'--and. anyway. got {
sample package of near love-
"A-what?r
a valentine" explained the bach
elor. with smile of triumph.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

MY baby was sitting beside the
fender and We were preparing the
breakfast when the frying-pan full OF
boiling grease was upset and ii went all
over one side of her face and head.
Some one wiped the scald with a
towel, pulling the entire skin off We
took her TO a doctor. He tended her
q week and gave me some stun to put
on. But 1t all festered and | thought
the baby was disfigured for life.
used about three boxes of Cuticura
Ointment and it was wonderful how
II healed. In about five weeks IL was
better and there wasn't mark to tell
where the scald had been. Her skin
Is just like velvet. Mrs. Hare. l.
Henry St. South Shields. Durham
England, March %. 1909
Potter Drug b Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
WATERpRooFlNG FABRICS.
How Maekintoshes, Sail Cloth and
Leather Are Treated.

Fabrics are waterproofed by i'm.
ORIGINATING them with metallic salts,
by coating them with oil. grease and
wax, by coating them with India rub
Der or by treating them with ammo
niacal solutions OF copper. The first
process Is applied to sail cloth. The
canvas is impregnated with alum or
calcium acetate and then immersed In
a fixing bath containing soap. which
forms insoluble lime or alumina soap
In the cloth.
The second process Is used for rain
rie passes between hot rollers and
then over a cylinder of wax. etc.
In the third process solution of
India rubber in carbon disulphide.
chloroform or other solvent is applied.
This process is used for maekintoshes
and bathing caps and is also applied
to thread
In the fourth process. employed In
the manufacture of book bindings and
Willie sden canvas. cotton cloth is run
through a solution of oxide of copper
In ammonia, which dissolves the SUI
rerficial layer and. ON evaporation
leaves 1t in the form OF uniform
coating of eellulose. The process Ii
completed by passing the cloth be
tween rollers. There are still othel
processes, but these are the most im
porsant.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

rinthians, and afterward write from
dictation a legible hand two verses
from the same chapter. During up
ward of 200 years the competition has
been maintained. The age limits is
twelve to sixteen. and boy can only
succeed once.
Recently in cold weather the boys
assembled in the church porch, their
names were taken and selection
was made for the competition, which
| Is fixed in tire local calendar as forty
shilling day." Then the competition
marched 10 Glanyill's tomb and the
signal was given for the recitation
Some of the boys. almost stammar-
ing through the cold. secretly rejoiced
| that 1t fell TO their lot to repeat the
short commandments. but moment
later they were called TO recite the
| second and fourth.
| When a complete examination had
been made the boys marched 10 the
| school room, where the reading and
writing exercises were conducted. In
an hour the winners names were an
nounced. and they each received II
| shillings-a cherished award In ths
little village.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
CHAPTER XIV.
On the Road.

Then this road does lead some
where? Hanged II wasn't beginning
to doubt it," remarked the shorter
OF the two men who were trudging
dejectedly along the highway. The
long gray road. endless as 1t seemed,
ran between wide stretches of moor
land country, unbroken to their eyes
by the vestige Of human dwelling.
"Of all the monotonous patches Of
Great Britain I've ever stuck! II it
was a play It would be a frost for q
dead certainty. Monty-no Incidents,
no human interest. Ii must be miles
since we encountered a SOUL" went on
the speaker. as If determined to be
cheerful at all costs. Not but what
the back cloths all right" with an
rngry wave of his hand to the land
scare and the distant hills; "and
that's about all YOU can say for it,"
The remarks were enough to sug
gest some connection on the speakers
part with the stage: and. apart from
them. there was something about him
that indehnably suggested the actor
For one thing. he was clean-shaved
Or had been so comparatively re-
Gently: now his face. like that OF hi.
| companion. was that of the order
known as "blue-chinned." Probably
| with the Inconsistencies Of long hab
IT, he accompanied his words with
the exaggerated facial play that ,
comedian acquires. which seemed Il
call for the toning-down effect of In
teryening footlights. He was shor
man with a round. cherubic face: an.
In his professional card In the Era
he was described as mfr. Joe Gfissou
Low Comedy and Character"
The taller man by his side. wraI
ped in the gloom of a Hamlet. whicl
all the attempted cheerfulness of hi
friend seemed unable to penetrate
and a heavy fur oyercoat that ha
grown old and partially bald In lon
service. was also in the profession
Until a couple OF nights ago he ha
been playing heavy lead" In a will
and fearsome melodrama which o
the Monday night Of the present wee
had opened in Slaton. small Yorl
shire market town.
Ito 30 contlnued.)
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
Te,eurapher's cramp.

An interesting feature of telegra-
piers cramp is that certain letters
are nearly always the stumbling
block. The most frequent are C and
Y-that is. the code signals used for
these letters. When sender begins
to be conscious" about SO common
q letter as c his case soon becomes
hopeless.
Another form OF cramp attacks the
receiver Of the message. 1t takes
the form of inability to write fast
enough to take down q message
quickly transmitted. This is easily
understood when 1t is remembered
that a receiver often has to write con.
tinuonsly to code dictation, so to
speak. for hours at a time. The strain
involved is enormous and leads fairly
commonly to what Is practically q
form nf nervnns breakdown
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
No Sons Of papa for France.

The reimbursement of Charolles
has raised the standard Of revolt. In
refusing TO elect the son of NJ. Sar-
rien the electors have not wished to
put in doubt the qualification of this
young man. universally appreciated.
They have simply protested against
this fashion Of looking upon the cleo.
toral fiefs after the manner Of patri.
monies.
The bourgeois electors Of Charolles
exelaim: We do not wish to b
passed on from father to son as wa
formerly done by count or duke. OuI
ancestors made the revolution to sup
press heredity in ONCE"
As for the peasants, they say more
bluntly and emphatically: I'VE liks
NJ. Pierre Sarrien very well. but WI
are not beeyes or calves that paps
can give US to his boy like q lump o
EARTH"
Is this the end of the "sons o
papa" Is this the knell Of the radi
cal nobility?
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

I'm a disappointed man." sighed
the bachelor as he watched the widow
untying q purple string from violet
satin box. i've waited all day and
nobody has sent me valentine-not
a single paper heart. nor gilt Cupid,
nor a token of love nor"
Valentines" interrupted the widow.
as she took a bunch OF violets from
the satin box and fastened them at
her belt, aren't tokens of love:
they're merely little sample packages
of near-iove. Fancy a man loving all
the women he sends expressions of
undying affection on ST. Valentines
day! That is she added with a
gurele of mirth. fancy him loving
them al!--at once,"
How many times CAN a man
love-" demanded the bachelor inter
cstedly.
That DEFENDS returned the wild
ow thoughtfnlly. "en how many ct.
tractivc women he meets
And on Tow quickly he can get
over it''-added the bachelor.
And on how easily he can fall into
It," agreed the widow. There are
fiity-sevcn varieties of love. you know
end every man tries at least half oil
them between the cradle and the
G. ave. He begins with the paper val.
cntire brand
"Tte-which?
The sweet and simple kind" ey.
rlaincd lie widow, which comes
spires him to write poetry
And scribble girls name all oy.S
! Ills attn book broke I'm the bache.
lor, and carry gloves and handker.
| chiefs and hair ribbons in his pocket,
| and take a sudden and violent inter.
est in his neckties. know"
Yes, sighed the widow. but that
socn passes like the appetite for bread
| and butter. It's usually superseded
| by the tabasco variety. which comes
| later
"And goes harder.' put in the bach
| elor.
The kind" continued the widow
that Is cooked over a quick fame aud
burns out with an awful sputter"-
And leaves you with that horrid
next morning feeling" finished the
bachelor. "And then" he added hast
lily, The has a sickening revulsion and
switches over to the soothing, whole
some olive oil kind, like mother used
to make"
"The-what.-
The marrying kind" groaned the
bachelor "And that finishes him!'
he added with tragic conviction.
Not at ALL" corrected the widow
NO man ever stopped after sampline
three brands of love and the tabasct
variety is much more likely to be fol
lowed by the bromo settler variet!
the chow chow kind"
THE chow chow kind!" repeated
the bachelor. inquiringly.
YES" returned the widow prompt
iy, "the kind which is made up o
sugar and pepper and spice, and al
chopped together - the tumultuous
!. distracting, irresistible kind, tina
, keeps man guessing and doubtin;
. and hoping"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

He crossed th Groom quickly 70
where Hilda still stood motionless.
Hes through. believe he'll Get
through!' he whispered, excitedly.
They could hear the measured tap
ping along the garden path to the
gate. Outside the gate In the road
the police car that mad chased Fred
dy's was waiting, and another police
man standing by ii. But the latter
had seen the figure with the stick
pass the challenge of his superior Of
ficer In the. light from the open doof-
way; he scarcely glanced at him, as
the muffled-up man passed.
Out into the road. along the almost
deserted highway. Tap-tap-tap.
Meanwhile. al the door the inspect
or was putting a question to the rec
tor. who could scarcely believe that
Lathom was safely through the dan
ger zone. The inspector had no sus-
pieion that his subordinate had will
fully disregardcd his duty, being q
man as we'll as a constable. because
OF kindness he had received In the
past from the escaped man.
I'VE are inclined to think. Mr..
Ruthen. that the escaped prisoner
may have come here. It's an unpleas-
pleasant duty. sir, but II has to be
done. You will not raise any objec-
ton to our searching the premises?
Perhaps. since there's no chance Of
his hiding and getting away, you'll
answer straight question. Have you
seen Lathom tonight"
He had promised Hilda to do his
best to aid Lathom's escape And this
question had to be answered.
Il give you my word as q priest
that | have not seen the murderer of
Mr.. Hume tonight said Stephen
Ruthen.
The measured tapping OF An iron
ferrule on the hard ground was dying
family In the distance.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

nv friends what II has done for me-"
Mrs. e. HANSON, S04 East Long St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, Vt-"1 Was passing
through the Change Of Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcge-
table Compound restored myhealthand
strength, and proved worth mountains
Of poid to me-. For the sake Of other
suffering women / am willing you
should publish my letter" Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RED, Granite
vile, VT.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing Ills Pc.
cnliar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs.
has been the standard remedy for
female ills. In almost every commu-
nifty you will find women who have
been restored to health by Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
CoNGENiAL WORK
And Strength to Perform 1t.

A person in good health Is likely
10 have a genial disposition. ambition.
and enjoy work.
On the other hand. II the digestive
organs have been upset by wrong
food. work becomes drudgery.
Until recently" writes a Washing
ton girl, Il was q railroad stenog-
rapher. which means full work every
day.
Like many other girls alone In a
large city. lived at boarding house
For breakfast 1t was mush. greasy
meat, soggy cakes. black coffee, etc.
After q few months Of this diet
used to feel sleepy and heavy In the
mornings. My work seemed ter
10 blame-too arduous.
AT home l had heard my fathe
speak of q young fellow who wen
long distances in the cold on Grape
nuts ana cream anu nothing more Iol
breakfast.
Il concluded II 1t would tide hin
over q mornings heavy work. 1t nigh
help me. 80 on my way home on,
night ! bought package and mex
morning l had GrapeNuts and mill
for breakfast.
4 stuck to Grape-Nuts, and in les
than two weeks noticed improve
ment. l can't just tell how well
felt. hut ! remember | used To wal
the IL blocks to business and knee
how good II was simply TO live.
As to my vork-weli, did You eve
feel the delight Of having congenis
work and the strength to perform II
That's how l felt truly beliey
there's life and vigor In every grain Q
Grape Nuts.
Name given by Postum Co. Battl
Creek, Mich. Rcd ..The R0ad to Wei
ss.le." Ia pkgs. There's ! Reason"
Ever FoaA ~ ahovo os1em9s A -
sas apnsas. 1be0 49, = - IT,
sre 9sousaA asuss 90 ~ - 49,
oNeeroaA.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

And goes to his head:" suggested
the bachelor.
And gives him Ats of mental and
moral indigestion" agreed the widow.
tive got It now." cried the bach
elor. clapping his hand over his heart
with sudden conviction. I've got it
right here!"
"Have your" cried the widow. de-
lishtedly. How does 1t make you
ieei.s
Both ways" replied the bachelor.
sadly. Perfectly happy and utterly
miserable and angelic and deyilish-
and Just like kissing"
"Oh, WELL" broke in the widow sud
denly. .that sounds like it-but 1t
may be only near love- There are
SO many limitations Of every good
thing. you know"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

TOT FUhHNfHs ouN ''1N w.
relief. Mrs. Turner used Doans Kid
ney Pills for n rundown condition.
bsckache. pains in the sides and kid
news, bloated limbs. etc. The way
they have built me up is simply mar
velous," says Mrs. Turner, who is a
nurse. My health improved rapid
ly. Five boxes did SO much for me l
am telling everybody about 1t.
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, y. Y.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
Florida Girl a Good Shot.

Miss Alice Curry. q sixteen-year-old
maiden living at Iabelle. proved her.
self the other day to be q huntress
with enyiable ne, se and an eye like
an eagle. She was out In the Big Cy-
press when she noticed the dogs
along with her start on after some
thing. She followed them and soon
had big tiger 1T bay.
Tho young lady shot the tiger.
which measured ten and q half feet
and will weigh In the neighborhood
Of ITS pounds. The head Of the tiger
Ia now In possession OF George Light.
sey. and 10 certainly . fierce looking
object.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
PRAYER COMPETITION ron BOYS
QUART Ceremony Held Each Year u
an English Church Yard.

QUART Ceremony Held Each year IN
an English Church Yard.
In tie little church yard OF Wottoa
near Eorking. the annual prayer com
petition fer logs of the parish tooa
llace at the tombstone of william
GlGnvill. -@a
Cl nvill. a member OF the lime.
Temple. died on Feb. 2, nearly 2ot
years ago. In lis will he stipulated
that money should be set aside tc
produce eco year, OF which amount
20 ST i.lings was 10 60 to each of Ave
prayer Eoys who should stand on Feb
2 yearly at his tombstone. barehead
ed. recite from memory the Lords
prayer. Ten Commandments ant
Apostles Creed: read the fifteenth
chapter of the first epistle to tie Co
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

Mr.. Poots-Has yo' had de pleasure
OF SEEM Brudder Bumps new wife?
What does yo' think Of her. sab?
Mr.. Spradley-Uh-well, sab,
doesn't want to be cricketal. nor nuth-
in dat-uh-way: but 1t do pear to me
like he must-uh done won de lady at
shootin' match.-Puck.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
A Disturbing Element.

Here is one from family where
the father and mother argue very
mitch. On such ar occasion one of
the children stopped squarely in front
of his father and said: IF you had
not got into our family. things would
be different"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
Perfectly Equipped.

When the large and healthy. looking
individual who had asked at the door
for "A little something to eat" was
told that he might have II il he would
work while at the woodpile. he
shook his head mournfully.
I've get the ague." he explained.
and my hand is that unstiddy |
couldn't hit more'n one stick i'm
seven"
.All right" exclaimed the mistress
Of the house. Go out In the hack
yard and shake the ashes..
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

A well known senator was ssked
why some politicians were always
making such a howl about the preser.
walton of our forests. oh" he re
piled. they probably never know just
when they may have to take to the
woods"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
WE BUY CREAM GET OUR PRIO8
Miller Il Holmes. ST. Paul, MINI.
Went Too Far,

"She married her husband to re-
form him."
did 1t work."
"Oh. yes, but after she got him re-
formed she wasn't satisfied and he
kicked over the traces when she start
ed in to tame him as WE'LL"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

en- who suner back.
ache, constant lam
guor, and other COM
mon symptoms of
kidney complaint,
shouli be grateful
to Mrs. II in n ! 9
Turner. of 4. B.
St. Anadarko. Okla.
Al r.trty
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

"The meanest man has been dis
covered" said the postmistress OF
Lonely Hollow
who Is he?" inquired her friend.
Il dom tknow his name. but he
lives in Maine. and he has just writ
ten 11.740 words On a postal card"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
Fathers Joy.

II Is surprising how little money
a man can get aloag on when his
family needs it all. says q writer in
Life.
perkins looks very happy these
days.
He has reason to-" Brown replied
.Af,er his wife and children had been
fitted out with their winter wArdrobes
he found there WAS enough left to
have q new collar put on his over
coat"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
Don't Wear EN- Straight Any Nor,

They were ready to go out.
rs my hat on crooked?" she asked.
Thus. owing to the new style of
,headgear, a traditional phrase used by
the feminine sex ever since woman
was created received q stunning blow.
Judge.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

1t takes two TO make quarrel. but
that Is no reason why you should be
one Of them.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

The person who does n well rs he
knows always knows more and does
better the next time.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
4 NURSES EXPERIENCE.
6ackache, Pains in the Kidneys, sIoat.
ing, ETC.. Overcome.

A nurse is expected 10 know what
70 do for common ailments, and vom-
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

WE PAY lo-tlc RO1 COWMlDEA
: High price for furs and sell leather cheap.
n. w. Hide 4 Fur Co.. Minneapolis. MINI.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

1t sometimes happens that a street
fight reminds q married man that
there are other places like home.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

A short horse In soon currlnd"
never meant that cayuss b the best
boss.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

ONLY ONE .BROMO QUININE..
the signature 81 i ". CROW. ussd shs Wos6
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
Her
| PHYSICIAN
ADVISED
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Columbus, Ohio. ~ have taken
lydia Z. PinkhAm's Vegetable Com
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

The largest sinking fund In tho
world Is represented by the money
lost In the sea.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
Her Appearznce,

MILTON DAIRY CO., ST. PAUL, MINI,
Are heavy cream buyers. Get their prtceA
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

An empty can may not point q
moral. but It frequently adorns q tan.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

The silent watches q The nIshs
hare no tick.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12
BABY HORRIBLY BURNED

BY Boiling Grease-Skin All Came on
One Side Of Face and Head
Thought Her Disfigured for Life.