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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
LOOKING After tho Euqs,

Lady Betty. who is four years old
and never misses trick, was taken
tho other evening to a restaurant for
her supper. and with all the Importance
and sprightly dignity of her years
calmly ordered poached eggs on toast
While the little family group was
awaiting Its service the Riddle"
amused herself by looking out of the
window. pressing against screen to
get closer view of something below.
She was warned by her mother that
the screen might give way and let her
fall to the sidewalk. perhaps injuring
her terribly. She drew away. thought
q minute. and then said naiyely:
Would l fall II the screen went out 2
You certainly would" was her moth
er's reply. And would get awful
hurted?" Very likely" Then what
would the man do with the eggsf"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
ioWAn FOUND DEAD IN WEST.
lifeless Body With Hands In Pockets
Suspended From Tree.

Roundup. - The lifeless body OF
Lloyd Bishop was found hanging to
tho limb Of tree in a coulee near
here.
Deputy Sheriff Young of Kiln is OF
the opinion that the man had been
murdered and his body hung to tho
tree as a blind as there is n bullet
wound In the head of the crop and II
bears other marks OF violence. About
four weeks ago Bishop received $40
from his parents In Iowa which he
proceeded to spend. That was the last
time anyone in the city remembers Of
seeing him alive.
The body was in standing position,
the feet resting on the ground and
both hands in the pants pockets. A
handkerchief served as the hangman's
moose. Ho had been dead two or three
weeks.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18

A party OF fifty Jesuits, the last OF
me members OF the religious orders,
we're expelled from Portugal.
The first case Of yellow fever ever
known In Honolulu has been dis
covered aboard the japanese liner
Hong Kong Maru. which arrived
there October 30 from Manzanillo.
Mexico.
A dispatch TO the PERKS Petit jour
nal from Cerberc, near the Spanish
frontier, says that general strike
has been declared in Catalonia and
will be proclaimed throughout the
whole of Spain within n week.
The Explorers Club in New York
has been notified that Japanese ex-
petition to the South Pole will leave
Toxic on November IL. The expedi-
ton will use 200.ton vessel equipped
with sails and auxiliary power and
expects to be three years In making
Its long journey.
1t Is understood that the new
french cabinet. although IL does not
oppose the principles of trades union.
Ism. win propose law for enactment.
declaring strikes by employees IN the
public service and by state employees
to be Illegal and providing a penalty
for persons engaged In such move,
ments.
Count Boni de Castellane. former
husband of Anna Gould. now the wife
OF his cousin. Prince dc Sagan, has
nled with the vatican formal peti
ton asking the pope to confirm his
civil divorce and grant him a church
divorce. Count Boni. 1t Is said. Ii
suing for the hand of Miss Anna Nor
gan. daughter OF J. =. Morgan of New
York.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
Not Going Home

He'll not so home this year. alas!
to where the old folks are. to gaze
across the withered grass upon the
hills afar: he viii not Chamber from
the train with bosom thrilled with low
to hear the glad words once against
"Ah. welcome home. my boy!"
All. yes. the old home stands toanv
just as II did of yore. and oftentimes
his thoughts win stray back to tho
big front door. and he win muse upon
the times when he hailed II as home
ere he sojourned In foreign climes or
beat across the foam.
With weary head upon his hands
he'll dream about the lane. about tn.
climbing rose whose strands tanned
on the window pane: about the ram.
bling little street that idled through
the town where often have his boyish
feet in gladness hurried down.
He'll not go home this year. nj.
though the old folks still are Their.
although the songs of long ago s,iIi
echo free and fair: he'll eat Thank..
giving dinner here. and not go homa
alas. because the laws are strict this
year and he can't get q pass.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON

my little son. when about year
and a half old, began 10 have sores
come out on his face. had a physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come out
on his arms. then ON other parts of
his body. and then one came on his
chest. worse than the others. Then
called another physician. Still he
grew worse. At the end of about a
year and half of suffering he grew
SO bad that had to tie his hands In
cloths at night to keep him from
scratching the sores and tearing the
flesh. He got to be a mere skeleton.
and was hardly able to walk.
MY aunt advised me to try Cutl-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. l
sent to drug store and got cake of
Cutieura Soap and box of the ONT
ment and followed directions. At the
end OF two months the sores were all
well. lie has never had any sores
OF any kind since. | can sincerely say
that only for Cuticura my child would
have died. used only one cake Of
Cuticura Soap and about three boxes
of Ointment.
II am n nurse and my profession
brings me into many different fam
lilies and II is always pleasure for
me to tell my story and recommend
Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Egbert Shell
don. Litehtleld. Conn, Oct. %. 1909"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
An Exciting Town.

Los Angeles Is u truly exciting town
to 1.-Two In. To say nothing OF its
heavenly climate and Its bombs. there
Ia always something stimulating In
tho occult line going on. Just the
other day widow of the angelic city
began to long for a sight OF one of
seen for A. years. The longing brough,
It's fnlfllment A spirit told her to
look for him In Brooklyn. She obeyed
met him on tho street few hours
after she arrived. and promptly mar
ried him. II Is worth while to live
In a city where things like this hap
pen. even at the risk Of being blown
up now and then.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving OF Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform. day
after day. have found better capaci-
ty and greater endurance by using
Postum instead Of ordinary coffee. An
Illinois woman writes:
Il had drank coffee for about TWEEN.
ty years. and finally had what the
doctor called coffee heart l was
nervous and extremely Respondent:
had little mental or physical strength
left. had kidney trouble and constipa-
ton.
1.-THE first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee to Postum
was the natural action Of the kidneys
and bowels. In two weeks my heart
action was greatly improved and my
nerves steady.
Then l became less respondent
and the desire to DO active again
showed proof OF renewed physical and
mental strength.
i am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power. ! formerly
did mental work and had to give It up
on account Of coffee. but since using
Postum am doing hard mental labor
with less fatigue than ever before"
Read the little book. Tho Road 70
Wellville. In pkgs. There's . Reason"
Ever FeaA tAs ahsvs lettsfs 4 ssw
eos aDDears iron time 10 time. They
are geoataA tsuss aaA fsn es AaAa1
snessss6
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
Montana An Open Question.

Helena. -- With a United States
senatorship rs the prize. managers
are sending trusted representatives
to five counties In the state where
legislative returns are still incom-
plete. Upon these FIVE counties
with Ave disputed seats depends tho
political complexion of tho Montana
legislature which will choose q suo-
cessor to Senator Thomas II. Carter.
Without the disputed seats the Dem.
ocrats will have SO votes on Joint
ballot and the Republicans ~. The
Democrats therefore have to secure
three of the disputed votes In order to
control while the Republicans will
have to secure five to get the 81 votes
necessary to elect n senator.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
ShoUeing SnoW

The time of the year Ia approaching
when the average man begins telling
how he used to shovel paths through
eight feet OF snow at four o'clock on
mornings when the thermometer reg.
istered SO far below zero that the
mercury ratified around In tho bulb
like q mustard seed.
That Is the sort of man who will go
out the FIRST heavy snow and show his
family how to clean the walks. He
will have a nice new dollar snow shov.
el sent up from the store. and will be-
gin operations by slipping and falling
down the front steps. During his slide
several bushels Of snow will surrepti.
tiously become inserted between his
shirt and his undershirt How In the
name OF time 1t gets there Ia a mys.
terry al deep as the cause of the aurora
borealis or the production OF radium,
but the fact remains that II gets there.
The man will overlook 1t for the mo-
ment, however. and begin tossing
great shovelfuls of snow to right and
left. and he will Dc working like a
steam plow when the old man who
lives up street and who has a bad TEN.
per and rheumatism will happen along
and get forty pounds Of snow In the
face. After the ensuing argument the
average man will resume operations.
BY and BY his back will begin to ache,
his neck to be stin and sore and his
arms to feel numb Al though they
had bsen paralyzed since he Was ten
years 81 age. But he will stick to II,
for his wife and children win be watch
ing PAPA from the window. and the
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
EP|TOME Of EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE BRIEF GUT INTERESTING
Brief Mention Of What Is Transplrlng
In y.-ious Sections Of Our Own
and Foreign Countries.
Washington.

The Spanish senate passed the Dill
prohibiting the creation OF iurtheF re-
lirious establishments.
A long line of detailed questions to
ansyer in connection with the inFes.
tiRation of the general Increases In
railroad rates has been forwarded by
the interstate commerce commission
to all the railroads In tho official
classification. western trunk line,
ans-Missouri and Illinois freight ter
ritories.
John +. Gilman. commandcrin'chiet
of the Grand Army of the Republic
appointed the court of inquiry re-
ouested by Past Senior Vice Com
mander John McElroy of this city 70
Investigate charges which. II Is al
legged. were circulated against the lat
ter at the encampment of the Grand
Army held at Atlantic City In Sep
tember.
After a leave of absence lasting
nearly ten years during the most OF
which time he was engaged III Aretc
exploration, Capt. Robert u. Peary
navy department. For the present
the famous explorer is to be engaged
as engineering expert for tho de-
partment of justice In cases before
the court of claims. Involving con-
ttruction work for the naval bureau
of yards and docks.
Plans for an aerial military squad
ron will be presented 10 congress. the
humber of the air machines TO be pro-
sided being left by the war depart
mont TO the law makers. This was
Announced by Major General Leon
ard Wood, chief of staff OF the army.
Prlgadier General James Allen, chief
of the signal corps, in his report to
General Wood, already has recon-
mended that twenty machines be pur-
chased at once for the army.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
DRINK WATER TO CURE
KIDNEYS AND RHEUMATISM
The People Do Not Drink Enough
Water to Keep Healthy,
Says Weil.known
Authority.

"The numerous cases of kidney and
bladder diseases and rheumatism are
mainly due to the fact that the drink
ing of water, natures greatest medi-
cine. has been neglected.
Stop loading your system with med
icines and cure-alls; but get on the
water wagon. II you are really sick.
why. of course. take the proper medi-
cines-plain. common vegetable treat
ment. which will not shatter the
nerves or ruin the stomach"
To cure rheumatism you must make
the kidneys do their work: they are
the filters OF the blood. They must
be made to strain out Of the blood the
waste matter and acids that cause
rheumatism: the urine must be neu-
tralized SO 1t will no longer be a
source OF irritation to the bladder. and.
most OF all. You must keep these acids
from forming In tho stomach. This
Is the cause of stomach trouble and
poor digestion. For these conditions
you can do no better than take the
following prescription: Fluid Extract
Dandelion. one-half ounce; Compound
Kargon. one ounce: Compound Syrup
Sarsararilla. three ounces. Mix by
shaking well in bottle and take in
teaspoonful doses after each meal and
at bedtime, but don't forget the
water. Drink plenty and often.
This valuable information and sim
pie prescription should be posted up
In each household and used at the
first sign Of an attack Of rheumatism
backache or urinary trouble. no mat,
tor how slight.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
A Touch Of Family Life.

When the country youth proposed
to the city girl. he received the con.
ventional assurance that she would be
his sister. It happened that this youth
had sisters at home and knew exactly
his privileges. So he kissed her. At
this juncture she awaited herself Of
the sisterly right to call out to father
that brother was teasing her. Father
responded In good. muscular earnest
Then the new brothcr-and.sister rela,
ton was dissolved by mutual consent
Judge.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings o. the
Week Briefly Told.
SILVER BOW NOT SMALLEST.
Butte Resident Is Loser Of Wager On
the County Areas.

Butte.-The fow Of talk on politics
and election possibilities in q Butte
hotel lobby was varied for q time by
discussion that arose in a. group OF
citizens as to the relative areas Of the
counties In Montana. One man backed
his opinion that Silver Bow county II
the smallest county in the state BY
putting up two dollars against q SIM
liar amount put up by man who
proved by reference to an atlas that
he had the right dope on the subject,
and the latter promptly raked in the
four dollars. It was found that a.
though Silver Bow is a small county
as compared with others in the state
1t is much larger than Deer Lodge
county, since tho latter was cut up
some years ago, the northern portion
to form Powell county. The area Of
Silver Bow ia LOTT square miles and
that OF Deer Lodge county 6s4 square
miles. Silver Bow Is next to the
smallest county In the state. the posi-
ton in order as regards size being ~
follows: Broadwater. 1,2F square
AAAVos
Jefferson county, 1,5S5.
There are 30 counties in Montana,
and the state has an area Of 14s.672
square miles. The state has o sufi-
cient area SO that IL could contain
2l2 counties the size of Deer Lodge
and 144 the size of Silver Bow. The
largest county In the state, Chouteau,
is almost equal In area to three OF
the eastern states. Rhode Island, New
Jersey and Vermont. Rhode Island Is
the smallest state in the union, 1880
square miles, not much larger than
Silver Bow county.
Chouteau Is the largest In the north.
west 5000 square miles being its
area. The next largest county in tbs
northwest Is Unita county In Wyo-
ming. It's area being 1865 square
miles. The largest counties in tho
following northwestern states are rs
follows: Idaho. Idaho county, 11.o74
square miles; Oregon, Harvey county.
1886 square miles: Washington, Ok
anogan county. 5,31s square miles.
Montana is the third largest state
In the union. Texas being first in
area with 265.7S0 square miles; Call.
fornia second with 15S,360 square
miles, and New Mexico fourth with
l22,5S0 square miles.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
General.

General Allen laments the lack OF
aeroplanes for the army.
BY order OF President Taft all the
Alaska oil lands were withdrawn from
settlement. thus putting them on the
same footing with the coal lands OF
Alaska, all OF which have been with.
drawn.
The federal government through
the Department of Justice has in
augurated movement to procure
from the supreme court of the Unit
ed States an authentic definition of
"What Is Conspiracy" as it relates
to offenses against the government.
The state game warden of Texas
has issued license to hunt in Texas
at his farm near Mission In the lower
Rio Grande valley November %. Mr..
Bryan will spend several weeks there,
cultivating the land and shooting the
ducks.
There was an increase OF 10 per
cent In the postal revenue for the is.
cal year ending In June.
According to Chicago testimony
there II the closest kind Of combine
In the bathtub business of the coun.
try.
Crippen. the wife murderer. will
BARELY escape the gallows. though
given . ten-days' extension from the
original day set for his execution
Anton 0chwarts. the millionaire
brewer and president Of the arm Of
Bernhelmsr . echvarts. shot and
killed h1nee1f u hls aSaTtnents b
Central Part. west New York.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
How's This?

Wa on~s ona Hundred Dollars Reward for am
.sss Of Catsrrh that cannot be cured by HalI
CatArrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo. q
We. tho undersigned. have known y. J. Cheney
for tho last 10 years. and believe him perfectly hon
orabls IN all business transactions and financially
able 10 carry out any Obligations made by his nrGn.
wALDIso. KIsSAs a MaRVIs.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. q
Hairs Cntaffh Cure IA tAEsn Internally. scttn(
directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of th
system. Testimonials sent tree Prico 70 cents ~
bottn. Sold by all Druggists.
TAks Hairs Family Pnis for constipation
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
Somewhat INDIGNANT.


The two extra-specialists had pound
ed and sounded him, and felt Of his
pulse and tapped his frame till he
could only lie in a cold perspiration Of
fear.
Undoubtedly it's a case Of appen-
dicitis!" said specialist No. 1. gravely.
Undoubtedly" assented specialist
No. 2.
But would he be able to stand an
operation?" pondered No. /.
"Ah. would he?" echoed No. 2.
They dug him In the ribs again. and
he squealed.
"Ah." remarked No. 1. Il think we
ought to let him get bit stronger be-
fore we cut into him"
"Confound your palaver!" gasped
the patient, starting up. What do
you take me fora cheese?"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
Montana Lands For Entry.

Washington. d. C.-P Public lands
In Montana aggrssating 1900 acres
were designated by Secretary Of tho
Interior Ballinser as coming within
the provisions OF enlarged homestead
acts. These lands cannot be easily
irrigated. The total OF Montana lands
designated under the enlarged homo.
stead act to date amounts to approx.
mately 30.432.T41 acres.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
BIG CELEBRATION.
White Sulphur Springs to commsme'
rate Opening Of Railway.

Helena.-Whits Sulphur Springs win
hold big celebration Nov. Is to com
memorate tho advent Of the railroad
which started operations ten days
ago. There win b speeches. . ban
quet. . grand ball and other exercises.
Governor Norris has been invited %
deliver the chief address. and hum
dreds Of Invitations are being sent
out to people AL over Montana
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18

baby will be pounding tho window
pane with Its sticky fingers and goo
gooing gleefuliy.
At last. after years and years OF lift.
Ing and shoveling. the WALKS will be
cleaned. and the man will straighten
up painfully and start to the back door
when his wife will open the front door
and cry: "Yoa left little bit OF snow
behind the horseback. dear!"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
Not Even Mother.

Little Bob was much distressed be-
cause the birthdays OF his sister Ado
laide and his baby brother were going
to arrive before his did.
"All the burfdays before mine." he
mourned. Couldn't you make mine
come first, muvver?"
NO" interposed Adelaide. decisive
ly. nobody can change your birth,
day-not even mothCr."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
WOMAN TELLS STORY
Of INTENSE SUFFERING

At the age Of about 40 years, I was a.
tackled with hemorrhagc Of the kidneys o.
bladder which continued for several years
without check. finally took advantage
OF your generous offer and procured Z
sample bottle Of Swamp-Root. Believing
II helped me. purchased . 6fty-cent bot
tie. which convinced me that it was help.
ing me. Three other bottles cured me. In
two or three years, oyer-work brought my
ailment back, but one bottle stopped it.
feel as II owe my life to you for the
great blessing DR.. kilmer's Swamp Root
has been to me. I recommend 1t to all hu.
man beings suffering as was. You have
my permission to publish this letter and
If any person doubts it, If they win write
me, enclosing stamp. will give full par
ticulars. Yours very truly,
MRS. T. b. PHELPS,
Rocky, Ark.
Personally appeared before me this 3lss
day Of August, 1900, Mrs. I. b. Phelps
who subscribed the above statement and
made oath that the same Il true in sub
stance and in fact.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
L. P. PURvIs, ]. p.
Isfsee 10
n. kiinsg D c.,
HssAsstss. y. 2.

Prove What Swsmp-Root VIII Do For Yos
Send to DIR. Kilmer & Co., Bingham.
ton. N. Y, for = fample bottle. 1t viii
convince anyone. You will also receive
= booklet Of valuable information, telling
oil about tho kidneys and bladder. When
writing. be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
Son MAY Be Murder Victim.

Mason City. Iowa. - John Bishop
Of Nora Springs received news OF the
death Of his son. Lloyd Bishop. ct
Roundup. Mont. Bishop left immed.
lately for the scene. 1t Is thought
that he was murdered.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
What the Editor Has to Stand.

Indignant Caller-Your paper. sir.
refers to the man charged with enter
ing my house as THE alleged diamond
thief,
Editor-Well. sir.
!. C.-Well, want You to under
stand that had no alleged diamonds
on my premises: they We're all genu-
ine.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18

"My father has been sufferer from sick
headache for the last twenty five years and
never found any relief until he began
taking your Cascarcts. Since he has
begun taking Cascarets he has never had
the headache. They have entirely cured
him. Cascarets do what you recommend
them to do. will give you the privilege
Of using his name. "-E. II. Dickson.
II2o Resiner ST., w. indianapolis, Ind.
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
DO Good. Never Sicken. WEAKEN or Gripe.
loo. 2Sc. Soc. Never sold In bulk. The gem
uine tablet stamped c &C. Guaranteed to
cure or your mouey back. Is
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-27
SLUMP IN ROCK ISLAND
PREFERRED STRS MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 27.-The stock
market today showed the after effects
of the Generalization of yesterday. An
upward rush of prices accompanied an
opening scramble amongst shorts to
cover
The whole list started l to 2 points
higher from the opening yesterday,
with Westinghouse Electric up 4, Mis-
souri, Pacific 31s, Great Northern pre-
ferred and American Locomotive. 21a
and Minneapolis. st Paul and Sault
Sainte Marie "a.
A slump of 6 points in Rock Island
preferred caused fears of a renewal of
forced liquidation like yesterday. land
the general list ran off, but with a
rally of Az in that stock the whole
market came up again andlthe tone be-
came quieter.
Reports became current that private
settlements of embarrassed accounts
had been effected, which will relieve the
stock market from the necessity of
further forced liquidation. The absorb
tive power of the market during the
morning alarmed the bears, and they
bought in large amounts to cover
shorts.
By the early afternoon prices were
up between 3 and 4 points for the
Pacihcs and Transcontinentais, U. IS.
Steel, Amalgamated Copper and other
stocks of like Importance.