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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25
PROGRESS OF THE EsKIMos
Becoming So Worldly Wise That
Traders Cannot Longer Cheat
Them With Cheap Trinkets.

Seattle. Wash.-Katak. . Point Bar.
row Eskimo. has sent to Seattle BY
ship 100 fox skins to b sold for
$1,000. and the money to be used to
purchase goods. He wishes nour.
tea. Q cooking range and . Lcore Of
articles that he has never seen. but
pictures Of which In the advertising
sections Of the magazines and news.
papers have attracted him.
The missionaries have stopped the
trafic in whisky between the whalers
and the arctic Eskimo. who are now
In improved health and becoming 30
Wise that traders cannot longer ex-
change worthless trinketI for furs and
ivory.
Capt. John Backlund. master Of An
arctic trading schooner. says that
chewing gum II Of moro value than
gumdrops In dealing with tho arctic
natives.
what appeals to tho natives" said
Captain Backlund. "is that while q
gumdrop II consumed In . few mo-
ments, Q stick Of chewing gum lasts
almost Indefinitely and can b used
turn and turn about By the whole
family"
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Few People Aware That Musk
rats Are Good.
Pork 10 Important Article Of Food
with Anslo-oaxons and Teutonlc
People-lndlan1 Eat Snakes
and 0rasshoppers.

New York.-Possum and raccoon
are generally considered pretty good
eating In the United States by folks
who wouldn't dream Of tasting wood
chuck. And yet. says . writer IN the
American Boy. the woodchuck 10 far
moro cleanly in habits and diet and
II far better eating than either Of the
former.
Few people are aware that musk.
rats are good to eat, and still more
rare 10 the man who eats skunk. yet
both Of these animals are excellent
Il properly cooked.
Pork 10 an important article Of food
with Anglo-Saxon and Teutonic peo-
pies. and yet there are whole races
which regard It AZ absolutely unfit
for human consumption.
Snakes are not at all bad. once poo
pie can overcome their natural preju-
dice. and lizards are eaten In many
parts Of the world. Grasshoppers are
said to make excellent soup. to be
good fried or roasted, and many In.
dian tribes dry them and grind them
into -four.
Crickets are also dried and ground
into meal by Oregon and California
Indians. and ants are used to Q large
extent a. food BY Indians and African
tribes. Tho Samoan islanders are
very fond Of species Of marine worm
which appears periodically ct their
tslands. and the natives leave all
other occupations to gather tho harv.
ct Of worms.
In Japan ferns Of several kinds are
eaten to great extent while burdock
II raised extensively for the tuberous
roots. and eeAweeds Of various kinds
form an important article Of diet
On the American coast there are
numerous edible seaweeds, but few
people are aware tha4 they are edible
and nutritious. In face the value Of
sea animals and plants @ mod u III,
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ity and the special qualities OF the
skin. The oldest practise. that Of
amounting. is seldom employed ir kus-
tria. as the climate ID apt to make tho
skin too moist rather than too dry.
For women particularly the best after
treatment Of the skin Is with p,wder.
especially for the face. neck and
shoulders. With few exceptions. when
properly employed. there Is nothing
to be said against its use. But strong
starch powders and all unknown
preparations should be carefully
avoided. As absorbent. quickly dry.
Ing and glistening powder for the
body there is nothing better than the
finest tale powder.
But as It Is shiny and doesn't stick
to the skin 1t must. when used for
visible parts Of the body. be mixed
with some preparations OF chalk or
oxide Of zinc. As white and rose
colored powders make the skin look
blue they should be mixed with vel.
low ochre and little carmine made
to channels color. This will take
some trouble. as yellow ochre pro.
duces SO many shades. For special
purposes other powders may be mixed
together; for instance, a large guam.
tity of yellow ochre and lumber brown
for protection against the sun. In
every case before going to bed the
powder must be removed from the
skin by grease.
Another after treatment consists in
the use OF alcoholic washes. scented
or unscented. Cologne water diluted
80 to 80 per cent. makes very good
mixture. Generally 1t may be said
that ointments are better for winter
use for blondes. and powder and ol.
cohol for the summer. and for bru.
nettes altogether.
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ODD THINGS EATEN

tie known, and many a white man
would starve to death where an
Asiatic or South Sea islander would
ind abundant food II cast away on
an oceanic island.
Crabs. shrimp. sea shells. in fact,
nearly every marine creature IL edi.
BILE. while the gigantic holothurians.
or sea cucumbers." % abundant In
many tropical seas. are considered q
great delicacy by many races. and the
industry of gathering. drying and
shipping these Is very important In
tho Malaysian and Australian waters.
Dried and prepared for market.
these creatures are known a. beche-
de-mer. and bring good price in the
japanese. Chinese. Greek and south.
ern European markets. The octopus
or devilflsh II also eaten extensively
In China. Japan. Greece and West In.
dies. and when this repulsive looking
creature ID pounded into pulp and
made into soup II Is really excellent
In the West Indies the natives ara
fond OF the great tree lizards known
as iguanas. These creatures often
grow to fiye or six feet In length, and
the meat Ii white. tender and favored
much like chicken.
In the West Indies there Is a ma.
tive land frog which is considered q
delicacy by natives and European
visitors alike These big tropical
frogs are eaten whole. and are either
fried. broiled or stewed. and taste so
much like chicken or quail they are
commonly called mountain chicken
when served on hotel tables.
Tho French and Italians consider
snails and slugs as dainties Of the
highest order. while picked earth.
worms are q common relish In south.
ern Europe and Asia.
In New Zealand there occurs . grub
which lives In the earth and which ID
often affected by q funEous growth
that springs from the grub's neck and
pushes upward to the surface Of the
earth. These worm grown mush.
rooms are Suffered and eaten, and
are said to b very delicious when
properly cooked.
Doubtless many other insects arr
edible. and tho Chinsss even dsvou.
the chrysalids Of the silkvoen aftss
the silk = uAses11 Nom H. anoaaa
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25
MOTHER MUST GO TO SCHOOL
Court Rules Cara Of Baby 10 No Tx
euss for Dlsobsylns Compulsory
Education Law.

Orange. N. Mot even tho cares
Of motherhood are SUFFICIENT excuse
for disobeying the compulsory sduca.
ton laws Of New Jersey. which 70
auirs al children to attend school ua-
III they are seventeen years cid.
This 10 the ruling Of Judge Bray In
the case Of Mrs. Angel virgilio, who
vas arrested By the truant onaos1 for
not attending school.
Mn. Virgilio admitted that she vas
only ifteen years Of ags. but declared
hat inasumch - she was the mother
q . child she could not spare The
time 70 60 70 school
Ths eourt suspending sentsnos tsm-
DoeaTily. tola A9r that she must oRsy
~ Law aAA a11anA school
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did not receive one good nights rest.
The kidney secretions were suppressed
and the bladder burned and panied.
Fifteen physicians treated me with
out benefit. Then I began, using
Doan's Kidney Pills and was relieved
from the first. Continued use cured
me-"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. SO cents .
box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. 7.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ local applicationa = sAey cannot reach shs d.
0Ased portion Of the eaS, Tharo b only one way q
cure deafness and that b b constitutional renedies
Deafne0 = caused ~ On innamed coalition Of The
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. when shh
tube b innamsd you have rumblns sound OF IN.
perfect hearing. and whea entirely closed Deaf.
ness b the result and unleD The mnAmmatioa can b
taken out and this tube restored to ~ normal condt
ton. hearing viii b. Destroyed FOREVER; aias casso
out Of ten are caused By CAtarTh. which b nothn9
but an innamed eoadition OF the mucous euFfsceA
We win give One Hundred Dolias for any cass q
b. uAIo CAtaTTh Cure. Send for circulars. Tree
FL. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo O
Sold By Drusgtsta. 7sc.
Tals nans Family Plus for constipation.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25

Is Philippe OF France. duke OF
Orleans. son of tho count OF
Paris (called Philippe VIII. and mar
ried to Marie OF Lorraine. archduchess
Of Austria He belongs to the young
er branch OF the house OF France, be-
come the elder branch by the death
without posterity Of the Count de
Chambord (called Henry W. In 1862
They have corruption fLnd OF $l4.-
100000. but the essence o. the plot ID
violence and surprise that will once
more make the world giddy when
France dances.
A vast conspiracy IL going on In
Paris. The royalists. Charles Maur-
ras and Dutraite-C Groom. call It "a con-
spiracy In plain daylight" 30 many
thousands are engaged In Il that moth.
ing can be done with them for talking.
In these days Of gentleness. The re.
public awaits some overt act. but the
Due de Luynes and the Comte dc Lur-
Saluces count that the first overt act
will be to overthrow the republic.
No one dreams Of strangling Presi.
dent Fallleres. The French royalist
plot may consist simply In a number
OF determined men taking possession
of the telegraph department Of the
ministry OF the interior and q few
other centers. the rising Of few com.
panies OF common soldiers without
their onicers. the Eruption into the
streets Of the masses and the Action
Franchise, and the unexpected adhe.
sion of certain labor syndicates. Then
the generals would have to decide
whether or not to order Are on the
men whose sentiments they share In
secret.
The "kins" 10 Ready.
I'VE are nit waiting for bad news.''
say the Royalists. I'VE shall operate
without; but II bad news cnmes first.
the king Is ready. and II would be a
crime for him not to be ready. Incl.
dents without gravity can produce the
psychological moment for W. Then let
the chiefs Of the republic show a mo-
ment Of indecision and we strike the
blow. Paris approves and France fol
lows
II was on the day when General
Chanoine gave his resignation and q
breath of revolution passed over the
capital. The Paris population. ready
for riot. filled the Place do Ia Con.
corde. The troops were everywhere;
but the troops themselves were un,
der the same excitement AZ the PEG.
pie. A general passed before q regi.
ment barring the Concord bridge, and
the colonel said to him. pointing to
the chamber Of deputies: MY gen
eral. viii you Ut last order us tc
march,
.March!" said the general. "and
shed French blood?"
The colonel dropped his head In
silence. and the regiment did moi
march. Yet these were Nationalist
generals. In their hearts desiring king
or emperor.
While the republic has since tried to
assure itself Of republican generals >
their scruples against shedding
French blood" are the same.
No French generals will march. In
either sense. On the contrary. theil
dread to play . personal part and take
responsibility for civil war y ssch ,
mania that the Royaasts plot counts
on their fear to order IRE. the day
when the republic u to be STACKED.
Enormous cessUptien Fund.
4 corTuptioo fund Of 3il.0o0. 900 n I
formidable weapon. and certain docu
msns Of the Royalist plot scare Of lso(
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25
Kidding Worse Than Cutting.


Talk about making good with your
friends. . New Orleans man told
everybody he knew that he was going
to Philadelphia for the dual purpose
Of seeing the worlds baseball series
and having slight surgical operation
performed. Reaching this city. he
consulted a specialist. and was told
that an operation was not necessary.
But, DOCTOR" the New Orleans
party urgently interposed. 1T must be
DONE"
why must 1T" wonderingly quer
fed the surgeon.
Because" was the startling 70
Joinder Of the southern man. II told
all the boys at home that I was going
to have an operation performed. and
II don't make good they will kid the
life out Of me."-Philadelphia Tele
graph.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25
All In Good Time.

Seven-year-old william had become
the proud owner Of Q Pct pig, and In
sisted upon having all the care a q
himself. After . few weeks. - the
pig did not seem to thrive. his father
said to him:
william. I'm afraid you are not
feeding your pig enough. Il does not
seem to be fattening at al.
Il don't want him 10 fattan yoGs
William replied. knowingly. TIN vait,
Ing until he gets to b - long - I
want him. than III begin 70 widen hin
out..-Tit-BttA.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25

exists than Doan's
Kidney Pills. They
permanently cure al
kidney ills.
Mrs. NJ. @. Morris,
646 Pacific Ave. Ala
media. Cal. says:
For twelve years I
suffered from kidney
trouble. Ny back
ached so intensely I
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25

threw a queer light on It's possible EN-.
ployment. II was letter In Phllippe's.
own hand. Secret instructions to M.
de II. and the Comte de g." written
at Marienbad and captured by the
government In course OF "perquisl,
tons"
They arrested high officers of the
General Confederation OF Labor. but
nothing could be proved. The letter
referred only to certain attitudes" be
fore the decisive hour"
What follows IL a vague outline OF
the Royaiist plot. My details may be
Incomplete. as Is only natural. Take
Il as being In the nature OF local work.
ers' propaganda Of a coup d'etat With
only little bloodshed."
Suppose. then, that few companies
OF the Paris garrison mutiny. DO you
reply that even one company cannot
mutiny?
On the night Of June 20. 1907, the
Seventeenth OF the Line. drums beat.
Ing. clarions sounding. marched from
Agade to Bexieres by the simple de-
cision OF tho common soldiers. Where
were the oficers? They were not seen.
The official report OF General Baillour
states that tho officers did not rise
to their obligations"
At four o'clock In the evening the
revolted company WAS met by six com.
panies OF the Eighty-n commanded
by General Lacroissade, known for his
discipline and energy. Yet he allowed
the revoited 400 soldiers TO pass. Gen.
eral Coupilloud said In his report that
the disciplined and sure troops "ef.
faced themselves" before the mu.
tineers.
Suppose. then. that few companies
OF common soldiers are handsomely
paid to mutiny In Paris. They know
that nothing serious win be done with
such . good-sised body OF men II the
conspiracy fails. They pillage tho
cartridge magazine: and with drums
beating and trumpets sounding. march
on the presidents house. Where are
the ofncersf Playing the races, ma
king afternoon calls. - disappeared:
but all the corporals and sergeants
are there: and they command.
Can't Fire on "orothsrs..
BY telephone loyal troop Ii sent
to bar their way. Civil war II close,
Frenchmen are going to IRE on each
other. But how? There IL no shock.
Shall brother soldiers shoot each 9th.
er! The faithful troops open and per.
init the mutinous ones to pass on.
Now the mutinous companies are In
the Place de Ia Concorde. Their vay
In barred by municipal guards ON
horseback. win they revenge out.
ragged discipline? No. the municipal
guards gaily draw on into the side
streets. They will not fire on brothers.
either.
Who will stop the muiineers from
entering the Elysee? Not the 20 sol
diers on guard.
While the mutinous companies. with.
out their officers. guard President Fal.
Heres. the hundred incorruptible Re-
publican leaders have already been en.
ticsd into automobiles and Kidnapped
A. per program. !
The hundred bought Republican
leaders fold their arms. A lot OF labor
syndicates declare for the king. The
Royaiist conspirators take poasession
OF the dispatch hall Of Tho ministry
OF the interior end few other cen.
ters Of the great esntralised system.
and . few thousand kilograms and
telephone calls bring out the Royalist
crowd to hurrah while awaiting The
entry Of Philippe Of Francs. What
eeneral viii order IRE on them-and
| shed French bloodi
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25
DOES YOUR BACK AcHEf

Backache II usually kidneyache.
There II only one way to remove the
pain, you must reach the cause.-the
kidneys. No better kidney remedy
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flame
Leg
VVen''

u I wish to
say that I
have US ed
Sloan's Iini.
m emit on q
l,mA1>0 that
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-25

he royalists OF France are
plotting to bring back the king
by force and money. The king
Is Philippe Of France. duke Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-25
OH. THAT CENSUS MAN!
NEGRO MULATTO

Chicago.-Many puzzling problems
greet the census man in polyglot New
York Some rare racial blends for ex-
ample call for ingenuity in decision.
Rulings decided that citizens Of Chi
natown, who are hair negro and half
Chinese, are mulattoe. Only negroes
are black; an East Indian is white by
virtue of Aryan blood, and Syrians
are also white, the immigration au-
thorities to the contrary notwith-
standing. The Turk Is white chiefly,
it would seem, because he is not
black.
Among the language reports yes
terday were several persons listed as
speaking deaf and dumb" sign talk.
\ squad of 80 inspectors and spe-
cial agents spent all night numbering
inhabitants of cheap lodging houses. 1t
was regarded as an impossibility to
secure the statistics of the fly-by-
nights during the day time. Accord
ingly, all night long, incoming lodg-
ers were held up with pointed ques-
tions, or awakened from their slum-
bers with requests for Information
as 10 whether they were single, mar
ried, widowed or divorced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-25
DAYTON BACHELORS CLUB
is TAKING A LAYOFF

Dayton, Wash, April 21.-The Blue
Mountain Bachelors club the organ
ization which has attracted attention
from coast to coast during the last
six months. has temporarily abandon
ed ective operation because the men,
bers are too busy with work on the
farms. President Ralph Hunt was
here yesterday and said no meetings
will be held until after harvest when
work slacks up. over 1000 letters
are now on file from women living in
every state Of the union who have
written inquiring for husbads among
the farmers of this section.
President Hunt said a constitution
and bylaws. with articles and char
ter for a national organization of
Bachelors clubs have practically been
completed and next autumn will see
a movement launched looking to such
an organization TO be established on a
fraternal and possibly an insurance
basis. Numerous letters from bache-
lors all over the country suggesting a
national organization, has prompted
action on the part of Blue mountain
bachelors
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-25
SNAKE AIDS IN ARREST.
Routs Man From Hiding Place and
Reward Is Death.

Kansas City, Mo.-A huge bull
snake helped Patrolman Albert AXE
make an arrest here. The police
man had been on the trail Of "sus-
picious looking character" for some
time At Ninth and Penn streets he
had about given up hope, but as he
paused to survey the vicinity for a
moment a man suddenly leaped from
behind a-clump OF bushes yelling lust
lily. Instead of fleeing he appealed
to the policeman for help, pointing
excitedly to the hiding place whence
he had just emerged
c. r. Pierce, patrolman tempor-
arily suspended from the force, hap
pened along and took a hand in Of
ficer Axes double task of watching
his prisoner and investigating the
cause of the mans magical appear
ance. a moment later the three men
were engaged in a lively battle with
large snake. which was soon killed.
Subjected to Bertlllon methods, it
measured six feet in length and fif-
teen inches in circumference.
AXE took his prisoner to police
headquarters with a feeling of graft
tude toward the dead snake for the
service rendered at an opportune
time. The prisoner gave his name as
Joe Morgan and is held until his rec
ord can be investigated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-25
ANNA UELD'S DAUGHTER
MUST LEARN DARNING

Paris.-Miss Lame Ziegfeld, Anna
Held's daughter is still in a con-
vent school at Versailles. She is
counting the days impatlently till Miss
Held returns to Paris and opens her
delightful home again. She will not
go back to New York next winter,
but will take a years rest from stage
work to .superlntend the finishing
touches of her daughters education,
Miss ziegfeld is tell, graceful girl,
with q stately beauty that is in direct
contrast to her mothers petite and
dainty charms She is almost as typi-
cally' American as Miss Held is Pari-
sian. She has enjoyed the rigorous
discipline of convent life, where. The
pupils are obliged to make their own
beds and clean their own rooms Miss
Held has insisted that her daughter
should be well trained in the art OF
home making.
"Liane may be poor mans wife
some day." she said with her merr,
smile. "She already knows how tC
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-25
OLD GRADUATE OF BROWN
CRTTICISES MODERN COLLEGES

Spokane. wash.-"Robert, Alex
ander 1.-Two years in Denison Uni
versity, Granville, o.: A. B. and A..
NJ, Brown, 1s49; IL B.. Yale. 1851"
The foregoing inscribed on the reg
lister in the rooms Of the University
club Of Spokane are Mr.. Roberts
claims TO membership in that organ
i2ation. He Is one of the six survivors
OF class OF so. called the "49ers of
Brown" of whom another member
is James B. Angel. president of the
University Of Michigan.
Mr.. Robert. who came from Texas
to Spokane four years ago to engage
In truck farming and poultry culture,
Is native Of Georgia. OF French HUI
guenot extraction, and served as ad-
jutant under General stonewall Jack
son from 1861 to 1854. He was
wounded at Charlottesville
Though 81 years OF age Mr.. Rob-
ert is in excellent health and works
daily in his garden at 1924 East Hart
son avenue. His home is typical OF
the old southland and its owner is as
hospitable as were his forebears. He
speaks slowly and musically. with that
wonderful liquid southern enuncla-
ton which is delight to those priv
ileged to hear his stories OF the old
college days and the trying times dur
ing the war.
college life In the early 'i0s was
Interesting" Mr.. Robert said after
he and Madam Robert had welcomed
the interviewer. I'VE did not travel
around playing baseball in those days
We stayed at home and worked. OF
course. we played ball some, too, but
1t was among ourselves We had
sport those days. hut We did not make
a business OF II.
THE boys went to college to be ed
ucated and not to become star ath-
letes and It was exceptional for the
yearly expenses to exceed $500. There
were fraternities, but they did not
mold the important place in under
graduate days they do at present"