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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-28
GOOD SECRET OF L0NGEvlT,
centenarian In New Jersey Tells
Women to Read. and Gossip
Less About NelQhbors.

Paterson. N. J.-Mrs. Jane Beam.
who is one hundred and two years old.
gives this word OF advice to those who
wish to achieve q happy old age.
Road good books and don't gossip
about your neighbors."
The books which she names as hei
recipe for longevity are: The Bible.
"Spurgeon's Sermons" "Paley's Phil
osophy," THE Christians Secret Of q
Happy Life" 1.-The Pennsylvania PHI.
GRIM" "The Unnoticed Things Of
Scripture" and The Holy Land
Reading" said Mrs. Beam. .cleara
the mind and broadens it. It keeps
one young and gives no time for wor.
ry or opportunity to think evil things
OF your neighbors. II more women 70
Trained from criticizing the actions oil
their neighbors they would not have
so many gray hairs.
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pie. The contracts in most instances
are made for three years and the con.
tracts are as rule paid In equal
half yearly installments. A great
deal OF work Is also done at Marlbor-
ough House under contract, such as
window cleaning. carpet cleaning.
chimney sweeping, and the glass
frames OF a number OF large pictures
are also cleaned by contract.
All the servants wages are paid
monthly. the upper servants. holding
important and responsible positions.
are paid by check. which Is sent to
each from the treasurer's department;
the other servants attend Mt the
clerks office to receive their wages.
The kings accounts for clothes. CT.
CARS. theatre tickets, newspapers.
books and other personal articles are
sent in to his secretary and are not
dealt with at all In the clerical de-
partmcnt.
These accounts are also discharged
every month. but King George always
likes to see them before they are
paid; II was once q rule that they
should be initiated by his majesty be
fore being discharged. but this Is moi
now done.
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How Accounts Of British Ruler Are
Kept and Distinguishing
lnaueurates System.

London.-When King George came
TO preside at Marlborough house his
majesty Immediately gave his atten-
ton to systematizing the keeping OF
the numerous accounts OF the royal
establishment. A clerical department
was formed, consisting Of three
clerks, under the control Of the treas
urer. Sir William Darlington; dockets
for goods bought for the kitchens,
storekeepers' and buffers depart.
ments had to be made out by the
head of each department. who was re-
sponsible for the orders which were
sent up to the clerks office.
A docket gave all particulars Of the
article bought and the name OF the
tradesman who supplied 1t and Its
cost The particulars Of all the daily
dockets are entered up In a general
day book. from which they are trans
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The illustration shown herewith 10
that Of a practical press for mailing
apple boxes. and convenient device
for any orchardist. The details Of the
plan are as follows.
1. Cover boards to table, extending
about half over cross pieces (20) on
each side. Length Of table. "a inches.
2. Side board to table. The part
between the cross pieces (20) is cut
down to allow a box with bulged bot.
tom to slide on the press.
3. Uprights for attachment Of
levers Is and 81.
1. Legs Of table. 2sh inches long.
IN inches square. tAll the arms, legs
and levers Of the press may be made
II ihx1h Inch stuff)
s. Levers. "a inches loog.
Z. Upright arms. 80 inches long.
Z. Steel springs. y inch inside
diameter. The two attached to the
levers (5) are fastened at the upper
end to spanner u9). The center
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me spots Disappeared.

Mrs- Dolan lived In . district which
vas not q favorable for the outdoor
household experiments recommended
By the Ladies' Helper - Il might have
been. This fact Mrs. Dolan was np14
u assimilating. and In . manner noe
% uncommon ~ Il might b she
blamed the estimabls periodical To
her di6iculues.
Il wisht I had . holt O. that woman
that runs the Handy Hints' depart
msnr she remarked to her husband
one morning after an early excursion
into the back yard. whence she -
turned In high dudgeon-
T fought you fought she was .
grand wan" said Mr.. Dolan, caut1ou6
y testing his cup Of tea.
well. I've changed mo mind. -
I've the rights to do" replied his wife.
"Hhe said to put sody on thin stains
IN the tablecloth. and Fave II out over
night on the line, an they'd be gone
entirely whin morning come. Sure Tia
the tablecloth that's gone-the Do.
saving woman that she isl"-YoutAb
CompaAi00.
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GETTING EGGS
DURING WINTER
Good Laying Hens Are Strong,
Large Bodied, Vigorous Birda
-E arly n Iting Ia
Nccc6aory.

Where eggs are desired In the win
ter II ia important that the layers
shed their feathers early 10 that the
new plumage will DO grown before
cold weather begins. Some birds.
however. begin to mott late. others
early, this depending on the time
when they are Matched. and rs re.
suit they are not In condition or seem
disinclined to lay eggs when the high.
est prices are obtainabie. II IL posi-.
Bile to cause a flock Of fowls to pass
through the melting period early and
uniformly. This method consists In
Withholding part OF the feed for about
two weeks. which stops egg produc.
ton and reduces tho weight OF the
fowls. and then feeding heavily on q
ration suitable for the formation Of
feathers and the general building up
OF the system.
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What TO Do With Honey.

Honey is such wholesome swee,
that It may be used freely with the
little people. Here Is one to delight
the palate OF child:
Honey Popcorn Balls.-Heat slowly
one cupful OF strained honey and boil
until 1t will crack when dropped In
water. Pour It at once over a quart
of freshly popped corn and shape Into
balls. greasing the hands little with
butter to prevent sticking.
Honey Nougat.-Put three-quarters
OF q pound each Of graduated sugar
and strained honey In saucepan and
boil until a little dropped In cold
water becomes brittle. Add the we'll.
beaten whites Of two eggs and three.
quarters OF q pound Of blanched al.
monds cut In strips. Turn into but.
tered pan, press down as smooth as
possible, cover with q waxed paper
and q weight. When cold and arm.
cut In squares.
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spring is attached to the foot lever
t9) and pulley I'D. All springs are
shown relaxed.
8. Spring attached to upright arm
co. and support t3). These springs
should be long and light. such as are
often used on screen doors.
Q. Foot lever, bolted to uprights
t3) at back. and working with catch
plate and ratchet In front. II Is fast
ened to plate (13).
10. Brace for legs and lower sup
port for uprights. Three inches from
ground.
II. Horseshoe plate for gripping
box cleats and cover. II is attached
to arm (O with flat-headed stove
bolts. and must be made very true.
~. Iron plates bottled to levers
go, with large holes In projecting
ends. allowing the bolts (16) to slide
freely.
10. Lower plate under lever t9).
10 which It Ia bolted loosely. with
large holes In each end for free play
OF bolts t16).
"A. Side plate joining lever ts)
and arm t6). Two bolts to arm. and
one. fitted loosely, to lever.
Is. Iron ratchet to engage plate on
the front lever (9).
10. Half.inch bolts. az inches long
working loosely In the holes In the
plates az and 13).
II. Three small pulleys for rope
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CARROTS AS INSOMNIA CURE
London Physician Declares vegetable
Will Induce Sleep When Other
Remedies Fall.

London.-Eat carrots for insomnia.
A large, properly cooked carrot for
supper will induce sound and refresh
Ing sleep.
That was the opinion given by a
well-known London doctor.
Carrots differ from other yege-
tables In that they contain a large
amount OF various sugars" he said.
Properly cooked. they are sweet and
pleasant to the taste: they are also
carminative-that is. they promote ID.
gestion.
I'm its sleep-producing qualities the
carrot Is closely allied to the onion.
and as a supper dish for insomnia pa.
tients II Is to be strongly recon.
mended.
ut has also been averred that the
carrot is excellent as a nerve tonic
and a mental stimulant. There can
be no doubt as to its peculiar proper
ties for inducing sleep. but they should
not be eaten raw. They are very indt.
gestible uncooked."
A lady who Is an enthusiastic vege'
IaIlau k6N0 OuO Va SaS 1850
for cooking this vegetable.
Carrots are best cooked 'conserva
lively" she said. by this ! mean
they should be cut In strips and al
lowed to simmer. with butter, In q
double cooker. No water should be
added.
by this method all the valuable
juices and properties Of the carrot are
retained instead Of being thrown
away with the hot water. as Is done
when they are boiled.
For supper this dish Is most appe
tizing-a poached egg IL dainty ad
dition. It Is q meal which I know
from experience induces slumber.
.The many good qualities Of car
rots are overlooked By the public
They not only induce sleep. but an
excellent for the complexion - . con
sequence Of their tonic effect on thu
blood.
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figures Of experimenting Statistician
A. T. Edmonston OF the labor bureau.
ARE Butler, st. Charles. st. Louis.
Jackson, Ste. Genevieve. Buchanan.
Jasper and Mississippi. probably be-
cause they are closer to the larger cit
les than the other counties. 1t Is but
the question Of time before all vacant
lands Of this state. not Of great value
for cultivation or pasture purposes.
will be planted with sunfiower seed
and turned into use In that way.
An oil closely resembling olive oil.
but of course inferior in quality, Is
made by pressing sunfiower seeds. II
is very palatable. easily digested. and
has a high food value. In this re.
spect 1t Is said to be superior to our
cotton-seed oil. which Is put to SO many
uses in domestic life and In art AID
science"
I'm portions of Europe a bouilli for
infant is made from the sunflower
seed. On religious days. when meat
must be abstained from, the seed Is
freely used as an article Of diet
"In fact, sunfower oil is used for
paints, taking the place Of linseed
oil, and when properly refined and pre-
pared is almost as valuable"
THE flower is full Of the substances
which make honey. and therefore Is
an article OF food for bees. The stalks
and leaves and flower petals make
excellent fodder for cattle. As fuel
the stalks and leaves have high value
in sections where wood Is scarce and
not tho great a degree of heat Ia re
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Helpful Hints.

Don't fail to have a soap shaker IL
which to use all small scraps OF laun-
dry soap.
A few grains OF rice put into the
salt shaker will keep the salt from
hardening.
Clean white paint with dish of hot
water, q cloth and a dish Of bran. the
bran removes dirt.
Fresh fish may be kept for several
days by covering with salt and put
ting In a cold place.
A good silence cloth may be made
from a discarded bed spread of the
old-fashioned weave.
When washing lace. rinse 1t in milk,
which gives II the creamy tone and
stifYens II at the same time.
Wipe hard wood floors with a cloth
moistened In kerosene, which will
keep them clean with little work.
When II is unavoidable (the setting
Of q dish or sauce pan directly over
the fire, grease the dish well on the
bottom and any smut that forms can
be easily wiped Oh.
An easy way to clean a cereal cook.
or Is to turn 1t upside down In a dish
| OF boiling water and let 1t steam until
the sticky mass Ii soft and loosened
from the side Of the pan.
To turn the hem In napkins. put on
the narrow hemmer and run the nap.
kins through without using any
thread. This makes an even and mar.
row hem that can be turned by hand
Before making over . garment
wash In soapsuds and q little am
monia water and press well on the
wrong side. then make up and II viii
!. often be hard to tell from new goods
| AkzS. N1es.xN-.
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Trenton Man to Open Hostelry In
Bermuda for Accommodation Of
Newly Married Couples.

Trenton, N. J.-No more will newly
married couples feel discomfort when
smiles follow the blushing bride and
bashful bridegroom as they carry
their brand new and shiny suitcases
up to the desk of the hotel clerk. A
hotel where none but newly-joined
couples will be allowed to register Is
promised OF them.
E. H. Carlisle Of Trenton. who is on
his way to Bermuda In 20-foot cat
boat. accompanied only by "a hens to
lay honeymoon eggs, has got the hotel
all ready-on paper. He says 1t will
be opened In Bermuda as soon as he
and his hens get there Having run a
hotel In New Jersey for some years,
Carlisle was driven to pity the en-
barrassment of honeymooners. and
has come to their aid.
Here Is the way his circulars read:
"Newlywed Hotel. Warwick. East
Bermuda.-Newly married couples
only accommodated. II you pass your
honeymoon at Newlywed hotel. 1t will
be real one. as those about you will
be In the same predicament as your
self and this win prevent annoyance
or embarrassment. All employees were
recently married and they know the
ropes. The ideal place after marriage.
Positively no person married more
than two weeks accepted. Rates to
suit the rich and poor. Write for full
particulars"
Carlisle, when he set sail for Der,
muda. said he had no doubt that he
would have a hotel full Of brides and
bridegrooms before Christmas.
why. I have already several appli-
cations for accommodations. he de
clared. "and l know everything viii
run smoothly. l am bachelor. but
intend a soon a. the first visitors ar
rive to become . benedict. 20 nothing
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Ways Of Serving Vegetables.
Potatoes-Boiled. mashed. baked.
stuffed. stewed. hashed in cream.
hash brown. franconia tbaked with
the roast). and as croquettes.
Peas-Boiled and seasoned with
butter and salt. In cream sauce. In
PURGE, In soup. In salad and in GRO
quettes.
String Beans-Stewed. boiled and
served with cream sauce or as sour
beans with vinegar and bacon. Ger
man fashion.
Squash-Boiled and seasoned with
butter. salt and pepper, escalloped.
Hubbard Squash-Baked and boiled.
Beets-Boiled' and sliced. seasoned
with butter, pepper and salt. or served
In vinegar. chopped and served in a
cream sauce and In salad.
Carrots-In stews, and soups. In
white and brown sauce and In boiled
dinner and in hash.
Cabbage--Stewed with vinegar and
butter added, cold slaw, sliced and
siuS6h, bWSSt CiGuh anu oh60s $500
cream, cooked In white sauce and
stuffed as a salad.
Cucumbers-Sliced with onion and
served with french dressing. In sal.
ads. served with sour cream, boiled
and served In white sauce. friend and
stuffed.
Tomatoes-Sliced.i in salads. stewed,
in soup. stuffed and baked and seal
loped.
Sweet Peppers-ln salads. stuffed
+, with meats and baked. In croquettes
mullins, roasted and scalloped.
, During July and August the mush
! rooms In the fields are apt to be
wormy. As the cooler nights come
they begin again to be safe to cal
and are good until the frost kills them
Nothing can be more delicious thar
dish OF fresh mushrooms served or
toast. Peel the caps and saute In
listle butter for Ave minutes. remove
the mushrooms and add tablespoon
full OF -four and n cupful Of goot
cream. Serve hot with the mushroom.
added to the last. Large mushroom.
are n choice dish when broiled. serve
with butter and salt.
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ouired. An acre of sunflowers will
yield several cords OF wood fuel with
out considering the value Of the
seed. 1t is estimated that so bush
els Of seed can be grown on an acre
OF ground. A bushel OF seed yields
a gallon Of oil. Figuring that the oil
is as valuable as the cotton-seed va
riety. which in 1909 averaged abou,
40 cents. one acre OF sunhower seed
will produce oil forth $50. which
means that the farmers share will be
about s12 and the manufacturers the
remainder, out of which sums both
would of course meet all their ex
penses.
"As sunflowers can easily be grown
In corners and In lands OF little use
for anything else. 1t would pay L
produce more. The oil can be used
ike cotton-seed oil. In the manufac
ture of oleomargarine and several 9th
er cooking preparations"
"The sunfiower is freely used To-
many purposes in China. The fibe
of the stalk. which has great strength
Is woven into fabrics. some OF which
when properly colored and prepares
have q silky feel and appearance
Such use could also be made OF tn,
fiber here.
In tropical America the plant al
tains a height Of 20 feet and has
flower over a foot In diameter. Il
Missouri 1t grows sometimes. to tel
feet, with flowers in proportion. Tn
future will develop other uses for tn
sunfiower."
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HOTEL FOR THE NEWLYWEDs

will be out Of the picture. as II were
l shall make my guests feel as com
Portable as they would be at home.
Some may think l am eccentric
because I first start for Bermuda In a
catboat with chickens for q crew and
then intend to open .newlywed' no
tel. but I'm not. l simply have my
hobbies and get a lot Of fun out oil
them. What more does man want?'
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VALUABLE AS FOOD
SunfloWer Seed Is Allowed to Go
to Waste in Missouri
oil 10 More Edible Than That Of Cot.
ton and Almost Equal to olives
Stalks Make Excellent
Fuel.

Jefferson City. Mo.-"Millions Of
pounds of sunilower seed are allowed
TO 60 to waste In Missouri annually.
simply because 1t Is not generally
Known that they can be used for food
Tor man, as well as animals, and there
lore have q commercial value" says
the 1910 Red Book Of the bureau Of
labor and statistics. Figures made
public by Labor Commissioner J. G. A.
Hitler show that In the year 1909
about 10000 pounds Of the seeds were
cent to market by Missouri's ia coun-
lies and that about $4,000 was real
lied by the sale Of the same.
while originally a native of tropi-
cal America the sunfower Is now
found growing more or less wild in all
cultivable portions Of the world, and
especially In south and central Eu-
rope. seeds having been carried there
from America and planted by several
sixteenth century rovers, who took
q fancy to the large flower. both for
its peculiar wild beauty and that II
had q food value" reads the Red
ASSSA ~AoRSCA Ou tAlS CACoSAhs
subject.
In Russia the sunfiower seed II
prepared and eaten Just like Ameri
cans do peanuts. The poorer classes
often eat the seeds raw. the only draw
back to this style of turning them into
q palatable article being the dim
Guilty Of easily separating the kerne
from the hull.
In Missouri the sunflower Is found
everywhere. growing in vacant cit,
lots and amid rubbish as well as IL
the rich lands of the southeastern
section Of the state and In the foot
hills of the Ozarks. Goats thrive al
the plant, eating from the seeds ant
petals down to the coarse rough stalk.
and the roots. The seed Is often used
mixed with other seed, as feed TO
poultry. and parrots especially enjo!
the menu, forming food which wa
q mainstay for them in tropical re
gions.
THE sunfiower counties in Missouri
that is. the ones which marketed tn
most seed in 1909" according to tn
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The Guineas are natives OF Africa
In color Of plumage there II more or
less variation: their peculiar beauty.
with . rich blue evident In every
feather, has q fascination for the fan
cier. In growing them care must be
exercised with the young. ~ they
are tender. and even slight neglect
may carry on q whole brood.
Outside Of their beauty OF feather
and grotesque appearance. the guinea
also possesses economic values. Game
breeders claim for them Q use q
watch dogs in the poultry yards vhsa
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with other fowl. They are very alert
and on the slightest approach Of dan
ger. be In from hawks or Quadrupsd
enemies. they at once issue their
shrill and piercing cry. which can Be
heard at . considerable distance. The
carcass also presents . palatahle
meat. being Of a delicate wild favor
suggestive OF pheasant The eggs also
are good eating. Birds for the table
should BE- fattencd before Killing b
placing several together In . pen fos
. couple Of weeks. feeding libsrally,
when they WIN b ready fos The h2nak.
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REST AND PEACE
Fall Upon Distracted Households
/ When Cutlcura Enters.

Sleep for skin tortured babies ana
rest for tired. fretted mothers II found
n Z hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
. gentle amounting with Cuticura Oint
msnt This treatment In the mater
ity Of cases. affords immediate rell4
IN tho most distressing forms Of Itch
ing. burning. scaly. and crusts6 Aup
mora. ecssma. rashes, innamma6oa1I
irTitations. and chafings. Of Infancy
and childhood. permits rest and sleeD
b both parent and child, and points
% . speedy cure. whom other rsme1ise
fAil WORKOUT and worried parents
VIII and this pure. sweet and economp
Ieal treatment realizes their highest
expectations. and may be applied -
tAs youngest infants ~ well a. chill
Arsn Of all ages. Tho Cuticura Rem
sdies are sold by druggists evsrys
where. Send to Potter Drug q Chem.
Corp. sole proprietors. Boston. Mass.
tor their Tree 32-page Cuticura Book %
the care and treatment Of skin and
scalp Of infants. children and adulta.
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Now He Knows.
.On what grounds does your father
object 70 msr he asked.
ION any grounds within . mile e
sur house, she answered.
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Buy Bird. Then Shoot II.

Paris.-A Paris game dealer has
discovered a paying stratagem for
sportsmen who are unsuccessful. In
the basement OF the shop there IL q
popgun and supply Of pellets. and
sportsmen who Wish 10 afarm that
they have shot their birds may. on
payment Of shilling. IRE some small
shot at their purchases
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OR others sake to make iif

OR others sake TO make HIu
sweet,
Though thorns may pierce Into your
feet,
For others sake to walk each day.
Az II joy helped you all the way
While In your heart may be n grave
That makes II hard to be 30 brave
Herein Is love.
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On. !. n. RiNDLAuB (spseialIsS)s
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo. N. ..
No Hurry.

"What are you In such . rush
shouti"
Promised to meet my wife at three
o'clock down at the corner"
well, there's no hurry. Il isn't fouS
Oiclock yet"
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Tho Family 0row,er.

The Family 0rowler.
why are you weeping. little boyf
T broke Dc pitcher"
well. there's no use crying Over
split milk
.G'wani Dis wus beer."-L0uio.
VILE Courier-JournaL
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DAKOTA CoEsERyATonY OF lCys1Q
s1s0ss isss SSssS. NORTH DaisN
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U6eKIf6HEN

AVE q heart that never har'

AVE q heart that never hard
ems. o temper that never
tires and touch that never hurts.
Charles Dickens
Nothing loveiier can be found
In woman. than to study household
good:
And good works In her husband TO pro-
mote.
Milton
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desired. but arms should be conve-
niently near the front.