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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
BURGLAR WAS LITTLE PUPPY
little Animal Stole Clothing, Shoes
and $50 and Then Hid
Them Under House.

Long Beach. GAIA young burglar.
whose thefts during the last few
months have included a pair of eel
skin shoes, silver backed clothes
brush, a small silk coat and other arti-
cles of value. including a draft for
$3.50, was not punished when caught.
but was taken into arms by Mrs. Hor-
ace Rapley. of East Nelson street.
whose harshest reproof was merely.
Now. wasn't that cute,"
The thief was a little curly haired
puppy. He made cache under the
house. reaching the chosen spot
through a hole too small for large
dog TO enter. The mystery of the
disappearance of the draft was solved
by following the clew given by a
child, which led to the ap-
prehension of the thief.
Many articles. whose disappearance
Mrs. Ripley had reported to the police
some weeks ago. We're found under the
house. The draft. recovered intact.
fell into the pups possession through
a gust of wind. blowing 1t from ia
bl to the floor. .
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Eoorism.

who cares for your trifiing loves poet
,,. VINO cares for your puny hates?
VINO cares what you think. who waste -
much ink
IN impotent wrath NJ tho Fates?
VINO cares for your sadness OF soul, poetf
-FOUR chronic anguish of hearth
your liver Is wrong. keep Il out Of
your song:
Biies biie-it can never be art
II you have any story to tell. poet
message of love. or of cheer;
X It's something worth while that viii
bring us n SMILE
Or force out an honest tear
Why. scribbie with all your might poet
Wen read II. and laugh and cry.
but Keep out OF sight. II you can. when
you write.
That wearying "I-I-Ii.
IL painter should spend all his time.
poet.
Depicting his own sad face;
Or a sculptor should cut never anything
but
His own figures doubtful grace:
You'd say II was hard to believe. poet.
That folly like that exists.
but what do you do that II different.
You
Past Master Of Egotissss
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
LAW TO SAVE BIRDS
Audubon Society Enlisting Many
for Federal Legislation.
Prediction by ornIthologlsts and Con.
servation Congress Action stIrs Ef.
forts to Save Feath.
cred Tribe.

New York-Following the recent
recommendation for federal protection
OF migratory birds by the National
Conservation congress at st. Paul.
farmers. sportsmen and land owners
throughout the country are today join.
ing In general movement to urge
Uncle Sam to conserve his valuable
feathered resources. Under the lead.
ership OF the National Association OF
Audubon Societies It Is planned to en-
list every man who tills an acre or car
ries gun. as well as every bird lover.
In this campaign for the preservation
OF the insect and rodent eating and
game birds OF the nation. Unless MI
gratory bird life Is soon made safe
from one end Of the country to the 9th
er by uniform protective statute
leading ornithologists predict the
speedy determination OF many species.
From delegates in every section OF
the continent reports are being re-
ceived at headquarters Of the Audubon
organization here which show strong
sentiment for the federal bird guard
ianship that was unanimously made a
plank In the platform Of the st, Paul
congress. Irrespective Of party poll
tics. It Is declared that the people OF
every locality now stand ready to
urge Congress for legislation to pro.
tect the birds now being destroyed
through lack Of uniformity In state
laws.
The recent action of the National
Conservation congress is practical In
dorsement Of the principles contained
In the Weeks bill. now pending at
Washington, which gives the federal
government authority to regulate the
killing Of migratory game and non
game birds.
No interference with state laws for
strictly resident birds would be In.
volved in federal protection. accord
ing to authorities consulted by leaders
of the movement, when the interests
OF the people Of every section OF the
country would be served by proper
protection Of the migratory fiocks
upon which depend the nations agri.
cultural prosperity.
The National Association OF Audi
bon Societies has succeeded In urg-
ing 81 states to protect their insect.
eating birds by fairly adequate laws.
but these may be changed on the i'm
pulse Of any succeeding legislature.
William butcher. president OF the or.
declared that In federal
protection alone lay the hope for
America In preserving her commercial
ly valuable bird species.
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aA 81 GA !
STILLS
HIS iNcivlLITY.

did the census man that called at
your house ask you any impertinent
questions. Mrs. Crossway?" inquired
her nefghbor.
20. no. I suppose he asked only the
questions he had to ask. Yet he was
extremely rude"
In what way?"
In this way. Mrs. Xavier" said
Mrs. Crossway. with flashing eyes: ut
had answered all his questions with
out making the slightest objection.
and then-you know those Merdle peo-
pie who live next door and how dc.
ceiving they are? Well. I thought he
ought to know the truth about them.
and started to tell him the real ages
Of tho women. He stopped me in the
rudest and most uncivil manner. and
said he'd thank me to attend to my
own affairs: he didn't need any as.
sistance!"
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VIVA TMALNE OWES TOSPRUCE

up about 10000. 900 feet of logs yearly.
employs In one capacity or another
about 1000 men, and there are In the
town $500 people. Where bears and
moose roamed dozen years ago.
there are now streets lined with
stores. dwellings. schoolhouses. hotels
and churches. and lighted with cleo.
tricity.
When the original settler, the In.
dian. murdered his chance guest, the
Spaniard. reporters who went up from
Bangor to see about 1t had to make a
meal on sailed pigs shoulder and
saleratus biscuit at the flag station of
the railroad. Now they have at Mil.
iinocket hotel where the English
language Is considered inadequate to
describe all the dishes on the dinner
bill
Today they have at Millinocket
about everything In the way OF con.
yeniences that can be found In any
small city. and are shipping 275 tons
Of paper daily, the brass band plays
almost every night. prohibition has as
hard luck as II has everywhere. and
the spruce trees did 1t all.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21

for the sea, that memorable claimant
OF Brittany's noblest sons. and who
leaves it. for twothirds of the year.
a land bereft OF men.
The Bretonne is not always so sol.
emn and devout. albeit 1t is at the
"pardons" that she and her sweet
heart do the best part of their court
ing and lay In stock of gay mem.
cries to solace him when pursuing his
fishing trade along the desolate Ice
land coast, and to support her in
her eight months solitude. These.
pardons. erstwhile wholly pious in
their aims. are yearly growing more
like their secular brethren. the fates,
a contamination brought about. 1t Ia
to be feared. by the ubiquitous for
eign tourist For the especial benefit
of the American visitor enterprising
persons have lately revived or in
augurated merrymakings. for which
pardon" Is only a courtesy title.
In the larger towns both pardons and
fetes are tending to become artificial
and theatrical. The old regime lis
better studied in the weekly markets,
which. from time immemorial, have
been held In nearly every township.
Here the Bretonne is in her element,
and handles pigs. poultry and rabbits
in manner which would be mastery
II 1t were not also trifie cruel. She
Is slow. canny and even grasping.
and certainly inclined to parsimony.
She seldom buys a whole new gown.
since In Brittany patching is a reeog-
nized art. practiced by the highest.
New caps and colts. neck ribbons
and laces, do not tempt her sorely,
as does a gaudy rosary or a Haunting
trinket. 1t is little wonder that she
wishes to look well during the brief
weeks that she has her sailor sweet
heart at her side. 1t is natural that
during her spell of happiness she
strains every nerve so that she may
swell in the thoughts OF her Yves In
all the glory Of her Sunday best, a
neat. comedy little housewife. screen
ing him from the perils Of the deep
by the prayer In her heart and the
longing look In her eyes.
r. N. MORRISON.
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Easily Expralncd.

Tho smart angler from the city
thought he would have some sport
with tho weather-beaten native By
asking him a few nonsensical ques-
tons.
And why Is II that the fish bite
better when It Is raining?" queried
the city man.
Ihats easy to answer. SIR" ro-
sponded the old man. solemnly. "You
see. when II is raining tho trout stay
under water because they arc afraid
to como to the surface and nitble
the floating insects"
And why are they afraid to como
to the surface?"
why. they arc afraid of getting
wet. SIR. Would you mind passing the
tobacco?"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
Tree Long Displaced by Pine, Now
Building Cities Where Once
Forests Stood.

Bangor. Me.-The swarms of visitors
who come to Maine In summer and the
thousands OF sportsmen who come In
autumn bring great deal OF money
into the state. and some statisticians
have declared that from these two
classes Is derived a greater revenue
than from any one of the states great
industries. But while the summer
visitors and the sportsmen are a great
financial help to Maine. their presence
Is OF small importance compared with
the spruce tree.
While II was the pine that made pos
sibie the once prosperous West India
trade and built up Names shipping In
the days before the Civil war, 1t never
In all the years of its prominence
accomplished half SO much for the
land OF its birth as the coarse grained
spruce. For while the pine built ships
and individual fortunes had made
West India rum as cheap as cider all
along the seaboard, the spruce has
built towns In the midst OF the wilder.
ness, like Rumford Falls and Mill.
nocket; brought outside millions of
capital to Maine and given popular
literaturs an amazing boom.
Millinocket. on the west branch of
the Penobscot. is one of the spruce
towns. A few years ago 1t consisted
OF flag station and one Indian hut.
The Indian murdered Spaniard and
was sent to states prison. and the hut
was burned. leaving only the flag sta
ton and the man who tended 1t. Then
q big paper corporation looked the
ground over. saw a fine chance to
make pulp. and built an immense mill.
Then came the town. II Is called ''the
magic city," because It came into ex.
istence SO suddenly.
Tho pulp and paper mill. which eats
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
Eoes by the Pound.

BY fixed tradition anything pertain.
ing to the egg industry Is a most
amusing joke-the older the egg the
more irresistible the Joke. II IL not
surprising. therefore. that a New York
oflcial's proposal that eggs be sold
by weight rather than number should
be greeted with loud editorial laugh.
ter. OF course eggs vary in size, the
editors admitted. but after all eggs
Is EGGS" and 1t Is their nature to be
sold by the dozen. The way mother
bought eggs is good enough for US.
Hopeless. slavish conservatism this:
egg progress is slow and tortuous. We
denounce doctored scales and short
weights. fake bottles. strawberry
boxes with high bottoms: We have q
wholesome contempt for the grocer
who puts all the big peaches on top
and mixes sand In the sugar. But we
buy eggs by the dozen regardless of
size until the very hens have seemed
to sec the futility Of laying large
eggs and the omelet languishes and
fades avay.-Success Magazine.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21

dent to submit. than as mild and
paternal rulers. whom 1t was well to
follow. There are many churches.
resorts for pilgrims and suppliants.
But the power invoked at Auray Il
not 81. Anne. mother Of the VIRGIN
MARY. but Ane. mother Of the Gods,
Pfesider over the Destinies OF Men,
Receiver Of the Dead. The Bretonne
does not realize 1t. any more than
when worshiping a saints image
perched amid the boughs OF a tree
she realizes that she is perpetuatine
the Druidic ceremonies of the sacred
grove. On the dolmens-great stones
set up under Druidic rule to the
memory Of some certain chieftain Of
old-the priest has carved a cross or
painted an image. But he cannot
eradicate the instinct which prompts
tho Basse- Bretonne to daub them
with oil and honey. and to invoke
them with strange rites that she may
find q worthy husband. that she may
be blessed with children. or that II
may be long before she heaEs the
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21

rumbling OF the cart Of Ankou, the
dread gatherer Of souls. Perhaps She
herself dimly understands that in
these actions she does homage to the
spirits Of her ancestors. now passed
into their monuments. The idea Of
the Dead as being intimately con-
cerned In the doings Of the living is
no new thought to the girl Of Lower
Brittany. She knows that on All
Saints Eve the anon revisit their
earthly homes ana drink the cream
she provides for them. She plights
her troth before her forefathers In
the churchyard. She knows that II
is necessary to have their good will
Tfey may be very useful. For In
stance. in return for a small coin
placed on their tomb they will re-
trieve lost property or prevent a
heavy-headed kinsman from over
sleeping himself. On the other hand.
neglect brings speedy and terrible
vengeance. Very, very slowly these
myths may be supplanted by the
gentler Christian legend. in accord
ance with the precepts Of which the
Breton has long ordained his life.
All the same, the weird and childish
stories related about the most ortho.
dox Christian saints lead one to mag.
inc that in land so wholly the play
thing Of the elements the most deep
felt reverence will be kept for tho
primeval forces Of nature-above all.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
Students Bar Hobble Skirts.

st. Paul. Minn.-The first pronounc.
ed hobble skirt made Its appearance
on the University Of Minnesota cam
pus the other day. It was bound just
above the ankles by band Of velvet
ribbon drawn SO tight that the wearer
could scarcely move. In addition to
stares from every one she received
plenty OF advice. mainly intimating
that she go home and put the dress out
of existence. With q red face and an.
cry tears she made for the car line
after remarking that THE students
were the rudest things" and that she
-rnnld never wear the dress again.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
PENN, THE RAMBLER

Frisco and Duluth and New Orleans.
All along the line OF the Mexican Cen.
trail. clear down into Yucatan. one
may see that same nom de road,
Penn the Rambler" with an arrow
drawn through and the direction OF
his wanderings below.
Penn was In the railroad yards al
Grand Island, Neb.. one day, carving
his monaker on the side OF a boxcar.
A short man walked up to him, eyed
his artistic efforts for moment, and
then snapped: Hey. you! What are
you trying to do to my cars?"
Penn told him.
Tho man laughed. "Why. I've seen
that same signature all over my sys.
tenn"
Your system?" exclaimed the Ram.
bier.
Then the little man introduced him.
self as Z. II. Hartman. He ques.
toned the Rambler for a few moments
as to the time man ION the bum"
can make. Penn told him he would
uhuGI thhc W rus IIbIi IbOSIOn 10 san
Francisco In ten days without paying
a cent for fare.
A crowd Of railroad officials, who
had overheard the boast, quickly made
up purse of 81 900 to be given to the
Rambler should he make good. Penn
beat 1t to Boston. got one OF the Off.
cials to call the time-and showed up
Mt the Frisco offlces of the Southern
Pacific just eight days, one hour and
fifty minutes later. to claim the
money. he says.
I'm not panhandler." said the
Rambler yesterday. Il work at any.
thing ! can find for money to eat and
sleep on. But I don't pay railroad
fares"
The Rambler got into Chicago from
the Northwest via Milwaukee. He
pulled out the other night for Indian.
apolis. on the Big Four road. bound
south.
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Hobo Rounds Out $50, 374th Mile
in Beating II Into Chicago
Pcregrinator, Who Never Pays Rail-.
road Fare, Starts southward-As-
tonlshed Hartman by Cross
Country Achievement.

Chfcago.-Penn, the Rapid Rambler.
blew into Chicago the other day and
announced that he had just completed
his 650,374th mile of travel. To see
as much OF the world as this mileage
indicates has cost the Rambler just
$12.77 In railroad fares. You see, the
Rambler never got into the habit Of
paying his way when he could help 1t.
Many train has pulled out of Chi.
cago since May 4. 1894. when Penn
took to the road. with Penn as a pas
senger, but he has never appeared
upon the bill Of lading nor has any
conductor ever collected fare from
him.
Penn is hobo de luxe. He has
beaten his way over all the railroads
In this country and he has ridden In
and on every part Of a train except
the smokestack, the boilers and the
bell.
He says he was born with itching
feet. He is 81 years old and has been
ION the bum ever since that night in
May when he jumped out of window
of his home In Pittsburg and boarded
west.bound freight. Since that timc
he has been around the world three
times. he says. and has crossed the
United States so many times he has
lost count.
He was christened Frank c. Welch,
but he is known as Penn, the Ram
bier" to every trainman on the CONT
nent His monaker appears on every
water tank between New York and
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
Hope.

Hope.
Don't you know that the hairs on
your head arc numbered?"
II s'pose they are"
Don't you know that the number Of
your years are entered In that great
bookf"
"Yep-but these here ottermobiles
II all numbered an registered. too.
What's the uso7 Them nggers u al.
ways covered up with grease an mud
% that tn recordin' angel couldn't
read en-
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
Recover Valuable Book.

Paw Paw. Mich.-A copy Of IN.
Weems Life of Washington" which
Abraham Lincoln read by the light of
a tallow candle. has been recovered
from paper mill at Kalamazoo by L.
Salisbury OF this place. SALISBURY
loaned the volume. worth $4,000. to
Prof. J. o'Leary Of the local schools
and In some way II was placed among
a pile OF discarded books and papers
and sold to ragman. In the paper
mill 1t was discovered by an employs
sorting rags. who sold II to a Kala.
mazoo man for almost nothing. Sales.
burg recovered 1t from this man. psy.
ing him $50.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
Couldn't Lose Him.

An Irishman ono day bought . pis.
toll and took to the road. A little way
on he met q traveller.
"Your money or your 1ife." said Pat
TN tell you what" said the other.
TIL give you all my money for that
pistol"
Agreed" said Pat And they cx.
changed.
Now" said the traveller. hand
back that money or ri shoot!"
Blaze away. my hearty" said Pat.
mot . bit Of powder be there In IT,
lester.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
OMclal Warning.

Tho first heat OF the famous Hare
and Tortoise race was q matter Of
history.
Tho bookmakers were up In the air.
Tho Tortoise-n 100-to-1 shot-had
won under pull.
Tho entries were at the post for the
second heat.
Calling tho Hare to tho Judges
stand. the ofiiciai starter spake thus:
"Take II from me. Hare. II you lose
this time that gag about being
drugged won't go. Sect"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
Put Hay In a Church.

In Old Weston. Huntingdonshire,
England. . church IL dedicated to 81.
Swithin. On Sunday nearest the
saints day the church Ii strewn with
new mown hay. following . tradition
that an old lady gave . poor naa .
Aeld for charity providing he would
furnish hay fertile 1oor q tAe church
b lessen IL aAAsyanos oasssl ~ the
sQusaking e nsW bects ves1 b. w
lagers - foA1k Oa4AAy.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21

YES" said the lady callor. my
husband is born diplomat. II I do
say II myself"
"A born diplomatl" achoed the
hostess.
YES" replied the l. q. "Or. In other
words. when he can't havo his own
way he pretends that my way 10 his"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21
Describing the Barber.

Attles-What kind OF barber 10
that new man on the corner?
Callerson-Well. sir. n no shavea
you. you won't know there's a razor
passing over your face.
Attles-Is that so?
Callerson-Yes, sir: your think It's
q guillotine.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-21

Kittanning. Pa.-By fasting for four
weeks William George has succeeded
In reducing his weight 40 pounds.
George weighed 200 pounds. For four
continuous weeks he did not touch
food and lived by drinking quantities
OF water.
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Sick Man,s Choice.

What shall have to do with you
said tho doctor. shaking his head.
seriously. is to put you on q soft
diet"
Say. doc" begged tho patient. who
had never been sick before. III its al
the same to you I'd prefer to stay here
On the old bed: II may take mo longer
TO get we'll. but I'm leetle shy about
sleepin' IN any Of them new.fangied
things..