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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

THE NATURALIST
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY
ooooooooooooooooooooOooo oooooooooooooooooooo

Miss Gertrude Ainsley put on her
hat that sunny spring day and walked
down the road and over the creek and
up into the woods on the hill There
were stately elms and beeches and
naples; the spice-bush gave out its
scent. there were violets under foot
everywhere, and the robins and blue
birds seemed to welcome an intruder.
There were paths running here and
there. and as the girl took one Of them
she heard a queer sound from the
brush on her right, and Investigated to
ind q rabbit caught by the leg in a
snare.
Poor Bunny was having a hard time
of It. and it frightened him the more
as the girl approached. He bounded
this way and that and into the air.
but the snare held and he cried and
whimpered and feared for his life.
When the girl had come closer and
began to call him poor thing and ex-
claim that II was a burning shame.
the captive huddled down and stared
at her with his great big eyes. She
was stroking 1t with her hand when a
boy Of twelve came running to shout:
He's mine! He's mine! ! set the
snare for him last night"
UP he came. and was about to lift
the rabbit In his arms when Miss
Gertrude gave him a push and de-
handed:
What business have you sharing
the poor creatures,"
Business, Business!" he repeated.
''Why any one can catch rabbits any
time they want to, He's a daisy, and
the fellow will pay fifty cents for him.
Gee. but I'm In lucki"
What fellow, as you call him?'
He's at the tavern. We wants me
to catch all the rabbits and quails and
birds can"
Then he's a villain"
He don't look like one"
Il don't care how he looks! Any
man that will hire boy to trap such
poor innocent things as rabbits is a
villain. and you can tell him I said
SOL"
Il will, when I carry this to him"
But you won't carry it! You keep
hands off! 1t shall have its liberty!"
IF you let my rabbit go-!" blus-
tered the lad.
Miss Gertrude picked up Bunny,
ioosened the wire around his leg and
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A New Brand.

Uncle Hiram stroked his throat
whiskers and watched the big tour.
ing car as 1t whizzed past him and
up the boulevard. emitting a trail OF
blush smoke from its oil-choked en-.
CINE.
"Huh!" he shifted. Them may be
swell city fellers. but they certainly
was a-smokin' some durn orful see.
gars."-Judge.
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watched while he disappeared In the
bushes. Then she said to the boy:
You call at the house In about
two hours and I'll give you the fifty
cents. but If hear of you catching
another rabbit, or IL you capture a
bird OF any sort I'll make you
troubled"
Maybe you own the EARTH" called
the lad after he was thirty feet away.
You can tell that villain do"
She hunted for other snares, and
she found three and destroyed them.
After a couple of hours she started
for home. Just as she left the woods
she passed a young man entering
them. He was well dressed and a
stranger. and the manner In which he
raised his hat and his deferential bow
told her that he lived In the city. He
was staying In the village with some
relative for a few days, probably, and
out for a stroll. the same as she had
been.
That evening the boy called at the
house. His fifty cents was ready, but
he would not accept it, He brought n
note to be delivered and he sat down
with a grin on his face while Miss
Gertrude answered II. 1t read: 1
Miss Ainsley: Your conduct this
afternoon in the brow-beating a young
employee of mine is simply reprehensi.
BILE. The terms In which you char
acterized me are no less so. / have
yet to learn that you have been ap-
pointed the legal guardian Of the birds
and animals in this locality"
Then there followed a sincerely"
and the name Carroll Denton."
THE villain! How dare he," ex-
claimed the girl as she looked at the
boy
He's an awful fellow" was the
reply. When I told him how you
bluffed me out Of the rabbit up there
he just CRASHED his teeth. He only
wanted i've rabbits at first. but now
he says he'll catch a hundred. He's
crosseyed and red-headed. and he's
got an awful temper on him"
Miss Gertrude was absent from the
room tour or I'VE minutes. and then
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
LOOKS FOR HEAVY CROP.
Winter Wheat In Excellent Condition
and Farmers are Optimistic.

Helena. - That the farmers and
stock growers of Montana are on the
threshold of highly prosperous sea-
son is the opinion generally Of those
engaged In the business. This Is based
upon conditions which have prevailed
last winter, conditions which IL 10
said, insure bumper crops OF every
kind. particularly of winter wheat and
other cereals.
Throughout the dry farming dis
tricts additional thousands OF acres
were seeded TO wheat last year, the
task being accomplished much earlier
than usual with the result that the
grain got good growth before the
winter set In. The soil was laden with
moisture at the time and all over the
commonwealth the growth was equal
to that OF states which have long been
recognized as leaders In the produc-
ton OF wheat. During the early part
OF the winter a heavy snow fell. COW
ering the fields. and throughout the
winter the young wheat was protect.
cd by this mantle of white. In the
agricultural districts the precipitation
was greater than In former years and
mt no time has the temperature re-
manned warm for a sufficient length Of
time to cause all of the snow TO melt.
An examination of the fields gener-
ally discloses the fact that the wheat
is green and barring unforeseen and
unexpected contingencies, the growth
which began with the recent warm
weather will be exceptionally rapid
and the crops will mature before tho
months when dry weather ordinarily
comes.
Farmers Are Careful.
Great care was exercised by farmers
In preparing the land last fall. and the
majority OF them had the soil In such
condition that all of the moisture
which went into II has been con-
served.
With an increased acreage, a bump
or wheat crop means fortune to
Montana, and there is every reason
to believe that this will be realized.
Not only are the prospects bright for
winter wheat, but for crops OF all
classes the outlook is pleasing.
What Is true of the agricultural dis
tricts also holds good of the ranges.
The grazing lands have been copiously
supplied with snow. and the coming OF
spring has caused thousands Of heads
Of stock of all kinds to be tuyned out
20 shift for themselves.
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10000 Boys on London Street,.

A new set Of bylaws regulating
street trading by Juveniles has been
approved by the London county coun.
ell educational committee. II the by.
laws are sanctioned by the council
no boy under fourteen and no girl un.
der sixteen win be permitted to en-.
gage in street trading. It was stated
that the effect Of the new regulations
would be to take 10000 boys and
1000 girls Oh the streets. where they
were nov trading.
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Ideal for Marx.

That genial humorist and orator.
Ben Nathan. recently returned from
America. was expatiating to a friend
upon the glories Of California. After
listening patiently. the friend said:
But there must be some disadvan.
tages In living there?" NO" said
Mr.. Nathan. at is a perfectly ideal
place. For any man who will work"
"Ah." broke In the friend. Il knew
there were some disadvantages
London Opinion.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

How time flies"
Yes. indeed. Already we're talk
ing about going to Europe for our
summer vacation. The first thing we
know wen be packing our suit cases
and boarding train for a two weeks
rest at q lake resort"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
GOOD JOKES
EXPLAINED.

7 do deciarer' said Mrs. Smith
To Mrs. Jones. one day.
What have you been adding with
Your little daughter-say7
She must be growing smailer-she
Does not seem near a. tall
As when I saw her last! To me
IT seems she's getting smalli'
All. yes!" sighed Mrs. Jones TT does
Look p."-her tones were mild
But then. you see. she always was
shy and shrinking chiidr'
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
ELK DROWN IN RIVER.
Three Hundred carcasses Taken From
Montana Stream.

Livingston.-More than three hun.
dred dead elk which died from starva-
ton during the winter have been re-
moved from Gardiner river. a tribu.
tary to the Yellowstone. according to
a message received here today from
Fort Yellowstone.
The work Of removing the animals
Is far from completed. and II Is esti.
mated that there are more than 500
animals In the river. While the water
has been contaminated to a certain ex.
tent. according to local health officers.
conditions would have been frightful
except for the prompt action Of the
government. An investigation has
been ordered by the state board Of
health.
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MONTANA TO BE SURVEYED.
Government VIII Have Twsnty.four
Parties Working.

Helena.-Three government survey.
Ing parties are In the field In MoUtana
and as soon az green grass comes.
twenty-one other parties will be sent
out by Surveyor General j. Frank
Cone and J. Scott Harrison. assistant
supervisor OF surveys for the district
of Montana.
II is planned to do $4,000 worth OF
surveying on the public domain in this
state before fall. A force Of 100 men
will be employed.
The Northern Pacific railway com.
pany within the past ten days has de-
posted $4,000 with the surveyor gen.
eral to cover cost OF surveying the un.
surveyed lands within the limits OF ito
land grant.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Tanned.

Il used to know him, but did not
like him very well. He seemed to
think he was born to command"
We'll, he got a wife who seems to
have the same belief concerning him"
"Indeed?"
Yes. and when she commands he
obeys."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Spoke Too Soon.

You see," said the little man with
the dyed beard. as he munched an APP
pie purchased from the train boy. Il
am a vegetarian"
You mean you try to be one" an
swered the stranger on the seat be-
side him. pleasantly.
Sir! What do you mean by THAR"
Simply that there was a worm In
that apple and you got it"-Metro
politan.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
There's a Reason.

Here yoh are sporting around In
an automobile and yet you can not
pay the little bill you owe met"
MY dear friend. II you were sup
porting an automobile you would
know why"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Plthy Sayings Of Famous Men.

Pithy Sayings Of Famous Men.
Jonah: Il don't quite agree with
you"
Marco Bozzaris: Three strikes!"
Thackeray ito his nose): Low
bridget"
Nero: mo heat? All right: III
turn some on"
John Milton: There is no loss with.
out some gain"
Shylock: Raw! Raw! Raw!"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
A FieIdIno Story.

The F1eldings are an ancient race.
and the Denbigh earldom dates from
lo2 BY the way. there is a funny
story as regards the family name and
Its spelling. The author OF tom
Jones" was one of tie race. and the
then Lord Denbigh said to his rela.
tive: why don't you spell your name
Fielding as the rest OF us do. and
not 'Fielding'?" The writer made an.
swer: Because I am the first Of the
family who learned to speli."-Gentle-
woman.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

Il believe It was Sherman who gave
the most famous definition of war on
record"
"Yes. but he didn't know at the
time that United States troops would
ever be called on to play leap-frog
along the Mexican border"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Mioht Mean Either.

Figg-Hear about Smith being in a
bad railroad accident? They say he
cannot recover.
Fogg-From the accident or the rail.
road?
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

"A western editor wants to know
what has become Of the old-fashioned
mother who washed out her boys
mouth with soap when he used a bad
word"
II guess she is trying to improve
her game OF bridge now"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Don't Your

While not an apostle OF dolor and gloom.
I'm sure now you will not deny
That often you run across people. to
whom
It's n pleasure to say "Good-by."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Into Him.

Il thought you told me you were
going into Wall street,"
Il was"
And didn't your"
mo. quite the opposite"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Reclproeity.

I'm weary of you." said the man
Unto his costly auto.
Because. perhaps" the latter said.
you've had to tire me So"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Miscaieulation.

Tho easy. self-indulgent chap.
Whose great ambition In to shirk.
Expends more strength to ind q snaD
Than IL would take for real work
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
The Proper Place,

What do you do with those raspins
ietters?"
Put them on file."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

whey ID not desirable for young pi0
feeding.
Tho new broods Of chicks should b
housed carefully.
Try to detect any disease thas The
young plant may have.
II 10 not safe to attempt to grow 20
tatoss without spraying.
The Indian runner ducks Are the
layers Of tho duck family.
A good piowman can drive thrUs
horsss a. easily - he can two.
Nothing sets . COW on mors and
better than . finely shaped oddsr.
Young pigs must have an abundance
Of exercise. sunlight and fresh air.
An dairy utensils should be washed
a. soon ~ possible after being used
Grit 10 10 tho fowl what teeth are
to the Eliminating animal. Q nscss-
sity.
n you grow squashcs and have nov
or seen the squash bug you are fo.>
tunata
Old geese lay q greater number and
larger eggs and are moro reliable than
young geese.
Grit can always DO had from any
one who deals In poultry supplies and
is inexpensive.
Tho mangel IL excellent for stooA
feed. being greatly relished by milk
cows In winter.
Keep the chicks free from lioA
They cannot grow we'll and night lios
at the same time.
Weeds crowd tho cultivated plants,
dcpriving them Of light and space fn
both soil and air.
Tho poultry house should DO divided
into apartments that provide room for
about 20 or 2b fowls.
Clover and grass seed will nearly
always do best whom they can Be
started to early growth.
Pruning may be done at any time a
the year. The best ume 10 Just before
growth begins In tho tree.
In starting q new asparagus bed n
Is better to buy twoyear-old roots
than to use seed. for this season.
Thrush 10 mostly due to dirty stableA
horses standing In fermenting manure
or walking In mud and snow water.
A part Of tho veterinarians OF the
country have gono tubcrculin mad.
and they have some able outside sup
port
Young ducks. and the old ones also
must have shade. TO protect them
from the direct rays Of the midsum.
mer sun.
Dairy bred stock 10 scarce and n
will take many years to supply the
rapidly increasing demand for dairy
bred cattle.
OF the insects attacking squaSheA
melons. cuoumbers, pumpkins. etc. the
common striped cucumber beetle 10
the most injurious.
After the sows wean their pigs the
sows are bred to have pigs In the fall.
and that crop Of pigs makes the sum
mer crop tho next year.
Fresh air and sunshine are the beoS
disinfectants that the poultry raiser
has at his disposal and ought 70 b
more often used In his work.
The weil-hatched chicks In the care
fuily-cared-for brooder viii amount
to little unless the food II supplied In
proper amounts and 1t right intervals.
There 10 no doubt that u the guinea
hen IL properly cared for at all times
that Il will prove almost - profitable
as any Of the ordinary breeds Of chick. |
ems.
In milling and baking quality. the |
durum wheats rank high. giving good |
results In most respects. with the pos |
sibls exception Of the color Of the
hour.
No COW can do her best or even |
keep :, . normal how Of milk whom |
compelled TO stand out In the hot |
midday. sun Of July or August and |
tight the dies.
Tho Indian Runner duckp ara nos
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

Tho victim-The burglar lighted
matches all over the house. but hs
didn't disturb me a bit. IA I'm Q
very light sleeper.
The Detective-Evidently you are .
married man.
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His Bette Noire.

"Twiggs isn't usually Of suspicious
nature"
"No?"
But he says he believes a chafing
dish capable Of anything"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

Spray for San Jose scale.
Progressive farmers have silos.
Barley 10 mostly sown on corn stub
Bile.
Flowing IL hard work. especially In
stif sod.
Peas put back the fertility that the
corn takes out.
Kafir corn IL not as good for laying
hens A. wheat IL.
Keep the land constantly at work
growing some crop.
One Of the very best feeds to grow
tor sheep 10 fodder corn.
Cows differ somewhat in the amount
Of roughags they will take.
Not enough attention has been civ
en- to the character Of seed corn.
Tho tractor Is going to be the new
est and biggest help to the farmer.
The month OF June IL the time to
prune for the growth OF fruit spurs.
Apples, plums and cherries should
not be over three years old for setting
out.
Pigs need exercise, for their sole
purpose and use in life is to produce
II 10 bsttor to buy feed and keep
tho stock in the yards until grass In
abundant.
Tho prevent rabbits from gnawing
the bark and limbs from small apple
trees. spray with soapsuds.
To be sweet and clean II 10 desir-
able that the COW stable be white
washed at least twice year.
There Is no crop that n stock feeder
can grow that will make n much
iced a. core and peas or soybeans.
AZ the pig develops its digestive
system also enlarges. and II can use
larger quantities Of feed to advan.
tago.
Tho terminating power Of tho mid
die kernels on an ear Of corn II much
stronger than that of the tip and butt
kernels.
Beans can be turned into cash the
quickest of any farm crop as II IL
possible to sell them In 90 days from
planting.
Few dairymen realize the tremen-
dous Significance Of the cream trade
that has been developed during the
past few years.
Once driven into wood. a recently
Invented split nail cannot be with.
drawn. AZ the two parts curl away
trom each other.
A gill OF linseed meal contains
moro bone-forming matter than a pint
and . half Of corn. and AZ much nitro
gen a. three gills Of corn.
Corn treated with a dressing of
plaster and ashes will soon show By
the strong growth and tho dark color
Of the leaf the effect Of the Dressing.
The cream from the milkings must
not be kept SO long that II will do.
velop q sharp acid. for that would i'm
part an unpleasant flavor to the but.
ter.
Now Ii the time when plenty Of
milk II desirable for the market.
Prices are at their best and the cows
should be fed 30 a. To make the most
uilk.
When pigs are SIX weeks old they
nay b turned into grass and clover
pasture II weather Is warm; II cold
and ground wet keep them In dry,
roomy pens.
Always handle ducks and geese bv
their necks and never by the legs, as
fowls are handled. for these limbs are
not strong enough to serve a. handles
and viii readily break.
A farm Of Is acres. properly farmed
In the hands Of an economical. indus.
trious man win support four cows. one
horse. 80 laying hens. four shoats and
al the vegetables for the family.
Tho alfalfa field should be 4 sacred
place after October anc until Nav.
and no animal allowed to set foot
within II: the treading or driving on
the crown OF the plants IL very in
furious. Manuring the fselds IN
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
Thev All Do,

He IL q chip OF the old block"
He Ia so sharp that his mother con
siders him q splinter"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05
SEEDING BURNED OVER LAND.
Experiments In Reforestation TO ee
Undertaken In Montana.

Kalispell.-what is said to be the
first experiment In reforestation Of
burned-over lands in this section Ia be-
ing undertaken by the forestry depart
ment here this spring. and FIVE hun.
dred pounds OF yellow pine seed. col.
lected from the Black Hills last sea-
son. Is being used to seed about 100
acres within the Blackfoot national
forest In this county.
Three hundred pounds more win be
planted next fall for the purpose Of
determining the adaptability Of the
several seasons to planting. There
are one hundred acres In the Woolfe
creek county. which is nearly finished.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

Duluth.-The annual meeting Of the
North Butte Mining Company vas
held yesterday afternoon. and the 70
ports indicate that the company b In
better financial condition and the
mine at Butte more promising than
last year. High-grade ore has been
encountered In the Spectacular shaft
at q depth OF 2.140 feet. and encour-
aging reports are made on other veins
in the property. The mine In 1919
produced 25.2S7.os2 pounds Of copper,
9SS.l90 ounces Of silver and LIS
ounces Of gold.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-05

Held you ever read "Gray's
Elegy in a Country Churchyard?"
She-Yes. I've read II in FIVE or six
churchyards and other places. too.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-29
MARRIED
PEIRcE-CHAPMAN

At the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Chapman,
at four O'Clock yesterday afternoon
was solemnized the marriage of
Mr.. William o. PIERCE and Miss
Ethel c. Chapman. Rev. G. A.
Bird, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, officiated. At the
close of the ceremony congratula-
tons were extended, after which an
elegant wedding supper was served.
The bride was attended by Miss
Myrtle WOODBURY., as bridesmaid,
and the Misses Loretta Bailey,
Gladys WOODBURY., Winnona TAYLOR,
Mary Chapman and Floyd Chapman.
Harry Peirce, brother of the groom,
officiated as best man. Miss
Catherine Chapman was flower girl.
The home was decorated with roses
and ferns. A fine array of pre-
sents attest the esteem in which
the bride and groom are held and
will serve as lasting mementoes.
There were about fifty guests at
the wedding, the greater number of
whom were relatives of the contract
ing parties. Among those from out
of town were Mrs. Gilbert and Mrs.
Smith of Kasson. Mimi, Mrs. H.
w. Rife of Wahpeton, N. D., William
Cornwell and family of Ellsworth
and ]. H. Taylor of Exeland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peirce went to
Hudson in an auto last evening and
took a train from there to ST. Paul.
They will reside here for the re-
mainder of the summer, after which
they will decide upon a location
in the territory which Mr. Peirce
covers as travelling salesman.
The congratulations on the happy
event are numerous and this paper
is greatly pleased on this occasion
to add it's hearty good wishes to
those being so freely extended.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-29
HOGS
SHEEP AND LAMBS
Panners az AuctIon.

The culture" of the Finlanders is
not incompatible, 1t would seem, with
an institution that savors strongly of
the old slave markets of ancient Rome
and the orient of more recent days.
According to the account of a local
newspaper, the Finnish poor law sys-
ten, puts up able-bodied paupers at
auction, displaying them in the mar
ket place, where they are examined
by employers of labor DESTROYS of find
ing cheap workmen. The bidding
works downward, the authorities hand
ing over to the lowest bidder the
chosen pauper, for the person acquir-
ing the right to his labor receives an
allowance from the authorities for his
upkeep, the amount being that of the
lowest tender"