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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
BIG CROPS.
Reports From North, West ane
South Indicate Good Year.
Soil Conditions Are Excellent and
While Individual Crops May Be
Smaller Than Last Year, They
Are Diversified.

st. Louis.-Reports on agricultural
indications from all the great pro
ducing states of the middle west, the
north, the northwest, the west, the
southwest. the south and the south
east are exceptionally propitious
Weather conditions have put the soil
into the best Of shape and everything
is favorable for large and good crops
Interpretation of the reports. OBJ
tanned from authentic and reliable
sources. leads to the conclusion that
while the crops may not be as large,
individually, as last year. the produc.
ton will be more diversified and the
total output will be enormous.
Should this understanding OF the
reports materialize. the tendency
would be toward comparatively high
prices. At the same time the volume
Of the general agricultural production
should afford employment to a vast
army of laborers and cause such a
distribution Of the revenue as to vital.
lie trade.
Taking the producing territories in
their entirety, the soil conditions are
better than ordinary and the crop
prospects are excellent. There is one
locality In the southwest and one in
the northwest which declare weather
and soil conditions TO be discouraging
and Montana fears that a too rapid
thawing Of the mountain SHOWS might
result in another dry season. Other.
wise the reports are more than graft.
flying.
All the crops, without exception. are
said to be at least as good as a year
ago, with better soil conditions. In
fact, II would not be surprising II the
grain production should exceed the
forecast, In which case prices would
not be so high.
But the communications appear to
show at present that while individual
crops will not be extraordinary, the
total production will be enormous. In
any event, the farmers look forward
to a very prosperous year. and this, OF
course. means heavy wholesale and re
tail trade.
The fruit crop has not been dam
aged much. Most OF the reports indk
cate rather a large and qualitative
fruit crop. The same inference holds
regarding early vegetables.
Probably the most significant fea
ture of the communications is the ex
pansion of farming in southeastern
and southern states. Diversificatior
steadily is becoming n more vital fac
tor in American production. The col
lective reports seem to indicate large
and diversified crops. with work foi
many laborers and the probability OF
comparatively high prices.
They assure a prosperous year &c
the farmer. the merchant and the
workman, provided the turns Of the
seasons are favorable to the crops and
normal weather promises favorable
conditions.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
MADE HIS ESCAPE IN TIME
Metaphors Of Millionaire Found No
Response In the Breast OF
the Farmer.

Tho millionaire accepted tho farm
er's cordial invitation TO ride. and
with much scrambling gained q seat
on top OF the hay.
MY good man." said tho million
aire. patronizingly. this swaying. roll
Ing. sweet-scented dIvan is a couch
upon which could win slumber and
be irresistible to the arms OF Nor.
pheus whenever courted sweet
sleep"
The farmer stffened. I'll hear no
moro OF your talk; I'm n respectable
married man. an I'll ask you where
you're goin' so I can avoid the place"
Dreamily tho millionaire smiled.
I'm getting back TO Mother Nature.
who has been outraged and abused
by me for years: am n broken man.
and she will forgive mo and bring
me back to health"
The farmer stopped the team and
pulled n three-tined pitchfork from
tho brace socket-but his passenger
was gone.-Success Magazine.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
IMPORTER OF ANIMAL SKINS
United States Does Immense Business
With South and Central Amer
lean Hunters in Hides.

Los Angeles, GAIA large business
is done between the South American
countries and the United States in
the line of skins, most of which are
made use of in the manufacture of
gloves.
The trade is particularly active in
deerskins. which are gathered in
Mexico and Central America and in
the northern countries of South Amer.
lea. including Brazil. In these coun.
tries. where deer abound. there are
many natives who make a living col
lecting deer hides. which they bring
by muleback or foot to the various
places where the importers agents
are found.
The supply is still large. but with
continued killing the deer in these
countries are less plentiful than they
were.
Deerskins are shipped dry in bun.
dies OF 100 each. They are tanned in
this country and used here in the
manufacture of light and medium
weight gloves for men and women.
Boarskins come from Mexico, and
the hide OF the Mexican pecary. with
fur or bristles OF a pepper and salt
mixture in color, the beast being a
savage-looking animal alive. Like
deerskins. boar hides are shipped dry.
The boarskin makes a heavier leather
than deerskin and is used for glove
trimmings.
Goatskins in large number are i'm.
ported from the various Latin-Amer-
lean countries, including the West
Indies; but the great source OF the
worlds supply of goatskins are China,
Russia and the East Indies. In the
order named. From those countries
there are imported into the United
States annually millions of goatskins.
which are made into leather, 80 per
cent OF which is used in the manufac-
ture OF shoes. Goatskins are shipped
principally dry.
from the countries to the south of
the United States are brought an.
nually some thousands of alligator
hides. mostly from Mexico and the
United States OF Colombia, with some
from Ecuador.
Formerly some alligator leather
was used for shoes and boots, but
now IT is used chiefly In the MANN
facture Of handbags and suit cases.
Occasionally there are brought here
a few manatee or seacow hides
which come from Mexico. These
hides are shipped wet sailed. The
manatee hide tans into a very thick
leather. cheaper than walrus leather.
but used like 1t for the making of
bufiing wheels for polishing purposes.
From Mexico also come a few tiger
cub skins. which are tanned and
made up into rugs.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
INSTITUTIONS FEEL Ak.
Montana Appropriations viii Be
Pared 70 Match State Revenue.

Helena. - Because the legislature
made appropriations In excess OF the
estimated revenue for the ensuing two
years to the extent of one-third Of a
million dollars. the state board of ex-
aminers has determined upon a reduo-
ton in expenditures.
The first to feel the az is the state
university at Missoula whose appro.
priation for the period is reduced
100000. This cuts or the engineer.
ing building. the biological station. ad.
ditional land and other items.
Other institutions will be cut In a
similar manner until the expenditures
are brought down to the receipts, the
board being determined there shall be
no deficit.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
Growing Enthusiasm In Great Britain
and King and Queen Gain In
PopuIarity-FairyIand Appear.
ance in the West End.

Dondon.-Persons DESTROYS of OBJ
procession should act quickly. as seats
are selling by the hundreds every day.
The prices range from to 1000
guineas (s5 to $4,000 The greatest
care Is advisable, as some OF the
agents are doing their utmost TO run
the charges up TO stunning amounts.
Another thing 10 bear in mind is the
location OF seats. Those accessible
only from the front will have to be oc-
cupied probably before seven o'clock
in the morning. Whereas those reach
ed from the rear may be occupied just
before the passing of the procession.
That the crowds are to be unprece-
dented Is explained largely by the fact
that the day of coronation. June 22.
has been declared a bank holiday.
which will release tens of thousands Of
employees who otherwise would be
kept away from the line OF march.
Special trains will run from all parts
OF the United Kingdom, and the colo
MES are expected to send 100000 Wis
itors. The number of those coming
from America probably will reach rec
ord figures.
Every street In the crowded area
will planked on both sides. shutting on
the shops. and dangerous hooks and
corners will be closed. The inten-
ton Is to convert the streets into safe
channels for the foods of humanity.
On every hand a spirit Of growing
enthusiasm is manifested and the king
and queen are gaining fresh popular
laurels week by week The work of
preparing Westminster abbey for the
coronation is being hurried. as great
changes are to be made within and
without An annex is being built. ex-
ternally indistinguishable from the
gray, time worn abbey itself. Here
the professional order will be formed
before the king and queen proceed to
the place Of GROWING. The special
coronation committee. the earl mar
shall Of England and almost every gov
ernmental department are busy with
some part Of the coronation prepare
tons.
For the decoration Of the streets a
special committee has been appointed,
and an attempt will be made to give
the West end the appearance Of fairy
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14

Even with all our faith that deaden.
Ing question. whats the user" turks
In wait for US at every obstacle In the
road. Did we not believe in what lies
on the other side. though unseen. we
would turn back like Pliable from our
miry Slough OF Dcspond.
Take away temporal hope from =
man, from a nation-what folloNsf
For the man discouragement, inertia.
despair. then uselessncss: for the ma
ton disintegration. How much Earth.
er reaching in its effects for Ill u .
hopelessness that this rough earthly
path leads IN eternal life.
Are we discouraged today7 Have
the worries OF the money troubled
winter hit US bard7 Have We trials
that none but ourselves may know,
tho more bitter that they must be
hidden? Are we bowed under .
weight Of illness. OF morbid dread Of
the future. that will not lift7
Let tho joyous message OF the Eas
terrible bring healing. Hope IL tsring
voiced on every side today. In the
swelling notes OF the organ. In the
soaring voices Of choir and chorister.
in the inspiring message that is pro
claimed from every Christian pulpit
In the land. II but remains for US
TO reach not for that hope and make
IL our own. to loosen tho sordid. de
pressing earth cords that have US
tightly bound.
The Joyousness OF Easter. Alas, for
the woman who cannot feel Il; who
is not lifted out OF herself today.
What though the old gloom returnsf
Is II not something 10 have stood on
the heights and sung aloud with the
Joy OF living; to have seen the sun
piercing the clouds. to have caught q
glimpse Of the radiance beyond? New
er again will the blackness bo SO
dense. for II there not the hope Of
that joyous day when tho sunlit
heights will be ours. to inspire u to
keep on climbing.
Let us not DO content to keep the
seasons Joy In our hearts. Real Joy
BUSINESS must find an outlet. In CHEEKY
greeting, In forgetfulness Of old grud-
ges. In taking brightness into the
lives OF those who may be shut out
from II. Wear your Easter flower,
typical Of hope. DO heartened BY the
Easter message. but share both flower
and message with those whose need Of
cheer may be greater far than yours.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
You Never Can Tell.

certain 'cellist was once snow
bound for three hours at small rail.
road station. lie unpacked his cello
and played his dozen fellow-sufferers
request program with tho result
that ono OF them took him 10 Europe
for a year. You never can tell rs you
bear your precious fiddle-caso through
the streets what magic easement may
not open on the foam (of steins). and
what fairy hand may not beckon you
within to do the one thing needful to
opus fifty-nine. or draw a valiant bow
In the battle Of Schumann quintet
Robert ii. Schaufiier. In the Atlantic.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
REASONED IT OUT
And Found . Change In Food Pus
Him Right.

A man does not count as wasted the
time no spends In thinking over his
business. but he seems 10th TO give
tho same sort OF careful attention 10
himself and to his health. And Jet
his business would be worth little
without good health to care for II A
business man tells how he did him.
self good by carefully thinking over
his physical condition. investigating to
ind out what was needed. and then
changing to the right food.
For some years had been bother
ed great deal after meals. My food
seemed TO lay like lead in my stomach.
producing heavlness and dullness and
sometimes positive pain. OF course
this rendered mo moro or less unnt
for business. and made up my mind
that something would have to be done
Reflection led mo to the conclusion
that over-eating. filling the stomach
with indigesuble food. was responsible
for many OF the Ills hat human nesh
endures. and that was punishing
myself In that way-that was what
was making mo SO dull. heavy and un-
comfortable. and unfit for business
after meals ! concluded to Try Grape
Nuts food to SEQ what It could do for
me.
Il have been using It for soma
months now, and am glad TO say that
do not suffer any longer after meals;
my food seems 70 assimilate easily
and perfectly. and to do the work for
which Il was intended.
Il have regained my normal weight.
and ind that business u . pleasure
once MORGAN take moro interest In
Il. and my mind Is clearer and more
alert"
Name given BY Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich.
Read The Road to Wsl1ville!s b
pkgs. There's Q Reason"
Ever read the absve lettsss 4 nsW
0oo aDpeaFo fro0 time 10 eADo. 3A9y
are ssasanss tree, and fsll % hsDaa
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings Of tho
Week Briefly Told.
BUTTE ACCOUNTS SHORTAGE,
Bot City Treasurer Says He Can ex.
plain the Matter.

Butte. Further Investigation IN
TO the affairs of the city reveals
n shortage which in the opinion of
many may amount TO hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
According to the audit, former City
Treasurer Goodwin is short about 500.
300. Other accounts are SO befuddled
with records missing. books gone and
pay receipt stubs lost, that It Is i'm
possible to trace the sums received
Or disbursed. Thirty-four poll tax
books representing S.4C0 receipts of 50
are missing.
Former Treasurer Goodwin says this
would represent a shortage of Si2.-
i40lG. About $1,000 of tax money
turned in to Treasurer Goodwin is not
'ound recorded in the city's books. ac-
eording to the auditors. A deficiency
,f nearly $4,000 is found in Goodwin's
personal tax collection.
The chiefs of police of Butte have
Kept all the fines collected from gam
bling houses and slot machines from
May 1909, TO November 80. 1910, il
would appear from records. The au-
iitors say they found no account Of
any fines being turned over to the
city. According TO the audit IL ap-
pears that about $4,000 has been di.
serted by the Butte police officials the
last ten years.
Goodwin in a statement says there
Is no shortage. and that Ia will ex-
plain everything. lie is a prominent
politician, being a candidate OF the
party for state treasurer and auditor:
he was also chairman Of the Silver
Bow county committee.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14


voice this ioyousness In the flowers
that are seen everywhere. There Is
q coldness In the church service that
10 not frightened by nj least lily or
two today: II seems to poorly express
the spirit OF tho Eastertide.
1t is good for US to have one day
in the year that 10 all Joy. II is no
time for yielding to gloom or de.
preston. Life has SO much OF shad-
ow that tho road would be darkened
did we never come out into the full
sunshine. We want life and light
and color around us: therefore we
put the blossoms OF spring in our win.
dows and wear them as We 20 to and
fro.
Other festal days have their tenn
poral distractions. Easter makes its
strongest appeal to the soul side OF
us. Coming As II does on the nrst day
Of the week. when the busy world is
resting. there Ia time TO think OF the
higher side OF life. to ponder on the
deeper meaning Of things that be.
What means this joyousness OF the
season that is felt by all. II uneIpress.
ed? Is 1t not reviving hope: a hope
to brighten the dreariest. most dispIr-
tied man or woman?
Did not man believe In . hereafter,
q future when wrongs will be right.
Cd and sorrows turn to Joy, the world
would have stopped trying long ago.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14

N. c. Goodwin. the comedian. was
eondemning n new comedy at dinner
In New York.
Its climax" he said. rs false and
unsatisfactory-as false and unsatis-
factory rs Rowndars excuse.
"On Rowndar's return at a very late
hour. his wife said responsibility:
"'You used to vow I was the sun
shine OF your life. but now you stay
out night after night
well. my dear said Rowndar. Z
don't ask for sunshine after dark"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
oueue-cuttins Parties Rage.

Shanghai.-Since the edict abolish
fng queues has been issued a new di.
version has become popular in Shang.
hal and other Chinese cities, known
as "queue-eutting parties" There are
regular queue-cutting societies or.
ganized. and the members hold pub.
lie meetings In the tea houses, iny,r.
Ing the Chinese to step up and have
their queues cut CT. much as a
preacher exhorts the sinner to come
up and be saved at a revival.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
French Baron Here.

New York.-Baron Paul d'Estour-
nellie de Constant. member of the
French senate and one OF the Nobel
peace prize winners, arrived in New
York the other day. He comes to lee
ture for the peace movement and will
cover 10000 miles in this country be-
fore he returns to France The baron
will meet President Taft during his
stay.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
Discoveries Of Tin.

Observation-Disclosures interest has
been excited In the Tavistock district
by the successful operations OF Glas.
gov syndicate, which has made impor.
tant discoveries OF tin In the wheal
Jewell part Of the once famous Friend.
ship mines. Part Of the property In.
vestigated has not been worked RE
yiously for 100 years.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14

Forsythe.-John Tucker. well known
Custer county stockman, was shot
down in cold blood in a cabin near
Ashland. presumably by thieves whom
Tucker had aided the officers In run
ming down Tucker was as.sssinatsd
while he was preparing his evening
meal. ]. w. Coleman Of Ashland Was
placed under arrest here upon suspi-
cion. He has been followed here By
q friend Of the murdered stocknan.
Three other men are suspected. Tuck
er's body was found with bis gun
strapped to his side and . bullet hole
through his forehead.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
Mule Eats Pay Check.

Shamokin, Pa.-Wallace Derk's pay
check dropped into a feed bag at the
Bear Valley colliery and n mule swal.
lowed the precious paper. while a rat
gnawed at a coat in a stable contain
ing David Jerremali's pay check and
destroyed it.
The men proved their losses and
will be. reimbursed.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
| Season
of Joy
Helen Bruce Wallace

HERE In an instructive
sense Of disappoint-
ment when II rains on
Easter. We feel that
the sun should shine
and all nature be at her
best and brightest on
this day that is typical
both OF spiritual and
physical reawakening.
A. g. -. u.. ...z
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14

awhile
" bling manis
ton Of the
million
and the bank had to send out six times for
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
Letter 70
~ Miner . Ca
elsrAsstss, y. :.
Prove What Swamp Root VIII Do For Yos

Send TO Dr. kilmer & Co., Bingham.
Ton. N. Y, for a sample bottle. 1t viii
convince anyone. You will also receive
. booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing. DO sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty.
cents and one-dollar.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-14
PHYSICAL WRECK RESTORED n
HEALTH BY GREAT KID

feel it my duty to furnish you vita
my testimonial as to what your remedy,
Swamp-Root, did for me when / was .
physical wreck from kidney and bladde,
trouble.
Some years ago was not able to do any
work and could only just creep around
and am satisfied that had IL not been fol
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root would not
have lived. After using the preparations
for one month 1 was able TO work some
and when 1 had used $500 worth Of
Swamp-Root I could do good days work.
l used about 5000 worth altogether and
would not take $4,000 for the good that II
did me. consider it God-send to suffer
ing humanity for the disease for which you
recommend it, and have recommended u
TO many sufferers.
II. L. HUGGINS,
Welch. Ark.
Personally appeared before me this 20tA
of September, 1909. III. J.. Huggins, whs
subscribed the above statement and made
oath that the same is true in substance
and in fact.
VI
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-09-07

-L - - r~- =HL
condition, then curry and brush the
COW ut least wieh as much care and
attention as is given the horses.
Keep all pals, strainers and other
milk utensils scrupulously clean final
ly cool the milk to so degrees F. i'm
mediately after milking. Setting milk
into an ice box, a cave or a cellar to
cool is not a very good plan because
Of frequent poor ventilation and bad
odors. A more satisfactory way is to
either make a small vat, large
enough to hold several shotgun milk
cans, or cut a barrel in half and pro
vide with a we'll fitted cover to keep
out all dust and shield the heat from
the sun. By placing this between the
pump and the water trough, then run
a spount from the pump to the cooler
and another from the cooler to the
trough, fresh cool water may be kept
about the contents of the cooler at all
times. The average temperature of
we'll water is about SO degrees F. SO
an arrangement like this is a simple
Inexpensive and effective way to keep
milk from souring.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-09-07
AMUSEMENTA AS WELL
AS ENTERTAINMENT

Wholesome amusement as we'll as
pleasing and delightful entertainment
will be found at the North Dakota In
dustrial Exposition which opens in
Bismarck on September 26 and con-
tinues until the Is of October. At
the Exposition building, in addition
to the concerts, recitals, dances and
receptions, there will be two weeks
of high class vaudeville, two shows
daily, which will be free to all en-
trants of the Exposition. The shows
will rank with the very best vaude.
vile programs of the larger cities of
the east. There will be six acts COW
ering a period of two hours to each
show, and each bill for the two weeks
will carry at least Is artists.
Then, independent of the EXPOSE
ton proper, there will be free street
acts, carnival attractions, open-air
band concerts, civic and industrial
parades, field meets, athletic sports,
concession, etc.
Saturday, October Ii, will be
United Commercial Travellers Day"
and this is proof in advance that the
day will be one of fun and frolic and
good wholesome amusement. The
Commercial Travellers are all good
fellows and they will make the day
one of supreme good-fellowship.
You will have a good time, learn
many substantial facts about the re-
sources of your state, learn much of
value about farming and farm indus
tries, and incidentally help make the
big Exposition a thorough success if
you will attend a few days of the big
show. You cannot afford to miss it.