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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12

With head bent and lips tightly com.
pressed. Matilda hurried swiftly past
the camp. down a steep clay road and
on to the bayou bridge that led to
rural delivery box No. 80. on the other
side.
II was a gusty. disagreeable day. At
intervals. the rain whipped down in
sheets. alternately slackening to a
sticky. penetrating drizzle. The wind
tore at the willow branches that dipped
into the stream. and the waters of the
bayou writhed under its violence.
Half way across the bridge. an ag-
gressive gust suddenly seized the
girls umbrella and flung II viciously
into the turbulent. black water Turn
Ing Involuntary. with futile grasp at
the flying parachute. Matilda abruptly
twisted her feet sideways. catching the
heel of her boot in crack between
the planks. Just then. an angry
cloudburst broke relentlessly upon the
unprotected head OF the hapless pris.
oner. and with hands tightly gripping
the railing OF the bridge. she waited.
"hs" Phti'ht' nht touiu
mand. for its fury to subside.
When at last she could get her
breath. she lifted her head and looked
about her. struggling frantically TO re-
lease the mutinous heel But To no
avail. Every jerk and pull seemed to
make II that much more secure. What
should she do?
She strained her eyes up and down
the bridge In desperation. but not
human being was In sight. She wait.
ed. perhaps fifteen minutes. Then
she stopped and made another wild
effort to dislodge the boot. In 80 do
ing. she wrenched her ankle, 30 that
further attempts TO free herself were
both painful and fruitless. With
sigh she leaned against the railing
and bit her white lips TO keep them
from trembling.
Presently the wind ceased, the rain
shrank back into tho clouds. and the
lead Of the sky broke up I'm patches of
blue and silver. With renewed hope.
Matilda scanned the road from east to
west. And then. glory OF glories! a
man was Just heaving into view on the
brow OF the hill opposite She watched
him eagerly. thankfully. hut as he
came nearer. near enough for her to
recognize the broad. straight shoulders
and the massive head under the drip
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12
New N. p. Railroad nospit,,.

Glendive.-Word was received here
that the directors Of the Northern Pa.
cific Beneficial Association. at a meet
ing In st. Paul. had decided that q
division hospital il needed on the
Yellowstone division Of the Northern
Pacific and had voted to erect one.
At present there Is no railroad hospi.
tai between Missoula. Mont. aud
Rrainerd. Mimi A committee recent.
ly Visited Miles City. Glendive. Dickin-
son and Mandan and decided in favor
Of Glendive a. the proper place for
such an institution.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12
COUNT WANTS AN HEIRESs
Austrian Noble Ready to Take Bride
to London for Coronation
Fetes.

New York.-If you are an American
heiress, good looking. blonde. well
educated. companionable and willing
TO become the wife of Count Hugo
Christalnigg. you may marry the
count and attend the coronation Of
King George v. in June
Fraulein Yrma Bleyer. nobility bro
ker OF New York, confidante and cor
respondent Of princes. counts and
other mobiles, is authority for the state
ment.
In proof Of the assertion that the
count is good looking. she forwards
his photograph.
You see." said Miss Bigger, in ex-
planning her plans, the coronation
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one Of the first recorded services held
on this continent.
To properly memorabilia this his
torical-rsligious event. the late George
w. Childs Of Philadelphia presented
this huge cross to Golden Gate park.
This was done at the time of the open
ing Of the mid-winter fair that was
held In the winter of 1894.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12
The Bayou Bridge and Cupid
By NELLIE CRAvEY GILMORE

DO get me out Of this." she inter-
.rupted petulantly. fiinching with pain
as she gave her foot an impatient
twist.
Full OF solicitude. Cheatham stopped
and with few deft manipulations
succeeded In loosening the imprisoned
heel.
And now" said he. rising and look
Ing ardently down into Matilda's de-
cidedly cross face. don't I deserve
something for that?" lie eyed the let
ter GENEROUSLY.
But the girl said nothing. and she
did not yield up the letter, either.
It's addressed to me. isn't IT."
urged Cheatham In crestfallen
tone.
"Yes. but-Ohl" Just at that juno
ture an accommodating zephyr lifted
the envelope from her fingers and
tossed II out on the water. where .
still more accommodating current bore
II swiftly into tho eddies.
Cheatham thrust his hands into his
pockets and stood staring ut her.
mingled curiosity and alarm showing
on his good.looking face.
You-you've changed your mind"
he said at last. very gravely. after his
recent exuberance.
The guilty crimson flowed over Ma
tilda's face. and without word she
turned and began to retrace her steps
back toward the camp.
Cheatham matched his step with
hers and they walked along In silence
for several minutes. needless OF tho
mud and slush. OF rain-soaked gar
ments, of tho inqulsitivo pedestrians
who turned to look at them every now
and then.
As they came In sight OF the camp
ers' tents. Cheatham paused and
looked sternly into the face OF the girl
at his side.
Look here, Matilda" he said In a
voice that was different from any she
had ever heard him use before. Il
want you to be frank with me. II
you've made up your mind to turn mo
down. want you. to tell mo so. be-
fore I've made any more fools OF my
self" His lips shut with a snap. and
the bulldog look came to his mouth.
Mallory" The exclamation was
sharp. indignant, but Matilda's eyes
lifted their sober curtains long enough
10 emit lambert little fash that was
nothing n not contradictory.
IF you care to come into the camp
until can change these rags" she
said demurely. Il think think we
can talk better"
Cheatham Invested himself Of his
rain coat and left II on bench In tho
yard. Inside he roamed about tho
little reception parlor" OF the tent
like a Gagged lion. for the girl
10 make her appearance.
She came In at last, gowned In soma
white thing that Cheat
ham thought made her look exactly
like a star floating In q gauzy silver
cloud. She was smiling. and her eyes.
as he held them TO his own, were soft
and dreamy with their subtle confess
sion.
Cheatham reached forth eager arms
10 draw her into them. but the apollo
setic entrance Of an ebony-faced In
iividual caused him TO reconsider for
4 moment.
Il begs pardon. but somebody wish
10 speak to Miss Driscoll on do
phone"
BE good enough" said Cheatham.
to tell the gentleman that Miss Dris-
,oll isis engaged"
When the door had been closed.
and obsequiously. he turned
% Matilda for confederation.
The next minute he was holding tho
white cloud against his breast. and
no star seemed to have no objection
% its new armament.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12
Each Inn. THE Dickens Head"

A novel use for Dickens stamp was
suggested at the meeting Of the Dick
ems centenary committee at London.
Mr.. +. Wells Of birmingham wrote
that. although Charles Dickens vas
the best friend inn keepers and u.
censed victualizers ever had In Ene.
land. no single inn in the kingdom bore
the sign Of the Dickens Head" He
proposed. therefore. to travel from
Lands End to John o. Greats. carrying
with him a stock Of LOO Dickens
stamps. one Of which be intended to
afhx to every INN sign en- route. thus
converting LOO places Of refreshment
into Dickens Heads" In honor Of the
great novelist's centenary.-Londoa
Chronicle.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12

The use Of summer silos 10 growing
more common.
Beet molasses contains over Sc de-
grees OF potash per ton.
The sows and pigs should Be put on
pasture as soon Is possible.
The seed wen treated will treat the
farmer to disease free crop.
Some horses have learned to baik
BY being overloaded and abused.
Potatoes VIII do their best on a well.
MANFRED. well-prepared clover sod.
There arc over l7o. ooo. 900 Of acres
under wheat cultivation In the world.
Peas. beans and onions were first
known In Egypt many centuries ago,
The intelligent care Of trees 10 q
great aid In our battle with the In.
sects.
! Let the patch OF mansel.wurzels be
included In the farm plan for this
summer.
Old grass and clover pastures are
much benefited by a dressing Of plas-
ter and ashes.
One Of tho "unfaiiing" signs OF an
ignorant or careless feeder 10 a bunch
OF securing pigs.
Weeds sometimes injure by killing
farm stock, or by rendering their
product unstable.
Tho brood marc In foai should DO
handled by a firm. steady hand. not M
excitable. rash hand.
Better to put up new fence or mend
the old than to spend the rest Of the
summer chasing pigs.
With the high cost of feed. . little
tankage added to tho ration Of hogs
every day will pay big.
When the cream runs OF the spoon
like oil and has . slight acid taste II II
usually ripe for churning
n has been found that denaturcd
sugar forms a valuable and economical
addition to skim milk for calves.
Some dairymen are finding II quito
convenient to have tho milking room
hold four cows only at one time.
Stimulate the soil to a vigorous
production by means OF thorough cul.
uvation and liberal use OF fertilizer.
In deep setting. with plenty Of Ice
the cream In all up In IL hours In any
of the good family creameries now In
use.
The age OF seed has much to do
with the vitality or terminating
power Young. bright. shiny seeds
are best
Hogs have often been tided over .
season Of shortage and kept In
thrifty. growing condition. for weeks
on mangels alone.
Young geese do not lay N many fer
tile eggs or produce as many goslings
II. the first breeding season as they
do In the second.
MIX readily absorbs bad odors
such ms arise from onions. garlic or
decaying vegetables. hence don't set
the milk pan near them.
Grading OF cream In receiving moro
attention by the dairy press and
dairymen than It possibly ever has In
the history Of tho dairy business.
A good stand Of clover cannot be
had when sown on fall or spring grain
where only a few hundred pounds OF
cheap fertilizer Is drilled to the acre.
The worst feature Of cucumber cul.
ture is the insect pests. but these
may be controlled by busting with
dry insecticides or even with bone
dust
The same laws that have sent tho
prices Of beef and pork products al. .
most out Of reach of the workingman
will also hold the prices of poultry
products.
Where one has plenty of land. or
land that II too billy or rocky for
regular field cultivation. the pasture
affords the cheapest feed that can be
crown on the farm.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12

Cows should be kept comfortable at
all times.
Provide some succulent feed for
ewes In winter.
Weeds rob the soil OF food elements
required by other plants.
Farm philosophers say this In 60
Ing to be very dry year.
The milch COW needs a shelter from
The summer storms and heat
A pig that IL fed grain all his life
usually fails to pay expenses.
Potatoes require considerable nitro
gen and a large amount OF potash.
The pigs should have q clean, dry
yard TO exercise In during the day.
A cheap and effective way Of de-
horning calves is with potash caustic.
BY 1udicious choice OF varieties car.
rots may be enjoyed for a long sea
son.
cut out many Of the wastes of the
farm.
The oat crop ~ a money maker on
the farm II liable not TO receive the
attention II deserves.
The soil on cultivated fields on billy
or rolling land will wash less II
plowed well and extra deep.
The gardener should try to grow tho
carrot quickly In order to secure ten
der. sweet. uniform specimens.
One OF the chief reasons for butter
becoming rancid at an early age Is tho
fact that II is not washed thoroughly.
One ton Of average fresh manure
tCh pouhus vi hitiokths oho
ton Of clover hay. 10 pounds OF nitro
gen.
Prune the trees In the early spring
II possible. any month Of the year II
but be sure to prune the
trees.
Glover and grass seed may be sown.
and a good stand secured. on oat
ground during the last Of April and
the first Of May.
II the buttermilk is not washed out
II will furnish abundant food for the
bacteria. since they thrive on the
casein In the milk.
With a quiet. steady team a half
grown boy, with a suiky pillow. can do
As good work as q man with the old
fashioned walking pillow.
There is no professional study that
requires closer work than does the de-
pelopment OF the corn plant-a COM
Jination OF brain toll and nature.
Pigs In the pasture require some
sort OF crude shelter to protect them
rom the sun and keep them from
and scalding on hot days.
Growing geese require large guam
tiles Of grass. which they will obtain
4 allowed their range. and which will
tut down the feed bill at least one
lalf
The picking of live geese for the
i've geese feathers. so called. is prac-
iced less and less. II IL q cruel prac-
ice. and ought to be entirely abol-
shed.
The amount of feed that the pigs
should get cannot be definitely ad-
1ised. That must be determined by
he feeder from the appetites of the
,ssimilats food.
II has been found that the seeds Of
many weeds will retain their vitality
or Is to Is years. possibly longer.
md not all Of the given years seed
rows In any one year.
II is surprising how few farmers
rave cement floors In their stables.
md as q rule they do not realize the
oss they sustain by having the earth
loor or q leaky. nlthy plank floor.
Pooriy-hatched and poorly-brooded
hicks furnished good grounds in the
,ast for believing that artincially-
,atched chicks were not a. strocg
md vigorous a. those hatched BY the
len. and they we're not But matters
ave greatly changed Of late ysass.
There are now incubators and brood
~ that ase reliable snl safe.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12

Glover and grass seed may be sown.
and good stand secured. on oat
ground during the last Of April and
the first Of May.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-05-12

Prune the trees In the early spring
II possible. any month of the year II
necessary. but be sure to prune the
trees.
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may Do COutfOiieu W uustiu6 Win
dry insecticides or even with bono
dust.
The same laws that have sent tho
prices of beef and pork products al.
most out of reach of the workingman
viii also hold the prices Of poultry
products.
Where one has plenty Of land. or
land that II too hilly or rocky for
regular field cultivation. the pasture
affords the cheapest feed that can be
grown on the farm.
For market purposes . stock bird,
large-breasted. firmly set on short legs,
surmounted BY large thighs. win prove
valuable. especially II belonging to Q
family of egg producers.
Whether dairying or beef raisins
should be carried On depends entirely
upon the tastes of the land owner or
renter and. Of course. upon the condi.
ton Of the buildings. the local market
for dairy products. shipping facilities.
etc.
Many very good dairymsn disagree
a. to whether II 10 best to separate the
cream while Il n warm and fresh from
the COW or whether II 10 best to wait
until Il b cooled and again brought
10 the proper Temperature before BE-
ing separated and pastsurissd.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
Drunkenness Not Found Alone.

Drunkenness is never 10 be found
alone, never unaccompanled by some
horrid crime, If not by wicked
crowd of them Go to the house OF
the drunkard, consider his family,
look on his affairs, listen to the sound
that proceeds from the house OF
drunkenness as you pass. survey the
insecurity of the public ways and OF
the night streets. Go to the hospital,
to the house of charity and the bed OF
wretchedness. Enter the courts OF
Justice, the prison and the condemned
cell. Look at the haggard features
of the irpned criminal, Ask all these
why they exist to distress you, and
you will everywhere be answered by
tales and recitals of drunkenness.
And the miseries and the vices and
the sorrow. and scenes of suffering
that have narrowed up your soul
were almost without exception, eth
er prepared by drinking or were un'
dergope for procuring the means for
satisfying this vice which sprang
from it.-Archbishop Ullathrope.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
Party Given In Barn.

| must tell you briefly of one party
to be given in barn, where the deco
rations will be branches OF autumn
leaves, which remain brilliant In the
country far longer than In town
There are to be grinning Jacks" set
on posts along the driveway. and in.
side the barn all the lanterns are to
have electric lights to avoid possibil-
ity of fire. Cucumbers, squash and
many other vegetables are to be made
into lanterns and candle holders The
hostess is to dress as an old witch
and all the girls are to have witches
hats. surmounted by black cats. pre-
sented to them. The boys will wear
hats of scarlet and adorned with
horns.
A Chinese feast is to be served at
a table where black and scarlet drag
-nns will run rampant The part of
the barn reserved for the party is to
be gay with Chinese lanterns, fans
screens and parasols.
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a dozen red apples, and In four of
them conceal ring. thimble. but.
ton and coin. Just press the arti.
cles carefully into the fruit and the
mutilation is not discernible In the
water. The boy or girl getting the
ring will be married or engaged with
In the year. The thimble means no
such luck; the one getting It must
remain single or unattached for an.
other twelve months. The coin means
wealth and the button means one
must win lame or fortune by ones
own exertions
Who remembers the old trick OF
trying to get coin out of a pan or
Hour with the teeth, .he hands being
tied behind the back? This is a laugh.
able sight. Sometimes a wedding ring
Is concealed in the -four, and The one
getting 1t will be married within the
year. or course, the coin denotes
wealth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
DRINK HABIT AMONG WOMEN
Americans Consume More Liquor Than
Do Their English Sistcrs-Much
Of II Is Done Openly.

American women drink as much as,
II not more than. English women. ac-
cording to DR.. John ID. Quackenbos.
who has made study OF the ques.
tion. Unlike DR. Murray Leslie, Lon.
don physician, who asserted that there
is far more secret drinking among
women than his generally known. DR..
| Quackenbos says that IN America
women make no effort to conceal their
drinking, but proclaim their overfond.
ness for highballs, cocktails aud cham.
ragne by indulging to excess In pub
lie cafes, restaurants and the big no
tells. Smoking, too, he says, is vice
coupled with the drink habit that is
working havoc among women as we'll
as girls.
There is not so much secret drink.
Ing here as In England" DR.. Quacken.
bos said, because women can be seen
any night drinking what they fancy
and without trying to keep any one
from knowing what they are drinking.
American women IN doing anything
good or bad generally 90 to extremes.
aud my experience In New York shows
It is very difficult to control the drink
habit among them because OF their un.
willingness to make any social saCrl-
! fees.
For instance, they keep going to So
clal functions where punch and other
alcoholic drinks are served. and they
give wine dinners themselves. They
Will play with fire and tempt Provl-
dence continually There is one wom-
an now who is a patient OF mine who
will take as many as ten glasses of
brandy at a sitting. And the most un.
fortunate thing about It is that the
habit is developing among young girls,
and debutantes at their luncheons and
dinners couple It with smoking Gig
arettes and playing games OF chance
for money.
"The women Of the middle classes
In America drink beer. but not to eI.
cess, as rule. II Is custom to
have beer with dinners, and II the
stuff were pure the harm would be less
than It Is.
But tobacco Is doing just as much
harm as alcohol, for the two 90 to-
gether And know that too much
tobacco leads to too much alcohol.
because the tobacco habit depresses
the nerve centers and causes a de-
mand in the system for an antidote,
and tho antidote for tobacco poison Is
whisky.
Il can safely say that 70 per cent.
of the drink troubls among men, and
women, too, is due to tobacco. Where
women are not so particular about
concealing the fact that they drink
they are careful to conceal the fact
that they smoke
Il know that many raise the ques-
tlon as to whether a woman hasn't as
much right to smoke as a man. II
doesn't turn on the question OF moral
right, The answer turns on the eff
feet smoking has on the womans char
acter. 1t destroys womanliness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
German Social Life.

Writing on German social life In
the English press recently, Sir Henry
Johnston says: 81 am told by so
many thoughtful Germans that the
abuse Of alcohol stlll strangles the
mental and physical efficiency of a
large proportion of German men In
the upper and lower classes, that |
am compelled to believe in an evil
which is only Just lessenlng its hold
over our own people, and which is be-
ing fiercely chased out Of the United
States. Yet | am pleased to state
that never encountered drunken
person in Germany throughout my re-
cent tour, though | was aware from
the newspapers and reviews that n
growing Indignation was making IT.
self felt among the bourGeosie and
professional classes against the
senseess eighteenth-century tradi.
tions of German studenthood.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
Wants Old Ticket Redeemed.

A supplemental complaint was filed
with the State Railroad Commission
here by w, II. Holt against the in
creat ss Of suburban rates of fare on
the Philadelphia & Reading Railway
outside Of Philadelphia. He filed a
complaint some time ago signed by
six hundred persons The commission
has been asked by c. w. Rittenhouse,
OF Scranton, to investigate refusal OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad to redeem
n ticket bought September 80, 1880.
at Tyrone The railroad contends that
punch marks show the ticket to have
been used in part and that the record
OF the sale has been lost.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
Temperance In Hawaii.

The friends of temperance In Ha'
wall are having difficult time to
prevent the slow but steady eXtinc-
ton of the native race by his imita'
ton of the vices of the white man.
AT the last meeting Of the Anti-Saloon
league in Honolulu the president made
serious charges of apathy or hostility
against the public officials OF the
Islands, Dr. Doremus Scudder, speak
Ing at the same meeting, extoiled the
local option idea; frankly recognized
the social appeal of the saloon, which
must be conserved in all rational at
tempts to rival It, and told Of his sur
prise in finding saloons in the outly-
lng sections of the islands which could
not exist were the Christian land
owners and well.to-do proprietors hos
tile to the liquor drinking habit.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
Halloween Cakes.

Often few novel recipes have to
creep into the department, so now for
these very unusual and seasonabe
rules. First for Jack olantern
cakes: From a plain loaf cake baked
In sheet cut pumpkin.shaped cakes
about two and half inches wide and
two inches thick and Ice with frosting
colored yellow. with the yolk of eggs
or with saffron. While the icing is
still moist, insert two small red can
dies for the eyes and nose and row
of them for the teeth.
For the "clock faced" cakes, buy a
few vanilla waters. coat with vanilla
frothing and let them dry. With melt
ed chocolate and a new small paint
brush you make the numerals OF the
clock. the hands in the center point
Ing to midnight. the witching hour"
Children adore these CONNECTIONS.
which require only little time and
patience. am sure every mother is
more than willing to do this
MADAME MERRI.