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GOTHhM'S BAD man |
Starts Out to Show ONahomans
Some Gun Play.
old-TIms Westemer Givss HIM
Some Real Excitement and
Back TO New York
He HES.

Oklahoma City, Okla--Ernest l.
Lucas came to the southwest from
New York several months ago to be
cowboy long enough to recuperate.
After q visit to Texas he settled In
Usage county, Oklahoma, chiefly be-
cause he had an acquaintance there
and because It II In the cattle graz
Ing section.
The real, old-fashioned cowboy has
disappeared from Oklahoma. but
Lucas didn't know 1t. and he had pro-
vided himself with all the convention
n cowboy paraphernalia. including
Iingling spurs. He engaged on . cat
tie grazing ranch near Pawhuska, and
the day after his arrival put on his
:owboy outfit and rode forth.
Lucas managed to act and look like
= real cowboy while he pastured the
beeves from Texas. Also he met Pete
Jenkins, proprietor Of livery stable.
who used to be q cowboy and 10 sorry.
Lucas and other mon from his
ranch were In a "bootlegser's" place
when Jenkins came in. Lucas had
Just called for round Of drinks and
he invited jenkins to Join. jenkins
politely declined. He knew the other
boys and winked ut them. Lucas in
sisted. and when the stranger again
declined he drew his big revolver and
ordered him up to the bar.
jenkins eyes grew largo and round
and he took the drink without further
protest. Then Lucas ordered him to
dance. and after a few bullets had
whizzed close to his feet Jenkins oblig.
ingly complied. Lucas had fun with
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SEES BODY HUNTERS

he took another dive and still anoth-
er. until. when he finally tired Of the
stunt, he was nearly mile from
where he left his clothes on the
bank. 1t was then that he chartered
the canoe and returned to the grief
stricken relatives and friends who
were about to drag the river
One Of his kinsmen, Fireman Will
Jams, connected with No. engine
house, was among those who bit II
knew" said Mr.. Williams, 'that he
would not be drowned unless taken
with cramp, but anyone is likely to be
taken with cramp, 70 when I got the
message there was nothing to do but
get a short leave OF absence and see
about It."
Though he would not say that II
was premeditated fake, Mr.. Will
Jams was very dubious.
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!: | NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
STATE GRANGE FOUNDED
OFFICERS Elected for Montana at Meet,
inc Held at Great Falls.

Great Falls.-With w. C. Picking Of
Sunnyside. Wash, present as the rep
resentative of the master of the Ma
tional Grange, delegates from subordi-
nate oranges of Montana organized the
Montana state grange.
The officers chosen were: Worthy
master, o. o. A. Young, Sun River;
overseer, P. ]. Anderson. Fort Conrad;
steward, George A. Reilly, Portage; as
sistant steward, H. C. Woodward, Port
age; chaplain, w. !. Trackwell. Flow.
cree: secretary, Charles N. Pierce,
Pennington; gatekeeper. c. W..
Vaughn, Fort Benton; lay assistant
steward, Mrs. r. N. Parsley, Fort
Shaw; Ceres, Mrs. Efie Trackwell.
Floweree; Pomona, Miss Winnie
Slanger, Ulm; Flora, Miss Anna
Nicola. Great Falls. The officers were
installed by DR.. Picking and work in
some Of the higher degrees was ex.
emplined by Fairview grange.
OF the twenty-one oranges in the
state, fifteen were officially repre-
scented.
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Two Eneueh for Her.

He was . small boy with . dark,
eager face and he was waiting at the
end Of the line Of eight or ten per,
sons for Q chance to make his wants
known to the librarian. When his
turn came ho inquired briefly: Have
you got Twenty Thousands Legs On.
der the Scar"
NO." responded the librarian q LIT.
tie snappishiy. for she was tired, I'm
thankful to say i've only got two.
They're not under the seal"
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ODD DIVERSION OF CHARITY
When Church People Refuse to Aid
Needy Trio Of Vaudeville Troupe
Others Rally.

Shippensburg. Pa--Because Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Evans and little son.
stranded vaudeville actors. were re-
fused assistance by wealthy church
people here and obtained liberal help
through collections raised in pool
rooms and cigar stores. the town re-
,embles . skeptical foreign mission
held today. with church and nom
.hurch factions bitterly criticising
zach other. and those on the fence de-
slaring that things are going to the
.emnition bow-wows.
The Evans family arrived In town
'scently. on their way to-somewhere.
rhe head Of the family II partially par
aly1ed, and on account Of his inert
ness and the age Of the husband and
wife, they failed to keep up with the
pace that the vaudeville stage set
them. Anyway. they arrived here
stranded.
Being adherents Of q. religious de-
somination. they sought the pastor
Who. although pinched financially him.
sslf. gave them forty cents and pre-
rented their cause before . wealthy
nsmber OF his congregation. But the
wealthy member and others neglected
% assist
The Evansss. discouraged. appealed
10 the proprietor Of the Sherman
house, who gave them beds, and In
he hetel they found charity. Several
hotel "loungerS" went ont TO the pool
rooms and cigar stores and raised Q
comfortable purse Tor the family and
cent them on their vay b relatives at
etselton. The whole aAnAir has ct
hA gossip not boiling
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FR0lIC ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Friendly Play Of Sea Monsters Turns
to Bloody Battle When Shark
10 Killed.

New York.-The Caledonia. blowing
its way through bottle-sreen ocean.
was sixty miles due east Of Montauk
Point.
Suddenly some one with keen eye
sight espied the perennial commotion
intthe water just of the ships bows.
All eyes were at once alert. expecting
to be rewarded with q view OF the
usual death struggle between deep sea
leviathans.
To their utter amazement and de-
light, what should meet their wonder
ing gaze but scores-aye. scores-of
swordfish and sharks frolicking In
friendly play about the ship!
The swordflsh ran their swords be-
meath the bodies Of the sharks and
tossed them high In the air, then
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Little Boy 10 Shot.

Missoula.-Donald Cromwell, 6-yeAr
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Crom.
well. died as the result Of accidental
shooting which occurred at the Crom-
well ranch. The lad was mistaken
for q burglar by Walter Smith. the
hired man, who fired upon him with
revolver in the darkness, the bullet
striking the boy In the abdomen. The
Cromwells left few days ago on .
fishing trip. leaving the ranch In
charge Of Smith. The family returned
at night and while Mr.. Cromwell was
putting up his horse, his wife and Don
aid went to the house. They found
the door locked and the lad volun-
teered to enter the house through the
basement and unfasten the door for
his parents. Smith was asleep, when
he heard the noise in the basement
and shot at the figure he could see in
the darkness without calling to the
supposed intruder.
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ECZEMA CAME ON SCALP

Lebanon, O..-"M.' eczema started
on my thigh with . email pimple. Il
also came on my scalp. It began 70
itch and I began to scratch. For
eighteen or twenty years I could not
tell what passed through with that
awful itching. I would scratch until
the blood would soak through my un
derwear, and I couldn't talk to my
friends on tho street but I would Be
digging and punching that spot, until
I was very much ashamed. The itch;
ing was 50 intense I could not slssp
after once In bed and warm. I certain,
~ suffered torment with that eczsma
for many years.
II chased after everything I ever
heard of. but all to no avail. I saw
the advertisement for Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and sent for q sample,
Imagine my delight when I applied the
FIRST dose to that awful itching IRE
on my leg and scalp. In less than q
minute the itching on both places
ceased. I got some more Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. After the second
day never had another itching SPELL
and Cuticura Soap and Ointment com.
pletely cured me. was troubled with
awful dandruff all over my scalp. The
Cuticura Soap has cured that trouble"
(Signed) La r. Fink. Jan. 20, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L Boston,.
A man caldox,, 1onora foo ann afoa m
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Horse Drass Montana Boy to Death.

Horse Drass Montana Boy to Death.
Glendive. - Antoine Wachtler. 10
years old, met death at the ranch Of
Anton Kirch. eighteen miles from
town, where he had gone with his
mother for a visit. The lad was show.
ing off his horsemanship when the
animal took fright and began plunging
and then running. The boy was
thrown from the saddle, his foot catch
ing in the stirrup. There he hung
while the horse ran for 200 yards.
kicking him in the face with every
Jump.
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LOOK AFTER
YOUR HEALTH
q Your System Is Kept Toned Up You
Win Escape Many Diseases That
Find Easy Victims Among
Pale People,

Enough disease germs enter the av.
ofage human body every day to cause
death IL the healthful organism did not
combat these germs and render them
harmless.
Let the human system become run
down, or debilitated, and this power Of
resistance to disease is weakened.
Soon the disease germs get the upper
hand, an acute sickness follows or the
patient becomes chronic invalid.
1t is in the blood that the battle to
maintain the health is fought. Keep
the blood toned up, the bowels open
and observe ordinary care as regards
food and rest and you VIII avoid much
sickness.
Debility is not a recognized disease
but is condition In which the suffer
er cannot get a good nights sleep.
wakes up all tired out. has no strength
or ambition, is nervous, has a poor ap-
petite. has trouble with the stomach.
and is subject to headaches and back
aches. II is most commonly met with
In people who have to work hard, are
confined indoors, eat improper food or
have worries and grief.
The case of Mrs. NJ. V. McCaslin, OF
No. 202 South 9th Street, Lincoln.
Eeb., shows the value Of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills as tonic for all rundown
conditions Of health. She says:
II gave DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People trial for general debility
from which had been suffering about
three years. / was thoroughly tired
and worn out and had no ambition for
anything. ] became very weak and
kept losing strength. My appetite was
poor and / was nervous and had So
we're headaches.
81 needed tonic treatment and tried
several tonic remedies but none seem.
ed to help me until l tried DR.. VIII
Hams Pink Pills for Pale People. was
soon much improved in health and
able to get around and do my work. I
took the pills until cured and am pleas
ed to recommend them to anyone who
Is run down in health"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are for sale
BY all druggists, or will be sent, post.
paid, on receipt Of price. so cents per
box; six boxes for $3.50 by the DIR. VIII
liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, n. Y.
Send today for a copy of our free
booklet, Diseases OF the Blood"
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Man Meets Friends Dragging
River for Him.
Thought Drowned He Had Reached
Opposite Bank In Series Of Long
DIves and Was Padding
Back In q Canoe.

Richmond, Va.-Whether through
thoughtlessness or purpose. Charles
Harding caused a sensation among
his relatives and had 1t spread
throughout the city that he had been
drowned. Those who fell for the
story and took the trouble to investi-
gate It were a bit sore and preferred
to believe that II was a put-up job
rather than an exhibition of expert
swimming.
Harding, who is known as one OF
the most expert swimmers In Fulton
and there are some swimmers In Full.
ton-went out recently with q number
Of others. First he swan over to the
Chesterfield side OF the river, and. aft
or resting for a while, started back.
When about midstream, far from
any of his companions, he disappear.
Cd. and. as far as they could see. never
came to the surface again. They
waited for some time and then sent
out the alarm that he was drowned
His relatives were notified and a
searching party was being organized
when Harding was discovered calmly
rowing up the river In canoe In
which he took passage soon after his
remarkable disappearance.
II turned out that Harding. when In
the middle Of the river, took q notion
to do some fancy diving. He ducked
under the water and let himself &c
with the current as long as he could
hold his breath. Coming up but a
moment for a new supply Of oxygen
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-07-26
Voice of Conscience.

western Kentucky negro was In
fall awaiting trial for stealing calf.
Ills wife called to sec him. On her
way out the jailer. whose name was
Grady. halted her.
Mandy" he inquired. have you
got lawyer for JIM"
No. sab" said his wife. "Ef Jim
was guilty I'd git him a lawyer right
away: but he tells me he amt guilty.
ind so. of co'se. | amt amin to hire
pone"
MIR. Grady" came a voice from the
cells above. you tell dat niger WON
pn down thar to git a lawyer-and
git a dam good one. too!"-Saturday
evening Post
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Girl Who Annexed Mistress Red
Switch May Be Dsported and Sent
to Home In Sweden,

Minneapolis.-Becaus she wore a
luxurious red switch which belonged to
her mistress. an 1S-year-old servant
may be deported and sent back to her
homo In Sweden II her mistress for
gives the theft OF the switch the girl
may be permitted to stay in Amer
lea.
Policewoman Emile Glorieux. who
traced the switch from the boudoir Of
. society woman on Lowry Hill to a
dance hall at SOL Cedar avenue. IL ap-
pearing In . new police role a. the 70
suit Of the incident She isn't en-
ployed ~ . detective. but she has dem
onstratsd that she could do detective
work when necessary.
Some time ago Miss Glorieux asked
housewives interested in the better
ment Of conditions Of their maids to
report to her when the maids attend.
cd dance halls. Thursday housewife
on Lowry Hill reported that her maid
was In the habit Of attending q dance
hall at SOL Cedar avenue. Subsequent.
~ the Same woman called up Miss
Glorisux and said that the maid had
gone out She said she wished to see
the policewoman- When Miss Glori-
sux arrived at the house she was told
the maid wasn't the only thing which
had left the house; that . red switch
vas missing. and that the woman OF
the house simply couldn't 20 out on
the street without Il
Miss 0lorisux went to the dance
hall and watched the dancers. She saw
- girls wearing red hair. Finally she
laaW oaa Who answered the description
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A WINNING START
A Perfectly Disested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for tho Day.

Everything goes wrong II the break.
fast lies in your stomach like q mud
pie. What you eat does harm II you
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this to
be true. even Of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She
says:
Two years agoI contracted a very
enjoying form Of indigestion. My stom-
ech was in such condition that a SIM
pie breakfast Of fruit, toast and egg
gave me great distress.
II was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such a simple diet.
but finally had to give it up. and found
p great change upon q cup Of hot
Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream.
for my morning meal. For more than
! year ] have held to this course and
have not suffered except when injudi-
ciously varying my diet.
Il have been q teacher for several
Sears and ind that my easily digest
ID breakfast means a saving Of nerv.
ous force for the entire day. My gain
BIZ ten pounds In weight also causes
he to want to testify to the value Of
Grape-Nuts.
'Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
Fable"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich
There's reason" Read the little
book. The Road to Wellville.s n pkgs.
Bvoe rcd sho abovo Detnoes 4 1eW
- o0oooRD tFoa t1De - 49, Toey
- go001nos t10os o01 TN - 400o0
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-07-26
FED AN elephant PEPPER
Jumbo u Nearly Killed an italian In
Tarrytown, N. ", When He
Stops SneexinQ.

Tarrytown. N. Y.-An Italian en-
ployed In the railroad yards here 10
convinced that an elephant has no
sense Of humor and no appreciation q
practical Jokes. The Italian essayed
to entertain q number Of friends last
night by feeding an elephant in q
freight car . pint or % Of black pep
per.
Tho elephant. known a. Jumbo II,
took the pepper In good faith. and the
snsese that followed nearly Knocked
him down.
Enraged. Jumbo II grabbed the Ital-
ian with his trunk and threw him dfty
feet away onto . car of coal. Ths
Italian was badly injured. but was
assisted home by his friends.
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him for nearly half an hour before
permitting him to depart
Jenkins went back to the livery sta
BILE, dug out his old cowboy clothes
and hat, shook the oats out, and put
them On. Then he resurrected the
rsvolvsrs he had carried when he rode
the Oklahoma and Texas ranges, oiled
and hung them In his belt, and put
on the old spurs He was trans
formed from . livery stable keeper
into the cowboy he had been years
ago. He found Lucas and his friends
still at the "bootlegSer's."
Lucas recognized Jenkins and his
astonishment was great, for he real.
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Double Tragedy In Butte.

Butte.-At an inquest over the re-
mains Of Bert and Mabel Smith. De-
tectives White and Van Orden said in
their opinion Smith cut the throat of
his bride of q week and then drank
acid. A letter. torn In pieces. was
thrown around the room In which the
two were found dead AZ though an
attempt had been made to destroy It
The missive contained reference to .
former love affair Of the woman's. The
Jury returned . verdict that Smith
murdered his wife and then commit
ted suicide.
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lied now he was face to face with .
real cowboy. jenkins ordered the
drinks and they all lined up. Then
he ordered Lucas to hands and
knees.
Lucas complied and jenkins sat oh
his back and spurred him. He rode
Lucas around the room, down the
dust-covered stairway and into the
street. As Lucas "galloped" down the
street on all fours. jenkins took out
his revolvers and for q few seconds
there was q stream of fire from their
nuzzles.
The crowd enjoyed It Lucas took
the first train back to New York.
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Act May Mean Her Exile

Of the maid. She asked questions.
Tho girl denied. The switch was re-
moved and there was a trip to the
police station. Later the maid was
permitted to return to her home. but
tho mistress hasn't yet reached a de-
cision as to the girls future.
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Woman Raneher Thrown.

Glendive.-Mrs. Hattie Blinco drove
In from her ranch near the city to
deliver milk and produce and narrow
ly escaped death in runaway. Her
horse took fright from whistle. and
she was thrown out. Neighbors car.
ried her to a residence near by where
she was revived. She was severely
bruised.
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from Inflammation. and your Sanativs
Wash relieved me. / am glad to tell
anyone what your medicines have done
for me. You can use my testimonial in
any way you wish, and I will be glad
to answer letters. Mrs. CHRISTINA
REED, los Mound St, Peoria, Ill.
Mrs. Lynch Also Avoided
Operation.
Jessup, Pa.-"After the birth Of my
fourth child, had severe organic infiam.
nation. Iwould have such terrible pains
that It did not seem as though ] could
stand It This kept up for three long
months, until two doctors decided that
an operation was needed.
"Then one Of my friends recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and after taking It for two months
] was q well woman. Mrs. JOSEPH A.
LYNCH, Jessup, Pa
Women who suffer from female Ills
should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, one Of the most success.
full remedies the world has ever known,
before submitting to surgical opera
ton.
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SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed of Peoria. Ill.
Escaped The Sur.
geon's Knife.
Peoria, Il.-"I wish to let every one
know whatLydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable

Compound has done
for me. Fortwoyears
! suffered. The doc
tor said / had q tumor
and the only remedy
W as tn e surgeons
knife. My mother
bought me Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
today l am a well and
healthy woman. For
m onths ] suffered
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lansing. Mich--One Of the st.
dents at the Michigan Agricultural
college b proving that more money
can b made cut Of hogs than poultry.
This boy has - high a $4,000 frogs
In his poad 1t one time. He nDds q
ready market and has shipped -
high - 1000 In oAs day.
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A man seldom generates any steam
with the money he burns.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-02

dos pulgadas de la peIvis, despu6s el
rln0n con ct pertoneo que 10 envueI-
sc fut arramcado layado con una pc
quena seduction de Locke la temperatu-
ia del cuerpo humane.
IISta soluci6n Sc inyect6 a travts de la
arteIia renal.
FL rn0n fue depositado en- una vasij
que contenia soluci6n de Locke.
Los extremes centrales de los vases
rehales fueron Separates entonces para
la nueya union Ell rin6n fue sacado
de la seduction y vuelto a colocar en- su
lugar Despues flreron co,idas las ar
te1'ias venas del 6rgano.
ma h0ra diez seiS minutes mas
tarde de la operation, Sc habla restable-
edo Ia function del 6rgano FL rin6n
habla Sido fjado en- 81 poSici6n normal
coSiendo eI peritmio La misma tar
de de la operaci6n. el animal camin6 y
bebi6.
13 dlas mas tarde Sc removi6 Ell rin6n
derecho de manera semejante, pero no
fue colocado de nueyo en- su sitio
La perra apereci6 EN- perfecta salud
inmediatamente despues de- la operation
Y asi continue durante largo TEMPO
En- Mario de 1909, ano siguiente, la
perra pari6 dos cachomitos En- di-
ciembre siguiente tlvo otros tres cacho-
rr0s
En Julio de 1910 el animal mum6 vie
TINA de una enfernedad intestinal que
no Sc relacionaba con la operaci6n que
Sc le habia practicable
III mn6n que lie quedaba y con todas
las parties que 10 rodeaban fneron guar
dados Y examinados embellishments
Ell rin6n izquierdo Sc encontr6 en- es--
tado normal. Lo propio sucedi6 con la
arteria y la vena de dicho rin6n que
cram absolutamente normales. en- anchu
ra, longitud Y posici6n
Dice el doctor Carrel, que no Sc en-
contr6 senal alguna de La operaci6r
| practicada, excepto un igero endureci
miento de los tejidos que Sc hallaban al
rededor de la arteria.
Ell rinon estaba cubierto por su peri
toneo normal Su superfcie lobulads
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-10-02


New York. agosto de 19l2-I.a larga
Iserie Je eXperimentos hechos por los ci-
rujanos de los Estados Unidos en- el in
gerto de 6rganos dc un animal Sobre
otro, ha dado eXcelentes resultados
Los rinones de I'm hombre muerto han
sdo quitados y eoIocados en- un hombre
V'|o' en- quleneS eSios orsanoS estaban
e"ieF'lIoS SIN eSPeranza dc euraclon- FL
pde'ell'e '''f 'hora en- pefiecta Salnd
Con J5jeto de conocer como Sc ha rea-
Iizado este tliunfo de la ci4ugia, es pre-
ciso primero saber como fue trasplan-
tado e rin6n de una persona en- el ms
tltlto Rockefeller, de Nueya York por
eI doctor Alixis Carrel Este es uuo de