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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
LONG LASTING MANURE.
Good Effects Of Annua! Applications
Are Shown For Many Years.

Every one who has had experience
applying manure knows that stable
manure will show its effects or the soil
tor several years after it has been aI,-
Piled. but it Is usually thought that an
application Of stable manure will not
last more than three 0r four wears.
Perhaps this is true With the single
application. but when manure * en-
i)lIrI from year 10 year the surplus
plant food may be hold in the soil tor
a long while.
have Il small plot of land that had
been used IS Il garden spot for per-
harS thirty Or forty years. The tor
tility was kept up by tho usual annu-
a! application Of stable manure This
was the only method Of cnrichin- the
soil at that time. as commercial ferti-
lIZcrS had not then como into use here.
The garden spot WIS removed to AN
other l'llrc about thirty years ago /
have had control OF tho place about
twenty years. and the only MANURE |
have applied has been n little acid
phosphate. This plot till shows the
effect Of III" piant food furnished to II
years ago. ~ it brings much hoa v'er
grain lllan tho surroundings ~ni'.-Irarm
and EIr>idr,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25

and saw no more Of her till the even
ing. should have given her the
broken chain and the key still at
tached. but ! did not. thought |
would wait awhile. She did not men
ton them and finally | asked her II
she had them on. She said regretfully
that she had lost them in the ocean. I
sylnpathized with rer in her loss. re-
marking that she seemed to prize
them. The only reply l received was
a blush.
I kept the articles. thinking every
day that | would return them. but
somehow I couldn't make up my mind
to do SO. The truth Is I coveted Vtr-
ginia. though | scarcely realized It.
When n fellow covets a girl he Ia apt
to old on to anything Of hers he can
get his hands on I have known a
lover to carry a shoestring next his
heart. ! couldn't give up the chain
that had c!asned Virginia's neck nor
the key which . fancied might lock
some mans love letters.
Socially I was made much Of By
the McGregor family. they considering
that they owed me vircinia's life. One
evening while at their house at a So
cial gathering. the premises being
thrown open. I concluded to reconnoi-
ter with a view to getting a sight Of
the mysterious Enclosure that contained
Il was curious to know what. Passing
A bedroom the door Of which was open.
! saw q curious box Of brass and mo-
safe on a dresser. l listened and. not
~hcarin. II n on the floor. stepped
in ond. taking my kew from nv vest
pocket. put it In the keyho'e Of the box.
It slipped in as though it had been
made for the lock. hesitated. blushed
at the liSl1onorahle act | was TEMPTED
TO perform. remembered that al1's fair
in love and war and turned the key. \
tiny click ard I raised the lid. There
was a faded rose falling to pieces. In
6eed. 1t was but scattered stem and
petals. There was a bit Of folded pa
per. opened it.
To say I was astonished expresses
handwriting. Next l saw that 1t was u
message l had passed to Virginia long
before when a lot OF lis boys and girls
We're amusin" ourselves together with
bits Of nonsense. The only other thing
in the Ion was a photograph. face
down. turned it. and. behold. 1t was
my own honest face when I was half
a dozen years younger. had just
time to put the articles back in the
box. lock it and get out when I heard
NirGinia's voice at the foot Of the stair
way. ] met her halfway down.
I didn't propose to Virginia right
off. Oh. no! | played with her as a
cat would tease a mouse. Why should
the girls have all the fun? | made love
to her confidently. knowing her secre-.
occasionally pressing her to tell me
what the key locked. Eut not till now,
after our marriage. have | confessed
that | knew as we'll as she.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25

this hastenS The decomposition OF the
'lroppin@s and keeps the yard much
'I"nn"r. 1t also lessons the danger
from CONTAGIOUS diseases.
The buildings should be sc placed as
/" be sheltered as much as possible
from prevailing winds. Hills. trees
And large farm buildings give excel
lent prD1e ton.
The curtain front house illustrated
is constructed with two windows in
front, n at each end. and In the cen
tor a long opening The bottom of
This open window is high enough from
7llr floor. SO there is no direct draft
on t1lc birds. The walls Of the house
Nrc built absolutely tight. s. there are
no drafts. The openin- is covered
nnly by 4 light cotton curtain. This is
attached to Il frame that fits the open
ing and is removed on fair days or
Whenever a storm does ilOt blow Lirpc-
~ Int" the house. II it is impossible
~ open the window curtain the glass;
windows admit tho light. 50 that the
birds an see to scratch.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
HARDY ALFALFA VARIETIES.
Agricultural Stations Hopeful Of Find.
Ina One With All Desirable Qualities,

'S NV , "1'V
Alfalfa has been grow with marked
! success for forty years throughout the
irrigated areas OF Colorado, but there
was q gradual loss If plants as the
fields became older. though this did
not seem to reduce the yield Of hay.
for the remaining plants Increased the
number and size of their stems. In
recent years, however. complaints have.
increased Of lessened hay and seed
production. owing apparently to a lack
Of yigor and vitality in the strains
commonly grown-thUsc introduced
into California from South America by
the S%paniards.
by the experiment station Of the State
Agricultural college in 1904, and the
early experiments showed this lack in
southern types. Seed was then sown
from choice selected plants. together
With arIie commercial seed and some
imported .Turkestan alfalfa from Ger
many. The contents We're In marked
favor of the imported seed. In 1906
promising plant: from this seed were
selected and saved for seed. This was
soWn in 1907. will, seed of fifty other
strain" that We're re-" irri from the
bureau of plant industry from differ
cnt parts OF the world. Sixty-four
platS were grown. each receiving uni
form thinning and culture. After the
winter over half the plants from
Arabian and north African seed, as
We'll as many Of those from Spanish.
Mexican and South American seed.
We're dead. The same was true Of
native American plants, IL tho Tur-
kcStan platS, however. and those sown
with northern strains there has been
no loss in four Years.
Experiments to determine the cause
Of loss Of plants in one plat and not in
another show that II is largely due to
the fact that the hardy strains Of al
falfa have spreading crowns. with TN
foreground root stocks and shoots with
buds which arc nrotprted by soil from
winter !ree2ia&, whereas ~nOn-hardy
strains have moro upright rowns
with the bal areas very near the sur
fac" and consequently exposed to win
ter freezing, tllawing and drying out.
1t Is a heavy StnOler and hudder. SINH
lar alfalfa tests in Minnesota and North
and South Dakota, where winter con
ditions are more severe have given
results that tally with those in Colo
RADIO. The conclusion is that by means
OF s~ystcnati" seed breeding q hardy.
desirable, hay producing alfalfa, with
good seed Welding tendencies. is with
in easy leacll.-Country Gentleman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
"Lockinr Over the Gate"

That >hrcWh .AbcroleenShirc breeder
OF tie last rontirH. Amos rruick>!link
of Sittytnn, once said. Il always use Il
bull that looks oven the cate iuStcau
Of Through it, lie had no data to
support his belief that constitutional
vi-or influences the prrpntency Of a
sire. DNt it seemed natural. and his SIC
cess in producing vi-orol, and thick
fieslal SiortllornS WAS above that Of
any other man of his Time. Scientists
talk 81 both sides Of this Question. ana
there is often much doubt As TO wheth-
or TIE most vigorous animal puts the
most clear u stamp upon his off
spying. Iae!H are not 4 few farmers
who refuse to buy a pig unless he has
Il tail resembling a corEsrrcw. and that
is not 50 foolish rs it may seem, An
animal that is full OF energy is what
they want, and they have learned to
read the signs. In the absence of o n
yincinG data the cate test and the
kinlky tail test are not to be ignored.
Many traditions have I; scientific ex-
planation.-Country Gentleman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
GOOD Chick HOUSE
Curtain Front Colony Type Is
Meeting With Favor.
SOME GENERAL DIRECTIONS.
Poultry Pointers From Montana Agri-
cultural Station Expert-Dampness
and Exposure to Drafts Must Be
Avoided # Ono Wants Healthy Birds.

The following statements about poul-
try houses are taken from a circular
Of the Montana Agricultural college
experiment station:
The poultry house described is SINH
lar to that adopted by the Maine OK
pertinent station after several years
OF experimenting with heated houses
nd glass front houses. 1t is uscu cx-
tensively in that state and has proved
very satisfactory.
Tho soil best adapted to poultry rails
ing is light, sandy loan. into which
the rain sinks readily, taking with it
the dissolved droppings and filth. The
drainage should DO natural. A damn
place should be avoided. Cleanliness,
sunshine and freedom from moisture
are very essential. 1t is advisable to
pillow UP the yards every few Years, as
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
Kee5inu Celery For Winter.

After the plants have been tied fill
IL tie trench with good clear soil to
the surface and then hill the soil to
both sides Of the row so that in the
end but three inches of the top of the
plant is visible. The billing process is
best undertaken when the soil is rather
dry. and it should have Il good slant
tn both sides 50 that it will shed wa.
ter. When winter has set in the tops
OF the plants should first be covered
with either straw or hay-prcfcrablv
salt %lay-ani then both sides and tho
top should be covered with Il LAYER of
celery paper. which is procuyable from,
any scotsman in tiirty-SiX inch width
and any desirable length ut q small
expense. This paper cover must never
l,c put III until the temperature has
gone below 30 degrees f.. for Il certain
amount Of frost is absolutely ncces-
sary 10 flavor celery.-Conntry Gentle
mNN,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
Work Fer the Parson.

Edith was light hearted and merry
over everything. So one day her
mother decided to invite a very serious
young person to 'linner. and he was
placed next the light hearted girl.
Everything Wcnt we'll until she asked
him:
You speak OF everybody having a
mission. What is yours
My mission" said the rarson. lis to
SAVE young men"
Good replied the girl. I'm glad
10 meet You. | wish you'd save one
for Mo. '-Milwaukec News.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
VIRCINIA'S SECRET
By ESTELLE M

r Asst summer / went to the sea
shore with q party of young
people, my intimate friends.
AInOLg them was Virginia Nc
Gregor. for whom hnd lon: had a
Fancy. l did not consider myself good
enough for Virginia. and there was a
fellow about her all the while with
whom h seemed especially pleased.
At least whenever / saw them together
she looked at him with her big eyes
in n way she never looked at n
other man, certainly lot at me.
One morning at the bathing house
we all went down to the beach for a
bath Virginia had on a pretty shade
Of brown mohair that suited exactly
the tint Of her Titan hair. She GER
t"inly looked enhancing. and couldn't
keep my eyes off her She didn't ap-
pear to notice my alteration, ard I
tanclcd that. being absorbed in thought
with the other fellow. She was not
likely to notice any admiration but
his. There was one thing about her
that attracted my especial attention.
About her neck was q gold chair to
which hung a tiny brass key. wish
ed to know what the treasure was that
it locked, but I don't consider cul ious
questions we'll bred.
Virginia was q good swimmer. q
far one. She stepped lightly into the
surf, jumped over the first two waves
and took Z header under the third.
When she came UP she swain like a
mermaid straight ont beyond the roped
Enclosure. I was talking to one Of the
girls Of the party at the time and as
soon as ! could get away went in after
Virginia.
The wind was blowing up the coast
from the south. crossing the We
rolling in from the east. q condition
productive Of a sen poESSe. From tho
top OF q wave saw that Virginia had
been caught in one Of tho whirl-
pools and was being carried out. At
t o same time she gave a shrek. The
bathing master heard it and plunged
in. while the two nor standing OF. tho
leach. So"in" her danger. pulled the
lifohoat to the surf. launched it and
FASTENED to the rescue.
Meanwhile 7 swan for Vircinia and
by 4 vigorous effort succeeded in
reaching her. She had become para
lived by fright and could do nothing
whatever for herself. While trying
to Get my hard on something Ivy which
to support her my fingers got caught
in the gold chain about her neck. I
cra>rod it and held her up by ii till n
moment before the simultaneous ar
rival of the lifchoat and the bathing
master. when it broke. held on to
it while we were both being pulled into
the boat.
Virginia was too exhausted and ex-
cited to notice her loss then and I said
nothing about It AS soon rs we were
safe ashore she thanked me for my ef-
fort. but there was no warmth in her
gratitude She then left the beach
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
IN the CIoudf'S S3IUer Lfnfn6


WOO low wilson in an interview
with 4 reporter ut Sea cart. y. j.. said
with a smile:
Your questions about my campaign
are premature | must organize my
thoughts before | answer them. You
remind me of William the C~onqueror'S
son. Robert.
"Hohert. You know. asked TO be in
vested with the government Of Nor
mandy in his fathers lifetime But to
this demand William the C%onqueror
replied dry1y.
1T * not my custom 10 take off my
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
A Mutual Desire.

He was trying to make an impress
sion on a pretty nurSemaid who had a
Little boy out in the park.
Il wish you were my g~overucss." he
simpcrul.
$50 dn H. said the girl.
What would YOU do:''
I'D take those cigarettes away from
VOW and Get your hair cut"
Then he passed n.-Louisville Cour-
icy. Journal,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
Set Apart For the Farmer
FOR FARMERS WITH BRAINS.

We do not need more acres In
fruit. but we do need o acres
cultivated and managed better.
There is too large a per cent or
our fruits worthless. Better
fruits would mean better prices
and less expense in marketing.
II you keep up the farm it will
keep you. but if you rob it it
will rob you.
Was Your barn us comfortable
as it should have been last win,
ter: Remember that wind and
rain are detrimental to live
stock and necessary, repairs
should be made before another
winter.
Keep posted on the market.
You rather than the dealer
should name prices. Keep post
cd on crop conditions and crop
movements. In short. be in
formed on the market values of .
the commodities which YOU arc
handling.
In selling butter fat you sell
very little nitrogen. phoSphoric
acid and potash from your farm.
The COWS consume til" crops, and
the manure is returned. losing
little soil fertility. Dairyin. is
Il good way to make your farm
pay while you build it nr.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
Pore Horseshoes.

Several German reports describe rope
horSesloes. which have been in COM
mo use III Germany since the rapid in
crease Of asphalt and wood block pave,
,ncnts They are made from both
forged and cast iron. with a deep groove
on the under side, Into this Il section
IT tarred rope is fitted. which when
furt her fastening.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
4 Condemned Genius

THAT VAS the n'rAile>l crook | ever
ran across" said the police officer in Il
community where graft prevails. what
has he donc:" He got me to fix up
an ironclad system OF protection for
him and his gang and then robbed
the savings bank where l put my rake
off."-Washin2ton Star
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
CLOSING tie Arnu,rert

Restaurant Patron tcau 1icallyl-I
am glad to see your baby has shut up.
madam.
Nother-ies. sir. You are the only
thing that's pleased him since he saw
the animals eat at the Zoo.-Pu-k.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
Care Of the Ycunu Pius.

from lack OF exercise, damp bedding
and improper feeding. 1t is difficult to
distinguish between soft bone and
rfeumatism. but in either case a
change of feed Is likely to benefit them.
Wheat. bran and alfalfa are splendid
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
An Agqravatino Sin,

One OF the so lely girls of Agra went
into Il drug store for a bath sponge.
In asking for ii she made the ludicrous
mistake OF requesting the clerk to give
her a sponge bath. Houston Post.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
In 1882.

Wife frroUdl wv hat do YOU think
uf the way ! handled the campairn il.
eur ward:
husband ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS credit
AMY. my dear. though. Of course. il
can compare with the campaigns
mother used to make.-Juuge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
He'd Take 1t.

In~Acner-\ow. Tommy, suppose O
had two apples and you gave another
boy his choice OF them. You would
Tell him 10 take Tho bigger one.
wouldn't You:
Tommy-No.
'foacher-W WIZ:
Inmmy-CoS 'twouldnt be .!eccssa-
ry.-Tit-i;its.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-25
A Point Of Agreement.

Gri-gS-The! say il costs more t.
ger me
Eri@gs-Ycs, same as a wife.-Bostou
Transcript.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-04
TWO BROTHERS FIGHT
TO DEFEND MOTHER

Two brothers were in police court
yesterday charged with disorder
ly conduct and a third is being
sought by the police for fighting
over their mother at $50 Convery
place at midnight yesterday. Of the
two arrested by Patrolman Ry-
marczyk and arraigned this morn
Ing, Steve Stempanski, the taller,
bore the only visible injuries. He
claimed he was cut in the face and
hit with a hard object behind the
left ear and on the left side of his
forehead.
His younger brother, John, did
not appear to be injured. The lat
ter admitted assaulting Steve and
testified that Steve came home and
began to fight with another brother
and their mother. In defense of his
mother and brother he stopped
Steve, but not until the latter was
out for the count. The men were
discharged as the court deemed
John was In the right and that Steve
got just about what he deserved,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-04
ALL OVER JERSEY

The annual pie and cream social
will be held this evening at st.
Marks parish house, Hammonton.
The Hammonton Sewerage Com
mittee has elected r. G. Scudder
chairman and DR.. j. C. Bitter secre-
tary.
Boys Of the Chapel of the Good
Shepherd at Pttman have raised s45
toward the erection of a guild house.
The police have been looking for a
forger who passed a bad check on
Barney ~Shaneheld, o Millville shoe
dealer.
Second crop raspberries are being
shipped from Hammonton. Peaches
are still being shipped in large guam
titles.
A warrant has been issued at Mill
vile for Bud" Squarewood, charg-
ing that he has a floating den of vice
in Maurice river.
A merry party of young people
from Hammonton, Camden and Phil
adelphia are camping on the Egg
Harbor river, neal Weymuth, and
have named their camp "Inky-
Dinky."
Two large American flags were re-
leased from a pole and boom at the
home of John Wheeldon, Jr., No.
664, Ferry avenue, Camden, Monday,
while about 200 boys and girls sang
The Star Spangled Banner"
The strange disease which has
been killing horses in Maurice river
township has struck Melville and a
number of horses have died. No vet
Urinary has yet been able to dag
nose the case.
Lightning struck a lagpole at
West and Clinton streets, Camden,
early Monday morning with such
force that a piece fell off and
crashed through a window of the
house of the Camden Fishing Club.
The cement pavements laid on
Philadelphia avenue, Egg Harbor
City, last fall, are crumbling to
pieces and must be replaced. Having
no bond to hold the contractor, the
city must pay for the work.
A boathouse constructed by boys
of the Clayton Baptist Sunday school
on the shore Of Moore's Lake will be
dedicated today, when the entire
Sunday school will hold a picnic to
celebrate the event.
Charged with assault and battery
with attempt to kill, Port Gaylor
was held without bail for a further
hearing by Justice Chard at Millville
Monday. 1t is alleged that Gaylor
attacked Golden Scott, whose cries
brought aid and saved his life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-04
COUNTY CONVENTION
HELD BY SOCIALISTS

/. Levinson, of this city, was
elected county organizer of the So
cialist party at a county convention
held here Monday afternoon.
There were delegates present from
Roosevelt, ~Spotswood, New Bruins
wick and Perth Amboy. w. Yoder,
of Spotswood, the Socialist candi-
date for state senator, was chairman
of the convention, which was attend
ed by seventy-flve members. A din
ner was served the visitors by the
Perth Amboy branch In Kruger's
restaurant in Hobart street.
Mrs. Mcdonald, a New York suf-
fragette, addressed the Perth Am
boy Socialists on Saturday night at
Smith street and Madison u
w. Smith, also of New York, will
speak at the same corner on
Thursday night on Socialism as a
Philosophy and a Movement"