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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-07
HELPING POTATOES
Soil FertiIized Previous Year
Gives Best Results.
TOO MUCH NITROGEN HURTS.
stimulates Growth Of Top at Expense
OF the Neutrality-suspicious. Is Gener.
ally Needed-Rotation Which In.
cIudes Manuring Is Recommended.

Every potato field is a problem in
Itself SO far as fertilizers are concern
ed. Still, experiments have shown that
soil fertilized the previous year will
give the best yields. Barnyard manure
has been detrimental when applied i'm
mediately before planting, but when
applied one year previous to planting,
as high as twenty tons an acre have
given good results. Two years ago,
on good soil at the Kansas station, ma
nured land produced seventy-five bush
els OF potatoes and unmanured land
eighty bushels. But the land MANFRED
In 1911 gave 21O bushels in 1912, and
che unmanured land 100 bushels.
A MANFRED field at Lawrence. Kan.
gave only "a bushels in 1911 and o23
bushels in 1p12. At another place
twenty loads Of manure to the acre
produced 15S bushels Of potatoes; no
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-07
Rainy Day Jobs on the Farm.

\ mark OF a good farm manager is
the ability to pick u the best work
and the work that will really accom-
plish something for the men on rainy
days. Every man who employs even
one helper should carry a little note
book and pencil and jot down the va
rious jobs as fast as they come to his
notice. Those which can be done in
rainy weather should be lined Out by
C%ultivator.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-07
ORCHARD AND GARDEN
HELPS.

The aphis can be controlled by
spraying with the tobacco or
Kerosene solutions.
Trees that are making Il rapid
growth Of wood do not generally
bear much fruit.
Train the tomatoes on trellis or
on a pole like lima beans. This
treatment keeps the fruit off the
ground and brings it earlier.
4 fall garden will prove profit
able. Such crops as beans. beets,
carrots, cabbage and mustard
will make a nice garden for this
fall.
Young plants in the garden
should be protected from cucum-
Der beetles and squash bugs by
light screens. Bordeaux and
paris green r. good for them.
Prune and trim the peach tree
for low heads. If possible have
the lower branches not over fiji
teen to twenty inches from the
ground. This gives protection to
the trunk and makes picking
easy.
Wheat and oats are not good
crops to grow in an orchard, as
they remove the very elements
from the soil that are most re-
quired by the growing tree. to
grow good crops and fruit
Farm Progress.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-07

Sfra6vberriec BY
ROSALxE s
Ouf 0fSeQSon 1xv&1sz

a waltz with my coattails full of straw.
berries. Never did l guide a partner
with such dexterity, gliding over the
waxed floor, dreading especially that
might slip, now e%xtricating her from
etwee couples closing in upon us,
barely saving my coattails from being
crushed, now backing and stopping
within a few steps to save the precious
berries from being mashed by some
numbering dancer who was in every.
body's way. Nevertheless there was
an excitement in exercising my skill
that was by no ear ~displeasing to
me. l was devoted to dancing, and,
Wh1rl1ng about On the slippery floor,
passing and repassing beautiful wom-
men in artistic costumes, l gradually
forgot my burden and at the end Of
the figure, when every one was sound
ing my praises for its originality and
the skill with which I had handled it,
l threw myself on to a pale blue
damask sofa for a rest.
There was a hum Of conversation
While preparations were being made
for the next figure, and l was think
ing of some new features l would in.
troduce with it when l felt that l was
sitting on something wet. In an in
slant the presence Of the strawberries
i'll my coat pocket and the fact that I
was sitting on them flashed upon me.
sprang to my feet. and there on the
robins egg damask of the sofa was
q ST r1 Whorrv h1Ofch mt ,1,,1ilyn thu
Of North America, with the isthmus
Of Panama trickling on to the floor. At
the NJ the music began, and the
hostess. Selling me, whirled me away
again in the dance. Presently l no.
ticed that the couples We're avoiding
me, at the same time regarding Inc
%curiously. AS l spun round drops of
the juice were scattered from my coat.
tail like drops from a carriage wheel,
damaging the costumes of those who
came neal me.
My social career was ended. The
hostess reported to my aunt that | had
stolen her berries. had made myself a
laughing stock and had offended IA doz-
ell of her guests whose costumes
had ruined. l attended one more ball
that season. but as | excited either the
laughter or the contempt of every one
l never went to another. My aunt dis
inherited me u off my allowance.
and l was obliged to make my
living.
Now the sequel. | took ,lp
art. which l had dropped when my
aunt took me up. | am il born arts.
and soon secured a hanging at an eN-
position that made a permanent de.
mand for my pictures. About this
time my aunt died. and it was discov.
cred that the manager Of her estate
had sunk every dollar of it. The
strawberry episode had not only led
me to take up a delightful occupation.
but to provide myself with a compe.
tency. .
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IT is impossible to tell what is for
our welfare. l knew a young
man who wrote a hand so illegi-

man who wrote a hand so illegi-
BILE n spelled SO incorrectly
that the firm with which he was a
clerk put him on outside work. In
this he did so we'll that he eventually
became managing partner. Had he
written we'll he would never have been
more than an accountant.
When l was young I was the pet Of
an aunt who was devoted to fashion.
l was fond Of society myself, and, be-
ing popular, my aunt was so pleased
with me that she made a will in my
favor, bequeathing me at her death a
considerable fortune. l fell in love
with a young lady who. like myself,
was lin the SWIM" but unfortunately
poor. My aunt, who was very roman-
tic, was not at all ~displeased with my
marriage declaring that she had quite
enough for both of us. Indeed, she
gave me an allowance which enabled
me to support a wife and live a life of
ease.
During the winter. at the end Of
which our first child was born, I was
obliged to go into society without my
wife. She was very notional In what
she ate and craved things usually IN
a%ttainable. One evening she was seiz-
ed with a desire for some strawber-
ries. 1t was in February. and even if
the berries were to be had the markets
were closed. l was going to a ball and
was obliged to leave my wife pining
for the fruit while l danced. It seem
ed like 'fddling while Rome was burn
ing"
What was my surprise to see on the
supper table at the house where the
ball took place a splendid dish of
Strawberries. They had been brought
from the south. but instead Of being
tasteless. as such berries usually are,
were sweet and juicy. ate a plate
full of them and at the same time was
take home to my wife. l lOitered in
the supper room till every guest had
gone, all the while fearful that the
stra wberries would be zone as well.
Fortunately a waiter brought in a fresh
dish just as the Don was left vacant.
Seeing on the floor under a side table
some paper boxes in which bonbons
had been sent to the house. | selected
n about the size of a quart straw
berry box and. hastily filing it. slipped
it unseen into a pocket in the swallow
tail of my coat. Then l went to the
hostess to bid her good night in order
that l might at once carry the precious
strawberries to my wife.
"Surely YOU are not going SO early:"
said the lady. you can't go now. l
need you to lead the cotillon."
was terrified. Lead the cotillon
with my pocket full of Strawberries.
Can YOU not excuse me-" l asked.
II am not feeling Well"
You are looking splendid. How
ever. Mr.. Vincent will arrive soon. I
will relieve you when he comes
But l have no partner"
Il will dance the figure with you.
Come. the music has begun"
Fancy my feelings at sailing away in
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-07
Givfn& Happiness a Boost
Took a Chance,

Bobby-Ma. you said that l shouldn't
eat that piece of cake in the pantry
that it would make me sick.
Mother-Yes. Bobby.
Bobby (convincingly>-But. ma. it
hasn't made me sick.-Puck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-07
Arab Test Of Horse.

An old Arab test Of a good horse is
said to be rs follows: Observe YOUR
horse when he is drinking II of a
brook. If in bringing down his. head
he remains square without bending his
limbs he is symmetrical and Il good
me-. What value has this test:-Na-
tionul Stockman and Farmer.
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Appreciative

Had quite an adventure lately.
Gave an old gentleman my seat in a
street car and he insisted on taking
my card And now he wants to give
YOU $4,000, eh:" mo. now he wants
to sell me an encyclopedia Oh dollar
Post.
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An Entertainer,

my DEAR" said the New York man.
where did you get the new waitress%
"She says she used to be in vaud<
Vile" replied his wife.
Good. Now we can have dinners
with cabaret features
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Liberal In Words Only,

Was that man of much assistance
in our great political movement"
no. He is one of those people who
will subscribe to your opinion. but moi
to your campaign fund.''-Washington
Star.
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His Reason For Doubtino,

$50 you claim the world is round"
sneered the skeptic. How do you
know that it is. not square,"
because have had too many deal
ings with it." grilnly replied Columbus.
FLORIDA Times-UniOn.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-07
Airy Philosophy,

The dement's can'be made to serve
a'useful purpose" remarked the philos-
opher. Yes. if IL casts bread upon
the water and throws care to the
winds.'-Butfao Express.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-07

Never Tasted Wine, Coffee or Tea.
The Duchess of Portland. one OF
England's greatest h~ostesses, has never
tasted wine, tea or coffee.
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M MISREPRESENTATION.

BILL know now that my wife lied,
to me before we were engaged. TOM
What do you mean: Bill-When |
asked her to marry me she said she
was agreeable.-LondOn Opinion.
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Bellboy--Guy in thirteen wants to
know where the fire escapes are:
Clerk-Well, show him. He's paid
in advance.-NeW York Globe.
The citizen., 1913-06-27
Miss Miriam Kirk Becomes the
Bride of Mr.. Frank A. Doll.

A wedding Of more than usual interest
in which two prominent families, one
from Dover, Delaware, and the other
from Frederick, Maryland, were inter
ested, took place at Dover, Del, on
Wednesday evening June 18th, in the
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church. at
eight O'Clock. Miss Miriam Taylor
Kirk, the only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Ellis KIRK, became the bride of
Mr. Frank A. Doll, OF Frederick, Md
Rev. William L. White, the pastor of
the Wesley Methodist Church, per
formed the ceremony.
The matron of honor was Mrs. John
Coubourne, of Baltimore, and the maid
of honor was Miss Mariana Doll, of
Frederick
The bridesmaids were Misses Mabel
Tebo Eva Hazel, Mary RAYMOND, and
Elsie Saxton. all of Dover, Delaware;
Miss Clara Robertson, of Rising Sun,
Md, and Miss Fora Josln, of Sudlers-
Vile, Md
The best man was Mr.. Fenton
Cramer, of Washington d. c. The
ushers were DR.. Thomas. Alban NJ.
Wood Charles Miller, and W. T. Miller.
all of Frederick. Md; John Coulbourne,
Ol MI, IL N~lIdi iCH NAhi
phey, of Philadelphia. Pa. Wallace
Woolford of Dover, Del and George
White, of New York City.
The matron and maid of honor both
wore gowns of cream charmeuse and
carried Mareschal Neil roses.
The bridesmaids wore yellow char
meuse gowns and carried cultivated
roses.
The brides gown was handsome
white satin francais, trimmed with Ouch
ess lace, The only ornament beng dia-
mond and pearl crescent, the gift of the
groom.
Following the wedding, reception
was given at the home of the brides
parents, on Bradford street, at which the
bridal party and the invited guests par
tlcipated.
The brides gifts to her maids Of honor
were ostrich plume fans, while the groom
presented his best man and ushers with
stick pins as souvenirs.
After wedding trip the newly married
couple will reside at Frederick, Md.
The citizen., 1913-06-27
Maryland School For the Deaf
Hold Their Closing Exercises.

Before the closing OF the Maryland
School for the Deaf for the season the
pupils were given an entertainment.
This is an annual affair at the school,
and is always much enjoyed by the pu-
pills. Various games were played and
refreshments were served. AT this time
the following prizes were awarded:
Books were given for Good Stand
ing OF Improvement in School Work to
the following pupils: Mr.. Gales class,
James Foxwell aud Harvey Stem; Mr..
Faupers class, Howard Hood and Clay
ton Forsvthe; Miss Young's class. Yer
da Becraft, Percy Hyde, Blanche Shafer,
Ferd. Alsip; Miss Tillinghast's class,
Margaret PEBBLES and Howell Elliott;
Miss Iiams' class, Elmer Gravener, Wal
ter Miller, Hartley Acton; Miss Ely's
class, Bessie Moss, Esther Winter
ling. Mary Myers and Josephine Hone;
Miss Witcher's class, Rosalie Dorsey,
Norah Downes, Helen Moss; Miss Kelly's
class, Michael Weinsten. Sylvia Troyer,
Sadie Mobey; Miss Gilson's class, Yer
gle Mobley, Abe Stern, and Rozelle
Mccall
Books were given, though not as
prizes. to all pupils in the Youngest
class, which are taught by Miss Davis
and Miss Hancock.
Various prizes were given to the fol-
lowing list of pupils for their excellent
work III the nine art classes taught by
Miss Doub: James Foxwell, Hilby Mills,
Roland Stutz, Margaret PEBBLES, Elmer
Gravener, Bessie Moss, Helen Moss, Al
onzo Phillips and Abe Stern. Helen
Moss was especially commended for her
interest, application and accomplish
ments.
Prize winners in the Cooking and Sew
ing classes were as follows; Cooking
classes, Margaret Bateman, Elaine Dean,
Rosalie Dorsey, Margaret PEBBLES; Sew
ing classes, Margaret Bateman, Josephine
Hone, Loretta Knochel, Rosalie Dorsey
and Blanche Shafer.
A knife was given to each Of the fol-
lowing list of boys for the good work
done in the shops Cabinet shop, Clayton
Forsythe, Hlby Mills, Harvey Stem;
shoe shop Noah Downes, Ferd. Alslp.
Grover Burket printing office: Michael
Wenstein Aonzo Phillips, Roland
Stultz and lanes Foxwell.
The citizen., 1913-06-27

Mt. st. Joseph's Commencement.
The Io4th annual commencement of
St Joseph College and Academy, near
Emmitsburg was held at the college, his
eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, presiding.
An excellent commencement program
was rendered, closing with an address by
Cardinal Gibbons.
After the march into the chapel, Miss
Theo Brown had the Greetings to Our
CARDINAL which was followed by a
chorus, Misses Kelley, Tuttle Hartnett,
Shaier, Spalding, McManus, Brown and
McManus. Miss HIlda Park read an
essay on THE Triumph of the Cross, "
after which an instrumental selection was
given by Misses Vaughn Crsty and one
of the teachers.
The degrees were then conferred and
honors announced. Cardinal Gibbons
presented the diplomas and degrees. and
Rev. Fr. J. O. Hayden, pastor of St.
Ioseph's Church, Emmitsburg. called the
names of those entitled to diplomas and
houorS.
The valedictory was by Miss Helen
Conley, of Brookline Mass, who won
first honors in the college course. The
valedctory was followed by an address
by Cardinal Gibbons, who advocated
Christian education for girls and he
praised highly the work being done at
St Toseph's.
The baccalaureate degree was conferred
upon two graduates, Miss Conley and
Miss Hilda Park, the latter of Donald
sonvlle. La. Class honors were con-
ferred as follows:
Carroll Gold Medal-General excel
lence, senior class: donors-Mr NJ Jenk-
ins and Miss +. l.. Jenkins, to Helen Vir-
ginia Conley.
l[albach Gold Medal-General excel
lence, junior class to Anne Theodore
Brown, OF Washington.
Gold Medal-General excellence, soph-
omore class to Helena Mary Hartnett, of
Dover. Del.
Gold Medal-General excellence. fresh
man class, to Dorothy Louise Callahan,
of Washington, ID. c.
Gold Medal-General excellence, fourth
wear academic to Catharine Elizabeth
Holden, Of Washington. d. c.
Silver Medal - General excellence,
third year academic, to Margaret Ger
trude Callahan, of Washington, d. c.
Gold Medal-Science of religion, high
est average in College classes. Donor
Kew. !. q. Hayden, I. M, EmmltSDurg,
to Anna Marie Fesenmeier, of Cumber-
land; next in merit Helen Virginia Con-
ley.
Seton Gold Medal-Church history,
highest average, junior class Donor
Mrs A. NJ. f. Seton, Baltimore, to Mary
Isabel Sebold, of Emmitsburg; next IN
merit. Martha DaIngerfeld Spalding
Denny Gold Medal - Mathematics.
highest average, sophomore class, Do
nor, Mr.. J. B. Denny, lohnstown, Pa, to
Marie Louise Haberman, of Pittsburgh,
Pa; next in merit, Helena Mary Hart
nett
Gold Medal-China painting. Donor,
Mrs Thos F. Calvin, Brookline, Mass,
TO Sarah Agatha Byrne, of Roanoke, Va.
The citizen., 1913-06-27
Making Things Look Nice.

81 will not put that pavement DOWN.
"I'll not sod that front yard," I'll not.
trim that tree'-because will not get al
cent more rent for the house If do, SAYS
the Columbus 20. State Journal That
is not stating the whole case. OF course
a man should have his rent. He can't dc
without that. But there is something in
cumbent on him, and that is the civic
duty of making his property presentable
and attractive so it will be an honor tc
the community.
Owning property is a sort of public
matter after all. 1t establishes a relation
between the owner and the people. H.
has no right to make that relation I;
purely selfish matter on his part. H,
should exert himself somewhat to max.
il agreeable TO his neighbors Suppos
everyone in this town would refuse to i'm
prove the appearance OF their property
bit more than they had to-why. in tei
years the city would look desolate an
bankrupt. Never keep up ragged AT
pearance, never permit an eyesore, heye
! refuse to put down pavement or in
prove lawn because it will not increas
J the rent. The truly great man lives /
! benefit others and not himself, and vet
benefiting others he benefits himself.
; Is hard to get onto that gospel, but it
all there--written in the very consttutio
of things.
The citizen., 1913-06-27

1t is extremely unpleasant for a sensi-
tive woman who. before marrying had
been earning her own living, and had
been accustomed to spending her income
as she pleased, to ask a man for money
to buy everything that she needs, such as
cotton, needles, pins, etc. 1t seems to
us no more than right that man should
give his wife for her own necessities,
at leastshali as much money as he would
pay to a servant. She keeps his house,
provides for the comfort OF himself and
children, not for hire, but because she
loves them, and she cares for her hus-
bands interests as no hired housekeeper
would, and is she not entitled to pay for
her services? Yet some men would think
that il is hardship TO pay wife the
amount that he would be obliged to pay
a servant girl There is many woman
among the working classes who would
think herself rich if she were sure of fifty
cents per week of her husbands wages
to spend as she pleased. The above
hints are for husbands who need them,
and written in consideration of their
good wives.
The citizen., 1913-06-27
Captain johnson Now.

\ d. l.. Johnson, son OF Mr. and Mrs.
]. l.. Johnson, OF this city. was appointed
captain of Company A, of the NJ. A. c.
cadets, in the list of the appointments
announced. AT the commencement eX-
ercses Of the college the degree Of doc
tor of laws was conferred upon Repre-
sentative David !. Lewis, OF the Sixth
MARYLAND district, in recognition of his
successful efforts to tighten the bur
dens of the people of the land by secur
ing for them the system of parcel post. F"
In reply Congressman Lewis acknow-
edged and advised the graduating class
that, while education was most impor-
tant factor in life, the development OF
character was equally as important.
The citizen., 1913-06-27

Nothing is better calculated TO ruin
small boy than for him to have two
homes. to either of which he is per-
mitted to go at will. II his mother chas-
tises him for his naughtiness, he takes
his hat and goes over to grandma's or
auntie's house. There he is received,
and caoled and petted and permitted to
remain a day or two, or perhaps week.
Then, because of some overt act, he is
again reproved, and he picks up his hat
and goes off to his home, where he is
kindly received and no reference made
to his former misconduct. In this way
he is permitted to osclllate between two
homes all of the time developing his dis
regard of the restraints OF rlghtful au-
thority. Trained in this way. he grows
UP self-willed, and has no regard for the
rights or wishes Of, others, and unless
some remarkable freak of grace inter
poses to check his wild career, he is
pretty certain to land in the penitentiary.
The citizen., 1913-06-27
The Middle of June.

Middle of June, is my time to recog-
nize
My old Catoctin Mountain, and those
skies
OF perfect azure where the twinkling
lights
OF dusk and morning sprinkle Braddock
Heights,
And down the valley where old Frederick
dreams
The loved Monocacy trails on in
Between its sycamores and the poplars
Toward the ripping and the rythmic
Of broad Potomac's watersheds and
grass.
An old flat boat and castingh es for
bass.
Middle of June, and days come back
They're Miss October; not much time to
stay,
But Just to bring us on their filmy
wing
The mystic spell between the fall aud
spring,
When nature is like a dancer on the
stage,
Who changes costume while the in
Struments
Pour out their clangor with estate
rage
And all the audience watches in sus-
pense
To see what is liable to happen when
The wand OF Prosperine is waved again.
Middle of June, the very heart of
sweets,
And there Catoctin the blue heaven
meets,
And Braddock glistens on its central
hill.
And through the gap the little farms lie
still,
Like children crouching at mothers
knee
To see how sweet and gentle they can
be,
While from her lips the magic stores
OF Golden Locks and Giant Blunder-
bore;
And eastwasd Frederick lifts its clus-
tered spires,
And then the twilight wakes its insect
choirs.
Middle of June, best time of all the
year
For LAYING sprawl upon the earth to
The still small voice of beauty and
light
Wake up in whispers to old Braddock
HEIGHTS
And through the gap, and gently down
and down
Until it comes to dear, old Middletown
Its little churches, and its homes and
stores,
And tender landmarks that were once
the wars,
Red stanchions and grim sign posts by
that road
O'er which the brave to bloody Sharps-
burg strobe.
Middle of June, Just take me back
somehow
To that Catoctin summit Blue Ridge
brow,
With all its spell of beauty and re
pose,
And all of the mist that winged with sun
light flows
From shore to shore between those
wales of green,
AS if a ship from out OF some ancient
dream
A Norseman's proa or Greek
trireme-
Had sailed from Hellas to this living
scene,
To be caught up in the sunlight-presto,
visit
A phantom galleon on sea of mist
Beutztown Bard.
The citizen., 1913-06-27
Advertised List.

The following is list OF the advertised
letters remaining in the Frederick City
Postotfice, Saturday June 81, 1913
To obtain any of these letters the appli-
cants must call for advertised letters. !"
If not called for within two weeks they
may be sent to the dead letter office.
Gentlemen's List.-Arthur Fl. Ander-
son, w J. McMullen, Lorenzo Palmer,
Henry Pultz, Gailord f. Putnam.
Ladies List.-Mlss Fannie Chambers,
Miss Sarah Diggs, Miss Nellie Julian,
Mrs Harry Mitchell, Leila Murphy, Mrs
E. McCreary, Miss Cora Stull.