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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Nations Names a Puzzle.

The names of the great nations OF
Europe set many puzzles to the philol-
ogist. There is no doubt that France
is the country of the Franks, the free
men. or that Austria is the eastern
empire. But one would not so easily
guess that Russians means rowers
or s~eafarers-a word of Swedish orr.
gin concentrating the Scandinavian
vikings. The Britons have been sup.
posed to take their name from a word
signifying v%ariegated, in allusion to
their staining their skins with woad.
Most puzzling of all is Germans"
which is not the Latin "germanus,"
own brother, but Of Celtic origin, and
has been variously interpreted rs
meaning ''the people" or ''the shout.
ers."-London Chronicle.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
HENS IN COLD WEATHER.
It Is Absolutely Wrong to Crowd the
Sleeping Quarters.

There is no doubt whatever that a
warm roosting compartment is a tre-
mendous aid toward maintaining pOul-
try, both adult and young stock, in
good health and, incidentally, toward
encouraging a plentiful supply Of eggs
during the winter months. Many poul-
try raisers make the serious mistake,
however, Of o~vercrowding their houses
very considerably, although they may
have gone to the trouble Of providing
excellent accommodations, writes NJ.
X. Boyer in the American C%ultivator.
To do so under such conditions is
merely a waste of labor and money,
and the full benefit will not be felt. 1t
is sometimes imagined that during cold
weather it is a good plan to overcrowd
the sleeping quarters in order to keep
the birds warm, but this is quite an
erroneous idea. If the house is SUBJ
stantially built of good material the
birds will be quite warm enough with
out ov%ercrowding the place and so MAX
ing the air impure and vitiated. Rough
ly speaking, two square feet of floor
space should be allowed per bird-that
is to say that in a house measuring 6
by 5 feet fifteen birds can be accommo-
dated in comfort.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Repairing the Break
By RUSSELL H. FORD

all these years to tell me that under
Il false assumption, instigated by-by
whom"
"My cousin, Julie Demourier."
Julie Demourier! Why
"Why what?'
She threw herself at me rs 500 as
you had broken with me-"
"She threw herself at you!"
"!Certainly."
"Oh. heavens"
He strobe toward her and stood be-
side her, looking into her eyes almost
fiercely.
"She blighted our lives" he said.
There was no reply. She stood with
her back to- him. looking ~intently out
through the window.
"You permitted yourself to be made
a dupe by Il who was not worthy to
tie your shoe"
"If you had loved me you would
have sought ME again. You would
have given me an opportunity to-
How did I know that you were
prompted by jealousy and were show
ing n preference you did not feel for
another?"
The argument was unanswerable.
Heaven grant," he continued, that
no friend will come between these
two happy creatures who have just
left us before the knot is tied"
She shuddered.
tEYnr<ovc, - In coiI l., n c,,io<or <o,,o
there is yet old age for u.s."
For me. You are in your prime. A
man of your age. if he marries, will
unite with a young woman"
You are as beautiful to me as the
| day that contract was signed"
mot to the world. You would be-
come ashamed of me. Only men who
grow old with their wives grow old in
| their affection for them"
"Hortense, let us close the gap be-
tween that settlement ceremony and
the present so far as we can by a
wedding. l will call the carriage; we
will drive to the MARE"
She neither answered nor stirred.
He placed an arm about her and kiss
ed her. Then he stepped to a bell
| and called a servant.
"The carriage" he said when the
lackey entered.
That evening the two returned for
dinner from a drive and were met at
the door by the nephew and niece.
"Why. auntie, where have you been?"
ITO the maire's," said her compan-
ion. 1--WE have been married.
"Married!'
Eyes: we leave nuptial ceremonials
to young fools like you. Thank heaven
we have passed that stupid period"
Mon Dieu!'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Improvinu Marsh Soils.

Here is an abbreviated formula for
the Improvement of marsh soils given
in Il bulletin of the agricultural expert
ment station. University of Wisconsin:
Warm them by draining off the eX-
cess water.
Plow and cultivate them carefully to
prepare !: good bed for the seed.
Add the fertilizing clements which
are lacking.
Sow only crops which are suited to
such soils.
The crops recommended for soils of
Il swampy nature include corn, po-
tatoeS. cabbage. buckwhent and timo-
thy and al>ile clover for hay. When
the land is first packed and made firm
by rolling small grains can he grown.
OF these the most satisfactory are,
first, wheat and barley and then oats
and rye.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
CANNIBALS OF THE K0NG0
Real savaees Live In 6eIeian's African
Possessions.

Real savases Live In 6eIgian's African
Possessions.
In his book "Hunting and Hunted In
the Belgian Kongo" Mr.. 4. D. Cooper
speaks of the remarkable people who
live in the forest wilds:
~''Threadiny u way down the stony
path, winding in and out among the
trees, We began to walk the remaining
few miles along the sandy shore to
Butiaba. \ slight breeze sprang up
from the southwest, and very shortly
the sun had kissed the Bulegga moun.
tain peaks that rose thousands of feet
sheer from the waters edge in the
west.
"Gaunt forbidding sentinels of the
Kongo! What strange people dwell
behind you-the dwarfs and others,
with their poisoned implements of war
-cannibalism with all it's attendant
horrors-a people that cannot tell us
of their past. The ages gone by are
all IL blank to them. These people are
akin to the beasts Of the forest. mas.
much as they care only for the present.
They live for the present. The past Is
gone. No records have been written OF
them.
THE war paint of vermilion colored
pigments which is smeared all over
their bodies adds to the hideousness
of these savages, darling from rock
to rock, hiding behind trees, lying hid
den in the foliage overhead, wagins
war with all. Tragedy follows tragedy
behind those Bulegga mountains in the
Kongo. to the south of which lie the
SNOW capped crests Of rugged Ruwen-
ZOri.'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
OUR LAW Department..

Do not rely upon the oral guar
antee of any agent who sells you
something as to it's quality or condi-
ton. Such guarantee will not be bind
ing on the principal unless it was duly
authorized, and this is often very diff
cult to prove.
Do not depend upon a mere oral
guarantee in any case. 1t is always
difficult to prove, and witnesses are
generally forgetful and Indifferent. 1t
is easy to put Il guarantee in writing
which fixes the responsibility without
other evidence.
Do not depend upon the guarantee
of a firm or company as to the con-
dition or quality of things sold to you
unless you are satisfied that the firm
or company is financially responsible
and that it's general course of dealing
is honorable. The same caution is ap-
plicnble when dealing with private in
dividuals.
DO not be persuaded against your
better judgment to sign a note as sure
ty for IL friend. In the language of
Solomon. "A man void OF understand
ing Striketh hands and becometh sure
ty in the presence Of his friend" And
again, "lIe that is surety for y strang-
or shall smart for it. and he that hat
eth suretyship is sure"
DO not give your promissory note
to Il stranger for something which he
promises to deliver to YOU in future,
He may he neither honest nor inan-
cially responsible. He may sell youl
note before it is due for Il valuable
consideration and fail to deliver the
goods, and you will nevertheless be
liable for the amount OF the note.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
PREVENT HOG CHOLERA.
Various Means by Which tho Disease
Is Spread Abroad.

Prepared by United States department
of Agriculture.
In the cooperative work Of control
ling and eradicating hog cholera being
carried on by the federal bureau OF
animal industry and Il number Of the
states an attempt has been made to
determine the source Of infection
wherever Il herd "a found to be in
fected with hog cholera. 1t was not
always possible to do this, and in quite
a few cases there was some doubt rs
to the exact way in which cholera had
gained entrance to the herds.
The reports of these investigations
were presented at a recent meeting Of
the United States Live Stock Sanitary
association in Chicago. The sources of
infection We're divided into w great
classes, designated "distant' and near
by sources.
In 33 per cent Of the cases the infec-
ton seemed to be due to the visiting of
n%eighbors or the exchange Of work be-
tween neiyhboring farmers. 1t has
long been thought that this was n
common mode Of carrying infection,
and the results of the Investigations
appear to verify it. Birds appear to
he guilty Of spreading the infection in
more than One-fourth Of the cases.
Sparrows and crows have been under
suspicion for Il long time, and it would
appear that the suspicion has been we'll
grounded.
IAN n Of prevention Is worth a
pound of cure" Protect your hogs by
keeping away stock buyers, stray
dogs. thrashing machine crews and
any who have recently been in public
stock yards. If your neighbours hogs
are sick be %neighborly, but keep him
out Of your hog lot.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23

utensils should be made of durable.
smooth, nonabsOrbent material. Wood
Ell utensils are hard to sterilize, AMI
therefore are not used in the best
equipped diaries. Badly battered or
rusty ware is Objectionable. as 1t IS
hard to clean, and contact with iron
may injure the flavor of milk anu milk
products. Avoid all utensils having
complicated parts. crevices or inacces-
sible places which are hard to clean
properly.
For the proper sterilization of uten-
sils an abundance of steam or hot
water is needed because at a few de-
grees above 100 degrees F.. the growth
of the ordinary forms of bacteria
ceases, although some exceptional
forms grow at much higher tempera-
lures. All disease producing bacteria
commonly found in milk are destroy
ed or rendered harmless on exposure
to Il temperature of 145 degrees T.. for
twenty minutes. Some bacteria are
able to withstand ~unfavorable condi-
tons by passing into IL resistant state
known as spores. and these spores are
killed only by long exposure to a tenn
perature mt or above that Of boiling
water. \ pail or can may be clean to
the eye AMI yet may carry numberlesS
bacteria which will hasten the souring
of milk. cause bad flavor in butter or
cheese or spread contagion. Milk uten-
sis should he rinsed in cold water I'M
mediately after they have been used
and before the milk has had time to
dry upon them. then washed thorough
iy in hot water to which soda or some
washing powder has been added.
Brushes are preferable to cloths for
washing dairy utensils. as they are
more easily kept clean and do better
work.
After washing the utensils must be
rinSed and sterilized. For the latter
they al be immersed in boiling water
for ut least two minutes or held over
a steam Jet for the same length of
time. but the most effective method is
to put them into Il tight closet thor
oughly steriliZed with steam. The
utensils while hot should be removed
from the steam 81 water 50 that they
will dry quickly from their w heat
and until use should be kept inverted
In Il clean place. free from dust. flies
or other contamination. Strainer cloths
can he washed in the mannc above
described. boiled for five minutes and
then hung in IL clean place to dry.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23

4 PARTY consisting of an elderly
gentleman, an elderly lady, a
~ young man, a young woman
and a notary were gathered In
u chateau in the environs of Paris.
The notary called each in turn for his
or her signature OH a paper lying on =
table. then affixed his seal, folded the
paper, put it into a tin box and, bow
ing, left the roomJ The young man
and young woman followed, apparent
ly wrapped up in each other.
This takes me back nearly a quar-
ter Of a century," said the elderly man,
'when | passed through IL like cere-
mony. I was then as big Il fool as
Francois"
"And | as addle pated as Lucille,
"Iour niece may possibly possess the
gift of constancy."
"Yo1r nephew may not be drawn
hithcr and thither by every pretty face
he sees"
During this bit Of dialogue the man
stood with one hand Oh b table
where marriage settlements had been
signed. eying the lady sternly, scorn-
fully. reproachfully. while the lady had
walked to IL window and stood look
ing out, tapping the waxed floor with
the toe of her slipper. The mar was
forty-two, the woman thirty-eight. and
both still looked young.
What has become of De Belleville?"
"How should l know? Why should
l care?'
at was he who rendered that sign
ing of settlements between YOU and
me null and void. But, parbleu, there
has been time since then for many
such interferences."
de Bellcville never interfered be-
tween you and me-
Ibid not interfere! Will you be good
enough to inform me what did,"
THAT actress"
"What ~actress?"
1.-THE one who was breaking the
hearts of SO many young fools. She
played at the Theatre Francois, l be-
lieve. though it was so long ago l fail
to remember. Doubtless by this time
she is as unattractive as l am"
who told you that l admired an
actress at the Theatre F%rancais?"
II saw you there myself the evening
of the day the settlements were made
for our marriage. l was i%ndisposed
md about to go to bed when a friend
gave me a bit Of information. l went
to the thcater and saw you gazing upon
the woman through adoring eyes,"
HIN! Had the malicious informal
ton communicated by your friend any
thing to do with my eyes appearing te
adore the actress?"
what l saw through my eyes
You mean your imagination"
twas CONVINCING
Them"
"Tlen l proposed that two could
play at Il game like that. De Belleville
happened to call the next morning
You came while he was there. l com
PEELED you to wait, and when he Wen
away
81 see it all. Why have you waited
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
USE OF Boards IN WAR.
Aneients Found Them Too Easy For
Enemy to Grab at In Close Quarters.

Enemy to Grab at In Close Quarters.
The habit of shaving is not Of a very
ancient origin. According to James
Stephens in Here Are ladies'" when
humanity lived a quiet. rural and un.
ambitious life men did not shave;
their hair was their glory, and il they
had occasion to swear. which must
have been infrequent. their hardest
and readicst oath was by the beard
of my father" showing clearly that
this feature was held in y%eneration in
early times and was probably accord
ed divine hOnors upon suitable Occa-
siOns.
With the advent Of war came the
habit Of shaving. \ beard offered too
handy il grip to Il foeman who had
got to close quarters; therefore, war
riors who had no true hardihood of
soul preferred cutting off their boards
to the honorable labor of defending
their chins.
Many ancient races effected a COM
promise in order to retain a fitting
military appearance, for a barefaced
warrior has but little of terror in his
aspect. The ancient Egyptians, for
example. who had cut off or could not
cultivate or had been forcibly deprived
of their boards, We're wont to go into
battle clad in heavy false whiskers,
which, when an enemy seized hold of
them. came off instantly in his hand,
and the ancient Egyptian was enabled
to dispatch him while in a trance of
stupefaction and horror.
Clean shaven men became by this
cowardly stratagem very much priced
as fighting men. and thus the founda.
| ton Of the shaving habit was laid.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
GENERAL ITEMS OF WORLD INTEREST.

Russia has %tlirty-twO schools for sea-
men.
Uruguay now has an American shoe
store.
Berlin to London is Il distance of 74G
miles.
Ontario has an Indian population of
23.O44.
Professor Arloing Of Lyons. France,
says human perspiration is an irritant
poison.
\ century ago only 300 species of
orchids were known and those very
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
LapSinG Into FacetiOuSneSS
Plenty Of Emptiness.

Mr.. Bore-I don't see why people
keep diaries, do you?
Miss Lenore-Why, to write down
their thoughts. keep a record Of their
affairs and
Mr.. Bore dnterrupting ber)-But
that's all foolishness. l can keep those
in MY head.
Miss Lenore-That's a very good
way; but. then. not everybody has the
rOOm.-Judge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23

imperfectly. Now the latest authority
gives the number of known species at
10000.
There are $1,000 merchant ships in
the world. capable of transporting A.
100000 tons.
New Brunswick has 17.393.OOO acres
of land. of which only 1,474,O7G acres
are cleared.
More than 100000 dozen eggs
We're imported into Canada from the
United States during the last fiscal
year.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Never Followed Before,

"Yes; we were followed for days by
a cruiser"
"Are you sure it was a cruiser?"
Everybody called it a cruiser except
one of the old maids"
What did she call it,"
"She called it a man-of-war and gig
gled every time she said it."-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
A Likely Yarn.

Daniel Webster Smythe. don't tell
me you haven't been in swimming!
Your hair is still Wet"
LAS I was coming home, ma. my foot
slipped an I fell under n street sprin-
kler."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
The WronQ Word,

"What is the meaning Of the word
purchase, Tommy?
II don't know, ma'am."
"Oh, yes, you do. Surprising your
father gave your mother enough money
to buy a new dress. what would your
mother do:"
"Have Il fit, l guess!'-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Fattenino Poultry,

To fatten poultry for market remove
from the yards and place. without
overcrowding. in Il coop. which should
be provided with Il. canvas cover to
draw down and keep the inmates in
darkness.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Here and There Around the Farm
THE FARM.

The barnyard that is kept
clean from now until next fall
will not breed many flies. If you
want to keep the fly pest down
clean the barnyard early.
4. good fence is necessary In
combining sheep. Breachy habits
should never be started. Fence
crawling costs the owner money.
1t is not wise to turn the sheep
in pasture and leave them in
definitely, as some do. The own
or should see them every day
and each time take them some
dainty.
Are the pigs in pasture? Do
not forget the nOse ring. 1t is
not pretty. but it saves the sod.
Have you trimmed the lambs
and locked their tails:
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
The Last Subscriher.

Representatives. the man who has
passed the Office fourteen times this
morning?
Editor-He cancelled his subscription
yesterday, and he's waiting to see If
the paper comes out this week.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23

What may be done in the way of milk yield by COWS of the good Kind is
shown in the rccord Of the IIolNin herd owned by J. A. Turner Of Virginia.
He has Il herd Of seventeen pure bred IIostein-F riesiansa M five grades, a
total Of twenty-five W His records ant books show that in a single ear
sixteen of his COW averaged over 10000 pounds of milk. twelve averaged
1000 pounds. ten averaged over 10000 pounds, eight averaged over Is,
600 pounds. four averaged ove $4,000 pounds and one ran W. $4,000 pounds.
OF the herd fourteen produced twenty eight quarts of milk each lin IL
day, eight cow surpassed thirtytwo quarts, W cows surpassed thirty-Mx
quarts and ne cw surpassed forty quarts in a day. The picture shows a
pure bred Holster
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Putting II to a Test,

She-Papn breaches OH Love One
Another this evening. Shall we 20
to hear him?"
Her Beau-NO; let's stay at home
and practice what he's preaching
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Magnesite.

Magnesite is a mineral which is over
80 per cen carbon dioxide, the gas
which is used for charging soda water,
ginger ale and similar beverages. BY
far the greater part of the magnesite
occurring in the United States is found
in California.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Statistical Proof.

Bill-Do you believe it is possible for
4 person to be talked to death?
Jill-Sure. Don't you know that the
average woman is said to live two
years longer than the average mani
Yonkers Statesman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Confusing

He-My dear, our neighbor, Mr..
Smith, the paper says this morning,
Is a bachelor of arts.
She-Then the paper doesn't know
what it's talking about. You know as
well as l do that Smith is a married
man.-Baltimore American.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
A Iona Matt,

Men are always late. | have wait
ed here ever since I o'clock for my
husband, and it is now half past s."
And when were YOU to meet him."
AT 5 o'clock. Standard.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23

Employer-Do you save anything out
Of your Saturday pay envelope:
Employe-Oh. YES, sir.
Employer-HOW much:
Employe-Oh, ut least enough to re
deem what / hook the middle of the
week.-Boston Globe.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Better Sport.

do you prefer an automobile to
horse!'
YES" replied Mr.. Chuggins.
Because it goes faster"
Not exactly that. But somehow I
enjoy hanging around a repair shop
livery INSTRUMENTATION Star.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
A Child Of the Times,

"My baby is very intelligent"
"How so:"
"She keeps examining her toes"
"How does that denote precocity?"
why. the intelligent child evidently
realizes that one must have perfect
toes if one proposes to tango credit
ably."-kansas City Journal,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Best as an Afterthouoht.

Madge When get married |
wouldn't think of leaving my husband
alone in the city all summer.
Marjorie-You'd better not tell him
that before you're married.-Puck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23

What is said to be the most scientific
milk producing plant in the world IS
maintained in a suburb Of Dresden,
more as a philanthropy than as \
source of profit.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
What His Money Brought.
"What's the matter:"

Hank"
"What's the matter:"
Don't YOU hear that awful nOise?"
"That's Gladys Burtlick taking her
music lesson"
Poor old Burdick. He pays money
for at."-Chicayo KecOrd-IIerald.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
Couldn't Afford to Wait.


New Maid-WOuld You mind giving
me a recommendation. ma'am?
Mistress-Why, you've only just
come.
New Maid-Yes. ma'am, but you may
not al to give me one when I'm leav-
ing.-PittsburSh Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
SANITARY MILKING
First Essentials Are Healthy
Cows and Clean Stable.
USE ONLY FAULTLESS PALS.
For the Proper Sterilization Of Uten-
sils an Abundance of Steam or Hot
Water Is Needed to Kill of the
Bacteria.

When healthy cows have been as
surcd and the stable and the dairy
house have been made sanitary the
next step in sanitary milk production
is to see that I'LL utensils which come
In contact with milk are clean. These