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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28

Napoleon 1.ajoic Lever has been
known to complain regarding the sal
airy paid him by Charles w. Somers.
but it is quite likely that he wishes
that during all the time he has work
ed for the Maps their liberal owner had
offered him Il bonus such rs ice Jack
son has been rrotfe"ed this season.
Jackson. according to rumor, is to get
so mucl, ii he hits above 400. so much
if he hts above $50 and so much if he
hits above 800. Never having hit be-
low the last named mark since he has
been in the American league. the
chances are that j. J. will earn at least
one of the extra sums his contract calls
for. ever If the Cincinnati base hit
has been abolished.
Look what I.ajoie would have had.
however. in the way Of extra remu-
ncration had his contract called for
more money in the event Of his hitting
above $40. 315 or 400. In 1901, work
ing for Connie Mack. he piled up IN
average of .422. still the high water
mark for the American league and
approached only by Ty Cobb in 1911.
the YEAR he was accounted the most
valuable player in the Younger organi-
cation. Cobb hit APO that year and
40 the next. Joe Jackson having an
average of .4OS in 1911 and Charley
Duke Farrell an average of .4O4 in
1903.
During two years Of his employment
by SomerS, Larry has hit better than
.315 and in five years better than $50.
Cobb has been above the last named
mark six times. Hans Wagner five
times. Joe Jackson four times and iris
Speaker. Ed D%elahanty. Olaf Henrick-
sen and Mike Donlin twice each.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28
Athletes Lost to Cornell,

The champion Cornell university
track team has lost by graduation
Captain sheldon of the cup winning
squad. Dave Caldwell. who set a new
half mile mark; Morrison, the high
and broad jumper. and Burton Brodt,
the hurdler and broad jumper. who
scored the greatest number Of points
for Cornell.
The football team has lost James
MunnS. captain Of the 1913 football
team. which beat Pennsylvania for
the first time in a decade. Schirick.
captain of the baseball team. also
left college. Bert Halsted. leader of
the champion basketball team for two
Years, also went out.
Thomas l.. s. Roak. captain Of the
champion wrestling team. who did not
lose 4 match in three years, is also
through.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28
SHORTENING ATLANTIC TRIP,
How Voyage Vas Gradually Cut to
Four Days Fifteen Hours.


In the early days of Atlantic steam
navigation anywhere from ten days to
a fortnight was used up between New
York and England, and on the east
ward voyage it was by no means un-
usual for some of the sailing packets
Of Grinnell and Minturn, red, white
and blue s~wallowtail burgee, and of
Tommy Tapscott, black ball on burgee
and foretopsail, to beat the numbering
sidewheelers.
The first steamer to cut under the
ten day voyage was the Persia in 1856,
with 8. days, l hour and 45 minutes.
This remained a record for ten years,
until the Scotia in 1866. s days. 2 hours
and 4S minutes, Topped off Il whole
day. Three years later the City Of
Brussels in 1860 established the seven
day class, with 7 days, % hours and 3
minutes.
1t was not until 1882 that the six day
boat claimed the record, the Alaska,
with 6 days, IS hours and 81 minutes.
The five day class was opened in 1889
by the City Of Paris, with 5 days 10
hours IS minutes. The first of the
four day class was the Lusitania in
1908. with 4 days Is hours. The rec
ord is now held by the Mauretania.
with a passage In 1910 of 4 days. 10
hours and 81 minutes.-New York Sum.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28
How Mohammed Picked His Horses.

In bygone days there was no more
enthusiastic breeder of horses than the
Prophet Mohammed. In the course of
time he became the owner of a vast
number of mares. and the point was
how to arrive ut a selection of the very
best. At last. says Country Life, he
hit upon the following scheme: For
three days and nights the mares Were
kept without water; then they We're
loosed and, as might have been expect
ed. tore madly off to their usual Wa
tering place. Just Is they We're on
the very brink of the water the trum-
peter blew the war signal or assembly.
Maddened with the thirst. the mares
forgot their training. all save five. who,
forgetting their own urgent need. gal
lopcd back at once to seek their mas
tiers. These five mares We're set apart
by Mohammed as representing the pick
of his stud. and from them. we are
told. descended the best and noblcst
breed of horses.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28
M%ONTENEGRIN CUSTOMS.
Strange Habits, Dress and Laws Of
These Balkan People.

S~sV~ss ~OFsSs
Montenegro is one of the oldest
countries in the world. There the
women are the producers, clothes make
the man. the king is greater than the
ministry, the chamber or the constitu-
ton. and Il man may be imprisoned
for eating hedgehog. A man who is
struck may kill the striker provided
1t be done at nee. If he delays he Is
punished as Il murderer.
\ Monteneyrin's habit is as costly
as his purse can buy. and there the up-
parel proclaims the Il The buggy
blue trousers are the same for the king
or the peasant. as is the bright sash
which holds the invariable revolver.
But from The red jacket and the rcd
ingOte one %cOnnOtes whether the Wear
er be a man of substance and cOIse-
quence or not. Among the women
there are slighter distinctions.
The women engage in the produce
tive pursuits. and yet the man has
capacity and when taken from his
bellicOse environment of his mountain
home becomes IL OF the best of work
ers. His SOC years of freedom have
given the Montenegrin Il fine sense Of
order. and it is Il current saying along
the Dalmatian coast that when Il Mon
tenegrin applying for Il job is asked
what he can do he invariably answers,
"Superintend."
Respect for age is enjoined by law,
and in the articles regulating public
c~onveyances it is provided that the
traveller may have the seat indicated
by his ticket. but it is added, "The
Difference due by youth to age requires
that the former yield the better place
to their Seniors" Another article de-
clares the equality of all before the
law and lays down the democratic
principle Of the universal ownership Of
land and the equal right Of all to hold
office.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28

Inc Lesson Explained. \erSeS 1911.
A direct question.
The popularity Of Jesus, as we'll as
and hypocrisy, made him intOlerable to
all the religious leaders Of the people.
A dangerous consolidation was there
fore formed among them to get rid OF
him whom they regarded as their CON-
mon enemy. 1t is always a serious
matter when the forces Of evil combine
1.-The Pharisees' We're sticlklers for
ritual law and ceremonial purity. They
insisted on the maintenance OF trad1-
tons and opposed Jesus because he
made light of these questions. 1.-The
Herodians' We're Il political party who
were committed to the rule of HerOd
and his family. Their religious inter
ests We're purely nominal. They We're
opposed to Jesus because his teaching
seemed to tend toward anarchy. 1.-THE
Sadducecs" cared nothing for religious
tradition. nor had they any political
aspirations. They thought more Of &C.
c~lesiastical power and of the impor-
lance of supporting the institutions
connected with the temple. They had
a personal right in so doing. They
were therefore opposed to Jesus be-
cause his revolutionary u~tterances
threatened to endanger their standing
in the eyes of Rome. These three par
IT,. l,,1 ,,n41;,r h, II, with nnah
other and We're ever at enmity. but in
the face Of Il common danger they for
got animosity and bitterness for the
time, while they planned to set on Je-
sus and destroy him. "Entangle him
in his talk" Their plan was to con-
fuse him with their theological techni-
calities and extract from him some
reasonable or b~lasphemous answer on
which they could base charges that
would lead to his arrest. The first
trap that they laid for him was intend
cd to expose him as a political revO-
lutionary. 1t was appropriate that the
Herodians should propound the ques-
ton. These religious politicians were
accompanied by 1.-The disciples" Of the
PharisceS, who were probably divinity
students.
"Master. we know" They address
ed Jesus in Il very tlattering manner,
intending to disarm all suspicion and
making it clear that they came to him
for instruction and without any ques'
'tionaLie Interior motive. rs it law.
ful:' The question seemed to be
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was presumed that a reputable teacher
like Jesus would have some note
worthy decision concerning it. "Trib-
ute unto Caesar" The fanatic Jews
held that they should refuse the pay
emperor, more especially rs every
lsraelite twenty years and above paid
an annual tax of half a shekel (about
81 cents) to support the temple. Com
pare Matt. xvii, 22427.
Verses 1S-21a.-A clear illustration.
Jesus was, however, more than a
match for them. why tempt We meY'
Make trial Of me- (revision) with in
tent to bring charges against him.
SHOW me the tribute money" They
then brought to him q penny de
narius' (revision), equal to about II
cents. 1t bore the image Of Caesar
Augustus in clear profile and the "su-
prescription" in Latin declaring his
sovereignty and authority. They all ac-
knowledged that the coin bore evil
dence OF the ownership Of the Roman
emperor.
Verses 21b, GA pointed conclu-
sion. 1t seemed to be absurd to ask
such a question as they had put to
him. They were either trying to dodge
the issues and evade their responsible
ties or they We're guilty Of verbal
quibbling. The circulation of Roman
money in the country implied that the
people who lived in it We're enjoying
the benefits of Roman rule. Among
these were the facilities of travel, the
opportunities for commerce, the pro-
lection OF person and property Il I'd
other advantages of order and pros
perity which are conferred by a strong
and stable government.
1t was nothing short of q moral obli-
CATION for those who We're enjoying
these blessings to pay tribute to Gaze
sar in the person of his representatives
in Palestine as a recognition of their
political and social Indebtedness. "Ren.
der therefore unto Caesar" In the
light Of these considerations there was
only one conclusion. Let them own IN
AID pay up what was expected of
them, for the tribute is Il debt to
Caesar.
1.-The things that are Gods" This
fact, however. need not exclude from
their consideration the imperative ne
cessity to discharge yet another debt
They must also meet their full Obliga.
ton to God. and this included not only
temple dues and the regularly prescrib
ed tithes, but also all duties that per
tanned to righteousness and truth
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are conducted throughout the county.
Each girl is asked to bring Il basket Of
beans. tomatoes or peaches, some Jars
and ans. pairing knife, her dinner and
her mother. The agent provides a
home canning outfit. This is set up in
the shade.
All day the girls are engaged in can
ming under the instruction of the
agent. Every step in canning is taught.
Lessons In Canning.
For instance, they are taught how to
sort tomatoes according to size and
ripeness, to scald them, to remove the
skin and cores in such Il name as
not to lose the juice, how to- insert
them whole into the can or jar, how
full to have the can so they will COM
ply with the pure food law, the length
Of time for eXhausting, how to cap the
cans. the time for processing and how
to tip and label the cans. Through it
all the agent explains in simple Ian
guage the part germs or bacteria play
in causing canned products to spoil.
In the fall. when the harvest is all
in tin OF glass. the demonstration visits
each home. weighs each can and marks
its weight upon the outside. The lit
tie gardener adds her name and adj
dress. and the can is sent straight to
somebody's table ut 10 cents for the
tin cans of vegetables and II for glass
Jars of preserves. II the purchaser is
dissatisfied she notifies the depart
ment. and the girl is directed to send
another can. II there are continued
complaints of her products it is assum
ed that she is not following directions,
and she is dropped from the clubs.
In September the agent superintends
the display of exhibits by club mem
bers. At the Oklahoma state fair last
year over 5000 jars of fruit and ve"e
tables were in the club exhibits Of that
state. 1t was the largest and best dis
play of canned products ever made il
the state. Over 1000 feet of shelving
was required to hold it. Several girls
had over 100 varieties each of canned
products.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28

such assistance m cO-Opera-
ton as has been given by the
general education board to the United
States government on the ground that
such a connection might confer too
much influence on q private citizen.
John D. Rockefeller is the founder of
the fund which the general education
board has administered and that the
action Of the senate was directed chief
~ toward him was freely stated dur
ing the debate on the subject.
Some senators who felt that there
had been no improperly in the activi-
ties Of the general education board at
another time We're ~apprehensive that
under similar conditions undue power
might be exercised by private citizens,
and therefore they had no animus
against the Rockefellers.
General Education Board.
The work Of the general education
board is unique. 1t seeks to cooperate
with the local centers of education al
ready established and with the federal
department of agriculture largely by
financial support. which makes it pos
sible to develop the of neg
lected districts and to train boys and
girls for economic independence. II
has given millions of dollars wherever
1t has been shown that they would in
crease the efficiency Of a community,
and it is prepared to continue and ex-
tend support upon the recommendation
and advice of authorities, either local
or national.
For the first three years of its exist
ence the boards activities consisted
chiefly in sending representatives tc
make a thorough study Of the status
of education in the south. AS q result
Of this study the members Of the boart
decided that the greatest need of thai
section of the country was to intro
duce more effective methods Of farm
ing. Eighty per cent Of the people OF
the south live in the country and de
pend upon agriculture for their sup
port.
The very best way of helping thu
south to help itself, therefore, was t.
enable the farmers. especially the boy:
and girls, to work the land and to han
die its products more intelligently ant
more efficiently.
Teaching Girls Economics.
The board recognizes that it is rs i'm
portant to educate the girls of the rura
districts along practical housekeeping
and economic lines as it is to make
good farmers of their brothers. Thu
organization of girls clubs began il
Virginia and South Carolina in 1910
the avowed objects being to stimulate
interest and wholesome cooperation
among members of the family in tn
home; to provide some means by which
the girls may earn money at home, ant
at the same time get the education an
viewpoint necessary for the ideal farm
life; to encourage rural families to pro
vide purer and better food at II lowe
cost and to utilize the surplus and 9th
erwise waste products Of the garden
and orchards; to furnish teachers will
a device for helping their pupils ant
their communities" In the first yea
that the clubs were organized ther'
were S25 girls enrolled. Now there ar,
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sphenOms who have been uncovered
since the advent of the crawl in Amer
lean aQuaticS.
Before long we will probably see
the crawl supe:sede all the other
strokes even for Marathon swimming
says Goodwin. 1--WE are slowly COM
ing to it. and the only reason that it
has not already driven out the trudg-
Ell lies in its short life among us. 1t
must' be remembered that it is prac-
ticnlly 4 new venture with us and that
it takes early adoption and Il lot Of
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28
MOST ACCURATE MACHINERY.
One MilIionth Of an Inch Near to Per.
feet.

feet.
The worlds most precise piece Of
machinery is doubtless the Rowland
dividing engine. owned and operated
by Johns Hopkins university, Balti-
more. This machine. the invention of
Professor Henry \. Rowland. long the
head of the physics department in that
institution. was devised by him to rule
attraction gratings on glass or metal
for use in the most delicate kind of
sp]ectroscopic work in the place Of the
glass prisms that are commonly used
to form the spectrum by splitting up
white light into its component colors.
These gratings consist of five parallel
lines so close together that they can
be separated only by Il microscope of
the highest power. Accuracy is meas
ured nowadays by the limit of error.
The Rowland gratings are not perfect
because perfection is impossible. but
their limit of error is onc-milliOnth of
an inch. which makes the engine that
is able to draw them the record hold
er for accuracy.-Literary Digest.
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Girls Cultivate the Tomato.

ern states.
Girls Cultivate the Tomato.
Just as the boys had made corn the
staple end of their agricultural efforts.
so the tomato was taken as the most
promising vegetable on which the girls
could concentrate their attention, al
though they We're encouraged to plant
other vegetables in their gardens. \
tenth of an acre was decided upon as
4 good average size for the gardens.
AS the boys are advised to feed the
corn that they grow on the farm wher-
ever it is practicable. so the girls are
urged to can the fruit and vegetables
that they raise SO that their families
need not buy any canned goods in the
course of the year.. Agents employed
by the general education board instruct
the girls in the best way to prepare
the vegetables and fruit and show
them the advantage of using neat la
bells and otherwise making their work
attractive. In addition to supplying
the home, girls find that they can sell
enough every year to make Il good adj
dition to their small incomes. The cans
always bear the Label. ITO make the
best butter the motto Of the club.
Each Cares For One.tenth Acre.
Each girl must care for one-tenth Of
an acre in vegetables. This is about
the size of Il town lot. At the time the
girl becomes a member the woman
agent goes to the garden and shows
her how to measure the plot. how
much and what kind of fertilizer to
use, how deep to plow and how to plan
the garden.
Usually the girl plants most of the
garden to staple vegetables, such as
tomatoes, beans, cabbage, beets, Gu
cumbers, etc. that can lie marketed ut
leisure or that can be canned. The
girl keeps Il record Of all labor and
money expended and Of all receipts
from the garden, including what the
family uses.
Thus important training is given in
keeping crop accounts. At the end of
the year the girl makes Il full report
Of her work ON blanks provided for
that purpose. She also writes in her
own way a History Of My Garden
and Canning Work" These histories
are often quite unique.
They are illustrated by original
drawings or by pictures clipped from
seed and implement catalogues and
pasted on the pages. They differ
widely from the usual type Of writer
matter prepared in school because the.
are statements Of the experiences OF
the authors.
Garden School.
Through May and June the womel
agents hold garden schools. From two
to Il dozen girls in a neighborhuod ar
called to one girls home. The mother.
often accompany the girls. They ar
taken to the garden. and there TIN
agent shows them, for instance, how t,
set out tomato plants. She actual!
sets out the plants, explaining tn
work as it is performed.
Then each girl is required to set on
some plants. In like manner they ar,
taught how to use Il hoe ana rake il
establishing Il soil mulch and the func
ton of such a mulch. how to ~recogniZ,
and fight injurious insects, to stake ant
prune tomatoes.
In July and August canning schools
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28
Cautious.

Possible ROarder-I enjoyed my din
ner very much, and if it vas Il fair
sample Of your meals l should like to
come to terms.
Farmer First of all. mister. was
that a fair sample Of your apyetite:-
Boston Transcript.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28
BUILDERS.

For all are empire builders here
Whose hearts are true to heav-
en- and home
And. year by slow revolving
year,
Fulfill the duties as they come.
So simple seems the task, and
vet
Many for this are crucified.
Aye, and their brother men for
get
The simple wounds in palm
and side.
But he that to his home is true,
Wherever the tides Of power
may flow,
Has built a kingdom great and
new
Which time nor fate shall
overthrow.
These are the empire builders;
these
Annex where none shall say
them nay
Beyond the worlds uncharted
seas.
Realms that can never pass
away.
Alfred Noyes.
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application to enable one to hold any
kind of a scientific stroke over two
or more miles.
"For speed swimming the side stroke
is quite obsolete, and it is likely that
the trudgen will be. too, as soon as
u racing men become better &c
quainted with the crawl. but for ordi-
nary purposes both strokes will prove
satisfactory, as they are based on the
same principles.
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Crawl Stroke Best.

Speed swimming. an art long neglect
ed in this country, is coming into its
own here. according to Bud Goodwin,
amateur long distance champ. who
points out the number of youthful
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28

Popularity of Economic 0rganiza-
ton For Young Women of Agri-
cultural Districts Increasing.
General Education Board and
United States Agricultural De-
partment Are Aiding Girls to
Grow to Like the Land-What
the Movement Is and How It Is
Carried Out.
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In the Sunday School Class
SENIOR BEREAM LESSON.

Golden Text-Render therefore unto Caesar the things that ire Caesars
and uo God the things that are ods-Matt xii, p.
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more than 33, 1000 in the fourteen sout]
ern states.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28

Ireland employs 72l,C99 males in
agriculture.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-28

~ ECENTLY the senate passed a
bill opposing the acceptance OF
such assistance and co-opera-
ton as has been given by the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-31
ITCHED
FOR 70 YEARS.
RESINOL CURED
An over Face. Arms and Hands
Would Wall the Floor Al Night.

Dec. S. 1918. ~ had eczema FOR ~
wears u started on me- when ! was
but Ne years old and ann now 81, ana
have suffered an these years. II start
ed with small pmpIes 900 over my
face. arms and hands MS hands
would swell up So that ! could MOI
shut them. ana ! was almost blind.
II would itch. then burn and ] had
to keen the affected parts wrapped
up So thar would not scratch them.
In couldn't sleep al ADJUST walked
the floor a whole night
u have tried many different RENE
dies. and spent q large sum Of money
but had mo- relief Resinol soap anu
Resinol Ointment were recommended
10 me They gave me great RELIEF all
ter the third application. and after
using four Jars Of Resinol Ointment
and three cakes of Res'nol SOAP, I
am completely cured tsignedl Mrs
n. T.. Fleager Box 13. Dauphin Pa.
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away pimules and hHckheads ana
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