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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13

~ jcIl III lONc Will NNcl.
dolin Winchester's hair. We hear
much of golden hair. but l have
never see but II head of hair
the real color Of gold. That was Miss
NlncheSter's. She wore it as loose as
any hair can be dressed. Indeed, it re-
sembled a balloon in it's shape.
Having fallen in love with the young
lady's hair. l proceeded to fall in love
with the girl herself. We boarded in
the same house; consequently l saw
her often. But she kept very much
to herself. and none of us became IA
miliar with her. Sometimes she would
sit with me after dinner for q short
while, but none of the other boarders
was 50 honored. At such times, es-
pecially when we sat side 10y side. l
noticed a dampness in the air which
seemed to come from my companion.
l once asked her how she made each
individual hair stand out by itself, and
she said that she washed it very often.
There was a great deal of dust floating
about. and it got into her hair. This
was the cause of the frequent wash
ingS.
After giving her a number of invita-
tons | finally succeeded in inducing
Miss Winchester to go to the theater
with me. When at the raising Of the
curtain she took off her hat and dis
played her wealth Of hair many per-
sons turned their eyes upon it admir-
ingly. 1t seemed to me that not only
its hue was golden. but that in one
or two places it had 4 golden sparkle.
l asked her if she ever used a gold
powder. She looked at me in a star
tied way and said:
mo. What makes you think so:"
Because there is a place in your hair
which sparkles rs though you had put
gold powder on it,"
She put her hand up and asked me
where was the spot l referred to and
was not satisfied till l directed her
toit.
Miss Winchester held a position of
some sort. but she told none of us
where or what it was. She went out
NOotl , CloCN III tIc llloIIlllIS anu IT,
turned at 4. On her return she went
into her room and locked the door. l
understood that she wished to rest till
dinner. I could not understand why.
If she needed rest. she took the trouble
to wash her hair 50 often. Women
usually make a great ado about wash
ing their hair, and when they do arc
usually to be seen sitting about with
it hanging loose. Miss Winchester
would wash her hair between 4 and j
O'Clock and come down to dinner with
it lone up at half past 6. once asked
her how she dried it so rapidly and she
said by tanning it. This added to my
wonder that she should take so much
trouble after a days work.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Devoted to Our Boys and Girls
MIXING UP LETTERS.
An Interesting Game In Which Sides
Can Be Chosen.

An interesting name IN winch S'oeS
Can Be Chosen.
Each person selects the name Of
some bird. fish or animal and quickly
jumbles the letters so as to spell other
words. Thus one choosing h%ippopota-
mus might make out of the letters map
hoop sit up, a panther might become
hen part, while porpoise might turn to
0 sire pop. When all are ready each
player may, in turn. read his ''confu-
sion" to the rest of the party and note
carefully how long they are in guess
ing. Since the II wins whose puzzle
takes longest to guess. it is important
to mix the letters as much as possible.
II preferred, sides may be chosen
after each player is ready with his
tumble. The first player OF the left
side then offers his puzzle to all the
players Oh the right side to be guess
ed. Next the offer comes from the
first player on the right side to those
on the left, and so on alternately, Civ
ing each player his turn. A timekeep.
err marks the exact number of minutes
and seconds for each guess. If there
are only a few players each may offer
two or more jumbles. When all have
been guessed the side whose total
guessing time is least is the winner.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Woman's Work and Fashions
HERE IS A NOVEL DIVERSION.
It Is a Recipe Contest and Will BE Sure
to Amuse Women Guests,


A hostess who wished to provide Il
novel diversion for her afternoon
guests prepared a number of sheets Of
paper with the name of Il curse of an
elaborate dinner written on each, and
at the bottom of each sheet We're writ
ten the words, Il vote for
The papers We're distributed, and the
guests We're invited to write an origi-
ma recipe for the course, which fell to
her lot. A quarter of an hour was al
lowed for the writing Of the recipes,
and ut the end of the time the papers
We're gathered up and redistributed, so
that no n had the paper she had
written. AS no names were on the
papers no one knew whose paper she
held, and thus with 'perfact holiness
she read aloud the recipe on the paper
in hand. Only the culprits knew who
had written the recipes which provok-
ed so much mirth when they were read
aloud.
When all the recipes had been read
each guest voted on the paper she
held for the recipe she liked best. The
papers were then collected again, and
after the votes had been counted the
prize, which was a cookery book, was
awarded.
Some players We're very serious and
did the best they could with the limit
ed knowledge at their command. The
others were ~nOnsensical and amusing.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Here's a PuzzIer.

I have no hands, but I carry many
burdens, l pass many homes of dis
tress and misery, and vet l never
pause. l give the greatest assistance,
and vet l often cause destruction. |
cannot stand erect. and yet l bend cas-
lily. l have no feet, but l run for
many miles each day. No words come
from me-. but my mouth is seldom
closed. l can never move through the
air. but l am said to fall.
AnSWer.-River.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
STATUE HAS ODD HISTORY.
Interesting Legend Concerning lnge -
ious Memorial to a Bell Ringer.

Interesting Legend Concerning lnge -
ious Memorial to a Bell Ringer.
An old statue in the steeple heal the
bells at Sluis, in Holland. which IA
originally erected in honor of Jantje
van SluiS, is worked by mechanical
means, which Il it to strike the bell
at every hour and a half with a ham
mer, says the London Taller.
jamie was Il bell ringer and watch
man during the eighty Years wal with
Spain. On the night of June Il. 1906,
Du Terrail, Il Spanish captain. resolved
to recover Sluis, the principal fortress
Of Iceland, from Prince Maurice of
Orange, who had conquered it two
years previously.
When the clock struck nine it vas
arranged that the Spanish soldiers
should sound 4 false alarm, at one gate
in order to draw the Dutch soldiers
away from another, thus leaving a
means of ingress for the enemy.
Providentially jamie forgot to wind
up the clock till late in the evening.
and, being terribly afraid of ghosts, he
did it 50 hastily that he damaged the
works. Another story AYERS that he
was intoxicated, the result of Sluis
fair, which had been held on that after
noon.
BE that as it may, Terrail waited in
vain to hear the familiar striking of
the old clock, and thus the attack was
put off till midnight. In the meantime
the garrison had suspected something
amiss and We're on the alert. COnse.
quently the Spaniards We're repulsed
with great loss.
Jantje had accidentally saved his
town, and to honor him his fellow cit.
liens erected the bell ringing statue to
his perpetual memory.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
EVERYTHING IN N 0
That Should Be the Aim In interior
Observation-Disclosures Of Rugs.

OF mugs.
Every room in the house should have
4 color scheme, walls, hangings, furni-
ture, carpets or rugs so harmoniZing as
to give a delightful and restful effect.
Whatever this color scheme may be,
a good rug is 4 browning point of beau
ty, adding a charm to the barest room
which nothing else Fan give.
Oriental rugs are most popular. and.
though rather expensive. they are not
out Of reach of the average moderate
income. for, once purchased. they will
wear for years and years.
Japanese rugs can be bought III
charming shades to tone with almost
any color. For bedrooms they are par.
%ticularly suitable. either in color com
bined with white or in the one tone
color now SO much in demand. The
Japanese jute rugs come in handy for
laying in front of washstands or for
use out of doors.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Honoring the Elderly.

The pretty Difference of youth to age
is less in evidence these days than
in former years. yet it is always an
evidence of gentle birth and breeding
to be mindful of the homage that
Should be paid to those older in years
and wisdom.
\ man presents his young friends to
his mother. then to his father; a hus-
band presents his men friends to his
father and mother first if they are
present. as a matter of courtesy to the
aged, and next to his wife.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Rising For an Introduction,

The hostess always rises for an in
PRODUCTION unless she is much older
than those whom she is receiving. 4.
nan must always rise for an intro
duction. Under ordinary circumstances
a woman need not rise for an introduce
tion to either a man OF a unless
the person introduced is much older
than herself or is particularly distin-
guished. In such Il ease it would be
correct for her to show Difference by
rising.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
MusseIs Add to Button Supply.

\ great many Of the so called pearl
buttons we on our clothes are
made from certain musselS. The mus
sci shells upon reaching the button
factories are sawed into rough blanks,
the proper shape Of the buttons. includ'
ing the depression in the center. After
this two or four holes are bored for
the thread. The buttons are polished,
- means Of a chemical fluid.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
acknowledging an Announcement,

When you have received an an
nouncement of the birth of a child to
Il friend %politeness requires that you
should call to inquire after the health
of the mother and child and leave
your card. If you live in a distant
city and are unable to call you should
post your card to the mother and in
scribe Hearty congratulations" on it.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13

did this three times. The next day she
took the tame squirrel again and
showed him the closed box with nuts
inside. He waited. looked at her half
questioningly. half appealingly; then
with nose and slender paws he opened
the box and seized Il nut. Miss Owens
closed the lid, and this time the squir-
rel opened it without hesitation.
The next day the closed box was
placed in the tree, the lid arranged so
that it could easily be opened. but
would fall shut again. The tamest
squirrel came first and opened it; the
others looked on: then. II after an
other. they followed his example. So
now they are fed and their food pro
tected from those for whom it is not
intended.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Bad Table Manners.

The person who after meals clears a
space in front of him is in bad form.
Yet so many people get into this habit.
No sooner have they finished a course
than they push the plates toward the
center of the table. Why? Well.
sometimes to put their elbows on the
cloth-another bit of bad table man.
nerS.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
STYLES IN HAND BAGS.
Those Of Leather Reserved Almost En-
tireIy For Shopping or Travelling.

Bags are an ever present part OF WO-
mans dress, but how they change.
Now, we are told, the leather hand bag
must be reserved for shopping, bust
ness or travelling.
For all other times a bag of silk, vel
vet. beads, chiffon or some other fab
ric is used. Silk bags and velvet ones,
too. are even used for shopping.
The bead bags are perhaps the most
gorgeous of all. They are made with
intricate patterns developed in beads
of all colors of the rainbow, lined with
silk and mounted in elaborate frames
of silver or gold.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Religious

Illinois Sunday schools are attempt
ing to add 10000 boys and girls Of
high school age to church membership
by means of a plan formulated by
Miss Laura Belle Stephens, interme-
date superintendent Of the Illinois un-
ion at Galesburg.
"Ihe purpose is to tie up religion
with a good time and join the home
and the church and the child. Nova
Gays children are getting rid of their
parents as fast as they cam" says Miss
Stephens. High school boys and girls
are ashamed to be Christians, and they
must be taught to do things which
Christ would have them do.
FOR this reason we shall organize
camera clubs of from fifteen to twen-
~ boys II girls. They will be en-
couraged to take snap shots Of spots
III their city which require improve
ment or destruction. The members Of
the camera clubs will thus have an
opportunity for enjoyment and service
to their city at the same time.
Those reaching high school g will
be introduced to religion through gar
dens. The boys are to have kitchen
gardens for the poor, and the girls will
cultivate flower gardens for the sick
IN hospitals. The clubs may either
sell the vegetables of the kitchen gar
denS or the flowers for the church, ac-
cording to the needs of the community.
Then there are to be auto clubs
Young people of the high schools will
be taught to be generous with their
automobiles. On certain days they will
take poor people or those who have
never been in an automobile on long
drives in the country. In this way
they will work for Christ"
= =
Innovation by New Pastor.
The Rev. Edwin II. Van Etten. rec
tor OF Christ Episcopal church. Broad
way II S~eventy-tirst street. New
York. has introduced two new features
lights on the altar and a movable
pulpit. The new rector came from the
church in Boston made famous by the
late Phillips Brooks. where he was as
sistant pastor. The new lights on the
altar are two in number and help to
illuminate a chancel that has been dec
grated in cOlors. The worshipers at
Christ church., accustomed to plain
services, made no objections so far as
could be learned. The new feature at
tracts notice, however. from both
Glow" and "high'' churchmen of the
city.
The movable pulpit is on wheels and
can be moved up or down the main
aisle as circumstances dictate.
The New PapaI Secretary Of State.
Cardinal Domenico Ferrata, appoint.
ed papal secretary Of state by Pope
Benedict Nv, is regarded as the men,
Der of the sacred college best fitted to
succeed Cardinal Merry del Val in this
office, and his appointment indicates
that the pontificate of Benedict XIV.
will take a prominent part in the
worlds diplomacy.
The new secretary of state is sixty.
seven years old and had been mention
ed for papal honors. He was the pa
pal delegate to the worlds eucharistic
congress on the island of Malta in
1913. For six years he was papal nun
clio at Paris and represented the pa
pacy at Brussels and Rerne. He has
had a diplomatic influence greater
than any other member OF the college
of cardinals and exceptional expert
ence in ecclesiastical affairs.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13

Why is a blush an anomaly? Be
cause a woman who bushes is ad-
mired for her cheek.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-11-13
Missing Rimes.

Add q letter to the first word to form
the second.
The light burned low, he had no III"
He closed the book. and, worn with **s'
He thought to give up in the '***
His future course he could not %***".
His past mistakes he could but $50,
And vow in all things to be "**s.
Resolved that he'd no favors @**,
With courage brave he met the *s*"
A~nswer.-Oil, toll; race. trace; rue,
true; ask, task.
The Tigers Boast.
Said a tiger. with a cur Of his tail:
1--WE a magic that never will fail.
If outside l could be
For . you'd see
R0WId make all these Spectators quail
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
SENDS PROTEST T0LANE'
HENEHAN WARNS AGAINST BLOW
IN RADIUM ACTION.
Mining Commissioners Sees Loss Of
42,1s0,ooo Annually to state In
Proposed Withdrawal.
western Newspaper unica News Service.

Western Newspaper Unio1 News Service.
Denver.-Thomas r. Henehan, state
mining commissioner, has prepared
for submission to the Interior Depart
ment at Washington figures to show
that for the first eleven months OF
1918 nearly 55 per cent Of the car
notite (radium-bearing ores) shipped
from western Colorado was positively
known to have been treated in the
United States, while another 15 per
cent was shipped to New York without
Its final destination being known.
Only 80 per cent, he points out. was
actually consigned to Europe.
In letter to Secretary Of the In
terror Lane, protesting against the
governments reported policy to with
draw from entry all lands believed to
contain radium-bearing ores, Henehan
points out that all carnotite companies
In this state we're financed by Ameri-
cans. with the exception of one com
pany which was financed in Europe.
but a majority of whose directors are
American citizens"
Henehan declares in his letter that
II the government withdraws the ra-
dium-bearing lands of the public
domain. 1t will impose an irreparable
injury upon the development Of the en-
tire mineral resources of Colorado.
"The withdrawal, for example, Of the
carnotite fields of Dolores. San Mi
guel. Montrose. Mesa and Rio Blanco
countless" he says, would mean loss
of an annual payroll Of millions of
dollars to Colorado miners. There are
200 miners engaged in mining car
notite In these counties. When the
metallurgical process has been worked
out, these fields should give employ
ment to not less than 1000 miners. at
an average wage of SO per day. This
would create an annual payroll Of 81.
100000"
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
Capitol Gets Clock from old society,

Capitol Gets Clock from Old Society.
Denver.-A beautiful bronze clock
has been put in place at the Colfax
AMI Sherman avenue entrance to the
state capitol building by the members
Of the Sherman Avenue Improvement
Association. which was organized
twenty-five years ago.
The clock was installed from a sur
plus in the treasury of the associa-
ticn resulting from over-assessment OF
the members many years ago. The
sons Of the trustees Of that fund and
J. A. Thatcher and Senator Charles
s. Thomas have had charge of the
work.
'rhe original board of trustees COM
prised ]. A. Thatcher. Senator Thomas,
the late Judge Decker, the late
Charles B. Kountze. the late George
Mccartney. the late Thomas F. Hay
den, the late w. H. James and the late
B. F. Woodward.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
''CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH LIVER
No sick headache, sour stomach,
hlliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get Q 10-cent box now.

Get . 10-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache.
biliousness, indigestion. the sick. sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take .
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by . lazy
liver. clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach:
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
Pays s4oo; Gets $4,000 Back.

Denver.-The state Of Colorado. dur
Ing tho last year. innocently divided
100000 in profits from crops grown
by 1t on its own lands without know
ing 1t. The land board recently dis
covered that section Of land, leased
to farmer near Canon City for $4OO
year, had been subleased by him to
the state penitentiary for one-half the
value of the product rf.ised by the in.
stitution under the direction Of War
den Tynan. The crops were worth
$20,0o0, less expenses. and the farmer
received $4,000.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
state Charities Board Makes Report.

Denver.-Secretary Thomas of the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
ton completed compiling his annual
report on delinquency and dependency
cases in the Juvenile and County
Courts Of the state during 1918.
Following is comparative table for
the last three years:
Character of Case. 1911. 1912 1913
Dependency titions
filed .:...... 80. so5 57s, GA
Number found dependent 2S9 345s 242
Number committed to in
Delinquency petit Ions
Number found delinquent 762 6i3 COS
N u m b er committed to
state institutions .....232 400 26s
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
Government Lands In Colorado.
Colorado Lands Rich and Cheap.

Colorado lands are rich and cheap.
Below are government figures (from
census reports and the Yearbook Of
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture) showing the average value
per acre OF all farmed lands in Colo
RADIO and other states, the average val
ue Of the wheat crop per acre for 1912
"a normal year,. and the percentage
that the value of the crop bears to the
investment in the land:
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
water POWER n. colorado.

Number OF water wheels.
Total horsepower developed.
Total horsepower used for fac
torv purposes :...,.
Total horsepower available
from direct stream flow: ..:.
Total horsepower available
from reservoirs -. ......;. q
Maximum horsepower avail
able ..........s.' %
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
Irritation.

Cosr r,ses o. al r'.sa.'on e. .s57.s25. 900
Land irrigated, acres ......: s.2oe,ooo
acreage ,rrlee,a present p.o'eo'' '.. W." 4.11o,ooo
Acreagc Included In projects 6,076,000
Number OF farms irrigated. 26.0l3
4,umber OF irrigation enter are
,,imher ~ rescryoirs loss
Length of bitches, miles. 22.2S0
Average cost of system. per .,,o
Average cost OF operation
and maintenance, per acre. 10
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
Colorado Highways.

Miles OF state road. primary. 4.
Miles OF state road. secondary
Total miles of roads. includ..
ing improved roads and
trails
Miles OF Improved road per
square mile of territory. :.
Population per mile of I'M
proved road ........-....
Expended by state and coun-
ties In 1918 for road build
ong and maintenance.
Expended by state for road
building in 1913 ...........
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
tment in the land:
state Land. in Colorado.

Original grants from federal
government, acres
State lands sold to date,
Lands nais' now , owned BY state.
Area OF state school lands.
Average price now being OBJ
tained per acre by state for
agricultural lands
State lands now under lease.
Annual revenue from leases.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
statistics Of Colorado eeet sugar


General Colorado Statistics for 1913.
Area Of state. acres. ..... 66,341,129
Land in farms, acres. T4,200,000
Irrigated land. acres...... 100000
government land, acres... 18.995,000
Forest reserves, acres. 14,735,460
State land. acres. 3,330,000
erty ........ =. ~. .s1.sos.521.2ss
acres ..,.............. 15.ooo. 900
Value Of farm lands ..S 45O,00O000
Value of farm property...$ 575.000000
Population ....... $4,000
Rural population ......... 423.000
Density of population per
square mile ............ To
Density of population in
rural districts .......... 40
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08

When scandal is born in your
family watch the neighbors help 1t
grow.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08

Sooner or later a mans illusions de-
velop into experisncA
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08
Goa, produced In Colorado In 1913.

Number OF mines in operation
Tons of Ignite coal produced.
Tons Of semi-bituminous coal
produced ...........:..
Tons OF bltuminous coal pro-
Tons OF anthracite coal pro-
duced ........ ......''..'''
Total number of tons pro-
ro, ducea ,nbe;r 81 'tic;na. pro.
duced In 1912 .............
Decrease. 1918 .......:.....'.
Tons OF coke produced. ......
Employees In and about the
mines ;,ni.;.''''coi'''d:;v:.
Man killed in the mines. .....
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-08

Makes the laundress happy-thst's Red
OI9ss r Rag Blue; Makes beautiful. clear