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The Keota news., 1914-01-23
WONDERED WHY.
Found the Answer Was Coffee

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer SO.
and eventually discover that the drug
-caneine-in coffee Is the main cause
Of the trouble.
and drank 1t every day. never had
much flesh and often wondered why !
was always 30 pale. thin and weak.
About five years ago my health
completely broke down and was con-
nned to my bed. My stomach was in
such condition that could hardly take
sufficient nourishment to sustain life.
During this time l was drinking
coffee. didn't think could do without
It.
after awhile I came to the conclu-
sion that coffee was hurting me, and
decided to give 1t up and try Postum.
When 1t was made right-dark and
rich-I soon became very fond Of it.
I'm one week began to feel better.
I could eat more and sleep better. My
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within flve months I looked and felt
like q new being. headache spells en-
urely gone.
my health continued to improve
and today am well and strong, weigh
148 lbs. attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities of Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
instant Postum-is a soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In . cup Of hot water and. with cream
and sugar. makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
there's q Reason" for Postum.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23

Tuberculosis Hogs, Infected by Work
Ing Over a Pile Of Manure From AZ.
fected Cattle.
products from creameries; (2) milk
from tuberculosis cows; (3) feeding
behind tuberculosis cattle.
The spread of the disease through
creamery products cauld be absolutely
prevented II all creameries could be
induced to pasteurize or sterilize their
separated milk before returning 1t to
the producers. The serious results OF
feeding milk from tuberculosis cows
will be appreciated when 1t is learned
that SO per cent. Of test lot OF hogs
that were fed on tuberculosis milk for
three days only. contracted the dis
ease. 1t is a very common practice to
allow hogs to accompany cattle about
the feed lot. In herds that are healthy
this manner Of feeding may be COM
mended. but wherever there are tu-
berculos individuals among the cattle
the danger OF passing the infection
to the hogs becomes very great
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Hard to Pad.

Not long ago cub reporter on one
of the large dailies was assigned by
the city editor to cover a meeting OF
the board OF trustees Of public II.
brary.
Bring a story of about 400 words"
said the editor.
At late hour that night this story
not being forthcoming. the youngster
was sent for.
How about that story OF the board
meeting?" asked the editor
1T isn't finished yet. You told ME
to make 400 words of it. So far l have
managed to get only 300."
What did the board do?"
"They met. called the roll and ad
journed until Tuesday evening. Lip
pincott's.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Princess Mary Of England Is max.
ing . collection Of pagan gods.

Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain
the kettle. Adv.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
ONE REASON FOR FEW EGGS
Continuous and High Production De-
pends Largely on Supply Of Green
9ucculent Feeds.
CBy E. J. MILLER.)

CBy E. j. MILLER)
One reason why SO many farmers
get so few eggs in the late fall and
during the winter Is that they do not
provide their flock with green feed
during these seasons.
A continuous and high production
Of both milk and eggs depends In q
large measure upon a constant supply
of green, succulent feed for the ami
mails producing them.
Rye is one of.the cheapest and best
green feeds for these purposes that
can be grown.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Two Per Cent. Of Animals
Slaughtered Are Affected
Suppression ef Disease Would oave
Country Millions Of Dollars Annv-
aliy-Prineipai Causes Of In
foctIon Of Swine.

Federal inspections at the abattoirs
of the country show that approx
mately two per cent. OF the hogs
slaughtered In them are affected With
tuberculosis. and OF those Affected
not far from ten per cent were 90
badly diseased that they no longer
possessed any value save their worth
for grease and fertilizer.
Tho suppression OF hog tuberculosis
would save the country millions OF
dollars annually. and when 1t 10 real
lied that there are vast numbers Of
tuberculosis hogs killed in abattoirs
having no inspection OF any kind. It
can be seen that the danger to human
life from this source would at the
same time be removed.
The principal causes from which
hogs become infected with the germs
OF this disease are: CD Returned
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Produce Pork Probably.

To produce pork profitably hogs
must feed and Craze continuously on
pastures and crops particularly plant
ed for them, is the advice OF experts
of the farmers cooperative branch Of
the bureau OF plant industry. depart
ment of agriculture. Very seldom is
the growing of hogs for slaughter a
source of profit unless proper grazing
end feeding methods are followed.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Caught In . sinecure.

Il caught the prisoner in sine
cure" said the constable. with evident
satisfaction.
IN what?" asked the bewildered
magistrate.
"A sinecure. your worship" blandly
came the reply.
Surely you mean a cul de sac?" re-
marked the magistrate.
The witness nodded acquiescence,
but obviously he was still unconvinced.
and as he stepped from the box he
was heard to whisper to brother Of
flcer: Poor old chaps gettin' worse"
Manchester Guardian.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Selling Timothy Ray,

On some farms it would be a good
business operation to sell OF the best
timothy and horse hay and buy stand
and cured for the cattle. The crop is
SO good in many localities that a
great deal Of this meadow and brook
grass is for sale at very low prices,
farmers having enough Of the better
grass to fill their barns and not car
ing to stack the lower grades.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
JACK FOR THE HEAVY WAGON
oss Described and illustrated Fills
the Bill for liohtness and
Also for Strength.

AZ It Is difficult to get jack strong
enough for the Aeavy wagons without
1t being 80 very heavy. the one de-
scribed. fls the bill for lightness and
strength:
One piece, 2 by 8 inches-30 inches
long.
One piece. 2 by 6 inches-30 inches
long.
One piece, 2 by 4 inches-4O inches
long.
One piece Of No. wire feet long.
Two god nails to hold the wire to the
sides of the upright piece.
One iron bolt three-quarters by 81
inches to hold the lever.
Two by Pinch mortises are cut in
the 2 by 8, IL inches from the front
The Keota news., 1914-01-23

told my husband to get me bottle Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and would try it before would
submit to any operation. He did 20 and
l improved right along. I ampow doing
all my work and feeling fine.
'Ihope other suffering women will try
your Compound. I will recommend Il
to all l know. Mrs. DANIEL D. B.
DAVIS, ITO Franklin St, ,Logansport, Ind.
Since We guarantee that all testimo-
malls which we publish are genuine, II It
not fair to suppose that II Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has the
virtue to help these women it will help
any other woman who IL suffering In .
like manner1
If you are III do not drag along until
an operation b necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Write to Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., (confidentiaDL Lynn,
Mass. Your letter viii be opened,
read and answered by q woman
and held in strict confidence,
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
woman REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Logansport, Ind -"My baby was
over Q year old and I bloated till Was

Q burden 70 my0e0.
I suffered from To-
male trouble % /
could not stand on
my feet and I felt
like millions Of
needles were prick
ing me all over. At
last my doctor told
M e that all that
would save me waS
an operation, b ut
this I refused. !
The Keota news., 1914-01-23

A simple protection against DANGEROUS
throat affections are Deans Mentholated
Cough Drops: SC At Drug Stores.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23

A FOOLS idea Of q good joke IL one
fellow.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23

An Inland Type.
He uses q great many nautical
terms. Did he ever lead q seafaring
ufe?''
mo. but he reads quantities Of sea
fiction"
The Keota news., 1914-01-23

The ancient town of Cambridge.
England. 10 soon to have women po-
lice.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Handy Wagon Jack.

end. lemons are cut on the upright
2 by 6 to At them. The nails are driv.
en- in to the sides Of the upright piece
to hold the wire, the bolt is put
through the mortise and the lever and
II the grease Is handy you are ready
to grease your wagon.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

imagination and touch which is char
acteri>tic of American production in Il
myriad of heavier and unitarian ma
rhineries, resembling the light and
airy and artistic products of France
rather than the ucavincSS which mark
so many of the toys and the machines
Of England and Germany. Germany's
toys. with all due regard to the deft
women and children of the
atty who produce them. are not always
of the most graceful and artistic, while
those OF France partake of the eXu-
berant fan"ies OF that semi-I.atin west
crn race.
II all the toys demanded in America
could be honestly labeled Made In
America Il vast field of industry might
be thrown open if they knew how, had
the patience to learn. give themselves
to the work and cheerfully labor with
German spirit and devotion t o the pro.
duction Of these millions of pretty
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
DON'T KILL OFF SANTA CLAUS.
Permit the Child to Believe In This
Beautiful Myth.

If your daughter is just six or seven!
years old and you are beginning to feel
yCur conscience pinch you ut deceivinS
her any longer with the beautiful myth
of Santa Claus, just silence that cons
science and wait until she finds out thu
truth for herself.
If your daughter has any Illusions
left in this day of d%isillusion, let her
keep them. She will feel more resent
ment toward you for SCATTERING them
than she will for deceiving her. You
do not think it necessary to tell your
grownup girl all the things you have
discovered about love and matrimony
and thereby terminate her dreams that
those myths are all they seem to be,
do you?
After all, the sweetest part Of a girls
part. Some day she will find out that
there is no Santa Claus, and then she
will find out that there are no fairies,
and then she Will find out that ro.
nance doesn't last, and then that mat.
rimony has it's thorns, and then that
women grow old, but why open her
eyes to these things?
Let Il child believe in Santa Claus
just as long as he or she will and
pluck the delicious fruit from the
mythical Christmas tree to her hearts
content. 1t is bad enough to discover
the sawdust in the doll of life when it
begins to fail out without being told
about it when You though. it was real.
ly flesh and blood.
If any mothers conscience is trou-
bling her about the Christmas fib tell
ing just now, let her sit down and try
to remember that awful day when she
first discovered that there was no
Santa Claus. and that conscience will
shut up tight and never open its mouth
again.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
CHRISTMAS IN ARMY AND NAVY
Soldiers and Sailors Celebrate With
Feasting and Sports.

Soldiers and Sailors Celebrate With
Feasting and Sports.
BY every American soldier and sailor
Christmas day is celebrated with feast
ing and sports, though the men may
be thousands and thousands of miles
away from home. Dinner, consisting
Of turkey, mince pie and all other DELE
cacies, is served. There is also Il gem.
erous supply of soft drinks. lntoXi.
cants are never permitted in army and
navy circles.
Those who wish to attend church in
the morning are permitted to do so,
although this is not compulsory. us i'm
the British army. 1t Is not always
possible for sailors to go to the church
around the corner, but religious exer.
cises are conducted by the vessels
chaplain. The afternoon is usually de.
voted to athletic sports.
1t may be that a concert Of amateur
theatricals will enliven the evening or
that the men will receive permission
to give Il dance. Those who wear Un-
Gle Sans uniform do not lose their
taste for social pleasures and as a rule
are capable entertainers.
Even the men of an outpost, en-
camped far in the interior of some
Philippine province, attempt to invest
the day with as much of the Christ
mas spirit as possible unless the u
try is in an unsettled state and par
tial war conditions prevail.
The British soldier makes the cele-
Dration of Christmas the chief event of
the year, and his only regret is that
the day does not extend over an entire
week.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
A Lesson In Golf,


The judge was a thoughtful person
and next to law loved his golf. On the
first tee day he addressed Scotty,
the professional, in the following vein:
1.-The case before us Is a very simple
one. If my memory serves me mass
multiplied by velocity gives
tum. l am, then. only to swing this
club with sufficient velocity to produce
enough momentum. which, impaired to
the ball, will cause it to go the given
distance, allowing for the balls inertia
and the friction of the air. The plain
est kind Of a case. Let us proceed to
supply the momentum"
The vigor Of his swing landed the
Judge in Il heap down Il terrace at the
side Of the tee. Rubbing his head and
gazing at the ball still perched on the
tee. the judge resumed: Il may add.
Scotty, to my presentation of the case
that gravitation is an accelernting
force and the further you 60 the more
it hurts. DO you follow my reason
ing:'
"A weel. judge" said Scotty, II ken
it's a vera fine. but when We swing at
a govt ba' We maun jist keep yer held
still and gle the ball Il crack. It's far
better than a yer pheelosophy."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

"HOSE cruel iokesmiths who
have been saying that there
will be a famine in Christ
mas toys on account of the
European war for the reason that the
great mass of gewgaws are imported
from Germany, with which there is
now next to no commercial intercourse,
have just been trying to brighten YOU.
The mass of the toys. especially Of
many kinds that have been in univer-
sal demand and that have not been
made elsewhere. have been almost
from medieval days produced in Ger
many and in lesser volume in Austria.
where women anc children of thou
sands of homes inherit the skill! from
generation to generation.
The American would naturally think
that yankee ingenuity" would long
ago have supplied the thousands Of
playthings made with that graceful
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

things for the delectation of the chill.
dren of America.
Immense quantities of toys are made
in America. however. the largest fac
tory being in Philadelphia, but a mass
Of them are produced by machinery.
Another factory is in New York. and
there are others in nearly all Of the
New England states.
The British have taken steps to "cap-
ture the German trade" by producing
toys that can be labeled Made In
Great Britain"
Now let the United States step in
and forestall England in capturing
the toy trade of Germany and Austria.
At any rate. let the children Of Amer
lea rest assured that Santa Claus will
make his usual rounds the night be-
fore Christmas, laden as heavily as
ever with all the magnificent things
that his %reindeers can draw
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
The Glastonbury Thorn.

A famous old English tree was the
Glastonbury thorn. According to the
old monkish legend, st. Joseph, while
resting, fixed his staff in the earth.
where it Immediately took root and
ever after blossomed forth on Christ.
mas day. Curiously enough. when the
change of style took place no blossom
was seer on the tree until old Christ
mas day came round. The probable
truth is the tree "a one brought from
Palestine by some of the pilgrims,
there being Il species of thorn, a ma
tive of that country, which blooms at
Christmas
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

and the reinforcement of the lines
there. so that the gigantic field opera
monster tragic game of chess. with
the opposing generals pitting their
wits-not the least Of which are their
aerial w~its-againSt each other.
With the old fashioned method of
artillery fire. in general use until quite
recently and still in use by the armies
Of some of the nations involved in
the present conflict. the c%annoncers
stood up behind their guns in the open.
This is now changed. Instead of the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

caissons being about fifteen feet in the
are wheeled abreast of the pieces. The
gun is operated by wv men, one train
ing and firing, the other loading and
ejecting the empty cartridge case. -
In correcting the range after the
first shot by direct fire the battery
commander watches closely the burst
ing of the first shell. If it is too short
he brackets or forks the object fired
at by an increased range, reaching the
object on the third shot by taking a
mean OF the two ranges.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
WHAT THE TOYS SAID:
The HobbyhorSe said
AS he shook his head.


AS he shook his head,
IT'S a long, long ways to go
Ger tire white SHOWS
TO h Little Boys home.
But l hear the tin horns blow,
And must race away till I'm out O
breath
To the Little Boy who will ride me
to DEATH
And the Toy Drum said:
1--WE a hardened head.
And away on my sticks III go
From this icy dome
To the Little Boys home
I can beat my way through the
snow!
Away. away, till In out O breath
To the Little Boy who will beat me
to death!'
And the Toy Doll said
AS her gold crowned head
Shone over the wintry snow
ITO the Little Girls
!, OF the golden curls.
) In a fairy coach I'll go.
) Far, far away, till I'm out Of
; breath,
, To the Little Girls who will kiss
me to DEATH"
) But the Elephant said:
} IF hat way Tn led.
, And they treat you all so bad;
!, l tell o now
) That there'll be a row.
) And they'll wish they never had!
, Fol IN pack them all in my trunk,
yOu see,
, And lock it and throw away the
key"
) Frank l.. Stanton in New York
, Evening Mail.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
Fottrell Won Fifty-six Cups.

Ella Fottrell. the wonderful Califor-
mia lawn tennis player. is twenty-four
years old and began playing in tourna-
ments when eighteen years of ,"e. He
has won tifty-siX cups during th.t pc
riod, including Pacific coast title west
ern title and about thirty club titles
during the past few years in singles
and is also Il big winner in doubles.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
Topics of the Sport World :

as many bunts as he formerly did. He
will have to do some tall playing in
spring practice to get into his old shape,
observers say.
Cobb is taking on weight. The nc
campaigning picture was made during
the last series at New York. and 1t
shows that 1.-THE Georgia Peach" has
been living we'll in spite of his dis
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
Cobb Getting Slower.

Ty Cobb. the Detroit Tiger Ameri-
cans great player. is slowing up. So
say the players in Ban JOhnson's Cir
cult. His eye is just as keen and his
playing in the outtield is just as good
as ever, but he is not as fast as he
was On the bases and cannot beat out
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

putes with butchers. No; Tyrus was
not sitting on the running gear of an
aeroplane. He posed for the picture
while seated on the frame that holds
batting practice.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18
In the Sunday School Class
SENIOR BEREAN LESSON.

Golden Textile wolf shall dwell
with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down with the kid. and the calf and the
young lion and the failing together,
and a little child shall lead them Qsa.
ri, g..
The Lesson Explained. Verses 1-3a.
The complete equipment.
The growing power Of Tiglath- pileser,
the king of Assyria. threatened to be-
come Il menace to the smaller nations
like Syria. Israel and Judah. The first
two had formed an alliance and invited
the king of Judah to join them. and
when he refused they threatened to In
wade his city. AhaZ. the king, was
panic stricken. Isaiah, the prophet.
then came to him with an exhortation
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

for several days. Then German shells
began to drop around it. and shorty
afterward the major in command Iouna
thai white linen had been hung out right
behind his position. ostensibly to dry. IN
reality it was placed there by a German
spy to indicate to German air men the
exact endorsement OF the French guns.
A supposedly unconcerned washWoInan
was caught and was found to be a Ger
man. officer. He suffered the usual fate OF
spies.-News Dispatch From Bordeaux.
- EFFECTIVELY hiding the bat
teries while sending death into
the ranks Of the enemy has
~ been one of the potent factors
In the present war.
The German, French, British and
Russian artillery all resort to indirect
fre-that is, in, assuming a position
from which to shell the enemy. the
battery commanders shelter their guns
behind a ridge or knoll. so that neither
the guns nor their crews can be seen
from the point Of attack. The ire IS
directed by the battery commander,
who takes up a position from any
slight eminence from which he can di-
IecIlN SET lHc IdlScN.
With a range determining instru-
ment the officer at this observation
point gives the range to the Sunners,
and at the same time some prominent
point Of the landscape, such as a tree,
a post or a church spire is selected as
an aiming point. 1t is necessary thai
this point be visible to the gunnerS as
we'll as the commander Of the obser-
walton position, who measures with
mathematical accuracy the angle OF
imaginary lines extending from his
position to the aiming point and the
target.
With a similar apparatus on Tue gun
the gunner is thus enabled with rea
sonable certainty, when he receives
from his commander the range and thu
detection, to reach the target from hi
position of concealment. With tn
use of smokeless powder it would b.
practically impossible for an enemy t.
locate a battery properly %intrenchet
and firing indirectly. The utilization
OF aeroplanes in warfare, however, ha
changed materially this phase OF arti1
lery operations.
Use Of Aeropianes.
Aeroplane squadrons are attached t
each army corps of France. Grea
Britain and Germany in the presen
field operations.
While aeroplanes have not revolu
tionized warfare altogether along tn
lines that some military experts eA
pected,> they have changed completed
reconnaissance operations, so that a
army today with the most efficient an
complete aviation corps yields a tire
mendous advantage over a less fOrtr
nate adversary.
So far as artillery is concerned. tn
advantage Of a we'll masked positio
is often reduced by aerial scouts, VIII
are able to make accurate notes fro1
a safe altitude. The location of an Ell
emy's batteries can be transmitted I
headquarters by radio from the nj
and the screened guns searched out b
opposing artillery.
Without the use Of aeroplanes. mil
tary experts assert, the campaign as
A. being fought in the western theate
Of operations would have been impo'
sible. The vigilant aerial scouts follO'
the smallest move of the opposing force
noting the withdrawal Of forces her
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

Photos by American Press Association.
In Modern Warfare Much De-
ponds Upon Successfully Hid
ina the Guns From the Sight OF
the neutrality-suspicious. Usual
" Locate Their Positions, Al
though Recently Spy Put Wash
on Line to Point Out French Ar
ti|Iery to Germans.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-18

~ EFFECTIVELY hiding the bat
teries while sending death into
the ranks Of the enemy has
~ been one of the potent factors