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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-14

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tracing that Chautauqua habit
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Being just is all right of
course, but in this rainy wealth
or it is not much protection
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Being just is all right of
course, but in this rainy wealth
or it is not much protection
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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11

When the news reached "the wife of
Uriah' that her husband had been
slain in battle she went into mourning
on accOun of the loss. "When the
mourning was past The period was
generally from seven to thirty days
compare Mum. Xxx, 90; l Sam. XXI, 49,.
David no doubt sent his condolences
to Buthsheba, and she probably show
cd her grief in the usual demonstra-
tive way COMMON to this day among
Orientlls. Blu her sorrow was not sin
cere, for she was in the conspiracy
with David against the life of Il just
ana true man. "Shc became his wife,"
widow to marry again shortly after the
death of her husband. Rathsheba was
therefore not violating any conventions
of society. Abigail had married David
SOC after the death of Nabal q Sam.
NV, 39-42). "Rut the thing that Da-
vid had done displcased the Lord
lie had brought disgrace on Israel by
his series of actions. He had also dis
honorcd God. He had to pay dearly
for this crime, and he doubtless also
learned that the way of the trans
yrcssOr is hard.
Chapter xii, 1.-THE condemnation
OF the prophet.
Nine months had passed, and David
showed no signs of penitence. The
facts of his crime had no doubt got
abroad among the people, and the eff
feet could hardly have been whole
some. The king evidently thought that
he could live it down and that time
would cover all lapses. He was mis-
taken, and "Nathan," the prophet. was
commissioned to point out to him his
fatal error. He did so by recounting
an incident. as though he desired to
have David's verdict on the culprit.
lone little eve lamb" Notice the ten
der touch in this figure of speech.
The poor man. considered himself
rich in this solitary possession, and it
was dear unto him. "Took the poor
mans lamb" In Il high handed way,
so common among the rich in the
orient. and with a selfish heartlessness
equally censurable he took advantage
of poverty's helplessness. "Shall sure
ly de- David was moved to indig-
nation when these facts We're present.
ed to him. and he declared that this
iniquitous person was "worthy to die
rcvision). He should make -four
fold" restitution Compare EX. xii, l;
Luke xix. 3. "Thou art the man.
The tables We're swiftly turned on Da-
vid himself. and he stood exposed as
Il serious offender against God and
man
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11
LIFE IN A SUBMARINE.
How the Crew Gets Air Fit to Breathe
While Under Water.


The commander of a submarine OBJ
serve what is going on ut the surface
by means of the periscope, but when
that is submerged he sees nothing.
And if he moves his vessel while using
the periscope he leaves Il white flake
on the water, which exposes him to the
enemy.
However, the periscope is sometimes
of Il ~length-about seventeen feet-to
give partial safety, as when only the
tip shows the boat is unlikely to be
damaged by an enclny's fire, although
If the p%eriscOpe chances to be shot
away it might cause a fatal leak. Also
the submarines can he rammed.
The diving rudders are mounted in
pairs, one on either side. fore and aft,
with an ordinary vertical rudler at the
stern for lateral steering. Each motor
set drives Il reversible propeller. The
accommodation for the navigating Of
ficers is in the coming tower, while
the quarters of the crew Of ten men
are in the bow. as is also the galley.
Special arrangements have been made
to secure an adequate ventilation OF
the interiors of the boats. During sur
face operations the air is drawn in
from outside. When travelling sub
merged the heated atmosphere of the
engine and the eXhaled air of the crew
are drawn off through ventilators which
pass it through various tiltering, oXy-
genating and cooling devices, after
which it is returned to the interior and
is fit to be breathed again.-Exchange
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11

Golden TeXt.-Create in me a clean
heart, o God Us. j., 100.
The Lesson Explained. Chapter ri,
22-25.-The sin of David.
The fidelity of the sacred historian
is seen in the fact that he does not
pass over my defects. The man who
was an ideal king i'll many respects
fell gricvously into sin. No attempt
was made to defend him because he
was a king. However exemplary he
was, it was not possible to overlook
the fact of a grievous sin that lie had
committed. This dark blot ON his char
suffering. and even after he was par
dOned the consequences OF it cOntin-
ued to the end of his days. The story
of David'S all in connection with Beth
sheba. the wife of Uriah the Hittite, is
unSnvory reading. 1t was not record
ed in the sacred pages to satisfy any
prurient taste. The purpose was to
utter Il protest against the defiance Of
the sanctity of the home and also to
point out that immortality is an unpar-
donable crime committed against So
ciety. The ancient law was very strict,
for it required that the culprits should
be stoned to death Compare Deut. xxi,
22-24). This deed of David was eX-
posed with stern simplicity and i'm
pressive dircctness. After he had com
mittcd it he tried to escape the conse-
quenccs. but he found that this was
impossible. He had grievously insult
cd Criall. and to this he added the
crime of plotting against his life. He
issued instructions to Joab to set Criah
''in the forefront of the hottest battle
that he might be slain.
The report of this particular engaEc-
mcnt was sent to David in Jerusalem.
1t was Il bloody encounter and result
ed in severe losses to the army of
Israel. Under other circumstances
Joab would have been censured by
the king for his bad leadership. but
the messenger was instructed to make
mention of one event which would
surely crafty David. "Thy servant
Jriah the llittitc is dead also" He
had fallen with many of the other
brave soldiers. Let not this thing dis
please thce"-David sent Il message of
encouragement to Joab. He reminded
him that losses in war are inevitable
and that "the sword is impartial as
to whom it destroys. This was. how
ever, not true in the case of "Criah."
who had been deliberately exposed to
danger.
Chapter ri. &c. 27.-The displeasure
ne God
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11
Japan's Coed Roads.

Japan is peculiarly we'll off in re,
spect Of good highways. The Tokaido,
which runs from Kioto to Tokyo, il
over 300 miles in length and, as the
writer can testify, is admirably con-
structel. There is also the Nakasendo,
which is even longer and passes
through some of the finest scenery in
the world. The reason of .Japan's ex-
cellence in the matter of roads is that
in the old days, not so Very long ago,
the dailnios, or territorial mobiles, had
to journey to Tokyo once a year in or
der to pay their respects to the SOW
ereign. They Travelled by road. with
great retinues. and if the highways
We're not in perfect condition. feudal
justice was melted out to the delin-
quents. -London Spectator.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11
THE NATIONS CAPITOL,
Main Dimensions of Our Beautiful
Building In Washington.

ouIIQlNQ IN washington.
Our national capitol at Washington
is Il beautiful and impressive building.
1t fronts east and stands on a plateau
lightweight feet above the level Of the
Potomac. The entire length of the
building from north to south is 751 feet
i inches. and its greatest dimension
from east to west is 800 feet. The area
covered by the building is 1851
square feet.
The dome Of the original central
building was constructed of wood. COW
cred with copper. This was replaced in
1886 by the present structure of cast
iron. 1t was completed in 1865. The
entire weight Of iron used is $500. POO
pounds. The dome is crowned by 4
bronze statue of Freedom, which is 10
feet 6 inches high and weighs IL. 9S:j
pounds.
The height of the dome above the
base line of the east front is 2S7 feet
5 inches. The height from the top of
the balustrade Of the building is 217
feet II inches. The greatest diameter
at the base is 135 feet ) inches. The
rotunda is 81 feet 6 inches in diameter
and its height from the floor to the top
of the canopy is $50 feet 5 inches.
The senate chamber is 113 feet 3
inches in length by So feet 3 inches in
width and 3G feet in height. The gal
leries will accommodate 1000 persons.
The representatives hall is 1870 feet in
length by @ feet in width and 81 feet
in Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11
THE THIRD NAPOLEON.
Spicy Pen Picture John Hay Drew Of
the French Emperor.

N'S ~ 1''FVs
One of the best things John Hay ever
wrote, says William Roscoe Thaycr in
his presentation in Harper's of Hays
unpublished diaries, is this pen portrait
OF Napoleon ILL.,:
"Short and stocky, he moves with Il
queer, sidelong gait, like Il equity crab,
n man SO wooden looking that you
would expect his voice to come rasp-
ing out like a %watchman's rattle; Il
complexion like crude tallow-marked
for death whenever death wants him
to be taken some time in half an hour
or left, neglected by the skeleton king
for years perhaps, if properly coddled.
1.-The mustache and imperial which
the world knows. but ragged and brist-
ly, ~concealing the mouth entirely, are
moving Il little n%eryously as the lips
twitch; eyes sleepily watchful-fur-
tive, stealthy, rather ignoble, like serv-
ants looking out of dirty windows and
saying Nobody at home,' and lying as
they say it.
And withal a wonderful phlegm. He
stands there as still and impressive as
IT carved iii oak for Il ships 1igurchead.
He looks not unlike one of those rude,
inartistic statues. His legs are too
short, his body too long. He never
looks we'll but Oh a throne or ON Il
horse, as kings ought"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11
Good Taste.

l do not call taste Il species Of iudc-
ment. although it is actually that part
Of judgment whose objects are the
sublime. beautiful and affecting; be-
cause this kind of Judgment is not the
issue of reason and comparison. like a
mathematical inference, but is perceiy-
cd instantaneously and obtrudcd upon
tho mind, like sweet and bitter upon
the sense, from which analogy it has
borrowed the name of taste. Good
taste is the inward light or intelligence
of universal beauty. True taste dis
covers with delight the image of ma
ture and pursues it with a faithful pas
sion -.IamaS Usher.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11
) ! Baseball Gossip s
By "SCORE KEEPER" Is

bus and expects he will do rs King Cole
did following his big league relapse.
Otto Hess and George McQuillian are
other shining examples of pitchers who
Were sent to the minors only to twirl
their way back into fast company later
in life.
Many are inclined to regard O'Toole
as the unhappy victim of overwork.
Following his sale to the Pittsburgh
club i'll 1911. st. Paul pitched him to
Il finisl-that is. between the consum-
nation of the sale and the date of de-
livery. When Marty reported to the
Pirates in September he was worn to
Il fragile and hasn't been much good
since.
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Welfare Work..

"Have you any parts of an automo-
bile that you don't want:"
II have an old tire. What's the
ideay'
"You know how our grandmothers
used to make crazy quilts for the
needy"
YES"
ION the same principle l am trying
to assemble an automobile for Il poor
woman who has none."-Louisville
COurier-JOurnal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11
laioie Fooled jacobson.

Malachi kittredge. the veteran catch
er. regards Lajoie a. the greatest bat
ter the game ever knew. According to
K~ittredge, it was almost impossible to
outguess the Frenchman. He tells a
story of Il left handler named jacobson,
who pitched for Washington and who
thought he had discovered Lajoie's
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11

Ill us to stamp out the ty-
g. phus plague or your efforts
to send us grain, seeds and
agricultural implements Will
not be necessary. There will be too
few OF us left
This is the message being received
here from war ridden and fever strick-
ell Servia. Added emphasis has been
given by the news that DIR. Edward
w. Ryan, in charge Of the American
Red Cross work in Servia, lies a victim
of the fever.
h United States. from actual ex-
peEience in recent years, knows little
about this present day scourge. Ac-
cordlng to the leading American bac-
THEOLOGICAL experts, among whom is
Dr.. William II. WEIGH of Johns Hop
kins university. Baltimore, there is a
real danger of the spread of typhus to
the battle ground of Europe, in which
event, Dr. WEIGH says. it will probably
Kill more soldiers than will bullets and
Shells. The step to the United States
would then be a short one. DR.. WEIGH
adds that the scourge in its present
aspect in Servia resembles in it's effect
the 'black DEATH" which swept over
Europe in the fourteenth century,
causing 100000 deaths in London alone.
Sixty Thousand Have Died.
Sixty thousand people-soldiers, civil
ians, women and children-have died
from typhus fever in Servia. Smallpox
and scarlet fever, too, are becoming
prevalent. Cholera is expected.
More than 100000 peasants are fac
ing possible starvation, due to absence
OF the necessary implements with
Which to cultivate their farms.
Half of Seryian agricultural territory
has been swept clean of everything
movable by two invasions and two
counterattacks.
Women and children, whose men folk
are in unmarked graves. are SUFFERING
plteously in the ruins of what once
We're pretty little cottages.
They lack not only the means to grow
food in their battle stained fields, but
ais lack the simple dishes in which
to cook and eat food We're they able to
obtain it. In the meantime they exist
by the precarious methods of field crea-
lures in time of famine.
This is Il brief outline of how WI,
has been devastating Servia, as told
by Nine. Slavko Grouitch, wife of tn,
Servian permanent unuclsccretary fol
foreign affairs. To cope with the Qua
%terrors, disease and famine. Nine
Grouitch is in Chicago to raise funds
for the rehabilitation of the peasant
farmers of Servia. She has been serv
ing as a Red Cross nurse in the mill
tary and typhus hospitals of Servi:
and says that unless relief is sen
quickly to these suffering people the,
will die.
"Tents, plows, rakes, field ovens an,
a few dishes and other crockery,' i
Nine. Grouitch's description Of the sim
pie supplies needed to enable a peopl
to save themselves from starvation
All the farm implements were carried
away or destroyed by the Austrian!
or seized by the Servian army for dig
gfng trenches and making roads.
Discovery Of Typhus Secret.
The death Of two American physi
clans from typhus fever in Seryia was
not the first toll that this disease has
taken among American doctors VIII
have defied its dangers. An equally
fr2Ric eh2ntac in tho history Of tl,r
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weakness. After making this discov-
cry jacobson faced Lajoie at a critical
stage of an important game.
IajOie'S weakness was supposed to
be q slow curve, rather low. Larry
came to the bat, and jacobson gave
him that slow curve, rather low. Lar
~ swung, and away went the bali over
the center tielder's head, and with it
went J~acobson's discovery Of Lajoie's
weakness.
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malady was written when three men
from the United States contracted the
disease in Mexico City five years ago
and only one of them lived. But that
n brought back the secret of typhus
and pointed out the way to suppress
it. The best known perhaps of Amer
lean surgeons, General William Craw-
ford Gorgas, urgeo general of the
army, is now planning to resign his
post that he may grapple With the dis
ease in Servia.
But what may be done in Servia will
be largely based o. what was done in
Mexico in 1909. When three eXpedi-
sister republic to the south in that year
that they might study typhus at first
hand and learn its secrets they had no
way of foreseeing the effect that their
findings would have on the saving of
thousands of Slavs in the future. Yet
these men solved the problem of de
termining just what the disease is and
how it is transmitted. Upon that
knowledge was based the work that
DR.. +. z. Magruder and Or. j. +. Don
nelly were doing when death stopped
their work in Servia. Upon that knowl-
edge will be based whatever General
Gorgas and the Rockefeller foundation
may do hereafter.
How the Disease Spreads.
! Typhus is carried to human beings
by parasites, which flourish in insani-
tary surroundings. There is no direct
cure for it. The mortality rate is about
+ per cent. DR.. Simon FleXncr of the
Rockefeller institute. New York. is tell
ing volunteer physicians and nurses
who plan to 90 to Servfu that their
chances of contracting the disease and
dying from it are GO per cent. It's
symptoms resemble those of an eX-
tremely malignant malaria.
The fever runs for about fifteen DAYS.
during which time the patient is slug
@ish, with little, if amy, vitality. The
disease feeds upon the entire system
and leaves the patient in Il terribly
emaciated condition. The onset, as Il
rule, is very abrupt, with headache,
general pains and frequently one or
more chills. There is high fever and
the pulse is veryi rapid. frequently
reaching T." he second day. From
the third to the fifth day an eruption
appears, requiring from torty-eiyht to
seVcnty-tWo hours to develop. During
this period the patient usually shows
marked mental disturbance and the de
dlrlum is often of Il violent type. The
patient may jump out OF bed and en-
deaVor to escape or attack the at
tendants. Toward the latter part OF
the second week, if the patient recoy-
ers. the fever disappears.
Extreme care must be exercised nv
those handling typlus patients. They
are ROBBED in garments which leave
only the eyes and nose exposed. Huh-
Der gloves are Worn. the sleeves AFRO
frightened at the wrists and mcrcurio}
Ointmcnts cover the wrists and ,n,,,o.
Typhus Isn't Typhoid.
One bite by a fever infected parasitic
is SUFFICIENT to communicate thp dis
ease. The attendants are comna),ad to
battle twice daily. using car,olic soon.
and this is followed by pouring coal nil
over their bodies.
Contrary to popular belief in tho
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11

Will O'Toole Come Back?
The question now before the house
is whether or not Marty O'Toole will
succeed in pitching himself back into
the big league. He is now with Column
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-11
Cobb After Base Stealing Record.

Cobb After Base Stealing Record.
Ty Cobb has announced that he will
not try to steal enough bases this year
to attain a record or to compete with
Maisel and Milan. Though Cobb was
the boss sack snatcher Of the Ameri-
can league for several years, he APP
pears to have no ambitions in that di-
rection just now But Ty does not
take this stand because he has slowed
up. He contends that he is just as
fast as he ever was.
Cobb argues that he can be of more
value to his team by not depending
too much on stealing bases, which en-
dangers his limbs and might put him
on the hospital list. He says that of
course any time it is essential to win
a game he will steal and take chances
in doing daring running and sliding,
but that he is not out to make Il rec
ord.
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any way to typhoid fever. The latter
is localized in the intestines, while the
former has nc localization in the body.
Cleanliness and careful nursing are the
only remedies for typhus. The first
step of physicians in handling IN out
break of the fever is to direct the re-
moval and burning of all clothing of
their patients, the thorough cleansing
of their bodies and their removal to
clean surroundings.
The Servians, ordinarily cleanly peo-
pie, have been forced as a result of this
war to live in the most insanitary
ways. At the outbreak of the war the
servian army, depleted and poorly
equipped because of its two conflicts
OF the two previous Years, made a
strategic retreat toward the southern
half of the country. The women and
children preceded the army in the re-
tirement. When the Servians began
their return movement they found their
land swept clean. Towns, villages and
all farm buildings We're destroyed.
There was no shelter left standing to
Which the nOncOmbatants could return.
and they We're forced to live in concern
tration camps as the wards of an i'm
poverished government. Men, women
and children We're huddled together.
poorly fed, clothed and sheltered. The
inevitable result was an unhealthy and
insanitary condition. That typhus would
make its appearance was %foreseen. and
nothing could be done to prevent it.
The medical world is now confronted
with its most %perpleXing problem in
years.
Americans Sacrifice Life.
When years ago one read of Father
Damien and the sacrifice OF his life
to the lepcrs Of Molokai his heroism
stood out in solitary silhouette against
all the world. Today many men and
women are Offering or already have
given their lives to plague stricken
Servia. and some day the story of their
heroisln will be appreciated at its full
value. Today the world takes their
sacrifice as a matter of course and one
OF h consequences of 4
When the American Red Cross sent
its first consignment Of units of HELP
Il unit consisting usually of three doc
tors and six nurses-to the various ma
tions involved in the war it sent Il dou-
bic unit to Servia. because Servia's
need seemed especially great. This
help was later in the season increased
as the country's need grew. Now help
to stricken Servia means heroism of
the very highest order, for already 60
Hoo persons III Il population less than
that of New York city have died of
typhus fever.
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Thousands Dead, Thousands Dy-
ing as the Devastating Fever
Sweeps Through the Little
~Kingdom-So|dier Civilian, En-
envy and Friend Fall to the
Breath of This Dread Invader.
American Doctors and Nurses
Victims.
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Herzog Too independent.

Charley Herzog Of the Cincinnati
Reds is really too independent to he Il
successful major league manager. The
wolves would not do any bowling
around Charley's doors even if Garry
Hermann should chase him. HerZoy
is very we'll fixed financially. and it is
this which makes him independent.
He has Il Maryland farm that is far
above the ordinary, and he could retire
to it and make a good living.
Eight years ago Herzog is reported
to have had the grand sum Of $1S7 in
the bank and Il minor league baseball
job. He took Il plunge into the matri-
monial sea. Right away, like most
hridesrooms, he began to spend the
$lS7. When he returned to the old
own he was broke.
But he had learned his lesson and
from that time on began to save until
he Is now n of the Wealthiest ball
players In he game. But it is not for
the best that such is the case, for Her.
zog. it Is charged in Cincinnati, does
just as he pleases. He does not fear
his dethroning, because he is we'll
fixed.
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~ ELP us to stamp out the ty-
e. phus plague or your efforts
to send us grain, seeds and
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