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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN.

Golden Text was glad when they
said unto me, Let us go unto the house
of Jehovah Q's. cxxii, y.
The Lesson Explained. Chapter vi,
12-15.-An important undertaking.
Jerusalem was taken from the Jeb-
usites by a united people under the in
spring leadership of an enthusiastic
king. It is not surprising that David
was ambitious to make his capital on
the picturesque hill not merely a po-
litical career. but pre-eminently a re-
ligious center. He knew that all his
labors would be vain unless God was
given the first place in private and
public life. The ark of the covenant
was the symbol of Gods presence from
the days of Moses, and it received fit
ting reverence when religion was a
real influence in the making Of char
acter. The decay Of true religion in
the days Of Eli the priest resulted in
the loss of the ark, which was cap
tured in battle by the Philistines. But
these pagans got rid of it when they
thought that its presence among them
was the cause of disease and calamity.
After being carried from one place to
another the ark was finally deposited
in Kirjath-jearim, "the city of the
woods,' as its name signifies. 1t re-
manned in the household of .Abinadab
in the custody of EleaZar, one of his
sons Compare l Sam. V, y. No n
gave any thought to it, and for seven
ty years or more it remained in OBJ
security. But David resolved that this
symbol of national religion should be
restored to its place of dignity in public
life. He therefore decided to transfer
it from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem, Il
distance of about nine miles. The oc-
casion was one of great rejoicing. At
a rough place in the road the oxen
which drew the cart stumbled, and
the ark should upset, put forth his
hand to steady it. This was an act of
irreverencc. and he was at once smit-
ten to death. There could now be no
further advance, and the ark was tax
en- to the home of Obed-edOm near by.
1t was kept here for three months,
during which time this man enjoyed
unusual prosperity. The failure to get
the ark to Jerusalem greatly disap-
pointed David. He therefore planned
the second time S" as to prevent any
disaster. "With gladness." His serv-
ice of God had always been marked
bv 10Y and thanksgiving. and this was
exhibited. The procession start
ed out with anxiety, but after they
had gone six spaces and all was we'll
David was assured Of the divine pleas
ure, and he Sacrificed oxen and Fat
linss'' as an act of Thanksgiving.
Danced before the Lord" These re-
ligious dances We're like the perform
ances of whirling de%rvishes. Excite
ment and enthusiasm We're shown as
David devoutly and heartily w%orshiped
jehovah.
Ps. xiv, 1-G.-Acceptable w%orshipers.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
WHAT is ELECTRICITY?
It Seems to Be an Effect Produced by
Energy on Matter.

It Seems to Be an Effect Produced by
Energy on Matter.
1t is a curious fact that although evil
dence OF electricity in a primitive way
was observed as long ago as the sixth
century i. c.. and it's manifestation has
become n of the greatest factors in
our modern civilization, no one knows
just what it is.
At different times it has been thought
to be a form of matter, Il thin, weight
less fluid, a kind of force, Il variety of
motion and Il disturbance in the ether
which is supposed to fill all space. in
Guiding pores in most solid metals.
Electricity is not something created by
man. He has simply discovered ways
OF turning it's manifestations to plac.
teal account.
From the time that Thalcs observed,
centuries before the Christian era, that
amber, after being rubbed by silk, had
the property of attracting light bodies
like bits of paper, discoveries Of cleo
trio phenomena We're made from time
to time, but they We're detached from
a realization of the great possibilities
brought to light in recent years.
Electricity becomes evident when
rendered active by some molecular dis.
t%urbance, such as friction, rupture or
chemical action. Scientists today re.
gard 1t as neither energy nor matter,
but. like heat, light and sound, it is an
effect produced by energy on matter.
1t has been discovered that electric.
1ty is a self existent property, by which
we are everywhere surrounded, and
human as we'll as inahimate bodies can
be charged with it. From this we can
understand that many more remark
able discoveries Of it's application will
be made.-Rocky Mountain News.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
National FLAGS.

The American flag in its present
form was adopted in the year 1777. and
he only changes made in it since that
time nave been the addition of new
stars for the new states us they came
into the Union. Our British cousins
often refer in affectionate terms to
their ensign as the flag that has
"braved a thousand years, the battle
and the breeze" But they forget that
the Union Jack in its present form
dates only from 1901.
The French tricolor was adopted in
1904, the Spanish flag as now display
ed in 1885, while the German and Ital.
ian flags are no older than the empire
and the kingdom Observation-Disclosures
ington Star.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
BRAVE WOMEN SOLDIERS.
They Have Fought For Great Britain
In Past Wars.

In Past Wars.
Tho British army has had its ONE
soldiers, and two of them are buried in
the cemetery Of Chelsea hospital. One
of these dames-Hannah Smell, a true
ulent looking person, whose portrait is
preserved in the great hall Of the hos
pital, served in the siege Of pondi-
cherry and was badly wounded, her
sex being discovered when she was re-
moved to the hospital. She became a
pensioner and Wore on occasions the
three cornered hat and uniform coat OF
Chelsea and was at her w request
buried in the graveyard of the hospital.
Christina Davis was the other female
soldier buried in this cemetery. She is
described as a fat, jolly woman"
Another Englishwoman who success.
fully posed as a man and enlisted rs q
soldier was Phoebe Hessel, who was a
private in the Fifth foot regiment and
fought at T%ontenoy in 1915, under the
Duke Of Cumberland, being severely
wounded. Ultimately she died at
Brighton in 1921 at the age Of 1OS.
The most famous Englishwoman
Soldier" however, was "Dr. James
Barry" who Joined the medical corps
in 1915 and served at Waterloo and in
the Crimea. In 1858, after many promo
lions, She became inspector general,
and it was not until many years later
that the fact that she was Il woman
was discovered.-St. Louis post-Dis
patch.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04

The character of the praises that
We're sung on this happy occasion,
When king and people Joined to cele-
brate the honor of Jehovah, can be in
ferred from this psalm. 1t is general
~ believed that it was written and
sung at this time. "The earth is the
l-ord's.' 1t was fitting to remind them
selves that, although one city was
chosen for the symbol of his presence,
Jehovah is nevertheless the creator
II controller of the whole earth.
"Founded it upon the seas" Here we
have the primitive conception that the
land which comes out of the water
rests upon it and that there are sub
terranean seas, but the thought upper
most is that of the sustaining proyi-
dence of God. "WhO shall ascend into
the hill of the IOrd?" What shall be
the qualifications of those who would
hold communion with Il God of such
greatness and power? ellis holy place.
Which has been ~consecrated and set
apart for his especial worship. "Clean
nands.' Which are free from violence.
~"Pureheart.' Whose motive isfree from
duplicity and insincerity. Lifted up his
sou unto vanity" Whose desires and
p~urposeshave been upright and set upon
Goo instead of the delusions Of the
world. Nor sworn deceitfully.' Hon.
orable and reliable in speech. These
are certainly high demands which are
made Of those who would have fellow
ship with the God OF holiness. We
might we'll hesitate before these exact
ing conditions and declare that we can
never be fit, but the next verse has
some encouragement for those who
realize their unworthiness and vet de-
sire earnestly to commune with God.
ii shall receive the blessing" This
benediction of righteousness" will be
given to him not as a reward of merit,
but as a free will gift Of grace by 'the
God of his Salvation.'
rs. xiv, 7-1O.-The God of life.
The subject now changes from the
Worshipers to him who is the object
of worship. The procession has final
~ reached the summit of the hill, and
it is represented as seeking admission
into the sanctuary. Lift up your
heads High as the lintels are, they
are not high enough for the sovereign
king to pass underneath. "Everlasting
doors" Ancient and venerable with
age. for the Jebusite fortress was old
even at this period. "VNho is the king
OF slory: This question is asked by
he choir within. The answer il
promptly returned by the jubilant choir
without. ''The Lord strong and mighty"
He is a warrior God whose W al
ways prevails oyer the enemy, for he
is "mishty in battle and Il victorious
hero. The challenge is again made
from within and The response is re-
peated. as we do in Il chorus. But
there is Il striking addition. '"The Lord
OF hosts This God is not only a tri-
uinphant hero, but he is also the glori-
Gus captain who controls all the forces
and powers of the univ erse as though
they wert an army.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
jennings Good Pick.

Hu@hey Jennings seems to have
picked up a couple Of rather likely look
ing infielders. Fuller and Young by
name. These chaps have shown splen-
did form both in the field and at bat
In the early games. This is particularly
true Of Fuller. who is hitting like a
tiend. There is. of course. but little
chance Of Fuller taking DOME Bush's
job, though he filled his position during
the little fellows absence. But Jen-
nings is hopeful Of getting a good sec
ond bascnlan out Of the pair.
~khvanaugh is proving himself a
much better first baseman than he was
a second baseman, and he may be kent
in that position.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Athletics Are Scribes.

For sixteen years the Athletics have
had at least II player who was an
active contributor to the newspapers.
Back in the early days of the Ameri-
can league Mike Powers. grand old
scout that he was, covered the training
trips for several of the PHILADELPHIA
papers.
Then came Eddie Collins with his
syndicate and magazine articles. Now
Weldon Wyckoff, the youthful pitcher,
who is a graduate of Bucknell. acted
as war correspondent for Il philadel-
phia paper, reporting the doings at
the training camp.
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were waiting and watching. Gettys-
burg had not yet become Il realization.
ION to Richmond!"
On the Both of May. in 1864. the at
tention Of the people both in the north
and the south was centered on Grant.
Note the situation, or. rather, the
events of the preceding year which had
led up to this situation. On the 3Oth
OF May. 1868. the Army of Northern
Virginia, under command of Lee, was
on its march to invade Pennsylvania.
y few days later the Union soldiers
gained two Of the most important vic
tories or the war, one at Nicksburg,
one at Gettysburg. At Vicksburg. Penn
berton, h commander of the COnfel-
crates. was completely defeated, but
at Gettysburg, what about Lee? He
retired from the three days battle in
good order, marched back to Virginia,
and resumed his guard of Richmond,
where President Davis and his cabinet
We're still secure.
On this 3Oth of May we find Lee still
keeping guard of Richmond. Grant,
who soon after his victory at Nicksburg
had been called to Washington. had
been appointed lieutenant general of
the Union army. O to Richmond!'
had at once become the warcry of his
soldiers. Within the month of May
Grants army had been rcpulsed three
times by the Army of Northern Virginia
at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania,
North Anna; four days later Cold Har-
Dor! The same result, Lee still keep
ing guard. The word received at Wash
ington was "Nictory." But victory at
such a cost! Thousands of the Unions
best soldiers lost. Salmon p. Chase,
this time. said: ''The people are crazy,
or l am. l don't see the recent military
successes. Most earnestly do / pray
that we may see them hereafter. All
under God depends on Grant. SO far
he has achieved very little, and that
has cost beyond computations"
The Last Of the Fight.
Such was the situation on this lay
in 1SG4. No other Both of May had
been as serious as this one. At the
White House of the Confectionery, Rich
mond, there was Il feeling of temporary
security. In Washington there was
encouragement: in the homes in the
north anl in the south there We're
thousands of mothers, wives, daurh-
ters and sweethearts who We're finding
in the printed bulletins the names of
their loved ones numbered among the
dead. The question asked on this day
was, "Whcn will this bloody wal end:"
On the Both of May. in 1860, the war
for the Union had ended. The day be-
fore President Johnson had issued his
proclamation of amnesty. in which he
pardoned all who had taken part in>the
rebellion on condition that they would
subscribe to an oath of allegiance to
the United States and accept the re-
suits of the war, including the enamel
patton of the slaves. The signing of
this oath by Confederate soldiers on
this day was the first formal step in
the reuniting of the states of the Union.
But Il majority of the Confederate sol
diers had already. in spirit, accepted
the conditions included in this oath,
They had returned to their homes and
they We're busy on their farms, in their
offices and in their workshops. Their
cavalry horses We're now Litchel to the
blow. !
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Ten Million Quits Game.

Ten Million. former star outtielder Of
the University Of Washington baseball
team and a Northwestern league favor
lite, has retired from the game to de-
vote himself to business. He says he
did mo- improve in his hitting to suit
himself.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04

preparation for war with them was Il
pleasant pastime. There was no need
of a call for troops. Thousands of
list. Such was the situation the Both
Of May in 1861. A calm before the
storm. Fifty-two days later the battle
of Bull Run!
Evacuation Of Corinth.
The 3Oth of May in 1862 was made
memorable in civil war history by the
evacuation of Corinth, Miss. The seiz-
ure of the Confederate stronghold by
the Union armies was an event which,
estimated by it's results. may be re-
garded as the first Important event of
the war.
The morning of the 3Oth of May,
1852, Union spies saw only the rear of
Beauregard's army far to the south Of
Corinth fleeing down the Mobile rail
road. The enemy whom Sherman had
been sent to ''feel' had escaped. The
city had been evacuated and left as a
prize of war to the Union army.
On this Both of May there was much
rejoicing in the northern states, for all
through the month of May the people
there had been awaiting the outcome
Of this siege.
While the people in the north OF this
3Oth of May We're rejoicing over the
victory of their soldiers at Corinth and
over the results which they felt would
inevitably follow what about the peo-
pie in the south? Nearly a year had
now passed since the victory Of the
Confederate soldiers at the battle Of
Bull Run.
The evacuation of Corinth cast a
gloom over the whole south, but there
still remained with the southern peo-
pie an implicit confidence in the Army
of North Virginia, which was on that
day holding it's w in defense of
Richmond.
Invasion Of the North.
The truthfulness of the old saying,
Coming events cast their shadows be-
FORE" must have been realized by the
south the Both of May in 1868, for ut
that time there We're pending two
events, either Of which. these people
must have realized. might prove to be
the turning point of the war. One of
these, they knew, would happen soon
at ~Nicksburg; the other somewhere in
the east, but at what place no one
could at this time forctcll.
While on this 3Oth of May the people
throughout the country We're watching
with interest the developments of the
siege at Vicksburg, their chief interest
must have been conferred on the move
ments of the armies in Maryland and
Virginia. Since the last Both of May
these armies had met at Antictam. at
Fredericksburg and at Chanccllors-
| vile. Thousands of soldiers from both
the north and the south had fallen in
| these battles.
Taking advantage of the confusion
at Washington occasioned by the chang
ing of commanders OF the Army of the
Potomac, Lee. with his entire army.
slipped into the Shenandoah valley and
marched northward with the intention
Of invading Maryland and Pennsylya-
ria. Meade with $4,000 men followed
him. Would they meet? Ii so, where
The people both in the north and in
the south on this Both of May. not
knowing what would happen next,
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! Baseball Gossip 5
By "SCORE KEEPER" @
$ 81

I-ajoie vas the only one who never got
into a worlds series. But, if anything,
Fuckers case is deserving Of even
o sympathy. Though not near as
long in the game as Lajoie, the Brook
lyn Nap has never ever felt the thrill
ct the first division.
While managing Cleveland Lajoie
once lost out the pennant by two
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Necessitarians.

The p%hiloSophic term "necessitarians"
is used to denote those persons that
deny the freedom Of will and assert
that in human conduct all yolitions
are determined by motives that obey
the law of causation as invariably as
do the forces of nature. The word
''determiniSts" vas suggested as y
substitute by John Stuart Mill and has
been very generally adopted. New
York American.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Bucker Showing Up Well.

G. Nap Rucker. Brooklyn's star left
handed twirler, is showing good form
this year. Rucker. undoubtedly one of
the greatest pitchers the game has ever
Known, is by many considered almost
a martyr in his profession.
1t has frequently been mentioned
With regret that of all the great stars
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04

Nap Rucker, %Brooklyn's Star Pitcher.
points, and by far the greater part Of
his career has been spent With first d.
vision teams.
Rucker, faithful servant, has lust
been forced to plod along, year in and
year out, without even inhaling the air
above the baseball equator, the 800
mark. But perhaps this is the big year
for the two N~aps-Lajoie and Rucker.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Wagner Hands Out Advice.

Hans Wagner in lecturing to Pitts
burgh players the other day said it
was 4 good idea to discuss errors so
that it may be noted how they were
made and how they could be avoided.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04

Memorial Day Is Now Observed
In Most States of the Union.
Soldiers Who Fought In Our
Great Conflict May Be Able to
Recall the History Making
Events That Occurred on the
Day We Now Celebrate In
Honor of the Fallen.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04

Truth About a Baby.
The truth about Il baby is that IT.
doesn't resemble anybody in particu.
lar.-Exchange.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04

- UNDAY will be the national
- Sabbath. Memorial day, as it
is now observed in most Of the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-22
Post Office Appointments.

AS result of civil service examina-
tions held some months since, Floyd w.
Downing has been appointed postmas
ter at Byron, to succeed Fred w. Sto-
well who resigned year ago, and Miss
K. 1. Stanley postmistress at Morrice to
succeed A. s. Watkins, who did not
care to continue in the service. The
appointees in both instances stood at
the head of the list of eligibles as the
result of the examination aud their
selection pleases large proportion of
the patrons of both offices. Miss Stan.
ley has been a clerk for nearly eight
years In the Morrice office and thorough
ly understand the management of the
same Messrs. Stowell and Watkins
have given most excellent service and
retire with the good will Of the patrons
of the Offices. MIR. Downing has re-
ceived his commission and will enter
upon his duties soon.
Washington dispatches yesterday an
nounced the appointment of Miss Daisy
Il. Teller as postmistress at Henderson
Miss Teller. who is the daughter of
Postmaster Teller, took the civil SER
vice examination some time ago in
competition with four others and re.
ceived the highest rating and will sue
ceed her father as soon as her bond is
filed. An effort was made to defeat her
appointment by the friends of another
candidate on the ground that woman
was not wanted for the place but very
large majority of the patrons of the
office endorsed Miss Teller and she won.
Miss Teller is to be congratulated.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-22
Officers Bonds and Sureties.

The special committee on officers
and banks bonds reported they had
examined the bonds offered by the
banks and the officers and had found
them in legal form and recommended
that the bonds be accepted and sureties
approved. The lists of the banks and
officers filing bonds, with the number
of sureties and the amounts follows:
Old Corunna State bank, Corunna, six
sureties, $4,000; Shiawassee County
bank, Durand, seven sureties, $50, 900;
State Bank of Byron, eight sureties,
$l5, 900; Alonzo Griffin, two sureties,
$5. 900; Guy A. Cole, two sureties ST.
900; Vernon w. Royce. two sureties,
$4,000; w. E. Cornford, two sureties,
$1,000; Albert l.. Nichols, two sureties.
81 900; Albert l.. Nichols, two sureties.
$1,000; Bert s. Griffin, four sureties,
$40, 1000; Jesse A. Richardson, surety
bond. $25, 900; Frank Peacock, surety
bond, $4,000; w. J. Parker, surety bond
$3, 900.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-22
Death of Mrs. Ward Detwiler

A message announcing the death
OF Mrs. Ward Detwiler came as a Sc
we're shock to her relatives and
friends of this city Tuesday morning.
Death occurred Monday evening at
the family home, 46 Woodland ave-
nue., in Detroit, after an illness of on
ly a few days.
The funeral was held from the
home in Detroit Wednesday after
noon at o'clock, burial in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Detwiler and Miss
Ethel Hume went to Detroit Tuesday
evening to attend the funeral Mr..
and Mrs. George Detwiler, parents of
Ward Detwiler, were in Detroit.
Mrs. Detwler, who was formerly
Miss Mabel Mack was born in the
state of New York thirty-two years
ago and when about five years of age
came to Owosso where she made her
home until after finishing her studies
in the local schools Later she stud
led music in Detroit after which she
taught the piano at the NJ. A. G.. She
was a musician of a great deal of abil-
ity. Mrs. Detwiler was true lady,
of rich equipment mentally and of
beautiful character and life. During
her residence in Detroit she occupied
prominent position in social circles.
She was married seven years ago to
Ward Detwiler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Detwiler visited rela-
tive and friends in this city the first
week of this year and on their return
to Detroit on Sunday, January 10,
Mrs. Detwiler, who had not been en-
ioying her usual health for several
weeks, was taken i'll with a slight At
tack of tonsilitis which developed in
to peritonitis.
Besides her husband deceased Is
survived by son. John, aged six
years, mother, Mrs. J. p. Darling of
Detroit and a brother, DIR. Warren
Mack of Lynn, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Detwiler had planned
to start for Florida, Wednesday, to
spend several weeks.