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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
The Fine Art of Hospitality.

No hostess should invite friends to
stay at her home unless she thoroughly
understands how to make them com
Portable. The art Of hospitality may
be acquired, however, even when the
natural aptitude is wanting.
The perfect hostess does not over
entertain her guests. She makes it her
duty to study the preferences Of those
whom she has invited. She does not
ask them to drive, walk or play ten.
mis- when they prefer, perhaps, to read.
write or do other things. Nor does
she ask them to arise at unusual hours.
At English country homes the Gus
tom Of visiting is systematic. Guests
are asked for a certain number of
days, and they are expected to leave
on the last morning. A guest arriving
after the luncheon hour seldom sees
the hostess until the dinner assem-.
blagc. A we'll trained maid conducts
the guest to a we'll arranged room
serves tea or some simple refreshment
and informs the newcomer of the din.
ner hour. The American hostess man
ages her establishment in 4 less cere
monious ann She frequently drives
to meet the guest and, though she may
have a retinue of servants, often per
sonally conducts her friend to bel
rOOm
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08

1t has now become quite the fashion
in Paris to receive intimate friends for
the 20 O'clock" in a smart rest gown.
A becoming model was seen recent
ly. The outline WAS simple almost to
the point of eX%;,ggeration. The mate
rial was wolfe ninon in two shades
foXglove pink owe ivory.
The design was more or less kimono,
and the beautiful clusters and wistaria
were hand painted, with the leaves
outlined with silver thread. There
was Il high collar made of fine white
muslin, and the shoes were worthy of
special attention. They We're soft and
supple us gloves and made of violet
kid, with the pointed toes turned up.
Very charming and dainty dressing
jackets are being made of the fashion
able flesh pink crepe dc chine. These
little jackets We're cut in kimOnO style,
with the borders decorated with rib
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
UNDERSTAND, Billy, that your j.
engagement with Ida Trask is
brOken!'

I" UNDERSTAND, Billy, that your
engagement with Ida Trask Is
brokenY"
1T is"
There was n brief silence between
the two men, when Billy Staples said:
Ida SEN me Off"
This was all the information any one
ever got out Of Mr.. Staples. There is
a story connected with his dismissal
that puts the matter in q different
light.
given in the autumn, and Of course
Billy was invited too. Edith Storms,
n OF the girls of the party, was sit
ting on the porch with Billy and said
to him:
"Im tired of riding. and l wish we
did more walking. Nothing delights
me SO much as to start out on a brisk
walk in cool autumn weather, when
the leaves are turning. I love to kick
up the leaves drying on the ground"
Il will be most happy to be your
companion for a walk said Billy gal
lantly.
"lda might not like it."
Il see no reason why she should OBJ
ject."
Nevertheless it would be just as
well if she did not sec us 60 away to-
Eether. She's in the library playing
cards.
I'm perfectly willing she should
sec us"
They started off and were soon in the
woods. kicking up the fallen leaves.
Miss Storms coming to a secluded spot
did not seem as DESTROYS Of walking as
she had claimed. A branch Of a tree
growing very near the ground and
parallel to it formed a convenient seat.
Miss Storms sat down, leaving room
for her companion to sit beside her. He
did so, and the two chatted for awhile
on the scenic beauty Of the spot and
the stiffness, the lady r%emarkiny that it
whereupon the gentleman said that he
would be happy to accommodate her
If he We're not already engaged.
Miss Storms leaned forward, expos
ing. a shapely waist. Billy resisted a
temptation to drop an arm upon it, but
when she turned her face toward him
with her lips very near his he gave it
up. He kissed her.
The temptress rose and walked
away, Billy following her. He couldn't
tell whether she was offended or hurt
or conscience stricken. Their walk
back to the house was in silence, and
when they reached it the girl Went
Immediately to her room.
That evening Miss Trask intimated
that she would like a private converse.
ton with her fiance. They went into
one of the little parlors on the main
floor, and when seated the lady said:
II saw you go to walk this afternoon
with Edith Storms. Do you think it
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
I'm and Out of the Children s Playroom
SOME MlsNOMERS.
Things Which Have Been Given the
Wrong Name.

Things Which Have Been Given the
Wrong Name.
Arabic figures We're not invented by
the Arabs, but by the East Indians.
Brazilian grass does not come from
Brazil, will not grow in Brazil and in
fact is not a grass ut all.
Cleopatra's needles were not put up
by Cleopatra 0 in honor OF that
queen, but by Thotmes III.
Galvanized iron is not galvanized. 1t
is iron coated with zinc, and this is
done by dipping it in a zinc bath con-
tanning muriatic acid.
German silver is not silver, nor was
the mixture invented In the land of the
kaiser. 1t has been in use in China
for centuries.
Pen mean a feather. A steel pen is
therefore a rather curious expression.
Pompey's pillar In Alexandria vas
not erected either by or to Pompey, but
set up by the Emperor Dioclctian.
Rice paper is not made from rice, but
from the pith Of tung-tsau. or hollow
plant, so called because it is hollow
when the pith has been pushed out.
Sealing wax Is not a wax at all, nor
does it contain a particle of a 1t
is manufactured from shellac, Venice
turpcntine and cinnabar.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
A FATAL WALK
BY A. BURTON ALLISON
,e,ss ~, IT, na.aa xsns:.ztea III, a.aa3a

just the thing to take walks in the
woods with one girl when you are en-
gagged to another?"
II see no harm in it."
"There is no harm provided nothing
occurs that is harmful"
Billy made nc reply to this.
"If you assure me that nothing HARM
full occurred l have nothing further to
say"
Billy pondercd as to his answer, then
said, ASK Edith" Then, rising, he
left the room.
She met her fiance in the hall the
next morning, and handing him Il note
she passed on. The note was simply
a breaking Of their engagement.
Edith Storms, on seeing Billy shortly
after his dismissal, indicated that she
would like to speak to him alone. Bill
ly gave her an opportunity, but main
tanned a reserve.
why did you send Ida to me about
what happened yesterday" she asked.
Because it is the woman's privilege
to answer all such questions"
"Could you not have saved your
self by
"a lie? No"
you compelled me to accuse you Of
taking a kiss without my consent"
II don't see how you could have 9TH
erwise defended yourself"
But this reflected on YOU"
Il shall have to bear the imputa-
tion."
"Has Ida broken With you:"
Eyes"
Miss Storms did not seem quite sat
isfled and showed her dissatisfaction.
She toyed with a bangle on her arm,
then with a string Of beads around her
neck.
"What makes me feel unpleasant
she said presently, lis hat l don't
wish you to think that l wish to take
you away from Ida. Indeed, I am pre-
occupied in that
Don't give yourself any concern that
l should think you are in love
with me-"
There was something cutting in this
that called a slight flush to her check.
"All the blame of this affair."" she
said, "falls on me. I'm not going to
bear it. I'll tell you the whole story
if you will agree to drop the matter"
"Tell it. l have nc reason to follow
it up"
ut seems very wrong Of me, but ]
shall feel better after having made an
explanation. Ida has recently met
man with whom she has fallen desper
ately in love. She wanted a reason t.
break with you and"-
"Never mind the rest. What yor
have told me will never pass my lips
"You forgive me?'
"Certainly."
But he never forgave the girl who
] had broken with him.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
Hunt the Hare.

The guests all form a circle, holding
each others hands. One called the
hare" is left out, who runs several
times round the ring and at last stops,
tapping one Of the players on the
shoulder. The IL tapped quits the
ring and runs after the hare, the circle
again joining hands. The hare runs in
and out in every direction, passing
under the arms of those in the circle
until caught by the pursuer, when he
becomes hare himself Those in the
circle must always be friends to the
hare and assist his escape in every
way possible.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
Explanations.

Among the queer EXPLANATIONS now
in everyday use, Hello" and "aur-
rah" have perhaps the queerest origins
attributed to them. 1t is said that the
people Of Carnwood forest, Leicester
shire, England, when they desire to
hail Il person at a distance. call out not
''hcllo!." but 'hailoup!" This, a we'll
known author says, is simply Il surviv-
al Of the time when one cried to an
other: ~ loup! a loup!" or "a wolf, a
wolf!.'
%"lIurrah" according to the author,
is derived from the Slavonic "huray.!'
'To paradise" which signifies that all
soldiers who fell fighting went straight
to heaven.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
Frills and Fancies In Woman S Sphere
NECkWEAR T

Neckwear always has a fasci-
nation notwithstanding that a
woman may possess dozens Of
collars, 1ichus or jabots. Among
the newest effects is the double
decker collar Of organdie made
in the Quaker Of cavalier style
and finished with broad revcrs
The latter breaks the broad line
across the shoulders and offers a
chance for hand cmbroiderics or
a tiny lace frill cdging.
For the slender girl there is a
collar fashioned on the lines of
a baby's bib, rather small and
round and fastened down the
back with small buttons. This
collar has the scmblance Of an
impromptu yoke and III many
instances gives just the needed
touch Of freshness to Il taffeta
or linen frock.
For the athletic girl there are
sport stocks Of plated batiste,
combined with folds of handker-
chief linen. These in a way take
the place of the old time Ascot
and four-in-hand. They are
worn With linen or silk shirt
waists.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
Accessories.

Accessories.
The latest novelties in artificial flow
ers are those in tinsel tissue and the
huge transparent ones in white gauze
with each petal modelled and outlined
with a firm, invisible wire incased in
the twining at the edge. A cluster of
yellowish pistils represents the heart.
Butterflies are treated in Il similar ar
tistic way.
Dainty sachets are edged with light
puftings i'll green gauzc. The embroi-
dered center is also shaded with a veil
ing of green %auZe.
A coatee of tatfeta or chiffon is an
appropriate accompaniment to the sum
mer dress of wolfe.
The newest silk purse bags have no
tassel ut the bottom.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
VIOLENT DEATHS.
One indication Is the Immediate Set.
ting In Of Rigor Mortis.

WY lu VI oISOu NuoI
More than once the question Of
whether a person has died a natural or
unnatural death turns upon something
grasped in the hand. The object is
held because the hand stitfens through
what is known as rigor mortis (pro-
nounced rye-gor mor-tis), a stiffening
of the muscles of the body after death.
Now, If a person dies naturally this
stitfening of the muscles does not take
place, as Il rule, until two hours or
more after death, and then 1t comes OH
slowly. In cases of violent death, how
ever, rigor mortis sets in immediately.
1t is through this that many a MUIR
derer has been caught and many a so
called accidental death proved to be in
territorial.
One of the most remarkable effects Of
this sudden stitfening after death ap-
pears in the account of the charge Of
Balaclava. Captain Nolan while riding
at the head of the noble six hundred
had his chest torn open by a Russian
shell.
The arm he was waving in the air ut
the moment remained high uplifted,
and he retained his seat on his horse,
which wheeled around and passed
some distance through the ranks before
the rider fell.
Portions of the hair and clothing of Il
murderer have often been found In the
hands of the victim, while bodies re-
covered from the water have brought
with them clutched in their fingers
weeds and mud from the bottom, show
ing that death occurred in the water
o,d not N, 1op1 AnSvnrS
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
-Riming Riddles.

Riming Riddles.
What has a bed.
Yet dozes?
What has a mouth, -,
Which it never closes?
What runs and runs the livelong day,
Yet somehow never gets away?
What has two banks,
But has no money?
Dear me, now, this is very funny!
1t starts with "R"
And ends the way
1t starts. Now come,
What is it. pray?
Answer.-River.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
MODELLING WITH DOUGH.

it can be put in the oven and baked
hard, so that it is a permanent ouve-
mir.
All sorts Of things, animals, flowers,
heads, dishes, vases, figures, etc.. can
be fashioned with Just a little expert
menting.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
Metal Polish.

A high polish for metals is made by
mixing two ounces Of prepared chalk,
three-quarters Of an ounce Of pipeclay,
half al ounce of white lead, q quarter
ounce of carbonate Of masnesia and a
quarter INC Of jewelers. rouge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08
FOR STYLISH TEAS.

bonwork embroidery. They We're also
cen inset with motifs of shadow lace
and trimmed with bands of miniature
roses made of chiffon.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-10-08

The first duty of a man is still that
of subduing fear.-Carlyle.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-07

he wild III that Whoy,
mog bette have a
haul his tn these days unless
pilots license ar knows how distinguish between tn osh
a a
thing this that should be submitted
referendum Conger
municipal houd be settled
conger ought be in a II a Oh
in
be their Willie
m Panama hats.
happens home in their
they bad bin standn
An upshot oife
a word
cheen sno from his wolfe whn she can't get IN wash dried
Hes foine weather man this same Conger
ME friend Al have worked ali thn nx somethin
tina, wouldl looklo a
enough u
is posey
case
whn wild tn his shoes makes
this Conger do?
Il
tn tn kicker this regular
drouth
it's barely tn peoples heads
wondher would done he had
a laa connd wild"
"whoy he'd have
did
thin
Noah lived small hollow spot that wasn't tn oe av Navns
fell tn place
There tile drain, mintion tn whole
a tn
anchor baened down tn haches saarted
solitaire
alton
ashore tn that tn orrld had bin flooded
he did
an occasional
a at Inn tn
world that oud friend Noah pker"
The Detroit times., 1915-08-07
Smuggling OufEurope,s Art Treasures

Joseph Pennell, the artist, is just
back from Europe. hrgging himself
with glee because he feels that II
anything goes wrong with him as an
artist he has another string TO his
bow.
Il think I'd be all right running a
privateering expedition" declared
Mr.. Pennell.
II all came about because Of the
United States collier Jason. the
Christmas ship. As readers remem-
her. she went to Europe shortly be
fore Christmas. carrying q cargo OF
presents for the war widows and or
phans Of the belliserent nations.
Then nothing more was heard OF
her. What became of her? Let Mr..
Pennell have the floor.
Il was made chairman O little
while ago OF a committee to get
European works OF art for the Pan
sma-Pacihc Exposition" explained
Mr. Pennell. "On the committee
with me were John Singer Sargent,
the famous painter. and two other
American artists, McEwen and John
McLure Hamilton. We were TO So
cure works OF art from European
governments and from societies and
The Detroit times., 1915-08-07
BrTs OF INFORMATION

Norway buys apples and prunes from the
United States
The human family is subject to fifty principal
governments.
Corsica's big industry is the manufacture OF
chestnut extracts.
Orders for 100000 tunics for the Russian
army have been placed with Leeds firms
Scientists have figured that about 36,o0o,ooo
babies are born each year. or at rate OF about
70 minute.
Florida and Georgia together contributed 81
Der cent Of the quantity and value OF the fullers
earth marketed In 1912
Nine. Koudachef. we'll known as an explorer.
has been attached to the Russian scout
vice She rides the same horse upon which
she made her famous trip from vladvostok TO
Petrograd.
Miss Lydia lie Barron. ninety seven. lives all
alone on her fruit farm near Poughkeepsie. N.
y and does all the work her place without
help She spent her birthday clearing land on
which TO set out more trees
All the theaters In Constantinople have been
closed for some time, for the reason that Italian
and French actors. who are practically the only
ones who perform there. refuse TO go to Turkey
now for fear OF risking their lives.
In Ashanti and around the woods near Rabba
grows a tree. resembling in appearance the
English oak, which is said to furnish excellent
butter. This vegetable butter keeps In perfect
condition all the year round In spite Of the
heat
The Detroit times., 1915-08-07
A Poem a Day
Tnr MOsrLLr.


Hall; thou iilastrious river. renowned
huver that wRshest the walls of Bel
gaes imperial city.
River whose ridges are crowned with
River whose meadows are clothed by
sne grass with an emerald ver-
ships on thy bosom thou dearest. a
sea; a river. thou roiiest
Down from the uplands; a lake. In
, The crystalline Ppth OF thy wa
Ye, IKE iin: . rim frot* m. mountain.
. with siivery foot canst mea nder.
Nor can the cotdest spring yield such
refreshment as thine is.
River and brookiet and lake art thou.
and fountain and ocesn-
ocean with ebb and now OF It's null
utudinous waters.
siivery sand and pure pebbles adorn
this clean noor of the river,
And IL retains In remembrance no
trace or the last passing foot
print.
Down through the crystalline depths
They have no mysteries to hide: and.
rs In the clear upper heavens
Ranges the eye far round through all
the circling horizon.
What time no breadth of wind shakes
q leaflet or ripples the water.
So in the blue heaven below. the eye
freely ranges or lingers,
And In the axurc-liEht chambers sees
manifold shapes OF rare beauty;
Plants that gracefully wave In the
silent sway of the waters,
And through green groves OF moss
giittering Jewels of sand.
-Ausonius ctr. by c. T. Brooksl.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-07

fully stoppered bottle until needed.
A teaspoonful Of this stock solu'
tion added TO . two-gallon pail OF
water and stirred thoroughly will
destroy typhoid and other dangerous
germs in the course Of 10 minutes
or 40.
Should this quantity make the wa
ter taste. don't use quite 90 much.
Precaution-Get the chloride OF
lime In metallic cases.
This In swimming and outdoor
bathing time. Be sure to wet the
top Of the head before going into
cold water. n you don't. the cold
water. striking the feet and legs
first is likely to drive the blood TO
the head and cause illness. Don't
stay in the water too long. Don't
eat a heavy meal before going into
the water.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-07
Pointed Paragraphs
Go slow-but youn arrive late.

20 siow-put you IL arrive iate.
Kind acts are never stepping
stones to misfortune.
The best throw one can make
with dice Is to throw them away.
A blush Is one OF the few things
that cannot be counterfeited.
When q real estate owner starts
down hill he loses ground rapidly.
A friendly interest" In often but
another name for impudent curios-
ity,
what this country needs II less
enactment OF laws and more en-.
forcement.
II matters but little what you
think OF a man provided you do not
think aloud.
But it's impossible for the aver
age man TO account for his neigh
bor's success.
Once In a great while a woman
gets so angry at her husband that
she refuses to talk back.
Have you ever noticed that the
chap who boasts Is always waiting
for some one to give him a ooost'
What married men can't under.
stand 10 the fact that most bach
elors are unable TO appreciate their
freedom.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-07
Using Up a Yard of Ticket
COUPON 10

After foregoing a sea bath on ac-
count OF the venomous stingeree.
you are charged three fares to get
from Coronado to the fair--one troll.
ley. one ferry and another trolley.
No wonder the jitney is indigen-
ous TO San Diego.
While passing Mr.. Spreckles op-
era house in one OF Mr. Spreckles'
street cars to visit the open air audi.
torium which Mr.. Sprecklcs gave the
San Diego fair, we read full.page
attack in Mr.. Spreckles newspaper
on the !isneys that are interfering
with Mr. Spreckles' traction inter.
ests.
A group OF oldest inhabitants fore
gather daily In front of the u. 8
Grant hotel and fight out the worlds
war on that line all summer. A lit
tie eavesdropping would convince
the European strategists that they
are making an awful mess of II.
Don't fail to take in Point Iona.
la Cola and Tia Juana-not that
you will care particularly about
them. but that you may be ready for
the wherejago catechization that
awaits you when you fall In with
other 1el5-ers In California.
The first mission and the FIRST al
mond tree were planted at San
Diego.
And the Tent on the Beach that
was discussed more or less IN your
wild gaming days with Authors. Is
I found In the Tented City.
Also. II you want TO show you
Just got In on N. 70. crane your
head every time you hear a biplane
buz1ing IN the empyrean. There 4,
Y. 8. aviation camp here. and aero
planes ascend as the sparks fy up
ward.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-07

We will now see II the San Diego
side trip was cancelled by that Union
Pacific conductor who put two holes
in the wrong end OF the ticket.
It's all right. The Santa Fe con
dp<tor contemplates the pair OF aper
lures in the pastebosrd and OBJ
serves. See you were stung twice
by those 'Sangeles real estate deal
ers." and passes on.
Three hours from Loce-Ahng-hayl
ais TO San Diego. but you begin to
see the Pacific ocean and the San
Diego hotel buses In two hours.
Tell me. ye winged winds that
round my pathway roar. is there not
some quiet spot where mortals weer
no rnore!" Answer-There Is; it's
the San Diego exposition.
Only the guards uniforms save
1t from actual somnolence.
BY the way. the guard who cross
ed the plaza between 1918 and
1918 on the night that we were
there. was seen.
This exposition was planted ant
cultivated on the hill top especially
for this occasion. and its luxuriani
success shows the fecundity of south
ern California soil.
There are Mexicans In the Next
can band, besides other ingredients
Upon returning In the morning We
found the fne arts building had mo-
lost its picture.
Nor the outdoor vistas their mel
low splendors.
II you didn't happen to live ir
Spain or Mexico In the time OF theii
supreme, infectious and oright.huet
glory. the San Diego fair gives you Z
chance to atone for the omission.
The Painted Desert is inspiring
and the FL Coronado hotel would bs
IL IL were.