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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Religious

Easter Thoughts by Eminent Divinss.
The world is ever seeking ''signs
from heaven forsooth. Their absence
Is its plea for want Of faith. 1t was
ever thus. Let him come down from
the cross and we will believe him.
they said on the crucilxion day.
On Easter morning, when a greater
sign than that which they had asked
was given, they bribed the guards.
Say that the disciples came during
the night and took away the body
while you were asleep" There is no
good faith in the scoffer.-Cardinal
Farley, Roman Catholic.
Easter is a day of highest joy. a fin
1sfed redemption, an ever living Christ,
Immortality absolutely assured. This
Is the revelation at the empty tomb.
Ih1s is joy enough and JOY forever
Rev. DIR. Wilton Merle Smith, Presby-
terrain.
Renan said Mary Magdalene created
Christianity when she reported that
she saw Jesus alive from the dead.
st. Paul said of Jesus, "Declared to be
the Son Of God by the resurrection
from the dead"
Easter attirms the Resurrection Of
Jesus Christ. This is such an afirma-
tlo1i That if it be true it does not mat
ter at all whatever else is false. or if
1t be false it does not matter at all
whatever else is true.-Right Rev. DR..
Charles G. H. Fowler. Methodist Ennis
copal.
Easter is the day which re.nin0s us
that 1t Is our privilege to be CAD. Life
has Il fashion of growing lrab and
grim. but on Easter a new glow comes
into the sky anil Il fresh hope is born
in the heart. 1t may not be possible
Tor us TO rejoice in ourselves or in the
world. but we can surely rejoice i'm
him who loves us and has opened for
us the gates of paradise.-Rev. DR..
'harles r. Jefferson. 'onsregetipnalist.
Easter is the festival of Immortality.
The eternal life is not to be waited
for. but achieved here and now. Jesus
said. 81 am the resurrection and the
life. He did not say, II will procure
for you a resurrection He treated
always as in contrast not this world
and the next or life now and life here
after. hut the life of the soul and the
loss Of the souls life. His contrast
was life and death.-Rev, Thomas r
Slicer, Unitarian.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Grapes Popular For Trimming.

As usual in the spring of the year
the fruit Of the vine appeals to fash
ion. Grapes are immensely chic. not
only on spring millinery. but in the
form Of corSage ornaments on evening
gowns. \ lovely little dance frock or
white tulle over silver green pussy will
low silk has lunches Of pale, trans
lucent grapes on the shoulders and at
the girdle.
Very smart. on the other hand, is il
spring turban Of black milan trimmed
with black and green grapes and black
velvet leaves. With this hat is
an entirely new veil of sheer black
mesh appliqued with green and bronze
velvet leaves. The pattern is so deli
cately applied and SO soft in color that
the effect is very beautiful.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Making linon Wear.

Linen will wear much longer if it
need not be used constantly. For in
stance, if half a dozen tablec!oths are
laid away in the linen closet the whole
set should be in use. not two. three or
whatever number is needed each week.
In this way each cloth is not Numbered
nearly as often as if three We're in con-
slant use and three stored away. The
result will be that the six will last
much longer used in this way than if
several We're kept in reserve.
After the cloths have lost all useful
ness rs table coverings they a be cut
UP into napkins. hemmed and given a
new lease on life. Linen should never
be thrown away. as there is always
some excellent use awaiting it, either
as bandages. cloths for the ironing
board. dust rags or a thousand and one
of the other household purposes to
which it can be put.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
EASTER RECIPES TO TRY.
Tasty Dishes Which Can Be Made
From E0qs.

Eggs on Easter are y sine qua non.
and instead of converting them into
an omlet or other made dish they
would be better served whole. If it
does not seem sufficiently festive to
have new laid eggs boiled in the shells
they may appear as stuffed or deviIed
eggs. retaining thus their natural shape
and crisp from frying or masked with
Il white or anrhoHy sauce. writes
Christine Tcrhune IIerrick in Harper'S
Hazar. colored eggs Of ice cream
each egg placed in in individual nest
of spun sugar-makc Il pretty dessert.
In c~ircustanccs where for any reason
the spun sugar and ice cream are not
feasible an excellent homemade Suhsti-
ute can be provided by q hens nest
of preserved orange peel shredded to
initiate straw.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
AN EASTER BREAKFAST.
Clever Housewife Can Prepare Novel
Morning Meal.

\ charming Easter breakfast may
be given by IL housewife" who is clever,
and it will be Il most economical and
satisfying entertainment. The table
should be round or oval, the cloth of
highly finished satin damask and the
flowers all white or yellow. llyacinths
and lilies. the Easter flowers par OK
cellence. are not suitable because Of
their heavenly scent. which renders
them unavailable FOR table use. The
long stemmeu golden j"nQuils or the
yellow hearted Chinese lilies, which
nre like clustered stars Oh their slender
stems, are the favorites.
One dainty fashion consists Of a low
silver fern dish in the middle Of the
table on a white centerpiece embroid-
cred in star shaped flowers, with white
silk embroidery. At each corner Of
this is set a lily shaped glass holding a
bunch of narcissus blossoms. .Aspara-
gus vine is trailed from the fern dish
to each vase. where it is caught with
Il tiny knot Of white ribbon edged with
gold. At each plate a pure white egg
Shell is placed holding Il few of the
narcissus blossoms, whose stems have
been shortened. and if The hostess de
sires they may be tied With white rib
bon and hold a little Easter favor.
Ten is the approved number of guests
FOR the Easter breakfast.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
1Omen'S Ways and Fancies
DECORATING FOR EASTER.
Flowers Principally Should Be Used
For Occasion.

For Easter put the house in holiday
windows, on the lnantels and wherever
they may be used to advantage. Ii in
reach of the woods or of Il messy bank,
send the little ones to gather large
pieces of the tender green's. 1t Is
wonderful what a %springlike air the
rOoms will take on, with the delicate
odOr of the moss and the bright bios
SONS. Flat pans or pretty plates filled
with damp moss, with clusters OF
violetS in the center, make a charming
table decoration. If one possesses Il
few house plants. they should be put
in the best possible order for the Oc-
casion, spraying them thoroughly to
groups wherever they viii look the
best. and they will aid the general
decoration. If one must depend on the
florist for blossoms decide upon a
scheme of. color and then follow 1t
closely.
Having decided upon Il luncheon. en-
,leavOr to make it something more than
a mere qualification of the appetite.
The food must OF course be perfect
of it's kind. and be we'll cooked, but in
it's dainty service strive to appeal to
the artistic instincts of the family and
at the same time have it muse and
instruct the children.
For color scheme. select lavender,
gold. green and white. Use white and
~ ~ l
ter of the table select a rather low
plant OF Easter lily. with a perfect
crown of blossoms. Cover the pot con-
tanning the plant with lavender paper,
making a deep frill top and bottom.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09

LIN ouI lAOOpo SoA40 OlIl
" from Cuba and, nearly all
sick. We're unloaded from
transports on the eastern
end Of Long Island the camps that
held them We're thronged with persons
WIZ" had cOme to find relatives or
friends. One of these, an old lady
with an anxious look on her face. stop
ped at n tent before which sat an OIL
Ger i'll Il camp chair and asked in u
tremllous voice:
can you tell me if my boy has
Gomez
tn" officer rose, took off his hat re-
s%rertfuily and said:
What regiment did your boy belong
to, madam:'
He was with the TIL Pennsylva-
MIA"
Come with me and l will see if I
can get the Information you wish"
He led the way to a tent wherein an
officer vas writing.
Make your inquiries here" he said
and left her.
lin trying to find my boy. Henry
Ashurst,' said the old lady.
The officer looked serious. He re-
mcmbered having the name OF Henry
ed. He hunted in his desk for q GER
tain paper and when he found it ran
his eye Owe the list Of names. His
expression became still more serious.
but he bent his face down SO that it
was concealed under the rim Of his
hat. He had found the name Of Henry
Ashurst. but had not the heart to tell
the mother what list it was in.
Your son hasn't come up from Cuba
yet. madam. He wasn't very we'll
when the last transport sailed"
$40 YOU know what his trouble
was:" asked the old lady. tears start
ing into her eyes.
Seine Of thos" fevers they have
down there. believe"
rs he very ill:"
"W"ll. | couldn't tell YOU about that.
There's the regimcntal surgeons tent
over there: you might inquire Of him."
The old lady walked feehly over to
VIC lNll oVlll liS SUI XVII
and asked the same questions she had
asked the adiutant. The doctor looked
down upon the anxious face and turn.
ed coward just as the other had done.
"TTenry .Ashurst..' he said as If try.
ing 10 rccollcct. There was a soldier
in the hospital OF that name. l think
but l can't exactly recall his case"
WAS he very sick"
"Oh. no; not very sick. I think II
was Il simple flesh wound in the leg"
DO you think he will come on the
neXt transport"
mo doubt of it. madam: no 0oub1
of it,"
The old lady went away. The ad
jutant saw her go and walked ovel
to the surgeon.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Her Soldier Boys A STORY FOR ;
Do+,,,.- EASTER !
By ALMA r. Y

81 couldn't do my duty by that old
lady. could you? l found his name on
a list of MORALLY wounded. l told his
mother he had a fever"
II remembered him in the hospital
as II for whom there was no hope
Of recovery. l lied about it too. l
told his mother he had q slight flesh
wound. ] only know what have told
you, SO l took the benefit Of the doubt
Every day the old lady visited the
camp. and every day the adjutant and
surgeon either told her more lies or re-
peated the old ones. The ship bearing
her son never came to Montauk point,
and when the last tent was struck she
ceased her visits and her inquiries.
The winter passed and no one a
the courage to tell the mother that her
boy would not come back to her. They
all excused themselves on the ground
that no record Of the death and burial
Of Private Henry AshurSt had been
found. But when the war closed ev-
cry one connected with the army was
in a hurry to get away from the heat.
the sickness, the death attending an
army in a tropical climate in summer.
Until some one would assure her
that her son was dead the poor mother
hoped. She was very religious and
prayed %fervcntly that her boy might
be restored to her. One morning in
April when the sun, shining warm,
was opening tho leaves IMPLYING the
resurrection shortly to be celebrated
at Easter the old lady went to her rec
tor and said she had a feeling that
Henry would como home on Easter
Sunday.
DO You think" she said. that this
feeling has been sent me by Provi-
dence:"
quite likely" was the reply. 81 be
lieve that Providence often sends us
forecasts of what is about to happcn.'
He had no more doubt that Henry
cuba than that the earth turned or its
axis.
I'm so glad you think So added
the mother. moving away. while the
clergyman looked after her. not know
ing whether to consider himself q lial
or one who had lone a kindness.
At dawn on Easter morning there
was a loud rapping on the door of Mr.
.Ashurst's house.
He's Gomez she said, getting out O.
bed. and without stopping to put on ;
wrapper she went downstairs, opened
the door and vas clasped in the arm.
Of her son."
ooh. Harry. where have YOU beer
all this time:'
II was left in Cuba. When l go
we'll had forgotten who l was. Sine
then l have been going about as an
other person. Some time ago n surgeon
removed a piece of my skull. and her,
I am
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
WHY SNOW HEATS THE HANDS
The Brain Calls to the Blood to Help
the Chilled Skin.

me Dram Sal'S 70 SHe 0iOou 70 V1etP
the Chilled Skin.
1t is very wonderful that our hands
should become warm after playing
with snow, for it must be perfectly
certain that the cold SHOW takes heat
away Very quickly from our warm
hands.
The warmth Of our hands is derived
entirely from the blood. except at times
when something hot is actually shining
upon them. Therefore, for some rea-
SO or other, a very much larger amount
of blood than usual must be flowing
through our hands. The blood is no
warmer In itself, or the whole Of the
body would at once notice it. but what
really happens is that the hands are
getting richer and quicker supply of it.
The effect is just the same, really, as
the delightful glow that we feel after
a cold bath. The brain has the duty
Of taking care OF the skin. as of every
other part Of the body. Now. when
the skin has been chilled its life has
been heavily taxed. and it will suffer
unless it is compensated. So the brain
orders the small blood vessels in the
skin. wherever it has been chilled, to
relax and widen SO that the warm
blood is able to circulate quickly
through them.-''The Child's Book OF
Knowledge"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
For thePaper'sYOunger Readers
PAINTING PICTURES ON EGGS.
How to Transfer Drawings Cut From
Newspapers or Books.

10 reproduce pictures upon eggs
take Il pin and after luyin. the picture
upon cloth OF other soft surface, prick
the outlines Of the drawing. This
should be done very carefully, having
the holes OF equal size and evenly
spaced, ST that when this is completed
and the paper held to the light the
picture will be clearly shown by the
holes. Lay the paper upon a hard
boiled egg tightly. slit it so as TO
enable you to tit the paper to the egg.
Take u brush with ink or :: piece of
cloth wet with ink and paint over the
holes. If carefully done the picture
will he seen perfectly reproduced upon
the egg when the paper is emo ed.
Next join the dots so that the outline
OF the drawing on the egg is an UNI
broken line. Color with water colors
or colured ink. White eggs should be
used.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
BAYoNE1 CHARGES.
Hand to Hand Conflicts Are Rare Upon
the Field Of Battle.

Hand to Hand Conflicts Are Rare Upon
the Field Of Battle.
In a talk about military methods in
warfare General Stephen NJ. Weld. In
discussing stories of bayonet charges.
said:
II DO not know of a single case il
our war where bayonets were actually
crossed. l heard of one or two, but |
never happened to see one.
In the numerous charges made by
our corps in the Wilderness campaign
the only one we ever made successful
ly was on the 18th of June. One divi-
sion had already charged and been re.
pulsed. Our division was then ordered
to make q charge acros a plain some
200 yards wide. Colonel Gould had
command Of the division. which placed
the brigade in my hands.
Before charging the men were or
dered to remove the caps from their
guns and when they did charge were
told to leg it like blaZes, which they
did. In almost no time we were oyer
the 200 yards, subjected to a storm OF
shell and canister and only one vol
ley from the infantry in the enemy's
trenches. One-half of the men in Our
regiment We're lost in this charge.
Here was a case where you would
suppose we might nave crossed bayo-
nets. On the contrary. the Confeder-
ates fed. the same as we would have
done had we been attacked. We cap
tured their knapsacks and everything
they had in the trenches just as they
were.'-EXchange.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Novel Dish For Easter DAY.

Cut circles OF bread one inch III
thickness and toast. then butter spar
ingiy; spread With pate de goie sras,
game. Have ready hard boiled eggs,
shpllel: place these. small end down,
into the center of each dish and then
serve. Another novelty is to cut Il
slice from small end: then carefully
remove the yolk. placing a stuffed
olive. broiled oyster or the yolk sea-
soned With lemon juice. paprika. salt
and salad dressing in the cavity. This
dish must be served hot.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
The Easter Lamb In tho Sun.

There is a German legend that a lamb
nay be seen in the sun on Easter morn
Eg.
They told us how German children
Rise ere the day is begun.
And loox out over the hills to see
The Easter lamb in the sun.
They said we must look straight at It.
And never one look away,
And pretty soon it would be right there,
The lamb Of Easter day.
So. while we are chasing the rabbits.
BLsily here and there.
And eagerly hunting for Easter eggs.
Seeking them everywhere,
Wen rest a little at sunrise,
just as day is begun,
And wi off over the hills to see
The Easter ami in the sun.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
How We Borrow From the Military.

Very mixed are some of the military
fashions just now Woman SeizeS upon
Il regimental style because it is pic
tutesn,le and becoming and it troubles
her not at all that German. Russian,
English and American military en-
blems are jumhled in hopeless ronfu-
sion in her spring attire.
From the French officers coat is Dor
rowed the clloker collar: the black
braid that trims it suggests West
Point. Dangling tasscls on the coat
are truly Irussian in suggestion and
because the CoSsack style of millinery
is particularly fetching on fcmininity
1t has been adopted as the popular
type Of headgear and is carried out
in Belgian blue. lIeSSiln green or
Frenchificd black and white. with a
fine disregard for consistency.
Even the boot is military. and milady
actually wears brass buttons on her
foootgear-Shinin brass buttons with
the American eagle thereon, to add Il
touch of American patriotism to her
foreign military decorations.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Easy.

Easy.
"Your wife needs rides In the open
air.
IAN right, doc. I'll drop word
among the real estate agents that l
might look at property in the suburbs"
louisville COurier-JournaL
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Asbestos Glove For the Cook.

An asbestos glove to ear in ham
ding pots and pans that are hot would
save many burns. for even if a pot
holder is hung conveniently close to
the Kitchen stove it is always out OF
place when something is boiling over
and quick action is necessary.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09

And round and round, with its arching
head,
On the granite flags full sail.
a peacock strutted and proudly spread
Tie glories OF it's tail.
"Oh, see..' cries Meg, ooh, see..' cries
Maud.
Cecil and Guy, behold!
on the birdie's tail the dear good God
Hath set strange eyes of gold"
And, Cecil. mark how they shine-ah, me.
Where the feathery fringes fall.
What can the name of the birdie be.
The fairiest birdie OF a.l"'
But Guy springs up at the closing words,
His soft hand lock'd in Meg's,
And cries. "'Tis the bird, the wonderful
bird
Which laid our Easter eggs
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Geoaraphical Names.

What is known rs the hollow land
Holland.
What is known as the prospect
Mountain:' M~Onteyideo.
What is known as the swift river:'
TaIlapOosa, Ala.
What is known as the eats throat"
Catte@at.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09

Why is hot bread like "a caterpillar:
Because IT'S tue grub that makes the
butter hy.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09
Letter Changes.

Change one letter and from a body
of water make Il dessert. to arouse Il
process of cooking. Il garden tool. a
fraud. a fish, to form, to appropriate. Il
boys nickname.
Answers. = Lake, cake. wake. bake.
rake. fake, hake, make, take, Jake.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09

Photo by American Press Association.
Scarlet and purple. pink and gray.
Amber and brown and green,
Upon a SeVres saucer lay
The rarest eggs Ger seen.
And over them bent, with wondering eyt
And s~himmering tiossy hair,
Cecil and Meg and Maud and Guy,
Brothers and sisters fair.
Purple and scarlet. pink and gray,
Green and amber and brown.
On the Sevres saucer lay they think)
The loveliest eggs in town.
Lay on the deep old window seat.
Above a courtyard grim,
Where April violets, small and sweet,
Grew at the fountains brim.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09

MANNERS.
AT breakfast. luncheon n at tea
l old my fork just right.
| For little folks should always be
Exceedingly polite.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09

TABLE
When I am eating bread and cake
never smacG my lips:
And milk l always try to take
In quiet little sips.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-09

VATHEN our troops came home ,
:" from Cuba and, nearly all
sick. were unloaded from |
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1915-01-22

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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1915-01-22
a Noble Task.

In too many instances the country
papers mimic the city press by giv.
ing prominence to scandals, accidents
and political agitation. The new
rural civilization has placed upon the
rural press renewed responsibilities,
and enlarged possibilities for useful
ness. 1t cannot perform its mission
to agriculture by recording the frail-
ties. the mishape and tnordinate am
bitions Of humanity, or by filling its
columns with the echoes of the strug-
giles of busy streets, or by enchanting
stories Of city life which lure our
children from the farm.
1t has d higher and nobIer task.
Too often the pages, of the city dailies
bristle with the struggle Of ambitious
men in their wild lust for power, and
many times the flames of personal
conflict scar tho tender buds Of new
civilization and illuminate the path
way to destruction The rural press
is the governing power Of public senti-
ment and must hold steadfast to
principle and keep the ship of state
in the roadstead of progress. me
rural press can best serve the inter
ests of the farmers by applying its
energies TO the solution Of problems
affecting the local community. 1t
must stem the mighty life current
that is moving from the farm to the
cities. sweeping before 1t thousand
boys and girls per day. II has to deal
with the fundamental problems Of
civilization at their fountain head. Its
mission is to direct growth, teach ef-
flciency and mold the intellectual life