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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
Spain Wants Our Coal.

Washington, Oct. "a. - The British
embargo is giving the coal operators of
Spain and other countries concern as
to h source of future supply. In a
report received at the department of
commerce Consul Dawson, at Valen-
c1a, Spain, says that, while the coal
deposits in northern Spain will this
year be called on for larger shipments,
the low value Of the product is such
that an outside supply must be had.
Railroads and manufactures rely on
the imported coal, and of late there
have been large importations of
American gas coal for railroad use
with good results.
The quantity required for heating
purposes among the people is COM
p~arat1vely limited, as the climate is not
severe and much charcoal is used. Gas
heating is, however, becoming more
general, and therefore outside coal is
necessary. Before the wal England had
this trade entirely to herself, but now
American coal is being imported in
considerable quantities. Whatever
gains American coal may make in the
Spanish market will in all probability
be only temporary, as England takes
nearly all the output of many indus
tries in Spain.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
LEGEND OF THE ROBIN,

When white men first came far
across the sea to this country they
found many birds such as they had
never seen before. But they found one
which they liked best Of all. 1t had a
pretty red breast, and they called it
robin, for its red breast made them
think of a bird back in the old home
which they loved most Of all.
The Indians had IL story about how
the robin got its red breast. They said
1t happened a long time ago. when
there was only fire In all the cold
far north.
A hunter and his SOL kept the fire
burning day and night until the father
fell III. and the son had to watch the
fire nil alone. The great white bear
was waiting for a chance to put the
IRE out so lie could have all the north
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
COLLECTING Tourist Loans.

Washington, Oct. 25.-When the Eu.
ropean var broke the unusual condi-
tions placed many American citizens
travelling abroad in financial embnr.
rassment. 1t was necessary that those
citizens be brought home, for their
presence In war zones offered all sorts
of complications. So Uncle Sam lent
them the money.
Now he Is asking for Its return. In
fact, he has been asking somewhat mr.
gently for a good while. He has six
extra clerks officiating as collectors OF
the tourist fund, jogging delinquents,
giving receipts for sums paid. While
the old gentleman Is inclined to be le-
nlent with his nieces and ncphews un-
der the present circumstances, while he
Is philosophical and an optimist, per-
sist1ng In Il belief that the general pub
lie Is honest, the facts in this case are
worrying him a bit, for not half the
loans have been returned and COLLEGE
lions are slowing up all the time.
OF the 100000 provided by con-
gress 1t is not yet known how much
was distributed. 1t has Lecn placed in
the hands Of consular agents all over
Europe. Whenever Il loan is made to
an American he is required to sign a
promissory note and give his American
address. No other security Is asked.
1t Is not a strict way Of doing bust
ness, but Uncle Sam wanted his folks
to come home.
The consular officers forward the
notes to Washington. So far about
100000 in the notes have reached the
capital. On those notes $27O,OOO has
been paid. SO much more than half
Of them remain unpaid a year after the
emergency arose. For n long time the
treasury was receiving money on them
at the rate of $500 a day. Now it is
coming in only at the rate Of $500 u
day.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
To Advise the Navv.

Washington, Oct. 25.-Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels naval advisory
board of inventions. the organization
of experts who will contribute their
inventive genius to the navy, will
be composed Of twenty-three mem.
bers, including Thomas A. Edison,
who was selected by Mr.. Daniels to
serve as president of the board. The
other twenty-five members of the
board were chosen by ballot by eleven
of the principal scientific societies Of
the country whose members deal with
those branches of science on which the
navy Is thought to be dependent for in
vention.
Peter Cooper Hewitt Of New York
city, who was selected by the In
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
SOME HORSE SENSE,

y small mount of linseed meal add
ed to the horse ration is invaluable.
Train the colt before he is six months
old and you can control his disposition
when he is older.
1t weakens the horses to keep them
shut up in a close stable during the
hot nights. Turn them out.
Horses that are clipped dry off fast
at night, which is to be preferred to
standing in a heavy wet coat of hair.
Newly broken colts should not be
worked too hard. They are apt to
ovcrstrain themselves and be injured
for life.
Do not let the little colt follow the
dam while she is at work. If the dam
becomes heated the milk is injurious to
the colt.
n balky horse is made so by a cranky
or II driver and can rarely be cured.
SO be very careful in breaking the
colts.
If the skin Of the horse is kept clean
he will swea more freely. which is
necessary to keep him in good condi-
ton.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12

The day before filling l start the har-
Vester in order to have some corn cut
ahead and the field opened. The
sheaves are made medium size to small
so they will be easy to handle.
In hauling the corn from the field to
the sllage cutter we use low wagons
with wide, fiat racks With a standard
on the rear end of the rack. When
loading the loader begins at the rear
END and piles up a tier Of bundles as
nigh as he wishes the load to be; then
IN front of his he places another tier,
n so on until the front end of the
rack IS reached. and then drives to the
silage cutter. The teamster loads and
unloads his own load. In unloading
he begins at the front end where he
placed the last sheaf and takes off the
last tier put on down to the rack, then
the next. and so On. always taking the
tier clear down to the rack.
The corn is cut about one-half inch
IN length. The knives of the cutter are
%saarpened every half day. The cut
corn is elevated into the silos by means
of a blower. l like the blower much
better than the carrier. as less work
is required in the silo, although it takes
more power to run it. To distribute
the corn and keep the silase level we
use a barrel with both heads removed.
This is suspended from the roof of the
silo at such a height that the silare is
blown into it from the blower. There
an attendant, sitting at the top OF
the silo, by swinging the barrel can
direct the stream to any part Of the
silo, thus keeping the silage level with
out the hard and d~isagreeable labor in
the silo. This barrel attachment works
well until the silo is about two-thirds
full, when it becomes necessary for the
attendant to do some work with the
fork in order to keep the silagc level.
The best owe I have ever found for
silage in the silo is very wet sawdust.
Keeping out the air is, of course, an ex-
tremely important matter. Shut the
air out Of the top in some way and re-
place the side door in the silo as fast as
q new one is opened.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
More Guns For Panama Canal.

Panama, Oct. 25.-Preliminary plans
and specifications have Just been COM
pleted quietly by army officers here
for placing a battery, high power NOR
tars and possibly other guns on Taboya
island, twelve miles out in the Pacific
ocean from the canal entrance and the
present forts built to protect it.
This new battery is of twofold in.
tcrest. Two years ago the fertilization
of Taboga island was proposed as nee
cssary to prevent q hostile fleet using
1t as a shelter from which to DESTROY
the present forts, but the military M.
thorhies held that the guns on the
present forts could prevent this.
The present plan to fortify the Is.
land after two years delay also Sic.
gests whether after such a DELAY y
will be realized that the canal drcdcos
without the assistance of steam shov.
els are insufficient to prevent such
canal %blockades as the one we have
Just had. which is liable to occur again
ut II moment.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
A VALUABLE DAIRY cow.
Jersey Makes a Remarkable Fifteen
Years Record.

Jersey Makes a Remarkable Fifteen
Years Record.
Nine quarts Of milk a day for fifteen
years Is the record Of a little Jersey
COW owned by the Missouri Agricul-
tural college.
f1fteen years ago an assistant in the
dairy department began to keep the
record Of the milk and butter produc-
ton of this COW. This assistant has
gone and others have come and gone,
but the Jersey cow is still on the lob.
IN the fifteen years she has produced
1OS,o6S pounds Of milk and 5000
pounds Of butter fat, or $3.50 pounds
OF butter. Her best years record was
1882 pounds of milk and 100 pounds
OF butter. The average daily produce
ton of milk for the fifteen years was
Il little more than nine quarts a day.
During her best year she produced a
little more than eighteen quarts a day.
Figuring the entire milk production
for fifteen years at s cents a quart, the
total would be S4,35S.7 -. The approx
mate cost of keeping her was $50 a
year, or a total of $3.50.
IT butter had been sold instead Of
milk, the total for the butter produce
ton. Mt the price Of 50 cents a pound.
would be $2,O41.55.
During the fifteen years this COW has
given birth to twelve calves. About
S2,4OO was obtained from the sale of
these calves, averaging 5000. Her last
calf sold for $500.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12

France General Sarrail commanded the
Third French army, which ut that
time faced n~orthwards, with it's back
to the fortress of Verdun. Under pres
sure of the German rush General Sar.
rails army bent around Verdun, vet
held a firm and unbroken line that Of.
fectively stopped the advance of the
German center. General Won Kluck.
In command Of the German army ut
the extreme western end of the line.
was forced to swing back, and then
General Joffre saw that the time had
come to fight the great battle of the
Marine. Sarrail had saved the day.
Genera Sarrail first received mill.
tary notice when, in 1887, with tho
rank Of captain, he was appointed to
the staff of the Seventeenth army
corps. Several years later lie was at-
tached to the staff of the military gov
ernor of Lyons, the headquarters of
the Fourteenth army corps. He was
made a lieutenant colonel in 1902 and
eight years later was appointed direc-
tor Of infantry ut the war ministry.
The next year General Sarrail reached
the rank of general Of division, and in
1914 he was given command of fho
Eighth army corps. This is the posi-
ton he held just before the outbreak
of the war.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
The Farm DweIIinq.

Water supply and sewage disposal
are most important factors in the COM
fort Of the farm dwelling. Where con-
ditions permit 1t is desirable to have
the farmhouse stand in an open loca-
ton facing the southwest, so that sun
light may enter all of the rooms during
the day. An abundance of ventilation
is a necessity, and in most sections Of
the country the addition Of sleeping
porches will be found we'll worth while.
The bedrooms should be large enough
to allow each person at least 800 cubic
feet OF space, and preferably 1000. In
the construction of barns, it may be
added. not less than 600 cubic feet
should be allowed for each 1000 pound
animal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
Private Who Reached Highest Rank.

Private Who Reached Highest Rank.
British Headquarters, France, Oct. %.
Little the outside world knows about
Sir William Robertson, X. g. V. O.,
X. c. B., D. S. O., whose remarkable
career from the ranks to chief of staff
Of the army is SO we'll known to the
army itselcs. His work in relation to
that Of Sir John French, the command
or in chief, has been described as that
Of the general manager of a great cor
poration to that of it's president.
A powerfully built country boy, he
went to London at the age of nineteen
and enlisted in the Ninth lancers. Pro
motion from the ranks is not frequent.
The majority Of officers come from the
military school at Sandhurst. But the
door is kept open for a private Of good
education and character. By passing
a stiff examination he may secure a
commission.
Young Robertson had had only an
education, but set u to
make up for the deficiency by study.
He invested his shilling a day-which
Is the pay of a British private-in
books. AS a British regular trooper
has none too much time to himself, he
used to get comrades to read to him
from Bacon and the English classics
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12

DAIRY JoTTiNGs.

Don't let the milk stand in the
i. stable. Take it to the dairy and
= strain Or separate 1t before it has
! cooled.
} Don't guess at the temperature
I, OF the cream when churning. Use
; q thermometer, and be sure it is
= from D! to GO degrees.
Separator real makes better
butter than cream by other meth
DDS, because 1t is clean.
Signs often fail in the selection
!. OF a COW, but the scales and tho
Rabcock test can always be rc.
lied upon.
To n much greater extent than
most folks realize. the success of
the dairy depends upon the kind
of attention given the cows.
/ q =.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
Pope Lifts Curse on Kings Chapel.

London. Oct. 23.-Pope Benedict Nv.
has removed the greater excommunica-
ton from the Paolina chapel of the
Quirinal palace, thus ending a ban
placed upon 1t by Plus IN. when
the Italian troops entered Rome and
brought the pope's temporal rule to an
end. This news is contained In a dis
patch to the Chronicle.
The original curse rested upon the
entire palace, and the late King Hum
bert because Of this never slept in it.
Since then the provisions Of the ban
have gradually been modified. 1t is
said that Mgr. Beccaria, King Victor
Emmanucl's chaplain, who is said to
be in the order OF succession for a car
dinals hat, had much to do with bring
ing about the removal of the ancient
prohibition.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
Things the Farmer Likes to Know
!. AVOID POTATO BLIGHT,

, Farmers wishing to avoid a re-
currence of potato blight in their
fields during 1916 should make it
!. a point to select seed stock only
} from crops grown on land that
], has been free from blight and rot
;. this year.
. Such careful selection Of seed
. stock is the only salvation in
), sight. according to II. e. Vaughan
:, of the agricultural experiment -.
: station Of the University of Wis .
consin. While preventive meas
ures, such as the application Of
bordeaux mixture to plants in :.
late summer, may often check :
the blight, it is far wiser and !
safer to begin by careful seed
selection at digging time. Dis :.
ease free seed represents the =
ounce of prevention" so univer- =
sally recognized as superior to a (
pound of cure"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
FILLING THE S|LO,
Time to Do 1t Depends on Gil
matte Conditions.
SHARPEN CUTTER TWICE A DAY
To Distribute the Corn and Keep the
Silage Level a Barrel With Both
Heads Removed Is an Excellent
Method-This Can Be Used Until
Silo Is About Two.thirds Full.

Just when to fill the sill depends
upon climatic conditions. writes W. NJ.
Hardy in the Farm Progress. l gen
orally put the binder in the field when
the grains are we'll dented and the
husks and lower blades begin to dr..
This is a very busy time, as the corn
is cut and put directly into the slios.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
Five Million Hunters In United State

Five Million Hunters In United States.
Washington, Oct. 25.-With the be-
ginning Of the hunting season the va
riety and plenty Of game in the North
American sportsmen's domain are indi-
Gated in Il communication to the Ma
tionol Geographical society from Hen
ry w. Tenshaw, chief Of the United
States biological survey, which tells Of
American game birds.
Mr.. Henshaw cnumeratcs more than
100 kinds Of game birds common to
this country's preserves, among which
arc thirty-seven kinds Of duck, eight
kinds of goose, eight kinds Of quail
and five kinds Of grouse. While Amer
ica's preserves are distinguished among
the hunting fields Of the world for
their wealth Of game, the writer shows
that they are hunted with dangerous
thoroughness. He says In part:
"America has always been a para
disc for sportsmen, but Of late years
the number of those whose chief relax
alton is the pursuit Of game has great
ly increased, and today there are prob
ably not far from 100000 who are in
tercstcd in the pursuit of game. What
this army Of 100000 hunters means
to the large and small game of Amert-
ca Il better lie imagined than de-
scribcd."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
Heads French Forces at DardaneIles.

Paris, Oct. 24.-General Maurice Sar-
rail, who has commanded the French
land forces at the Dardanelles since
early in August, 1915. had won recogni-
ton for military skill before being
named commander in chief of the army
of the orient.
When the forces Of the kaiser were
making their first onslaught into
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12
Constantinoole Defenses.

New York, Oct. 25.-One of the pas
sengers just arriving from Liverpool
was an American doctor who has lived
In Asia Minor for forty years and
speaks, reads and writes the Turkish
language fluently. He said that when
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12

prepared b. United States department of agricuturel
III interior fixtures of poultry houses should be simple. nortollo md
Inexpensive. BOOSTS are usually placed next ito the ends of back walls sx to
zen lhches above the dropping boards, while the latter are two re two md
ohehalf fee above the floor. They should be all N the same level otboryiso
Tue pHos VIII nSht and crowd to get on the highest roost. Scantinc Q by 2
"He OF narrow surface. Allow sever to ten inches of roosts pacc ner fowl
"eoioAHs 10 size or The birds. Roosts should be placed about fifteen inches
apart N'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12

to himself. He saw the boy fall asleep:
then he jumped on the fire with his
wet feet and put it out.
but a gray robin saw him. and when
ne was gone she pecked about in the
ashes till she found a tiny live coal.
She famed it with her wings until #
blazed out and turned her breast red.
Then she flew away to every hut in
the cold north. Wherever she touched
the ground Il fire spran: up. and soon
there were plenty of fires to keep tho
people warm. After that the robins
breast was always red instead of gray
Exchange.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12

while he was grooming his horse or
cleaning his equipment.
In the course of lineal promotion he
could hope to be more than Il
major. Special promotion could come
only through distinguishing himself.
Macdonald. who won fame by his
charge ut Omdurman, and other emf
ncnt British commanders who had
risen from the ranks had won their
way as natural leaders Of men in the
0eld. IA Al
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-12

Unkind.
us that my umbrella you havc:"
Most likely. I've just bought it In
q pa WnShoD."
Sharp County record., 1915-09-24
bATESv|LLE AND THIS
SECTION BACK IN as
Very Few Residences And
Farms Then From Evening
Shade To Batesville.

Editor Record;-I have been won
derine If there is a man or woman
living in Batesville now who was
living there when made my first
trip there in November, 1846, at
which time was nine years old.
Batesville was then what might
be called a large village, all nestled
down between White River and
Polk Bayou, near the mouth Of the
bayou Most of the business houses
were near the old court house, and
my recollection Is that quite a
number of the dwelling houses were
down there also
There were but few houses and
farms between here and Batesville
at that time. Our farm was on
Piney Creek, one and a half miles
from what Is now Evening Shade.
There was no Evening Shade here
then. The town spring was then
In the midst Of a wild plum thicket,
inhabited by deer, turkey, birds Of
various kinds, and other creatures,
including reptiles and frogs. Capt.
Thomsons mill was located where
now stands the r. A. Smith roller
mill, Two miles further toward
Batesville was a small farm oeeu'
pied that year by Josiah Richard
son, who afterward lived near Sid
ney. This farm was afterward
known as the Andy Metcalf place,
and Is now owned by W. II, Hand
ford. Next was the William Vance
place Mr. Vance had Just moved
there that fall, and had built a
small house, but had not cleared
any land. This farm is now owned
and occupied by Harmon Matheny
Next was what Is now Maxville
Aaron Shirley had settled there
Sharp County record., 1915-09-24
Edwards
Nero. r 90.

that year. Next was a small farm
just north Of Cave City, occupied
then or soon afterward by John
Green, the grandfather Of James A.
Lamar. Just east Of the road at
Cave City lived Jerry Woodbridge.
This place is now known as the
Frank Jackson farm. Next was
the Willis Brewer farm and hotel,
known now as the Gray farm. Next
we came to Corners Cross Roads,
another small farm. There were no
public or county roads In this sec
tion then. There was nothing ex'
cept what was called neiehborhood
roads that lead from one house to
another until we reached Corners
Cross Roads. There we entered the
BatesviIle and Smithville road,
which ! think was a public road at
that time. Next was the Findley
place, now known as the McNairy
farm. | do not remember that
there was another house on the
road until we got to Batesville, ex-
cept the COL John Miller house and
farm, located east Of the road on
Miller's Creek. This farm Is where
Gov. W. r. Miller was raised.
r Batesville was our postohice. My
parents were raised In Sumner
county, Tennessee, and when they
deceived a letter from their home
folks they we're required to pay
twenty-five cents postage on deliv'
ery. Batesville' was our trading
point. We marketed all OF our sur
plus products there, which, however,
did not amount TO a GREAT deal
The people did not farm very eS-
tensively in those days, the prinei-
pal articles they had for sale being
cotton, dry hides from cattle, deer
hides, coon and fox furS, dried ven
ison hams, and occasionally a few
hsh eses.
My father owned a very larst
wapon with q framed bed, and or
this trip we put $500 pounds b
seed cotton In this bed and hooked
three yokes OF oxen to the wagon
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