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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-06

Seaboard Buffet Parlor- Sleeping Car
on Trains 10 and IA, arriving Amerlcus
from Savannah 1928 p. M, ana leaV-
ing Americas for Savannah ESQ a. M,
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah al
$40 a. M, will be open for passen-
gers at 1928 p. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-06
TIL. RsTY PRINCESS MEETS
HtRIOWN :CHAUFFEUR
IN BAR

LONDON, May 6.-There is a great
deal of scheming going on just now in
regard to the drink question. Many
people cannot do without something in
the way of alcohol and the trouble is
to have it, unknown to the servants.
A popular duchess was seen the
other day at a grocers buying a bot
tie of whisky and taking it out to the
automobile herself, packed up so as 10
look as unlike a bottle as it was pos
sible to make it. The new state OF
things has given rise to the bedroom
party, wherein a few chosen guests
meet to have a drink, each having it
out of the toilet tumbler.
A certain English princess, though a
very abstenious woman as society wo-
men go, cannot do without her little
whisky and soda. She wandered on,
t other afternoon to buy herself a
stimulant and not realizing there were
grocers' shops and wine stires where
she could get it, walked into salo0n,
when, to her horror, she came face to
face with her own chauffeur.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-06
Invigorating to the pale and Sticky

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria enriches the blood and buildsup thesyF
EN-. cue tonic. For adults and ehildren' :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-06

Tor further information apply to H.
p. Everett, Local Agent, Amerlcus'
Ca: 4. w. Small, Div. Pass Agt"
Savsnr an, Ca, c. B. L-yan, Z. +. A.
Norfolk. va, adv
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
The Boy Bridge Burner
A MEMORIAL DAY STORY
BY ARTHUR MORGAN

tiers of white tents. He uttered an ex-
clamation of disappointment.
"They would eat up our little force"
he said to one of his ~lieutenants.
II see no artillery, and we've got a
gun" replied the other.
"The gun will only hinder us. If we
attack We'll have to make a dash"
what y want to do" asked the boy.
The captain made no reply. He was
absorbed in thinking of some way to
carry out his object ever if he lost
every man in his command. The lieu
tenant told the boy that they wished
to burn the bridge.
Il wonder" said the little fellow
thoughtfully. "if l could do it,"
The captain turned sharply to the
proposer of this remarkable plan. A
boy to do what armed troops dare not
try to do!
How the urchin succeeded in win
ming consent to his plan the captain
himself, who tells the story, cannot
give a satisfactory account. An hour
later a light smoke cloud rose from the
bridge.
"By jingo," exclaimed the officers,
watching from the hill, "the little ras-
cal has started it anyway
"You mean the little HERO" said the
lieutenant. "All now depends upon
their not discovering the fire till it is
too late"
A tongue Of flame flashed up and was
followed by another. Then there was
a hurrying in one of the camps. and in
q few minutes a dozen men mounted
and rode to the bridge. Meanwhile a
volume of smoke mingled with fame
rose from the bridge and floated slow
" away. Then figures, minute from a
distance, were seen trying to quench
the fire. But they had nothing to work
with. The bridge burned on, broke in
the middle and fell into the stream.
The work accomplished, the captain
sent his force back under command Of
the lieutenant to report the fact to his
superior. He remained with a view of
getting tidings from the little bridge
burner. Darkness was setting in when
a spot appeared down the road. 1t
luONeu Out SHOWN. cuu(lenl! the cap
tain started to meet it. The boy bridge
burner staggered toward him and fell
into his arms. Then he noticed that
the little fellows clothing was covered
with blood. A Confederate had shot
him, not knowing that he was a child,
just as he vas disappearing in some
bushes after accomplishing his work.
The little bridge hurnp, rncoyora1
He was too young to enter the Union
army. but the government educated
' him to command men in it's next war.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
DON'T ovERPAMPER CHILD

Don't start out with the idea that be-
cause an only child is SO very precious
he is naturally delicate also. He is
probably quite as strong as other little
Ones, but you will make him fragile If
you take too much care of him.
Don't keep him all to yourself, but
encourage him to mix with other chill
dren as much az possible. AS he has
no brothers and sisters, he needs Il
whole host of little friends to keep
him in good spirits.
Don't wait on him hand and foot or
call him poor lamb or spoil and in
dulge him because he is the only one"
If these things are permitted they will
make him quite unfit to hold his own
among other boys. and when he goes
to school he will have a very miserable
time indeed.
Don't interfere too much with his
games and amusements. Children,
even if they have brothers and sisters,
often like to play alone. 1t is a mis-
take to think that an only child needs
entertaining all the time. If you let
him get into the habit of expecting this
he will very 10 become a nuisance to
himself and every n else in the house.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
A FLOWER LOVE STORY.

Marigold lives in the woods with her
father and was very happy until one
day she heard that her friend daisy
was to be married to johnny jumpup,
and then she wanted to marry too.
One day the young Prince William
came riding by, who was called sweet
william. He fell in love with mari
gold and aster to marry him. She
said, II will have to ask poppy" So
the next afternoon he came again ut 4
O'Clock and found her sitting on a
SNOWFALL blowing Il trumpet, watching
how the sweetpea hops. When she
saw sweet william she rose, and he
kissed her tulips. He said. If you
don't marry me I will wear Il bache-
lor's button. and you will see my bleed
ing heart" But she said she would
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
REALLY BOYS IN BLUE.
Greater Part Of Union Army Under
7wentv. one.

Greater Part Of Union Army Under
Twenty-one.
The records show that out of the en-
tire number of enlistments during the
wal on the Federal side 3,311,52G We're
between the ages OF eighteen and
t%wenty-one years.
There have been frequent claims made
by men in different sections of the
country, each that he was the young
est soldier serving on the Union side in
the war Of the rebellion, and in view
of these many and varied assertions it
may be of interest to know what the
record of ages Of enlistments was DUR
ing the war.
Here is a list of figures which is ex-
tremely interesting, and, what is more,
it was obtained at the war department.
1t gives all the ages of the different
men in classes who enlisted from 1861
to 1865:
The number Of enlistments at ten
Years and under was %. eleven years
and under IS, twelve years and under
Do, thirteen years and under 300, four
teen Years and under 1.525, fifteen
years and under 1O4,9S7, sixteen years
and under 3 ,O51, seventeen years
and under S44,S01. eighteen years and
under 1.151,43S, twenty-one years and
under 2,159. 79S, twenty-five years and
older G1S,511, twenty-five years and
older 4G,G2G and forty-four years and
over 1901.
If the enlistments under the ages Of
it will be found that the backbone Of
the army lay there. OF course in the
younger ages. up to, say, sixteen, the
enlistments quoted We're of drummer
boys and for other duties Youngsters
of this age could be put to:
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Fashions and the Household
SUMMER TAlLLEURS,
Linen and Kindred Fabrics Used For
the Tub Gown.

Linen and Kindred Fabrics Used For
the Tub Gown.
Many women manage smart summer
t%ailleurs Of linen or kindred fabric by
making the skirt at home and having a
tailor build the coat. Expert tailoring
is not required for an informal, belted
coat Of linen. which will be tubbed
several times during the season. Be
sure that the little tailor around the
corner knows exactly what lines you
desire in our coat; then let him make
1t. Summer tailormades for beach and
country wear are being built of the
new khaki kool, a delightful silk fabric
with a p%ongeelike texture, but 4 deal
more distinction than part cotton
XII kool comes in various tan and nat
ural shades, in putty, battleship gray
and a lovely pearl gray tint. 1t may
be had also in white and in oyster
white. 1t makes perfect motoring
coats for summer %days-and, by the
by, a motor coat is something that can
be built successfully in the home sew
ing room If one has a good pattern and
II the coat is taken to a tailor for a
final pressing.
B~uttonholes should also be worked
by a professional if they are needed;
so many ~buttonholes nowadays are
merely indicated by embroidery or
corded piping, the garment closing
easily and tightly by snap fasteners.
This is a sensible Arrangement. for
these snaps are easy to fasten, and the
use of them on a tailored coat does
away with the sagging and spreading
OF ~buttonholes, a detriment to any coat.
h home dressmaker should learn to
rely upon these invaluable little snap
fasteners, which hide themselves away
among plaits, rutf1es and draperies SO
cleverly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
FRILLs AND Wells.
Some Accessories of Milady's Costume
Which Have Come into Favor.

With an alacrity that was hardly an
ticipated there has been accepted and
adopted the exceedingly high neck fril]
of tulle. In some cases it looks des-
perately uncomfortable, possibly by
contrast with the free, uncovered
throats still to be seen about. 9th
ers, again. look perfectly happy wear
ing two and even three of these light
frills, the prettiest and most becoming
sloping down a trifle toward the front
after the ears are passed. The frame
afforded by these upright frills is be-
coming to a young and pretty face.
While the floating veil continues to
be the predominant style, many closely
drawn face wells are seen on we'll
dressed women who adhere to con-
sentative styles. The closely adjusted
veil is of sheer mesh with a small, in
conspicuous vine or all owe vine pat
tern or a neat dot in cluster design.
Larger wells which float from the hat
over the shoulders are In border eff
fects or in the open trellis mesh, which
Is entirely new.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
SPONGE Gjnuerbread.

Pour n cupful of best molasses in
mixing bowl or dish and stir into it
(molasses) one teaspoonful Of baking
soda (saleratus), dissolved in a little
hot water, and follow with one-half
cupful Of sour milk or buttermilk (use
the one most conveniently. Add one
generous tablespoonful of melted but
ter and one t%easpoonful of ground gin
ger. After stirring all we'll together
add -four to conveniently handle on
board and roll out. Cut in squares
about one-half inch thick and bake in
a reasonably quick oven.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
ELLO, you hoy, there
A boy about twelve years
old hoeing In Il field dropped

ELl4O, you 10Y, .leIe.
A boy about twelve years
old hoeing in a field dropped
his hoe and came to the rail
fence that divided the field from the
road. A company of cavalry with n
piece of artillery was waiting for him.
at the head their captain. 1t was he
who had called the boy. The little fe]-
low climbed the fence, sitting on the
top rail with a leg on each side of it.
HIS trousers We're rolled above the
knees, his brown legs We're covered
with Georgia clay, his forehead pro-
trude from a rent in a dingy straw
hat, no coat covered his galluses, and
there was not much shirt. One thing
contrasted with the rest-an intelligent
countenance and a pair of earnest, rest
less eyes.
Seen any Confederates around here
today" asked the officer.
II! Seen any rebels? No.
why do you call them rebels?"
Dunno, onless that's what pop calls
'em."
Your pops Tnion?"
YES; so IN l."
"How far is it to the bridge:" he
asked the boy.
"Bout five mile"
"Straight road:"
"Waal, to go thar from hyer you uns
III have to foller this road that away"
-pointing-"fo' q matter O. ten min
utes, then cross the branch by the ford
to the left and through a smart stretch
o timber. Then YOU
"Come along and show us the way.
Get up here behind me-"
The officer lifted the boy to a seat
behind him and gave the order, ''For-
| ward.."
Haven't heard of any soldiers be-
ing at the bridge, have you:"
"No.'
"How long since you have heard
from it,"
"Pap must "a come across it yistiday
on his way from the p%Ostoffice. He
didn't say nothin' about sogers thar
These bluecoats We're the tip of the
right flank Of Sherman's foremost adj
vance. They had been ordered to de.
stroy a bridge provided the Confeder-
ates had not guarded it. If they We're
there the captain had orders to drive
them away to effect his purpose.
When they reached the crest indicat.
ed there beneath them in the distance
was a wooden bridge. The captain
brought his fieldglasses to bear an(
saw that it was not guarded. Blu
scattered about on the undulatinc
! ground between him and it We're clus
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Religious Work
Plan Big Bible Congress.

The American Bible society an
nounces that it has accepted the pro-
posal of the Panama-Pacific exposition
to hold in San Francisco a worlds BIZ
bic congress. The date has been fixed
for Aug. Ia, and President Wilson has
accepted the honorary presidency. The
actual president will be James Wood,
president Of the society.
Among the church dignitaries who
will participate are the patriarch Of
Constantinople of the Eastern Ortho-
doX Greek church. the bishop of Nicea,
the bishop Of Sardes, the bishop of Sc
l~euceia. the Rev. DIR. Abraham Kuyper
of Holland, Professor B. B. Warfeld
of Princeton seminary, Professor Gio-
vanni Luzzi Of Florence, agents of the
Bible Society in Constantinople, Chi
ma and Siam; translators Of the Bible
into Spanish, Portuguese and Italian
and missionaries from many fields.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
A Place For the Boys and Girls
LINCOLN SENT BOYS MESSAGE
Youthful Confederate Soldiers Words
to Mother Reached Her.

One day when the president was With
the troops who We're fighting at the
front the wounded, both Union and
Confederate, began to pour in. AS one
stretcher was passing Lincoln he heard
the voice of Il lad calling to his mother
in agonizing tones. Lincoln's great
heart filled. He forgot the crisis of the
moment. He ordered the carriers to
stop. Kneeling and bending over the
wounded soldier, he asked, what can
l do for you, my boy:'
ooh, you will do nothing for me-"
he replied. you are a Yankee. l can't
hope that my message will ever reach
my mother
Lincoln, in tears, his voice full of
tenderest love, convinced the lad of
his sincerity, and he gave his goodby
words without reserve. The president
directed them copied ana ordered that
they be sent that night with a flag of
truce into the enemy's lines.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
NeedIework Notes.

To make a good oven cloth fold a
worn Turkish towel double and stitch
round the edges from corner to corner.
Make a loop of tape or, quicker still for
the busy woman, fasten a safety pin in
one corner to hang the cloth by, and
you have a most useful "oven' cloth
with which to handle hot dishes from
the oven or kettles on the top Of the
stove, hot plates, etc, Have it hung
close by the stove so that 1t is always
at hand.
Use old lace curtains for window
cloths. They give the window an extra
polish and are quickly dried. Old un-
derwear if cut into shape and hemmed
double make most acceptable wash
cloths.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
JAPANESE UMBRELLA TRICK.
It Was a Street Incident That Led Up
to the Clever Feat.

WAC q S'CC1 fNIdCTI HaS Lea 0U
to the Clever Feat.
Feats with an umbrella-of the JAP
anese kind-are very common. The
juggler throws up Il ball, catches it OH
the top Of an open umbrella and. by
twisting the handle rapidly. causes the
ball to run round the edge of the um-
brella. \ similar feat is performed
with curtain rings and With coins. The
smaller and lighter the coin the more
difficult the feat.
All these feats We're originated bv
4 street performer in Japan. One day
while passing under the walls of u
castle Il small audience collected on
the top of the wall and playfuly drop.
ped some tangerines OF to the comedian
of the company of struggling jugglers.
(No such company is complete without
Il comedian.) The next day the come
dian was treated In the same manner,
and SO he put up a paper umbrella to
shield himself. The shower of tan
gerines broke through the umbrella.
Then the leading juggler of the CON-
pany saw his opportunity. He took
the umbrella. twisted it quickly and
by making it revolve caused the tan
geries to ,Ay off. While he was doing
this he was helped by a lucky accident.
One of the tangerines rolled round the
umbrella once before dropping on the
ground. The juggler picked up the tan.
cerine and caught it once more on his
revolving umbrella, and thus the feat
was invented.
The hardest feat of all with the UNI
brella is done with a japanese coin
which is lighter Than an American cent.
London Strand Magazine.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
INVISIBLE CATS" IS FUN.
This Game Will Test Out Your Sense
of Hearinu,

OF nearing.
A game which is sometimes called
"invisible cats" Is one Of the m
GUS amusements in which IL particular
player has to be guided by the acute
ness and accuracy of the sense Of hear
ing. One player is blindfolded and
seated in a chair in the middle of the
room. At a call from him Of pussy,
come, walk each Of the
passes before him in turn. When the
walker reaches the chair he utters Il
New, mew,' and the blindfoldcd
player has to try to identify the speak
err by his voice. Should he succeed, the
other takes his place; should he fail,
the signal is repeated, and another cat
comes forward. Players may, if they
choose. disguise the voice in saying
''mew." but it is difficult enough to
recognize the natural voice, and % add
to the difficulty retards the game, and
it is apt to grow tedious if played
slowly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
The Seven Wonders.

The seven wonders of the world We're:
l. Egyptian pyramids. 3. Mausoleum
of Artelnisia. 3. Temple of Diana ut
Ephesus. 4. Hanging gardens OF Baby
lon. 5. Colossus of Rhodes. 6. The
statue of Jupiter Olympus. I. The
Pharos, or watchtower of Alexandria.
The even American wonders have
been decreed to be as follows:
l. Niagara falls. .. Yellowstone park.
3. Mammoth ave 4. Canyons and
Garden of the Gods. 5. The giant
trees of California. 6. The natural
bridge. I. The Yosemite valley.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Smoky Windows Cleaned.

10 clean smoky windows and also
use up old stockings take an old cot
ton stocking that is clean and soft, put
a few drops Of kerosene oil on the
stocking and wipe window so every
part will receive some Of the oil. Then
a a soft piece of clean tissue pa
per and polish. If properly done the
windows will shine and look better
than when washed with soap and wa
for
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Excellent Nut Bread,

Two cupfuls of white flour (sifted),
two cupfuls of graham or entire wheat
flour (sifted if one chooses, one-half
cupful Of New Orleans molasses. q lit
tie salt, two cupfuls Of milk Or water,
m cupful of walnut meats (cut up
fine), one t~easpoonful Of soda dissolved
in milk, about two tablespoonfuls melt
Bake about one hour in moderate oven.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04

marry him, and so he took her home.
gave her Il golden rod and Il buttercup
to drink from. The next day they
We're married by jack-in-the-pulpit, and
then marigold said, Il hope l won't be
Il mourning bride. but will live forever
with sweet william and he will forget
menot."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Real Public Spirit.

'Is old Millionbux usually regarded
as q public spirited c%itizen:"
"Oh. decidedly! Why. l have known
that man t. lend a big tract Of LAND to
the city on the sole stipulation that the
city should drain. grade and otherwise
improve it and then hand it back
Richmond Times-D Dispatch.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04

Photo by American Press Association.
This is the picture of a small" lad who won a prize with his beautiful hunt
dog at the ecent dog show held a Madison Square Garden, New York
city. The dog is named Malwyd Edward, and he is a pure bred English
setter of high degree; otherwise he wouldn't have won a prize in so great an
exhibition. The proud boys name is Bradley West and he is the sn of Mr..
West, II of the owners of a well known kennel Little Bradley vas prob
ably the most interested individual at the show. He felt sure that his dog
vas deserving of a prize and that he should capture the blue ribbon. but he
vas wise enough to understand that perhaps the judges might rot think 80
highly of MMlwyd Edward as he did. But in this casei it turned III that he
was right and the show officials decided that his pet vas the best dog in his
class You can be sure Bradley thought the Judges we're wise men, for didn't
they know a fine dog? When the award vas announced Bradley a right
there, and he Rugged his prize winner deightedy. That was the moment
the anera mn snapped their pictures.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Beheadinqs.

l. Behead domestic animals and get
a kind of grain used as food for both
man and beast.
>. Behead the title of a man holding
a very important office and leave 4 cit
izen of 4 town.
3. Rehead a tropical fruit and leave
to be animated with life.
A~nswers.-1, goats; 2, president; 3,
olive.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE.

; How sleep the brave who sink to s
, rest, &
BY all their country's wishes blest! (
, When Spring, with dewy fingers s
) cold, Z
Returns to deck their hallowed
; mold,
) She there shall dress a sweeter
) sod
; Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. :
; BY fairy hands their knell is rung.
, BY forms unseer their dir9e is :
; sung;
: There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, :
: To bless the turf that wraps their
, clay,
: And Freedom shall a while repair
) To dwell, a weeping hermit, there.
collins. 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-20
RUTHERFORD WINS . OLD CLAIM AGAINST
 THE STATE FIRENTEN

e George Rutherford, a veteran of the Civil war and a member of Engine company No. 6, was victorious in his quest for 30 days sick benefit, when the annual session or the state fire mems convention at New Haven, yes- terday overruled the action of the ex- ecutive board, which had refused to allow Rutherford the benefit. The re- quest will be paid out of a special ap- propriation.
 Rutherford contracted a cold about three years ago and was obliged to be away from his duties for a period of 30 days. The executive board refused his claim for sick benefits for the time he was incapacitated, presuning that the cold was obtained while Ruther- ford was not on duty. The rules of the association allow a fireman $2 a day for every day he is sick, Sundays ex- cepted. This means that Rutherford will be reimbursed with $60.
 The annual election of officers took place after the executive session and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Wade W. Webster, WiIlimantic; vice-presi3 dent, Thomas Bennison, South Man