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giving the little craft up. So I
swered, Aye. aye sir, we are stopped.
The cruiser was about eighty yards
from us. We heard orders given to
man and the quarter boats. We
saw the boats lowered into the water;
we saw them coming: we heard the
crews laughing and cheering at the
prospect of their prize. The bowmen
had Just touched the sides Of our ves-
sci with their boathooks, when l whis-
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salt told how they prepared the Venus
for her work before the first run from
bermuda to Wilmington. This was
done. said he. "by reducing her spars
TO light pair of lower inasts. without
any yard across them, the only break
in their outline being small crows
nest. the forenast. to be used Il
lookout place. The hull, which showed
about eight feet above water, was
painted a duh gray /, render her as
nearly as possible invisible in the
night. The boats were lowered square
with the gunnels.
Coal was taken on board of a nature
that never smoked. the funnel being
What is called telescope, lowered close
down to the deck. In order that no
noise might be made, steam was blown
off in case of sudden stop, under
water. III fact, we adopted every pos
sible expedient TO cv;tde the Watchful-
ness of the American cruisers which
weSe scattered about in great numbers
all the way between Bermuda and Will
mngton. Even among the fowls no
roosters were allowed, for fear that
they might give our whereabouts
away. That may sound silly, but it
was a necessary precaution.
How many voyages he made between
the Bahamas and Wilmington the old
captain could not say but they were
all exciting, lie declares, and full of
close calls. Before he had been afloat
long. III fact. the commanders of the
blockading vessels became almost as
eager to capture him as they were to
take Hobart Pasha, and many q time
he slipped through their clutches only
BY the merest chance. OF these north
ern commanders. by the way, Capt.
Goldsmid spoke highly. declaring that
nothing could excel their energy and
activity.
The first voyage that he made, in No
vember. 1863. was fairly typical of all
his runs, so here is the story of il,
Just he told it:
.It'. inst ahout I2O miles from Rer-
inuda to Wilmington" said he. "and.
skinning our eyes well. We started off
on our first run 4 bit nervous, but de
termincd to do our level best. For the
first twenty-four hours we saw nothing
TO frigbteu us, but as daylight broke
on the second day there was large
American cruiser not half mile from
us. Before could turn around she
steamed straight at us and began fir
ing rapidly, but very much at random,
the shot and shell all passing over or
wide of US.
I:
LUCKILY however we were quite pre-
pared for a run. And. still more luck
lily, heavy squall of wind and rain
that came on helped us vastly. as we
were dead to Windward of the enemy.
Having no top weights, we soon drop
ped him astern. He most foolishly kept
yawing to fire his bow-chasers, losing
ground each time he did so. BY
o'clock were out of range. unhit.
and by noon out of sight of anything
but smoke.
we were now evidently in dangerous
waters. steamers being reported from
our masthead every hour. and we had
to keep moving about in all directions
to avoid them. sometimes stopping to
let one pass ahead of u.s. at another
time turning completely around and
running back on our course. Luckily
we were never seen or chased.
Might came on, and l had hoped
that WE should have made rapid prog
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Lluish marble comes from Hymettus
while the quarries of Euboea produce
a grayish marble streaked with green
Consul Weddell, al Athens i'll a recent
report state that from the nuncs OF
Pentellkon came the ma arblc from
which the buildings of the Acropolis
and other structures at Athens were
built. This marble is white and blue
and enters into export trade
In addition to the marble there ire
mlllStone quarries on the Island of Me
los, which supply parts of Europe as
we'll as the adjacent Mediterranean
countries. Emery mines are found in
the Island of Naxos, and their prod
uct is shipped overseas to various
countries.
duce about 100000 tons annually. when
fully worked. The production of man
ganeSe ore ranges from $4,000 to u, 1000
tons, lead from 1000 to 1000 tons and
zinc from 1000 tons upward. Greece
also has nickel mines, tho output of
which i'll some years reaches $1,000
tons. Magnesitc is produced in guam
titles approNimating 10000 tons, aud
connpctes with the magnesite of Aus
tria. All these mineral products enter
into the export trade.
Trade relations between Greece and
the United States have been growing
in Importance. The Greek population
in the states and the steady move
ment of this population to and from
Greece in itself creates Il CON rsiderab BILE
commerce.
Exports from Greece to the United
States in normal years have ranged
from S3,OO0,0O0 upward This was the
Greece of the time before the addi-
tional territory was obtained from Tur-
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ward. olives come next. but they rare
ly exceed 100000 Goats milk cheese
for the Greek population in the United
States. amounts to 100000 to 100000.
Tobacco approximates 100000 The
exports of marble vary, but there is !
fairly steady American demand for
green and colored marbles. Formerly
there was a good demand for sulphur,
but the improN ed processes for utilizing
the Louisiana sulphur beds have al
most destroy ell the sale of tireciau sui
phur. Greek chrome ore is always in
demand iii the United States. aud SO is
Ellgncsitc.
creek imports from tho United states
consist of great variety of nliscei-
ianeous commodities. but their total
value cannot be arrived AT either
through the export statistics of the
United States or the import statistics of
Greece. because the bulk of the goods
are transshipped al some European
port Direct steamship service is help
ing to improve this situation. but 1t
has no: progressed to the point where
Trustworthy estimates can be made
Leading imports from the United
States in normal times consist of pc
troleum. raw cotton, leather goods and
edible oils. Greece has been particu-
Ia rly hospitable to cotton seed oil, hay
ing modified her tariff in order TO in
sure this product Il market. American
wheat is imported direct, and also some
Hour.
American consular agents III Greece
,svc urged that American mJnufac-
urers and exporters make special eff
orts to Introduce or increase their
:ties in Office appliances. lubricating
,ils. builders hardware. gasoline mo-
ore. electric motors ana dynamos, mo-
fy,. ia
Implements. They have also urged
hat a market be created for automo-
,iies.
The consul at Kalamata. in southern
ireece. Il city with population OF
ZOO, reported that there was not an
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RECENTLY WAS FAMOUS RUNNER OF BLOCKADE

Capt. Lionel C;,iasnid ta Jew he Va
as YOU viii Sather) Was member =
family famous for its wealth, tive
GoldSmIids having ranked with TIM
Barings aS financiers in the early iarss
OF the last century. Que "f his SIX
brothers was Sir Julian 'ioldsmId. the
famous iinaucier and phiiauthroplst-
while another gained rcuoNlu as a
colonel in the Life Guards. one 81 En.-
lands crack corps, and beloved of the
late Ouida.
Stoclly and of about medium h~irht.
H., had the strength pf a hul. as YOU
may judge from the fac; thyt. At sixty.
or several Years after his rcIjscncuI.
he stopped runaway horF". Which
looked like doing no ,rJd of damage
in kcnSiugton street. ANA had
grateful letter from thc owner OF thn
animal. a famous london ba Ncr. WHICH
he treasured among has other SOU
yenirs
Born in England hc WAS educated n
Boulogue, now the chief British base"
in France. aud besides French. u" spokr
half 4 dozen other tongues, in"ludin2
Italian and Turkish.
Ou one leg he had u big scar. - son
vcnir of one of his earliest "Nploit#
As midshlpuitc. II seems. tn" shIp
which he had joiHcG--it WIS tn" lsis'-
more OF Hull-caught tirc, and 1ll hands
had TO ia Ike to the boats. So huFrt"dl9.
in fact. that the captain forgot CERTAIN
va aluablc papers. and left them bch.i'l.
but young Cioldsmid volunteered to 20
back and rescue them. and this hC did,
being severely burned ou one log for
his pains
OF ShindieS ia constaHtiuoplc he told.
too. and OF how he once swan The par-
danelIeS-for he MAS always = powct-
full swimmer. as The two l;oyal Euuarr
Society certificates t"SttfN of u ~ rec
off the coast of lava. and "Hoth"r ..
that of chile. though he said. prouils
thai since he himself becam" colj'-
mander he never had lost . stagle si'lp.
He ii Was. II seems. who tooE out to
Italy the first English Garibaldi voltu-
teers. and when he got there. The temp
tation to do some fighting himself
proved TOO strong. so fight he did, nd
the two gold medals We're his reward.
plus the privilege of attending. The an
nual dinner of tiariba Idi veterans IN
London. an event which as in the ma
ture of a great function. to his mine.
and for which he donncd evening drcs
and his medals-for perhaps the only
time in the year.
In his last years. by the WY. the Old
ca ptain was looked after by u devoted
servant. Who herself had had n curious
and pathetic career At ore time she
had been an actress of considerable
prominence, but as result of sea
bathing at ostend. lost her hearing
completely. which, of course. ended her
usefulness the stage. Gradually
she came down to be an ordinary serv-
ant in furnished apartments in which
Can't. Goldsmid spent some years, and
was told off to wait on him. Before
long she was his devoted slave, and
when he once more set up an estab-
lishment of his own she went, too, and
remained with him until the old sea-
man unexpectedly CROSSED the bar.
Copyright. 1915, by Curtis BYwns
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key. Tobacco and some other agrlcuf-
tural products from the annexed terri
tory may bring the exports up to
81 100000.
turrantS the largest single item
in the export trade to the United states.
Their value ranges from S1."50,00O up
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The added population was largely Of
those OF the creek race who had hccn
under Turkish domination. They form
cd the genuine basis for expanded
Grccian nationality.
creek patriots and dreamers saw in
this added territory. and in this in
creased population with its race iden-
tty. the beginning of a genuine Hellenic
Kingdom. Ii was because they regard
ed 1t only as the beginning that the
war party is now anxious to be in
with the allies so that further terri
tory may be- included in the Hellenic
state or kingdom
New Greece. as it exists today, is al
ready considerable factor i'll Euro
pean affairs. and particularly in the
Nediterrancdn. The territory which
Was secured as a result of the war with
Turkey included Crete and other is
lands Of the Aegean sea as we'll as Ma
ccdonia and contiguous territory Of the
mainland.
ndiSputed sovereignty of Crete was
perhaps the greatest qualification to
'irccian national sentiment, but in a
material sense the gain of added area
on the mainland was most important
because this was agricultural territory
and meant an addition to the sparse
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territory taken from Turkey. 50 that
it is not Yet possible to determine just
how much the commerce OF the new
Greece will benefit. but the gain Will
be considerable
Greece has mineral resources. These
include Marble quarries. IRON ore. man
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OLD
LONDON, Ma rcn.

LONDON, Marcn. -. 1915.
q OF even the lords Of the ad-
Ill miraltE, one imaglmes inciud
III ing the great "Jacky" Fisher,
" are taking a keener interest
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coRINTH CANAL At cALAMkI END.

Ganese, emery. zinc and magnesite.
The marbles are varied in quality and
appearance. They bear the names of
the districts in which they are pro-
duced and recall much that is historic
Peloponessus. Pentelikon, Eu-
boea and Hymettus.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

"One day. not long before he first left
England" said Capt Goldsmid, :" Capt.
Roberts. as he called himself, met a
southern woman who, when asked what
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-08

satisfactorily in the house With ordi-
nary care. About the only other plant
sivin. similar satisfaction is the be-
gonin,
The essentials for growing bulbs in
doors are that they shall become thor
u,,Shly rooted before the tops are per-
mittcd to grow. This is done by plant
ing the bulbs in soil either in pots or
what florists know us pans" which
are shallow porcelain pots, OF in box
cS. These bulbs are then put in Il
cool place in the dark for It period OF
two to six or eight weeks, or even
longer if desired. They should be
left there until the roots are we'll start
ell. The bulbs Shou.d then be brought
into !; slightly warmer place. with
some tight, Ter three or four days, and
then gradually brought into greater
warmth, ANA full Hight. During al! the
period of growth the ground should be
kept moist without being water soaked.
Occasionally the roots should be cN-
nnlincI to see whether or not the plant
requires reporting. This is done by
holding the hands owe tn" top of the
pot. invcrtilly plant and all, tapping
the edge of the pot 50 as To loosen 1t.
thcI. lifting the pot off. This cannot
hr done unless the soil is moderately
moist. If the ball of cartl, is rr.n-
plctrly covered with roots the plant
should be pat IN !; slightly larger pot
with new putin- soil iilmc'l about the
old ball OF earth by iirmin- with the
fingers and then we,te,l thoroughly.
TULIPS require special care and nltcn-
ton 1t is best to place the pots or
pans in Il box AND cover the whole pot
witIl-ll least TWO inches additional soil
or ashes and leave them there until The
bud has pushed clear above the pot:
otherwise the blooms Will hp S1rln-iel
IN attempting to Get ont of the bulbs.
The hyacinlh. paper white narriss''>
and e>lcclnll.y the Chinese sacred lily
are frequently grown III water. Spe-
rill glasses for these bulbs may he
purchnSrl in which they may h" sue
rrSstully -roWn or they may II" placed
in amy attractive dish and supported
by pebbles. Tho water should hn krl't
50 That il touches the bottom Of The
bulb.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-08
PROLOGUE.

The action of the story has its real
beginning on IN ocean liner bound. for
Europe and just leaving New Y4,k.
1t has been boarded in haste on a Win
ter day by Overton Brill, an impet,l-
Gus, wealthy young bachelor, who. at
tracted by Il pretty girl accompanied
them aboard. Brill was on his way
uptown with 4Aristides Stebbins, his
valet. known as Jay, when lie saw the
girl, just after purchasing a valuable
bracelet as n gift for Miss Carstairs.
Jay wants to leave the boat with the
pilot.
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Estion For The Cows,

y. Very good ration can be made by
letting each animal weighing 1000
rutliGS have thirty pounds of siluge
,lail,y unA II liberal allowance of alfalfa
hay. \ mixture consisting of 100
lm,!udS Of ground barley. 100 pounds
OF ground wheat AMI zoe pounds of
bran will supplement this rnu.llagc
we'll Feed about !; pouHu ut this mix
t,rr for each three and Il half to four
pounds of laiik produced.
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Love at First Sight.

J'tASN" INV IA ~ ~ AANS
~ rior. He had taken but three
steps into Il corridor which
looked familiar when just ahead was
the big man of the cab adventure lei
surely coming from a door. Here was
his quarry surely enough, for, although
the man had lost some of his %rotundity
With the dottiny Of his o%vercoat, there
was no installing the high, square
shoulders and the ruddy face With it's
flowing white mustache and large i'm
perial.
With a little kindly aid Stcbbins
made his way quickly to the smoking
room rendezvous. lie was astonished
to find that he had been gone but tif-
teen minutes. 1t seemed as many
hours. But here at last was Brill.
That meant New York and comfort.
We'll" queried his patron dubious
ly, II don't suppose you found out any
thillg:"
Stebbins nodded with the ambiguity
of an oracle.
what do you mean, ,Jay-you did or
didn't? What: Did you see her? OF
course YOU didn't. You saw him."
Again Il nod.
He was coming out of a door," OBJ
served .Aristides.
Good. Now the number of the
stateroom:'
81 didn't see my number
Brill looked at his man helplessly.
almost hopelessly. Can you find that
door again:" he demanded. mo mis-
takes. now. mind".
JAY thought he could. and to do JUS
tice to his powers of perception he did.
AS they went along Brill waxed con-
tidential.
"Nou sec, when l know the numbe"
OF his room | can find the name on
the ships passenger list, and that's all
l want
When .Aristides proudly pointed out
the desired door with Il CHEEKY 'Tlnt's
the one. sir" he thought it very
strange that Mr.. Overton should scowl
so and call him You :" with such
vehcmence. Even tho fact that his
master directed his attention to the
silver plate over the entrance. reading
"''l'irst Class Saloun.' brought no en-
liglltcnmcnt.
There was little opportunity for re-
yrets. Brill pushed his way out
against Il strong wind to the boat deck,
whore Il goouiy crowd of passengers.
already in caps and heavy tweeds, had
gathered. From bits of floating talk
A4,II;,u. l-,H,. }l,ot +i,n, xH, +bn,
to take leave Of the pilot. But what
Of himself and his master? He looked
with profound mis.ivinys at the rope
ladder swung Owe the ships side.
The great craft was now almost al
Il %stanustill. but Brill was leaning
against the rail, gazing i%ntcnt!y at
something not in tile least connected
with the pilot or his dizzy descent tc
the small boat below.
''The pilot. SIR ventured Stebbins
mildly.
There was no response.
The pilot. sir" match louder. Hes
going homo. sir
Brill started and looked at his fdu>
Acllates in half dazcd fashion.
Eyes. yes. | know. Jay. YOU
there's plenty OF time. DO you see her
JAY" he asked in IL tense whisper.
As his masters gaze WAS again fix
ed elsewhere. it WAS not difficult t.
follow it to its legitimate conclusion
StebbinS saw what seemed to him /:
likely young oma wearing il lon2
coat buttoned closely around the necl
and II curious fiat and broad gray cal
somewhat on one side. She seemed
also to have black hair. to which coiol
AriStiGeS was not partial.
How was he to know that through
! the medium of the others eyes there
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-08
FARMING IN

An apple orchard in New York
state. containing fifteen acres
and J27 trees. has been the OBJ
jcct OF detailed study for two
wears hy the United States de-
p"rtm"nt of agriculture. .Accu-
rate r"corlS We're kept Of the
cost of spraying, barrels. seed
for cover crops and other cN-
pcnScs. The orchard is over fif-
ty Years old, we'll located and is
Il part of Il farm Of 1.1 acres on
which potatoes. wheat. beans.
sheep and horses are raised. The
!, department experts sam up their
conclusions with the advice
i. that
The cost of growing apples is
!. lvS>rncd by growing them in con-
> ner1ion with other farm crops
. and utilizing the E'au and horse
: labor ON these other crops ALSO
. In other words, the farming
; that usually pays best is the
, kind Whore the equipment and
: labor vi both men and horses
= can ilr used all through the Year
. and where the owner is not de
: pendent nn II sort OF crop.
!, Diversified tn"lmin- is not al
: WAYS the easiest, but it is the
;. safest and usually the most prof
: table. ever in this era Of >pe-
!, civilization.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-08
GROWING BULBS.
Proper Methods of CuItivating
Them Indoors.
ROOT BEFORE TOPS GROW.
Keep Soil Moist During Entire Period
OF Growth, but Do Not Soak It-Di-
rections For Reporting Plants When
They May Be Needed.

Not only are tulips and other bul-
bOus plants attractive around the lawn
tn early spring, but they are also most
satisfactory for indoor culture during
the winter. They should be used in
separate pots rather than in window
boxes. Holland bulbs, such as the mar
%cissus, tulip and hyacintl. are practi-
cally the only plants that will flower
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Only Wild Oats.

Only Wild Oats.
"What have you there, SON."
"Ten beans"
Beans? You mean dollars"
yep"
"Why don't you call money by itS,
right name"'
"Ain't beans a good enough name
for money"
Not for you. You never plant any,"
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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Poultry Must Have Girls.

Hens Ncmalu some mineral matter
to form the she'll Of their eggs Do net
forget the oyster she'll and the hard.
sharp grit. These will furnish ma
tcrial for tho fcr;laticn of the eggs
shell ana 1T the same time vii! keep
the fowls in Il healthy condition
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-08
So the Time Goes.

"You know Wombat, of course"
"Yes.'
"Forty years ago he lost Il watch on
his fathers farm, and today
Yes. yes"
Hes still cussing about it."-Louis-,
Vile CourierJournal.
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He Was tho "And."

He Was the "And."
A friend of ours went out as a repre-
sentative of a business firm. He pre-,
scented his card.
I'm one of the firm" said he.
(Which one:' said they.
''Well, it's Wilson & Co.," said he.
"Im the 'and.'"- Milwaukee Free
Press.
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Where the Cookies Came From,

A little girl was sent to a neighbours
With a plate of fresh cookies that her
mother had just baked. In a little
while she came running back to her
mother and said. "Oh, mother, Mrs.
Weeks thought the cookies were just
fine. and she wants the address for
Acknowledgements News.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-08
"A Minute or Two
With the Funny Man;
"Motion Overruied."

"William," asked the judges wife,
''did you get the spool Of silk thread
l ordered you to bring home yester-
day!'
NO, my dear. l did not"
Dear me! How provoking! Be sure
to get it today" -
I'm sorry, but I cannot do So"
"Why not, I'd like to know?'
II have looked through all the books.
and l have been unable to find a prece-
dent that would warrant me in taking
such action.'-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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A Long Descent.

a Long DESCENT.
Language is a queer thing. You
speak of your forbears.'
"YeS."
And yet YOU insist that we are de-
scended from m~onkeys.'- Louisville
Courier-Journal.
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They Hsrbcr Pests,

If YOU find lunches OF dead leaves
hanging in til" trees remove them.
They contain destructive Young lar
vac. Spray if You see evidence of the
scale.
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Not "Made In America"

II must congratulate you. Mrs. Come.
up. on YOUR daughters savior faire."
YES. and. it's every bit imported."-
Baltimore American.
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And End IL on a arae One,

Harry" said Larry, why are little
fishes ~sensible:"
Larry said Harry, Its because
they began life on a small scale.'-
Exchange.
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Two Of EN-.

:do you mean to support your friend
in his story about catching fish with
his bare hands:"
NO" replied Mr.. Whopkins. He
exaggerates. It's true he took a fish
out of the water with his bare hands,
but l had to jump overheard and swim
like the deuce in order to catch the
Star.
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Liquid Liability.

My dear. what is a floating debt"
Il guess the yacht you made me buy
comes as near one as anything."-Bal-
kinlure American.
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For the Farmer Who Thinks
AMONG THE COWS.

Things a uairyman should not
do:
DO not stir up any dust just
before milkin. time.
DO not sweep the stables at
milking time.
DO not milk with dirty hands.
DO not use Il wide top pail.
I. DO not allow milk tu stand i'll
!. the stable.
> Things Il dairyman should do:
. Keep COWS clean.
. Wipe tanks and udders just
: before milking.
. Avoid dust in the stable at
. milking time.
Have clean hands and clothing
: while milking and handling milk.
: Thoroughly cleanse and scald
!. all utensils and keep in clean
; place.
Use IL small top milk pail.
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