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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-25
Old Glory on Letter Carriers.

New York. Feb. 14.-.At a meeting of
the Letter Carriers association in the
Amsterdam Opera House resolutions
We're adopted asking that the letter
carrier force be permitted to e
small American flags on the lapels of
their uniform coats.
The postal laws governing letter car
rierS forbid the wearing of any insig-
mia not i'll the uniform specifications.
For patriotic purposes the carriers ask
that the rules he modified to permit the
wearing Of the American flag. contend
ing that it will aid to bring home to
alien born citizens and natives as we'll
their obligations as Americans and
coHntcract u%isloyalty.
Copies of the resolutions have been
Forwarded to President Wilson, Post
master General Bnrleson and to con-
@ress. as action by congress would he
necessary to amcnd the existing laws.
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Alfonso Good Samaritan,

Paris, Feb. 13.-A dispatch to lie
Temps from Madrid says:
king Alfonso has received 100000
letters begging for his intervention in
favor of civilians or soldiers made
prisoners or condemned by court mar
tial in Germany and Austria. Most Of
them are from French and English
mothers and wives.
king Alfonso attends to this CORE
%spondcnce personally, and the steps
deemed necessary are ordered taken by
him Immediately. Letters regarding
British citizens who are under Amer
lean protection are communicated at
once to the American ambassadors.
The king often stays up far into the
night awaiting Geographic replies to
his appeals SO that he can forward
their contents at once to waiting rcla-
tives.
"All the telegraph lines are kept busy
in attending to this correspondence,
which has reached 1900 messages Il
day.
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Peace Bell From South.

Washington. Feb. 12.-An American
peace bell. a Gift from the children Of
the southern states. to he hung in
Washington to commemorate the fifty
wears of peace between north and
south since 1860. has been proposed by
Hcniamin .Altheimcr, Il st. Louis
banker. Mr.. .\lthcimcr said that his
proposal was Endorsed by the congress
and a committee appointed to arrange
the details for the procuring and the
presentation of the bell.
According to the idea of Mr.. Ait.
heimer, President Wilson will be asked
TO serve as honorary chairman of the
committee. II the present plans are
carried out each of the children of the
south Will contribute ! cent to the bell,
although the children of the north may
also be asked to contribute. The bell
will be presented when the C%onfeder-
ate veterans are the guests of the q.
\. Il. next year at the encampment at
Washington.
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To Build Child Wonderland.

Now York, Feb. 14.-The Santa Claus
association has announced that it
will build in New York Il handsome
building TO serve as the international
headquarters of the association. The
structure is to be unique in form and
purpose. It will servo as an idcaliza-
ton of the Christmas spirit and Il mon
ument tn Santa claus.
The exterior will he of white marble,
treated in !, classic manner With long.
simple lines. The facade will be unique
" treated and will show studies of
Santa Clauses of all the countries of
the world. Each will be by !; native
artist. The facade will he pierced by a
great arch. with :: reveal of nearly
twenty feet in depth. giving an impress
sion of great solidarity.
The arch will serve rs an entrance.
with steps rurirrling III" sides of Il
raised platform, ON which is to stand Il
christmas tree. The back of the arch
will be filled With II great loaded glass
window t%hirty-livr feet wide and fifty
feet high. which will serve as a back.
ground for the tree. The window will
| portray Il scene of Christmas spirit.
Above the plain base will be Il heroic.
high relief frieZc extending" ross tho
entire front. On the window will he
portrayed child life in all its activities
At either side will be family studies,
and in the center nf the window vii
he an nllcg CORY of christmas.
IN 1l,c ground tluur of The building
which is to keep Santa Claus with us
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-25
Greek Heir Is With War PARTY.

Rome, Fob. 12.-Wliilc King Constar-
time of Greece and his queen, Il sister
to the kaiser. have been loath to enter
the wal now raging in the Balkans. it
is we'll known that Prince George. heir
to the throne. is in accord with former
Premier NeniZelos in his sympathy
with the allies.
Prince George. who is now twenty
five years Of age. was born and edu-
Gated in Greece. When he was eight
cen years old his mother placed him
in the German army, under the super
vision Of the kaiser, for the purpose
of completing his military education.
He was attached to the Foot guards.
the kaiSer'S crack regiment, at Pots
dam. for three wears.
When the first Balkan war broke out
George accompanied his father. on
stantine. who was anxious to wipe out
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-25
W|NTER|NC HORSE
Keeping the Stallion In Prime
Condition During Cold.
COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Il Would Be For the Good Of Both
Animal and Owner If the Beast Was
Worked-He Should Be Broken to
Harness Before He Is Two Years
Old.

How to keep the stallion in prime
condition at a minimum cost during
the winter season is a question ire
quently asked. says the Kansas Farm
er. Many valuable stations are scri-
olsly injured during this season of
the year from poor care and improper
feeding. 1t is argued by some that
they cannot afford to feed the stallion
much during the winter because it is
a season of no income. Therefore the
horse is starved and neglected.
1t would be much better for the horse
breeding industry of this country II all
stations were worked. The feeding of
the stallion that works is an easy
problem in comparison with feeding
one kept i. idlenesS.
TO be a success as a breeding animal
the stallion must be in the best Of on
dition. and he cannot be so kept With
out proper exercise. When kept in the
box stall he cannot get enough eXer-
else. and ever if a small yard is pro-
vided it is seldom that the stallion will
exercise enough for his w good.
There is always more OF less danger
that a horse will injure himself in at
tempting to exercise in the small yard
as a result of the short turns that
must necessarily be made. Breaking
the horse to work in the harness is the
simplest way out. This can easily be
done. provided the man who works him
to give them the proper care while be-
ing handled in this way.
The stallion should be broken for
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Beef Scrap For Poultry,

In the feeding of beef scrap it is of
prime importance that the quality he
scrap has Il tendency to u indiSes-
ton and all kinds of diarrloea. OF
all the various forms of animal food
beef scrap is perhaps the most o II
venient to store, keep and handle.
Good beef scrap is free from such pre-
ter. It should. of course. be free from
tankage. The chief reason for feed
ing beef scrap is for its animal pro-
tein constituents. For this reaSon it
is advisable to get and feed Il grade
that is rich in this conStituent.--Bulle-
tin Texas Agricultural College.
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AGlance atCurrent Topics and Events

nc whole wear around. will he the of
f1reS of the organization us we. as the
puhllc distributing roomS. On the main
floor will he II lilliputian auditorium,
where cllildrcn's plays will he given
ana illustrated lectures relative to child
life.
rms room will he decorated With Il
frleZc depicting Christmas as observed
in all countries.
y llllilutian bazaar will be located
on the second floor. and Il free exhibit
tlon OF new toys will he given there,
encouraging the toy industry of this
country. The upper floors will house
the records of the Santa Claus :lSsocia-
ton and possibly other charities. On
the roof will be IL garden and rcslau-
rant.
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Photo by American Press Association.
Dr.. Cary T. Grayson, Private and Per
sonal Physician to Wilson.

With it the initials II. s. NJ which
means he is a member Of the medical
corps of the navy.
GrnySon is the man who brought the
position of presidential doctor out of
ol,Sclrity and elevated it to Il post OF
honor. dignity and efficiency III White
House circles. Before GraySon anne IL
White House doctor was Il mysterious
parsonage. little known and less cared
about. GraySon combines this position
with the one left vacant by the late
Major Archibald Butt and fills both
With complete satisfaction.
On the whole. the practice of medi-
cine on the president of the United
States is the least of GraySon's tasks.
He's ii sort of confidential family add
wiser to President Wilson. and he also
regulates the presidents office hours
and sometimes his statements to re-
porters. When the president is away
from Washington. Grayson is often
times the sole connecting link between
the head Of the American nation and
the representatives of the American
press.
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THE SEVEN DAYS. KING.

In lH4I, when tho kingdom of Ma
pies WAS under the grinding r1le of
'l'a'''' IL fisherman OF Sorrento was
Stln@ to madness hy the indi"nitjcs
offered his wife by Spanish officials be-
cause she had attempted to sln,yylc a
few handfnl> of -four. 50 furious WAS
he that he tore down an r3lict that had
just been posted ly tho authorities.
The whole population. including wOm-
on and children. rallied around him.
Forty wears of Spanish oppression had
made them frantic. They terrified fin.
viceroy. resisted the soldiers success
1"il! ana Killed many Of the Spanish
residents. lheN secured II revocation
of oppressive "dlrlS. the adjustment
OF oppressive taxes and full pardon for
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harness before he is two years old.
Few are broken, however. at this age.
and those who work stations must of
necessity break them after they have
reached maturity. 1t is not a specially
hard job to break a stallion to harness.
They are seldom afraid. 1t must al
ways be remembered hat the stallion.
even though big. is usually soft and
must be gradually toughened to work.
He should be given only d few hours
of light work each day for several
months.
During the season when not used for
breeding purposes, the stallion, after
becoming hardened to it, can do a full
days work and at least half a days
work during the breeding season. \.
successful horseman of Kansas who
always works his stations uses a jock
ey stick on them when they are in the
harness, n end being fastened to the
bit of the horse and the other to the
names of the harness on the other
horse.
The stallion at work should be fed
the same as other work horses are fed.
They should not have too much hay.
The amount of grain to feed will vary.
of course with the work the horse is
doing and his general condition. II,
should not be permitted to run down il
flesh. but corn or kattir should not bt
used as the exclusive grain ration
Bran is always a valuable supplement,
to these grains, and it is always wei
to feed some oats if they are not to,
expensive.
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ditions are brought about. Then an ar
tificial temperature is required to main
tain the bodily heat and keep the COW
comfortable. When the COW is turned
out to shiver in the cold considerable
combustion is required in the body to
maintain the animals temperature.
This food which is consumed is there
fore not available for the production Of
milk.
If Il COW is in warn quarters She will
have this food supply available. and
consequently she will produce II great
or amount of butter fat. 1t is also pos
>ilrle to feed moro economically in the
barn. and there is less turmoil To an
hoy the animals when they are com
fortnbiy housed and in stalls than
wien they are turned out at night.
The dairy COW can eat hay at leisure
and will not be required to cNprnd en-
crgy in self preservation. which energy
shpnld be devoted to the production of
milk.
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the time and in addition ground grain
rations Of bran. middlinyS and corn
meal. Besides this regular feed for the
chickens in all three pens. those in one
pen We're fed beef scraps and those in
> We're given all the sour milk they
wanted. The hens We're about the
same age.
Those hens in pen >. given only the
regular feed. produced only SEQ eggs:
those in pen 1. given beef scraps. pro
duced Lois eggS. and those in pen ).
fed our milk. produced 1.42o eggs.
The experiment covered between Nov.
l and June l. The amount OF beef
scraps fed to the chickens in pen 1 was
sixty pounds. costing $50. These hens
produced us more eggs than those
chickens fed only the regular rations.
The hens fed Sour milk produced near
~ as many eggs as those fed the beef
scrap ration.
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tho memory of Turkeys Victories in
TheSsaly. Fresh as he WaS from Pots
dam. the young prince proved a bril-
liant soldier. His spirit and courage
led him into the thick Of the fight ON
several occasions, notably when Greece
Won her signal victories ut Saloniki
and Jnlina. OF all the royal persons
ages who took the field during the two
successive wars Prince George was the
only ono to be wounded. which made
him all the more popular With the emo
1innal licllcnes. Through his Behavior
in the face Of the enemy and later
through his open support of the war
party Prince George has firmly cstab-
liShed himself in the hearts of many Of
those owe whom some day he will ba
called to rule.
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half, so that the bat will cover them
both. Put bats ON right side of each
section so that it will cover the edge of
next section. Place barn hasps on the
bats so that they will tit staples on the
companion section, Care should be
taken to get these ha>ps and staples
rightly located. These covers will he
found to be Very convenient to use as
stack covers. covers for machinery.
chick coolS. pig shade. cattle shade,
etc, Rrih" light and movable, they can
he put To a great number of uses and,
being rigid. are not easily blown away
non will they Sag.-Farm Ir".rcSs.
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HENS AND BULLETS.
Old and Young Birds Should Be Kept
In Senarate EIockS,

In Separate Flocks.
In working for winter egg production
| always keep my old hens and pull
let's in separate tlorls. says Il. u.
Itichey in the Farm and Fireside.
When kept together the old hens will
fight and worry the p%ulletS. keeping
them in IL constant state of fear and
V excitement that is detrimental!
to the best egg yield.
Besides this. no system of feeding is
suitable for both hens and pullets. MY
experience is that four pullets require
as much food as five hens. The rea-
o for this is pIain-a pullet is not
fully developed. and the food eaten
must not only make eggs. but bone and
flesh as we'll. The food fec to pullets
should also he rich in protein. When
kept in the same flock. then. it is easy
to see that if the puIlets receive enough
food to induce a good egg yield the
hens will likely become overly fat. On
the other hand. if the hens are prop
erly fed the pullets will more than
likely he underfed.
In feeding pullets | give them all
they will eat. \ dry mash is kept be-
fore them all the time. Each 100
pounds of this mash contain twenty
pounds of beef scrap. This is double
the quantity of scrap supplied the old
hens. There is little danger of over
feeding pulletS. especially if they are
made to exercise in deep litter for part
OF their whole grain feed.
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SHELTER FOR cows.
Logic Of Keeping Dairy Animals In .
Comfortable Condition.

The dairy cow is a finely adjusted.
complicated organism that is subject in
q considerable degree to e%Nterna, influ-
tnceS. says the Orange Judd Farmer.
The greatest mount of butter fat is pro
dHced when the cow is in comfortable
quarters and the body TISSUES are nor
mai. IheS facts are present usually
during the opening Of the summer.
when the grass is in good condition.
At that time the temperature is just
about right, and there is an absence of
flies and vcrmin. which tend to i%rritate
the cow. In conjunction with this the
grass * most palatahle. all of which
contribute toward contentmcnt in the
dairy COW. and as Il reward she pro
duceS Il very largo flow of milk.
During the winter conditions are
usually the reverse. and abnormal con
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Physician to the President.

Washington, Feb. 14.-It's a sweet
job these days being private and per-
>onal physician to the president of the
United States. From Il medical view
point it's not a particularly trying post.
but the position embraces about fifty
seven other tasks. all calling for the
tact. memory and general ability of a
corporation counsel.
Slipping in md II of the White
House. 4 little man with Il keen. i'll
cl>ive eye and manner of speech. but
witlal an affability of manner which
Immediately attracts attention. can
often be cen these days. His name is
Cary I. Grayson, and his name carries
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Monro Successor TO Hain.

London. Feb. 13.-Gcnrral Sir Charles
Carmichael Mollro. who WAS recently
appointed TO command the British
First army in Franco and Flanders.
has been ON the lighting line since the
outbreak of the war.
Last October General Monro was
sent to the east for the purpose of
reporting the state Of affairs in which
General Sir Ian Hamilton had left his
army and for cXlrirating the army
from its prcdicamcnt if possible. In
accomplishing the evacuation Of the
northern ZONE Of the Gallipnli prnin-
Sllln with the loss of but three men
wounded and of six guns he appears
to have accomplished his task bril-
liantly and is accordingly rewarded
With the command Of the First army.
1t the opening of the var he went
to France With Sir John French, and.
while he ranked rs a commandment of
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FEEDING FOR EGGS.
Hens Need Either Beef Scraps or Milk
to Produce Best Results.

That it is Il poor policy for farmers
not to feed some kind of fool to their
chickens which is high in protein value,
Such as scraps or our milk. is the
opinion of II. l.. Kempster of the Uni
verSity of Missouri. Mr.. kempster re
Gently conducted an experiment which
he believes proves concluSively that
protein food produces greater results at
lower costs.
In three separate pens the same num-
her of chickens were kept. All were
fed corn all of the time. wheat part of
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-25
A Durable Stack Cover.

A very durable stack cover can he
made of boards in sections about four
feet wide by six feet long. Place four
boards one inch by four feet by six
inches side by side and faslen together
by braces. Paint joints on upper side
and paint bats before covering the
joints. DO not run bats way to the
top. but run one bat along the top. eN-
tending over about two inches on half
Of them and put no bats on the othc,
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all who engaged in the instruction.
The fisherman. whose name was
MaSani"lo. was the leader in all this
and became the idol of the people. lilo
ruled Naples for seven days, but his
success seems to have turned his head.
He became 1irtntOrial and oppressive
and WAS put to death by the populncc.
Hence he is called the seven DAYS
kin~."-Argonaut
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division. he was actually in charge of
only Il brigade. 1t was % until the
series of great battles fought on the
line between Ipres and La Rasse in
the fall and winter of 1914-1J that his
talents attracted attention.
Ills career, like those of practically
all distinguished British officers, has
been made i'm India. Egypt and South
Africa. After the Boer war he was
recalled to England and for several
years was chief inspector of the School
of Muskctry ut Hythe, then becomin.
commandment of tho school. The pres
ont war found him assigned to the
general. Is Al
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10, 30 70 French prisoners in Germany.
hH' 70 French prisoners in Austria.
lis TO French prisoners in Turkey.
~l,l63.o19 70 German prisoners in France.
I'll TO German prisoners in Git. BIN.
l.Nl| 70 Austrian prisoners in Italy.
~ 70 Austrian prisoners in France.
LOU to Italian prisoners in Austria.
AIS TO British prisoners in Turkey.
The average daily mail Forwarded to
prisoners Of war by the Swiss post
office during October was divided as
follows: TWO hundred and nineteen
Thousand and cighty-four letters and
l%o>tals. 1i,o12 packages, UNREGISTERED
ana weighing up to threc-uuurt"rs uf
4 pound: 'l.Sy1 registered parcels
weighing up to eleven pounds and S,32oS
money orders amounting to about
$4,000.
Money orders sent through the Swiss
p%"St"ttirc from September. 1914. to the
end of October We're distributed as ful-
lows:
To French prisoners in Germany.
1.SGo,2M3 orders, totaliny - 7,o.G;l
frames la franc is worth 49,; cents ut
the normal rate of cNchan@e,: t. Ger
man prisoners in France. 3GO.,a;1 or
dcrs, totaliny h,111.14o francs; to Aus
trlan prisoners in Russia, l94.uoS or.
,lcrS for ".2S:},.tD francs: to Russian
prisoners in Austria. $50. 7G7 orders for
3,114.S'iS francs, and to prisoners of
various nations in different countries,
oI.'19 orders for 1,3o4.G71 francs.
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Frosted Root Crops.

There is considerable danger of in
iuring COWS by feeding them root crops
or other feeds that have been affected
b" frost. Great care should be eXrr-
cised in feeding sue crops. and rlta-
baG,S are no exception. If given in
small amounts. however. and fed care
fully there is little danger.
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American Fighters and Citizenship.

American Fighters and Citizenshi p.
Washington. Fob. li.-.Anerican citi-
ZcllS who enlist in the armies or maNies
OF %bclligcrcnt countries will have no
difficulty in returning to the United
States either during the continuance of
the present conflict or when it is over.
according to a ruling by the immigra-
ton bureau of thcd department Of labor.
The dc artmcnt has had several cases
before it of Americans who enlisted in
the tanadian army and then either
were wounded and sent back across the
Atlantic or who found army life siren
no,lS and decided to desert. Immigra-
ton officers along the Canadian border
We're doubtful as to what treatment to
accord such persons. Officials Of the
department of labor pondered long over
the problem. conferred With the de-
partmcnts of state and Justice and de-
ciled that they would not try at this
time to decide Just what legal effect on
American citizenship the eases would
involve. determining not to raise tho
issue III all. This does not mean, how
ever, that if amy Of the persons who
took the oath of allegiance to Il foreign
government attempt to vote or to oh.
tain passports in the future they will
find themselves enjoying the same
rights as before.
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SWitzerIand's Huqe Mail,

Rerne. Feb. Is. - Tho enormous
moun of work thrown upon the post
office employees and officials of Swift
ZellAnd by the war. especially 10y the
forwarding of mail to prisoners. is
shown by Data given cut by the Swiss
postal authorities covering the period
from September. 1914. to the end of
October, 1915. During that time rcgu-
lar ma matter was forwarded by the
Relne poStOtiice as follows:
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No. M odcsty.

Jones is n modest man.
II don't think So
But he doesn't seem to think pnrtic-
Elarly we'll of himself"
"Tl,at's Judgment. not mourety."-
Philadelphia Bulletin.