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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
EASTER EGGS IN THE NEST.
Novel Way of Serving an Appetizing
Dish.

Soak one box of gelatin half an hour
In cold water. Put three cupfnlS OF
milk ol, the fire i'm Il double boiler and
make very hot. When the gelatin is
soft add to il two ctlpfulS OF sugar:
mix well and Turn both in the boiling
milk. Stir until thoroughly dissolved.
Take from the fire. divide into as many
portions as You desire colOrS. 10 one
portion add Il couple of table>loonfuls
IF grated chocolate. melted over boiling
water. Tint another pink with curhl-
neal. 10 Il third add the beaten yulkS
Of two eggs and return To the lire long
enough L" cook the egg-afmut five min
ulrS. Leave one portion white. Flavor
This with vanilla. add Il few drops of
strawberry juice or rose water tu the
pink and orange peel To The yellow.
Ii YOU have no molu> you may
nave i~mprnvi>en some by rmptying the
contents of llr eggs To be used in cook
ing through a small hole broken care
fully in one end. Rinse The shells out
thoroughly in roId waiter anu fill them
with the hlancnlanyr MIXTURE. Set
them To form. open end up. i'm IL pan of
tiour ur meal. which will hold them
stead. and put them in :, cold place.
Make your nest of preserved orange
peel. cut in Shrels. The orange mar
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
BESTINC A DANGEROUS DUEuST
Bv ALBERT De LEON
llING the reign of Louis MIL.

NlElNG the reign of Louis XIII.
France was one vast ducling
ground. Dncling was especial
~ in vogue in the army. \
l"acIl'" of this sort is. of course. sure
I" u" abused. \ good Swor,lsman who
dtSIf"d to he rid of one who stood in
ms way would pick II quarrel with
nm and kill him. Then, too. there
"'i" men who had a passion for kill
ing other men.
Milo. Louise d'Alger. Il girl of that
period, very beautiful. much beloved.
was II resident of Paris. One of her
Relatives. a young man of great prom
iS", Was killed in 4 duel. and his death
rclh"rrh her q bitter against the
CUSTOM. She could not understand
why when a man was challenged BY
a person who was perfectly capable OF
killing him and intended to kill him
the victim should be considered bound
III honor to accept the challenge. Nev-
rrtllrlr>s' such was the custom of the
times. and tho challenged party had to
choose bet wccn death and social ruin.
~ tHlS tIiIit III ! ullS was Il IlitIl Nlib
had been 'oni" Il great many times
and always killed his antagonist.
Scarcely Il week passed but it vas an
nohl"ed That some man prominent so
rially had fallen before his sword. \.
terror fell upon mothers. sisters and
lovers lest one whose life was precious
To them would be added to his victims.
For y time it was hoped that some
man more skillfnl than he would put
him out of the way. But NOT one of
the most admirable fenccrS in Paris
seemed disposed to tackle him. ana he
hil not trouble any Of them.
Louise d'.\lgcr declared that any
means Of ge1tin" rid Of the Scour2c,
!! as lr was called. would be cxcusable
and wondered why some man did not
stal, him in the back. She was told
THAI one who would do that would be
regarded as a murderer.
But" she replied. The commits muir.
der all tho while"
True. but there is no law to punish
him. Should any one stab him in the
back the person doing SO would fall
under the han of the statute covering
murder. besides. he would be ostra-
ci>rd by his friends"
There seemed no justice. hut great
injustice. in this to Mile. D'.Alser. and
she could not divert her mind from a
feeling that such an enormity was suf.
frred TO exist merely by opinion. She
hloodcd upon it till it seemed to hel
thai she must do something to stop tho
Scour@e's murders. just as Charlotte
Corlay ut q later period rid France
of Marat.
Mile. D'.Alger possessed a fortune
and. though she was not noble. helG
3 high position in Paris society. One
day the elite received invitations to :
ball to he given by her. What wa!
! the Scourgc'% surprise to receive al
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
Natural Snow Bridges.

\ slow thaw. following Il heavy fall
Of snow. is almost sure to form. here
OF SHOW. over which Il rabbit or even
q fox might run without crushing the
short span. .\%ccornin" t" the lay of
the land. the melted SllO water col
lectS at :: contain place and gradually
eats its way under another par, not
melting 81 rapidly. and this tunnel.
growing larger from tho increasing wa
ter. soon forms the span. In III" same
manner natural bridges of earth and
rock are formed after hundreds of cen
turtles of erosion. while the SNOW
bridges are formed in Il few l"ulS and
often disappear as quickly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
BOY SCOUT WORK..

The wide appeal of the scout work
is shown graphically by the analysis
which reveals that of the 1867 scout
masters 1.G4l are clergymen. 200 phySi-
clans. l49 government employees. j.
newspaper men. HI lawyers. 10 profess
Sinnal engineers. 81 Students. 1910
teachers. la Y. NJ. {. \. workers. G0l
are in mechanical occupations and
I.1@ in mercantile pursuits: that the
7,OG1 ~ScnutmasterS are of many ma
liunalities-American. 1.il1: English.
olS; French. Il: German. 1914: Greek.
,: Italian. :: Irish. 81: Scotch. Ill;
miscellaneous" lS,: no record. 300.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28

invitation. He was not accustomed to
receiving invitations unless he dropped
Il hint to some man of the family about
to entertain that he would like enc.
Then the bid was forthcoming. for Il
refusal would he regarded as an in
suit and would coSt Il life. The
Sconrge was much tlattered at receiv-
ing Mile. D'.Al.er'S invitation without
any action OH his wv part. Then. too,
lie inferred that possibly she had fallen
in love with linn.
When he appeared among Mile. DIAL
gers guests every one was aStOnished.
The hostess had no man relative
through whom he might have forced
an invitation. and it was not to lc
expected that she would invite him of
her own free will. All eyes were
turned upon her when the umeliSt on
entering the ballroom stepped up to
her to make the formal greeting due
the hostess. and every one marvelcd at
her cordial reception Of him.
The ScOurgc was beside himself with
pride and arrogance at having been in
vitcd to the house Of a lady Of prom
inence in face of tile prejudice. as he
called it. of all Paris. The first few
dances he chose for partners SOmc
lady who had Il brother. we'll KNOWN.
that she would not dare refuse him.
Later he made his bow TO the hostess,
She smiled upon him "raciOuSly and
took position on the floor beside him.
Every eye was turned upon the cou'
pie. Mile. D'.Al@er'S views with regard
to dueling We're we'll known. and nc
one knew of any way Ivy which he
could force such cordial treatment
Could il be that she had been fascinat
ed by this man on account OF the pow
or he possessed through his sword:
When in the dance the ScOurge tool
thing prick his finger. He paid no at
tention to it. Indeed. he could not vel
do so under the circumstances. Tlel
he was seer to Stagger and raise his
hand to his head. Instead OF conduct
ing his partner to another locality il
the room he tottcred away by himself
J but before he had gone q dozen step
sank down upon the floor. A circl,
formed about him. all wondering wha
could have happened to him.
Mile. D'.Alger called for lackeys an,
directed them to carry II the fallel
man who vas already dead. The
turning to her guests said:
LET not this episode interfere wifi
your amusement"
She gave Il sign to the musicians
who played another dance.
No investigation was made as to tn
cause of the death of q man that a
Paris hated and feared. On one of hi
fingers something like a pin prick wa
noticed. from which had exuded a dro
of blood. 1t was known that his par
ner wore q, ring or the hand he claspet
] the setting of which was turned inward
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
Millinery J%ottings.

Buttons have entered the realm of
millinery and are used on sports hats.
and by This are meant real buttons.
buttons used for fastening purposes.
HatpinS. too. in either pearl. brass
or nickel add AZ ornamental touch to
many Il hat for spring.
Ostrich novelties effectively change
an ordinary hat into II of unusual
effectiveness. Wing shaped are some
OF these ostrich novelties, which may
he ben. int" any desired shape. for the
quill is easily persuaded to assume amy
shape or position.
Many straw ornaments are used on
the Paris creations. and most of them
are formed of the mo,liSll shiny straw
-\pp!iuncS Of fruit are most popular
and all the small berries are to l,e hac
as we'll as the larger fruits. Quite rs
unusual are the flowers that are seel
in profnSinn. and after a period wllel
flowers were nol considered smart We
find that the designers have turned on
more beautiful and original model.
| than have ever been seen before.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
"III Fine You a PENNY

An interesting game to play is Ill
find you Il penny" An the players sit
IN a ring with one in the middle. The
one in the middle has Il stick or Il cane
and goes walking around the ring cry
ing, One thumb. one finger move or
III fine YOU 4 penny two fingers.
two thumbs" and sc on. until all men,
beers of the body are moving. If any
II stops moving any member of the
body he or she is given Il light tap of
The stick and is fined 4 penny.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
The Parrot.

Did You ever see Il parrot. anu have
YOU noticed what Il ~nciable bird it is:
In their wild state parrots never live
one as they have t" When i'll age
They go in tOrhS. and there is Il de-
serted city in India where thousands
OF parrots live together. and they must
have a beautiful time. Don't tease the
parrot. but when he wants to be so
riable talk to him and try to make him
happy
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
Rellglous
E%piscopaIs May Shorten D%ecalogue.

EpiscopaIs May Shorten Decalosue.
The DecalogAe as the Episcopal
church may shorten it:
First.-Thou shalt have no other
gods before me.
SecOnd.-ThOu shalt not take the
name of the Lord thy God in vain.
Third.-ltemcln),cr the Sabbath day.
to keep it holy.
F~ourth.-SiX days shalt thou labor
and do all thy work.
Fiftll.-Honor thy father and thy
mother.
Sixth.-Thon shalt not kill.
Sevcntll.-Thou shalt not commit
adultery.
Eightl,.-Thon shalt not steal.
.Ninth.-ThoI shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighhor.
Tenth.~Tll"n shalt NOT covrt any
thing that is thy ncighbor'>.
Church to Train Parents Now.
\ nation wide campaign to provide
for the adequate training Of parents
that they in turn may train their chit
dren properly was announced at the
headquarters here of the International
Sunday School aSSnciation. The new
branch church educational work as
outlined by w. G. Pcarrc. snlcrin-
t"hdent OF the association. at Il meet
ing Of congregational ministers recent
lN. contemnIates the establishment of
a parents department as an adjunct to
every Sunday school.
In this department. he said. the par
cntS can study methods i'm the develop
mcm of moral and religious education.
Theater to Do Church Duty.
Those !la>e inniN idualS " no refuse
to 90 10 church in New York city arc
TO bcfoachrd Ivy religion through the
simple device ci sending the church TO
them. Ministers of many dcnomina-
tons. having agreed that broadway is
the place to seek the intellectual. the
we'll to do. the cultured and the more.
or less moral citizens of Now York.
have agreed to take the church and
their teachings there.
The plan rs announced NY The Rev.
Samuel Colcorl is to hold a series Of
services for this the most difficult class
to reach with spiritual teachings. at
the Gambler theatcr. DR.. Coicord add.
ell tina, this class was Ivy far the most
neglected by religious influences of any
in the city.
DR.. Cdlcord is supported by the Rev.
Dr.. Charles +. Jefferson of the Broad
way Tabernacle congregational church,
1p, l'ntfn NTnrrilJ IDn,1.l ~, n,1 a.
terbury. Presbyterian: Iteiland. Sedg-
wick and Robbins. Episcopal: Goddell.
Methodist: Woelfkin. Baptist; Rurrell
and Mcleod. Collegite Reformed, and
others.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
Cats Of Siam,

The Siamese people are extremely
fond of animals. Cats and dogs are
prime favolitcS. and no household is
quite complete without them. The
SianeSe eats of the native breed are
noted for their rare beauty and the
goodness of their dispositions as we'll
as their largo pink eyes and tufted
tails. Tho tails look rs though they
might hcion. 10 tho royal race of AM
.ullS. but the ats are somewhat
smaller.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
The Catastrophe.

"Dil you hear about the catastrophe
down at Browns last night"
mo. What happencd:'
"Why. Mrs. Brown gave the baby a
bottle to play with. and while she was
in the kitchen it fell from the cradle
and broke its neck"
"What. the haby:'
"No, the Observation-Disclosures.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
Waffles With Maple Sirup.

Two cupfuls of flour sifted twice
with one ~teaspoonful of baking powder
and the same of salt. three eggs, one
tablespoonful of butter and two cup
fuls of milk. Beat the yolks smooth.
ado the milk and urn this upon the
prepared -four. Whip lightly and
quickly for one minute. add the s1iffen-
ed whites and drop by the spoonful
into heated and CREASED waffle irons.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28

malade put up in glass jars may he
used for this. Arrange a bed Of it in
the bottom of Il glass or silver bowl.
break the shells from the eggs with
great care and arrange them in the
nest. If YOU wish you can heap wine
jelly about them hy the spoonful or
half bury them under whipped cream.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
So Honest,

Wigg-You can say what You will OF
Grouchleigh, but you must admit h Il
he is thoroughly honest. Wagg-That's
right. Grouchleigh never even finds
fault without wanting to return it
Philadelphia Record.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28
Church Work In Africa.

A wonderful object lesson in self help
comes from Uganda. where some ma
tive under q native priest built Il
church. 300 of them walking twenty
four miles to carry back loads Oh their
heads. So anxious are they to help
each other that squads ot Christians
go TO other villages to help build, and
children support students in training
tor pupil teachers by making mats
and pottery and growing cotton and
col1ee.-l.iving Church.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-11
Big Smoke of 1916
MadeHeapBadLaw
Indian Chiefs Appeal to Great
White Father against Ncw
Game Act.

lhrcc hundred years ago. more or
less, inc white chiefs of the COLONY ot
virginia and the coppcr-colorcd chiefs
VINO rciEncd over the Pamunkeys and
'"e Ma'tapohiS met at big smoke "
ana there agreed that as long as tho
James flowed to the sea the tribcsmcn
should be at liberty to hunt anywhcrc
| In the colony without let or hindrancc
IL NJ the opening of the hunting season
they brought to the Great White Faith
or an annual tribute of game
hut at the Sig Smoke Of 1915. hold
az the Capitol by the white braves.
II was written into the law of the
land that after June II no man i'm VIZ
sihia shall hunt. except on his own
lands. without license. Which is to
prevail--thc franchise granted the rcd :
men by tho big smoke" Of tradition
or the annulment ordered by the Big
Smoke of 1916?
This is the momcntous question that
was p"poundcd yesterday TO Chief
clerk NJ. ID. Hart, Of the State Depart
fhent OF Game and Inland Fisheries.
by Chief George NJ. Cook. Of the PA
munkey tribe. and Chief George T.
Custalow. OF the Mattaponis Their
people, they reported. were sore on
pressed and had dispatched their chief
tains TO the Great White Father. Gov
crnor stuart with instructions to bc
secch him not to countcnancc the vio-
lation OF compact that has been in
force since the days of Captain John
Smith and rowhatan
county officer of King William. the
chieftains told Mr. Hart. had served
warning OH the Indians that he would
see to IL that the tribcsmcn were not
permitted to hunt off their reservations
without the license required of the
white inhabitants. If this was the in
tention OF the Game Department., they
said. they would lay their case before
the Great White Father when he came
back TO his official wigwam AT prcs-
cnt he Is at his upstate wigyyam in
Russell County.
Mr.. Hart told them that no game
Wardens had been appointed i'm King
William County. and that the matter
would have To he brought before the
Game Department in the shape of a re-
quest Tor instructions. before any stems
could ne taken in the matter. When
the complaint reached the Department
he said. ii would be referred to tho
Governor and the Attorney General
with request for advice as to what
policy should be pursued with reference
I" requiring hunting licenses of In
dams.
Sln"" tn" days of Governor Cameron
emissarIeS OF the Mattaponi and Pa
munkey tribes, following ancient Gus.
tom. have appeared each year ut the
capitol bearing tribal gifts OF fish or
game, thus. according TO the chiefs
renewing annually the terms of tho
treaty formulated at the big smoke"
AS remnants of vanished host the
first Americans" have always been
looked upon as wards of the State nv
most NirGmians, and liberal con-
struction OF the new game law I'm their
interest is expected This was the
course taken by the State several wears
ago when certain people wanted the
Indians TO pay for the privilege OF fish
ing. those in authority ruling that thcv
could fish without paying the license
required Of the palefaccs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-11
OLD SOLDIERS ARE GUESTS
Inmates or Home TO Attend Perform
nnces by Colonel Pattce md
Captain Miller.

Following a visit to Lee Camp Sol
diers Home yesterday, Captain TONY"
Miller and Colonel J. A. pattce OF THE
Old Soldier Fiddlcrs," invited the OH :
GERS and veteran inmates Of the home
TO witness their performance at the
Lyric Thcater.
The invitation was accepted. and
the men from the home will be tho
guests OF Captain Miller and Colonel
Pattee at the matinee performance this
afternoon.
Many OF the veterans called on the
eX-Confederates and cx-Union soldiers
Of the adding quartet at the theater
yesterday. Captain Tony and Col
onel Pattee were compelled to hold
levee behind the scenes between per-
formances. IL was a busy day for
them.
Captain Miller was urged by the
Lee Camp veterans to visit the home
again to-day and bring his banjo
along for the benefit of the old and in
firm inmates, who are physically I'M
able to avail themselves of the invi-
tation TO enjoy the performance of
the Old Soldier Fiddlers at the theater
He will probably comply with the re-
quest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-11
PEODlERS MUST PAY
$25 FOR EACH VEHICLE
Assistant Acknowledgement Rules nv 10
Ihose Bu!inE Up Country Pro-
ducc and bringing II 10 Town

individuals who have made prac-
..cc OIL huying up country produce and
d>sposing OF IL to dealers In the city
VIII under ruling supplied yesterday
by Assistant Attorney C;arnett
TO state Auditor Moore, be required TO
provide themselves with pcddlers'
licenses. The quite common under
standing that this kind OF business ia
not subject To taxation, MIR. Garnctt
holds. is erroneous
The question was brought to an issue
when W. G.. Woodson. OF East Lake.
applied TO Auditor Moore Yesterday for
ms view of the law with respect to
this business. Mr.. Moore. in reply, for
wardcd to him Mr.. C;urnetts ruling.
summarizing il in his letter as follows:
THE opinion holds YOU cannot can
Nass county aud buy eggs. butter
chickens md calves and bring these
artcl :" tho city Of Richmond and
SOL TO licensed merchants nor
sci! IN :" houscholders from house
To house without state pcddlcrs
license. the state tax being So for each
vehicle engaged in the business
person can, without any State
license. sell. anywhere in the State.
eggs butter. chickens and calves pro-
duccd by him. and he can sell such
articles produced by another. provided
ne receives no compensation whatso-
ever as he acts as the agent Of the pro.
| Queer without compensation: but the
purchaser OF thos" articles cannot sell
Them by peddling to householdcrs or
licensed merchants in the county or
| city, In which he brings them. or In any
other county or city without paying
the state license tax Of s23 for each
wagon engaged IN such business
II you, or any other peddler. gather
M Eggs. butter, chickens and calves
produced hy others ana peddlc them I'm
HE county IN which YOU gather them
up OF elsewhere, aud ar. paid com
MISSION or are compensated in any way
Tor making such sales. Won must ,,l:.
ont nedalei's license lust the same os
u you mad bought the goods yourself
ana were peddling them on your ov.
account the aX being $50 on each
N'hic'e engaged in such business in
each county ANA city"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-11
ELECTION OF F|REMEN
POSTPONED BY BOARD
commissioners Request City Attor.
ncy for Ruling OH Charter
Before Acting.
ASK COUNCIL FOR MORE MEN
Proposed Plan for Vacations and
Burroughs Is Not Feasible With
Present Number In Department.
Contracts for Fuel Given Out.

Uncertain whether the new city
charter empowered It with authority
to elect men with rank for life tenure
as well as members of the department,
the Board OF Fire commissioners last
night referred the matter to City At
torncy Pollard for an opinion and de-
layed the election OF ilrcmcu The
board was scheduled to re. elect every
member of the department TO serve for
Ire unless removed for cause Com
missioner Lecky raised the question as
to whether captains and licutcnants
would be appointed for life, or for
terms to I've fixed by the board I'm
able 10 decide for itself. tho board
passed the question TO tho City At
torn"y for AN answer
The postponcmcnt of tho election
caused further delay in ra,ifyinr the
action Of Chief Joynes in appointing
seven members Of Company No. i,
installed in Woodland Heights on
July !.
WILL soon ASK FOR
TWENTY-FIVE RESERVES
Inc plan now before the Council
Committee OH Ordinances looking to-
ward allowing all members of the Fire
Department six days of in each month
and furlouEh OF fifteen continuous
days in year. was deemed bv the
poard 10 he impracticablc with The
present number OF men, go. i'm tho
department. II the plan proposed was
carried into effect il would mean tha,
cNactiy onc-Guartcr Of the number
"ouId be OF duty each day in the wear
IN replying TO communication from
the committee. the board stated thar /,
was us intention TO apply to the Coun-
Gil "ithin {, few months for money IN
pay about twenty-five reserve firemen
"h)ch would then permit of some such
pan as had been outlined
contracts for supplying coal and
wood TO tho department for one vcar
were awarded AS follows: G. II. Haran
d son, stove coal. s7.25 per tone; r y
Murphy " Son. nut coal. 1920 per ton
and run-of- ninc coal. $3.50 n ton: q
IL. taEan Son. wood. $3.50 per cord
lhesc were the lowest bidders I'm each
case. $500
resolution was adopted request.
ing The Council for an approximation
"i SS.'oo with which to purchase n new
motor engine. While not stated tbo
BOARD Is expected 10 place this appa-
raths, " the money il, allowed. in ser
vice In Fulton TO take the place OF m.
present horsc-drawn steamer of Com
pany No. s.
The board rcorGanizcd for the wear
re-clecting all officers.