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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
THE PURE BRED BOAR.
inferior Sires Are Worse Than Use
less For Herd Improvement.

Pork producers cannot afford 20
waste time or money on cro>sbred,
scrub or inferior sireS. The day of
the ten dollar boar or the neighborhood
swapping Of boar pigs is past.
The boar is the head Of the pork
producing herd. His selection is an
important undertaking. Every single
pig narrowed receives in large meas
ure the valuable qualities of the prepo-
tent sire.
Unless the boar is better than the
soWs no Improvement can be expected.
The prevailing faults among the sows
should be carefully noted and a boar
selected that will correct these defects
in the offspring produced.
The boar must not only be better in
d!vilually than the sows. but his an
c2stry must be Of the right kind. 1t
takes careful breeding for several gen
crations along certain definite lines to
produce q prcpotent sire-one that will
without fail stamp his own qualities
upon his offspring.
The careful. rainstaking breeder is
doing just this kind of work. TO him
must the producer Of market pork 20
for the breeding stock necessary to
make his animals more ef1iricnt.-Kau-
sas Farmer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
Berlin Population Shrinks.

Perrin. Jan. 1G-The male popula-
ton of Berlin has fallen off 100000
since the war began. while the number
Of women in the German capital has
increased about 5000. according to the
Rerliner Tageblatt. The total number
of inhabitants i'll the city on Oct. l
was 1.S39,1o9 against 2.O53,3O2 on the
1>t of August. 1914. OF the l,S33o.:5:1o
persons in Berlin on Oct. l 1.OS3.5GS
We're During September the
male population diminished 4,oJ1.
There We're only 2.3O3 births in Sep
TENDER, compared with 2,99G in the
same month a year ago., while the
number of marriages dropped off 6
during September and October. The
number of deaths showed a decrease
of 100 during these two months, COM
pared with the same period in 1914,
despite the increased number of cases
Of infectious diseases.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
Poor Outlook For Potato Seed.

The outlook for reliable seed for
next springs potato planting is OK
tremely precarious, according to the
farm crop experts at Cornell, who
state that growers in New York, know
Ing their crop to be entirely free from
blight, will find ready sale and good
returns from it for seed purposes.
They say that Franklin, Clinton and
Erie counties comprise practically the
only sections of New York state NOT
badly affected by late blight and rot.
Even these counties were not entirely
free from this disease. The surplus
crop of these counties, it is understood.
will be marketed in other parts of the
state for seed.
1t is further stated that even the
seed which may be obtained from
Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin,, is
likely not to be free of disease unless
It is so guaranteed, inasmuch as each
of these states was affected with blight,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
More People In Ireland.

Dublin, Jan. 1.-THE latest census
figures for Ireland show an increasing,
population. However common this
may be in America or in the Other.
countries of Europe, this is for Ireland
an agreeable novelty. For the quarter
ended Sept. 30 last the number of
births in Ireland was 27,779, a rate of
POS per 1000, and the deaths 1860. n
rate of 1874 per 1000. There were
only 3,511 emigrants, so that. the net
increase i'll population is 1888.
1t is the decrease in emigration
which has turned the scale. The Sit
uation might be even more satisfac-
tory were it not for the heavy death
rate of children under Il year old.
About one Irish child in every dozen
dies before it has reached the age Of
twelve months. Leinster n Ulster
have the predominance in this respect.
In them one child in every seven or
eight dies an infant; in Connaught
only one child in every fifteen. Dub
lin and Belfast no doubt account for
this, for poverty stricken Connaught
has more fresh mir than can be found
In the cities, especially in Dublin.
which has Il system of tenement
houses, where scores of families live
in one house and often more than one
family in Il single room.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
Bomb to Destroy Submarines,

Jersey City, N. j., Jan. 1S.-A bomb
for destroying undersca craft has been
patented by DR.. Willis j. Hallock OF
this city. DR.. Hallock received Il let.
ter from Secretary of the NAVY Dam
iels. who said a congressional COM
mittee Is. considering purchasing the
invention for the. navy.
Dr. Hallock has refused offers from
five foreign governments for his in
vention, but he is waiting to see what
the United States will do.
The bomb is cigarette shaped. From
one IL runs n thin copper wire cable
OF any desired length. At the other
end of the cable is Il parachute.
When an aviator sights Il submarine
he must gauge It's depth and then
make the wire cable as long. He drops
he bomb. When it has entered the
water as far as the cable will permit
the parachute strikes the surface Of
the water with force enough to break
the wire close to the bomb. Through
the break water will seep, establish.
ing an electric connection which will
explode the high powered chemical in
side. The bomb is said to be powerfu,
enough to demolish a submarine with.
in 500 feet Of it.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
CULTURE OF DUCKS
Keep Only Heavier Breeds if Rails
ing Them For Gain.
SIMPLEST FOWLS TO HANDLE.
They Are Handy, Free From Disease
and Produce Profitably For Many
Years-lt Is Very Rare to Find a
Dead Duck In a Large FIock-They
Can Stand Much Cold and Dampness.

Without doubt the duck is one OF
the most abused of all the domestic
birds, writes a correspondent of the
Iowa Homestead. Yet. in spite of its
unpopularity among the masses, it
may be made the most profitable of all
in this country in the hands of one
who likes ducks and appreciates their
good points.
The duck is nr%e-eminently a meat
bird, although With proper handling
the feathers can be made to pay for
almost all the ducks cat. which is a
very important item in handling any
kind of animals or birds.
AS a rule, it is better not to sell the
birds when young. but grow them to
maturity and market them in early
winter, when prices are always good.
Because Of fatal diseases. which are
widespread and seem to be under no
control. turkeys become scarccr every
year, and the goose is not SO easily
raised, so. without doubt. the duck will
In the future be one CT the leading ia
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
Safety First Scouts In Schools.

New York, Jan. 1&.-A new oryani.
cation, the safety first scouts, Is le
ing perfected in the public schools.
The sponsor is the Safety First socie-
ty. and it has the Endorsement OF
Thomas w. Churchill. president of the
board of education. The object of the
new organization is to reduce the num-
Der OF street accidents by teaching
school children the value of safety first
precautions. About twelve boys for
each of the 1856 schools arc to be ap-
pointed scouts by the principals. Each
group will have Il captain, also select
ed by the principal.
Scouts will mcmoriZe this creed:
| promise to help safeguard the life of
every pupil Of my school.
While on duty l promise absolute obedi-
ence to my captain.
will be courteous in all my demands on
the boys and girls of my school for OBJ
serving the safety first rules.
| viii be just in all my reports of failure
on the part of pupils to heed my demands
while | am on duty.
| will talk safety with my comrades
while at play. to interest them in the con-
serNation of human life.
will further the safety first movement
i'll every way 1 can. by helping old or in
firm people and children at dangerous
crossings. on icy pavements and in crowd
ed or dangerous places.
The school principals will direct the
captain Of each group of scouts to pre-
pare reports of the meetings, outlin-
ll- the discussions and suggestions
which are to be Forwarded to the Safe
~ First society.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28

Die fowls. 1t is a large bird. and with
a good market it has considerable
value as Il table fowl.
For those engaged in duck culture
for profit it will pay to keep only the
heavier breeds. There is also a great
profit in these when grown and sold
for breeding purposes.
Many fail With geese. turkeys and
lcken but limos any one who likes
domestic animals and has had some ey-
perience with them can succeed with
ducks. Duck handling is of the easiest
kind, as food. shelter and general care
OF h birds is very simple. The birds
are hardy, free from disease and pro-
duce protitably for many years. In a
large flock the finding of a dead duck
is rare. They can stand much cold
n dampnoss, and a common shed is
all the shelter necessary.
4 great factor with ducks is that
they can be kept IN the cheapest kind
OF food. While pastures are green
about all they need is green grass or
green forage, bugs, etc. Corn is their
main food.
AS ducks begin to lay early in the
spring when the weather is vet cold
1t is well to know the nesting places
n gather the eggs soon after laid to
prevent chilling.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
SiJaue For Horses.

There is a little danger Of forage
poisoning in feeding silage to mules
and horses, and because Of the occa-
sional bad results it is not generally
deemed advisable to feed silace to
these animals.
If the fccdin. is carefully looked aft
or, however, and no moldy sila@c is
fed then it would be safe. The danger
is thought TO come from portions of
the silaGc that are not sufficiently wet
and mold in the curing. and it has the
same effect as moldy hay. The same
mo!dy silagc, however. does rot seem
to have any detrimental effect on cat
tie. On the other hand, if plenty Of
water is put in with the silagc when
the Silo is being filled there should be
no mold in any portion of it unless
there should he a leakage Of air at
somn point of the silo, and then the
silage viii mold in the vicinity Of the
lcak.-W. Il. Dodson, Louisiana Sta
tipp
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
He Stirred Up the Balkans.

Berlin, Jan. 1S.-Sincc he took the
step that arrayed his country on the
side of the Germanic allies King Fer
dinand Of Bulgaria has been one of the
most talked of figures in Europe. 1t is
said that Ferdinand, once the embodi-
ment of the autocratic ruler, has re-
Gently shown democratic tendencies.
The whole Bulgarian campaign CEN
ters ut the kings headquarters, which
is connected by wire with every sec
ton OF the field where Bulgarian ar
mics are operating. The strict court
etiquette that has always been a mat
ter of pride in Sofia has been relaxed,
ana the king has requested his gcner-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
KILL WEEVILS AND MOTHS.
A Simple and inexpensive Destroyer Is
Carbon BisuEphide.
IT. J. Talbcrt, Missouri station.1

IL. j. Talbcrt, Missouri station.
\ stitch in time nine, but ever
the nine may not remedy the damage
II would have prevented. Unusually
late thrashing has left the grain in the
stack or shock exposed to the attacks
of the grain moth and the wecvil this
year. Fortunately Il rather. simple,
cheap treatment With carbon biSulphide
will destroy all the weevils and moths
that infest stored grains. This LIQUID
looks Very much like water, but when
poured on rags or into shallow pans
on the top Of grain rapidly forms a
a so much heavier thar air that it
goes down among the kernels, destroy
ing all WeevilS and moths.
The temperature. size. shape and
tightness of bins or granaries are i'm
portant factors. 1t is not worth while
to fumigate when the temperature is
below GO degrees +. More bisulplide
is required, and wen then unsatisfac-
tory results are obtained.
One pound of liquid for every thirty
bushels Of grain will be enough if the
''Ail - '1~it anu tHc ttllitSl dlult dpONc
20 degrees. Another pound should be
used for every 200 cubic feet Of space
above the grain in the bin.
The liquid may he thrown directly on
the grain without injury, but better re-
suits will be secured ny pouring it into
shallow pans. scattered over the sur
face, or if these are not available it
may be poured upon Old rags or cot
ton waste. ONe-lalf pound or at most
not more than a pound should be pour
ed Il each pan. The liquid may be
poured down through a gas pipe in order
to get it near the enter ana bottom of
Very large bins. Plug II end of the
pipe with cotton or old rags. push it
down through the grain and then re-
move the plug by pushing Il rod down
through the pipe.
The granary or bins should be kept
closed as tightly as possible for thirty
SlN hours, and, if the seed is not to be
sowed. for forty-eisht hours. The grain
Will be just as good for feed after
treatment as before. but il it is to be
sowed care should be taken not to use
too much bisulphi1e or to fumigate too
long. 1t is often convenient to apply
the liquid Saturday afternoon and fu-
mlgatc until the next Monday morning.
The gas is Very explosive, and no
lighted cigars, pipes. lanterns or match-
es should be allowed in or near the
building until it has been thoroughly
aired. The work should always be
done in the daytime. Cost may be kept
down by securing commercial bis,l-
phide instead Of the more expensive
chemically pure liquid, often kept bv
drug stores. Sto]rekeepers will doubt
loss be glad to order the moro conom
zeal form if it is not already in stock.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
FOR BEST MILK FLOW.
Greater Economy In Having Cows
Freshen In Fall Than Sprino.

At what time of the year do fine
cows on your farm freshen? DO they
all freshen in the spring or in the fall?
Some farmers will answer these u,,es-
lions II way and some another. and
no doubt there is a reason in either.
case. says Hoard's Dairyman. But is
it the best reason? OF course the
dairyman who retails his produce dr.
rectly to the consumer must have his
cows freshen at various times THROUGH
out the year in order to be sure Of nj.
ways having enough milk to SUNNY
his customers. But how about the nv
erage farmer who sells his milk TO the
creamery, cheese factory or condens-
cry? Too often most of his cows fresh
Ell i in the early spring or late winter.
milk we'll during the summer and are
nearly dry when cold weather comes
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28

sas statesman has shown himself to be
Il great parliamentarian and Il most
able lawyer. In the old days, when
Republicans ruled, he was again and
again called upon by his Democratic
associates to defend the position of
he minority on important questions
involving legal issues. In looks Sen
ator Clarke is more distinguished than
any man on the democratic side. He
is tall and straight, and his features
are clear cut and strong. His hair is
nearly white. and at one time he was
known as "Old Cottontop.'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
GlanceatCurrentTopics and Events

tends from tho capitol to the White
liouSe. which contains the Washington
monument. the botanical gardens. the
National museum and other structures
OF national Importance.
construction of the principal art gal
ler1es of Europe and America has been
under study. and it is planned that the
new building shall he arranged with
the object of furnishing students OF
art the fullest opportunity for making
use ct its contents. Although the pub
tic halls will he extensive, they will
De planned with reference to having
only Il part of the Frecr collection on
exhibition at one time.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
The War and Persia.

London Jan. 16.-Even Persia, re-
mote at present from the great war that
is devastating Europe, is beginning to
feel the influence of the conflict. Re-
cent happenings show that the ennis
saries of the warning nations have been
plying their arts to involve that u
try in the general mixup. Persia has
a population Of about 100000 and in
recent years has been largely under
the domination of Russian and British
influences. In 1905 a nationalist move.
ment for government reform began,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
A Boys Idea

some historian has discovered that
We the existence of the safety pin
10 tle waits of an English baby. \ liz
'le boy named Harold, the son of !,
p.''Ns'nlth, had often to play nurse to
ms baby brother. He saw thar who,
the baby cried it was usually bcc,uso
he was pricked by Il pin. For q Iona
'l'le the boy nurse tried to bend tho
common pin So that it would ho locc
hAely TO puncturc the baby's flesh. and
as his father, the blacksmith. noticed
the boys work the idea of the 81 fntr
pin grew in his own mind until if rc-
suited in a contrivancc that is in use
the world over.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
kenesaw Mountain Sold,

Marietta. Ga. Jan. IT, kenesaw
mountain. historic as a battle-ground Of
the civil war. comprising ninety acres
or more, has been sold by w. J. NJ.
flames of Marietta to William Tate
Holland and c. NJ. Dobbs. both of Ma
rietta. w. j. NJ. Hames bought the
property from his father, H. {. Hames,
thirty-tive years ago.
keneSaw mountain is on the direct
route Of the famous Dixie highway.
The price involved in the transfer
has not been made public.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
How Milk Is Sccrcted,

Milk is srcretcl in the uddcr from
blood serum. \ big yield Of milk is
dependent upon good health and rich
blood. The uddrr is both Il factory and
a StorchO,lsc. 1t consists of many hol-
low spaces or cavities Of varying sizes.
muscular tissue, cells, veins, arteries.
nerves, lymphatics and conncctin.
canals. The blood is the raw material.
the cells the manufacturing agents.
the nerves the power or stimulating
forces and the canals the tracts Of de.
Iivcry.-Amcrican Agricultuvist.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
New Rural Credits Plan

Washington, Jan. 1S.-.Alexander N.
Dockery, third assistant postmaster
general is urging the commission on
rural credits to use the $G3, DOC, 1000 OF
deposits in the postal savings banks "a
a basis for II rural credits system.
Mr.. Dockery also is in favor Of
hanse in the laws affecting the post
al that, in his opinion. would
tend to popularize the banks md tn
keep money in the United States, He
argues particularly that the limit of
$500 of individual deposits be increased
to $1,000.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
The Most Distinguished Looking Sen
ator.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator James
T. Clarke Of Arkansas, who for the
second time has been chosen president
pro tempore of the senate. is one of the
most eccentric personalities in the up
per branch of congress-. He is a man
OF strong likes and lislikcs, and it is
said Of him that he has more enemies
in Arkansas than any other man in the
state and at the same time more
friends.
Never assuming a position of real
leadership in the senate, the .Arkan-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
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DAIRY WISDOM.

= A good buttermaker deserves :
i a good wage and will always get .
+ it-from somebody. =.
\ Milk fast and milk the cow q.
+ dry. A calf never sucks slowly 4.
:: and never leaves any milk if pos .
y sible. 3.
X 1T is a good plan to feed the i.
- cow her grain While milking. 1t :
= is best to feed grain and rough :.
= age separately. !
= 4 dairy COW is not constructed !
= to stand exposure. {.
= \ few turnips. cabbage. beets. :
: etc. will relieve the monotony of /!
= dry feeds end help the mill; flow ::
\ wonderfully. =:
! :.
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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28

which resulted in the deposition of the
rcisning shah in 1909 and the appoint.
ment of his son, then eleven years old,
to succeed him. For a time Il regent
ruled the country, but in July of 1914
Ahmed Mira was crowned as shah.
When made shah the young ruler did
not take kindly to his position. He
dearly loved his parents. He had lit.
orally to be torn from their arms when
proclaimed as ruler in place of his fin.
ther, Mohammed Ali, who was driven
into foreign exile.
But the new shah has been carefullv
trained for his place and now, at the
age OF eighteen, attends cabinet coun-
ellis. Court etiquette and western hab.
its he learned from French tutors
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
Homemade Milkinu Stool.

The cut explains itself, and, as seen,
all that is necessary are a couple of
pieces of board and some sticks for
legs and supports. The board to hold
the pail is nailed on about half tho way
from the bottom of the stool to the
11oor and parallel with the latter. This
is an Improvement over the old s,v1.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
Frecr Art Gift Soon to Be Housed.

Washington. Jan. 1~S.-Secrctary Wal
colt of the Smithsonian institution an
no,!nccd That plans for the 81. 200, 900
addition to the institution building to
house the art collection given by
Charles J." Frecr of Detroit had been
so far perfected that work will begin
in the spring.
Tie building will be on the Smithso-
uian grounds, IN the mall which ex-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28

Stool Where the mixer and the pail s,t
on the same board. To hold tho nail
board in place use two byaccs ON tho
bo''oln OF the legs. This in turn neccs-
s''a'es a board under the legs to hold
up Inc bottom of braces. %althouch
PROBABLY an attachment could bc made
I +" TIE legs without this extra board
American Agriculturist.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
Our Creates Ships Ready This Year.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-.A complete
new division of dreadnaughts, consist
ing of four of the largest and most
powerful battlcships in the world, cost
ing about $GO,NUU,OOO, will be added
to the United States navy within the
next twelve months. These new YES
sels-the Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsyl-
wanna II AUTHORIZATION nearing COM
pietion and totaliny Il gross tonnage Of
more than 10000, represent the last
word in American naval construction
up to the present time, although plans
drawn for five other dreadnaughts al
ready authorized call for even greater
measurements and fighting power.
These vessels will have Il combined de-
fellsive and offensive strength greater
than the entire American navy at the
m of the civil war. Mounting heavy
fourteen inch guns, ton and twelve to
a ship, each with q range of about
fifteen miles, and carrying large sec
"ndary batteries of smaller guns, with
four torpedo tubes each, the new YES
sells are expected to take the place of
the present first division as soon as
all four are in commission.
The Nevada, first of the quartet TO
lc competed, has successfully made
her trials and up to now has been hay
ing her engines cleaned and certain
alterations made that were suggested
by the trials.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-28
Foreign Trade Convention In South.

Foreign Trade Convention In South.
New Orleans, Jan. 1S.-Thc third na-
tional foreign trade convention. under
the auspices Of the National FOREIGN
Trade council, will be held here Jan.
~, % and %. Alba Il. Johnson. pres
ident of the Baldwin Locomotive COM
pany, is scheduled to speak on 'World
Trade Conditions After the European
War; Frank a. Vandcrlip, president
OF the National City bank, will discuss
measures for promoting more intensive
financial and commercial developnicnt
of foreign markets. James A, Farrell
of the Steel corporation is president of
the National Foreign Trade council
and will preside.
Other speakers will be Willard D.
Straight, vice president of the new
American international corporation:
Captain Robert Dollar of San Francis.
co; pcrcival F'arquhar, president Of the
Brazil Railway company; John Clau-
sen of the Crockcr National bank, San
Francisco, and j. ]. Culbcrtson Of the
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' asso-
CATION Il Al