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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Politics might be warming up.
but not the weather.

but not the weather.
The wal is the cause Of tie
high price of wheat and other
agricultural products, but the al-
ministration is to blame Tor tie
high cost Of living. Isn't that
what the republican papers want
us to believe?
With Wall Street controlling
the financial, manufa :tuling and
mining interests Of Mexico ard
the republican party asking action
instead Of words on the Mexican
question. who is behind tt
Hughes mcesidcnUt boom? Sure
" not the mothers and sisters q
those who must enlist in tie army
and fight for the money IL terests
If there is to be any shots eX
changed over the almighty doll;
let the owners do it.
The republican papers were
bowling for Uncle Sam 70 go ant
lick Germany. If we are to be
lieve newspaper reports they are
getting licked and Uncle Sam is
not donating any thousands Of
lives on the job either.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
The Same, but Different.

Mrs. Aytoun wanted some new
shoes, so she went into a shop,
where an obliging salesman brought
ont a selection for her to try on.
"That's strange, madam" said
he, after many vain attempts to fit
her. Gone of your feet is larger
than the other"
Bristling with rage the lady left
that shop and sought another. Here
again the salesman failed to find a
pair which would do.
GLOW curious, madam!" he said.
Gone of your feet is smaller than
the other"
And, with a beaming smile, Mrs.
Aytoun bought two pairs.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Fairly Warned.

The other day Mrs. Pcnheckcr's
Younger sister was married. and a
day or two after the wedding the
husband said, "Now, darling, l don't
believe in bearing malice, and if
ever | have any necessity to say
ANYTHING unkind or to make use Of
any hard words to you I will al
ways take them back again as soon
as I have cooled down."
"You needn't take that trouble,
my DEAR" replied his wife, smiling
sweetly, "for if you ever use any
hard words to me I'll always give
them back to you at once"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
"WATCHFCL WAITING" HAS
SAVED A NATIONS LIFE
Mexican Enjoys Tribute to President
Wilson's Policy.

Convincing testimony to the wisdom
and justice of President Wilson's Mex
tcan policy is given by Luis Cabrera,
one Of Mexico's commissioners at the
Joint MeXican-American conference in
session at New London, Conn.
81 do not care to discuss political or
International questions of any kind"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
WOULD THE CROOKS" OF 1912
LET HUGHES KEEP PLEDGES?

Candidate Hughes is running or a persona, platform OF promises.
The snfest-the only trustworthy-me meth Of Judging the future Is by
assessing the past Candidate Hughes promises should b e "elehe IN
the light Of his past performances IS a n executive, Here re some OF ns
promises made when he was a candidate for governor OF Ne" 1ork ao
set opposite them are his performances to correspond WITH them:
CANDIDATE HUGHES SAID: GOVERNOR HUGHES DID:
81 believe in labor legislation and Refused to appoint a practical
the great benefits that have flowed railroad man to the state puohc
from the wise conduct Of labor or service commission. although urged
panizations., to do so by organized labor.
II want 10 see fair Justice done Vetoed the bill giving women
to everybody who works" schooNeachers equal pay with lei
for equal work.
Every practical measure for the Vetoed the full crew railroad Dill
real benefit of labor will have my
support
~ promise the enforcement Of Vetoed bills urged by state tax
the law with equal ieverHy and in commission to compel corporations
equal Justice to all-corporatons to pay their franchise taxes prompt.
and individuals" N and to authorize the tax board
to equaltze SPECIAL franchise tax
valuations.
The conditions of transportation Vetoed Coney Island five cent
in New York city ire a shame. and fare bill. which would have saved
l purpose to find ut the proper the people Of New ork city
method Of procedure AMI whether S1NO0NO a year. Accomplished
legislation Or a6ministratl e action nothing toc correct street yer
is necessary" crowding
II shall devote myself with re- Blocked In his efforts by the
neved zeal to the peoples service. bosses II his party, overno
My administration shall be an un- Hughes resigned IN hiss econ term
bossed administration" to accept appointment to the Unit
ed States supreme court.
Mr.. Huahe. is not tho RepubIica a party. He would be n more able to
make good his promises as president than no a as governor OF Nw
York. If he were elected president no would - ahe to deliver only SO
much as the Republican bosees-the "erooks" denounced BY Roosevelt in
1912-wouId permit him to deliver.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
PRAISES WILSON'S STAND
IN BEHALF OF SUFFRAGE

The action of the National
Woman Suffrage association at
Atlantic City. 81. j.. in rejecting
by an overwhelming vote the
proposal to make the suffrage
movement a partisan annex OF
the Republican campaign was
further emphasized by Or. Anna
Howard Shaw. the sage of suf-
frage," in an interview published
in the Philadelphia l'ress, a
stanch Republican organ.
THE president in his speech to
the convention promised all he
could carry out" said DR.. Shaw.
IF he had promised more we
would have known that he could
not carry it ont.
"Not the Republicans alone.
nor the Democrats alone. can
bring suffrage. If il could he
; done that way | would favor it.
But it can't. We must get
enough Democrats and Renub-
|. licans together to do it,"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
The Old Steaming Beanpot

.(Air-"The Old Oaken Bucket") How dear to my heart were baked beans in my childhood, When served up for supper on Sat
 urday nightl- Red hot from the oven, brown bread
 to go with 'em Them beans to my childish heart were
 a delight! Well sweetened and seasoned with
 mustard and pepper. To say naught of pork that enriched
 them and more And baked in a beanpot, brown
 earthen beanpot- ct till 1 busted the clothes that l
 wore!
 Refrain (to be groaned): But now times have changed and Old
 Higtcostofliving- A bugbear unknown in the good days
 of yore- Has boosted the price of baked beans
 to the limit Alas, l will know what they taste like
 no more! The oven is cold and the beanpot is f empty: The tabia~no longer is graced as be- fFf fore With beans brown and juicy. well
 sweetened and favored The gaunt Wolf of Hunger howls out
 side the door,
 Marion Sherman.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
INDUSTRIOUS MICE.

Dear Social Col-er Members:-We all know what examples of industry mice are and the boards of one of our grain boxes are less than an inch in thickness and is one of the attractions for them. Tin has been tackled over the scallops that have been gnawed around the top, then they worked up under that obstruction
 l decided upon Portland cement to remedy the trouble. Applied a filling at noon to a discovered entrance; the next morning found a round tunnel through it; mixed another batch soon after breakfast thinking 1t would be well hardened before night, but the workers had drilled another tunnel.
 Next teaspoon of cayenne peper was put on paper and tied over the end of a round stick that filled the opening.
 All industries have ceased in that particular location. The pepper box is in reserve for future trouble along this line.
 Autumn greetings to all.
 BLANCEFfFc
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
A HALLOWEEN GAME,

Dear Social Corner Sisters: In the Halloween cerebrations of England nuts and apples are the foods that fig ure most largely, the pumpkin being a strictly American innovation
 An old same with. apples still ob- served among young people is to hang up stick horizontally by a string from the ceiling. On one end of the stick is placed Q, lighted candle very securely; to the other is fastened an apple. The stick is kept tWirling and the merrymahers in turn leap to catch bite of the apple. The candle or dripping from it is often caught in- stead. Some llouselieepers insist upon the substituting of d decayed apple for the candle, so avoiding grease and burns
 Tine grand sport for the younger members of the family is ducking for apples These float upon the top of a tub full of water, and each contestant Is given one minute in which to bring one out with his teeth. Failing, he may repeat his effort in his turn as often as he desires. Older people. to avoid soaked heads and neclzwear. turn the sport into a test of marllsmanship by aiming fork from above in an eHort to spear an apple.
 Hoping you will all spend a happy HauoWeen, l remain your Social Cor her Sister.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

proved a friend in need. Ge . iaps just
 has has ssysrs eye RH sifs fFagrsI5es fn mem ory dear. It may be just ohe visit to verghaatSwss9ll. tta1.shass left Sunshine to ffllSthea WaAry.E hodfs%. T Nt
 The clasp of hand, just once, some speeia4-occasion, some noted person, is never forgotten, but. always pleasant Never a child but once in a lifetime, and aas we look back, to these days,
 who was it that made us happy and who caused us etoseTy, when. our tender feelings were hurt? Surely we do not forget those little things that perhaps occurred only ttonce;" but. that was | sufficient to be remembered all our days. As we recall tfiese events dt | our youth, also the noW-and then i1f55 cidents that have impressed US, wh G | happened but once, in later sea 7
 would it not he. a delfgnt if the faif pages of mem6ry could but show aH | the e:ind1y deeds. that counted but | once; and blot. out and forget all those
 items ems that made Us sad that brought | tears that caused tlrp2 ny dark days
 because just once" was tila- cause Of ] 1t all? N7l eSe i' v4+i 4 R
 But life is not made up that way22a! I and which side will we prefer to be re9 membered on?1 The kind word and q
 smile, or the nasty word with. the
 preciation, or the "call down. witiF
 misunderstanding? Shall we neglect
 to show sympathy where it might
 bring comfort for just once? ~
 Are we thoughtful of the young
 minds with whom we are often if
 contact with. that perhaps just one
 seemingly trf1ing thing will leave it's mark of impression for or again oufi | personality? g 5fi
 An old maxim says, think twice be-
 fore you speak once,I but we all for- get it, and bear it's consequences. We
 are often greeted with many a bright
 and happy good mornins," but the
 realtand last farewell sfss only "once." = 4r sTEYNNJTE <
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
BOB WHITE AT AUNTY NO. 1's
 PARTY.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: What jolly good time we had at Aunty No. Is picnic! It was a beautiful day and beautiful place Tor picnic; and the Sisters were all so nice and soci- able and jolly that we couldn't help having a good time. Wish we could meet oftener, but then, perhaps we wouldn't enjoy ourselves so much.
 The ride from and to the Franklin station was grand. How we enjoyed it. We were having sucn a good time that I'm afraid we missed most of the beautiful scenery. I guess the driver was glad when we reached Aunty No Is home, where Uncle and Aunty were Wa><ng to receive us.
 We were cordially ushered into the wraps and remained and visited for some time. There were so many Sis ters there, that there wasn't room for any more. Think there were about sixty.
 After visiting awhile in the house we strolled out into the beautiful grounds. They were grand. Such lovely gardens of vegetables and flow CTS. Such a lively walk all overgrown with clematis. I was told the walk was fifteen hundred feet long, and at the end of the walk was a charming lands, rustic bridges. birds and fishes. It certainly was an r1ea1 country place. It reminded me of royal grounds I had visited in Germany.
 After our long walk we returned to the house where lunch was waiting for us. I guess we were all hungry. and I think we did justice to the delicious food passed.
 Last course: delicious ice cream presented by The Bulletin. We cer- tainly enjoy it every time. and tender thanks.
 Am afraid Uncle ana Aunty No. 1 and all those who helped were pretty tired people that night; but they must have felt well pleased; 1t was such a grand Social Corner success. Hope we shall all soon meet again. ss
 Theoda: Your reading was fine and we all enjoyed 1t
 Olga: My mother who is eighty six years old, greatly enjoyed the cake
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
USES FOR SALT AND SODA.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: You may find something useful in this:
 Use salt and soda for washing re- frigerator once d week. It keeps it pure and sweet.
 Salt the water when boiling pota- toes. corn, beets. string beans and carrots. Have water boiling, then add salt.
 Salt will sometimes stop hemorrhage
 Salt in water will set the color af- ter dying materials different cOlors.
 Salt should be put in when washing prints: they will not run; put salt in boiling water. then put in your prints and leave them until water cools.
 Salt is good in coffee.
 Salt is Q cure for sore mouth when pie slice pineapple with the same knife they peel pineapple with, and the peel contains an acid that causes sore mouth. - Salt and vinegar will clean copper
 Salt will remove perspiration stains: soak the garment in salt and water before laundering.
 Soak your black stockings n salt and water they will not crock your feet.
 Salt will prevent your cake from burning when put in pan in tie bot tom of the oven.
 Salt and sour milk will clean brass
 Salt and milk rubbed over your lino- leum after washing make it look like new.
 sait- ir nater-v-1th a little alcohol is good for the scalp.
 '. Hen friEuS cakes rub your grid die with salt.
 When b.uing your clothes put a Ht- tle 'a't il the water and they will not be gre l,ed.
 sal and vinegar will clean Q stained pitcher.
 salez end corn meal will clean a nla:ting.
 Sa;t put in the whites of eggs will make them light. When making one let if you put salt in the whites will prevent the ome,et from faIlina
 Sai5. l tablespoon, epson s3It. ta- bespuCn. are very good for tired feet: put this quantity into four quarts of water.
 Celery salt is made by mixing pow dared celery with salt
 One teaspoon salt one teaspoon of cha coal in a vase of water will pre- serve flowers
 sa!s will clean marble; one-fourth pound soda. one teaspoon salt and one eight pound of pumiCe stone and one eighth pound Cf chalk
 Salt and lemon juice good to put on stains.
 Add one-half teaspoon of salt in water. then put in your lemons-wiIl keep for weeks.
 Salt mixed with nuts while eating prevents eindigestion.
 One teaspoon of salt in a cup of hot water is a good laxative.
 Mix salt and fine rice keep salt from Jumping.
 Salt and boric acid makes a fine antidote for a bee sting or mosquito bite.
 Salt sprinkled on the fire when you broil steak prevents the blaze from burning VOLT steak
 Salt will remove ink; soak in strong salt and water and rinse in ammonia and repeat the process if necessary. The salt changes the nitrate of silver in the ink into chloride of silver and the ammonia dissolves the chloride, hence the change.
 Salt and alcohol will clean willow chairs.
 Salt is good to thaw frozen pipes. Salt is excellent for a bath.
 ETHEL TN
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

one tomato. Put the carrot and tur- nip on to boil in one quart of boiling water after one hour add the other vegetables and one tablespoon of rice two quarts of soup stohcz, salt and pepper.
 Ox-taiI Soup: Gut in pieces two OK | tails, put two tablespoons of butter in a frying pan, heat. put in the ox-taIls | and stir until brown, then take up and put in the soup kettle with one onion, half a dozen cloves, one carrot. one | turnip, one Irish potato and two quarts of cold water. Simmer for two hours, strain. season with salt and pepper and serve.
 Celery Soup-Make a good broth of shank of beef, skim off the fat and thicken the broth with little flour pieces one bunch of celery and boil in in the broth until tender. Add cup of rich cream with salt and pepper. Spinach Soup-Bo1 half peck of we'll washed spinach in a pint of wa ter. When tender, strain, put in saucepan with quart of veal or chicken stock,a tablespoon of butter, one cup of cream, salt and pepper. Cook fifteen minutes. Serve with dry toast.
 Corn and Tomato Soup-Nfix to- gether and cook until done che quart of tomatoes, one quart of canned or green corn, one quart of soup stock, one quart of sweet milk salt and pep per to season. Add the milk hot, just before serving.
 Carrot Soup--Brown an onion, sliced thin, in two teaspoons of butter; add four of finely chopped ham and four of grated carrots. When brown add two quarts of soup stock or milk and boil one hour. Serve with toast.
 Clear Soup-Cut up one head of caulifiower, three stalks of celery, slice one tur'nip, one oniCn and two car rots. Put all together in a kettle, cover with water and boil fifteen min utes; drain, and add one quart of soup stock; simmer one hour; add more per.
 Cauifower Soup-Separate a small head of caulihower ip small sprigs, water; boil ten minutes, drain and drop them into cold water to keep them white. Have two quarts of clear soup heated to the boiling point, drop the caulifOWer into this just before serving.
 Onion Soup--Peel and chop three onions, brown them in two tablespoons of hot butter, then skim them out of the butter and drop them into two quarts of boiling soup stock; simmer for twenty minutes Season with salt and pepper.
 Bean Soup-Put one pint of dried beans and half a pound of ham into d kettle of boiling water; cook three hours. Season with salt and pepper
 MAIDGJC
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
HOW TO PREPARE PUDDING
 SAUCES.

Dear Social Cornerircs:-It may not come amiss to chat about pudding sauces, of which it is not possible to know too much.
 A foundation for sauce is: Put cups of sugar in a saucepan and boil with tablespoons of water un- til it bubbles ygSh a cracking noise. Beat the whites of 3 eggs stiff, grad ually pour on them the hot syrup, beating fast. Beat unJiS thick and creamy. Flavor with any extract. Mixed with cupful of grated pine apple it makes Q fine dip for plain cake. Another way is to mix with it the juice and pulp of ? oranges or the grated rind and juice of a lemon. Any kind of jelly or preserve may be mixed with it, and if a cup of grated cocoa nut is put into and heaped on a square of angel food it is indeed fit for angels. -..
 MoIasses sauce-One cup mo1asses, 1 tablespoon butter and 1 of vinegar, l cup of strained coffee, spices to GiIit. Boil and thicken with corn starch.
 Cider Sauce--Two c..ps sweet cider 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon butter. Boil and pour gently over a well-beaten egg.
 Sour Sauce-Two cups sugar, 2 tablespoons vinegar a small bit of butter, 3 cups boiling water and cornstarch to thicken. Flavor with lemon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

the price of the postage four magazines
 would be sent me.
 I kinder gently dismissed him by
 tellin' him had readin' enuf, and
 started fur the garden to get vege-
 tables fur billed dinner, and had jest got a few beets topped when l heared
 one of them air motor cycles stop in
 front of the house. The man didn't git off the machine, but jest sot there and shouted fur some one ter come So thinkin' he had sum important mes sage fur Josiah I hustled up there And as soon as he sot eyes on me he begun:
 Have you had one of these needle books, Lady?" and proceeded to ex- plain postage on four magazines skeme | No 2.
 I answered him reel snappy like, | bein' somewhat Tiled at bein' called
 frum the. lot to hear that lingo agin. l had jest got my dinner bilin' when Smiths" sharp bark called me 1 to the door. This time it wuz a one : legged man on crutches cornin' into 1 the yard. He had skeme No 8, would l pay the postage, sign my name and l so record vote that he be given a 1 wooden leg.
 I felt sorry fur this man and sez l. | even in this State of Blue Laws I don't think enny one is quite blue enuf to 1 object to my votin' fur wooden leg
 So l writ my name and paved the | postage.
 1 My next caller wuz a woman who had walked eight miles tryin' to sell
 sum bits of half worn silk, bits for
 a quarter. She sed I could use it to i trim dress, and she wanted to get
 money to go to a circus sed, mot today! but after she
 had gone l got to thinkin' probably that poor woman he'd bin jest hankerin
 to go to a circus all her life And
 Samantha sez I. when you can gratify
 someone's hearts desire without | costin' you more than a quarter you'c ought to hand it out quick. I kinder watched fur her to kum back this way But she didn't t-
 l. Queen Bess: Why so timid? Next time speak up and say how'd d-ye-de
 Samantha even if it's in meetin'
 I'm thinkin' you've changed your name i to A. s. D. Am 1 right? Black Pansy: Why do we hear nc l more from you?
 Best wishes fur all the sisters from SAMANTHA.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
Story of a Kentucky Mountaineer and His
 Motherless Brood of Seven

The searching pathos of conditions in a small corner of what might be termed Unknown America is nirrored in a communication received by the National Geographic Magazine from Miss Ethel De Long, of the executive committee of the Pine Mountain Set clement School Pine Mountain, Har- Ian Co. Kentucky. Striking, indeed, is the picture given by the correspon- dent in her simple yet supremely sym pathetic recital of the paternal yearn- ing of a white Kentucky mountaineer to obtain educational advantages for his motheriess brood of seven:
 A man has just walked in from Big Creek, 30 miles away. to try to enter all of his seven children in our school. He would not leave only the older ones, because, as he said: If I part em while they're leetle fellers, they won't have no feelin's for each other when they're raised. I want ye to take 'em all or none. Hit was their mammy's last wish that keep 'em to- gether. I'll jest do fer 'em myself the best kin, if you cain't take 'em all"
 He brought with him an irresisti- ble appeal. a word picture of the seven, and his tale of how be has 'keered" for them. Thirty -four years old, worn, stopped. toothless, he has made gallant fight to raise his chil- dren right. He mentioned the chil- dren's clothes. 'T've made 'em all,"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
EVERYTHING UP TO HER ExPEc
 TATIONS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:- Wher my next neighbor asked me to go tt the picnic at Aunty No. Is, you may be sure jumped at the chance There were many reasons why I was de- lighted to go. A drive over the hills with views of the changing foliage is worth while, 2 I had long wanted to see Aunty's beautiful garden and grounds l had suspicion that the lunch would be good, but most of all I wanted to meet the sisters whose letters I have so long read. Well, I wasn't disap- pointed in anything
 l was especially glad to meet J. E T. and Theoda. It does us country women lot of good to get off for z day and see new faces.
 Madge: l enjoyed 1tour letter or Arrangement of Flower Beds" I have just made my bulb bed. I plant mott balls with the bulbs to keep out mice and moles; also SOW white petunis seeds with the peoples. They neeG little root room, transplant easily anG stand cold. Mine are still in bloom.
 l enjoyed my snowdrops this sprins though the February sun didn't mel the snow; but when it did finally gc they were in bud and the crocuses were up.
 I don't have much window room; but want to have something in bloom al winter, so put bulbs, in pots now and keep In the cellar to be brought up a few at time during the winter.
 l set them out in the ground the next fall and they usually bloom again
 My chrysanthemun1s are just show ing color. When I bring them up from the cellar in the spring I divide the plant and repot, giving good drain age and plenty of COW manure, keep them well watered and give barnyard tea once in while.
 Pick off the small buds, leaving only the one on the end which makes the blossom larger.
 When I go to another picnic I shall take a book for names