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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10

as he vent up the steep. stony path.
Dolly said, Watching him With soften
cd eyes, as she sometimes watched
Iucian: clio looks tired to death. |
am sure he is no strong"
"Matcrnal spirit. You We're born to
be Il nurse, Dolly
mo; | n2vcr want TO nurse women
or children, but l am sorry for men,
especially when they are plurky, a.
he is. | wonder who he can be"
so do H. said I%.ucinn. I'D also
like to know why he shicd 81 violently
at the notion of cider. dare say we
shall hear"
They left Oft talking by common on
sent. The entrance of the stranger
had checked and turned their thoughts
and, strangely enough. seemed to dis
locate their simple and friendly rela-
ton. Dolly took out her butter. pulled
down her sleeves and turned her at
tention to the bacon. When she broke
silence it was to speak of a fresh sub
.ject, one which she had not meant to
breach that morning, though it had
been on her mind since the night be-
fore.
"Mr. De SalmarCZ, will you take 4
message from me to Mr.. I'arquhar:"
with all my heart, only I've a kind
of idea that hc'd rather you told him
yourself.'
no. but l would lot. | don't wish
to see him again for the present. l
don't wisi to see him for three
mOnths.'
''Thrce montls.'
"Ycs."
''That's a long time, Dolly"
Not long for what l want to do
Make up your mind"
eyes,
Cant see why You shouldn't do
that now. l'arluhar's what l should
call eligible building ground. You
might erect Il cathedral on him OF you
might run up a slave market; anyhow,
he'll be what you make him, Dolly
II certainly shan't make anything
of him il YOU go on praisin@ h--A. You
ought to know that praise is the strong
est of disqualitications.'
lou re ;ll ulfcaSOlliDlc DclllS. IL
YOU don't see him how do you think
you're going to know Your own mind
better three months hence than now"
I'm coming to that. l don't want to
see him, but if he cares to write to
me I'll answer his letters. That's
what | want you to tell him.
"Glory.." said Lucian. Then while
he's away I'll walk in daily and praise
him UP to the skies. | think | read my
title clear to (. gay time"
II want YOU to go, too said Dolly.
Me: Oh, I'm Il harmless Individual;
You needn't do that
but | want to put YOU both on an
equality and judge fairly"
".\I, but you'll V marry me-"
The sincerity of conviction was in
Iucian's voice. Dolly had that one
tiecting glimpse into his Fundamental
creed. Will. he lived he would never
give up hope, but behind it he accept
ed the certainty that no hope of his
would over find fulfllment. Such in.
dclil,.c oh sractcrs had failure write
upon Ills spirit. Dolly piticd him 50
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
PROLOGUE.

At DR.. Maude's surgery at Marks
we'll Lucian de Saumarcz, a patient, as
slsfs Mrs. Searlc to buy the necessary
medicine for hcr failing infant. L.u-
elan, who himself is in serious physical
condition, is later befricnded by Noel
Far1nllar, wealthy bachelor, who. find
ing him in a faint in the muddy street,
takes him to his home and nurses him
back to death. Lucian tells him of
Mrs. Scar]c's poverty, and Farquhar
attempts to get Eumenes Fame, Il mis-
or of Il landlord. to reduce the rents
Tor his Scarlc tenants. Instead cane
says he'll raise them. Farquhar meets
Miss Fame, who has ambitions to be-
come an actress. Farquhar advises her
that her chances on the stage would
be good. He is charmed with her per
sonality, as she also is with his. To
see him again She attends church for
the first with her brother Bernard.
Tarqullar relates to Lucian how he at
II time was made a slave by an
African chief. Bernard Fame is near
ly run down by a motorist. who is
hurt, but goes Oh his way. Lucian Wis
its Dolly. He and afterward I'arQuhar
proclaim their love to her. She puts
off both. FarQuhar steals Il kiss. Lu-
clan at night finds his benefactor in Il
high fever. Dolly is introduced into
society and meets "Gambling'' Merton.
She learns from him that Lucian's
Wife. to whom Lucian had been very
devoted, had died of consumption. Lu-
clam again secs Dolly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Did They "Hock" Thorn?

Did They "Hoek" Thorn? !,
"1n the olden days they had no
watches, you know" said the father.
"And how did they tell the time? ~
asked the son.
"By sundials."
well, father" said the young man,
feeling Of his watchless chain, "how
much could a fellow get on a sundiaL
do You suppose :'-Exchange.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
THE SQUARE PUMPKIN PIE.

Il lSSED by III sunshine and the dew
IA Irofusively they come to view.
On. rich. rare globule: ripe for pies
For common or for royal eyes!
TNHE pumpkin pie is best made square.
That tin has passed-and there you
are!
Now all are r~ound-though in the game,
Well made. egad! they taste the same.
Horace Seymour Keller.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
The Quarry.

me quarry.
~ OILY looked up from the churn
and saw Il stranger coming up
the path. He was IL young
man of six or seven II
twenty. tail, fair, slender, very good
looking and most correctly dressed.
At first glance Dolly saw a rescm-
blance to her last nights acquaint-
anrr, Angela L%.aurcnson. lie had the
same fair hair, the same dark gray
eyes and the same delicate nnu color
less type of features, though his We're
more regular, his nose in particular
being accurately Greek, but the like
ness appeared only in the outward
mold, Anycla'S :lcrtncss being replaced
by al air of lnnguiu tranquility. lie
was carrying his bag and Il gold head
ed came and seemed to find the cane
support.
Il beg your PARDON" he said; could
You direct me to he Hall:'
&c back to our gates and turn to the
right, straight III till YOU come to four
crossroads; take the left hand road up
the hill and you will see the Hall Oh
our right, Il white house among fir
Trees said Dolly, who had the mas
culinc power Of concise explanation.
About how far is it,
",Iwo miles and Il quarter"
'Thanks very muc!,' said the stran-
ger with Il resigned air, preparing
to go.
Been walking far" inquired L.u-
clan, who had rot failed to notice the
dust on his boots.
"I'rom Wcmbornc. ! missed my
train and could get no cab said the
stranger. mentioning a junction twelve
miles away.
Why, man, YOU must be dog tired.
Have You had amy brcakfast:'
The stranger smiled and shook his
head.
1--WE shall be very glad if You will
come in and share ours. 1t is ready
now" said Dolly simply.
"Thanks very much. l am particu-
larry grateful, but I'm afraid | can't
watt
"Havc some cider; | can recommend
it, said Iucian hospitality.
O IL glass of milk suggested Dol
", materially careful ,f his health.
You are very good said the stran-
ger. IL am rather thirsty"
you'll have some cider. tlcn:'
NO. no cider. thanks. But l should
very much like the milk"
Dolly went away to fetch it, and the
strangers eyes followed her with in
voluntary admiration.
"Wlat Il confoundcil nuisance these
Wcmhornc trains arc". said l.ucian,
who knew the time table considerably
Letter than the norters ut the station,
"They leave You two minutes to catch
your connection and then make the
main line train half an hour late"
II could lave caught mine" said the
stranger. with the hint of Il smile, IF
l had chose. to run for i. But it
was such Il flag. You know"
You like walking twelve miles bet
ter than running twelve yarus|"
II don't know that l put it to my.
Self in tiat FORM" said the stranger,
but | W that | don't like hurryiny.
l could take my time ovcr the twelve
miles. you seq
You've done it in pretty good time"
said Lucian. 'Threc hours, or less
Nearer eight, fancy"
"lou came by the early train?'
mo; by the late"
\ towers q julia" was Iucian's
irrelevant comment ON this admission.
Il have an idea that | got lost in
the dark explained the stranger. Il
seemed to meet the same ,uck pond
several times. Thank you very much.
I am immensely obliged to YOU He
took from Dolly'S hand the warm and
roaming milk drank it and went on
hi- WAY. walking os Iucion nnv, nn
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
A Column of
Smiles For
Everybody
Method In Her ereak.as.

Augusta is an awfully bright girl1
isn't she?'
Eyes, indeed! When she is reading al
never thinks Of asking her to wash
the Dishes"
why not?" (,
"She's sure to break SO many Of
them.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Trouble Ever Present,

IFoUpI0 GVef PFeSenf.
do you have any trouble when you,
are saying your lessons in school
Tommy!'
"Yes, sir" F..
What seems to trouble you most?"
1.-The teacher."-Stray Stories.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
His Opinion.

His Opinion, !,
Mrs. Yeast-What would you call a
mar who agrees with everybody?
Mr.. Yeast-A fool.
And suppose it was a woman?"
1T isn't possible that any woman!
would."-Ionkers Statesman. I.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Carries IL With Her.

Carries Il With Her,
Gibbs-My wife never loses her tenn
per.
Dibbs-How do you account for It?
Gibbs-She keeps it in such constant
use it has no chance to get lost.-Newa
Haven Register.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Information Wanted,

Information Wanted,
"Nora," said the mistress to the new
servant, I'VE always want our meals
promptly on the hour"
"Yis, mum. An If I miss tn first
hour shall l wait for tn next?'-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald. d:
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Usinq His Mama.

Using His Name.
"The agent who sold me this set Of,
books told me he wanted to use nv
name with other citizens"
Hes doing that, all right. 1 heard
him telling a gang how easy you
! were."-Pittsburgh Post.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Trua to Life.

First really realistic novel I ever,
read"
"What's so realistic about it?'' =
Didn't you notice? The heroine
does about six times as much talking
as the hero."-Exchange. +:
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
He Can't,

Rlob-Woman is a conundrum.
Slob-And man never seems to want
to give her up.-Philadelphia Record.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Less Time.

I'm what month do ladies talk the
lcast?'
in Tebruary."-Exchange
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Most People.

When most people choose food for
thought they take a predigested vari-
ety.-Judge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Tame.

"Have you a Sporting LifeT'
Bookstall Clerk (at lonely country
station)-Not very!-Punch.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
No News

"They tell me your wife is n of the
.cleverest women in town."
$50 l hcar.'-Judge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
What Started the Quarrel.

Young Wife Cat home)-Hello, dear-
Hello! Who is it?-Puck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Heredity,

Eugenia-But don't you believe IN
heredity? Clarence-Sure! That's how
l got all my money.-Exchange.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
ANY New Methods?

"Ain't it strange tn way Jack beats
his wife, II dunno. How does he do
it :'-Clcyeland Leader.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Hard to Say Sometimes.

Willie-Pa, when has a mar horse
sense? Pa-When he can say "Nay."
my son.-Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10

In a Bad Way.
SIS he hard up?"
II should say so. He can't even get
credit for his good MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
Warned.

The Poct-1t's but a step from the
sublime to the ridiculous.
The'Girl-Watch your step!-Judge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10
He Needed Practice.

A musical man in Cologne
Was learning to play the trombogne;
Sweet strains he'd essay
To touchingly play
Alas, all turned soul when blogne!
New York World.
Hard to Say Sometimes.
Willie-Pa, when has a man horse
sense? Pa-When he can say "Nay,"
my son.-Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
In a BAD Way.
"Is he hard up""
II should say so. He can't even get
credit for his good intentions Judge.
Warned.
The Poet-1t's but a step from the
sublime to the ridiculous.
The'Girl-Watch your step!-Judge.
He Can't.
Blob-Woman is a conundrum.
Slob-And man never seems to want
to give her up.-Philadelphia Record.
Heredity.
Eugenia-But don't you believe I'M
heredity? Clarence-Sure! That's how
l got all my money.-Exchange.
Less Time.
'In what month do ladies talk the
least?'
I'm February."-Exchange.
Tame,
"Have you 4 Sporting Life"
Bookstall Clerk (at lonely country
station)-Not vcry!-Punch.
What Started the Quarrel.
Young Wife Cat home)-Hello, dear-
est! Young Husband TAT the Office
Hello! Who is it?-Puck.
Any New Methods?
"Ain't it strange tn way Jack beats
his wife, II dunno. How does he do
it :"-Clcyeland Leader.
No News.
They tell me your wife is one Of the
%clevcrest women in town."
80 ~hcar."-Judge.
Most People.
When most people choose food for
thought they take a predigested vari-
ety.-JudGe.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10


IA Column of !
: Smiles For !
! Everybody
Method In Her ereaksas.
Augusta is an awfully bright grip
isn't she?"
Eyes, indeed! When she is reading a
novel On the front porch her mother
never thinks of asking her to wash
the Dishes"
why not"
"She's sure to break SO many Of
them."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Did They "Hoek' Them?
"1n the olden days they had no
watches, you know" said the father.
"And how did they tell the time?S
asked the son
"By s%undials."
"Well, father" said the young man,
feeling of his watchless chain, "how
much could a fellow get on a sundiaL
do You suppose :"-Exchange.
Trouble Ever Present.
do you have any trouble when you,
are saying your lessons in school,
Tommy"
Ives, sir"
"What seems to trouble you most?'
"The teacher."-stray Stories.
His Opinion,
Mrs. Yeast-What would you call a
man who agrees with everybody?
Mr.. Yeast-A fool.
And suppose it was a woman?"
1t isn't possible that any woman!
would."-Yonkers Statesman.
Using His Name.
THE agent who sold me this set of,
books told me he wanted to use my,
name with other citizens
Hes doing that, all right. l heard
him telling a gang how easy you
were."-Pittsburgh Post.
True to Life.
First really realistic novel I ever,
read"
"What's so realistic about it,"
Didn't o notice? The heroine
does about six times as much talking
as the hero."-Exchange.
Information Wanted.
"Nora," said the mistress to the new
servant, W always want our meals
promptly on the hour"
"Yis, mum. An if I miss tn first
hour shall l wait for tn nexty"-Bir>
mingham Age-Herald.
Carries II With Her.
Gibbs-My wife never loses her tenn
per.
Dibbs-How do you account for It?
Gibbs-She keeps it in such constant
use it has no chance to get lost-New
Haven Register.
He Needed Practice.
-
o. f.
A musical man in Cologne
Was learning to play the trombogne;
Sweet strains he'd essay
To touchingly play
Alas, all turned sour when blogne!
New York World.
Hard to Saw Sometimes.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-10

~ OILY looked up from the churn
and saw Il stranger coming up
the path. He was II young
49, man nf six ar SpNpn and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-11
The Weight-for-Height Require
ment

often is lighter for his height than
The existing weight for height require
ment of the United States army eliminates many
healthy sinewy young who would be highly
serviceable soldiers The for height require
ment should be adjustable meet conditions In
parts of the country. Obviously the object is
get whose weight in proportion to height indi-
health and to avoid getting whose rotundity
prevents from being able undergo the physical
strain military duty obvious that the require
should be different in different sections of
country large the United States.
There is difference between the average con
formation" in different parts of Kentucky And Ken
lucky is only small in the great area that is
under the American flag.
A mountaneer-not forgetting that unhygienic ltv-
ing in sections of the mountains predsposes
the inhabitants pulmonary troubles may be slenderer
than young from Lexington and Paducah yet be
quite as strong able stand under the fatgues
of the drill ground the field 1t is unfair to condemn
as physically unfit the boy of the Appalachian region
who is built like the Chicagoan the Californian
the New Yorker if he is a good specimen
Kipngs Fuzzy Wuzzy under weight for height,
no doubt was, nevertheless, "a irst-cass ightn'
man" when all is said, is what the recruiting
officer wants-Courier Journal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-11
STUDYING THE STARS
by H. ADDINGToN BRUCE

VTTHEN you start for your vacation this sum-
wv mer, put in your baggage small field
W book of the stars and pocket electric
light that will enable you to read this book in the
outdoor darkness.
Especially be sure to do this if you are one of
the many who have never made any study of the
stars. l want you to have the pleasure began to
experience three summers ago.
Until then / knew there were stars in the sky,
but that about all knew of the celestial frma-
ment.
l could pick out the Big Dipper and the North
Star. All the rest were to me stars and nothing
else.
But that summer l spent isolated New
England farm. The evenings were long, the wealth
er was too fine to stay indoors and read.
AS sat on the veranda looking toward Mount
Monadnock strolled around the farm in the
early twilight, | noticed that every evening three
four stars regularly made their appearance ahead
of all the others.
became curious about these early corners. So
did my wife. At her suggestion, the next time |
went to Boston visited book store and ransacked
the shelves containing works astronomy
| found all manner of books. Most of them
were technical to be of help to an amateur
Also they were bulky and altogether appalling.
But did find convenient, simple little manual
with charts that could be understood almost at a
glance. 1t was William Tyler Olcotts Field BOOK
of the Stars"
That little book has given my wife and me un-
ending pleasure. And it has made both of us far
better acquainted than we ever before were with
the world we live in.
We learned, first of all, the names of the stars
that had attracted Observation-Disclosures Vega,
glorious Arcturus beautiful Spica, and stately
Affair.
Then we began to pick out the consultations
in which they had their place. Before the sum-
mer's end We extended observations to include
ali the consultations visible at that time of year.
often during the day we longed for evening to
come, that might acquaintance with our
starry friends and make fresh discoveries.
No longer were the heavens to us merely a
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-11
The Proposal to Handicap
The Railroad Commission.

The proposal TO abolish the Office of special at
torney for the State Railroad Commission and Gre
ate in its stead the Office of assistant to the Attor
ney General is untimeIy and i'll advised. 1t is not
necessary TO cripple one department in order to
strengthen another: nor would there be any
economy in cancelling one Office and forthwith in
shutting another.
Every efficient railroad commission is provided
with a special attorney. whose counsel and service
are continually in demand No department of our
State government involves higher duties or touches
a broader field of public interest than the Railroad
Commission. Especially is this true today when
the question of proposed freight rate increases
affecting every merchant. manufacturer, farmer
and consumer in Georgia. awaits determination. TO
deprive the commission of special attorney at
this juncture would be manifestly unjust to that
department and unjust to the people.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-11
The Merchant Marine Bill.

The Senate Democrats should press the mer-
chant marine bill to a vote at this session of
Congress regardless of the Republicans threat to
fbuster. For thirty years or more, both parties
have stood pledged to constructive legislation on
this important matter; yet American shipping
facilities for foreign trade more than
ever inadequate. The enactment of the pending
bill will simplify if it does not entirely solve the
this long vexed problem. 1t will round out the
Administrators record of practical service taking
rank in many respects with the banking and cur
rency law.
In 1870 thirty-1ve and siX-tenths per cent of
our sea-borne commerce was carried in American
ships. Twenty years later this percentage had
dwindled TO twelve and nine-tenths, and in 1914
only nine and seven-tenths per cent of our foreign
trade went under the Stars and Stripes. Thus at
the outbreak of the European the United
States had no merchant marine worthy the name.
The hour of supreme need and opportunity found
us wholly unprepared. Germanys merchantmen
were banished from the seas and those of England
were diverted in large numbers to military needs.
AS it is now we are dependent on English vessels
and those of a few neutras for the transportation
of our vast volume of exports.
Ocean freight rates have advanced to the
tent that in some instances they amount to more
than the value of the cargo. Frequently within
the last year so the port of New York has been
glutted with five times as much merchandise as
the available ships could carry. For lack of yes
sels we are unable to develop opportunities
in South American markets and elsewhere. These
conditions distressing today, but they will be
far more so when the ends and the great
struggle for trade supremacy begins.
1t is imperative, therefore, that the bill before
the Senate-the only plan for prompt relief-be
pressed to enactment. Our trade demands are
such that we cannot wait TO evolve a merchant
marine through the slow process of years. We
must provide marine as speedily possible. The
task is one which private capital cannot undertake
The problem is national problem, involving the
country's common business welfare 1t must be
solved by national energy and resources.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-11
Starving Mexico.

1t is not surprising to learn that there are
food riots in all the larger Mexican cities. Six
years of war and pillage have laid waste the
countrys farms and crushed its productive
gies. The wonder is that the people have man
aged to subsist at all. At San Luis Potos where
the communal supply of ground corn for distribu-
ton has been exhausted, crowds of frantic women
are said to have stormed the Governors palace,
shouting, viva Gringoes!" Undoubtedly there
are thousands of Mexicans who would welcome the
advent of an American army soon they
realized that it meant an end to starvation. Just
there would arise one of the most difficult and
costly problems of Intervention, for if the United
States entered Mexico in force it would be COM
PEELED to feed the noncombatants.
The gold paid to the natives by General Perish
ing's men for labor and supplies seems to have
sharpened the discomfort over Carranzas fiat cur
rency He has hoated some seven hundred and
fifty million paper pesos which his dubious gov
eminent is powerless to redeem. That circum-
stance together with the natural scarcity of
foodstufs has raised the cost of living 60 figure
which pinches all but, the richest Millions of
poems are suffering for bread, and there is scant
promise of harvests to succor them.
These conditions prevail in land whose
natural resources are truly marvellous in variety
and extent In mineral wealth Mexico, in proper
ton TO its area, ranks first in the world. In
forestry and animal husbandry and agriculture,
its possibilities almost Unreasonable. If its
natural gifts turned duly to account, 1t
would be store house to which all the world
would go for merchandise: But instead, it is
land of misery and hunger.