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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21

had short guns with them, for they
We're mounted men. and they began a
fuSillade, which drew a more rapid fire
from my uncle and my father in the
barn.
THE old gentleman. when he found
that he could not stop his boys fight
ing. stalked back and forth on the
porch roof, struggling with his desire
to enter the fray himself. After a
time he went into the house and
brought out his rifle, but got the better
against the house and resumed his
walk. 1t was said that his lips moved
in prayer to be saved from the sin of
fighting.
Zone Of the girls. Prudence. was in
the barn with her brothers. and she
was firing through a loophole. The
J%ohnstons' ammunition was running
low. and if not replenished they would
lose the fight. Prudence volunteered
to run the gauntlet to the house and
bring them more powder and lead.
urging Upon her brothers that the sol
diers would not shoot a omar They
finally consented. and, emerging from
the door, she ran like the wind to the
house.
"The old mar saw her coming and
SurmiSed what for. He shouted to her
to run fast and at the same time. for
getting himself, used unseemly Ian
guage to the soldiers. who were firing
at her. Presently she stumbled and
fell. Her father seized his rifle and.
leaping from the roof, ran toward the
soldiers. Possibly he thought it not
quite so sinful to use his gun as a club
as to fire it. At any rate. he ran in
among the soldiers. his blows fallin.
on them with the rapidity of lightning
and the weight of a sledgehammer
Several Of them fell with broken
skulls. and the rest took to their heels
"Now. my grandfather having driven
them off. there was no need for him
to commit a further sin by following
them. But he did. and. since he could
run faster than they. he kept we'll W
with them and brought his rifle down
on one Of them with such force that
the stock was shivered.
1.-The fight being over, the boys and
girls went to the assistance of the
wounded and with difficulty prevented
their father from dispatching them
However. they carried them all into
the house and attended to Their
wounds. nearly all of which had beer
given them by Mr.. Forgiving Johnston
"Those soldiers who got away report
ed the trouble, and an aide to Genera
Howe won't out to tho farm to look int
it. He reported that the men had go
just what they deserved.
My grandfather never got eel for
getting his principles Of nonresistance
He could not after that endure hi:
name Forgiving, so he changed it t,
! i'orgetful."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
INITIATION AS A DEFENSE.
Easy For the Puffer Fish to Balk its
Natural Enemies.

The putfer fish affords q novel exam
pie Of the way nature sometimes works
to protect her creatures. The many
different species inhabit all tropical and
other warm seas and certain large riy-
crs. Few of them reach a length Of
more than two feet.
The peculiar characteristic common
to all of them is their ability to initiate
themselves with air or water until they
become almost spherical in shape. The
air or water that fills the abdomen or
the esopha@eal sac is retained by a
valve in the throat and car be dis
charged almost instantly.
n few good sized soup were placed in
one Of the exhibition tanks of the New
York geological society with a dozen
buffers about WE inches long. The
hungry soup at once attacked the puff
ers, but in an instant every puffer in.
flated itself so completely with water
that it became almost globular. All the
soup could do was to knock them about
like toy balloons, too big to be Swal-
lowed. too smooth to afford any hold
to the jaws.
puffers that become frightened near
the surface of the sea and are inflated
with air sometimes drift ashore. where
they roll along the sands until they die
and are dried by the sun and wind.
The japanese make lanterns of their
dried inflated bodies, for the stretched
skin is as transparent as oiled paper
Youths Companion.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21

~ story about a big a Ev-
erything is about war now
adays. Tell us a Fourth Of
July story"
"lll tell you about a man of peace
who got mixed up with those who
We're benz on fighting. He was my
grandfather, and he vas a member
of the Society of Friends. They are
commonly called Quakers. My grand
father lived in Philadelphia, which
was settled by Quakers. His name
was Forgiving Johnston. and he was
one of the pillars of the Society Of
Friends. whose principles We're that if
they We're attacked forcibly they must
not resist. He was looked up to as a
shining example of peace and patience.
"During the Revolutionary war Phil
adelphia was occupied for Il good deal
of the time by the British troops.
Grandfather Johnston lived in the sub
URLS. and since he raised chickens
and garden truck. as we'll as working
a dairy. he was often plundered by the
British soldiers. who came out from
the city to forage on the country. He
WAS a strong patriot. but as Il Quaker
would not resist the f%orlgers. OF
course his NONRESIDENT principles be
came known nor the soldiers. and
since they could rob him With less dam
ger tha Il fighting man they confined
their attention to him till they had
Well nigh stripped him Of everything
he possessed.
His children were obliged to bear
all this, for none of them dared oppose
him, but finally there came a time
when they banded together to stop the
plundering. There We're Pardon and
Daniel. his two Sons-Daniel was my
f~athor-and Patience and Prudence.
his two daughters. The boys conspired
together that the g time a party Of
redcoats came on to the premises they
would drive them off. OF course they
could not do this With slaves; they
must use firearms. They made loop
holes in the wooden walls of the barn
and gathered there a stock of muskets
and ammunition.
THE first thing the old man knew he
heard firing in the direction of the
barn. Looking out through a window.
he saw half a dozen soldiers chasing
his chickens about and puffs of smoke
cmanating from the sides of the barn.
He understood what was going on and,
stepping out on to the roof of the front
porch, called out liz Il loud voice to his
sons:
"'Boys. cease this firing. It is better
that every chicken in the yard should
be taken than onc drop of blood should
be drawn.
but either the boys did not hear him
or if they did they paid NJ attention
to his command. One Of the soldiers
fell, and his comrades ceased chasing
the chickens and turned their attention
to those in the barn. The troopers
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
Purpose Of Boy Scout Movement.

"Thc work of this organization Is
toward the right kind of prepared
ness said Governor Whitman to the
scout masters Of the Boy Scouts of
America in Il recent address i'll New
York city. Il know that you are not
primarily trying to make soldiers out
with so much interest today. | know
that was not the original intention and
is not. I know that the real purpose
is to make men out Of these boys. and
the right kind Of men-the kind of men
who are going to make the right kind
of citiZens."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
FLYING BULLETS.
Forces That Control the Curve They
Take to Reach the Ground.

Take to Reach the Ground.
The trajectory of a rifle is the curve
which the bullet describes in travel
ing from the muZzle Of the rifle to it's
mark at a given range. This curve is
the component of two forccs-first, the
momentum impaired to the bullet in
the rifle barrel and, second. the down.
ward pull of ~gravitation. Many per-
o II have the erroneous idea that so
long us Il body is travelling ahead very
fast it will not drop.
The fallacy of this notion can be
very prcttily shown by a laboratory
experiment in which two rubber balls
Of the same size and weight are pro-
jected from a miniature catapult at
precisely the same instant. but in such
a way that ban \ has double the We
locity of ball Il. Although ball \ will
travel twice as far as ball & before
it strikes the floor. it will always be
observed that the two balls strike the
floor at the same instant.
High velocity, then. does not free a
rifle bullet from the effect Of gravity,
but it does enable it to travel a greater
distance ahead before it has had time
to fall any given distance. That is the
true reason why high velocity tends to
give Il low trajectory. For comparison
Of cartridges the height of the trajec-
tory at midrange is generally taken as
the Standard Outing.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
Frills and Fancies In Woman Sphere
HEALTH FOR THE HAIR.
How to Keep Your Tresses Bright and
Beautiful.

Fresh air is as necessary to the
health of the hair as it is to the health
of the lungs. The woman who is not
guided by this truth has hair which,
as a rule, is matted down and of an I'M
attractive shade. The outdoor girl,
whose c%oi1furc is blown about by the
wind. usually has Il head of hair that
is fail of life and viyor, and its color
ing is fine.
Fresh air and plenty Of brushing.
with the shampoo and gentle massag-
ing of the scalp, will often make sickly
hair healthy.
Brush the hair for five minutes every
night and massage the scalp briefly
with the tips OF the fingers. Then let
the hair hang down unplaited until
ready to get into bed.
In the morning while preparing to
dress again let the hair fall loosely.
On balmy days stand at an open Win
dow so that the breeze may blow the
hair about and the sunshine warm it..
In cold weather stand in the sunshine
for a short sun bath.
When motoring or playing golf you
should dress the hair loosely that it
may have the benefit of the airing.
Let the hair hang loosely in the sun
for a few minutes each day if posi-
bic. This treatment naturally beaches
the hair slightly. The wholesome eff
feet upon it of the sun more than COM
pensates for the bleach. For a blond
this treatment is especially effective;
it maintains the fairness Of the hair
as nothing else will.
Close fitting hats and extra puffs and
bralds cause the hair to perspire and
do not allow the air to circulate through
it to the roots. Lack of air is RESPONSE
BILE for so much poor hair among city
women. There is no hair tonic that
equals natures.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
ORIGIN OF LAUGHTER.
Carrying the Analysis Back to the
lowIy Prehistoric Clam.

Carrying the Analysis Back to the
Lowry Prehistoric Clam.
Laughter is an involuntary physical
reaction. Hughlings Jackson calls it
zone of the innumerable %epilepsies to
which man is subject" 1t is apparent
ly a universal heritage, though certain
causes may operate more powerfully
upon one individual than upon another
to produce it. IN the little child whose
SenSlbilltieS are uncOmplicated by any
mental experience unless they be racial
ones the shock of delicate touch-tick-
ling, as We call i%t-first causes laugh
ter. Why?
The claim of our psychologist carries
us a long leap backward to the most
elemental form of animal life. Beyond
the savage stand the monkey and
dimly far beyond him the mollusk,
whose only sense was that of touch.
Picture this great-grandfather of liv-
ing things lying motionless save for
those nervous. fluttering. sensitive feel
ers extended to play the part of sight
and hearing. a bit Of seaweed bumps
against them. y spasm racks the mol
lusk's whole being. crushing him into
his shell until the surprise has abated;
then the fact that no further attack
follows brings relief.
This is the germ Of the cause of our
laughter spa>m-a sudden shock. in
stantly followed by a feeling of relief.
Only such shocks as We're followed by
relief became racial memories. Where
relief did not follow the clam did not
live to leave a heritase.-Burges john
son in HarDer'S NaUaZinp
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
Tartare Sauce.

Materials.-Two small cucumber pick
les. three olives. one te%aspoonful ca
pers, one tablespoonful chopped pars-
ley. one-half t%easpoonful chopped chives
or a few drops of onion juice and one
cupful of mayonnaise.
Directions.-Chop all of the ingredi-
ents very finely, unless onion juice is
used in place Of the olives, in which
event CRATE this from the whole onion
on a coarse CRATER. Blend with the
m%ayonnaise and set aside to become
thoroughly chilled before using.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
Maryland Oyster Stew.

Take II quart oysters. Put one
pint water in Il saucepan and let it
simmer. then rub the yolks of three
hard boiled eggs and n spoonful of
flour together and stir in. Put in also
%one-fourth pound butter in small
pieces. one-half %teaspoonful whole all.
spice. the juice of a lemon. salt and
pepper. Let it simmer ten minutes.
then add the oysters and serve imme-
diately.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
ANONYMOUS Shakespeare.

Margaret -Anglin had been playing
Viola, Katharine and other Shake
spearean heroines in the great theater
at Melbourne. Australia. which had
been crowded to the root at every per-
formance. But the time came to move
OH to a smaller city with 4 less sophis-
ticated population. and her manager
was aSSailed 10y doubts. He did not
think Shakespeare would do. He pro-,
posed continuing the repertory to mod
ern plays. When she demonstrated he
explained:
They want to laugh"
Then why not The Tanning of the
Shrew:" Miss -Anglin suggested.
He hesitated. Despair had him. but
finally he replied. "Oh. we'll, we'u try
it. but we mustn't let them know who
wrote it,"
II had forgotten this incredible re-
mark" says Miss Anglin, until I ar.
rived in the city to play. and there. to
my horror. everywhere advertising was
displayed announcing blithely that Miss
.Anglin would appear in Il comedy.
The Tanning of the Shrew, by Immor,
tai ard.'"-American Magazine.
Very Plain.
"Why have words roots, pa"
GLOW else could the language grow,
-.., 1865. ~ IS,~,, <,,,u;on
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
House Dresses.

There is no excuse for the woman
who is not neatly dressed while doing
the homework. Very pretty chambray
dresses can be GOT for $1.95, and they
are nice enough to wear in the after
noon. too. One style is shocked under
4 yoke neal the shoulders. Little but
tons trim the front and a narrow en-
broidery cdging finishes the turned I'D
cuff and the collar.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
Music Box,

Each player is provided with a pen
oil and a sheet of paper With numbers
on it. The leader sits ut the piano
popular airs. making Il slight pause aft
or each selection. Each player writes
the name of the songs in the order Civ
ell. At the close Il correct list is read.
\ prize may be given if desired. If
not convenient to have a piano or or
gan the tunes may he hummed.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
"Rau and Stick"

To play this game Il fair sized paper
bag is filled with sweets and hung
from a string in the middle of the
room. \ player is then blindfolded.
turned around three times. given a
stick and told lie may have one, two
on three shots at the bag. whichever
it may be. If he misses it another
tries. and so on. But if he hits it the
bag breaks, the sweets the floor
and the guests scramble for them.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
Forgiving and Forgetful
By ANSON j. ROBERTSON

G " =: ::::::: F.: !: = Il: !: !: i: : :: : f.: Il: i: :
alaYS. Tell us q Fourth Of
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
London to Have
Memorial Mosque

Correspondence Of The Associated Press)
London, July l0.--To the many
architectural beauties of London will
be added after the war grand mos
que in memory of the Moslems who
have fallen in the war on the side of
the allies.
The work Of raising funds for its
erection is in the hands of Lord
Headley, who embraced Moham-
mechanism three years ago and is
devout member of the faith. He has
raised even now large sum toward
his object, but perhaps will obtain
twice the sum now available before
the building will begin.
In the records of the Mohammedan
faith Lord Headley is described as
"Saifurrahman Shaikh Rahmahillah
Faroog," which is title OF highly
complimentary nature. Lord Headley
has always had a reputation as an en-
thusiast, and this he is maintaining
in his new religion. In his younger
days he was the best boxer at Cam
bridge, having won the middle weight
and the heavy weight honors.. He is
civil engineer, a former editor and
a large land owner in ireland.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
Holland the Place
From Which Most Of
War Spies Work Out
Correspondence Of The Associated Press

Correspondence Of The Associated Press
Rotterdam, Netherlands, July A.
Besides being the medium through
which the war news of the belliger-
ents and much else is exchanged, Hol-
land is apparently the principal CEN
ter whence the respective espionage
send out their agents
into the enemy's country and, more
over, an important spy recruiting
ground. Many Dutch citizens, even
Of the nobility, have, accord
ing to a contributor to the Nieuwe
Courant, entered this dan
gerous but lucrative service, and not
a few are now rueing the day in for
eign captivity, not to mention those
who have paid the penalty OF their
lives. There are, it appears, two
known espionage quarters in Rotter-
dam, directed by men commanding
staffs. Even an innocent
visit to such offices may have the
most unpleasant, if not dangerous,
for the eyes and the
cameras of the opposing party are
ever on the watch and several Rotter-
dam men have long been incarcerated
in foreign prisons merely on such a
ground.
Significant in this connection is the
recent dismissal from the police serv-
ice of two detectives on the staff of
the chief police bureau Of Amsterdam,
for having entered into well-paid clan
destine relations with the German
secret service. Their side line" in
among other jobs, the watch
ing Of persons of different nationali-
ties who had applied for passports to
enter Germany, but concerning whom
the German authorities entertained
Investigations are now
afoot to ascertain whether other po-
lice officials in the chief cities of Hol-
land may not have yielded to German
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE.
Omaha Gas Co. o; Bourgeois, s.
Luxus. 8; Armours. s.
Burgess-Nash, 3; Te-Be-Ces, 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Ramblers, II; Frank Deweys, 8.
Centurions against Tenth Street Mer-
chants. postponed.
CITY LEAGUE.
H. Beselin 4 Son. 3; Nickel Victrolas. s.
Murphy Did Its against Walter g. Clarks,
double header. forfeited TO Murphy Did It's.
Hollys against LaSiestas, forfeited to
Holly's.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
South Omaha Merchants against Dundee
Wooden Mills, forfeited to South Omaha
Merchants.
Townsends, 4; Omaha Bicycle Indians. I.
Chris Lycks, o; J. D. Crews, 8; game will
be protested.
Omaha Printing Co. against Merchants
Hotel, forfeited to Merchants Hotel.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Albright Merchants, II; Omaha Beverage
Co.. 2.
McCarthy's sunnybrooks. II; Nourse OIL
Co., s; game will be protested.
Corr Electrics against Council Bluffs Ath-
letics. forfeited to Corr Electrics.
Tho two municipal umpires quit unpir-
ing during the McCarthys Sunnybrooks-
Nourse OIL Co. game at the expiration Of the
olAth hihihb beS@eeo SAiSs S's'AN ~i~S' "~'~
tired.
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE.
Quiveras, 8; Western Union Electric
club, l. Game is credited to Western Union
because Quiveras played mon not eligible
to play Glass B base ball.
Stays, $40: A. o. U. w, OIL.
Modern Woodmen. No. s&6. IL: Walnut
Grove Athletics, 4.
BOOSTER LEAGUE.
Beddeos, IL; be.fson Merchants, 2.
Trimble Bros. against Southeast Improve
ment, forfeited to Trimble Bros; also cred
tied with a game from Boston Wet Wash.
Tradesman against Boston Wet Wash. for
feited to Tradesman; also credited with
game from Southeast Improvement club.
National Cash Registers against Mazdas,
to National Cash Registers.
Three forfeited games credited to the Bed
deos from the following teams: Boston Wet
Wash, Southeast improvement and the
Mazdas.
INTER CITY LEAGUE.
Brown Park Juniors, 8: Dahman Knights.
/; game will be protested.
Homesteads, s; Frnak Dewey jrs, 10.
Tomaneks against Gate City Machine
Works, forfeited to Gate City Machine
Works.
KraJiceks against Thirteenth Street Mer-
chants. forfeited to Krajiceks.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
TENNIS CRACKS
START STATE MEET
Some Of Best Players In Ne
braska Competing on the
Courts at Wayne.
NINE SETS IN THE SINGLES

Wayne, Neb., July H.-(Special
Telegram.) - Excellent courts and
balny weather evidence the favor Of
the gods on the the annual meeting
Of the State Tennis association, which
is in progress at Wayne this week.
The entries show more than seventy
enthusiasts present. The Wayne Ten
mis- club is up to the minute in the
matter of showing the guests a good
time. Copies Of the Wayne Racket,
a daily sheet, telling all the news and
gossip of the courts, are distributed
free each morning.
A smoker in the club rooms was
held tonight.
The scores Of nine sets in the first
:ound played thus far, are:
Powell defeated Ahern, SO, SO.
Langenberg defeated Hickman, 6-4. 81,
i-2
Davis defeated carhart, s-ll. S-1.
- Madden defeated Boyd, SO. 6-l.
The following is list of the draw
ings in the singles preliminary round:
cusack. North Bend. and Mapes. Norfolk;
Langenberg, Walthill. and Hickman. Wayne;
Ahern. Wayne. and Powell, Omaha.
First round-Gaydow. Blair. and Diers.
Madison: Wells, Wayne, and Oldham. Win
ner: South, Norfolk. and Partridge. Fremont;
HeNy. Laurel, and Woods, Spencer; Jones.
Wayne, and R. Hurlburt, Seward; Ellis,
Beaver City. and Doyle, Plainview: Ralph
Larsen, Plattsmouth, and Kuehn. Crofton;
Waugh. Ewing, and Van Dusen; Carter, Car
roll. and Allen: Emil Christianson. st. Ed
ward, and Matthewson. Walthill; Kiplinger,
Wayne and Ralph Powell, Omaha; Harring-
ton, Wayne, and wenke, Pender: Gamble.
Wayne, and Proud. Arapahoe; Madden.
omaha.and Boyd. Auburn; Durland, Nor
folk, and Davis. Beaver City; Huffey. Lin
coin, and Weaverling. North Bend: Marshall.
Plattsmouth, and Fisher. Wayne; Holbert.
Plainview, and e. N. Christianson. Spring
field: Ray Larsen, Plattsmouth. and Nor
gan. Wayne; Stacy. Springfield. and Laird.
Crofton; Helman, Arapahoe, and Mines.
Wayne; Wohlenberg. Lincoln. and Coffey.
Spencer; Hughes Carroll. and Patterson.
Aarapahoe; A. Christianson, st. Edward,
and Linn, Carroll; Chase. Laurel, and stod-
dare, Auburn: Lathrop, Laurel. and Huse,
Norfolk; Geeson, Seward. and Baughan,
Wayne; Hannighen, Omaha, and Heald.
Osceola; Charles Clossen, Carroll, and Gil
dersleeve, Wayne; Douglas, Fremont, and
p1n,mett Ara pahoe.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
Captain Murrell
OF the missouri"
Dies in Europe

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Penarth, Wales, July l0.-The death
of Captain Hamilton Murrell of this
town recalls a remarkable rescue of
734 lives which he and his men on the
steamer Missouri effected in mid-At-
lantic in April, 1889.
The Missouri, bound from London
to Philadelphia, sighted the Danish
emigrant vessel Denmark, from Co.
penhagen for New York, in distress
800 miles from Newfoundland. 1t
had broken its shaft and had fearful
hole in its hull, into which the water
poured while the COS passengers and
sixty-nine crew were helpless. They
could neither cope with the inrushing
water nor could they lower the life
boats because of the stormy weather.
After twenty-four hours of sus-
pense, the Missouri appeared on the
scene and attempted to tow the Dan
mark to the American coast, but this
was abandoned and a course shaped
for the Azores. The Danmark, how
ever, soon began to sink, and all its
passengers and crew were transferred
to the Missouri, task that required
heroic efforts in the storm that was
raging.
A part Of the Missouri's cargo was
jettisoncd to make room for the res
cued and the rescue ship itself had a
difficult time in making port, much
delayed. 1t was almost given up for
lost, and when it finally arrived, with
the story of its rescue, it created a
great outburst Of enthusiasm every
where. Captain Murrcll was feted
here and in America in remarkable
manner.