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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
A D EMBROIDERY.
How to Make This Fascinating Work
on Blouse Fronts.

Not for many years has shadow EN-
broidery been in favor, but this season
one sees it here and there on many or
candle and wolfe frocks. When the work
is done in colors it is most effective.
AS the name indicates. the work is
done on the wrong side Of the mate
rial, and in order for its shadow to be
Nisibl" on the right side the material
must necessarily be thin and sheer. \
practical idea if YOU intend to do the
work in colorS is to hold different shades
Of the color or colors you intend to use
beneath YOU material. You can then
tell how the finished work will look.
The work IN on the wrong side of
the material is nothing more than the
herringbone stitch. Learn how to do
this. Practice on a sample of material
before actually doing the work. To
make the directions clear just imagine
you are working on a long. narrow leaf.
TO make the clearinghouse stitch put the
needle through at the left hand end of
the lower line. slant the silk obliQuely
upward across the space to the upper
line and take Il short stitch from right
to left on the upper line. With the
same slant cross the silk to the lower
lincIlnd take d second short stitch from
right to left. Proceed in this manner
across the space. Keeping the slant true
and the length of the stitch even.
Now, there is just one difference in
the clearinghouse stitch and the stitch
used for the shadow embroidery. That
is that the stitches are placed closer to-
gethcr, so that a solid effect is gained
on the right side. Aim to let the work
on the right side show lines of little
forward stitches of uniform size and
exactly on the lines of the design.
If you desire to insert veins in the
leaves these should be worked before
the petal is covered on the wrong side.
For the veins use the back stitch.
French knots placed within the leaves
II petals OF a flower add materially
to the effect of the shadow work.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25

'A''e' AN>A "ALi AAS VII ~
old Then she died and left
me not only lonesome-like,
but | had to take keer O the house,
make the beds. do my own cookin'
aud wash the dishes. l was mighty
ignorant about SIGH things. | rpmem-
Der one day the Widow Sparks passin'.
| ran down to the road, and ! said to
her. says /:
Mrs. Sparks, would you mind tellin'
me whether it's time to change the
sheets on my bed"
"HoW long since you changed EN-
"Reckon it's about six weeks"
She snickered and said she should
think it was time to change EN-. She
changed the sheets on her bed once a
Week.
| stood on one side o. the fence and
the widow on the other talkin'. She
told me d lot o things about house
keepin' and cookin' and the like o.
that. Then she asked me why l didn't
get a woma to do it all for me. | said
| didn't know any woman that would
like to hire out for the purpose. She
larfed and said she meant l ought to
have a wife. l said l didn't know any
woman that would like to marry me.
Then she went on like this:
"There's half a dozen farmers within
ten mile that have more darters than
they kin use on their farms. and they're
a big expense. | know a lot b. girls
that would make you a fust rate wife.
and any and all of 'em have been
brought up to do homework and cook
Miss Sparks.' says l. "would YOU
mind recommendin' me to one o. them
girls for a husband?'
"Why. no." says she. "But YOU don't
want to do 1t in that way. Come round
to my house Saturday night. and III
have a girl there to meet you. If you
like her you kin do a Job O courtin' and
marry her. If you don't like her I'll
try some one else and keep on tryin'
till I git n that suits you"
I told her I'd be around. and she
went on. Saturday night l put on a
billed shirt and my store clothes and
went to the Widows. She was got ar
stunnin' and seemed powerful glad to
see me. But she looked kind o. disap
pointed like.
Pm mighty sorry, Mr.. Shanks." says
she. "but l haven't got a girl for you
| engaged n to come: jist the girl to
suit you. I reckon. but at the last min
ute she sent me word her mother was
TUX sick and she couldn't leave her"
"All right. Miss Sparks" says I
CRY it ag'in next Saturday night"
l was goin' away when she axed me-
to come in and rest myself. ! allowed
l would for a few minutes and ven
inside, Lord. what difference there wa:
between her house and mine. We Wen
into the Twin room. and eyerythin:
there was spicll and span-little whit,
curtains to the Winders. a fine rag car
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Individuality In Dress.

The "magpie'' effect, as it has come
to be called, does not by any means
imply a harsh and emphatic contrast of
dead black and white. though this CON
trast is often used very effectively i'm
tailored effects and in sport wear.
There are any number of soft grnda-
tionS Of tone produced by yelling white
with black lace or net, weaving white
II black threads together. and the
like. a we'll known French actress
a1heres rigidly to Il particular color
scheme III dress. me she Wears moth
Ing but black. white, blue and green,
yet 1t is amazing how much variety
there is in her wardrobe. Pearl, jet,
silver. airy black tulle. rich black vel
vet. scintillating weaveS of green and
silver, white flowers With black or sill
YER leavcs-all these give her frocks
and wraps Il variety of color that Is so
enhancing that II never misses the
pinkS, yelloWs and laVenderS worn by
other WOmen
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
For the Paper Younger Readers
"A Good Fat Hen and About She Goes.

After the players have taken their
places i'll Il circle round the leader he
gives a sentence whichsmust be repeat
ell correctly by each player i'll turn.
The leader then adds three or -four
words to it, and the whole is repeated
as before.
The leader says. "a good fat hen.
and about she goes" Each player re-
pcats this. The leader begins again. "A
good fat hen and about she goes, IA
couple of ducks.' The next addition is
"Three sQueaking wild geese" which
must be repeated by all along with the
preceding sentence. Then follows,
"Fon plump partridges:' then. Five
fishermen fishing for flies next. Six
sailors sailing for SPAIN" 'Seven sew
eral salmon swallowing swine" Eight
English earlS eating cells. Mine nimble
nohlemen nimble on parade" and last,
ly, Ten tin timers tinkering ten ten.
penny tintack nails"
The last time the rigmarole goes
round the circle. now rocking with mer.
riment. each player is trying to repeat
"A good fat hen and about she goes. a
couple Of ducks, three s%queaking wild
geese, 0 u plump partridges. five fish
erllen fishing for flies. six sailors sail
ing for Spain. seven several salmon
swallowing swine, eight English earls
eating cells, nine nimble noblemen MIN.
bic on parade. ten tin timers lingering
ten %tenpenny tintack .lails."
\ forfeit may be imposed if there is
any omission or observation-disclosures
Gentleman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
WINE JELLY.
Directions How to Make This DeIicacy
For Your Dinner Dessert.

Half pint of lemon Juice, o%ne-fourth
pint of sherry. one and ole-fourth pints
Of water, one-half pound of cube sugar.
one and une-half ounces Of gelatin Gun
oulceS>. whites and shells Of two eggs
Peel the rind of the lemons very thin
ma put them in Il clean saucepan
which has beer rinsed out with. boiled
water and not dried. Put in the sugar
gelatin and two-thirdS of the liquid
and stir gently until all are dissolved.
Take the whites and shells of the eggs,
the shells slightly crushed. add the rest
OF the liquid and whip until there is
Il troth on top. Then mix in With the
gelatin and continue whipping until
the whole frotlls We'll. but be sure to
stop beating before it comes to Il boil.
Let it continue boiling gently for about
five minutes. then leave to settle be
fore straining. If you have not got "A
regular jelly bag strain through a
double fold of chcesecloth, but whit
ever you use be sure to Scald it we'll
Joy pouring boiling water through be
fore putting in the hot jelly. Empty
the bowl under the jelly bag, drain
well, but do. not clog. Ladle the jelly
into the cloth very gently. and do not
do the straining in !; cool place or in a
draft, as it must be kept hot. If it is
not quite clear at the first Straining
let it run through a second time.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Hint For Boy Scouts.

Here's Il tip for tenderfoot scouts
who wish to pass their examination in
fire making, using no more thar two
matches. says Scoutmaster L. G.. An
thony of New Jersey. l saw this
schem demonstrated by a hobo who
was entertaining a crowd on a ferry
boat. He made Il number of narrow
~shaVin"S around the stem Of the match
just above the head, 50 that the shay
in%s looked like feathers or fuzz along
the match stick. With a match pre-
pared in this way. the first strike will
give a good blaze. Care must be taken
not to cut the slivers or shavings too
deep or the stick will be weakened
and the head will break off in striking.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Religious

Big Boom In Church Conferences.
Church leaders say that this will be
the biggest season American summer
conferences ever knew because minis
ters cannot go abroad in numbers. Lat
III America, its conditions and needs.
are to be studied; there is wide inter-
est because of unsettled conditions in
Mexico, the wide Protestant influence
seen of late in Cuba and the possibili-
ties for aggressive work in South
America. Some Protestant missionary
societies are planning budgets Of $780,
ooD a year for Latin America alone.
On the Jersey coast Protestant sum-
mer chapels of the entire coast have
prepared for unusual numbers. Ocean
Grove has taken on new life in it's IA
nous assembly meetings, and famous
preachers are to he there. Fifteen hun
dred to 1880 men and women will at
tend summer conferences in charge Of
the missionary education movement to
study Latin American conditions. A
new conference is planned for Sea.
beck. Wash.
Mortified, founded by Dwight L.
Moody. looks for an attendance a half
larger than ever in its history. The
conference for Sunday school workers
will be duplicated this year. Only the
Rev. ]. Stuart Holden Of London will
be in the list of instructors from abroad
owing to war conditions.
Congregationalists make permanent
this year their conference on the Isle
of Shoals. 100000 having been raised
for the purpose. Methodists of New
York will repeat their conference held
at Drew seminary, Madison.
Summer chapels of Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Maine. the White noun,
tains and northern Michigan are to
have preachers of national reputation.
Chautauqua and Winona, the first nam.
ed usually having an attendance Of
OO!OOO a season, are preparing for
great numbers. Chautauqua Lake. the
mother Of all the C~hautauquas, has an
nounced already an indicated attend.
ance of 100000.
The Catholic summer school on Lake
Champlain advertises similar expecta-
tions, in part because visits to Rome by
priests are suspended owing to war
conditions.
Better business methods in all forms
Of Christian work will be extensively
studied this year. Most Of the sum
mer meetings are attended in largest
numbers by ministers and women, but
this year some progress has been made,
it is said. in getting business and pro-
fessional men to register in order to
take up financial. educational and mis-
sionary management of local churches,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
ORIGIN OF "BUNC0MBE"
How a CoIoneI's Name Came to Be a
Term Of Reproach.

Term Of Reproach.
Whenever l pick up a copy of the
Congressional Record and numerous
other publications. and read the irrele-
want speeches therein reported I sigh
for the memory of Colonel Edward
Buncombe. 'Gilurd'' writes in the Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Through no fault of the gallant gen.
tleman himself. there clings to his name
an unpleasant significance which many
of our brave public men do naught to
mitigate. Indeed. If there be such q
thing as n shades taking vengeance
upon another in the future world Colo.
mel Buncombe will at least pull out
Felix Walkers tongue.
1t was all Walkers fault that "bun.
combe" became a term Of reproach
pened a century ago.
Walker represented in congress a dis.
trict Of North Carolina Of which Bun,
combe county was a part. The county
had been named away back In 1871 in
honor of Colonel Buncombe.
Walker was one of those long dis.
lance orators who without half trying
could empty the halls Of congress and
put them in 4 condition beside which
the dead streets Of Pompeii appear
great white ways. When upbraided one
day for talking about everything ex.
cept the question at issue Walker used
this immortal phrase:
II am only talking for Buncombe.,
meaning his home county.
And so "buncombe' became a new
word in our language, which has been
conveniently shortened into the colo.
quial Chunk"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Fashions and the Household
THE RAGE FOR STENCIL.
Hats, Shoes and Frocks Are Now
Treated With Designs In Paint.

Hats, shoes, frocks and all the dainty
accessories OF rnilady up to the minute
are stencilcd or painted. Many a frock
that otherwise would be unintereSting
is made to become Il gown of indiyidu-
ality. Materials that otherwise would
be impossible are made most effective
when treated to a design in color that
draws attention to the design rather
than the material. Hats are accompa-
MED with bugs of straw and both deco
rated with a painting or stenciled in
contrasting cOlors.
Now comes the panama hat hand
painted with Il Japanese design. This
hat is faced With velvet. Carried with
1t is a parasol OF linen in the same de
sign. There seems to be no end to the
combinations of articles treated with
this artistic decoration. A caution
should he sounded though, for there
are many atrocities On the market, and
one is wise In sticking to the same de
sign or allowing an artist Of reputation
to select q design that would be suit
able to material Or the fair wearer's
w color scheme. One thing greatly
in favor Of designs Of this type is that
surely here one can depend on the fast
ness of these colors and this at Il time
when no ones word is believed as to
h pernanence Of any color, There is
another side to this question too Many
an unusual design is created by women
who otherwise would not have design
ed patterns for materials. This would
indicate employment for the young wo-
man who has an inclination in this di-
rectiOn.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Squash Pie,

Make Il rich crust Of one cupful of
flour, three tnblespoonfuls of butter
and lard mixed, o%ne-fourth te%aspoonful
baking powder. one-fourth t~easpoonful
salt. Mix with ice water. Line a deep
PIE pate. making Il neat thin rim
around edge. Pour in the filling. made
as follows: One cupful of sifted squash.
two-thirds cupful of sugar. two eggs,
small piece of butter, one pint of rich
milk or half milk and half cream, one
t~easpoontul vanilla. Bake one hour in
slow oven.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25

forward. Sometimes it is necessary to
work for an hour OF two before the
flicker of an eyelid or a gasp from the
patient rewards the life savers efforts.
When the breathing starts promote the
circulation by rubbing the legs and
body toward the heart. Put the pa
tient to bed; keep him quiet and warm.
Always get the services of u physician
as soon as pOSSible.'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Guatemaia's Marimba.

The marimba, Guatemala's national
musical instrument, is a huge affair
on the x%ylophone principle. played by
striking its vanished keys with pad
ded drumsticks. Guatemalan Indians,
who have quite as much power and en-.
durance as the average truck horse.
carry these from town to town IN theif
backs.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Get Plenty Of Sleep.

There is nothing so fatal to beauty
as sleepless nights. Give up tea and
coffee entirely. If possible, all men
tai work must be laid aside for a few
hours before going to bed. DO not have
any amusement that will excite the
nerves. The things that you can do to
induce sleep are many. Take plenty
OF brisk exercise in the open air. Be
fore retiring take a hot foot bath.
This will draw the blood away from
the brain. which is a necessary condi-
ton for sleep. 4 cold douche on the
spine is another method YOU can give
with a bath spray. General baths
shoNld be warm. Sleeping rooms
should be well ventilated and cool. Do
not eat Immediately before retiring. \
glass of warm milk will overcome in
somnia after other suggestions have
failed.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
transformations.

by changing a single letter turn a
stately lady into nj reward of great
ness, arrived. an amusement, part of a
harness, crippled. what one is known
by. not different. domesticate.
Answer: Dame, fame, came, game,
hame, lame. name, same. tame.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Riddles.
What is mind: No matter.

NIUI IS IHIIIU: NJ IlIuIItT.
An old woman in a red cloak was
crossing a field in which a goat was
feeding. What strange transformation
suddenly took place: The goat turned
butter. and the woman became a 'scar-
let runner"
What word of three syllables speci-
flies the time at which we should dance?
Attendance.
What did Adam and Eve live on? On
terra frma.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Flies and Germs.

Do YOU know that both the interior
and exterior of the fly are charged
with deadly germs? Five hundred and
fifty million germs have been found
on a single fly, $50, 900, 900 OF them BE-
ing Of intestinal origin. =.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Those ScaIIions.

Onions are a specific for the complex
ion. They should be boiled whole in
mil1-drink the latter-or steamed and
eaten with bread and butter and cheese.
Then they make Il satisfying and nu-
tritiuus Weal, on which you can do
brain work or manual labor.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Economy In Curtains.

The best cheap material for the Win
dow curtains of a little summer cottage
may b" found in the COMMON five cent
cheesecloth. This has Il texture which
is more attractive than many handsome
err materials. and it has the added
charm Of washing we'll. though extra
length should be allowed in the hens
and castings for shrinking.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
White Gloves,

White gloves cam he tanned by soak
ing them in a saffron solution until
the required tint has been obtained.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25

sister lived with me on my
farm till | was thirty years
~ Did. Then she died and left
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-30

TIC" NOIN-cL Ct1I CtLLl SIlL up d AOIO
mess of fuss when it wants to &
Httel kitten is just as bad or even
worse, take that from me & a bunch
Of firemen who got the pussy outer
well up in the BRONX, & it was
deep well, which had been covered
up but there was a hole in the top &
the fool pussy crawled in
the Ittel boy that owns the kitten
herd it hOIleTing down in the well &
he started to yell & cry to beet the
band & then his ma came & a dUzzen
other wimmen & they telefoned to
the polise & the fire stashUn and the
humane society
a cop come went away & a hui
name Teller came & says we cant get
that cat out but willie farweH cried
& he says he will try, & he called
the firemen to come & they come &
tore OF the top Of the well, & coodent
see down because it was dark
then 2 cops came & said get some
ladders & a fireman got ladder but
it woodent reech the bottom & they
got 2 & spIced them together
q fireman went down & got out the
cat
well, said 1 of the cops, if billy
stout had been here he Good have
got it out with out getting eVy boldly
in town bizzy on the job
he fggered it that the city had lost
about 81 dollers because it had taken
the time of 2 cops, 6 firemen, hui
name agent & 2 white wings to get
that cat
when wiIlie's dad got home that
mite, he got sore because he wood
have to put new cover on. the well,
& he took that cat that mite after will
lie was to sleep & tied it to a stone & |
carried it over to the river
so you see it was cleer loss -tO-l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-27
CONE OUT To
THE: SMOKER
MONDAY NIGHT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEEDS
ASSISTANCE OF EVERY MEM
eER - NEW OFFICERS TO BE
NOMINATED.

The present officers and directors
of the Chamber of Commerce want to
impress upon the minds of every
member to be present at the meet
ing and smoker Monday night when
nominations of officers and directors
for the coming year will be named.
The present set of officers believe
Ardmore should give better support to
the Chamber of Commerce, and want
to increase the membership to at least
500 before the end of another year.
The officers also want to impress
upon the minds Of the members that
It is not alone sufficient to be merely
a paying member, but want every
member to come out to the meetings
when called and take an active part
in local affairs.
Meetings of the Chamber OF Com
merce are called only when there is
some vital question: affecting the in
dustrial growth of the city, TO be dis
cussed, and for that reason they want
every member to become an active
worker for the upbuilding of the city.
At the meeting Monday night sew
eral matters that are under advise
ment will be up for discussion, and it
is the desire of the officers that every
member be on hand promptly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-27
FURNITURE
HAS NOT YET
ARRIVE D
POSTMASTER AND ASSISTANTS
ARE IMPATIENT TO GET IN
STALLED IN NEW FEDERAL
BUILDING ABOUT COMPLETED.

Postmaster c. l.. Byrne had hoped
to be installed in the new federal
building by this time, but owing to
the fact that the furniture has been
delayed, it is impossible to state just
when the transfer will be made.
Several of the federal officials have
taken possession, however, as they a.
ready We're supplied with furniture
and fixtures, notably the field office
of the Indian service under Col. S.
A. Mills has been transferred and is
now transacting routine business from
the new building.
Under Col Mills who is field clerk,
is Arron Homer, assistant clerk, Mel
son Wall, Interpreter, Nelson l.. Crapo,
appraiser, and Charles NJ. Neal gov
ernmcnt farmer Russell Brown, pro-
bate attorney for the Choctaws and
Chickasaws for this district, together
with his clerk Peter Harber also has
offices with the field clerk. United
States Deputy Marshal Dick Hignight
has transferred his quarters to the new
building also.
The county farm demonstration
agent will not have offices in the new
building. The government merely
pays part of his salary and he is
usually given office space at the cham.
ber of commerce or commercial clubs
in cities where he is located. The Of
fees of the Indian agent are on the
third floor of the new building and as
the elevator is not in commission as
yet, it necessitates a long climb for
those who have business to transact
with the department
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-27
Not Seriously Ill.

William Felter. the grocer. who
was taken suddenly ill Friday, was
confined 10 his bed yesterday. He
has no fever and his physician does
not think his trouh'e will last but q
short time. Mr.. Felker Is one Of the
h"rdost working men in Ardmore. and
his physician and family will see
that he takes a needed rest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-27
PERSONALS
a :: II :. II u ., II u = u e u u = q

q. X. Dardcn of Lone Grove was in
the city yesterday on business.
DR.. Perry, president of the Texas
Military College at Terrell. Tex. Is in
the city the guest of superintendent
Richards of the city schools.
Mrs. NJ. c. Herbert who has been
i'll for several weeks is still quite
sick at her home on Second avenue,
northwest.