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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18

The greatest thing in the world Il
Cor. Xiii: temperance leSsonD. Mem
oriZe verses i. !. Golden Text. Now
abideth faith. hope. love. these three.
and the greatest of these is love Il Cor.
xiii. 49,.
The Lesson Explained. Verses ID
Loves necessity.
In talking to Martha Jesus had said.
"Martha. YOU are concerned With many
things. whereas but one thing is neceS-
saly." In an entirely different connec-
ton Paul says practically the same
thing to this Corinthian church. It has
been worried about any number of
things. as the preceding chapters will
show. And Paul has been willing
enough to discuss those things. But
now he breaks off to show that. after
all. there is but one thing that is really
necessary. And he does it i'll such Il
careful. courteous way as to hurt no.
body's feelings. IF | speak" he says,
not. If you do" with the tongues
of men," The possession of e"stuti"
loIlSlNS ll<iu Itt''4IN "iN t'N 80
mon and highly priced privileges Of
certain Christians. While apparently
beside themselves with rapture they
would utter words which none could
understand. but which We're supposed
to be in the language of Il higher realm.
In fact, speaking with these tongues
came to be such Il feature of Christian
gatherings in Curinth that Paul is
forced to devote most of the next chap
ter to warnings against its abuse. "Of
Angels If he should come into pos
session of a tongue more crstatir than
they had even dreamed OF. diligently
as they had sought them. 'Rut have
not love" If there is none of the
spirit of love in my speech. The trans
lution of the revised version is to be
preferred to that Of the King james
version. since "charity" has lost the
meaning intended by the translators of
1911. %"Suunding brass or Il changing
cymbal.' Instrument producing q
leafcning and unplcu>ing sound. Paul
means that his words would amount tC
lust so much noise. Gift of prophc
cy." Another possession eagerly sought
hy Christians. We have records OF
quite Il number of prophets in the early
church. Know all mysteries and al
knowledge" Some OF the Corinthian,
had held that the church needed a lead
or of deeper and wider knowledge thar
was raul'S. Faith. SO as to emo
mountains" \ proverbial figure. mean
ing enough faith to overcome the great
est difficulties. II am nothing" L
makes no difference how much have
if l have not love | am nothing.
Verses l-7.-LOve'S behavior.
Having said all these things ahou'
the necessity of o and having shown
| how destitute is the man who does no
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
SACRED TREE OF SPAIN,
And It's Connection With the Ancient
Euskarian LANGUAGE.

H'a IT'S connection WIN the Ancient
Euskarian Language.
You all know about the Charter oak.
that tree that figured in the fight for
independence of the American colonies,
and perhaps you have heard of other
trees with national significance.
Did YOU ever lcar of the sacred free
of Spain and the means by which it is
rcrpetuatcd? 1t stands close to the
town of GucrnicH, in Riscay. and under
its spreading foliage the general Jun
taS are i~nauguratcn. Several ccntu-
licS ago. when Spain was a loosely
tied bundle of more or loss indie pendcnt
states, the lords of Bisray took their
oath under one of the parents of this
same tree. where Il stone bench was
provided for their use. as symbolic OF
the enduring solidity of their reign.
In some Respects the tree shows Il deep
or symbolism than is TO he found in
the bench of heWn stone. for both tho
family dignity and the Eusknrian Ian
guagc are handed from father To son.
In that Isolated region Il form OF
speech that is utterly different from
both French and Spanish has been
maintained since the beginnings of Eu-
roptnn civilization because each father
made it his business to inStiIl into his
eldest son the idea that it was his
duty to pcrpctuatr his language and
the peculiar institutions of his race.
The tree of the H:lSJ,ps is one of the
hardest of all the hardy things to he
found around the bay of EiScay and
the IyrencrS mountains. The one that
is now standing was taken from the
parent tree in 1880 and had been grow
ing for thirty years when its %3OO-ycar-
Old prugrlitnr Slccnm|c1 to age and a
hard Wind>turm. Another shoot was
started from this one forty years ago.
vt. Louis Glohc-l)cmocrat.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
FATALITY IN A WORD.
Why France Changed the Name of the
"Life Saving Belt"

Why France Changed the Name of the
"Life Saving Belt"
\ vivid illustration of the power Of
mere words Owe human beings was
once brought to the attention of French
people by Frnnrislue Snrcry.
After the wreck of the B%ourgognc
many passengers were found floating
drowned with life prcScrvprS ON. These
life prrSrrNrrS were fastened upon the
bodies. but round the middle instead
of nupr the arms. and the greater
weight of the upper part of the body
had tipped the head under water and
the person Of course was inevitably
drowned.
Now it appears that the greater num-
Ter of the persons so drowned were
French. The French term for life pro
server IS rrlntlIr" dc SalNctagp. or life
saving belt" This Wur,l cpinturp sug-
-e>tS to the mind in its moments of
disorder and unrcuainrss. such as q
great catastrophe brings. the idea of
putting on a belt, and as a belt is put
round the waist and nowhere else the
frightened person instinctivrly adjusts
the life %prcScrvrr close about the hips.
The result is that as Soon as the
person 5" provided falls into the watcc
his body tips over. with the heavier
part downward. and the head is plung.
ed beneath the surface.
The word "bclt," therefore. was tho
cause of the loss of many lives in the
Bolr-ogllc disaster. Snrccy according
~ proposed to countelact the fatal eff
feet of the French word by remaining
the article and calling it Il hraSSierc.
which is a kind of waist. and by bring
ING the word bras. or arm. to mind to
Just underneath the arms.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
Drydockinu a Warship.

One of the operations Il naval officer
diSlikcS more than anything else is
docking Il hiy warShip to undergo re-
pairs. 1t is unr of the most difficult
and tricky jobs Imaginable. and the
slightest rHrrlp>sncsS may mean mighty
costly damage.
Before being 1loatcd into the dock
the vessel is usually lightcucd of every
thing that can he easily taken from
her. and then she is lowed in by tugs.
The greatest care has to he taken to
get the huge mass to float in exactly
its proper position 50 that when tn"
water is pumped out of the dock it
will come To rest nlHl the keel blocks
in such Il way that its great weight is
evenly distributed. These bic repair
ing docks. Oh craving docks. as they
are usually called, are built in Il series
of steps. so that they are much mar
rover at the bottom than at the top.
These steps give support to the halks'
of timber which keep tho vessel up
right.
\ float. called Il "markcr.' is used
to show that the huttlrShip is in its
right position before the water is
drained away. Amy characterization ana
the vessel might heel over. and there i,
no stopping Il 2l.nU0 ton ship when it
begins doing that.-Hcarson'S
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
Robertson Fleet Of Foot,

If Dave Robertson. the Giants out
fielder, ever is of a mind to 90 against
the circling the base record. which is
now held by Hans Lobert at Is 10 sec
onds. New York experts are of the
opinion that he can beat the mark
easily.
Robertson will make Ty Cobb. Max
Carey. Clyde Milan and other base
runners celebrated for their speed look
slow. He probably could not only lead
any one of them by ten feet in going
around the bases. but he looks a foot
faster going to first than any man i'll
the big show today.
Bert Shotton of the st. Louis Browns
is a streak going to first. He pulls
the average intield in ten feet when he
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
Original Era of Good FeeIinu.

The phrase applied to the adninistra-
ton of James Monroe. "the era of good
feeling first appeared in q Boston
newspaper. the Columbian Sentinel of
July 10, 1877. From that time until
the present hour the two auminiS1ra-
tons of Monroc-a period of eight
Years. 1917 to 1S25-are referred To in
the terms of the newspaper paragraph
which so APPLY expressed the public
sentiment of the day.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
-Circuitous Route,

Mrs, Wayupp Where did Mrs. De
Style get her new hat: Mrs. RIaSe-
That's Il problem. She bought ii with
the money which her husband Dor
rnWcu from her uncle, who had Won it
in Il poker game from her brother. to
whom she had loaned it shortly after
her mother had taken it from her
fathers pockets and given it to her for
Il birthday preScnt.-IittShuroh Chron-
iclc'Ttle@raph.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18

have been taken to care for
the health of the American
troops at the Mexican border. Pre-
cautions have been taken to elm
mate the mistakes made during the
Spanish war. and assurance is given
that there will he no recurrence of the
insanitary conditions or outbreaks of
p%reventable diseases which occurred
then.
Since that time great strides have
been made in the matter of sanitary
education and training" according to
the statement made public by the
army medical department. And the
line of the army upon which rests the
obligation of carrying out the sanitary
recommendations of the medical de-
partment is far better Informed of
the dangers Of diseases and the neces-
sity and means of preventing them.
Lessons In Cuba and Canal.
During the period since the Spanish
war the energies of the army medical
department have been largely devoted
to disease prevention on a vast scale.
and most gratifying results have been
attained by the investigation into the
cause of disease and practical SANTA
ton applied by army medical officers
In Cuba, Panama and the Philippines
have set the standard for the world
in respect to disease prevention.
"In the application of these general
measures to local camps and com
mands the first step has been the APP,
pOintment of a regular medical officer
to have supervisory charge of santa
tion and mastering in. AS soon as
these militia troops become United
States volunteers by being mustered il
a regular army medical officer is for
mally assigned them as sanitary in
Hpector. Where large groups are to
gether field service regulations requir.
that the medical officer detailed as san
itary inspector shall be experienced il
such matters.
with respect to typhoid fever
which was the great source of sick
ness in the camps Of the Spanish wal
this disease now gives relatively littl'
concern as a result of the effective
protective NEGOTIATIONS worked out b.
the army medical department and sys
tematically carried out ON all regula
troops on enlistment. With this pro
tective incubation of course 20 Othe
measures calculated to protect againS
not only typhoid. but other diseases a
well.
Anti-typhoid lnoculations.
"While anti-typhoid incubation ha
not Deer required Of the militia. ever.
effort has been made to bring it abou
in the past through the protection o
organizations by voluntary s%ubjectio1
to this procedure. AS sOOn as they ar
mustered into the service as Cnite'
States volunteers they will be give
the full course Of three anti-typhoi'
NEGOTIATIONS. extending YER a periot
of twenty days. The above measure
are so effective that in the camp o
1900 at Texas City for nearly tw
years not a single case of typhoid de
veloped.
lone of the diseases which has givel
the armies Of Europe great concerl
during the present al has been ty
plus fever. which ragged particularly IL
Servia with great violence. This dis
ease is epidemic in Mexico. and tn
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
Joe Tinker Has School.

Joe Tinker. manager of the Chicago
Cubs. sprung the latest wrinkle in the
national pastime recently when a or
respondence school of baseball was
launched under his name. The articles
of incorporation We're issued 10y Score
tary of State Stevens to the Joe Tinker
Bureau of Baseball instruction. Chica-
go. The capital stock was given at
$ 1000.
The object is to give and furnish by
correspondence or otherwise instruc-
lions in the game of baseball. Tinker
will be the dean of the new institution.
Assisting him in dispensing the INSIDE
stuff on how to become Il Ty Cobb or
Il Christy M%athcwson will be Percy
Skillen. former pitching star of Dart
mouth. and Joseph y. Bishop.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
Here's an Odd Play.

An odd play came up in a Moline
Davenport game recently. An out
fielder got an assist on a strileoHt.
The batter swung at the third one. the
catcher let it get by. The batter hest
tated about running to first. and the
catcher threw to that base. 1t was a
wild throw. and the right fielder. back
ing up. GOT the ball and fired it back t.
first before the stupid base runner
could reach the bag.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
c. Whites Brother Quits.

Morris .AnchowitZ has quit his job of
training Charley White because Char
lev makes him nervous. AS they are
brothers. that is not at all unnatural or
strange. But before quitting Charles
%-Anchowitz Mawruss .Anchowitz back
cd an old fight expert into the corner
and said:
He makes me so nervous. He's al
ways asking me to do something or
other. When the weeks over I'm SO
money"
Boy. hither With q bronze tablet. four
feet wide and nine feet high. properly
inscribed. for .AnchoWitZ. Morris.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
Uncle Sam Learned His Lesson
From Cuba and the Panama
Canal Protection Against Ty-
phoid - Work of Red Cross.
Base Hospitals Established.

war department outlined
the systematic measures which
have been taken to care for
q the health Of the American
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
Fulton and the Clermort.

The first trip OF Robert Fulton up
the Hudson river in the Clcrmont was
thus described in the American Citi-
zen of Aug. II. 1910:
MIR. Fultpn's ingenious Steam Boat.
invented with Il View to the Naviga-
ton of The Mississippi from New Or
leans upwards. Sails today from the
North River. near the State Prison. to
Albany. The Nelusity of The Steam
Boat is Calculated at our miles an
hour. 1t is said that it will make Il
progress of tive against The Current
of The Mississippi. and if so it will
certainly be Il Very valuable acquisi-
ion to the Commerce of the Western
States.
According to Edward IIawaman
Halls history. the tlermont made the
trip to Albany in thirty-two hours.
The state prison referred to stood on
the block in New York now bounded
by Washington. West Tenth. West and
Charles streets. in old Greenwich viii
lage.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
Topics OF the Sport World :
By SQUARE DEAL
By SQUARE DEAL


is at bat. This is necessary because
on an ordinary boundcr the inticlder
cannot complete the mechanics OF his
play-the fielding and throwing of the
ball-fast enough to intercept Shotton
at first when playing back.
Robertson. it seems. is faster than
Shotton. \ race between the two on
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18

micrO-organisns, causes and transmission
OF disease, quarantine, disinfectlon. fulml-
cation.
Lesson Food, water, ice, their selec-
ton, care and prevention of contamina-
ton.
Lesson 3.--Air, ventilation, heating, light
ing, soil, sewage. garbage, the house, its
location. arrangement of rooms and fur
nishings.
Lesson 4.-Care of the house. cleaning
after contagious diseases, the laundry,
general laundry work, care of clothing
after contagious diseases.
Lesson 5.-Personal hygiene. care of the
body, diet. excretions, sleep, rest and rec
r%eation. exercise and clothing.
Lesson G,-Beds, mattresses, pillows, bed
protection, bedding, care of beds, bedmak-
ing.
Lesson ..-Bednaking continued. care OF
helpless patients, carrying and home prep
arations for the sick and injured.
Lesson S.-General considerations of the
care of the sick, model sickroom, daily
routine. prevtion of bed sores. care OF
helpless and unconscious patients, the
skin and its functions, baths.
Lesson 9.-The use Of sickroom appli-
ances and substitutes, local applications,
administration of enemata
Lesson Assumptions of disease, respi-
ration. pulse, temperature.
Lesson ll.-Bandu2ing, use of bandages
application of b~andages.
Lesson 12.-Injulies in which the skin is
not pierced or broken, bruises, strains
sprains, dislocations, fractures.
Lesson 13.-lnjuries in which the skin / is
pierced or broken, wounds. emergency
care of wounds
Lesson 1i-Shock and it's treatment
bleeding, symptoms of hemorrhage and
its control.
Lesson l5.-Accidents. burns and scalds
prevention of fire, putting out fires, res
cue of persons from fires, eNtillsuiShIne
burning clothing, frostbitc, freezing, sui
location. artificial respiration, f%ainting.
\ fee of 30 cents is required from
each student. Before beginning tho
course of instruction 4 list of names OF
the members of the class must be sen,
to the department of instruction fol
women at the headquarters of the
American Red Cross. Washington.
Base Hospitals on Border.
Adequate preparations to preServ(
the health of troops now at the border
have been completed.
Base hospitals capable of caring fol
800 patients each have been establish
cd at SAN Antonio and ut Fort Bliss
There also is Il smaller base hospital a
Douglas. AriZ. Arrangements have
been made to establish other hase hos
pitfalls. at Fort Crockett. near Calves
ton: Eagle Pass, Laredo and No@alpS
Camp hospitals have been established
all along the border. In the army Their,
are seven field hospitals and seven am
hulan"e companies. The natiOna
guard adds to this force twenty-five
field hospitals and twenty-five nlnbu
lance companies. Steps have been Ia
ken to equip all field ambulance com
lanieS with motor ambulanCrs an,
each field hospital with Il motor truck
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18

the hunt and run to first would be en-
tertainin@.
1t would seem that n day set aside
compete in running. throwing. batting.
etc. would be a profitable thing. as
certainly it would be cdifying. The
records of the mechanical part of the
game are poorly kept and seldom al
ludrd to-. 4 baseball field day would
he more interesting than Il track meet.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-10

Dear Editor:
SO much has been published il.
your good paper lately regarding
Political and Otherwise. = covering
every thing from the rude conduct ol
the boys ranging over a mathlt
game in the backyard to the unloy
al practices OF our county, state and
national officers.
Now II appears 10 me that this
muck.rskirg fthese threats 70 ex.
pose this one and that one) is .
mighty cnwsrdly. tsr-f-tehed meth.
I'd to employ in adjusting existing
conditions or to increase one : pop
ularity among the voters or to
strengthen a party platform or 10
consolidate contrasting opinions
This undertaking exists through
our entire state, and has recently
caused the resignation OF our good,
Christian brother, Judge Palmer
Memphis leading Criminal Judge
| have known Judge Palmer for
twenty years. and so closely was
mis- official conduct to the lowly Naz
arine. that when he was asked for
his Goa. ian investigation he also
gave his vest (his resignation
There are always plenty OF voters
who discount the merits Of these
knockers illusions to warrant them
being withheld. A thorough can.
yass Of the voters would reveal this
fact. and would cause immediate
changes in the present tactics. rha,
old p'oyerbisl adage, kindness
wins" seems to be entirely forgot
ten.
| ann not knocking the knocker.
| am not knocking The man that is
knocked. for every time a snocker
knocks The knocker, he il Knocked
further by the knock than The man
he knocks.
WV. GRIFFITH BISH0P,
Chattanooga. Tennessee.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-10
We this fencing cheaper than NOW buy from factor
DICKSON HARDWARE COMPANY

which was such an open and nn-
necessary piece Of nepotlsm and Of
which the need and benefits are 40
uncertain. does not stand IN need
II eriliclsm--it needs defense. and
this defense shoulG come from those
sho uphold il. The bringing ia Of
the Circuit and Chancery Courts is
arau. nonsense; the cases ate in no
respect simiihr
Aad again he brings no argument
against the annexation question:
merely the objection that II lnld
entail cost. He cites tie Giles
county case, hut fcrgets to say that
the reason that Giles county retain.
ed her territory was that the bull Ms
drawn up violated the constitution,
al provision that no county line can
be- cut nearer than eleven miles To
the County Seat. Ii we can get
representatives. sufficiently we'll.
informed to draw up bills which are
mot unconstitutional, all such
trouble will he avoided.
In regard to school teachers, il
the reader will wade through his
indefinite illusions to certain
worthless taxation" he will hnd
that MIR Schnlttou claims there
ARE too many rural school TEACHERS
uow, and vet he admits they are
not the best, and are paid suthcien,
for the quality Of their services,
Thus lar | agree with him. but here
i whore We d FIR, he wants 10 wait
until W. get better teachers before
Ae increase their salary, AMI say,
iirsl Increase the salary aud then
,emand better teachers. Which Is
H. more luglea2
There is really no need to re,
mind thinking people of his slano
IN the Narcotic and Game and Fist
avs, FIR nothing has been said e
change any OF my former state,
latut- He sdmits that, and
would add fortunately the Mar
cote laws have passed beyond med
dIesane hands, and az defense oI
ais position on The Game laws. h.
makes use of that well. worn phrase
Free American Citizens with nj,
ttr disregard IT its true meaning
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-10
IN THE MAIL BOX.

To the Editor Of The Herald
..ssl was very slntl2h lhlerested ia st.t,
echmittou'- lengthy defense il
last week Herald, and wish to say
that | arr gralltied to see that he
seems to understand that my charges
oil two wesks ago were absolutely
impersonal, and consequently | can
e,sily overlook the single point ol
his remarks which seems to be per
sona. rs unintentional.
Now. | wish those who may reat
this. as well AS Mr.. Schmittou. Ia
understand that | am not running
Tor office; that | sm boosting no
cand date for an office, and that
stand for what | consider the best
interests Of the county at large, un.
biased and Unparalleled by an
personal desires, aud uninhuenced
by the probable effect certain state
ments NAV have on some ot lhr
high officials ot the county, con.
sequen,ly. when Mr. Srhultou
questions my puIiticr. he i trying
to shift the trial. as il were, from
The criminal TO the witness. am
not before the people for Office, and
nv pplfttgg an lang a. | at.nI
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-10
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