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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
KEEP PIGS HEALTHY.
Carefully Guard Against Insects and
Intestinal Worms.

\ great deal can he done to increase
The profits from hogs 10y good are i'm
other respects as we'll as in feed. BY
this is meant providing comfortabl bic
slcepill" quarters. keeping the hogs
free OF parasites. such as worms and
lice. and 10y providing q constant SUP
ply OF fresh water.
If pigs are Wormy it is impossible to
make I; profit ON them. Usually it is
not a difficult matter To get rid of
worms. Il good treatment being the
use of one t~ca>pOonful of 1urpentinc
for each eighty pounds live weight of
pigs fed in the Slop once a day for
three days. Neither will pigs that are
lousy make I; profit. To get rid of ljcc
dipping in Il solution "f amy n of the
standard coal tar dips is about the
easiest and best method. Two. din
pings will he necessary to completely
eliminate tho lice. the second to follow
about eight or ten days after the first.
The best means of preventing hogs
from becoming infested with lice i'm
the first place is to provide in the
yards several hog oilers" which arc
patent devices in the form of rubbing
posts. which arc automatically kept
continuously oiled. 50 that when a hog
rul'> against the post to scratch him
self nc gets that part Of his body We'll
oiled. by using a preparation of crude
oil in these oilers lice can Very effcc-
lively DC kept nut Of Il drove Of hogs.
rpbl nonlnS ,f sy,,arlino n,roi,,rt
worms and I" insure general health
and thrift in q group Of hogs Is to have
before them continuously or 70 feed
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

warns. however. when llc speaks of
the kaiscr,S personally written letter.
He was particularly happy that the
kaiSer congratulated him on his twelfth
victory at the very IN when his
fighting unit was able to report to head
quarters his thirteenth. The story GOO
that the kaiser crossed ont "tWelf1h'.
and wrote over it ~'thirtpenih." remark
ing. zone cart write MS fast as I'M
mclmann shoots. He has received
GcrmallN'S highest military decoration.
the order Pour lie Meritc.
Lieutenant lmmcImann is II native
of SaNony and MAS educated in The mil
itary academy at Dresden. While still
in the cadet corps he showed great in
irrrSt in tho technical sciences and
wanted To join the pioneer corps. lie
WAS semi. however. I" the railroad ON
gincCring branch of the service. While
in Berlin he started TO study motor
construction. in which he became an
| expert and returned to Dresden to per-
feet Il motto which he had devised.
When the wat broke out he Went tu
tho front and was put ut work on the
li.htin. machines. I2l A
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Going to Study the Condor,

New York. June G-Jp in the Andes
10000 feet or moro is n region which
DR.. Frank NJ. Chapman. curator Of
orni1l,olo@N at tn" American Museum
OF Natural History, proposes to explore
AS leader of a new expedition. lie will
inauguratc IA system of exchange of
specimens and data With scientific in
s1itu1ion> in South America with n
view to c"-opcratin" with the .An,eri-
can museum. The expedition is part
of Il plan to secure several new habitat
groups Of birds in South America, in
GLIDING the condor md the rhea.
George X. therric. who accompanied
Cul"ncl Roosevelt on his trip along
the %"i.ivrr of Doubt and who WAS
also II member of the Roosevelt Hondol
expedition. and l.. f.. Millcr will az
company Hr. tllaplnall.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Electric Flag Proposed For can;t.I

es"'e rag proposed For Capital.
Washington. June 5.-Plans for IN.
erection il, this city of a large Anncr;u
can flag. 1" he shown in electric ,irhts
are to be brought to the attention NJ
the board of governors of the ro,.u
Merchants association at it's nav,
meeting l" X. +. Andrews, president
OF the organization.
since the national CONSCIOUSNESS 10
being stirred as perhaps ii has ucvor
been stirred before in a ycncratjon"
said President Andrews. IL belicv,
mat this is the logical time for tn.
business men of the country to tal,c =,
band in the promotion of this spirit of
a display of the American flag. and to
do that most effectively believe that
1t will he we'll to outline the nationa,
ensign in ~inrandescent electric lamps.
$" that tho flag will stand forth TWEEN
ty-four hours in the dav.
ut is our natural proud boast ,h,,
'hH sun never sets on the American
flag. and | believe that it will be help
full toward inspiring patriotism if we
in Washington take the lead in fine
matter.
This flag should. of course. he sct
up IN the downtown district. where i,
would NOT only be observed nightly by
the thousands Of residents who como
down I" view the shop windows. but,
would still further inspire visitors to
Washington.
II believe that the time is propitiols
for business men to have electric flags
in front Of their buildings. and. if not
that. they should throw a spotlight on
Old Glory as she waves from their
buildings"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Germany's Aviation Idol.

Berlin. June 4.-.Among Gcrmany's
war heroes none is more popular than
Lieutenant Immclmann of the German
military aerial corps. 1t is reported
that lmmelmann has brought down
thirteen enemy a%eroplancs. The aNi-
ator was recently described by a Ger
man correspondent as a modest, rrti-
cent soldier with large. quiet eyes. "Of
the dangers of his air battlcs.' says
the correspondent, "hc never speaks.
His features brighten and his voice
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Bartlett's Work Near End.

New York. June Il. Paul W. Bartlett.
an American sculptor. who is romplct-
ING his task Of the embellishments Of
the r"dimrnt on the house Wing at
Washington. spent several days in New
York recently. where he has engaged a
studio. The pcdimcmt group which Mr..
Bartlett is modelling is a colossal array
Of sculpture and will iii q space eighty
feet long. the height in the facade
reaching about twelve feet. Tho
sculptor has been engaged upon the
various figures for five years.
The figures are being carved in mar
bic. and, according I" present plans,
the group will he installed With appro-
pirate ceremonies early this summer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
1ilIaae Of Orchards.

The use of poor tools or of tools llll-
suited to the use of orchard tillagn as
well as too much horsepower are fire.
%quently responsible for unnecessary
cost in the tillagc of orchards. There
is /" ono orchard operation that will
probably allow more economy than
that Of l%illa-r. Few growers have
studied closely enough the apparent eff
t~icienry and value Of such tools as the
disk. sprin. tooth harrow and Il good
wec1cr. Nor have they worked ont
the most economical size Of the lHr-
rows, which may be obtained in diff
ferent lcn-ths from ten feet up. The
ilnplcmcnt of proper dimensions will
have !; great deal to do with thr off
cheney and cost of the work.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
To Study In Bomb Area.

Berlin. June L.. What is said to be
the only university in the world where
students will study to the accumpani-
mcnt of heavy canilonading is Franz
Josef university at C'zcrnowitz. which
after being closed for two years has
resumed despite the visits Of bomb
dropping Russian tlierS and which is.
in fact. still within range of the Rus
Sian guns.
Ihc university suffered no amawc
from tho temporary tenancy of Cos
sacks since last fall. Professors of
Greek and the oriental Theological fac
ultv have been ready for classes for
some time. and now the p~hilosuphicaI
and Jurisprudence departments are TO
resume. Considerable pride is felt by
Tcutons that this eastern hulwark of
German kultur is rcopcnjn- despite tho
proximity of the enemy.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
AGlanceatCu rrentTopics and Events

Gig of one mile. Within Il short
time he is confident he will make it
possible for Il flying machine four
mlleS III h air to control the torpedo
ana send ii against Il WarShip twenty
el%ht miles from shore. by repeated
experiments he has proved that his
torpedo can hit a bamboo rod an inch
In diameter standing upright in the
Water ten out of fifteen times at a
distance Of three and Il half miles.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
BUSY BEES IN WINTER.

ia" I're ullloId> his reputation for in
hn>lrN THROUGHOUT Tho winter months
H> we'll as curing the summer. Rcin-
susceptible 10 cold. the t,rc mus. turn
ism. winch III bees is 50 highly de
Vcl"petl III tho storing Of food and car
ln- for the young. is also the basis for
iii" heating system,
IT was found Ivy experiment ina,
Gully the shell Of the rhls1cr made bv
the bees in roll weather is rumpart,
This is formed 10y one 10 several law
ers of bees all solidly arranged with
their heads inward. their hairs inter
I'll 1hls arrangement is perfect
Tor conservation of the heat within.
Except Tor an occasional shiftin. Of
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Zeppelin" For Our Navy,

Fl%liladclNhjn. Jnnc !. Tic FlnladcI-
pllia nav yard is to have "A diri.ihle
similar To the German ZcpIplins, 4.
Connecticut company will build a dir
iyihIc l.n feet long. Tho cas- bag will
he lhirly-lWo feet in diameter. and tho
machine will have Il >Icc, Of thirty
tive or forty miles I'm hour, Tho dir
i:lhlc VIII carry three az four persons
and will have :: cruising radius o $50
miles.
Experts from the Zeppelin factories
in Germany are being employed upon
the dl1=lblcs that will be used by the
United States army and navy.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Find Canal Vulnerable.

Panama. June D That the Panama
canal can hr interrupted sllcccSSfullv
ly q land attack over the toughest
jungle trails has been demonstrated in
the view If Rrigndicr General Clarence
X. Edwards. commander Of the canal
z"nc. hy the war Which,
were concluded recently by an engage
mcnt bet wccn the attacking red army
and tho blue defenders.
The forces came together IN the vi
rinitN Of Chorrc,n after q forced march
on the part OF tho 'cnrmy" through the
ro1l.hcst jungle country in Panama.
The red army made a hike Of twenty
n miles on the last day despite Il Nir-
tna|ly cnntinnal rain.
The gngcmcn' was totally mex
perted. owing to the rapid march, of
the attackers, and occurred during a
dense downpour. The defenders were
finally compelled to retreat.
"DtiiccrS ON the iS1hmuS seem to
think" said General Edwards. that
important lessons have hccn learned
from the manclvrr>. They think that
if ii determined enemy was allowed to
land unmolrSted 10y strong opposition
he could interrupt the canal and that
the only safety lies in additional troops
and that adequate roads in all parts of
the republic for supply trains and ar
tillcry are absolutely essential
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
A New War Official,

Washington. June e. William Mo,ll-
ton lnGraham of Portland. Me-. who
was recently appointed assistant sec
Rotary of war by President Wilson. is
practically unknown in national poll
ties. Tie succeeds Henry $. Rrcckcn-
ridge. who resigned when former Sec
rctary OF War Lindlcy NJ. Garrison re
lilllui>llcd his position as head of the
war department.
Whcn MIR. lngrallam'S name was
first suggested for the position he was
taking q vacation in Cuba. At the re-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Would Breed Army Horses.

Washington. Juno q. In an effort to
improve the stock of horses for mill
tary purposes Senator l'ittman of Ne
yada introduced Il bill appropriHting
100000 for the purchase by the roy
crnment of pure bred stations which
would be lent to owners of sound mares.
\ similar bill has been introduced in
the house Ivy Representative ScnIly Of
Now Jersey.
According to Il census recently made
under the direct ION of tho u~uartermaS-
ter general of the army. Of the :pO,OUD
horses in tho United States less than
..,n,oU arc tit for military purposes.
Army experts estimate that this supply
would last only Il few months in ease
of h"Stilities and that after that info
rior mounts would have to be used.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Episcopal Pension Fund Gets $4,000, 900

New York. June G.-TMo millions Of
the So.OWn,OnO which the Episcopal
church pension fund hopes TO raise
for the relief of its aged clergy has
already been pledged. This has been
accomplished in three months. The
campaign will continue until March of
next year. whom Bishop Lawrence of
Massachusetts. head of tho fund, is
sure the required amolln, will have
been obtained.
In every diocese of the United States
hearty support has been given this
movement. Each diocese has its own
committee. and these arc all RESPONSE
Bile to the national committee, which
has offices at II Wall street.
The plan provides that every clergy
man shall be eligible for retirement
at the 9 of SiXtN-eight upon a mini
mum life annuity of 5000 a year. The
full amount paid each man will be
determined by taking ia per cent Of
his average salary and multiplying it
by his years Of service. No annuity
will total more than 10 per cent of the
average annual salary and none will
be for less than StOu There are III
ministers in the church today who will
be eligible to retire from, active sorry
ice as Don as the fund begins opera
tons.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Give Their Sons to France.

Paris. .lnne Il. Generals who have
exercised commands during the war
have had a total Of l%hirty-six sons and
sOns-in-laW killed in action.
Genera! de Castclnall has lost three
ons. General F%'aurlic ii son and >on-in-
laW. General BailIioud u son and a SON
in-laW. General de Maud'huy a SOD,
General d'.Alnade a son. General Dessi-
rier three sons. General de Pouytlra-
gum two sons General ~Iteynouard two
SONS, Genera de I~.ardclnelle tWo cons,
General .Navlaud two SONS. General
Ganeval a s%on-in-laW General Gancval
himself n killed at the DardancIles,,
General de la .N~anouvelle tive sons.
General Ehcnar Il son. General de Be
mott a son. General Bonnal a son. Cen
eral Gle MOndeSir Il >un-in-lAw. General
de NaSSart ii >nn-im-law ". Genera
F'aldnr ), SON. General tlaillev "A on.
Rear Admiral .Amot Il ON. Genera de
MOrlaincOnrt Il >nn-iI-laW. Genera
louis Il son. Genera turNiSart Il son.
Genera de l~.cStrac Il sou. Genera dc
l.eStapiS n son. General Runfait a son
and General n~ioudonne Il sou.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Need Men on Earns.

Employment agents in tho cities arc
bcSle@cd with requests from farmers
and gardeners for farm workers and
mixers at from 81, to $50 a mouth,
with board and lodging. For every
ten demands made for this class Of rm-
pi"yccS only one m@l is supplied. and
frequently he i Inexperienced and nm
able /" perform the duties required.
Employ mcut agents are doing their ut.
most I" obtain farm and garden work
rr> NY offering highly increased wages
hu' their appeals are nmhcpdcu.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
TESTING SEEDS SIMPLE
MATTER.

Two methods for testing the
small seeds. such rs timothy. or.
rhHru grass. rloverS and the like.
vary only in the materials used
1" keep the moisture near the
seeds. Sometimes bI"tting paper
is used and al other times cloth.
Two plates are taken and a sheet
nf hlottlnG paper put on each
plate. The two papers arc mluI>
tened quite ii little. the counted
seed placed upon paper ana
the plate with the other paper
inverted over the first plate. The
plates tend to hold in the moiS-
lure, but they should h" rNHm
med every day until the test i
finished for fear the blutlcr> .ri
too dry. Farm Progress.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

worth Of feed was purchased from the
outside for each COW i'm the herds. On
Tho six best farms each cow received
So worth of purchased feed.
The conclusion cannot he drawn that
the buying of feed from outside sources
is to he recommended and the row
ing of feed at home to be DISCOURAGED.
lratcs added I" home grown feeds i'll
crease the earning power of the homo
crops
1t pays TO give the COWS what they
need.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

regularly about once Il week Il prepara-
ton made 10y thoroughly mixing two
bushels of wood ashes or p%ulyerize,I
charcoal. M peck Of air slakel lime.
one gallon of %pulverjzed copper sui
phatc. one quart of salt and pint
of flowers OF sulphur. The best meth
cd of feeding this is to place a guam
get at it continuously. as they will eat
very little Of it at a time, and there
is no danger of any of them getting
too much.-Bulletin North Dakota Ex-
pertinent Station.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

position the bees forming tho >llcil are
quiet. Eul within the Shell strange
things are going Oh.
II is here that the heat is generated.
And the antics are not unlike oar uW
when Wc arc cold. The bees ar" pack
ed loosely within the shell 50 that
there IS plenty Of space for many bees
t" !" exercising al a time. Rapid
tanning of the wings. Shakin" the body
from side to side. rapid brca,hin. and
other movements arc all part of the
scheme Tor raising the temperature.
In II particular instance. wllclI a bee
had been rapidly tanning with his
wings for sever aud a half minutes,
tho thermometer nearest him rose half
a degree F~.-Pcarsous Weekly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

as roastcrs Tor less than they would
bring in the carly summer.
| make II il practice nov to sell all
! do not want to keep as breeders as
s"ol as the fowls weigh between Il
pound and two pounds apiece, depend
Ing somewhat on market conditions.
This gives the pullets more room and
they will d" much better. Here is my
method Of fattening: ! pick out those
! want TO market about ten days be-
fore killing, pen them up in t1o"ks of
fifty each in n pen of about thirty
square feet Of floor space.
n hopper containing grit. oyster shell
and charcoal is hung in the pen. They
are given two drinkin. dishes in each
pen. II is filled up with sweet skim
milk and the other With fresh water.
Three times a day the following fatten-
ing mash is fed; Three pounds each
screened beef scrap. wheat middlingS
and wheat bran. onc pound fine bone
meal and six pounds cornmnal. This
is mixed with either sour milk or sweet
skimmilk. Only as much is fed at Il
time as the birds will eat up clean.
The greatest proraution is employed
not TO let any food sour or leave any
sour food or milk before the fowl.
keep the following" dry mash al
ways before them in self feeding hop
pers, m in each pen: Three pounds
cach wheat middlingS. wheat bran.
breadrrumbs. rolled oats ami rurnmeal:
four pounds screened beef SCRAP and
one pound fine hunemcal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
! THINGS the Farmer Likes to Know
SURPLUS %COCKERELS.
Method Of Fattening the Fowls intend
ed For the Market.

At this season most puultrynrl have.
or soon will nave. IL number of surplus
~cockcrrlS. writes Il correspondent of
the Orange Judd Farmer. The very
best thing to do with these is to fattcn
and market them when they weigh he
tween a pound aud 1w" pounds apiece.
! have often kept and fed my surplus
until fall and then sold the rockcrclS
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

Added to the Latter That Civ the
Best Results.
Cows are helm. asked today to pro
duce at the pail. They may or they
ma not have the color tina denotes
perfection. They may OF they may not
have q large pSru1chcun or mirror. but
they must be able to produce profit
ably. says tho Farm and Fire>ide.
At the same time that this is true it
might be said. if the COWS could speak.
tina, they are requiring OF the owner q
proper consideration at the feed box,
II is A rule that works both ways
tina, is. if the profits are what they
may be.
An Ohio county through its county
agent is pointing to this fact in Il ON
plicateu table ~ facts and figures.
which 80 Ia show that on the forty
nine farms in The county producing
2 labor income rf nothing or less the
sum received for every 500 feed con
snmed was SSh. On the six best farms
In the county for each 500 ted there
was q retur Of S1SS.
These facts are interesting in the
light of the corresponding figures at
footing the feed that was purchased in
each case. On the forty-ninc farms 50
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
Government Buys Aerial Torpedo.


WASHINGTON, .Innlc >. John Hays
Hammond. .Ir.. has given the cn,lu-
try an example of III" Kind of Amor
irani>m which puts service 1u his
country above personal gain. He has
sold to the Government all of tho pat
rutS- l9S of them and the exclusive
rights to Il device for c%n11roIlin. the
course of t"rltd"c> 10y r~nli"dNnamic
forces. either from The shore. or from
acroplanr>. which will insure their
striking their marks AT Il maximum dis
lance OF tWcnty-cioht miles.
The price he will receive for his in
yentiOn S1.u.UM WAS fixed Ivy Il
board of military and naval experts
without bargaining on his part. and il
is said ON reliable authority to rrprc-
sent very little moro than he has ac,ll-
ally spent tn hrin. his device 10 its
present state of perfection.
SO far Mr.. hammond has been able
to strike moving vessels at Il distance
of eight miles from a land controlling
station. 1t can he controlled Will
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

The runners are of > by SIS. the frame
work of = by As. aud the stats forming
the \ trouchS are 10y Is. The plan
rlnarly shows nov TO make this feed
rack Mail and Breeze.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
A Feed Rack,

This rack is 50 simple OF conStruc-
tioll that we give no material bill for
il. Besides, the length and width will
depend upon Your individual needs.
You can hitch a team TO one end Of
this unique rack and easily move it.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

Too much emphasis cannot be
placed on the Importance of good
forage III PORK production. Ray A..
Gatewood Of the Kansas experiment
station recently made the state
n1ent that spring pigs fed on foras &c
crops will make five times as much
profit aa those fed in dry lots. The
SOW and litter here shown are of
the Chester White breed.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30

The pure bred Guernsey COW Bel
dame ~. herewith pictured is a fine
specimen of tile breed. She is Own
Ell by Elorhan Farms, Madison. y.
j.. Rellalne IN. has a record at two
Years of age Of l0.0o6 pounds of milk
containing A51,SS pounds of fat.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-30
PURCHASED FEED.
FiQureS Show Cows Thrive Best
on Bought Fodder.
GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED

Ohio Comparison Proves That Buying
From Outside Sources Is Profitable,
but Home Grown Crops Shouldn't Be
Discouraged. as It Is the Former
Added to the Latter That Give the
Best Results.