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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25

the frame, with the edges at the peak
exactly one-quarter inch apart.
The outer enclosure requires two
end pieces &C, Figs 4 and g., two side
strips (D) one inch square by the
proper length so when nailed in the
notches in end pieces G there will
be just enough space between ends
c for the inner part of the trap to
slip between. Cover the sides and top
with screen wire. The bait-pan base
&c, Figs. 2 and y should be five
inches wide and just long enough to
fit between ends A. Tack two car
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25
EertIlIzers Give ProteetIon.

Potash fertilizers to give pro
lection from frost. A French market
gardener has found that plants in a
neld strongly fortified with kainit
suffered little from a series of heavy
frosts. those on a lightly fertilized area
were more injured. and those on un-
treated land were much damaged.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25

Treves, which Nhe French airmen
have been visiting, is probably the old
est city in Germany. and contains
more Roman antiquities than any 9TH
er city in northern Europe. but its
most famous possession is the holy
coat" preserved in the cathedral. Ac-
cording to tradition, this is the iden-
teal seamless robe" worn by Jesus
Christ and gambled for by the Roman
soldiers at the foot of the cross.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25
Never Ia.

think that cooking is woman.s
work" said the young wife. Yes"
answered her husband. as he pushed
away his share Of the turkey. land I
have heard that woman's work n
never done.'
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25

Paradoxical as it may seem, kero-
sene is the best extinguisher known
for fire in baled cotton. Owing to the
fact that the cotton is highly com
presseL water will penetrate to a
depth of only an inch or so. Fire in
the baled cotton does not blaze, but
smolders. eating its way into the bale.
Kerosene quickly penetrates to the
center of the mass. Owing to the low
temperature at which the cotton burns,
however, and to the absence of flames
the oil does not take fire, but instead
chokes and smothers the fire already
started. When the fire has been ex-
tinguished the bale is opened. The oil
then evaporates quickly. leaving the
cotton practically as good as ever.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25

A fancy detached skirt yoke of sheer
material is gathered to a skirt yoke
which is already full. Little shoulder
capes appear on both dresses and
coats.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25
Birthday Present.

For birthdays the latest gift is a
MORE ribbon bracelet with the initials
or ever the whole name scrawled
across It. The ribbon is tied in a
Ieat little bow on the inside of the
wrist n fixed with a tiny gold CLASH.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25

wrestle and say: well. here l am.
beaten. no doubt, this time; BY my
own fault, too. Now, take a good look
at me. my good friends. As | know you
all want to do. and say your say out,
for ! am getting up again directly and
having another turn OF it."-Thomas
Hughes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25

II Alaska's erratic coast line was
stretched out in a straight line IL
would be longer than the entire a
line of the remainder of the United
States.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25
Saving platinum.

A process has been invented in Eng
land for welding platinum TO save the
amount of the precious metal used In
scientific Instruments.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25
Not So Bad.

"A penny for your thoughts
chirped the young lady.
well. I've had worse offers from
publishera.' responded the poet
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25
The Man vino Wins.

No two men can take a thing Just
alike. and very few can sit down quiet
W when they have lost a fall In LIES
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25

Silver and gilt buttons. globe
shaped, are especially effective as
trimming for taffeta frocks.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
Kidding Texas of Wolves.

Austin, Tex. Jan. 3.-.Although many
thousands of wolves have been killed
since the new scalp bounty law went
into effect last June, there is still
enough money in the fund %appropriat-
ed for the purpose to last several more
months.
Many professional hunters are max.
ing considerable money killing wolves.
both Of the lobo and coyote varieties.
An investigation of the predatory wild
animal pests was made by representa-
tives OF the United States department
of agriculture, and ranclmcn and farm
ers have been provided with n form,,-
In for killing. poisoning and hunting
wolves. as follows:
1.-The stock killed by wolves is main.
~ cattle. Calves and ycarlincs are
generally selected. but If these AFRO no+
available cows and even full grown
steers are killed."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
SELECTING THE EWES.
Early Maturing Lambs Make the Best
Flock lmprovers.

Early Maturing Lambs Make the Best
Flock ~lmprovers.
The man who replaces the culls from
his flock or adds to its size with eve
lambs of his own raising has an oppor-
tunity to take advantage Of several fac
tors. The W lambs retained for breed.
ing purposes should be the first horn
rather than the last. In other words
have them as nearly the same age as
possible. 1t is said by old Shepherds
that late born lambs have a tendency
to breed late. and many times they fail
to develop into good. thrifty breeding
ewes. Eve lambs that are about the
same age will usually all breed about
the same time. and hence one can ex-
pect more uniformity in the lamb crop.
Again. the early maturing eve lamb
should be retained. by so doing one
can expect to build up in the course Of
time a flock Of sheep that will produce
early maturing lambs. This is a big
factor in the business from Il market
viewpoint. for the early maturing lamb
is always by far the most profitable.
One OF the things that help Il lamb to
mature early is a mother that is a good
sucker. Here again is another factor
for the breeder to consider. The lambs
that are to remain in the flock should
be from heavy sucking ewes. There is
nothing that adds finish to the lamb
and p%alatability to the meat so much as
Il good covering of milk fat on the car
casS.
The ewes usually have the fence cor
ners. roadsides. stubble field and truck
patches cleaned up before this time Of
the year, and the wne can we'll afford
to give them plenty of feed for the
proper conditioning Of the breeding
season. On the average farm very lit
tie or nothing need be expended for
feed between the weaving and breed
ing period. This is the season of the
year sheep are a valuable asset to the
farm. for they utilize the weeds and
other products that would be consid-
cred waste if it We're not for them. BY
the time the breeding season arrives
the ewes are in good condition and
thrifty from the tender forage they
nave graZed from waste places. OF
course. in CASE the cavenge feed is
not enough to make Thorn put on
enough flesh to look plump q little har-
vest feed from the barn will add mate
rally in helping to round the ewes into
form.-C. Harper. Illinois Agricultural
College.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
Changing Field Crops.

The soil will show marked improve
mcnt because Of the various crops that
are grown, says the Orange Judd
Farmer. The wheat making the early
growth, as also all grain crops, will
need to draw heavily on plant food
when bacterial action IN the soil is
necessarily slow. For this purpose SOW
ing them on Il field that grew a crop of
corn or potatoes the year previous will
give them an advantage. There is a
better supply Of plant food and also
more moisture.
Changing, field crops gets rid of many
insect pests. soil diseases, and a bigger.
crop is to he expected. Flax wilt will
die out in from six to eight years if the
land is not sOwn to flax. Weeds are
also easily controlled when a rotation is
l:racticed. Some weeds grow only in
certain crops, so if that crop comes
oncc in four Or five years it is killed
out ent1rs1y or at least checked,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
Federal Bank For Mexico.

Mexico City, Jan. 2.-The admins
t%ration, responding to diplomatic rep
RESERVATIONS, has decided to show len
iency toward the state banks, whose
concessions We're declared forfeited.
These institutions are capitalized al
most exclusively by foreigners and
will be allowed every opportunity to
satisfy the authorities regarding their
ability to guarantee outstanding notes.
They will be invited by the admins
tration to enter with the National
bank and the Bank of London and
Mexico to form a federal bank of is
sue. Minister Nieto leaves next week
to confer with Carranza on this mat
ter. He says the commission appoint
ed to acquire the Laguna region cot
ton crop. according to CarranZa's de-
cree, acquired G.OOO,O 600 pesos worth.
The commission is now studying
means to acquire the rest.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14

Where it is obtainable, whole corn can
make up a large proportion Of the
grain ration. The object should be to
keep up a steady. thrifty growth with
put inducing surplus fat.
Scours, that bane of calfhood. may be
guarded against by avoiding overfeed-
ing of milk. Increase the quantity
gradually. hut allow the animal
10 gorge i'so' With a fresh stock of
nay every j., and a regular grain
ration in .sition to it's milk, the
youngster Will grow like a weed.
Still another thing is essential to
thrift, and that is a clean, dry, well
lighted stall, which is reasonably
warm. Cold, wet floors insutfciently
provided with bedding soon become
foul and are a menace to health. The
comfort of all his animals through the
cold winter months should be the
study Of every herdsman. Warm quar-
ters are no more conducive to this end
than good, thick, dry beds of straw,
and no matter how big the straw
stack in the fall it should be at the
vanishing point when another thresll-
Ing time rolls around-every bit of it
used in providing comfortable beds.
Knee deep in clover sounds very
well, but knee deep in straw when the
mercury is dropping to the bottom of
The thermometer Is just as necessary.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
Form Octogenarian Club,

G~rccncaStlc, Ind, Jan. 3.-Some of
the older men of Greencastle have I'M
dertaken to form a club. The only re-
quirement of all the members is that
they must be more than eighty years
old. They have as a starter the fol-
lowing eligible members: John l.. Hill
lis. aged eighty-onc: Lewis Stewart,
lightweight: Jesse Williams. eighty
TWO; q. II. Williamson. eighty-one: L.
{. Groolms, eighty; John X. Taylor,
eighty-thrce: Philip .Albaugh. eighty
three: Adam Hanna, eighty-threc: O. II.
Smith. eighty-tive: Elijah Grantham.
eighty-SiX: Daniel Paxton. eighty-four;
o. w. Ellis, eighty-tive: Thomas Wat
kins, ninety; John Magill. cighty-onc:
John SiddonS, eighty: II. W. Riggs.
eighty-ninc: Timothy Murphy. eighty
six: Yves w. Sellers, eighty; w. J. Ash
ton. cighty-one.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
ABOUT THE sILo.

Here are some truths SEM out by the
Minnesota Agricultural college:
THE silo walls must he air tight.
"They must be smooth inside.
"The best type Of silo is round.
THE silo should be a substantial
building since it has to withstand great
PRESSURE
How much should Il silo cost? De
Ponds on the location. But if you get a
good silo for from So to s. per ton OF
capacity you have not paid an excess
sive price.
The concrete silo should be washed
inside with a thin mixture of cement
put on like whitewash before filing.
This protects the inside Of the silo
from the acid of the Silage.
1t must he applied as soon as mixed
and mixed fresh every few minutes
while the work is going on.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
Serv;an Prince Increases Gun Range.

Scrvian Prince Increases Gun Range.
New York, Jan. 3.-Taking his cue
from the experience of the warning ma
lions that increased range for big guns
lean victory in artillery operations,
Doushan LaZarovich-II rebclianoyich,
son Of Prince ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
vich OF Scrvia, now a resident of this
city, has devised a gun carriage de-
signed to double the reach Of all kinds
of artillery, from field pieces up to the
biggest howitZerS. The secret lies in
n gun carriage to increase the clcva-
ton of the piece, according to the in
ventor. At present field and siege guns
can be elevated, he says. only II to II
degrees and howitzcrs not more than
A. degrees.
The carriage he has designed permits
an elevation of more than 20 degrees,
which, it is asserted, would increase
the present 5000 yard range of the
United States 1902 model field gun to
$4,000 yards, while the ~ incl siege
gun, of $500 yards range would he
able to make a target Of II fort 10000
yards distant.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
THE WINTER CALF
Its Health Depends on Care and
Feed.
AFTER A MONTH GIVE ALFALFA

Provide a Fresh Allowance Every Day
For the Animal Will Not Relish Some.
thing Which Has Been Nosed Over
While at First II Viii Eat Only the
Choicest Bits.
Whether the winter calf shall so out
to pasture next spring sleek and
healthy or thin and unthrifty depends
entirely upon the care and feed that it
receives. writes Z. E. lockwood in
Hoard's Dairyman. Many a we'll born
animal falls far short of fulfilling its
possibilities solely because of neglect
during the first six months.
The calf should be dropped in a
clean, we'll Uttered box stall and left
with its dam for twenty-four hours.
During this period it will obtain the
first milk from the udder in the natll-
raj manner and in such quantities as
nature requires.
AT the end of t%wenty-four hours re.
move the youngster to a clean. dry in
closure and begin to teach it to drink.
Some calves take more kindly than
others to this process, but usually a
few days are sufficient to complete the
education. Since under natural condi-
tons any young animal takes a small
quantity of food at a time. care must
be exercised not to overfeed. Two
quarts at a time will be sufficient at
arst, and this preferably warm from
the udder Of its dam. At the end Of a
week or ten days skimmilk may be in
PRODUCED as a portion of the ration.
gradually diminishing the proportion
of new milk until all is from the sepa-
rator.
At the end Of q month or earlier
some nicely cured alfalfa or clover
hay should be placed before the
youngster. Provide a fresh allowance
every day, for a calf will not relish
that which has been nosed over and at
first, too, only the choicest bits will
be eaten. Some kind Of grain should
be given as soon as the animal will
take 1t. Cooked linseed or similar
foods are often recommended. but
ground oats or a handful Of wheat
bran fed dry once or twice a day will
help to make bone and muscle without
the bother Of preparing p%orridge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
AGlance atCurrent Topics and Events
Tore the war and had won prizes a
Brisbane and at Sydney.

fore the war and had % prizes at
Brisbane and at Sydney.
Day after day and night after right
he waits with in%exhaustible patience
for his chance. He sits for hours with
Il telescope as an aid watching the
Turkish tracks over the hills o the
Turkish trenches until Il Turk shows
himself.
If the Turk is wary Sing does not
emboldened by fancied security, the
Turk will gradually risk first his head,
then his shoulders and finally the up
per half of his body. At this stage
Sings rifle cracks, and the Turk is
seen to fall.
\ notch is made by Sing in Il stick
which he keeps by way of a record.
Every telling shot by him has been
checked by some officer.
Commemorate Shakespeare's Death.
New York. Jan. 3.-Plans have been
perfected for the commemOration
through the winter and spring Of the
tercentenary Of the death Of Shake
Spenre, to extend through II radius of
seventy-tive miles from this city. The
anniversary will he next April, but
various bodies may choose their own
time. The projectors have Incorporate
ed as "Shakespeare celebrations" with
headquarters at 10 East Forty-third
street, to advise those who wish to
celebrate the occasion. This is Il state
affair, without relation to n national
movement with similar purpose.
The celebration will consist Of ex-
ercises in schools. colleges. social set
Elements. churches and among socie-
ties which will organize festivals. read
ings. musical programs, E%liZabethan
Mosques, pageants and dramatic per-
formances. Special programs will be
given by musical organizations. a
branch of the English Folk Dance So
ciety will form classes and arrange
competitions in Morris and sword
dances.
Libraries will cooperate by publish
ing photographers ana having books of
the E~lizabcthan period easily acccssi-
ble. Shakespeare's plays. including
some of the less familiar ones, will
be presented by professionals.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
French Leader Against BuIgars
Fighter.

Paris. Jan. 3.-General Maurice Ca
mile Bailloud, who led the French adj
vance to succOr the Servian troops. is
one of the oldest and most experienced
soldiers of France. lie is a native of
Tours SiXty-eight years old and was
educated at the military school of st.
Cyr. Then he studied at the Schoo!
OF the general staff and in 1870 was
appointed a lieutenant of the Third
Chasseurs d'Afrique. From 1879 to
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
Homemade Corn Shelter.

Where only Il little corn is to he
shelled a homemade corn shcller car
be made very easily. Il few scraps of
wood and a handful of spikes being
Farming Business. \ block of wood
having a sloping notch cut from one
end is mounted on three legs. \ lever
is attached to the block by means of
a bolt that allows the lover to work
easily, and both the lever and cutaway
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
Try to Cement Nations Business.

New York, Jan. 3.-Presidents of five
very influential manufacturers asso-
Citations in the country, representing i'll
dustries capitalized approximately ut
S14.oO,O0o,0OO and giving employment
to about 100000 workmen, were spon-
sors ut a recent baptism in this city of
the national business cooperation cam
paisn.
These captains of industry gathered
to discuss the nations business, pres
ent and future, and chiefly to safe
guard present industrial conditions
which may be threatened when the
war ends.
From the same platform in less than
three hours the manufacturing indus
tries Of the country We're dissected and
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14

9 The superior COW will respond
9 to increased food more readily
8 than the inferior COW.
9 No matter how You try to fig
o ure it out. you will always find
8 that there is more money in pure
. bred stock than in scrubs. Use
" pure bred bulls.
o Once a COW is out of sympathy
. with the mixer the process of
o elaboration and concentration is
g retarded and we are apt to say
(: she holds up her milk.
8 Fiber brushes for washing milk
. utensils should replace the COM
(: mon dishrag. They do better
8 work and are more easily kept
o clean.
. In a time of high priced dairy
E" products and high priced feed
o the dairyman who raises his
% own feed comes out far ahead of
O the one who has his feed to buy.
y tn y n \ n \
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
STORING SEED CORN,

=" Properly storing the corn for 4
= winter is Just as important MS 4
70 field selection. The main point :.
= is to have the corn thoroughly 4
q dried out before heavy freezing i
y weather sets in. 1t is the frecz- &
+ ing and thawing of the excess i
T. moisture in the kernel that in 4
= jure its growing qualities. The i
= practice Of hanging corn up by 4
i the husks or with cords is a good 4
= one. since it allows a free circ,l- i
q ]ation o. air. Where large guam 4
= titles are to be dried the same 4
= effect can be secured by laying s
q out the ears on Stat Shelves 4
i Home and Farm. e
i 4
=, j. ., Z Z, T. + i, 4, Z. j, i, Z, i, q, i, 4
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14

the workman quickly upends the head
less barrel and works it over toward
tho edge of the platform, and the ma
terial flows to the hopper. As the
barrel settles down it must be rocked
slightly so as to keep the material
flowing. When empty there is a small
amount on the platform to be scooped
into the hopper.-Popular Mechanics.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
To Empty a Barrel Gradually

The sketch shows q labor saving
method of emptying a barrel of pow
dered or granular material where the
emptying is to be done slowly. In
stead of taking out the material by
scoopfuls in order to fill it gradually
into a machine hopper. for instance.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
She Couldn't Stand That.

why did she throw over that youn:
man."
Seems he was ~, efficiency oxnort =,
WELT"
ANA he tried to tell her she didn't
HhoW how to kiss, louisville Courier
.juulnnl.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
Wise Operated by Foot Power,

The drawing shows quite plainly
how the wise is made. You see a pulley
and rope, also a foot lever and ser
rated iron for holding power when ap-
piled to Jaws by a pressure of foot on
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14

1889 he served rs %aid-de-camp on the
staff of General Gallifet and in 1886
was director of the service of supplies
in the expeditionary corps sent to Mad
agascar.
Returning from Madagascar. General
Bailloud was made head of the mill
tary household of the president of
France. In 1900 he was commander
Of the French eNpeditionary corps in
China during the Boxer uprising. Pre-
vious to the outbreak of the present
war General Bailloud had for several
years been i'm command Of the Nine
tcenth army corps, with headquarters
in .Algiers. [2A1
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14

Put together again by William II. Barr.
president of the National Founders as
seriation: II. II. Rice. president of the
National Metal Trades association:
Colonel George Pope, president of the
National Association of Manufacture
ers: John +. Wood. president Of the
National Association of Wooden Manu-.
%facturers. and Albert G.. Duncan. pres
ident of the National Association of
Cotton Manufacturers.
The prosperity the country is enjoy
ing from big crops and the boom in
war orders We're gone over thoroughly.
Both capital and labor were urged to
work in the common interest of the
nations welfare.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14
A New Wiew.

want Il ni"e Kind man Nero VAS
WHAT: Why. the wretch tiddlcd
while Rome burned"
= kh"", He'd Probably waited all
his life for a cilaure when lc wou,dn.t
disturb any one."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14

portion of the block are studded with
spikes driven in so that their heads
protrude about half an inch. The ear
of corn to be shclled is placed in the
notched part and the lever pressed
down. two or three strokes taking off
all the corn. \ box below the notch
and attached to the leg catches all the
corn as it is shelled. The ear is held
in n hand and the lever operated
with the other. the ear being turned to
bring each side into contact with the
spikes.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-14

loot lever. where it is caught and held
by Il small iron bolt to inner side of
FEVER. This is a very handy rig, as it
i'aVes b"th hands free to place work,
winch is ofttimeS very necessary in
linking spices and doing other wood
W~ork.-Fam Progress,