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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-21
SHOULD BE NO EMPTY STOCK
INes IN coEuR D'ALENEs.

Life has no. experience more tragic
than that which comes to the trust
ing child who opens his eyes on
Christmas morning with joyous ex-
pectancy, only to find an empty stock
ing-indisputable and crushing proof
that for him at least there is no Santa
Claus. Dlsappointments of after life
are as nothing compared with the
poignant grief that overwhelms the
confding child who finds his dreams
dlspelled in the very hour he awakes
in happy and unwavering faith that
they are to be more than realized.
There should be no home in this rich
and prosperous district in which Santa
Claus is not reality. The few
among us who are suffering through
adverse circumstances should be
sought out in the spirit of Him whose
advent is celebrated on this glad oc-
casion throughout Christendom. To
bring joy to the heart of childhood
and encouragement to the unfortunate
and respondent, to make effective the
message of Peace on earth, toward
men good will"-thls is the true spirit
of the season that is now upon us.
Adopt 1t, not merely in thought, but
in act Find some home that may be
overlooked by Santa Claus and play
the role yourself, and you will discov
er II some little stockings were filled
that would otherwise have been empty
and a bounteous board brought good
cheer to an unfortunate family, that
Christmas has taken ON a new slgnih
canoe which is beautifully expressed
in these lines by Phillips Brooks:
The earth has grown old with its bur-
den of care.
But at Christmas 1t always is young,
The heart of the jewel burns mstrous
and fair
And it's soul full of music. breaks forth
on the air
When the song of the angels is sung.
1t is coming, old earth. 1t is coming
tonight!
On the snowflakes which cover the
The feet of the Christ child fall gentle
and white.
And the voice of the Christ child tells
out with delight
That mankind are the children of God.
On the sad and the lonely. the
wretched and poor,
The voice of the Christ child shall fall.
And to every blind wanderer open the
OF hope that we dared not to dream
of before
With sunshine of welcome for all.
The feet of the humblest may walk in
the field
Where the feet of the hollest have
trod
This, this is the marvel to mortals re-
yealed,
When the silvery trumpets OF Christ
mas have pealed
That mankind are the children of God.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-21

Americas foreign investments had 1t
been foreseen that the time would
ever arrive when American property
would not be protected by it's govern
ment to the full extent to which 1t
was entitled
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-21

The Philadelphia Inquirer says that
the idea that President Wilson will
try to end the European war does not
meet with much credence. The war
has been the democratic party's best
friend.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-21

The electric hand mirror is the new
est vanity wrinkle of the boudoir. The
mirror contains battery and small
electric bulb to throw the light on the
face OF the user.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-21

A western trapper has arranged an
electric signal system which lights
tiny electric bulb when trap Is
sprung enabling him to locate 1t in
the darkness and kill the animal.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-21
The Old Home-Made Santa.
(Selected)

(Selected)
When granddad hooked his cotton
whiskers on
And pulled his old fur cap down Ger
hissears,
Us kids all knew it was the same old
con;
The one he'd sprung on us for many
years.
But, still, it didn't seem that we could
get
! Accustomed to him in those togs,
because
In the excitement, we would clean for
get
He was granddad and not real Santa y
Claus.
The old red coat with fur around the
edge,
The one that served the same job
every year.
The bells as he drove up in his old
sledge
Conspired to make us youngsters
shake with fear.
We knew it was old granddad all the
while,
But then it seemed to be again the
laws
To fail to SILVER in the ague style
At anything that looked like Santa
Claus.
Us younger kids would sit around the
tree
A holdin' hands, when Santa hustled
in,
A-lookin' at the presents and, oh,
Gee
A-wonderin' if he would e'er be-
To pass around the things a-hangin
there.
And how we'd hate to see him even
pause
To say Good Evening" but we didn't
dare
To speak single word to Santa
Claus.
Mosquito netting bags full to the
OF good things that we'd waited for
a year,
But Santa Claus would always have
to stop
And talk to us awhile on Christ
mas cheer"
But when the first kids name he'd
loudly shout
That kid would answer "here," with
trembling jaws,
And wouldn't know just what he was
about,
He was so doggoned skeered of
Santa Claus.
We. didn't have much in those olden
days;
No high falutin stuff that cost a
lot;
No autos and gems with brilliant
rays,
But we were always pleased with
what we got.
It's not the same now as 1t used to
be,
And as the years roll by, we love to
pause,
And try once more in memory to
see,
Our old granddad our home-m
Santa Claus.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-21

Crushing in ball mill is the result
of two actions, the impact of the fall
ing balls and the abrasion due to their
rolling.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-21

Careless sneezing, coughing, spit
ing spreads colds.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
Learn Trades In the Army,

London. March o.-DiSpatchcs from
the British front in France emphasize
the remarkable progress that is being
made by the army transport depart
mcnt, which a year g began eStab-
fishing huge motor workshops. which
are as large and us vel equipped as
most automobile factories.
Since last May it has no been nee
eSsary to ask for a single motor truck
to be replaced from England. Many
of the vehicles at the front have been
virtually rebuilt. Incidentally valuable
after war work is being done in train
ing thousands of men who are learl-
inc g trades alongside the regular
filters. turner's. hlackSmithS, wheel
wri"htS and electricians.
At home the trade unions would rem
der such a thin" impossible, hut mill
tary discipline is more practical. and
when tho war is over there will be M
immense body ri trained workers ready
to take their place in the industrial
rankS. There are now $40 different
types OF motor "ehiclcs III the BritiS,
service in France. ~ Al
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
War Makes German Boys Cad,

Berlin, March 11.-War has increased
Juvenile crime in Germany. declared
Professor Franz NCN List of Berlin
university. one of the most distinguish
cl crinillOlugiStS and professors of law
in Germany. in an address before the
Society For the Reformation of YOUTH
full Criminals.
Professor List recommended as a
remedy a decree Just issued by the mil
itary governor of CasScl forbiddiny
boys to visit saloons or moving picture
shows OF to loaf about the streets dur
ing the cvenin. smoking and drinking
alcoholic beverages.
Apart from its direct influence in fir
ing the spirit Of adventure, an inquiry
by tho society revealed the war has nm
Indirect influence IN boys loft without
control through the absence of thri.
fathers in the field and their mothers
in the workshops and also through the
relaxation in school discipline because
of male teachers going to the war and
their places being taken by women.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
Bats to Fight Texas Mosquitoes.

San Antonio. Tex, March 13.-.An
army of mosquito eating bats. sew
cral thousand strong. will be turned
loose in San Antonio soon. If, as
has been predicted for it. the army
succeeds in crippling seriously the ac-
tivitics of the germ laden MOSQUITO
population many other cities may fol-
low San Antonio'S example and estab.
lish their municipal bat roosts.'
DR.. &. \. Il. Campbell. who has made
Il special study of bats. is responsible
for San AntoniO'S bat rOoSt. The in
stitution came into existence last
year. owing to the fact that it was es-
tablishel late in the spring. and it's
population was not numerous enough.
This spring there is a large army OF
bats on hand, and it is expected to get
an early start.
DIR. Campbell says that one bat in
the course of Il single day will eat 1000
mosquitoes. He expects hordcs of mos
uuitoes to perish daily. and that by the
end of the summer the pcstiferous in
sects will be almost. if not entirely,
missing from this locality.
The flight of the bats will begin mt
once, and from then until April 30 they
will fly about all night long. trailing
and devouring mosquitoes. DR.. Camp
bell says that the more malaria. ty-
plloid and other germs a mosquito car
rieS the better the bat rclishes it.
After April 30 the bats grow less
hungry and more sleepy. BY the end
Of July their flight totals only about
two hours. - thereafter the season
for baby bats arrives.
\ nei@hborin- city having written to
Or. Campbell asking him to get rid of
mosquitoes. he replied. Breed bats"
Then he got another letter inuuiring,
"Hut when you've got rid of the mos
uuitocs how do YOU set rid of the
hltS1"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24

perially with reference to the methods
and costs of construction of many mill
tlr.y buildings under canal jurisdiction.
1t is further stated that Governor Goc-
thals also re>entS many of the criti-
ciSmS alleged To have been made by
General Edwards regarding the form
OF the canal government. General Ed
wards believing. it is said. that the mil
itary and civil authority should he vest
ed in II rprSnn. instead of separated,
as ut present.
Rrigadier General Edwards was ap-
pointed to command the United States
forces in the canal zone in November,
1ol+. he having previously been in co1n-
mand of the F'irs; Hawaiian brigade.
He halls from Ohio and is an intimate
friend Of former President Taft lie
was graduated from West Point i'm
1883 and became captain of infantry in
lS!lS. During the Spanish war he was
lieutenant colonel of HE Fortv-Sev-
cntll United States infantry. For many
years he held the office of chief Of the
inS'llar bureau. and during his inrum-
h"nry tho head uf that bureau was
given the rank Of l'i.adirr general. In
l!l2 nc was transferred back to the
line and made !; brigadirr general in
the regular establishment. He has
spent many years i'll tho Philippines.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
Parasites In Sheen,

Sheep should have access to medi-
Gated salt in winter Just as mcthodical-
~ as in summer, for in this way the
breeding parasites that winter i'm the
S1omachS of mature sheep arc largely
destroyed. The source of drinking wa
tor for sheep is under the entire con
troll Of the feeder while the sheep are
in dry lot, thus making it impossible
for them To imbi)c parasites with wa
ter, which in summer is very common
1T is supposed that the parasite known
as stomach worm survives the winter
IN the open field to some extent. There
fore the farmer who would keep his
farm as free as possible from parasites
should by all means use the winter
season in Systematically Graduating
inc parasites III the flock itself.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
LAMBS FOR SPRING MARKET.
To Feed Them Properly Allow Only
Ten Minutes to Eat,

Two years ago on Jan. 10 the firm
Of J. B. CUTLERY & Son. Ohio. placed
1850 lambs weighing tifty-six pounds
each in their barns. writes Il CORE
Spondent of the National Stockman.
After shearine they We're shipped as
finished during the month of April.
Market weights averaged n~inety-scvcn
pounds. and the fleece average was six
pounds. Incidentally it may be stated
that but one lamb was lost during the
feed.
Such lambs are started on hay. but
shelled corn and silace are begun in
short r%ations. These lambs never get
4 full feed till after sllearing. when
they are supposed TO consume three
bushels of shelled corn and 200 pounds
Of silage to the 100 lambs daily. As
lambs vary greatly i'll the avidity with
which they take to the grain ration at
first. ten minutes only is allowed them
in which to eat. and at the end of that
time the corr remaining is removed to
prevent o%vereatins by eager lambs.
She1led corn is fed in the morning.
After this clover or alfalfa hay is pro-
vided in the racks till evening. when
the silage is fed with a sprinkle Of
shelled corn. The alfalfa and clover
are not fed to each lot in%differently.
but the kind of hay remains the same
for a given lot of lambs from day to
day. No corr is cut on the CUTLERY
farms. SO no corn stover is ever fed to
lambs.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24

a scrub horse. His hair will become
long. his legs vobDly and his color will
have a deafness about it showing a
lack of vitality.
To prevent this and bring the young
ster through the winter in first class
condition his ration should be largely
grain. Oats are especially good for the
colt. Corn should be shellcd and then
crushed. Musty food ought never to be
given. 1t is practically devoid of nour-
ishment and is a breeder of disease.
Good sweet clover hay is excellent for
colts as it furnishes muscle and bone
making material.
The colt should not he confined in a
stall. but allowed a good sized lot or
paddock in which TO run and play.
Exercise is of paramount importance.
He may he allowed to run in the pas
ure fields during the pleasant days.
but should always have as a refuge
from the storms a good shelter freely
accessible. The water he drinks should
be Of tho purest and clcanest.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
A Diplomatic Mystery.

Washington. March 12.-Mystcry is
attached to the return of Olney Ar
mold. American consul general at Cairo,
Egypt. SO far as the state department
will admit. Consul General Arnold had
asked for leave Of absence on account
of illness. and the request was granted.
Last December, it is stated. the state
department sent Nathaniel Il. Stewart,
American consul general ut large. to
Egypt to investigate charges that had
been filed against Mr.. Arnold. The nu-
ture of the charges were not divulycd.
1t vas understood at that time that
Americans at Cairo had asked for an
Investigation. The investigation WAS
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
CARE OF BROOD MARES.
Precautions Should Be Taken That
They Receive No Strains.

My brood mares. of which | have
W. at the present time. are never
worked in winter. but are given plenty
of exercise. writes a correspondent of
the Rural New Yorker. Care is taken
to see that they receive no strains or
twists. which in some cases cause
mares to abort. The mares are fed
during the winter about a gallon of
oats to a quart of bran to a feed morn
inyS and evenings. The MONDAY ra-
ton consists of a feed of corn. The
only hay they receive during winter
is nicely cured clover. \. boiled feed
at every week end will guard against
week end diseases which result from
standing. After my mares become
somewhat heavy in foal they are not
allowed to run with the other horses
until after foaling.
The first winter is a critical period
in the life of a colt. If he has good
blood and is got through the winter in
good condition he will he most certain
to make a valuable animal. If he is
permitted to gorge himself on roughace
he is apt to develop what is termed
pot belly" When this is developed
the colt stands a fine chance to become
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24

lieves that ventilation has been over
emphasized and that in reality the pur-
pose is to air the eggs. However. he
thinks that it is very necessary for the
eggs to be turned twice a day. The
more often they are turned the better
the hatch. Beginning then after two
days, he turns the eggs twice each day.
Among the other points to which he
calls attention are the following: If the
thermometer is below the level Of the
top Of the eggs in the machine it will
run about a half degree cooler than if
hung above. The second week the
eggs are run at an ven temperature of
1O3 degrees. This is raised in the third
week to 1O4 degrees. He believes it a
good deal worse to have the tempcra-
ture fall below 100 degrees than to
have it rise to 105 degrees.
After the eggs begin to pip" on the
eighteenth day or so the machine is
closed and the eggs are only viewed
from the outside. The machine is not
even opened to make a closer eXamina-
ton of the thermometer. After the
uC>i pNsAAAo W culc Ill q CilIldlH is
dropped in front Of the glass. and the
hatch is not observed ut all. When
the hatch is complete the chicks are
dried off in the incubator at about lO3
Or 104 degrees. If the trays are too
crowded the stronger chicks are put
down below.
The lamps are filled and trimmed
every day. From experience it has
been found that the lamps will burn
more evenly when filled only two
thirds full Of Oil each morning after
turning the eggs. The wick is trimmed
with an old toothbrush. This has been
found to be a more satisfactory method
than trimming with a knife or scissors.
The charred part is scralcd off lightly
with a match stick.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
Socialists Forminu Colony.

independence. Mo-. March 13.-.A So
cialiSt colony is to be established in
the Ozark mountains, Missouri. where
there will he no worries about rent
and where there will hc no social dis
tinrtion. according to an announcement
made 10y Socialist leaders.
The Cooperative Home colony has
been Incorporated here to carry out the
plan. 1t has so far found 100 persons
who will enter the colony. Each of
these has paid $500.
The colony to start with will en-
brace 1000 acres of land in the
Ozarks." the announcement says. I'm
the own which will be founded each
family will he given an acrc of land.
and the company will build Il house on
it. At the start all Of the houses will
he uniform. The 1000 acres will be
owned jointly and cultivated collec-
lively.
THE industries of the colony will
consist of collective Vineyards. or
chards, cannerieS. mines. sorghum fac
tories, etc. and in raising live stock
and poultry and a bakery. dairy. laun-
dry. general store. barber shop. shoe
repairers and other similar enterprises.
Each man is to work at the occupa-
ton wherein he is considered best and
will be paid according to his produc-
tive power. If he works in one of the
factories he will he paid in scrip,
which can DO caShcl mt thr general
store for necessities"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
TESTING G%reatest Cable.

Bethlehem. Pa. March ia section
of the largest hoiStin% cable in the
world, made under n new design. with
stood i, pull of 14l,'OO pounds in il
tension test ut Ichiyh university, South
Bethlehem.
The cable was designed for use in
the Mayari mines. i'm Cuba. of the
SpaniSh-.A american Iron company and
will he attached to fifty ton ore cars
operating on an inclined plane of nor
than Il mile, with Il grade of - per
cent.
In addition to he high strength
demonstrated in the Lchigh test. the
new cable is expected to have superior
wearing quality because of its design,
which includes six strands of thirty
seven wires and al independent wire
O D center.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
SURVIVAL OF THE FTTEsT AMONG BIRDS.

The struggle of life anon the birds
Ii ether wild creatures is so severe
that the feeble and m%alformcd. or the
handicapped in any way, quickly drop
out. Probably none of them even dies
from old age. They are cut off in their
prime. y wedding out process goes Oh
from the time they leave the nest. \
full measure of lie, the perfection of
every quill and feather and ullerriny
instinct carry them along. They arc
always in the enrmy's country: they
arc always GA the firing line; eternal
vigilance and cesscless activity are the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
A Sanitary Coop.

This drawing shows the plan Of
chicken coop we designed and have
been using for the last ten years. The
coops are made in the winter time
when the men are not busy With other
work. They are made of twelve and
six inch soft pine boards. They are
t~wenty.three inches long, eighteen
inches wide. eighteen inches high in
front and a foot high at the back. The
roof extends over the side walls about
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
FEEDER STEERS.
Points That Indicate the Animal Which
Will Make Best Gains.

Points That Indicate the Animal Which
Will Make Best Gains.
The sort of n feeder steer that will
show the best gains will have Il short
neck. short legs, straight back and deep
body. The legs should he short and
straight. but should not stand far
apart. DcepneSS of the body is one
thing that must be found III the steer.
as You are picking an animal with the
ability TO eat and digest n large
amount of feed. This means that the
body should he deep in front to give
plenty of room for the vital organs,
and it must h" roomy at the hind flank.
Other points that should be watched
are these: Pick ;hc steer with the
heavy musr!el forearm. as this indi-
Gates !, thickness of lean meat all
through the carcass. An Indication OF
early maturity is the shortncSS of the
cannon bones. See that the loin is
wide. the hook bones far apart and
the rump long and wide. The muscles
of the thigh should come we'll down
toward the hook. While the handling
quality OF steers when fattcned is i'm
portant as an indication Of Tile quality
of the meat. it is necessary in the Sc
lection of feeders to get a loose. plia-
bic aud 'mellow'' skin with Il heavy
covering of fine. vigorous hair. All of
this indicates thrift. health. vi"or and
Tie ability to turI. feed into :: good
grade Of beef at a comparatively small
cost.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
AGlance at Current Topics and Events

ward regiment or the recent action Of
Percy Haughton in discarding his muc IL
discussed wrist watch brought about
the present crusade. However that may
be. the red blooded students demand
thai Harvard men carry their watches
and handkerchiefs in their pockets 5.
and the students vigilance committee
Intends to soc that it is done.
Kermit Roosevelt introduced the
wrist watch into Harvard undergrad
uate life.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24

three inches on all sides, writes Mrs.
s.. NJ. pcphart in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze.
The floors are hinged u as shown.
and the coops are painted inside and
out. Wire screen is put in the ends. as
shown. to provide ventilation. The lit
tie side door permits chicks to come
and go. The material in each cOop
costs about 81. We use the coops from
year to year. as they arc cleaned out
every fall and put away in the dry
during the winter. | have never vet
lost a chicken in these coopS, either by
drowning, smothcring or through hay
ing some animal get in.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
Boy Babies In Majority Abroad.

London. March l..-Although many
scientists insist there is no foundation
for the belief that more boy babies
than girls are born in wartime. the
birth statistics in thirty-siX large towns
in England and Wales break all rec
OrdS in those countries for boy babies.
In the period from January to March
for every 1000 girl babies there were
that time the preponderance of tie
number of boy babies has been %increas-
ing materially.
The marriage rate for England and
Wales in n recent three month period
was ol.oS in every 1000 population, be-
ing the highest ever recorded.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24

conducted under the direction of Viii.
liam Phillips, third assistant secretary
Of state.
Olney Arnold is Il native of Rhode
Island, ttty-!ivc years Of age and was
educated at Providence. He was al-
pointed consul general to Cairo in Sep
tember, l3l3. by Secretary of state
Bryan. He had no previous experience
in the diplomatic service. having been
engaged in manufacturing and the real
estate business in his native state. He
was a member of the Rhode Island
house of representatives in 1903 and
was the Democratic candidate for gov
crnor of the state in 11NS and 1908.