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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
AS Ordered.

The p,enu of certain restaurant Is
thing of wonder to strangers. 1t
containr several pages of various
dishes, all classified, mostly with
weird Eench names.
The country visitor eyed it up and
eyed it down, but could make nothing
Of il And the waiter stood silently
by HIS side.
At sst, in despair, the diner dabbed
his 6rYer in the middle of one page.
and raid:
''B-i.1g me some O. that"
IOWA m'sieu!" replied the waiter.
"That ees mayonnaise dressing, sar."
81 know that, my man." snorted the
count syman. 81 can read"
'I},,t, m'sieu," said the waiter, apollo
gettc.lly, what will you have it ONT"
The diner glared.
"On a plate, of course, you idiot! :"
hq rSared. do you feed your guests
In ttoughs at this restaurant?
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G6eRALLgfFl p[
AfGE0pG[ RANDOLPH QlTSIIR.
and LILLIAN CHESTER w.
( 8 e =, ILLUSTRATED &ClR1opES !
ILLUSTRATED %~C.D.RH0DES

gave his globe contemptuous whirl
The balance of them we're but mat.
ters of detail With a certain pride
full arrogance, of which he himself
was aware, he reflected that now he
could almost leave these minor pow
ers and potentates and dignitaries to a
secretary
Intoxicated with a sense Of his
own power. he went back into his
study, and drew from drawer the
photograph of young and beautiful
girl, who seemed to look up at him,
out of an oval face wreathed with wav'
ing brown hair, and set with beautiful
ly curved lips which twitched at the
corners in a half sarcastic smile, from
two brown eyes, deep and glowing and
fraught with an intense attractfveness
Every morning he had looked at this
photograph, the. priceless crown OF bis
achievement, the glittering jewel to
set in the head of his scepter. the
beautiful medallion of his valor!
"OnIy a little longer, GAIL" he told
her with a smile, and then he saluted
the photograph. Gail, the maker OF
maps!" he said.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
IS CALLED DUTCH THACKERAY
Work Of Maarten Martens, Says
Eastern Journal, Will Live AZ
Iona az "Pendennis."

Holland lost in the death of Joost
Marius Willem Tan der Poorten
Schwartz, known to the world of let
tiers as Maarten Martens. the one
great novelist of whom it had right
to be proud. writer in the Brooklyn
Eagle declares. In some respect he
was the leader of the world in novel
making. His breadth of sympathy.
his keenness of observation, his ha-
tired of sham, his gentle humor. made
Gods Fool "The Sin of Joost Ave
lingh," "Dorothea," 1.-THE Heaters
and dozen other works familiar to
readers in every land. and there was
grave loss to the world of letters as
well as to his native country in his
passing.
"Maarten Martens lived much In
Paris. He loved to be in the world
and of the world. But his work was
mostly done in the old castle of Zon.
heuvel, near Doom. With Maurice
Maeterlinck, the Belgian, he kept the
literary art of the low countries In
the worlds van. To Americans his
skill was delight, losing little in
translation He might be called the
Dutch Thackeray without much
stretching of the imagination. He had
much in common with the author OF
Vanity Fair" and his works are
bound to live as long as "Pendennis
or Henry Esmond."
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
SYNOPSIS

At vestry meeting of the Market
3Quare church Gail Sargent tells rev
mith Boyd thai Market Square church
y apparently q lucrative business enter
Afise. Allison takes Gail riding In ms
motor car. She flnds cold disapproVal In
HE Dyes Of Rev. Smith Boyd. Allison
b&arts q campaign for consolidation ana
9ontrol Of the entire transportation sys-
tom Of the world. Gail becomes popular
Allison gains control Of transcontinentaI
traffic and arranges to absorb the Ved.
Der court tenement property OF Marker
square church. Gail tells Boyd that the
- build will be out Of profits wrung from
Squalor At q meeting OF the seven finan-
edal magnates Of the country. Allison or
$anizes the International Transportation
company. Rev. Smith Boyd undertakes
Calls spiritual instruction and Gall IN
Scnsciously gives Allison hint that solves
Rho Vedder court problem for him. On
IN inspection trip In Allison's new sub
way the tunnel caves in. Gail goes back
p her home in the West. Her friends lure
Der and Arly back to New York. In the
midst of struggle with the dregs Of hui
enanity In Vedder court Rev. Smith Boyd
Duddenly finds that he is a real living
Cand loving-man. He proposes to Gail
members their religious differences. and
fefuses. Through Allison's connivance
With the political boss Vedder court Is
condemned by the city as unsanitary.
Rev. Smith Boyd proposes to the yestry
10 replace the old Vedder court buildings
With model tenements. Allison makes ar
Engagements with foreign representatives
Tor the consolidation OF the transporta-
hon interests Of tho world.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
CHAPTER Xxx.
The World at Calls Feet.


Callers for Mrs. Helen Davies. and
a huge bouquet Of American beauties
for Gail. Into the Louis XIV room.
where Nicholas Van Ploon and Miss
Van Ploon sat with unusual impress
sive1ess, Mrs. Davies came arrayed
in the black velvet afternoon gown
which gave her more stateliness and
more impressive dignity than anything
in her wardrobe. Miss Van Ploon,
who was a true member of the family,
in that she considered the Van Ploon
entity before any individual, quite ap-
proved of Mrs. Davies, and was In no.
wise jealous of being so distinctly out
shone in personal appearance. Mich
olas Van Ploon also surveyed Mrs.
Davies with a calculating eye, and
bobbed his round head slightly to him.
self. He had canvassed Mrs. Helen
Davies before, and had discussed her
in family council, but this was a final
view, dress parade as it were.
Half an hour later Mrs. Helen d.
vies leaving her guests in the Louis
XIV room, paused at the head of the
stairs to calm herself. The Mrs. Wa
verly-Gaites' annual faded into dim OBJ
security. Mrs. Waverly- Gates would
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02

today. Allison had been 30 busy OF
late, and she had missed him. With
all his strength, he was restful.
Il feel like new man at this time
Of the year." returned Allison, glanc-
ing at Gall with cool appreciation. A
car full Of men passed them, and the
looks they cast in his runabout pleased
him. Gail, do you remember the first
time we drove out here?"
Indeed yes" she laughed. with
the snow In our eyes, and the roads
all white, with the lights cleaning
through the fakes like arctic will-o'-
the-wisps. We ran away that night,
and dined at Roseleaf inn, and wor-
ried the folks to death, for fear we had
had an accident"
II had more than an accident that
night" said Allison. II had total
wreck"
Gail glanced at him quickly, but his
face was clear of any apparent pur-
pose. He was gazing straight ahead,
his clean-cut profile, always pleasant
thing to look upon, set against the
SulIt1uS DaChSTOuAu OIL ROCKY DduhS dS
If it were the one steadfast and unal-
terable thing in the universe; and he
was smiling Unexpectedly.
1T was about here that it hap
pened," he went on. II think I'd been
Dragging little, and think you
meant to slyly prick my balloon, which
will admit seemed kind and char
table thing to do"
What was it," wondered Gail, try
ing to recall that unimportant CONVEX
satiOn.
"Oh, q gentle intimation that l
hadn't done so much" he laughed. II
had just finished consolidating all the
traction cars In New York, subways.
LIS, and surface; and felt cocky
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02

In my imagination, the terminaa point
not only of the city traction lines. bpt
of the worlds transportation. Prem
that would run railroad tube to the
mainland, SO that could land passen-
gers, not only In the heart of New
York, but at the platforms of every
street car and l. and subway train"
"How wonderful" exclaimed Gail,
in enthusiasm. This was an idea she
could grasp. "And have you secured
Vedder court?"
"It's matter of days." he returned
carelessly. "The next step was the
transcontinental line. l built it up.
piece by piece. and today, under my
own personal control. with sufficient
stock to elect my own directors. who
will jump when l crack the whip. |
possess railroad line from the Allan
tic to the Pacific 80 direct, so straight,
and so allied with ninety-tive per cent
Of the freight interests of the United
States that, within two years, there
will not be q car wheel turning In
America which does not do so at the
command of the A-P. railroad. That
is the first step leading out OF Vedder
court. The news of that consolidation
will be in tomorrow mornings papers,
and from that minute on, the water
will begin to drip from railroad
stocks"
"How about Uncle Jim's road?" Gail
suddenly interrupted.
ko1 - him hn told
her easily. From Vedder court run
subways along the docks"
Il see!" interrupted Gail. you
have secured control of the steamship
companies, of the foreign railroads, OF
everything which hauls and earliest"
"Airships excepted" he laughingly
informed her.
She was silent now, and he left her
silent, brooding, himself, upon the vast
scope of his dreaming, and planning
still to center more and more the
fruits of that dreaming within his own
eager hand.
Roseleaf inn. Gail recognized 1t with
smile as they turned In at the drive.
She was glad that they had come here,
for it was linked In her mind with the
beginnings of that great project OF
which she had been the impulse, and
in which the thing in her that had
been denied opportunity because she
was woman, claimed hungry share.
At his suggestion-it was more like q
command, but she scarcely noticed
she telephoned that she was going to
remain to dinner with Allison; and
then they enjoyed two-hour chat of
many things, trivial in themselves, but
fraught now with delightful meaning,
because they had to think on so many
unexpressed things, larger than these
idle people about them could conceive,
or grasp If they knew.
(TO BE CONT1NUEDJ
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
Eclipses Come in Series.

All eclipses occur in series, the first
one of which takes place at one Of
the poles and the last at the opposite
pole. The whole number in the series
of lunar eclipses is completed in q
period OF about $40 years while the
entire series of solar eclipses covers
q period of 1900 years. Yet the time
Of the beginning of any of these
eclipses, and the path of totally or
partial observation can be calculated
to the moment or the mile. This is q
matter difficult to explain to the anna
teur in language to be easily under.
stood. The statement of the fact il
sufficient. To ordinary students or
observers the reasons for totality or
partial observation are much more in.
teresting. simply with the passing Of
each year.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02

about it. I even remarked that had
achieved the dream of my life. and in
tended to rest a while. All you said
was, 'Why?'" and his laugh pealed out.
Il used to be conspicuous for i'm
pertinence," smiled Gail. I'm trying
to reform
"Im glad you hadn't started when
met you," returned Allison, steering
around a sharp stone with the firm &C.
curacy which Gail had so often ad.
mired. II never had SO singing re-
proof an that little why. 1t did me
more good than any sermon l ever
heard"
Gail looked at him in questioning
perplexity. She could not gather what
he meant, but she had sense of some
thing big, and once more she was I'M
pressed with the tremendous reserve
force in the man. His clear gray eyes
were fixed on the road ahead, and the
very symbol Of him seemed to be this
driving; top speed. long road, a
steady hand, a cool determination, a
sublime disregard OF hills and valleys
which made them all a level road.
"Why? That word set me out on a
new principle that never, while ! had
strength in me, would consider my
work finished, no matter how great an
achievement ! had made. I am still at
work"
Something within her leaped up in
answer to the thrill of exultation in his
voice. To have been the inspiration OF
great deeds, even by so simple an
agency as the accidental use of q
word, was in itself an exalting thing.
though an humbling one, too. And
there were great deeds. She was sure
of that as she looked at him.
when l was boy lived on an
cient history" he went on. with a
smile for the bygone dreamer he had
been. II wanted to be a soldier, q
great general, warrior. in the sturdy
old sense, and nay one hero was Alex
ander the Great, because he conquered
the world! That's what l wanted to
do. When l grew older, and found
how small was the world which Alex
ander had conquered, not much bigger
than the original thirteen states. |
grew rather disillusioned. particularly
as I was working at about that time
for dollar and quarter day. |
spent a few busy years. and had for
gotten the dream; then you said why
and it all came back"
"Hurry!" commanded Gail. Curl
osity is bad for me"
. LET me build 1t up, step by step.
for you. Incidentally, I'll give you some
confidential news which you will be
reading in months to come. / hope"
and he laughed, "that you will not tell
your friends the reporters aboat It"
Gross my heart, wcat," she gayly
replied The sting of her one big
newspaper experience had begun to
die away.
when you asked me why, | was
trying to secure Vedder court for a
terminal station for my city traction
Lines yedder court quickly became.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
How to Tell a Trains Speed.

Count the clicks Of the wheels on
one rail because joints alternately
for 20 seconds, and the result will be
the miles per hour the train is run
ming. There are 176 30-foot rails in
$3.50 feet. The train, say. is travelling
at As miles per hour II covers 1855
rails in one minute, or 2.25 rails in one
second, which, multiplied by 20, equals
45 resis in 20 seconds, OF As miles per
hour. If 32-foot rails are used the re-
suits would be 20 rails in 20 seconds
at As miles per hour. but it is fairly
accurate and can be done easily with a
little practice.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02

Whirl.
beg Gail on her Bonded knees to at
tend the annual, and Mrs. Helen Da-
vies could attend If she liked. She
went into her own room, and took a
drink of water, and sat down for thirty
or forty seconds; then she went into
Calls suite, where she found that
young lady, all unconscious of the
honor which was about to befall her.
reading six-hundred-page critique Of
Chopin's music, and calmly munching
| chocolates out of basket decorated
with eight shades of silk roses.
"Sit down and have a chocolate,
Aunt Helen" Hospitality offered Gail,
slipping marker in her book.
Mrs. Davies consumed great deal
Of time in selecting chocolate. but
she did not sit down.
shall you be at liberty this evening.
Gail?" she inquired, with much care
lessness.
"Why?" ano Gail, whose feet were
stretched out and crossed, in lazy ease,
r looked UP at ueF auIlI SluSWlSS IRON
under her curving lashes.
Mrs. Davies hesitated q moment.
Houston Van Ploon would like to
call"
Are they still downstairs?" Gail
suddenly unveiled her eyes, and
brought her slippers squarely in front
| of her divan Also she sat bolt up
right.
YES" and Mrs, Davies betrayed
signs OF nervousness.
Are they making the appointment
for Eouston?"
yes" The word drawled.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
Reformed.

caro- you at all familiar with nau
lcal terms?"
81 used to know few of them, hut
| haven't used them since l Joined
the church."
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
Wronu Method.

"Charlie doesn't seem to be doins
very we'll at school," remarked his
mother. "F1is reports show that he
has failed In nearly all his studies.
I'm afraid the texcher doesn't under,
stand him." @
.I'm quite sure she doesn't" replied
the bty's father. e'1 haven't noticed
any bruises on Charlie"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02
GnoA improved so acres, Aftkln County, MIN
OOOU es0ta, $20C0 Barn, Globe Bldg, st. Paul. nAns

A dentist finds work for his OWE
teeth by deprivipg other people OF
theirs.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02

To Remove Brown Stains.
From earthenware dishes and plates
caused by putting them in the ovens
soak in strong horax and h-A z.skaA-.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets: They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-12-02

The soft air which blew upon Calls
cheek was like the first breath Of
spring, and there was the far-off
prophecy of awakening in the very sun.
shine. as she sped out the river road
with Allison in his powerful runabout
ITS glcrious!" exclaimed Call, her
cheeks answering to the caress of the
air with a flush Of blossomlike deli
cacy, She vas nartculaElx conte1tad
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-07
The Label on Your Paper.

We must ask our subscribers
again to examine the labels on their
papers. A newspaper cannot run
and give the right kind of service
without the support of its SUBJ
scribers. We are trying to give
you a frst-class weekly paper. We
have spent large amount of money
in preparing to give you this kind
of paper. It does not cost any
one subscriber much to pay for his
paper for year; and it means
great deal to US. The job work is
less than heretofore, the merchants
are not advertising, but still our ex-
penses 60 on. We have no other
place to look for money with which
to continue business except the 10y
al subscribers to the paper. Will
yon not, each of you, make an ear
nest effort to give us a remittance
within the next few days?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-07

the testimony adduced at the hear
ings that a good part of the people
of the city know no law in their
dealings with their fellows except
to get there first with the most
voters.
And we are told that conditions
in Columbia are not much better
than in Charleston. The blind
tigers seem to flourish there to
such an extent that the mayor of
the city is not able, or he is not
willing, to stamp out the laws vio-
lations.
If the peace officers of either of
the cities of Charleston or Colum
bia will not stop this violation of
the law, Governor Manning does
right to place the matter in the
hands of the sheriff of the county;
if he will not enforce the law, he
should be removed from office. If
the grand jury in Charleston will
not indict, and the petit juries will
not convict, men who violate the
law in the open day, we favor some
other way of dealing with such
criminals. No measure is too
drastic which fails to reach the root
of the evil. The balance of the
state should demand the enforce
ment of the law in Charleston and
Columbia; we have a right to have
it enforced, and while we have a
man at the head of affairs who will
be true to his oath of office, and
who is willing to employ every legal
method to enforce the law, the legis-
lature should provide the means,
if it does not already exist, to close
liquor houses in Columbia and Char
lesion, to arrest and try offenders
against the law; and to put stripes
on all of them.
The law must be enforced in Alb
beville and Columbia; in Greenwood
and Charleston alike.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-07
The Brewer. and the Chancellor.

English brewers have been giving
wide circulation to a document call
ing upon citizens to show their
patriotism" by increasing their
consumption of beer and thus con-
tributing to the revenue. "If we
can't go to the 'front.'" they say,
"we can help our country (and our
own well-being) by changing our
cocoa and ginger beer into ale"
And right upon the heels of the
brewers appeal comes this utter
ance of Chancellor Lloyd George in
public speech.
"Drink is doing more damage to
this country than all the German
submarines put together. The out
put of the Russian workman has in
creased thirty to fifty per cent since
the sale of vodka was prohibited
If the government proposed to re-
vert to the old condition there would
be a revolution"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-07
CAPT. PERRIN. AND
THE SOLDIERS.

Capt. J. L. Perrin, our efficient
Clerk of Court, is great friend Of
the old soldiers. If he has dollar,
and one of the faithful men of the
sixties wants it, he can generally
get it. Some mornings ago, he
came up the street, and the first
man he saw was an old gentleman
with long gray hair, wearing suit
of clothes the worse for use, and
only a few old pieces of leather
strung together for pair of shoes.
The gentleman looked as if he
had followed Lee and Jackson in
Virginia. Being politician,
without asking the gentleman his
name, the Captain asked him where
he wanted to get new pair of
shoes. He said he had pair
picked out up at Hot Hustler
Gambrell's store. The shoes were
soon bought and the old friend
went on his way rejoicing. In
few days he called to see the Cap
tain again, asking for some small
favor. During the conversation,
and in order to get better acquain-
ted, he was asked, in what COM
mand he served during the war. He
replied, that he did not go to the
war "and l tried to keep my bro
ther from going to that old war;"
He further volunteered the infor-
nation that he was eighty years
old and had never married. He
says, "weemen are too quarrel
some." It is needless to say that
the Captain did not accommodate
him, on Monday, by loaning him four
dollars to go over to Athens to
collect a dollar and a half from
the Georgia authorities on some
pretense of staying out of the SOL
diers' home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-07
School Election.

Whereas, petition signed by one.
third each of the qualified electors and
resident freeholders of Mt. Carmel
School District Number 10, has been
presented to the County Board of Edu-
cation asking that an election be held
in said District for the object of voting
one mill tax for school purposes,
1t is therefore ordered, that an elec-
tion be held at the usual voting place
and between the usual voting hours in
the town of Mt. Carmel, on Saturday,
the 18th day of April, 1915, for the pur-
pose of voting said tax.
Those in favor of voting the tax will
vote ballot on which is printed or
written the word Yes" Those op-
posed to voting the tax will vote bal
lot on which is printed or written the
word NO"
The Trustees will act as managers of
election.
J. W. Boyd,
j. J. Keller,
j. D. Dean,
Trustees.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-07
A HOT ROAST.

What the Seneca Farm and Fac
tory thinks of a man vino quits his
paper.
"This paper has lost two subscri-
bers because of criticisms of the
school management here. We shall
continue to fight dishonest, unfair
methods, whether in school, church,
town or elsewhere. Those who join
hands with deceit, fraud and con-
spicious ineficiency in any line of
work may part ways with US and we
will win or lose without their co-op-
Grafton"
Hand it to them, hot from the
skillet, brother