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The Tomahawk., 1915-12-23
ESCORT COULDN'T SEE JOKE
Incident at Coney Island That Prob
ably Taught Confetti Thrower
Lesson He Needed.

A large well-dressed man and a
handsome woman were in the Mard1
Gras crowd at Coney island. New
York They had been waiting some
time for the parade and the woman
began to yawn. Now yawning Is a
very unladylike performance in pub
lie, and rather dangerous one in
Coney island crowd, for while the
woman had her mouth wide open and
was getting all the worth there is to
be had out of good healthy yawn
young man bent on mischief threw
handful of confetti right plump into the
orifice. The woman coughed and splut
tered, and the hoodlum shrieked with
delight. Those about him thought 1t
was a grand joke, too-all but the
woman's escort. He reached out one
powerful arm and grabbed the skylark
ing youth by the shoulder. Then he
brought his fist down on the young
mans straw hat. crushing it and driv-
ing his head through the crown and
partly over his ears. Next he turned
the young man around and kicked him
with all the force and swiftness that
outraged dignity and fierce anger to-
gether with great strength afforded.
II that youth RECEIVERS from that kick
and throws confetti again he will be
careful in picking his target. And.
maybe, the handsome woman If sh.
yawns again in hurry will not do so
in such a mob as turns out to see q
Coney island celebration.
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tasy, and the red-headed reporter was
still writing and stufing loose pages
in his pocket, and the one with the
beard was making surreptitious
sketch of Gerald Fosland, to use on
| the first plausible occasion. He had
in mind a special article on wealthy
clubmen at home.
Company incorporated" inquired
Hickey, who was the most practical
poet of his time.
II should consider that a pertinent
| question:" granted Gerald. Gentle
men, you will pardon me for mo-
ment" and he bowed himself from the
room.
He had meant to ask that one simple
question and return, but, In Arlene's
blue room, where sat two young Wom-
J en-, in a high state of culver, he had
to make his speech all over again, YER
| batim, and detail each interruption
| and describe how they received the
| news and answer, several times, the
| variously couched question, II he
| really thought their names would not
be mentioned. It was fifteen minutes
before he returned, and he found the
twelve young gentlemen suffering with
an intolerable itch to be gone. Five
of the young men were in the library,
ouarreling, in decently low voices,
over the use Of the phone. The i'm
perturbable Hickey, however, had 1t,
and he held on, handing in story. en-
| 1o1oroa on6 fri17a0 and
| beribboned as he went, which would
| make the cylinders on the presses
curl up.
II am sorry to advise you, gentle
men. that l am unable to tell you II
the International Transportation COM
| pany is, or is about to be, incorpo-
rated" reported Gerald gravely, and
he signaled to William to open the
front door.
AS the rapt and enchanted Hickey
| passed out of the door, a grip like a
pair of ice tongs caught him by the
arm, and drew him gently but firmly
back.
Sorry" observed Gerald, "but you
don't co."
Hasn't that % wy So' A
yet?" demanded Hickey. in an 1mme-
date mood for assassination. He was
a large young man, and defective mes
senger boys were the bane OF his
existence.
william says not" replied Gerald:
For the love of Mike, let me go!
pleaded Hickey. "This stuff has to pc
handled while it's still sizzling! It's
the biggest story Of the century!
That boy'l be here any minute"
Sorry" regretfully observed Ger
aid; but shall be compelled to de-
tain you until he arrives
Cant do It'll" returned the aesper'
ate Hickey. II have to go!" and he
| made a dash for the door.
Once more the ice tongs ciutcheo
him by the shoulder and sank into the
| flesh.
'If you try that again, young man.
I shall be compelled to thrash you,
| stated the host. again mildly.
Hickey looked at him, very thought
fully. Gerald was a slim-waisted gen.
aapaan. but he had broad shoulders and
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-23
CHAPTER XVI.
Gerald FosIand Makes a Speech.

Gerald FosIand Makes a Speech.
Gerald Fosland. known to be so for
NAL that he had once dressed to an
swer an emergency call from friend
at the hospital, because the message
came in at six O'Clock, surprised his
guests by appearing before them. in
the salon just before dinner. in mis-
driving coat and with his motor cap
in his hand.
Sorry" he Informed them. with q
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-23

a depressingly calm eye, and he prop
badly exercised twenty minutes every
morning by an open window, after his
cold plunge, and took horseback ride,
and walked lot, and played polo, ana
a few other effete things like that.
Hickey sat down and waited. ana.
though the night was cold, he mopped
his brow until the messenger can )!
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Big Success.

Mabel-Was your bazaar success?
GlaGys-Yes, indeed; the minister
will have cause to be grateful.
Mabel-How much were the profits?
Gladys - Nothing. The expenses
were more than the receipts. But ten
of US got engaged, and the minister
is in for a good thing in wedding
fees"
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Too Speedv for a Guaranty.

Joy Rider (stopped by rural con.
stable)-Haven't we got any right left
in this country? Doesn't the consti-
tuition guarantee us life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness?
Constable-It don't guarantee no
man the pursuit Of happiness at 90
miles an hour"
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-23

And it is sometimes said of mas
that he drinks like fish--out he Inn
bibes q different dHA
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-23

Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes
make Us look older than we are. Keer
your Eyes young and you will look young.
After the 4iovies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your ~ge Murine Eye Remedy Co.,
Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-23
Safe.

Edith-Aren't you afraid of mice?
EtIel-Not now when I'm wearing
cat fur on my shoe tops
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important 70 Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy fol-
infants and children, and see that II
signature nssps s1 Of l@ZfAzzEzzx
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-23

difficulties, which have already been
set afoot in England. Following these
events will come a successful rebel
lion in India, and the independence OF
all the British colonies.
you will probably require some tan
gible evidence that these large plans
are on the way to fulfillment. call
your attention to the fact that. last
week, the Russian duma began a vio-
lent agitation over the removal of Olaf
Petrovy, who was the controller OF the
entire Russian railroad system. Day
before yesterday Petrovy was unfortu-
nately assassinated, and the agitation
in the duma subsidized. This morn
ing read that France Is greatly ~
censed over a diplomatic breach in
the German war Office; and 1t Is com
mented that the breach is one which
cannot possibly be healed. Kindly
take note of the following facts: From
the first to the eighth of this month.
Baron Won Slachten, who is directly
responsible for Germany's foreign re-
lations, was seen in this city at the
Fencing club. under the incognito of
Henry Brokaw. Chevalier Ducham-
beau, director of the combined bank
ing interests of France, was here In
that same week, and was seen at the
Montparnasse Cercle. He bore the
name Of Andre Tirex. The Grand
Duke Jan of Russia was here as Ivan
Strolesky. James Wellington Hodge.
the master of the banking system Of
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land. Firmness is secured, if the road
has been properly drained, by making
certain that the roadbed is thoroughly
compact. The subgrade must be re-
peatedly rolled and reshaped until the
desired grade is secured.
Strong, desirable curbing is neces-
sary for all brick pavements in order
to prevent the marginal brick from be-
coming displaced, which event would
result in deterioration, finally spread
ing over the entire pavement.
One of the most essential factors of
brick pavement is firm foundation
upon which to lay the brick. The inn
portance of this is evident when one
considers that the ability of pavement
to resist wear depends upon the
smoothness of the pavement and a
firm foundation If the foundation is
poor one of the bricks may be easily
forced down, causing unevenness in
the surface. Where the traffic is COM
paratively light and the subgrade
composed of material that does not
readily absorb water, broken stone
may make a satisfactory base. For
heavier traffic or where the material
composing the subgrade Is at all un-
stable a concrete base is necessary.
The stone base should be constructed
much as in the case of first-class
macadam roads. Concrete bases may
be constructed of concrete composed
of / part Portland aement. 8 parts Of
sand and from. 5 to parts of broken
stone or screened gravel. Above the
concrete base sand cushion to cor
rect slight irregularities and to secure
an even surface for the brick is most
desirable. This cushion is usually
two inches thick, though in some
cases it may be only 1 ". 1t is impor-
tant to have the sand clean and dry.
After the brick has been laid upon
this cushion and the pavement gone
over carefully to remedy all defects
and remove all imperfect material, it
should be rolled with a heavy power
roller, gone over carefully once more,
and the joints then filed with soLae
material to prevent the brick edges
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Vitrifed brick roads, according to
The road specialists of the department
of agriculture, possess three. distinct
advantages. First, they are durable
under all traffic conditions; second,
they afford easy traction and mod
erately good foothold for horses; and
third, they are easy to maintain and
keep clean. On the other hand, they
are unQuestionably expensive to con-
struct and the effort to reduce the
high first cost frequently results in
inferior construction and consequent
defects.
The cost of a brick pavement de-
ponds so much upon so many variable
factors such as the locality, freight
rates and the distance from brick
kiln that it is not possible to make
any definite estimates. The cost of
the rough grading, however, should
be considered entirely apart from the
cost of the pavement, for the grading
would have to be done no matter what
kind Of road was to be built. Elk
GLIDING this item, the bulletin already
mentioned (No. 246) furnishes the fol-
lowing formula as a rough guide for
the probable expense of brick road
with six-inch concrete foundation
and suitable grades: Cost per square
yard equals IDOL, plus 213-C, plus
1855, plus -.157-A, plus .040-B.
In this fomula G equals cost OF
cement per barrel, equals cost Of
sand per cubic yard, A equals cost Of
coarse aggregate per cubic yard, B
equals cost of paving brick per 1000,
and L equals cost of labor per hour.
Thus, If labor costs 25 cents an hour,
the labor cost per square yard Of
pavement will be 100 times Is cents,
Or 1850 cents. The cost of the cement
per square yard will be .213 times the
price of a barrel and so on with the
6ther items. Ii is assumed in this
formula that all materials are deliv-
cred on the work. About 10 per cent
should be allowed for wear on tools
and machinery, and for every inch sub
tracted or added to the thickness of
the foundation there will be CORE
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oMsK GATEWAY TO MONGOLIA
More Than 2,ooo, 900 People Outfit IL
Great City Of Siberia
Every Year.

The city of Omsk, Siberia, has be.
come the Quitting point for an ex.
traordinary migration, estimated at
1000, 900 people annually, which pours
into the country bordering on Mon
golia. Notwithstanding Official de
malls, it is known that this great horde
is sweeping across the border into
Chinese territory.
Nothing in Europe or Asia has ever
been quite SO like the springing up OF
the great cities of the American mid
die West as is the growth today OF
new towns in Siberia. Except that
the tide is moving east instead of
west the movement has many parallels
to the wonderful migration which won
the West for America. There are.
however, two striking differences. The
first is that the pioneering iscompara-
lively luxurious compared to the
American movement, while the ma
tives instead of being swept aside are
being absorbed by intermarriage with
the settler.
The ten-day journey up the Irtysh
river from Omsk into the promised
land is made by steamboats, which are
the last word in the luxury and con-
venience of river traffic. 1t is by no
means a monotonous journey. as the
river banks swarm with wild fowl and
tour-footed game. while the scenery in
many places is wonderful.
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from chipping. OF the various mate
rails used for this purpose grout
made of equal portions of Portland ce-
ment and sand mixed with water Is
recommended. Sand alone is sor1e-
times used because of its cheapness,
but it La open to several objections
and its use in the end is probably not
economical. Portland cement grout,
on the other hand, binds the individ-
ual bricks together and converts the
pavement into what is practically a
monolith. Before the grout is ap-
piled the pavement should be swept
clean and be kept moist by gentle
sprinkling during the application, OF
which there should be two. At the
end of the second application the
grout should completely fill the joints
flush with the tops Of the joints. The
final step is to cover the completed
pavements with one-inch layer OF
fine earth. This is done to protect the
pavement from the weather and to
keep 1t in a moist condition while the
grout is hardening.
The objection frequently made to
the grout-filled brick pavement-that
it In extremely noisy-may be over
come by the proper use of longitudinal
expansion cushions placed alongside
the curb. These expansion cushions
are bituminous layers from one
half to one and one-quarter inches
thick, varying with the width OF the
pavement.
In addition to the description OF the
various problems the new bulletin
contains In an appendix complete typi-
cal specifications for the construction
of q brick road.
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spending difference of s to IL cents
per square yard.
Paving bricks should be uniform in
size, reasonably perfect in shape.
tough in order to resist crushing, hard
In order to resist abrasion, and uni
formly graded in order that the pave
ment may wear evenly.
A more important test is known as
the RATHER or abrasion test. In this
the bricks are subjected to destructive
influences similar to those encoun-
tered in actual service, and the effects
resemble those which traffic may be
expected to produce upon the COM
pleted pavement. Briefly the test con-
sists of inclosing 10 dried bricks in a
steel barrel in which there are also
placed a number of cast-iron spheres.
Ten of these spheres weigh each tn
pounds. Enough smaller ones weigh
ing little less than pound are
added to make the total weight ap-
proximately 800 pounds. The barrel
is then revolved at the rate of 80 revo-
luti0ns a minute for an hour. At the
end of that time the bricks are taken
out and weighed, and their loss in
weight ascertained. In this test good
paving brick will lose from Is to "A
per cent Of its weight.
Equally important with the char
acter of the brick is the character OF
the roadbed on which it is to be laid.
The four essentials for the roadbed
arc thorough drainage, firmness, uni
1ormity in grade and cross section,
and adequate shoulders. Where the
FIRST can be obtained in no other way
sc may be necessary to lift the road
considerably above the surrounding
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
fcopvright. 1915. by W. q. Chapman,

copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman.l
IN heavens name, why Lucinda p
her Uncle Joe had asked when the
baby was christened. Lucinda's
mother could not explain. But to her
mind Lucinda was the acme OF TO
mantle name, and the thought that
her little girl was to be beauty,
and to marry rich man, was the Sc
cret solace into poor, plain Lucinda $
head. So at twenty-one, when her
mother was dead, and Lucinda found
herself hired at nine dollars week
assa stenographer In a metropolitan
business house, she cast about her to
see who was going to fall In love
with her.
Mr.. Dixon, the manager, was the
ideal of most of the young girls. Thir-
ty, attractive, indispensable. and with
private means, their aspirations
scared toward Mr. Dixon as f1edg-
ling's toward the freedom of the air.
Lucinda had been nearly month
with the firm before she discovered
that she was really plain, dowdy, and
unattractive, although an excellent
worker.
Disillusionment is the test Of char
acter. To Lucinda it brought bitter
ness. The false ideas on which she
had been nourished proved an indi-
gestible pabulum. She saw around
her girls far less conscientious, far
less able, earning more money, and
she attributed it to their personality
and looks.
She knew that she was not unat-
tractive when extensively gowned.
Her savings went for clothes-not for
the outside world, but for Office work.
The outside world was represented
simply by Tom Smith, plodding
young fellow who had IN him, with
out Lucinda's knowledge, the germs
of future success. He was earning
twenty-five dollars in an insurance Of
fee, and he had pressed Lucinda to
marry him almost since the time when
they were schoolchildren together in
Mapleville.
They had been almost engaged; J.
but when they met in the city the
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FIXED 1T IN HER MEMORY
Ingenious Method by Which Lawrence
Hutton Cured Waitress OF Her
ForgetfuIness.

The late Lawrence Hutton used TO
say that having to take little trou-
BILE would impress fact on anyones
memory so that he would never be
able to forget it. In illustration ne
would tell this story:
Our waitress, Maggie, could never
remember to put the salt on the table,
and time after time Mrs. Hutton would
remind her to do it. One morning it
was absent, as usual, and said: Mag
gle, where is the stepladder?'
Its in the pantry, SIR
Please bring it in, Maggie said,
kindly.
Maggie brought it in with a look
of wonder on her face.
Put it right beside the table, ]
commanded; and when she had done
so | added: Now, want you to climb
up to the top of it, look all over the
table and see If there is any salt
there
Maggie never forgot the salt
again. Youths Companion.
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glamor of the Office was on Lucinda.
II know I'm not worthy of you,
DEAR" Tom would Plead hard, but at
least I'll be true to you and-and care
for you, Lucinda. I'll be getting thir-
ty soon, and then
Lucinda repulsed him almost an
grily, but Tom, who had guessed in a
measure what was the matter with
Lucinda, bided his time and refused
to be shaken off, Half scornfully the
girl allowed him to take her out on
Saturday nights. And all the while
they talked there was large picture
of Mr.. Dixon in Lucinda's heart.
Mabel Kearney was the girl in
whom Lucinda saw her most danger
GUS rival. Mabel and Mr.. Dixon were
the greatest friends. 1t was bitter
when Lucinda, approaching the man
ager on some point of business, most
" invented, felt herself wet sponge
upon the conversation. But though
Mabel, earning fifteen dollars, earned
Lucinda's hatred, she seemed blithely
unaware of it. Her friendly greet.
ings were gall and wormwood to Luz
cinda's heart.
Lucindas Paris gown was the
sensation OF the Office. It was mod
est gown enough, but it had no bust
ness there. A suddenly acquired
hauteur was also marked feature OF
Lucinda in those days. However,
envy as much as mirth was aroused
by her appearance. And so she set
forth to the conquest of Mr.. Dixon.
Mabel Kearney had an attack of
pneumonia in the early days Of win.
ter, and Lucinda was promoted to her
place. 1t almost took her breath
away. The salary was the same, but
the presence of the manager was q
constant inspiration. For the first
few days she almost cried when she
left the Office; but afterWard things
began to go swimmingly. Dixon, who
was a kindly man, insensibly adapted
himself to the girls nature; they got
along very well, and even discussed
things In that afternoon interval
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Don't Poison Baby

mother thought child must
will produce
sleep. and MANY will produce the SLEEP
FROM WHICH WAKING the children who
narcotic product
children
labelling them poison" The definition of narcotic
produces CONCLUSIONS and DEATH The taste ana
of
"Soothing You should not permit
without
of wha is CASTORIA DOES NOT
signature ~
OF Fletcher. ~ LAZyN+N
always the signature Of I2X /t<W
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cifv's Location.

A woman from the South visiting
New York for the first time was much
agitated when. after being conveyed
through the Hudson tube, she found
herself in another subway. Rushing
up to a knowing-looking individual,
she asked, in an agitated tone:
Sir, do please tell me where is
New York;
Lady" said he, with the utmost
gravity, tits right at the top of those
stairs. "-Harper's Magazine.
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His knowledae Limited.

do you know all the latest dance
steps, Mr.. Gayboy?" asked the debu-
tante.
Certainly"
"WiIl you teach some of the very
latest to me?"
What meant was that know EN-
when | see EN-"
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Poor Man.

Patience fellow! He wants
to get married, but can't afford it.
Patrice- Why cant he afford it?
Because he's paying alimony to
two wives already.
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The stingy man who gives away the
things he can't use or sell, imagines
he has strangle hold on charity.
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The wise man learns from observa-
ton rather than from experience.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-16

It's no use in trying to convince
mule that he is stubborn.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-16

Too many people are like cider -
they become sour with age.
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The Latest.
You ought to see my new fat"
Any special features?"
We'll. should say. A folding stove
and built-in piano
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PessImism.

There's something in this world be-
sides money"
Yes" said the cynic; there's the
poorhouse. Detroit Free Press
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Lusitania was formerly the name of
Portugal.