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The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
HUBBY WAS NO ENTERTAINER
All Right Otherwise, but Fact That He
"Had No Conversation" Caused
\ the Separation.

- Sweet and, though sophisticated, ap-
parently not much more than seven
teen, she was explaining quite loudly
enough for all the car to hear why she
had left her husband.
HE was good provider, but he just
sat around oil evening and had no
conversation"
"Why did you marry him?"
His grandmother died, see, and he
had no place to go, so he came to me
and said, Say, If you want to get mar
RED, here's your chance, take me or
feave me- He was great and full of
pep when out with the bunch, but in
his own home he had no conversation"
Are you sorry you had to leave
him?'
"Well, I had. lovely forniture, but
life is not all furniture, and what is
the use of the costliest carpets If your
husband has no conversational"
do you think you'll ever go back to
him?"
I'D go back tomorrow If he wouldn't
sit behind newspaper like stuffed
dummy I'm bedroom slippers"
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
NOT MUCH OF A SCANDAL
Inquisitive Neighbours High Hopes o:
Juicy MorseI Of Gossip Came
to Nothing.

An inquisitive neighbor who has an
inordinate fondness for gossip recent
ly overheard the little daughter OF an
acquaintance talking about affairs III
her home that seemed to have spicy
smack.
"What was that you said, AlbertaT'
she inquired.
II was talking about papa and man.
ma"
yes"
"And said papa beat mamma up
the other day."
"Did he, indeed"
Eyes, he" did,"
"Well, what did he beat her with?'
"With an alarm clock"
"Ah, did your papa hit your mamma
with the clock?"
mo, indeed, my papa never hits my
mamma"
"Then what do you mean when you
say he beat her up the other morn
ing?"
y Mamma usually gets up first, but
papa wanted to 60 fishing, and he set
the clock so he could beat her up IN
the morning"
"Oh-h-h-h-h- !''-Youngstown Tele-
gram.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

neighbor told my mother about Lydia
E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound and
I took it, and now feel like q new
person. don't suffer any more and I
am regular every month. Mrs. Hazel.
HAMILTON, 822 South 18th St.
When a remedy has lived for forty
years, steadily growing in popularity
and influence, and thousands upon
thousands of women declare they owe
their health to it, is it not reasona-
bic to believe that it is an article Of
great merit?
IfyOu want special advice write
to Lydia K. Pinkhan Medicine
Co. (confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will be opened, read
and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
His Advice.

II want some ADVICE said the young
matrOn as she seated herself in the
elderly lawyers office.
"Well, madam" he asked. courteous
~, "what is the trOuble?"
my husband has lied to me-"
"How sO?'
"He told me-" she sObbed, ''he was
working overtime ut the Office and
gave me the ten dollars he made--and
this morning l found poker chip In
his pocket. I want your advice on
what 1 ought to do about It,"
"Well, my advice" said the lawyer,
us to tell your husband If he will per-
sist in putting his chips in his pocket,
to be sure that he cashcs them nll."-
Exchange.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Home-Ground Flour and Cereals.

Grinding wheat to make flour may
be done at home as easily as the grind
ing of coffee. And thus Il family may
have whole wheat flour freshly ground
thing that is usually difficult to- OBJ
tain. The New York Medical journal
advises it's readers to buy their wheat
from seedSmen rather than from gro
GERS or feed stores because it will be
cheaper and more efficient
The grinder can be used also for
cracking wheat, corn. barley, oats
rye and other grains for use rs break
fast cereals. And the cereals will need
chewing, which will not only strength.
en- the muscles Of the chewers' jaws,
but will keep their teeth from decay
that is if they begin as children.
Homemade cereals need long cook
ing, so tireless cooker Is almost indis-
pensable.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Grocery HumorS.

Almost every station in life has It's
amusing side, and the shopkeeper has
his share of fun. Probably few people
think what mcnagerle grocer
stocks. He sells Monkey" soap,
"Donkey" stone, "Tiger" matches, ne
bra" blacklead, "Robin" starch. An
invoice, then, may contain the follow
ing:
Zebra Ill.,, Monkey 3D., Donkey 3D.,
Tigers I'D, Robin Cd, but the climax
is reached when two items on bib
are, II Family ASS" and Essence OF
Rats" These are nothing to be
afraid of, meaning only I ID. Of Fam
lily Assorted" biscuits and one bOttler
Of essence Of Ratuf1n.-LOndOn Mail
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS

The cost Of food today is a serious
matter to all Of you. To cut down
your food bills and at the same time
improve the health of your family,
serve them Skinner's Macaroni and
Spaghetti two or three times per week.
Children love it and thrive on it. It
is the best possible food for adults.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book telling
how to serve it in a hundred ways.
It's free to every mother.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
A Cat and a Town.

A dog freed a cat upon m electric
light pole between Lexington and
Mount Sterling and made Il cross cir
cult which plunged Mount Sterling in
to total darkness. The old-time oil
lamp was in some ways undesirable,
but one cat could not put out every
lamp in charlottesville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
d DON'T SUFFER
ANY MORE"
"Feel Like a New Person."
says Mrs. Hamilton.
New Castle, Ind" From the time
I was eleven years old until l was seven

teen / suffered each
month so I had to be
in bed. I had head
ache, backache and
such pains I would
cramp double every
month. J. I did not
know what it was
to be easy.a minute.
My health was all
run down and the
doctors did not do
NM o~1y ~noI A
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
It's Conditions.

"A candle is very contradictory
thing"
How SOP"
ut is both a light affair and a cere-
Gus matter"
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Their Identity.

"Who are the central powers, pop?'
"They are the beings behind voice.
my son, who after you have sent In
YOUR call and waited for fifteen min
utcs by your watch. say languidly:
What number did you say?"
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Reason for His Fame.

or the late Sir Joseph BeechaJn tho
obituary notices say that he rose from
farmers boy to become knight
and Il baronct and the third richest
man in England by manufacturing
pills. But that is only half the ex-
cmplary story. and the smaller half
He rose to wealth and honors by ad-
vertising the pills.-Providence Jour-
nal
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

erefOr
A. training class New York
The
presumably
ia
backa knowledge
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

Chinese athletes believe duck brains
to he the most strengthening food.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

Pain or dull ache in the back is often
evidence of kidney trouble. 1t is Natures
timely warning to show you that the track
Of health is not clear.
Danger Signals.
II these danger signals are unheeded
more serious results may be expected;
kidney trouble in its worst form may steal
upon you.
Thousands of people have testified that
the mild and immediate effect of Swamp
Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder
remedy, is soon realized-that it stands
the highest for its remarkable curative
effect in the most distressing cases. If
you need Z medicine, you should have the
best.
Lame Back.
Lame back is only one of many symp-
toms of kidney trouble. Other symp-
toms showing that you may need Swamp
Root are, being subject to embarrassing
and frequent bladder troubles day and
SPECIAL NoTE-You may obtain & "a
ten cents to DR.. Kilmer l. Co., Binghamt
to prove the remarkable merit of this me
valuable information, containing many OF
from men and women who say they found
ia kidney, liver and bladder troubles. Tn
we'll known that our readers are advised to
Kilmer L Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Let us Have Rest.

Miss Catt-"rhe poet is buried in
thought" Miss Nipp-"FOr goodness
sake don't resurrect him."
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Thu Result

II hear Dick Jones is shower"
"He always was pushing sort Of
fellow"
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

STOP tnc I'RIH.
The hurt of q burn or n cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve Is applied. 1t heals
quickly without scars. Csc and soc by
all druggists. For free sample write The
J. w. Cole Co, Rockford Ill.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Puzzled.

Giraffee--Now what was 1t was to
remember when tied this knot In my
neck?
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

efficiency man, who, starting with the
thing in the shop down to the office
cat.
With 5000 office-boy Jobs going
begging, you might think that the boys
that are now holding down jobs would
feel pretty secure-but that's just
where YOU are mistaken. They have
read the signs of the times, and Know
that whenever there is a shortage in
anything nowadays people promptly
devise ways and means to go without
that thing or get substitute.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

Siam has resumed the cultivation OF
cotton, once leading industry in that
country.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
The Prose Period Now.

"Here Is a postal card from my hus-
band" remarked Mrs. Dobson. Hes
out of town, you know"
"What does he say?" asked Mrs.
Dubwaite.
".Am we'll. Home Tuesday, Four
words And when that man was court
Ing me he used to write me poetry
by the yard
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Quite Evident,

"Get move on you, there! l want
a polish"
"YOu don't have to tell It,"
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

Anuric cures Backache. Lunlbago,
Rheumatism Send lOc. DR.. V. M. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, for large trial PACKAGE
Adv,
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
TESTING the Brightness Of Chicago Freshmen

University of Chicago must undergo mena
has
the standard hugou he
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Philadelphia Lobster Puts on His Own Cabaret

the kitchen of 1mfeds restaurant
the cooks
had just taken from the
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

of sentences read the student Within one
whether
logically Here samples:
was seventy looked twice that age'
with these Words
the other he spoke
missing plume"
equal distance from each other
their
children mother afflicted in the
clothes and down to
breakfast"
students Judge such
ascertain the mental horse
with TOO
md the not be overburdened
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

Three hundred species of turtles and
tortoises are known.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Nu,ifA Qn

Quite SO.
"The men behind this street-sprink-
ling system are paradoxical SET"
"How sof"
"They propose to raise the dust By
laying it."
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

entire college course. Stopwatch In
hand, DR.. Henry B. Kitson stands
over each student and reads passage
from a book. The student must re-
peat it. Then the student must read
a passage from a book and repeat it
without looking at the book again. A
number of letters with different adj
dresses are given him and he must ar
range them alphabetically. The time
required for these and other tests fix
his mental powers.
Here is the crOWning test of all,
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

HoWng made jump
pulled the 'front.' Seide:
tainted
when he heard the screams
lad something to
called when he got chance
revived
the wentdo
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
Gotham Office Boy Falls Victim to Efficiency

Anew boy being after a only human In
~ efficiency He yielded at last TO
succeeded in reforming every
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30
DO YOU GET Up WITH A LAME BACK?
Have You Rheumatism, Kidney, Liver or
Bladder Trouble?

night, irritation, sediment, etc.
Lack of control, smarting, uric acids.
dizziness, Indigestion, sleeplessness, merry
business, sometimes the heart acts badly;
rheumatism, bloating, lack of AMBITION.
may be loss of flesh, sallow complexion.
PrevaIeney Of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
of kidney disease. While kidney dis
orders are among the, most common
diseases that prevail, they are sometimes
the last recognized by patients, zVho
ve,y often content Themselves zDitA DOCTOR
ing the Effects, zvAiz< the original disease
may constantly undermine the system.
Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size
bottles at all drug stores.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, DR.. Kilmer's 6wamp-Root, and
the address, Binghamton, N. Y. which
you will find on every bottle.
aple size bottle of swamp-Root by enclosing
n, N. Y. This gives you the opportunity
icine. They will also send you a book Of
the thousands of grateful letters received
to be just the remedy needed
value and success of Swamp-Root are %
send for a sample size bottle. Address D1.
riting be cure and meatisn. this papee.-
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

One-fOurth of the worlds diet cou-
SiSts Of vegetables.
The Tomahawk., 1916-11-30

and the cat jumped for 1t.
The lobster became indignant when
a paw struck his shell. The big claw
was landed on the cats tail. Emitting
ear-spltting walls, the cat raced up
stairs and into the dining room.
Miss Eva Seidler had brought her
Boston terrier, Gus, into the rcstau'
rant with her. He was tied to her
chair. When the terrier saw the cat
and the lobster he got busy. So did
the lobster. The dog made for the cat.
HnWlinp the dog made q lump and
Smyrna times., 1916-09-13
HOUSE FLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR SPREAD OF PARALYSIS
MlODLETOWN Transcript SAYS
MANURE PILES BE COVERED
Calls Upon J own Council TO Pass Or
oinance Regulating Same Plan
Would be Good tor SMYRNA

Under the caption Save the Chill I
dren w T.. W. writer - the
Middletown Transcript has this to I
say: "Scveral years ago medical ez
perts after long and careful testing /
proved conclusively that or dirty /
home-bred pest the FLY caused a big /
percentage of the cases Of tuberculo-
sis, typhoid and ether fevers. sam
meT complaints of small CHILDREN. etc.
by carrying the deadly germs of all
those diseases. On top of this evil
record for causing these scourges. 1t
has Just been proved by the prnnsyl-
vania State Board Of Health officer.
DR.. Dixon. that the spread infantile
paralysis germ also carried by flies
| Monkeys iuoculated with germs taken
from flies caught IN the room where
Icy child sick with infantile pataly-
sis. showed all the symptoms of that
awful disease. including the paraly-,-.
| One would think that IN the face of
such a terrible case made against this
filthy homemade pest, the FLY, that
everybody who loved children and all
the welfare Of the town at heart.
would be- up in arms. aroused to yed-
hot Indignation to tght the pest
80 Of the Flies Bred in Manure Piles
1t is also proved that at least - or
50 per cent. Of all flies are bred i'm
manure piles. the rest chiefly in all
sorts Of rottiug filth. open ga,bage
cans. etc. Mddetown is just now
| jubilating over the handsome home
the New Century Club has Just builded
for itself. II has long been priding
itself upon the useful things it's mem
bers have done for town and state
benefit. Now the mothers of Middle
town who are trembling for their little
ones lest this awful plague suddenly
light on one of them, appeal 20 the
ladies of the New Century Club 10
come out and insist upon tie enact
ment by the Town Board Of law
requiring the covering of the pest
breeding manure piles and the cover
ing of all garbage cans. etc Is it
unreasonable TO say that the health
and comfort OF this community should
be of more account than the few dol
lars il will cost to remove this need
less peril Of the open manure pile?
Should the title Ores be in Peril
Are these little ones 10 be weighed
in the balances against these few
manure pile dollars? over a yea
ago the writer drew up an ordin anc,
requiring all manure in the town
limits To be kept in pits or pens mad
absolutely fly tight This can b.
done for a small outlay 10y wire screen
ing or digging. In fact the L.
Government mas proved that so o
more per cent Of manure values d
open piles leach away. THESE los
manure values would soon pay for tn
cost of digging pit or making a q
tight receptacle The Middleton
Town Board refused to enact tina
ordinance. They will enact it if tn,
ladies Of the New Century Club
thinking the babes and children o
Middletown more worth than its man
ure piles. will create public sent
ment demanding such enactment
Smyrna times., 1916-09-13
Hay for Sale

Timothy and Glover aud Glover and Tim
othy mixed. loose. by the ton.
See me about Two Farms at Bargain
Prices.
JOSEPH r. JEFFERSON,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1916-09-13
KENT TEACHERS TO MEET

Kent County Teachers Institute to be
Held in Dover November 27, %, %
The Kent County Teachers Insti-
tute will be held IN the Dover Opera
House November 27. % and %.
1916. The day instructors will be
Miss Julian F. Walker. of Indianap-
oils. DR.. Mcfarland. of Columbia Uni
versity. and Prof Moho1ey. of Phil
adelphia. decidedly the best ever
brought to Dover. The evening en-
tertainments are up To the usual
standard. On November 27 DR..
James Shera Montgomery. of Metro
politan NJ T. Church. Washington.
d. c.. the church of Grant. Logan
and Mckinley, will lecture. He is an
able thinker and polished orator
November 81 the Marigold Girls will
be the attraction. a concert and
entertainment company of four tai
ented young ladies giving a varied
costumed program of songs. sketches
and instrumental numbers, with &C
ton. November %. the Panama
| Quartette will be there. Four young
men presenting a program with a
peculiar tropical flavor, with a sketch
laid along the "big ditch. The day
lectures will be free. The usua
charge Of 81 for the three evenings
| u,iii ha maintained. The charge shOulC
be $3.50. The same entertainments
cannot be seen for less than 81 each
All of our people should arrange t
patronize these meetings.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-09
FASHION HINTS

There are three frocks that the
woman tired Of dark blue will be in
terested in hearing about. First, the
skirts are several inches longer than
last seasons frocks, and there is a
notable fullness in the long leeves.
end in each one of the three there Is
the ubiquitous touch of fur One, of
mustard colored broadcloth, had a
perfectly plain bodice, finished at the
neck with a wide standoffish kind OF
collar trimmed with skunk tails in
front in liep of cravat. At the nat
ural waist line there was found a
delicious shade of blue satin. quilted.
and from the back came narrow
belt of the cloth, which tied very low
in the front. The ends of the belt were
finished with an attractive ornament
Pockets on either side were also TRIM
med with the skunk fur Until the
weather becomes very cold a dress OF
this description can be worn without
an extra wrap, but effective Access
series are a muff of skunk fur and a
bag trimmed with the same petty.
OF bottle green panne velvet and
gray chinchilla fur was the second
'Ao~N' I1teAC AOoNCu III oil LHC "OIlO
like smart coat suit. In this frock
the bodice was also very plain, but
toning down the front with four
rather large buttons. Two narrow
belts Rugged the waist closely in the
front, but were interrupted in front
of the hips with peplums of the vel
vet bear trimmed in small pattern.
The peplum reached halfway to the
knees and was edged with the chin
chilla. A deep turnover collar of the
fur and narrow cuffs formed the
only other trimming on this smart
coat dress.
The third frock of this trio was
fashioned of chestnut colored broad
cloth.
The bodice of this frock was also
very plain. The only thing to break
the plainness was narrow band Of
embroidery that extended below the
waist line at least six inches. The
wide standoffish collar was formed
of fur, as were the cuffs. wide
crushed girjle of the broadcloth
fastened at the side with an oval
buckle. The skirts of all three were
very simple, merely hemmed, with
the exception of the bottle green
panne velvet, which had peeping be-
low the very edge of the skirt mar
row fringe of exactly the same color.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-09
LIVING COST HERE:
HIGHER THAN IN
BRITAIN RUSSELL

PHILADELPHIA. Dec S.-The
cost Of living is higher in the United
States, which is at peace, than it is
war.
This declaration is made by Charles
Edward Russell, writing in the Pub
lie Ledger on prices of foodstuffs in
this country and abroad.
Meat is generally dearer in the
United States, where it is produced
than in England, where it is inn
ported. even in war times," writes
RUSSELL
Meat Varies Little.
"Meat prices have not risen much
in France since the war began. We
have known, meat prices to climb
more in two years of peace in the
United States than they have risen
in two years of war in France"
In attempting to discover the rea-
covered that while meat is cheap in
France, there are no financial incl
ons" cut for the benefit of stockhold-
"rs in packing houses. No lrm has
declared stock dividend of $50, 900.
900 from accrued profits of the meat
business, as the Armour company did
in October, nor has any French pack
ing house corporation issued $25. OOO.-
600 in nice. fresh, new stock for its
stockholders along with rs per cent
dividend which exactly pays for the
stock, as did the Swift company re-
Gently.
Government Kills Animals.
The reason for 10 wheat prices and
absence of juicy "melons' for pack
ing house stockholders. according to
Russell. is bee. use in France the gov
eminent does all the Strengthening of
animals for food; does it at cost and
for all Corners. The French cattle
raisers send their cattle to the govern
ment and the government kills them
under the. highest scientific condi-
tons and turns the meat over to the
retailer, who can sell it only at a price
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fixed by the government.
AS result, Russell finds that in
France there are no packing house
problems or profits; nobody stands
between producer and consumer, TAX
ing toll from bog.
Good Meat Certain.
"Suppose, for instance, the govern
ment of Illinois was to undertake all
the meat slaughtering done in that
state,' writes Russell. 1T would, of
course. erect the most sanitary
slaugherhouses, adopt and follow the
most scientific precautions, and care
fully inspect all animals it killed. We
should then be sure we were not eat
ing lumpy jaw, tuberculosis or trichi-
nae. 1t would slaughter for all COM
ers at cost, and the producers of the
west would send in their herds, as
sured that they would get the actual
returns without deductions for melons
Or stock issues. All retailers would
get their meat at cost price and with
out dfscrin nation, standing-upon ex-
actly the same footing.
Melons Would Buy Plant.
THE amount of the melons recently
cut by two packing concerns in Chi
cago would provide the state with the
greatest and best slaughteriEg estab-
lishment in the world. Under our
present system, this money has been
taken from producer and consumer
No One can suggest any let, I'm pro-
Queer and consumer have had from
1t or ever will have-except the Suits
faction Of knowing now where it has
gone to- s3s 5 ! ss VI ..s. .*
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-09
-,ORS UNIONISTS
TALK ON LEGISLATION

TWO HARBORS, Dec. ga mass
meeting. At which workingmen of this
city\are invited 20 attend. will he hold
IN Glen hall lay afterno II. Decem.
Der II, at o'clock.
Representative-elect Strand is ac-
lively boosting for the affai.. Lesis.
latlon Of interest to labor which will
likely come up for consideration dur
ing the coming session of the Minne-
sofa legislature will be discussed.
1t is expected that ARRANGEMENTS
will be made o give active support to
the members of the 1917 legisl,ture
having labor egislati, n in charge.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-12-09
WELSH RAREBIT.

Cut thin slices of bread, remove the
crust, toast quickly a light brown,
butter and cover with thin slices of
rather new, rich cheese; spread over
very little made mustard, place on
pie tin or plate in a hot oven till
the cheese is melted. When cut in
square pieces of any size desired.
serve at once on hot platter. as it
is quite spoiled if allowed to get cold.
LEMON COOKIES.
One egg, one. cupful of graduated
sugar, an eighth of a cupful of short.
ening, a cupful of sour milk. an even
teaspoonful of soda. Beat into milk
until dissolved one and two-thirds
cupsful of flour and one teaspoonful
of lemon extract. Will be stiff batter.
Drop in gem pans and bake in hot
oven. This rule makes about 16
cakes.