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The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Grenades of Many Types.

The grenade has become one Of the
leading weapons of the European war.
Each belligerent uses several, types,
Austria as many as six. Grenades are
thrown by hand by means of spe-
cial racket" by catapults, shot from
guns and from trench mortars. Hand
grenades have a range of some twenty
five or thirty yards. The grenades
fred from mortars may range up to
five hundred yards. The most power.
full grenade is Danish invention. 1t
Is shot from a mortar, weighs about
three pounds, and in addition scat
tering the fragments of it's case on ex
plosion, It carries some $50 bullets.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Everything in Russia Is
New Since the Revolution;
Even Smile Is Different

Everything is new in Russia. AS
one correspondent sees it, and Petro-
grad in particular, he declares that
even the smile is different. It is with
out sickness or hypocrisy. The ladies
are wearing revolutfon-color Skirts
red feathers in their hats.
The Nevsky prospect has become
kind of QUARTER Latin. Book hawkers
line the pavement and cry sensational
pamphlets about Rasputin and Mich
olas, and who is Lenine, and how
much land will the peasants get. Re-
turned exfles fit through the crowd,
recognizable by the Rue Bertolet cut
of their clothes and their hair.
Even that ancient institution, the
five-o'clock procession of ChinOvniks
going home from government offices,
has lost it's typical coloring. One
misses at first the staid, familiar fg-
ures, till one suddenly realizes that
those rather long-haired young men,
swinging or s1ithering along with port
folios under their arms, must, of
course, be the new Chinovniks.
Newsboys used to carry papers In a
bag. Now there are so many papers
and such demand for them that the
hawkers have had to improvise stalls
at the street corners, and one may
pause there and watch the play OF po-
litical sympathies and antipathies as
the hard-faced young workman buys
the MaximalIst Pravda, or the dreamy
student buys the Radical Den, or some
stout elderly gentleman buys the
Novoe Vremya with a melancholy air
of resignation.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Cornmeal Pancakes.

Take two cupfuls of flour sifted
with teaspoonful and half Of bak-
ing powder, with the same amount of
salt. Add cupful and half Of boil
ing water to half-cupful of cornmeal,
cook five minutes, turn into bowl and
add one and a fourth cupfuls Of milk,
one beaten egg, q third Of u cupful of
sugar and the flour mixture. Stir we'll,
then add two tablespoonfuls Of melted
shortening. Cook on a creased griddle.
Mush that has been nodded makes a
delicious breakfast dish, by frying the
slices in q little hot fat.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
MARRYING AGAINST
WISHES OF FAMILY
LAURA JEAN LlBBEY.

slippers and pink roses, looked very
alluring. He has taken her home from
dances, perhaps half-dozen times and
at the end Of that time proposed mar
riage. Neither had peeped beyond the
first chapter Of the book of life. Their
entire converse ton had been about
other girls and boys-what jolly good
time they had had at the skating rink
or barn dance. Yet these two killings
considered themselves in love and had
the notion that they ought to wed
The boys father does his best to
have a serious talk with his son, en-
deavoring to make him understand
that married life is something more
than continuous love-making; that it
entails Obligations, such as winning
the support of two, to start with; that
a pretty sweetheart transferred to the
kitchenette is not always the amiable
companion a youth fondly believes
she would be.
The girls parents do their best to
make her understand that young man
should have at least start in life be-
fore he essays matrimony; that all
love-making, no work, would put out
the kitchen fire. If, despite earnest
parental advice on both sides, the
young people take their own heads
and marry, they have only themselves
to blame for much of the fluctuations
that may follow. Parents on both
sides should be eager for the match,
then it will turn out happily.
Copyright, 1917
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

An old farmhouse with meadows wide,
Sweet with clover sDn either side;
A bright-eyed youth, who looks from out
The door with woodbine "reathed "l'n-
Wished this one thought all the day:
Z"Oh, If could but fly away
From this dull spot the world to see'
How happy would be-
What youth of one and twenty and
maid Of sweet sixteen if they happened
to become enamored Of one another
would not tell you that there is just
one person in the world for them, and
each has met that one? 1t is all In
vain for relatives or friends to attempt
to dissuade them from their feeling.
The young man declares he will leave
home and all belonging to him and go
out into the world to earn fame and
fortune for the girl he has chosen.
The maid declares that If she cannot
wed the hero Of her heart she will
never, never marry. Though her Lips
may not complain her sad eyes Will
be q reproach to those who have sep
arated her from her love for all time
to come.
How the parents are to deal with
such determined young couple Is
problem. The youths parents know
that it is his nature to fall quickly in
love, and as quickly climb out of it.
The girls parents realize that the kind
of man who fills her fancy at sixteen
she would possibly be heartily tired of
at two and twenty.
Thov mot nt n hall The girl In her
tulle party dress, white gloves. white
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

scores before Lajoie broke into the
Iimelight, is back again in the role of
utility infielder with the sCards.
His comeback marks fms to a 10
year absence from the National league,
for he jumped from the Cardinals back
in 1902 to cast his fortunes with the
Browns, who were making their first
start in st. Louis. His long years OF
service with the Browns and his ulti-
mate release is remembered by all fans
today. It seemed only natural that wal
lace should step down and out, ana
when he was made a member OF the
Wichita (WeStern league) club the ma
jors bid him good-by for all time.
But Wallace is back, and the own
ers of the Cardinals figure that he Is
a valuable asset, in which they are
more than likely to be upheld by his
work whenever the occasion arises to
use him in the lineup.
The return of the veteran Wallace
recalls the fact that 1917 has seen a
number of players in the veteran class
return to the big tent while hundreds
of youngsters are pining their young
lives away in the bush leagues for
chance. Ping Bodie, purchased last
winter from the San Francisco club by
Connie Mack, has made good with q
vim since his return. Harry Walter
and Charley Deal, brought back from
the minor leagues by the Cubs, and
Jim Thorpe. recalled by the Giants,
and later sold to the Reds, are other
ovoropIoS
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Nux Ml4t~teQ!
qrVD qnqD QbQp01Q Wy Up W w11
EPIGRHYMES:

I'd like to be as FORTUNATE
as lots of MEN know who
rouse an agitation III all
hearts whereer they go. Now
take YOUR old friends Tyrus
Cobb; he leads the COUNTRY,
fans, in clever execution Of
the tricks Hugh Jennings plans.
And then, in little, old New
York, LIVES "Mug,,sy," John Nc
Graw, and many other notables
who follow "fame" quite raw
BECAUSE it's served to them
so fast there is no time to
cook the adulation that they
get each blessed way they look.
You've got to hand it to these
chaps; they've earned all they
have won, and it's worth While
to rouse the shout: Gee!
Attaboy! Well done!" But, humDly.
may I ask of YOU to ponder
Garfield's thought: Behold our
land, in twenty years, and see
the men who fought in this, we
pray, the final war for ever
lasting peace, and hear all
nations cry of thanks which
nevermore shall cease! And then
imagine, if you can, that
reverence multiplied ter thou
sand times ten thousand, for
the Fighting Men-who DIED!
Robert Russell.
"Fortunate men your country
lives because you died."
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Potash in Banana Stalks.

Banana STALKS may help to solve the
fertilizer problem of this country. Ex-
periments indicated that ton Of stalks
Yielded 1SS pounds of dry matter. con-
taining 1877 per cent potash. or about
two-thirds as much as is yielded by the
dried kelp of our Pacific coast. An ex-
animation of banana skins showed a
total potash content of los per cent,
the dry matter containing 9.O3 per cent
potash.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Serenity in Thick Of Broil.

The environment Of the commander
in chief, Sir Douglas Haig, is strongly
suggestive Of his conduct Of the war.
Before war became q thing of precise
science the headquarters Of an army
head scethed with all the picturesque
details so common to pictures Of mar
tial life. Couriers mounted on foam .
flecked horses dashed to and fro; the
air was vibrant with action; the fate
of battle showed on the face Of the
humblest orderly. But today things
are totally different Although army
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
POULTRY POINTERS
(By ~. L. kempster Of Missouri Agri'
cultural Colleqe.l

(By n. L. kempster Of Missouri Agri-
cultural coIIege.)
AS the chicks grow they need more
room. 1t does not pay to let them
crowd.
Tough grass is of no value as green
food. Better sow some quick-growing
crop.
Feed hoppers greatly reduce the
work. If they are kept filled, the
chicks will never so hungry.
If your chicks are not doing we'll
something is wrong. Look out for Ice
and for worms in the fntestines.
Two-year.oId hens had better be
sent to the market. They seldom pay
for their feed if kept over third sea-
son.
Shade us one of the most important
essentials during the hot months. Get
the chicks into the orchard and corn
field.
Young stock will do better If not
compelled to pick their living with the
old. There will also be less trouble
from lice.
Grit and oyster shell should be in
Guided in the ration for both young
and old. 20 neglect this would be
poor economy.
A growing chick will not thrive on
short rations. If the right kind Of
food is fed, there is little danger Of
overlooking, especially If they are
given plenty or range.
Supplement the regular feeds with a
wet mash-fed crumbly. Feed all the
chicks will clean up before going to
roost, but bone should be left in the
trough, for 1t will sour.
Mark the pullets this fall so that
you will know Just how old your hens
are. A leg band on the right leg one
year and on tle left leg the next will
assist in culling the flock. A hog ring
will serve the purpose.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Little Things Worth Knowing.

The best marksmen are generally
those with blue or gray eyes.
German silver is IN alloy of copper.
nickel and zinc. There Is no silver I'm
it.
There are fifteen technical colleges
in Queensland, with 5000 students In
attendance.
Under perfect conditions watercress
may be made to flower and seed with
In eight days Of planting.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Flashlights.

About all that jealousy asks
to make trouble Is a chance.
Fair as women are, even they
are no excuse for the so-called
ladies' man.
No matter how much a man
may neglect his wife it always
makes him mad to discover that
some other man is slightly inter-
ested in her.
This world may owe you liv-
ing, but if you don't care enough
for it to hustle round and COL
lect it, the world isn't going to
do any worrying.
Luck doesn't play nearly so
big 4 part IN the other fellows
success as you imagine.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Mothers :: =:
Cook Book

The woman of moderate means, who
markets in person, with a basket on
her arm, often gets better goods for
less money than her wealthy sister,
who trusts to servants or the telephone
and takes what the market merchant
chooses to send her, in blissful isno-
rance of food values or food quality.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

units have risen from thousands to mil
Eons Of men, and fields of operations
stretch from sea to sea, and more am
munition is expended in a single en-
gagement than was employed in entire
wars of other days, absolute serenity
prevails. 1t is only when your magma
ton centuries up the picture Of flame
and fury that lies beyond the horizon
line that you get a thrill.-1saac F..
Marcosson in Everybody's.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
"SomeWhere in France"

Our soldiers face foe once more,
Somewhere in France;
On our gallant ally's shore,
Each prepared to do his bit,
And make light Of doing 1t,
Somewhere in France.
- =
Exponents of true liberty,
Somewhere In France;
OF freedom both on land and sea, i
Upholders of democracy,
Opponents of autocracy, :.
Somewhere in France.
Your boys and our boys among the
rest,
Somewhere in France;
And all inspired to do his best,
TO give their lives if fate so Wills,
In trenches or on shot-swept hills,
Somewhere in France.
Our hearts are with the boys In drao,
Somewhere in France;
A valiant lot, both proud and glad
That they have opportunity to serve
A righteous cause with pluck ano
nerve,
Somewhere in France.
The spirit of '76 aflame,
Somewhere in France;
Moving forward in freemen's name,
kepaying service long ago
BY Lafayette and Rochambeau,
Somewhere in France.
Walter S. Frazier.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Cornmeal and Wheat Waffles.

Cook a half cupful Of cornmeal,
added very gradually to cupful and
a half of boiling water, for 20 minutes,
then add a cupful and a half of milk,
three cupfuls of flour, three tablespoon
fuls of sugar, IL tablespoonfuls of
baking powder, 11a teaspoonfuls Of
salt, the yolks and whites Of two eggs
beaten separately. When all is we'll
mixed. add two tablcspoonfuls Of melt
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

tive form OF gov
eminent destroys
it's efficiency. Hys-
terical people are
apt to run to great
excuses and neg
lect those things
in life which are
of the greatest i'm
portance, not only
to the success of
the individual but
of the community.
At present, we
find individuals
Op1 1x,h nln 00r1o NIL.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
CornmeaI Doughnuts.

Put three-fourths of a cupful of milk
and IL cupfuls of cornmeal into q
double boiler and heat together terf
minutes. Add three-fourths of cups
full Of sugar and a fourth Of cupful
Of shortening. Sift together IN cup
fuls Of wheat flour with teaspoonfuI
of cinnamon and two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder, add these and two
well-beaten eggs to the meal. Roll out,
on a well-floured board, cut and fry In
hot deep fat.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
SOME SMILES
Making a Good Start.

1--WE are going to
reOrga nize this
business" said the
expert.
"That's' the way
to talk" answered
the head Of the
firm.
deficiency will
be the WatehWOrd."
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
ed shortening, Just before adding the
stiffly beaten whites.
Indian PUddind.

Cook five cupfuls Of milk and third
Of a cupful Of cornmeal in a doublej
boiler, q half cupfu1 Of molasses, tea-'
spoonful each Of salt and ginger. Mix;
all together and pour into buttered
baking dish and bake two hours In a.
slow oven; serve with cream.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Around the World.

Iceland has no saloons.
Ohio has 1876, 900 war gardens.
Britain has 100000 house
cats.
England has tea put up in
tablets.
Spain irrigates one-fourth OF
all it's farms.
Kansas City, Mo-, is seeking
more factories.
United States aniline output
is $4,000 tons.
Pennsylvania pensions all pub
lie school employees.
Virginia boy scouts are on
strike because farmers pay small
wages.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

Hysteria Of the individual is very
catching often becoming an epidemic.
Community hysteria in representa-
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
A Suggestion.

"Why did the
umpire put that
man out Of the
game?"
"He struck the
umpire"
"That Is foolish.
In such a slow
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

bulrseye is exactly in the center 1t
shows that the gun was correctly
aimed.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Some cornmeai Dishes.

The rainy consistency Of cornmeal is
an advantage when used in griddle
cakes or waffles, for it renders them
very tender.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
On the Farm.

'Yes, plants have their ailments"
'To be sure" said the sweet sum-
mer boarder. II have heard Of hay
fever and am not surprised the hay
gets feverish out in the hot field"
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
Heard at a Party.

Edfth-That Mr.. Dubleigh you intro
duced to me is a fine dancer; he's SO
light on his feet.
Marie-When you get better ae-
quainted with him you'll discover he's
light at both ends.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

game as this fellow with that much
fight in him ought to be left in"
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
GETTING Results.

1--WE are not eating as much meat
at our house as we used to-"
"Neither are we; ever since I
preached war economy the cook orders
only enough for herself"
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

"Fine!"
'Your son must CO."
let me shake your hand. I've been
wanting to fire him for three years,
but didn't have the courage"
Mean tnsinuation.
Il do dislike foreign phrases, though
I use them now and then"
''But notice your dislike for them Is
not pronounced"
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16

His Choice.

"Only few can be rich"
"Yep, and that's one Of the times
when I'd rather be in the minority
than the majority"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-01-03

al it should facilitate the move
ment of freight from the west
to the eastern seaboard and low
er the rates of transportation.
With the vast electric energy
produced at Niagara available,
the barges may be moved by
electricity. It is estimated that
the electric-driven barges can
make as good time as it now
made by the railways in moving
freight, where there are no de
lays. We are told that barges
will be built to carry freight
from all of the lake ports di-
rectly to New York, thus avoid
ing the expense of transship-
ment at Buffalo.
There are possibilities for i'm
mense development of American
waterways. No country in the
world has been favored with
lakes and rivers as the United
States in it's great lakes and the
Missouri and Mississippi and
connecting rivers. But until the
government shall take over the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-01-03
Commissioners Proceedings

Auditors Office, Redwood County.
MINI.
Redwood Falls, Mimi, Dec. 10th,
1916.
The Board of County Commissioners
convened in special session on the above
given date at one o'clock p. m. pur-
suant to call copy of which was
duly read.
Members of Board were all present.
the matter of the petition of Frank
ssman and others praying for the
blishment of County Ditch No. 40
ed in the Township of Delhi, the
time havinF arrived for a hearing on
said petition; Engineers and Viewers
report, namely the 10Th day of Deem
Der 1916 at one O'Clock P. M.
The Board proceeded to and did hear
all that there was said for and against
granting said petition according to the
Engineers and Viewers reports and on
motion of JAS. P. Gaffney, duly passed
g id Engineers and Viewers reports
were adopted with the following
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-01-03
NEGLECTED WATERWAYS.
u. T. LAROUN,
County Auditor.

The freight congestion on
American railways has shown
how inadequately our means of
transportation have been devel-
oped and organized.
If the great public function of
maintaining highways for trade
and commerce had not been CIV
en- over to private enterprise,
there should be no lack of facili-
ties to move the products of
farm and mine and factory.
Under private ownership of,
the railways, the waterways
have been neglected. There is
no coordination of the two sys-
items of communication, as there
is in those European countries
where the state owns the rail
ways and operates them in con-
nection with the state-owned
canals and river transportation.
In Germany the government
would not think of using the
railways to carry heavy freight
which could be more advantag-
eously carried by water. Trans
portation is designed to facilitate
industry and commerce. It is
not merely a means for profit
ing at their expense.
| When conservation was at
tracing the attention of the
American people there was con-
siderable agitation in congress
| in favor Of improving our water
ways, but where it did not find
expression in the inevitable ap-
petite for pork" it evaporated
when the peoples interest was
turned to other directions.
In the spring, the Erie barge
canal will be opened. The Erie
canal is a state enterprise. The
people of New York have spent
over $1O0,OOO,O00 in improving
/ it. There has been great deal
! of graft and corruption in the
work. But the canal, at least,
has been deepened and made
available for 5000 ton barges.
It ought, of course, to be ship
canal. But even as a barge can
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-01-03

changes; That the following described
tracts of lands be and are benefited as
follows to-wit:
SE4 of SW4 of section 10 Twp. 113 Rg.
Sc the sum of $4,000
SW4 of SCI of section 10 Twp. 113
Rg. 36 the sum of 5000
Sci of Sci of section 10 Twp 113 Rg
Sc the sum of 5000
NE4 of NW4 of section Is Twp 113 Rg
SO the sum of 493.00
NW4 of NW4 of section Is Twp 113 Rg
sc the sum Of $4,000
SW4 of NW4 of sec ion Is Twp 113 Rg
SO the sum of 1890
Sci Of NW4 of section Is Twp 113 Rg
IS the sum of 1890
NWi OF SW4 of section Is Twp liz Rg
Sc the sum of 333. 90
NE4 of NEa of section 16 Twp 113 Rg
SO the sum of 10000
and it was further ordered that the
lien shall be payable one-ffteenth of
the principal of each thereof on or be-
fore five years from November 1st SUBJ
sequent to the filing of the Auditors
statement in the office of the register
of deeds, and one-ffteenth each year
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-01-03

railways and operate them "
ter transportation is bour
prove disappointing.
The bulk of the freigh
originated along the int
lines of railway. In the
nature of things they will |,
vert al of the traffic that the,
can from the water routes.
The Erie canal is so favorablz
Situated that it can not be elm
mated by the railways, but i
should be a national rather thai
a state undertaking.
There should be a canal per
hitting ships from the ocean tt
load and unload at lake ports
There will be when congress
shall come to have a larger Vi
sion.-Milwaukee Leader.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-01-03

Mr.. Lesher, who attended the
Minneapolis Business College, went to
situation In April, 1915. He is now
earning $500 per month. That is the
difference between attending school
In some small place and one located
in q big metropolis that is well known.
Get the best, it pays.-Adv.