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The herald., 1917-08-16
Locomotive Uses Oil.

An internal combustion locomotive
Of l 900 horse power that uses crud" oil
fuel is hauling passenger trains cNper'-
mentally on a European railroad.
The herald., 1917-08-16

The establishments under the con-
trol of the Ministry Of Munitions OF
Great Britain on January 81 numbered
4,719.
Cleveland is believed 10 h9ve the only
two-story theater in the United States
the lower playhouse seating GOO per
sons and the upper 100.
The herald., 1917-08-16
Railroads Scarce in China.

At the present time China has bHt
G $50 miles of railroads To serve Pop
ulation of more than 4OOwo,VV".
The herald., 1917-08-16
u,,diee Nany PASSENGERS.

The South station at Boston mas
ohor+ 12OOOOOO more passengers i
veor than the North station.
The herald., 1917-08-16
pERcHERoNs USED FOB MOVING LOADED CARS.

When 4 yard broh" down at Iu Claire" Wis., r.
h.ru,k il wa"
horses belonging l." the I"I"
load $4,000 feet of timber "'IIi "
,., the the The team weigh y
a,rnIs ca,I.-popular Mechanics Magazine"
The herald., 1917-08-16

hood take their alling pets there to b
cured.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
INDUCING CALF TO EAT HAY
Animal Should Be Given Glover or Al.
faIfa as Soon as It Shows De.
sire for Roughage.

AS soon as the calf shows desire
for roughage it should be given little
good hay, preferably clover or alfalfa.
Soon after little dry grain may be
placed in a box where the calf can eat
it. Sometimes calves manifest a de-
sire for grain at first, that will lead
them to eat too much Of it, in which
case they may refuse it entirely and
give the feeder good deal Of trouble.
Only a very little grain should be CIV
en- the calf at first and the allowance
should be increased very slowly, al
ways being sure not to give too much.
Care should be used also not to feed
more hay than the animal will con-
sumo in from 1 to 2 hours. The hay
the calf does not eat does it no good
and while it is not so bad to feed hay
to excess as to feed too much grain, 1t
is entirely useless to do so and should
be AVOIDED.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
PRIZE LUMP OF AMBERGRIS
Chunk Taken From Sperm Whale Near
Cape Hatteras Weighed 121 Pounds
and Was Valued at $35, 1000.

A prize lump Of ambergris secured
by the whaling brig Viola is reported
by Capt. John A. Cook of Province
town, owner Of the vessels. The
chunk of ambergris, taken from a
sperm, whale captured just south Of
Cape Hatteras, weighed 121 pounds
and was valued at $4,000. Each man
of crew Of 16 will have share in
the prize.
Another old whaling bark of the
New Bedford fleet returned to port
after a four years. cruise. This was
the Wanderer, built at Mattapoisett in
1878 and still apparently as sound as
the day she was launched. The Wan
derer had pretty good luck on her
cruise. In all she took 5000 barrels
of sperm oil, valued at 100000.
Most Of this was sent home via the
Azores and Barbados. Capt. Antonio
Edwards, commander of the vessel, fig
ured that an average catch of $4,000
a year was not so bad these days.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
Kill AIIFIies! they GIsS SssEA0
SAVING NICKELS AND DIMES
Shortage in Small Coins Declared
Due to Widely Adopted Prac-
tice Of Thrift.

Shortage of small coins, complained
of by banks, may be due partly to. the
practice of saving Buffalo nickels ana
the new dimes, bankers say, according
to the Minneapolis Journal.
Many persons have formed the habit
Of putting away the buffalo coins or
the new ten-cent pieces on the we'll
established theory that the saver can
accumulate considerable sums in this
way and yet do it SO gradually that
"he never misses it,"
1.-THE shortage of nicl1els and dimes
probably is due in part to this prac'
tice. There is, however, an even more
stringent shortage Of pennies, which
has been felt for the last six months"
Bankers said the penny famine PROD
ably was due to recently instilled thrift
among children. Pennies given them
by parents, coins that formerly went
back into circulation as quickly as
little feet could flutter to the corner
candy store, now find their way into
the toy bank.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
Cardinal Caught Red-Handed.

In some New York suburban public
schools the teachers give readings
from works of fiction. To stimulate
interest the pupils are required to
nominate members Of the class to i'm
personate the characters in the book.
At such a reading recently in Long
Island school, one of the boys was
Cardinal Richeiieu Of France, in a
story b. Dumas. When interest in the
tale was at it's height, a perfect PEN
rod of a lad-his school name is "Odd
an Even" his real name Avery Eden
called out: Hey, teacher, the card;
inars got his hand in my pocket"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
The Shifted Shame,

The ex-cOnvict who recently testi-
fled that he, mere unsophsticated
rounder of thirty or more, was lured
into stealing from his employers by n
woman to whom he gave part Of the
money, reminds me Of boy who was
brought into prison in New York one
afternoon in July, 1860. AS the turn
key led him along the youth saw In a
cell man with smooth, shreWd,
somewhat hard face. The boy stopped
and addressed the man in the cell.
"You," he cried, ARE the cause of
my being here!'
GLOW comes that?' inquired Hicks
the pirate, for the man in the cell was
none other.
"Why" said the boy, Il stole So to
hire a boat so could 60 down to Bed
loes island tomorrow and see YOU
hanged."-NeW York Sun.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
His
Atonernent
BY Florence l.. Henderson
Copyright. by w. G. Chapman.)

VCopyrlght, by w. q. Chapman
'"The board of pardons has acted in
your behalf" spoke the warden Of the
penitentiary to the serious-faced, erect
young man in convict stripes.
II am deeply grateful" came the
calm reply, but there was a certain
quaver to the accents.
The warden made an entry In the
prison book before him and handed out
hn envelope. "You will find in this
the usual cash to carry you to your
home" he said.
II have no home" spoke the man in
stripes.
''You cease to be No. S294,~ went on
the warden. "You are once again Har-
vey Mills; you have been the best pris-
oner we have ever had. In recognition
Of that and the fact Of your preventing
d wholesale stampede when the fire
broke out in the cell house, the board
has granted yeu a communication Of
your five-year sentence, after serving
two. I hope you will reform"
II reformed the hour I came within
these wallis" pronounced Harvey Mills
solemnly. II saw my error and intend
to retrieve myself. You have been
kind to me here; you have made me
forget my wretchedness by making me
trusty. Sir, shall follow the straight
and narrow path after this, do not
doubt it."
= And so,,within the hour convict No.
1904 that was, left the dreary penal
institution a free man. He took his
freedom calmly, for he had forestalled
it in his thoughts for many months.
Clearly hisetourse was marked out and
he proceeded to follow it without dis
trust or deviation. He took the first
train from the penitentiary town for
the city. It was at five o'clock that
afternoon that he entered the Office of
John Briscoe, broker. The latter
stared hard at his unexpected visitor.
Then, recognizing him, he scowled.
"You!' he uttered, as if the other
were pestilential.
"Yes, it is T." came the steady re-
Spouse. "Sit down, John Briscoe, for
you have got to listen to me and help
me-"
"Convict-disgrace to the family
half futtered the broker.
1T was you," pursued Mills in an
even and serious tone, "who lured me
to speculate with the money of my en-
ployer. You lost it all for me and the
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
Fraternity Men Make Quilts.

BY making Is quilts the men OF
Acacia fraternity in the University of
Kansas have replenished their houses
supply of bed clothing and saved the
chapter S5625. The cold nights found
the bed clothing supply of the Acacia
intentionally scarce. The lowest bid
on supplying. the house with 25 quilts
was S1OO. A senior suggested quilt
ing bee, and 3O'men spent all day Sat-
urday in a quilting bee directed by
their house mother. Except a small
part of the work done by the house
mother, the men did the work. The
25 quilts cost them $43.75.-Kansas
City Star.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
HIDES ARE QUITE VALUABLE
No Other Product on Farm Given az
Little Consideration as Skins OF
Various Animals.

Probably no other article on farm
is given as little consideration for the
actual value involved as the hides and
skins Of cattle, horses and calves
killed or which have died from natural
or other causes. A great many people
believe that hides are valuable only
when taken from animals slaughtered
for beef. While hide taken off In
this manner usually is more attractive
to tanner, hides from dead animals
if removed within reasonable time,
command full value. Horse hides
also bring a good price, although not
as much as a COW hide as the leather
cannot be used for sole leather pur-
poses.
When an animal dies it should be
skinned as soon as possible, especially
in warm weather.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
MEASURE HEIGHT OF STACKS
Der Of Cubic Feet Contained
In Large Pile Of Hay.

To ascertain the number of cubic
feet in stack Of hay involves the
height Of the stack and which may
be determined by the following meth.
cd: Two points are marked on the
ground on opposite sides Of the rick
or stack and at nearly equal distances
from it's center as possible. A cord is
then thrown over. the stack, stretched
gently from the point A in the &C.
companying Illustration, over the top
Of the stack to the point B, and marked
to show its length from A to B. The
cord is then removed and placed on the
ground in the position Of Al, B1, and
I'll, the points Of Al and B1 being ex-
lctly the same distance apart as A and
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
ALFALFA IS A CONCENTRATE
Must Be Fed as Such in Order to Sc
cure Best ResuIts-Cut When In
Full Bloom for Horses.

Alfalfa must be considered as con-
centrate and fed as such in order to
get best results. Not more than
twelve pounds a day for each 1000
pounds Of live weight should be fed.
Other roughage, such as sorghum, corn
fodder, kafir or sudan grass, may
be grown and fed with alfalfa.
To make the best horse feed, alfalfa
should not be cut until it is in full
bloom, and should be carefully cured
in order to keep 1t from becoming
musty and dusty. Such hay should not
be fed under any condition, for it Pro
duces heaves.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
sow STRAWBERRIES IN FALL
Those Who Failed to Get Crop In
Spring May Plant In SEPTEMBER
Prepare Soil Well.

Those who failed to get strawberries
planted in the spring may plant them
In September with assurance of sue
cess.
Those planted in the early spring
will bear we'll next season, while those
planted in September will not yield
much Of crop, as the plants do not
have as much chance to make a Wig
orous growth, but some growers claim
that after the first year, the strawber-
ries set out In September do the best,
producing larger crop Of fruit and
continuing to do so longer.
The late, or everbearing Strawberries
do about as we'll If planted in Sep
TENDER as they do If planted in the
spring, as it is the second season usual
ly they make their best showing in
fruit. If the weather is favorable in
autumn, patch Of strawberries will
do we'll If planted in September.
It pays to have the soil in excellent
condition. There ought to be quite a
lot Of plants produced by runners from
the small number of everbearing plants
you may possibly have set out in the
spring, and these may be planted in a
new bed in September and they should
bear we'll next season up until frost
and freezing weather.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19

disgrace. you by troubling YOU again."
And the plan was put through. Bris'
coe, under an assumed name, visited
James barrow in his home town and
left it the accredited agent Of the
struggling manufacturer. Once q
month the latter was to send check
for Briscoe to city address, covering
the commissions earned by his travel
ing salesman.
During the next year Harvey Mills
throve. He worked day and night.
He was, indeed, tireless and diligent.
His mental training during his incar-
ceration, had fitted him marvelously,
we'll for the business line he followed,
He received letter from James,
barrow asking him to visit him and
inclosing handsome cash bonus for;
his able cooperation. Thes1etter was
kindly, grateful, almost 'affectionate;
1t frankly attributed to the efforts Of
Mills the solid establishment of wa
vering business enterprise. Mills
evaded making the visit, The second
year there came a most urgent second
letter. It limited at possible partner?
ship arrangement. Again Mills made
some excuse for not meeting with the
wishes of his employer. And then, one
bright wintry day, hungry longing
came to Mills to visit the town where
the factory was located, and where he
was not known, as his trial and con-
yiction had taken place In the city.
It was nearly dusk and after stroll
all about the little town he was cross
ing bridge spanning swiftly rolling
stream. The ice was breaking up and
was coming down with the current in
huge, rushing cakes. Halfway across
the bridge ringing cry broke upon his
hearing and scanning the river surface
he saw floating down the stream 8
young girl on a great cake Of ice. She
had attempted to cross the stream on
the disintegrating Ice further up the
stream and the cake she was ON had
become separated from the pack.
What Harvey Mills did within the
ensuing five minutes was all impulse
and heroic. From the bridge he leaped
to the cake of ice on which wavered
the frenzied young girl. He seized her
to steady her, for she was almost
fainting. He made leap into the wa
ter and fairly flung her ashore in safe
ty, Just as two wavering cakes of Ice
caught him in q cruel embrace, and,
but for her selling his arm and pull
ing him ashore he would have been
submerged.
AS he sank back, inert and 1nsen.
sible, his last vision was of the anx'
ious, beautiful face bending over him.
He awoke, little dreaming that it was
two days later, to find himself in bed
in a warm, comfortable room, half
darkened. He listened to voices in
the next room.
"Oh, father!" spoke the voice Of the
young girl whom Mills had rescued,
''be kind, be very kind, to the man who
has saved my life. Do not his papers,
your sure knowledge Of his identity
prove that he was never a willing
criminal"
DO not fear" answered the tones
of James Darrow. "Never has man
made nobler restitution"
II hear him moving ABOUT, nutCereu
Ethel barrow, and her father fastened
to the bedside of Mills. His face was
beaming. He held out his hands, both
welcoming hands to the patient, and
two words he spoke cleared all the
past, and were hopeful tokens for the
future to worn, weary Harvey Mills
my son"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
Nothino to Run Into.

"When was in the railroad busi'
ness" said Chauncey M. Depew once,
"the president Of small line waited
on me to request an exchange Of cour-
tesies. I Intercepted him, and he
said proudly:
"'On our line, sir, not only has q
collision never occurred, but on our
line a collision would be IMPOSSIBLE
Impossible? said I. oh, come
I know that the latest automatic safe
ty devices are excellent things. But
impossible is large word
"'It's literally true, with US, SIR he
replied.
allow can it be?' said L.
"'Why,' said he, we own only one
train "-Railway Employees Maya
zine.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
ayes, It Is l."

five thousand dollars crippled my gen
erous-hearted employer and landed me
in jail. I understand he is continu-
ing the business in an Indifferent way
and suffering financially on account Of
my delinquency. wish to make reSti-
tuition"
"How?" challenged Briscoe skepti-
cally.
by giving him five years, ten years,
all the years Of my life in his behalf, If
necessary" answered Mills steadily.
"There has not been a waking hour
since I became a prisoner that the
thought has not been with me. Day
after day I have planned out all can
do and shall do. had brilliant fu-
ture before me, which my reckless
faith in your honesty wrecked. You
must take your share in this atone
ment by securing for me the oppor-
tunity of becoming the travelling agent
Of James Darrow."
Briscoe uttered a harsh, derisive
laugh. Il fancy that won't be very
easy task" he sneered.
easy or difficult, it must be DONE"
declared Mills firmly. 'No man knows
the line of goods James barrow car
ries better than L During my impris-
onment I have studied over every
phase of craftsmanship, have trained
myself to meet men, to impress them.
I shall be tireless, shall laugh at dis
appointments, I shall succeed, for a
man who has patiently endured two
years in a lonely prison cell is able to
face whirlwinds. / ask very little Of
your time and I will pay you for that.
James barrow never heard of you.
You will go and see him and arrange
10 act as travelling salesman. All your
reports-my reports, rather-under an
assumed name, will be made by mail
You need not meet him personally af-
ter the first interview, as all remit
tances for goods ordered will be sent
to the factory direct and I shall not
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
SWISS CHARD IS NEGLECTED.
Old Vegetable Does Not Receive Atten-
ton Formerly Given to It.
Good at Any Time.

(By LIE ROY CADY, Assistant Horticul-
turist, University Farm, st. Paul)
Swiss chard is an old vegetable, but
one that does not seem to be grown a
great deal. It is used entirely for
green's, much the same as young beets
or spinach. One advantage Of Swiss
chard is that leaves may be cut from
it and others take their place, thus
doing away with successive sowing.
It is good any time from the time it
is large enough to use until cold wealth
er. When the plant gets pretty near
full grown, the leaves may be picked
and the midrib taken out, and the leaf
part cooked the same as spinach. The
midrib is also occasionally used, being
cooked the same Oh asparagus.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
Why He Didn't Register.

An Indianapolis man who makes
practice of Dragging about his short.
comings, said that there were just "a
reasons why he didn't register fof
CONSUMPTION.
"The first one is that am only five
feet one inch tall.
1.-THE second one is that, taking my
height into account, am too fat FOL
my stature.
"rhe third one is that have only
one arm.
"The fourth one is that my teeth are
bad.
"The fifth one is that am too DID,
"Well, what are the other 80 req
sons?" he was asked.
"Well, the other 80 don't matter
The five 1 have enumerated would give
me the necessary alibi."-1nd;anapolia
News.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
SPRAYING FOR POTATO BUGS
Mixture of Arsenate Of Lead and Wa
ter Makes Excellent Solution to
Destroy Pests.

A good spray for potato bugs con-
sists of q mixture of two ounces Of
arsenate Of lead to one gallon Of
water. The arsenate Of lead should
be we'll dissolved in a small quantity
of water before being diluted. Enough
Of the solution to spray two-thirds of
an acre can be made from six pounds
of arsenate Of lead and 50 gallons Of
water. This spray sticks to the plants
better than paris green and does not
burn them as paris green sometimes
does.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
He'd A SIX Her.

At a dance in a certain town q WIS.,
itor to the place got into conversation
with an elderly gentleman.
Presently the younger man said,
pointing to lady across the room,
who was smiling pleasantly in his d.
rectiOn:
II wonder if that dreadful-looking
woman is actually trying to flirt with
me?"
81 don't know" the elderly gentle
man answered, mildly, "but I can cas-
ily ascertain for you. She's my wife,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
Further Uses for Aluminium.

Aluminium Is now being substituted
in place Of wood in the manufacture
Of automobile bodies. Large sections
Of aluminium castings ure now used
in making touring cars and the in
closed bodies of certain other. motor
cars, use which was not practicable
ten years ago. Cast aluminium is also
used for making automobile dashes.
Bodies made Of it are lighter than
those made Of other sheet metal, and
have a rigid surface that will not dent
easily in case Of accident. The alum
mum surface retains paint well, and
the increased rigidity makes the car
SlOre durable.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19

general rule, it is we'll to have tho
crop follow some other one that has
been kept under the hoe and free
from weeds the previous season.
There are three methods of plopa.
eating onions: the first, by sowing the
seed in rows where the crop is to
grow; second, by sowing the seed In
specially prepared bells and trans
planting the seedlings to the open
ground; and third, by planting sets
which have been kept through the win
ter. The first method is used by large
commercial growers on account Of the
amount of labor involved in the others.
On small areas, however, it may b."
preferable to plant sets.
Onions planted from sets will ripen
earlier than those from seed and sown
in the fields. When the transplanting
method is used, the seed is sown in
greenhouses, hotbeds, cold frames, or
specially prepared beds at the rate Of
three and one-half to four pounds for
each acre to be planted. The seed
lings are transplanted when they are
somewhat smaller than a lead pencil
and rather stocky. The root end Of
the Seeding is pushed into the soil
with one finger and the soil is then
irmed about the plant.
In the North the crop ripens and is
j. harvested during the latter part of the
summer and early autumn. In the
Southern states where the crop is
grown during the winter, the harvest
ing and marketing period takes place
during the spring months.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
PLAN FOR ONION CROP
Plant Will Thrive Under Wide
Range of Conditions.
Rich Sandy Loan Containing Plenty Of
Humus Is Best Suited-Hand
Work Required to Keep Field
Clear. OF Weeds.

Onions are a staple crop that Is
grown commercially on a very extern
sive scale. The onion will thrive under
a wide range Of climatic and soil con
ditions, but a rich sandy loan con-
tanning plenty Of humus is best suited
to it. AS the crop requires shallow
cultivation and it may be necessary to
resort to hand work in order to keep
it free from weeds, it Is very desirable
that the land should be In such condi'
ton that it is easily worked. As q
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
FOR ITCHING, BURNING SKINS
Battle With Cuticura Soap and Apply
the Ointment-Triai Free.

For eczemas, rashes, itchings, irrita-
tipns, pimples, dandruff, sore hands,
and baby humors, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are supremely effective. Be-
sides they tend to prevent these dis
tressing conditions, If used for every
day toilet and nursery preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-19
CLEAN WATER is NECESSARY
Hogs Will Drink Filthy Water When
Forced To-Many Running Streams
Are Contaminated.

When forced to do so, hogs will
drink filthy water-a disease breeder
in them as well as in human beings.
Many a running stream is contaminat-
ed by diseased animals farther up, and
farmers should not rely upon streams
rs water supply without knowing
their purity.