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The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
Carnauba Wax.

Carnauba wax is made from the
leaves of the carnauba plant, indigen-
GUS to the state of Piauhy, Ceara, and
Rio Grande do Norte, in northeastern
Brazil, whose roots are used locally as
medicine, whose branches are used for
bridge and housebulldlng because they
resist the attacks of insects. and whose
fibers are used in rope and paper
making; the wax has been used extern
sively in adulterating beeswax, but Is
finding an honest market on its mer-
Its, not only for candle manufacture.
but for coating the insulating nate
rial of electric wires. etc; the annual
production of wax In Rio Grande do
Norte is about 450 tons a year. valued
at about S25O.O0O; perhaps three
fourths of this is exported T; but the for
ests of carnauba plant can produce, II
developed, many times this quantity.
Thomas PaIne Rewarded.
Thomas Paine never received a pen.
sion nor a reward of any kind from
the national government for patriotic
service but the legislature of Pennsyl-
vania voted him $500 on account Of
his pamphlet entitled Common Sense" "
which undoubtedly gave an impulse to
the movement for Independence.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
A Spectacled Dog.

A short time ago. an article was
widely published about a valuable
hunting dog which had been fitted with
eyeglasses for astigmatism. Probably
most people who read it, laughed and
thought 1t fake.
The modern science of fitting eye
glasses, however, makes 1t possible to
n a dog. or any other dumb animal,
With n lens which will correct Its eye
sight. Up-to-date methods have brought
bout the invention of instruments by
which the error of the human eye can
De accurately measured, and lenses TO
.arrect the error prescribed without
asking the patient a single question.
The silent method" is very rarely used
exclusively, however, except In the
rase of the foreigner. or our friend the
dog. when no interchange of thought
c..n he effected and the examiner must
rely entirely upon the findings of his
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
voIcanoes Hottest on Surface.

Notwithstanding what schoolbooks
have said. 1t now appears that a vol
cano is hottest on its surface rather
than below 1t. This is the conclusion
drawn by a scientist who has made e1-
tensive investigations in craters In Ha-
wall and has obtained samples Of gases
and lava before they reached the air,
says Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Laboratory studies of these samples
make 1t appear probable that much Of
the heat required to keep an open lava
basin in fluid condition is supplied by
the chemical action Of the gases. From
these investigations the scientist con-
cludes that In times Of great activity
the temperature at the surface Of
volcano undoubtedly is higher than
that below the surface.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
The Thin People.

overeating is common cause OF
eniuciation. paradoxicnl AS this state
lnent may seem. Many OF our thin
nest neighbors are the biggest eaters
of the community. Physical Culture
Magazine says. 1t is an old-fnshioned
saying that these people ''eat so much
that il makes them thin to carry II
around" In any case. 1t is not ques-
ton of the amount of food one swal-
lows, but a question of how much Is
digested and assimilated. Many per-
sons will gain in weight upon discon-
tinuing the three-meal plan and adopt
Ing the plan of two meals per day. The
stomach Is then no longer overbur-
dened or overworked. and the diges-
tlon is so much more perfect and the
health so improved that gain In
weight results naturally.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
A Romulus in
Kentucky
IcOpyrirht. 1917. western Newspaper Uuaon.I
ByJ. N. JOHNSON


Look heah, Eller-don't look to
skeered cause / call you Eller-you
hain't no Miss Ella to me, my gal,
'cause ye been off ter the Saylersville
Cemitary, an come home toatin' er
passel of Bluegrass airs. Vas, Eller,
1 jist rode over heah this mornin' ter
fin out eff you want ter smash up that
leetle contrack we writ in our hearts
afore you went off, and sealed with a
kissf'
The girl, at first, widened her pretty
brown eyes as IL shocked at his un-
couth speech, but she met frank, hon
est, exacting eyes that nothing could
conceal except darkness itself. She
colored, and, with a confused "Ah-he-
en-" turned her face.
The big, handsome fellow continued
his look of singing scrutiny. They
were sitting out on the broad veranda.
The morning sunlight trickled through
the web of morning glory vines In
front, and melted among the short.
yellow curls that rloted over the young
mans head. A sweet. soft wind came
down through the hallway, driving a
rose leaf that struck the cheek of the
young girl and fell down on her plump
hand-a tribute of the flowers to an
object prettier than themselves.
Silence continued for about min
ute, when the young man continued In
firm tones, a note Of pathos running
through them:
"Somehow or other, when i hearn
you was goln' of, felt like you'd
never come back to me no more-not
rs little Eller. The material mater of
you-clear, sweet an bright as our
mountain cricks-yould return be-
muddled to simple eyes like mine. I'm
not lynn In no blame to you. j alters
thought you, compar'd to me, a little
gittnr beside gourd fiddle. But I
couldn't help lovin' you-my heart jist
run toward you just like a dry chip
in a suckhole. 1 knowed. though,
when you get way of among town
folks, you'd look at them ar fine hair'd
doods, an then across their shoulders
to the memory of Fred Can1ield. an 1t
would make you curl yer lip an laugh.
I know thar amt nuthln' about me
to catch an hold a gal like you. an
love you too well, and think I've got
a leetle bit too much spunk about me
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19

to go draggin' after you like n briar.
when you want TO free yerself. I've
seen the day II would be like n shot
In my heart to be turned Sff, but I've
been brucin' myself for the lick ever
since you went away. Pve got all my
Engagements made. an in a month from
now I'll leave for Kansas, where I've
got an uncle who offers me place in
his store. So, Eller, ef you say the
word, I'll take my medicine the best
] kin. an never bother you no more"
When he had concluded, Ella looked
up nt him. with n smlle-a frank.
bantering. kissable smile. Affecta-
tion was gone from her manner and
speech.
Erred" she said, with the genuine
franl,ness of mountain natures. 81 still
think more of you than ever did of
any other man. l deplore your def
ciencies in the way of education; but
you are worth thousand 'doods,' as
you call the town boys. Still. Fred.
Tn sorry to say, you are not my
ideal, md unless l so consider you, l
don't think / could live happily with
you. don't think shall ever marry.
I'm too romantic in my nature-too
exacting In the demand for qualities
in my husband that don't exist in
these prosaic times. My reading has
spoiled me, l know. I live In times
long gone. My lover is yourself. but
taken back thousand or two thou
sand years. The modern man, of all
degrees, is too commonplace for my
taste. Hundreds of times i have
dreamed of you as my lover, but In
every instance you were either Ro-
nan youth. or a knight Of the middle
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
Home Conversation.

Children hunger perpetually for new
ideas. They will learn with pleasure
from the lips of parents what they
deem drudgery to study in books; and
even If they have the misfortune to
be deprived of many educational ad-
vantages they will grow up intelligent
II they enjoy in childhood the priv
ilege of listening daily to the conver-
sation of intelligent people. We some
times see parents who are the life OF
every company that they enter, dull,
silent and uninteresting at home among
their children. II they have not men
tai activity and mental stores sufti-
cient for both, let them first use what
they have for their own households.
silent house Is dull place for
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
Half Men, Half Goats.

Satyrs are mentioned in Isaiah 13:
Il and "a IA. where the prophet pre-
diets the desolaton Of Babylon In
the passages cited 1t probably refers
to demons of woods and desert places,
half men and half goats (see Lev.
17:2; Chronicles II rs.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19

young people, place from which they
will escape If they can. How much
useful information, on the other hand,
is often given in pleasant family con-
versation, and what unconscious, but
excellent mental training in lively so
cial argument; cultivate to the utmost
all the praces of home conversation.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
Having Money.

It's a fine thing when you need
money to have friends you can go to
to get it. 1t is still finer when your
friends need money and come to you
to have it to give to them.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
When Credit 10 Due.

"a good-natured man." said Uncle
Eben, "ain't entitled to much credit If
he's good natured only 1es' because he
kin take life easy an not care what
happens.r
The Lamar register., 1917-12-19
No Test Too Severe.

Thus man is made equal to every
went. He can face danger for the
right. A poor. tender. painful body. he
can run into flame or bullets or pesti-
lence, with duty for his guide.-Emer>
son.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-13
CLASS IN FRS AID WILL BE ORGANIZED
 MONDAY

The first aid class of the Red Cross will be organized next Monday night at nine o'clock at the Red Cross head quarters in the Railroad building This hour was set so as to permit those of the Home Guards who desired to take the course to attend. Men and wom- en of Seward are admitted to this first aid class and the doctors who have so kindly consented to take charge of the course, request that all those who intend to become members, attend the first meeting next Monday night as none of the lessons will be repeated.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-13
MRS. HATCHER HERE

Mrs. Cornelia T. Hatcher was vis- iting friends in Seward today during the time the Alaska was in port. Mrs. Hatcher is en route to Washington. D. C., to attend the national conyen- ton of the Womans Christian Tem- pcrance Union and will also fill sev- craI lecture engagements.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-13
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS

WANTED - Three boosters to eat ChiH Con Carne. Spoons have a hole cut through the bottom. Owl Lunch. tf. Virgil Rich returned home from Anchorage on the Alaska today.
 Oscar Hart, the we'l-5uown travel ing man. is in the city today
 Fred Laubner, of the Mabel Mine, Willow Creek, visited in Seward today while the Alaska was in port
 Sylvia Sexton, daughter of the pro- pr5esor of the Sexton hoteI left on the Alaska for Seattle.
 E.A. NageI and G. P. Riley left for the southeastern part of Alaska on the Alaska today.
 *
 C. Hoyick and A. Larson, of the steamer Starr are registered at The Overland.
 J. lL Nicholson, of Anchorage, is registered at The Sexton, having ar- rived this morning on the Alaska. II Bercsford. wife and son, came in on the Alaska this morning and are registered at The Sexton.
 Dr. Smith, of Anchorage, was. around the city today while the Alas ka was here. He is bound for Cas-
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-13
or. Wvoming. for the winter.

per, Wyoming, for the winter.
 -a-
 Percy Pullen, of Juneau, arrived on the Alaska from Anchorage and is registered at The Seward for a few days.
 *
 James Murray, of the Cache Creek Dredging Company, was a passenger on the Alaska for Wyoming and will pay some attention to the oil fields there during the winter months. A full turnout of home guards at tended the Friday night drill. Corp. Williams, drill master, announces great improvement, and close atten- ton of the members.
 Sport" Smith, one of the we'll known men of the north, now at An chorage, writes to friends in Seward that he will leave on the last steamer and enlist in the U. s. aviation corps. M. J. Healey, Deputy United States Marshal at TaIkeetna, is on the Evans bound for Valdez to attend the ses- sion of the district court.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-13
TO HOLD XMAS BAZAAR

At the business meeting of the Methodist Ladies' Aid Society held this week, it was decided to hold the an- nual Christmas Bazaar on the evening of November 16th.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-13

FOUND-Spectaeles in case. Owner can have same by proving property and paying for this ad at The Gateway. tf.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-13
NOTICE!

There will be a dance Saturday night at the A. B. Hall. 2t
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
LOW RECORD FOR SINKINGS
English Losses From U-Boats Touch
Low Mark,

English Losses from O-6oatS IouCn
Low Mark.
London, Nov. "a marked decrease
In the British merchant ships sunk
during the last week is noted in the
admiralty report. Only eight vessels
ever 1000 tons were sunk by mine or
submarine and four vessels under that
tonnage. No fishing vessels were
sunk.
The summary: Arrivals, 1884; sail
tngs, 1879. British merchant vessels
over 1900 tons sunk by mine or SUBJ
marine, including two previously,
eight; under 1000 tons, including one
previously, four. Fishing vessels
sunk, none British merchant vessels
unsuccessfully attacked, including five
previously, six.
The sinking of British merchant
ships recorded in the last admiralty
report are the smallest in point OF
number since the unrestricted subma-
rine warfare began early in the year.
They probably are the smallest in ton
mage also.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
ELECTION RESULTS
FROM NINE STATES
IN CONDENSED FORM

New York.-Two million women en-
franchised in the state by suffrage vic
tory. Suffrage majority will reach
100000
Tammany gained entire control of
New York City government, electing
John F. Hylan, mayor by greatest plur'
atty in city's political history. Ap-
proximately $4,000 soldier votes yet to
be counted, but will not affect result.
Morris Hillquit, Socialist, on anti-war
platform, ran third, being seven thou
sand behind Mitchell.
Ohio.-Presidentia suffrage defeat
ed. Prohibition issue probably carried.
Both Sides Claim To Be Leading.
All Socialist mayorality candidates
in Ohio defeated. Had claimed victory
in half dozen cities.
New Jersey.-Local option in New
Jersey assured by Republican victor
les in assembly elections.
Massachusetts, Govern
or Mccall and entire state ticket re-
elected by overwhelming majority. W.
w. Lufkin elected to Congress to Sue
coed Augustus P. Gardner.
Pennsylvania.-Penr and Brum-
baugh forces divided honors in Pitts
burgh. In Philadelphia the result is
still in doubt. Soldier votes may de-
eide.
Connecticut.-Sch Merritt IRE
publican) elected to Congress to sue
coed the late E. H. Hill.
Indiana.-Charles Jewel (Republi-
CAM elected mayor over Lew Shank,
former mayor running on Independent
ticket in Indianapolis. Towns of Ell
wood and Gas City elected Socialist
mayors.
Illinois.-Fusion candidates for
judgeships defeated Socialist candi-
dates by big majorities in Chicago.
New MexicO.-VOted dry.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
Reads Like Fiction.

One of the most unusual salvages
vet recorded in these days of subma-
rine warfare, says Popular Science
Monthly, is that Of the Norwegian
steamship Kongsli, whose cargo OF
grain swelled to such an extent on the
thrush of water through the ragged
hole torn in her side by torpedo, that
the hole was clogged up and the water
prevented from flowing in and sinking
her.
A party of fishermen, clambering
aboard to discover the trouble, were
amazed to find that the ragged hole on
one side and hull plates torn loose opn
the other by the force Of the explosion
had been effectively plugged by the
swollen grain. The fishermen were
afraid to attempt to tow her because
the rush Of the water along her sides
might have washed away the effective
grain seal. Accordingly, they impro"
vised bales made of cotton filled With
grain and forced these into the holes.
This made the stoppage secure enough
to enable the vessel to be towed to q
nearby port.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
ITALIANS MAKE STAND
Mass Back of Pave River For
Decisive Battle.
Allied Support In Form Of Anglo
French Veterans Join
LatinS.

Rome, Nov. 10.-To safeguard the
present line of defense and help but
tress Cadorna's newly established pc.
sitions French and British reinforce
ments with scores Of heavy field and
seigeE pieces are massing back of the
Italian front along the Pave river.
Battle To Be Decisive.
Rome cables to Washington report
ed that the decisive battle of tile
Teuton drive is entering it's first
stage with maneuvering for position
by the opposing forces.
Train load after train load OF
heavy artillery and Franco-British
veteran troops of scores of battles
with all the war equipment available
is rolling toward the new war center
in addition to that which is already
gone forward.
To Stand on Piave River Line.
London, Nov. 9.-Italy's supreme
last stand in an effort to stem the
Ger-"an invasion is apparently i'm
pending. Both the enemy and de-
Tending lines have been drawn face
to face along the Livenza river. Lon
don expected momentarily to learn
OF the preliminary battle of the IL
venza, in which Cadorna's rear
guards would attempt to administer
a temporary check to the enemy be-
fore withdrawing to the now fAlly
prepared Pave river line.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
LIBERTY loan IS
ABOVE M|NIVUM
0versubscribed $1,617,532.300,
Which Is Sd Per Cent Above
Loan Amount Set.
WORLDS RECORD |SSET
Success Of Loan Is Distinct Triumph
For People Of United
States, Secretary
McAdoo Says.

Washington, Nov 9.-The second
Liberty Loan subscription was 49,
GIL, $4,000 the Treasury department
announces. This is an oversubscrip-
ton of $751;, $4,000 above the 3d.
100000 set.
Triumph for People.
"The success of the second Liberty
Loan" said Secretary McAdoo, like
that Of the first, is a distinct triumph
for the people Of the United States"
These financial operations, greater
in magnitude than ever attempted by
any other government in the world,
were too great for the American peo-
pie.
In accordance with the statement Of
the Treasury department in ANNOUNCE
ing the loan, one-half of the over-sub-
scription will be accepted and not
more. The total bonds to be issued
thus will be $3,808,766,150.
Small Subscriptions Favored.
Every federal reserve district over
subscribed it's quota. Officials regard
the widespread acceptance Of the loan
as an omen more impressive than the
actual figures. Ninety-nine per cent of
the bonds will go to persons who sub
scribed from $50 to $4,000. Only 1
per cent of the subscribers took more
than $4,000. 1t is among this 1 per
cent that the reduction Of allotments
will occur. All persons who sub
scribed for less than $4,000 will get
all the bonds they subscribed for.
There was not the slightest disap-
pointment at the Treasury that the $5,-
600, 100000 maximum set had not been
quite attained. The figures for the
present loan are far more encouraging
than the figures for the first.
Ten Million Subscribers.
The oversubscription of the first Lib
erty Loan amounted to about 81 per
cent on an issue of $4,000, 100000.
Furthermore, to the first Liberty
Loan there we're but a little more
than 100000 subscribers. Ten mil
lions have put their money behind the
government in the second loan.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
Cant Cut Off My Leg"
Says Railroad Engineer

IT am a railroad engineer; about 20
years ago my leg was seriously injured
in an accident out West. Upon my refus:
ing to allow the doctor to amputate it
was told it would be impossible to heal
the wound. I have tried all kinds Of
salves and had many doctors in the past
20 years, but to no avail: Finally I re,
on ny leg. You cannot imagine my as
constituent when I found it was doing
what over 100 things had failed to do: My.
leg is now completely cured."-Gus Hauft,
799 Myrtle Ave-, Brooklyn, N. Y.
1T makes me feel proud to be able to
produce an ointment like that" says
Peterson. "Not only do I guarantee Pc
terson's Ointment for old sores and
wounds, but for Eczema, Salt Rheum,
Ulcers, Itching Skin. and Blind, Bleeding
Or Itching Piles, and !! put up big box
for Is cents, a price all can afford to pay
and money back. from your druggist Il
not satisfied" Adv. T.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
100000 MEN
CALLED AT ONCE
To Give History To Determine
Their Eligibility For
Military Service.
CHANGES IN system
Married Men Placed In Non-Belliger
ent Class Until Need for
Their Services Become
Greater.

Washington, Nov. 10.-In order that
their availability for military service
may be determined, 100000 men will
be called upon within the next week
to give their personal history.
Secretary Of War Baker announces
that the new regulations for classify
ing the registered men not drawn in
the first call have been completed and
will be promulgated within a day or
two. The revised regulations as they
will be made public are radically diff
ferent in several respects from the
tentative list of five classes made pub
lie by Provost Marshal General Crowd
er in his first announcement Of the
reorganization of the draft system
about a month ago.
Married Men Exempted.
The principal change, it was indicat-
ed is the practical determination of
the government to place all married
men in the acknowledgement class.
Only men whose physical resources
or whose family resources would guar
antee their dependents living during
their absence will be liable for service
in the field. In the overwhelming
majority of cases, however, married
men will be entirely exempt from mil
litary service unless the war should
take a turn which would necessitate
the mobilization Of every able bodied
man in the nation-a circumstance not
considered by the authorities in the
present light of the war situation, SER
io11s as it is
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
OHIO VETS AGAIN IN LEAD
Incomplete Official Returns Give Mar
gin of 588.

IrcompIete Official Returns Give Mar
gin of 588.
Cincinnati, Nov. AT the end Of
the second day following the prohibit
ton election in Ohio the result OF
whether the citizens would be SUBJ
tected to a wet or dry state was still
in doubt, but with complete returns
from the SO counties, 67 Of which had
turned in official reports, the vets
we're leading by majority of 3,643 on
the face Of the returns.
This figure, however included gain
of 1892 wet votes in Hamilton county,
officially counted by the board OF cleo
tons, which had not been reported to
the secretary of state.
An announcement made by Secre-
tary of State Fulton from figures COM
piled in his office gave the vets a
majority Of 5SS. These figures includ-
ed all except one county and the 1882
gained in the unofficial vote of Ham
ilton county.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
ITALIAN CONDITION PICTURED
"Movies" To Show Allies Failed To
Send Supplies.

"Movies" To Show Allies Failed To
Send Supplies.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Officials of
the Italian embassy have inaugurated
a campaign to lay before the Ameri-
can people conditions in Italy, illus
trating the verbal message with NOV
ing pictures, showing the country re-
Gently won by General Cadorna, and
that over which the Italian army is
new retreating.
The movies" were taken by the Of
fetal military photographers of the
Italian war department. They will be
shown in the west within a fortnight.
Apparently the plan is to state the
situation frankly to the people, and
definitely charge the Allies, including
the United States, with having failed
to send to Italy supplies of guns. am
munition, munitions making material
and coal.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-15
German Editor informed.

Portland, Ore, Nov. 9.-Max Iucke,
former editor of the Portland Deut-
sche Zeitung, was arrested on pre-
sidential warrant and will be interned
for the duration. of the war. Since the
Zeitung was suspended Lucke has
been editor of a German weekly here.
He was a witness in the trial OF
Franz Boppe in San Francisco.