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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Do Your Part

Don't give the dying year a kick. :.
has been just about as kind TO you as
YOU have been TO ii. And remember
this: You are not going 10 pull any,
thing worth while out of 1918 unless
you put something into 1t.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Resolutions Each Day

At each New Year tide it is common
to make new resolutions. but in the
true life of the individual each day is
the beginning OF a New Year if he will
only make il so.-William George Jor-
dan.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Children Make Gun Cleaners.

Neenah-Ten thousand gun cleaners
made by children of this city have
been entrusted to ex-Mayor Joseph
Hill for delivery to the local company
boys at Waco, Tex.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Well KNOWN won,an ni.s

Berlin-Mrs. Frank Russell, former
ly Ellen Skinner. died suddenly. prob
ably of apoplexy. at her home here.
Her husband is the head of the large
glove making concern here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25

n of w. Juniors Choose Class Play.
Madison - The Junior class Of the
University Of Wisconsin after two
months of picking has chosen Monet
comedy. "Bunty Pulls the Strings" fSa
this years class play.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Dies from Burns.

Oconomowoc = Mrs. Frank Lillge
died at her home at Monterey as re-
sule of burns suffered when a gasoline
lamp exploded. She is survived by
her husband.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Hold Chicken Social for Red Cross.

Hold Chicken Social for Red Cross.
Black River Falls-The citizens of
the town of Garfield, Jackson county,
held chicken social in the school
house and netted $543O for the Red
Cross
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Mrs. Wilcox Sells Home.

Madison-The home of Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, the writer, has been
sold. The mansion had been in her
family for over sixty years.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
Public Health Nurses Can Best Serve
Country by Staying at Posts
BY Mrs. william K. Vanderbilt. ST..
Head Of the American Ambulance Hospital In Parn

great needs America will be for nbic health nursing
organizations which engaged in this work. Instead OF being weak
membership should be 70 meet the increased
which will be made them Trained and experienced
taking children and bercuar patients
homes and psares do greater work for the country
and for humanity than by remaining on their jobs
They consider themselves slackers feel that they are lack
ing patriotism they stick to their daily round OF duties On the con-
tra would be absolutely them to their work and
lump at the which offers for service abroad
Somebody the and children while the men
are at the irrational for those who take OF the
who know their needs to fly off to other place
leave them the inexperienced workers. we all
know home conditions Sickness and poverty follow
its there thousand and s which have to be met
and this better than the public health nurse who
belongs weorganzd group OF workers which able TO COMBAT
Just such conditions?
At beginning of the first impulse close the VAN
derb dispenary and children and devote to t'
of wounded soldiers
On second thought realized would be mistake just because
doing the thing regretted following my
more short time attendance increased from
to saved number of the future citizens or
by simply thinking twice and sticking to our original work.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
Many Advantages Found to Result from
the Daylight Saving Plan
By Representative William P. Borand Of Missouri.

Credit discovery principle daylight saving must be
given the late William Wet the noted scientist Of England Lie was
take morning ride in the parks London and
idea that the between the venal equinox
and the utumna equinox the from three four hours before
usual opening Of the business day. This had the effect of projecting
the business the late afternoon and the hours of leisure and
reaon into the In other Words great portion OF tho sunlight
hours of the day actually wasted
casting method by which this evil could be
became convinced that it could not be don: by md
vua effort There must be changing simultaneously and
uniformly the habits of the entire community He nit upon the method
of advancing the hands the clock hour during the summer months
placing his before the British public and while bills
parliament each beginning 1905 no tan
ge result could be accomplished until the of made the
change imperative The plan originated in England but it YVES first
actually adopted Germany where went into force April &c. 1916
Germany Immediately followed by AustraHungary and Hcnd
In these countries the law began operation simultaneously on April
90 Denmark followed May 49, 1885, Great Britain on May
1885, Norway May 49, 1916 Italy June 1876 France on
June IA, 1916; Portugal on June Is, 1916
public of Great Britain welcome the
change and after full years with there
only business which affected adversely in the slightest
Degree One the business artificial lighting and the other that OF
the public houses AS the and electric they are
frond shortage of fuel congestion of transportation and high
prices supplies makes them quite willing to reduce their output
The public complain that the hour which they lose at night on
closing compensated in their line OF business by the hour
gained the morning. With these two exceptions according to the
report British commission the beneficial results have been uni
versa.
Among advantages the reduction Of the amount OF ar
lighting with saving of public and private expense
of coal for light and and the
relief the congestion OF transportation an OF
cencv the productive power naton enng Of strain
of outdoor m with enlarged opportunities for aec fo1
gardening walking driving and motoring for military training
public parks and Fairgrounds general improvement
sanitation and health greater participation by citizens in pubs
public morals has been noticeable Wholesome outdoor s
has taken the place of artificial indoor life.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
Judues Love Profession.

The great majority Of Judges nave
possessed strong love Of their pro-
fession, some even for the technical
part OF the law. Lord Wensieydale
once apologized for his late arrival Mt
a dinner. party, informing his hostess
that he could not tear himself away
from a "beautiful demurrer"
Mr.. Justice Paterson found so much
PLEASURE in his work on the bench that
he was afraid that he might continue
it after his increasing deafness made
it expcdient in the public interest that
he should retire, and he exncted Il
promise from friend which was
faithfully fulflled-that he would tell
him Immediately he thought his i'm
paired power Of hearing untitled hir
for the wOrk.-LondOn Tit-Bits.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13

| snow shoes, are added to the herd
every winter. The business may be
profitable for the peasant but it is any
thing but pleasant for the elk. When
it comes time for dehorning the poor
beast is thrown and held down while
a peasant hacks away ut his antlers
with saw, usually dull one. The
operation may take half IN hour, and
all this time the animal shrieks IN
agony. And the peasants say 1t does
not hurt, that he merely cries from
fright!
East may be East, and West, West,
"and never the twain shall meet" as
Kipling says; but here certainly North
and South meet. For while elk flourish
in this land Of Contradictions and rein
deer Is we'll, yet one Of the popular
| beasts OF burden is the camel-Lapland
and Arabia. The camel Is most Salts
factory animal for packing goods over
the trail in winter. He costs only you,
will carry a Compound load faster than
n man can walk, and will make four
DAYS trip with no food whatever pro-
vided only he be given from time to
time a little weak tea. Tea might be
expected to be popular along the bor-
der between the Russian and Chinese
empires, but for camels-well, at least
it seems odd.
Because the national ownership or
the land was in dispute, some gold
bearing gravel deposits, the existence
of which was known, have never been
worked. Now that the Russians have
definite possession, these prospective
gold mines are attracting people Into
the country and when transportation
facilities are improved it will become
better known.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
An AnaIoqy.

TO renew ones youth! Is that only
Il fantastic dream, delusive mirage, or
is it q promise? Sub-human nature
offers q hint Of this human expert
encc. The newborn butterfly which,
having dried it's wings in the genial
sunlight, has just fitted away across
the garden, exhibits every mark and
sign Of youth. Last spring, this same
creature was born caterpillar. Be-
tween these two states of youth sue
cessive the one to the other there Is
no break in continuity Of individual
existence. From the laying Of the egg
to the spinning Of the cocoon, the in
sect passes through all the natural
stages Of infancy, youth, maturity.
But 10, second youth !-Edward Lew.
is, in the Atlantic.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13

In stately sequence southeast across
the Pampa until they reach some large
obstacle or abrupt change of level. If
the barrier is negotiable they adapt
themselves to cross it, the dune pro-
jecting itself into the easiest passes
and elongating up to the limit of
it's sand mass. Once the obstacle is
crossed, the vanguard of the dune
marks time until the rear catches up,
forms once more into half-moon
shape and proceeds on its way. These
dunes often attain a considerable size,
measuring up to SO yards between the
points Of the horns.
The march of the dunes is assisted
by the sand ripples, whose more ex-
posed surfaces are blown onward by
the wind. The sand climbs the steep
low salient wings, hence the half.
moon shape. Small particles travel at
relatively high speed near ground level
as far as the projecting points, or
horns, but as soon as they reach them
they are on the lee of the wind and
their farther progress is checked I'M
til the mass Of the dune catches up.
Thus the distance the sand travels
along the points is dependent on the
maximum height Of the back Of the
dune, and this in turn depends on the
force Of wind. The stronger the wind
the higher it will force up the sand
particles in a direct right angle to the
axis Of the dune, i. e., to line drawn
between the horns. The shape Of any
given dune is therefore the result Of a
perfectly graduated balance between
the wind force and the floor level. The
railway track in crossing the desert
shows an average rise of slightly over
l. in 100, so that although their shape
is governed by surface variations the
dunes are on the whole marching up
hill.
Move 100 Yards a Year.
Owing to my short stay in the Pam
pa was not able to check the dunes
rate of march by personal observation,
but I was informed by plate layers
and other railway men, whose duties
necessitate watching them, that the
rate is about 100 yards per annum.
The high hills thanking the desert near
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
SAND DUNE IN PERUvAN DESERT

Arequipa are too steep to allow the
dunes to proceed farther. They there
fore pile up in a sort of a sandy Gem
etery at the eastern edge Of the Pam
pa. Before they reach the end, how
ever, and as the hills defect the air
in different directions, dunes OCCASION
ally advance over or threaten the rail-
way line. The method Of avoiding the
threatened obstruction is simple but
effective. A couple of men go out with
long-handled spades and wheclbar-
row and collect loose pebbles and grit
from the surface Of the Pampa. This
they proceed to scatter in thin layer
over the back of the unfortunate dune.
The pebbles arrest the action Of the
ripples and so interfere with the even
circulation of the sand particles, which
is apparently as essential to the prog
ress of the dune as the circulation Of
blood to a human being. Very short
ly the dune assumes lopsided shape,
sagging where the debris has been cast
upon it, and offering, instead Of Well
rounded back, breach to the action
Of the wind. The progress of disfnte-
grafton is fairly rapid, and at the
end nothing Is left on the Pampa ex-
cept the original wheelbarrow loads OF
grit AID AID i pebbles e; which i s5ee to
ercise the monster.
The dunes advance over pebbles and
stones without disturbing their posi-
ton. I noticed Immediately behind
several large dunes scattered stones
that obviously had not shifted from
their bed, just as pebbles may lie Sc
cure on the seashore in the swell Of
the breakers. Generally speaking, the
smoother the surface Of the Pampa
and tile higher the wind, the larger
and more perfect becomes the dune.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
The Tactful Writer.

When writing to those away from
home or distant relatives or friends
see to 1t that your letter fairly spark
les with cheer and good news. Bring
a smile to the readers lips and make
him or her long to be with you to share
the happy joys you tell about.
These are the kind Of letters that
20 straight to the hearts Of those who
receive them. The vast majority Of Us
have a full measure Of cares and re-
sponsibllitles to contend with, but ev-
eryone of us can often think happy
thought or speak good word and we
should in oil fairness pass it on.-Ex.
change.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
Justification.

A former Berlin correspondent WIS
talking about Admiral HOlweg's book
in justification Of the submarine war.
'The Germans, with their queer
blind souls, can justify anything-any-
thing, I mean, that they do them
Selves" he said.
"The Germans are like the lady who
had a costly string Of pearls sent
home.
"'You ought to be ashamed to buy
those pearls said her husband, Bit
terly, considering how I'm situated
"'Why, George, said she, that's
lust #, Dc jrs t74islE every.
BODY to know what hole you're in?' y"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
DUNE Or HALF NOON SHAPE

VINE remarkable sand dunes of the
Peruvian desert have attracted
the attention Of every visitor to
this arid region. The striking
feature Of these formations is that
they slowly but constantly shift their
position, always in the same direction.
In the Geographical Journal Of London,
W. S. Barclay thus describes and ex-
plains these travelling sand dunes.
Although the majority Of the dunes
are to be found in the western half
of the Pampa, the subaerlal weather.
ing of the conglOmerate bed from
which, they take their origin is no.
Hceable elsewhere along the Peruvian
coast. One Of my most vivid recol-
lectiOns on the steamer voyage along
the desolate coast from Lima to Mol
lendo is vision, against the early
morning sun, of great f1ame-colored
hill that seen through the coast fOgs
presented almost the appearance Of
city on fire. This flame effect was as
I afterwards ascertained, due to sand
and dust blowing across its upper
ridges.
Starting from MollendO the railway
winds it's way up the deeply eroded
TANKS of the coast hills. The hot air
rising from the desert keeps back or
dlssolves the clouds which attempt to
make their way across the Andean
crests to the sea, and rain is reckoned
to fall on this coast not more than once
In seven years. When this occurs, how
ever, its erosive effect on the soft,
loose soil is striking. Watercourses Is
to 20 feet deep are cut in a few hours.
One Of these rare phenomena had ia
ken place few days before my visit.
It does not pay the railway, when con-
structing it's track, to allow openings
for these infrequent cloudbursts, and
one sees in consequence solid earth
banks built along the hill TANKS, dam
ming gulleys Of great depth extending
sometimes mile or more on the up
side. 49,: .~
Wind That Forms the Dunes.
On reaching the Pacific fringe of, the
Pampa, or Desert, del Sacramento, -af-
ter an ascent from the coast of some
1000 feet, one begins to feel the wind
which is responsible for the formation
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13

Of the dunes. The general direction
of this wind is from the northwest,
being caused by radiation from the
rush of cooler air from the Pacific.
It blows at about 20 miles an hour on
the hard, fiat surface between the
ridges. The wind starts as soon as
the desert warns up and increases in
violence with the rising temperature,
attaining its maximum force between
2 o. m. and sunset.
The conglomerate bed of this desert
Pampa is chiefly formed Of the follow
ing constituents, in order of their i'm
portance: Quartzite, tufa, gypsum, d.
orite with iron and pyroxin crystals),
and quartz. The whole is packed and
blended by the gypsum which has run
into and filed fractures made perpen-
dicularly, thus facilitating weathering.
The tufa is found in beds also in the
neighborhood of AreQuipa, and is cut
into blocks for building purposes.
They ring when struck like .well-burnt
bricks. The Quartzite forms the main
mass of the hills surrounding the des-
ert. It weathers into brick-red oxide
on the surface, which gives the desert
it's tone, making the slaty-white sand
dimes saee 7ee+i eeable By contrast The
quartz is infrequent. Diorite is in
terspersed in the conglomerate, but in
angular form, showing no signs of Wa
ter wearing; It must therefore be at
tributed to volcanic ejecta. The ge-
nests of the sand dunes is best seen
on the Pacific OF western fringe of the
desert, where the winds are eating
away the conglomerate ridges (possi-
bly, the remains of an ancient higher
1evel), which run out from the quartz
ite hills in direction at right angles
to the prevailing winds.
On the western border of the desert
the sand remains largely inchoate, but
after about Is or 20 miles dunes begin
to appear, and these increase in num-
Der till on nearing the inland fringe,
some Is miles from Arequipa, they can
be observed in serried battalions &C
companying the railway.
Once formed, the dunes take their
typical half-moon shape and proceed
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
America Beginning to Grasp Importance
of the Study Of Chemistry
By d. Chahes S. Palmer
Member Ct Faculty Of Mellon Institute Of Industrial Research

why Providence has permitted German! to
owedge of chemistry she has done since the war began
NV onv an ton teach the HOLSTERS
importance of studying chemistry which enters into our
EVERYDAY H. whether will OF not
Chemistry fundamental social system 1t not only
necessary health and happiness but very existence depends
,ou # The time will come will be filled with coo
just like they filled with hot ali IN winter
Our buildings reproo We getting and more at
that problem every houses will have floors SOY
cork and as unburnabe asbestos which will polished Chem
Stly will solve these probena
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13
Did His Share.

'sYou wouldn't think it, but I once
had q happy home"
"Then why didn't you do something
to keep it happyT
II did, mister-I left It."
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13

The truth that occupies q nutshell
flnds some minds too MARROW to give u
room.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-13

Conceit Is not q virtue, yet evc:y
man should have q little Of 1t In bis
makeup,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-23
CARRY YOUR BUNDLES.

The census bureau ut Washington
has just completed ap investigation
into the cost of delivering the necess-
sary commodities of life. A prelim-
inary survey of the subject, published
on December 10. shows that in WASH
ington the cost OF delivery is about
eight per cent of the retail price.
Doubtless ii is higher in other cities.
The pnvements. the distances and the
habits of life in the federal capital
make relatively cheap delivery possi-
hle. In New York or Chicago the cost
pie buy is doubtless heavier. One of
the large department stores in New
York has informed us that their aver
nge expense of delivery even in the
busiest time is seven cents per pack
age, and that the selling price of the
average purchase is less than dol
lar. This would about bear out the
conclusions of the census department,
says Chicago Evening Post. In the
West some stores are Offering cash
discount to those customers who will
carry their purchases home, and IL
would be well if this policy We're intro
duced throughout the country. There is
n great deal of false pride about the
American aversion to carrying bundles,
and IL is becoming evident that the
qualification of this pride adds very
substantial sum each year to the cost
of living in the United States.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-23

pend upon the temperature and can
be supplied by n proper heating and
veniilnting system.
The opening OF windows while it
admits the fresh air, often causes
drafts which are uncomfortable, not
to say injurious. Where a number OF
people are occupied in n room IL is
often a cause of subjccting one or two
to exposure if the windows are opened
to secure ventilation. This can be
avoided by an ample supply of warm
ed air.
Numerous devices, more or less ea-
pensivc, have been placed ca the mar
ket but are not always satisfactory
The most economical and at the same
time probably the most efficient VEN
tiiating device is one made of glass or
wood eight or ten inches in height and
made the width of the sash. This
should be placed under the sash with
slant from the bottom to the top at
an angle of 40 degrees, leaving an
opening ut the top covered with cheese
cloth.
Nentilators Of this sort are so sim
pie that they can be made at smal!
cost anywhere and the covering can be
readily replaced. They are suitable
for Office and school room, living
rooms and bed rooms. They permit
reasonable ventilation without too
great loss of heat and prevent that
stuiiiness of atmosphere which is dam
gerous to health and destructive to
real comfort during the winter months.
This device leaves an opening between
the upper and lower sash through
which the used air of the room nay
escape.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-23
Walking ChalkIine.

The same sensations, minus the ni-
cohoi, experienced by an intoxicated
person who is trying to walk in a
straight line or on narrow sidewalk
which is only thirty inches wide, can
be had by anyone who takes the
trouble to draw a straight line on the
foor and then look Mt the line through
pair of opera glasses in reversed
position, says the Popular Science
Monthly. After the glasses are focused
try TO walk on the line. You Will find
ii impossible TO follow it closely. The
line will look like an ink scratch on 4
surface miles away, and the closer you
look and try to follow the line the
more veNed your vision becomes and
as a result your feet wander from side
to side, getting farther away from tho
line all the time.
Even with the naked eye it is diff
cult to walk the chalk" for any dis.
lance without growing dizzy and stag.
sering suspiciously. -
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-23

There will he little surprise TO learn
that the destruction of property by fire
last year in this country showed a
marked increase over losses from the
same cause in 1915. Munition indus
tries, which occupy such prominent
place in our national activities, are
particularly conducive 20 fires. AT the
same time, the existence of many Idle
plants cannot be cited as reasons for
numerous fires, us it has in the past,
says Springfield Union. An active in
dustrirl state is ordinarily safer. from
the standpoint of fire risks, than in
termittent activity, though the clutter
ing of factories as an Incident to Il
rush of orders is bad. The factor of
incehdiarlsm will be regarded as more
than ordinarily accountable for the
swelling of fire losses. At any rate,
the record of destruction from this
cause in the United States is found -
have aggregated 100000 more in
;-to than in 1915.