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The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09

a big dirty "Sonoratown" of about 3d.
900 to 4O,Otc population and nothing
more as regards beauty, but it is Perus
first seaport, nevertheless, With a good
stone breakWater and artificial harbor,
now tending to grow obsolete, because
of shallow depth, for modern ocean
vessels.
Barren MoIIcndo.
Mollendo, Peru, resembles Aqua
PrietO, Sonora, and is one OF the sea-
ports for Bolivia and inner Peru. 1t
is set high on a rocky cliff, overhanging
boiling breakers, and is surrounded by
uncompromising desert; about as un-
attractive a place as can be Imagined.
Nothing of interest there save the un-
believable swarms OK sea ducks and
small fish.
I never saw so RAINY ducks in my
whole life as I saw the afternoon we
sailed from Mollendo for AFRICA, Chile.
A modest estimate would allow 12,OOO
to $4,000 in one flock we sailed
through; they had so gorged them
selves on the Gsn that it was almost
impossible for chem to rise from the
water as tee steamer drew near, ana
while stanl,:ng on the bow I actually
saw adu2s Birds bumped and dashed to
one ei9e by the cutwater Of the vessel,
before they could get we'll in flight. 1t
was very strange sight in every way.
africa has historic interest, for here
was fought desperate battle between
tho por,1vian defenders of the town
and the attacking Chilean forces in the
war of 1879-8O.
The town lies in little desert plain,
Just beneath high, precipitous head
land, or MORO Gas such heights are al
ways known in Spanish America),
which is crowned by powerful mod
ern fortifcation. With my binoculars
I could see the big coast-defense rifles
peering over the top.
The air in africa is cool, fresh and
lovely, and we here saw pepper trees
as we did in Lima, and in all the other
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09

mountains ON the Pacific slope gen.
.erallv are barren, and only valuable
for their mineral resources. Ihese are
great and are growing in development
and production; the Immensely valua-
ble Cerro de Pasco copper mines be-
ing the premier mining enterprise IN
Peru.
Beautiful Town Of Lima.
Lima is an attractive town, but with
the mellow attraction of the past
rather than present and future :nter-
ast alta ching to the other large capt.
falls of this continent. She claims loo,-
OoO inhabitants, and may have 125,OOO.
The stores are numerous and OF a
very good average type; the streets
,re nrettv we'll paved, and there Is a
trolley service about equal to that OF
The United railways in San Francisco
IN modernity and cleanliness OF the
cars.
The buildings of the city are in both
tho Snanish colonial and recent Span
tsh type. and are pleasing in character
ond in architectural variety. The cathe-
dra1 is really fine, and the interior (too
dark to photograph welD is imposing
and impressive.
Lima's charm consists in part OF the
shuttered and glazed balconies on the
second stories, overhanging the street,
heavily decorated with curious wood
carvings. on shutters and window
frames alike. There are some of au-
thentic antiquity which are most inter-
esting-and nearly every house Of any
nrotaneons has these balconies on the
o,,ter walls, while the house itself Is
h,-i1t around the usual patio. The Ho-
III injury, where I stopped while IN
Lima. had both.
The seacoast towns are all OF recent
date as far as the better buildings 1E
them give evidence. Callao is merely
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09

THE west coast countries OF
America present much the same
physical appearance. The val
Ia ley of the Rio Rimac, in which
Lima lies, some eight or ten miles from
it's seaport, Callao, is pretty and we'll
titled small section of southern Califor-
MIA farming country, set in frame OF
dry Peruvian mountain slopes, says
correspondent Of the Los Angeles
Times.
The only strange note visible in the
scene is the heavy adobe wall which
bounds all the fields, even to the very
small ones, q custom viii ch must be
an inheritance from the old 1ncas, who
filled the Peruvian highlands with such
works.
Speaking of dry Peruvian mountains,
the whole coast Of South America,
from the northern boundary of Pern,
5 degrees south latitude, to Coquimbo,
Chile, 80 degrees south latitude "a dis
tance equal to the combined coast lines
Of California, Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia, up to Juneau,
Alaska) is a desert strip, reaching in
land for 25 to Is or 100 miles.
This truly wonderful phenomenon is
explained by the action of the Hum
bOldt current, a cold stream beginning
in the Antarctic ocean, and flowing
northward along the coast. The ef-
feet produced is that the land is warm
.er than the water, and therefore, rain
seldom falls on any part of this region,
and in part it is said to be practically
unknown.
On the crest of the Andes enough
rain and snow is precipitated to fur
nish well-watered, valley-foors on the
western slope, which ara generally fer
tile and well-tilled.
The eastern slope CT the Andes, on
the contrary, receives abundant rain
fall, and is clothed with heavy forests.
These Andean canon-valleys In Peru
produce valuable crops of sugar cane
and varied food products, but the
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09
Use of Lemons in Sickness.

Lemons plentifulIy and judiciously
used will prevent malaria, and even
typhoid, it is said, may be warded on
BY the timely use Of lemons. Not only
is the juice beneficial, but the, rind az
we'll.
In England every foreign-going ship
Is required by law to include in It's
supplies a sufficient number of lemons
so that every seaman may have in his
daily diet an allowance of one ounce OF
lemon Juice afte- having been ten
days at sea, this to prevent the scurvy
so prevalent among sailors.
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09
Present Hour Is the Greatest in History
For Women of the World
By MRS. RAYMOND ROBINS
President Of National Women Trade Union League Of America

Wonderful this hour for democracy and labor it the greatest
bour in history for tho of the world.
centuries discrimination coming into the labor
festival Of life equal terms with Womans labor the field
leeds the soldiers firing Woman labor factories and mills
the trenches Wn labor shops and stores
feeds the homes of Europe. = -,~
Canada Russa America and England VIII have enf-an
hsed wouanhood when this wa
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09
Transforming Power Of Just War
Demonstrated on College Campus


No one who has lived on college campus since
the declaration Of war with Germany can doubt the
transforming power Of commanding cause. AS If by
magic touch, all the fine promise of young manhood
has been suddenly matured in the splendid beginnings
Of its power.
I believe that the cause to which our nation has
committed itself is just 1t is war against
war, to bring to end the misery Of the struggle
abroad and naugurate the Of permanent peace
We feel our nosition justified, because the issues
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09

The Very Reason.
He-I wish you wouldn't sing.
She-I thought you liked music2
He-I do. !
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09
Matched.

Matched.
"What did they have in common?"
"Gardening. He had q business
plant, and she had widows weeds"
The Tomahawk., 1917-08-09

stake are merely those democracy and liberty but the fun
damental principles upon which democracy must rest and liberty lind Its
distinctions between right and wrong gooc
and evil, justice and injustice.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
Your Couture,

There Is no longer any necessity for
loading the hair with braids. rats, puts
and curlsA The fashions today are so
simple thai the woman who has only a
small crop Of hair can easily dress ii
well. In dressing your hair consider
the shape of your face. The back Of
the head is of importance. but the
frame made by the hair must be be
coming to the face. Women Of severe
ly classic features and fine brows can
wear the hair brushed straight back
from the forehead and coiled at the
back Of the head or at the nape of the
neck,
Simple hairdressing Decessitates clean.
er hair, therefore healthier hair The
hair must be thoroughly washed every
week or two. especially II one exer.
cises much. Some women boast Of
washing their hair but once In six
weeks Imagine the scalp. with its
myriads Of oil glands and its heavy
growth OF hair to retain the dust, be-
ing bathed only once In that long period
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
less MEAT # BACK
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Take a glass of Salts to flush Kidneys
if Bladder bothers you-Drink
lots of water.

Eating meat regularly eventually Fro
duces kidney trouble in some form or
other, says a well-kuown authority, be.
cause the uric acid in meat excites the
kidneys, they become overworlSed; get
sluggish; clog up and cause all sortss-cf
distress, particularly backache and mis-
cry in the kidney region; rheumatic twin
ges, severe headaches, acid stomach, con-
stipation, torpid liver, sleeplessuesp,
bladder and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or Kid
neys aren't acting right, or if bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take tablespoonful in glass OF water
before breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them
to normal activity; also to neutralize the
acids in the urine so it no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder disorders
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then to keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23

the outlying country districts who
could not be away from home so long
that it was decided TO compress the
dozen sessions into three days.
Its no pink tea we are planning"
says Miss Byrns, assuming the role Of
stern schoolma'am A..
There are to be reviews after each
Nobody need expect just to sit still and
be entertained by pleasant speeches.
Every pupil will have to learn to make
good speech on every subject studied
oh, yes, there are to be home lessons
also to be prepared outside of this
twelve hour day. Each woman will be
assigned a certain topic, will receive
literature concerning 1t and told to pre-
pare a speech upvn II for the next day.
I'm sure / don't know how they are
going to manage It," she added.
Much Of the suffrage work done In
the past by unframed workers lost ef-
fectiveness because of that very lack
of training. Now we are going to find
out those who are good at public speak
Ing and train them for that. Those
who can't make speeches, but are good
at answering questions, are to have
their special talent developed. Others
who show aptitude for canvassing will
be drilled for that particular and i'm
portant duty"
The college" will visit all the promi-
nent cities In New York state.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
DID YOU KNOW THAT

Japan has 2,146 merchant ships. \
Boots cost Sl2 the pair In Hardin,
Manchuria.
Cuyahoea county Ohio, has the best
paved rural district in the world.
Over half a million people In the
United States own railroad stock.
There is telephone for every home
and motor car for every third house
in the state of Kansas.
Madison, Wis, has l20. manufactur-
ing concerns which turn out 81, 25O, 600
worth of goods annually. 81
The largest living thing is the blue
bottom whale. II weighs 10000 lbs.
and has an eight-inch throat.
Made entirely OF metal a new wise
for wood workers can be placed at any
angle at which it may be desired.
That rubber that has lost it's elastici-
ty may be rejuvenated by immersing it
in bath of glycerine and distilled
water?
The oldest band in the country which
Is still active is the AArmory band of
Hartford, Conn.,, which was organized
in 1874.
A device TO be attached to, plug OF
tobacco to bite off pieces and thereby
save its users teeth has been patented
by an Oklahoma inventor.
AS one example OF municipal thrift,
the junk sorting at the Chicago house
of correction has resulted in $4,000
profit during the last year.
An Oregon power development plant
has the worlds largest chain drive
eight chains each 81 inches wide, trans.
hitting 5000 horse power.
Cheap imitation of tinfoil is made in
Germany by coating paper with a
mixture of finely powdered metal and
resin and subjecting it to friction.
Railroad companies have ordered
thirty five thousand freight cars, and
that means busy times for the car build
ing industry during the year to come.
On account of the scarcity of leather
and paper in Germany, wooden shoes
are again being used, and school chill
dren have given up paper pads and
gone back to states.
Cottage homes for married teachers
are being provided by the school au-
thorities OF Washington state, with the
hope Of making the life of the rural
teacher more attractive.
The shipments of Portland cement
from the mills in the United States in
1916 Appropriated 94,50S,000 barrels,
compared with Sc, S9l, 1851 barrels in 1915
an increase OF 8.8 per cent.
Many business houses, both whole
sale and retail, industrial concerns and
railroads, have boxes into which their
employees can drop suggestions looking
to the betterment of the service. In
most cases the meritorious suggestions
are paid for. The plan has surprising
possibilities.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
Not a Bite of
Breakfast lIni.l
You Drink Wafer
Says q glass OF hot water Srd
phosphate prevents illness
and keeps Us fit.

Just as coal, when 1t burns, leaves
behind q certain amount OF ilconi-
bustible material in the form uf ashes,
so the food and drink taken day after
day leaves in the alimentary canal
certain amount of indigestible ma
terial, which If not completely nlimina-
ted from the system each lay, De-
comes food for the millions OF bacteria
which infest the bowels. FROM this
mass OF leftover waste, toxins ard
ptomain-like poisons are formed AMI
sucked into the blood. "a
Men and women who can't set fe u
ing right must begin 10 take insfsr>
baths Before eating breakfast each
morning drink a glass OF real not
water with a teaspOonful OF lime.
stone phosphate in II to wash ont OF
the thirty feet of DO wels the precious
days accumulation OF poisons and
toxins and to keep the entire alimen'
tary canal clean, pure and fresh
Those who are subject 70 s!cd head.
ache, colds, biliousness, consIpaHon
others who wake up with uad ttst&
foul breath, backache, rheumatic stif-
ness, or have a sour, ga9gy stomach
after meals, are urged TO get quarter
pound of limestone phosphate from
the drug store, and begin practicing
internal sanitation. This will cost
very little, but is sufficient to make
anyone en- enthusiast on the subject.
Remember inside bathing is more
important than outside bathing, be
cause the skin pores DO not ABSORB
impurities into the blood, causing pool
health awhile the bowel pores 90
Just as soap and hot water cleanses
sweetens and frashens the skin, sc
hot water and limestone phosphate
act on the stomach, liver, kidneys anc
bowels.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
SAGE AND SULPHUR q.
j. ..fsDARKENS GRAY HAIR
IT'S 0randmother's Recipe to
,.-.- Restore Color, Gloss 10
and Attractiveness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea
J and Sulphur, properly compounded,
brings back the natural color. and lustre
TO the hair when faded, streaked or
gray. Years ago the only way to get this
mixture was to make it at home; which
II mussy and troublesome. Nowadays, by
asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you will
get o large bottle Of this famous old
! recipe, improved by the addition Of other
ingredients, for about. so cents. 49,
Don't stay gTayl- Try it, No one
can possibly tell that you darkened your
hair, as 1t does 1t so naturally and
evenly, You dampen sponge or soft
brush with IL and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at a
timej by morning the gray hair dis
appears, and after another application
or two your hair becomes ,eaGtifGliy
dark, glossy and attractive
wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
: IL q delightful toilet requisite for those
who~iesire dark hair and Youthful APP
ApearAnce. It IL not intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention Of disease.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23

II is everlastingly too late to pick the
winner after the race is over.
Women always think they mean what
they say-at the time when they let it
out
Adam had his foibles, but the records
fail to indicate that he was ever guilty
of telling fish stories.
No girl can successfully masticate
fudge and nurse case OF disappointed
love at the same time.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
Put Buttons In Salt.

Said an expert waitress lately: II
have noticed in cafes and different
homes how angry looking one gets
when the salt and pepper shakers
don't work and their contents stick In
side. Now IL will surprise you how this
works. just put two large pearl but
tons inside of each shaker. and when
you go to shake II II will surprise, you
how easy Il comes out. ! also find II
you put two spoonfuIs of cornstarcb TO
two pounds Of sugar and mix together
and then put what you want 10 your
sugar bowl II will not lump together.
and you will never notice there was
starch In t."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
HOW TO KEEP WELL
ALL WINTER LONG.
Learn to love fresh air.

r When you come In from out
+ Of doors and find the air In
+ your rooms stale and stuffy and
1. foul smelling open the windows
+ wide and let In plenty Of fresh
1. air from the outside. Open the
I. door. too. so that the fresh air
4. can drive all disease laden air
!. from the room.
+ Become fresh air crank even
!. at the risk Of being disliked.
I. Better a live fresh air crank
+ than an almost lifeless hot
+ house invalid. Insist on fresh
+ air In your workshop and Of.
+ fee.
I. Enroll your child In the open
+ window class at school and ask
+ your neighbors to do the same.
+ Avoid large crowds In closed
I. or poorly ventilated rooms. Not
+ only does the bad afr lower your
+ resistance, but you are In dan
+ ger OF catching disease from 9TH
+ ers.
+ Don't ride In = crowded street
+ car when going only short dis
4. lance. Walk.
+ Walk a mile In the open air
+ twice a day. 1t will add ten
+ years to your life. II you don't
+ believe II try 1t and see.
+ Keep the windows Of your
+ bedroom wide open day and
+ night, even In the middle Of win
+ ter. You can't overdose your
= self with fresh air, and disease
+ germs can't endure It.
+ Up with the windows
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23

A married man seldom gets the last
word, because OF bis inability to remain
awake.
The man who starts out to look for
trouble usually ends by having it thrust
upon him.
If a man ever wishes he had been
born woman if is when he observes
the foolish acts OF other men.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
4 sRyENrY.YEAR OLD COUPLE

n Mr.. and Mrs. T.. B. Carpenter OF
Harrisburg, Pa, suffered from kidney
trouble but have been entirely cured
by Foley Kidney Pills. He says: 'Altho'
we are both in the seventies, We are as
vigorous as we were thirty years ago,
Foley Kidney Pills stop sleep disturb
i, ing, bladder weakness, backache,
rheumatism.-Hite's Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
CUT THIS CUT Its WORTH MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this Slip,
enclose five cents to Foley &c Co. 1885,
Sheffield Ave-, Chieago, III, writing
your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial package
containing Foley's Honey aud Tar Com
pound for coughs, colds and Group;
Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic
Tablets. -fite's Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
: Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting Your
ciogged nostrils open right up; the air
breathe freely. No more hawking, snuff
Aing, blowing, headache, dryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your
cold or catarrh disappears.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
y healing cream in your nostrils. 1t PEN
etrates through every air passage of the
head, soothes the infamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in
stantly. -.,r mi
It's just 6ne. Don't stay stuffed.up
with q cold or nasty catarrh.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get a small package of HambuH
call it. Hamburger Brust Thee" a
pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful ofN
tea, put cup of boiling water upon
1t, pour through a sieve and drink
teacup full at any time during the
day or before retiring. 1t is the most
effective way to break cold and cure
grip, as it opens the pores of the skin,
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus driving q cold from the
system.
Try it the next time you suffer from
cold or the grip. 1t is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23

"A king in the hand is worth three in
the pack. o.
Old men always know more than they
pretend to.
Don't wear clothing loud enough to
attract crowd. rr
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
A LETTER THAT MAY INTEREST YOU

N. w. Mcconnell, Riverdale, Ga,
writes: Foley Cathartic Tablets alb
solutely cleanse my system thoroughly,
and never grippe, and no nausea" "
An ideal physic, invigorating and
strengthening the bowel action and
having a good effect on the stomach
and liver. Give stout persons light
and free feeling.-Hite's Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23

It's good thing to have temper if
you know how to handle it,
The man who knows the least is often
in the biggest hurry to tell it.
Here's an epitaph for the bartender:
;"He had smile for everybody"
Z A wise man knows more than he tells
but fool tells more than he knows.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
SWEATER, For the South.

Sweaters that 10 over the head and
are cut In two straight pieces caught at
the wrist. without collar or sleeves are
exploited for the season In the south.
These sweaters are Of gaudy. rough
surfaced woolens, They are primitive
In outline and material. II is suggest
ed that the American Navajo blanket
be used for these sweaters. and II It Is
done Il viii create q colorful sensa ton.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
GIRLS PROVE BEST SPELLERS
Winners Get Silver Medals In State
Wide Contest.

Wide Contest.
Albany. Schoolgirls are better spell
ers than boys. the results of the state
wide spelling bee conducted by the
state education and agricultural de-
partments Indicate OF the winners OF
these contests in up state counties
more than 20 per cent are girls.
The contests were held simultaneous
ly In 10000 schools and the results
checked up in the presence of Official
referees. The winners were to be re-
warded with trip TO the state fair
last September. but the prevalence of
infantile paralysis deprived them of
that pleasure. Instead DIR. John II.
Finley and Charles s. Wilson sent each
winner certificate of proficiency and
a silver medal bearing the seal Of the
state of New York.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
FOR GROUP, COUGHS AND COLDS

A Baxter, Wheeler, Wis, says: 'For
ten years we have used Foley's Honey
and Tar in our family and consider it
the best cough medicine on the market,
especially for children, as they like 10
take it," Contains no opiates; safe for
babies; effective for adults. Checks
Group; stops coughs; relieves colds
Hite's Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-23
A woMAN.s EXPERIENCE WITH GRIPPE

/ When cough or cold hangs on, and
you have aches and pains that are hard
to define, 1t is likely that grippe is TAX
ing hold of your system. Mrs. j. A.
Rogers, Switzer, S. c., says: 4 am sus-
ceptible to colds, often ending in grip.
In this case have found Foley's Honey
and Tar to prevent doctor bills
Hite's Drug Store.