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BARBERs-YoU ARE HEREBY NO.
titled that the BARRIERS board will meet
and hold examinations at the follow
ing places: Fargo, June 1919: Grand
1926. and Bismarck, July 1-2. e. ].
Densmore, Secy. and treasurer.
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Hagen farm. Minneapolis tank pump.
B. J.. Hagen. East Grand Forks. Route
No. 2 ~. -
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loo per yard ON all materials. Send Il
parcel post. q. T. Dye House, 81
Kittson Ave. NV. 74s L; It's. it'll
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DIR. NELLIE g. BAKER; PHONE 1851
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LOST AND FoUND-oonHnued.

LOsT-IN 'FRONT.' OF POST OFFICE,
June H., q black leather handbag with
purple lining nj key In ring. Please
return handbag to Herald for reward.
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STRAY BLACK AND WHITE YEAR,
old heifer at Lilac Hedge Farm. In
Quire Of J. d. Bacon.
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WE WANT A GOOD MAN FOR ROAD
work who Is familiar with bank book
roueghss ADDING nhH Ssp Machine C cSn' ae cl,f Turj
Bldg, Grand Forks.
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|wANTED-MEAT CUTTER AT ONCE
who al also do back Dom work.
Young man not in draft age preferred.
Must send reference with first letter.
Address 781 Herald.
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FEMALE HELr-continued.

wANTED-coMPErENf GIRL FOR
general homework. 1o1a Reeves Ave.
Mrs. NJ. O.. Olson.
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HOUSES FOR RENT.

FIVE ROOM HOUSE. ALL MOD
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6ONUMENTS. MARKERS, VAULTS;
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WAITRESS wANTED-33s.o0 Pc
month. Write IT'S Herald.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
PRACTICAL IDEA OF Heaven
Jimmy Could Think Of Nothing Bet
ter Than Place Of Solid Comfort
and Perfect Security. 5

Two little brothers in the country
shared huge feather bed. There was
a nightly scramble as to who should
be first to bed, so as to get the choice
place ''at the back" protected by the
wall and by the sleeping brother I'm
'front.'" I'm front" was regarded risky,
for one never knew what night some
terrible creature might come along and
carry of the front sleeper. -
One cold, stormy night the following
conversation was overheard, after Q
period of quiet, in which it was
thought that the boys were asleep:
Jimmy" said Bud. whose voice had
comfortable at-the-back-of-the-b
sound, "what do you think heaven is
uke7" ,...-...,:A .. -.
"Why I think" and Jimmy's timid
voice had q trembling, yearning tone
In it, II think heaven is like great
big, nice feather bed, with room for
everybody in it. and nobody has to
sleep In front" .'s~<'
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
TOO WEAK s..
TO FIGHT

The Comeback" man was really never
lown-and-out. His weakened condition
because Of overwork, lack of exercise, i'm
proper eating and living demands stimula-
ton % satisfy the cry for health-siving
appetite and tho refreshing sleep essential
@ strength. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oh
Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland,
Win do the work. They are wonderful.
Thrse Of these capsules each day win put
8 man on his feet before he knows III
.Whsther bis trouble comes from uric add
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel Or stone b
Tie bladder, stomach arrangement or Other
ailmsnts that befall the oversealous Amer-
Ian. The best known, most reliable rem.
edy for these troubles i, GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oh Capsules. This remedy haa
stood the test for more than 200 yeazs
snes its Discovery in the ancient laboEa;;
i've relief at once. Don't wait until .you
8. ntizsly doxn.and out but take then
your money II they do not help you. 40
sept 10 substitutes. Look for the nama
GOLD MEDAL On every box, three siss11
IN arO the pure, original, imported
ias.3on Oil Capsuls6.-Adv. ~
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24

headaches disappeared. gained 10
weight and feel fine, 80 can honestly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound 70 any woman who 10
suffering a. I was. Mrs. ADDLNE B.
LYNCH, leo Plain St, Providence, r. /.
Backache and nervousness are Symp.
toms or natures warnings, which in
dicste q functional disturbance Or an
unhealthy condition which often devel-
OBS into q more serieus ailment.
Women in this condition should not
continue to drag along without help, but
profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
try this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pmkham's Vegetable Com
pound for special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co. Lynn. Mass.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
Misrepre,entlna 4 Bee.

English officers and men still exper'
fence difficulties with the language at
the front. Recently an officer, seeing
a swarm of bees settled near his bill
let, rushed to adjacent cottages to in
form the residents. But explain YER
taIly he could not. So, taking paper
and pencil, he drew a rough sketch Of
a hive, then waggled his fingers in
what he thought the correct winglike
way. 1t was failure, so he sketched
a number Of bees, and buzzed bee
some buzz. Whereupon the cottagers.
together with one consent, bolted to
the dugouts, believing that he meant
hostile aircraft overhead. London
Daily Chronicle.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
Acknowledging Them.
WI help tlhis conditSon

VO1UO1uI0JIIJJO IuuSUSs
'aThe kaiser" began one of the prom
inent and influential loafers occupying
chairs on the porch Of the Petunia tav-
'.Now, looky here. gents!" severely
said the landlord, appearing In the
doorway. II am as patriotic as the next
man and all that, but IL you're going to
use that kind of language I'll have to
ask you to excuse yourself and ad:
1ourn. The windows, behind you are
open, and tho dining room girls are
working right inside. "-Kansas CITY
Etar.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
Army Needs Tsiesraphsrs.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Signal
Corps needs $50 bonus telegraphers
for service In France. Men skilled In
telegfaphy between the ages Of IL and
IS, inclusive, the War department an
nounces, should apply at once for de-
tails to the chief signal oficer Of the
army, Washington. acquisitions have
been received from General ]. ].
Pershing for this number Of bonus
Morse telegraph operators to Be sent
to France between nov and June -.
1913. :s
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
HOW TO AVOID
bACkACHE and
NERVOUSNESS
Told by Mrs. Lynch From
Own Experience.
Providence, r. LEI was ell run
down in health, was nervous, had head

8CO0os NY OOSA
achea all the time.
I was tiredfand had
no ambition forany.
thing. I had taken
4 number Of lne6.
cines which did mo
no good. One day
I read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Comp und and
what ithad done for
women, 30 I tried
It. Ny nervousness
and hackacha and
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
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Important |
News Events 4
of the World 4
Summarized |
Eus,opea,, War News

British casualties from January l.
1913, to September 80 were over 7OO,'
| 600, including killed, wounded and
missing, it was announced at New
York by the British bureau OF infor-
nation. The figures covered 80 weeks
of actual fighting. The lowest week
for Casualties listed 4,126 killed,
wounded and missing, and the highest
week listed 10000.
Italian troops have occupied Duraz-
20, the Albanian port at which British
and Italian naval forces recently raid
ed and destroyed the important Aus
TRAN naval base.
The London Times prints the fol-
lowing from The Hague, dated Mon
day: "Violent antidynastic MANIFESTO
lions occurred in Berlin Thursday.
Great crowds gathered the whole
length Of Inter den Linden, also In
front of the imperial palace, smashed
sevepl famous Hohenzollern statues
and surged around the Bulgarian le-
CATION, shouting: we want peace =
Stop the war; Down with the Ho-
henzollerns ="
In literal transport Of Joy the g.
600 Inhabitants remaining In Laon
rushed to the gates Of the city to greet
General Mangin, who made his entry
into the city.
The Portuguese government at LIS
bon has declared state of siege for
all Portuguese territory. The presi-
dent, as commander In chief of the
military and naval units, has taken d.
rect command Of forces.
The ministry of finance at Paris an
nounces that the amount Of the nation
al defense bonds subscribed for during
the last fortnight of September was
81 900, beating the record of any
previous fortnight.
After capturing Nish on Saturday
Serbian forces took possession of the
enemy's positions north Of the town,
according to the Serbian official state
ment. French cavalry have occupied
the Bella Palanka.
"Since September Is, including the
Bulgar-German troops surrender,
according to the armistice," says q
Paris war Office statement, 1.-THE allies
have captured 10000 prisoners. in
Guiding 1000 officers. Among the OH
GERS are five generals. Two thousand
guns and enormous quantities of ma
terial also have been taken"
Monsignor Chollet, archbishop Of
Cumbrai, was carried away by the
Germans when they evacuated that
city.
Austria Hungary and Turkey both
have officially informed Germany that
they accept President Wilson's terms,
according to private advices from Ber-
lin.
A rumor was circulated on the Paris
bourse that Constantinople had been
declared under martial law. Ottoman
values jumped three to four points,
Turkish securities were in great de-
mand and there was much trading In
hem.
From an absolutely reliable source
London correspondent has learned
that Turkey has sent message to
President Wilson requesting him to
effect separate peace between Tur-
key and the allies.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
cutleura Beauty Doctor

cutlcura Beauty Doctor
For, cleansing and Identifying the
skin, hands and hair, Cuticura Soap
and Ointment afford the most effective
preparations. For free samples ad'
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. K, Boston" At
druggists and by mail. Soap Is, ONT
ment Is and 6O.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
SO Much q Fos

EaM .5E. SO Much q Foot.
''How IL that for s. shoe!'
"Only g for those7 can hardly be-
ueve It" r..- ;&.. 49,
VI don't say for those-the other
one cost me s. also.-Boston Tran
script. ...a
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24

American shipbuilders were called
upon by Secretary Daniels at Wash
ington to speed up their output of de-
stroyers to meet the menace of the
new and. greater submarine effort
which Germany is known to be plan
ming.
President Wilson will let his de-.
cision regarding the German peace
maneuvers sink into the minds Of the
Austro- Hungarian people before send
ing his answer to their governments
appeal. -. -.. ... 90
Turkeys long:delayed note asking,
like Germany and Austria, that Presl-
dent Wilson take in hand the restOra-
ton of peace, was received! at the
state department at Washington. The
note, differing only slightly in phrase
ology from those of the greater CEN
trail powers, was delivered by the
Spanish ambassador.
American troops sent overseas have
passed the 100000 mark, General
March announced at Washington,
coupling his statement with an urgent
appeal to the country to support the
Fourth Liberty loan. =;
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24

Queen Wilhelmina, Of Holland cares
less for travel than any other Eu-
ropean sovereign.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24

Between $4,000 and $4,000 pay
roll money was stolen by five armed
men, who entered the Office Of the
Mount Olive-Staunton Coal company,
two and one-half miles south of Staun-
ton, ILL.,, at 1.45 in the afternoon. The
robbers escaped in an automobile to-
ward st. Louis. -.-.'s
All theaters in Illinois, including
moving picture houses, will be closed
for an indefinite period. The action
was ordered by the executive commit!
tee of the emergency commission to
combat influenza. -. g.. ~
The Minneapolis federal reserve dis
trict claims the honor Of being the
first in the United States to oversub-
scribe it's allotment of fourth Liberty
loan bonds. The districts allotment
was $21O,OOOO0O. -. s..r ,-,
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
No CholoA

Hey, there, Nose, get hustle on
Sou now. Didn't you hear about that
Woekordght ruler
sYas, suh, yas sub. I suttenly DID,
1t IN do yah mans army seems E
- AG1 wants Z make 70 do both"
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
Domestic

The wars effect upon newspapers
was told at a meeting of the Inland
Daily Press association Mt Chicago.
According to H. N. Kellogg, chairman
of the special standing committee OF
the association, labor conditions have
forced the consolidation Of $50 daily
napers in the United States and the
suspension of $50 papers since the, war
regan. ., ~..s. ."
Wilson L Co., Chicago packers, have
been cleared of charges alleging sale
of bad meat to the army, which have
been pending before the federal trade
commission since last March.
Paul L. MARVEL Of Wareham, Mass,
quartermaster. Is missing from the
u. s. 8. Seneca and John T. Math-
ers Of Washington, Ia, electrician, has
been reported lost from the steamship
Lake City. ~. III. =.
All churches were ordered closed at
Louisville. Ky, because Of the inf1u-
enza epidanpic.
The Udlled States transport Ameri
ca, formerly German steamer BY the
same name, sank at her dock ut an At
lantic port. There were troops aboard
but they were all safely taken OF. The
vessels seacocks were opened, accord
ting to one report. -s,tr&
e 80
With an estimated death toll Of l.
GOO and $4,000 driven from their homes
hy forest fires within the last two
days, new conhasration was report.
ed in the region q Schultx Lake, q
summer resort 20 miles northeast a
Culuth.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24

A keen critic is apt to make cutting
remarks. .-@ .,. .,-
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
Personal

Personal .m
DR.. Patrick Hucs Nell of Atlanta.
Ca, who devised the system OF wealth
er signals now used by the United
States weather bureau, died at Fred
ericksburg, Va. He was sixty'eight
years of age.
Miss Sadie GomperA twenty-three
years old, daughter of Samuel Com
pers, president Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, died at her home at
Washington of Spanish influenza.
|, G. A. Knapp, chairman Of the board
of directors of the First Fond du Lac
National bank, died at Fond du Lac,
Wis.,, aged seventy, Mr.. Knapp was q
member of the assembly of 1Ss6-S7.
A. M. Willard, painter of the ia.
nous picture, 'The Spirit OF 70.
died at Cleveland. O., at the age OF
eighty-0ne years. ....,- Al.
U.&.-Teutontc WarNesvs
Mai. William ]. Bland, formerly an
attorney of Kansas City, was killed
in action in the st. Mihiel salient on
the French front September IL, accord
ing to a. war department telegram.
~ oh,,a RI
for the allied soldiers was opened at
Paris by Edward L. Hearn, general
commissioner for Europe OF the
Knights of Columbus, in the presence
of several prominent Americans.
The cleaning up of the Argonne for
est has been completed by the Ameri"
can troops. No Germans now remain
In that great wooded area, Paris re-
ports. ...,'.
The Americans are beyond the
yaunted Kriemhilde line all the way
between the Argonne and the Meuse'
Moreover, they have extended their
gains east of the Meluse, shattering all
German counter.attacks, says a cor
RESPONDENT at the American front.
80 ...,
FOREIGN :
The duchess of Marlboro, formerly
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt OF New
York. was elected a member of the
london county council to represent
West Southwark, working-class d,s'
trict of London. ~ -. 81" Z
The Spanish government at Madrid
has decided to put into Immediate
service 6o German ships lying in Span
ish ports as the equivalent OF Spanish
ships torpedoed. -
Two French scientists have succeed
a., in isolating the infectious agent
which causes Spanish influenza &C
cor,iing to Tunis dispatch to thu
Paris Matin. -. :
Re,aian authorities have delivered
orders to Belgians resident In Eng
land. directing them to return to theil
native land, according to the Shef
field Daily Telegraph
News from Berlin says great CON
a,ct has arisen between the Russian
premier, Lenine, and Foreign minister
Trotzky, according to dispatch iron
Copenhaeen to the Exchange Tele
sraph company. 1enine accuses
Trotzky Of supporting . counter-revo
luton.
| The Bulgarian minister OF the In
terror Mt Sofa has Issued decree Mo
er.tine the Greek and Serbian Sd
seces lnterned in concentration camp
In Bulgaria and allowing them - q
lturn % tAelr own country.
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24
One Coed 1hino.

svery fsw Of M have any laureas b
ceoe on." "A hammock, howeveE, -
v4fAan the reach Of all"
The Tomahawk., 1918-10-24

The Bulgarian minister OF the 10
terror ut Sofa has issued decree no
er,tins the Greek and Serbian -
1eces lnterned in concentration camp
In Bulgaria and allowing them - q
turn 70 tAelr own country.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
ALIBI PROVED FOR PRETZEL
Going Far Back Into Ancient History,
1t Can Be Proved That II Was
Not Of German Origin.

Now comes the lowly pretzel before
the bar of public opinion in valorous
attempt to remove the stigma of Ger
man origin. II has delved deep into
ancient history to prove It's alibi and
upon the face of the evidence pre-
scented Ii has made out a reasonable
case for itself. Indignantly does the
pretzel deny that it sprang from un-
hallowed association with German
beer: that use it declares is desc
Grafton Of its originally high birth, Il
degradation Enthusiastically Teu-
tonic. The pretzel insists that it Is
inherently baked prayer, for in the
early day of the Christian church the
pretzel was used almost exclusively
rs a reward of merit given by priest
TO children for learning their prayers.
In the monaSterles of the middle ages
the pretzol was considered a rare del
icaCy, and during lent il was the usual
aims offering. Furthermore the very
croOkedncSS of the pretzel is n crush
ing argument against its calumniatorS.
for it represents the arms folded in
prayer Thus stands the case for the
sanctity Of the humble pretzel.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
TOWN HAS HISTORIC PAST
llfracombe, Popular English Summer
Resort, Has Been Well Known
Through Many Centuries.

Tlfracomhe Is rapidly becoming popu-
lSh call il, a watering place, 1t Is set
on Il steep hillside. surrounded by "the
seven hills" on the beautiful Devon
shire coast. From the near town Of
Hillsbor0ugh lfracombe shows a mass
Ct white cottages, cinging desperately
to the hillside TO keep from tumbling
into the Atlantic ocean.
Many people think that IfraCombe
is modern town, in spite Of its quaint
ness, because II has such an up-to-date
air. But Ilfracombe is a skillfully cam
outlaged antique. having been n harbor
OF some note way back in the twelfth
century. This attractive toWnlct has
been inflicted with great variety of
jaw-breaking names during the CEN
turtles of its existence. It's names
range all the way from AelfringCombe
and IlfOrdscomhe to AlfredScOmhe,
and, at last, Ifracombe. But the good
folk round about Ilfracombe just call
It Connie.
In 1914 Ilfracomhe was one of the
A. English ports that sent representa-
tivcS TO the council Of shipping, and In
1Gij II was captured by Fairfax, They
say there We're some hot skirmishes at
that time In what Is now known as
"Bloody Meadow" Some cannon balls
of that period found here corroborate
this tale.
In these olden days wrecks near II
fracombe were frequent, and pearls
and other valuable treasures Of the IN
dies were often sold TO advantage by
the fisher folk to merchants in neigh
boring towns.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
IN MATTERS OF EDUCATION
Question Where Authority for the
Proper Conduct Of Operations
Should Be Rightly Placed.

Fundamentally the determining fac
tor in educational administration be-
comes. today one Of finance. The
school superintendent declare them.
selves unable to raise more money To-
cally than Is already furnished. The
whole question of educational finance
In relation to local taxation has not yet
been adequately considered to deter
mine the validity of such statements.
Without going further into this prob
lem an agitation has been begun for
securing aid from the federal govern
mcnt. II is argued that the federal at-
thority today Is in a better position for
lcvying taxes than Is the local author
ity that the nation as Il whole is like
ly to suffer unless national measures
are adopted for combating iliteracy,
Amcrlcanizng the immigrant, and i'm
proving the physique Of the citizens.
and finally that teachers may now be
regarded as performing service Of ma
ti0nal importance--New Republic.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
SEA BUFFALO GOOD EATING"
Other Things Beside the Beefsteak,
to Which the Nation Is Attached,
May Be Made of Use.

Slrloin of sea buffalo Is much es.
teemed in San Francisco and other
Pacific coast cities, where meat of this
highly valued animal is coming to mar
ket in such quantities as TO lower the
cost of living by keeping down the
price Of beef and mutton.
Sea cows and sea horses have long
been Familiarity known, but most folks
would confess themselves unacquaint-
ed with the sea buffalo. If they saw
one, they would call il a whale: and
no wonder, for that Is the sea buff
falo's other name.
Some people might be preiudiced
against eating whale meat but sea
buffalo steak sounds good. II is good
quite equal, In fact, to the best beef.
steak, and hardly distinguishable from
the latter. In the market, sea buffalo
tenderloin (bonelesS "fletD costs only
10 cents a pound; other cuts are
cheaper.
The gray whale Common in Pacific
waters) furnishes most of the meat.
A G0-foot specimen will yield as much
butchers material as 70 head of cattle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
NO LOBSTER AT THAT MEAL
Good and Distinct Reason Why Man
Took His Dinner From the Hum
BILE Ssrdine Tin.

A friend ~ mine is very fond of lob
ster, bur, like many men, has no idea
how such food is prepared His wife
had occasion 10 be absent from home
one day last week. and she told the
servant girl 10 brOil lobster for my
friends dinner She left note. telling
her husband If the treat she had pro-
vided for him, and requesting him not
10 wait dinner for her He was quite
hungry when he reached home ana, az
ter regarding the note, said to the SER
want.
"ls that lobster ready?"
"No, sir, ii isn't" said the girl.
swell, hurry up with il. I'm as hun
cry as IA bear" said he.
Il can't, sir" said the girl. "The
mistress said to hroil the lobster, and
/ got him on the gridiron after Il dale
of fuss. The more'I poked the fire the
more he walked off, and thought the
haste was haunted and no good would
come from cooking straddle bug like
that"
What did you do with it?" said my
friend, getting mad.
Faith, the last saw of him he was
going out the back door with his tail
up, like the maniac he was"
He had sardines for dinner.-London
Mail.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
Pitt a Spendthrlft.

The complaint that many Of our
statesmen will not themselves set the
fashion in economical living in war
time Is not new one. Pitt. who
preached economy and forced it on the
people, was himself a notorious spend
thrift.
For a long time twhlle warden OF
the Cirque p0rts) his income was fl0,-
600 a year, and ii never fell below 49,
600. Yet he was always hard up, and
when he died the nation. in the throes
Of a great war, had to find some f40,-
600 to satisfy his creditors.
Examinations Of Pitts household
budgots-made from time to time at
his own rcquoSt--shOwed such items
as hundrcdwcight of butchers meat
consumed in n single weck--Or, more
accurately. charged to Pitts account.
london Chronicle.