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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
The Basement
Philosopher
copyright. 1918. by w. C. Chapman }
By KENNETH HARRIS

The Janitor sat at the top of the
stone steps that led to the basement,
nursing his injured toe, grimace of
pain comforting his usually pleasant
countenance. His Scandinavian as
sistant was at the bottom of the steps
In the act of arising from an undigni-
fed posture, complicated by crushed
ash can, and his expression was half
wrathful, half amazed.
Excuse me-" snarled the Janitor;
my foot slipped. And now we're
square, amt we? Don't look at me
in that tone of voice or therell be
more accidents and I'll have to wait till
you come to to make my apologies
Aid don't co." he added, as the assist
ant picked up the can. -I've word
or two to say to you.
! First Of all, let me ask If you didn't
have the whole sdashbinged court to
walk on without taking constitution
al OF my corns?" the Janitor de-
manded. you didn't mean to? Sure,
you didn't. / never supposed you had
the nerve to do it a-purpose; but /
want to tell you that what you meant
didn't take a pound OF your weight,
and your asking me to excuse you
didn't help none. You may think 1t
did, but you're wrong. If it had been
my feelings you had tromped on,
+, apologizing might have been a little
comfort, though that would depend; !;
but it was my corns. You remember
that, you big-hoofed blundering block.
head! Excuse me calling you that,
won't you?
Il see you've tore your pants on
that ash can. Well, I'm to blame. !
didn't mean to have you do that, and
you'll have to pardon me. All real
ly meant was to break your neck and
teach you to look where you were
setting your feet. My intentions was
all right. Now the next time you
com tripping along where I'm stand
ing peaceable and quiet, you try and
rem 1ber that the world is wide and
that there's room a-plenty to steer
around me as general thing, and If
there amt, you can ask me to move
to one side and let you a-past. I'd
sooner do that than have you walk on
me.
Here's the thing want Won ia
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
! I'VE
STOCK s.
CAUTION AT NARROWING TIME
Animal Should Be Carefully Watched
and Fed on Slop Ration-Suppiy
Fresh, Dry, Clean Bedding.

A few days before farrowing the
sow should be placed in clean, roomy
pen in the central hog house or in a
special portable house.
When the udder of the SOW becomes
distended and milk can be drawn from
the teats she may be expected to far
row in "a hours. She should then be
tlon rather than a dry feed, to keep
her bowels open. She should have a
medium supply of fresh, dry, clean.
dustless bedding. Barley straw or
wood shavings should be avoided.
Little pigs are very sensitive to cold
and If they arrive during cold weather
they must be given special attention.
II litter Is farrowed In a small port
able house the air may be consider
ably warmed by hanging lantern
from the ceiling, and doors will add
greatly to the comfort of the animals.
In large hog house 1t is best prac-
tice to put the little pigs as soon as
farrowed into tight wooden box with
clean straw and cover the box with q
blanket The pigs will nestle together
and keep themselves warm. Should
the weather be extremely cold hot
bricks may be put in the bottom of
the box and covered with an old blan-
ket with dry straw on top for the pigs
to rest in. Little pigs should be kept
in the box for "a hours longer. taking
them out for short time every two
hours to nurse.
A SOW should be kept quiet and fed
little, If at all, during the first "a hours
after farrowing. She may be given a
drink of water, followed by a light
bran mash. The feed is then gradu-
ally increased up to the tenth day,
when full ration may be fed By
thus being careful milk fever in the
sow and scours in the pigs are pre-
vented.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Making the Profile.

is a smooth board, some sheets of
which paper, sheet and candle.
The board is hung upon the wall
with a chair in front of it, but not too
close. About ten feet away have a
lighted candle, the other lights being
put out. Ask a boy to sit in the
chair, which should have a back high
enough to hold his head steady, so
that the shadow Of his profile falls
upon sheet of paper tackled to the
board.
Run around the outline of this pro-
file quickly with soft pencil. Put a
number on it, and the boys name.
Ask another boy to take the chair
while your assistant cuts out the pro-
file you have just made. In a few
minutes you will have half a dozen
and you may stick in one or two fake
profiles to add to the fun.
Now hang your sheet where the
If possible, and set your candle on a
table in one room, while your guests
take their places in the other. Each
person should have slip of paper to
write down opposite the number you
call out the name of the boy they
think the profile belongs to, the num-
bers you have put on them being not
in order of course, but any number
you please. such as 46 and 81.
Standing in the back room, about
onp-fhird of the way from the candle
to the sheet, you can hold up pro-
file SO that it throws shadow, but
the outline will be so big and look
SO curious that you will be astonished
how hard it is for person to guess
1t, even If 1t is that persons own
profile.
The winner at this game is the one
who gets the greatest number Of cor
rect guesses. If you have slipped in
one or two fake profiles you will find
that some one or other will be sure
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
.YoU HIe-HooEED, LAUNDERING BLockHEADl"

\ l,4aL Z.
keep in mind, Nels, my friend" con-
tinued the Janitor. you can't square
yourself by apologizing. That amt
the general impression, I know-not
with the ginks that have got the apol-
ogizing habit and seem to think that
they've made it all right when they
say they're sorry. They'll smash the
china vawse that your wife's cousin
that was in the commissary brought
home from the Emperor's palace as a
souvenir at the time of the Boxer
trouble-a vawse that you've been of
fered hundred dollars cold cash for,
and they'll say, oh, amt that too
bad! How careless of me to slam it
again the radiator! didn't mean to
break it. Just though I'd see il it
sounded cracked And then they think
your wife's real mean if she doesn't
tell 'em that it amt no consequence.
And they'll jump into an automo-
bile and throw the clutch into high
and head right into the middle OF a
bunch of kids. .BumpetJ-bump, goes
the machine What's that?' say they.
Little girl killed? Dear me. amt that
too bad! We're just SO sorry as we
can be. We hadn't no more intention
of killing her than anything. We're
awful sorry And then they think
they're abused when cop arrests
them. We didn't run Off, says they.
we stopped and we apologized to the
heart-broken parents they says.
What more could we do?
There's all kinds of them" the
Jcnitor continued. You amt the
only one. There's them well-meaning,
but high-spirited rah, rah boys, with
their hazing, that I'd like to have my
way with. They don't mean no harm
when they tie a new Johnny up hand
and foot and gag him and lay him on
the railroad track; they just want to
scare him a little, and if they hadn't
forgotten all about the $40 express, It
would have been all right-unless the
kid died of heart failure. They're just
as sorry as you was, and it certainly
seems too bad to give them a set
back on their educations by firing 'em
out of college just on account of a
boyish prank and after they had ex
pressed their regret, don't it?
1T amt only the ones that jabs the
ends of their umbrellas in your face
and upsets their billing coffee in your
Zap with their elbow and short-changes
you and sits down on your silk hat
and such as that as needs the fool
killers attentions. There's a breed
thai will knock you till your best
friends won't speak to you and when
you 40 to 'em about it with blood
in your eye, they think they're mighty
hlgh-minded and virtuous if they take
it back and apologize. They tell you
that they didn't intend to be took
literal in the way everybody had took
'em, or that they was under the wrong
impression when they said you'd done
a stretch in the pen for sheep steal
ing. and was sorry that they'd been
misinformed and hoped you'd shake
hands and excuse 'em. And they look
as If they expected you to buy 'em a
drink, cuss 'em! And there's the
kiDd-your friends mostly-that'll
bawl you out by the hour and when
vo~'re reaching for a club, they'll tell
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
QUITE. AMUSING GAME
"Detective's Note Book" Is Not
Hard to Arrange.
Pastime Is Intended to Test Ones
Skill in Identification of Profiles
of Villains for Whom Re-
ward Is Offered.

Now that the fall and winter is
coming on, the boys and girls will
be looking for something in the way
of indoor games to amuse their guests
at their evening parties. and the boy
or girl that can get up something
new is always in demand.
A very good game which can be ar
ranged without much trouble is called
the detectives note book, and is sup
posed to test the skill in recognizing
villains for whom big reward is Of
fered. If you have nothing to go by
but picture. The apparatus required
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
EIaw In the Honeymoon.

The young husband shook his head
iisapprovingly.
II am afraid, Helen" he said, that
you will never understand mothers
method of utilizing trifles. Why,
mother, with just a scrap or two,
would make as nice pie as you ever
saw"
The young wife's eyes sparkled
well. Henry Jaws" she said in
chilly accents, you can make up your
mind once and for all that there'll be
good many scraps in this little do
mestic circus of ours before l attempt
any pies of that Sort
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Our Funny Language.

; A sleeper is one who sleeps. A
sleeper Is that in which sleeper
sleeps. A sleeper is that on which
the sleeper runs while the sleeper
sleeps. Thertore, while the sleeper
sleeps In the sleeper the sleeper car
ries the sleeper until the sleeper,
which carries the sleeper. jumps the
sleeper and wakes the sleeper In the
sleeper by striking the sleeper under
the sleeper on the sleeper, and there
is no longer any sleep for the sleeper
sleeping IN the sleeper on the sleeper.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Pleasures Of the Table.

"Then l commended mirth, because
man hath no better thing under the
sun than to eat, and to drink, and to
be merry. ."-Ecclesiastes, S:15. And
I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast
much goods laid up for many years;
take thine ease, eat, drink and be
merry."-Luke 1918. What advan-
tageth it me If the dead rise not? Let
us eat and drink, for tomorrow we
die."-I Corinthians 1882. "Let us
eat and drink, for tomorrow We shall
die."-Isaiah. 22:12
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Profile Finished.

they know the boy and will write his
name opposite the number you call
out.
1t is better to confine the profiles
to boys, because girls are too easily
recognized by the way they do up
their hair, and besides girls do not
make good villains for detectives to
hunt
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
DinIno Under Water.

The unusual is the thing which de
lights us most. A proprietor of on,
of the large hotels in New York city
has had a glass roof placed over tn,
roof garden. Over the roof flows q
cascade of water, which, in connection
with a special arrangement of lights
makes one feel that he is dining un
der water.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Decade ce.

An action being tried in an English
court had to do with dispute as tt
the quality and condition of gas pipt
that had been laid in the ground ,
number of years before.
"It is an old pipe" stated one of tn,
witnesses, "and therefore out of con
dition."
The Judge remarking dry tha
people do not necessarily get out O
condition by being DID," the witness
promptly replied. "They do. my lord
If buried in the ground"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Feed Box for Greedy Horse.

at the bottom. The feed is put into
through the small opening slowly,
says the Wisconsin Agriculturist.
Grain is thus fed more economically
and to greater advantage, as it can
not be bolted quickly by the hungry
or over eager horse. A slide on the
outside can easily be arranged to reg
ulate the size of the opening through
which the grain passes to the inner
feed box.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Natures Artistry,

A girl with pretty rosy cheeks was
walking down a street in a southern
city when she heard clubman say to
his companion.
"By heaven, she's painted"
Turning quickly about she said with
dignity: "Yes, and by heaven only!"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
WINTER PAsTlME FOR BOYS
velocIpede Built on Sled Runners A.
,fords Much Amusement Where
Snow and Ice Is Available.

Sled runners take the place of the
two wheels on this velocipede so that
it can travel on snow or ice A
spiked wheel with cranks on its shaft
is mounted at one side of the front
runner. The novel part of the driv-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Useless Expenditure.

State fairs and dairy shows are Of
little benefit unless you adapt some
of the points you learn there to your
own needs. 1t is useless expense
to spend your money visiting these
shows and then go home in the spirit
of criticism without using any of the
ideas that can be gained
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

So Bernard M. G. Walter. head jani-
tor of the school, and his little helper,
Sammy, built a snowplow to do the
work. 1t may be hauled by q horse,
but lacking such motive power, Wal.
ter hitched IL youngsters to the con.
trivance and in half an hour had the
sidewalks around the school and the
school yard cleared off.
Four boys ride the plow to weight
1t down. It is fitted with iron run
ners. The question of taking turns
was difficult matter to solve and
required severe commands OF the
principal.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Obvious.

What is your favorite flower.
Duke?" asked the heiress. But l
ought to know without asking"
We'll, what should it be?"
"The merigold."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
TROUGH FOR GREEDY HORSES
When Animal Does Not Grind It's
Feed Thoroughly Box May Be
Arranged Like Illustration.

To prevent the greedy animal from
eating SO fast that it does not grind
its grain well, the feed box may be
arranged like the one shown here.
The box is built on both sides of the
partition with only narrow opening
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Fudge.

Cook three cups sugar, one cup milk
and one tablespoon butter. When
sugar is melted add four or five table
spoons cocoa, stir and boil is minutes.
Take from fire, add one tablespoon
vanilla, stir till creamy, pour on but
tered plates, cut in squares.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
seoreaate Cattle and Horses.

Cattle, and horses should not run
together and be shut in the same
small corral together. 1t may be all
right to pasture them together, but
In the corral, particularly during the
cold weather, one is liable to hurt the
other. Horses will run the cattle and
cattle may hook the horses.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
MUCH FUN TO SHOVEL SNOW
Janitor of Kansas City Public School
Creates Apparatus to Make Small
Boys Pastime Useful.

The yard of the Yaeger school at
Nineteenth street and Indiana avenue
is large and the walks extend nearly
around the block, says the Kansas
City Star. When covered with snow,
to clean them off is a difficult job.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Sometimes Works.

Mrs. Excl can't get my daughter
to take any interest in kitchen work at
all.
Mrs. Wye-Have you ever tried call
ing it domestic science?
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Cocoa Erostino.

Boil two-thirds cup sugar, heapins
tablespoon cocoa, creamy milk to mix,
until it forms soft ball in water. Take
from fire, add butter size walnut and
vanilla and beat until ready to spread.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Eouoht on Edoe Of preoipiee.

Fought on Edge Of Preoipice.
A terrible struggle took place near
a precipice of 5000 feet, on the south
slopes of the Bernina range, between
an Italian officer and a private.
An italian custom-house patrol, un,
der the command of Lieutenant Rocia
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Nobility.

Be noble! and the nobleness tkat
lies in other men, sleeping, but nepcr
dead, will rise in majesty 20 nset
thine own.--Lowell.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

Lives there a man with soul so
dead that, having once achieved pub
lie Office, is ever satisfied to retire to
private life?-Duluth News-Tribune.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

Deans Mentholated Cough Drops effec-
lively drive out colds and stop all throat
irritations-5c at Drug Stores.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
In Dark Ways.

Why are fixed stars like wicked old
men?
Because they sin till late (scintil-
latel
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Bare Truth.

What is that which no one wishes
to have, yet no one wishes to lose?
A bald head.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNlNSCHOOL
LESSON

(By E. o. SELLERS, Director of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago.)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Remedy for Thumps.

The practical remedy for little pigs
that are liable to be troubled with
thumps is to provide them plenty OF
exercise and large range.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Hence WA Trv.

Why is the inside of everything
mysterious?
Because we can't make it out
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

With many man economy begins
at home and ends on the Great White
Way. Life.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
"SolefuI."

Why is wit like a Chinese lady's
foot?
Because brevity is the soul of It.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Not on the Finoer.

Where did Noah strike the first nail
in the ark?
On the head.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

Mrs. .winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamms-
tion, n,alays pain cures wind collie $50 bottle-As
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

An amateur can start love affair
with woman, but it takes connois-
geur to break one off.-Smart Set.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
Snow veIocipede.

ing mechanism is that the spiked
wheel slides up and down in the fork
so that it can be raised off the
ground for coasting downhill
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
imnortant TO Mothera
Selfish Loot.

What's your idea of graft?"
Graft" replied Boss McNab, els the
easy money that some other fellow
gets"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

II cook doesn't carry on, she usu-
ally carries of.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

LESSON TEXT-Joshua 14:1-4
GOLDEN TEXT-"Seek ye first the
kingdom of God and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto
you."-Matt. 6:33.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19

To Judge by the fruit stores. horti-
cultural eugenics has been practiced
for some time.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-19
TheTypewriter
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-11

pay the injured workman weekly
compensation equal to one-half the
difference between his average weekly
wages before the accidnt and the
weekly wages he is most probably
able to earn thereafter, but no more
than ten dollars week. Ine no case
shall the weekly payments continue
after the incapacity ends, andain case
the partial incapacity begins after q
period of total incapdcity the period
of total incapacity shall be deducted
from such period of six years. In the
case of the following injuries the com
pensation shall be one-half of the
average weekly wages to be paid
weekly for the period.
Sec. 90. After an injury and during
the period of incapacity, the workman
if so requested by his employer, OF
ordered by the -court. shall saihMii
himself to examination, at reasonable
times, to duly qualified physician OF
surgeon designated and paid by tho
employer. The workman shall have
the right to have physician or sur
geon designated and paid by himself
present at such examination.
If a workman refuses to submit him
self to or in any way obstructs such
examination, his right to take OF
prosecute any proceedings under this
act shall be suspended until such re
fusal or obstruction ceases. and nc
compensation shall be payable for the
ueriod during which sueh refusal or
obstruction continues.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-11
MUCH DEPENDS
ON new SOLON

Advertisement of the governors of
fetal presentation. calling for a
special election TO fill the vacancy
left in the legislature by the death
of the late Senator George c. Hewitt,
began today. AS stated in the Star
Bulletin yesterday. il is to take place
April u, the successful candidate to
occupy the position for the unexpired
term, ending the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1914.
In his proclamation the chief eXecu-
tive names the polling places in each
Of the twenty-four precincts of the
First Senatorial District. in which the
election is to be held This includes
twelve precincts each of the First
and Second Representative Districts.
While the candidate finally chosen
may sit only eight or nine days, or
even less, during the present session.
some of the most important work OF
the legislature may depend upon him,
provided he is selected from among
the Republican ranks The Republi-
cans now have only eight members in
the upper house-a majority of one.
Win lhS 0RCdhCt w
not have the two-thirds majority that
will be necessary to pass a measure
over the governors veto, or to APP
prove any of his appointments against
the wish of the Bourbon contingent.
Final action on most OF the really big
features will be delayed until the clos
ing days of the. session, so that. after
all, Hewitt's successor viii have his
opportunity to appear as highly inn
portant factor in the legislature.
Among the Democratic possibilities
of East Hawaii who are expected to
fight for the place are Henry West
and Frank or Sam Woods, of Kohala.
H. p. Rickley and Antoine Fernandez,
the latter of whom was defeated in
the Democratic landslide last fail
probably will come forward from the
Republican ranks and ask the sup
port of the electorate.