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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
SAFETY OF WATER SUPPLIES
Much Depends on Character and 0usI-
ity Of Soil In Which Well Is
sunk-Sources Of Pollution.
(By R. TRULLrNGER.)


The safety of water supplies when
near sources of possible surface pollu-
ton often depends largely on the
character and quality OF the material
in which the well is sunk. Surface
waters In sinking through sandy soils
or surfaces are filtered, and in the
finer sands much of the polluting mat
ter which they carry is frequently re-
moved. In coarser sands or gravel the
degree of filtration is less, but water
taken from sands and gravels at
considerable depth may be considered
relatively safe Waters from wells in
clay are not often polluted, since sur
face pollution filters through clay very
slowly.
Waters from wells in limestone are
frequently polluted, owing to the fact
that limestone soils usually contain
passages and channels at different
depths which sometimes form con-
tinuous passage for underground
water for a considerable distance and
which are very often directly con-
nected with sinks and basins occur
ring here and there on the surface.
1t is common practice to dump
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

viii soon learn much about the bust
ness. but should be watched to see
that he does not try to go to the
heads of the cattle.
After letting him try with the older
dog for few times he should be taken
to the sheep or cattle without the
other dog.
If the cattle have been used to be-
ing driven by dogs they will not turn
upon him, an occurrence which might
injure his driving qualities for some
time to come.
He should learn the meaning Of
STEADY" when inclined to drive the
cattle fast. and if the first training is
Well done will stop promptly waeu
told to halt.
The word Fetch" is commonly used
when sending the dog to drive sheep
and the word "Go' for cattle; and the
dog will learn to understand which
his master wants him to drive.
He should be taught to know the
left from the right, obeying the mo
tion of the hand in either direction.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave millionaire. after a
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of a recluse
for eighteen years Hargreave accidental
" meets Braine, leader Of the Black Hun
dred. Knowing Braine will try to get
him, he escapes from his own home by a
letter to the girls school. where eighteen
years before he mysteriously left on the
doorstep his baby daughter, Florence
Gray. That day Hargreave also draws
one million dollars from the bank, but 1t
is reported that this dropped into the sea,
when the balloon he escaped in was pune
tured. Florence arrives from the girls
school. Countess Olga, Braines co.npan-
ion. visits her and claims to be rela-
tive. Two bogus detectives call, but their
plot is foiled by Norton, a newspaper
man. After failing in their first attempt
the Black Hundred trap Florence. They
ask her for money, but she escapes. Nor
ton and the countess call on Florence the
next day once more safe at home The
visitors having gone, Jones removes
section Of flooring, and from cavity
takes a box Pursued by members of the
Black Hundred. he rushes to the water
front and succeeds In dropping the box
into the sea. Jones and Norton save
Florence from being imprisoned In a
country house to which she Is hlred. Flor
ence goes horseback riding and Is cap
tured by one Of Braine's men along the
roadside. Norton rescues her. Countess
now existing between Florence Hargreave
and Norton. invites them both to her
apartments and pretends to faint In the
reporters arms. Florence appears In the
doorway Just at the planned moment, and
as result gives Norton back his ring.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
KEEPING FIELD EDGES CLEAN
Many Farmers Do Not Make Much
Effort to Discourage Encroach-
ment of Trees Along Creeks.

Most owners of creek farms do not
make any great effort to fight the
brush and timber that keeps creep
ing in from the woodland along the
fields. Where there is plenty of rain
faIl, the timber can crowd in on the
fields very rapidly, and the farmers
who do not desire to have the size
of their fields decrease should make
every effort to keep the edges of the
field trimmed up.
White elms are especially bad about
working into al field. This tree has
long limbs, which grow for really
wonderful distances over the fields,
shade the ground, and prevent the
crop from making 2 profitable growth,
Then the tree produces great amounts
of seed which fly out over the fields,
where they sprout and begin to grow.
1t is true they usually will die, but
they cause as much bother as weeds,
and they must be killed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11


hibited his document, which was per-
fectly legal, SO far as appearances
went
Hurry up and get her off the walk.
l can't have the crowd growing any
larger said the policeman, convinced
So, despite her cries and protesta-
tions, Florence was hustled into the
automobile. even the policeman lend
ing hand.
Poor young thing," he said to the
crowd Come, now, move on. can't
have the walk blocked up Get gait
on you.
He was congratulating himself upon
the orderliness of the affair when a
keen-eyed young man in the garb of
chauffeur touched his shoulder.
What's this I hear about an insane
woman?" he demanded.
| "She was insane, all right They had
papers to prove it. She kept crying
that she was Stanley Hargreaye's
| daughter
my Cod" The young man struck
| his forehead in despair. You ass, she
was Stanley Hargreave's daughter,
and they've kidnapped her right under
/ your nose! What was the number of
that carr"
4 .'Cut out that line of talk, young fell
lah; / know my business, They had
the proper documents"
But you hadn't brains enough to in
quire whether they were genuine or
not! You wait!" shrilled the chauf-
feur. I'll have you broken for this
work" He wheeled and ran back to
his car, to find Susan and the countess
in great state of agitation. They
got her, they got her! And swore
on the book that they never should, so
long as drove the car
! Susan wept, and the countess tried
in vain to console her
And when Jones was informed he
frightened even the countess with the
snarl of rage which burned across his
lips. He tore into the hall, seized his
hat, and was gone. Not word of re.
proach did he offer to the chauffeur
He understood that no one is infallible
j He found the blundering policeman
who now realized that he stood in fo1
whiff of the. commissioners carpet
1 All he could do was to give a good de
scription of the man and woman Word
was Sent broadcast through the city
The police had to be informed this
time.
Late in the day an officer whose beat
included the ferry landing at Hoboker
said he had seen the three Everything
had looked all right to him. It was
, the motherly face of the one and the
! benign countenance Of the other that
! had blinded him.
: At midnight Jones, haggard and
with the air of one beaten, returned
home.
'No wireless YETI" asked Norton.
"The George Washington of the
North German Lloyd does not answer
! Something has happened to her wires;
J tampered with, possibly
} SO long as we know they are at sea
we can remedy the evil. They will moi
be able to land at single port. have
( sent ten cables. They can't get away
. from the wire. II could only get hold
Of the names of those damnable doc
| tors who signed that document! Twen
, ty years."
i Jones bent his head in his hands
and Norton tramped the floor till the
: sound Of his footsteps threatened tc
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
TRAINING SHEEP DOG
Collie Should be Taught Wholly
by One Person.
Lessons of Half an Hour Daily are
Sufficient and First One Should be
Learned Thoroughly-Pup
Should be Watched.
By A. J. EwEN.)

CBy A. J. EWEN.)
A good collie will be ready to begin
to learn to drive sheep at about
three months of age. He should be
taught wholly by one person.
First teach him to lead, placing
string about his neck. He will soon
learn not to try to get away and to
come on hearing the word Here" or
whatever word is chosen, pulling on
the string until he learns to come
promptly.
Lessons of half an hour day are
enough and this first lesson should be
learned very thoroughly, so that the
dog will come from any part of the
yard instantly on hearing the word.
| Next he learns the meaning of the
word Co. by using the word when
sending him through an enclosure,
continually repeating the lesson until
he acts promptly.
AS part of this lesson he should
be taught to stop anywhere on the
word Halt" emphasized at first by
pulling on the string, which should be
attached to his neck
The word whoa" is also used by
some trainers to indicate that the
teacher is through with him for the
time being and the dog soon learns te
understand it.
/ While driving sheep it is convenient
to have the dog understand the wort
Speak which means that he is Il
begin barking. and he can be taught
the word very easily by holding VI
something which he wants to eat ant
using the word
The meaning of ''Out" is easil,
taught when the dog is in the hous'
by opening the door and pronouncinl
the word.
After this preliminary education h
may go out with an old trained sheel
dog. BIZ running with him the pul
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

TlOFSf(c dnu 0uodT NfCUt 0VOPPiHS.
lures of two registered physicians are
affixed to the document. 1t does not
say that these physicians shall have
been proved reputable.
There were, besides the physicians,
motherly looking woman and a man
of benign countenance. Their faces
were valuable assets. To gain an
other persons confidence is. perhaps,
among the greatest human achieve
ments. A confidence man and woman
In the real sense of the word. In your
minds eye you could see this man
carrying the contribution plate down
the aisle on Sunday mornings, and his
wife Kate putting her mite on the
plate for the benefit of some poor, un-
tidy Hottentot
On Tuesday of the following week
Florence and Susan went shopping.
The chauffeur was a strong young fell
low whom Jones relied upon. If you
pay a man well and hold out fine
promises, you generally can trust him.
AS their car left the corner another
followed leisurely This second auto
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

difficulty in disposing Of his rations.
A fellow sufferer near by was watch.
ing with no little amusement the frs.
soldiers attempts to fletcherize a
piece of meat. ANY trouble. Tom?"
asked the second soldier. sarcastic.
ally.
None in particular" was The re-
sponse. Then. after a sullen survey
of the bit of beef he held In his hsn6,
the amateur fighter observed:
"Bill. now fully realize what pse.
pie mean when they speak O. ths
stnews Of war"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

the seventeenth century. Jeffries.
hearing the case against the Puritan.
was trying to make fun of the old
man, as was his habit Il honor you,
sir" said the judge, sneeringly. from
your head to your feet And honor
you, sir said the old Puritan, from
the crown of your head to the soles
of your feet Il honor you," went on
on the judge, from Lands End to
John O'Groat's." And l honor you
from the Equator to the Antipodes"
Il honor you," said the judge irasci-
bly, Ito the gates of He'll" The Puri-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

peculiar remedy, but a man named
Trotter, who was given up to die by
his physician, has outlived the doctor
Trotter was Of jolly disposition.
and kept on his feet and out of doors
large part of his time. but it finally
became only question of days, and
was so recognized by the sick man
and all his friends. About this time
an epidemic of measles broke out in
the neighborhood, and as Trotter had
never had the disease the doctor ad-
vised him to leave the locality. as to
contract it would surely kill him.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

get over it presently Youth forgets.
Time. like water, smooths away the
ragged places.
The countess called regularly. She
was, of course, dreadfully sorry over
what had happened. She had heard
something about his character; news
paper men weren't always the best.
This one was a mere fortune hunter;
a two faced one, at that. She was
never more surprised in her life when
he threw his arms around her. And
SO on, and so forth half lies and half
truths. till the patient Jones felt ike
wringing her neck.
/ From his vantage point the butler
smiled ironically. He could read the
heart of this Perigoff woman as he
could read the page of ia book. The
effrontery! And all the while ne
must grave1y admit her and pretend
when the blood rioted in his veins at
the sight of her. But he dared not
swerve a single inch from the plans
laid down. 1t was cup of bitter gall.
and there was no way of avoiding the
putting of it to his lips. She ema-
mated poison as nightshade emanates
it, the upas tree. And he must bow
when she entered and bow when she
left! Still, she had done him an in
direct favor in breaking up this love
business.
One afternoon Braine summoned his
runabout and called up two physicians
When he was ushered into the desert
ed office of the first he sent his card
in. The doctor replied in person His
face was pale and his hands shook.
Good afternoon" said Braine, smil
ing affably.
The doctor eyed him like man
hypnotized. You you wished
to see me on some particular bust
ness?"
Very particular dryly. my cal
is outside Will you be SO good al
to accompany me?"
The doctor slowly went into th'
hall for his hat and coat He left the
house and got into the car with nevel
a word of protest.
Thinking" said Braine.
Il am always thinking whenever
see your evil face. What devilmen
do you require of me this time?"
"A mere stroke of the pen.'
Where are we going?v
ITO call on another physician Q
your standing. significantly. ''It is
great thing to have friends like yo
two. Always ready to serve us. fo
the mere love of it,
/ There's no need of using that kin
of talk to me. You have me in th
hollow Of your hand Why should
bother to deny it? ! have broken tn
! law. broke it because | was star
/ ing
1T is better to starye in freedol
than to eat fat joints up the rive
Today it is a question of sanity"
And you want me to assist in sig
ing away the liberty of some perso
| who is perfectly sane2"
"The nail on the head urbanely.
! You're fine scoundreli#
/ Not SO loud" warningly.
| "As loud as | please, l am not 70
getting that you need me. I'm I
coward recognize that you hold, tt
whip hand. But you can send me
the chair before I'll crawl to you. No
leave me alone for while
/ The other physician had no SUE
4 qualms of conscience. He was reat
4 at all times for the generous enol
ments which accrued from his dealing
with the man Braine.
The Countess Perigoff was indi
1posed; so it was quite in the order
things that she should summon ph
sicians
There is a law in the state of Ne
York-just or unjust, whichever Y,
please-that reads that any perst
may be adjudged insane if the sign
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

When putting out young trees do
not use manure around the roots. Set
each tree in its place and fill in with
the top soil. using plenty of water, and
first cutting back as much of the top
of the tree as may be necessary to
remove, to prevent. oyertaxing the
roots to supply too many branches.
A handful of bone meal is the best
fertilizer to use with the soil that is
returned to the roots.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

Trotter replied: well, Doc, you say
Use gwine to die anyhow; reckon
I'll jes stay to hum with the ole wo-
man an die with a good taste in my
mouth" He got the measles and had
it from the crown Of his head to the
soles of his feet. The disease re-
mained with him as long proportion
ately as he was physically Che was
despite the Doctors prognosis he got
well and when he was well of the
measles he was well of the tubercu-
losis, and though the doctor told him
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Fruit-orowino Possibilities.

The fruit-growing possibilities of
this country are so great and as yet
so slightly tested, and the successes
that have been achieved even on the
largest scale have been so largely
matters of accident or surprise, that
the limits of the fruit-grewing dis
tricts, and even of the principal fields
of production, cannot yet be regarded
as finally determined.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

most progressive and powerful of the
countries neutral in the war. There
ambassadors of all the warning ma
tions are located. and the opportuni-
ties for diplomatic interchange. when
the peace-talking time comes, are no.
where better. Besides, 1t is to the
representatives Of the United States in
the capitals of the warring nations that
their interests have been respective
ly committed. The business of these
countries so far as they have any.
other than war, with one another is
In American hands. From Washing
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

one lung was gone and half of the
other one, he persisted in remaining
we'll man, and outlived the doctor and
nearly all his neighbors. 1t would be
a heroic remedy for man given up
to die to seek, but Trotter's philos-
ophy proved to have a better founda-
tion than that of the doctor who had
done all that his education and ex-
perience enabled him to do.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
OWES HIS LIFE TO MEASLES
Man Afflicted With tuberculosis and
Given Up to Die Has the Laugh
on the Doctors

II the doctors have given you up
to die of tuberculosis, don't do it, but
go and get a dose of the measles, and
when you have recovered from the
combination you will not have any
tuberculosis, and will be as likely to
outiive the doctor as he will be to
outlive you. This may seem like q
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

submarine is completely below the
waves.
The eye of the submarine is a
straight. hollow tube starting from the
steering chamber of the vessel, and
projecting above the surface Of the
waves when the boat is submerged.
AS the periscope is only a matter Of
six inches In diameter, and only pro-
jects some 1S inches above the waves,
1t is most difficult thing for an enemy
to see. Its tctal length is about Is
feet.
The submarines eye is really a com
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
GIVES VIEW or THE OCEAN
Periscopc, aye of the Submarine" !.
IN Many Respects Remarkable
Invention.

The great fault OF the early subma-
fines was that they could not gee once
they were below the surface of the
water. The invention of the periscope
altered all that. and gave the modern
submarine marvellous eye by means
OF which It could see over the surface
0f the ocean, though the body OF the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

bination Of telescope and camera OBJ
scura- At the top is a powerful lens,
and inside. at intervals all the way
down, Is series of mirrors which
carry the reflection of what is above
the surface to the watcher in the sub
marine Is feet below.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

In any treatment of trees one should
always have before him some definite
object. He should leave strictly alone
the numerous irrational methods con-
stantly being advanced, and apply to
them first the measuring stick OF COM
mon sense.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

ton, at the very outbreak of the war,
went messages from the president to
each Of the countries rendering the
offices of this government in a peace
full settlement of the disagreements.
1t must be to Washington that the
belligerents will turn when their pas
sion is spent.-Columbus Dispatch.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

tan didn't reply at once. Then he
said, ''Sir, there is passage in Holy
Writ that says, Answer a fool accord.
ing to his folly l have done so. But
there is another passage that says,
Answer not fool according to his
folly Sir, decline to follow you to
He'll"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Man Who Improves Dair,

If the man who causes two blades
of grass to grow where one grew be-
fore is to be called blessed the same
thing should be said of the man who
improves his dairy until it produces
twice as much butter as it did before
he began with 1t.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
..ncubators and Rrooders.

There are many kinds Of good ipcu-
bators and brooders, and some poor
ones. Rightly used, most of them are
worth the money charged for them.
but the best ones will prove absolute
failures in the hands of some people.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Pollution of sub-surface Water in
Limestone.

manure, trash and garbage into such
sinks or basins, and rain water falling
into these plunges directly into the
underground channels, carrying with
it the impurities from the basin to
those points where wells are sunk In
this manner garbage or refuse
dumped anywhere in the neighbor-
hood of or even at considerable
distance from a well in limestone may
pollute the water.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

Washington's World Prominence.
Washington today has an interna-
tional Importance held by no other
capital city in the world. 1t is the
seat of administration and legislation
for 100000 people constituting the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

1t does seem that when a farmer
makes up his mind to shovel two or
three thousand bushels of corn into
lot of steers he would take the pre-
caution to select the kind of animals
that would make the best use of it.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Makes Chickens Crow.

By treating young chickens with
high frequency high voltage currents
of electricity London experimenter
has made them grow more rapidly
than those of the same age reared.
without the treatment.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Appreeiate Alfalfa.

Now comes the time when we, aud
our hens, too, will appreciate the al
falfa hay; and time of regret for
many others that they had not thought
of making and storing some alfalfa
for such purposes.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Humus Absorbs Water.

Humus absorbs water to greater
degree than any other soil ingredient
and acts as mulch in preventing
evaporation, thus in two wars pro-
noting moisture In the soil
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Eradinatinn rhistIes

Special methods for eradicating
thistles are the growing of alfalfa, the
seeding down of fields of perennial
grasses, sailing the plants, or apply
ing easolins or carbolic acid.