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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
ONIONS RAISED FROM SEED
Industry Is Profitable if Proper Meth
DDS Are Used-Difficuft TO Keep
Clean of Weeds.

Seed onions are of better favor
keep longer and are more profit
able to grow than sets, though some
fail to grow them in the home garden
because they are more difficult to keep
clean of weeds.
The best way to raise onions from
seed is by sowing the SEED in a bed
or cold frame early in the season and
transplanting later to the row where
they are to grow.
A small section of the hotbed will
grow 1000 plants until they are the
size of quilts, or they can be crowded.
By that time the ground will be warm
and all seed will have terminates SO
that the plants may be set in clean
ground that has been worked over to
kill all the young weeds.
If one lacks for room in the hot
bed the seed may be sown in a shet-
tered place. an old brush heap, ash
bed or some place where the soil is
good.
If theSe is room to SOW the seeds in
drills SIX inches apart they may be
worked some to keep them growing
before they are transplanted.
When you are ready to transplant
them, wet the ground and pull the
plants and then cut off about half
the top and slightly tip the roots.
Set the plants from two to three
inches apart in the row and in rows
of Is inches apart. If very dry use
water when transplanting and every
one will live.
If the soil has been well MANFRED
with stable manure or poultry drop
pings and worked over sral times
before the onions are tr~ansplanted
to the rows there will be but few
weeds to contend with and the plants
will not be checked in growth.
Onions. should be pulledNan placed
to dry in the shade when the tops be
gin to turn yellow and drop over
which is usually in August.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
SELECTION OF POTATO SEED
One of Most important Factors for
Success in lndustry-No Waste
of Plant Food.

One of the essential and most i'm
portant factors for success in the po-
tato industry is the selection of per-
feet seed stock from the hill, in much
the same way as seed corn is selected
in the field from the best individual
stalks.
There is no other way to get true
breed characteristics in potatoes TX
cept by selecting seed from the per-
feet hill, and seed should be saved
only from hills producing a first-class
marketable potato in the growing of
which there is no waste of plant food.
No manufacturer in this day of
economy could stand the loss entailed
by methods of manufacture under
which he was compelled to Gull out
and throw in the scrap pile 20 per
cent of his product as waste, and no
one can expect the highest success in
potato culture who adopts methods re-
sulting in a loss of 20 to go per cent
of his crop in culls and u~nmarketable
potatoes. But this is what the potato
| growers of the United States are,
many of them, doing today.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
cHAPTER XII.
The News From Africa.

II took the better part of three eve
nings to answer her letter. and the
writing of 1t gave Sabron a asst
amount OF pleasure and some tender
sorrow. It made him feel at once so
near to this lovely woman and at once
so far away. In truth there is a great
difference between a spahi on an AT.
rican desert, and a young American
heiress dreaming in her chintz-covered
bedroom in a chateau in the Midi of
France.
Notwithstanding. the young Ameri-
can heiress felt herself as much alone
In her chintz-covered bedroom and as
desolate, perhaps more so, than did
Sabrcn In his tent. Julia Redmond
felt, TOO. that she was surrounded by
people hostile to her friend.
Sabron's letter told her of Pitchoune
and was written as only the hand of a
charming and imaginative Frenchman
can write a letter. Also, his pent-up
heart and his reserve made what he
did say stronger than if perhaps he
could have expressed it quite frankly
Julia Redmond turned the sheets
that told of Pitchoune's following his
master, and colored with Joy and pleas.
ure as she read She wiped away two
tears at the end, where Sabron said
Think of IL. Mademoiselle. a . little dos
following his master from peace anc
plenty. from quiet and security. into tho
desert! And hin what 1t means to hav,
this little friend!
Julia Redmond reflected. was great
ly touched and loved Pitchoune NOR,
than ever. She would have change,
places with him gladly. 1t was al
honor, a distinction to share a sol
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
SPRAYING IN SPRING
Take Pains to Destroy "FIies'
of the Pear PsyIIa.
Insects Are Sluggish in Their Move
ments in Early Months of Year,
Making Them Quite VuIner-
able to Treatment.
(By H. HoDGKINs, New York;

(By H. HODGKINS, New York;
Especial pains should be taken to
destroy the eggs as we'll as the winter
flies" of the pear psylla, as effective
work g7natIy reduces the number Of
eggs deposited on the trees.
In early spring while the insects are
able to crawl they are very sluggish
IN their movements. This habit makes
them very vulnerable to treatment
and the grower should take full ad-
vantage of it by so spraying that lone
of the insects be allowed to escape, 1t
is to wet thoroughly all portions of
the trees and especial care should be
taken to force the liquid under the
loose bark and into all the cracks and
c%revices in the bark. One tree should
be thoroughly sprayed before proceed
ing to another, for in balmy weather
the flies may dodge quickly to the op-
posite side of the tree. In planning
this work be sure to select days when
there is no danger of the spraying
mixture freezing on the trees.
The eggs about to hatch and the
young nymphs succumb easily to an
application of ~lime-sulphur mixture
In this lies a very important hint te
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
STARTING OF THE ANIMALS

Many ANNALS can be started from
seed planted now for winter flower
ing, and with the use of the plants
now growing in the garden and young
plants raised from cuttings a good
display can be obtained for house
culture at a very small expense.
1t is a good idea to pot the plants
sufficiently early so the pots can be
plunged in the garden, permitting
them to remain there a week or two
before taking them into the house.
A good rule is to allow two leaves
to remain on cuttings of such plants
-as geraniums, cutting off the top hall
of these leaves with a sharp knife
Any cuttings that die or rot must BIZ
Immediately removed.
The Rex Begonias + propagated
from leaf cuttings, that is, a portion
of the leaf cut and stuck in the sand
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Bees 70 Fjoht Troons

In the bush fighting in East Africa
the Germans and their black troops
placed hives of wild bees. partially
stupefied by smoke, under lids on each
side of narrow tracks along which our
troops must advance. Wires or cords
lifted the lids when touched by the
advancing troops, and swarms of infu-
rated bees, recovered from their tenn
porary stupor. were let loose on the at
tackers. The failure of the attack at
certain points is said to have been due
as much to this onslaught of the cit
tie people" as to the German rifles
and machine-guns, many men being
so horribly stung on the face or hands
as to be temporarily blinded or rem.
dered incapable Of holding their weap.
ons. Over one hundred stings are said
to have been extracted from one OF
the men of the Royal North Lam
cashires.-London Mail.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

or the leaves can be spread out fiat
on the sand and pinned down tight
with hairpins OF wooden toothpicks.
Keep the cuttings shaded. Another
good way to make cuttings is in a
small sarthen crock without drain
age. FIJI with sand to within an
inch or two of the top. Insert the
cuttings and pour in water until the
sand is just covered. Keep the sand
constantly covered with water and
the cuttings will 500 root.
When the cuttings are inserted in
the sand, the sand should be packed
firmly about them with the hands
Insert the cuttings closely together
The foliage should be cut back on the
cuttings. 81
Plants growing in the garden, which
make fine house plants include:
| Fuchsias, ~begonias, geraniums, petun
las, pinks, verbenas, arbutilons, chrys
! anthemums, daisies. Cut the plants
| back about one-half.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

A cement hog wallow should be To-
Gated In a shady spot and contain
eight or ten inches of water. Crude
oil or coal tar dip poured on the water
will keep swine free from lice and
their skin in good eondition.
are available. The sow should not be
as compactly built as the. boar and
may be somewhat finer in cGnforma-
ton and bone. When in fair flesh at
maturity, the most typical sows of the
lard type weigh $50 to $50 pounds. A
good breeder and mother cannot be
picked with certainty until she has
been tried out. Besides having the
proper conformation and belonging to
a prolific family, the ideal SOW should
have ten to twelve w~ell-developed
nipples. The essential feature of the
SOW is that she regularly produces
large, strong filters of pigs and moth.
ers them well.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

on that gentle pillow for many days.
1t proved a heavy weight against Julia
Redmond's heart. She could, indeed,
speak the words of the song, and did,
and they lose as a nightly prayer for
a soldier on the plains; but she could
not keep her mind and thoughts at
rest. She was troubled and unhappy;
she grew pale and thin; she pined
more than Pitchoune had pinned, and
she. alas! could not break her chains
and run away.
slant guest at the house, but he found
the American heiress a very capricious
and uncertain lady. and Madame d'Es-
clignac was severe with her niece.
CTe BE CONTINUED.)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

dier's exile and to he his companion
Then Sabron wrote, in closing words
which she read and reread many.
many times.
Mademoiselle, In his life many things
follow us; certain of these follow us
whether we will or not. Some things we
are strong enough to forbid. yet we do
not forbid them! My little dog ollowed
me; 1 had nothing to do with that. 1t
was a question of fate. Something else
has followed me as well. 1t is not a liv-
ing thing, and yet it has all the qualities
OF vitality. 1t is a tune. From the mo-
ment l left the chateau the first night I
mad the joy of seeing you, Mademoiselle.
the tune you sang became a companion
to me and has followed me everywhere
followed me to my barracks. fol-
lowed me across the sea, and here In my
tent 1t keeps me company. 1 find that
when l wake at night the melody sings
to me: 1 find that when mount my horse
and ride with my men. when the deserts
sands are shifted by my horse'5 feet,
something sings in the sun and in. the
heat. something sings in the chase and in
the pursuit, and in the nights, under the
stars. the same air haunts me still.
/ am glad YOU told me what the words
mean, for 1 find them beautiful; the mu-
sic in it would not be the same without
the strength and form of the words. So
1t is. MademoiseIle, with life. Feelings
and sentiments. passions and emotions,
are like music. They are great and beau
tiful; they follow us, they are part of us.
but they would be nothing-music would
be nothing without forms by which we
could make 1t audible-appealing not to
our senses alone but to our souls!
And yet I must close my letter sending
you only the tune; the words 1 cannot
send you. yet believe me. they form part
of everything l do OF say.
Tomorrow. I understand from my men.
we shall have some lively work to do.
Whatever that work is you will hear of
1t through the papers. There is a little
town near here called Dirbal, inhabited
by a poor tribe whose lives have been
made miserable by robbers and slave
dealers. 1t is the business of us watchers
of the plains to protect them, and l be-
lieve we shall have a lively sklrmish with
the marauders. There is a congregation
of tribes coming DOWN from the north.
When 1 go out with my people tomorrow
II may be into danger. for In a wandering
life like this. who can tell? 1 do not mean
to be either morbid or sentimental. 1 only
mean to be serious. Madernoiselle. and ]
find that 1 am becoming so serious that
it will be best to close.
Adieu, Mademoiiselle. When you look
from your window on the Rhone Valley
and see the peaceful fields of Tarascon
when you look on your peaceful gardens
perhaps your mind will travel farther
and you will think of Africa. Do so il
you can. and perhaps tonight you will
say the words only of the song before yoI
go to sleep.
I am. Mademoiselle.
Faithfully yours.
CHARLES DE SAFFRON.
There was only one place for a let
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF sow
Besides Belonging to Prolific Family,
Animal Should Have Well
Developed Nipples.


Although she need not be pure
should have marked characteristics of
the chosen breed. By carefully select
ing young sows from the most typical
and largest filters and properly devel-
oping them, a splendid herd Of females
can be developed in a few years time.
To avoid any possibility of mistake,
the choicest SOW pigs from the best
sows should be marked while they are
still nursing their dams. They should
not be penned Or yarded with those
which are being fattcned for market,
but, if possible, should be given free
dom and exercise in the open, where
a growing ration of green feeds, etc.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
HAS TO DRAW ON ENGLAND
France Feeling the Scarcity Of Coal
Consequent on the German Con-
troll Of the Mines.

France lis now compelled to call on
England for coal. which was formerly
mined in the north Of France. Practi.
cally all the mines in that district have
either been destroyed by the German
artillery or are being operated by Ger
mans. At LEVIN and Courrieres the
German army is carrying on extern
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

the fruit grower. The eggs of the
psylla are laid principally during April
and commence to hatch early in May
OF when the blossom cluster-buds are
b~eginsing to separate at the tips.
Most growers spray much earlier than
this for the San Jose scale, but by
%pOstponing the treatment of pear or
chards until the blossom clusters are
well advanced one may deal an eff
fective blow against the psylla and
with the same treatment successfully
combat the scale. The spray should
be used in liberal quantities and pains
should be exercised to wet all portions
Of the tree, especially the fruit spurs
and the under sides of the young
wood, where most of the eggs are laid.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
soNeBIRDs OF GREAT VALUE
RarestN Varieties Command Large
Sums When They Are offered
for Sale 10 Fanciers.

The recent international bird show
mas provided some astonishing facts
and figures regarding the value Of
songbirds. There are nearly one hun
dred classes OF canaries. That they
can be Norwich or lancashire, Border
or Yorkshire v~ariegated, lizard. I'M
fightrd. clear. cross-bred. created, self
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

sive mining operations and producing
great quantities of coal. which are
being shipped into Belgium for the
use of the German military forces.
France is no longer able to draw
coal from Mons and Charleroi, which
formerly supplied large quantities for
expectation. Consequently, the resi-
dents of northern France are largely
dependent upon English mines for
coal, which has become very scarce.
frequently towns and villages near
the fighting lines are entirely with
out coal for a week. This works
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Havana's Water Supply.

For more than three hundred years
the water supply of the city OF Havana
was carried through an open ditch,
built in 1892. The supply originated
at the springs of the Almendares river,
nine miles south of the city. and this
source still provides an adequate flow.
for the springs. which have since been
fully developed. number 400 and are
enclosed by . heavy wall of masonry
which Ia constantly under military
guard. An aqueduct has long since
Implanted the ditch.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

or foul conveys very little to the aver
age mind but leaves n m%arveling at
the variety of chirping little creatures
whose feathers are every conceivable
shade Of yellow.
One marvels also at the variety Of
birds that could be kept as pets.
Finches. l~innets. redpoles, tomtits.
robins. wrens, s~tonechats, babblers
and long-tailed, short-tailed. wag-tailed
and crested varieties Of all Of them In
every size. from the minute humming
bird to the plump scarlet cockatoo. all
vie for that popularity which up to
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
GOOD COMMON HORSE SENSE
Never Water Animal Immediately
After Being Fed Grain-Don't
Change Rations Abruptly.

A horse should not be watered i'm
mediately after being fed grain. Idle
horses should not be fed too much
grain.
Have the horses teeth examined
once a year.
Do not continually dose your horse;
keep him well by proper care. Horses
cannot be kept in a thriving condition
if they are compelled to get all their
living from the straw stack.
Do not change the grain ration
abruptly.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

Le Comte de Sabron, captain OF French
md n motherless Irish terrier pup, and
mes II P~itchOune. He dimes with the
.nrqulse d'Esclignac and meets Miss
lila Redmond. American heiress, who
iga for him an English ballad that
AlRiers, but 10 not allowed to take
wants or dogs. Miss Redmond offers to
ke care OF the dog during his masters
,sence. but Pitchoune. homesick for his
tster. runs away from her. The Mar
,emont. Unknown to Sabron, PitchOune
lows him 70 Algiers. Dog and master
vet and Sabron gets permission from
r war minister to keep his dog with him.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

the present has been the monopoly OF
the canary.
And these little birds are all quite
cheap. A few dollars will buy most
Of them, but On the other hand 50, 500
would be asked for a gorgeous Grim
vol bird of paradise. o. $4,000 for the
canary-builfnch white Rose" the
mos. expensive songbird in the world.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Flour to Extinuutsh Fire.

If should be a matter of common
knowledge, since -four is always with.
in convenient reach, that wheat -four
is the best extinguisher to throw over
a fire caused by the splitting and ignit-
ing Of kerosene.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
The Comma Shirt.

This war will go on and on" said
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. who has
given a Observation-Disclosures
dollar field hospital to the b~elligerents.
"This war will go On and on" she
repeated, sadly. land the side that is
getting the worst of it will display
the spirit of little Willie.
Little Willie's father, as he laid on
the slipper, said:
willie. this hurts me more, far
more, than it does you
"'Then keep it up said little Willie,
grinding his teeth. Keep it up, dad.
/ can stand it,"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Feeds Responsible for Loss.

A hog is a hog, and badly balanced
rations and foods that are indi-
gestible, are responsible for much
loss. Many young pigs are severely
injured by using them for the purpose
of wasting food.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Not Quite.

Your wife is all right again, / un-
derstand?"
mo, the doctor still calls"
But | heard she was out of dan.
CERT"
mo one is out of danger while the
doctor calls"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Desire.

To be happy at home is the ultimate
result Of all ambition. the end to which
every enterprise and labor tends and
of which every desire prompts the
observation-disclosures Johnson.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Value of Manures Varies.

Remember hat the manurial value
of farm n varies according to
| the feed given and the bedding and alb
sorbents used in saving the liquid por-
ton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Corn Makes Best Gains

During the fattening period the
previously built frame in the making
of which protein is SO essential is
loaded with fat, a process In which
corn makes the most economical gains.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
Possibilities of Pork.

The possibilities of expanding the
production of pork are SO great that
we shall never see a scarcity of this
product.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

Jary PED, Wnlle a SOluler read MS let
ter.
Monsieur
I regret more than ever that I cannot
write your language perfectly. But even
In my wi l could not find any word to
express how badly I feel over something
which has happened.
l took the best OF care of Pitchoune.
l thought I did. but l could not make him
happy. He mourned terribly. He refused
to eat, and one day l was so careless as
to open the door for him and we have
never seen him since. AS far as l know
he has not been found. Your man. Bru-
net, comes sometimes to see my maid, and
he thinks he has been hurt and died in
the woods.
Sabron glanced over to the mat
where Pitchoune, stretched on his
side. his forepaws wide, was breathing
TRANQUILITY in the heat.
We have heard rumors OF a little dog
who was seer. running along the highway,
miles from Tarascor. but OF course that
could not have been Pitchoune.
Sabron nodded. 1T was. however.
mon brave" he said to the terrier.
Not but what I think his little heart
was brave enough and valiant enough to
have followed you. bu. no dog could go
so far without a better scent
Sabron said: 1T is one of the re-
, grets Of my life that you cannot tell
us about it. How did you get the
scent? How did you follow me?"
Pitchoune did not stir. and Sabron's
eyes returned to the page.
I do not think you will ever forgive
us. You left US a trust and we did not
guard II.
He put the letter down a moment.
brushed some of the flies away from
the candle and made the wick brighter.
Mustapha came in. black as ebony, his
woolly head bare. He stood as stiff
as a ramrod and as black. In his
childlike French he said:
Monsieur lie Lieutenant asks If
Monsieur lie Capitaine will come to
play a game of carte in the mess
tent?"
NO." said Sabron. without turning.
Not tonight" He went on with his
letter:
g. a sacred trust"
Half aloud he murmured: Il left a
very sacred trust at the Chateau
d'Esclignac, Mademoiselle; but as no
one knew anything about it there will
be no question of guarding it, dare
say"
So I write you this letter to tell
you about darling Pitchoune. 1 had grown
to love him though he did not like me. !
miss him terribly. My aups asAs
me to say that she hopes you had a fine
crossing and that you will send us a
tiger skin; but ! am sure there are nc
tigers near Algiers. I say
And Sabron did not know how long
Miss Redmond's pen had hesitated in
writing the closing lines.
I say I hope you will be success
full and that although nothing can take
the place OF Pitchoune, you will find some.
one to make the desert less solitary.
i Sincerely yours.
Il JULIA REDMOND.
When Sabron had read the letter
several times he kissed it ~fervently
and put 1t in his pocket next his
heart.
That" he said to Pitchoune, max
ing the dog an unusual confidence
that will keep me less lonely. At tn,
same time 1t makes me more so. ThiI
is a paradox, mon vieux. which yoI
} cannot understand"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

great hardship on hospitals. sadly in
need of the fuel for hundreds of thou
sands of wounded and the sick SOL
diers of the allies who are being cared
for in French towns.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

A truth is best stated If the hearsr
is left with the feeling that he coaia
have stated 1t equally w~eli--Ivaa
PaRiA.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09
No Place for Misfft.

A horse will be a horse from now on
for years, but there is no value CT
| place for the misft.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-09

Waste Is Important Factor.
The element of waste 10 one Of the
most important factors t dltEnk4anE
profits in hog feeding.