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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
FACTOR IN MODERN WARFARE
Commanding Generals Gould Not
Handle Present Enormous Armies
Without the Motor.

With millions of men draw up In
battle array at one and the same time,
to handle them effectively by old-time
methods would have been impossible.
Even before re opposing fronts were
extended to their fullest degree IN
France alone, they were officially de.
clared to have attained a length Of
300 miles, and one of 270 miles in the
east-fgures which not only convey
some indication Of the stupendous
size of the engaging forces, but even
more emphatically suggest the ire
mendous responsibilities of the com
manders In chief.
Nevertheless, although they have to
deal with millions instead of tens of
thousands, the commanders concerned
have never had their forces so com.
pletely under control; in every phase
of the warfare, whether of transport,
attack, defense or supply, the keynote
of the operation has been effectiveness
of the completest kind.
The motor, In short, has "speeded
up" the war in a way that could never
have been dreamed Of by former gen.
erations. Never have the movements
of troops been so rapid; for, instead
Of men having to wait for ammunition
and food supplies, these have been
conveyed by motor wagons which can
travel, If need be, much faster than
the armies Observation-Disclosures L
Preston in 5cribner's Magazine.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
ENCOURAGE THE HIRED MAN
suits From Farm Laborer-Mean
Boss Won't Do.

On our farm, where I worked We
had 40 COWS to milk morning and
night. Two of us to do the work I'M
der a boss who was mean, fault-inding
and ~dictatorial, and who always
thought we were not accomplishing
what we should and also always had
on tap some work for us to attack be-
fore we yer properly through with
what we were then doing. He watched
our every move. routed us out at four
o'clock in the morning and saw to it
that it vas eight or nine o'clock at night
before we were through. We we're
supplied with candles for retiring,
burn out within half an hour after
going to u sleeping quarters. Indis-
position on the part Of any workman
was no excuse, pay being deducted for
time-spent on the sick list, and never,
while l was there, was there any SYM
pathy shown or any attempt made to
help a man recover. Such a boss loses
more in consequence through lack of
interest and from carelessness in the
performance of the work on the part
of his help than is compensated by the
extra work done for the satisfaction,
to him, of having goaded his men as
far as lay In his power. The men be-
came listless and shiftless, feeling that
no matter how hard or conscientiously
they worked the boss was never sat
isfied. To obtain the best united ef-
fort of all the men there must be har-
mony or the disgruntled ones will
soon turn away the man who is a
good worker and who tries conscien.
tiously to do his best.-A Hired Man.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
GOOD TREATMENT FOR RoUP
Safe Tonic and Preventive Is Perman-
ganate Of Potash Placed in Fowls
Drinking Water.

Roup is the result of a cold, caused
most often by exposures Of various
kinds, very frequently by becoming
overheated from crowding, and when
the fowls cool off a cold is the re-
suit. If neglected it will soon run into
roup.
A good, safe tonic and preventive is
permanganate of potash in the drink
ing water, enough Of it to give the wa
ter a reddish purple color. Keep this
before the poultry for a week, and II
no colds appear skip a week, and then
give it for a week again. Best re-
suits will be obtained in this mode OF
alternating.
If colds show up in spite Of this by
the appearance Of blubbers at the nos
tril or of the eye, it is time
to give something else. Caught in
time 1t can usually be checked with.
out further trouble.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
FEED FOR HIGH PRODUCTION
Satisfactory -'esuIts Secured In Con-
necticut Egg-Laying Contests
by Using Uniform System.

A uniform system of feeding has
been followed for three years in the
Connecticut egg-laying contests. The
results have been very satisfactory in
every way.
The dry mash is composed of coarse
wheat bran, 90 pounds; cornmeal,
100: gluten feed, 100; ground oats,
100; standard middlings, rs; fish
scrap, 80; beef scrap. 80; and low
grade -four, 25.
The scratch grain is a mixture OF
cracked corn, go pounds; wheat, go;
heavy white oats, 40; barley, 20; kaf11
corn, 10; buckwheat, 10; and coarse
beef scrap, 10. AS much of the beef
scrap is lost in the litter, it will be
dropped from the scratch grain ra'
ton and all feed in the dry mash.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
PROPER CARE OF HENS NEST
Eggs Should Be Gathered Often to
Prevent Chilling and Breakage-
Keep Fowls Comfortable.

II the weather is cold the eggs
should be gathered several times a
day, SO there will be no chance of their
being chilled, as this would injure
their keeping qualities.
If gathered often there is also less
chance of their being broken and the
hens learning to eat them. When the
hens are confined in the house and a
small yard, they are more likely to
quarrel over the nests and scratch
them out, and If the nest has several
eggs in it they are then sure to be
broken.
AS o as an egg is broken the
hens will eat it, and after a few times
they will have acquired the ~egg-eating
habit. The only sure cure for this is
the ak.
Keep the nest clean and supplied
with plenty of soft straw or hay.
Break up the straw with the hands
before putting in the nest. The COM
fort of the hens should be considered
on the nest as well as anywhere else.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup of Figs can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this Is their ideal laxative
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tendea
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! II coated, give q
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When it's little system is futf
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache.
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know q
teasraonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a 50.
cent bottle of California Syrup ol
Figs" which has directions for babies
children of all ages and grown-upl
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
GET EGGS IN WINTER
Nothing More Satisfying Than
Thrifty Laying Hens.
Fowls Should Be Kept Comfortable
and Fed ReguIarly-keep Pure
Water Before Them Always
Clean Quarters Essential.
(By M. CHANDLER.)

10y M I1AINDLEIN
There is no profit in keeping poul-
try in winter without eggs, and moth
ing that brings more satisfaction, or
better returns than good, thrifty, lay
ing hens.
Some seem to have the knack of
getting eggs in wiLter, while others
are forever complaining. To be sue
c~essful, one must use judgment. No
fool can succeed in this line of bust
ness.
Laying hens should have the best of
attention. They should be kept COM
Portable both night and day, and fed
regularly on clean food, and pure wa
ter should be kept ever before them.
Plenty of fresh air, sunshine, and
clean quarters are absolutely neces-
sary to the production of winter eggs.
Many make the mistake of having
too many windows. The fowls gather
in the sunshine during the day and
get too warm, and consequently feel the
night chill more. There should be at
least nj large window on the south
side and one in the east side. but it
should be so arranged that the fowls
cannot get nearer to them than a dis
lance Of two feet at least. See to it
that there are no cracks to admit the
wind at night, but remember that a
little outside air. during the day, when
the fowls are moving about, is a good
thing.
1t Is an excellent thing to have a
gate OF lath door that reaches from
top to bottom of the doorway, and dur
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
SOIL FERTILITY IN
BRUSH AND WEEDS
Phosphorus Compound, a Most
Essential Element, Formed
by Their Decay.
(By H. H.

Nby H. n. oHEHA1D.D
Last summer a clump of elder
bushes growing near the walk was
cut away. One evening in the sum-
mer, after a shower had made the soil
moist our boys found something glow
ing at this point.
Through boyish curiosity they dug
up the glowing particles and found
them to be decayed masses of a last
summers elder stump. The stump
had died and returned to dust" or
had been decomposed to earthly ele-
ments and compounds in one short
year.
This glowing substance in the elder
stump and in many other decompos-
ing woods, is of course a phosphorus
compound-one of the most essential
things for the best soil fertility, and
one which is now being extensively
used in the commercial form as rock
phosphate.
But there is a good farm lesson in this
elder stump. II 1t gives up phosphorus
through decay, then it becomes a valu-
able fertilizer, one which we cannot
afford to burn up or throw away.
And if the elder bushes contain
phosphorus, other bushes and weeds
contain it. They also contain potash
and other needed elements for grow.
ing good crops of feed and food.
All farmers have noticed that an
old fence row when cleaned up and
plowed for a crop is very fertile soil.
The reason for this Is that many diff.
ferent bushes and weeds which grew
in this old fence row drew up phos-
phorus, potash, lime and many other
mineral elements from deep down in
the hard soil.
Through the decay of the stumps
and roots of this wild growth these
valuable fertilizer elements and com
pounds are left in the surface sol
for feeding the crops.
On many farms all weeds, bushes
and wild growths are cut and burned
when they are to be got rid of. Tt
burn such things means to destroy
much of their fertilizing value. Tht
better way Is to pillow the smallei
growth under whenever possible, and
to use the larger trash for filling il
needless bitches and gullies.
Here, covered with soil, they will
decay and fill the soil with just sucl
compounds as the growing crops ar,
in need of. And, besides, all weed
and trash plowed under or used TO,
filing gullies loosen up the soil TO,
better air penetration and for benefi
cial bacterium life and activity, thu
rendering a double service in making
the soil more fertile.
The farmer who maintains and in
creases the fertility of the soil b,
tends must use every means for Civ
ing back to the soil large amounts O
waste vegetable matter.
This can be done most economical,
by making weeds, brush and all mar
ner of trash contribute their share.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12

cut him down in the prime OF his
youth, and now. according to Brunei
there wasn't much usei"
Pitchoune was bandaged around his
hind quarters and his adorable little
head and forepaws came out of the
handkerchief bandage.
HE won't eat anything from me
mon Capitaine," said Brunei, and
Sabron tremendously opened the pup
py's mouth and thrust down a dose
Pitchoune swallowed obediently.
Sabron had just returned from a
long hard day with his troops, and
tired out as he was, he forced himself
to give his attention to Pitchoune. A
second invitation to dinner lay on his
table; he had counted the days unit,
this night. 1t seemed too good to BIG
true, he thought, that another picture
was to add itself to his collection! He
had mentally enjoyed the others
often. giving preference to the first
when he dined at the chateau; but
there had been a thrill In the second
caused by the fiuttering of the white
dress down by the poplar walk.
Tonight he would have the pleasure
of taking in Miss Redmond to dinner
See. mon Capitaine,' said Brunei
'the poor little fellow can't swallow
it
The water trickled out from eithel
SIDE Of Pitchoune's mouth. The sturdy
terrier refused milk in all forms, hat
d2rs so since Sabron weaned him; bu
-bron now returned to his nurser.
Gays. made Brunei fetch him warn
ia;lk and, taking the quill. dropped
= few drops of the soothing liquid. int
which he put a dash of brandy, dow
Pitchoune's throat. Pitchoune swal
lowed. got the drink down, gave
feeble yelp, and closed his eyes. Whel
he opened them the glazed look ha'
gone.
The officer hurried into his eve
ming clothes and ordered Brunei, as b
tied his cravat, to feed the puppy a Iii
tie Of the stimulant every hour unit
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
(By WILLIAM A. FREEHoFF.)

By WILLIAM A. FREEHOFF.)
Did you ever realize the large num-
Der of topics included under till&ge,
such as preparation of land, seeding,
care of crop, kinds of crop in order to
improve the mechanical condition of
che soil?
This is in it's broadcast sense, of
course. The view of the
subject would include, strictly speak
ing, blowing, narrowing, c%ultivating
and rolling.
The advantages Of fall blowing are:
1t facilitates the putting in of the
crop tt have a portion of the spring
work done in fall; the action of the
froN and other elements tend to pull
verize the land; all soils, but particu-
Iarly a stiff, clayey one, will then re-
tain moisture better.
When grass lands are top dressed
with manure, spring blowing, especial
ly on light soils, is preferable for the
following reasons: The work can be
done early; the coarser manure is re-
moved out of the way of cultivation;
the liquid will have had time to leach
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
CHAPTER u.
julia Redmond

He remembered all his life the first
dinner at the Chateau d'Esclignac,
where from the terrace he saw the
Rhone lying under the early moon
light and the shadows falling around
the castle of good King Rene.
As he passed in, his sword clanking
for he went in full dress uniform to
dine with the Marquise d'Esclignac-
he saw the picture the two ladies made
In their drawing-room: the marquise
in a very splendid dress (which he
never could remember) and her niece,
a young lady from a country whose
name II took him long to learn to pro-
nounce, In a dress so simple that OF
course he never could forget it, He
remembered for a great many years
the fall of the ribbon at her pretty
waist, the bunch of sweet peas at her
girdle. ind he always remembered the
face that made the charm of the pic.
ture.
Their welcome to him was gracious.
The American girl spoke French with
an accent that Sabron thouhit be.
wildering'y charming. and be put aside
some of his reserve and laughed and
talked at his ease. After dinner (this
he remembered with peculiar distinct
ness) Miss Redmond sang for him, and
although he understood none of the
words of the English ballad, he learned
the melody by heart and II followed
with him when he left. It vent with
him as he crossed the terrace into the
moonlight to mount his horse; 1t went
homo with him; he hummed it, and
when he got up to his room he humme6
It again as he bent over the little roll
Of flannel In the corner and fed the
, puppy hot milk from a quill.
This was a painstaking operation
and required patience and delicacy
both of which the big man had at his
f~lngertips. The tune Of Miss Red
mond's song did for a lullaby and the
Puppy fell comfortably to sleep while
Sabron kept the picture Of his eve
ning's outing c~ontentedly' in his mind
But later he discovered that he was
not 30 conterted. and 1unted the
hours when he might return.
He shortly made a call at the Cha
teau d'Esclignac with the result tina
he had a new picture to add to his col
lection. This time 1t was the pictur,
OF q lady alone; the Marquise d'Es
clignac doing tapestry. While Sabror
found that h. had grown reticen
again. he listened for another step an,
another voice and heard nothing; bu
before he took leave there was a hin
Of a second invitation to dinner.
The marqcise was very handsom,
that afternoon and wore ye. anothe
bewildering dress. Sabron's simpl
taste was dazzled. Nevertheless, sh
made q graceful picture, one CT beau
ty and refinement. and the young so
der took 1t away with him. As hi
horse began to trot, at the end Of tn
alley, near the poplars at the lowe
end Of the rose terrace he caught
glimpse OF a white dress (undoubtedl
a simpler dress than that wor. b
Madame d'Esclignac).
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
MAY HE COFFEE
That Causes all the Trouble

When the house Is afre, it's about
the same as when disease begins to
show, it's no time to talk but time to
act-delay is dangerous-remove the
cause of the trouble at once.
For a number of years." wrote .
Kansas lady, Il felt sur that cofee
was hurting me-, and yet | was 80
fond of 1t. 1 could not give it up. AT
last / got so bad that 1 made up my
mind 1 must either quit the S Of
coffee OF die.
Everything l ate distressed me, and
| suffered severely most Of the time
with palpitation Of the heart / ire
Quently woke up in the night with n
feeling that / was almost gone-my
heart seemed so smothered and weak
In its action. My breath grew short
and the least exertion set me painting.
1 slept but little and suffered from
rheumatism.
Two years ago / stopped using the
coffee and began to use Postum AND
from the very first I began to improve
It worked a miracle! Now l a eat
anything and digest It without trouble
l sleep like a baby, and my heart beats
strong and regularly. My breathing
has become steady and normal. and
my rheumatism has left me.
81 feel like another person, and Il
is all due to quitting coffee and using
Postum, for ! haven't used any medt-
cine and none would have done any
good as long as I kept drugging with
coffee" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE. Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be wen
boiled. 15c and Is packages.
instant Postum-is . soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup Of hot water and, with cream
aAd sugar. makes = delicious beverage
instantly. zoe and soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicieuz,
aad cost per cup about the Same.
There's . Reason" Tor Postum.
sold b. GreeeEA
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
CHAPTER 1.


A Serious Event.
LIE COmte de Sabron. In the undress
uniform OF captain In the - Cavalry,
sat smoking and thinking. :.
What 10 the use Of being thirty years
old with the brevet of captain and
much distinction Of family IL you are
a poor MANN short. what is the good
OF anything II you are alone in the
world and no one cares what becomes
Of your
He rang his bell, and when his
ordonnance appeared, said sharply:
Que diable is the noise In the sta
BILE. Brunei? Don't you know that
when I smoke at this hour all Taras-
con must be kept utterly silent?"
Tarascon Is never silent. No French
m%eridional town is. especially in the
warm sunlight of a glorious May day.
The noise. mon Capitaine," said
Brunei. lis rather melancholy"
MELANCHOLY" exclaimed the young
oticer. ITS internal. Stop II at once"
The ordonnance held his kept in his
hand. He had q round good-natured
face and kind gray eyes that were
used TO twinkle ut his masters humor
and caprices.
I beg pardon, mon Capitaine, but
a very serious event is taking place
1t Will be more serious yet, Brunei.
II you don't keep things quiet"
I am sorry to tell. non Capitaine.
that Michette has Just died."
"Michettei" exclaimed the master.
What relation is she Of yours. Bru'
net7'
"Ah, mon Capitaine." grinned the or
dominance. relation Nonel II is the
little terrier hat Monsieur lie Capt.
tame may have remarked now and
then In the garden"
Eabron nodded and took his cigarette
out OF his mouth as though in respect
Tor the deceased.
"Ah. yes" he said. that melancholy
little dogi Well. Brunet!"
"She has Just breathed her last
mon Capitaine. and she Is leaving be
hind her rather a large family"
Il am not surprised said the officer
There are SIX" vouchsafed Bru
net, "of which, II mon Captaine II
willing. ! should like TO keep one"
Nonsense" said Sabron. "on no &C
count. You know perfectly we'll, Bru
net that I don't surround myself will
things that can make me suffer.
have not kept a dog In ten years.
try not to care about my horses ever
Everything TO which | attach mysel
dies or causes me regret and pain
And ! won't have any miserable iittl,
puppy to complicate existence"
"Bien. mon Capitalize" accepted tn,
ordonnance TRANQUILITY. Il have givel
away five. The sixth Is In the stable
II Monsieur 10 Capitaine would com
down and look at II :"
Sabron rose. threw his ciearett,
away and. following across the garden
In the bland May light. went into tn,
stable where Madame Michette.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
ESSENTIAL FOR LAYING HENS
1t Is of Much Importance That Ample
Supply of Grit and Lime Be Kept
Before Fowls Always.

A poor hen never lays. She must
have surplus fat to make the yolk.
The old theory that hens do not lay
because they are too fat is NJ longer
believed, as it has been found out
that as the yolk is composed of fat, it
follows that she must have more fat
than she needs to keep up her condi-
ton to produce eggs.
But unless you keep them supplied
with something with which to grind
up their food in order to make 1t into
eggs, all your grain and labor are an
absolute waste. They must have grit.
good, sharp grit. Keep a box filled
and always before them of cracked
china, sand and oyster shells, Of equal
parts.
Lime, too, is quite as necessary, as
the shell of an egg Is composed of
lime. A box Of air-slaked lime should
be kept always at hand. One should
have a barrel or so of it, on hand every
fall. and use it freely about the hen
house. Sprinkle it beneath their
perches after cleaning out each morn
ing. and always keep in the nest-boxes
to absorb the dampness.
When the nights are very cold. il
is a good plan to heat the grain very
hot in the oven before feeding, and
always remember to feed early enough
SO that they can see to get it.
A hot mash made of Indian mea'
| and some kind of small grain. and wei
up with hot water is good for break
fast ow and then. Feed on Ions
boards so that all can get their share
II the hens do not seem to be taking
enough grit supply. put a few handfuls
of it in the mash; a little red pepper
too, will warm them up.
Remember, the hens are early
risers, and do not keep them waiting
for their breakfast If you want then
to fill the egg basket. They will re
pay all such courtesy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12
Activities of Women.

Miss Alma K. Boyd has been an
pointed private secretary to Lieuten+
ant Governor McClain of P~ennsylvar
mia.
Mary Pickford. the moving picture
actress, receives a salary of $2.06e
per week for so weeks in the year.
The only real proft-sharing indus.
a woman, Mrs. James P. Warbasse of
Brooklyn.
German taliors and dressmakerS
have decreed that the prevailing color
for the new spring fashions shall b
the field gray of the German army
uniform, and in regard to cut the
military style will be followed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-12

ing the day open the door and set up
the lath door, and button it on with
wooden buttons.
You will see how quickly the fowls
will get to the fresh air and shake out
their feathers. It is well to have a
good supply Of fresh litter with small
grain thrown into it, at hand to keep
them busy. There is little danger of
their getting a chill, even on very
cold days.
One of the most essential things
know of for Gee with winter egg
raising is to have everything perfect.
ly dry. Dampness and thrift never
dwell together. Never give water in
troughs, for in this manner too much
OF it gets emptied. The best method
for watering fowls that | have ever
tried is stone milk crooks.