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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
GET BREEDERS IN CONDITION
Blanket of Fat Under Animals Hide
Is Worth Bushels of Corn in
Crib as Protection.

Hogs that are to be kept over for
breeders, and fall pigs should go into
the winter in good condition. A blan-
ket of fat under the animals hide is
worth bushels of corn in the crib as
protection against the winters cold.
Fat can be put on during the fall cas-
fer than it can after winter begins.
The fall pig that has not been well
fed during the fall has a winter of
misery before it. It's hair gives but lit
tie protection, and without blanket
of fat it is in a sad predicament. Fat,
vigorous pigs will continue to grow
during the winter. but the thin ones
are expensive boarders. Older breed
ing animals will endure more hard
ships and exposure, but they come out
in the spring in poor condition, and
cannot produce as good pigs as those
that go into the winter in good condi-
tion.
A chilled body reduces an animals
energy and it comes out in the spring
in a weak, emaciated condition. By
getting the herd properly conditioned
during the fall months, when every
kind of farm-grown feed is available.
it is possible to carry them through
the winter in good breeding condition,
and save a vast amount of feed later
on.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Paderewski's "PupiI."

Paderewski arrived in small west
ern town about noon one day and de-
cided to take walk in the afternoon.
While strolling along he heard piano,
and. following the sound, came to
house on which was a sign reading:
Miss Jones. Piano lessons 25 cents
an hour"
Pausing to listen he heard the young
woman trying to play one of Chopin's
nocturnes, and not succeeding very
well.
Paderewski walked up to the house
and knocked. Miss Jones came to the
door and recognized him at once. De-
lighted, she invited him in and he sat
down and played the nocturne as only
Paderewski can, afterward spending
an hour in correcting her mistakes.
Miss Jones thanked him and he de-
parted
Some months afterward he returned
to the town, and again took the same
walk
He soon came to the home of Miss
Jones, and, looking at the sign. read:
Miss Jones' Piano lessons 81 an
hour. Pupil of Paderewski.)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
In the Society Islands,

Pigs represent kind of concrete
idea of position among most of the
natives of the Society islands. These
animals, in fact, are just as carefully
nursed as children. Only male pigs
are esteemed, how, yer and are tied
all their lives to pole under little
roof while ths SOW run wild
THE pigs are carefully fed writes
Doctor Speiser, but this. their only
pleasure, is spoiled by constant and
terrific toothache. caused by cruel
man, who has horrible custom of
knocking out the upper eyeteeth of
the male. The lower teeth. finding
nothing to rub against, grow to sur
prising size. first upward, then down,
until they again reach the jaw. grow
on and on, through the cheek. through
the jawbone, pushing out few other
teeth on the way. Then they come
out of the jaw again and curve SEQ
end, sometimes third, time. if the
poor beast lives long enough.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
HOW NOBEL MADE DISCOVERY
Cut Finger Caused Him to Find Way
of Handling Nitroglycerin
With Safety.

When that very dangerous explosive
nitroglycerin, was first invented ex-
traordinary precautions had to be talk
en- to prevent accidents while the sub
stance was being handled, but not
withstanding this, SO many disasters
occurred that there seemed to be
strong probabilities that its manufac,
ture and use would have to be pro
hibited, says an English paper
After several governments had actu-
ally interdicted it's use, however.
means were discovered by which this
powerful explosive could be used with
a minimum of danger to those who
handled it.
One of the methods employed was to
convert the nitroglycerin into dyna-
mite by it's absorption in the infusorial
earth known as kieselguhr This
process, however. involved reduction
of the explosive power of the nitro
glycerin and explosives chemists per-
sisted in their researches to find some
substance which, when added to nitro
glycerin, would render it safe for han
Nl1lS WtIuOul QlIululSuilB It's SAplOSlNS
force.
One of these chemists was Nobel.
1t is on record that one day while No
bel was at work in his laboratory he
cut his finger, and in order to stop
the bleeding he painted some collodion
Ia liquid preparation akin to guncot
toni over the cut to form a protective
artificial skin
Having done this, he poured some of
the collodion, by way of an experiment,
into vessel containing nitroglycerin,
when he noticed that the two sub
stances mixed and formed a jellylike
mass
He at once set to work to investi-
gate this substance, and the outcome
of these experiments was blasting gel
attn, mixture containing 80 per cent
of nitroglycerin and 10 per cent of
soluble guncotton. Thus, as result
Of very trivial occurrence, that yio-
lent explosive, blasting gelatin. was
discovered.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Physician of Eminsnce.

DR.. Richard Pearson Strong, having
quelled the epidemic of typhus fever
in Serbia. thereby saving countless
thousands of lives. now returns to this
country to resume his place as pro-
fessor of tropical medicine at the
Harvard Medical school He had pre-
vious plague experience in the Phil
ippines and China. Doctor Strong
was born in Fortress Monroe, Virginia.
March Is. 1872. 1t is said that even
as child he was attracted to medicine
as profession, and that the medical
officers at the fort were his chosen
friends He graduated from the medi-
cal school at Johns Hopkins, winning
his NJ. D., in 1897 Then came a year
as resident house physician at the
Johns Hopkins hospital He entered
the army July %, 1898, as assistant
surgeon After his splendid work in
China he was induced to attach him
self to Harvard university, where he
has operated along research lines.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Last. But First.

Sir Thomas Upton, whose good
work for stricken Serbia is still bring
ing him unstinted praise from all
quarters. is. in spite of his great
wealth. man of very simple tastes.
Especially simple is he in the matter
of dress, a fact which was once re-
sponsible for very amusing incident.
Some years ago he advertised for a
number of new assistants for his bus
iness, and he decided to interview
them all himself. On certain morn
ing, therefore, he arrived early at his
office to find long list of applicants
waiting outside,
"fHa, hal | chuckled. says Sir
Thomas when he tells the story, las
l pushed my way to the door. Good
strong men all of them! Just the
fellows for
Bash! Il was hurled across the
pavement, hit a lamp post, and found
myself in the gutter, and then a deep
voice said:
'Wot's, your little game, Ell? You
just line up behind and take your turn
with the rest of US! "-Pearsons.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
AGAIN TO BE FERTILE LAND
Building of Euphrates Dam Calculated
to Restore the Prosperity of
Old Mesopotamia.

With the completion of the Hindi-
yeh barrage, on the River Euphrates,
the first step has been taken which
will ultimately turn Mesopotamia into
the fertile land it was in Biblical
times.
For ages the waters of the Tigris and
Euphrates have run to waste in the
desert. or accumulated in unwholesome
marshes, and devastation and the de-
cay of centuries have set their mark
upon enormous areas that once bios
somed as the rose. In the great Baby
lonian plain, tradition has placed the
Garden of Eden, and the still visible
ruins of the old dams and canals show
how important part was played by
irrigation on the economic prosperity
of Chaldea and Babylon
After lying dormant for ages as the
result of devastating wars, Tartar in,
roads and Turkish apathy, fertility
is about to be restored to those desc
late regions as by the wave of ma.
gician's wand
The magician is the modern engi
neer. in the person of Sir William
Willcocks. who in 1909 vas commits
stoned by the Turkish government to
prepare an irrigation scheme. In its
entirety Sir William Willcock's plan
entailed an expenditure of s75.000.000
and it is the first portion of the works
which were inaugurated.
The Hindiyeh barrage, Al miles
south of Bagdad, has been built just
above the town of Hindiyeh and t6
the east of the present riverbed. ano
it distributes the waters of the Eu
pirates through regulators down the
old Hillah branch, past Babylon te
Hillah. 1t is 500 feet long and con
sists of 35 arches fitted with sluice
gates Is feet wide. The arches are
supported by piers 10 feet high and
four feet thick, with key piers measur
ing IL feet. This structure rests upor
foundation of three feet of concrete
and six feet of brickwork. Adjoining
the barrage is a lock with 25-foo
opening for the use of the river traf
| fic
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17

the difference in price that is paid for
two horses, one weighing 1000 pounds
and the other 1900, will amount to
nearly dollar a pound. It is there
fore most important to get strong
heavy horses and the foundation for
this increased weight is laid in good
breeding and liberal early feeding.
A young colt often begins to eat of
the hay and grain in its mothers
manger when it is only two or three
months old This should be encour-
aged by lowering the feed box or build
ing a separate one so the colt can
easily reach it. When feeding the
mother put little of the grain and
hay in the colts box and it will be
found that the young animal will soon
be getting a large per cent of it's
nourishment N this way. A mixture
of three parts oats and one part bran
makes a good feed for the colt.
With liberal feeding the colt should
be given an opportunity to run and
play as much as he desires. and there
is no animal on the farm that enjoys
it better or Ieeds it more than the
colt.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
HAD TO HAVE MORE ROOM
Wobbly Man Needed Extra Accommo-
dation Before He Could Really
Enjoy Seeing Play.

During the run of play. in New
York last winter a wobbly person tee
tered up to the box Office one Satur-
day night when the place. was packed
and demanded a good seat.
Nothing left except standing room.
said the box-office man. Sell you
standing room for dollar"
The wavering one produced dollar
and went inside But so many gen.
eral admissions were grouped at the
rear that over the intervening hedge
of heads he caught only vagrant
glimpses of what was going on upon
the stage.
He foggily considered the situation
for a spell. Then he rocked his
weaving way back to the box-office
window and put a second dollar on
the shelf.
Gimme nozzir one of them standin'
rooms he ordered: cant see the
show at all if you only got one. Sat
urday Evening Post.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
EVER TRY A LILY BED7
BY JOSEPHINE DE MARI.

Choose a well-drained spot for them,
and il possible, where the flowers will
have a background of evergreens,
shrubs or screen of living green to
show off their pale beauty. A back
ground of climbing plants is also good.
Dig the bed two feet and throw into
the excavation, rubbish, tin cans, old
shoes. rocks, brickbats, and the like.
insuring drainage. as the lily cannot
stand wet feet.
Enrich the soil with manure from
the COW stable, worked well into the
soil with sand or sifted ashes. Plant
the bulbs to IL inches deep, accord
ing to their size, in pocket Of sand.
Just before cold weather sets in.
cover the bed with litter and leaves.
being sure that the winter storms will
not uncover the bed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
POINTERS FOR PIG BREEDER
Feeding and Attention Are of Much
mportance-Furnish Dry Quar-
ters and Plenty of Sunlight.

Keep the following points in mind;
l. Feeding and care are as import
ant as breeding in producing a good
hog. Plenty of good feed and care
may make fairly good hog out of
a runt, but lack of it will always make
a runt out of a good pig.
2. Young pigs must have a dry bed
and plenty of sunshine.
8. Begin feeding the pig as soon as
he will eat, and keep him growing
until he is mature.
4. Always keep plenty of clean,
fresh water where the hogs may drink
at any time.
5. The more milk a SOW will give
the faster her pigs will grow.
6. Lice prevent a hog from doing
we'll
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17

Do not select plants that have
bloomed profusely during the summer,
for 1t is against nature to expect them
to keep it up during the winter. Above
all. after deciding which plants shall
be potted for the winter display, keep
all the buds pinched out. Do not let
a single blossom develop until the
plants are established in their winter
quarters.
Do not leave plants in their beds
until forced by cold weather to take
them in. Plan to pot them while the
weather will permit having the house
open. making the change a gradual
one, for plants lifted and taken at
once into closed, fire-heated rooms
must show the effects of the treatment
and will need weeks and weeks In
which to regain their beauty.
Another thing to be considered is
this: Plants grpwing in the oper
ground make a root-growth that very
often goes far beyond the limits OF
an ordinary pot or tub. To crowd these
iOObS AHto pOt bOO 5iHdii iOi bhCH
is to bruise item and cause decay
The better way. by far. is to cut down
all around the plants with a sharp
knife or spade, ten days or two weeks
before the plants are to be potted.
The sharp. clean cut heals quickly,
and II the soil is well watered (soaked)
before attempting to lift the plant,
one gets a complete ball of sound
roots. well-covered with soil that goes
into winter quarters with very little
evidence Of having been disturbed.
Each of these plants taken sepa-
rately will seem like little thing, but
each has a decided bearing on the
beauty of the midwinter floral display
and for that reason each is. in reality,
an important point.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Their Conversation.

In the days Of Henry Clay a Ken
tucky farmer sent a servant to Lex.
ington with note for the president
of a certain bank. When the man re-
turned he said to his master:
4 met Marse Henry Clay in the
bank and had conversation with
him"
Indeed! and on what topic did you
and Mr. Clay converse?" inquired the
master with interest.
The darky removed his hat and
made sweeping bow. ;. Says
Mr.. Clay to me-" And another
very low bow. And the same to Mr.
Clay."-Everybody's Magazine.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
MaIayan Rubber Industry.

Since 1897 developments in the rub
Der industry in Malay have been enor-
NOUS. In 1897 about $50 acres were
planted to rubber Year after year
more jungle was cleared and the acre
age increased rapidly A tremendous
development was felt in 1906. De-
mand for rubber the world over taxed
the supply and spectators rushed to
put land under cultivation. 1t is stated
that in that year alone 10000 acres
were alienated for rubber cultivation
In 1912 there were 621.6 .621 acres under
rubber, and at the end of 1912 there
were 1,055 rubber estates of over 100
acres in extent, the average yield per
acre being 260 pounds.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
KILLING OFF THE cRlCKETs
Poisoned Bran Is Recommended for
Combating Pest-Paris Green
or Arsenic Are Favored.

(By GEORGE A. BEAM. Kansas Exper-
iment Station.)
To combat the black crickets which
often are pest, use poisoned bran
mash. This is made by mixing
pound of bran and one ounce paris
green together in pan. and adding
three ounces sirup of molasses and
some orange peel mixed in one and
one-half pints of water. A small
amount of this damp mash should be
put in shallow pans or dishes and put
behind heavy furniture or in other
places frequented by crickets.
Another good bait is made of un-
cooked vegetables. like carrots and
potatoes, chopped up and poisoned
with paris green or arsenic. Be very
careful in using this poison.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
SHEEP Trim UP THE WEEDS
Also Clean Up Briers, Volunteer Grain
and Grass Growth in Fence Rows
and About Stock Lot.

The greatest advantage in keeping
a few sheep on the farm-twenty-fv
to fifty head-is the cleaning up of
weeds, briers, volunteer grain and
grass growth in the fence rows and
about stock lots, feed lots, barn yards
and idle places generally. where such
growth gets start in the latter part
of summer and early fall season.
Weeds in such places should never be
permitted to go to seed, and need not
if the sheep are given chance to
trim up these waste and idle places
before the volunteer growths get too
far advanced.
1t is a good plan to bring the sheep
from their pasture once or twice each
week through the summer and fall
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
CARING FOR THE COLT
Young Animal Requires More
Protein Than Older Ones.
Determine on Good Ration and Feed
Observation-Disclosures Demands Strong
Heavy Horscs-Give Them
Chance To Exercise.

A stunted colt can never be expect
ed to develop into as large an individ-
ual as the one liperall1 fed. In feed
ing a colt it is first necessary to deter
mine what constitutes balanced ra-
tion. When the animal is young it re-
quires more proteia than one, two or
three years old. The older the colt
gets the less protel1 is required. Hay-
ing determined a good ration then
feed literally, but fio not feed so much
that 1T will remain in the manger from
one feeding time to another.
A colt should weigh at one year of
age about half what it will ever weigh,
and an abundance of feed given dur
ing the second CT third year cannot
make up for what has been lost during
the first year. The market demands
strong heavy horses and sometimes
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
SHIPPING BEES WITH SAFETY
Bottle May Be Used for Purpose by
Arranging Frame Inside-prevents
lnsects Smothering.

bottle used for shipping bees can
be made more suitable for the pur-
pose by putting light frame inside,
as shown in the illustration, says Wis
consin Agriculturist.
The bees, when lightly smoked, can
easily be shaken into the bottle
through a paper funnel The glass is
too smooth for them to cling to the
sides, and some of them will smother
in the bottom If too many are put into
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Tipping" Raspberry Canes.

The time for tipping" black rasp-
berry canes (if you want new plants
to set or sell) is close at hand When
the new growth bends over near the
ground, each tip should be buried a
place with a stone, peg, or heap of
dirt. Next spring nearly every tip
will have taken root; the new plants
can then be severed from the parent
canes and moved wherever desired.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
SOME TIMELY HINTS

Water the sweet peas lavishly about
the roots and be generous with the
blooms. Allow no seed pods if you
want flowers.
Cut everlasting and grasses as soon
as the flowers are fully opened. tie in
punches, hang head down, and dry in
the shade, for winter bouquets.
Fasten dahlias, and other brittle
stalked tall growers to some support.
to protect from storms of wind.
Fine. well-rotted manure is a good
mulch for tea roses. Prune by cutting
the blossoms lavishly with long stems,
in order to induce vigorous blooming
branches.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
War Influences Paris Veil Styles.

The war veil is the latest freak of
fashion in Paris. Though quite gro
tesque in appearance, it is popular in
the sense that it expresses the patriot
ism of the women.
The two designs most frequently
seen are those of a black cannon wo-
ven in the mesh just where it rests on
the cheek, and beauty spot" woven
to the shape of the Red Cross, but
done in white on black background.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Work for Crippled Soldiers.

One form which Germanys provi-
sion for the employment of crippled
soldiers is taking is the purchase of
.wo large landed estates in the neigh
borhood of Magdeburg, where each
man will have a plot of ground for
growing vegetables and fruit, which
can be easily disposed of in the
Magdeburg market. One estate cost
$375, 900, and the other about the same
urica
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Heavy Guard for Morsan's Place

j. P. Morgan's estate at Glen Cove
is still under guard and is likely to be
are on duty by day and four by night.
One is on post at the bridge connect.
ing East island with the mainland, and
not only every traveller, but every
package that passes can do so only
after having been subjected to his
scrutiny. The others patrol the
beaches
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
NEGLECT YOUR SCALP
And Lose Your Hair. Cuticura Pre-
vents 1t. Trial Free.

Cuticura Soap shampoos cleanse
and purify the scalp of dandruff while
the Ointment soothes and heals the
irritated scalp skin. Dandruff and
itching are hair destroyers. Get ac-
quainted with these supercreamy emol-
lients for the skin and scalp.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Diamond as a TaLiSman.

The diamond, being the most pre-
cious and beautiful of gems has in
Vulnerable legends connected with it,
but it has always been considered the
safest of talismans Because it sig
nifies purity. innocence, and joy, and
is supposed to maintain peace, it has
come to be the engagement symbol
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Jar With Frame Inside for Shipping
Bees

the bottle, unless frame is made for
them to cluster around.
The arms are fastened to the mid
die piece and turned straight until
placed in the bottle or jar. Then the
cross pieces can be turned into posi-
ton.
Many physicians use the bee poison
for certain purposes, and get bees to
be used in this way. This hint will be
of value to those who ship bees to
them or to other apiarists
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
An oId LlIekory HIahway.

While Tennessee is building good
roads under the tremendous general
impetus that has been created by the
Dixie highway movement, it will hon
Or the memory OF President Andrew
Jackson by the construction of a road
10 be known as the Old Hickory
highway. running from Knoxville,
Tenn. to Bristol. Tenn.
This highway will follow the route
which Andrew Jackson, or "Old Hick-
ory," used in his trips from Knoxville
10 Washington. The road originally
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
A Renevo1ent Refusal.

Senator, | wish you would give me
job as your private secretary"
"Oh. my boy responded the oily
senator. don't get mixed up with the
government service. Nothing to it.
Ruins young man. Besides. | have
promised that position to my SON.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Prune Before Snravipo

Before spraying any kind of trees
there should be thorough pruning, for
every limb cut off represents a saving
of that much surface. Thick tops
should be thinned out to admit the
sun to all the fruit, and long limbs
shortened back
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Its Nature.

so Clementina has dismissed her
mustaches. That certainly was a
trifing matter"
You're mistaken. For a man to
wax his mustache is quite cereous
affair"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17
Avoiding Complications.

Il understand Doppel is neutral"
And strongly entrenched, too"
How does that happen?"
His favorite barber is French
man and his favorite bartender is
German"
How about his favorite waiter?'
He doesn't have to be on his guard
while eating. His favorite waiter is a
waitress, hailing off icially from Kan
sas City"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-17

Are you in favor of government
ownership Sometimes / am" re-
piled the cautious citizen, although
Id hate to be in position where /
could express my opinion of the way
railroad was run, without seeming
disrespectful to my country"