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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
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Last Sunday was Girls Day at the
M. E. Sunday School. Everything was
turned over to the girls for this day.
They were granted full charge, abso-
Lutte right of way, to do with the
school just what they would for the
one day. Their first move was to
elect their officers, lay their plans,
and name their committees. The
boys stood back and watched for de-
velopments. Nothing appeared on the
surface but secret whisperings and an
increased rustling of skirts, until Sat
urday afternoon when suddenly an au-
to-load of ioy-faced young maidens
with music and yells and banners
streaming paraded the town adver-
|tising their day. Sunday morning
found the Sunday School rooms gayly
decorated with vines and flowers most
of which the girls had gathered from
the bush and country side Saturday
afternoon. Sweet peas were pinned on
blushing boys and bashful men, upon
arrival, by a committee of young
ladies whose services seemed sWeeter
by far than the sweetness they were
handling. Special music, scripture
recitation, Bible exercises, ETC., where
thrown round the regular lesson in
such fashion as to make the hour a
very delight to the soul. Everyone
pronounced this day charming sue
cess.
Next Sunday is Boys Day. Their
plans are as yet wholly secret but
that something will be doing is assur-
ed. They are counting on outdoing
/ the girls bat whether their fond am
bition shall be realized remains to be
seen,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
$1.5o PER YEAR
@cUT PRICES.

The Stephen-Ashurst Bill introduc-
ed In Congress by Senator Henry F.
Ashurst of Arizona and Representa-
tive Dan V. Stephen of Nebraska is
designed to provide remedy for the
unfair competition of great trading
monoplies. This unfair competition
consists chiefly in advertising at "cut
prices" well-known goods as a means
of inducing the public to buy unknown
goods of doubtful quality.
Cut prices concerns article as a bait
to catch the consumers, and deceive
them into believing that all their
goods offered for sale are at the same
low rate of prolt.
Trade Investigations agree that the
cost of doing business by these big
city concerns is approximately 80 per-
cent, while the cost of the average
small merchant is 16 per cent.
These "price cutters" cannot un-
dersell the independent merchants;
the only seem to. They sell things
that people know at cost. Onunfami-
liar goods they overcharge. The con-
sumer IS deceived by the false repre-
sentation that their mass of unknown
goods is sold at the same price re-
duction on few weH-known article.
The effect of this unfair advertising
parctice is to destroy the independent
merchants of the towns and small
cities, and build up great chain-store
and mail-order systems, and compel
the sale of inferior goods by all classes
OF dealers. Price cutting is not in the
interests of the public.
1t means the destruction of the US
ual retail channels by which goods
reach the consumers to their best adj
vantage. 1t forces the sale of un-
known articles, often of cheap and
Eshoddy quality, instead of reliable
goods which have their makers repu-
tation behind them. It promotes sub
stitution.
The ultimate result of the extern
sion and continuance of this practice
will mean nothing less than the ruin
of hundreds of thousands of independ-
ent merchants; the concentration of
trade in vast monopolies located in
4 few great cities; a decline in prosper
lity and population of the villages,
towns and small cities and the ultimate
injury of the consumers, by placing
them at the mercy of monopolies which
will then be able to extort such pro-
fits as they please for the sale of such
goods as they choose to handle
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
TALE OF THE FIRST PRINT.

One day when Asurbanipal obtained
an inspiration, he found he could moi
spread at all his thoughts for publica-
ton. This made him grieve with al
his might through many a long Assy-
rian night.
He offered prizes far and wide
through all his jurisdiction for any
scheme that might provide a way tc
spread his fiction. The writing bug
was in his bean and you all know what
that should mean.
The advertising did not pull
Not one of all the sages could raise a
thought beneath his wool for making
printed pages. Though they could read
the stars on sight, this was task be-
yond their might
1t gave the king royal pip. It got
upon his liver. To save his health he
took a trip along the Tigris River. He
stepped into some mud one day and
saw his footprint IN the clay.
His Majesty stood still and
spied his masterpiece pictorial. eff
can print my foot" he cried, "why not
an editorial?" That moment his Assy-
rian mob invented the first printing
job.
He had no Linotype nor Hoe to dc
things in a hurry; but while this made
his business slow, it also saved some
worry. He never had to tax his brains
to catch the early trains.
There was no speaking tube to yell
demanding early matter He waited
for his thoughts to jell and did not lei
them scatter. Once in a while he
wrote stick and had it moulded in g
brick.
1t made a library so stout that it de.
fed all ravage. No vandal could teal
pages out to wrap up fish or cabbage
And though a book remained unread
it still might get into ones head
From The Mergenthaler Lines o. Type
News.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
A PLEASANT EVENT.

A pleasant event and grand good
time was enjoyed by a goodly num-
Der of old soldiers and their friends
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Haven
T. Brigham Saturday afternoon, July
22nd The comrades Of Losure Post
No. IS G. A R., the Relief Corps No.
20 and Associate G. A. r. members
to the number of f1fty-fve, assembled
by special invitation at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Brigham, who were
amply prepared for the occasion and
gave them welcome that made all
feel at home and ready to thorough
ly enjoy the generous hospitality ex-
tended.
After a most enjoable social time
ice cream and cake was generously
served following which cigars were
passed to the gentlemen present and
stories entertaining and amusing
were told by various members of the
company. At the end of very en-
tjoyable afternoon the guests depart
ed for their respective homes thank
| ing Comrade Brigham and his wife
for their generous hospitality and
wishing them long continued life
f0f happiness.
From One Present.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
HO0s|ER POET
James WhitcOmb Riley, Best Loved of
Modern American Poet, Dies at His
Home on The Song Famous Locker
bic Street-BOdy Lies In State In
Rotunda of Capitol Building.

James Whitcomb Riley, who has
Tor years sung the songs of the COM
mon people and the boys and girls of
our country in such a way that he has
found his way into the hearts and
lives of men and women in all parts of
this nation, died at his home on Lock-
erbie street, Indianapolis, Indiana,
Saturday night July 22nd, the result of
paralytic stroke. Complying with
the earnest requests that came to him
from many sources, Governor Ralston
of Indiana prevailed upon relatives of
the dead poet to permit the body to lie
in state in the rotunda of the capitol
building in Indianapolis, from p. M.
until 9 p. m. on Monday July 24th.
Thousands of citizens from every
walk of life including boys and girls
for whom he has sung SO well came
to look for the last time upon the face
of the poet they had loved so well.
The bronze casket containing the
body was borne from the home on
Lockerbie street by stalwart police
men and escorted to the state house by
Governor Ralston and Mayor Bell OF
Indianapolis, was taken to the rotunda
of the capitol building where it rested
on a bier draped with the American
flag while the rich and poor, young
and old, small and great came to look
upon the face of one whose songs OF
life have thrilled the hearts of all
brought tears to ease the hearts that
ached and cheer and smiles to souls
that were respondent and down cast
On Tuesday the casket was placed in
vault in Crown Hill Cemetery await
ing final arrangements as to its burial
place. One Of his own verses seems
most appropriate:
81 cannot say and I will not say
That he is dead; he is just away;
With a cherry smile
And a wave of the hand,
He wandered into an unknown land;
And left US wondering
How marvellous fair
It needs must be, since he fingers
there"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
EDMUND w. whitaker.

Edmund w., third son of John and
Polly Whitaker, was born at Sharon
Center, Medina County, Ohio, jan
uary 6, 1853, and moved with his par
ents when two months old to Fulton
county, where he has nearly always
resided. He was gathered to his
Eternal Home July Fl, 1916, aged
sixty three years, six months and if
teen days. October "a, 1878, he was
united in marriage with Samantha j.
Rex, who departed this life February
IL, 1913, to this union were born two
sons, Harley J. and Harry Vernan,
both children were transplanted into
the Heavenly Garden above in early
childhood. August 10, 1915 he was
united in marriage with Mrs. Sarah
]. Salsberry. His mother died when
he was quite young and his father
married Mrs. Elsie M. Taylor, who
has always been kind mother to the
sons, David, John H. Edmund W.,
Elmer and Charles. His death
brings sorrow to SO many hearts
whose burdens were always tighten
ed by his noble Christian character,
in the home, in the church and in the
community he will be missed and
while our hearts are bleeding, we
mourn, not as those who have no
hope, because some day we will again
clasp his hands to be Forever with
the Lord" Besides his companion he
leaves a brother, mother, one step
sister and three step children.
Gone! is it possible?
That he so brave and. so fair
Has been called to the kingdom
above,
And the Fathers protecting care?
Home from earth and it's labors
To the Heavenly Home on high,
Where the many mansions be
We shall meet him by and by.
Oh God, thy ways are ever just,
But yet our hearts are sore,
When we think that his bright wei
come face
We shall see on earth no more.
Gone from this world of sorrow,
Gone from this world of pain,
But our loss we know, Oh Father,
Is his Eternal gain.
We wish to thank the kind friends
and neighbors their words of SYM
pathy and for their help during our
recent bereavement.
Mrs. E. w. Whitaker and Family
David Whitaker and family.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
Why Endure Summer Colds?

It isn't necessary to have a stuffed
head, running nose To cough your
head off as it were. All you need do
is to use DR.. Bells -Tar-Honey.
The soothing and healing balsams
open the clogged air passages and in
a short time you get relief and start
on the road to recovery. Your nose
stops running, you cough less and
you know you are getting better. Get
a bottle, use as directed. Keep what
is left as a cough and cold insurance
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

There are several candidates fol
County Commissioner and we believe
all good men but we believe it good
business to have one old member on
the board. Mr.. Clark Aumend OF
Pike township is asking the voters Of
the county to support him for a
second term Mr.. Aumend is a good
business man and is making a good
county official and is justly entitled
to your support and you will make
no mistake in supporting Mr.. Au-
mend for a second term. 1862
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
Her Left Side Hurt.

Mrs. Laura BeaH, Plattsburg, Miss,
writes: LAST April I got in bad
health; my left side hurt all the time
I had symptoms of Bright's disease
I took Foley's Kidney Pills and feel
all right now" They quickly relieve
backache, rheumatism, aches and
pains. Bladder troubles, too, are cor
rected by this remedy. Fink & Hau-
messer's.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
CORRECTION.

In publishing the announcement of
the marriage of Miss Rosella Crew
and Mr.. Walter E. Disbrow last week
the Tribune made a mistake in CIV
ing the name of the officiating clergy
man. The marriage ceremony WAS
performed by Rev. D. W. Helms of To-
ledo former Wauseon pastor and q
long time friend of the families OF
both the bride and groom.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
MRS. ELIZABETH sOUTHWORTH

MRS. ELIZABETH SOUTHWORTH
Died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. H. Mercer on Wednesday of
last week. She was born in New York
April %, 1886 and was past eighty at
the time of her departure. She was
married April 21, 1886, and to this
union were born three children. Omar
died in young manhood, DIR. H. T.
Southworth lives in Prescott, Ari-
zona. Mrs. w. H. Mercer is well
known in Wauseon.
Funeral services were held at the
Mercer home Friday afternoon. The
body was laid to rest at Morenci,
Michigan.
Mrs. Southworth was a christian
woman, full of faith. She united with
the Christian church about thirty
years ago. She was patient, cheer
full and charitable to others. Her
departure is the victory of faith.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28
WEATHER FORECASTS.

Forecast for the week beginning
Sunday, July %, 1916.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee.-Thun-
dershowers at the beginning of the
week will be followed by fair weather.
Temperatures during the week will
average above the seasonable normal.
Region of the Great Lakes.-The
weather during the week will be mod
erately warm ana generally fair, al
though scattered thundershowers are
probable Monday or Tuesday.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-28

From One Present.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

throughout the country was sought
and gained, and these put their respec
tive shoulders to the wheels and
worked like beavers to collect money
for puddings.
"One of the most picturesque features
of the thing" said a member of the
editorial staff Of the Daily News. who
has been the chief organizer Of the
pudding fund, has been its catholicity.
The Freemasons. who in this country
are mostly Of the aristocratic class.
have helped magnifcently. and so have
all the big private schools. On the
other hand, the trade unions have sent
US thousands of pounds, and thousands
more have been raised by means of
office and workshop collections"
"One girl at the Vickers works has
collected and sent us more than f200, and
some others have done nearly as we'll
Country parsons all over the country
too, have helped us by arranging what
are known as leaving collections-ones
to which people contribute as they pass
out of the church. In cinemas and mu-
sic halls in every part of the country
there have been pudding collections
The railway workers and the miners
have contributed generously, and
mayors and municipal bodies have also
helped the good work along by means
of flag days and similar money-raising
devices.
THE other day, for instance, we re-
ceived S1,500, all collected in one day
on the Manchester tramways. which are
under municipal control. Contributions
have ranged from one of ZIG. 6.000-repre-
senting $4,000, which was raised by
means of a matinee at~the London Opera
House, in which many of the American
artists in London took part-to farth-
ings and halfpennies. donated by chill
dren. The other day we had half-a-
crown. subscribed all in farthings by
children at an East End school, Five
Sundays pay as munition worker was
contributed by one girl. Five five-franc
notes were sent by the wife of an Off
GER in France. the winnings at nap and
poker of her husbands idle hours be-
hind the firing line.
What we call our trench collecting
card has also been, great success.
When. October 2. we opened our fund
Evening star., 1916-12-24
THE FRONT. SENTRY BOX DECORATED BY THE SOLDIER.

Christmas day there too is his Christ
mas pudding, whatever the rest of the
meal may consist of. And one has
heard of strange Christmas dinners
indeed to which British travellers in
odd corners Of the world have. in peace
times, sat down. So no wonder that on
every Christmas since Armageddon the
first thought Of the people at home"
has been that every wearer of the
kings uniform doing his bit under a
foreign sky should unfailingly get his
Christmas pudding.
On that first war Christmas the bust
ness of supplying pudding to the British
expeditionary force that helped to throw
back the German host at the Marine was
a comparatively simple one. A year later.
with British armies numbering thousands
upon thousands in Gallipoli and else
where, and the original ''B. E. F. close
on a million strong. the mastering of the
Christmas puddngs had become a far
more formidable affair, SO formida-
BILE. in fact. that all sorts of pud-
ding-raising schemes were set on foot,
with the result that. owing to the
very multiplicity of these, and the zeal of
those who took part in them, the thing
was very considerably overdone and a
shocking waste resulted. Particularly in
France. where the British soldiers. during
Christmas week. suffered almost as much
through the bombardment of Christmas
puddings which they endured from home
as they did from the German lombard
ment of supposedly deadlier missiles.
Men received puddings from a dozen
different well meaning friends; they got
them from various christmas pudding
funds; newspapers sent them puddings;
they rained from every quarter
In consequence. these "Tommies' par
took of Christmas pudding day after day,
until the sight OF one became repellent,
after which the comestibles came into use
as missiles between friends and were
recklessly hurled at those who offended.
Owing to the surplus at points in the line
where the British fraternized on Christ
mas day with the Saxons and other Of the
Evening star., 1916-12-24
TRICKS OF SHOPLlFTERS

Jewelry. and when the opportunity ar
riyes moves 1t over the article and 1t
is sucked into the case.
The plainly dressed man or woman
with the homely twine shopping bag Is
one to be reckoned with, for the honest
utility of the bag makes 1t an excel
lent means Of concealing articles un-
til they can be taken to the retiring
room. where they are wrapped and
seemingly form a part Of the morn
ing's shopping.
A stylishIy dressed young girl with
the full-crowned automobile hat and
the long veil sometimes accompanies
a smart-1ooking young man with the
bottomless travelling bag who walks
briskly into the store dressed for a
hurried motor trip out of town, drops
the bag on the counter over q hand
some lace scarf or handkerchief or
package of gloves. buys some trifling
article for which there is no change
and hurries out. The astute f1oorwalker
has discovered that this bag has a set
Of sharp hooks which are almost hu-
man in their capacity to gather up
goods
Evening star., 1916-12-24
CHRISTMAS AT THE
Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, December IA, 1916.

y6pec1ai correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON. December IA, 1916.
a LTHOUGH 1t would be the
IN height of irony to wish either
~ Tommy" in the trenches or
q q Jack" on the brine a Merry
Christmas" both of those stalwarts are
going to have the nearest approach to
a joyous Yuletide that the grim cir
cumstances of war will permit. The
people at home are seeing to that.
Everywhere in Great Britain. for weeks
on end. the wives. sisters. sweethearts
and friends of the British fighting men
have been concentrating their energies
on the task of providing Christmas
cheer for the men on land and sea who
are defending the homes of England
and fighting in near and distant lands.
And 1t is some task. for whereas
Santa Claus. the first Christmas of the
war-the Christmas of the historic year
of 1914-had to pack into his bag gifts
for only about half million soldiers
horse. foot and guns-and the Christ
mas of 1915 for something like a mil
lion and half of British wearers of
the khaki. this year. in round numbers
three million British Tommies and their
officers on active service have to be
reckoned with, not to mention those in
hospital. and those who are interned
and those who are prisoners in the
hands of the enemy.
Ordinarily one would hesitate about
mentioning that last figure, through
fear of the wrath, and. worse yet, the
''blacking- out" pencil of the censor,
but 1t has been officially given in con-
pection with the biggest Christmas
fund" Of all. which exists for the pur-
pose of providing every man serving
abroad in the British army with a gen.
erous helping of Christmas pudding,
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Naturally Selfish.

eeE3 L. TRAILS think only of them
IN selves" sighed an ambassador at
dinner in Washington. This is sell
fsh. but l suppose it's natural.
'Neutrals are a good deal like the
farmer.
TWO duelists were preparing to fight
in farmers field The farmer ap-
peared. and. as he hurried toward them
with wild gestures, the duelists, though
not afraid of one another at all. felt
touched and pleased that the farmer
took an interest in their welfare
Hold on" the farmer cried. is this
a duel
Yes said the second.
Are they going TO use pistols or
swords asked the farmer
words. said the second.
"'Oh, all right, then said the farmer.
with a smile Of relief. If they were
going to use pistols I just wanted
you to hold on till 1 got my livestock
out of the field"
Evening star., 1916-12-24

which prepares for sale the thousands
of packages which have become lost
through the mails. mainly at Christmas
time.
AS in the case of money, every effort is
made to find a rightful owner of goods
lost in the mails. After they have been
kept for six months. however. without
proper claim being made upon Them
they are sold and the fuuds go into the
treasury of the department. The Christ
mas season has been found the best
time for the dead letter Office auction
package sales. and as a rule they swell
the department treasury by many thou
sands of dollars annually.
u
OF the millions of packages which
passed through the mails last year.
nearly 100000 went astray A proper
ton of these were reclaimed and re-
turned to the senders or the addresses
But the majority went to fill the
shelves of the dead letter Offices of the
thirteen division headquarters of the
railway mail service.
To make room for the influx of lost
Christmas packages returned to the
dead letter office at Washington, these
shelves have usually to be cleared well
before Christmas. and 1t takes Miss
Monroe and others many weeks to strip
each package of its wrappings and as
sort the lot for the annual sale. Long
experience has given Miss Monroe a
keen knowledge in, yaluing the i'm
mense variety of articles which go
astray in the mails; she knows the real
from the imitation In every case, and
has learned how to classify articles to
the most salable advantage.
No one who has not attended one of
Uncle Sans unique dead letter Office
package sales can have any conception
of the number and bewildering variety
of articles which are annually offered.
The catalogue which is issued before the
auction takes place lists everything from
wagon parts to wedding rings; from
is always a large quantity of jewelry-
the genuine gold, silver and stones care
fully separated and assorted according to
value. and there are books galore, from
tho Bible to tho baby book.