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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
BEST FERN FOR LIVING ROOM
BY j. T.. GRANGER.

The best fern for the living room
depends on the temperature of your
living room. If your room is heated
with hot water you can grow ferns
in it that would soon die if kept in
room heated by steam, or hot air, or
wood fire. For such room would
advise Whitman's, one of the most
beautiful varieties of recent introduc-
ton.
It is a sprout from the old Boston
fern. 1t has shorter fronds than that
variety, but they are broader, and the
leaflets on them are developed into
miniature fronds, thus making it a
most graceful plant, when we'll grown.
It's fronds have plumelike effect that
make fine specimen of one of the
most ornamental Of decorative plants
Give it soil of leaf-mold, or turfy
matter, keep it well watered and out
of the sunshine, and it will do well
in rooms where the heat is not in
tense or dry. / would not advise try
ing to grow it under other conditions.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

only quiet times for writing" said the
son, celebrating his tale with filial
piety. so once when I'd been trying
to die of scarlet fever, and my mother
brought me back from Hastings after
she'd had me there some time. the
old governor told US he'd got place
where he could disappear from the
district at a nom ants notice and yet
be back in another moment If we rang
the gong. fancy he'd got to tell her
where it was, pretty quick; but l only
found out for myself by accident.
Years afterward he told me he'd got
the idea from Jean Ingelow's place in
Italy somewhere"
Its in Florence" said Blanche.
laughing. I've been there and seen
it, and it's the exact same thing. But
you mean Michael Angelo. Sweep!"
"Oh, do II" he said serenely. well
shall never forget how found out
its existence"
mo more shall l. You told me all
about it at the time, as a terrific Sc
cret. and may tell you that I've kept
it from that day to this!''
You would" he said simply. @But
think of having the nerve to pull up
the governors floor! 1t only shows
what a boy will do. wonder If the
holes there still"
Now all the time the planetary de-
tective had been watching his satel-
lite engaged in an attempt to render
the damage done to the mahogany
doors little less conspicuous. Nei-
! ther appeared to be taking any further
interest in the cigar cupboard, or pay
ing the slightest attention to Caza-
let's "reminiscences. But Mr.. Drink
water happened to have heard every
word, and in the last sentence there
was one that caused him to prick up
his expert ears instinctively.
Whats that about a hole?'' said
he, turning round.
81 was reminding Miss Macnair how
the place first came to be-"
Yes. yes. But what about some
hole in the floor?"
'T made one myself with one of
those knives that contain all sorts of
of things. including saw. 1t was one
Saturday afternoon in the summer hol-
idays. | came in here from the gar
den as my father went out by that
lsdoor into the hall, leaving one of
these mahogany doors open by mis-
take. 1t was the chance of my life;
in slipped to have look. He came
back for something, saw the very door
you've broken standing ajar. and shut
it without looking in. So there | was
in a nice old trapl I simply daren't
call out and give myself away. There
/ was a bit of loose oilcloth on the
lF1oor-"
There is STILL" said the satellite
pausing in his task.
Il moved the oilcloth, in the end;
hawked up one end of the board (luck
lily they weren't groove and tongue)
sawed through the next one to it, had
it up. too, and got through into the
foundations. leaving everything much
as | had found it. The place is Sc
small that the oilcloth was obliged to
fall in place If it fell anywhere. But
had plenty of time, because my
people had gone in to dinner"
You ought to have been burglar
sir" said Mr.. Drinkwater ironically
$50 you covered up sin with a crime
like half the gentlemen who &c
through my hands for the first ant
last time! But how did you get out
of the foundations?"
CTO PE CONTINI1ED1
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
CHAPTER WI.
After Michael Angelo.

fAtCF miC0aCt f&USGl0s
Il was thinking of his cap" said
Cazalet, but only as they returned to
the tradesmen's door. and just as
Blanche put in her word. what about
me?'
Mr.. Drinkwater eyed the trim white
figure standing in the sun. "The more
the merrierl" his grim humor had It.
Il dare say you'll be able to teach us
thing or two as wen. miss"
She could not help nudging Cazalet
in recognition of this shaft. But GAIA
let did not look round: he had now set
foot in his old home
It was all strangely still and inactive.
as though domestic animation had
been suspended indefinitely. Yet the
open kitchen door revealed a female
form in multi; sullen face looked
out of the pantry as they passed; and
through the old green door (only now
It was a red one) they found another
bowler hat bent over a pink paper at
the foot of the stairs. There was a
glitter of eyes under the bowler's
brim as Mr. Drinkwater conducted his
friends into the library.
The library was a square room OF
respectable size. but very close and
dim with the one French window
closed and curtained Mr.. Drinkwa-
ter shut the door as well, and
switched on all the electric lamps.
The electric light had been put in by
the Cravens: all the other fixtures in
the room we're as Cazalet remembered
them. But the former son of the house
gave himself no time to waste in senti.
mental comparisons. He tapped pair
OF mahogany doors. like those of a
wardrobe let into the wall
Have you looked in here?" de.
manded Cazalet
Whats the use of looking in a ci.
gar cupboard?" Drinkwater made mild
| inquiry.
Cigar Cupboard" echoed Cazalet
in disgust did he really only use II
for his cigars?"
"A cigar cupboard" repeated Drink
water, "and locked up at the time il
happened What was it. II | may ask
in Mr.. Cazalet's timer
81 remember" came suddenly from
Blanche; but Cazalet only said, "Oh
well. IL you know it was locked there's
an end of it,"
Drinkwater went to the door and
summoned his subordinate. "Just
fetch that chap from the pantry
Tom." said he; but the sullen sufferer
from police rule took his time. in spite
of them. and was sharply rated wher
he appeared. LA
II thought you told me this was {
cigar cupboard?" continued Drink
water. in the browbeating tone Of hil
first words to Cazalet outside.
so 1t is" said the man.
Then where's the key?"
How should know? never kep
IT." cried the butler. Growing owe
his oppressor for change. HE woul,
keep 1t on his own bunch: find hi
watch, and all the other things tina
we're missing from his pockets whe,
your men went through 'em. and yor
may find his keys, tool"
Drinkwater gave his man a doubl,
signal; the door slammed on a petit,
triumph for the servants hall; bu
now both invaders remained within
TRY your hand on it, Tom" said tn
superior officer. I'm a free-lanc
here" he explained somewhat super
fluously to the others. as Tom applie
himself to the lock in one mahogan
! door Mans been drinking. shoul
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Peculiarly Of French Flao.

It is not generally known that the
three strips OF color that make up the
French national flag are not equal In
width. When the tri-color was first
authorized, 1892, the positions and
proportions of the three colors were
not stated, and such a variety of flags
was seen that two years later the ma
tional assembly declared that the ma
tional standard should be formed OF
-the three national colors in equal
bands placed vertically, the hoist be-
ing blue. the middle white. and the
fly red"
For years the flag was made in this
way, but though the bands were equal,
they never looked equal owing to an
optical Illusion, the blue appearing
wider than the white. and the white
wider than the red
At last, after many experiments. it
was officially decided that in every
hundred parts the blue should be
thirty, white thirty-three and red thir-
ty-seTen.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
OheAMAIEUR CRACKSMAN.

reflection; for If he meant to stand
by the hapless Scruton. guilty or not
guilty. he could not perhaps begin bet
ter than by getting on good terms
with the police. But his ready tact,
and in that case cunning, were GER
tainly a revelation to one who had
known him marvelously as boy and
youth
Il mustn't ask questions" he con
tinued. but I see you're still search.
Ing for things. Mr.. Drinkwater."
Still >minding our own job" said
Mr. Drinkwater genially. They had
sauntered on with him to the corner
of the house, and seen bowler hat
bobbing in the shrubbery down the
drive. Cazalet laughed like a man.
We'll. needn't tell you know ev-
cry inch of the old place." he said ;
that is. barring alterations" as
Blanche caught his eye. But expect
this search is narrowed, rather?''
Rather" said Mr. Drinkwater
standing still In the drive. He had
also taken out presentation gold
half-hunter. suitably inscribed in mem
ory Of one Of his more bloodless vic
tories. But Cazalet could always be
obtuse. and now he refused to look
an inch lower than the detective
inspectors bright brown eyes
There's just one place that's oc
CURED to me, Mr.. Drinkwater. thai
perhaps may not have occurred tc
you"
Where's that. Mr.. Cazalet?"
In the room where--the room
itself"
Mr.. Drinkwater's long stare ended
in an indulgent smile You can show
me IL you like said he indifferently
But suppose you know we've go
the man?"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Both Smiled.

The editor sat at his desk. A candi-
date entered the room and handed
him a manuscript. The editor smiled
The candidate smiled. They both
smiled. However. their smiles ema-
mated from entirely different sources.
The candidate was smiling because
he wanted, and really thought. his
manuscript was going to get across. '
The editor was smiling because he
knew there wasn't a chance in the
world.-Pennsy1vania Punch Bowl.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
FUTURE OF FISHERS ISLAND
Possibility Of Great ooinss at Place
Which Is Key to Long Island
Sound.

Almost on the entrance to the
Thames estuary. whose mouth makes
New Londons wonderful harbor. per
haps sort of delta cast up In some
former day by the sediment which the
estuary brought down. Fishers island
"a a remarkable bit of land. II is
withai n key TO the entrance of Long
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
The optimist.

Gilman Hall, magazine writer OF
New York, said of the war:
"It doesn't pay to be optimistic in
considering this horrid war Yes, it's
q pretty rotten werld that viii stand
for a war like this.
"Optimists, anyway. come to bad
end. A preacher in q poorhouse said
as he buried an optimist the other
day:
All, what an optimist the world
loses in deceased! Once he failed in
business, but thanked heaven he had
his health. Another time he failed
in health. but thanked heaven he had
his business. Then, just before he en-
tered here, he failed in health and
business simultaneously and said:
oh. well, what good is the one
without the other?'" - Washington
Star.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
The Largest chrysanthemun in the World.

yourself. One of the best ways to
show neighborliness is to keep your
chickens and stock at home and look
after your part of the line fence.
There is no secret about the sue
cess of a man who adopts the best
methods and works for them.
Mixing compost rough for flower
pots means without sitting it.
Roman hyacinths are best for late
potting, as they come into bloom
much earlier than the Dutch varieties.
Each bulb throws up several flower
spikes.
Fall planting is best for peonies.
in summer, ut at the same time let
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

Island sound and bears an impor-
tant fort whose unseen guns would, If
effectively served. pour terrible hail
on any above surface craft which
should seek to enter for improper pur-
poses the approach to New York and
the Connecticut coast Aside from
this Fishers island has at it's western
end hotel or two and few summer
cottages and for the rest 1t is a great
poultry range. where are raised in
astonishing quantities chickens and
ducks and turkeys and geese. says the
New Haven Register.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

the balance of sound. A common bull
lock driver delivering message
seemed to speak like an ambassador
at an audience. In fact, they some
times appeared to me to be people
on whom a curse had fallen and
stripped them of everything but their
pride, their manner and their voices.-
From Three Years Before the Mast" !"
by R. H. Dana.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Dainty Accessories.

The prettiest and daintiest among
the new accessories are the gilt slip
pers and stockings which are to be-
worn for the winter dances and very
formal evening affairs. The stockings
match the slippers perfectly, having
a metallic sheen. The footwear is to
be had both in bright and dull gilt
The cothurn slippers, those that lace
high above the ankle with ribbons are
again in favor. The short and bouffant
skirts are responsible for this. These
pretty slippers are similar to the tan
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

nese woman is trimmed with a long
silken cord that is fastened around
her waist. On this cord she often has
fan. a small parasol, SNUFF boxes.
tobacco pouches. spectacle case and a
tiny purse. Whatever else is not
there the fan is sure to occupy an
important place. The women of
means have beautiful silk fans, hand
painted and set with mother of pearl
or golden sticks. These are usually
incased in beautifully decorated
cases, which they attach to their
girdles. The woman of small means
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

Cannlet. on the steamer Kaiser Fritz.
homcward bound from Australia. cries
out In bis sleep that Henry Craven. who
ten years before had ruined his father
end himself IA dead and finds that Hi
{ou 1oye. who shares the stateroom with
hin, knows Craven and also Blanche
Macnolf, \ FORMER neghbor and play
mate. When the daily papers come
coward at southampton Toye reads that
craven has been murdered and calls
Cuxalet's dream second sight He thinks
OF duing little amateur detective work
On the case himself In the train to town
they discuss tho murder. which was COM
nlitted M Caxalet's old home Toye hears
from. Ca1alet that Scruton. who had been
Ctfnlets frieud and the scapegoat for
tenven's dishonesty, has been released
nom prison. Cazalet goes down the
river and meets Blanche. Toye also
COMES 70 see her and tells Cazalet that
ecruton has been arrested. but as he
doesn'i believe the old clerk Is guilty he
- Auing 70 ferret out the murderer.
SHsalet and Blanche go to cazalet's old
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Saving Starch.

1t is pity to waste starch when
you have made half bowlful for the
purpose of starching just few little
things, but this can be avoided by let
ting the starch settle, pouring on the
water and then drying the starch In a
warm oven. It will thus form into q
hard cake and you can use 1t again.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
FAN UNIVERSAL IN CHINA
Article, Either Cheap or Costly. u
Appurtenance Of All Citizens
pf the Republic.

Though the Japanese have the repu-
,ation OF making the fan popular. they
adopted the fashion from the Chinese.
Chinese women are rarely seen with
put a fan In their hands. attached to
lhe side or tucked away in a skirt
pocket.
Nearly eVerv dress worn nv a Chi
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

contents herself to placing her more
modest fan between the collar of her
coat and the back of the neck. When
these women are not fanningf them
selves they are using this feminine
weapon to keep off the sun as one
would use a parasol. The schoolmas-
ter USES his fan to rap the knuckles OF
his pupils by way of punishment.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

Ii the now rumored plans are car
ried out the poultry will have to move
before long to some spot that has less
strategic military value Young John
Hays Hammond has invented wire
less controlled torpedo which. it is an
ticipated. has wonderful possibilities
If 1t will do what is claimed for it,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
information.

I'm Just beginning to understand
why they label this window 1nforma-
tion'''
Can you find out what you want
to know?"
mo. But it's place where you can
always go and inform somebody about.
what you happen to have on your
mind"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
HExamsp of interest TO DOCTOR

The state civil service commission
has called two examinations for the
month of January which will be es-
pecially interesting to physicians of
the state. The first and most i'm
portant one is that for chief medical
examiner to be employed by the indus
trial commission of Ohio at a salary
of $1,000 per year. This examination
will be held on January 20. The COM
mission will conduct an examination
of applicants for the position of as
sistant physician, both male and fe-
male, to be employed at hospital.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Proposed Federal Dry Amendment.

Following is the text of the Irohibi.
ton amendment to the federal consti-
tuition proposed to be submitted to con-
gress: Section 1. The sale, manu-
facture for sale, transportation for sale
and importation for sale of intoxicat-
ing iqours for beverage purposes in
the United States and all territory sub.
ject to the Jurisdiction thereof and ex-
portation thereof are hereby prohibit
ed: Section 2. The Congress of the
states shall have power, independents
ly or concurrently, to enforce this ar
ticle by all needful legislation"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
No LONGER Thrown AWAY

Soap-boilers used to have great diff
fculty in getting rid of thick, evil
smelling liquid which was the chief
by-product of their industry. They
ran it into streams and sewers. Pres
emily someone began collecting it and
refining it. The result was glycerin
as it is known today.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Beauty In the Mexiean's Voice.

Next to the love of dress ! was most
struck with the f1neness of the voice
and the beauty Of intonations of both
sexes (of the Mexicans). 1t is pleas
ure simply to listen to the sound of
the language, before could attach
any meaning to it. They have good
deal of the creole drawl, but it is va
ried with an occasional extreme rapid
ity of utterance, in which they seem
to skip from consonant to consonant,
until, lighting upon a broad open
vowel, they rest upon that to restore
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
SOME NOTES IN SEASON

Better spend little money for gar
den tools and keep box or two handy
where you can keep odds and ends
of bolts, bUrrs, staples, scrapiron, etc.
Little helps that save money and a
trip to town.
If you want good neighbors be one
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Protests Hiaher Rate.

The Sunday Creek Coal Company
entered formal protest with the Pub
lie Utilities Commission against the
Hooking Valley railroads proposed
new tariff on coal, filed December Is,
by which the charge per ton for ship
ping coal from Nelsonville to Toledo
would be 81 instead of IS cents. The
coal company declares that inasmuch
as the commission now has pending
before i a case involving coal haul
ing rates in Ohio the railroad COM
pany's proposed new rates should be
suspended
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Barge Canal, Cincinnati to Toledo.

Colonel James L. Vance, president
of the Ohio Valley Improvement As
sociation, has received a letter from
Chas. w. Walker, of Charleston, w
Va, urging the launching of a cam.
paign to persuade congress to provide
for barge canal from Cincinnati to
Toledo. Walker declared that the
tonnage of low-class freights in this
country is increasing so fast that the
railroads cannot handle it properly.
He urges canal wide and deep
enough for screw-propeller boats and
ten-foot barges.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Somewhat Miffe4

II don't think that doctor knows hts
business"
Couldn't he diagnose your all.
mentf"
mot to suit me. Says It isn't seri-
GUS enough to require Q trip to Flor.
ida" (
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Hands Down RuIina.

act, it was held by Attorney General
Edward G. Turner in ruling to Pros
ecuting Attorney Charles T. Stahl, of
Fulton county, that where saloon
keeper sold to two minors at the same
time he may be prosecuted for only
one offense. The construction is
caused by a peculiar provision of the
license law
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Day Succeeds Hughes.

Governor Willis has appointed Louis
M. Day, of Chillicothe, secretary of the
Public Utilities Commission, to sue
ceed General Oliver H. Hughes. Day
is lawyer, and served two terms in
the general assembly. He will receive
$4,000 a year. His term will expire
February 9, 1919
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

go slippers worn a season or so ago.
Slippers and ribbons frequently con-
trast in color to the stockings. Black
satin slippers are worn with white
stockings.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Lost Labor

Convincing man that you have the
right in an argument does no good If
he happens to be in position to have
the right of way.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Lease State Land.

The Smith-Eaton company, of Ak.
ron, was awarded the lease on four
pieces of state property at Akron, two
on Market street and two on Quarry
street. The rental is to be $1,672 a
year. Each lot has about rs feet
frontage, two are 125 feet and two are
$50 feet deep.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Tax Sewing Machine Company.

The Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany's headquarters at Youngstown
will have to pay taxes on a valuation
of $4,000 this year, and pay taxes in
arrears on $4,000 for 1914 and the
same for 1913, unless courts decide
otherwise. The state tax commission
has sustained the Mahoning taxing Of
ficials in fixing these valuations,
largely based on sewing machines
sold on the installment plan to Gus
toners but the ownership still re-
tanned by the company. It was said
appeal might be taken by the COM
pany to the courts. The action will
affect piano and furniture dealers by
encouraging county tax officials to
place on the duplicate musical instru-
ments or furniture for which complete
payment has not been made by INSTALL
ment customers. The tax commission
heard complaints ON valuations from
the Lakeside Park Hotel and Amuse-
ment company and the Dayton Saw
ings Bank and Trust company, both
of Dayton and John G. Lauck of
! Muskingum county.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Positions for Doctors.

The State Civil Service Commission
has just called two examinations for
the month of January which will be
especially interesting to physicians OF
the state. The first and most impor
tant is that for chief medical exam
dustrial commission at a salary of
$1,000 year. This examination will
be held in the senate chamber on
January 20. The other examination
will be on January 25 at the same
place to conduct an examination of ap
plicants for position as assistant ply
sicians to be employed by the various
state institutions under the board OF
administration
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07

Il saw Mabel buying rouge tn,
other day"
THAT gives color to the report tha.
she paints"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Rut Few Ara.

A cynic is usually a person who
imagines he is smart enough to be po-
lite and ill-natured at the same time.
--Washington Star,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
Give IL I'm

How is 1t that you see so much finer
fruit on fruit stands than you ever see
on trees?-J ouisville Courisr,Journal