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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
Everyone Needs Something to Bring
Thoughts Different From Those
of the Work-a-Day World.

Have some sort of fad for the sake
of recreation, even if it is nothing more
than making a collection of moths and
butterflies.
You need something to relieve your
mind, something which will bring
thoughts different from those you must
have in the work-a-day struggle.
However, do not become so interest
ed in outside things that you en-
croach on the time necessary for sue
ceeding in your business.
In adopting u fad, select something
light and restful, not so deep as to give
you brain flag; for choice, something
air and give you exercise.
There is nothing more beneficial to
most people than walking. Take hikes
into the country. This is better done
with definite purpose. Go and get
back within given time; have def
mite destination. Walk fast. Don't
lag.
Study the birds in your locality
their names, haunts, and modes of liv.
| ing.
Perhaps you get enough exercise
with your daily grind of work. Il
so, take up the study Of some sub
ject which will improve your mind
Brain work is just as necessary tC
health as physical exercise.
Follow the Gary system in your daily
| life. It works out well,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
PeruIs Wisdom

In granting a water-power conces-
sion on the Santa river to an electric
power company, the government of
Peru has reserved the right to
take over the plant, if ever such a
course seems advisable, relmbursing
those who have put their money into
it. AS the situation is explained, the
water power represents public wealth
which some day the state may need !;
but meantime, in order that it may
not be wasted, the use of 1t by a priv
ate company is permitted. The Pc
ruvians might doubtless hasten the in
dustrialization of their country if they
adopted a free concession policy; but
they have learned from Mexico. And
they might win quick prosperity if
they needed the objections of finan-
ciers to the idea of government inter-
ference; but they have learned from
the United States. So they are build
ing, and plainly with success, on. the
doctrine of expropriation.-Chri
Science Monitor.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
EACH ROCK TELLS OWN STORY
BY Putting All This Information To-
gether Uncle Sans Biologists
Learn How Earth Was Formed.

Every rock tells its own story to
Uncle SAINTS geologists. who are con
stantly at work studying the formation
of the ground in various parts of the
country. In few places is the story
of the upbuilding of the earth's crust
so plainly and Progressively told as
in the Grand Canyon of Arizona,
whose walls form a great natural geo.
logical section in which each layer of
rock is in its original position relative
to those above and below it.
AS rule the geOlogist who would
decipher the recovds of the rocks must
get bit here and a bit there. He
may find the edges of some beds ex-
posed in a river blufe and others stick
ing out on a steep mountain side. He
determines by fossils Of other means
the order in which the beds were de-
posted, and by putting all his infor-
nation together he constructs what he
calls the columnar section for the dis
trict in which he is working-that is,
section showing the order, thickness
and character of the beds. Such a
S0CLlOQ ulSClOSeS Tue strata Ln8L form
the upper part of the earth's crust at
that place, just as slice of layer
| cake shows at glance the various
layers of which it is composed. :
After a number of districts in a
region have been studied al3 their
general coluEnar sections determined,
the geologic history of the region can
be learned by comparing these sec
tons, just as the engineer who is drill
ing for low-grade copper ores con-
pares his drill records and thus learns
the outlines of the ore body. Such q
comparison of the beds at one place
aud another shows how certain beds
change in character and thickness
from place to place or even thin out
and disappear. 1t enables the geolo'
gist to draw Some conclusions as tC
the former distribution of land and
sea, to distinguish the deposits laid
down in deep wa.er from those spread
by rivers over their food plains. and
to reconstruct in imagination the
course of events at q time long be
fore the beginning of the Grand Gan
yon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17

A somewhat weird and perplexine
effect is secured by combination Ia
bic lamp and phonograph which has
just been invented The base of the
instrument serves to accommodate
the revolving disk and the sounds are
led up through the stand and freed
beneath the shade, which acts as a re-
fiector, somewhat in the same manner
as the horn. No part of the phono
graph is visible, and when it is in op-
Grafton the source of the sound is not
apparent and can only be located after
Ii close examination.
Africa has 180,000.0O0 inhabitants.
The discovery of a process by which
aluminup may be plated with nickel
has been announced in a paper read
| before q French industrial society.
| The plated metal is claimed to endure
| hammering and to be bent in sheet
form without cracking. The metal
as cleared in the iron-acid bath, shows
under the microscope a surface full
of minrte cavities in which the nickel
| deposits and adheres.
Thomas A Edison worked on the
trains running out Of Detroit as {
newsboy when he was twelve year,
old.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
CITIES SAVING BABIES
Most of Larger municipalities En-
gagged in Work.
Milk Inspection, Visiting Nurses and
Infant-WeIfare Stations Among
the Most Important
Features.

OF the 500 American cities with 1O,'
600 or more population, over two-thirds
have reported to Uncle Sans chill.
dren's bureau that some kind of work
affecting the health of babies is carried
on by the municipality from public
funds, according to the tabular an
alysis of infant-welfare work by public
and private agencies in the United
States which has just been published
by the bureau. In 20 cities this work
is so highly organized that a special
division devoted to child hygiene is in.
cluded in the city health department.
Cities of every type are found among
those reporting special municipal
health work for babies. In general ii
appears that municipal work is more
highly developed in large cities than in
small, and yet two cities with less than
100000 population Duluth, Mimi, and
Montclair, N. J.,-slre found among the
20 having a municipal division of child
hygiene. The others are Boston, Buff
falo, N. Y; Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve-
land, o.; Detroit, Mich; Jersey City
N. j.; Kansas City, Mo-; Los Angeles,
CAL; Milwaukee,: Nashville, Tenn. !;
New York, Newark n. j.; Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, Pa; Providence, r.
L; Seattle, Wash; 7 oledo, o.
Babies and mothers are helped by
the municipalities in various ways. Ii
is true that 255 cities report milk in
spection as the only municipal activity
directly affecting babies, but 100 mu-
inequalities employ nurse to visit the
/ homes and teach the mother what to
do for her baby, and to help her when
the baby is sick. Special municipal
nurses are assigned in SO cities to the
care and instruction. of prospective
mothers. In go cities infant-welfare
stations are maintained with doctors in
attendance, and mothers bring their
babies for weighing and examination
and advice about feeding and general
care. Many cities have both infant.
welfare stations and visiting nurses
Glasses for instructing older school
girls in infant hygiene are conducted
by A municipalities.
Many state departments of health
and extension divisions of state uni
versities also report extensive educa
tional work in child hygiene, such al
lending exhibits, lantern slides ant
! films, distributing pamphlets and send
ing out lectures, maintaining a regular
press service and conducting specia
campaigns for complete birth registra
tion. Kansas, New Jersey, New Yorl
and Ohio have organized special divi
sions of child hygiene within the stat,
departments of health. In Massachu
setts infant-welfare work is well-de
fined feature of the work of the diri
sion of hygiene.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
Separated at Destination.
FROM ALL OVER

Western Africa has small species
of hip$opotamus not much larger than
a pig. 1t has been proposed that this
animal be brought to the swamps of
Louisiana for cultivation as a salts
factory substitute for beef. The big
species would break down fences.
At the present rate of copper con-
sumption of about 100000 tons a
year, the present visible supply would
last considerably longer than twenty
years.
At a recent golden wedding recep
ton of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Willard
of West Freeman, Me-, Mrs Willard
wore a brown silk skirt which hel
mother wore at her own wedding u
years before. Twenty-four years age
Mrs. Wizards parents, Stephen anf
Susan Rowe Peary, celebrated theil
golden wedding in the same house IL
which Mr.. and Mrs. Willard's was
held.
A railroad and wagon bridge in Ar
Kansas has been 30 built that any spar
3an be utilized as the lift span shoulc
he channel Of the river that it crosses
shift.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17

able TO move. to answer for the crime
of keeping a weapon of defense.
Whitaker took to his bed in company
with black temper and the aroma of
arnica.
He entertained. the next day, several
persons: reporters; physician; fu-
tile, supertluous, monumental crea-
tute misleadingly designated a plain
clothes man; finally his friend (by now
their acquaintance had warmed to real
friendship Ember.
The retired Investigator found Whit
aker getting into his clothes-a cere-
mony distinguished by some profanity
and numerous grunts.
Afternoon" he said, taking a chair
and surveying the sufferer with slight
iy masked amusement. "Heving a
good time"
"YOu go to thunderw said Whitaker
in disgust.
"Glad to see you're not hurt much,
pursued the other. urabashed,
Whitaker withered him with glare
you're lucky to be alive" observed
Ember, exasperatingly philosophic.
"A lot you know about it! l sup
pose you could lay this thug by the
heels in a brace of shakes?"
"Just about" Ember admitted plac-
idly.
Whitaker stared aggressively. "You
mean Drummond?"
The answer was a nod.
II don't believe it."
you'll at all events do me the credit
to recall that l warned you two months
ago"
"All the same, l don't believe it was
Drummond."
"You haven't missed any property
believer"
mo"
$50 presumably the fellow had some
motive other than desire to thieve
Besides. if he'd been on the loot be
might much more easily have tried one
of the lower floors-and more sen
sibly."
"Well :" Whitaker tempOrized
'And I'd like. to know what you
mean to do"
about what?"
"Unless you're hell-bent on stickins
around here to get your head mashed
in-I venture respectfully to suggest
that you consign yoursclf to my com
petent care"
'Meaning-"
'Tve got a bungalow down on Ions
Island-a One-hOrse sort of bachelor
affair-and Pm going to run down thi:
evening and stay awhile. There's quiet
no society and good swimming. VII
you come along and be my guest unit
you grow tired of it?"
Done with you'll" declared Whita
ker with a strong sense of relief.
As matter of fact, he was far les
incredulous of Ember's theory than b,
chose to admit.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
Good Word for Gum Chewing.

An important book has just been
published by Doctor Carlson, pro-
fessor of physiology in the University
of Chicago, which is entitled ''The
Control of Hunger" This ought to be
a much-read book in these times of the
rising cost of living. He has made
many experiments on humans, dogs,
guinea pigs, rabbits, etc.. and has
come to the conclusion:
'That hunger pangs diminish with
use of chewing gum, chewing tobacco,
cigars, and cigarettes. The direct re-
suit of gnawing at a piece of gum is
the stimulation of nerves in the mouth.
The sensation causes decrease in
stomach contractions. thus assuaging
the sharpest appetite"
Are we then to conclude, when we
see the unctuous damsel, on the trolley,
chewing gum with energy and violence,
that she is seeking to abridge her ap-
petite because of the lack of food at
home? Well, whatever the motive, why
is not the doctrine q practical one?
We hope this book is not written in
the interest of the gum manufacturers.
A professor wouldn't do that.-Ohio
State Journal.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17

shave, descended upon his left shoul-
der with numbing force. Notwith-
standing his pain and surprise, Whit
aker rallied and grappled, thus escap-
ing second and probably more deadly
blow.
But his shoulder was almost useless,
and the pain of it began to sicken him,
while the man in his grip fought like
devil unclaimed.
For some minutes the night was rem
dered wild and violent with the crashes
of overthrown furniture and the thud
and thump Of struggling bodies. Then
Whitaker broke free and plunged In
what he imagined to be the direction
of dresser In which he kept a revolv-
er. His foot slipped on the hardwood
floor, the ankle twisted. and he fell
awkwardly. striking his head against
tnble leg with such force that he lay
half stunned. An instant later his as
sallant emptied five chambers of re-
vOlver into the darkness about him
and then. alarmed by a racket OF
pounding on the hall door, fed success
fully by way of the fire escape to ad
joining roofs and neighboring buck
yards.
BY the time Whitaker was able tC
pull himself together and hobble to tn,
door, brace of intelligent policemen
who had been summoned by the hall
boy. were threatening to break it down
Admitted. they took his safety int
their care and, simultaneously, the re
volver which he incautiously admitte,
possessing. Later they departed, oh
viously disgruntled by the unprofes
slonal conduct of the "crook" who ha
left no ''clues," with a warning to tn
householder that he might expect to b
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
BRAVE OR cuRlous7

II you received information
that a mysterious murderer
threatened you, would you call
the bluff by staying where you
were and defyIng the Mystery
or would you hurry into hldinor
Whitaker, thinking he was
soon to die, married young
Mary LadisIas to protect her
good name, and sailed for parts
unknown at once. Supposedly
long dead, he turns up in New
York several years later, healthy
and wealthy, and finds his wife,
"sara Law" noted actress, in
the midst Of a performance. The
play stops abruptly. She refuses
to see him. Drummond, Whit
aker,s former law partner, en-
gagged to marry the supposed
widow, Is reported a suicide.
Whltsker's friend, Martin EN-
Der, former detective, doubts
the report.
Read how Whitaker acted
when warned OF violence-in
this instsIIntent. It's thrilling
and puzzIingl
H. ~
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
CHAPTER vIm.



Dawn Of Sunday found Whitaker
still awake. Alone in his uncheerful
bedchamber, his chair tilted back
against the wall. he sat smoking and
thinking. reviewing again and again
every consideration growing out of his
matrimonlal ENHANCEMENT. He turned
In at length to the dreamless slumbers
OF mental exhaustion.
The morning introduced him to a
world OF newspapers gone mad and
garrulous with accounts Of the sensa-
tion OF the preceding night. What they
told him only confirmed the history Of
his wife's career as detailed by the
gratuit0us Mr. Ember. There was.
however, no suggestion In any report
that DFummond had not In fact COM
mitted suicide. There had been, ap-
pareptly, but single witness Of the
felo de Sc, who In the subsequent con-
fusion had vanished. No one dreamed
Of questioning the authenti ,ity of the
report. Several sensational sheets ran
exhaustive resumes, elaboIately illus
trated, Of the public life of "The De-
stroying Angel" 1t seemed to be an
unanimous assumption thst the news
OF Drummond's suicide had in some
manner been conveyed to the woman
while on the stage.
In the course of the forenoon note
for whitaker was delivered at the ho-
tel.
The heavy sheet of white paper,
stamped with the address In Fifty-sev-
enth street, bore the message In a
strong but nervous hand:
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
Andean Highway.

The government of Venezuela plans
to build q national highway from San
Cristobal, in the Andes region, at the
extreme western end of the republic,
which, if plans are carried out. will
be the largest public work ever under
taken by government of Venezuela.
The highway will he 6S3 miles in
length, and will he built through the
cities of Valencia. San Carlos. Guanare.
Barinas and San Antonio. 1t is prob
Fble that the ministry of public works
of Venezuela will undertake the con-
struction of the road without aid from
outside contractors.-St Louis Star.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect It.

ing increase and remarkable prevaleney
of kidney disease. While kidney dis
orders are among the most common dis
eases that prevail, they are almost the
last recognized by patients, sOho usually
content themselves Nth doetoring the
effects, while the original disease may
constantly undermine the system.
If you feel that your kidneys are. the
cause of your sickness or run down con-
dition, try taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the famous kidney, liver and blad-
der remedy, because as soon as your kid
neys improve, they will help the other
organs to health.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root is what you need, you can
purchase the regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at all drug stores.
Don't make any mistake but remember
| the name, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
and the address, Binghamton, N. Y, which
you will find on every bottle.
mple size bottle of Swamp-Root by enclosing
on, N. Y. This gives you the opportunity
dicine. They will also send you book Of
the thousands of grateful letters received
Swamp-Root to be Just the remedy needed
Ie value and success of Swamp-Root are 50
send for sample size bottle. Address Dr.
writing be sure and mention this paper.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
"IveII7,,
Hunt him down and put him behind

4 ven
"Hunt him down and put him behind
the Iars," said Ember instantly.
whats the good of that?"
"Your personal safety"
'How?"
with you out of the way. he could
come back without fear"
Ember permitted another pause to
lengthen. unbroken by Whitaker.
"Shall try to find him for you" he
said quietly, in the end.
mo" Whitaker decided. mo. Let
him alone-poor devil"
Ember disclaimed further RESPONSE
bility with a movement of his shoul-
ders.
"But my wife2 Could you find her
as readily?"
Possibly" the detective admitted
cautiously. But don't mean to-"
"why not?"
principally because she doesn't want
me to. Otherwise she'd let you know
where to look for her."
True"
These fragments of dialogue are
from conversation that took place in
the month of June, nearly seven weeks
after the farewell performance at the
! Theatre Max. Interim, Whitaker had
quietly resumed his place in the life
of the town, regaining old friendships,
renewing old associations. The mild
excitement occasioned by his reappear-
| OIr rHefH hn .
again an accepted and substantial fac
tor in the society of his kind.
Gradually he began to know more
hours Of loneliness than suited his
tastes. His rooms-the old rooms over
looking Bryant park regained and re-
furnished much as they had been six
years before-knew his solitary pres
ence through many a long evening,
July came with blistering breath and
he took to the Adlrondacks. meaning
to be gone q month. Within ten days
he was home again, drawn back ire
sistibly by a strange, Unsuitable crav-
ing of unformulated desire. Town
bored him. yet he could not seem to
rest away from It.
He wandered in and out, up and
down, an unquiet, irresolute soul, ire
mendously perplexed.
There came one dark and sultry
night, heavy beneath skies overcast, in
August. Whitaker left a roof-garden
in the middle of stupid performance
and walked the streets till long after
midnight, counting the fatigue that
alone could bestow untroubled sleep
On his return sleepy hall-boy with
wilted collar ran the elevator up tC
his tenth-foor landing and leaving hin
fumbling at the lock of his doOr
dropped clankingly out of sight. Whit
aker entered and shut himself in witt
the pitch-blacbness of his private hall
He groped along the wall for the
electric switch, and found only the
shank of it, the hard rubber buttor
having disappeared. And then, while
still he was. trying to think how thi:
could have happened, he sustained {
murderous assault.
} A miscalculation on the part of thu
marauder alone saved him. The black
| jack (or whatever the weapon was
missing his head by the narrowes
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
Earthquake Caused Changes.

An effect of the Nevada earthquake
of the last quarter of 1915 has been
an increase to three or four times the
former amount in the flow of streams
and springs throughout the northern
part of the state. Observers have pro-
nounced this earthquake more violent
than the one that caused such disaster
In San Francisco in 1906 but in the
thinly settled region the damage was
small. Beginning October 2, there
were more than 500 shocks within
three months. The most notable mark
of the disturbance has been left on the
east side of Pleasant valley, where the
alluvial detritus at the base of the
Sonoma range has settled away for a
vertical height of 5 to IL feet and a
horizontal width of feet over dis
tance of nearly % miles.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
Prevalency of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
Too Bad, indeed.

Mrs Commuter had lain awake with
a headache till one o'clock. Then in
the balance of the night she had re-
sponded to several calls for drink, a
doll, and all the other nocturnal infan-
tile orders. At five in the morning, as
she was just beginning to round out
the first continuous hour of slumber,
the little six-year-old girl called softly
from her nearby crib:
Mother"
No answer. Again, little louder !:
Mother p
Mother said nothing. Again the
child's voice, this time mezzo-forte:
Mother J"
swell, what is it?''
Mother, isn't it too bad that one of
Harry McCole's polliwogs died?'
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
The Usual ENDING,

''This is rather affecting poem"
What is it ahcEt?'
"An automobile racer is bidding fare
well to his car"
"And the circumstances
He's going to the hospital and the
car to the scrap heap. Birmingham
Age~Herald.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
Not the Simple Life.

Little Dorothy had acquired fixed
habit of eating Sunday dinner with her
two old and beloved friends, the
Browns, who lived just across the
street Coming home she found her
own family seated at their table en-
joying substantial but plain dinner.
A slight wave of contempt crossed her
face.
"Why, what did you have for din
ner?" her mother asked.
Baked chicken, rice, hot biscuits,
mashed potatoes, candied sweet pota-
toes, cranberries, plum jelly and other
delinquencies,' loftily asserted the lit
tie maid.-The Christian Herald.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
A Lono Wait.

Policeman (giving evidence)-After
being elected from the cinema, he was
discovered on the doorstep of the back
entrance to the picture-palace.
Magistrate-Did he give any reason
for his extraordinary behavior?
Policeman-His speech was very in
distinct, yer worship, but from what
1 could gather. 'e was waiting to see
Mary Pickford 'ome.-Passing Show.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-17
More Ninht Work.

Mrs. Flatbush-This paper says: So
that keys may be more accessible there
has been invented double key-ring
that separates them into groups.
Mr.. FlatbuSh-Of course Now a
man will not only have to hunt for the
keyhOle, but he'll have to scramble
around to find the group his night-key
is in.