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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-25

the fact Of the rapid eN-
tension Of water consumption and the
possible contingency Of the present
pumping plant imperative for pc
r.od on account of break downs and
other delays the Mayor appointed a
committee to investigate the cost Of
digging a new well on the City lot
and the installation Of an additional
pump for use In emergencies. The
members OF this committee are: H..
@. Towle and +. II. Hlssinbotham.
No further business coming be-
fore the Council, the Council adjourn
cd.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-25
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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
The Biggest Mistake.

The girl who is always afraid that
she has made a mistake, is the one
who can least depend on her own judg-
ment. The attitude of questioning ev-
cry step we take, and wishing we had
done something different, soon renders
us incapable of wisely directing our
actions. The biggest mistake of all is
to be constantly accusing ourselves of
having made a mistake.-Girl's Com
naniOn.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
MAKING A SIMPLE HEDGE

A very satisfactory hedge, which
did not cost very much either in mon
ey or In labor, has been made of
Amoor privet. For a hedge 100 yards
long, 100 plants were bought at cost
of S4. These were set out one yard
apart The planting cost about cou-
pie of dollars.
First, the roots of the plants were
soaked for a few hours before plant
ing. Next, furrow was run with Il
two-horse pillow and then the holes
were dug in the furrow line.
1t was not found necessary to fol
low the dealers instructions and plant
closer, nor yet to use an enriched soil.
The plants started into vigorous
growth. The tallest shoots were
trimmed the first year or two. After
that the hedge took care of itself, and
in six years had made a screen 10 or
II feet high.
Not only did the hedge make an ex-
cellent screen the entire year, but af-
forded q shelter for the mocking birds,
redbirds and other sOngsters, that
added to the profit of its planting.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
MAKING Baskets.

Little children in the Philippines
make baskets, and if you have ever
happened to examine any of their work
manship, you will see how perfect it is,
and wonder how such tiny children, as
some of them are, could weave the bas-
kets so perfectly. The little children
In this country have begun to do some
work of that sort with raffia, but they
do not equal the children Of the islands
In designing and making baskets.
These are of all shapes, and it is said
that no two are alike, and yet the de-
sign is so perfect that it can be meas
ured in any part. The government
agent gathers up the baskets and pays
the children who make them, and then
they are sold in this country.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
BULB CULTURE EASY
Sy ELIZABETH VAN sENTHuYsEN

Ry ELIZABETH VAN BENTHUYsEN.
One Of the chief delights Of the work
of raising dubious plants is that al
MOST any novice ought to make a sue
ccss OF the venture without trouble.
There is no particularly intricate de
tail to master and no unusual condi-
ton to face.
One does not need greenhouse, or
a sun parlor. or yet the south window
TO make the bulbs do their duty. In
the ordinary house the flowers will
thrive ON precious little care. OF
course If tine house, or room, has a
lower temperature than the ordinary
living room hent the plants profit. The
advantage is particularly shown after
the bnlbs begin to form tops because
the sturdy growth and longer life Of
the individual flower Is assured.
In the-high temperature the blooms
win come sooner, but they will not last
so long as those that thrive in a tenn
pernture of from five to ten degrees
lesD and II they can be kept between
80 and 90 degrees the advantage is still
mote marked. ..t
The novice in bulb culture has the
pleasing assurance that he does not
have to feed the plants. This is one
neason why good results can be ex-
pected without expert knowledge. The
maa who grew the bulbs attended to
thfc detail. for as q matter of fact
the DuIbs are only specialized buds,
charged with food for the reproduction
Of the plants that they contain in their
elementary form. The novice should
supply the conditions that are favor
able to growth.
These are a notable medium for the
development Of roots, such as sand
moss or soil, favorable temperature
and, at the beginning, darkness.
The question Of fertility need not bt
considered. Bulbs win grow ever
among charcoal or pebbles II the othel
conditions are propltious. The mos
important thing is to choose goot
bulbs. This, of course. is a mattel
largely of confidence In the charactel
of the dealer who sells them. Tn,
price Is no criterion because some O
the low-cost bulbs are just as goot
as their higher-priced fellows. Tn
best gauge is the weight Of the built
The heavier the bulb the more likel.
It Is to give proper reward for tn
pains Of handling It.
Ripening OF bulbs to be ultimatel
placed In garden borders is ofte
profitable. While bulbs grown in tn
greenhouse or in the home do not ofte
make as good plants the first ven
after being forced as the new bulb
win produce, in another year or tw
they win do well in the garden bordel
The ripening process consists onl
in keeping the plants growing we
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22

owned privately. Trolley systems are
likewise to be built. Considerable
money will be put in reclamation pro-
jects in and about the triumvirate Of
cities to be known as Greater Hankow.
The Hankow Improvement bureau will
be dominated by the British, and the
engineer appointed to reconstruct Chi
mas Pittsburgh will quite probably
come from Europe.
1t is the central government of China
which is overseeing the rebuilding Of
busy Hankow. This is fitting since the
city was destroyed by the rebels. The
revolution started in Wuchang, where
is situated the arsenal and iron foun-
dries. Wuchang, city in itself of
250,000, is walled city, but the for
eign concessions all lie along the river
in Hankow. Wuchang is not an open
port such as is Hankow, but it has
| number of big industrial institutions,
| among them a woolen mill, cotton
mill, and an albumen factory.
Will Be Busiest Place in China.
Northeast of Wuchang, in the obtuse
angle formed by the junction of the
Han and Yangtse Kiang, is situated the
port, or mart of Hankow, designed
| to be the busiest place in China as soon
as the three cities merge into Greater
Hankow. Hanyang takes its name
from the two rivers, Han and Yangtse
Kiang. In Hanyang lies most of Great
er Hankow's claim to distinction as an
active industrial center.
Here is located the Hanyang iron
works founded by the late Chang Chin
tung. These huge works own their
own ore and coal fields located near
by. Rails for China's roads used to
come principally from us; now they
come from the Hanyang mills. An
arms factory is also located at Han
yang, and many thousands of Chinese
are employed there under the direc-
ton of skilled foreigners.
For all practical purposes Hanyang
may be considered as merely forming
suburb of Hankow. The construc.
ton of a fixed bridge across the Han
river will probably not be practicable
owing to the sudden and great changes
in the height of the water level. It is
therefore proposed to facilitate com
J munication between the two cities by
means of transporter, and when this
contrivance is completed the three riv
er towns will practically be welded init
one, forming Greater Hankow.
Hankow is sthe strategic center fol
4 China's system of railroads. Its riv
ers are continually choked with traffic
e Hitherto the only wharves available
!, have been in the foreign concessions il
i Hankow proper. No intercommunica
e ton was hitherto possible between tn
e three cities, all within a stones throw
: and aggregating 100000 people.
nj When Hankow was burned durin
: the revolution, the citizens began t
n rebuild along the DID, insanitary lines
d 1t was this woeful inclination on th
J. part of the people which made the go1
ernment step in and borrow none
l. with (which to rebuild on approve
l. lines which will make Hankow wha
y nature designed lit to be, the creates
# industrial city in Asia. Q Ocean goin
D vessels may lie at dock in Hankow &c
Ie miles from salt water, almost as ia
S, inland as Chicago is from the Atlanti
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
TO PREVENT OLD AGE
COMING TOO SOON T!

"Toxic poisons in the blood are
thrown out by the kidneys. The kid
neys act as filters for such poisons.
If we wish to prevent old age coming
too soon and increase our chances for
a long life, we should drink plenty Of
pure water and take a little Anuric," !"
says the famous DIR. Pierce of Buffalo,
n. Y.
When suffering from backache, fre-
quent or scanty urine, rheumatic pains
here or there, or that constant tired,
worn-out feeling, the simple way to
overcome these disorders is merely to
obtain little Anuric from your near
est druggist and you will quickly no
tice the grand results. You will find
it many times more potent than
lithia, and that it dissolves uric acid
as hot water does sugar.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
DON'T HURT THE WORMS

The Chinaman has been noted for
centuries as a careful gardenec. and
worker of the soil. He gets more
from little patch of ground than any
other known fieldworker. One of his
maxims is that one should always be
careful in digging never to injure earth
worms.
Maybe the stolid, uncommunicative
Chink knows why he takes care of the
worm; maybe he doesn't. Darwin
and other scientists who thought more
and dug less than the Celestial breth-
rem, have told us why the worm, is safe
from the Chinese spade.
Worms always indicate rich soil.
They help make it. By forming air
passages in the ground they improve
the earth and make it richer and more
productive.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22

after they flower until their leaves be-
gin to turn yellow. Then they should
be watered with care, taking pains not
to use too much water. When the
green has disappeared from the leaves
the pots should be laid on their sides
in cool, shady place until the soil
has become as dry as dust. Then the
bulbs should be separated from the
soil, the trash cleared away and you
are ready to store them in a dry, airy
place until autumn, when they may be
planted out of doors. 1t is useless to
try to grow them in the house a second
time. They will not produce good flow
ers twice in succession.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
TROUBLE and DON'T KNOW IT

Weak and unhealthy kidneys cause so
much sickness and suffering and when
through neglect or other causes, kidney
trouble is permitted to continue serious
gesults may be expected.
Your other organs may need attention
but your kidneys should have attention
first because their work is most important
If you feel that your kidneys are the
cause OF your sickness or run down con-
dition commence taking DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. the great kidney liver and
the remedy you need and your kidneys
begin to improve they will help all the
other organs to health
Prevaiency of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
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. zOlao s4SuazJ
content Themselves zUitA doctoysng the
Effects. while the original disease con-
stantly undermines the system.
SPECIAL NoTE-You may obtain sa
ten cents to DR.. Kllmer & Co., Bingham
to prove the remarkable merit of this mt
valuable information, containing many of
from men and women who say they foune
in kidney, liver and bladder troubles. T
well known that our readers are advised t.
kllmer L Co., Dinghamton, N. Y. When
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22

VI +OlA ny
cal diSsension from within and |
without, is not the China of |
yesterday. 1t is no longer a |
country of small shops, rickshaws, and |
coolies. Canton is going in for mod |
ern department stores and skyscrap-
ers; automobiles are displacing wheel
barrow carts and other clumsy vehicles
In Shanghai and elsewhere; the coun-
try is building railroads, and fewer Or
ders are going abroad for locomotives,
cars and coaches, which means that
China is learning to build these things,
says Monroe Woolley writing in Grit.
The dragon, long slumbering, is now
thoroughly awakened. Sun Yat Sen
and Yuan Shi Kai, although enemies
politically, set an alarm clock that has
jumped China out of a lazy bed at
single bound.
Industry is the leading progressive
influence of the age. 1t is the factor
which more than all else is to lead the
| Chinese to better things just as the
| Japanese were led from the era of
paganism to full-fedged civilization in
a few decades. China will change to
the new order of things almost over
night. She will cast off the cloak of
medievalism and grab a garment of
western cut much quicker and much
more .effectually than did her neigh
Dor beyond the strait.
In Hankow, China already has q
promising industrial capital. Hankow
might properly be termed the New
York and Brooklyn of the empire be-
cause two large cities are divided by
the Yangtse Kiapg. But the Chinese
insist that Hankow is designed to be
their Pittsburgh, and the nature of the
city's business makes comparison to
our own steel center more fitting.
Hankow is a humming hive of indus
try, and the Chinese declare it will
keep humming as long as China lasts.
That may be long, long time, for the
ancient empire can prove an antiquity
of 5000 years.
HankoW's Fortunate Fire.
AS in the case of Chicago, fateful
fire has been the making of Hankcw
1t was burned during the rebellion OF
| Il
ernment borrowed 100000 pounds
sterling of British capitalists to rebuild
and improve the city. An appropria
ton of nearly $5O,O0O.O00 should effect
a wonderful change in China's indus
trial center, which is already China''
most interesting city, especially from
an economic standpoint.
Hankow may be said to be thre'
cities in one. HankoW and sHanyang
between which is the colossal stee
works, are located on one side of tn
river while Wuchang lies opposite. On
of the projects planned with the Dor
rowed money is huge bridge to spa
the Han river, or a tunnel to run be
, meath it-probably both. The Ha
divides Hanyang and Hankow an
empties into the Yangtse Kiang oppc
: site Wuchang.
: Part of the funds will be used to cor
struct commercial canal back of HaT
l kow proper, with the necessar
bridges. An elaborate system
q Wharves is nov under way, and negt
: tiatiops are advancing to purchase tn
9 city's electric light and water work
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
NEWS OF GOSHEN

Goshen. Ind.-"One weeks use of
DIR. Pierce's Anuric has proved won-
derfully beneficial in relieving me of
dizziness and stiffened joints. These
two things had caused me serious an
noyance and 1 am very grateful to
have been cured in so short a time."-
MRS. F. M. VANCE, 321 N. Main st.
Simply ask your druggist for DR..
Pierce's Anuric Tablets. Every pack
age of Anuric is sure to be DR.. Pierce's.
You will find the signature on the
package just as you do on DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. the ever-famous
friend to ailing women, and DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
proven by years to be the greatest
general tonic and reconstructor or
send DR.. Pierce, Buffalo, n. z, 1Oc
for trial package.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
Roads From Old Boots.

The first man to hit upon the idea of
utilizing old boots for mending roads
made fortune out of it. He tore the
leather to pieces by mechanical means,
and treated it with asphalt and tar.
The first main road to be laid with the
new mixture was one near 'Birming-
ham, and the results have until now, it
is claimed, been eminently satisfac-
tory. The surface is almost entirely
dustless, very elastic and silent, and
neither horse traffic nor the heaviest
notor cars have had any bad effect
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
INSIDE WINDOW BOXES FOR
WINTER

For an inside window box have one
made the length and width of the win
dow and set It In zinc tray for drain
age. Fill this with potted plants, pour
ing about the pots clean gravel and
sand. AS the potted plants lose their
beauty they can be easily replaced.
There is nothing more effective for
. the inside window box than the tried
and tnic gcrtnlum. With the right
c.rr thoy will bloom all winter. Make
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
Practice Saying 81 Can"

Practice saying ''I can." 1t is Just
as easy as to say ''I wish 1 could" or
I'D like to only" 1t soon becomes
as easy to think it. How many splen-
did girls are letting life slip away in
comparative uselessness, because they
never get any further than wishing
that they might do something worth
while. Practice saying, and thinking,
and feeling, 81 can.'-Girl's Compan-
ion
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22

m
wouldn't help u.s. Anin,slem
"'But,' said Mr..
Rooster, they are so Pleased at get
ting so many Goodies themselves that
they give US some
i II wonder if that is So said Pinky
Pig.
But before they had talked much
more the Farmer came out with the
Grain and Seed for their Breakfast.
And he gave them some Special Food,
and such good things to Eat that they
all knew it must be because it was
Christmas Day-some very Queer Sort
of a Day when everybody was Kind
and gave Presents.
MERRY Christmas, Animals said
the Farmer, as he showered their Pens
and Stalls and Homes with a Fine
Breakfast.
"The Animals were Delighted Pinlzy
Pig tried to Squeal a Merry Christ
mas; the Rooster Crowed his Delight,
the Cows gave many a Moo and the
Noise in the Barnyard meant they
were all having very good Christmas
Breakfast
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
A Trial win Convince Anyone.

Thousands of people have testified
that the mild and immediate effect Of
Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy, is soon realized and that
it stands the highest for its remarkable
results in the most distressing cases.
Symptoms of Kidney Trouble.
Swamp Root is not recommended for
everything but if you suffer from annoy.
ing bladder troubles, frequently passing
water night and day, smarting or irrita'
tion in passing, brick-dust or sediment,
headache, backache, lame back. dizzt
ness, poor digestion, sleeplessness, nerv.
business, heart disturbance due to bad
kidney trouble, skin eruptions from bad
blood, neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago
bloating, :irritability, worn-out feeling,
lack of ambition, may be loss of flesh or
sallow complexion, kidney trouble in its
worst form may be stealing upon you.
swamp-Root Is Pleasant to Take
If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root is what you iced. you can
purchase the regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at all drug stores.
nple size bottle of Swamp-Root by enclosing
on, N. Y. This gives you the opportunity
dicine. They viii also send you book OF
the thousands of grateful letters received
Swamp-Root to be just the remedy needed
e value and success of Swamp-Root are so
send for sample size bottle Address Dr..
writing be sure and mention this paper.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
cka-DoodIe-Do."

"Cocka- DoodIe-Do." eoilotlAieo'
But this Roost-
er was Especially Happy. He Crowed
the first thing that Morning, and woke
all the Animals up Of course, he did
that every Morning. but this Morning
he Woke them UP. still earlier.
You. are very -inconsiderate,' said
Mrs. Cow.
"'And what does that Mean?' asked
Mr.. Rooster.
1T Means said Mrs. Cow, that you
don't Think of Others
"'That's where you are Mistaken,
my dear Mrs. Cow
"'Not at ALL said Mrs. Cow. It's
not time for Milking. Why should I
get up?
""There you are Inconsistent your
SELF said Mr.. Rooster. You are just
Thinking of your own Milking time,
| and not Of the rest of u.s.
"T am thinking of the rest of the
Cows, said Mrs. Cow, as she whisked
her Tail over her big Body.
"Well,' said Pinzy Pig, why are
you Waking us up at this hour? That
| is WHAT La ike TO KNOW.
because it is Day they call
Christmas said Mr.. Rooster.
"'Well,' grunted Pinky Pig again,
why does a Day that is named Christ
mas Mean anything more to us than
any other Day. Of course, Winter is
different from Summer.
"'Oh, is it indeed?' chuckled Mrs.
Hen. How Extremely Bright of you,
Pinky.'
"'Now, don't be Rude, said Pinky.
You don't know much more your
SELF
"'Yes, I do,' said Mrs. Hen. 4
know when the Sun Shines and when
it Rains. There is a great deal of Diff
ference in Days
"'But still,' said the Goat, Mr.
Rooster hasn't told US about Christ.
mas
"'It's Day all the World gets uI
early said Mr.. Rooster.
"'And what have we to do with the
World?' asked the little Chickens. 'We
care for the Barny ard--not for the
World
"'But the World cares for the Barn
, yard said Mr.. Rooster.
." Nonsense said Pinky Pig. 'Tht
Farmer does that
"'And isn't he part of the World ?
asked Mr.. Rooster.
, "Oh, very well,' said Pinky Pig
} Only tell us your Reason for Waking
US up
/ because of Christmas Morning tn
Farmer feels so Happy, and the Chill
4 dren feel so Happy, that they give u
: an Extra Breakfast
r "'Oh,' said Pinky Pig, Squealin
: Happily. Now that is Different. Quit
- Difforont'
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
Baby Enioyed 1t.

Two women, one of them carrying a
baby, asked salesman to show them
some carpets. 1t was hot day, but
the salesman cheerfuly showed roll
after roll, until perspiration streaEled
from his face. Finally one of the wom-
en- asked the other if it wasn't time
to CO..
Not quite" was the answer. with
whispered Baby likes to
see him roll them out. and we've plenty
of time to catch the train. Every
hodU'C
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22

the secret of the plants ice making.
The ice appears often long before ice
is formed on the ponds, and can be
found by digging up the deep1y-set
rootiets. Two blooming seasons is an
other popularity of the plant. Early
in June is sends out wealth of golden
yellow blossoms, having five petals
each and set at intervals upon the
thickly leaved stem. These blooms
mature and produce seeds. Then late
in August the plant flowers again, pro-
ducing blooms identical with those
of the earlier season.-St. Louis Star,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
Natural Ice Factory.

Late in autumn, after producing two
sets of blooms, the frost weed be-
comes a miniature ice factory and
forms crystals of "ice" about the
cracked bark Of the root. In each lit
tie broken rootlet there appear cakes
of ''ice,r exactly right in size for the
refrigerator of a fairy queen. AS yet
~ ho:HniS+ has heen able to discover
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
unon If Moro recently still vet an.

upon it. More recently still yet an
other novel method of road-mendine
has been invented. This consists Of
treating the surface with specially pre-
pared rubber waste. One of the prin-
cipal London thoroughfares south Of
the Thames has been relaid with this
new composition, and so far it has
shown Itself both wear-resisting and
resilient.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-22
OdorIess Onion

Members of the Vegetable Growers
Association of America, in convention
recently at Chicago, announced that an
Odorless onion would soon be put on
the market. The onion will not affect
ones breath, they said, and will be-
come as popular as the strawberry or
watermelon.