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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
SOME. NOTES I'M SEASON
BY LIMA R. ROSE.

The main planting season is over
now, but do not forget to look out
for and renew any plants that have
not thrived so far.
We miss a part of the satisfaction
of growing flowers where we do not
profit by last years experience and
utilize that knowledge to better our
home grounds this year.
Remember most flowers do not sue
ceed in shady yard. If your garden
plot is of that nature do not despair
of having flowers, but wisely plant
the things that thrive in the shade
and take your toll in pansies. ferns
and other well-known lovers of shady
corners
Do not work the soil too deeply
about plants that root close to the
surface; merely break the crust with
the claw-rake, or with the fingers.
Go over the garden after hard
rain, loosening the soil and the hose
will not be so much in demand
Keep the struggling geraniums out
back, and give rich food and plenty
of water and they will bloom until
frost and be in good shape for win
tering in the cellar
Nearly all plants thrive best il
given plenty of breathing space, either
by spacing when transplanting or by
pruning off the side branches Many
plants give larger and better bloom
for this vigorous looping off
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
THEY BELIEVED
IN AMERICA

One hundred and forty years ago some half
hundred men, sent by their communities to con-
cert measures for securing their rights as Eng
Ishmen," became convinced that these could not
be obtained save by ceasing to be British sub
5ects" and declaring themselves American citi-
zens."
Let us look behind the formal phrases of the
immortal Declaration to the faith of these men
and of the people for whom they spoke What
was the faith that made vital their appeal for
the justice of their cause and the righteousness
of their undertaking?
They believed in themselves; in their ability to
do right and Justice They believed in the COM
petence of stalwart manhood to govern itself and
to provide for the common welfare They be-
lieved they could make better arrangements in
government than men had made before them.
They believed in themselves. in their people, in
America.
Americans of late have done great deal Of
faultfnding with America. There is not so much
now as year or two ago The spectacle across
the Atlantic tends to hush it, and to give new
point to the saying that "Other countries" are
what make Americans proud of their own
In the light of that spectacle and of our own
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

The president of the congress, John Hancock
with the secretary Charles Thomson, alone signed
the autograph Jefferson document on that date.
Immediately afterward it was hurried to the Off
eial printer for congress, John Dunlap to put in
type and several copies were made By next
morning the printed copies of Jefferson's Decara-
uon OF independence were in Hancocks hands.
When he came to write the proceedings for the
Fourth Of July, 1776 into the Journal of Con-
gress, Charles Thomson, secretary of the congress-
left blank space for the Declaration and it is this
broadsde which now appears wafered into the
space left for it in the Journal
This broadside was sent out to the governors of
the states, to the Continental army and it is the
paper from which the Declaration of Independence
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
PLANT SHADE TREES.

When you are planning to plant
trees around the house it will be well
to give thought to the Japanese
walnut and the Downing mulberry
The Japanese walnut was first i'm
ported from the Orient about twenty
years ago and is rapidly growing in
popularity wherever it has been
tested
1t does not bear much resemblance
to our native kind, differing in leaf
and manner of growth. 1t does not
start many limbs, and they are thick,
stubby and blunt When bare of leaves
its appearance is not very prepossess-
ing or graceful, but when in leaf it
will compare in beauty with any of
our shade trees, and is sure to attract
the admiration of every observer of
tree life.
Its leaves are large and tropical in
outline and make dense shade To
all these qualities of fine shade tree
it adds the value of nut tree. 1t
bears a nut something like our native
butternut in shape, but not so large
These nuts are borne in clusters and
in great abundance and one of the
best features of these trees is the very
early age they come into bearing
They begin at three or four years
They are vigorous and hardy growers
The Downing mulberry, or perhaps
one of the several other so-called ever
bearing varieties, makes a good sec
ond choice. There is not a great dea,
of difference between any of the mul
berries, though it is said the Downing
is not hardy in the North
It is a very rapid growing tree
which in itself is very valuable
quality in shade tree It's leaves are
large and make fine shade and from
every point of view it is a beautiful
tree except, perhaps, that some NIGH
object to the fact that it bears frui
in abundance.
This quality, however, should make
it priced all the more by the farmer
| For a number of weeks it produces
| delicious berries that are the deligh
of the children and of the birds anC
fowls.
Birds of all kinds may be seen il
it's branches feasting on the berries
and making the yard cheerful will
! their presence and their song. The
catbird and thrush, jay and mockins
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

tidings to the waiting thousands. The
crowded street caught up the sound.
Every steeple re-echoed it, and with
cannon peals, bonfres and illumina-
ton the patriots that night declared
their joy.
The first public celebration of the
Declaration of independence was prob
ably that Of July 8, 1875, when Nixon
read the statement in the yard of the
statehouse in Philadelphia, and the
kings arms were taken down in the
courtroom.
In 1777, in honor of the first ami
versary Of the glorious day, every sol
dier was ordered an extra gill of rum.
In ITS, the general orders read: ITO
morrow, the anniversary of the Dec
laration of Independence, will be cele-
brated by firing 13 pieces of cannon
and a feu de joie to the whole line"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
ODD METHODS EMPLOYED TO
OBTAIN BLOOMS
BY LIMA r. ROSE.

To grow flowers successfully nova
days they must be cared for like nerv-
Gus, delicate babies and trained with
the patience and attention needed to
produce prima donna.
For modern methods of flower eul-
ture closely resemble the treatment
meted out to fragile human beings
Thousands OF such plants may be
seen in the different parks of the big
cities whose greenhouses are regular
experiment stations.
The advice which some scientific
gardeners follow with regard to their
flowers is as follows:
The plant bulbs are wrapped in cot
ton wool When they begin to flower
they chloroform them. They are sur
rounded with ice one day and steam
the next. and occasional electric
shocks are administered.
One exhibitor of fuchsias recently
told how the modern scientific gar
! dener attempts to improve on nature
and hasten the natural growth OF
plants
"A novel system has been adopted
by some horticulturists for making
fuchsias bloom quickly and luxuri-
antly.
when the plant is about to flower
it is placed in an inclosed space filled
with chloroform vapor. The immedi-
ate result is that the plant is retarded
or paralyzed in its growth
when the fuchsia is placed in the
fresh air again it is said to start grow.
ing again with redoubled energy, and
flowers much quicker than it would dc
in the ordinary way.
Another method of stimulating
plants is by submitting them to high
frequency electric currents.
Growing flowers nowadays is even
more difficult than bringing up ba
bies-that is, if one wants to produce
the finest possible blossoms.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Nation Is
Now no
RarsOd
r92SSy!s
h%1ON SS$@S

A S A nation we are now one
~ hundred and forty years
young. On July 4, 1875. in
~ old Independence hall. the
n Cradle of Liberty" the pa
triots severed completely
their connection with the mother coun-
try, and started out to make their
own way.
Probably no public paper" says Ty-
Ter, lever more perfectly satisfied the
immediate purpose for which it was
set forth than this Declaration. From
one end of the country to thG other,
as fast as it could be spread among
the people, it was greeted in public
and private with every demonstration
of approval and delight
In his preamble to his, immortal
Declaration, Jefferson puts forth a new
political gospel; and he lifts the strife
of a small band of patriots up to the
height and grandeur of universal
warfare, in which all ages and peo-
pies are participants. 1--WE hold this
truth to be self-evident-that all men
are created equal This declaration
though a self-evident truth to Jefer-
son, was really a new revelation to
Jefferson's age. In this declaration
is the Constitution of the United
States contained. Here you have the
republic in germ.
One might suppose, at first thought,
that the anniversary of Americas indie.
pendence should date from the day on
which the Banner of Liberty was first
unfurled and the first heroic blow
against tyranny was struck, or, at least
from the day on which the last and
decisive blow was given and national
independence was secured. But our
independence day comes from nc bat
tie in the field. Lexington, Concord
Bunker Hill-not one of these is Sc
lected.
On this memorable day in 1776, when
it became known that the final action
was going to be taken, thousands oi
citizens, anxious to learn the deci
sion of congress. crowded the streets
of Philadelphia. In the steeple of th5
old statehouse was bell on which by
a happy coincidence, was inscribed
Proclaim liberty throughout all the
land and unto all the inhabitants
thereof"
In the morning when congress as
sembled the bell-ringer went to his
post, having placed his little boy be
| low to announce when the Declaration
was finally adopted, that his bel
might be the first to peal forth the
glad tidings. Long ne waited while
| the deliberations went on. Suddenly
he heard his boy clapping his hands
and shouting: Ring! Ring!"
Grasping the iron tongue, he swung
/ i to and fro, proclaiming the GLAD
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

day. There we're no confning rules
of conduct to be observed, no confne-
ment in prisonlike schoolrocm when
the world outside beckoned SO inviting
ly to the spirit Of youth, no compulsion
to do aught else than fancy prompted.
Nor has this envy of the gypsy free
dom been confined to the young. There
is many a moment in mature life when
the thought Of drifting hither and yon
in the open air appeals strongly to
the man who is chained to office or
factory. To have the power to move
or to tarry as you will. TO have home
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

wherever you choose to light camp
fire, to see the world and all that in it
lies, these are not unpleasant thoughts
to the person burdened with the daily
round of duties.
To the gypsy the things that harass
and worry the normal life are but the
merest bubbles nj the air. To him
there is no such thing as the high cost
of living. Taxes are as unknown to
him as the irregularities Of the Greek
verb. Not even the income tax can
mar his pleasure in life. In the gypsy
lexicon there is no such word ss land
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

ninety-three, John Adams died in 1926
at the age of ninety-one. and James
Lewis, the Welsh-born signer. died in
1903 at the age of ninety-one. Those
signers who lived to be eighty years
old were Samuel Adams, eighty-one;
William Floyd. eighty-seven; Benja-
min Franklin, eighty-fve; Thomas JET
ferson, eighty three; Thomas Mexican.
eighty-four; Robert Treat Paine.
eighty-four; Matthew Thornton.
eighty-nine; William Williams, eighty
one, and George Wythe, eighty.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Made His Name immortal.

If Thomas Jefferson, the founder Of
the Democratic party and the inter
prefer of it's principles to the Ameri-
can people, had left no state paper OF
writing save the Declaration of Inde
pendence his name would have been
immortal 1t fired the hearts of men
with the highest patriotism and braced
soldier and statesman for that long
struggle which gave America its free
dom from George HIS tyranny.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Important to Education.

The most important part of educa-
tion is the training of the senses
which, besides supplying the faculty
of accurate observation, creates the
habit of careful reflection and meas
ured reasoning. The boys on the
farms, no less than those who are be-
ing trained in the trades, acquire ex-
tensive development of the senses.
The advent of mechanical power and
machinery, however, has impaired
this development.-President Charles
W. Eliot.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
OF GREAT MOMENT IN HISTORY.

The declaration of American independence was
Of unequaled moment in history AS the result
of that fact the United States of America has
risen to a greatness which has changed the face
of the world. In little less than seven score
of years it has changed from a nation of peo-
pie scattered thinly along the coast of the At
lantic, to nation of over hundred millions of
people stretching the whole continent from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and into the
lands beyond the seas. Moreover, in wealth and
in material energy, as in numbers it far sur
passes the mother country from which it sprang.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Showed Worth of Americans

The first time the valor OF the Amer.
ican troops was pitted against the
British in pitched battle is certainly
worthy of the elaborate commemora.
ton it has received. While in that
contest, June II, 1775, the British un.
der Lord Howe did succeed in disiodg.
ing the continentals under Colonel
Prescott and General Putnam, it was
not until they had lost 1854 men as
against 45G for TIE Americans, and
the world had been shown that the
new Iation could fight
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Bunker Hill Monument.

The massive granite obelisk that
marks the spot of the hottest engage
ment of the Revolution, Bunker hill
was erected at a cost of 100000,
raised by popular subscription. The
cornerstone was laid by General La
fayette on his visit to this country in
1925. The monument was completed
in July, 1912, and on its dedication
Daniel Webster, foremost of American
orators, delivered what is generally
conceded to be, barring possibly his
reply to Mr.. Hayne, the greatest
speech of his career.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

was read to the people July 8, when the Liberty
bell was rIng and the first public celebration was
made in honor of the event.
Signed August 2.
"July 10 congress ordered that the Declaration
passed the 4th be fairly engrossed 1t was
document which received the signatures of all the
members of the Continental congress present in
Independence hall, August ., 1T76. By this time
however, the membership had changed slightly, so
that the ''signers" not identical with the
body of delegates who had declared for independ
ence month before Presumably it at this
time that Hancock, making his great familiar sig
nature, iestngly remarked that John Bull could
see it without his spectacles. One or two of the
signatures were not actually affixed until later
date than August 9
This is the treasured Declaration of Independ-
ence now in possession of the department of
state" said Doctor Hunt. at is kept in hermetic
ally sealed case, which is opened only by special
order for very especial reasons 1t is faded and it
would have been better if this engrossed copy had
been made on paper rather than parchment 1t is
so faded that few of the signatures are recogniz-
able. Nothing can be done which will perIna-
nently benefit it.
az believe the main cause of the fading the
impression taken in 1923 by order of President
Monroe. Two hundred facsimilies then made
to give copy to each of the then living signers
and Others Taking the impression removed the
ink"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

dying in 1926, were, excepting Charles
Carroll of Maryland, the last survivors
OF the signers, and it is one of the
curiosities of history that both died
on the same day-July of that year
Charles Carroll survived until 1892
and was the last of the signers.
The signers who did not live to see
the independence of the United States
won by arms and acknowledged by
England were Button Gwinnett, who
died in 1777; Joseph Hewes, died
1779; Philip Livingston, died 1778;
Thomas Lynch, 1873; John Horton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Most Widely Read Docunen.

One hundred and forty years have
passed since the Fourth of July. 1878
when the Declaration was signed but
that epochal document is still read
and reread with fresh glow. Manv 2
schoolboy has committed it to memory
and all intelligent men are famjlia,
with its style and with its Statement
Of grievances against the British kipq
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Foolish Believers in Luck.

Shallow men believe in luck, believe
in circumstances. 1t was somebody s
name, or he happened to be there at
the time, or it was SO then, and an
other day it would have been other
wise. Strong men believe in cause
and effect The man was born to do
it, and his father was born to be tho
father of him and of this deed, and by
looking narrowly, you shall see there
was no luck in the matter, but it was
all a problem in arithmetic, or an ex-
pertinent in chemistry.-Emerson.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
GYPSY is RAPIDLY PASSING
Race Being Driven Out by Ruthless
Industriallsm Of the Western
Countries.

There is nothing in the memory Of
youth that has more OF the element Of
fascination than the wandering gypsy.
In II was the fearsome as we'll. Meas
urad by the conventional standards Of
life, II was a strange and uncanny ca
reer. There was mystery in its every
movement, and change In It's every
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

believe that an
animal thin k s
when he tells me
so. The world
W o u d b e a
strange place if
we could not talk,
yet what a world
it is because we
can talk! The
difficulty of con-
trolling speech is
pointed out in
our text, a n d
those who have
been strivin n g
longest for per-
lection appreci-
a+n most fully
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
sleNERs LIVED TO OLD AGE
Five Of Them Had Passed Ninety-Year
Mark When Death Claimed
Them.

The signers who lived TO the great
est age wore James Smith OF Penn
svlvania. the Irish-born signer, who
died July II, 1906, at the age OF
ninety.six years. and Charles Carroll,
who died November IA, 1882, also at
the age OF ninety-six years. William
FiIarv died in 1920 at the age Of
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
TRIBUTE TO THE DECLARATION

The historian Buckle was cordial and sweeping
in his praise of the Declaration. He said among
other things: THAT noble Declaration ought to
be hung up in the nursery of every king and
blazoned on the porch of every royal palace"
If such the brilliant historians idea it
was as Professor Tyler remarked, because the
Declaration has become the classic statement of
political truths which must at last abolish kings
altogether or else teach them to identify their ex-
istence with the dignity and happiness of human
nature"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

lord and no such thing as rent. He is
above the conventionalities that hedge
US about.
He is free from responsibilities of
every type and kind. Panics pass him
by, and good times and hard times are
to him just the same. But, like the
other things Of the world that smack
of freedom and irresponsibility. the
gypsy is fast disappearing.-PhiladeI.
phta Press.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Most Perfect Man.

The most perfect man is not he who
having reached certain degree of
perfection halts there, but rather he
who ever tends to God with the most
ardent yearning of his heart.-St. Au-
gustine of Hippo.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Compassion for Sinner.

We should not judge sinner. but
rather lament his sins and have COM
passion on him; since, whilst the
grace of God exists, he can always
turn to the Lord and repent.-Savo-
narola.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
watchfuIness Enjolned on All.

The children of God, if they right
Iy take their fathers mind. are al
ways disburdened Of perplexing care
fulness, but never exempted from dill
gent watchfulness.-Arch Leigh
fOn
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
Christians Hope,

Hope is the glad expectation of that
which now hes in the future. By the
counsel of God, and through his great
love and mercy, the Christian hope
stands between faith" and Charity" I"
Rev. T, V. Fosbery.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30
THE
TONGUE
By REV. L. W. GoSNELL
Superintendent of Men. Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago

TEXT-If any man offend not in word,
the same is a perfect man, and able also
to bride the whole body.-James S:2.
Speech is a distinguishing gift Of
man. Said a witty German: 81 will
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

solve birth within their souls of
the faiths Of those men 40 years ago, of faith in
themselves and of faith in America.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

1777; George Ross, 1879; Richard
Stockton, 1881, and George Taylor
1871.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

Divorce lawyers are fond Of domes-
tic broils done to Q turn
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

bird are all willing not to molest the
more valuable cherries as long as
they can get all the mulberries they
want
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-30

S A nation we are now one
hundred and forty years
young. On July 4, 1875. in
old Independence hall. the
Cradle of Liberty" the pa
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-05
HARD FIGHT TO
KEEP ROAD Open

No Virginia and Truckee passen-
ger train arrived at 1910 O'Clock to-
day, two hours and twenty minutes
late, with three engines and the snow
plow Officials of the road report a
terrific wind storm in Washoe valley
is drifting the snow BADLY and at
places is seemed to be almost impos
sible to get through The train was
stalled near Steamboat Springs for
quite a while. Two of the engines
had their headlights demolished while
bucking the snow. says the News.
The little road is making heroic
struggle to keep their passenger and
freight trains moving and the wonder
is that they can do it at all consider
ing the storms that have been raging
for the past month.
A force of over seventy men is be
ing employed constantly shovelinl
snow and removing ice from and IL
around the rails.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-05
EAGLES WILL GIVE
ATH ANNUAL BALL
WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE EVEN
ING OF WASHINGToN'S
BIRTHDAY

At the regular meeting of Tonopah
aerie of Eagles, held last night, it was
decided TO hold the fourteenth annual
masquerade in Miners Union hall on
Tuesday. February %, Washington's
birthday.
Prizes will be given for best sus-
tanned characters and special cos
tunes may be procured at Roltholtz
brothers, who will handle costumes
for the aerie. No one will be allow
ed on the floor without costumes
until after intermission, and masks
alone will not constitute cos
tune. The orchestra that furnished
music for the charity dance
will also furnish music for the mas
querade. The charity ball given last
Wednesday night netted 800, which
was distributed among the families
for whom the dance was given.
The Eagles annual ball is the great
social event of the season, and the
dance lovers of Tonopan look forward
to that occasion with the assurance
of good time. Objectionable fea
lures will be eliminated and mask
will be raised by all prior to entering
ballroom.